Loudon Classic: Scott Takes Win, $60,000

Michael Gougis

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June 14, 2025

Loudon Classic: Scott Takes Win, $60,000

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott led every lap of the 102nd Annual Loudon Classic presented by Dunlop and walked away with a check for $60,000 for the win on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

From left, Joseph LiMandri Jr., Tyler Scott and Jake Lewis celebrate on the podium of the 102nd Annual Loudon Classic presented by Dunlop. Photo by Sam Draiss.

Scott, who qualified his GSX-R750 on pole, has won the Classic Main twice in three starts and finished second in last year’s race, bringing home a total of $150,000.

Joseph LiMandri Jr. finished second, which paid $37,000 before bonuses, and Jake Lewis took third and $26,000.

Scott jumped into the lead and tried initially to make a break from the field, but found LiMandri Jr. on a Yamaha YZF-R6 and Lewis on a Yamaha YZF-R9 were able to run with him in the early laps.

Tyler Scott (70) leads Joseph LiMandri Jr. (931) and Jake Lewis (85) in the Loudon Classic. Photo by Sam Draiss.

“I tried to make the break five times. Joe – I grew up racing with him, he’s a really great rider. I knew I would have to do a lot to break away from him and Jake Lewis,” Scott said.

Scott then adopted a different strategy, maintaining his pace on a relatively slick track that was washed clean by overnight rains. The track was wet in the morning, leaving the qualifying session devoid of participants, and Scott said he was racing the green track more than his competitors.

At the halfway point, Scott said, the tires had dropped off and the leaders were about to engage with lapped traffic. In last year’s race, battling with lappers cost him the win, so this year he said he wanted to “be a little more aggressive, trying to keep the gap that I’d worked so hard to build.”

It worked. For the rest of the race, the Vision Wheel team was showing Scott +2 on his pit board, with only a “chilled out” final lap cutting the gap to 1.417 seconds at the finish line, Scott said.

“I struggled with the track, even though the setup was perfect. I couldn’t have asked for any more from the team,” Scott said.

Eli Block won the Pro 500 Superbikes class, earning $3,000, with Adam Muscaro second and taking home $2,500 and Nathan Bettencourt completing the podium and earning $1,000. All three riders raced Kawasaki Ninja 400Rs.

Adam Guyer won the Pro Thunderbikes class on an Aprilia RS 660, ahead of Jacob Crossman on another Aprilia and Maverick Cyr on a Triumph 675R. Guyer earned $3,000, Crossman $2,500 and Cyr $1,000.

Dominic Doyle (25). Photo by Sam Draiss.

Dominic Doyle won the Streetfighter class on a Yamaha MT-09, ahead of Teagg Hobbs and Gus Rodio, both on Ducati Streetfighter V2s. Doyle won $25,000, Hobbs $15,000 and Rodio $10,000.

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Roadracing World Young Guns 2025: Rossi Moor

Mathilde Gasnier

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June 14, 2025

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Roadracing World Young Guns 2025: Rossi Moor

Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.

Roadracing World Young Guns have won:

FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 14 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships; ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.

The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.

We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.

The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.

We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.

Rossi Moor

Age: 17.

Current home: Budapest, Hungary (originally from Portland, Oregon).

Current height/weight: 5’10”/155 pounds.

Current school grade level: 11th grade.

Began riding at age: 2.5 years.

First road race: 2014, McMinnville, Oregon, Oregon Superbikers, 125cc four-stroke, 1st place.

Current racebike: Kalex Moto2.

Current tuners/mechanics: Revesz Racing – MMR Team.

Primary race series: FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship.

Sponsors: Revesz Racing – MMR Team, Authentica, Aprilia Racing, Polyglass, Mapei, Man EuroDiesel, SC Project, Dainese, AGV.

Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, finished fifth in MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship (four podium finishes); 2023 season, finished second in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (two wins, five total podiums), crashed out of the lead on last lap of CIV Aprilia RS 660 Cup race at Imola, won 12 CVMA race wins; 2022 season, won FIM Northern Talent Cup Championship (five wins, 10 total podiums in 12 race starts); 2021 season, finished third in Northern Talent Cup Championship (three wins and six total podiums in 14 races), finished 22nd while racing as a wild card in the FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship event at Valencia; 2020 season, won MotoAmerica Mini Cup 190 Championship, won FIM Ohvale 190 Mini Road Racing Championship; 2019 season, placed second in CIV (Italian) Ohvale GP-0 190 National Championship, won MotoAmerica Ohvale Talent Cup at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, won Ohvale GP-0 190 races in Hungarian National Championship, earned pole position and led a race at Ohvale World Championship, finished 25th in European Talent Cup race at Jerez (was youngest participant).

2025 racing goals: Win the FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship, compete in 3 FIM Moto2 World Championship rounds.

Racing career goals: Win MotoGP World Championship.

Racing heroes: Valentino Rossi, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey.

Favorite tracks: Assen, Sachsenring.

Favorite hobbies: Gaming, cycling, doing wheelies.

If I wasn’t racing I would be…: A fighter.

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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:

2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);

2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;

AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);

2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;

Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;

Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;

Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;

FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher Torin Collins;

Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;

2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;

2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;

2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;

Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);

Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;

Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;

2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;

2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;

Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher Garrett Gerloff;

2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;

2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;

2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);

2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;

Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden;

2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;

MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Teagg Hobbs;

AMA Pro Superstock race winner Jake Holden;

2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;

2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;

2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;

Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;

Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;

Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;

2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;

MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;

MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;

AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;

Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;

AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;

2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;

2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;

2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;

2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and powersports dealership owner Bryce Kornbau (nee Prince);

AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;

Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;

2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;

2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;

2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;

Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;

Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;

FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;

Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;

MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;

MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;

2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;

Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;

Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;

MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;

Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.

Loudon Classic: Weather Washes Out Qualifying, Scott On Pole

Michael Gougis

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June 14, 2025

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Loudon Classic: Weather Washes Out Qualifying, Scott On Pole

A wet track at New Hampshire Motor Speedway meant that no one went out for final qualifying for the Dunlop Loudon Classic, leaving Suzuki GSX-R750-mounted Tyler Scott on pole for the Main event scheduled for this afternoon.

Joseph LiMandri Jr. (931). Photo by Sam Draiss.

Joseph LiMandri Jr. is gridded second on a Yamaha YZF-R6, and Shane Narbonne is third on a Suzuki GSX-R750. Eric Wood and Ben Gloddy are fourth and six on their YZF-R6s, with Jake Lewis on a Yamaha YZF-R9 in fifth.

Shane Narbonne (64). Photo by Sam Draiss.

The main event this weekend is the 102nd Annual Loudon Classic, which has been held on site since long before the speedway was built, when it was simply a road course named Bryar Motorsports Park. Known as the longest-running motorcycle race in America, this year’s Loudon Classic features a $400,000 purse, with Dunlop the title sponsor.

WSBK: Race One Results From Misano

Mathilde Gasnier

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June 14, 2025

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Toprak Razgatlioglu won FIM Superbike World Championship Race One Saturday at Misano Circuit Sic58, in Italy. The 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion rode his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR to a 1.045- second margin of victory in the 21-lap race.

Nicolo Bulega was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R and just held off Danilo Petrucci who rode his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to third.

American Garrett Gerloff was 14th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.

Results wsbk race 1

More from a press release issued by Dorna:

Resisting The Home Hero: Razgatlioglu fends off Bulega for Misano victory; surpasses Bautista for career WorldSBK wins. ‘El Turco’ became the rider with the second-most WorldSBK wins of all time after Misano’s Race 1, as he claimed his 64^th career win.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) ran away with P1 as he put distance between himself and rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), who finished P2 for his 18^th WorldSBK podium. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) held off Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) for P3 in a nail-biting battle for his 19^th career podium in the category after Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team)’s strong start was spoiled by his Lap 2 crash.

154 FOR 54: 154th WorldSBK podium for the usual #54

Razgatlioglu held onto his P1 grid start as he claimed the holeshot, followed into T1 by Bassani and Bulega; however, the pair of Italians strode past the #1 as he ran wide—Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team). After Bassani crashed out of the race, ‘El Turco’ thundered back towards Bulega in P1, overtaking him on Lap 4. The pair from there locked horns as the #1 doggedly defended his P1 to try to win back Championship points. Behind them, Alex Lowes and Petrucci had a protracted duel of their own as they each wanted to claim the final rostrum spot for their own.

SAM LOWES VS ALVARO BAUTISTA: The Ducati pair crossed swords in the final laps of the race, ultimately decided by a Track Limits Penalty

In the late running, Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) closed the gap to Alex Lowes in P4 in front of him, nipping at the British rider’s heels as they battled in front of him. In the end, he lacked the pace to fight for P3 as well, finishing top Yamaha in P5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) held P6, duelling with Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing) as the Spaniard made a desperate attack to try to claim P6 for his own. In the end, Sam Lowes held on for sixth place, relegating the #19 to P7. However, after being penalised with a three-second penalty in lieu of a Long Lap Penalty by the FIM WorldSBK stewards for violating track limits, Bautista was bumped up to P6, and Sam Lowes was down to P7.

MONTELLA CONTINUES TO SHINE: fifth top-eight finish of his rookie year

Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) chalked up another strong result in his rookie season, finishing P8 as top rookie once again. Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) was the faster of the Honda pair as he finished P9, just two positions ahead of teammate Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC), who earned P11 despite still dealing with his recently fractured foot. In P10 between the factory Honda pair, Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) landed his first top 10 finish since Cremona Race 1.

RINALDI SCORES IN YAMAHA DEBUT: P15 for the Italian in his first WorldSBK Yamaha race

Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was the second-fastest Yamaha on the day, his P12 his second-best result of the season after his pair of P10’s from Most. Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) finished in P13 ahead of American rider Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) in P14 and Michael Rinaldi (GMT94-YAMAHA) in P15, scoring points in his first WorldSBK race in Yamaha blue. Rounding out the riders who saw the chequered flag, Tarran Mackenzie led the Petronas MIE Honda Racing Team pair across the finish line, Malaysian Zaqhwan Zaidi following him home to finish P16 and P17.

EARLY CHAOS AT MISANO: five retirements in the first half of the race

Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was the first to fall in Race 1, his low-side crash wiping out Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in the early stages of the race at Turn 8, and he was taken to the medical centre shortly after in quick succession. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) shortly after crashed out of the race in Lap 2 Turn 6, in Lap 3 Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) carried too much speed into Turn 13 and crashed out of the race. On Lap 6, Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was the next to tumble as he slid off with a lowside on Turn 10. Gardner was the last to fall on Turn 8 of Lap 11.

The top six from the WorldSBK Race 1: Full results here!

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team)

2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.045s

3. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +16.684s

4. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +16.824s

5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +17.450s

6. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +18.361s

Fastest lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) – 1’33.201s

Tune in tomorrow as the WorldSBK riders return for their Tissot Superpole Race at 11:00 and Race 2 at 14:00 (local time UTC +2) WorldSBK VideoPass! Now 30% off!

WSSP: Race One Results From Misano

Mathilde Gasnier

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June 14, 2025

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Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Misano Circuit Sic 58, in Italy. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF- R9, the Italian won the 18-lap race by 0.514 second.

Poleman Jaume Masia was the runner-up on Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2, 1.004 second ahead of third-place finisher Can Oncu, who rode a BLU CRU Evan Bros Team Yamaha YZF R9.

Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crossed the finish line fourth on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.

Results wssp race 1

More from a press release issued by Dorna:

TENTH TO FIRST: Manzi overcomes four-rider scrap for victory to win from the fourth row. Manzi took his 50^th WorldSSP rostrum, becoming only the third to reach this milestone – Kenan Sofuoglu (85) and Jules Cluzel (63).

The FIM Supersport World Championship’s first race of the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round is in the books as Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) thundered across the line for his 14^th career win, and the fourth this year. Rookie Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) stuck a late move on Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) to land P2, relegating Oncu to P3 for Masia’s third podium and Oncu’s 20^th.

HOME GLORY: victory for Manzi gives Yamaha their 155^th WorldSSP win

Manzi charged up the grid on the first lap of the race, and after just one lap, Manzi had recovered from his P10 starting position to P3. On lap 5, Oncu made an incisive move to take P1 from Masia, and Manzi followed him through the break, contacting Masia and Oncu as the riders went three wide, relegating Masia to P3. Manzi shortly after setting up shop in P1, put on a defensive masterclass as Oncu launched assault after assault, and Manzi consistently recouped his P1 position. A late move by Masia on the race’s final lap cut in on Oncu and shuffled the Turk to the bottom rung of the podium as the Spaniard earned his third career WorldSSP podium.

RECOVERY RUNS: Alcoba and Mahias jump up the grid from their P13 and P15 start to finish P7 and P8

Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) hung with Schroetter and Debise in front of him for most of the race, but as the race ran on, his pace fell off, and he overtook Schroetter late to finish P5. Schroetter led the second pack of riders as they briefly caught up to the group at the front; however, as his group began to lag back, he lost a position to finish P6. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) recovered well from his P13 start to finish P7 as he battled with his group. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) was similarly inspired at Misano’s Race 1, moving up from P15 to finish P8 behind the Spanish Kawasaki rider.

OETTL’S ASSAULT STALLS: the German rider nearly closed the gap into the top 5 fight but fell back as time went on

Federico Caricasulo (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) didn’t enjoy quite the same luck as Mahias and Alcoba, as he slipped down the grid from his P6 start to finish P9. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) led the second group of riders from P7 until he caught up to the podium-fighting group in Lap 8. Unfortunately for him, his pace fell off in the second half of the race and he finished in P10.

MISANO MISHAPS: Race 1 DNFS

Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing) was the first to slip off the tarmac, and he took a tumble at Turn 14 as the Japanese rider tussled from the middle of the pack. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was the next to fall at Turn 5, Lap 6. Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) crashed at Turn 4 on Lap 9, ruling him out of serious contention and later retiring on Lap 11.

The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!

1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)

2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.514s

3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +1.518s

4. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +1.573s

5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +1.783s

6. Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) +3.229s

Fastest lap: Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta) – 1’37.536s

Tune in tomorrow at 11:00 (local time UTC +2) for the WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race WorldSBK VideoPass! Now 30% off!

WSBK: Bulega Breaks Lap Record, Takes Pole Position In Italy

Mathilde Gasnier

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June 14, 2025

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WSBK: Bulega Breaks Lap Record, Takes Pole Position In Italy

Nicolo Bulega took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano Circuit Sic58, in Italy. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, Bulega recorded a lap time of 1:31.618, which was not only good enough to top the 22-rider field and secure pole position it also eclipsed Razgatlioglu’s 2024 All-Time Lap Record of 1:32.320.

After being investigated for slow riding in Superpole, Nicolo Bulega received a three-place grid drop and will now line up fourth for Race 1.

Toprak Razgatlioglu qualified second with a 1:31.856 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.

Axel Bassani did a 1:32.337 on his Kawasaki Racing Team bimota KB998 Rimini to earn the third and final spot on the front row.

Row two starters include ELF Marc VDS Racing Team’s Sam Lowes (1:32.419), Bassani’s teammate, Alex Lowes (1:32.466), and Remy Gardner on his GYTR GRT Yamaha YZF R1 (1:32.562).

Danilo Petrucci finished ninth with a time of 1:32.656 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R.

American Garrett Gerloff qualified 15th with a 1:33.264 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.

Results WSBK SUPERPOLE

More from a press release issued by Dorna:

SUPERPOLE DRAMA: Bulega obliterates Misano lap record for P1 but penalised, Bassani gives Bimota first front row since 1989. Nicolo Bulega claimed P1 on the timesheets ahead of Razgatlioglu, with both riders in the 1’31s, while Bassani took P3 – his first front row since 2023.

Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was the fastest rider in the Tissot Superpole session for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship with an unbelievable 1’31.618s lap time, more than two tenths clear of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in second at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”. They will be joined on the front row by Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) as ‘El Bocia’ celebrated Bimota’s home round with their first front row in more than 35 years.

THE FIRST RUN: Bassani fast but behind Bulega

The first runs were disrupted by a yellow flag after Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) fell at Turn 4, but that didn’t stop Bulega putting in a record-breaking 1’32.109s to move into a provisional P1; the time was two tenths quicker than the previous lap record. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) was second in the early running with a 1’32.732s, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) who had a provisional front row starting position.

RECORD SMASHED: Bulega claims P1 on the timesheets, Razgatlioglu second as Bassani takes front row

Razgatlioglu had time on the table to find and he did so on his first lap of his second run, putting in a barely-believable with a 1’31.856s, more than two tenths clear of Bulega who was also on a flying lap. Despite being two tenths slower and losing time in the first sector, the #11 put in a lap that was two tenths quicker than ‘El Turco’ – a remarkable 1’31.618s – to claim P1 on the timesheets on home soil. However, Bulega, along with Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven), was placed under investigation for slow riding during Superpole and was later given a three-place grid penalty – meaning he’ll start Race 1 from fourth. Razgatlioglu will line up from second, with Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) claiming third with a 1’32.337s; it’s his first front row since Imola 2023, and Bimota’s first since Giancarlo Falappa and Mike Baldwin were first and third at Pergusa in 1989.

LOWES BROTHERS LINE UP TOGETHER: fourth and fifth for Sam and Alex

Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) continued his strong Superpole form with P4 as the second Ducati rider, finishing half-a-tenth clear of twin brother Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in fifth after the #22 posted a 1’32.466s. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) has been fighting to be the lead Yamaha rider all weekend and he was in Superpole as he claimed sixth place with a 1’32.571s.

FOUR ITALIANS ROUND OUT THE TOP TEN: Iannone leads ‘Loka’, Montella tenth

Iannone was seventh on the timesheets although received the same penalty as Bulega, demoting him to tenth on the grid. This promoted Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) from eighth to seventh after he set a 1’32.623s while Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) rounded will go from eighth and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) has been impressive throughout the season, especially at Misano, as he claimed P10 on the timesheets, but will start from P9 in Race 1.

A DAY TO FORGET: Bautista, Rea suffer worst Superpole results at Misano

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had been running in the top three all weekend but could only manage 11^th in Superpole. For Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), he was 16^th on the timesheets, and, for both, it was their worst Superpole result at Misano.

The top six from WorldSBK Superpole, full results here:

1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’31.618s*

2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.238s

3. Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.719s

4. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0-801s

5. Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.848s

6. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +0.944s

*Will start Race 1 from fourth

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Loudon Classic: Scott On Provisional Pole

Michael Gougis

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June 13, 2025

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Loudon Classic: Scott On Provisional Pole

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott qualified on provisional pole in the Classic category for the 102nd Dunlop Loudon Classic at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Scott’s best time was a 1:10.038, and he headed Joseph LiMandri Jr., Shane Narbonne, Eric Wood, Jake Lewis and Ben Gloddy.

Adam Guyer led the Thunderbike class over Jacob Crossman and Brett Guyer, Eli Block topped the Streetfighter category ahead of Gus Rodio and Teagg Hobbs and Block also went quickest in the 500 Superbike category, leading Renee Franco and Adam Muscato.

Loudon Classic Pre-Qualifying Results

Streetfighter Pre-Qualifying Results (1)

Thunderbike

Pro 500 Superbike Pre-Qualifying Results (1)

More from a press release issued by New Hampshire Motor Speedway:

$400,000 Loudon Classic® Purse, Vintage Racing Returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway During Laconia Motorcycle Week.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) is a top destination for riders visiting the area during Laconia Motorcycle Week, June 14-22, with on- and off-track events throughout nine days of motorcycle mayhem. The 102^nd Annual Loudon Classic® headlines a week-long motorcycle celebration that features racing, demo rides, vendors, camping and more.

“Motorcycle Week is one of our favorite times of the year when we get to showcase all the beauty of the Granite State to riders,” said New Hampshire Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager David McGrath. “This event is a great way to kick off the summer season, and we love opening our gates to riders from all over the country. The two-wheeled, road-course racing is wild, and we’re proud to offer riders the opportunity to test out the latest bikes as well as do some shopping for some new gear to upgrade their ride.”

NHMS is home to the best racing action in the region, and there will be no shortage of action on the 1.6-mile full road course June 13-15 when Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) competes in round three of racing. The weekend will be highlighted by the 102^nd Annual Loudon Classic® on June 14, which has been held on site since long before the speedway was built, when it was simply a road course named Bryar Motorsports Park. Known as the longest-running motorcycle race in America, this year’s Loudon Classic® returns with a record-breaking $400,000 purse.

The United States Classic Racing Association returns to NHMS this year closing out the two-wheeled on-track action with the FIM North American Vintage Championships, June 21-22. A variety of classes, ranging from 1950s tank shifters to modern small bike twins provide a wide range of vintage racing action.

Harley-Davidson will host the largest demo ride course in the area June 14-21 allowing riders to feel the excitement of hitting the open road. The nearly nine-mile route will take riders through an off-property experience with a unique chance to demo the power, performance and innovation of the latest models from Harley-Davidson and Indian. Riders should prepare for the ultimate Harley-Davidson experience at NHMS with exclusive merchandise and special perks and rewards. Members of Harley Owners Group, the official riding club of Harley-Davidson, can pick up their commemorative rally pin. There will also be vendors on site with gear, accessories, sound systems and more for bikers along with a food court.

Riders can support children in need throughout New England by participating in events that will benefit the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCCNH), the official charity of NHMS.

NHMS and ProRider 603 are joining forces again to host the third annual Top Cop for Kids Motorcycle Skills Challenge presented by Whelen, which will put the region’s finest motorcycle riders to the test to see who has what it takes to be named Top Cop. ProRider 603 will set up two timed courses, designed to test accuracy and speed, for three divisions of riders – police, expert civilian and novice civilian. One course will be designated for police and expert riders while the second course will be for novice riders. The timed courses will be open Friday and Saturday, June 13-14 for practice with the timed challenge and trophy presentation taking place on Sunday, June 15. Riders are strongly encouraged to register in advance, as spots are limited.

Riders looking to improve their skills prior to the Top Cop for Kids Motorcycle Skills Challenge can participate in a clinic hosted by Quinn Redeker who spent many years as a Police Motor Officer and instructor in California. Redeker is the current National Brand Ambassador for the BMW Motorrad Authority Division and travels the world competing in motorcycle competitions, providing demonstrations and offering clinics to police agencies and civilians. Redeker will be hosting a clinic for novice riders at NHMS on Friday, June 13 at 9 a.m. and for expert and police riders on Saturday, June 14 at 10 a.m.

The fifth annual Ride to the Racetrack cruise from Laconia Harley-Davidson to NHMS is on Tuesday, June 17 and includes two laps on the 1.6-mile full road course. Registration is $20 per rider or passenger, and all proceeds benefit SCCNH.

With the speedway centrally-located on Route 106, the main corridor to Laconia and just 20 minutes south of Rally Headquarters, it has become the perfect home-away-from-home during Motorcycle Week. Dry and full hookup campingspots are available with amazing views of the racetrack.

Riders can also visit the New England Racing Museum, located on Route 106 North in front of The Flat Track next to the speedway’s South Entrance. The museum will be open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15 and Friday – Sunday, June 20-22. Newly-displayed historic motorcycles and race car exhibits will be featured, as the museum refreshes exhibits every year.

Schedule:

June 11-23: Camping available (NHMS)
June 13-15: Top Cop for Kids Motorcycle Skills Challenge presented by Whelen to benefit the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (S3 Lot)
June 13-15: Northeast Motorcycle Road Racing (1.6-mile full road course)
June 13: Novice Clinic hosted by Quinn Redeker (S3 Lot)
June 14: Expert/Police Clinic hosted by Quinn Redeker (S3 Lot)
June 14: 102^nd Annual Loudon Classic® (1.6-mile full road course)
June 14-15: New England Racing Museum open (near NHMS South Entrance)
June 14-21: Demo rides (S2 Lot), vendor mall (S1 Lot) and food court (S1 Lot) open
June 17: Ride to the Racetrack to benefit the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (Laconia Harley-Davidson to NHMS)
June 20-22: New England Racing Museum open (near NHMS South Entrance)
June 21-22: United States Classic Racing Association FIM North American Vintage Championships (1.6-mile full road course)

Szoke Racing At Loudon On Economy Lube Bridgestone Ducati

John Ulrich

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June 13, 2025

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Szoke Racing At Loudon On Economy Lube Bridgestone Ducati

Szoke Racing In Loudon Classic for Economy Lube Bridgestone Celtic HSBK Ducati

Canada is well-represented once again at this year’s 102nd running of the famous Loudon Classic, as 14-time Canadian Superbike champion Jordan Szoke is competing in the NEMRR event this weekend with the Economy Lube Bridgestone Celtic HSBK racing team.

Szoke will hop aboard the same V2 Panigale that’s currently piloted by MotoAmerica star Cameron Petersen, returning to historic New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time since 2001.

Additionally, Szoke is slated to do double-duty in the new Streetfighter class – based on the Super Hooligan category from MotoAmerica – where he will pilot an HSBK Ducati Streetfighter V4 for the first time in his career.

The program features significant support from Bridgestone and Importations Thibault, with Szoke headlining their effort for the open-tire event, while renowned tuner Scott Miller of Fast Company also headlines the team behind the scenes.

Unquestionably the greatest rider in Bridgestone CSBK history, Szoke has amassed an incredible 19 championships, 101 wins, and 165 podiums across his near three-decade long pro career split between Canada and the United States.

Szoke’s storied career has included multiple trips to Loudon, including one of his first ever pro appearances aboard a Kawasaki ZX-7RR in 1997, one year prior to his maiden Canadian Superbike title.

The Brantford, Ontario native has made his first trip to the Loudon Classic in over 20 years, a narrow and challenging 2.6 km circuit and one of the oldest motorcycle road races in the United States, offering a $400,000 purse for 2025.

First launched in 1934 as part of the Laconia Motorcycle Week, the Loudon Classic served as a longtime fixture of the MotoAmerica schedule (then AMA) until 2001. The race has varied in length in recent years, running for 20 laps in 2022 and 2023 before extending to 25 laps last season.

Szoke’s entry will come one year after the appearance of former CSBK Pro Superbike champion Alex Dumas, who finished 13th for MPG Suzuki in a shortened race won by Hayden Gillim in 2024.

Economy Lube has been a personal sponsor of Szoke since the start of the 2024 campaign, helping his CSBK effort for Canadian Kawasaki. While the adjustment to the V2 Panigale is a new one, Szoke has ridden Ducati machinery previously in his career, most notably with the Fast by Ferracci squad in the United States.

Szoke is still contracted to Canadian Kawasaki, who’s Ninja ZX-10RR he has found new speed with so far this season. Szoke was given Kawasaki’s blessing to ride the Ducati in Loudon both in the interest of improving the profile of Canadian racing, and as a thank you to Szoke, Scott Miller, and major CSBK supporter Economy Lube.

Celtic HSBK has been a longtime fixture in the MotoAmerica paddock, supporting star talents such as P.J. Jacobsen, Brandon Paasch, and Kyle Wyman, amongst others.

For more information on the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca or email [email protected].

Roadracing World Young Guns 2025: Yandel Medina

Mathilde Gasnier

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June 13, 2025

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Roadracing World Young Guns 2025: Yandel Medina

Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.

Roadracing World Young Guns have won:

FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 14 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships; ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.

The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.

We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.

The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.

We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.

Yandel Medina

Age: 17.

Current home: Bronx, New York.

Current height/weight: 5’8”/155 pounds.

Current school grade level: 10th grade.

Began riding at age: 7 years.

First road race: 2019, Jupiter, Florida, CCS, Moto3 Novice, 1st place.

Current racebike: Kramer APX-350MA.

Current tuner/mechanic: Juaner Ortiz, Carlos Medina (father).

Primary race series: MotoAmerica Talent Cup.

Top sponsors: New York Safety Track, Carlo’s Track Day, Heroic Apparel, Hope Farm, Certified Knee Draggers, Mark Tenn Motorsports, Street & Competition, Moto-D Racing, Spears Racing, Ride On Time Limousine, Shelbys Powersport, WRS Brake Pads, Spark Exhaust System.

Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, finished second in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (one win, five total podiums); 2023 season, placed seventh in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (two podiums, seven total top-five finishes), won two races at ROC (Ninja 400 and Apr RS 660); 2022 season, placed 11th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (three top-six finishes); 2021 season, won Nicky Hayden Road Race Horizon Award, won four CCS National Championships (Moto3, 500 Supersport, 500 Superbike, GT500), won two AMA Grand Championships (500 Supersport & 500 Superbike), finished second in AMA Moto3 Grand Championship race, won ASRA Moto3 race at Daytona, won CCS Mid-Atlantic and Atlantic overall Regional Championships, won four CCS Atlantic class Championships (Moto3, GT500, 500 Supersport, 500 Superbike).

2025 racing goal: Finish in the top five in MotoAmerica Talent Cup.

Racing career goal: Race in MotoGP World Championship.

Racing hero: Fabio Quartararo.

Favorite track: New York Safety Track.

Favorite hobby: Cycling.

If I wasn’t racing I would be…: A baseball player.