Young grabs pole in mixed conditions after CSBK revises Pro Superbike grids
Bowmanville, ON – Ben Young will start from pole position for each of this weekend’s three Pro Superbike races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, after mixed weather conditions and a formal petition forced revised grids on Friday.
Rain stopped the second of two afternoon sessions for the feature Pro Superbike category, where the top ten qualifiers from the first Q1 offering were provided with the opportunity to go out on special Dunlop Qualifying slick rubber.
CSBK Officials initially opted to use the results of the first session to determine the grids, since the unpredictable weather made continuing with the interrupted final “Q2” opportunity problematic. This decision was not well received by several Pro Superbike competitors.
A short while later, a formal petition was submitted by eight of the ten racers who participated in the second “Q2” session to determine Pole and the starting grid. BMW’s Ben Young, Michael Leon, Ivan Babic and Jordan Royds, Suzuki racers Alex Dumas and Trevor Daley, Kawasaki pilot Sebastien Tremblay, and Honda mounted Steven Nickerson all requested that the times posted in the first half of the 20-minute rain-interrupted session be used to establish a grid.
Reigning Canadian national champion Jordan Szoke, riding for Kawasaki, and Tomas Casas, who crashed his Yamaha in the second session, did not sign the document.
“Based on the fact that the majority of the Pro racers asked for this adjustment, we have decided to respect their wishes and honor their request,” explained CSBK boss Colin Fraser. “We understand that the situation this afternoon was complicated, and tempers ran high. It is unfortunate that our goal to go for ultimate lap times with the special tires provided by Dunlop this weekend just didn’t work out.”
With the decision now final, the grid will look much different for the weekend’s three feature races, though Ben Young will retain pole position and Alex Dumas will still start second after both riders claimed the same positions in both sessions.
Now starting third will be Sebastian Tremblay, who moves up one spot from his Q1 time, while Trevor Daley will take the biggest jump to complete the front row in fourth after only managing eighth in Q1.
The second row will now be kicked off by Michael Leon in fifth, an improvement of two positions from his first session, while Steven Nickerson retains sixth place and the middle of the second row.
Tomas Casas will move from third to seventh following the revision, after the early crash in Q2 cost him a second front-row start of the season. Ivan Babic will move up two spots to lead off the third row in eighth, while the biggest faller is reigning champion Jordan Szoke, who drops from fifth to ninth in what is his worst qualifying finish since 2010.
In addition to his Superbike duties, Tremblay will start from pole position in both of the weekend’s Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike races, pacing the grid aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki with a time of 1:24.579.
Rookie pro Trevor Dion was perhaps the biggest surprise of the day, securing second on the grid with a time just 0.162 seconds behind Tremblay, as the former Lightweight race winner will look to spoil the pole sitter’s weekend aboard his LDS Consultants Kawasaki.
Third on the grid for the middleweight doubleheader will be former Guyanese Superbike champion Elliott Vieira, who excelled at CTMP a year ago and will look to replicate that success this weekend for the Snow City Cycle Yamaha team.
Completing the front row in the Sport Bike category will be another Kawasaki in the form of David MacKay, as the Mack Attack Racing rider continued his strong form at the circuit where he found the podium once before in 2018.
Jacob Black stormed to his first career pole position in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight class, shattering the qualifying lap record and breaking his own outright record with a time of 1:39.813 aboard his Kawasaki Ninja 400.
Black was already comfortably on pole when he posted the record-breaking time on his final lap, cruising past second-place qualifier Paul Etienne Courtois by over a second.
Championship leader Mackenzie Weil struggled to fifth in the qualifying session, but the Kawasaki teenager can still make a strong push at the front as the Lightweight category will again rely heavily on the slipstream down the Andretti back straightaway.
Fellow title hopeful Anthony Bergeron was the man to beat on track in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike class, though Bergeron will be docked one position after failing to meet the fuel requirements in post-race tech inspection on his BMW.
Alex Cleary will instead start from pole this weekend, benefitting from the penalty after only losing out on the fastest time by 0.126 seconds to his BMW counterpart out front.
Brad Macrae continued his sensational Amateur Sport Bike season with another pole position in middleweight category, blitzing the field to a time of 1:26.476 aboard his privateer Honda.
Only hometown teenager Matthew Simpson was able to get close to Macrae, qualifying second on the grid and just 0.360 seconds behind, while no other rider was able to get within a second of the top two championship rivals.
Full results from Friday’s exciting day of qualifying can be found on the series’ official website at csbk.ca, while the schedule for this weekend’s racing can also be found online ahead of Superbike race one on Saturday.
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 18.892
2. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.017
3. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.078
4. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.081
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.118
6. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.142
7. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.157
8. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.175
9. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.188
10. JD Beach (Yam), 19.291
11. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.342
12. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.435
13. James Rispoli (Har), 19.497
AFT Singles Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Trent Lowe (Suz), 18.991
2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.059
3. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.116
4. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.151
5. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.161
6. Max Whale (KTM), 19.230
7. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.278
8. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.294
9. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.302
10. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.362
11. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.382
12. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.386
13. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 19.399
14. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.407
15. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.459
16. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.470
17. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.491
18. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.506
19. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.536
20. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.562
21. Ezra Brusky (Hon), 19.579
22. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.654
23. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 19.677
24. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.728
25. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.769
26. Trent Pickle (Hus), 19.807
27. James Ott (KTM), 19.868
28. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 19.910
29. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.060
AFT Production Twins Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.435
2. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.450
3. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.486
4. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 19.503
5. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.548
6. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.566
7. Chad Cose (Har), 19.567
8. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.573
9. Cameron Smith (Yam), 19.649
10. David Wiggin (Har), 19.664
11. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 19.796
12. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 19.837
13. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.135
14. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.162
15. Dan Bromley (Yam), 20.163
16. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.552
17. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 20.760
Astro Invitational Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 19.831
2. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.258
3. Lance Jones (Bul), 20.359
4. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.646
5. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.881
6. Roger Durkee (Bul), 21.280
7. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.474
8. Eric Dewitt (Bul), 24.484
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Free Practice 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.092
2. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.102
3. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.146
4. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.161
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.170
6. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.189
7. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.240
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.273
9. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.296
10. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.309
11. JD Beach (Yam), 19.320
12. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.347
13. James Rispoli (Har), no time recorded
AFT Singles Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 18.984
2. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.160
3. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.240
4. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.288
5. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.320
6. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.339
7. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.348
8. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.349
9. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.388
10. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.390
11. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.415
12. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.426
13. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 19.461
14. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.467
15. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.502
16. Max Whale (KTM), 19.515
17. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.546
18. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.573
19. Ezra Brusky (Hon), 19.575
20. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.583
21. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.606
22. James Ott (KTM), 19.645
23. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 19.648
24. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.662
25. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 19.721
26. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.757
27. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.852
28. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 19.919
29. Trent Pickle (Hus), no time recorded
AFT Production Twins Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Chad Cose (Har), 19.315
2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.491
3. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.530
4. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.551
5. Cameron Smith (Yam), 19.559
6. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.584
7. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 19.687
8. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.713
9. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.783
10. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 19.785
11. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 19.818
12. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.888
13. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 19.911
14. David Wiggin (Har), 19.942
15. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.247
16. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.309
17. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), no time recorded
Astro Invitational Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.193
2. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.197
3. Lance Jones (Bul), 20.200
4. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.265
5. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.460
6. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.169
7. Roger Durkee (Bul), 21.171
8. Eric Dewitt (Bul), 24.761
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 18.951
2. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.006
3. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.056
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.062
5. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.082
6. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.115
7. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.131
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.224
9. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.270
10. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.279
11. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.327
12. JD Beach (Yam), 19.336
13. James Rispoli (Har), 19.639
AFT Singles Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.190
2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.212
3. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.260
4. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.283
5. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.299
6. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.302
7. Max Whale (KTM), 19.350
8. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.376
9. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.433
10. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.438
11. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.479
12. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.486
13. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.492
14. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.506
15. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.558
16. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.569
17. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.581
18. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.655
19. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.670
20. James Ott (KTM), 19.705
21. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 19.711
22. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 19.761
23. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 19.773
24. Ezra Brusky (Hon), 19.818
25. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.845
26. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.902
27. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.935
28. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.114
29. Trent Pickle (Hus), no time recorded
AFT Production Twins Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.504
2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.558
3. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.633
4. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.650
5. Chad Cose (Har), 19.765
6. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.825
7. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.863
8. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 19.867
9. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.988
10. David Wiggin (Har), 20.003
11. Cameron Smith (Yam), 20.204
12. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 20.256
13. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 20.257
14. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 20.307
15. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.477
16. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.482
17. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.491
Astro Invitational Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.454
2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.519
3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.598
4. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.613
5. Lance Jones (Bul), 20.751
6. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.157
7. Roger Durkee (Bul), 23.242
8. Eric Dewitt (Bul), no time recorded
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.607
2. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.614
3. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.653
4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.732
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.852
6. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.881
7. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.886
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.960
9. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.961
10. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.986
11. James Rispoli (Har), 20.036
12. Davis Fisher (Ind), 20.062
13. JD Beach (Yam), 20.066
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 8 laps
2. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -01.666 seconds
3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -02.234
4. Brandon Price (Ind), -02.785
5. Robert Pearson (Ind), -03.611
6. James Rispoli (Har), -05.280
7. Larry Pegram (Ind), -8 laps
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 8 laps
2. Jared Mees (Ind), -00.328 seconds
3. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -01.750
4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -02.037
5. JD Beach (Yam), -03.082
6. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -03.383
Provisional AFT Production Twins Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dan Bromley (Yam), 8 laps
2. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -00.576 seconds
3. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -01.925
4. Cameron Smith (Yam), -02.370
5. Chad Cose (Har), -02.731
6. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), -03.869
7. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), -04.348
8. Brandon Newman (Kaw), -04.996
9. Garret Wilson (Kaw), -06.130
Provisional AFT Production Twins Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cory Texter (Yam), 8 laps
2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), -00.725 seconds
3. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), -02.056
4. Ben Lowe (Har), -02.600
5. Danny Eslick (Kaw), -03.934
6. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -05.106
7. David Wiggin (Har), -05.132
8. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), -05.380
Provisional AFT Singles Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 8 laps
2. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -00.050 seconds
3. Henry Wiles (Hon), -00.458
4. Tanner Dean (Hon), -00.680
5. Trevor Brunner (Hon), -00.997
6. Max Whale (KTM), -01.814
7. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -02.695
8. Cole Zabala (Hon), -02.990
9. Michael Rush (Yam), -04.347
10. Kody Kopp (Hon), -04.751
11. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -06.322
12. Jared Lowe (Hon), -06.717
13. Michael Lainhart (Hon), -07.438
14. Ezra Brusky (Hon), -8 laps
Provisional AFT Singles Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 8 laps
2. Ryan Wells (Hon), -00.523 seconds
3. Trent Lowe (Suz), -01.014
4. Damon Ream (KTM), -01.774
5. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -01.907
6. Ferran Cardus (Suz), -01.919
7. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -02.320
8. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -02.552
9. Jordan Jean (Hon), -03.363
10. Billy Ross (KTM), -03.889
11. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), -05.783
12. Ian Wolfe (Hon), -05.796
13. Hunter Bauer (KTM), -5 laps, -**.***
14. James Ott (KTM), -5 laps
Provisional Astro Invitational Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 8 laps
2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), -00.475 seconds
3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), -00.487
4. Lance Jones (Bul), -02.909
5. Pete DeSantis (Bul), -03.940
6. Henry Landry (Bul), -6 laps, -**.***
7. Eric Dewitt (Bul), -6 laps, -**.**0
8. Roger Durkee (Bul), -8 laps
Provisional Mission SuperTwins MIssion Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 4 laps
2. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -00.190 seconds
3. Jared Mees (Ind), -00.290
4. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -4 laps
Provisional Astro Invitational Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 8 laps
2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), -00.475 seconds
3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), -00.487
4. Lance Jones (Bul), -02.909
5. Pete DeSantis (Bul), -03.940
6. Henry Landry (Bul), -6 laps, -**.***
7. Eric Dewitt (Bul), -6 laps, -**.**0
8. Roger Durkee (Bul), -8 laps
Provisional AFT Production Twins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cory Texter (Yam), 21 laps
2. Cameron Smith (Yam), -00.732 seconds
3. Dalton Gauthier (Har), -06.037
4. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -06.668
5. Dan Bromley (Yam), -08.242
6. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), -12.203
7. Ben Lowe (Har), -12.242
8. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -13.215
9. Danny Eslick (Kaw), -14.340
10. David Wiggin (Har), -15.270
11. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), -16.016
12. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -16.247
13. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), -1 lap, -01.612
14. Brandon Newman (Kaw), -1 lap, -02.743
15. Chad Cose (Har), -1 lap, -03.279
16. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), -9 laps
Provisional AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 21 laps
2. Trevor Brunner (Hon), -00.130 seconds
3. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -01.845
4. Trent Lowe (Suz), -03.157
5. Ferran Cardus (Suz), -03.200
6. Henry Wiles (Hon), -03.634
7. Max Whale (KTM), -05.346
8. Tanner Dean (Hon), -06.244
9. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), -06.952
10. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -07.509
11. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -10.029
12. Ryan Wells (Hon), -11.023
13. Kody Kopp (Hon), -11.658
14. Cole Zabala (Hon), -13.283
15. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -13.674
16. Damon Ream (KTM), -13.738
17. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -1 lap, -04.219
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 32 laps
2. Briar Bauman (Ind), -00.178 seconds
3. Jared Mees (Ind), -05.082
4. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -05.389
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -06.684
6. JD Beach (Yam), -07.296
7. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -08.779
8. Brandon Price (Ind), -09.091
9. Davis Fisher (Ind), -12.254
10. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -15.009
11. Robert Pearson (Ind), -17.968
12. James Rispoli (Har), -18.581
13. Larry Pegram (Ind), -32 laps
More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:
Halbert Holds Off Bauman to Take New York ST I
Daniels reignites the fire; Texter steadily increases points lead in AFT Production Twins.
Sammy Halbert (69) leads Briar Bauman (1) in the Mission AFT SuperTwins main event at New York Short Track I. Photo courtesy AFT.
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. (August 13, 2021) – Sammy Halbert (No. 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750) beat the odds on multiple fronts to score an inspiring victory in the Mission Foods New York Short Track I presented by Mad Max Indian Motorcycle on Friday night at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, New York.
Already riding wounded after suffering a broken foot and missing multiple rounds earlier this season, Halbert was forced to sit out the evening’s Mission Challenge following a heavy fall as a result of being taken out in his Semi.
Despite it all, Halbert rose up to grab the lead away from double defending Grand National Champion Briar Bauman (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) two minutes into the 10-minute-plus-two-lap Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle Main Event.
Unsurprisingly, Bauman did not go away that easily. He instantly altered his lines to mimic Halbert’s and went into full-on Friday the 13th stalking mode for almost the entirety of the remainder of the race.
With less than 30 seconds on the clock, Bauman finally threw an attempt up the inside of Halbert, even as the Coolbeth-Nila Racing ace sat tight on the bottom line. The champ grabbed the advantage momentarily, but the combination of a big handful of throttle and ultra-slick surface nearly sent Bauman to the ground.
Halbert went right back by as a result, only to see Bauman return with a similar, albeit more measured strike. Still, Halbert had an answer and successfully countered yet again. He then rebuked any further attempts with some precision bike placement to the flag en route to his 15th career premier-class victory.
“That was awesome — I love it!” Halbert said. “I was fired up to say the least. I just had to focus in and be smart. He was trying those block passes on me and I just had to use my years of experience to keep it on the bottom and not let him get the best of me. I know he’s so aggressive going for these wins, so I did not give him an opening and we brought it home.”
Despite narrowly missing out on a third successive victory, Bauman still managed to expand his title lead to 33 points with seven races remaining.
Meanwhile, Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) ran down the resurgent Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Indian Motorcycle of Oklahoma City FTR750) and beat him to the line by 0.307 seconds to secure the final spot on the podium.
Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) came out on top of a four-way fight for fifth, out-dueling an impressive JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) as well as his Mission Roof Systems teammates Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) and Brandon Price (No. 92 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) for the position.
Davis Fisher (No. 67 BMC Racing/Dick Wall 60 Indian FTR750) and home-state hero Kolby Carlile (No. 36 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) rounded out the top ten.
AFT Singles
Reigning AFT Singles king Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) scored a thrilling, last-lap victory over Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R) to reignite his title defense with aplomb.
Daniels spent the second half the race clawing his way back up to Brunner, who had somehow managed to eek away from an intense battle for the lead that also included the likes of Morgen Mischler (No. 13 Mission Roof Systems KTM 450 SX-F), Henry Wiles (No. 17 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R), Ferran Cardús (No. 377 Roof Systems of Dallas TX/Bullet Strong Racing RM-Z450) and Trent Lowe (No. 48 WBR/Suzuki Motor of America RM-Z450).
With the lines constantly evolving, the final laps saw Brunner and Daniels hugged low and tight and Mischler and Cardús circulating high and wide, all running with nearly equal efficiency. Just when Brunner looked to have a second-career Progressive AFT win within his grasp, Daniels made a last-gasp push to eliminate the distance to his one-time amateur foe.
With a lap-and-a-half to go, Daniels slid up the inside to steal a slight advantage. The two then took the white flag running side-by-side, but the Estenson Yamaha ace held the inside line and made it work to the checkered flag with 0.129 seconds to spare.
Afterward, Daniels said, “These last few weeks have been some of the toughest parts — just getting used to dealing with pressure and not having the finishes we want. (Team manager) Tommy Hayden told me the problem wasn’t going to fix itself, so I said, ‘All right, I’ve to go out there and do something about it.’ And that’s exactly what we did.”
Mischler railed his way to third — his sixth podium on the season and third third-place in succession — while Lowe snatched fourth away from weekend teammate Cardús at the stripe by 0.042 seconds.
Early leader Wiles faded to sixth, finishing one position ahead of championship leader Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE). The seventh-place finish marked the Aussie’s worst result of the season, allowing Daniels to close to within two points heading into tomorrow’s rematch.
AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines
Breakaway AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines title leader Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) went wire-to-wire to notch up his fifth victory of the 2021 season.
Among his many strengths as a rider, perhaps the most consequential is Texter’s uncanny ability to bolt off the line and take the holeshot with regularity. He did so again on Friday night and leveraged the clear track to work up an immediate one-second gap. That ultimately proved vital in his efforts to deny a hard-charging Cameron Smith (No. 44 Fredericktown Yamaha/Richie Reynolds Racing MT-07) a maiden Progressive AFT win.
Despite starting with the last pick on Row 2, Smith made quick work of a talented group of pursuers that included Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Cycles/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R), Johnny Lewis (No. 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield Twins FT), and Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07).
He drove up the inside of Gauthier with over four-and-a-half minutes remaining to move into second and then set his sights on the escaping Texter. Over the next several minutes, Smith made up a fraction here and a fraction there. That hard work nearly positioned Smith within striking distance as the two opened the final lap with a group of lappers ahead.
Despite that promise of drama, Texter carved his way through without incident to climb back atop the podium following two consecutive third-place finishes.
“I’m just gonna dig,” Texter said. “I’m going to take advantage of every opportunity to get on the front row and get a holeshot. It was a technical track and I’m happy with this (win). It’s been a long few weeks since Port Royal, and I’m happy to be back up here.”
Gauthier gritted out a podium some six seconds in arrears. The Port Royal HM victor was in serious pain throughout the Main after catching his inside foot in a hole during his Semi but still managed to fight his way to third.
Fourth went to Lewis following a highly entertaining battle with Bromley that saw the two square each other up and trade positions just about every corner deep into the contest. Bromley fell off the chase for the position late and came home a lonely fifth.
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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Daniels Comes Up Huge in New York Short Track I Triumph
Estenson Racing returned to the top of the Progressive American Flat Track podium with a perfectly timed victory courtesy of defending AFT Singles champion Dallas Daniels in last night’s New York Short Track I. Daniels’ triumph headlined an evening that also saw JD Beach score a highly competitive sixth-place result in the premier class. Kolby Carlile joined his Mission SuperTwins teammate inside the top-10. Mikey Rush cheered on his teammates after narrowly missing the AFT Singles Main Event.
Daniels demonstrated the heart of a champion at Weedsport Speedway. After enduring some uncharacteristically difficult race weekends in recent outings, the talented teenager was locked in and back to his best at Weedsport Speedway aboard his YZ450F. The reigning champion won his Semi and secured a strong starting position for the Main. Despite not enjoying an ideal launch, he drifted from the inside out, railing around the outside to slot into a four-way fight for the lead. Even as the preferred lines and riders in contention evolved dramatically throughout the race, Daniels was a constant near the front. Sitting in the runner-up position with the clock ticking away, he stepped up his game in crunch time. He rapidly closed in on the leader and then dove up the inside to grab the lead with just a lap-and-a-half remaining. The pair took the white flag running alongside one another, but Daniels had the superior line which he translated into his second victory of 2021. The clutch win also saw him move to within one point of the championship leader.
Beach showed a similar fighting spirit in the Mission SuperTwins Main Event. Back on his Yamaha MT-07 DT a couple of weeks after claiming a pair of sixth-place finishes on pavement aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 in substitute MotoAmerica Superbike duty, he delivered an identical result on dirt. After struggling throughout the day on the venue’s ultra-slick surface, Beach found his groove when it mattered the most and charged forward throughout the Main. He systematically worked his way up from ninth and into a heated four-way scrap for fifth, which he would ultimately end in sixth.
Carlile got off to a great start in his Semi and was battling up front, but ultimately was shuffled back sixth. With a less than ideal grid spot in the Main Event, he clawed his way up the order as well. Eager to impress in front of his home-state fans, the New Yorker made the most of the challenging conditions to turn an early 12th-place ride into a top-10 result.
Rush also struggled in his quest to find traction on Friday night. The multi-time national race winner finished one spot out of a qualifying position in his Semi and has shifted his focus to Saturday’s rematch.
All four Estenson Racing riders will have another opportunity to impress on Saturday as the weekend doubleheader concludes with the New York Short Track II.
Tommy Hayden – Estenson Racing Team Manager
“It was a little bit of a mixed night for us tonight at Weedsport, but overall it was positive. Dallas bounced back with the win in the Singles class. He really needed that, and he closed right back in on the title chase, which is great to see after a rough outing at the last race. It was unfortunate for Mikey to not make the Main Event tonight, but that’s the beauty of a doubleheader; you get a quick turnaround for a chance to redeem yourself. We’ll figure something out with him for tomorrow, and he’ll get back up front where he belongs.
“On the Twins side of the team, it was an up and down day. We had a couple of strong practice sessions and a couple where we struggled. When it came time for the Main, JD really stepped up and improved his riding, and the guys made some tweaks to the bike. He had a really competitive Main Event battling not too far off the podium. That was good to see because this is not a track that suits us. Coming from the third row made it tough, but he rode a really good race. Kolby had a great practice, but we weren’t quite able to get him comfortable for the Main Event. We’re looking forward to tomorrow night, and hopefully, we can build on tonight and come back and improve even more.”
Dallas Daniels – Estenson Racing AFT Singles
“It was a great day here at Weedsport. The day started off actually pretty rough. We were way back in free practice, and it seemed like it was going to go the direction of Port Royal. I was sort of getting upset and down on myself, but we made some changes to the motorcycle, and we were pretty fast in qualifying, giving us a front-row start in the Semi. I won my Semi and was on pole for the Main Event, but I got a pretty terrible start and found myself in fourth or fifth and riding around in places I didn’t want to be. I finally got to my line and was able to put in some smooth, consistent laps. About halfway through, I had a really good line and just kept tracking down the leader. He got out to a pretty big lead, but I was able to catch him with about two laps to go. I think I only led one lap of the race, but it was the last one, so that’s all that matters.
“I want to give a big thanks to the whole Estenson Racing team. We had a really rough weekend at Port Royal. I’m not going to lie; these past two weeks trying to figure out how we’re going to fix this was probably one of the toughest moments in my young professional career. We kept working hard, my dad, my crew chief, James Hart, Tommy Hayden, and myself. We said we’re going to fix this problem because it’s not going to fix itself, and we went out and fixed it. We did everything we could, and it worked out in our favor. I want to thank those guys for sticking behind me and believing in me.”
JD Beach – Estenson Racing Mission SuperTwins
“The day started out a little rough. The way the track was made it really difficult for us. It kept changing every time we went out, so that made it hard to dial in a setup. As the night went on, it just kept getting slicker and slicker, but the team kept a good eye on it and made some really good calls on the setup for the Main. Starting on the third row is never easy, but we made the call to start on the outside to try and roll through the first corner. Before the race, I was checking out the track, and the high line didn’t look too bad, so I went right up there to try and make some moves. Then I saw riders on the bottom and moved down there. The track got so slick that it was really important to ride super easy and basically slow. So I just worked the bottom and kept moving forward and almost got fifth. Starting the day out qualifying second to last and working up to sixth is great for us and something to work off of for tomorrow.”
Kolby Carlile – Estenson Racing Mission SuperTwins
“Today started off pretty good. I was able to qualify eighth and stayed in eighth over a few sessions. I felt pretty good, and the times were pretty close to the front guys. In the Semi, I had a really good start and was running in second, but I just kind of went backward from there. We didn’t really make a lot of changes to the bike, and we struggled a little bit. I’m not really sure where we missed the mark, but I’m going to go home and get a good night’s sleep at my own house and come back tomorrow with a fresh mind and ready to do a lot better.”
Mikey Rush – Estenson Racing AFT Singles
“It was a tough day for sure. The track was pretty slick, and we struggled all day. We didn’t qualify that well and had to start from the third row in the Semi. That really put us behind on a track that was tough to make passes on, and we didn’t make the Main. We’re going to put tonight behind us and come back swinging tomorrow.”
Jake Gagne Leads HONOS Superbike Q1 At Pittsburgh International Race Complex
Jake Gagne (32). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
WAMPUM, PA (August 13, 2021) – For the second straight race weekend, Jake Gagne had a different teammate under the Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha awning with the arrival of Toni Elias as a fill-in rider for Josh Herrin. No biggie. Unfazed as always, Gagne went about the business of again being the fastest of the HONOS Superbike men on a hot and sunny Friday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.
Gagne, who was joined in the team by JD Beach at the last round at Brainerd International Raceway, lapped at a best of 1:41.129 on his second lap of Q1. The Californian spent more time on hot pit than normal during Q1 as he and the team tried some different suspension tweaks. With rain forecast for this evening, it all may be for naught, however, Gagne said.
“We made some suspension changes after the first one (session),” Gagne said. “I liked the forks, but we needed to go stiffer with the springs because we were bottoming it out a little this morning. We changed the shock too, but we ended up going back to the shock we used this morning. Just some suspension tweaks and some electronic stuff too, trying to dial in engine braking… just little things. I think we are now in a really good spot. We will look at the data and make a decision on the two shocks we tried. The rain will wash the rubber off again and the track will change again. The track was different for sure than even this morning.”
Gagne bested Westby Racing Mathew Scholtz by .726 of a second with the South African putting in his best lap on his 13th go-around. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York’s Loris Baz was third, just a tick quicker than M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Cameron Petersen.
Then came Elias in his first day on the bike he’s battled with for his entire MotoAmerica career – the factory YZF-R1. Elias was fast from the get-go on the bike, ending the first session third. He dropped down to eighth early in the session when some chassis changes didn’t work, but he bounced back to fifth when the changes were reversed.
Panera Bread Ducati’s Kyle Wyman was sixth with M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong seventh. Scheibe Racing BMW’s Hector Barbera, Superbike Cupper Jake Lewis on the Altus Motorsports Suzuki, and Travis Wyman Racing BMW’s Travis Wyman rounded out the top 10 on opening day.
Gagne’s 1:41.129 is off Cameron Beaubier’s lap record at Pitt Race with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion ripping off a 1:39.472 during Superpole in 2019. Beaubier also holds the race lap record with a 1:40.550 set in race two in 2020.
The Benjamin Gloddy/Tyler Scott duel resumed on Friday at Pitt Race with Gloddy coming out on top in Q1 on his Landers Racing Kawasaki. Gloddy led Scott Powersports/KTM’s Scott by .852 of a second. Kermoto/Madden Painting’s Cody Wyman rounded out the top three on Friday afternoon.
Sean Dylan Kelly (40). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Sean Dylan Kelly kept his hot hand in Supersport’s Q1, the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider ripping off a 1:44.330 to lead North East Cycle Outlet Racing Yamaha’s Benjamin Smith by a tick over a second. Landers Racing Yamaha’s Rocco Landers ended up third on day one. HONOS HVMC’s Racing Kawasaki’s Richie Escalante ended up fifth after a mechanical problem cost him the entire first practice session in the morning.
MESA37’s Stefano Mesa led the Stock 1000 Q1 session with his 1:44.842, but that lap was bettered by Jake Lewis, Travis Wyman and HONOS HVMC’s Corey Alexander all went quicker in the Superbike session on their Stock 1000-spec motorcycles.
In Twins Cup Q1, it was Veloce Racing’s Anthony Mazziotto coming out on top by half a second with his 1:49.360. Innovative Motorsports/Mike’s Imports’ Teagg Hobbs and Righteous Racing’s Jody Berry rounded out the top three.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Friday Ends With Good News for Ducati Duo in Pittsburgh, as Both Riders Finish in The Top Six
Sunnyvale, Calif., August 13, 2021 – The opening day of MotoAmerica 2021 at the spectacular Pittsburgh International Raceway saw Ducati duo Loris Baz and Kyle Wyman both end the day within the top six.
At one of the most challenging tracks on the calendar, Loris Baz completed a marathon 35 laps on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York entry, ending the Qualifying 1 session fourth, 0.967 seconds behind pacesetter, Yamaha’s Jake Gagne.
For Kyle Wyman on the green and black Panera Bread Ducati Panigale V4 R, he finished the day a competitive sixth on the Qualifying 1 timesheets. The Arizona resident completed 29 laps of the 2.7 mile Pittsburgh complex, his final time of 1:42.292 putting him 1.163 seconds off Gagne.
There is still plenty to play for as Qualifying 2 gets underway tomorrow morning that will decide the grid for race one later in the day.
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York – Ducati #76)
“It’s been a challenging day,” Baz said. “I know the track because we’ve been here before with the Ducati Panigale V4 S but this is the first time I’ve ridden the V4 R here. Like every track this year, we’ve been trying to learn the gearing and the set-up. We were way off the gearing for the first session, but we got it together for the Qualifying 1. That was better, but I still don’t have the feeling in the second section of the track that I want. We’ll be trying to make an improvement overnight for tomorrow so we’re closer to the front and will try to find the vibes I had with the bike at Laguna.”
Kyle Wyman (Panera Bread Ducati – Ducati #33)
“Today was a really positive day,” Wyman said. “We started out with a bike that was an evolution from what we tested here with back in May and we ran the second session with the same settings we tested with. That brought us closer to the front and now we have somewhere to work from. Now we’re P6 and only two-tenths off third, so that puts us in that podium mix. Despite still having a healing elbow, it has been a really positive day. We have a few changes to try out for tomorrow morning, and hopefully we find something for the middle sector. We’re on par for the first and third sectors, but we need to find a bit of time for the second.”
Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his Dynavolt Triumph Street Triple RS 765, was seventh in British Supersport combined practice times Friday at Donington Park.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Hickman under the lap record to top opening day of Donington Park action
Peter Hickman launched the FHO Racing BMW to the top of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship SUPERPICKS Free Practice times at Donington Park, setting a pace under the existing lap record to edge out championship leader Jason O’Halloran by 0.122s in the closing stages.
O’Halloran had set the pace in the morning and continued to set the benchmark earlier in the session, but the McAMS Yamaha rider crashed out unhurt at Coppice and was then sidelined for the remainder of SUPERPICKS Free Practice 2.
Hickman’s flying lap came in the final moments of another incredibly close session where the top 18 riders were covered by less than a second, with Kyle Ryde in 18th just 0.934s adrift of the leading time.
Ryan Vickers had another impressive session on the RAF Regular and Reserve Kawasaki to end the opening day third fastest, just ahead of VisionTrack Ducati pairing Christian Iddon and defending champion Josh Brookes, who returned to his familiar #25 this weekend and continued a resurgence to complete the top five.
Rory Skinner delivered a strong end to his day to climb into sixth position for the FS-3 Kawasaki team ahead of Honda Racing’s Glenn Irwin and the second FHO Racing BMW of Xavi Forés.
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW), Lee Jackson (FS-3 Kawasaki), Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) and Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) completed the SUPERPICKS 12 who progress directly into tomorrow’s pole-position deciding Q2 session.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Donington Park National, SUPERPICKS Free Practice combined times:
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) 1m:06.156s
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.122s
Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular and Reserve Kawasaki) +0.134s
Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) +0.228s
Josh Brookes (VisionTrack Ducati) +0.276s
Rory Skinner (FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.292s
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing) +0.323s
Xavi Forés (FHO Racing BMW) +0.361s
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.380s
Lee Jackson (FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.403s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.423s
Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.451s
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Peter Hickman – FHO Racing BMW
Fastest in SUPERPICKS Free Practice
“It has been a pretty good start to Donington Park in the free practice sessions! I am normally not as fast on the first day, so to actually be fast straight away is really good for me.
“The FHO Racing BMW has been working really well. We made a few tweaks between sessions and it felt instantly that we went in the right direction straight away.
“I feel really comfortable and the time came fairly easily – or as easy as it can be in this game! The times are so close so I am definitely happy to be P1 so far.”
Ben Young (86). Photo by Colin Fraser, courtesy CSBK.
Young grabs pole in mixed conditions after CSBK revises Pro Superbike grids
Bowmanville, ON – Ben Young will start from pole position for each of this weekend’s three Pro Superbike races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, after mixed weather conditions and a formal petition forced revised grids on Friday.
Rain stopped the second of two afternoon sessions for the feature Pro Superbike category, where the top ten qualifiers from the first Q1 offering were provided with the opportunity to go out on special Dunlop Qualifying slick rubber.
CSBK Officials initially opted to use the results of the first session to determine the grids, since the unpredictable weather made continuing with the interrupted final “Q2” opportunity problematic. This decision was not well received by several Pro Superbike competitors.
A short while later, a formal petition was submitted by eight of the ten racers who participated in the second “Q2” session to determine Pole and the starting grid. BMW’s Ben Young, Michael Leon, Ivan Babic and Jordan Royds, Suzuki racers Alex Dumas and Trevor Daley, Kawasaki pilot Sebastien Tremblay, and Honda mounted Steven Nickerson all requested that the times posted in the first half of the 20-minute rain-interrupted session be used to establish a grid.
Reigning Canadian national champion Jordan Szoke, riding for Kawasaki, and Tomas Casas, who crashed his Yamaha in the second session, did not sign the document.
“Based on the fact that the majority of the Pro racers asked for this adjustment, we have decided to respect their wishes and honor their request,” explained CSBK boss Colin Fraser. “We understand that the situation this afternoon was complicated, and tempers ran high. It is unfortunate that our goal to go for ultimate lap times with the special tires provided by Dunlop this weekend just didn’t work out.”
With the decision now final, the grid will look much different for the weekend’s three feature races, though Ben Young will retain pole position and Alex Dumas will still start second after both riders claimed the same positions in both sessions.
Now starting third will be Sebastian Tremblay, who moves up one spot from his Q1 time, while Trevor Daley will take the biggest jump to complete the front row in fourth after only managing eighth in Q1.
The second row will now be kicked off by Michael Leon in fifth, an improvement of two positions from his first session, while Steven Nickerson retains sixth place and the middle of the second row.
Tomas Casas will move from third to seventh following the revision, after the early crash in Q2 cost him a second front-row start of the season. Ivan Babic will move up two spots to lead off the third row in eighth, while the biggest faller is reigning champion Jordan Szoke, who drops from fifth to ninth in what is his worst qualifying finish since 2010.
In addition to his Superbike duties, Tremblay will start from pole position in both of the weekend’s Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike races, pacing the grid aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki with a time of 1:24.579.
Rookie pro Trevor Dion was perhaps the biggest surprise of the day, securing second on the grid with a time just 0.162 seconds behind Tremblay, as the former Lightweight race winner will look to spoil the pole sitter’s weekend aboard his LDS Consultants Kawasaki.
Third on the grid for the middleweight doubleheader will be former Guyanese Superbike champion Elliott Vieira, who excelled at CTMP a year ago and will look to replicate that success this weekend for the Snow City Cycle Yamaha team.
Completing the front row in the Sport Bike category will be another Kawasaki in the form of David MacKay, as the Mack Attack Racing rider continued his strong form at the circuit where he found the podium once before in 2018.
Jacob Black stormed to his first career pole position in the Super Sonic Road Race School Lightweight class, shattering the qualifying lap record and breaking his own outright record with a time of 1:39.813 aboard his Kawasaki Ninja 400.
Black was already comfortably on pole when he posted the record-breaking time on his final lap, cruising past second-place qualifier Paul Etienne Courtois by over a second.
Championship leader Mackenzie Weil struggled to fifth in the qualifying session, but the Kawasaki teenager can still make a strong push at the front as the Lightweight category will again rely heavily on the slipstream down the Andretti back straightaway.
Fellow title hopeful Anthony Bergeron was the man to beat on track in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike class, though Bergeron will be docked one position after failing to meet the fuel requirements in post-race tech inspection on his BMW.
Alex Cleary will instead start from pole this weekend, benefitting from the penalty after only losing out on the fastest time by 0.126 seconds to his BMW counterpart out front.
Brad Macrae continued his sensational Amateur Sport Bike season with another pole position in middleweight category, blitzing the field to a time of 1:26.476 aboard his privateer Honda.
Only hometown teenager Matthew Simpson was able to get close to Macrae, qualifying second on the grid and just 0.360 seconds behind, while no other rider was able to get within a second of the top two championship rivals.
Full results from Friday’s exciting day of qualifying can be found on the series’ official website at csbk.ca, while the schedule for this weekend’s racing can also be found online ahead of Superbike race one on Saturday.
Weedsport Speedway. Photo by Scott Hunter, courtesy AFT.
New York Short Track I/American Flat Track
Weedsport Speedway
Weedsport, New York
August 13, 2021
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 18.892
2. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.017
3. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.078
4. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.081
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.118
6. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.142
7. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.157
8. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.175
9. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.188
10. JD Beach (Yam), 19.291
11. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.342
12. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.435
13. James Rispoli (Har), 19.497
AFT Singles Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Trent Lowe (Suz), 18.991
2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.059
3. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.116
4. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.151
5. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.161
6. Max Whale (KTM), 19.230
7. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.278
8. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.294
9. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.302
10. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.362
11. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.382
12. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.386
13. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 19.399
14. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.407
15. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.459
16. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.470
17. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.491
18. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.506
19. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.536
20. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.562
21. Ezra Brusky (Hon), 19.579
22. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.654
23. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 19.677
24. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.728
25. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.769
26. Trent Pickle (Hus), 19.807
27. James Ott (KTM), 19.868
28. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 19.910
29. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.060
AFT Production Twins Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.435
2. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.450
3. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.486
4. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 19.503
5. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.548
6. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.566
7. Chad Cose (Har), 19.567
8. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.573
9. Cameron Smith (Yam), 19.649
10. David Wiggin (Har), 19.664
11. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 19.796
12. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 19.837
13. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.135
14. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.162
15. Dan Bromley (Yam), 20.163
16. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.552
17. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 20.760
Astro Invitational Provisional Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 19.831
2. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.258
3. Lance Jones (Bul), 20.359
4. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.646
5. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.881
6. Roger Durkee (Bul), 21.280
7. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.474
8. Eric Dewitt (Bul), 24.484
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Free Practice 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.092
2. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.102
3. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.146
4. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.161
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.170
6. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.189
7. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.240
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.273
9. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.296
10. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.309
11. JD Beach (Yam), 19.320
12. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.347
13. James Rispoli (Har), no time recorded
AFT Singles Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 18.984
2. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.160
3. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.240
4. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.288
5. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.320
6. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.339
7. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.348
8. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.349
9. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.388
10. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.390
11. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.415
12. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.426
13. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 19.461
14. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.467
15. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.502
16. Max Whale (KTM), 19.515
17. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.546
18. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.573
19. Ezra Brusky (Hon), 19.575
20. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.583
21. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.606
22. James Ott (KTM), 19.645
23. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 19.648
24. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.662
25. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 19.721
26. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.757
27. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.852
28. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 19.919
29. Trent Pickle (Hus), no time recorded
AFT Production Twins Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Chad Cose (Har), 19.315
2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.491
3. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.530
4. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.551
5. Cameron Smith (Yam), 19.559
6. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.584
7. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 19.687
8. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.713
9. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.783
10. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 19.785
11. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 19.818
12. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.888
13. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 19.911
14. David Wiggin (Har), 19.942
15. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.247
16. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.309
17. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), no time recorded
Astro Invitational Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.193
2. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.197
3. Lance Jones (Bul), 20.200
4. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.265
5. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.460
6. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.169
7. Roger Durkee (Bul), 21.171
8. Eric Dewitt (Bul), 24.761
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 18.951
2. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.006
3. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.056
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.062
5. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.082
6. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.115
7. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.131
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.224
9. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.270
10. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.279
11. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.327
12. JD Beach (Yam), 19.336
13. James Rispoli (Har), 19.639
AFT Singles Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Wells (Hon), 19.190
2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.212
3. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 19.260
4. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.283
5. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.299
6. Trent Lowe (Suz), 19.302
7. Max Whale (KTM), 19.350
8. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 19.376
9. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 19.433
10. Kody Kopp (Hon), 19.438
11. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 19.479
12. Henry Wiles (Hon), 19.486
13. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), 19.492
14. Michael Rush (Yam), 19.506
15. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.558
16. Ferran Cardus (Suz), 19.569
17. Trevor Brunner (Hon), 19.581
18. Damon Ream (KTM), 19.655
19. Hunter Bauer (KTM), 19.670
20. James Ott (KTM), 19.705
21. Michael Lainhart (Hon), 19.711
22. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 19.761
23. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), 19.773
24. Ezra Brusky (Hon), 19.818
25. Jared Lowe (Hon), 19.845
26. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.902
27. Billy Ross (KTM), 19.935
28. Ian Wolfe (Hon), 20.114
29. Trent Pickle (Hus), no time recorded
AFT Production Twins Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dan Bromley (Yam), 19.504
2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), 19.558
3. Ben Lowe (Har), 19.633
4. Cory Texter (Yam), 19.650
5. Chad Cose (Har), 19.765
6. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), 19.825
7. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), 19.863
8. Danny Eslick (Kaw), 19.867
9. Johnny Lewis (Roy), 19.988
10. David Wiggin (Har), 20.003
11. Cameron Smith (Yam), 20.204
12. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 20.256
13. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), 20.257
14. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), 20.307
15. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 20.477
16. Brandon Newman (Kaw), 20.482
17. Garret Wilson (Kaw), 20.491
Astro Invitational Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.454
2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.519
3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.598
4. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.613
5. Lance Jones (Bul), 20.751
6. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.157
7. Roger Durkee (Bul), 23.242
8. Eric Dewitt (Bul), no time recorded
Mission AFT SuperTwins Provisional Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 19.607
2. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 19.614
3. Briar Bauman (Ind), 19.653
4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 19.732
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 19.852
6. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.881
7. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.886
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.960
9. Robert Pearson (Ind), 19.961
10. Brandon Price (Ind), 19.986
11. James Rispoli (Har), 20.036
12. Davis Fisher (Ind), 20.062
13. JD Beach (Yam), 20.066
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 8 laps
2. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -01.666 seconds
3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -02.234
4. Brandon Price (Ind), -02.785
5. Robert Pearson (Ind), -03.611
6. James Rispoli (Har), -05.280
7. Larry Pegram (Ind), -8 laps
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 8 laps
2. Jared Mees (Ind), -00.328 seconds
3. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -01.750
4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -02.037
5. JD Beach (Yam), -03.082
6. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -03.383
Provisional AFT Production Twins Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dan Bromley (Yam), 8 laps
2. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -00.576 seconds
3. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -01.925
4. Cameron Smith (Yam), -02.370
5. Chad Cose (Har), -02.731
6. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), -03.869
7. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), -04.348
8. Brandon Newman (Kaw), -04.996
9. Garret Wilson (Kaw), -06.130
Provisional AFT Production Twins Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cory Texter (Yam), 8 laps
2. Dalton Gauthier (Har), -00.725 seconds
3. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), -02.056
4. Ben Lowe (Har), -02.600
5. Danny Eslick (Kaw), -03.934
6. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -05.106
7. David Wiggin (Har), -05.132
8. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), -05.380
Provisional AFT Singles Semi 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 8 laps
2. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -00.050 seconds
3. Henry Wiles (Hon), -00.458
4. Tanner Dean (Hon), -00.680
5. Trevor Brunner (Hon), -00.997
6. Max Whale (KTM), -01.814
7. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -02.695
8. Cole Zabala (Hon), -02.990
9. Michael Rush (Yam), -04.347
10. Kody Kopp (Hon), -04.751
11. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -06.322
12. Jared Lowe (Hon), -06.717
13. Michael Lainhart (Hon), -07.438
14. Ezra Brusky (Hon), -8 laps
Provisional AFT Singles Semi 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 8 laps
2. Ryan Wells (Hon), -00.523 seconds
3. Trent Lowe (Suz), -01.014
4. Damon Ream (KTM), -01.774
5. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -01.907
6. Ferran Cardus (Suz), -01.919
7. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -02.320
8. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -02.552
9. Jordan Jean (Hon), -03.363
10. Billy Ross (KTM), -03.889
11. Kasey Sciscoe (Hon), -05.783
12. Ian Wolfe (Hon), -05.796
13. Hunter Bauer (KTM), -5 laps, -**.***
14. James Ott (KTM), -5 laps
Provisional Astro Invitational Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 8 laps
2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), -00.475 seconds
3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), -00.487
4. Lance Jones (Bul), -02.909
5. Pete DeSantis (Bul), -03.940
6. Henry Landry (Bul), -6 laps, -**.***
7. Eric Dewitt (Bul), -6 laps, -**.**0
8. Roger Durkee (Bul), -8 laps
Provisional Mission SuperTwins MIssion Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 4 laps
2. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -00.190 seconds
3. Jared Mees (Ind), -00.290
4. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -4 laps
Provisional Astro Invitational Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 8 laps
2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), -00.475 seconds
3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), -00.487
4. Lance Jones (Bul), -02.909
5. Pete DeSantis (Bul), -03.940
6. Henry Landry (Bul), -6 laps, -**.***
7. Eric Dewitt (Bul), -6 laps, -**.**0
8. Roger Durkee (Bul), -8 laps
Provisional AFT Production Twins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cory Texter (Yam), 21 laps
2. Cameron Smith (Yam), -00.732 seconds
3. Dalton Gauthier (Har), -06.037
4. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -06.668
5. Dan Bromley (Yam), -08.242
6. Ryan Varnes (Kaw), -12.203
7. Ben Lowe (Har), -12.242
8. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -13.215
9. Danny Eslick (Kaw), -14.340
10. David Wiggin (Har), -15.270
11. Jeremiah Duffy (Kaw), -16.016
12. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -16.247
13. Kasey Sciscoe (Kaw), -1 lap, -01.612
14. Brandon Newman (Kaw), -1 lap, -02.743
15. Chad Cose (Har), -1 lap, -03.279
16. Mitch Harvat (Kaw), -9 laps
Provisional AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 21 laps
2. Trevor Brunner (Hon), -00.130 seconds
3. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -01.845
4. Trent Lowe (Suz), -03.157
5. Ferran Cardus (Suz), -03.200
6. Henry Wiles (Hon), -03.634
7. Max Whale (KTM), -05.346
8. Tanner Dean (Hon), -06.244
9. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), -06.952
10. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -07.509
11. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -10.029
12. Ryan Wells (Hon), -11.023
13. Kody Kopp (Hon), -11.658
14. Cole Zabala (Hon), -13.283
15. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -13.674
16. Damon Ream (KTM), -13.738
17. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -1 lap, -04.219
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Sammy Halbert (Ind), 32 laps
2. Briar Bauman (Ind), -00.178 seconds
3. Jared Mees (Ind), -05.082
4. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -05.389
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -06.684
6. JD Beach (Yam), -07.296
7. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -08.779
8. Brandon Price (Ind), -09.091
9. Davis Fisher (Ind), -12.254
10. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -15.009
11. Robert Pearson (Ind), -17.968
12. James Rispoli (Har), -18.581
13. Larry Pegram (Ind), -32 laps
More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:
Halbert Holds Off Bauman to Take New York ST I
Daniels reignites the fire; Texter steadily increases points lead in AFT Production Twins.
Sammy Halbert (69) leads Briar Bauman (1) in the Mission AFT SuperTwins main event at New York Short Track I. Photo courtesy AFT.
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. (August 13, 2021) – Sammy Halbert (No. 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750) beat the odds on multiple fronts to score an inspiring victory in the Mission Foods New York Short Track I presented by Mad Max Indian Motorcycle on Friday night at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, New York.
Already riding wounded after suffering a broken foot and missing multiple rounds earlier this season, Halbert was forced to sit out the evening’s Mission Challenge following a heavy fall as a result of being taken out in his Semi.
Despite it all, Halbert rose up to grab the lead away from double defending Grand National Champion Briar Bauman (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) two minutes into the 10-minute-plus-two-lap Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle Main Event.
Unsurprisingly, Bauman did not go away that easily. He instantly altered his lines to mimic Halbert’s and went into full-on Friday the 13th stalking mode for almost the entirety of the remainder of the race.
With less than 30 seconds on the clock, Bauman finally threw an attempt up the inside of Halbert, even as the Coolbeth-Nila Racing ace sat tight on the bottom line. The champ grabbed the advantage momentarily, but the combination of a big handful of throttle and ultra-slick surface nearly sent Bauman to the ground.
Halbert went right back by as a result, only to see Bauman return with a similar, albeit more measured strike. Still, Halbert had an answer and successfully countered yet again. He then rebuked any further attempts with some precision bike placement to the flag en route to his 15th career premier-class victory.
“That was awesome — I love it!” Halbert said. “I was fired up to say the least. I just had to focus in and be smart. He was trying those block passes on me and I just had to use my years of experience to keep it on the bottom and not let him get the best of me. I know he’s so aggressive going for these wins, so I did not give him an opening and we brought it home.”
Despite narrowly missing out on a third successive victory, Bauman still managed to expand his title lead to 33 points with seven races remaining.
Meanwhile, Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) ran down the resurgent Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Indian Motorcycle of Oklahoma City FTR750) and beat him to the line by 0.307 seconds to secure the final spot on the podium.
Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) came out on top of a four-way fight for fifth, out-dueling an impressive JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) as well as his Mission Roof Systems teammates Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) and Brandon Price (No. 92 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) for the position.
Davis Fisher (No. 67 BMC Racing/Dick Wall 60 Indian FTR750) and home-state hero Kolby Carlile (No. 36 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) rounded out the top ten.
AFT Singles
Reigning AFT Singles king Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) scored a thrilling, last-lap victory over Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R) to reignite his title defense with aplomb.
Daniels spent the second half the race clawing his way back up to Brunner, who had somehow managed to eek away from an intense battle for the lead that also included the likes of Morgen Mischler (No. 13 Mission Roof Systems KTM 450 SX-F), Henry Wiles (No. 17 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R), Ferran Cardús (No. 377 Roof Systems of Dallas TX/Bullet Strong Racing RM-Z450) and Trent Lowe (No. 48 WBR/Suzuki Motor of America RM-Z450).
With the lines constantly evolving, the final laps saw Brunner and Daniels hugged low and tight and Mischler and Cardús circulating high and wide, all running with nearly equal efficiency. Just when Brunner looked to have a second-career Progressive AFT win within his grasp, Daniels made a last-gasp push to eliminate the distance to his one-time amateur foe.
With a lap-and-a-half to go, Daniels slid up the inside to steal a slight advantage. The two then took the white flag running side-by-side, but the Estenson Yamaha ace held the inside line and made it work to the checkered flag with 0.129 seconds to spare.
Afterward, Daniels said, “These last few weeks have been some of the toughest parts — just getting used to dealing with pressure and not having the finishes we want. (Team manager) Tommy Hayden told me the problem wasn’t going to fix itself, so I said, ‘All right, I’ve to go out there and do something about it.’ And that’s exactly what we did.”
Mischler railed his way to third — his sixth podium on the season and third third-place in succession — while Lowe snatched fourth away from weekend teammate Cardús at the stripe by 0.042 seconds.
Early leader Wiles faded to sixth, finishing one position ahead of championship leader Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE). The seventh-place finish marked the Aussie’s worst result of the season, allowing Daniels to close to within two points heading into tomorrow’s rematch.
AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines
Breakaway AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines title leader Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) went wire-to-wire to notch up his fifth victory of the 2021 season.
Among his many strengths as a rider, perhaps the most consequential is Texter’s uncanny ability to bolt off the line and take the holeshot with regularity. He did so again on Friday night and leveraged the clear track to work up an immediate one-second gap. That ultimately proved vital in his efforts to deny a hard-charging Cameron Smith (No. 44 Fredericktown Yamaha/Richie Reynolds Racing MT-07) a maiden Progressive AFT win.
Despite starting with the last pick on Row 2, Smith made quick work of a talented group of pursuers that included Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Cycles/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R), Johnny Lewis (No. 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield Twins FT), and Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07).
He drove up the inside of Gauthier with over four-and-a-half minutes remaining to move into second and then set his sights on the escaping Texter. Over the next several minutes, Smith made up a fraction here and a fraction there. That hard work nearly positioned Smith within striking distance as the two opened the final lap with a group of lappers ahead.
Despite that promise of drama, Texter carved his way through without incident to climb back atop the podium following two consecutive third-place finishes.
“I’m just gonna dig,” Texter said. “I’m going to take advantage of every opportunity to get on the front row and get a holeshot. It was a technical track and I’m happy with this (win). It’s been a long few weeks since Port Royal, and I’m happy to be back up here.”
Gauthier gritted out a podium some six seconds in arrears. The Port Royal HM victor was in serious pain throughout the Main after catching his inside foot in a hole during his Semi but still managed to fight his way to third.
Fourth went to Lewis following a highly entertaining battle with Bromley that saw the two square each other up and trade positions just about every corner deep into the contest. Bromley fell off the chase for the position late and came home a lonely fifth.
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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Daniels Comes Up Huge in New York Short Track I Triumph
Estenson Racing returned to the top of the Progressive American Flat Track podium with a perfectly timed victory courtesy of defending AFT Singles champion Dallas Daniels in last night’s New York Short Track I. Daniels’ triumph headlined an evening that also saw JD Beach score a highly competitive sixth-place result in the premier class. Kolby Carlile joined his Mission SuperTwins teammate inside the top-10. Mikey Rush cheered on his teammates after narrowly missing the AFT Singles Main Event.
Daniels demonstrated the heart of a champion at Weedsport Speedway. After enduring some uncharacteristically difficult race weekends in recent outings, the talented teenager was locked in and back to his best at Weedsport Speedway aboard his YZ450F. The reigning champion won his Semi and secured a strong starting position for the Main. Despite not enjoying an ideal launch, he drifted from the inside out, railing around the outside to slot into a four-way fight for the lead. Even as the preferred lines and riders in contention evolved dramatically throughout the race, Daniels was a constant near the front. Sitting in the runner-up position with the clock ticking away, he stepped up his game in crunch time. He rapidly closed in on the leader and then dove up the inside to grab the lead with just a lap-and-a-half remaining. The pair took the white flag running alongside one another, but Daniels had the superior line which he translated into his second victory of 2021. The clutch win also saw him move to within one point of the championship leader.
Beach showed a similar fighting spirit in the Mission SuperTwins Main Event. Back on his Yamaha MT-07 DT a couple of weeks after claiming a pair of sixth-place finishes on pavement aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 in substitute MotoAmerica Superbike duty, he delivered an identical result on dirt. After struggling throughout the day on the venue’s ultra-slick surface, Beach found his groove when it mattered the most and charged forward throughout the Main. He systematically worked his way up from ninth and into a heated four-way scrap for fifth, which he would ultimately end in sixth.
Carlile got off to a great start in his Semi and was battling up front, but ultimately was shuffled back sixth. With a less than ideal grid spot in the Main Event, he clawed his way up the order as well. Eager to impress in front of his home-state fans, the New Yorker made the most of the challenging conditions to turn an early 12th-place ride into a top-10 result.
Rush also struggled in his quest to find traction on Friday night. The multi-time national race winner finished one spot out of a qualifying position in his Semi and has shifted his focus to Saturday’s rematch.
All four Estenson Racing riders will have another opportunity to impress on Saturday as the weekend doubleheader concludes with the New York Short Track II.
Tommy Hayden – Estenson Racing Team Manager
“It was a little bit of a mixed night for us tonight at Weedsport, but overall it was positive. Dallas bounced back with the win in the Singles class. He really needed that, and he closed right back in on the title chase, which is great to see after a rough outing at the last race. It was unfortunate for Mikey to not make the Main Event tonight, but that’s the beauty of a doubleheader; you get a quick turnaround for a chance to redeem yourself. We’ll figure something out with him for tomorrow, and he’ll get back up front where he belongs.
“On the Twins side of the team, it was an up and down day. We had a couple of strong practice sessions and a couple where we struggled. When it came time for the Main, JD really stepped up and improved his riding, and the guys made some tweaks to the bike. He had a really competitive Main Event battling not too far off the podium. That was good to see because this is not a track that suits us. Coming from the third row made it tough, but he rode a really good race. Kolby had a great practice, but we weren’t quite able to get him comfortable for the Main Event. We’re looking forward to tomorrow night, and hopefully, we can build on tonight and come back and improve even more.”
Dallas Daniels – Estenson Racing AFT Singles
“It was a great day here at Weedsport. The day started off actually pretty rough. We were way back in free practice, and it seemed like it was going to go the direction of Port Royal. I was sort of getting upset and down on myself, but we made some changes to the motorcycle, and we were pretty fast in qualifying, giving us a front-row start in the Semi. I won my Semi and was on pole for the Main Event, but I got a pretty terrible start and found myself in fourth or fifth and riding around in places I didn’t want to be. I finally got to my line and was able to put in some smooth, consistent laps. About halfway through, I had a really good line and just kept tracking down the leader. He got out to a pretty big lead, but I was able to catch him with about two laps to go. I think I only led one lap of the race, but it was the last one, so that’s all that matters.
“I want to give a big thanks to the whole Estenson Racing team. We had a really rough weekend at Port Royal. I’m not going to lie; these past two weeks trying to figure out how we’re going to fix this was probably one of the toughest moments in my young professional career. We kept working hard, my dad, my crew chief, James Hart, Tommy Hayden, and myself. We said we’re going to fix this problem because it’s not going to fix itself, and we went out and fixed it. We did everything we could, and it worked out in our favor. I want to thank those guys for sticking behind me and believing in me.”
JD Beach – Estenson Racing Mission SuperTwins
“The day started out a little rough. The way the track was made it really difficult for us. It kept changing every time we went out, so that made it hard to dial in a setup. As the night went on, it just kept getting slicker and slicker, but the team kept a good eye on it and made some really good calls on the setup for the Main. Starting on the third row is never easy, but we made the call to start on the outside to try and roll through the first corner. Before the race, I was checking out the track, and the high line didn’t look too bad, so I went right up there to try and make some moves. Then I saw riders on the bottom and moved down there. The track got so slick that it was really important to ride super easy and basically slow. So I just worked the bottom and kept moving forward and almost got fifth. Starting the day out qualifying second to last and working up to sixth is great for us and something to work off of for tomorrow.”
Kolby Carlile – Estenson Racing Mission SuperTwins
“Today started off pretty good. I was able to qualify eighth and stayed in eighth over a few sessions. I felt pretty good, and the times were pretty close to the front guys. In the Semi, I had a really good start and was running in second, but I just kind of went backward from there. We didn’t really make a lot of changes to the bike, and we struggled a little bit. I’m not really sure where we missed the mark, but I’m going to go home and get a good night’s sleep at my own house and come back tomorrow with a fresh mind and ready to do a lot better.”
Mikey Rush – Estenson Racing AFT Singles
“It was a tough day for sure. The track was pretty slick, and we struggled all day. We didn’t qualify that well and had to start from the third row in the Semi. That really put us behind on a track that was tough to make passes on, and we didn’t make the Main. We’re going to put tonight behind us and come back swinging tomorrow.”
Jake Gagne Leads HONOS Superbike Q1 At Pittsburgh International Race Complex
Jake Gagne (32). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
WAMPUM, PA (August 13, 2021) – For the second straight race weekend, Jake Gagne had a different teammate under the Fresh N’ Lean Attack Performance Yamaha awning with the arrival of Toni Elias as a fill-in rider for Josh Herrin. No biggie. Unfazed as always, Gagne went about the business of again being the fastest of the HONOS Superbike men on a hot and sunny Friday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.
Gagne, who was joined in the team by JD Beach at the last round at Brainerd International Raceway, lapped at a best of 1:41.129 on his second lap of Q1. The Californian spent more time on hot pit than normal during Q1 as he and the team tried some different suspension tweaks. With rain forecast for this evening, it all may be for naught, however, Gagne said.
“We made some suspension changes after the first one (session),” Gagne said. “I liked the forks, but we needed to go stiffer with the springs because we were bottoming it out a little this morning. We changed the shock too, but we ended up going back to the shock we used this morning. Just some suspension tweaks and some electronic stuff too, trying to dial in engine braking… just little things. I think we are now in a really good spot. We will look at the data and make a decision on the two shocks we tried. The rain will wash the rubber off again and the track will change again. The track was different for sure than even this morning.”
Gagne bested Westby Racing Mathew Scholtz by .726 of a second with the South African putting in his best lap on his 13th go-around. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York’s Loris Baz was third, just a tick quicker than M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Cameron Petersen.
Then came Elias in his first day on the bike he’s battled with for his entire MotoAmerica career – the factory YZF-R1. Elias was fast from the get-go on the bike, ending the first session third. He dropped down to eighth early in the session when some chassis changes didn’t work, but he bounced back to fifth when the changes were reversed.
Panera Bread Ducati’s Kyle Wyman was sixth with M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong seventh. Scheibe Racing BMW’s Hector Barbera, Superbike Cupper Jake Lewis on the Altus Motorsports Suzuki, and Travis Wyman Racing BMW’s Travis Wyman rounded out the top 10 on opening day.
Gagne’s 1:41.129 is off Cameron Beaubier’s lap record at Pitt Race with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion ripping off a 1:39.472 during Superpole in 2019. Beaubier also holds the race lap record with a 1:40.550 set in race two in 2020.
The Benjamin Gloddy/Tyler Scott duel resumed on Friday at Pitt Race with Gloddy coming out on top in Q1 on his Landers Racing Kawasaki. Gloddy led Scott Powersports/KTM’s Scott by .852 of a second. Kermoto/Madden Painting’s Cody Wyman rounded out the top three on Friday afternoon.
Sean Dylan Kelly (40). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Sean Dylan Kelly kept his hot hand in Supersport’s Q1, the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider ripping off a 1:44.330 to lead North East Cycle Outlet Racing Yamaha’s Benjamin Smith by a tick over a second. Landers Racing Yamaha’s Rocco Landers ended up third on day one. HONOS HVMC’s Racing Kawasaki’s Richie Escalante ended up fifth after a mechanical problem cost him the entire first practice session in the morning.
MESA37’s Stefano Mesa led the Stock 1000 Q1 session with his 1:44.842, but that lap was bettered by Jake Lewis, Travis Wyman and HONOS HVMC’s Corey Alexander all went quicker in the Superbike session on their Stock 1000-spec motorcycles.
In Twins Cup Q1, it was Veloce Racing’s Anthony Mazziotto coming out on top by half a second with his 1:49.360. Innovative Motorsports/Mike’s Imports’ Teagg Hobbs and Righteous Racing’s Jody Berry rounded out the top three.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Friday Ends With Good News for Ducati Duo in Pittsburgh, as Both Riders Finish in The Top Six
Sunnyvale, Calif., August 13, 2021 – The opening day of MotoAmerica 2021 at the spectacular Pittsburgh International Raceway saw Ducati duo Loris Baz and Kyle Wyman both end the day within the top six.
At one of the most challenging tracks on the calendar, Loris Baz completed a marathon 35 laps on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York entry, ending the Qualifying 1 session fourth, 0.967 seconds behind pacesetter, Yamaha’s Jake Gagne.
For Kyle Wyman on the green and black Panera Bread Ducati Panigale V4 R, he finished the day a competitive sixth on the Qualifying 1 timesheets. The Arizona resident completed 29 laps of the 2.7 mile Pittsburgh complex, his final time of 1:42.292 putting him 1.163 seconds off Gagne.
There is still plenty to play for as Qualifying 2 gets underway tomorrow morning that will decide the grid for race one later in the day.
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York – Ducati #76)
“It’s been a challenging day,” Baz said. “I know the track because we’ve been here before with the Ducati Panigale V4 S but this is the first time I’ve ridden the V4 R here. Like every track this year, we’ve been trying to learn the gearing and the set-up. We were way off the gearing for the first session, but we got it together for the Qualifying 1. That was better, but I still don’t have the feeling in the second section of the track that I want. We’ll be trying to make an improvement overnight for tomorrow so we’re closer to the front and will try to find the vibes I had with the bike at Laguna.”
Kyle Wyman (Panera Bread Ducati – Ducati #33)
“Today was a really positive day,” Wyman said. “We started out with a bike that was an evolution from what we tested here with back in May and we ran the second session with the same settings we tested with. That brought us closer to the front and now we have somewhere to work from. Now we’re P6 and only two-tenths off third, so that puts us in that podium mix. Despite still having a healing elbow, it has been a really positive day. We have a few changes to try out for tomorrow morning, and hopefully we find something for the middle sector. We’re on par for the first and third sectors, but we need to find a bit of time for the second.”
Peter Hickman (60). Photo courtesy MotorSport Vision Racing.
Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his Dynavolt Triumph Street Triple RS 765, was seventh in British Supersport combined practice times Friday at Donington Park.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Hickman under the lap record to top opening day of Donington Park action
Peter Hickman launched the FHO Racing BMW to the top of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship SUPERPICKS Free Practice times at Donington Park, setting a pace under the existing lap record to edge out championship leader Jason O’Halloran by 0.122s in the closing stages.
O’Halloran had set the pace in the morning and continued to set the benchmark earlier in the session, but the McAMS Yamaha rider crashed out unhurt at Coppice and was then sidelined for the remainder of SUPERPICKS Free Practice 2.
Hickman’s flying lap came in the final moments of another incredibly close session where the top 18 riders were covered by less than a second, with Kyle Ryde in 18th just 0.934s adrift of the leading time.
Ryan Vickers had another impressive session on the RAF Regular and Reserve Kawasaki to end the opening day third fastest, just ahead of VisionTrack Ducati pairing Christian Iddon and defending champion Josh Brookes, who returned to his familiar #25 this weekend and continued a resurgence to complete the top five.
Rory Skinner delivered a strong end to his day to climb into sixth position for the FS-3 Kawasaki team ahead of Honda Racing’s Glenn Irwin and the second FHO Racing BMW of Xavi Forés.
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW), Lee Jackson (FS-3 Kawasaki), Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) and Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) completed the SUPERPICKS 12 who progress directly into tomorrow’s pole-position deciding Q2 session.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Donington Park National, SUPERPICKS Free Practice combined times:
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) 1m:06.156s
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.122s
Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular and Reserve Kawasaki) +0.134s
Christian Iddon (VisionTrack Ducati) +0.228s
Josh Brookes (VisionTrack Ducati) +0.276s
Rory Skinner (FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.292s
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing) +0.323s
Xavi Forés (FHO Racing BMW) +0.361s
Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.380s
Lee Jackson (FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.403s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.423s
Danny Kent (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.451s
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Peter Hickman – FHO Racing BMW
Fastest in SUPERPICKS Free Practice
“It has been a pretty good start to Donington Park in the free practice sessions! I am normally not as fast on the first day, so to actually be fast straight away is really good for me.
“The FHO Racing BMW has been working really well. We made a few tweaks between sessions and it felt instantly that we went in the right direction straight away.
“I feel really comfortable and the time came fairly easily – or as easy as it can be in this game! The times are so close so I am definitely happy to be P1 so far.”
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