Alessandro Di Mario, age 15, wrapped up the 2024 MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Championship with a victory in Race Two Sunday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.
Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 on Dunlop control tires, Di Mario ran away to win the eight-lap race by 6.550 seconds.
Rossi Moor bounced back from a painful crash in Race One on Saturday and took the runner-up spot in Race Two on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-8R.
Dominic Doyle got third on his Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio finished fourth.
Newly crowned Junior Cup Champion Matthew Chapin crashed his BARTCON Racing Suzuki on the final lap, but he was able to pick up his machine and cross the finish line fifth.
Di Mario’s Championship rival Rocco Landers retired from the race due to a technical problem with his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki.
Sean Dylan Kelly came out on top of a great duel with Cameron Beaubier to earn his career-first MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike race win in Race Two Sunday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.
The former Moto2 World Championship teammates fought down to the final corner of the final lap. There, Kelly dived up the inside of Beaubier on the brakes to take the lead and the victory on his Dunlop-shod EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Beaubier tried to cut back underneath Kelly and beat him in the short drag race to the checkered flag, but the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW rider came up 0.177 second short.
Josh Herrin fought for the lead for the first half of the race, but Herrin decided bringing his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R home in third place was the smart move. As a result, Herrin heads into Race Three Sunday afternoon with a 51-point lead in the Championship. If Herrin can finish in front of Beaubier in Race Three he will clinch the 2024 Superbike Championship.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz finished a lonely fourth.
Bobby Fong took fifth on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch came out on top of a four-rider battle for sixth.
Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha’s Cameron Petersen rebounded from a tough Race One to get seventh in Race Two, just behind Paasch and just ahead of his fill-in teammate Xavi Fores in eighth. Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach finished right behind Fores in ninth.
Ashton Yates, riding his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, rounded out the top 10 finishers and won the Superbike Cup class.
Tyler O’Hara won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race Two Sunday at Circuit of The America (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his S&S Indian FTR on Dunlop control tires, the defending Champion won the six-lap race by over four seconds.
Cory West took second place on his Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250, and that was enough for the Arkansas native to capture the 2024 Championship.
Jeremy McWilliams, riding as a wild card entry for S&S Indian, finished third, right behind West.
West’s teammates Jake Lewis and Travis Wyman came home fourth and fifth, respectively.
Troy Herfoss retired with a technical problem on his S&S Indian.
The credits have rolled on the 2024 Mission Foods Super Hooligan National Championship with the final two races of the season that took place at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on September 14-15. Stefano Mesa scored a brace of ninth place finishes around the long and fast 3.426-mile circuit aboard Tytlers Cycle Racing’s #137 Eva Ribelle RS KCC (Kit Corsa Clienti), showing great speed in the early part of both encounters.
If we look deeper into the performance put together by the 31-year-old Colombian rider, we can see that his quickest lap time of the weekend was a 2:17.167 logged on lap four in today’s race two. This very lap-time would have been the fastest lap of any competitor in either of the two Super Hooligan races held at CoTA in 2023. To put this into context, Mesa’s best time in last year’s historical race one, second-place finish was a 2:20.648, so his time this year has improved by almost three and a half seconds.
Yesterday’s 2:17.464 set in qualifying 2 – which placed him in seventh position on the grid – would have translated in a front-row start for the #137 in 2023.
Every motorcycle racing season is a whole different story, and this couldn’t be any closer to the truth this time around. Series evolve, new players come in, new rules are introduced, so the variables are many and constantly shifting. But as the only EV entry in a field of otherwise ICE motorcycles, Energica can only be proud with the incredible steps forwards made in 2024 with the invaluable support of Tytlers Cycle Racing, Stefano Mesa, the whole crew, and our partners: PETRONAS iona, Siemens and Sonic Tools.
The Eva Ribelle RS KCC is still a fine example of what a street-derivative electric motorcycle is capable of in closed-circuit competition and as far as we’re concerned, we’ll keep working hard to make sure that all this knowledge is transferred to the roads for all of you to enjoy on a daily basis. After all, this is what racing is all about.
The final classification sees Stefano Mesa 9th with x points scored across ten individual races and a huge wealth of experience for everyone involved heading into the future. In this ever-accelerated world, Energica keeps the throttle wide open (and for good reasons!).
A big thank you to all of you, who keep showing an immense amount of support.
Italian racer Luca Salvadori has died from injuries sustained in a crash during an International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) event in Germany.
Salvadori crashed on Saturday, September 14 at the Frohburger Dreieck, a 3.0-mile triangle-shaped circuit composed of closed-off public roads. He succumb to his injuries today.
Salvadori’s passing was announced on social media by his team, Broncos Racing Team.
Provisional Mission AFT SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 36 laps
2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -00.423 seconds
3. Jarod VanDerKooi (Ind), -00.728
4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -02.952
5. Briar Bauman (KTM), -03.597
6. Declan Bender (Ind), -04.241
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), -06.677
8. Sammy Halbert (Har), -08.301
9. Trevor Brunner (Ind), -08.863
10. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -10.535
11. Brandon Price (Yam), -11.944
12. Dan Bromley (Suz), -12.342
13. Max Whale (Har), -13.172
14. Cameron Smith (KTM), -17.543
15. Dalton Gauthier (Roy), -18.081
16. Trent Lowe (Hon), -1 lap, -02.697
17. Ben Lowe (KTM), -1 lap, -03.455
18. Billy Ross (Kaw), -1 lap, -10.575
19. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -15 laps,
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 22 laps
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -00.061 seconds
3. Kody Kopp (KTM), -00.149
4. Evan Renshaw (Hon), -00.251
5. Trent Lowe (Hon), -00.431
6. Tarren Santero (Hon), -00.937
7. Jared Lowe (Hon), -01.391
8. Chad Cose (Hus), -01.639
9. Tyler Raggio (KTM), -02.014
10. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -02.069
11. Ian Wolfe (Hon), -02.231
12. Reece Pottorf (Hon), -02.403
13. Hunter Bauer (Yam), -02.445
14. Travis Petton (KTM), -02.822
15. Justin Anselmi (Yam), -03.156
16. Evan Kelleher (KTM), -03.470
17. Jacob Vanderkooi (Hus), -03.649
18. Maclain Drucker (Hon), -05.113
Provisional Royal Enfield BTR Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Shasta L’Heureux (Roy), 8 laps
2. Kenzie Luker (Roy), -02.096 seconds
3. Taia Little (Roy), -02.372
4. Mya Maffei (Roy), -02.678
5. Mikaela Nichols-Lionetti (Roy), -03.922
6. Morgan Piller (Roy), -07.357
7. Hannah Lange (Roy), -10.845
8. Hannah Robertson (Roy), -12.781
9. Kristiana Ross (Roy), -17.952
More, from a press release issued by AFT:
Unprecedented: Mees, Kopp Complete Bids for History at 2024 Progressive AFT Finale
AFT SuperTwins Champion Jared Mees (left) and AFT Singles Champion Kody Kopp (right). Photo courtesy AFT.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 14, 2024) – Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750) put the finishing touches on what may prove the final and most convincing argument in support of his claim as the greatest rider in the history of Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing: an unprecedented tenth Grand National Championship.
Mees did exactly what he needed to – and then some – at Lake Ozark Speedway to secure this crowning achievement as the 2024 season came to its conclusion with the inaugural running of the Parts Plus Lake Ozark Short Track presented by Arrowhead Brass & Arby’s in Eldon, Missouri.
Racing before a packed house with some 125,000 motorcycle enthusiasts flooding the area for the 18th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest, the Mission AFT SuperTwins Main Event was loaded with talented riders motivated to end their respective ‘24 campaigns on a high note.
And yet still no one could compare to Mees on this night, just like so many other nights before it. Despite requiring just three points to clinch his record tenth title, the Indian Motorcycle hero grabbed the holeshot and battled it out over the race’s opening stages with second-ranked Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750), the only rider retaining even the slimmest mathematical chance of stealing away the #1 plate.
But by the contest’s halfway point, Mees had shook free at the front, shifting the race’s epicenter of drama back to Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), whose season-long podium streak was in serious threat after the Estenson Racing ace found himself mired down in ninth.
However, Daniels systematically worked his way forward while Robinson duked it out with Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750) for second. Daniels eventually made his way up to their scrap, displacing Robinson and then Vanderkooi, all the while drawing shockingly near to Mees as the contest reached its final circulation.
But that’s as far as Daniels’ charge would carry him. Mees held on to finish the season – and potentially his career – on top in practically every sense, winning the season finale by 0.423 seconds over his young rival.
Vanderkooi earned the final spot on the podium, with Robinson and Briar Bauman (No. 3 Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke) rounding out the top five. Rookie Declan Bender (No. 70 GOMR/BriggsAuto.com/Martin Trucking Indian FTR750) finished sixth, followed by Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), Sammy Halbert (No. 69 OnlyFans/Castrol/Kings Kustoms/LZ Racing Harley-Davidson XR750), Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Mission Foods/Zanotti Racing Indian FTR750), and Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Fastrack Racing Mission Foods KTM 790 Duke) to complete the top ten.
Mees’ résumé is far too extensive to list here in full, but in brief, tonight’s championship triumph updates his Grand National Championship victory tally to now include 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. He also ranks first or second in the career wins rankings for Half-Miles, Short Tracks, Miles, and total GNC Main Event victories.
Mees, who elevated an already Hall-of-Fame-worthy career to stratospheric heights once he joined forces with Indian Motorcycle in 2017, sent the marque’s remarkable FTR750 out in appropriate fashion this season. Tonight’s championship secures the bike a perfect eight-for-eight record in Grand National Championship battles in what will go down as one of the most dominant eras the sport has ever witnessed from both man and machine.
In the end, Mees earned the 2024 Mission AFT SuperTwins title with 311 points, followed by Robinson at 280 and Daniels at 276.
After claiming an unprecedented tenth Grand National Championship, Mees said, “It was a goal. Everybody would say it was a dream, but it was a goal. I made my dream my goal and worked hard at it. It hasn’t even sunk in yet. I had a big points lead coming in here, but there was only one way to go out the way I want to go out, and that was by winning this damn race.
“I can’t say enough for my entire team. Kenny (Tolbert), Bubba (Bently), Jimmy (Wood), you guys have won me a lot of races and a lot of championships. I definitely wouldn’t be as successful without you three and all my sponsors. Indian Motorcycle – I took their very first win in 2017, I opened that book for them, and tonight I got to close it for them. I can’t say enough for that company…
“So many people contributed to my program over these years. I feel like I could have this microphone until tomorrow morning and talk about my career and all the people who were in it to make me successful. I just want to say thank you.”
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
As if Mees’ record-breaking achievement wasn’t enough to secure the ‘24 finale’s place in the sport’s annals, Kody Kopp (No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F) closed out the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER season by securing the 450cc equivalent.
Needing to merely avoid catastrophe, Kopp actually jumped out into the lead to open the decisive final contest. However, once Chase Saathoff (No. 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R) and then Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) drove underneath him, Kopp seemed to reevaluate his strategy, dropping down to fifth before settling back in.
With Saathoff powering away out front, Kopp wicked his pace back up, pouncing on Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) and Evan Renshaw (No. 265 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) in rapid succession to slot back into a podium position.
He then carried that momentum past Lowe and began the difficult task of closing the gap to Saathoff when a red flag flew as a result of a Travis Petton IV (No. 82 ECG Racing/A.M Ortega KTM 450 SX-F) fall with less than a minute remaining on the clock.
That development changed the complexion of the race completely, transforming it into a wild bar-to-bar affair to the flag. Lowe led initially before Saathoff and Drane took their season-long rivalry to the front of the pack. Kopp was again shuffled back to fifth where he could have easily stayed to collect his third #1 plate, but instead he made a final push to claim third ahead of Renshaw and Lowe.
Meanwhile, the season’s final victory went to Drane over Saathoff by 0.061 seconds, handing the Australian bragging rights for most wins on the season at seven in the process.
Drane said, “I was able to bounce back (after a bad start). That restart really helped me there at the end. I was able to fight back and had a good battle with Chase. It was good to finally get something back on him after all the stuff he’s done to me this year. I can’t thank my team enough for all their effort all year.”
Kopp ultimately took the crown with a grand total of 339 points to Drane’s 324 and Saathoff’s 318. And like Mees in the premier class, he now stands alone in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles record books. Following the completion of his third successive title run, the Rick Ware Racing star now owns more championships (three) and more race victories (22) than anyone in the category’s history, while also holding either sole possession or a share of first place all-time in terms of Short Track, Half-Mile, and single-season victories.
The conquering Kopp said, “I couldn’t be more proud of my Rick Ware Racing team. It’s been a dream season. I would have loved to get a win there, but those guys at the front were riding a little over the top, and I wasn’t going to play that game. We had a championship to win, and that was way more important… It’s a dream come true. Who knows what will be after three?”
Finally, Shasta L’Heureux (No. 67 Royal Enfield) completed the 2024 season for Royal Enfield’s successful and popular Build. Train. Race. (BTR) program by claiming her first-career victory in the class with perpetual frontrunners Kenzie Luker (No. 17 Royal Enfield) and Taia Little (No. 11 Royal Enfield) rounding out the podium.
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Ryde wins Showdown opener, Bridewell crashes out and Irwin returns to the podium
Kyle Ryde. Photo courtesy MSVR.
The opening race of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Showdown delivered drama as Kyle Ryde claimed his first Oulton Park victory to take the standings lead by just six points as reigning champion Tommy Bridewell crashed out on the opening lap. Meanwhile Glenn Irwin kept his title hopes alive with a return to the podium.
Josh Brookes launched off the line to lead the pack for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team ahead of Ryde and Bridewell, but the reigning champion crashed his Honda Racing UK Fireblade at Hislops on the opening lap to decimate his standings lead.
Brookes was determined at the front, but Glenn Irwin was pushing hard and on lap three he made a move on the brakes into Hislops to fire the Hager PBM Ducati ahead of his rivals as Ryde was also looking to make his move on the Australian in second place.
Charlie Nesbitt had also been in the lead pack at the start, but the MasterMac Honda rider slid out of the action at Hislops on lap five, whilst his teammate Lee Jackson was embroiled in the podium battle later in the race.
The lead trio were inseparable as Irwin held off Brookes and Ryde, but on lap 11, the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider lost ground in third place at Hilltop when he was forced to remove the cover from his dash as it came loose.
That gave Irwin and Brookes a slight gap, as it was a battle of Ducati versus BMW at the front, but Ryde was soon back in a rhythm to close down the lost ground. Ryde also had Jackson for company in fourth and the pair soon made it a quartet at the front fighting for the victory.
Ryde dived ahead of Brookes on lap 15 and a lap later took the lead as the top four were inseparable at the front, with Jackson also moving into third to ease Brookes back into fourth place.
Ryde then held the edge to the finish, able to gap Irwin by 0.303s as he returned to the podium for the first time since Snetterton, whilst Jackson added another podium to his tally to prevent Brookes from taking his first podium finish of the season.
Ryan Vickers was able to get ahead of Leon Haslam for the final place in the top five with Danny Kent and Peter Hickman holding top eight positions. Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki’s Jason O’Halloran and Max Cook rounded out the top ten.
Kyle Ryde
OMG GRILLA Racing Yamaha
“The plan was to be on pole position and to try and do what I did at Cadwell and then see if I can control the race at the front and make it hard for the guys behind. But Josh [Brookes] was really fast in the first three or four laps, especially in sector one and even when I did use a lot of tyre to try and pass him he passed me straight back.
“I saved the tyre and sat behind him then it obviously brought Glenn [Irwin] into the picture and when he passed me I thought I was going to be in trouble, because when Glenn gets in his little mood at the front of the race, he’s very hard to pass. He is real late on the brakes and his bike is very good where it needs to be. The only thing I did was save the tyre the best I could so I had a great shot at the end to try and win the race.
“I had a little hiccup! The plastic case on my dash was just rattling and eventually it fell off and I wanted to chuck it off the track safely. I cost myself a second or two and I was lucky really because it gave me a gap, so I ended up setting the fastest lap which put me on pole for tomorrow.
“I just had enough time to pass them both and win the race as well. After the issue I had, I was going to accept third might have been good enough. Anything else was a bonus so to win my first race at Oulton Park was fantastic. I wouldn’t call it the easiest race, there was a lot going on, but it was a good race so roll on tomorrow.”
Alessandro Di Mario won restarted MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Race One Saturday at Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 on Dunlop control tires, the 15-year-old dominated the race, winning the five-lap restart by nearly seven seconds.
Dominic Doyle was the runner-up on his Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio placed third.
Newly crowned MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion Matthew Chapin rode his BARTCON Racing Suzuki GSX-8R to fourth in his Twins Cup debut.
Sean Ungvarsky rounded out the top five finishers on his Koch Racing Yamaha.
Rocco Landers, the Championship point leader coming into the race, crashed twice. Landers crashed his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R out of second place on lap two of the original start. He was able to remount and continue in spite of missing his right footpeg.
Then on lap three, Rossi Moor suffered an ugly crash on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-8R that resulted in Moor crawling off the track in need of medical assistance and the red flag coming out.
On the restart, Landers worked his way from 12th on the grid up to third on the first lap, but at the end of lap two, Landers highsided entering the final corner. He walked away from the violent crash and did not finish the race.
As a result of Di Mario’s victory and Landers’ DNF, Di Mario goes from trailing Landers by 19 points to leading the Championship by six points with only Sunday’s race remaining.
Rocco Landers won MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Race One Saturday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide on spec Dunlop tires, Landers took the lead early on the first lap and held on to take his career-first win in the class.
Troy Herfoss pressured Landers to the end, but with the title on the line, Herfoss settled for a close second place on his S&S Indian FTR.
Herfoss’ teammate Tyler O’Hara came out on top of a three-way fight for third with Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman and defending Champion Hayden Gillim.
Wyman finished fourth, which together with Herfoss’ second place reduced Wyman’s Championship point lead over Herfoss from 14 to seven.
Landers’ teammate Gillim crossed the finish line right behind O’Hara and Wyman in fifth.
Cameron Beaubier won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race One Saturday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop Sportmax Slicks, the five-time Champion took the lead on lap 11 of 12 and won the race — his fifth of the season — by 1.830 seconds.
Josh Herrin led from the start on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, but late in the race he suffered a big front-end slide that caused him to adjust his pace and settle for second place. That adjustment, however, allowed him to come away with a larger 54-point lead in the Championship standings.
In spite of sitting out with injuries since the opening round of the 2024 season, not being able to train normally, and getting a bad start, Richie Escalante was able to come through the field and score third place on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz passed Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach late in the race to get fourth.
After getting a strong start, Beach crossed the finish line in fifth.
Bobby Fong also got a good start on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha and converted it into a sixth-place finish.
Escalante’s teammate Brandon Paasch came home seventh.
Ashton Yates took eighth overall — and the Superbike Cup victory — on his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Danilo Lewis took ninth on his Team Brazil BMW.
Benjamin Smith rounded out the top 10 finishers on his new FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha Superbike.
Cameron Petersen’s problems from Qualifying Two followed him into the race and led to him finishing 11th on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Beaubier Wins, But Herrin Still Controls Championship Chase
Cameron Beaubier Wins At Circuit Of The Americas, Josh Herrin Leads Championship By 55 Points After Finishing Second
Josh Herrin (2) leads Cameron Beaubier (6), Sean Dylan Kelly (40), Xavi Forés (34), JD Beach (95), and the rest of the Steel Commander Superbike class into turn one on Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
AUSTIN, TX (September 14, 2024) – Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier kept his slender championship hopes alive with a win in the first of three Steel Commander Superbike races at Circuit of The Americas on Saturday, with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion catching and passing runaway championship leader Josh Herrin in the closing laps of the 12-lap race on a brutally hot Saturday in Austin.
The win was the fifth of the season for Beaubier and the 64th of his Superbike career, and it moved him into second in the 2024 Steel Commander Superbike Championship – 55 points behind Herrin with four races left in the series (two tomorrow at COTA and the final two in a few weeks at New Jersey Motorsports Park).
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Herrin did most of the leading, putting his Fast By Ferracci liveried Panigale V4 R out front for 10 of the 12 laps, but it was Beaubier leading the two that counted most to take five points away from Herrin.
Josh Herrin (2) led Sean Dylan Kelly (40) and Cameron Beaubier (6) early in the race before Kelly suffered a mechanical problem that forced him out of the race. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
In the early going, it looked to be fairly smooth sailing for Herrin as he led EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Beaubier. It got a bit easier when Beaubier nearly ran into the back of Kelly.
Beaubier was right behind Kelly when the Floridian’s BMW gave up the ghost and the Californian was fortunate to not rear-end him. That gave Herrin a bit of a gap that Beaubier was able to whittle away at. He was helped by Herrin losing the front and almost crashing, a moment that caused Herrin to re-think things and ease up, if only by a little.
Beaubier crossed the line 1.8 seconds ahead of Herrin, who in turn was 4.3 seconds ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante with the Mexican fighting back from a poor start. Escalante was in just his second race back from the serious injuries he suffered in the season opener at Road Atlanta.
Cameron Beaubier (6) topped Josh Herrin (2) for his fifth win of the season and the 64th of his Superbike career. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Fourth place went to Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz, the Frenchman also recovering from a bad start. He was some 10 seconds behind Escalante and 1.3 seconds ahead of Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach, who rounded out the top five.
Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong was sixth, well clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch with Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, Team Brazil’s Danilo Lewis and FLO4LAW Racing’s Benjamin Smith filling the top 10.
Notable non-finishers included Kelly (mechanical), and Xavi Forés, who crashed his Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing YZF-R1.
Superbike Race 1
Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
Loris Baz (Ducati)
JD Beach (BMW)
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
Ashton Yates (Honda)
Danilo Lewis (BMW)
Benjamin Smith (Yamaha)
Quotes
Richie Escalante – Third
“Yes, I’m really happy to finish on the podium. This year my goal is just back to finish the season, race Ohio, this weekend, and New Jersey, then thinking for next year. I feel really good here. For some reason, the Suzuki is working very well in this track. I like it. So today, I forgot to press the button to the launch control, so my start is very bad. I think in turn one maybe P9, P10. Then I just recovered positions. After that, I just maintained my pace. I’m really happy to finish in the podium, especially behind Cam Beaubier and Josh Herrin, super champs. Really, really happy.”
Josh Herrin – Second
After the front tuck, I just kind of reevaluated a little bit. Obviously, I still was trying to win the race. It’s not like I just gave up. I just was like, ‘all right, maybe I’m pushing a little too hard.’ So, I started kind of easing up a little bit on the brakes. Probably wasn’t the best idea. I probably was just off-line or had a little bit too much brake pressure or too much lean angle and just had a moment and let it kind of spook me for the rest of the race, which isn’t good. To come out here with a second place, I’m happy. It’s hard to be happy because I’ve had such a good run of race wins and fighting for the lead and stuff, that now you want to win. Once you get a taste of not just one but two or three, it starts to eat at you when you can’t win. It was a difficult race. It’s super-hot out there. When Cam (Beaubier) came by me, I saw him make a couple mistakes. It seemed like he was having the same issues I was, just lack of grip and it was hot, everything was greasy. I thought about it for a sec, trying to cut back under him. I think he ran wide off the back straight or somewhere. I just started thinking a little too much, but I think it was probably a good thing because we have a healthy lead, and I don’t want to be dumb out there. I looked bummed on the podium but was really happy. Just super-hot and wanted to get out of the sun and prepare for tomorrow. Thank you to my whole team. Excited to come back out tomorrow.”
Cameron Beaubier – Winner
“I was really close to SDK. I almost ran right into the back of him. Even before that, the first couple laps when I had first passed (Josh) Herrin, I was going before the long right-hander. I must have barely touched my shifter. It wasn’t a false neutral. I just clicked it into second on the side of the tire and just had nothing. Luckily, they didn’t run into me there. So, Josh and SDK got by me there. Then after that, I just tried to kind of settle in and build into the race and not go too crazy at the beginning. I think for all of us, it was pretty greasy out there. The track temperature… I don’t know exactly what it was, but it was super-hot, super greasy. Sliding around front, rear. I definitely felt better in practice yesterday and this morning, grip-wise. The race kind of came to me a little bit. Josh had a good pace going there in the middle after I almost ran into SDK. It was pretty tough to close in on him without doing anything too crazy. Then there at the end, I wanted to make a good pass on him and put my head down and see if I could pull something and we were able to do it today. But honestly, I think obviously he settled. It would have been maybe a different story if he kept his head down. But he’s got a lot to lose right now. He’s 55, 60 points out in the lead, points-wise. He’s had a great year. It’s good. Going to go back and see what we can improve tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be tough. It was hot and sticky today.”
More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Petersen Rides to 11th in Superbike Race 1 at COTA
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen finishes 11th in a challenging start to the MotoAmerica Superbike tripleheader in Texas
MARIETTA, Ga. – September 14, 2024 – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen overcame adversity to score an 11th-place finish in the opening race of the MotoAmerica Superbike tripleheader at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Filling in for Jake Gagne, Xavi Forés unfortunately crashed in the challenging conditions and withdrew from the race.
Riders were met with high temperatures at the penultimate round of the championship, making for tricky conditions on the newly resurfaced 3.4-mile track. It was a challenging beginning to the weekend as Petersen unfortunately had a technical issue in the second qualifying session and was 11th in the combined times. The South African found himself 15th after the opening lap and was struggling with grip, but rode on to cross the line 11th.
Making his Superbike debut with the team, Forés worked to find his comfort zone on the bike. Despite crashing and missing most of the second qualifying session, the Spaniard qualified sixth to start from the second row of the grid. From there he got a good start in fifth, but ultimately was shuffled to seventh on the second lap. Undeterred, he continued to push and advanced to sixth after the halfway mark, but the competition regained the position. Unfortunately Forés lost the front on the following lap going into Turn 1. He rejoined the race in 16th but ultimately withdrew with damage to the bike from the crash.
The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team looks to come back swinging tomorrow for MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 and Race 3 of the tripleheader at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“It was a tough start to the weekend. Xavi crashed, and Cam was struggling with grip. We will come back tomorrow and are confident that we can do better.”
Cameron Petersen – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #45
“It’s been a tough weekend so far, and unfortunately Race 1 wasn’t any better. I’m looking forward to bouncing back tomorrow.”
Xavi Forés – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #34
“It was a tough day. We improved quite a lot from yesterday with our feeling on the bike, but unfortunately I had a crash early in Q2. We had to repair the bike and head out on the Q tire, but I was able to improve my lap times and get on the second row, which I was happy with. I had a good start in the race but I started to not have a good feeling with the tire. I tried to manage it, but in the end, I crashed trying to get close to the top four. Unfortunately, the footpeg came off, and I couldn’t finish the race. Two more to go tomorrow. We are going to do some work overnight with the bike to improve a little bit. Let’s see if we can get closer to the front pack and get the most information possible for Jersey.”
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American Julian Correa took second place in British Talent Cup Race One Saturday at Oulton Park, in England. Riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Honda, the Floridian finished just 0.082 second behind race winner Ryan Frost and just 0.461 second ahead of third-place finisher Lucas Brown.
Correa’s countryman Joshua Raymond, Jr. was 19th on his Fibre Tec Honda.
Alessandro Di Mario, age 15, wrapped up the 2024 MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Championship with a victory in Race Two Sunday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.
Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 on Dunlop control tires, Di Mario ran away to win the eight-lap race by 6.550 seconds.
Rossi Moor bounced back from a painful crash in Race One on Saturday and took the runner-up spot in Race Two on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-8R.
Dominic Doyle got third on his Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio finished fourth.
Newly crowned Junior Cup Champion Matthew Chapin crashed his BARTCON Racing Suzuki on the final lap, but he was able to pick up his machine and cross the finish line fifth.
Di Mario’s Championship rival Rocco Landers retired from the race due to a technical problem with his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki.
Sean Dylan Kelly came out on top of a great duel with Cameron Beaubier to earn his career-first MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike race win in Race Two Sunday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas.
The former Moto2 World Championship teammates fought down to the final corner of the final lap. There, Kelly dived up the inside of Beaubier on the brakes to take the lead and the victory on his Dunlop-shod EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Beaubier tried to cut back underneath Kelly and beat him in the short drag race to the checkered flag, but the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW rider came up 0.177 second short.
Josh Herrin fought for the lead for the first half of the race, but Herrin decided bringing his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R home in third place was the smart move. As a result, Herrin heads into Race Three Sunday afternoon with a 51-point lead in the Championship. If Herrin can finish in front of Beaubier in Race Three he will clinch the 2024 Superbike Championship.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz finished a lonely fourth.
Bobby Fong took fifth on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch came out on top of a four-rider battle for sixth.
Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha’s Cameron Petersen rebounded from a tough Race One to get seventh in Race Two, just behind Paasch and just ahead of his fill-in teammate Xavi Fores in eighth. Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach finished right behind Fores in ninth.
Ashton Yates, riding his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, rounded out the top 10 finishers and won the Superbike Cup class.
Tyler O’Hara won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race Two Sunday at Circuit of The America (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his S&S Indian FTR on Dunlop control tires, the defending Champion won the six-lap race by over four seconds.
Cory West took second place on his Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250, and that was enough for the Arkansas native to capture the 2024 Championship.
Jeremy McWilliams, riding as a wild card entry for S&S Indian, finished third, right behind West.
West’s teammates Jake Lewis and Travis Wyman came home fourth and fifth, respectively.
Troy Herfoss retired with a technical problem on his S&S Indian.
The credits have rolled on the 2024 Mission Foods Super Hooligan National Championship with the final two races of the season that took place at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on September 14-15. Stefano Mesa scored a brace of ninth place finishes around the long and fast 3.426-mile circuit aboard Tytlers Cycle Racing’s #137 Eva Ribelle RS KCC (Kit Corsa Clienti), showing great speed in the early part of both encounters.
If we look deeper into the performance put together by the 31-year-old Colombian rider, we can see that his quickest lap time of the weekend was a 2:17.167 logged on lap four in today’s race two. This very lap-time would have been the fastest lap of any competitor in either of the two Super Hooligan races held at CoTA in 2023. To put this into context, Mesa’s best time in last year’s historical race one, second-place finish was a 2:20.648, so his time this year has improved by almost three and a half seconds.
Yesterday’s 2:17.464 set in qualifying 2 – which placed him in seventh position on the grid – would have translated in a front-row start for the #137 in 2023.
Every motorcycle racing season is a whole different story, and this couldn’t be any closer to the truth this time around. Series evolve, new players come in, new rules are introduced, so the variables are many and constantly shifting. But as the only EV entry in a field of otherwise ICE motorcycles, Energica can only be proud with the incredible steps forwards made in 2024 with the invaluable support of Tytlers Cycle Racing, Stefano Mesa, the whole crew, and our partners: PETRONAS iona, Siemens and Sonic Tools.
The Eva Ribelle RS KCC is still a fine example of what a street-derivative electric motorcycle is capable of in closed-circuit competition and as far as we’re concerned, we’ll keep working hard to make sure that all this knowledge is transferred to the roads for all of you to enjoy on a daily basis. After all, this is what racing is all about.
The final classification sees Stefano Mesa 9th with x points scored across ten individual races and a huge wealth of experience for everyone involved heading into the future. In this ever-accelerated world, Energica keeps the throttle wide open (and for good reasons!).
A big thank you to all of you, who keep showing an immense amount of support.
Luca Salvadori (23) as seen earlier this year. Photo courtesy Broncos Racing Team.
Italian racer Luca Salvadori has died from injuries sustained in a crash during an International Road Racing Championship (IRRC) event in Germany.
Salvadori crashed on Saturday, September 14 at the Frohburger Dreieck, a 3.0-mile triangle-shaped circuit composed of closed-off public roads. He succumb to his injuries today.
Salvadori’s passing was announced on social media by his team, Broncos Racing Team.
Lake Ozark Speedway, in Eldon, Missouri. Photo courtesy Lake Ozark Speedway.
American Flat Track (AFT) Series
Lake Ozark Short Track
Lake Ozark Speedway
Eldon, Missouri
September 14, 2024
Provisional Mission AFT SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 36 laps
2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -00.423 seconds
3. Jarod VanDerKooi (Ind), -00.728
4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -02.952
5. Briar Bauman (KTM), -03.597
6. Declan Bender (Ind), -04.241
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), -06.677
8. Sammy Halbert (Har), -08.301
9. Trevor Brunner (Ind), -08.863
10. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -10.535
11. Brandon Price (Yam), -11.944
12. Dan Bromley (Suz), -12.342
13. Max Whale (Har), -13.172
14. Cameron Smith (KTM), -17.543
15. Dalton Gauthier (Roy), -18.081
16. Trent Lowe (Hon), -1 lap, -02.697
17. Ben Lowe (KTM), -1 lap, -03.455
18. Billy Ross (Kaw), -1 lap, -10.575
19. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -15 laps,
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 22 laps
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -00.061 seconds
3. Kody Kopp (KTM), -00.149
4. Evan Renshaw (Hon), -00.251
5. Trent Lowe (Hon), -00.431
6. Tarren Santero (Hon), -00.937
7. Jared Lowe (Hon), -01.391
8. Chad Cose (Hus), -01.639
9. Tyler Raggio (KTM), -02.014
10. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -02.069
11. Ian Wolfe (Hon), -02.231
12. Reece Pottorf (Hon), -02.403
13. Hunter Bauer (Yam), -02.445
14. Travis Petton (KTM), -02.822
15. Justin Anselmi (Yam), -03.156
16. Evan Kelleher (KTM), -03.470
17. Jacob Vanderkooi (Hus), -03.649
18. Maclain Drucker (Hon), -05.113
Provisional Royal Enfield BTR Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Shasta L’Heureux (Roy), 8 laps
2. Kenzie Luker (Roy), -02.096 seconds
3. Taia Little (Roy), -02.372
4. Mya Maffei (Roy), -02.678
5. Mikaela Nichols-Lionetti (Roy), -03.922
6. Morgan Piller (Roy), -07.357
7. Hannah Lange (Roy), -10.845
8. Hannah Robertson (Roy), -12.781
9. Kristiana Ross (Roy), -17.952
More, from a press release issued by AFT:
Unprecedented: Mees, Kopp Complete Bids for History at 2024 Progressive AFT Finale
AFT SuperTwins Champion Jared Mees (left) and AFT Singles Champion Kody Kopp (right). Photo courtesy AFT.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 14, 2024) – Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750) put the finishing touches on what may prove the final and most convincing argument in support of his claim as the greatest rider in the history of Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing: an unprecedented tenth Grand National Championship.
Mees did exactly what he needed to – and then some – at Lake Ozark Speedway to secure this crowning achievement as the 2024 season came to its conclusion with the inaugural running of the Parts Plus Lake Ozark Short Track presented by Arrowhead Brass & Arby’s in Eldon, Missouri.
Racing before a packed house with some 125,000 motorcycle enthusiasts flooding the area for the 18th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest, the Mission AFT SuperTwins Main Event was loaded with talented riders motivated to end their respective ‘24 campaigns on a high note.
And yet still no one could compare to Mees on this night, just like so many other nights before it. Despite requiring just three points to clinch his record tenth title, the Indian Motorcycle hero grabbed the holeshot and battled it out over the race’s opening stages with second-ranked Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750), the only rider retaining even the slimmest mathematical chance of stealing away the #1 plate.
But by the contest’s halfway point, Mees had shook free at the front, shifting the race’s epicenter of drama back to Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), whose season-long podium streak was in serious threat after the Estenson Racing ace found himself mired down in ninth.
However, Daniels systematically worked his way forward while Robinson duked it out with Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750) for second. Daniels eventually made his way up to their scrap, displacing Robinson and then Vanderkooi, all the while drawing shockingly near to Mees as the contest reached its final circulation.
But that’s as far as Daniels’ charge would carry him. Mees held on to finish the season – and potentially his career – on top in practically every sense, winning the season finale by 0.423 seconds over his young rival.
Vanderkooi earned the final spot on the podium, with Robinson and Briar Bauman (No. 3 Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke) rounding out the top five. Rookie Declan Bender (No. 70 GOMR/BriggsAuto.com/Martin Trucking Indian FTR750) finished sixth, followed by Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), Sammy Halbert (No. 69 OnlyFans/Castrol/Kings Kustoms/LZ Racing Harley-Davidson XR750), Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Mission Foods/Zanotti Racing Indian FTR750), and Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Fastrack Racing Mission Foods KTM 790 Duke) to complete the top ten.
Mees’ résumé is far too extensive to list here in full, but in brief, tonight’s championship triumph updates his Grand National Championship victory tally to now include 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. He also ranks first or second in the career wins rankings for Half-Miles, Short Tracks, Miles, and total GNC Main Event victories.
Mees, who elevated an already Hall-of-Fame-worthy career to stratospheric heights once he joined forces with Indian Motorcycle in 2017, sent the marque’s remarkable FTR750 out in appropriate fashion this season. Tonight’s championship secures the bike a perfect eight-for-eight record in Grand National Championship battles in what will go down as one of the most dominant eras the sport has ever witnessed from both man and machine.
In the end, Mees earned the 2024 Mission AFT SuperTwins title with 311 points, followed by Robinson at 280 and Daniels at 276.
After claiming an unprecedented tenth Grand National Championship, Mees said, “It was a goal. Everybody would say it was a dream, but it was a goal. I made my dream my goal and worked hard at it. It hasn’t even sunk in yet. I had a big points lead coming in here, but there was only one way to go out the way I want to go out, and that was by winning this damn race.
“I can’t say enough for my entire team. Kenny (Tolbert), Bubba (Bently), Jimmy (Wood), you guys have won me a lot of races and a lot of championships. I definitely wouldn’t be as successful without you three and all my sponsors. Indian Motorcycle – I took their very first win in 2017, I opened that book for them, and tonight I got to close it for them. I can’t say enough for that company…
“So many people contributed to my program over these years. I feel like I could have this microphone until tomorrow morning and talk about my career and all the people who were in it to make me successful. I just want to say thank you.”
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
As if Mees’ record-breaking achievement wasn’t enough to secure the ‘24 finale’s place in the sport’s annals, Kody Kopp (No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F) closed out the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER season by securing the 450cc equivalent.
Needing to merely avoid catastrophe, Kopp actually jumped out into the lead to open the decisive final contest. However, once Chase Saathoff (No. 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R) and then Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) drove underneath him, Kopp seemed to reevaluate his strategy, dropping down to fifth before settling back in.
With Saathoff powering away out front, Kopp wicked his pace back up, pouncing on Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) and Evan Renshaw (No. 265 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) in rapid succession to slot back into a podium position.
He then carried that momentum past Lowe and began the difficult task of closing the gap to Saathoff when a red flag flew as a result of a Travis Petton IV (No. 82 ECG Racing/A.M Ortega KTM 450 SX-F) fall with less than a minute remaining on the clock.
That development changed the complexion of the race completely, transforming it into a wild bar-to-bar affair to the flag. Lowe led initially before Saathoff and Drane took their season-long rivalry to the front of the pack. Kopp was again shuffled back to fifth where he could have easily stayed to collect his third #1 plate, but instead he made a final push to claim third ahead of Renshaw and Lowe.
Meanwhile, the season’s final victory went to Drane over Saathoff by 0.061 seconds, handing the Australian bragging rights for most wins on the season at seven in the process.
Drane said, “I was able to bounce back (after a bad start). That restart really helped me there at the end. I was able to fight back and had a good battle with Chase. It was good to finally get something back on him after all the stuff he’s done to me this year. I can’t thank my team enough for all their effort all year.”
Kopp ultimately took the crown with a grand total of 339 points to Drane’s 324 and Saathoff’s 318. And like Mees in the premier class, he now stands alone in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles record books. Following the completion of his third successive title run, the Rick Ware Racing star now owns more championships (three) and more race victories (22) than anyone in the category’s history, while also holding either sole possession or a share of first place all-time in terms of Short Track, Half-Mile, and single-season victories.
The conquering Kopp said, “I couldn’t be more proud of my Rick Ware Racing team. It’s been a dream season. I would have loved to get a win there, but those guys at the front were riding a little over the top, and I wasn’t going to play that game. We had a championship to win, and that was way more important… It’s a dream come true. Who knows what will be after three?”
Finally, Shasta L’Heureux (No. 67 Royal Enfield) completed the 2024 season for Royal Enfield’s successful and popular Build. Train. Race. (BTR) program by claiming her first-career victory in the class with perpetual frontrunners Kenzie Luker (No. 17 Royal Enfield) and Taia Little (No. 11 Royal Enfield) rounding out the podium.
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Ryde wins Showdown opener, Bridewell crashes out and Irwin returns to the podium
Kyle Ryde. Photo courtesy MSVR.
The opening race of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Showdown delivered drama as Kyle Ryde claimed his first Oulton Park victory to take the standings lead by just six points as reigning champion Tommy Bridewell crashed out on the opening lap. Meanwhile Glenn Irwin kept his title hopes alive with a return to the podium.
Josh Brookes launched off the line to lead the pack for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team ahead of Ryde and Bridewell, but the reigning champion crashed his Honda Racing UK Fireblade at Hislops on the opening lap to decimate his standings lead.
Brookes was determined at the front, but Glenn Irwin was pushing hard and on lap three he made a move on the brakes into Hislops to fire the Hager PBM Ducati ahead of his rivals as Ryde was also looking to make his move on the Australian in second place.
Charlie Nesbitt had also been in the lead pack at the start, but the MasterMac Honda rider slid out of the action at Hislops on lap five, whilst his teammate Lee Jackson was embroiled in the podium battle later in the race.
The lead trio were inseparable as Irwin held off Brookes and Ryde, but on lap 11, the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider lost ground in third place at Hilltop when he was forced to remove the cover from his dash as it came loose.
That gave Irwin and Brookes a slight gap, as it was a battle of Ducati versus BMW at the front, but Ryde was soon back in a rhythm to close down the lost ground. Ryde also had Jackson for company in fourth and the pair soon made it a quartet at the front fighting for the victory.
Ryde dived ahead of Brookes on lap 15 and a lap later took the lead as the top four were inseparable at the front, with Jackson also moving into third to ease Brookes back into fourth place.
Ryde then held the edge to the finish, able to gap Irwin by 0.303s as he returned to the podium for the first time since Snetterton, whilst Jackson added another podium to his tally to prevent Brookes from taking his first podium finish of the season.
Ryan Vickers was able to get ahead of Leon Haslam for the final place in the top five with Danny Kent and Peter Hickman holding top eight positions. Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki’s Jason O’Halloran and Max Cook rounded out the top ten.
Kyle Ryde
OMG GRILLA Racing Yamaha
“The plan was to be on pole position and to try and do what I did at Cadwell and then see if I can control the race at the front and make it hard for the guys behind. But Josh [Brookes] was really fast in the first three or four laps, especially in sector one and even when I did use a lot of tyre to try and pass him he passed me straight back.
“I saved the tyre and sat behind him then it obviously brought Glenn [Irwin] into the picture and when he passed me I thought I was going to be in trouble, because when Glenn gets in his little mood at the front of the race, he’s very hard to pass. He is real late on the brakes and his bike is very good where it needs to be. The only thing I did was save the tyre the best I could so I had a great shot at the end to try and win the race.
“I had a little hiccup! The plastic case on my dash was just rattling and eventually it fell off and I wanted to chuck it off the track safely. I cost myself a second or two and I was lucky really because it gave me a gap, so I ended up setting the fastest lap which put me on pole for tomorrow.
“I just had enough time to pass them both and win the race as well. After the issue I had, I was going to accept third might have been good enough. Anything else was a bonus so to win my first race at Oulton Park was fantastic. I wouldn’t call it the easiest race, there was a lot going on, but it was a good race so roll on tomorrow.”
Alessandro Di Mario won restarted MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Race One Saturday at Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 on Dunlop control tires, the 15-year-old dominated the race, winning the five-lap restart by nearly seven seconds.
Dominic Doyle was the runner-up on his Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio placed third.
Newly crowned MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion Matthew Chapin rode his BARTCON Racing Suzuki GSX-8R to fourth in his Twins Cup debut.
Sean Ungvarsky rounded out the top five finishers on his Koch Racing Yamaha.
Rocco Landers, the Championship point leader coming into the race, crashed twice. Landers crashed his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R out of second place on lap two of the original start. He was able to remount and continue in spite of missing his right footpeg.
Then on lap three, Rossi Moor suffered an ugly crash on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-8R that resulted in Moor crawling off the track in need of medical assistance and the red flag coming out.
On the restart, Landers worked his way from 12th on the grid up to third on the first lap, but at the end of lap two, Landers highsided entering the final corner. He walked away from the violent crash and did not finish the race.
As a result of Di Mario’s victory and Landers’ DNF, Di Mario goes from trailing Landers by 19 points to leading the Championship by six points with only Sunday’s race remaining.
Rocco Landers won MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Race One Saturday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide on spec Dunlop tires, Landers took the lead early on the first lap and held on to take his career-first win in the class.
Troy Herfoss pressured Landers to the end, but with the title on the line, Herfoss settled for a close second place on his S&S Indian FTR.
Herfoss’ teammate Tyler O’Hara came out on top of a three-way fight for third with Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman and defending Champion Hayden Gillim.
Wyman finished fourth, which together with Herfoss’ second place reduced Wyman’s Championship point lead over Herfoss from 14 to seven.
Landers’ teammate Gillim crossed the finish line right behind O’Hara and Wyman in fifth.
Cameron Beaubier won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race One Saturday at Circuit of The Americas (COTA), in Austin, Texas. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop Sportmax Slicks, the five-time Champion took the lead on lap 11 of 12 and won the race — his fifth of the season — by 1.830 seconds.
Josh Herrin led from the start on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, but late in the race he suffered a big front-end slide that caused him to adjust his pace and settle for second place. That adjustment, however, allowed him to come away with a larger 54-point lead in the Championship standings.
In spite of sitting out with injuries since the opening round of the 2024 season, not being able to train normally, and getting a bad start, Richie Escalante was able to come through the field and score third place on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz passed Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach late in the race to get fourth.
After getting a strong start, Beach crossed the finish line in fifth.
Bobby Fong also got a good start on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha and converted it into a sixth-place finish.
Escalante’s teammate Brandon Paasch came home seventh.
Ashton Yates took eighth overall — and the Superbike Cup victory — on his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Danilo Lewis took ninth on his Team Brazil BMW.
Benjamin Smith rounded out the top 10 finishers on his new FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha Superbike.
Cameron Petersen’s problems from Qualifying Two followed him into the race and led to him finishing 11th on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Beaubier Wins, But Herrin Still Controls Championship Chase
Cameron Beaubier Wins At Circuit Of The Americas, Josh Herrin Leads Championship By 55 Points After Finishing Second
Josh Herrin (2) leads Cameron Beaubier (6), Sean Dylan Kelly (40), Xavi Forés (34), JD Beach (95), and the rest of the Steel Commander Superbike class into turn one on Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
AUSTIN, TX (September 14, 2024) – Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier kept his slender championship hopes alive with a win in the first of three Steel Commander Superbike races at Circuit of The Americas on Saturday, with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion catching and passing runaway championship leader Josh Herrin in the closing laps of the 12-lap race on a brutally hot Saturday in Austin.
The win was the fifth of the season for Beaubier and the 64th of his Superbike career, and it moved him into second in the 2024 Steel Commander Superbike Championship – 55 points behind Herrin with four races left in the series (two tomorrow at COTA and the final two in a few weeks at New Jersey Motorsports Park).
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Herrin did most of the leading, putting his Fast By Ferracci liveried Panigale V4 R out front for 10 of the 12 laps, but it was Beaubier leading the two that counted most to take five points away from Herrin.
Josh Herrin (2) led Sean Dylan Kelly (40) and Cameron Beaubier (6) early in the race before Kelly suffered a mechanical problem that forced him out of the race. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
In the early going, it looked to be fairly smooth sailing for Herrin as he led EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Beaubier. It got a bit easier when Beaubier nearly ran into the back of Kelly.
Beaubier was right behind Kelly when the Floridian’s BMW gave up the ghost and the Californian was fortunate to not rear-end him. That gave Herrin a bit of a gap that Beaubier was able to whittle away at. He was helped by Herrin losing the front and almost crashing, a moment that caused Herrin to re-think things and ease up, if only by a little.
Beaubier crossed the line 1.8 seconds ahead of Herrin, who in turn was 4.3 seconds ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante with the Mexican fighting back from a poor start. Escalante was in just his second race back from the serious injuries he suffered in the season opener at Road Atlanta.
Cameron Beaubier (6) topped Josh Herrin (2) for his fifth win of the season and the 64th of his Superbike career. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Fourth place went to Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz, the Frenchman also recovering from a bad start. He was some 10 seconds behind Escalante and 1.3 seconds ahead of Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach, who rounded out the top five.
Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong was sixth, well clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch with Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, Team Brazil’s Danilo Lewis and FLO4LAW Racing’s Benjamin Smith filling the top 10.
Notable non-finishers included Kelly (mechanical), and Xavi Forés, who crashed his Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing YZF-R1.
Superbike Race 1
Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
Loris Baz (Ducati)
JD Beach (BMW)
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
Ashton Yates (Honda)
Danilo Lewis (BMW)
Benjamin Smith (Yamaha)
Quotes
Richie Escalante – Third
“Yes, I’m really happy to finish on the podium. This year my goal is just back to finish the season, race Ohio, this weekend, and New Jersey, then thinking for next year. I feel really good here. For some reason, the Suzuki is working very well in this track. I like it. So today, I forgot to press the button to the launch control, so my start is very bad. I think in turn one maybe P9, P10. Then I just recovered positions. After that, I just maintained my pace. I’m really happy to finish in the podium, especially behind Cam Beaubier and Josh Herrin, super champs. Really, really happy.”
Josh Herrin – Second
After the front tuck, I just kind of reevaluated a little bit. Obviously, I still was trying to win the race. It’s not like I just gave up. I just was like, ‘all right, maybe I’m pushing a little too hard.’ So, I started kind of easing up a little bit on the brakes. Probably wasn’t the best idea. I probably was just off-line or had a little bit too much brake pressure or too much lean angle and just had a moment and let it kind of spook me for the rest of the race, which isn’t good. To come out here with a second place, I’m happy. It’s hard to be happy because I’ve had such a good run of race wins and fighting for the lead and stuff, that now you want to win. Once you get a taste of not just one but two or three, it starts to eat at you when you can’t win. It was a difficult race. It’s super-hot out there. When Cam (Beaubier) came by me, I saw him make a couple mistakes. It seemed like he was having the same issues I was, just lack of grip and it was hot, everything was greasy. I thought about it for a sec, trying to cut back under him. I think he ran wide off the back straight or somewhere. I just started thinking a little too much, but I think it was probably a good thing because we have a healthy lead, and I don’t want to be dumb out there. I looked bummed on the podium but was really happy. Just super-hot and wanted to get out of the sun and prepare for tomorrow. Thank you to my whole team. Excited to come back out tomorrow.”
Cameron Beaubier – Winner
“I was really close to SDK. I almost ran right into the back of him. Even before that, the first couple laps when I had first passed (Josh) Herrin, I was going before the long right-hander. I must have barely touched my shifter. It wasn’t a false neutral. I just clicked it into second on the side of the tire and just had nothing. Luckily, they didn’t run into me there. So, Josh and SDK got by me there. Then after that, I just tried to kind of settle in and build into the race and not go too crazy at the beginning. I think for all of us, it was pretty greasy out there. The track temperature… I don’t know exactly what it was, but it was super-hot, super greasy. Sliding around front, rear. I definitely felt better in practice yesterday and this morning, grip-wise. The race kind of came to me a little bit. Josh had a good pace going there in the middle after I almost ran into SDK. It was pretty tough to close in on him without doing anything too crazy. Then there at the end, I wanted to make a good pass on him and put my head down and see if I could pull something and we were able to do it today. But honestly, I think obviously he settled. It would have been maybe a different story if he kept his head down. But he’s got a lot to lose right now. He’s 55, 60 points out in the lead, points-wise. He’s had a great year. It’s good. Going to go back and see what we can improve tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be tough. It was hot and sticky today.”
More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Petersen Rides to 11th in Superbike Race 1 at COTA
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen finishes 11th in a challenging start to the MotoAmerica Superbike tripleheader in Texas
MARIETTA, Ga. – September 14, 2024 – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen overcame adversity to score an 11th-place finish in the opening race of the MotoAmerica Superbike tripleheader at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Filling in for Jake Gagne, Xavi Forés unfortunately crashed in the challenging conditions and withdrew from the race.
Riders were met with high temperatures at the penultimate round of the championship, making for tricky conditions on the newly resurfaced 3.4-mile track. It was a challenging beginning to the weekend as Petersen unfortunately had a technical issue in the second qualifying session and was 11th in the combined times. The South African found himself 15th after the opening lap and was struggling with grip, but rode on to cross the line 11th.
Making his Superbike debut with the team, Forés worked to find his comfort zone on the bike. Despite crashing and missing most of the second qualifying session, the Spaniard qualified sixth to start from the second row of the grid. From there he got a good start in fifth, but ultimately was shuffled to seventh on the second lap. Undeterred, he continued to push and advanced to sixth after the halfway mark, but the competition regained the position. Unfortunately Forés lost the front on the following lap going into Turn 1. He rejoined the race in 16th but ultimately withdrew with damage to the bike from the crash.
The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team looks to come back swinging tomorrow for MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 and Race 3 of the tripleheader at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“It was a tough start to the weekend. Xavi crashed, and Cam was struggling with grip. We will come back tomorrow and are confident that we can do better.”
Cameron Petersen – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #45
“It’s been a tough weekend so far, and unfortunately Race 1 wasn’t any better. I’m looking forward to bouncing back tomorrow.”
Xavi Forés – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #34
“It was a tough day. We improved quite a lot from yesterday with our feeling on the bike, but unfortunately I had a crash early in Q2. We had to repair the bike and head out on the Q tire, but I was able to improve my lap times and get on the second row, which I was happy with. I had a good start in the race but I started to not have a good feeling with the tire. I tried to manage it, but in the end, I crashed trying to get close to the top four. Unfortunately, the footpeg came off, and I couldn’t finish the race. Two more to go tomorrow. We are going to do some work overnight with the bike to improve a little bit. Let’s see if we can get closer to the front pack and get the most information possible for Jersey.”
About Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), is a recognized leader in the outdoor recreation industry. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings include Motorcycles and Scooters, ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles, Snowmobiles, Personal Watercraft, Boats, Outboard Motors, Outdoor Power Equipment, Power Assist Bicycles, Golf Cars [sold, serviced, and distributed by Yamaha Golf-Car Company], Power Assist Wheelchair Systems, Surface Mount Technology and Robotic Machines, Unmanned Helicopters, Accessories, Apparel, Yamalube products, and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of distributors and dealers in the United States.
YMUS has a corporate office in California, three corporate offices in Georgia, as well as facilities in Wisconsin, Alabama, and Florida. YMUS subsidiaries Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America (YMMC), based in Georgia, and Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing U.S.A. (YJBM) based in Tennessee, each assemble and manufacture selected Yamaha brand products. YMUS owns Skeeter Boats [Texas] with its division G3 Boats [Missouri]. Additional U.S.-based subsidiaries include Yamaha Marine Systems Company, Inc. (YMSC) with subsidiary Siren Marine [Rhode Island] and divisions Bennett Marine [Florida], Yamaha Marine Rotational Molders [Wisconsin] and Yamaha Precision Propeller Inc. [Indiana].
Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation, USA, dba Yamaha Financial Services, is an affiliate of Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA offering financing solutions to support Yamaha Dealers and loyal Yamaha Customers nationwide.
Julian Correa (40). Photo by Cami Photography, courtesy Michael Correa.
American Julian Correa took second place in British Talent Cup Race One Saturday at Oulton Park, in England. Riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Honda, the Floridian finished just 0.082 second behind race winner Ryan Frost and just 0.461 second ahead of third-place finisher Lucas Brown.
Correa’s countryman Joshua Raymond, Jr. was 19th on his Fibre Tec Honda.
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