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American Flat Track: VP Named Official Fuel Supplier

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American Flat Track: VP Named Official Fuel Supplier

VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel Supplier and Performance Coolant of American Flat Track

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 20, 2020) – American Flat Track announced today a multiyear partnership with VP Racing Fuels, Inc., naming it both the Official Spec Fuel Supplier and Official Performance Coolant of American Flat Track.

 

A dominant force across the motorsports industry, including partnerships with IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, AMA Supercross, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and more, VP Racing Fuels is known as the World Leader in Fuel Technology®.

 

Specially designed to accommodate the stress associated with racing, VP’s STAY FROSTY® coolant is formulated to reduce cylinder head temperature, improve ignition timing and improve the overall performance of the engine under the toughest conditions.

 

“VP has a decade’s long history with motorcycle racing,” said Bruce Hendel, VP’s Vice President, North American Sales – Race Fuel and Consumer Products. “Since then, our fuels have dominated in all of its forms, from SX and MX to drag racing, Daytona, and the Isle of Man. When it comes to making power and keeping things cool, it’s now official; we’re doing it with American Flat Track.”

 

As part of the multiyear deal, VP Racing Fuels will be available at all 18 American Flat Track rounds with trackside activation and paddock service at every event. STAY FROSTY® performance coolant will also be offered to competitors in the paddock at a discounted rate.

 

Race teams will be able to submit fuel pre-orders through an on-line order form to be available on the American Flat Track website.

 

“The announcement of VP Racing Fuels as the Official Spec Fuel for AFT is great news for our paddock,” said Joey Mancari, Chief Competition Officer of American Flat Track. “AFT competitors and engine tuners will notice performance gains across the board and the incorporation of VP’s STAY FROSTY will be a great asset to teams and their machines in the upcoming seasons.”

 

Tickets are now on sale for the first-ever doubleheader – DAYTONA 200 and DAYTONA TT – at the legendary Daytona International Speedway. Watch both historic motorcycle racing events during Bike Week at DAYTONA for just $35 when you purchase an advance General Admission ticket online. Get yours at www.americanflattrack.com.

 

For more information on American Flat Track visit www.americanflattrack.com.

 

To get the latest American Flat Track clothing and merchandise visit www.americanflattracker.com.

 

How to Watch:

NBCSN and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2020 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT remains in highly-coveted programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold – the most-robust motorsports offering in the digital marketplace – is a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event and maintaining an active archive of all AFT content.

 

About American Flat Track:

American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events with TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.

 

About VP Racing Fuels:

VP Racing Fuels is best known as the World Leader in Fuel Technology®, fueling champions in virtually every form of motorsport on land, sea, and air since 1975. VP is the Official Racing Fuel of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Blancpain GT World Challenge America, AMA Supercross, NMRA, NMCA, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Late Models, DIRTcar, PDRA, SCORE, Best In The Desert, ARA, and USAC among more than 60 VP-sponsored series and sanctioning bodies.

 

As part of a retail branding program, gas stations and convenience stores across North America are being branded as VP Racing Fuels, with each providing distribution for VP’s other product lines, including ethanol-free VP Small Engine Fuels, formulated for 2- and 4-cycle outdoor power equipment; VP Madditive® performance chemicals; VP Hi-Performance Lubricants; VP PowerWash™; and VP PowerMaster® hobby fuels for R/C racing.  VP’s most recent diversification efforts include the introduction of VP Hi-Performance Lubricants in conjunction with the launch of quick lube facilities branded VP Racing FASTLUBE™, VP Racing POWERWASH™ car wash systems, VP Appearance, and VP TANK GUARDIAN™ product lines. More information is available online at VPRacingFuels.com.

Moto2: Bezzecchi Leads, Joe Roberts 10th On Day Two Of Jerez Test

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Moto2: Bezzecchi Leads, Joe Roberts 10th On Day Two Of Jerez Test

Moto2 All-Time Lap Record: 1:41.182, Jorge Navarro, 2019

Moto2 Race Lap Record: 1:41.539, Lorenzo Baldassarri, 2019

FIM Moto2 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 20, 2020

Day Two Test Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

  1. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (Kalex), 1:40.448
  2. Aron Canet, Spain (Speed Up), 1:40.710
  3. Jorge Martin, Spain (Kalex), 1:40.907
  4. Thomas Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:40.910
  5. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:40.981
  6. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.114
  7. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:41.189
  8. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.207
  9. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.232
  10. Joe Roberts, USA (Kalex), 1:41.301
  11. Edgar Pons, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.306
  12. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.317
  13. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:41.413
  14. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.422
  15. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:41.540
  16. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:41.543
  17. Somkiat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:41.651
  18. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:41.716
  19. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:41.934
  20. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.020
  21. Hector Garzo, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.051
  22. Simone Corsi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:42.106
  23. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (Speed Up), 1:42.127
  24. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Kalex), 1:42.287
  25. Jake Dixon, UK (Kalex), 1:42.388
  26. Marcos Ramirez, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.468
  27. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland (NTS), 1:42.674
  28. Andi Farid Izdihar, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:42.765

 

Gabriel Rodrigo (2). Photo courtesy of Dorna.
Gabriel Rodrigo (2). Photo courtesy of Dorna.

Moto3 All-Time Lap Record: 1:45.745, Gabriel Rodrigo, 2019

Moto3 Race Lap Record: 1:46.365, John McPhee, 2019

FIM Moto3 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 20, 2020

Day Two Test Results (all using Dunlop tires):

  1. Gabriel Rodrigo, Argentina (Honda), 1:45.170
  2. John McPhee, UK (Honda), 1:45.175
  3. Ai Ogura, Japan (Honda), 1:45.362
  4. Tatsuki Suzuki, Japan (Honda), 1:45.486
  5. Jaume Masia, Spain (Honda), 1:45.551
  6. Sergio Garcia, Spain (Honda), 1:45.575
  7. Raul Fernandez, Spain (KTM), 1:45.656
  8. Celestino Vietti, Italy (KTM), 1:45.680
  9. Darryn Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:45.709
  10. Filip Salac, Czech Republic (Honda), 1:45.766
  11. Deniz Oncu, Turkey (KTM), 1:45.944
  12. Albert Arenas, Spain (KTM), 1:45.969
  13. Ayumu Sasaki, Japan (KTM), 1:45.981
  14. Andrea Migno, Italy (KTM), 1:46.059
  15. Jeremy Alcoba, Spain (Honda), 1:46.070
  16. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), 1:46.148
  17. Dennis Foggia, Italy (Honda), 1:46.167
  18. Romano Fenati, Italy (Husqvarna), 1:46.244
  19. Kaito Toba, Japan (KTM), 1:46.253
  20. Alonso Lopez, Spain (Husqvarna), 1:46.260
  21. Stefano Nepa, Italy (KTM), 1:46.277
  22. Niccolo Antonelli, Italy (Honda), 1:46.292
  23. Davide Pizzoli, Italy (KTM), 1:46.368
  24. Riccardo Rossi, Italy (KTM), 1:46.375
  25. Yuki Kunii, Japan (Honda), 1:46.396
  26. Ryusei Yamanaka, Japan (Honda), 1:46.426
  27. Khairul Idham Pawi, Malaysia (Honda), 1:46.887
  28. Jason Dupasquier, Switzerland (KTM), 1:46.990
  29. Carlos Tatay, Spain (KTM), 1:47.044
  30. Maximilian Kofler, Australia (KTM), 1:47.142
  31. Dirk Geiger, Germany (KTM), 1:48.783

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Bezzecchi quickest from Canet in Moto2™, Rodrigo pips McPhee in Moto3™

The Italian sophomore storms to the top on Day 2 and the Argentinean edges the Scot by 0.005

Thursday, 20 February 2020

The second day of the Official Moto2™ and Moto3™ test at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto saw Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46) storm to the top in the intermediate class, with Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) claiming P1 in the lightweight class – as they both had done last week at the private test at the venue. The conditions allowed plenty of running once again, with the day warmer still and the field making the most of the southern Spanish weather.

In Moto2™, Bezzecchi set the timing screens alight in the second session of Day 2 to set a new lap record. The Italian’s 1:40.448 was enough to beat an incredible performance from rookie Aron Canet (Aspar Team) by 0.262 on Thursday, with the injured Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claiming an equally impressive P3.

Both Bezzecchi and Canet beat Remy Gardner’s (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) new lap record time set on Day 1, the Australian finishing P13 on the second day of action. Fourth on Thursday was the experienced Tom Lüthi (Liqui Moly Intact GP) as both the Swiss rider and Spaniard Jorge Navarro (Speed Up Racing) dipped below the 1:41 barrier. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) ended the day sixth fastest to finish 0.666 off Bezzecchi’s benchmark, but it wasn’t the day his teammate Jake Dixon would have been looking for. The British rider suffered a crash at Turn 2 in the second session which damaged his right-hand ring finger, the Moto2™ sophomore will now miss Day 3 as he flies back to the UK for further medical checks.

Seventh fastest went the way of Tetsuta Nagashima (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Italians Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP 40) and Luca Marini (SKY Racing Team VR46) next up, also finishing seventh tenths off top spot. Completing the top 10 was American Racing’s Joe Roberts, the American setting his best lap in the final session of the day.

One thing spotted in the EG 0,0 Marc VDS box was two extra bikes under Kalex covers for Augusto Fernandez. One of the two is expected to be testing Kalex’s 2020 chassis, something that Edgar Pons (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) tried on Day 1 and impressed with.

In Moto3™, Rodrigo set his 1:45.170 – the fastest lap of the test so far – in the final session of Day 2, just pipping John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) to the post as the Scotsman was second fastest for the second day in a row, just 0.005 off. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) was up the sharp end again to finish P3 on Thursday, another impressive showing from the 2019 rookie and podium finisher.

In terms of new parts being tested, the SIC58 Squadra Corse and Rivacold Snipers Team were trying new swingarms, and it was SIC58 Squadra Corse’s Tatsuki Suzuki who claimed P4 on the Day 2 timesheets, 0.316 off Rodrigo. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) completed the top five, just ahead of Day 1 pacesetter Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0), who was sixth on Thursday.

Seventh fastest went to Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – the leading KTM rider – who finished under half a second from P1, ahead of Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46), Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power) and Filip Salač (Rivacold Snipers Team), who were next up and within half a second or so of the top.

Unfortunately for Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse), his day would end during the morning as the Italian suffered a dislocated shoulder after a crash at Turn 9. Albert Arenas (Aspar Team) also crashed at Turn 9 but the Spaniard was unscathed, with Arenas, Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) and Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) also crashing, in those cases at Turn 2 – riders ok.

Head to motogp.com for more reactions and follow the action on Live Timing as the test continues for a final day on Friday.

MotoGP: Thailand GP Will Go Ahead Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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MotoGP: Thailand GP Will Go Ahead Amid Coronavirus Concerns

OR Grand Prix of Thailand will go ahead

The Sports Authority of Thailand confirms that the event, set for mid-March, can safely take place

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Following communication from the Thai government, the FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports can confirm that the OR Thailand Grand Prix will go ahead next month. With the outbreak of coronavirus affecting a number of locations and events worldwide, the decision required official consideration as the situation in Thailand was monitored.

After consulting with the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control, the Sports Authority of Thailand has officially communicated, on behalf of the Royal Thai government, that there is no major risk, with the country having infected patients under care and strict preventive measures in place – resulting in the highest rate of fully recovered patients worldwide.

The FIM, IRTA and Dorna therefore confirm that MotoGP™ will be back at Buriram from the 20th to 22nd March for another spectacular Thai GP.

Energica’s 2020 Pre-Order Sales Continue To Grow

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Energica’s 2020 Pre-Order Sales Continue To Grow

Energica: record order book, 100% of the 2019 ordered already achieved

Energica, confirms – following the fast growing of the business – the trend of the data announced on 16th of January and records a further growth of the 2020 order backlog that reaches in present date the 100% of the total order of 2019, for a turnover of around Euro 2.3M.

This strong acceleration, which began during 2019, was determined by the significant expansion of the worldwide distribution network (59 dealers in the world, 12 of which in Northern and Central America, 45 in the EMEA area and 2 in the Asia-Pacific area) and by the arrival of the new MY2020 range, which was unveiled at Milan’s EICMA.

The new range defines new technological standards, courtesy of the 21.5 kWh power units which guarantees a 60% improvement in the driving range (more than 400km in urban), but also 10% more torque and 5% less overall weight.

The interest towards electric mobility keeps growing in the market of reference.
Italy, in particular, is more sensitive towards electric mobility: as reported by UNRAE, 10.566 electric cars were sold on the territory in 2019, a number which is double than the sale amount of 2018 and that consolidates the upward trend that began two years ago.

ACEM numbers report a 97% increase in the two-wheeled electric market in Europe (excluding <4kW) between 2018 (7’478 units sold) and 2019 (14.739 units sold).

MotoGP: Marc Marquez Extends Contract With Honda Through 2024!

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MotoGP: Marc Marquez Extends Contract With Honda Through 2024!

HRC renew with Marc Marquez through to the end of 2024

Honda Racing Corporation are delighted to announce six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has signed a four-year extension of his contract and will continue to race with the factory team until at least December 2024. So far, Marc Marquez has claimed 56 victories, 95 podiums and 62 pole positions with his RC213V in the premier class. These results have established him as the most dominant Honda rider in the premier class.

 Yoshishige Nomura

HRC President

“We are happy to announce that, after the end of the current season, Marc will stay in the Honda family for four more years. We started talking a few months ago, as both parties wanted to stay together and continue winning. Marc started his career in the premier class in 2013 and with him we have won six of the last seven MotoGP titles. As a unique champion, he deserves a unique deal. I am very confident in this partnership and I wish everyone involved continued success.”

 

Marc Marquez  93

Rider – MotoGP

“I am very proud to announce my renewal with Honda Racing Corporation for the next four years. Honda gave me the opportunity to arrive in the MotoGP class with a factory bike in 2013. Since the first year we have achieved success together and I am very happy to continue being part of the Honda family. HRC gives me the confidence to extend this partnership to obtain our common goal and continue our story of success.”

CMRA: Camacho, Coles Each Win Three Sprints At MSR Houston

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CMRA: Camacho, Coles Each Win Three Sprints At MSR Houston

The CMRA kicked off its 2020 Race Season this past weekend at MSR Houston. Sunday morning started out with heavy fog that delayed the start of practice over an hour. When the fog lifted riders took to the track for practice and a full slate of CMRA Championship Sprint races with over 500 sprint entries.

#1u Ryan Max Johnson came out with a strong performance in Race 1 Lightweight Twins Expert aboard his Yamaha MT07. #77 Daniel Adams took second on an SV650 and #43 Walter Walker III picked up third place on his SV650.

A Superbike Expert was a rematch of the previous days A Superstock race with #91 JC Camacho, #69 Doug Frenchack, and #62 Alan Phillips battling it out once again all on the mighty Kawasaki ZX10Rs. This time it was Frenchack taking the win with a best time of 1:34.060.

500 GP Expert kicked off the first of the four Premier Races of the day. #91 JC Camacho grabbed the win with #30 Jesse Smartt tacking second and #21 Steven Shakespeare rounding out the Top three. All three riders were on Kawasaki EX400s.

Race 2 of the Premier classes was C Superbike Expert. #49 Kyle Coles took the win #291 Brandon Altmeyer took the second spot and # 99 Michael Klesel came in third. All three riders were on Yamaha R6s.

Premier Class number race three Formula 2 Expert saw #77 Daniel Adams take the runaway victory aboard his Suz SV 650 followed by #1u Ryan Max Johnson in second on the Yamaha MT07 and #75 Jeremy Harvey taking third on a Ducati 1000DS

The Final Premier race of the day was Formula 1 Expert. Once again #91 JC Camacho, #69 Doug Frenchack, and #62 Alan Phillips went head to head with Camacho coming out on top this time. Camacho managed a 1:33.756 on lap 4 and the final margin of victory was .071.

500 Superstock Expert saw #91 JC Camacho pick up another win on his Kawasaki EX400. #30 Jesse Smartt and #21 Steven Shakespeare took second and third respectively.

#43 Walter Walker III picked up his fifth top five finish of the weekend with a big win in D Superbike Expert. Teammate #143 Andrew Forsythe took second and #789 Steven Smith rounded out the top three. All three were on SV650s.

In the Novice Division David Gonzalez picked up wins in B Superbike Novice, C Superbike Novice, D Superbike Novice, Solo 30 Middleweight Novice, and Solo 30 Lightweight Novice. Hayden Bicknese grabbed wins in Lightweight Twins Novice, 500 Superstock Novice, 500 Superbike Novice,  Solo 30 500 Superstock Novice, 500 GP Novice, 300 Superbike Novice, and 300 Superstock Novice.

For a more complete list of weekend results and standings, please visit www.cmraracing.com. The CMRA will be in action again at NOLA Motorsport Park in Avaodale LA March 13-15.

February 16, 2020 CMRA Championship Sprints Results

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT

  1. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)
  2. Daniels Adams (Suz SV650)
  3. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
  4. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000DS)
  5. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  6. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. David Gonzalez (Suz SV650)
  3. Eli Todich (Suz SV650)
  4. Jayden Fernandez (Hon NSF250)
  5. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)
  6. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)

RES C SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. David Gonzalez (Suz GSX-R600)
  2. Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Jake Boatright (Duc 848)
  4. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Caden McQuhae (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Seth Conway (Hon CBR600RR)

A SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Doug Frenchak (Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. JC Camacho (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Alan Phillips ( Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Luis Gouveia ( Yam YZF-R1)
  5. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Shane Zelm ( Suz GSX-R750)

300 SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. Brandon Clark (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Rusty Grant (KTM RC 390)
  4. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw EX250)
  5. Reid Hall ( Yam YZF-R3)
  6. Becka Harvey (Yam YZF-R3)

300 SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. James Hanson (Kaw EX300)
  5. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  6. Brandon McLean (Yam YZF-R3)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT

  1. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)
  2. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
  3. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
  4. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)
  5. John Orchard (Kaw 400)
  6. Danny Dominguez (Kaw 400)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)
  2. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  3. Brandon McLean (Yam RD350)
  4. Steve Wilson (Yam DR350)
  5. Michael DeSimone (Kaw EX250)

VON HERTELL RACING SERVICES A SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Saurabh Sudhakaran (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  3. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R1000)
  4. David Aue (BMW S1000RR)
  5. Joel Linker (Suz GSX-R1000)
  6. Mathew Wells (Yam YZF-R6)

500 GP EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw 400)
  2. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 400)
  3. Steven Shakespeare (Kaw 400)
  4. John Orchard (Kaw 400)
  5. Dezrae Caldwell (Kaw 400)
  6. Danny Dominguez (Kaw 400)

C SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Michael Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)

FORMULA 2 EXPERT

  1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
  2. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)
  3. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000DS)
  4. Walter Walker II (Suz SV650)
  5. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
  6. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)

FORMULA 1 EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. Doug Frenchak (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Alan Phillips (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  6. Paul Garcia (Kaw ZX-10R)

PROV NOV HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. Saurabh Sudhakaran (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Armando Flores (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Mathew Wells (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Robert Jones (Tri Daytona 675)
  5. Obade Ogunlola (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Lou Nicpon (Yam YZF-R6)

PROV NOV LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  2. Grant Harman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Austin Roden (Kaw 400)
  4. Adam Vertuca (Yam YZF-R3)
  5. Michael Roden (Kaw 400)
  6. Nic Isunza (Yam RD350)

FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT

  1. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
  3. Danny Dominguez (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Mike Boyce (Yam YZF-R1)
  5. Darnell Dorsey (Suz GSX-R1000)
  6. Chris Welsh (Duc Panigale 1299)

FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWIGHT EXPERT

  1. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Shane Abbott (Kaw ZX-6R)

FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Allen Boyd (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. James DeFrain (Tri Daytona 675)
  4. Chris Cortez (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Michael Snider (Tri Daytona 675R)
  6. Lou Nicpon (Yam YZF-R6)

FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. Bill Klindworth (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Ignacio Pedredon (Apr RSV4)
  3. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)

250 SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Rusty Grant (Kaw EX250)
  2. Dean Webster (Yam RD350)
  3. John McKenzie (Kaw EX250)
  4. Steve Wilson (Kaw EX250)

250 SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Robert Wyper (Kaw EX250)
  2. Michael DeSimone (Kaw EX250)
  3. Patrick Gallahue Kaw EX250)

FORMULA 4

  1. Peyton Daughhetee (Hon RS85)

MODERN CLASSIC

  1. Walter Walker III (Suz GSX-R750)
  2. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  3. Joel Linker (Suz GSX-R1000)
  4. Darnell Dorsey (SUz GSX-R1000)
  5. Seth Conway (Hon CBR600RR)
  6. Shane Abbott (Kaw ZX-6R)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT

  1. Daniel Sinclair (Duc Panigale 1299)
  2. Chris Welsh (Duc Panigale 1299)
  3. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  4. Daniel Kinard (Duc 999)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE

  1. Jayden Fernandez (Hon NSF250)
  2. Jake Boatright (Duc 848)
  3. James DeFrain (Tri Daytona 675)
  4. Henry Vo (Duc 749S)
  5. Michael Kramer (Tri Daytona 675)

500 SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw 400)
  2. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 400)
  3. Steven Shakespeare (Kaw 400)
  4. Dezrae Caldwell (Kaw 400)
  5. Casey Scholten (Yam YZF-R3)

500 GP NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Scott Cummins (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Marco Soto (Duc 848)

B SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Michael Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)
  6. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)

B SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. David Gonzalez ( Suz GSX-R600)
  2. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R750)
  3. Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Caden McQuhae (Yam YZF-R6)

500 SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  4. Austin Roden (Kaw 400)
  5. Adam Vertuca (Yam YZF-R3)

3:16 TRACKDAYS FORMULA 1 NOVICE

  1. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  2. Saurabh Sudhakran (Yam YZF-R1)
  3. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R750)
  4. Joel Linker Suz GSX-R1000)
  5. Marco Soto (Duc 848)
  6. David Aue (BMW S1000RR)

D SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
  2. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  3. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)

D SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. David Gonzalez (Suz SV650)
  2. Topher Simmons (Suz SV650)
  3. Daisy DeSimone (Suz SV650)

C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Michael Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)
  5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Jay Bullard (Kaw ZX636)

RES C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Armando Flores (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Seth Conway (Hon CBR600RR)
  6. Carlyle Small (Yam YZF-R6)

CMRA: Redline Racing Wins ULW Endurance Race At MSR Houston

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CMRA: Redline Racing Wins ULW Endurance Race At MSR Houston

Redline Racing Takes Overall at CMRA 2020 Season opener at MSR Houston!

The CMRA kicked off its 2020 Race Season this past weekend at MSR Houston. Saturday morning’s CMRA Championship Sprints started under clear skies and cool temperatures. Walter Walker III picked up the first of five top five finishes for the weekend with a win in D Superstock Expert aboard an SV650. Damian Falcon took the win in D Superstock Novice also on an SV650.

Alex Soto scored a big win in the Junior Motard class with his Yamaha TTR110.

The Raceworx A Superstock Expert race started what turned out to be a weekend long battle between #91 JC Camacho, #69 Doug Frenchack, and #62 Alan Phillips. All three riders on Kawasaki ZR-10Rs were all into the mid 1:30s despite of the cool track temperatures. JC Camacho came out on top with a best time of 1:33.883 with Frenchack close behind in second and Phillips in third.

#18 Luis Gouveia took the win in Solo 30 Heavyweight Expert and #812 Jeff Foushee grabbed the Novice division win. #291 Brandon Altmeyer picked up the win in Solo 30 Middleweight Expert with #555 David Gonzalez taking first place in the Novice division.

The Solo 30 Lightweight Expert win was collected by # 789 Steven Smith and #555 David took the Novice win. #240 Shawn Treadaway took the Solo 30 500 Superstock Expert win with #169 Hayden Bicknese coming home in first place in the Novice class.

The final race of the day was the 4 hour CMRA Ultra Lightweight Endurance Season Opener. 26 teams started the race. Defending Champion #1 Redline Racing completed 108 laps to capture the Overall win and first place in the Von Hertell Racing Services 500 Superstock Class. # 7 TMP Motorcycle Parts took second Overall and second in 500 Superstock. #19 Village Idiots rounded out the top three Overall with 107 laps and third place in 500 Superstock. All of the top three teams were on Kawasaki ZX400s. in the 500 Classic class #50 RACN Relics took the class win and 17th overall with 90 laps riding a Kawasaki EX500. #2 HBR Racing picked up the win in the 300 Superstock Class and 8th place overall with 103 laps aboard their Yamaha YZF-R3. #55 Purple helmets was the 250 Superstock class winner and 15th overall with 95 total laps riding a Kawasaki EX250.

For a more complete list of weekend results and standings, please visit www.cmraracing.com.

February 15, 2020 CMRA Championship Sprint Results

500 CLASSIC

  1. Sean Brown (Kaw EX500)

 

250 SUPPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Rusty Grant (Kaw EX250)
  2. Dean Webster (Yam RD350)
  3. Steve Wilson (Kaw EX250)

 

250 SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Michael DeSimone (Kaw EX250)
  2. Robert Wyper (Kaw EX250)

 

D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
  2. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000DS)
  3. Derek Thomas (Kaw 400)
  4. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  5. Reid Hall (Yam YZF-R3)

 

CLASSIC

  1. David Wilson (Hon CBR600)
  2. Sean Brown (Kaw EX500)

 

D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Damian Falcon (Suz SV650)
  2. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Eli Todich (Suz SV650)
  4. James Hanson (Kaw EX300)
  5. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  6. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)

 

B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Kyloe Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Micheal Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
  6. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)

 

B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R750)
  2. ]Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Caden McdQuhae (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Carlyle Small (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Obade Ogunlola (Yam YZF-R6)

 

500 SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw 400)
  2. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 400)
  3. Derek Thomas (Kaw 400)
  4. John Orchard (Kaw 400)
  5. Steven Shakespeare (Kaw 400)
  6. Branden Chaisorn (Yam YZF-R3)

 

500 SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Brandon McLean (Yam YZF-R3)
  5. Scott Cummins (Yam YZF-R3)
  6. David Roth Jr. (Yam YZF-R3)

 

GROM CHALLENGE

  1. Peyton Daughhetee (Hon RS85)
  2. Tony Generali (Hon Grom)
  3. Steven Smith (Mtac MX 125)
  4. JT Rivera (Hon Grom)
  5. Derek Dawson (Hon Grom)

 

FORMULA 5

  1. Jayden Fernandez (Ohvale GP110)
  2. Aiden Sneed (KTM 65)
  3. Juliana Fernandez (Ohvale GP110)

 

FORMULA 6

  1. Aiden Sneed (KTM 65)

 

JUNIOR MOTARD

  1. Alex Soto (Yam TT-R110)
  2. Jordan Clark (Yam TT-R110)
  3. Jacob Clark (Kaw KLX110)

 

RACEWORX A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho ( Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. Doug Frenchack (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Alan Phillips (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  5. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
  6. Paul Garcia (Kaw ZX-10R)

 

RIDESMART MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Damian Falcon (Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  3. Saurabh Sudhakaran (Yam YZF-R1)
  4. Ross Brady (Hon CBR1000RR)
  5. Davide Aue (BMW S1000RR)
  6. Carlyle Small (Yam YZF-R6)

 

RIDESMART MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL 300 SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Rusty Grant (KTM RC 390)
  2. Brandon Clark (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw EX250)
  5. Brande Chaisorn (Yam YZF-R3)
  6. JoJo Anaya (Yam RD350)

 

FORMULA 2 NOVICE

  1. Topher Simmons (Suz SV650)
  2. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)

 

300 SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  4. James Hanson (Kaw Ex300)
  5. Brandon McLean ( Yam YZF-R3)
  6. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)

 

Solo 30 Heavyweight

  1. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Danny Dominguez (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Paul Garcia (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Brian Young (Hon CBR1000RR)
  5. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  6. Ross Brady (Hon CBR1000RR)

 

Solo 30 Middleweight

  1. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. David Gonzalez (Suz GSX-R600)
  5. Brendan Lawson (Suz GSX-R600)
  6. Robin Lawson (Suz GSX-R600)

Solo 30 Lightweight

  1. David Gonzalez (Suz SV650)
  2. Steven C. Smith        (Suz GSX-R600)
  3. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  4. Joshua Hardin (Kaw EX300)
  5. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)

Solo 30 500 Superstock

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  4. Shawn Treadaway (Kaw EX250)
  5. Brandon McLean (Yam YZF-R3)
  6. Scott Cummins (Yam YZF-R3)

February 16, 2020 4-hr CMRA Ultra Lightweight Endurance Results

OVERALL

  1. Redline Racing (Kaw ZX400)
  2. TMP Motorcycle Parts (Kaw 400)
  3. Village Idiots (Kaw 400)

500 CLASSIC ENDURANCE

  1. Racn Relics (Kaw EX500)

 

VON HERTELL RACING SERVICES 500 SUPERSTOCK ENDURANCE

  1. Redline Racing (Kaw ZX400)
  2. TMP Motorcycle Parts (Kaw 400)
  3. Village Idiots (Kaw 400)
  4. LawDawg Racing (Kaw ZX400)
  5. The Skidmarks (Kaw ZX400)
  6. 212 Decals (Kaw 400)

 

300 SUPERSTOCK ENDURANCE

  1. HBR (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. FMD Racing (YAM YZF-R3)
  3. WristTwisters (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Bye Felicia (Yam RD350)
  5. Leather and Lace (Kaw EX300)
  6. Get Off My Lawn Racing (Yam YZF-R3)

 

250 Superstock Endurance

  1. Purple Helmets (Kaw EX250)
  2. TMP Racing (Kaw EX250)
  3. Speed Wheelie! (Hon RS125)
  4. Los Ochos Locos (Kaw EX250)
  5. Minion Racing (Kaw EX250

American Flat Track: Wally Brown Racing Signs Chad Cose For AFT Singles Championship

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American Flat Track: Wally Brown Racing Signs Chad Cose For AFT Singles Championship

Wally Brown Racing Signs Chad Cose for 2020 Season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Wally Brown Racing announces its participation in the 2020 American Flat Track AFT Singles Championship with the signing of Chad Cose as its rider.

 

 

Wally Brown Racing is entering the American Flat Track series after an experimental run with Cose at the Meadowlands Mile in 2019. Wally Brown brings over 20 years of competition experience in NASCAR’s top series to this new venture.

 

“Flat track racing has been a passion of mine for years and I am excited to bring my racing knowledge and experience to the sport,” said Brown. “We know Chad is an excellent rider and will produce results. We are ready to get started.”

 

The team will use Suzuki RM-Z450’s with support from American Suzuki to contest the 2020 season.

 

Chad Cose completed the 2019 season with a standout victory at the Black Hills Half-Mile bringing Suzuki back to the top step of the podium after a lengthy win hiatus for the brand. Cose would go on to finish top 5 in the AFT Singles Championship.

 

“I am confident that teaming up with WBR will give me the equipment and resources to make a strong run at the championship,” said Cose. “The guys have been working so hard at the shop in North Carolina. It’s extremely encouraging to have a group behind me that wants to win as bad as I do and implements that mentality into the work they put in each and every day. The amount of progress and new ideas being put into our Suzuki RM-Z 450s has me excited to get this season started.”

 

Along with Cose WBR will be bringing on Tom Englehart as the team Crew Chief. Englehart has served as Cose’s mechanic for several years and has been instrumental in the success the two have shared in their most recent years working together. As a mechanic, Englehart brings with him multiple race wins and podiums across all three AFT classes. He also represents a wealth of flat track knowledge that will play a key role for a new team full of NASCAR experience.

 

“I’m excited to be working with Wally Brown Racing in 2020,” said Englehart. “Wally and his team’s  car racing experience brings technology and a point of view full of fresh ideas that we have already been able to collaborate on. As a team we evaluated what needed to improve from 2019. Wally’s team has worked all of the off-season making these improvements. I am looking forward to seeing this confirmed on the track week in and week out contending for the AFT Singles Championship”.

 

The team will make its debut at the DAYTONA TT on March 14th as part of the first-ever doubleheader with the legendary DAYTONA 200 at the historic Daytona International Speedway. Just two races later, WBR will have a hometown race in Charlotte, N.C. at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team looks forward to competing so close to its operating headquarters with a full force of support in the grandstands.

 

Team partners include: American Suzuki, Roof Systems of Dallas, Texas, Vance & Hines, Rod Lake, C&R Radiators, Armored Graphics, Race Tech Titanium, Ritchie Reynolds, RASE, Bell Helmets, Rekluse Clutches, Ohlins USA, Motion Pro, NJK, Spectro Oils, Evan Coolant and RM Army.

 

Tickets for the first-ever doubleheader – DAYTONA 200 and DAYTONA TT – at the legendary Daytona International Speedway are on sale now. Watch both historic motorcycle racing events during Bike Week at DAYTONA for just $35 when you purchase an advance General Admission ticket online. Get yours at www.americanflattrack.com.

 

For more information on American Flat Track visit www.americanflattrack.com.

 

To get the latest American Flat Track clothing and merchandise visit www.americanflattracker.com.

 

How to Watch:

NBCSN and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2020 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT remains in highly-coveted programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold – the most-robust motorsports offering in the digital marketplace – is a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event and maintaining an active archive of all AFT content.

 

About American Flat Track:

American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events with TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.

Podcast: Greg’s Garage Pod With Jason Pridmore Episode 70

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Podcast: Greg’s Garage Pod With Jason Pridmore Episode 70

Greg’s Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore – A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross and more. In this episode Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:

MotoAmerica – New one-off races like King of Baggers, Mini Cup, and Heritage Cup fill select MotoAmerica paddocks. But what are they all about? We talk to MotoAmerica COO Chuck Askland about that and more!

MotoGP – MotoGP’s main man Carmelo Ezpeleta said that Kawasaki asked to enter their WorldSBK bike into a MotoGP race. He said no!

WorldSBK – Ducati’s MotoGP and WorldSBK Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti said that Scott Redding could find himself back in MotoGP if he could win the WorldSBK title. The boys talk about that and so much more from that GPONE.com interview.

Supercross – Tampa wrap-up

SXFantasy p/b ARAI Helmets – Greg got his picks in, but JP is up to 9th! We’ve chosen pulpmxfantasy.com for out 2020 SX Fantasy League. Join the Greg’s Garage Podcast League now to win an ARAI Corsair-X Helmet of your choice!

Race Calender 

Race Calendar – Racing this weekend.

Moto2: Remy Gardner Quickest, Under Lap Record On Day One Of Jerez Test

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Moto2: Remy Gardner Quickest, Under Lap Record On Day One Of Jerez Test

Moto2 All-Time Lap Record: 1:41.182, Jorge Navarro, 2019

Moto2 Race Lap Record: 1:41.539, Lorenzo Baldassarri, 2019

FIM Moto2 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 19, 2020

Day One Test Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

  1. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:40.848
  2. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.117
  3. Thomas Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:41.346
  4. Edgar Pons, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.435
  5. Aron Canet, Spain (Speed Up), 1:41.439
  6. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:41.445
  7. Simone Corsi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:41.476
  8. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:41.585
  9. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.681
  10. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:41.733
  11. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.763
  12. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.879
  13. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:41.880
  14. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.910
  15. Hector Garzo, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.063
  16. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:42.118
  17. Jake Dixon, UK (Kalex), 1:42.131
  18. Somkiat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:42.157
  19. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:42.211
  20. Jorge Martin, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.236
  21. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland (NTS), 1:42.282
  22. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:42.348
  23. Joe Roberts, USA (Kalex), 1:42.402
  24. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (Speed Up), 1:42.459
  25. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:42.747
  26. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Kalex), 1:43.044
  27. Marcos Ramirez, Spain (Kalex), 1:43.321
  28. Andi Farid Izdihar, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:43.526

 

Sergio Garcia (11). Photo courtesy of Dorna.
Sergio Garcia (11). Photo courtesy of Dorna.

Moto3 All-Time Lap Record: 1:45.745, Gabriel Rodrigo, 2019

Moto3 Race Lap Record: 1:46.365, John McPhee, 2019

FIM Moto3 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 19, 2020

Day One Test Results (all using Dunlop tires):

  1. Sergio Garcia, Spain (Honda), 1:45.485
  2. John McPhee, UK (Honda), 1:45.545
  3. Ai Ogura, Japan (Honda), 1:45.716
  4. Niccolo Antonelli, Italy (Honda), 1:45.772
  5. Gabriel Rodrigo, Argentina (Honda), 1:45.783
  6. Tatsuki Suzuki, Japan (Honda), 1:45.891
  7. Jaume Masia, Spain (Honda), 1:46.126
  8. Albert Arenas, Spain (KTM), 1:46.162
  9. Filip Salac, Czech Republic (Honda), 1:46.243
  10. Romano Fenati, Italy (Husqvarna), 1:46.256
  11. Dennis Foggia, Italy (Honda), 1:46.326
  12. Raul Fernandez, Spain (KTM), 1:46.370
  13. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), 1:46.413
  14. Alonso Lopez, Spain (Husqvarna), 1:46.424
  15. Stefano Nepa, Italy (KTM), 1:46.457
  16. Deniz Oncu, Turkey (KTM), 1:46.560
  17. Andrea Migno, Italy (KTM), 1:46.660
  18. Yuki Kunii, Japan (Honda), 1:46.666
  19. Jeremy Alcoba, Spain (Honda), 1:46.684
  20. Ayumu Sasaki, Japan (KTM), 1:46.823
  21. Celestino Vietti, Italy (KTM), 1:46.837
  22. Darryn Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:46.877
  23. Kaito Toba, Japan (KTM), 1:46.934
  24. Davide Pizzoli, Italy (KTM), 1:46.992
  25. Ryusei Yamanaka, Japan (Honda), 1:47.483
  26. Carlos Tatay, Spain (KTM), 1:47.497
  27. Riccardo Rossi, Italy (KTM), 1:47.607
  28. Jason Dupasquier, Switzerland (KTM), 1:47.663
  29. Khairul Idham Pawi, Malaysia (Honda), 1:47.680
  30. Maximilian Kofler, Australia (KTM), 1:48.329
  31. Dirk Geiger, Germany (KTM), 1:49.278

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Gardner fastest in Moto2™, Garcia top in Moto3™

The Australian breaks the lap record on Day 1 and the Spaniard picks up where he left off

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

2020 is up and running in Moto2™ and Moto3™ and it was Remy Gardner (Onexox TKKR SAG Team) who ended Day 1 at the Official Jerez Test as the man to beat in the intermediate class, with Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) taking the honour in the lightweight class. There were pleasant conditions for the riders at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto as the first of three days testing began on Wednesday, with each class able to maximise their track time.

In Moto2™, Gardner set his scorching 1:40.848 in the final session of the day to top the timesheets, with an impressive Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) slotting into second but 0.269 down. Perennial title challenger Tom Lüthi (Liqui Moly Intact GP) was the only other rider to get within half a second of Gardner, taking P3.

Behind the quickest trio came reigning FIM CEV Moto2™ European Champion Edgar Pons (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) to make it a Kalex top four lockout, the Spaniard sitting 0.587 off Gardner. After an impressive private test, rookie Aron Canet (Aspar Team) began the Official Test in fine form too as the Spaniard finished P5 on Day 1 with a 1:41.439 – the top Speed Up and rookie.

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Tetsuta Nagashima, who gets on the team’s new Kalex chassis with previous experience, was fifth, ahead of an impressive first run out for MV Agusta Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi, with the Italian veteran less than half a tenth off Nagashima, in P7. The second-fastest Speed Up on Day 1 was 2019 Jerez podium finisher Jorge Navarro (Speed Up Racing) in P8, with Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) splitting Navarro from his teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio, who was tenth.

Navarro is also the man whose pole lap from 2019 is the lap record time Gardner beat on Day 1, so there’s likely plenty to come from the field yet. But it was nevertheless a competitive start to the season for the intermediate class, with under two seconds splitting the top 25 riders.

In Moto3™, it was Sergio Garcia who picked up where he left off in 2019. The Valencia GP winner topped the timesheets on Wednesday, although it wasn’t by much – with Petronas Sprinta Racing’s John McPhee just 0.060 in arrears. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) impressed to complete the top three, another tenth and a half back.

2019 Jerez winner Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was fourth fastest overall, although he was just 0.011 ahead of Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3), the man who broke the lap record in private testing last week. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) took P6, ahead of Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) in seventh as the Spaniard seems to have quickly settled into life on the Honda.

The top KTM rider on Day 1 was Albert Arenas (Aspar Team) just behind Masia, with Filip Salač (Rivacold Snipers Team) in P9 after a noteworthy day on the timesheets for the Czech rider.

Noteworthy was also apt for the man in tenth: Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team). The veteran Italian was fastest Husqvarna on Wednesday as the marque return to Moto3™ competition, making it all three manufacturers in the top ten as 2020 begins.

Head to motogp.com for more reactions and follow the action on Live Timing as the test continues on Thursday and Friday!

American Flat Track: VP Named Official Fuel Supplier

VP Racing Fuels has been named the Official Fuel Supplier and Performance Coolant of American Flat Track. Photo courtesy of AFT.
VP Racing Fuels has been named the Official Fuel Supplier and Performance Coolant of American Flat Track. Photo courtesy of AFT.

VP Racing Fuels Named Official Fuel Supplier and Performance Coolant of American Flat Track

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 20, 2020) – American Flat Track announced today a multiyear partnership with VP Racing Fuels, Inc., naming it both the Official Spec Fuel Supplier and Official Performance Coolant of American Flat Track.

 

A dominant force across the motorsports industry, including partnerships with IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, AMA Supercross, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and more, VP Racing Fuels is known as the World Leader in Fuel Technology®.

 

Specially designed to accommodate the stress associated with racing, VP’s STAY FROSTY® coolant is formulated to reduce cylinder head temperature, improve ignition timing and improve the overall performance of the engine under the toughest conditions.

 

“VP has a decade’s long history with motorcycle racing,” said Bruce Hendel, VP’s Vice President, North American Sales – Race Fuel and Consumer Products. “Since then, our fuels have dominated in all of its forms, from SX and MX to drag racing, Daytona, and the Isle of Man. When it comes to making power and keeping things cool, it’s now official; we’re doing it with American Flat Track.”

 

As part of the multiyear deal, VP Racing Fuels will be available at all 18 American Flat Track rounds with trackside activation and paddock service at every event. STAY FROSTY® performance coolant will also be offered to competitors in the paddock at a discounted rate.

 

Race teams will be able to submit fuel pre-orders through an on-line order form to be available on the American Flat Track website.

 

“The announcement of VP Racing Fuels as the Official Spec Fuel for AFT is great news for our paddock,” said Joey Mancari, Chief Competition Officer of American Flat Track. “AFT competitors and engine tuners will notice performance gains across the board and the incorporation of VP’s STAY FROSTY will be a great asset to teams and their machines in the upcoming seasons.”

 

Tickets are now on sale for the first-ever doubleheader – DAYTONA 200 and DAYTONA TT – at the legendary Daytona International Speedway. Watch both historic motorcycle racing events during Bike Week at DAYTONA for just $35 when you purchase an advance General Admission ticket online. Get yours at www.americanflattrack.com.

 

For more information on American Flat Track visit www.americanflattrack.com.

 

To get the latest American Flat Track clothing and merchandise visit www.americanflattracker.com.

 

How to Watch:

NBCSN and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2020 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT remains in highly-coveted programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold – the most-robust motorsports offering in the digital marketplace – is a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event and maintaining an active archive of all AFT content.

 

About American Flat Track:

American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events with TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.

 

About VP Racing Fuels:

VP Racing Fuels is best known as the World Leader in Fuel Technology®, fueling champions in virtually every form of motorsport on land, sea, and air since 1975. VP is the Official Racing Fuel of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Blancpain GT World Challenge America, AMA Supercross, NMRA, NMCA, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, Late Models, DIRTcar, PDRA, SCORE, Best In The Desert, ARA, and USAC among more than 60 VP-sponsored series and sanctioning bodies.

 

As part of a retail branding program, gas stations and convenience stores across North America are being branded as VP Racing Fuels, with each providing distribution for VP’s other product lines, including ethanol-free VP Small Engine Fuels, formulated for 2- and 4-cycle outdoor power equipment; VP Madditive® performance chemicals; VP Hi-Performance Lubricants; VP PowerWash™; and VP PowerMaster® hobby fuels for R/C racing.  VP’s most recent diversification efforts include the introduction of VP Hi-Performance Lubricants in conjunction with the launch of quick lube facilities branded VP Racing FASTLUBE™, VP Racing POWERWASH™ car wash systems, VP Appearance, and VP TANK GUARDIAN™ product lines. More information is available online at VPRacingFuels.com.

Moto2: Bezzecchi Leads, Joe Roberts 10th On Day Two Of Jerez Test

Marco Bezzecchi (72) at speed at Jerez. Photo courtesy of Dorna.
Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy of Dorna.

Moto2 All-Time Lap Record: 1:41.182, Jorge Navarro, 2019

Moto2 Race Lap Record: 1:41.539, Lorenzo Baldassarri, 2019

FIM Moto2 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 20, 2020

Day Two Test Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

  1. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (Kalex), 1:40.448
  2. Aron Canet, Spain (Speed Up), 1:40.710
  3. Jorge Martin, Spain (Kalex), 1:40.907
  4. Thomas Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:40.910
  5. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:40.981
  6. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.114
  7. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:41.189
  8. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.207
  9. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.232
  10. Joe Roberts, USA (Kalex), 1:41.301
  11. Edgar Pons, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.306
  12. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.317
  13. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:41.413
  14. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.422
  15. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:41.540
  16. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:41.543
  17. Somkiat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:41.651
  18. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:41.716
  19. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:41.934
  20. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.020
  21. Hector Garzo, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.051
  22. Simone Corsi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:42.106
  23. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (Speed Up), 1:42.127
  24. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Kalex), 1:42.287
  25. Jake Dixon, UK (Kalex), 1:42.388
  26. Marcos Ramirez, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.468
  27. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland (NTS), 1:42.674
  28. Andi Farid Izdihar, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:42.765

 

Gabriel Rodrigo (2). Photo courtesy of Dorna.
Gabriel Rodrigo (2). Photo courtesy of Dorna.

Moto3 All-Time Lap Record: 1:45.745, Gabriel Rodrigo, 2019

Moto3 Race Lap Record: 1:46.365, John McPhee, 2019

FIM Moto3 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 20, 2020

Day Two Test Results (all using Dunlop tires):

  1. Gabriel Rodrigo, Argentina (Honda), 1:45.170
  2. John McPhee, UK (Honda), 1:45.175
  3. Ai Ogura, Japan (Honda), 1:45.362
  4. Tatsuki Suzuki, Japan (Honda), 1:45.486
  5. Jaume Masia, Spain (Honda), 1:45.551
  6. Sergio Garcia, Spain (Honda), 1:45.575
  7. Raul Fernandez, Spain (KTM), 1:45.656
  8. Celestino Vietti, Italy (KTM), 1:45.680
  9. Darryn Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:45.709
  10. Filip Salac, Czech Republic (Honda), 1:45.766
  11. Deniz Oncu, Turkey (KTM), 1:45.944
  12. Albert Arenas, Spain (KTM), 1:45.969
  13. Ayumu Sasaki, Japan (KTM), 1:45.981
  14. Andrea Migno, Italy (KTM), 1:46.059
  15. Jeremy Alcoba, Spain (Honda), 1:46.070
  16. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), 1:46.148
  17. Dennis Foggia, Italy (Honda), 1:46.167
  18. Romano Fenati, Italy (Husqvarna), 1:46.244
  19. Kaito Toba, Japan (KTM), 1:46.253
  20. Alonso Lopez, Spain (Husqvarna), 1:46.260
  21. Stefano Nepa, Italy (KTM), 1:46.277
  22. Niccolo Antonelli, Italy (Honda), 1:46.292
  23. Davide Pizzoli, Italy (KTM), 1:46.368
  24. Riccardo Rossi, Italy (KTM), 1:46.375
  25. Yuki Kunii, Japan (Honda), 1:46.396
  26. Ryusei Yamanaka, Japan (Honda), 1:46.426
  27. Khairul Idham Pawi, Malaysia (Honda), 1:46.887
  28. Jason Dupasquier, Switzerland (KTM), 1:46.990
  29. Carlos Tatay, Spain (KTM), 1:47.044
  30. Maximilian Kofler, Australia (KTM), 1:47.142
  31. Dirk Geiger, Germany (KTM), 1:48.783

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Bezzecchi quickest from Canet in Moto2™, Rodrigo pips McPhee in Moto3™

The Italian sophomore storms to the top on Day 2 and the Argentinean edges the Scot by 0.005

Thursday, 20 February 2020

The second day of the Official Moto2™ and Moto3™ test at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto saw Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46) storm to the top in the intermediate class, with Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3) claiming P1 in the lightweight class – as they both had done last week at the private test at the venue. The conditions allowed plenty of running once again, with the day warmer still and the field making the most of the southern Spanish weather.

In Moto2™, Bezzecchi set the timing screens alight in the second session of Day 2 to set a new lap record. The Italian’s 1:40.448 was enough to beat an incredible performance from rookie Aron Canet (Aspar Team) by 0.262 on Thursday, with the injured Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) claiming an equally impressive P3.

Both Bezzecchi and Canet beat Remy Gardner’s (ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team) new lap record time set on Day 1, the Australian finishing P13 on the second day of action. Fourth on Thursday was the experienced Tom Lüthi (Liqui Moly Intact GP) as both the Swiss rider and Spaniard Jorge Navarro (Speed Up Racing) dipped below the 1:41 barrier. Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) ended the day sixth fastest to finish 0.666 off Bezzecchi’s benchmark, but it wasn’t the day his teammate Jake Dixon would have been looking for. The British rider suffered a crash at Turn 2 in the second session which damaged his right-hand ring finger, the Moto2™ sophomore will now miss Day 3 as he flies back to the UK for further medical checks.

Seventh fastest went the way of Tetsuta Nagashima (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Italians Lorenzo Baldassarri (FlexBox HP 40) and Luca Marini (SKY Racing Team VR46) next up, also finishing seventh tenths off top spot. Completing the top 10 was American Racing’s Joe Roberts, the American setting his best lap in the final session of the day.

One thing spotted in the EG 0,0 Marc VDS box was two extra bikes under Kalex covers for Augusto Fernandez. One of the two is expected to be testing Kalex’s 2020 chassis, something that Edgar Pons (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) tried on Day 1 and impressed with.

In Moto3™, Rodrigo set his 1:45.170 – the fastest lap of the test so far – in the final session of Day 2, just pipping John McPhee (Petronas Sprinta Racing) to the post as the Scotsman was second fastest for the second day in a row, just 0.005 off. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) was up the sharp end again to finish P3 on Thursday, another impressive showing from the 2019 rookie and podium finisher.

In terms of new parts being tested, the SIC58 Squadra Corse and Rivacold Snipers Team were trying new swingarms, and it was SIC58 Squadra Corse’s Tatsuki Suzuki who claimed P4 on the Day 2 timesheets, 0.316 off Rodrigo. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) completed the top five, just ahead of Day 1 pacesetter Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0), who was sixth on Thursday.

Seventh fastest went to Raul Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – the leading KTM rider – who finished under half a second from P1, ahead of Celestino Vietti (SKY Racing Team VR46), Darryn Binder (CIP Green Power) and Filip Salač (Rivacold Snipers Team), who were next up and within half a second or so of the top.

Unfortunately for Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse), his day would end during the morning as the Italian suffered a dislocated shoulder after a crash at Turn 9. Albert Arenas (Aspar Team) also crashed at Turn 9 but the Spaniard was unscathed, with Arenas, Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) and Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) also crashing, in those cases at Turn 2 – riders ok.

Head to motogp.com for more reactions and follow the action on Live Timing as the test continues for a final day on Friday.

MotoGP: Thailand GP Will Go Ahead Amid Coronavirus Concerns

The start of the Grand Prix of Thailand in 2019. Photo courtesy of Dorna.
The start of the Grand Prix of Thailand in 2019. Photo courtesy of Dorna.

OR Grand Prix of Thailand will go ahead

The Sports Authority of Thailand confirms that the event, set for mid-March, can safely take place

Thursday, 20 February 2020

Following communication from the Thai government, the FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports can confirm that the OR Thailand Grand Prix will go ahead next month. With the outbreak of coronavirus affecting a number of locations and events worldwide, the decision required official consideration as the situation in Thailand was monitored.

After consulting with the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control, the Sports Authority of Thailand has officially communicated, on behalf of the Royal Thai government, that there is no major risk, with the country having infected patients under care and strict preventive measures in place – resulting in the highest rate of fully recovered patients worldwide.

The FIM, IRTA and Dorna therefore confirm that MotoGP™ will be back at Buriram from the 20th to 22nd March for another spectacular Thai GP.

Energica’s 2020 Pre-Order Sales Continue To Grow

Energica's 2020-models (from left): the new Eva Ribelle, the Ego+, and the Eva EsseEsse9+. Photo by Marcello Mannoni, courtesy of Energica.
Energica's 2020-models (from left): the new Eva Ribelle, the Ego+, and the Eva EsseEsse9+. Photo by Marcello Mannoni, courtesy of Energica.

Energica: record order book, 100% of the 2019 ordered already achieved

Energica, confirms – following the fast growing of the business – the trend of the data announced on 16th of January and records a further growth of the 2020 order backlog that reaches in present date the 100% of the total order of 2019, for a turnover of around Euro 2.3M.

This strong acceleration, which began during 2019, was determined by the significant expansion of the worldwide distribution network (59 dealers in the world, 12 of which in Northern and Central America, 45 in the EMEA area and 2 in the Asia-Pacific area) and by the arrival of the new MY2020 range, which was unveiled at Milan’s EICMA.

The new range defines new technological standards, courtesy of the 21.5 kWh power units which guarantees a 60% improvement in the driving range (more than 400km in urban), but also 10% more torque and 5% less overall weight.

The interest towards electric mobility keeps growing in the market of reference.
Italy, in particular, is more sensitive towards electric mobility: as reported by UNRAE, 10.566 electric cars were sold on the territory in 2019, a number which is double than the sale amount of 2018 and that consolidates the upward trend that began two years ago.

ACEM numbers report a 97% increase in the two-wheeled electric market in Europe (excluding <4kW) between 2018 (7’478 units sold) and 2019 (14.739 units sold).

MotoGP: Marc Marquez Extends Contract With Honda Through 2024!

Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy of Repsol Honda.
Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy of Repsol Honda.

HRC renew with Marc Marquez through to the end of 2024

Honda Racing Corporation are delighted to announce six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has signed a four-year extension of his contract and will continue to race with the factory team until at least December 2024. So far, Marc Marquez has claimed 56 victories, 95 podiums and 62 pole positions with his RC213V in the premier class. These results have established him as the most dominant Honda rider in the premier class.

 Yoshishige Nomura

HRC President

“We are happy to announce that, after the end of the current season, Marc will stay in the Honda family for four more years. We started talking a few months ago, as both parties wanted to stay together and continue winning. Marc started his career in the premier class in 2013 and with him we have won six of the last seven MotoGP titles. As a unique champion, he deserves a unique deal. I am very confident in this partnership and I wish everyone involved continued success.”

 

Marc Marquez  93

Rider – MotoGP

“I am very proud to announce my renewal with Honda Racing Corporation for the next four years. Honda gave me the opportunity to arrive in the MotoGP class with a factory bike in 2013. Since the first year we have achieved success together and I am very happy to continue being part of the Honda family. HRC gives me the confidence to extend this partnership to obtain our common goal and continue our story of success.”

CMRA: Camacho, Coles Each Win Three Sprints At MSR Houston

Formula One Expert race winner JC Camacho (center), runner-up Doug Frenchak (left), and third-place finisher Alan Phillips (right) on the podium at MSR Houston. Photo by Alonzo G. Contreras, courtesy of CMRA.
Formula One Expert race winner JC Camacho (center), runner-up Doug Frenchak (left), and third-place finisher Alan Phillips (right) on the podium at MSR Houston. Photo by Alonzo G. Contreras, courtesy of CMRA.

The CMRA kicked off its 2020 Race Season this past weekend at MSR Houston. Sunday morning started out with heavy fog that delayed the start of practice over an hour. When the fog lifted riders took to the track for practice and a full slate of CMRA Championship Sprint races with over 500 sprint entries.

#1u Ryan Max Johnson came out with a strong performance in Race 1 Lightweight Twins Expert aboard his Yamaha MT07. #77 Daniel Adams took second on an SV650 and #43 Walter Walker III picked up third place on his SV650.

A Superbike Expert was a rematch of the previous days A Superstock race with #91 JC Camacho, #69 Doug Frenchack, and #62 Alan Phillips battling it out once again all on the mighty Kawasaki ZX10Rs. This time it was Frenchack taking the win with a best time of 1:34.060.

500 GP Expert kicked off the first of the four Premier Races of the day. #91 JC Camacho grabbed the win with #30 Jesse Smartt tacking second and #21 Steven Shakespeare rounding out the Top three. All three riders were on Kawasaki EX400s.

Race 2 of the Premier classes was C Superbike Expert. #49 Kyle Coles took the win #291 Brandon Altmeyer took the second spot and # 99 Michael Klesel came in third. All three riders were on Yamaha R6s.

Premier Class number race three Formula 2 Expert saw #77 Daniel Adams take the runaway victory aboard his Suz SV 650 followed by #1u Ryan Max Johnson in second on the Yamaha MT07 and #75 Jeremy Harvey taking third on a Ducati 1000DS

The Final Premier race of the day was Formula 1 Expert. Once again #91 JC Camacho, #69 Doug Frenchack, and #62 Alan Phillips went head to head with Camacho coming out on top this time. Camacho managed a 1:33.756 on lap 4 and the final margin of victory was .071.

500 Superstock Expert saw #91 JC Camacho pick up another win on his Kawasaki EX400. #30 Jesse Smartt and #21 Steven Shakespeare took second and third respectively.

#43 Walter Walker III picked up his fifth top five finish of the weekend with a big win in D Superbike Expert. Teammate #143 Andrew Forsythe took second and #789 Steven Smith rounded out the top three. All three were on SV650s.

In the Novice Division David Gonzalez picked up wins in B Superbike Novice, C Superbike Novice, D Superbike Novice, Solo 30 Middleweight Novice, and Solo 30 Lightweight Novice. Hayden Bicknese grabbed wins in Lightweight Twins Novice, 500 Superstock Novice, 500 Superbike Novice,  Solo 30 500 Superstock Novice, 500 GP Novice, 300 Superbike Novice, and 300 Superstock Novice.

For a more complete list of weekend results and standings, please visit www.cmraracing.com. The CMRA will be in action again at NOLA Motorsport Park in Avaodale LA March 13-15.

February 16, 2020 CMRA Championship Sprints Results

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT

  1. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)
  2. Daniels Adams (Suz SV650)
  3. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
  4. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000DS)
  5. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  6. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. David Gonzalez (Suz SV650)
  3. Eli Todich (Suz SV650)
  4. Jayden Fernandez (Hon NSF250)
  5. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)
  6. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)

RES C SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. David Gonzalez (Suz GSX-R600)
  2. Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Jake Boatright (Duc 848)
  4. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Caden McQuhae (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Seth Conway (Hon CBR600RR)

A SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Doug Frenchak (Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. JC Camacho (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Alan Phillips ( Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Luis Gouveia ( Yam YZF-R1)
  5. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Shane Zelm ( Suz GSX-R750)

300 SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. Brandon Clark (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Rusty Grant (KTM RC 390)
  4. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw EX250)
  5. Reid Hall ( Yam YZF-R3)
  6. Becka Harvey (Yam YZF-R3)

300 SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. James Hanson (Kaw EX300)
  5. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  6. Brandon McLean (Yam YZF-R3)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT

  1. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)
  2. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
  3. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
  4. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)
  5. John Orchard (Kaw 400)
  6. Danny Dominguez (Kaw 400)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)
  2. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  3. Brandon McLean (Yam RD350)
  4. Steve Wilson (Yam DR350)
  5. Michael DeSimone (Kaw EX250)

VON HERTELL RACING SERVICES A SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Saurabh Sudhakaran (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  3. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R1000)
  4. David Aue (BMW S1000RR)
  5. Joel Linker (Suz GSX-R1000)
  6. Mathew Wells (Yam YZF-R6)

500 GP EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw 400)
  2. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 400)
  3. Steven Shakespeare (Kaw 400)
  4. John Orchard (Kaw 400)
  5. Dezrae Caldwell (Kaw 400)
  6. Danny Dominguez (Kaw 400)

C SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Michael Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)

FORMULA 2 EXPERT

  1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
  2. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)
  3. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000DS)
  4. Walter Walker II (Suz SV650)
  5. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
  6. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)

FORMULA 1 EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. Doug Frenchak (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Alan Phillips (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  6. Paul Garcia (Kaw ZX-10R)

PROV NOV HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. Saurabh Sudhakaran (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Armando Flores (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Mathew Wells (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Robert Jones (Tri Daytona 675)
  5. Obade Ogunlola (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Lou Nicpon (Yam YZF-R6)

PROV NOV LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  2. Grant Harman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Austin Roden (Kaw 400)
  4. Adam Vertuca (Yam YZF-R3)
  5. Michael Roden (Kaw 400)
  6. Nic Isunza (Yam RD350)

FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT

  1. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
  3. Danny Dominguez (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Mike Boyce (Yam YZF-R1)
  5. Darnell Dorsey (Suz GSX-R1000)
  6. Chris Welsh (Duc Panigale 1299)

FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWIGHT EXPERT

  1. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Shane Abbott (Kaw ZX-6R)

FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Allen Boyd (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. James DeFrain (Tri Daytona 675)
  4. Chris Cortez (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Michael Snider (Tri Daytona 675R)
  6. Lou Nicpon (Yam YZF-R6)

FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE

  1. Bill Klindworth (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Ignacio Pedredon (Apr RSV4)
  3. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)

250 SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Rusty Grant (Kaw EX250)
  2. Dean Webster (Yam RD350)
  3. John McKenzie (Kaw EX250)
  4. Steve Wilson (Kaw EX250)

250 SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Robert Wyper (Kaw EX250)
  2. Michael DeSimone (Kaw EX250)
  3. Patrick Gallahue Kaw EX250)

FORMULA 4

  1. Peyton Daughhetee (Hon RS85)

MODERN CLASSIC

  1. Walter Walker III (Suz GSX-R750)
  2. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  3. Joel Linker (Suz GSX-R1000)
  4. Darnell Dorsey (SUz GSX-R1000)
  5. Seth Conway (Hon CBR600RR)
  6. Shane Abbott (Kaw ZX-6R)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT

  1. Daniel Sinclair (Duc Panigale 1299)
  2. Chris Welsh (Duc Panigale 1299)
  3. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  4. Daniel Kinard (Duc 999)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE

  1. Jayden Fernandez (Hon NSF250)
  2. Jake Boatright (Duc 848)
  3. James DeFrain (Tri Daytona 675)
  4. Henry Vo (Duc 749S)
  5. Michael Kramer (Tri Daytona 675)

500 SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw 400)
  2. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 400)
  3. Steven Shakespeare (Kaw 400)
  4. Dezrae Caldwell (Kaw 400)
  5. Casey Scholten (Yam YZF-R3)

500 GP NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Scott Cummins (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Marco Soto (Duc 848)

B SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Michael Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)
  6. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)

B SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. David Gonzalez ( Suz GSX-R600)
  2. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R750)
  3. Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Caden McQuhae (Yam YZF-R6)

500 SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  4. Austin Roden (Kaw 400)
  5. Adam Vertuca (Yam YZF-R3)

3:16 TRACKDAYS FORMULA 1 NOVICE

  1. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  2. Saurabh Sudhakran (Yam YZF-R1)
  3. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R750)
  4. Joel Linker Suz GSX-R1000)
  5. Marco Soto (Duc 848)
  6. David Aue (BMW S1000RR)

D SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
  2. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  3. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)

D SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. David Gonzalez (Suz SV650)
  2. Topher Simmons (Suz SV650)
  3. Daisy DeSimone (Suz SV650)

C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Michael Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)
  5. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Jay Bullard (Kaw ZX636)

RES C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. James LeRoy (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Armando Flores (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Seth Conway (Hon CBR600RR)
  6. Carlyle Small (Yam YZF-R6)

CMRA: Redline Racing Wins ULW Endurance Race At MSR Houston

Redline Racing (1) at speed. Photo by David Gillen/dgillenphoto.com, courtesy of CMRA.
Redline Racing (1) at speed. Photo by David Gillen/dgillenphoto.com, courtesy of CMRA.

Redline Racing Takes Overall at CMRA 2020 Season opener at MSR Houston!

The CMRA kicked off its 2020 Race Season this past weekend at MSR Houston. Saturday morning’s CMRA Championship Sprints started under clear skies and cool temperatures. Walter Walker III picked up the first of five top five finishes for the weekend with a win in D Superstock Expert aboard an SV650. Damian Falcon took the win in D Superstock Novice also on an SV650.

Alex Soto scored a big win in the Junior Motard class with his Yamaha TTR110.

The Raceworx A Superstock Expert race started what turned out to be a weekend long battle between #91 JC Camacho, #69 Doug Frenchack, and #62 Alan Phillips. All three riders on Kawasaki ZR-10Rs were all into the mid 1:30s despite of the cool track temperatures. JC Camacho came out on top with a best time of 1:33.883 with Frenchack close behind in second and Phillips in third.

#18 Luis Gouveia took the win in Solo 30 Heavyweight Expert and #812 Jeff Foushee grabbed the Novice division win. #291 Brandon Altmeyer picked up the win in Solo 30 Middleweight Expert with #555 David Gonzalez taking first place in the Novice division.

The Solo 30 Lightweight Expert win was collected by # 789 Steven Smith and #555 David took the Novice win. #240 Shawn Treadaway took the Solo 30 500 Superstock Expert win with #169 Hayden Bicknese coming home in first place in the Novice class.

The final race of the day was the 4 hour CMRA Ultra Lightweight Endurance Season Opener. 26 teams started the race. Defending Champion #1 Redline Racing completed 108 laps to capture the Overall win and first place in the Von Hertell Racing Services 500 Superstock Class. # 7 TMP Motorcycle Parts took second Overall and second in 500 Superstock. #19 Village Idiots rounded out the top three Overall with 107 laps and third place in 500 Superstock. All of the top three teams were on Kawasaki ZX400s. in the 500 Classic class #50 RACN Relics took the class win and 17th overall with 90 laps riding a Kawasaki EX500. #2 HBR Racing picked up the win in the 300 Superstock Class and 8th place overall with 103 laps aboard their Yamaha YZF-R3. #55 Purple helmets was the 250 Superstock class winner and 15th overall with 95 total laps riding a Kawasaki EX250.

For a more complete list of weekend results and standings, please visit www.cmraracing.com.

February 15, 2020 CMRA Championship Sprint Results

500 CLASSIC

  1. Sean Brown (Kaw EX500)

 

250 SUPPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. Rusty Grant (Kaw EX250)
  2. Dean Webster (Yam RD350)
  3. Steve Wilson (Kaw EX250)

 

250 SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Michael DeSimone (Kaw EX250)
  2. Robert Wyper (Kaw EX250)

 

D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
  2. Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000DS)
  3. Derek Thomas (Kaw 400)
  4. Andrew Forsythe (Suz SV650)
  5. Reid Hall (Yam YZF-R3)

 

CLASSIC

  1. David Wilson (Hon CBR600)
  2. Sean Brown (Kaw EX500)

 

D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Damian Falcon (Suz SV650)
  2. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Eli Todich (Suz SV650)
  4. James Hanson (Kaw EX300)
  5. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  6. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)

 

B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Kyloe Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Micheal Klesel (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
  6. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600)

 

B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Dustin Chacon (Suz GSX-R750)
  2. ]Jonathan Childers (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Brian Zortman (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. Caden McdQuhae (Yam YZF-R6)
  5. Carlyle Small (Yam YZF-R6)
  6. Obade Ogunlola (Yam YZF-R6)

 

500 SUPERBIKE EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho (Kaw 400)
  2. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 400)
  3. Derek Thomas (Kaw 400)
  4. John Orchard (Kaw 400)
  5. Steven Shakespeare (Kaw 400)
  6. Branden Chaisorn (Yam YZF-R3)

 

500 SUPERBIKE NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Zach Didier (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Brandon McLean (Yam YZF-R3)
  5. Scott Cummins (Yam YZF-R3)
  6. David Roth Jr. (Yam YZF-R3)

 

GROM CHALLENGE

  1. Peyton Daughhetee (Hon RS85)
  2. Tony Generali (Hon Grom)
  3. Steven Smith (Mtac MX 125)
  4. JT Rivera (Hon Grom)
  5. Derek Dawson (Hon Grom)

 

FORMULA 5

  1. Jayden Fernandez (Ohvale GP110)
  2. Aiden Sneed (KTM 65)
  3. Juliana Fernandez (Ohvale GP110)

 

FORMULA 6

  1. Aiden Sneed (KTM 65)

 

JUNIOR MOTARD

  1. Alex Soto (Yam TT-R110)
  2. Jordan Clark (Yam TT-R110)
  3. Jacob Clark (Kaw KLX110)

 

RACEWORX A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. JC Camacho ( Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. Doug Frenchack (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Alan Phillips (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  5. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
  6. Paul Garcia (Kaw ZX-10R)

 

RIDESMART MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Damian Falcon (Kaw ZX-10R)
  2. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  3. Saurabh Sudhakaran (Yam YZF-R1)
  4. Ross Brady (Hon CBR1000RR)
  5. Davide Aue (BMW S1000RR)
  6. Carlyle Small (Yam YZF-R6)

 

RIDESMART MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL 300 SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

  1. Rusty Grant (KTM RC 390)
  2. Brandon Clark (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw EX250)
  5. Brande Chaisorn (Yam YZF-R3)
  6. JoJo Anaya (Yam RD350)

 

FORMULA 2 NOVICE

  1. Topher Simmons (Suz SV650)
  2. Ronald Ducharme (Suz SV650)

 

300 SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  4. James Hanson (Kaw Ex300)
  5. Brandon McLean ( Yam YZF-R3)
  6. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)

 

Solo 30 Heavyweight

  1. Luis Gouveia (Yam YZF-R1)
  2. Danny Dominguez (Kaw ZX-10R)
  3. Paul Garcia (Kaw ZX-10R)
  4. Brian Young (Hon CBR1000RR)
  5. Jeff Foushee (Hon CBR1000RR)
  6. Ross Brady (Hon CBR1000RR)

 

Solo 30 Middleweight

  1. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
  2. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
  3. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6)
  4. David Gonzalez (Suz GSX-R600)
  5. Brendan Lawson (Suz GSX-R600)
  6. Robin Lawson (Suz GSX-R600)

Solo 30 Lightweight

  1. David Gonzalez (Suz SV650)
  2. Steven C. Smith        (Suz GSX-R600)
  3. Marco Soto (Yam RD350)
  4. Joshua Hardin (Kaw EX300)
  5. Ryan Max Johnson (Yam MT07)

Solo 30 500 Superstock

  1. Hayden Bicknese (Kaw 400)
  2. Cale Essman (Yam YZF-R3)
  3. David Roth Jr. (Yam RD350)
  4. Shawn Treadaway (Kaw EX250)
  5. Brandon McLean (Yam YZF-R3)
  6. Scott Cummins (Yam YZF-R3)

February 16, 2020 4-hr CMRA Ultra Lightweight Endurance Results

OVERALL

  1. Redline Racing (Kaw ZX400)
  2. TMP Motorcycle Parts (Kaw 400)
  3. Village Idiots (Kaw 400)

500 CLASSIC ENDURANCE

  1. Racn Relics (Kaw EX500)

 

VON HERTELL RACING SERVICES 500 SUPERSTOCK ENDURANCE

  1. Redline Racing (Kaw ZX400)
  2. TMP Motorcycle Parts (Kaw 400)
  3. Village Idiots (Kaw 400)
  4. LawDawg Racing (Kaw ZX400)
  5. The Skidmarks (Kaw ZX400)
  6. 212 Decals (Kaw 400)

 

300 SUPERSTOCK ENDURANCE

  1. HBR (Yam YZF-R3)
  2. FMD Racing (YAM YZF-R3)
  3. WristTwisters (Yam YZF-R3)
  4. Bye Felicia (Yam RD350)
  5. Leather and Lace (Kaw EX300)
  6. Get Off My Lawn Racing (Yam YZF-R3)

 

250 Superstock Endurance

  1. Purple Helmets (Kaw EX250)
  2. TMP Racing (Kaw EX250)
  3. Speed Wheelie! (Hon RS125)
  4. Los Ochos Locos (Kaw EX250)
  5. Minion Racing (Kaw EX250

American Flat Track: Wally Brown Racing Signs Chad Cose For AFT Singles Championship

Chad Cose (49). Photo courtesy of American Flat Track.
Chad Cose (49). Photo courtesy of American Flat Track.

Wally Brown Racing Signs Chad Cose for 2020 Season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Wally Brown Racing announces its participation in the 2020 American Flat Track AFT Singles Championship with the signing of Chad Cose as its rider.

 

 

Wally Brown Racing is entering the American Flat Track series after an experimental run with Cose at the Meadowlands Mile in 2019. Wally Brown brings over 20 years of competition experience in NASCAR’s top series to this new venture.

 

“Flat track racing has been a passion of mine for years and I am excited to bring my racing knowledge and experience to the sport,” said Brown. “We know Chad is an excellent rider and will produce results. We are ready to get started.”

 

The team will use Suzuki RM-Z450’s with support from American Suzuki to contest the 2020 season.

 

Chad Cose completed the 2019 season with a standout victory at the Black Hills Half-Mile bringing Suzuki back to the top step of the podium after a lengthy win hiatus for the brand. Cose would go on to finish top 5 in the AFT Singles Championship.

 

“I am confident that teaming up with WBR will give me the equipment and resources to make a strong run at the championship,” said Cose. “The guys have been working so hard at the shop in North Carolina. It’s extremely encouraging to have a group behind me that wants to win as bad as I do and implements that mentality into the work they put in each and every day. The amount of progress and new ideas being put into our Suzuki RM-Z 450s has me excited to get this season started.”

 

Along with Cose WBR will be bringing on Tom Englehart as the team Crew Chief. Englehart has served as Cose’s mechanic for several years and has been instrumental in the success the two have shared in their most recent years working together. As a mechanic, Englehart brings with him multiple race wins and podiums across all three AFT classes. He also represents a wealth of flat track knowledge that will play a key role for a new team full of NASCAR experience.

 

“I’m excited to be working with Wally Brown Racing in 2020,” said Englehart. “Wally and his team’s  car racing experience brings technology and a point of view full of fresh ideas that we have already been able to collaborate on. As a team we evaluated what needed to improve from 2019. Wally’s team has worked all of the off-season making these improvements. I am looking forward to seeing this confirmed on the track week in and week out contending for the AFT Singles Championship”.

 

The team will make its debut at the DAYTONA TT on March 14th as part of the first-ever doubleheader with the legendary DAYTONA 200 at the historic Daytona International Speedway. Just two races later, WBR will have a hometown race in Charlotte, N.C. at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The team looks forward to competing so close to its operating headquarters with a full force of support in the grandstands.

 

Team partners include: American Suzuki, Roof Systems of Dallas, Texas, Vance & Hines, Rod Lake, C&R Radiators, Armored Graphics, Race Tech Titanium, Ritchie Reynolds, RASE, Bell Helmets, Rekluse Clutches, Ohlins USA, Motion Pro, NJK, Spectro Oils, Evan Coolant and RM Army.

 

Tickets for the first-ever doubleheader – DAYTONA 200 and DAYTONA TT – at the legendary Daytona International Speedway are on sale now. Watch both historic motorcycle racing events during Bike Week at DAYTONA for just $35 when you purchase an advance General Admission ticket online. Get yours at www.americanflattrack.com.

 

For more information on American Flat Track visit www.americanflattrack.com.

 

To get the latest American Flat Track clothing and merchandise visit www.americanflattracker.com.

 

How to Watch:

NBCSN and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2020 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT remains in highly-coveted programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold – the most-robust motorsports offering in the digital marketplace – is a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event and maintaining an active archive of all AFT content.

 

About American Flat Track:

American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events with TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.

Podcast: Greg’s Garage Pod With Jason Pridmore Episode 70

Image courtesy of Greg’s Garage Pod.
Image courtesy of Greg’s Garage Pod.

Greg’s Garage Pod with Co-Host Jason Pridmore – A motorcycle racing Pod about MotoGP, MotoAmerica and World Superbike, Pro Motocross, American Flat Track, Supercross and more. In this episode Co-Hosts Greg White and Jason Pridmore talk:

MotoAmerica – New one-off races like King of Baggers, Mini Cup, and Heritage Cup fill select MotoAmerica paddocks. But what are they all about? We talk to MotoAmerica COO Chuck Askland about that and more!

MotoGP – MotoGP’s main man Carmelo Ezpeleta said that Kawasaki asked to enter their WorldSBK bike into a MotoGP race. He said no!

WorldSBK – Ducati’s MotoGP and WorldSBK Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti said that Scott Redding could find himself back in MotoGP if he could win the WorldSBK title. The boys talk about that and so much more from that GPONE.com interview.

Supercross – Tampa wrap-up

SXFantasy p/b ARAI Helmets – Greg got his picks in, but JP is up to 9th! We’ve chosen pulpmxfantasy.com for out 2020 SX Fantasy League. Join the Greg’s Garage Podcast League now to win an ARAI Corsair-X Helmet of your choice!

Race Calender 

Race Calendar – Racing this weekend.

Moto2: Remy Gardner Quickest, Under Lap Record On Day One Of Jerez Test

Remy Gardner (87). Photo courtesy of Dorna.
Remy Gardner (87). Photo courtesy of Dorna.

Moto2 All-Time Lap Record: 1:41.182, Jorge Navarro, 2019

Moto2 Race Lap Record: 1:41.539, Lorenzo Baldassarri, 2019

FIM Moto2 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 19, 2020

Day One Test Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

  1. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), 1:40.848
  2. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.117
  3. Thomas Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), 1:41.346
  4. Edgar Pons, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.435
  5. Aron Canet, Spain (Speed Up), 1:41.439
  6. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), 1:41.445
  7. Simone Corsi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:41.476
  8. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), 1:41.585
  9. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.681
  10. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), 1:41.733
  11. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), 1:41.763
  12. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.879
  13. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), 1:41.880
  14. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (Kalex), 1:41.910
  15. Hector Garzo, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.063
  16. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), 1:42.118
  17. Jake Dixon, UK (Kalex), 1:42.131
  18. Somkiat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), 1:42.157
  19. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), 1:42.211
  20. Jorge Martin, Spain (Kalex), 1:42.236
  21. Jesko Raffin, Switzerland (NTS), 1:42.282
  22. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), 1:42.348
  23. Joe Roberts, USA (Kalex), 1:42.402
  24. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (Speed Up), 1:42.459
  25. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), 1:42.747
  26. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Kalex), 1:43.044
  27. Marcos Ramirez, Spain (Kalex), 1:43.321
  28. Andi Farid Izdihar, Indonesia (Kalex), 1:43.526

 

Sergio Garcia (11). Photo courtesy of Dorna.
Sergio Garcia (11). Photo courtesy of Dorna.

Moto3 All-Time Lap Record: 1:45.745, Gabriel Rodrigo, 2019

Moto3 Race Lap Record: 1:46.365, John McPhee, 2019

FIM Moto3 World Championship 

Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain

February 19, 2020

Day One Test Results (all using Dunlop tires):

  1. Sergio Garcia, Spain (Honda), 1:45.485
  2. John McPhee, UK (Honda), 1:45.545
  3. Ai Ogura, Japan (Honda), 1:45.716
  4. Niccolo Antonelli, Italy (Honda), 1:45.772
  5. Gabriel Rodrigo, Argentina (Honda), 1:45.783
  6. Tatsuki Suzuki, Japan (Honda), 1:45.891
  7. Jaume Masia, Spain (Honda), 1:46.126
  8. Albert Arenas, Spain (KTM), 1:46.162
  9. Filip Salac, Czech Republic (Honda), 1:46.243
  10. Romano Fenati, Italy (Husqvarna), 1:46.256
  11. Dennis Foggia, Italy (Honda), 1:46.326
  12. Raul Fernandez, Spain (KTM), 1:46.370
  13. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), 1:46.413
  14. Alonso Lopez, Spain (Husqvarna), 1:46.424
  15. Stefano Nepa, Italy (KTM), 1:46.457
  16. Deniz Oncu, Turkey (KTM), 1:46.560
  17. Andrea Migno, Italy (KTM), 1:46.660
  18. Yuki Kunii, Japan (Honda), 1:46.666
  19. Jeremy Alcoba, Spain (Honda), 1:46.684
  20. Ayumu Sasaki, Japan (KTM), 1:46.823
  21. Celestino Vietti, Italy (KTM), 1:46.837
  22. Darryn Binder, South Africa (KTM), 1:46.877
  23. Kaito Toba, Japan (KTM), 1:46.934
  24. Davide Pizzoli, Italy (KTM), 1:46.992
  25. Ryusei Yamanaka, Japan (Honda), 1:47.483
  26. Carlos Tatay, Spain (KTM), 1:47.497
  27. Riccardo Rossi, Italy (KTM), 1:47.607
  28. Jason Dupasquier, Switzerland (KTM), 1:47.663
  29. Khairul Idham Pawi, Malaysia (Honda), 1:47.680
  30. Maximilian Kofler, Australia (KTM), 1:48.329
  31. Dirk Geiger, Germany (KTM), 1:49.278

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Gardner fastest in Moto2™, Garcia top in Moto3™

The Australian breaks the lap record on Day 1 and the Spaniard picks up where he left off

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

2020 is up and running in Moto2™ and Moto3™ and it was Remy Gardner (Onexox TKKR SAG Team) who ended Day 1 at the Official Jerez Test as the man to beat in the intermediate class, with Sergio Garcia (Estrella Galicia 0,0) taking the honour in the lightweight class. There were pleasant conditions for the riders at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto as the first of three days testing began on Wednesday, with each class able to maximise their track time.

In Moto2™, Gardner set his scorching 1:40.848 in the final session of the day to top the timesheets, with an impressive Enea Bastianini (Italtrans Racing Team) slotting into second but 0.269 down. Perennial title challenger Tom Lüthi (Liqui Moly Intact GP) was the only other rider to get within half a second of Gardner, taking P3.

Behind the quickest trio came reigning FIM CEV Moto2™ European Champion Edgar Pons (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) to make it a Kalex top four lockout, the Spaniard sitting 0.587 off Gardner. After an impressive private test, rookie Aron Canet (Aspar Team) began the Official Test in fine form too as the Spaniard finished P5 on Day 1 with a 1:41.439 – the top Speed Up and rookie.

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Tetsuta Nagashima, who gets on the team’s new Kalex chassis with previous experience, was fifth, ahead of an impressive first run out for MV Agusta Forward Racing’s Simone Corsi, with the Italian veteran less than half a tenth off Nagashima, in P7. The second-fastest Speed Up on Day 1 was 2019 Jerez podium finisher Jorge Navarro (Speed Up Racing) in P8, with Xavi Vierge (Petronas Sprinta Racing) splitting Navarro from his teammate Fabio Di Giannantonio, who was tenth.

Navarro is also the man whose pole lap from 2019 is the lap record time Gardner beat on Day 1, so there’s likely plenty to come from the field yet. But it was nevertheless a competitive start to the season for the intermediate class, with under two seconds splitting the top 25 riders.

In Moto3™, it was Sergio Garcia who picked up where he left off in 2019. The Valencia GP winner topped the timesheets on Wednesday, although it wasn’t by much – with Petronas Sprinta Racing’s John McPhee just 0.060 in arrears. Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) impressed to complete the top three, another tenth and a half back.

2019 Jerez winner Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Squadra Corse) was fourth fastest overall, although he was just 0.011 ahead of Gabriel Rodrigo (Kömmerling Gresini Moto3), the man who broke the lap record in private testing last week. Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Squadra Corse) took P6, ahead of Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) in seventh as the Spaniard seems to have quickly settled into life on the Honda.

The top KTM rider on Day 1 was Albert Arenas (Aspar Team) just behind Masia, with Filip Salač (Rivacold Snipers Team) in P9 after a noteworthy day on the timesheets for the Czech rider.

Noteworthy was also apt for the man in tenth: Romano Fenati (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team). The veteran Italian was fastest Husqvarna on Wednesday as the marque return to Moto3™ competition, making it all three manufacturers in the top ten as 2020 begins.

Head to motogp.com for more reactions and follow the action on Live Timing as the test continues on Thursday and Friday!

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