American Flat Track: Running Results From New York Short Track II (Updated With Main Events)

David Swarts

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August 14, 2021

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American Flat Track: Running Results From New York Short Track II (Updated With Main Events)

New York Short Track II/American Flat Track

Weedsport Speedway

Weedsport, New York

August 14, 2021

Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.036

2. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.046

3. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.188

4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.198

5. JD Beach (Yam), 19.318

6. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.520

7. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.529

8. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.573

9. James Rispoli (Har), 19.604

10. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.675

11. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.703

12. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.711

13. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.893

AFT Singles Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 18.997

2. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.131

3. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.283

4. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.363

5. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.431

6. Max Whale (KTM), 19.562

7. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.717

8. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.743

9. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.746

10. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.746

11. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.765

12. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.839

13. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.841

14. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.883

15. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.895

16. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.903

17. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.920

18. Michael Rush (Yam), 20.049

19. Kody Kopp (Hon), 20.114

20. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 20.196

21. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.197

22. Jordan Jean (Hon), 20.208

23. Damon Ream (KTM), 20.272

24. Billy Ross (KTM), 20.402

25. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 20.459

26. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 20.547

AFT Production Twins Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.696

2. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.849

3. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 20.041

4. Cameron Smith (Yam), 20.145

5. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 20.157

6. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 20.162

7. Chad Cose (Har), 20.239

8. Ben Lowe (Har), 20.273

9. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 20.301

10. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 20.387

11. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 20.400

12. David Wiggin (Har), 20.418

13. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.429

14. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.500

15. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 20.500

16. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 20.708

17. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.719

Royal Enfield BTR Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jillian Deschenes (Roy), 21.201

2. Jaycee Jones (Roy), 21.869

3. Malary Lee (Roy), 22.632

4. Sarah Dixon (Roy), 22.721

5. Lanakila MacNaughton (Roy), 23.126

6. Bridgette LeBer (Roy), 23.763

7. Gabrielle Hughes (Roy), 24.131

AFT Mission SuperTwins Provisional Free Practice 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 18.819

2. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.003

3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.004

4. James Rispoli (Har), 19.014

5. JD Beach (Yam), 19.085

6. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.102

7. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.113

8. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.177

9. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.252

10. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.278

11. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.300

12. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.318

13. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.435

AFT Singles Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Tanner Dean (Hon), 18.896

2. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.023

3. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.175

4. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.179

5. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.179

6. Max Whale (KTM), 19.190

7. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.250

8. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.337

9. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.346

10. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.360

11. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.376

12. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.406

13. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.414

14. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.512

15. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.545

16. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.550

17. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.622

18. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.676

19. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.694

20. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.732

21. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.884

22. Billy Ross (KTM), 20.008

23. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 20.032

24. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.082

25. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 20.118

26. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 20.173

AFT Production Twins Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.312

2. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.568

3. Chad Cose (Har), 19.627

4. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.764

5. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.849

6. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 19.930

7. Cameron Smith (Yam), 19.932

8. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.985

9. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 20.040

10. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.160

11. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 20.221

12. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 20.317

13. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 20.336

14. David Wiggin (Har), 20.488

15. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.496

16. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.555

17. Johnny Lewis (Roy), no time recorded

Royal Enfield BTR Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jillian Deschenes (Roy), 21.022

2. Jaycee Jones (Roy), 21.451

3. Lanakila MacNaughton (Roy), 22.216

4. Malary Lee (Roy), 22.317

5. Sarah Dixon (Roy), 22.373

6. Bridgette LeBer (Roy), 23.010

7. Gabrielle Hughes (Roy), 23.187

AFT Mission SuperTwins Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.245

2. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.253

3. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.265

4. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.268

5. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.335

6. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.479

7. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.526

8. JD Beach (Yam), 19.536

9. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.612

10. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.644

11. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.673

12. James Rispoli (Har), no time recorded

13. Kolby Carlile (Yam), no time recorded

AFT Singles Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Tanner Dean (Hon), 18.930

2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.068

3. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.169

4. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.179

5. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.203

6. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.218

7. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.237

8. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.292

9. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.311

10. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.383

11. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.426

12. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.505

13. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.527

14. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.576

15. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.626

16. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.674

17. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.675

18. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.747

19. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.765

20. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.765

21. Max Whale (KTM), 19.774

22. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.882

23. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 20.082

24. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.120

25. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 20.299

26. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 20.438

AFT Production Twins Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.440

2. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.599

3. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.830

4. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.866

5. Chad Cose (Har), 19.883

6. Cameron Smith (Yam), 19.979

7. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.980

8. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 20.057

9. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 20.126

10. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.198

11. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 20.212

12. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 20.234

13. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 20.353

14. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.465

15. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 20.555

16. David Wiggin (Har), 20.572

17. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.596

Provisional Royal Enfield BTR Semi Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jillian Deschenes (Roy), 5 laps

2. Jaycee Jones (Roy), -02.467 seconds

3. Malary Lee (Roy), -05.001

4. Lanakila MacNaughton (Roy), -06.815

5. Bridgette LeBer (Roy), -07.341

6. Sarah Dixon (Roy), -07.992

7. Gabrielle Hughes (Roy), -16.032

AFT Mission SuperTwins Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.517

2. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.690

3. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.720

4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.762

5. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.768

6. JD Beach (Yam), 19.814

7. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.839

8. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.895

9. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.896

10. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.947

11. Robert Pearson (Ind), 20.062

12. Larry Pegram (Ind), 20.163

13. James Rispoli (Har), no time recorded

Provisional AFT Mission SuperTwins Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jared Mees (Ind), 8 laps

2. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -00.654 seconds

3. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -00.749

4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -02.120

5. Robert Pearson (Ind), -03.442

6. Larry Pegram (Ind), -04.913

7. James Rispoli (Har), -8 laps

Provisional AFT Mission SuperTwins Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 8 laps

2. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.997 seconds

3. Brandon Price (Ind), -01.659

4. JD Beach (Yam), -01.670

5. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -02.252

6. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -02.766

Provisional AFT Production Twins Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cory Texter (Yam), 8 laps

2. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -03.244 seconds

3. Chad Cose (Har), -03.246

4. Cameron Smith (Yam), -05.516

5. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -06.586

6. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), -08.528

7. Brandon Newman (Kaw), -09.902

8. Garret Wilson (Kaw), -10.429

9. Ben Lowe (Har), -6 laps

Provisional AFT Production Twins Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 8 laps

2. Dan Bromley (Yam), -01.360 seconds

3. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), -02.929

4. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -03.257

5. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), -03.609

6. Danny Eslick (Kaw), -03.610

7. David Wiggin (Har), -06.495

8. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), -06.752

Provisional AFT Singles Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Tanner Dean (Hon), 8 laps

2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -00.317 seconds

3. Max Whale (KTM), -03.310

4. Ferran Cardus (Suz), -03.461

5. Ryan Wells (Hon), -03.629

6. Damon Ream (KTM), -04.060

7. Kody Kopp (Hon), -05.247

8. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -05.730

9. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), -06.057

10. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -06.231

11. Jared Lowe (Hon), -06.906

12. Billy Ross (KTM), -09.340

13. Michael Lainhart (Hon), -10.483

Provisional AFT Singles Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 8 laps

2. Trent Lowe (Suz), -01.276 seconds

3. Cole Zabala (Hon), -01.368

4. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), -01.548

5. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -01.618

6. Trevor Brunner (Hon), -01.641

7. Henry Wiles (Hon), -01.791

8. Hunter Bauer (KTM), -02.194

9. Michael Rush (Yam), -02.231

10. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -02.814

11. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -06.209

12. Jordan Jean (Hon), -07.221

13. Ian Wolfe (Hon), -08.745

Provisional Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jillian Deschenes (Roy), 6 laps

2. Jaycee Jones (Roy), -05.045 seconds

3. Malary Lee (Roy), -06.408

4. Lanakila MacNaughton (Roy), -08.265

5. Sarah Dixon (Roy), -11.089

6. Gabrielle Hughes (Roy), -23.924

7. Bridgette LeBer (Roy), -6 laps

Provisional AFT Mission SuperTwins Mission Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 4 laps

2. Jared Mees (Ind), -00.098 seconds

3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -01.126

4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -01.827

Provisional AFT Production Twins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cameron Smith (Yam), 21 laps

2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), -01.270 seconds

3. Cory Texter (Yam), -01.808

4. Dan Bromley (Yam), -01.868

5. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), -05.210

6. Ben Lowe (Har), -05.829

7. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -08.523

8. Chad Cose (Har), -08.674

9. Danny Eslick (Kaw), -09.578

10. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), -11.042

11. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), -14.000

12. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -15.721

13. David Wiggin (Har), -15.887

14. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -16.037

15. Brandon Newman (Kaw), -16.592

16. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), -18.888

17. Garret Wilson (Kaw), -1 lap, -07.272

Provisional AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 21 laps

2. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -02.214 seconds

3. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -02.369

4. Trent Lowe (Suz), -02.963

5. Max Whale (KTM), -03.245

6. Tanner Dean (Hon), -03.428

7. Ferran Cardus (Suz), -05.737

8. Trevor Brunner (Hon), -06.394

9. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), -07.122

10. Ryan Wells (Hon), -08.123

11. Kody Kopp (Hon), -08.734

12. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -09.260

13. Michael Rush (Yam), -09.295

14. Damon Ream (KTM), -10.337

15. Cole Zabala (Hon), -11.662

16. Hunter Bauer (KTM), -12.634

17. Henry Wiles (Hon), -12 laps

Provisional AFT Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jared Mees (Ind), 33 laps

2. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -01.472 seconds

3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -01.475

4. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -01.537

5. JD Beach (Yam), -04.994

6. Briar Bauman (Ind), -05.452

7. Davis Fisher (Ind), -06.904

8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -07.440

9. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -08.337

10. Brandon Price (Ind), -08.956

11. Robert Pearson (Ind), -17.883

12. Larry Pegram (Ind), -13 laps

More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:

Mees Gets His Mojo Back in New York Short Track II

Mischler’s high line spells victory; Smith wins first career Main in AFT Production Twins.

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. (August 14, 2021) – Progressive American Flat Track legend Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) was at his crushing best on Saturday night, claiming a lopsided victory in the Mission Foods New York Short Track II presented by Mad Max Indian Motorcycle in Weedsport, New York.

With line choice on the slick Weedsport Speedway surface very much in question for the bulk of the field ahead of the Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle Main Event, Mees rode decisively. The multi-time Grand National Champion went to the high line from the start and made it work to his advantage.

Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) quickly followed suit, utilizing that same line to overtake Friday winner Sammy Halbert (No. 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750) and move into second position.

Despite his rivals’ momentum, Halbert remained committed to the low line he took to victory the night before and gradually came under fire from above by Robinson’s Mission Roof System’s teammate, Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750), as well.

Robinson flashed the pace to offer a potential challenge to Mees at mid-distance but fell back to Halbert and Vanderkooi late after encountering brake issues. Increasing the intensity to the maximum, the three met on the race’s final lap, going side-by-side as they entered the final corner. Vanderkooi split his adversaries as they exited Turn 4 to snatch away runner-up honors at the checkered flag, beating Robinson by a meager 0.003-second gap.

A bruised and battered Halbert was relegated to fourth despite coming home just 0.064 seconds back of second place.

Meanwhile, defending Grand National Champion Briar Bauman (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) never really found his footing. After coming together with Robinson early, Bauman tried the low, middle, and high lines to no avail. He was ultimately tracked down and passed by JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), who took the final spot in the top five in the process.

The victorious Mees said, “I always have a lot of passion and heart for what I do but getting a win is always a good thing. I said it earlier, going to win a Mile it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, he should,’ because I’ve got a really good package for a Mile, and I’m older and really experienced. I always had really great success on these slippery, small car tracks, but the last couple years, I kind of lost touch with that and Briar has been killing us with that. So to come out here and actually win a clay Short Track, it feels really phenomenal to get that mojo back again.”

Despite Mees earning his third win of ‘21 and Bauman taking his worst result of the season in sixth, Bauman continues to lead the Mission SuperTwins points standings by a healthy 22-point margin over Mees (197-175). Robinson is third at 168.

AFT Singles

Morgen Mischler (No. 13 Mission Roof Systems KTM 450 SX-F) earned his second-career AFT Singles victory — his first since 2018 — and did so in about the most Morgen Mischler-esque manner imaginable.

Starting from Row 3, Mischler ignored the deep pack of riders scraping down low and instead railed his way around the extreme high line. In just a matter of a couple short laps, Mischler was in the lead and leaving the field in his wake en route to the checkered flag.

The win came only after Mischler had stacked up an incredible 16 podiums (including six this season) between victories.

After taking the cathartic triumph, he said, “I nailed the start and was sitting pretty good. I came out of Turn 4 and was already doing pretty well. Then it was just a matter of how high can we run it? After one or two laps, it was pretty incredible to come through the pack from the third row. It’s great. It was a long three years, but it feels so great to be up here.”

Once Mischler made it clear the high line was the fast line, several riders reconsidered their tactics. One of those riders was Brandon Kitchen (No. 105 Husqvarna Motorcycles/Vance & Hines Husqvarna FC450), who made a late push to overhaul the likes of Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), Trent Lowe (No. 48 WBR/Suzuki Motor of America RM-Z450), and Tanner Dean (No. 38 1st Impressions Race Team Honda CRF450R) to finish as the race’s runner-up and secure his first podium of 2021.

Despite not getting a great start and never settling into a comfortable line, defending champ Daniels still managed to fight his way onto the box. Combined with last night’s victory, his Saturday third not only saw him get his title campaign back on track, but reclaim the championship lead.

Lowe finished fourth, while pre-race title leader Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE) minimized the damage by slipping past early leader Dean at the flag to round out the top five.

As a result, Daniels now leads Whale by a narrow two-point margin (178-176).

AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines

It was several years in the making, but Cameron Smith (No. 44 Fredericktown Yamaha/Richie Reynolds Racing MT-07) is officially a Progressive American Flat Track Main Event winner.

Smith first showed the potential to run up front in AFT Singles competition as far back as the 2016 season, but he didn’t truly establish himself as a threat to claim the checkered flag until this season. Following a pair of ‘21 runner-ups — including last night’s near miss — Smith at last broke through with a dominant victory.

Holeshot artist Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) didn’t get his usual flier of a start, which altered the completion of the race completely. With Texter running fourth early, Smith slashed past Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Cycles/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R) and then tracked down leader Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07).

Smith made his move just past half-distance and did so in style; he powered around the outside of Bromley and then brushed back his opponent’s attempted counter maneuver to lock down first position. Once in front, he dropped the field en route to a 1.270-second margin of victory.

“Oh my gosh, we’re so excited to come out here and get a win finally,” Smith said. “After getting second two times, I think we were ready. We knew we could do it and we showed it tonight. And big thanks to (my crew), they made me feel like I was sailing the ship on dry land, I was so smooth out there.”

Despite being unable to stand and riding in intense pain after injuring his left ankle last night, Gauthier not only soldiered on, he worked past Bromley to improve upon his Friday third with a runner-up result on Saturday.

Unfortunately for Bromley, his slide down the order didn’t end until after the race’s final corner. Texter pulled off a last-gasp move to bump Bromley off the podium altogether after he looked to be in good shape to score a first win of ‘21 over the Main’s opening half.

Ryan Varnes (No. 68 RVR/Rausch Fuel Kawasaki Ninja 650) held off Ben Lowe (No. 25 Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R) to complete the top five. Lowe’s sixth still came as an impressive performance considering he was forced to start from the back of the pack, burning his provisional start after crashing out of contention in his Semi.

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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Daniels Reclaims Points Lead at New York Short Track II

Estenson Racing’s Dallas Daniels headlined a second consecutive successful Progressive American Flat Track outing for the team at last night’s New York Short Track II, returning to the podium and reclaiming the AFT Singles championship lead in the process. The Mission SuperTwins duo of JD Beach and Kolby Carlile built upon their Friday efforts to secure respective fifth- and eighth-place results. Daniels’ Singles compatriot, Mikey Rush, collected some valuable championship points in the slippery track conditions at the Weedsport Speedway.

While Daniels’ Friday night victory will go down as the highlight of the weekend, his third-place finish last night was no less critical to his greater efforts. The prodigious pilot again struggled with his start and never locked in on a comfortable line, but he somehow still willed his way near the front of the field. Once there, the teenager again demonstrated his late-race acumen by executing a late-race move to land on the podium in third despite several riders jockeying for the position on the race’s final lap. As a result, Daniels moved back to the front of the tight AFT Singles title fight, owning a narrow two-point margin.

Rush’s Saturday struggles closely resembled those he endured on the slick track the night before; the Californian again finished his Semi in ninth, one spot out of an automatic qualifying position. He utilized his provisional start and worked his way up from last to 13th. The precious points earned on a difficult evening saw him move up one position to fourth in the ‘21 class championship standings.

Meanwhile, Beach’s Friday improvements carried over into Saturday as hoped. After much searching, he finally found his groove aboard the #95 Yamaha MT-07 DT at mid-distance. Using that line to pick his way up the field, he finally dispatched the reigning Mission SuperTwins Champion with two laps remaining to claim the final spot in the top five.

Teammate Carlile had a tough start to the day with a technical issue in the first qualifying session, which put him at the back of the grid. He and the team kept working, and he gained ground as well as the premier-class Main Event evolved. The New Yorker opened the race in 10th and worked his way forward to an eventual eighth-place result.

A fully confident Estenson Racing squad will now carry huge hopes and equally high expectations as they travel to next weekend’s Peoria TT at the iconic Peoria Motorcycle Club in Daniels’ home state of Illinois.

Tommy Hayden – Estenson Racing Team Manager

“We had a pretty good night here at the second round at Weedsport in both classes. It was good to see Dallas back up his strong finish from yesterday with another podium. That was definitely good for his championship hopes; to leave here leading in the points is a big turnaround and a big positive on the day. Mikey made some progress today but still wasn’t where we know he can be. We learned some stuff, and he made improvements on a track he wasn’t comfortable on, but some of the upcoming tracks are going to suit him better.

“On the Twins side, both guys were consistently competitive throughout the day. In the Main Event, they battled back from not-so-great starts to move toward the front. JD ended up fifth and Kolby eighth — that’s definitely one of our stronger performances on an oval. This is the type of track that in the past we haven’t done so well at. So to come out of here with two pretty solid results and not too far behind the leaders is a positive. We hope to carry this momentum through the rest of the year.”

Dallas Daniels – Estenson Racing AFT Singles

“It was a bit of a challenging night. The day started off well. We had a good qualifying and won our Semi and had the second pick for the Main Event, so I was feeling pretty confident, but the track was a little different than it was last night. It was a little bit slicker, and we were going lower and lower, chasing the moisture. That kind of went away in the Main Event. I got a pretty bad start in the Main, and that didn’t help me at all. I got off about fourth or fifth and was finally able to bring myself up to third and missed out on second by about a wheel at the finish line.

“It’s definitely a little bit disappointing because I wanted to win both of them, but it was a really good weekend and very important for the championship. We were 15 points down coming in, and now we’re two points up. A big thanks to the whole Estenson Racing team. Those guys bust their butts and continue to believe in me. Like I said before, we were kind of in a slump, and we persevered and had a great weekend. What better weekend to have than one like this right before the Peoria TT? That’s my favorite track, so I’m looking to go there and have some fun.”

JD Beach – Estenson Racing Mission SuperTwins

“The race was crazy today! All-day long everyone was running around the bottom of the track, and we really didn’t think we would get off of there. Then in the 450 race, Morgen (Mischler) went straight to the top and was rolling really well. So before our Main, you could see all the SuperTwins riders checking the track out to decide where to go. My game plan was to go straight to the bottom and let them all go up top. Well, that went right out the window when the green light went, and I went to the top. I kept searching between the top and the bottom of the track, trying to decide where I wanted to run. Once I committed to the bottom and got in a good groove, I started moving forward. I had no idea what place I was in but knew I was closing in on Briar (Bauman) and wanted to get by him. At the end of the race, I found out we got fifth, and I was over the moon. We came into this weekend thinking it wasn’t going to be good because of how slick this track is, but we had a great one in the end. A big thanks to my crew who worked so hard all weekend.”

Kolby Carlile – Estenson Racing Mission SuperTwins

“I started the day off not feeling super comfortable on the bike. It’s kind of the feeling I had since the Semi yesterday, and we didn’t really know which direction to go. We all came together and really came up with a good plan. We made one decision, and it worked out well, and we kept going that way. Sadly, I missed the first qualifying session, which was the faster one, and that put me in the last qualifying position for the rest of the night. In the Semi, I felt really good. I had the same pace as everyone else, but I just wasn’t able to make my way up through the field. When it came time for the Main, I got a good start and found a line pretty quickly. I finished in eighth place, but that was only seven seconds behind the winner, and it felt like a really good, competitive eighth-place finish, and I’m super happy with it.”

Mikey Rush – Estenson Racing AFT Singles

“It was a tough weekend. The track was super slick, and I never really found my comfort zone. I used my provisional to get into the Main. We kept working, and I was able to fight my way from the back to 13th. It wasn’t the weekend I was hoping for, but we were able to salvage some points. I’m looking forward to moving on to Peoria.”

British Superbike: Race One Results From Donington Park

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British Superbike: Race One Results From Donington Park

Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his Dynavolt Triumph Street Triple RS 765, finished third in British Supersport Race One Saturday at Donington Park.

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More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

O’Halloran maintains winning momentum at Donington Park

Jason O’Halloran continued his winning streak in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship by claiming victory in the opening BikeSocial Race at Donington Park, following an intense battle in the opening race of the weekend.

O’Halloran launched into the lead from the pole position, but Glenn Irwin soon grabbed the advantage to put the Honda ahead. Meanwhile though Tarran Mackenzie had moved into second place as championship leader O’Halloran was initially pushed back down the order.

By the third lap, Christian Iddon had carved his way through from fourth to become the third different race leader in as many laps, before Glenn Irwin then regained the position a lap later.

The BMW Safety Car was deployed when Joey Thompson crashed out at Coppice on the fifth lap, with the pack forming up for the restart with Glenn Irwin leading Iddon, O’Halloran, Mackenzie, Andrew Irwin and Ryan Vickers.

Glenn Irwin defended his position hard, holding off the chasing pack as O’Halloran moved up the order and was holding second place by the halfway point of the race.

Two laps later and O’Halloran made a move for the lead into Redgate and started to try and break the pack. The McAMS Yamaha rider edged out a 1.866s advantage at the chequered flag over the final seven laps.

The battle for the final podium positions continued to rage right until the finish line as Mackenzie had fought back into second place, narrowly ahead of Glenn Irwin and Iddon.

However, the McAMS Yamaha rider was demoted to third on the final lap when his Honda Racing rival made a final attempt for second on the brakes at Roberts for the last time and had the edge to the line with Iddon in fourth.

Tommy Bridewell was fifth for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team after Ryan Vickers was issued a two-second time penalty for a course cut on the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki, pushing him to sixth just ahead of Andrew Irwin.

Lee Jackson finished eighth to maintain the final position in the top eight in the standings currently, with Peter Hickman and Bradley Ray completing the top ten. It was another difficult race for defending champion Josh Brookes; he ended the race in 18th position.

The victory in the opening race means that O’Halloran has put himself in contention for the £50,000 prize in the Milwaukee Summer Grand Slam, if he can complete six consecutive race wins across this weekend at Donington Park and the next event at Cadwell Park.

However, tomorrow his Bennetts BSB rivals could also put themselves in with a chance, as five victories across the six races nets a £25,000 prize and four wins claims £10,000.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Donington Park National, BikeSocial Race 1:

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha)
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing) +1.866s
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +1.944s
Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) +2.429s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +4.048s
Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki) +4.671s
Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) +5.731s
Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +5.984s
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +6.175s
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing BMW) +6.195s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Donington Park BikeSocial Race 1:

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 257
Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) 203
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 189
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) 165
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 121
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) 115
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing) 101
Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 96

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

Jason O’Halloran – McAMS Yamaha

Bike Social Race 1 winner

“The start of the race was actually quite difficult as I think all the boys know now they’ve got to get in front of me to try and slow me down a little bit!

“Once I get to the front I seem to be able to do my own thing and I’ve got really good pace, so I know I just need to get to the front.

“I was giving it as good as I was getting it, especially at the start as it was pretty frantic! I wasn’t really too keen on using the kerbs in the first part of the race, which is why I kept getting passed into turn one because I wasn’t committing to the last chicane.

“Once I figured out what I could do I got to the front, got my head down and once I saw plus one on the board, I just controlled the gap.

“I had a really strong pace so I am looking forward to the longer races tomorrow as I think it will suit us even more. Just another five races to go to try to win the Milwaukee money! It was definitely nice to start off with a win and keep myself in the mix for it.”

More, from a press release issued by VisionTrack Ducati:

Fourth For Iddon At Donington Park

The opening race at round five of the 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington Park today proved to be a challenging affair for the VisionTrack Ducati team and although Christian Iddon took a solid fourth place, team mate Josh Brookes crossed the line out of the points in 18th.

Both of Paul Bird’s riders had enjoyed productive first days on the factory-supported VisionTrack Ducati Panigale V4RR at the Leicestershire circuit with the fourth and fifth fastest times putting them straight into today’s second Superpicks session, but that qualifying session proved more challenging with Iddon and Brookes slipping back to eighth and 15th respectively.

Conditions changed considerably before the race as light rain steadily fell but the track had dried sufficiently for the race to be declared dry and full slicks were the order of the day.

A good start for Christian saw him move up to fourth on the opening lap and two laps later, he took the lead for the first time. From there on in, it was a major battle and with the front three riders edging away, the Tyneside-based rider had to settle for fourth at the flag.

Brookes’ race was compromised by a technical issue, and he wasn’t able to reproduce the pace he’d shown yesterday. Battling against the problem, he had to ride round the issue and, after one off-track excursion, crossed the line in 18th place.

Christian Iddon: “I had a reasonable race, but it was a strange start as some people were being quite steady although conditions were a lot better and drier than they thought. That allowed me to come through quite quickly but after that it was a real battle. Everyone has strong pace around this circuit, but I got caught up a bit with Glenn Irwin, rather than staying ahead of him, and that allowed a gap to open up. Fourth’s disappointing as we want the podium credits and when you don’t finish on the box, it’s hard to be content. We’ll make improvements for tomorrow’s races and look to get into a good rhythm.”

Josh Brookes: “We showed more potential at the beginning of the weekend but I’m not sure it was a real indicator of performance as I’m still struggling with the 2021 bike. I’ve accepted I’m not going to get my 2020 bike back and need to persevere as best I can but, unfortunately, I had an issue with the engine braking during the race. That affected my entry into every corner, but I learned how to ride with the issue although too much time was lost so we’ll try again tomorrow.”

Johnny Mowatt, Team Co-ordinator: “It was a solid result for Christian although we’re obviously slightly disappointed not to have finished on the podium. He got duffed up a little bit and didn’t quite have the pace of the front three. The weekend started strongly for Josh and the qualifying position didn’t reflect his performance, but such is the nature of the course, losing a couple of tenths can be a massive difference. He had an issue in the race which compromised his pace, so we’ll look at all the data to see what’s happened and go again tomorrow.”

Tomorrow’s races are scheduled to take place at 13.00 and 16.30 respectively.

More, from a press release issued by Honda Racing UK:

2-2 for Honda Racing UK at Donington Park

Donington Park’s National Circuit has proved once again to be a happy hunting ground for the Honda Racing UK team, as Glenn Irwin and Tom Neave both finished on the podium in today’s opening Bennetts British Superbike and Pirelli National Superstock Championship races in second place respectively, aboard the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.

Having placed third overall in combined times in yesterday’s free practice sessions, Tom was full of confidence heading into today’s Superstock Qualifying at the Leicestershire circuit. Showing the potential of the Fireblade, Tom stormed ahead early in the session to the top of the times, where he remained to claim his first pole position of the year.

A dramatic change in weather conditions saw the Superstock race declared wet and reduced to 15 laps. Getting caught up off the line, Tom dropped down to eighth place on the opening lap. However finding confidence in the wet conditions and with a dry line appearing, he started to make his way back through the pack. Picking off his rivals and posting consistent lap times, by lap 11 Tom had moved into podium contention in second place and was hot on Luke Mossey’s heels for the top spot. Passing Luke, Tom crossed the line to take the chequered flag, however the Honda-man was demoted to second place after he had passed Mossey who ran wide, under yellow flag conditions. Tom is now sitting sixth in the standings with 88 points, ahead of tomorrow’s Race 2.

Celebrations continued for the first Superbike race, with Glenn placing second after a solid ride across the 20 laps. Qualifying on the front row in third place, he had a superb start off the line jumping straight into the lead. Leading the way for the majority of the race he was eventually caught by Yamaha’s duo Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie, and dropped to third. Keeping calm and staying close to Taz, Glenn made his move to take second place where he crossed the line to take his second podium of the 2021 season.

Glenn’s teammates Ryo Mizuno and Takumi Takahashi are getting to grips with the 1.98-mile circuit and improving their times throughout each session. During the race the teammates enjoyed a battle with each other, with Ryo eventually pipping Takumi to the post finishing 19th with Takumi 21st.

The team will be back in action tomorrow (Sunday 15 August) for two more Superbike races and the final Superstock race of the weekend.

#2 Glenn Irwin

Today was a good day coming away with a podium and in particular a second, after the safety car we had some chatter issues once the tyre temperature had dropped, but I did my best to adapt around that. It was great to battle with Mackenzie and I felt maybe with a few more laps I could have taken the fight to Jason [O’Halloran], but we’ll have to wait until tomorrow for that. I’m pleased to have got second, a huge thanks to the Honda team we’ve worked hard to get me in the right place this weekend. We know the Fireblade is strong at Donington, as we showed last year, but we’re still trying to find something ‘perfect’, but as Uncle Tim said, ‘perfect doesn’t exist’, so that helped my outlook, helped me understand and to accept things and adapt, which I think we managed in qualifying. We deserved that podium today and I’m looking forward to two more races tomorrow.

#88 Ryo Mizuno

I was able to do my best in today’s race. I tried to improve my pace in each session from all free practice sessions to today’s race, but after the safety car I couldn’t increase my pace and got separated from the group in front. I was able to keep a good pace at the end of the race, so I will use warm up tomorrow to find my pace and aim to move up further in the two races.

#13 Takumi Takahashi

In today’s race I didn’t get a good speed, like I was hoping I had at Thruxton in Race 1. I managed to make up some places, but I still don’t completely understand this track. I need to improve to get good speed and rhythm just after start. I’ll try to push more tomorrow.

#68 Tom Neave

I feel like I’ve got confidence back after the podium at Thruxton and feel I’m finally back to where I need to be, picking up from where we left off last year. I knew we could be strong here; this is my happy hunting ground. We started from pole and the result shows we can comfortably win the race come rain or shine. I’m so gutted to have been demoted to second place, I worked so hard for the win after dropping down to eighth at the start. We start tomorrow again from pole after I set the fastest lap, I know I’m on good form and have some fire back in my belly and the fact I didn’t win today, just makes me ever more hungry for tomorrow’s race.

More, from a press release issued by Dynavolt Triumph:

Brandon Paasch on the box at Donington Park

Brandon Paasch on the British Supersport podium at Donington Park. Photo courtesy Dynavolt Triumph.

Dynavolt Triumph’s Brandon Paasch achieved his aim of a podium finish in today’s 20-lap Quattro Group British Supersport Championship sprint race at Donington Park.

The great British weather struck again when, prior to the race, rain started to fall at the Leicestershire circuit but the track fully dried for the start and Paasch was able to fight for his first podium in the supersport category with a third place.

Brandon Paasch: “Overall a pretty good race one here at Donington Park, got my first podium in the supersport class. Pretty happy with that but right now I think it’s important to focus, get back to work and try to improve for tomorrow, try to keep going forward. The goal is to win races and we’re on our way so I’m happy with the progress, let’s keep working.”

Teammate Kyle Smith’s day didn’t go quite so well with a huge crash in qualifying. Smith was unhurt but his Dynavolt Triumph was destroyed in the incident. Thankfully he had posted a fast lap before the crash and started the sprint race in fifth on the second row of the grid. Despite the tremendous efforts of the pit crew in rebuilding the bike, Smith experienced clutch issues and faded but still found great race pace to cross the line in eighth position and bag eight points, holding on to third in the championship standings.

Kyle Smith: “Little bit of a difficult race today. We had a big crash in qualifying this morning, the team did a fantastic job getting it up and running for the race but we ended up having no clutch, struggling to go down the gear box braking. So I managed to finish the race and get some points which is good but it’s not where we want to be. Hopefully we can get that fixed for tomorrow and we’ll have the pace to be running up front.”

Dynavolt Triumph Team Manager Simon Buckmaster: “Superb race for Brandon, a really good job by him. I’m pleased for him and Simon and George his technicians. We always win as a team but it’s nice for both sides of the garage to have success so congrats for that, a great job.”

“For Kyle I can’t say enough about the team, both sides of the garage helped to repair the huge damage to that bike. We built a brand-new bike, new frame, new swing arm, new everything in just over three hours so fair play. Then Kyle had clutch slip in the race. When you have a big crash like that, these things can happen. We’ll investigate that and put it right for tomorrow. He struggled to down shift but he learnt to blip the throttle, which he couldn’t do before so there’s always positives! When he worked that out he had the pace in the race the same as the leaders so I’m sure he’ll be right up there fighting for the win tomorrow and we’ll have two bikes up there. Looking forward to it.”

MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From PittRace

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August 14, 2021

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MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From PittRace

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MotoAmerica: Junior Cup Race One Results From PittRace

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August 14, 2021

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MotoAmerica: Junior Cup Race One Results From PittRace

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race One Results From PittRace

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August 14, 2021

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race One Results From PittRace

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An Even Dozen For Gagne In MotoAmerica Superbikes From Pitt Race

12 HONOS Superbike Wins In A Row For Jake Gagne

The start of MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike Race One with Jake Gagne (32) leading Toni Elias (24), Mathew Scholtz (11), Loris Baz (76), Cameron Petersen (45), and the rest of the field through Turn Three. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

WAMPUM, PA (August 14, 2021) – Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha’s Jake Gagne continues his record-setting season of MotoAmerica HONOS Superbike racing as he made it an even dozen today at Pittsburgh International Race Complex with his 12th straight victory of the year.

As is the norm for the runaway championship points leader, Gagne hit the front from pole position, was never headed, and ended up crossing the finish line 11.3 seconds over second place.

“It went really smooth for me,” Gagne said. “I could tell there was a bit of drama behind me. There were those laps where my pit board would grow all of a sudden. After yesterday, we had a lot of weird weather and I think we all were kind of caught by surprise at how hot the track was. When these Dunlops get that hot, they almost don’t last quite as long as you think. I had a couple moments there. I was trying everything I could to try to break that gap. If I got off the first lap in first, I had to try to go because I know these guys are coming. I knew they were going to be close in the race, looking at times. I had just a couple tenths here and there, really, but come race time anything can change. So, I had to be ready for these guys to be right on my neck. But it was a smooth race. I saw, like I said, there was some drama behind me, and I could kind of just inch away a little bit. Half second here, half second there. But this is the type of track, even though I had a nice lead right there, not too far in the beginning, you can’t lollygag around. You can’t let up, because that’s when something bad happens, especially this place. It is tricky. It can catch you out. So, I just tried to keep my zone and focus and at the same time kind of try to think what we can do a little bit better tomorrow, because these boys are going to be coming. They don’t want to finish second or third. Hopefully, we’ll keep the progress going. Hats off to this team because Yamaha 1, 2, 3 is amazing. It shows how awesome these boys are rolling.”

It takes a lot for someone to overshadow 12 wins in a row, but on a sunny Saturday at Pitt Race, Toni Elias came pretty close to doing just that. In just his second race of the year and his first-ever outing on a Yamaha YZF-R1, Elias came off the couch to finish second on Josh Herrin’s Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha. Elias, who first threw his leg over the Yamaha on Friday, slotted in behind his temporary teammate Gagne and finished there.

“Honestly, I don’t know,” Elias said when asked how he did what he did. “It’s been a strange year because I really wanted to race this year since the first race, but I was fighting for an option. I put everything on the table to make it happen. In December, they said they didn’t want me, so I’ve been a little pissed off for months. At the end, Kyle Wyman gave me the opportunity to come back. I just wanted to have fun, to ride the bike, to ride in Laguna, and that motivates me. After that, I told my wife I want to race again. I’m angry. I need to fight again for wins and fight for the championship, but I need an opportunity. So, now arrive. The opportunity is here. Last year was difficult. Many people doubted about me. This is the confirmation I’m still competitive. I received this phone call from Attack Yamaha. I said yes in the second one. I didn’t ask for anything. Just yes, I want to come, I want to ride, I want to try it. It’s been amazing. I arrive here, I feel at home. The bike gave me a super good feeling. I felt safe. I felt I could push since lap one. This bike has a big potential. Just right now I’m not used to it yet. I think with more opportunities or more time I could be much better. I couldn’t think the first race I would be on the podium, so it’s amazing. I cannot ask for more. Congratulations to Jake. He is one step closer to close this championship. Thanks to the team. They treat me so good and all the sponsors who support me, my family during this time. Tomorrow we will have another one, enjoy, and that’s it. After this race, we will see. Josh Herrin will come back, so looking forward to the future. I want to continue racing. I’ll be ready.”

Elias ended up some three seconds ahead of Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz. The South African had survived a hectic first lap with nemesis Loris Baz, the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York-backed Frenchman slamming into Scholtz at least twice in the first handful of corners. Baz would come under attack from M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Cameron Petersen straight away with France clashing with South Africa for a third time in three corners. On the third lap, Baz was gone after crashing out of third place.

From there, Petersen held the spot for a few laps before being passed by Scholtz, who would hold on to third for the rest of the race with Petersen finishing fourth.

“I got off to a pretty decent start,” Scholtz said. “I was behind Jake (Gagne). I was thinking about diving him, but in corner one the outside of the track comes up quickly. So, if you kind of over-try to slide there, you’ll end up running off. So, I was a little bit worried about that. I was going to try to maybe slipstream Jake and get him up into corner three, but Toni (Elias) passed us, and I had to check up slightly. I kind of just thought from there, let me tag onto these boys. They had a pretty decent pace. Going from corner three into corner four, (Loris) Baz T-boned me. We both lost time. Out of the seat going down into corner five again I broke so late. Got to the apex, knee on the floor. The guy just kind of T-boned me a little bit. Kind of shuffled me back. I kind of caught up to Cameron (Petersen) and chilled with him for a couple of laps then managed to pass Cam, I forget which corner. I could see Toni was a couple seconds up, and I really thought I was going to catch him, but it just seemed that if I pushed harder, I just kept on getting kicked out of the seat, almost losing the front. We have to go back and try to figure out why I wasn’t able to drop down to those practice times. Otherwise, I’m pretty happy to be back up here. It’s nice to obviously gain points in the championship over the guys in third, which is positive for us, but I’m not really too happy because we weren’t doing times that we should have, and it was just a difficult race. But overall, I’m taking the positives and looking forward to the second race.”

With Petersen fourth, fifth place went to a lonely Scheibe Racing BMW’s Hector Barbera with the Spaniard 17.9 seconds behind Petersen and eight seconds ahead of Panera Bread Ducati’s Kyle Wyman in sixth. FLY Racing ADR Motorsports’ Bradley Ward was seventh and M4 ECSTAR Bobby Fong was eighth after starting the race on pit lane and finishing lap one in 26th place.

Ninth place went to Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis, the Kentuckian winning the Superbike Cup race in the process as the top finishing Stock 1000. Hayden Gillim, in his first Superbike race of the year on the Franklin Armory/Disrupt Racing Suzuki, was 10th overall and second in the Superbike Cup.

Gagne now has an even 300 points after his 12th win of the year and that puts him 88 points clear of Scholtz, 300-212. Petersen is third with 174 points, 25 more than Fong. The absent Josh Herrin, who is missing his second consecutive race weekend due to COVID-19, drops to fifth in the title chase.

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing:

Gagne Dominates at Pittsburgh for 12th-Straight MotoAmerica Superbike Victory

Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne put on another masterclass performance to score a record-breaking 12th-consecutive MotoAmerica Superbike victory in Race 1 at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. New stand-in teammate Toni Elias had a superb debut, taking second place in his first race outing on the R1.

The 2.8-mile track in Wampum, Pennsylvania, saw the story of the season continue to unfold as series leader Gagne took his seventh-straight pole position of 2021 and led every session of the weekend. The Colorado rider made a smooth getaway from the line, easing into a lead ahead of the fast-starting Elias. He then got into a groove and set the fastest lap of the race on Lap 2 with a 1:40.781. His teammate for the weekend kept him honest for the opening stint, but the points leader kept a cool head and lapped consistently quick times to cross the line with an 11.3-second margin. Gagne’s dominant victory stretched his and the series’ consecutive win record to 12 races and extended his lead in the championship to 88 points.

Taking over for Josh Herrin, who remains sidelined with Covid-19, Elias made an early impression by qualifying fourth and never finished a session outside of the top five. At lights out, the Spaniard made the best getaway of the grid, leaping into second and keeping Gagne on his toes for the first few laps. His teammate soon lost his shadow, leaving Elias to ease away from fellow Yamaha rider Mathew Scholtz back in third to bring home an impressive second-place result in his first race for the team.

The Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing Team lines up tomorrow at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex for Race 2 of Round 7 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship on Sunday, August 15.

Richard Stanboli – Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing Team Manager

“It has been an enjoyable weekend working with two great riders, Jake and Toni. Jake once again rode a flawless race, winning from the front, and Toni showed how easy it is to adapt to the Yamaha R1 quickly. He basically had one day to learn the bike and quickly understood what was needed to race at the front, and ultimately finished second. Tonight, we will look at the information and data we received to make the bikes better for tomorrow. We are looking forward to a repeat of our result.”

Jake Gagne – Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing

“It was another great race! This R1 has worked really well all weekend, and I couldn’t be happier. I got off to a great start and just put my head down to click off the laps we wanted. Thanks again to the team, and we’ll try again tomorrow!”

Toni Elias – Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha Racing

“I’m just so happy to have the opportunity to ride with this team and on this bike that straight away put me on a podium. It wasn’t easy, and it was an intense race after some time without riding, but I could keep a decent pace. It’s a great feeling after some difficult times and people doubting me last year. Having more laps and the info that we got from Race 1 will help me for sure in Race 2. I’m looking forward to testing some new ideas tomorrow in the morning warmup to continue improving. Thanks again to the whole team for a great job!”

More, from a press release issued by Westby Racing:

Scholtz Notches Superbike Podium Number Nine, While Teammate Roach Is Seventh In Junior Cup, At Pitt Race

Wampum, PA – August 14, 2021 – Westby Racing’s Superbike rider Mathew Scholtz is making quite a habit of standing on the podium during the 2021 MotoAmerica Championship. On Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Mathew recorded not only his ninth podium result of the season, but it was also his fifth top-three finish in a row. What’s more, he has only finished outside the top five in one of the 13th races thus far. That’s consistency.

Saturday’s third-place finish was also the result of toughness and determination as Mathew withstood the physicality of fighting for track position. Undeterred by the incidents, Mathew stayed in the race, maintained his position, and completed an all-Yamaha podium.

Mathew Scholtz. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Westby Racing.

“I got off to a pretty decent start,” Mathew said. “I was behind Jake (Gagne). I was thinking about diving him, but in corner one the outside of the track comes up quickly. So, if you kind of over-try to slide there, you’ll end up running off. So, I was a little bit worried about that. I was going to try to maybe slipstream Jake and get him up into corner three, but Toni (Elias) passed us, and I had to check up slightly. I kind of just thought from there, let me tag onto these boys. They had a pretty decent pace. Going from corner three into corner four, (Loris) Baz T-boned me. We both lost time. Out of the seat going down into corner five again I broke so late. Got to the apex, knee on the floor. The guy just kind of T-boned me a little bit. Kind of shuffled me back. I kind of caught up to Cameron (Petersen) and chilled with him for a couple of laps then managed to pass Cam, I forget which corner. I could see Toni was a couple seconds up, and I really thought I was going to catch him, but it just seemed that if I pushed harder, I just kept on getting kicked out of the seat, almost losing the front. We have to go back and try to figure out why I wasn’t able to drop down to those practice times.

“Otherwise, I’m pretty happy to be back up here. It’s nice to obviously gain points in the championship over the guys in third, which is positive for us, but I’m not really too happy because we weren’t doing the lap times that we should have been, and it was just a difficult race. But overall, I’m taking the positives and looking forward to the second race.”

Ed Sullivan, Westby Racing Crew Chief said, “While today’s race was a bit disappointing, especially considering how close we were during practice and qualifying, we have to look at the big picture and take the positives. We were on the box, and we scored solid points in the championship. We have work to do tonight, but I am confident that Mathew will come back even stronger tomorrow.”

Chuck Giacchetto, Westby Racing Team Manager, added, “We certainly had an exciting opening lap in race one today, and hungry riders all fighting for position makes it even more exciting. That being said, I feel that tomorrow’s race will suit Mathew and his R1 Superbike even better. And, even though they finished P3 today, Mathew and the team are even more motivated to make their mark in race two. I would encourage the fans to watch the action any way they can because I promise it will be a barn-burner.”

Sunday’s Superbike race two is at 2 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 (FS1), as well as streamed on MotoAmerica Live+.

In Saturday’s Junior Cup race, Jack started from the inside of the third row in seventh and moved up to sixth on the opening lap. He dropped back to seventh again on lap two, but then, he put himself back into sixth for most of the remaining laps. Unfortunately, on the final run to the checkered flag, he lost one position and ended the 11-lap race back in seventh place where he started.

Sunday’s Junior Cup race two is at 3 p.m. ET and will be streamed on MotoAmerica Live+, as well as broadcast via tape-delay on FS2 this Tuesday, August 17, beginning at 5 p.m. ET.

For more updates about Westby Racing, including news, photos, and videos, visit http://www.WestbyRacing.com

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MotoAmerica: Supersport Race One Results From PittRace (Updated)

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MotoAmerica: Supersport Race One Results From PittRace (Updated)

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Escalante, Gloddy Staying Alive In MotoAmerica Championships At Pitt Race

Richie Escalante and Ben Gloddy Take Much-Needed Victories

WAMPUM, PA (August 14, 2021) – The two riders who really needed to win on Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex to keep their championship aspirations alive did exactly that.

In Supersport, that rider was Richie Escalante, the defending class champion who had watched up close as his rival Sean Dylan Kelly ripped off six straight wins. On Saturday at Pitt Race, Escalante put a stop to that and won his third race of the season to keep his slim championship hopes alive.

In SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup, Ben Gloddy pulled off the win while his championship rival Tyler Scott finished fourth – and now Scott’s lead is just four points with five races left to run.

Richie Escalante (1) held off Sean Dylan Kelly (40) to win Supersport Race One. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Supersport: Escalante Gets It Done

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly came into Pitt Race with a six-race winning streak and a total of nine wins on the season. Meanwhile, defending Supersport Champion and HONOS HVMC Racing Kawasaki rider Richie Escalante has two wins this year, and he has finished second to Kelly seven of the nine times that he has won. But, in race one at Pitt Race, Escalante finally turned the tables on Kelly, broke his winning streak, and notched his third victory this year. In this race, Kelly finished second, while Landers Racing Yamaha’s Rocco Landers followed up his second-place finish at Brainerd with a third-place result in race one at Pitt Race

“For sure, I’m very happy,” said Kelly. I finished too much in second place, so I’m happy to be back in first. Very difficult weekend. I lost practice one yesterday (due to a technical issue with the bike), so I needed to step by step feel better with my bike. I’m not a qualifying rider. I like the races. Every race, I feel good. I think Sean’s (Kelly) very fast during all the race, so I learned a couple things. I’m just waiting, waiting, and then in some moments, especially in the chicane it’s very difficult to find a good line when you’re behind riders or every lap I just lose time there. I’m scared to touch the curb and grass. For sure, I need to continue improving for tomorrow. The most important thing is to start winning races, and we’ll see. It’s a championship and these are the last rounds, so I’m very happy. Thanks to all my team who support me. Keep pushing.”

Ben Gloddy (72) leads Joseph LiMandri Jr. (62), Tyler Scott (behind LiMandri), and David Kohlstaedt (29) en route to winning SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Race One. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup: Gloddy Closes In

The points race is tight in the SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup class as the season approaches its conclusion, and Landers Racing Kawasaki rider Ben Gloddy, who is second in the championship, knows that he needs wins over points leader Tyler Scott to overcome his deficit.

Saturday’s race one started out like it was going to be another lap-by-lap battle between second-place Gloddy and race leader Scott. But, as the laps wound down, Gloddy managed to overtake Scott. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a group of riders that included Joe LiMandri Jr., David Kohlstaedt, and Gus Rodio joined the fray.

At the checkers, it was Gloddy who got the win, with Bauce Racing/Cybersafe Solutions/JL62 Racing Kawasaki’s LiMandri Jr. finishing second and just .358 of a second behind Gloddy, while Veloce Racing Kawasaki’s Kohlstaedt finished third and only .259 of a second behind LiMandri Jr.

“It was an awesome race,” said Gloddy. “I tried to keep the pressure on Tyler (Scott) as much as I could. I guess me and Tyler just weren’t going fast enough to pull away. I almost lost it there at the end. I had a couple moments with the front end. I was struggling with some chatter. We’re trying to get that sorted for tomorrow. I was praying Joe (LiMandri Jr.0 didn’t draft me to the line. Luckily, he didn’t, and I came out with the win.”

CJ Lukacs (77) leads Trisha Dahl (44) and the rest of the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. field at PittRace. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. — CJ Lukacs (77) leads Trisha Dahl (144) and the rest of the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. field at PittRace. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race: Lukacs, Again

The first race of the weekend was round two of the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Championship, and CJ Lukacs followed up her win at Brainerd International Raceway with a victory at Pitt Race. And, as a matter of fact, the entire podium at Pitt Race was identical to the one at Brainerd, with Becky Goebel finishing second and Trisha Dahl coming home in third. The seven women who make up the program each custom-built their own Continental GT 650 racebikes, which they are racing in the three-round series.

“I wasn’t comfortable from the first time out all day yesterday,” Lukacs said. “I struggled a lot with that, and I couldn’t get my bike to turn. I was frustrated, for sure. It was hard. But, at the end of the day and then in qualifying this morning, I felt 200 times better than I did at any point yesterday. I definitely felt way more confident coming into that.”

Anthony Mazziotto (516) won the Twins Cup race. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Twins Cup: Mazziotto Does It Again

The final race of the day on Saturday was the Twins Cup class’s lone event of the weekend. Veloce Racing Aprilia rider Anthony Mazziotto, who joined the team midway through the season, won his second straight race, and in this one, Mazziotto took the checkered flag by more than three seconds over second-place finisher Hayden Schultz, who was aboard his Hayden Schultz Racing Yamaha. Incidentally, Schultz was moved up from third to second after Teagg Hobbs was disqualified following a post-race inspection of his bike. And, with Schultz moving up to second, Righteous Racing Aprilia’s Jody Barry rounded out the podium.

“Looking at the times this morning, I thought it was going to be him (Teagg Hobbs) and me up front,” said Mazziotto. “Everyone was just going so fast in the race. I was just trying my hardest to keep them 48’s down in the low 48.5, as low as I could keep the 48 just the best I could try to do. Just trying to break them guys. I looked back a few times and saw I had pulled a little bit of a gap, so the last couple laps of the race it was just smooth sailing for me. I actually saw someone filming coming over turn two, and I gave him a quick ‘peace’.”

Kensei Matsudaira (74) leads Jesse James Shedden (99) en route to victory in the Mini Cup by Motul 160 class. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Mini Cup by Motul: Red-Hot Action

In Mini Cup by Motul, which took place on the kart track adjacent to Pitt Race’s main track, Nathan Gouker and Kensei Matsudaira each won both of their respective races. Gouker took both 110-class races aboard his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York Ohvale, while American Racing Team’s Kensei Matsudaira took the victories in both 160-class races. In the 190 class, GPMSC-Xtreme Autoglass Pros’ Ryder Davis was the victor in race one, while California Mini Grand Prix rider Alexander Enriquez wrapped up the round by winning race two.

More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:

KELLY CONTENDS IN PITTSBURGH, EARNS SECOND IN A CLOSE RACE

Sean Dylan Kelly (40). Photo by Brian J. Nelson. — Sean Dylan Kelly (40) finished second in MotoAmerica Race 1 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.
Photo By Brian J. Nelson.

Team Hammer earned the podium again as the 2021 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship resumed at Pittsburgh International Race Complex on Saturday.

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly scored Team Hammer’s 320th AMA Pro/MotoAmerica podium with a fighting runner-up finish in the day’s MotoAmerica Supersport contest.

Kelly, who entered the weekend with a six-race win streak and opened the day’s race from pole, led from the start aboard his Suzuki GSX-R600 racebike. The Floridian held strong there until finally being overtaken by his rival with two and a half laps remaining.

‘SDK’ executed an immediate counter to reclaim the lead at the start of the penultimate lap but was ultimately displaced to second by 0.144 seconds at the checkered flag.

Kelly remained upbeat after the race after gaining valuable MotoAmerica Supersport championship points. Suzuki-mounted Kelly now leads by a 56-point margin after the first race day in Pennsylvania.

Now boasting nine wins and three seconds in 13 races, SDK said, “That was definitely a great race. We have to be happy to still be fighting like this in this stage of the championship. Honestly, it was a good race. I wasn’t able to see where he was stronger than me throughout the race, so I just tried to stay as close as I could. I tried to prepare a pass, but cut the curb a little too much and had a moment. I lost my chance to fight in the last few corners, but it’s okay. To be that close is super important.

“We have some homework to do. I know some things we can do to improve for tomorrow, both with the bike and with myself. Like always, we’re going to keep on working. I have to give another huge thank you to my M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team.”

Meanwhile, teammate Sam Lochoff found himself embroiled in a four-rider fight for the final spot on the Supersport podium. Starting from sixth, the South African quickly worked his way up to third, where he would stay until mid-distance.

Lochoff ran off at the chicane and was pushed down to sixth late but made a final-lap maneuver to secure a top-five result at the checkered flag.

MotoAmerica Superbike ace and fellow South African Cameron Petersen did one better than his countryman in the subsequent premier-class clash.

Petersen made an aggressive pass on his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R early in the race to sneak into third. After some jockeying, he finally arrived in fourth on lap 7, which is where he would remain until the end.

Teammate Bobby Fong made the best of a race day marred by some serious misfortune. Slated to line up alongside Petersen on the second row, Fong was forced to return to pitlane following the warm-up lap due to a malfunctioning aftermarket remote brake adjuster. After some quick adjustments by his crew, the Californian returned to the fray well back of the field.

Nevertheless, Fong not only used the race as an extended test session, he picked up some valuable points by gaining nearly 20 positions en route to an inspiring eighth-place performance.

Completing the race just behind Fong, Jake Lewis highlighted his recent form on the Team Hammer-built Altus Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000R by finishing first in the Superbike Cup, a designation for racers competing in the race with stock machinery. Lewis had separated from a pack that included M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Wyatt Farris (4th in Superbike Cup and 12th overall.)

The MotoAmerica Superbike and Supersport contenders will be back on track on Sunday. They’ll be joined by the Stock 1000 class, which also includes a similarly impressive Team Hammer presence. Title leader Jake Lewis will open the race aboard his from pole while M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Wyatt Farris will look to continue his strong recent form after qualifying seventh.

About Team Hammer

The 2021 season marks Team Hammer’s 41st consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 120 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 320 times and have won nine AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships (in Superbike and Supersport.) The team has also won 137 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships.

MotoAmerica: Royal Enfield BTR Race Results From PittRace

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August 14, 2021

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MotoAmerica: Royal Enfield BTR Race Results From PittRace

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MotoAmerica: Hobbs Captures Twins Cup Pole At PittRace

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August 14, 2021

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MotoAmerica: Hobbs Captures Twins Cup Pole At PittRace

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MotoAmerica: Kelly Captures Supersport Pole Position At PittRace

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August 14, 2021

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MotoAmerica: Kelly Captures Supersport Pole Position At PittRace

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MotoE: Aldeguer Wins E-Pole At Red Bull Ring II

David Swarts

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August 14, 2021

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MotoE: Aldeguer Wins E-Pole At Red Bull Ring II

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