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MotoAmerica: O’Hara Tops King Of The Baggers Q1 At Laguna (Revised)

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Editorial Note: Tyler O’Hara’s Indian was fitted with a Dunlop rear tire that was not on the approved allocation sheet and was disqualified from the session.

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MotoAmerica: Scott Nearly Breaks Lap Record In Junior Cup Q1

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Editorial Note: The current Junior Cup all-time and race lap record is 1:36.607, which was set by Dominic Doyle in 2020.

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MotoAmerica May Run Daytona 200 Plus Baggers At DIS In 2022

MotoAmerica may run the 80th Daytona 200 and a King Of The Baggers race at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) in 2022, according to MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland.

“I think there’s potential for the event, but there’s no agreement in place. We’re still waiting to see,” Aksland exclusively told Roadracingworld.com Friday in the paddock at Laguna Seca. “All of us have a history with the Daytona 200. My uncle [Skip Aksland] raced in it, my dad [Bud Aksland] participated in it with Kenny [Leroy Roberts] many times and also with Skip. I raced there in the 250 class.

“When I went back there in March, when you drive through that tunnel it’s still pretty special when you see bikes hauling ass around the banking. It’s just a cool feeling to be there.

The Daytona 200 had been run by AMA Pro Racing for decades until 2015. That’s when the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA, located in Ohio) re-assigned the rights to run professional motorcycle road racing from AMA Pro Racing (a.k.a. Daytona Motorsports Group, located in Daytona Beach, Florida) to the then-newly created MotoAmerica led by President Wayne Rainey.

Because AMA Pro Racing is owned by NASCAR, which also owns DIS, the running of the Daytona 200 was passed to the American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA), which ran the race under its SportBike rules but with AMA sanction.

The Daytona 200 maintained its sizeable $175,000 purse and continued to draw large grids of participants, but those participants did not include as many professional teams and International stars as in the past partly due to there being no traditional television coverage of the race.

That could change with the race run by MotoAmerica, which has its own television production team, worldwide broadcast partners, a live streaming subscription service, and an established viewership.

“It used to be the biggest event in the world as a pre-season event,” said Aksland, “and that’s why you had a lot of teams coming over there testing, British teams coming over. If there’s a way that we can lend a hand to kind of get that type of event going again we would be proud to help out.”

The at-track attendance could also be boosted by MotoAmerica bringing its King Of The Baggers class, which could attract more attention from the bulk of the motorcyclists who attend Daytona Bike Week each year but don’t always come inside the speedway.

The inclusion of the King Of The Baggers is dependent on the outcome of a Dunlop tire test, including Kyle Wyman and the factory Harley-Davidson team, scheduled in August.

A MotoAmerica-run Daytona 200 would likely not be a points-paying round of the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship and the event would likely not include the Superbike class. A MotoAmerica-run Daytona 200, however, may be open to all tire manufacturers and not just MotoAmerica’s current control tire supplier Dunlop.

A deal between MotoAmerica and Daytona International Speedway could be formalized as soon as August.

DIS did not respond to a request for comment prior to post time.

ASRA President Kevin Elliott declined to comment on this story.

Stay tuned for more details.

MotoAmerica: O’Hara Breaks Lap Record In King Of The Baggers FP1

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Editorial Note: The previous all-time and race lap record for King Of The Baggers at Laguna Seca was 1:36.211, which was set by Tyler O’Hara during the inaugural race in 2020.

 

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MotoAmerica: O’Hara Tops King Of The Baggers Q1 At Laguna (Revised)

Tyler O'Hara (29). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Tyler O'Hara (29). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.

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Editorial Note: Tyler O’Hara’s Indian was fitted with a Dunlop rear tire that was not on the approved allocation sheet and was disqualified from the session.

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MotoAmerica: Barry Best In Twins Cup Q1 At Laguna Seca

Jody Barry. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Jody Barry. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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MotoAmerica: Prince On Stock 1000 Provisional Pole At Laguna Seca

Bryce Prince (74), as seen riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 in MotoAmerica Supersport at Laguna Seca in 2020. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Bryce Prince (74), as seen riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 in MotoAmerica Supersport at Laguna Seca in 2020. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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MotoAmerica: Kelly On Provisional Pole In Supersport At Laguna Seca

Sean Dylan Kelly (40) set a new MotoAmerica Supersport lap record at Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Sean Dylan Kelly (40). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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MotoAmerica: Scott Nearly Breaks Lap Record In Junior Cup Q1

Tyler Scott (70). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Tyler Scott (70) won the 2021 MotoAmerica SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Championship on a KTM RC 390 R. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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Editorial Note: The current Junior Cup all-time and race lap record is 1:36.607, which was set by Dominic Doyle in 2020.

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MotoAmerica May Run Daytona 200 Plus Baggers At DIS In 2022

The starting grid of the Daytona 200 in 2017. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
The starting grid of the Daytona 200 in 2017. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

MotoAmerica may run the 80th Daytona 200 and a King Of The Baggers race at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) in 2022, according to MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland.

“I think there’s potential for the event, but there’s no agreement in place. We’re still waiting to see,” Aksland exclusively told Roadracingworld.com Friday in the paddock at Laguna Seca. “All of us have a history with the Daytona 200. My uncle [Skip Aksland] raced in it, my dad [Bud Aksland] participated in it with Kenny [Leroy Roberts] many times and also with Skip. I raced there in the 250 class.

“When I went back there in March, when you drive through that tunnel it’s still pretty special when you see bikes hauling ass around the banking. It’s just a cool feeling to be there.

The Daytona 200 had been run by AMA Pro Racing for decades until 2015. That’s when the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA, located in Ohio) re-assigned the rights to run professional motorcycle road racing from AMA Pro Racing (a.k.a. Daytona Motorsports Group, located in Daytona Beach, Florida) to the then-newly created MotoAmerica led by President Wayne Rainey.

Because AMA Pro Racing is owned by NASCAR, which also owns DIS, the running of the Daytona 200 was passed to the American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA), which ran the race under its SportBike rules but with AMA sanction.

The Daytona 200 maintained its sizeable $175,000 purse and continued to draw large grids of participants, but those participants did not include as many professional teams and International stars as in the past partly due to there being no traditional television coverage of the race.

That could change with the race run by MotoAmerica, which has its own television production team, worldwide broadcast partners, a live streaming subscription service, and an established viewership.

“It used to be the biggest event in the world as a pre-season event,” said Aksland, “and that’s why you had a lot of teams coming over there testing, British teams coming over. If there’s a way that we can lend a hand to kind of get that type of event going again we would be proud to help out.”

The at-track attendance could also be boosted by MotoAmerica bringing its King Of The Baggers class, which could attract more attention from the bulk of the motorcyclists who attend Daytona Bike Week each year but don’t always come inside the speedway.

The inclusion of the King Of The Baggers is dependent on the outcome of a Dunlop tire test, including Kyle Wyman and the factory Harley-Davidson team, scheduled in August.

A MotoAmerica-run Daytona 200 would likely not be a points-paying round of the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship and the event would likely not include the Superbike class. A MotoAmerica-run Daytona 200, however, may be open to all tire manufacturers and not just MotoAmerica’s current control tire supplier Dunlop.

A deal between MotoAmerica and Daytona International Speedway could be formalized as soon as August.

DIS did not respond to a request for comment prior to post time.

ASRA President Kevin Elliott declined to comment on this story.

Stay tuned for more details.

MotoAmerica: O’Hara Breaks Lap Record In King Of The Baggers FP1

Tyler O'Hara (29) on his S&S Racing Indian Challenger during the inaugural MotoAmerica King of the Baggers event at Laguna Seca. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Tyler O'Hara (29) on his Indian Challenger during the inaugural MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers event at Laguna Seca in 2020. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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Editorial Note: The previous all-time and race lap record for King Of The Baggers at Laguna Seca was 1:36.211, which was set by Tyler O’Hara during the inaugural race in 2020.

 

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MotoAmerica: Prince Posts Fastest Time In Stock 1000 FP1 At Laguna

Bryce Prince (74), as seen riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 in MotoAmerica Supersport at Laguna Seca in 2020. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Bryce Prince (74), as seen riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 in MotoAmerica Supersport at Laguna Seca in 2020. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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MotoAmerica: Gagne On The Gas In Superbike FP1 At Laguna Seca

Jake Gagne (32). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Jake Gagne (32). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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MotoAmerica: Escalante Quickest In Supersport FP1 At Laguna Seca

Richie Escalante (1). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Richie Escalante (1). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

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