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MotoGP: FIM Stewards Rule Zarco Rode Irresponsibly

FIM Grand Prix World Championship

FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Notification of Sanction: Johann Zarco

After the incident during the Austrian GP MotoGP™ race involving Johann Zarco
(Esponsorama Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) that brought out the
Red Flag, the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel held hearings on Thursday the 20th of August
with both riders involved.

After evaluation it was determined that there was evidence of irresponsible riding from
Johann Zarco, which has resulted in a penalty. The Frenchman will start his next
MotoGP™ race from pitlane.

CCS: Racing This Weekend At Autobahn Country Club

This coming weekend, Aug 22-23, Championship Cup Series (CCS) will host racing at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois. The track is located 55 minutes southwest of Chicago, 10 minutes off of I-80. Racers will take to the 1.46-mile, nine-turn, “North Course” configuration of Autobahn as they compete in a wide variety of classes.

Gates open Friday at 5 p.m. and CCS registration/tech will be open Friday from 5-7 p.m. in preparation for Saturday’s racer practice, and licensing clinic by Learning Curves Race School. The gate will be operated 24 hours, but admission wristbands must be purchased before 7 p.m. on Friday, or 6 p.m. on Saturday. Sales will resume at 7 a.m. on Sunday.

Sunday, the action heats up with a full slate of races scheduled all day. CCS racers look to take advantage of the favorable weather forecast and capitalize on the double-points event. Starting on Friday, tickets for a weekend pass are only $35, reduced to $25 on Saturday, and just $15 on Sunday.

The full weekend schedule can be seen here: https://ccsracing.us/schedules/2020/2020%20Schedules%20PDF/ACC%20Aug%202020%20SCHEDULE.pdf

The American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) is the parent organization to the Championship Cup Series (CCS), the largest amateur motorcycle road racing organization in the United States issuing over 2800 licenses per year. ASRA promotes eight AMA sanctioned Sprint Series and seven AMA sanctioned Team Challenge road racing events for 2020. The CCS Series sanctions 40 events at popular tracks around the United States, including Daytona International Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Road America, New Jersey Motorsports Park and Virginia International Raceway among other fine venues. In 2020 ASRA and CCS will provide riders with access to millions of dollars of sponsorship awards through participation in its sanctioned events.

For more racing information visit www.asraracing.com or www.ccsracing.us or call us at (817) 246-1127. Join CCS and ASRA in the greatest road racing experience available today!

MotoGP: Zarco Will Sit Out Friday At Red Bull Ring II

THE ESPONSORAMA RACING, READY FOR THE GRAND PRIX OF STYRIA

One week after the Austrian Grand Prix, Esponsorama Racing will dispute the Grand Prix of Styria this weekend at the same Red Bull Ring – Spielberg.

Johann Zarco went under surgery on Wednesday after the big crash during the race last Sunday due to a fractured scaphoid in his right hand. The French rider will have to undergo a medical check-up tomorrow as, by regulation, this check-up must take place at least 48 hours after the operation, so he will not be able to return to the track until Saturday if he is declared fit. Besides, after declaring today with the stewards for the incident that occurred last weekend, Zarco is waiting for the resolution of the case.

For his part, Tito Rabat, who race after race is showing great progress and improving his feeling on the Ducati Desmosedici GP19, will have another chance after finishing close to the points at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Tito Rabat will return to action tomorrow at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg for the first two free practices of the Styria Grand Prix, awaiting Johann Zarco’s medical check-up to see if he is fit to return to the track on Saturday.

JOHANN ZARCO

“The operation was good. Now I need to wait 48 hours for the medical check, so tomorrow I will not ride the bike, I hope I can do it on Saturday. After the surgery I’m getting better, but I don’t feel ready yet to ride. I hope that waiting 24 hours more I will feel better and I can do some laps on Saturday to improve the feelings with the bike. To miss tomorrow the two free practices it’s not a big drama because we have last week references and the bike is fast in this track. Today I had the meeting with stewards to explain everything well about the overtake to Morbidelli and contrast it with the data. I didn’t do anything crazy so I hope they understand this, and we will wait to the final decision.”

TITO RABAT

“Second week in Austria. The first week it was difficult to get a stability because of the bad track conditions in FP1, then in the second and third free practice with rain, so it was a bit difficult to focus, but this weekend we will have a clean track. It seems that on Friday and Saturday the weather will respect us, so we will have to take advantage of it and focus on getting a good set-up for Sunday.”

MotoAmerica: Celtic HSBK Racing’s Video Recap From Road Atlanta

Round 3 of the MotoAmerica series from Road Atlanta was perhaps the most pivotal round of the series so far for the Celtic HSBK Racing team. Specially as it relates to team’s progress within the Stock 1000cc Championship. With a little less then a month to recover from his incident at Road America, PJ Jacobsen attempted a comeback to minimize the points loss and hopefully keep himself in the fight for the championship. However, after only 2 sessions aboard the NorthAmerican Warhorse, Competition Werks Ducati V4R, PJ makes the decision no rider wants to make. For the Supersport side of the canopy, Brandon Paasch seeks to improve on his string of podiums by going after that elusive victory. The heat wasn’t so much the problem as he rode a brilliant weekend while keeping an elbow issue under control. For Sam Lochoff, the team’s Jr. Cup rider, RATL is perhaps his favorite circuit. Coming into the weekend needing to stay with the leaders in his class, Sam showed what hard work can do. The goal was to close the gap to the leaders and Sam showed that he wasn’t just closing the gap, but he was capable of running with the leaders.

The team is made possible through key partners: North American Warhorse, Ducati New York, Ducati USA, Competition Werkes, EVOL Technology, New York Safety Track, Fast by Ferraci, and Admore Air.

In addition to the support of their technical sponsors: Bickle Racing, BrakeTech, Cox Racing, Drippen Wet, Drive Systems USA, EAZIGrip, Full Spectrum, GB Racing, Jap4Performance, MWR Filters,  Ohlins USA, Out There Brands, RaceSeats, Samco Sport, Spiegler Performance, SBS Brakes, STM, and Zero Gravity.

For ongoing race season updates, subscribe to HSBK Racing on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/hsbkracing)

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MotoGP: FIM Stewards Ruling On Morbidelli-Zarco Crash Coming Friday

Update from the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards

Thursday, 20 August 2020

After the corresponding hearings conducted today at the Red Bull Ring the following decisions have been taken:

 

Incident between riders Aleix Espargaro and Danilo Petrucci during Qualifying 1 on Saturday 15th of August:

Danilo Petrucci was issued an official written warning for his gestures.

 

Incident between riders Miguel Oliveira and Pol Espargaro during the race on Sunday 16th of August:

No further action.

 

Incident involving riders Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco during the race on Sunday 16th August:

The decision will be published tomorrow on Friday 21st of August.

MotoGP: Hopkins Celebrates Anniversary With Ride At Red Bull Ring

Hopkins and Roberts lap the Red Bull Ring

It’s 20 years since John Hopkins crossed the pond to come and race in Europe, and 20 years since he first rode the Red Bull Yamaha that he would later go on to compete with in the 2002 MotoGP™ season. Now, ‘Hopper’ is the Rider Coach and a mentor to Tennor American Racing, and the team celebrated the milestone in Styria.

Tennor American Racing’s Joe Roberts, who took his first podium at Brno not so long ago, joined Hopper for two laps of the Red Bull Ring on Moto2™ machinery on Thursday – ending in a classic stand up wheelie for both. The two also had a photo opportunity with the very Red Bull Yamaha Hopkins rode in 2002, which is on display at the track!

 

John Hopkins (right) and Joe Roberts (left) with the Red Bull Yamaha YZR500 Hopkins rode during his rookie season in MotoGP. Photo courtesy Dorna.
John Hopkins (right) and Joe Roberts (left) with the Red Bull Yamaha YZR500 Hopkins rode during his rookie season (2002) in MotoGP. Photo courtesy Dorna.

JOHN HOPKINS: “It was 20 years ago I first rode the bike, the MotoGP bike, as a 16 year old kid on the Red Bull Yamaha! I’ve got a lot of experience, in this paddock and other Championships for the last 20+ years so I’m just trying to pass on all my knowledge and experience to a young talented American I know can be a World Champion one day. Being able to pass on that knowledge is extremely rewarding, seeing Joe going out and getting on the podium in Brno and having the success he’s having this year is almost more rewarding than I ever had in any of my racing career. It’s good to pass that on!”

JOE ROBERTS: “It’s like John said, for me it’s incredible to have him on board, he’s been a huge hero of mine ever since I was a kid. I remember he came out to a go kart track to watch one of the mini Championships I grew up riding, and he grew up riding! He’s always been a person I looked up to, and seeing that Red Bull Yamaha brought back a lot of memories for me as well! It was inspiring to see what he did back then. I watched the movie Faster and they showed that whole process for him. It’s something I wanted to do! To have him here, he’s so vital and I’m excited for our future relationship and what we’ll bring to the sport.”

 

John Hopkins (left) and Joe Roberts (right) flying the stars and stripes at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.
John Hopkins (left) and Joe Roberts (right) flying the stars and stripes at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.

MotoGP: Modifications Made To Turn Three At Red Bull Ring

Following the incident in the Austrian GP between Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) that brought out the Red Flag, Race Direction have overseen modifications to the inside of Turn 3 at the Red Bull Ring in order to minimise the risk of a similar incident reoccurring.

A new wall has been built to make sure nothing can run on and re-enter the track. The wall is constructed of FIA fencing, tyres and an air fence.

 

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta (right) looks on as modifications are made to Turn Three at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta (right) looks on as modifications are made to Turn Three at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.

MotoGP: FIM Stewards Rule Zarco Rode Irresponsibly

Johann Zarco (5). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Johann Zarco (5). Photo courtesy Dorna.

FIM Grand Prix World Championship

FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Notification of Sanction: Johann Zarco

After the incident during the Austrian GP MotoGP™ race involving Johann Zarco
(Esponsorama Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) that brought out the
Red Flag, the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards Panel held hearings on Thursday the 20th of August
with both riders involved.

After evaluation it was determined that there was evidence of irresponsible riding from
Johann Zarco, which has resulted in a penalty. The Frenchman will start his next
MotoGP™ race from pitlane.

Moto2: Sam Lowes Back On Top, Roberts 16th In FP1 At Red Bull Ring II

Sam Lowes (22). Photo courtesy Marc VDS Racing.
Sam Lowes (22). Photo courtesy Marc VDS Racing.
Moto2 FP1

MotoGP: Miller Leads, Field Covered By One Second In FP1 At Red Bull Ring II

Jack Miller (43), seen here testing at Sepang in February 2020, rode a Ducati Panigale V4 R recently at Catalunya. Photo courtesy Pramac Racing.
Jack Miller (43). Photo courtesy Pramac Racing.
MotoGP FP1

Moto3: Vietti Under Race Lap Record In FP1 At Red Bull Ring II

Celestino Vietti (13). Photo courtesy Sky Racing Team VR46.
Celestino Vietti (13). Photo courtesy Sky Racing Team VR46.
Moto3 FP1

CCS: Racing This Weekend At Autobahn Country Club

CCS racers Drew Jankord (2), Tony Storniolo (79), Tom Girard (16), and Dustin Bramstedt (814) launch from the grid at Autobahn Country Club. Photo by Ryan Nolan/RyHNoFoto, courtesy ASRA/CCS.
CCS racers Drew Jankord (2), Tony Storniolo (79), Tom Girard (16), and Dustin Bramstedt (814) launch from the grid at Autobahn Country Club. Photo by Ryan Nolan/RyHNoFoto, courtesy ASRA/CCS.

This coming weekend, Aug 22-23, Championship Cup Series (CCS) will host racing at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois. The track is located 55 minutes southwest of Chicago, 10 minutes off of I-80. Racers will take to the 1.46-mile, nine-turn, “North Course” configuration of Autobahn as they compete in a wide variety of classes.

Gates open Friday at 5 p.m. and CCS registration/tech will be open Friday from 5-7 p.m. in preparation for Saturday’s racer practice, and licensing clinic by Learning Curves Race School. The gate will be operated 24 hours, but admission wristbands must be purchased before 7 p.m. on Friday, or 6 p.m. on Saturday. Sales will resume at 7 a.m. on Sunday.

Sunday, the action heats up with a full slate of races scheduled all day. CCS racers look to take advantage of the favorable weather forecast and capitalize on the double-points event. Starting on Friday, tickets for a weekend pass are only $35, reduced to $25 on Saturday, and just $15 on Sunday.

The full weekend schedule can be seen here: https://ccsracing.us/schedules/2020/2020%20Schedules%20PDF/ACC%20Aug%202020%20SCHEDULE.pdf

The American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) is the parent organization to the Championship Cup Series (CCS), the largest amateur motorcycle road racing organization in the United States issuing over 2800 licenses per year. ASRA promotes eight AMA sanctioned Sprint Series and seven AMA sanctioned Team Challenge road racing events for 2020. The CCS Series sanctions 40 events at popular tracks around the United States, including Daytona International Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Road America, New Jersey Motorsports Park and Virginia International Raceway among other fine venues. In 2020 ASRA and CCS will provide riders with access to millions of dollars of sponsorship awards through participation in its sanctioned events.

For more racing information visit www.asraracing.com or www.ccsracing.us or call us at (817) 246-1127. Join CCS and ASRA in the greatest road racing experience available today!

MotoGP: Zarco Will Sit Out Friday At Red Bull Ring II

Johann Zarco. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Johann Zarco. Photo courtesy Dorna.

THE ESPONSORAMA RACING, READY FOR THE GRAND PRIX OF STYRIA

One week after the Austrian Grand Prix, Esponsorama Racing will dispute the Grand Prix of Styria this weekend at the same Red Bull Ring – Spielberg.

Johann Zarco went under surgery on Wednesday after the big crash during the race last Sunday due to a fractured scaphoid in his right hand. The French rider will have to undergo a medical check-up tomorrow as, by regulation, this check-up must take place at least 48 hours after the operation, so he will not be able to return to the track until Saturday if he is declared fit. Besides, after declaring today with the stewards for the incident that occurred last weekend, Zarco is waiting for the resolution of the case.

For his part, Tito Rabat, who race after race is showing great progress and improving his feeling on the Ducati Desmosedici GP19, will have another chance after finishing close to the points at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Tito Rabat will return to action tomorrow at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg for the first two free practices of the Styria Grand Prix, awaiting Johann Zarco’s medical check-up to see if he is fit to return to the track on Saturday.

JOHANN ZARCO

“The operation was good. Now I need to wait 48 hours for the medical check, so tomorrow I will not ride the bike, I hope I can do it on Saturday. After the surgery I’m getting better, but I don’t feel ready yet to ride. I hope that waiting 24 hours more I will feel better and I can do some laps on Saturday to improve the feelings with the bike. To miss tomorrow the two free practices it’s not a big drama because we have last week references and the bike is fast in this track. Today I had the meeting with stewards to explain everything well about the overtake to Morbidelli and contrast it with the data. I didn’t do anything crazy so I hope they understand this, and we will wait to the final decision.”

TITO RABAT

“Second week in Austria. The first week it was difficult to get a stability because of the bad track conditions in FP1, then in the second and third free practice with rain, so it was a bit difficult to focus, but this weekend we will have a clean track. It seems that on Friday and Saturday the weather will respect us, so we will have to take advantage of it and focus on getting a good set-up for Sunday.”

MotoAmerica: Celtic HSBK Racing’s Video Recap From Road Atlanta

Brandon Paasch (96). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Brandon Paasch (96). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Round 3 of the MotoAmerica series from Road Atlanta was perhaps the most pivotal round of the series so far for the Celtic HSBK Racing team. Specially as it relates to team’s progress within the Stock 1000cc Championship. With a little less then a month to recover from his incident at Road America, PJ Jacobsen attempted a comeback to minimize the points loss and hopefully keep himself in the fight for the championship. However, after only 2 sessions aboard the NorthAmerican Warhorse, Competition Werks Ducati V4R, PJ makes the decision no rider wants to make. For the Supersport side of the canopy, Brandon Paasch seeks to improve on his string of podiums by going after that elusive victory. The heat wasn’t so much the problem as he rode a brilliant weekend while keeping an elbow issue under control. For Sam Lochoff, the team’s Jr. Cup rider, RATL is perhaps his favorite circuit. Coming into the weekend needing to stay with the leaders in his class, Sam showed what hard work can do. The goal was to close the gap to the leaders and Sam showed that he wasn’t just closing the gap, but he was capable of running with the leaders.

The team is made possible through key partners: North American Warhorse, Ducati New York, Ducati USA, Competition Werkes, EVOL Technology, New York Safety Track, Fast by Ferraci, and Admore Air.

In addition to the support of their technical sponsors: Bickle Racing, BrakeTech, Cox Racing, Drippen Wet, Drive Systems USA, EAZIGrip, Full Spectrum, GB Racing, Jap4Performance, MWR Filters,  Ohlins USA, Out There Brands, RaceSeats, Samco Sport, Spiegler Performance, SBS Brakes, STM, and Zero Gravity.

For ongoing race season updates, subscribe to HSBK Racing on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/hsbkracing)

HSBK Racing on Facebook (www.facebook.com/HSBKRACING/) & Instagram (@hsbkracing) Celtic Racing on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CelticRacing/) & Instagram (@celticracing)

 

MotoGP: FIM Stewards Ruling On Morbidelli-Zarco Crash Coming Friday

The remnants of Johann Zarco's Ducati after he and Franco Morbidelli crashed at high speed during the MotoGP race August 16 at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.
The remnants of Johann Zarco's Ducati after he and Franco Morbidelli crashed at high speed during the MotoGP race August 16 at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.

Update from the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards

Thursday, 20 August 2020

After the corresponding hearings conducted today at the Red Bull Ring the following decisions have been taken:

 

Incident between riders Aleix Espargaro and Danilo Petrucci during Qualifying 1 on Saturday 15th of August:

Danilo Petrucci was issued an official written warning for his gestures.

 

Incident between riders Miguel Oliveira and Pol Espargaro during the race on Sunday 16th of August:

No further action.

 

Incident involving riders Franco Morbidelli and Johann Zarco during the race on Sunday 16th August:

The decision will be published tomorrow on Friday 21st of August.

MotoGP: Hopkins Celebrates Anniversary With Ride At Red Bull Ring

John Hopkins (left) celebrates the 20th anniversary of his first ride on a MotoGP racebike by going for a ride around the Red Bull Ring with his protégé Joe Roberts (right). Photo courtesy Dorna.
John Hopkins (left) celebrates the 20th anniversary of his first ride on a MotoGP racebike by going for a ride around the Red Bull Ring with his protégé Joe Roberts (right). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Hopkins and Roberts lap the Red Bull Ring

It’s 20 years since John Hopkins crossed the pond to come and race in Europe, and 20 years since he first rode the Red Bull Yamaha that he would later go on to compete with in the 2002 MotoGP™ season. Now, ‘Hopper’ is the Rider Coach and a mentor to Tennor American Racing, and the team celebrated the milestone in Styria.

Tennor American Racing’s Joe Roberts, who took his first podium at Brno not so long ago, joined Hopper for two laps of the Red Bull Ring on Moto2™ machinery on Thursday – ending in a classic stand up wheelie for both. The two also had a photo opportunity with the very Red Bull Yamaha Hopkins rode in 2002, which is on display at the track!

 

John Hopkins (right) and Joe Roberts (left) with the Red Bull Yamaha YZR500 Hopkins rode during his rookie season in MotoGP. Photo courtesy Dorna.
John Hopkins (right) and Joe Roberts (left) with the Red Bull Yamaha YZR500 Hopkins rode during his rookie season (2002) in MotoGP. Photo courtesy Dorna.

JOHN HOPKINS: “It was 20 years ago I first rode the bike, the MotoGP bike, as a 16 year old kid on the Red Bull Yamaha! I’ve got a lot of experience, in this paddock and other Championships for the last 20+ years so I’m just trying to pass on all my knowledge and experience to a young talented American I know can be a World Champion one day. Being able to pass on that knowledge is extremely rewarding, seeing Joe going out and getting on the podium in Brno and having the success he’s having this year is almost more rewarding than I ever had in any of my racing career. It’s good to pass that on!”

JOE ROBERTS: “It’s like John said, for me it’s incredible to have him on board, he’s been a huge hero of mine ever since I was a kid. I remember he came out to a go kart track to watch one of the mini Championships I grew up riding, and he grew up riding! He’s always been a person I looked up to, and seeing that Red Bull Yamaha brought back a lot of memories for me as well! It was inspiring to see what he did back then. I watched the movie Faster and they showed that whole process for him. It’s something I wanted to do! To have him here, he’s so vital and I’m excited for our future relationship and what we’ll bring to the sport.”

 

John Hopkins (left) and Joe Roberts (right) flying the stars and stripes at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.
John Hopkins (left) and Joe Roberts (right) flying the stars and stripes at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.

MotoGP: Modifications Made To Turn Three At Red Bull Ring

Alex Rins (right) talks to FIM Grand Prix Safety Officer Franco Uncini (left) as work is undertaken to erect new safety barriers in Turn Three at Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Alex Rins (right) talks to FIM Grand Prix Safety Officer Franco Uncini (left) as work is undertaken to erect new safety barriers in Turn Three at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.

Following the incident in the Austrian GP between Johann Zarco (Esponsorama Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) that brought out the Red Flag, Race Direction have overseen modifications to the inside of Turn 3 at the Red Bull Ring in order to minimise the risk of a similar incident reoccurring.

A new wall has been built to make sure nothing can run on and re-enter the track. The wall is constructed of FIA fencing, tyres and an air fence.

 

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta (right) looks on as modifications are made to Turn Three at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta (right) looks on as modifications are made to Turn Three at the Red Bull Ring. Photo courtesy Dorna.