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New Racer School at the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown

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New Racer School at the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown
Hey race fans!
 
Are you a trackday boss, but want to know what it’s like to take it to the next level and start your road racing career?  Then wonder no more and take AMA Pro Mookie Wilkerson’s NEW RACER SCHOOL at the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown on Oct 4th!
 
Mookie’s race training reciprocates into other racing organizations, like AHRMA, AFM, BRL & more!  Pass the class & mock race on Saturday and you can sign up to race on Sunday.  Of course you will need a fully prepped race bike to participate (safety wire, belly pan, etc).  But if you do not plan to race on Sunday, you can still get your racing license with a non-race prepped motorcycle.  Meaning you can ride your street bike in class and use your training for racing another weekend.
 
Registration is open now:  www.bradywalker.com/wsss2025
 
The Willow Springs Superbike Showdown is a celebration of the WSMC & WERA clubs with proper nods to vintage & sidecar racing.  Come join us for this inaugural event!

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

9am – 2pm:  OPEN TRACK DAY / RACE PRACTICE

2pm:  30 MIN BREAK

230pm:  IRON MAN RACE

330pm:  SIDECAR QUALIFYING RACE

4pm: NEW RACER SCHOOL MOCK RACE

5pm: TACO BAR & AWARDS CEREMONY

 

SUNDAY

9am: SHORT PRACTICE

10am:  RACING BEGINS – SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED

5pm:  AWARDS CEREMONY

 

 

RACE CLASSES

We have a race class for almost every motorcycle available, including:

 

IRONMAN – ALL MAKES, ALL YEARS – 20 LAPS

SUPERSPORT – LIGHTLY MODIFIED MODERN SPORTS BIKES (300/400/600/1000)

 

SUPERBIKE – HIGHLY MODIFIED MODERN SPORTS BIKES (600/1000)

 

FORMULA 40 – RIDER AGE 40+

SUPER SINGLES – SINGLE CYLINDER – ANY YEAR

POWER TWINS – TWIN CYLINDER – ANY YEAR

 

VINTAGE – PRE 1973 AIR-COOLED, DRUM BRAKE MACHINES

 

CLASSIC 80s – PRE 1983 AIR-COOLED MACHINES WITH ANY PERFORMANCE

SUPER CLASSIC – ALL BIKES UP TO 2005 FOUR & TWO STROKE MACHINES

HW TWINS / AMERICAN IRON – UNLIMITED

SIDECARS – DETERMINED BY SCRA WEST

 

Track days at Willow Springs. Photo courtesy Classic Track day
Track days at Willow Springs. Photo courtesy Classic Track day

 

FEES
 
TRACK DAY ONLY – $200
NEW RACER SCHOOL – $250
RACE FEE:  $150 1ST CLASS / $100 ADDITIONAL CLASSES
ALL INCLUSIVE WEEKEND: $500
*includes track day, Saturday dinner & all race classes your motorcycle qualifies for, including Saturday’s Iron Man.
 
All of this information & more are on the website.  Check it out and get on it! 
 
 
We are looking for moto-centric sponsors to help make this event as awesome as it can be.  Do you want to get noticed by SoCal racers & riders?  Give Brady a call now!  I am asking $500 to sponsor a race class which gets your logo on all printed materials, on the web & mentions in emails & social media.  Your help is definitely needed and greatly appreciated!
 
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Thank you to those who have stepped up to support the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown:
Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys
Cha Cha Cha Motorsports
McMarro Family Restaurants
Pro Safety & Rescue
Dunlop Tires
Eyes Up Motorsports
Racer’s Edge
 
We ride and track with Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys!
 
 

FIM Motul MiniGP: Round One Results at Lombardy Raceway

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FIM Motul MiniGP: Round One Results at Lombardy Raceway

The Canadian National FIM Motul MiniGP Series finally got underway at Lombardy Raceway Motorsports Park on Saturday, August 23, after flooding spoiled the planned opener at Brechin in late July.

Lombardy has been the home track for MiniSBK action in Canada for the past four seasons.

At this ten turn, 800 meter in length, counterclockwise version of the Lombardy facility used for the opening three Nationals of 2025, the expected battle between Alberta’s Ethan Reardon and local Ontario racer Jager Stockill finally got underway. In the end, Stockill came out on top – just – with two wins in races one and three, and a second place after a jump start penalty in the second National, marked by Reardon’s first National success.

 

Final race three podium for the Canadian National MiniGP National, round one, at Lombardy: (Left to Right) Ethan Reardon, Jager Stockill and Stfan Tanasic. Two of these three are likely to represent Canada this fall at the Spanish FIM World finals.
Final race three podium for the Canadian National MiniGP National, round one, at Lombardy: (Left to Right) Ethan Reardon, Jager Stockill and Stfan Tanasic. Two of these three are likely to represent Canada this fall at the Spanish FIM World finals.

 

In the opener, Stockill (age 12) shadowed leader Reardon (age 10), then made an aggressive inside move in the turn one/” Bus Stop” section. From there, Stockill worked out a six second lead, Terraburst-backed Reardon netting second while Stfan Tanasic placed third on his TAS entry, a further 17 seconds back after 12 laps.

Fastest lap of the opener and a new lap record went to Stockill at 46.92 sec, Reardon also right there at 47.03.

Martina Cardenas of British Columbia had been close to Tanasic initially but settled for fourth – both Cardenas and Tanasic making their first starts in the National tour, Cardenas just old enough at ten while at 14, Tanasic is at the maximum age for participation. Fifth went to another 14-year-old, Mateen O’Brien, who was penalized by five seconds in the results for an aggressive jump start.

Jump starts were an ongoing theme in race two, when Stockill moved early and drew Cardenas and Will Brown into a penalty position with the FIM Rulebook. Reardon jumped into the lead and held oc a concerted challenge from Stockill, with Stockill just .13 of a second back at the finish, before the penalties were applied. Tanasic was 12 seconds back for third, ahead of Cardenas and O’Brien.

Reardon edged Stockill for fastest lap in race two by an incredible .02 of a second at 47.07, remarkably close to his race one pace.

The third race would be a true rubber match, and with no jump starts to report, Stockill was glued to leader Reardon’s rear Pirelli slick from the opening lap. It took until lap four for Stockill to find the way past in the lead, ultra tight sets of turns, making a dive bomb move into a tight right hander. From there, the dynamic duo diced for first, until tracic split the leaders by an eventual .93 of a second, Reardon managing to catch up every time they encountered slower racers.

In the fastest lap competition, runner up Reardon got the nod by a tenth of a second with a lap of 46.83, victor Stockill netting a best lap at 46.95. This performance gave Reardon the new outright track record. Tanasic was next up with a tour at 48 sec flat.

The series now goes to Le Circuit Mount Tremblant’s Go-Kart venue on Wednesday and Thursday, August 27 and 28, before heading to the RACEMoto Ontario Regional event at Shannonville Motorsport Park, September 5 and 6. Neither venue has previously hosted a MiniGP National event.

WorldWCR: American Sonya Lloyd Launches New Website

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WorldWCR: American Sonya Lloyd Launches New Website

With the FIM Superbike World Championship and FIM Women’s Circuit Racing Championship nearing the end of their respective summer breaks, American racer Sonya Lloyd is gearing up for her on track return in France, at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, for the penultimate round of the 2025 WorldWCR series.

Having had some valuable seat time back home in her native United States of America, Sonya has also been working hard on branding and is delighted to launch both a striking new logo and interactive website – which she is confident will aid her quest to be World Champion.

The new website draws from the colours used in her impactful new logo which she showcased a couple of weeks ago and is designed with the aim of providing journalists, current sponsors, prospective partners and fans alike with all the information that they need about her racing endeavours.

Check is out here: http://sonyalloydracing.com
 

Sonya Lloyd: “I am very excited to announce the launch of a new interactive website and a fun new logo to give the feeling of a fresh start as I head into the last third of my WorldWCR season. It has been a real rollercoaster figuring out a new championship overseas, but one that has levelled me up as a racer already. I will be pushing for more as I finally feel as though I am getting my feet underneath me. The website has a fresh look and will have everything in place to support me on track for the rest of the season and into the new one, next year. I am excited for what’s in store. See you all in France!”

Inside Kristian Daniel Jr’s Wild Mugello Race

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Inside Kristian Daniel Jr’s Wild Mugello Race

American Young racer Kristian “KDJR” Daniel Jr. lit up the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Mugello with two of his most exciting races yet. The new video shows him battling wheel-to-wheel at high speed, proving why Mugello is one of the most thrilling tracks in the world.

Watch the full highlights in the video below: 

 

 

NEMRR: Round 6 Race Results From New Hampshire Speedway

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NEMRR: Round 6 Race Results From New Hampshire Speedway

The 2025 NEMRR championship season ended this past weekend of August 23 & 24, the earliest date in the series history. With New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s annnual NASCAR event being on the schedule for September, dates at the speedway for all the various organizations who compete there were no longer available.  The riders got good news during the Saturday riders meeting that 2026 was back to normal, with NASCAR returning to a summer date and the NEMRR season spanning from early May through the first weekend in October.  For only the second time in 2025, the riders were greeted with a perfect forecast for the weekend – welcome news for all the riders in the championship hunt.  The final weekend of the NEMRR season has been a double points event, leaving virtually every season championship class open to multiple potential winners.

 

Joseph Townsend (167). Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Joseph Townsend (167). Photo credit Sam Draiss.

 

The feature races of the weekend featured a few twists and turns at this final round.  With a few of the top performing Amatuers having graduated into the expert ranks over the course of 2025, the Amatuer division of the Seascoast Sport Cycle / Dunlop Dash for cash was wide open.  Leading out of the gates was Sean Keech, followed by Rui Almeida and then a gap back Joseph Townsend.  Almeida was riding a wave of confidence after some strong results earlier in the day and took over the lead on lap 3 of the final.  Meanwhile Townsend, who had crashed earlier in the day, had got his bike back together and was clearly on a mission to showcase his speed in what was to be his last Amateur weekend.  He took his Yamaha R6 and took command of the race on lap 6, after which he immediately set the fastest lap time of the event and won by an impressive 4 seconds over Almeida.

 

Adam Guyer (24). Photo credit Sam Draiss
Adam Guyer (24). Photo credit Sam Draiss

In the Expert ranks, the field would run for the final times as two separate races.  The Seacost Sport Cycle / Dunlop Dash for cash had always been a Middleweight GP class in the past, but with the industry focusing more on the heavyweight “Gen 2” style supersport machines, NEMRR introduced a Heavyweight GP class for 2025.  The two classes would run together and there would be purse money for the top riders in each class, as well as the overall winner.  In the Middleweight division, Paul Duval and Ian Beam were primed for a battle for both the class and championship win.  However, on lap 4 of the 12 lap main event Beam made a miscue in the final section of the course and ceded the championship to Duval.  Adam Guyer, putting in another impressive ride on his Aprilia RS660 was stalking the lead duo and when Duval took a moment to process what had happened to Beam took the opportunity to strike.  Guyer held the position through the halfway point when the race was prematurely ended due to a red flag, an impressive feat on a lightweight class legal machine.  Duval would add three more titles to his 2025 collection before the weekend was over in a season motivated not just by his competitive spriit but also by his deisre to show appreciation for the unconditional support of his wife Kerry who is succesfully winning a battle of her own with cancer. 

 

Eli Block (9). Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Eli Block (9). Photo credit Sam Draiss.

In the Heavyweight division, a two-rider battle emerged from the beginning for both the heavyweight division and overall win between Eli Block on his KTM 890 and Eric Wood, who chose to use his Middleweight-legal Yamaha R6 for the past several main events.  The battle was perhaps emblematic of what the class may look like next year, with riders deciding between Heavyweight displacement machines and the better-handling Middleweight class bikes.  The recent surge in interest in the Streetfighter style machines at NEMRR will certainly add to this mix.  Wood set strong pace at the beginning, stretching his lead to about 3 seconds by the time the red flags came out to end the event prematurely.  Wood would clinch the season championship in the Heavyweight GP class and would ultimately secure 5 class championships by the time the season was over.  Block would claim a pair of titles as well, along with his class record lap on his motard set in round 5.  

 

Eric Wood (5). Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Eric Wood (5). Photo credit Sam Draiss.

 

Other multiple-class champions with notable performances in 2025 include Lukas Doucette, who used both a Yamaha R3 and Kawasaki Ninja 400 to secure a trio of champioships in the Ultra-lightweight divisions.  Doucette, the son of NEMRR legend Rick Doucette, secured his championships In style by winning all three of the critical races he needed to win.

 

Adam Muscaro (57). Photo credit San Draiss.
Adam Muscaro (57). Photo credit San Draiss.

Using both a Ninja 400 and KTM Motard bike, Adam Muscaro also secured a trio of championships in 2025.  Muscaro showed impressive speed on both machines all season long, battling with past champions like Renee Franco and Eli Block on his road to success this season.  It was Muscaro who pushed Block to his lap record pace on the Motard bike in round 5, and the young rider has enormous potential in the future as he contemplates a move to a larger displacement machine in the future. 

In addition to his Middlewight Dash for Cash win, Adam Guyer collected 4 championships in 2025 and will be the first overall #1 plate holder to not be named Doucette or Greenwood for as long as most people can remember.  Guyer showed impressive speed and consistency all season long across 6 different classes, earning the most points of any rider in the NEMRR series.  His well-deserved accolades mark the dawning of a new era for NEMRR, one in which the younger generation of talent begins to truly flex their muscle in the premier classes, making for what should be an exciting decade to come for NEMRR!!

BSB: Ryde Claims King of the Mountain and Takes Points Lead

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BSB: Ryde Claims King of the Mountain and Takes Points Lead

Defending champion Kyle Ryde delivered a faultless victory in the third Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Cadwell Park to take the standings lead by two points ahead of the four-race weekend at Donington Park for the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha team.

Ryde had finished second in race two earlier in the day, but the reigning champion fought back to claim the Pirelli King of the Mountain trophy and victory in race three, whilst his title rival Bradley Ray relinquished the lead in the standings following a difficult Bank Holiday Monday.

Honda Racing UK returned to winning ways with 2023 champion Tommy Bridewell earlier in the day, as he became the seventh different race winner in the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

As Bridewell scored his first win of the season, Ryde snatched second on the final lap at the Hairpin from Andrew Irwin, to slash Ray’s points’ advantage to 12 ahead of race three as the Raceways Yamaha rider crashed out on lap two from the lead at Mansfield.

Bridewell had the lead with Andrew Irwin and Ryde in close contention. It was intense between the leading trio, but Bridewell was determined and had the edge until the chequered flag.

However, it wasn’t until the final lap when the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider could make his move with a decisive move at the Hairpin to take second.

The battle for fourth was raging too; Leon Haslam was able to fight his way to the front of the pack and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider held off the charge from Max Cook, Storm Stacey, Christian Iddon and Charlie Nesbitt.

At the start of the third race, Andrew Irwin had fired himself into the lead, but Ryde was instantly on the attack with a decisive move at Park on the brakes to lead for Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha.

Ryde was shadowed by Irwin until the closing stages when he pulled the pin to bridge a gap, with the Honda Racing UK rider taking second ahead of teammate Bridewell.

Christian Iddon emerged ahead in the battle for fourth on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki, holding off his teammate Max Cook and Storm Stacey.

Meanwhile Leon Haslam was also in that pack but with a solid seventh he has climbed to third in the standings ahead of his home round at Donington Park in two weeks’ time.

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 2 result:

  1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK)
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.561s
  3. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +0.602s
  4. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +6.049s
  5. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +6.337s
  6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +6.543s
  7. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +7.147s
  8. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +7.709s
  9. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +7.973s
  10. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +8.177s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 3 result:

  1. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha)
  2. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +2.909s
  3. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +7.267s
  4. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +11.321s
  5. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +12.030s
  6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.516s
  7. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +14.930s
  8. Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +15.119s
  9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.343s
  10. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +15.931s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

  1. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 284
  2. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 282
  3. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 192
  4. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 182
  5. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 180
  6. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 172
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 166
  8. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 146
  9. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 130
  10. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 129

 

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

 

KYLE RYDE – NITROUS COMPETITIONS RACING YAMAHA

“Yeah it’s been a great weekend! It has been long, quite sweaty, and that last race was very tough but was nice to have a good bike under my belt for twelve laps.

“I had great speed and I didn’t really have any moments. I even had enough to have a little bit of a dig with three to four laps to go and pull the gap out so perfect race really.

“The last two laps were very difficult, I tried to slow it down a bit and nearly crashed three times so it wasn’t easy! I’m glad to get it done and a lot of hard work all weekend so to repay the team with all that was great.

“I thought we could’ve maybe won two races this weekend but was nice to get one, last one as well. To get Pirelli King of the Mountain as well, I used to hate this track but now I love it! It’s been a great weekend and I can’t wait for Donington Park now.”

FIM Flat Track: American Halbert Wins At Scheessel, Germany

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FIM Flat Track: American Halbert Wins At Scheessel, Germany

Defending champion Sammy Halbert blasted his way back into contention for the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst on Saturday with an unbeaten and unbeatable performance at round four at Scheessel in northern Germany.

  • 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship passes the halfway point in Germany
  •  Defending champion Sammy Halbert dominates in the Eichenring Scheessel
  •  Championship thrown wide open with two rounds remaining

Despite claiming victory at round two at Meissen in June, the thirty-seven-year-old American sat fourth at the halfway point of the series and was thirteen points behind leader and 2023 champion Ervin Krajčovič (KTM) heading into the series’ historic first visit to the tree-lined Eichenring Scheessel.
 
The imposing one-thousand metre track clearly suited Halbert’s spectacular style of racing and comfortable wins in his four Heats followed by a commanding performance in the Grand Final that earned him the bonus point for fastest lap saw him add a further twenty-six points to his season total. This maximum haul, coupled with below-par performances from his main rivals, has allowed him to reduce Krajčovič’s advantage to just two points and thrown the title fight wide open with just two rounds remaining.
 
Italy’s Kevin Corradetti (Yamaha) has been getting faster as the season has progressed and he got his afternoon under way with a win in the opening Heat ahead of Czech racer Vít Janoušek (Honda) – who continues to impress in his first full season in the championship – and home racer Nikita Alyani.
 
Halbert was next up and he won his six-lap Heat by over four seconds from Ondřej Švédík (KTM) from the Czech Republic – who started the day in second in the standings – with Argentinian Santiago Arangio (Yamaha) looking strong in third before Britain’s Tim Neave (GASGAS) defeated Krajčovičand British wild card Thomas Hunt (Yamaha) to claim a share of the early lead.
 
Krajčovič took his first win of the afternoon at the start of the second block of racing from Britain’s Jack Bell (Yamaha) with Arangio again third and Corradetti then defeated the German pairing of Marius Kircher and Alyani before Halbert won again, this time chased by Neave and the impressive championship debutant Hunt.

 

Podium at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
Podium at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen

 

With only the top ten after the Heats earning an automatic place in the Grand Final, the pressure was mounting heading into the second half of the programme and Arangio soaked it up to claim victory from Dutchman Menno Van Meer (Honda) and Spanish former champion Gerard Bailo (Zaeta).

Corradetti maintained his unbeaten score when he led home Neave, Švédík and Krajčovič and Halbert made it three from three with another dominant victory, this time from Hunt and Italian Daniele Tonelli (TM) who started the afternoon third in the points, but appeared down on speed and was struggling. There was also bad news for the home fans when both Kircher and Alyani were forced to withdraw with mechanical problems.

Švédík booked his place in the Grand Final with victory at the start of the fourth block from Janoušek and Giacomo Bossetti (GASGAS) from Italy and Halbert then broke the deadlock at the top when he defeated Corradetti, Arangio and Krajčovič before the top ten was decided when Neave led home Bell and Van Meer in the final Heat of the afternoon.
 
Riders positioned eleventh to twentieth contested the Last Chance Heat that saw Bossetti and Bailo progress, but Tonelli’s championship hopes suffered a hammer blow when he could only manage third and was eliminated.
 
The ten-lap Grand Final was all about Halbert who, after slipping through on the inside to pass the fast-starting Arangio at the end of the opening lap, proceeded to check out to win by over four seconds as behind him the Argentinian went to war with Neave and Corradetti.
 
Showing immense respect for each other’s abilities, Neave and Arangio were bar to bar for almost the entire race before Corradetti, who had been biding his time in fourth, passed both with one smooth move on lap seven. Arangio then made a pass on Neave only for the British rider to respond and at the flag it was Halbert from Corradetti and Neave.
 
Arangio was a career-best fourth chased by Švédík, Krajčovič and Bell with Van Meer, Janoušek and Hunt completing the top ten.

 

2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen

 

The series now takes a three-week break before the action resumes at Vasad in Hungary on 13 September.

To stay fully up to date with the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst please download the Sportity App and use the password FIMFT to access Flat Track news.

 

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BSB: Ray Wins Race 1 At Cadwell Park

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BSB: Ray Wins Race 1 At Cadwell Park

Bradley Ray held off Kyle Ryde by an incredible 0.087s at the chequered flag in Bennetts British Superbike Championship race one at Cadwell Park as the pair diced for the opening victory of the weekend whilst Andrew Irwin became the 13th different podium finisher of the season.

Ray had launched off the line to head the pack from Ryde and Tommy Bridewell at the start of the race, but the Honda Racing UK rider was pushing hard to move into second at Park on lap two.

It was a premature ending to Thruxton’s double race winner, Danny Kent’s charge when he crashed out unhurt on lap two at Mansfield, ending his hopes of a consecutive podium finish for McAMS Racing Yamaha.

At the front, Bridewell was pushing for a home podium for the team, but he crashed out of second place at the Chicane as he tried to reel in Ray ahead of him.

Ray was trying to make a break, but Ryde was closing and after having an advantage of over two seconds mid-race, it came down to nothing between them over the final laps.

On the penultimate lap, Ryde tried to make his move at Chris Curve and the pair touched, as the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider was forced to back out of the move to avoid a crash.

At the finish Ryde was just 0.087s adrift as Ray returned to winning ways for Raceways Yamaha, but as the pair diced for the lead, the battle for third was also raging between Christian Iddon and Andrew Irwin.

Irwin was able to make his move on the penultimate lap to claim his first podium finish of the season and ease Iddon back into fourth place on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki. The pair had also had Charlie Nesbitt for company earlier in the race, but the MasterMac Honda rider crashed out at Charlies on the 13th lap.

Storm Stacey completed the top five for Bathams AJN Racing BMW, holding off Max Cook, with Scott Redding the leading Ducati in seventh place for the Hager PBM Ducati team, with Leon Haslam salvaging eighth place for the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team after his crash in Omologato Superpole put him 15th on the grid.

Rory Skinner was ninth after he was issued a long lap equivalent time penalty of two seconds after contact at Coppice with Billy McConnell on lap 18, which forced the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda rider to run on and was forced to rejoin in 16th.

Glenn Irwin had his best result on the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha to complete the top ten ahead of tomorrow’s two Bank Holiday races.

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 1 result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha)
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.087s
  3. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +7.914s
  4. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +8.806s
  5. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.127s
  6. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +14.528s
  7. Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +16.794s
  8. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +19.241s
  9. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +20.810s
  10. Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +24.819s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

  1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 278
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 250
  3. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 174
  4. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 171
  5. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 170
  6. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 151
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 134
  8. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 124
  9. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 119
  10. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 99

 

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

 

BRADLEY RAY – RACEWAYS YAMAHA

“To be honest the pace was phenomenal, the first few laps were in the 25s and I was comfortable with that and I thought I’d just keep pushing on at the start but the lap times were stupidly fast and the gap wasn’t really growing, I think it was about 2.1 seconds and Kyle (Ryde) started to reel me in towards the end.

“I was pushing on and I think the start of the race hindered the tyre and the last three laps I backed off to save something for the last lap of the race.

“I defended really well, and I knew it was hard to pass, so I just had to do the best I could up the back straight and defend as best as I could in the areas where I knew he could pass and bring it home.

“We have a few things to improve for tomorrow. I haven’t been back here for a few years since 2022, so it was an important race with a lot of data gained and we’ll have another crack at it tomorrow.”

WSBK: Jonathan Rea Will Retire at The End Of The Season

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WSBK: Jonathan Rea Will Retire at The End Of The Season

REA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT: six-time Champion to end full-time racing career at the end of 2025. The #65 has the most titles, wins, podiums and fastest laps in WorldSBK history, but will bring an end to his illustrious career when this season concludes

Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) has announced his retirement from full-time racing at the end of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship campaign. The most successful rider of all time by virtually every metric and statistic going has opted to bring an end to his career at the end of the year, with his WorldSBK career spanning 18 seasons and with the Northern Irishman breaking records and making history throughout his time in World Superbike to go down as a motorcycle racing great.

 

THE HONDA YEARS: a 2008 cameo before five seasons with Honda

Rea impressed in his one full season in WorldSSP, to the point where he received a call-up to race for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, his World Supersport team, in WorldSBK at Portimao. A front row start and a P4 finish highlighted his potential, and he was soon on the grid full-time from 2009, again with Ten Kate Racing. In five full campaigns on the CBR1000RR, Rea claimed 15 victories and 42 podiums before a new era of success started in 2015 as he made the switch to Kawasaki.

 

THE DREAM TEAM IN GREEN: unprecedented success with Kawasaki

For 2015, Rea moved to the Kawasaki Racing Team and the ZX-10RR machine, which had won the 2013 Riders’ Championship with Tom Sykes, and runner-up the season after, and finished second in the Manufacturers’ Championship in 2013 and 2014. Success was instant for the #65 as he won his first race in green, at Phillip Island, before taking 14 victories as he claimed his first title – the start of a record-breaking run. Nine wins followed in 2016 as he made it two in a row, before securing a hat-trick of Championships in 2017. His run didn’t stop there as he won in 2018, 2019 and 2020 – seeing off new and existing rivals in the process – to become the first rider with more than four titles in WorldSBK history, surpassing Carl Fogarty. In total, Rea won 104 times for Kawasaki and took a monumental 221 podiums. As success slowed down from 2021, losing out on the title to Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) that season and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in 2022 and 2023, Rea opted for a new challenge as he switched from green to blue.

 

A BOMBSHELL MOVE: Rea makes Yamaha switch for 2024

In a chain of events that will live long in the memory, Razgatlioglu stunned the motorcycle world by switching from Yamaha to BMW before Rea made his own shock move – replacing ‘El Turco’ at Yamaha for the 2024 season. It’s been two tumultuous years for Rea on the Yamaha R1, with highlights including a pole at Assen in the wet as he mastered the rainy conditions and a podium on home soil at Donington Park; his first rostrum for Yamaha. An injury-hit start to 2025 put him on the back foot and, while there have been signs of promise, Rea hasn’t been able to make everything click to lead Yamaha back to consistent winners. The 38-year-old has decided to call time on his full-time racing career at the end of his Yamaha stint.

 

REA’S THOUGHTS: “It’s not the records, the trophies or the race wins. It’s the people and the memories I take with me forever”

In a video posted to his social media, Rea stated: “I’ve been thinking about this day for a long time and finally, I’ve decided to step away from full-time racing and retire. This sport has been everything to me. From growing up as a child in Northern Ireland, dreaming of racing bikes, to standing on the top step of the WorldSBK Championship, winning races and Championships. Throughout my career, I’ve only ever had one goal: to win. That mentality defined who I was. I never raced to make up the numbers. I raced to be the best. The time has come to listen to my body, my mind and, most importantly, my instinct. If I can’t race to win, then it’s time to step away. I have the same love for the sport I had on day one right now in this present day. I’m incredibly proud of what I’ve achieved during my lengthy career. Six World Championships, more than 100 race wins, and so many other accolades along the way. These are some records that I never imaged could be possible.

 

 

“It’s not the records, the trophies or the race wins. It’s the people and the memories I take with me forever. I’ve had the honour of working with some incredible teams, sponsors and engineers during my career. You’ve all been part of this journey and I’m incredibly grateful that you let me live my dream. To my family, mum and dad, brother and sisters, thank you so much for all your sacrifice during the early days of my career. To my wife, Tarsh, and our kids, Jake and Tyler, thank you so much for being my anchor and my rock during all the good and tougher times. To all my rivals and competitors during my career, thanks for making my dig deep. I was such a better rider because of you guys. To all my fans, thank you for all your incredible support and loyalty; all the support during good times and bad times have really helped me through and given me the career I’ve dreamed of. Whilst I’m stepping away from full-time racing, this isn’t goodbye. I’ll always be part of this sport, just in a different way. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything. It’s been one hell of a ride. I’ll see you in the paddock.”

 

YAMAHA SAYS: “To fight against a rider of this level for World Championships was an honour for us all… We will continue to push hard in our final four races together”

Andrea Dosoli, Division Manager in the Motorsport Division at Yamaha Motor Europe paid tribute to Rea’s career, saying: “Jonathan is an extremely talented rider who has done remarkable things in his 17 years racing at the highest level of production racing. He should be very proud to look back having achieved what he has during his career, as it is unlikely any rider will come close to such statistics for a long time. For many years, Jonathan was a fierce competitor for us, a rival who pushed us hard and made us improve. To fight against a rider of this level for World Championships was an honour for us all. For the last two years, Jonathan was no longer our competition, but our rider. There is no escaping that our journey together has not played out how either Jonathan, nor ourselves, had hoped, but despite these tougher times, Jonathan remained committed and dedicated to our project. We will continue to push hard in our final four races together, as nothing would give us greater satisfaction than seeing this Champion return to the podium before he calls time on a most wonderful WorldSBK career. We thank Jonathan for all his effort, professionalism and dedication, congratulate him on his achievements and wish him all the best for the future.”

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MotoGP: World Championship Race Results From Balaton Park

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MotoGP: World Championship Race Results From Balaton Park

Marc Marquez won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the Six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 26-lap race by 4.314 seconds.

Pedro Acosta was the runner-up on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16. 

Marco Bezzecchi  placed third on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP25.

His teammate and defending World Champion, Jorge Martin crossed the finish line fourth.

Luca Marini took fifth on his Honda HRC Castrol RC213V. 

M. Marquez’s teammate, Francesco Bagnaia finished the race ninth. 

Marc Marquez leads the championship with 455 points, 175 ahead of Alex Marquez who has 280 points. Francesco Bagnaia is third with 228 points.

 

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More from a press release issued by Dorna: 

Marquez beats Acosta and Bezzecchi to extend unbeaten run. The #93 delivers another double as KTM and Aprilia taste podium success in Hungary, while Martin earns season-best result in P4. 

Inevitable. He was made to work for it in the opening half of the Grand Prix, but in the end, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) strolled to a seventh consecutive victory to continue his majestic 2025 unbeaten run at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary. 4.3s was the #93’s winning margin over second place Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), as early Grand Prix leader Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) collected P3 behind the Ducati and KTM stars.

 

Diggia starts from pitman, contact between Bez and Marc

Before we had lights out, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was forced to start from pitlane after the Italian suffered a technical issue, meaning P3 on the grid and the Tissot Sprint silver medallist was out of victory contention.

There was drama aplenty on the opening lap too as Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi made contact at Turn 2 after the title race leader ran wide at Turn 1. It was the Italian that led from compatriot Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), with Marquez slotting into P3. Then, Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) slid out at Turn 12 from P4, before Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed on the opening lap too. The #73 remounted but he was P19 and eight seconds away from Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP).

 

Marc VS Bez lights up Balaton

The Grand Prix then settled. Bezzecchi led Morbidelli by 0.8s at the end of Lap 3, with Marquez 0.2s behind the VR46 Ducati. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) made a good start, the #37 was in P4 and 0.8s away from the rear wheel of Marquez.

Two more riders then crashed in the early stages as both Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) hit the deck at Turn 5 in separate incidents, as Bezzecchi stretched his legs at the front. But Marquez, at Turn 9, carved his way through on Morbidelli to climb into P2, with the gap at 0.7s at the end of Lap 5.

With open Hungarian asphalt ahead of him, Marquez was able to set consecutive fastest laps of the Grand Prix to reel in Bezzecchi. 1.5s in arrears, Acosta forced his way past Morbidelli to climb into P3 and then Marquez hit the engage battle button at Turn 1 on Lap 8.

That didn’t work though, and neither did a similar attempt at Turn 5. Marquez was eager to get ahead of the Italian here but there was no way through for now. On Lap 11, Marquez pounced again at Turn 1 and this time around, it was a pass that stuck. Now then Marco, what was your response? At this stage, not a lot because Marquez set a 1:38.343, Bezzecchi was in the 1:39s, and the lead grew to 1.1s.\

 

Marc’s lead grows as Acosta pounces

That soon became 1.4s and the more pressing matter for Bezzecchi was Acosta. Meanwhile, Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed at Turn 1 while he was putting Morbidelli under pressure in P5, which promoted Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) into fifth.

A change for P2 arrived on Lap 16, and it was a move that started three corners earlier when Bezzecchi ran slightly wide at Turn 15. That cost him the drive all the way up the start/finish straight and Acosta, strong on the anchors, picked up the P2 baton. The gap to Marquez? 2.7s.

And that’s a gap that wouldn’t shrink with Marquez controlling the situation at the front. A 1:37.843, compared to Acosta’s 1:38.258, was the knockout blow and with Acosta 2.2s clear of Bezzecchi, it looked like the podium scraps were done with. However, Martin wasn’t done. The #1 demoted Morbidelli to P5 and now, the 2024 King of MotoGP sat 2.6s behind his teammate Bezzecchi.

In the end, Marquez was simply untouchable at Balaton. The 22nd different track the #93 has claimed victory at, and one that sees his dominant march towards a seventh MotoGP title continue. Seven consecutive double wins, a 175-point lead and another pretty much perfect weekend. Fair play.

Acosta will rue a tricky qualifying but P2 is his second podium in the last three races, and Bezzecchi’s classy run of form continues – that’s four podiums in the last five Grands Prix, and the Italian is hunting Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) for P3 in the standings.

 

Your points scorer In Hungary

Chapeau to Martin in P4. That’s the reigning Champion’s best Aprilia result and he did it from P16 on the grid too. What a boost that is for Martin and his side of the box, and the same can be said for Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) as the Italian gets the better of Morbidelli – who had to drop one position for cutting the chicane at Turn 9 – in the closing stages to hand himself and HRC a double top five at Balaton.

Morbidelli was P6, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3) handing KTM a triple top seven. The latter enjoyed a good fight with Bagnaia and following a mistake on the last lap, the #63 lost a position to the #44 to collect P9 in Hungary.

Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) rounded out the top 10 after the Frenchman had to take a Long Lap penalty for his Tissot Sprint mistake. 11th went to Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), 12th was Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP), while Rins, Alex Marquez and Di Giannantonio completed the points on a Sunday to forget for the latter duo.

The run continues. MM93 has one hand and four fingers on the trophy and next up, a return to familiar and home territory. What does Barcelona have in store? We’ll find out in less than two weeks. 

MotoGP Hungarian GP results!

New Racer School at the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown

Classic Track day. Photo courtesy Brady Walker.
Classic Track day. Photo courtesy Brady Walker.
Hey race fans!
 
Are you a trackday boss, but want to know what it’s like to take it to the next level and start your road racing career?  Then wonder no more and take AMA Pro Mookie Wilkerson’s NEW RACER SCHOOL at the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown on Oct 4th!
 
Mookie’s race training reciprocates into other racing organizations, like AHRMA, AFM, BRL & more!  Pass the class & mock race on Saturday and you can sign up to race on Sunday.  Of course you will need a fully prepped race bike to participate (safety wire, belly pan, etc).  But if you do not plan to race on Sunday, you can still get your racing license with a non-race prepped motorcycle.  Meaning you can ride your street bike in class and use your training for racing another weekend.
 
Registration is open now:  www.bradywalker.com/wsss2025
 
The Willow Springs Superbike Showdown is a celebration of the WSMC & WERA clubs with proper nods to vintage & sidecar racing.  Come join us for this inaugural event!

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

9am – 2pm:  OPEN TRACK DAY / RACE PRACTICE

2pm:  30 MIN BREAK

230pm:  IRON MAN RACE

330pm:  SIDECAR QUALIFYING RACE

4pm: NEW RACER SCHOOL MOCK RACE

5pm: TACO BAR & AWARDS CEREMONY

 

SUNDAY

9am: SHORT PRACTICE

10am:  RACING BEGINS – SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED

5pm:  AWARDS CEREMONY

 

 

RACE CLASSES

We have a race class for almost every motorcycle available, including:

 

IRONMAN – ALL MAKES, ALL YEARS – 20 LAPS

SUPERSPORT – LIGHTLY MODIFIED MODERN SPORTS BIKES (300/400/600/1000)

 

SUPERBIKE – HIGHLY MODIFIED MODERN SPORTS BIKES (600/1000)

 

FORMULA 40 – RIDER AGE 40+

SUPER SINGLES – SINGLE CYLINDER – ANY YEAR

POWER TWINS – TWIN CYLINDER – ANY YEAR

 

VINTAGE – PRE 1973 AIR-COOLED, DRUM BRAKE MACHINES

 

CLASSIC 80s – PRE 1983 AIR-COOLED MACHINES WITH ANY PERFORMANCE

SUPER CLASSIC – ALL BIKES UP TO 2005 FOUR & TWO STROKE MACHINES

HW TWINS / AMERICAN IRON – UNLIMITED

SIDECARS – DETERMINED BY SCRA WEST

 

Track days at Willow Springs. Photo courtesy Classic Track day
Track days at Willow Springs. Photo courtesy Classic Track day

 

FEES
 
TRACK DAY ONLY – $200
NEW RACER SCHOOL – $250
RACE FEE:  $150 1ST CLASS / $100 ADDITIONAL CLASSES
ALL INCLUSIVE WEEKEND: $500
*includes track day, Saturday dinner & all race classes your motorcycle qualifies for, including Saturday’s Iron Man.
 
All of this information & more are on the website.  Check it out and get on it! 
 
 
We are looking for moto-centric sponsors to help make this event as awesome as it can be.  Do you want to get noticed by SoCal racers & riders?  Give Brady a call now!  I am asking $500 to sponsor a race class which gets your logo on all printed materials, on the web & mentions in emails & social media.  Your help is definitely needed and greatly appreciated!
 
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Thank you to those who have stepped up to support the Willow Springs Superbike Showdown:
Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys
Cha Cha Cha Motorsports
McMarro Family Restaurants
Pro Safety & Rescue
Dunlop Tires
Eyes Up Motorsports
Racer’s Edge
 
We ride and track with Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys!
 
 

FIM Motul MiniGP: Round One Results at Lombardy Raceway

Lap one, race one, turn one for the Motul MiniGP Canadian National opener at Lombardy, with the Ohvale 160s of No. 91, Ethan Reardon; No. 68, Jager Stockill and No. 15, Stfan Tanasic – these three would control the podium spots.
Lap one, race one, turn one for the Motul MiniGP Canadian National opener at Lombardy, with the Ohvale 160s of No. 91, Ethan Reardon; No. 68, Jager Stockill and No. 15, Stefan Tanasic – these three would control the podium spots.

The Canadian National FIM Motul MiniGP Series finally got underway at Lombardy Raceway Motorsports Park on Saturday, August 23, after flooding spoiled the planned opener at Brechin in late July.

Lombardy has been the home track for MiniSBK action in Canada for the past four seasons.

At this ten turn, 800 meter in length, counterclockwise version of the Lombardy facility used for the opening three Nationals of 2025, the expected battle between Alberta’s Ethan Reardon and local Ontario racer Jager Stockill finally got underway. In the end, Stockill came out on top – just – with two wins in races one and three, and a second place after a jump start penalty in the second National, marked by Reardon’s first National success.

 

Final race three podium for the Canadian National MiniGP National, round one, at Lombardy: (Left to Right) Ethan Reardon, Jager Stockill and Stfan Tanasic. Two of these three are likely to represent Canada this fall at the Spanish FIM World finals.
Final race three podium for the Canadian National MiniGP National, round one, at Lombardy: (Left to Right) Ethan Reardon, Jager Stockill and Stfan Tanasic. Two of these three are likely to represent Canada this fall at the Spanish FIM World finals.

 

In the opener, Stockill (age 12) shadowed leader Reardon (age 10), then made an aggressive inside move in the turn one/” Bus Stop” section. From there, Stockill worked out a six second lead, Terraburst-backed Reardon netting second while Stfan Tanasic placed third on his TAS entry, a further 17 seconds back after 12 laps.

Fastest lap of the opener and a new lap record went to Stockill at 46.92 sec, Reardon also right there at 47.03.

Martina Cardenas of British Columbia had been close to Tanasic initially but settled for fourth – both Cardenas and Tanasic making their first starts in the National tour, Cardenas just old enough at ten while at 14, Tanasic is at the maximum age for participation. Fifth went to another 14-year-old, Mateen O’Brien, who was penalized by five seconds in the results for an aggressive jump start.

Jump starts were an ongoing theme in race two, when Stockill moved early and drew Cardenas and Will Brown into a penalty position with the FIM Rulebook. Reardon jumped into the lead and held oc a concerted challenge from Stockill, with Stockill just .13 of a second back at the finish, before the penalties were applied. Tanasic was 12 seconds back for third, ahead of Cardenas and O’Brien.

Reardon edged Stockill for fastest lap in race two by an incredible .02 of a second at 47.07, remarkably close to his race one pace.

The third race would be a true rubber match, and with no jump starts to report, Stockill was glued to leader Reardon’s rear Pirelli slick from the opening lap. It took until lap four for Stockill to find the way past in the lead, ultra tight sets of turns, making a dive bomb move into a tight right hander. From there, the dynamic duo diced for first, until tracic split the leaders by an eventual .93 of a second, Reardon managing to catch up every time they encountered slower racers.

In the fastest lap competition, runner up Reardon got the nod by a tenth of a second with a lap of 46.83, victor Stockill netting a best lap at 46.95. This performance gave Reardon the new outright track record. Tanasic was next up with a tour at 48 sec flat.

The series now goes to Le Circuit Mount Tremblant’s Go-Kart venue on Wednesday and Thursday, August 27 and 28, before heading to the RACEMoto Ontario Regional event at Shannonville Motorsport Park, September 5 and 6. Neither venue has previously hosted a MiniGP National event.

WorldWCR: American Sonya Lloyd Launches New Website

Sonya Lloyd at Donington Park. Photo courtesy Sonya Lloyd's website.
Sonya Lloyd at Donington Park. Photo courtesy Sonya Lloyd's website.

With the FIM Superbike World Championship and FIM Women’s Circuit Racing Championship nearing the end of their respective summer breaks, American racer Sonya Lloyd is gearing up for her on track return in France, at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, for the penultimate round of the 2025 WorldWCR series.

Having had some valuable seat time back home in her native United States of America, Sonya has also been working hard on branding and is delighted to launch both a striking new logo and interactive website – which she is confident will aid her quest to be World Champion.

The new website draws from the colours used in her impactful new logo which she showcased a couple of weeks ago and is designed with the aim of providing journalists, current sponsors, prospective partners and fans alike with all the information that they need about her racing endeavours.

Check is out here: http://sonyalloydracing.com
 

Sonya Lloyd: “I am very excited to announce the launch of a new interactive website and a fun new logo to give the feeling of a fresh start as I head into the last third of my WorldWCR season. It has been a real rollercoaster figuring out a new championship overseas, but one that has levelled me up as a racer already. I will be pushing for more as I finally feel as though I am getting my feet underneath me. The website has a fresh look and will have everything in place to support me on track for the rest of the season and into the new one, next year. I am excited for what’s in store. See you all in France!”

Inside Kristian Daniel Jr’s Wild Mugello Race

American Kristian Daniel Jr in Mugello, Italy. Photo courtesy KDJR's social media.
American Kristian Daniel Jr in Mugello, Italy. Photo courtesy KDJR's social media.

American Young racer Kristian “KDJR” Daniel Jr. lit up the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Mugello with two of his most exciting races yet. The new video shows him battling wheel-to-wheel at high speed, proving why Mugello is one of the most thrilling tracks in the world.

Watch the full highlights in the video below: 

 

 

NEMRR: Round 6 Race Results From New Hampshire Speedway

Dash for cash action shot features Eric Wood (5), Paul Duval (728), Eli Block (9), Ian Beam (340) and the remainder of the field. Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Dash for cash action shot features Eric Wood (5), Paul Duval (728), Eli Block (9), Ian Beam (340) and the remainder of the field. Photo credit Sam Draiss.

The 2025 NEMRR championship season ended this past weekend of August 23 & 24, the earliest date in the series history. With New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s annnual NASCAR event being on the schedule for September, dates at the speedway for all the various organizations who compete there were no longer available.  The riders got good news during the Saturday riders meeting that 2026 was back to normal, with NASCAR returning to a summer date and the NEMRR season spanning from early May through the first weekend in October.  For only the second time in 2025, the riders were greeted with a perfect forecast for the weekend – welcome news for all the riders in the championship hunt.  The final weekend of the NEMRR season has been a double points event, leaving virtually every season championship class open to multiple potential winners.

 

Joseph Townsend (167). Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Joseph Townsend (167). Photo credit Sam Draiss.

 

The feature races of the weekend featured a few twists and turns at this final round.  With a few of the top performing Amatuers having graduated into the expert ranks over the course of 2025, the Amatuer division of the Seascoast Sport Cycle / Dunlop Dash for cash was wide open.  Leading out of the gates was Sean Keech, followed by Rui Almeida and then a gap back Joseph Townsend.  Almeida was riding a wave of confidence after some strong results earlier in the day and took over the lead on lap 3 of the final.  Meanwhile Townsend, who had crashed earlier in the day, had got his bike back together and was clearly on a mission to showcase his speed in what was to be his last Amateur weekend.  He took his Yamaha R6 and took command of the race on lap 6, after which he immediately set the fastest lap time of the event and won by an impressive 4 seconds over Almeida.

 

Adam Guyer (24). Photo credit Sam Draiss
Adam Guyer (24). Photo credit Sam Draiss

In the Expert ranks, the field would run for the final times as two separate races.  The Seacost Sport Cycle / Dunlop Dash for cash had always been a Middleweight GP class in the past, but with the industry focusing more on the heavyweight “Gen 2” style supersport machines, NEMRR introduced a Heavyweight GP class for 2025.  The two classes would run together and there would be purse money for the top riders in each class, as well as the overall winner.  In the Middleweight division, Paul Duval and Ian Beam were primed for a battle for both the class and championship win.  However, on lap 4 of the 12 lap main event Beam made a miscue in the final section of the course and ceded the championship to Duval.  Adam Guyer, putting in another impressive ride on his Aprilia RS660 was stalking the lead duo and when Duval took a moment to process what had happened to Beam took the opportunity to strike.  Guyer held the position through the halfway point when the race was prematurely ended due to a red flag, an impressive feat on a lightweight class legal machine.  Duval would add three more titles to his 2025 collection before the weekend was over in a season motivated not just by his competitive spriit but also by his deisre to show appreciation for the unconditional support of his wife Kerry who is succesfully winning a battle of her own with cancer. 

 

Eli Block (9). Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Eli Block (9). Photo credit Sam Draiss.

In the Heavyweight division, a two-rider battle emerged from the beginning for both the heavyweight division and overall win between Eli Block on his KTM 890 and Eric Wood, who chose to use his Middleweight-legal Yamaha R6 for the past several main events.  The battle was perhaps emblematic of what the class may look like next year, with riders deciding between Heavyweight displacement machines and the better-handling Middleweight class bikes.  The recent surge in interest in the Streetfighter style machines at NEMRR will certainly add to this mix.  Wood set strong pace at the beginning, stretching his lead to about 3 seconds by the time the red flags came out to end the event prematurely.  Wood would clinch the season championship in the Heavyweight GP class and would ultimately secure 5 class championships by the time the season was over.  Block would claim a pair of titles as well, along with his class record lap on his motard set in round 5.  

 

Eric Wood (5). Photo credit Sam Draiss.
Eric Wood (5). Photo credit Sam Draiss.

 

Other multiple-class champions with notable performances in 2025 include Lukas Doucette, who used both a Yamaha R3 and Kawasaki Ninja 400 to secure a trio of champioships in the Ultra-lightweight divisions.  Doucette, the son of NEMRR legend Rick Doucette, secured his championships In style by winning all three of the critical races he needed to win.

 

Adam Muscaro (57). Photo credit San Draiss.
Adam Muscaro (57). Photo credit San Draiss.

Using both a Ninja 400 and KTM Motard bike, Adam Muscaro also secured a trio of championships in 2025.  Muscaro showed impressive speed on both machines all season long, battling with past champions like Renee Franco and Eli Block on his road to success this season.  It was Muscaro who pushed Block to his lap record pace on the Motard bike in round 5, and the young rider has enormous potential in the future as he contemplates a move to a larger displacement machine in the future. 

In addition to his Middlewight Dash for Cash win, Adam Guyer collected 4 championships in 2025 and will be the first overall #1 plate holder to not be named Doucette or Greenwood for as long as most people can remember.  Guyer showed impressive speed and consistency all season long across 6 different classes, earning the most points of any rider in the NEMRR series.  His well-deserved accolades mark the dawning of a new era for NEMRR, one in which the younger generation of talent begins to truly flex their muscle in the premier classes, making for what should be an exciting decade to come for NEMRR!!

BSB: Ryde Claims King of the Mountain and Takes Points Lead

Podium picture, from left to right, with Andrew Irwin, Kyle Ryde and Tommy Bridewell. Photo courtesy BSB.
Podium picture, from left to right, with Andrew Irwin, Kyle Ryde and Tommy Bridewell. Photo courtesy BSB.

Defending champion Kyle Ryde delivered a faultless victory in the third Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Cadwell Park to take the standings lead by two points ahead of the four-race weekend at Donington Park for the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha team.

Ryde had finished second in race two earlier in the day, but the reigning champion fought back to claim the Pirelli King of the Mountain trophy and victory in race three, whilst his title rival Bradley Ray relinquished the lead in the standings following a difficult Bank Holiday Monday.

Honda Racing UK returned to winning ways with 2023 champion Tommy Bridewell earlier in the day, as he became the seventh different race winner in the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship.

As Bridewell scored his first win of the season, Ryde snatched second on the final lap at the Hairpin from Andrew Irwin, to slash Ray’s points’ advantage to 12 ahead of race three as the Raceways Yamaha rider crashed out on lap two from the lead at Mansfield.

Bridewell had the lead with Andrew Irwin and Ryde in close contention. It was intense between the leading trio, but Bridewell was determined and had the edge until the chequered flag.

However, it wasn’t until the final lap when the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider could make his move with a decisive move at the Hairpin to take second.

The battle for fourth was raging too; Leon Haslam was able to fight his way to the front of the pack and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider held off the charge from Max Cook, Storm Stacey, Christian Iddon and Charlie Nesbitt.

At the start of the third race, Andrew Irwin had fired himself into the lead, but Ryde was instantly on the attack with a decisive move at Park on the brakes to lead for Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha.

Ryde was shadowed by Irwin until the closing stages when he pulled the pin to bridge a gap, with the Honda Racing UK rider taking second ahead of teammate Bridewell.

Christian Iddon emerged ahead in the battle for fourth on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki, holding off his teammate Max Cook and Storm Stacey.

Meanwhile Leon Haslam was also in that pack but with a solid seventh he has climbed to third in the standings ahead of his home round at Donington Park in two weeks’ time.

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 2 result:

  1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK)
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.561s
  3. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +0.602s
  4. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +6.049s
  5. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +6.337s
  6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +6.543s
  7. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +7.147s
  8. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +7.709s
  9. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +7.973s
  10. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +8.177s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 3 result:

  1. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha)
  2. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +2.909s
  3. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +7.267s
  4. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +11.321s
  5. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +12.030s
  6. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.516s
  7. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +14.930s
  8. Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +15.119s
  9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.343s
  10. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) +15.931s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

  1. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 284
  2. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 282
  3. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 192
  4. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 182
  5. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 180
  6. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 172
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 166
  8. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 146
  9. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 130
  10. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 129

 

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

 

KYLE RYDE – NITROUS COMPETITIONS RACING YAMAHA

“Yeah it’s been a great weekend! It has been long, quite sweaty, and that last race was very tough but was nice to have a good bike under my belt for twelve laps.

“I had great speed and I didn’t really have any moments. I even had enough to have a little bit of a dig with three to four laps to go and pull the gap out so perfect race really.

“The last two laps were very difficult, I tried to slow it down a bit and nearly crashed three times so it wasn’t easy! I’m glad to get it done and a lot of hard work all weekend so to repay the team with all that was great.

“I thought we could’ve maybe won two races this weekend but was nice to get one, last one as well. To get Pirelli King of the Mountain as well, I used to hate this track but now I love it! It’s been a great weekend and I can’t wait for Donington Park now.”

FIM Flat Track: American Halbert Wins At Scheessel, Germany

Sammy Halbert (1) battling with Ondřej Svědík (22) and Santiago Arangio (16) at Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen.
Sammy Halbert (1) battling with Ondřej Svědík (22) and Santiago Arangio (16) at Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen.

Defending champion Sammy Halbert blasted his way back into contention for the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst on Saturday with an unbeaten and unbeatable performance at round four at Scheessel in northern Germany.

  • 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship passes the halfway point in Germany
  •  Defending champion Sammy Halbert dominates in the Eichenring Scheessel
  •  Championship thrown wide open with two rounds remaining

Despite claiming victory at round two at Meissen in June, the thirty-seven-year-old American sat fourth at the halfway point of the series and was thirteen points behind leader and 2023 champion Ervin Krajčovič (KTM) heading into the series’ historic first visit to the tree-lined Eichenring Scheessel.
 
The imposing one-thousand metre track clearly suited Halbert’s spectacular style of racing and comfortable wins in his four Heats followed by a commanding performance in the Grand Final that earned him the bonus point for fastest lap saw him add a further twenty-six points to his season total. This maximum haul, coupled with below-par performances from his main rivals, has allowed him to reduce Krajčovič’s advantage to just two points and thrown the title fight wide open with just two rounds remaining.
 
Italy’s Kevin Corradetti (Yamaha) has been getting faster as the season has progressed and he got his afternoon under way with a win in the opening Heat ahead of Czech racer Vít Janoušek (Honda) – who continues to impress in his first full season in the championship – and home racer Nikita Alyani.
 
Halbert was next up and he won his six-lap Heat by over four seconds from Ondřej Švédík (KTM) from the Czech Republic – who started the day in second in the standings – with Argentinian Santiago Arangio (Yamaha) looking strong in third before Britain’s Tim Neave (GASGAS) defeated Krajčovičand British wild card Thomas Hunt (Yamaha) to claim a share of the early lead.
 
Krajčovič took his first win of the afternoon at the start of the second block of racing from Britain’s Jack Bell (Yamaha) with Arangio again third and Corradetti then defeated the German pairing of Marius Kircher and Alyani before Halbert won again, this time chased by Neave and the impressive championship debutant Hunt.

 

Podium at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
Podium at 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen

 

With only the top ten after the Heats earning an automatic place in the Grand Final, the pressure was mounting heading into the second half of the programme and Arangio soaked it up to claim victory from Dutchman Menno Van Meer (Honda) and Spanish former champion Gerard Bailo (Zaeta).

Corradetti maintained his unbeaten score when he led home Neave, Švédík and Krajčovič and Halbert made it three from three with another dominant victory, this time from Hunt and Italian Daniele Tonelli (TM) who started the afternoon third in the points, but appeared down on speed and was struggling. There was also bad news for the home fans when both Kircher and Alyani were forced to withdraw with mechanical problems.

Švédík booked his place in the Grand Final with victory at the start of the fourth block from Janoušek and Giacomo Bossetti (GASGAS) from Italy and Halbert then broke the deadlock at the top when he defeated Corradetti, Arangio and Krajčovič before the top ten was decided when Neave led home Bell and Van Meer in the final Heat of the afternoon.
 
Riders positioned eleventh to twentieth contested the Last Chance Heat that saw Bossetti and Bailo progress, but Tonelli’s championship hopes suffered a hammer blow when he could only manage third and was eliminated.
 
The ten-lap Grand Final was all about Halbert who, after slipping through on the inside to pass the fast-starting Arangio at the end of the opening lap, proceeded to check out to win by over four seconds as behind him the Argentinian went to war with Neave and Corradetti.
 
Showing immense respect for each other’s abilities, Neave and Arangio were bar to bar for almost the entire race before Corradetti, who had been biding his time in fourth, passed both with one smooth move on lap seven. Arangio then made a pass on Neave only for the British rider to respond and at the flag it was Halbert from Corradetti and Neave.
 
Arangio was a career-best fourth chased by Švédík, Krajčovič and Bell with Van Meer, Janoušek and Hunt completing the top ten.

 

2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen
2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship in Scheessel, Germany. Photo credit Jesper Veldhuizen

 

The series now takes a three-week break before the action resumes at Vasad in Hungary on 13 September.

To stay fully up to date with the 2025 FIM Flat Track World Championship powered by HKC Koopmann, Anlas, Kineo and Blackburst please download the Sportity App and use the password FIMFT to access Flat Track news.

 

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BSB: Ray Wins Race 1 At Cadwell Park

Kyle Ryde (1) versus Bradley Ray (28) with just 0.087s between them at the finish. Photo courtesy BSB.
Kyle Ryde (1) versus Bradley Ray (28) with just 0.087s between them at the finish. Photo courtesy BSB.

Bradley Ray held off Kyle Ryde by an incredible 0.087s at the chequered flag in Bennetts British Superbike Championship race one at Cadwell Park as the pair diced for the opening victory of the weekend whilst Andrew Irwin became the 13th different podium finisher of the season.

Ray had launched off the line to head the pack from Ryde and Tommy Bridewell at the start of the race, but the Honda Racing UK rider was pushing hard to move into second at Park on lap two.

It was a premature ending to Thruxton’s double race winner, Danny Kent’s charge when he crashed out unhurt on lap two at Mansfield, ending his hopes of a consecutive podium finish for McAMS Racing Yamaha.

At the front, Bridewell was pushing for a home podium for the team, but he crashed out of second place at the Chicane as he tried to reel in Ray ahead of him.

Ray was trying to make a break, but Ryde was closing and after having an advantage of over two seconds mid-race, it came down to nothing between them over the final laps.

On the penultimate lap, Ryde tried to make his move at Chris Curve and the pair touched, as the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider was forced to back out of the move to avoid a crash.

At the finish Ryde was just 0.087s adrift as Ray returned to winning ways for Raceways Yamaha, but as the pair diced for the lead, the battle for third was also raging between Christian Iddon and Andrew Irwin.

Irwin was able to make his move on the penultimate lap to claim his first podium finish of the season and ease Iddon back into fourth place on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki. The pair had also had Charlie Nesbitt for company earlier in the race, but the MasterMac Honda rider crashed out at Charlies on the 13th lap.

Storm Stacey completed the top five for Bathams AJN Racing BMW, holding off Max Cook, with Scott Redding the leading Ducati in seventh place for the Hager PBM Ducati team, with Leon Haslam salvaging eighth place for the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing team after his crash in Omologato Superpole put him 15th on the grid.

Rory Skinner was ninth after he was issued a long lap equivalent time penalty of two seconds after contact at Coppice with Billy McConnell on lap 18, which forced the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda rider to run on and was forced to rejoin in 16th.

Glenn Irwin had his best result on the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha to complete the top ten ahead of tomorrow’s two Bank Holiday races.

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 1 result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha)
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +0.087s
  3. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +7.914s
  4. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +8.806s
  5. Storm Stacey (Bathams AJN Racing BMW) +14.127s
  6. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) +14.528s
  7. Scott Redding (Hager PBM Ducati) +16.794s
  8. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) +19.241s
  9. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) +20.810s
  10. Glenn Irwin (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) +24.819s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

  1. Bradley Ray (Raceways Yamaha) 278
  2. Kyle Ryde (Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha) 250
  3. Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings Ducati) 174
  4. Leon Haslam (Moto Rapido Ducati Racing) 171
  5. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 170
  6. Christian Iddon (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 151
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 134
  8. Max Cook (AJN Steelstock Kawasaki) 124
  9. Josh Brookes (DAO Racing Honda) 119
  10. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 99

 

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

 

BRADLEY RAY – RACEWAYS YAMAHA

“To be honest the pace was phenomenal, the first few laps were in the 25s and I was comfortable with that and I thought I’d just keep pushing on at the start but the lap times were stupidly fast and the gap wasn’t really growing, I think it was about 2.1 seconds and Kyle (Ryde) started to reel me in towards the end.

“I was pushing on and I think the start of the race hindered the tyre and the last three laps I backed off to save something for the last lap of the race.

“I defended really well, and I knew it was hard to pass, so I just had to do the best I could up the back straight and defend as best as I could in the areas where I knew he could pass and bring it home.

“We have a few things to improve for tomorrow. I haven’t been back here for a few years since 2022, so it was an important race with a lot of data gained and we’ll have another crack at it tomorrow.”

WSBK: Jonathan Rea Will Retire at The End Of The Season

Jonathan Rea. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Jonathan Rea. Photo courtesy Dorna.

REA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT: six-time Champion to end full-time racing career at the end of 2025. The #65 has the most titles, wins, podiums and fastest laps in WorldSBK history, but will bring an end to his illustrious career when this season concludes

Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) has announced his retirement from full-time racing at the end of the 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship campaign. The most successful rider of all time by virtually every metric and statistic going has opted to bring an end to his career at the end of the year, with his WorldSBK career spanning 18 seasons and with the Northern Irishman breaking records and making history throughout his time in World Superbike to go down as a motorcycle racing great.

 

THE HONDA YEARS: a 2008 cameo before five seasons with Honda

Rea impressed in his one full season in WorldSSP, to the point where he received a call-up to race for Hannspree Ten Kate Honda, his World Supersport team, in WorldSBK at Portimao. A front row start and a P4 finish highlighted his potential, and he was soon on the grid full-time from 2009, again with Ten Kate Racing. In five full campaigns on the CBR1000RR, Rea claimed 15 victories and 42 podiums before a new era of success started in 2015 as he made the switch to Kawasaki.

 

THE DREAM TEAM IN GREEN: unprecedented success with Kawasaki

For 2015, Rea moved to the Kawasaki Racing Team and the ZX-10RR machine, which had won the 2013 Riders’ Championship with Tom Sykes, and runner-up the season after, and finished second in the Manufacturers’ Championship in 2013 and 2014. Success was instant for the #65 as he won his first race in green, at Phillip Island, before taking 14 victories as he claimed his first title – the start of a record-breaking run. Nine wins followed in 2016 as he made it two in a row, before securing a hat-trick of Championships in 2017. His run didn’t stop there as he won in 2018, 2019 and 2020 – seeing off new and existing rivals in the process – to become the first rider with more than four titles in WorldSBK history, surpassing Carl Fogarty. In total, Rea won 104 times for Kawasaki and took a monumental 221 podiums. As success slowed down from 2021, losing out on the title to Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) that season and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in 2022 and 2023, Rea opted for a new challenge as he switched from green to blue.

 

A BOMBSHELL MOVE: Rea makes Yamaha switch for 2024

In a chain of events that will live long in the memory, Razgatlioglu stunned the motorcycle world by switching from Yamaha to BMW before Rea made his own shock move – replacing ‘El Turco’ at Yamaha for the 2024 season. It’s been two tumultuous years for Rea on the Yamaha R1, with highlights including a pole at Assen in the wet as he mastered the rainy conditions and a podium on home soil at Donington Park; his first rostrum for Yamaha. An injury-hit start to 2025 put him on the back foot and, while there have been signs of promise, Rea hasn’t been able to make everything click to lead Yamaha back to consistent winners. The 38-year-old has decided to call time on his full-time racing career at the end of his Yamaha stint.

 

REA’S THOUGHTS: “It’s not the records, the trophies or the race wins. It’s the people and the memories I take with me forever”

In a video posted to his social media, Rea stated: “I’ve been thinking about this day for a long time and finally, I’ve decided to step away from full-time racing and retire. This sport has been everything to me. From growing up as a child in Northern Ireland, dreaming of racing bikes, to standing on the top step of the WorldSBK Championship, winning races and Championships. Throughout my career, I’ve only ever had one goal: to win. That mentality defined who I was. I never raced to make up the numbers. I raced to be the best. The time has come to listen to my body, my mind and, most importantly, my instinct. If I can’t race to win, then it’s time to step away. I have the same love for the sport I had on day one right now in this present day. I’m incredibly proud of what I’ve achieved during my lengthy career. Six World Championships, more than 100 race wins, and so many other accolades along the way. These are some records that I never imaged could be possible.

 

 

“It’s not the records, the trophies or the race wins. It’s the people and the memories I take with me forever. I’ve had the honour of working with some incredible teams, sponsors and engineers during my career. You’ve all been part of this journey and I’m incredibly grateful that you let me live my dream. To my family, mum and dad, brother and sisters, thank you so much for all your sacrifice during the early days of my career. To my wife, Tarsh, and our kids, Jake and Tyler, thank you so much for being my anchor and my rock during all the good and tougher times. To all my rivals and competitors during my career, thanks for making my dig deep. I was such a better rider because of you guys. To all my fans, thank you for all your incredible support and loyalty; all the support during good times and bad times have really helped me through and given me the career I’ve dreamed of. Whilst I’m stepping away from full-time racing, this isn’t goodbye. I’ll always be part of this sport, just in a different way. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything. It’s been one hell of a ride. I’ll see you in the paddock.”

 

YAMAHA SAYS: “To fight against a rider of this level for World Championships was an honour for us all… We will continue to push hard in our final four races together”

Andrea Dosoli, Division Manager in the Motorsport Division at Yamaha Motor Europe paid tribute to Rea’s career, saying: “Jonathan is an extremely talented rider who has done remarkable things in his 17 years racing at the highest level of production racing. He should be very proud to look back having achieved what he has during his career, as it is unlikely any rider will come close to such statistics for a long time. For many years, Jonathan was a fierce competitor for us, a rival who pushed us hard and made us improve. To fight against a rider of this level for World Championships was an honour for us all. For the last two years, Jonathan was no longer our competition, but our rider. There is no escaping that our journey together has not played out how either Jonathan, nor ourselves, had hoped, but despite these tougher times, Jonathan remained committed and dedicated to our project. We will continue to push hard in our final four races together, as nothing would give us greater satisfaction than seeing this Champion return to the podium before he calls time on a most wonderful WorldSBK career. We thank Jonathan for all his effort, professionalism and dedication, congratulate him on his achievements and wish him all the best for the future.”

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MotoGP: World Championship Race Results From Balaton Park

MotoGP race start at Balaton Park, in Hungary. Photo courtesy Dorna.
MotoGP race start at Balaton Park, in Hungary. Photo courtesy Dorna.

Marc Marquez won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Balaton Park Circuit, in Hungary. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the Six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 26-lap race by 4.314 seconds.

Pedro Acosta was the runner-up on his Red Bull KTM Factory Racing RC16. 

Marco Bezzecchi  placed third on his Aprilia Racing RS-GP25.

His teammate and defending World Champion, Jorge Martin crossed the finish line fourth.

Luca Marini took fifth on his Honda HRC Castrol RC213V. 

M. Marquez’s teammate, Francesco Bagnaia finished the race ninth. 

Marc Marquez leads the championship with 455 points, 175 ahead of Alex Marquez who has 280 points. Francesco Bagnaia is third with 228 points.

 

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More from a press release issued by Dorna: 

Marquez beats Acosta and Bezzecchi to extend unbeaten run. The #93 delivers another double as KTM and Aprilia taste podium success in Hungary, while Martin earns season-best result in P4. 

Inevitable. He was made to work for it in the opening half of the Grand Prix, but in the end, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) strolled to a seventh consecutive victory to continue his majestic 2025 unbeaten run at the Michelin Grand Prix of Hungary. 4.3s was the #93’s winning margin over second place Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), as early Grand Prix leader Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) collected P3 behind the Ducati and KTM stars.

 

Diggia starts from pitman, contact between Bez and Marc

Before we had lights out, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) was forced to start from pitlane after the Italian suffered a technical issue, meaning P3 on the grid and the Tissot Sprint silver medallist was out of victory contention.

There was drama aplenty on the opening lap too as Marc Marquez and Bezzecchi made contact at Turn 2 after the title race leader ran wide at Turn 1. It was the Italian that led from compatriot Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), with Marquez slotting into P3. Then, Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) slid out at Turn 12 from P4, before Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed on the opening lap too. The #73 remounted but he was P19 and eight seconds away from Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP).

 

Marc VS Bez lights up Balaton

The Grand Prix then settled. Bezzecchi led Morbidelli by 0.8s at the end of Lap 3, with Marquez 0.2s behind the VR46 Ducati. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) made a good start, the #37 was in P4 and 0.8s away from the rear wheel of Marquez.

Two more riders then crashed in the early stages as both Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) hit the deck at Turn 5 in separate incidents, as Bezzecchi stretched his legs at the front. But Marquez, at Turn 9, carved his way through on Morbidelli to climb into P2, with the gap at 0.7s at the end of Lap 5.

With open Hungarian asphalt ahead of him, Marquez was able to set consecutive fastest laps of the Grand Prix to reel in Bezzecchi. 1.5s in arrears, Acosta forced his way past Morbidelli to climb into P3 and then Marquez hit the engage battle button at Turn 1 on Lap 8.

That didn’t work though, and neither did a similar attempt at Turn 5. Marquez was eager to get ahead of the Italian here but there was no way through for now. On Lap 11, Marquez pounced again at Turn 1 and this time around, it was a pass that stuck. Now then Marco, what was your response? At this stage, not a lot because Marquez set a 1:38.343, Bezzecchi was in the 1:39s, and the lead grew to 1.1s.\

 

Marc’s lead grows as Acosta pounces

That soon became 1.4s and the more pressing matter for Bezzecchi was Acosta. Meanwhile, Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) crashed at Turn 1 while he was putting Morbidelli under pressure in P5, which promoted Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) into fifth.

A change for P2 arrived on Lap 16, and it was a move that started three corners earlier when Bezzecchi ran slightly wide at Turn 15. That cost him the drive all the way up the start/finish straight and Acosta, strong on the anchors, picked up the P2 baton. The gap to Marquez? 2.7s.

And that’s a gap that wouldn’t shrink with Marquez controlling the situation at the front. A 1:37.843, compared to Acosta’s 1:38.258, was the knockout blow and with Acosta 2.2s clear of Bezzecchi, it looked like the podium scraps were done with. However, Martin wasn’t done. The #1 demoted Morbidelli to P5 and now, the 2024 King of MotoGP sat 2.6s behind his teammate Bezzecchi.

In the end, Marquez was simply untouchable at Balaton. The 22nd different track the #93 has claimed victory at, and one that sees his dominant march towards a seventh MotoGP title continue. Seven consecutive double wins, a 175-point lead and another pretty much perfect weekend. Fair play.

Acosta will rue a tricky qualifying but P2 is his second podium in the last three races, and Bezzecchi’s classy run of form continues – that’s four podiums in the last five Grands Prix, and the Italian is hunting Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) for P3 in the standings.

 

Your points scorer In Hungary

Chapeau to Martin in P4. That’s the reigning Champion’s best Aprilia result and he did it from P16 on the grid too. What a boost that is for Martin and his side of the box, and the same can be said for Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) as the Italian gets the better of Morbidelli – who had to drop one position for cutting the chicane at Turn 9 – in the closing stages to hand himself and HRC a double top five at Balaton.

Morbidelli was P6, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Tech3) handing KTM a triple top seven. The latter enjoyed a good fight with Bagnaia and following a mistake on the last lap, the #63 lost a position to the #44 to collect P9 in Hungary.

Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) rounded out the top 10 after the Frenchman had to take a Long Lap penalty for his Tissot Sprint mistake. 11th went to Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team), 12th was Miguel Oliveira (Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP), while Rins, Alex Marquez and Di Giannantonio completed the points on a Sunday to forget for the latter duo.

The run continues. MM93 has one hand and four fingers on the trophy and next up, a return to familiar and home territory. What does Barcelona have in store? We’ll find out in less than two weeks. 

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