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World Superbike: Championship Continues This Coming Weekend At Magny-Cours

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World Superbike: Championship Continues This Coming Weekend At Magny-Cours

#FRAWorldSBK:
More than a numbers game
History on the horizon as WorldSBK takes on Magny-Cours

Riveting, electrifying and unpredictable: the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is coming into its final three events of the season, with the final European round of the year taking place at the Magny-Cours venue for the Pirelli French Round. Whilst the championship is still to play for, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) reaches his first opportunity to make it five WorldSBK titles on the bounce, but there’s plenty of fight left in Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and the rest of the opposition just yet.

Dogged determination and unrivalled resilience – Jonathan Rea would never have imagined wrapping the championship up at Magny-Cours after the first 11 races of the season. But that is the situation that the Northern Irishman finds himself in, as he goes in search of title number five at the technical French track. Having achieved the double at the track in 2018, Rea’s form at Magny-Cours is good in recent years: three more wins, three further poles and four other podiums. Can anyone topple the championship-elect?

34-year-old Alvaro Bautista is Rea’s nearest – and only mathematical – challenger in the race to the crown in 2019. Having never been to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Alvaro Bautista’s prospects of taking points away from Rea seem slim – although 2019 has already dealt the unforeseeable. “Until the mathematics say no, you have to fight” was what the Spaniard declared after his Race 2 win at Portimao and it is that mentality that will keep the fight alive. Will he rock up to another new track and put Rea’s championship celebrations on ice?

The battle for third place in the overall standings is still raging on behind the leading duo, as Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) heads teammate Michael van der Mark by just five points. Lowes may be under threat from his Dutch teammate if last year’s form is anything to go by, so it could swap around, with a van der Mark podium combined with Lowes’ 18th in Race 1 repeating itself. And should both of them find themselves further down the field, then the third-place race really is on.

Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) is fifth in the standings and has three podiums to his name at Magny-Cours, as well as his last pole position to-date coming at the circuit in 2015. Behind Haslam by just six points is Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing), with the 22-year-old Turkish rider aiming for a podium at a seventh different circuit of the season – will he better his eighth place from Magny-Cours last year? 19 points further back, Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) will look to utilise his three wins at Magny-Cours in order to close in on the battle for third.

A tricky Portimao for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team has left Tom Sykes right on the edge of the battle for third in the championship, as he is 66 points adrift of Alex Lowes. Sykes was a double winner back in 2013 at Magny-Cours, although BMW as a manufacturer have never achieved a victory. Sykes’ teammate Markus Reiterberger is still fighting for a ride in WorldSBK and heads to Magny-Cours in search of his first top ten since Imola. A best result of 12th at Magny-Cours will see the German rider keen to improve.

At last, it is a welcome return to action for Leon Camier (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team), who has been out of racing since his Tissot Superpole crash at Imola, back in May. The British rider has been undergoing an extensive rehabilitation programme which will see him back in action this weekend. He was a race leader at Magny-Cours for MV Agusta in 2017, although he was ninth for Honda last season in Race 2. Camier, if he passes a medical test, re-joins Japanese teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari, who has never scored points at Magny-Cours in WorldSBK.

The battle for the Independents may be being won by Toprak Razgatlioglu but there’s plenty of battles behind, as the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK riders of Marco Melandri and Sandro Cortese battle for top honours in their team. Melandri has only won once at Magny-Cours, back in 2014, although he has five other podiums to his name – the last one in 2017. Cortese on the other hand has only been there once and will hope to make it two consecutive front rows following his Portimao success.

Never discount other Independent riders either, such as Eugene Laverty (Team Goeleven), Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) and Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) – all of which have had an element of success at Magny-Cours in the World Superbike category. Will more lie ahead for them in 2019?

#FRAWorldSBK: More than a numbers game

WorldSSP title scrap set to continue at Magny Cours

The French circuit gets ready to set the stage for yet another exhilarating chapter of the 2019 WorldSSP title fight as the end of the season draws closer

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours prepares to host what promises to be another exciting weekend of racing for the FIM Supersport World Championship. The 2019 season has seen WorldSSP offering incredible shows every weekend, with each lap of its races keeping the audience stuck to the screens as they wait to be treated to another thrilling and nail-biting last lap battle.

Heading to France as championship leader, Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) knows that he has no room for mistakes in this crucial time of the year. The Swiss rider has been leading the standings from the first round of the year at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit till now. He missed the podium just once in the UK, and with four wins, eight podiums and three Superpoles he has used consistency as his key weapon against the opposition.

But Krummenacher is not the only rider who has taken steady steps towards the title throughout all the season. His teammate Federico Caricasulo is only 10 points behind him with three wins, nine podiums – out on nine races – and three pole positions. It was Caricasulo to win at the ACERBIS Portuguese Round, remembering to the Swiss rider that it is still not the time to lower his guard. The championship is still open, and the Pirelli French Round will be another chapter of the 2019 teammates’ battle.

At the 11 Round of the season in France, eyes won’t just be on Krummenacher and Caricasulo, as local hero Jules Cluzel (GMT94 YAMAHA) is also part of the title contention. The Frenchman is currently third in the championship standings, 48 points behind the Swiss, which means that he is potentially part of the 2019 title charge.

Cluzel will look forward to putting on a strong performance at his home round, as well as his teammate Corentin Perolari. The GMT94 YAMAHA team will line up a third bike in France, with rising French star Maximilien Bau making his second WorldSSP appearance after Magny Cours last year.

Still chasing his first win onboard the Kawasaki ZX-6R, Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) arrives at Magny Cours after having taken his third back-to-back podium for 2019 in Portugal. The 2017 WorldSSP World Champion seems to have finally found his feet with the green machine of the Italian team, and at his home round the Frenchman will look forward to proving it again. On the other side of the Puccetti’s garage, Japanese rider Hikari Okubo will continue to aim for his first WorldSSP podium in his career.

After a promising start to their 2019 campaign, Thomas Gradinger (Kallio Racing) and Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) – respectively sixth and seventh in the overall standings behind the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing duo – had experienced some difficulties in the last events but they will both look forward to making a strong comeback at the front during the remainder of the season.

As the Pirelli French Round will be the last meeting to be held on European soil, we will finally know the name of the 2019 FIM Europe Supersport Cup Winner. Kyle Smith (Team Pedercini Racing) currently leads the way ten points ahead of both his rivals Michael Canducci (DK Motorsport) and Gaetan Matern (Flembbo Leader Team). With still 25 points left, the Brit will have to administrate his advantage to secure the 2019 title.
Alongside the regular 26 WorldSSP entries and Bau (GMT94 Yamaha), French stars Xavier Navand (Altogoo Racing Team) and Guillaume Pot (Team MHP Racing-Patrick Pons) are set to make a wildcard appearance at Magny Cours together with Hungarian rider Richard Bodis (PROMOTO Racing – BR94).

WorldSSP300: Will the WorldSSP300 championship be sorted out in France?

The complex and intricate layout of Magny-Cours assures that the battle really will be on in WorldSSP300 at the Pirelli French Round

The championship is on the line for World Supersport 300, as three riders go into the Pirelli French Round with the chance of becoming champion. However, only one can win it this weekend: Manuel Gonzalez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) has a 38-point advantage over Scott Deroue (Kawasaki MOTOPORT), and needs just a top four finish to secure the crown. However, this is WorldSSP300, where a top four finish is certainly easier said than done…

Manuel Gonzalez has shown that he has plenty of consistency in just his second full season in WorldSSP300. Three wins and two more podiums have seen him build up a 38-point lead over Deroue. A top four finish is all that is required for the Spaniard to take the title if his nearest rival wins, whilst there’s plenty of permutations if Deroue is second or lower. Gonzalez took a third on his first visit to the circuit in 2018; can he mount the podium again, and make sure Spain retains WorldSSP300 success?

He may have only taken his first win of the season at Portimao, but Scott Deroue won’t go down without a fight in WorldSSP300. The Dutchman has been twice-third in the standings at the end of the season and has been one of the more consistent riders in the class. However, bad luck in 2019 has seen Deroue on the back foot. Pole position at Magny-Cours last year could be his saving grace, although he retired. Deroue must take more than 14 points or more from Gonzalez to take the fight to the floodlights of Losail.

Defending champion Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300) must win at Magny-Cours and hope that Gonzalez is 14th or lower. She cannot afford to have anything less than a win at Magny-Cours if she is to take the championship down the final round of the season. Just eight points from the opening the opening two races and not taking advantage of Gonzalez and Deroue’s Donington Park issues have been pivotal. However, she clinched the championship at Magny-Cours last year, so all is not lost yet.

There’s no mathematic chance of Andy Verdoïa (BCD Yamaha MS Racing) winning the championship in 2019, so the Frenchman heads home to race for nothing but pride and glory. His two podiums of 2019 have come in the last three races, showing great improvement throughout the season. He leads the French charge as the field arrives at Magny-Cours, whilst also remaining in the battle for third place with Carrasco. Just 14 points behind Deroue, Verdoïa may even find himself improving to second, should events transpire against his rivals.

13 points behind Verdoïa is 2017 WorldSSP300 champion Marc Garcia, who is leading the battle for fifth position overall. The Jerez Race 1 winner jumped to fifth in the championship at Portimao and now sets his sights on bridging the gap to those ahead of him. On his last appearance at Magny-Cours, Garcia took victory from 11th on the grid, highlighting that anything is possible. One point behind Garcia is Victor Steeman (Freudenberg KTM Junior Team) whilst his teammate, Jan-Ole Jahnig, is just one point further back.

The battle for the remaining positions inside the top ten will likely be sorted out between four riders. Hugo De Cancellis (Team Trasimeno Yamaha) hopes to secure his eighth place with a strong performance at home, having not scored points since Jerez in June. Indonesia’s Galang Hendra Pratama (Semakin Di Depan Biblion Motoxracing) is one of just two riders in the top ten to not register a podium in 2019 – the other is Steeman. Hendra Pratama sits in ninth overall and is three points behind De Cancellis. Completing the top ten is Ukraine’s Nick Kalinin (Nutec – RT Motorsports by SKM – Kawasaki), who has been strong in the last two races. He is three points further back of Hendra Pratama. Two points behind Kalinin is Donington Park winner, Kevin Sabatucci (Team Trasimeno Yamaha).

MotoAmerica Explains How They Decided Who Won Supersport Race 2 At Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica Explains How They Decided Who Won Supersport Race 2 At Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica: The Supersport Decision Clarified

BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 22, 2019) – The following is the explanation for the decision to declare Bobby Fong the winner of Sunday’s Supersport race at Barber Motorsports Park.

Fong crashed out of the lead with four laps to go, remounted and had started to ride his motorcycle back to the pits prior to the red flag being thrown because of debris on the track from Fong’s crash.

The decision to declare Fong the winner of the race is based on regulation 1.28 Finish Of A Race And Race Results, d2, which reads:

“In the case of a race interrupted after two thirds distance completed (art. 1.26 f), be actively participating at the time of the red flag is displayed. For the purposes of these regulations “actively competing” is defined as the rider riding on track, or attempting to repair/restart the machine, or to rejoin the track or return to pit lane. Race Direction will be sole judge of whether a rider is actively competing.”

Both Richie Escalante’s and PJ Jacobsen’s teams filed protests, and both were denied. Escalante’s team protested that Fong “exceeded the track limits.” The protest was denied based on the following:

“It was determined that bike #50 did not exceed track limits, as the rider crashed into the grass while avoiding lapped traffic and did not gain a time advantage as per the Competition Bulletin #1.”

Jacobsen’s team protested that Fong should not be classified as a finisher. That protest was denied based on the following:

“According to the 2019 AMA FIMNA MotoAmerica 2019 Rulebook Section 1.28 D2, it was determined that bike #50 should be classified as a finisher as when the red flag was shown he was actively competing. Since the race was 2/3 completed, it could not be restarted.”

About MotoAmerica

MotoAmerica is the North American road racing series created in 2014 that is home to the AMA Superbike Championship. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership that includes three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey, ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland, motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges, and businessman Richard Varner. For more information on MotoAmerica, visit www.MotoAmerica.com. Also make sure to follow MotoAmerica on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

MotoAmerica: Supersport Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Supersport Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica Supersport Race Two came to a controversial end Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park.

After clinching the 2019 Championship with a win in Race One on Saturday, Bobby Fong had a commanding five-second lead on lap 16 of 19 in Race Two when he crashed his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R600 in Turn Seven.

The crash put dirt and debris on the course, which resulted in officials stopping the race with a red flag.

Officials also decided to call the race complete with scoring reverted back to lap 14.

Richie Escalante celebrated as the winner on the podium with runner-up PJ Jacobsen and Fong’s teammate Sean Dylan Kelly in third place.

After the podium celebration and post-race press conference, however, MotoAmerica officials declared Fong the winner of Race Two according to FIM rules.

According to the FIM rules that MotoAmerica races under, unsafe track conditions cause red flags, not riders who have crashed or had a mechanical problem.

And at the time of a red flag, all riders who are actively competing are included in the result.

When the red flag came out, Fong had already remounted his motorcycle and rode away from the crash scene to continue in the race.

The FIM Regulation covering this situation is 1.28 Finish Of A Race And Race Results.

This resulted in 2 Wheel Legal/Hudson Motorcycles Yamaha’s Escalante being scored in second and Celtic HSBK Racing Yamaha’s Jacobsen scored in third.

MotoAmerica never produced printed results showing Escalante as the winner of Race Two.

 

 

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Supersport Race Two Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), 15 laps, Total Race Time 20:27:149, 1:27.055
  2. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6), -4.234 seconds, 1:27.217
  3. PJ Jacobsen (Yam YZF-R6), -5.713, 1:27.407
  4. Sean Dylan Kelly (Suz GSX-R600), -6.006, 1:27.397
  5. Nick McFadden (Yam YZF-R6), -21.162, 1:28.355
  6. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6), -21.620, 1:28.206
  7. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -22.698. 1:28.038
  8. Lucas Silva (Suz GSX-R600), -48.712, 1:29.841
  9. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), -51.402, 1:30.033
  10. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), -51.732, 1:29.923
  11. Christian Miranda (Yam YZF-R6), -53.443, 1:30.077
  12. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6), -65.563, 1:30.946
  13. Chuck Ivey (Yam YZF-R6), -66.312, 1:31.122
  14. Andrew Lamoureux (Tri Daytona 675), -83.669, 1:32.064
  15. Bruno Silva (Suz GSX-R600), -83.993, 1:32.238
  16. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash, 1:28.140
  17. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:31.870
  18. Fernando Silva (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 1:31.757
  19. Garrett O’Brien (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:32.390
  20. Caleb Odom (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash, 1:30.674
  21. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, 1:28.055
  22. Max Angles (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, 1:29.692
  23. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, 1:27.712
  24. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, 1:33.606
  25. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6), DNS
  26. Tony Blackall (Yam YZF-R6), DNS
  27. Xavier Zayat (Yam YZF-R6), DNS

 

Championship Point Standings (after 17 of 17 races):

  1. Fong, 310 points
  2. Jacobsen, 275
  3. Gillim, 248
  4. Kelly, 215
  5. Escalante, 212
  6. Prince, 161
  7. McFadden, 142
  8. Aguilar, 127
  9. Josh Hayes, 116
  10. Ortt, 90

World Endurance: Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Wins Weather-Shortened Bol d’Or 24-Hours Race

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World Endurance: Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Wins Weather-Shortened Bol d’Or 24-Hours Race

Editorial Note: American Melissa Paris co-rode the Girls Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 to finish 28th overall and 14th in the Superstock class.

 

SUZUKI ENDURANCE RACING TEAM WIN BOL D’OR

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team tasted victory once again, crossing the finish line of the Bol d’Or one lap ahead of the Yamaha-mounted Polish squad Wójcik Racing Team and Germany’s BMW-mounted Team ERC Endurance. Moto Ain took the Superstock win at the end of an action-packed race.

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team won the Bol d’Or for the 17th time with riders Vincent Philippe (for whom this is both his 9th Bol d’Or win and his last time competing in the race), Etienne Masson and Gregg Black. Most importantly, the factory-backed Suzuki once again tasted victory – their first in the World Championship since their 2016 Bol d’Or win with Vincent Philippe, Anthony Delhalle and Etienne Masson. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team have started the 2019-2020 FIM EWC in style, going to the top of the standings with 49 points.

Damien Saulnier, SERT’s new team manager, was awarded the Anthony Dehalle EWC Spirit Trophy as a tribute to his combative style, both in this race and since his arrival at the helm of Suzuki Endurance Racing Team this past summer.

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team finished ahead of an unexpected challenger – Wójcik Racing Team. The Yamaha-mounted Polish team led throughout the early stages of the race in the rain with riders Gino Rea, Christoffer Bergman and Axel Maurin, and subsequently held back their rivals.

A fratricidal duel between two BMWs unfolded in the final stages of the race, with Team ERC Endurance (Mathieu Gines, Julien da Costa and Louis Rossi) facing off against BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team (Ilya Mikhalchik, Julian Puffe and Kenny Foray). In the end, Team ERC Endurance won the day, crossing the chequered flag with a 4-second lead on the factory BMW squad, who were making their Endurance World Championship debut.

Two Yamahas performed magnificently in the final laps. Having started from 23rd position, Omega Maco Racing Team (Pawel Szkopek, Bjorn Estment and Karel Hanika) were 5th past the finish line, ahead of VRD Igol Pierret Experiences (Florian Alt, Florian Marino and Ricardo Brink).

Moto Ain triumph in Superstock

Moto Ain ran a near-flawless race. The Yamaha-mounted team finished 7th to take the Superstock win, pocketing the 40 points awarded for the victory in this class as well as the 10 points awarded at each of the two intermediate stages of the race, plus 4 bonus points for being the 2nd Superstock on the starting grid. Their only rivals were Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto, who started from pole but fell to the bottom of the rankings after a crash.

BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers (Kawasaki) finished 10th overall and 2nd in the Superstock class with riders Anthony Loiseau, Jonathan Hardt and Julien Pilot. Suzuki-mounted Motors Events (James Westmoreland, Johan Nigon and Florent Tourné) wrested 3rd place in Superstock from Wójcik Racing Team 2.

An edition to remember

The 83rd Bol d’Or will go down in the history books as a highly unusual race. As in 1988 and 1996 on the Paul Ricard circuit, the weather conditions, with heavy rainfall, forced the race to be interrupted from 6pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday.

Three hours after the race had resumed on a quickly drying track, the leader F.C.C. TSR Honda France’s engine failure totally shook up the positions in the lead. Loris Baz in the saddle of the YART Yamaha bike and Webike SRC Kawasaki France’s Erwan Nigon, both hot on the Honda’s heels, were caught unawares by an oil spill. The riders’ minor crashes forced the two factory teams to withdraw, as their bikes had caught fire.

The exit of these factory teams opened the way for Suzuki Endurance Racing Team, who took the lead and managed to create and keep a gap to their rivals. Their toughest competition came from the Polish squad Wójcik Racing Team.

Fans brave bad weather

62,000 spectators turned out to watch the 2019 edition of the Bol d’Or despite the adverse weather conditions.

The next race on the 2019-2020 FIM Endurance World Championship calendar is the 8 Hours of Sepang, a new race to be held in Malaysia on Saturday 14 December as part of a double-header car/motorcycle event featuring the FIM EWC and the FIA WTCR/Oscaro.

 

 

More, from another press release issued by Eurosport Events:

BOL D’OR: ANOTHER UPSET AFTER THE RACE

The Bol d’Or podium has been changed. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team are still the race winners ahead of Wójcik Racing Team, but Team ERC Endurance, who finished third, have been demoted.

Following post-race scrutineering after the Bol d’Or, the FIM jury has decided to demote Team ERC Endurance for non-compliance with the rule regarding fuel tank capacity.

The German BMW-mounted ERC Endurance team will cede their place on the podium to a squad riding another of the German manufacturer’s machines.

BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, who were making their FIM EWC debut at the Bol d’Or with riders Ilya Mikhalchik, Julian Puffe and Kenny Foray, are third.

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki Press Office:

SUZUKI ENDURANCE RACING TEAM WIN BOL D’OR EWC OPENER

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 22.

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team: GSX-R1000 – 1st

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team started the new 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship season, the 83rd Bol d’Or 24-Hour in France, with victory after the race was cut in half due to extreme weather conditions.

GSX-R1000 riders Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black completed a total of 313 laps of the 5.6km Paul Ricard Circuit in the south of the country after heavy rain and high winds forced a stop at 6pm on Saturday and resumed this morning at 6am. SERT, who took a total of 11 scheduled pit stops, finished one lap ahead of runners-up, the Wójcik Racing Team, and also earned extra points for leading at Hour 8 and 16, scoring a total of 60 points.

After a rainy start, SERT immediately shone with Gregg Black aboard the Suzuki, as he literally jumped off the grid to make the holeshot. During the first three hours, the #2 GSXR-1000 never left the top three, before the race direction decided to suspend the race on safety grounds.

The race restarted behind the safety cars, in the order of the ranking of the last lap before the red flag. Always at the front, the whole SERT team, managed by Damien Saulnier, worked hard to maintain the pressure on its rivals and take advantage on their mistakes.

This strategy paid off just before 10:00 am, as the #2 Suzuki took the lead of the race. Determined to offer the SERT its 17th Bol d’Or victory, Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black maintained excellent race pace and managed to avoid all the traps of the circuit to the chequered flag.

With the victory, Vincent Philippe becomes the absolute record holder of Bol d’Or victories, with nine wins.

Vincent Philippe:

“I was focused on the last stint and I really appreciated that Damien allowed me to finish the race. I want to thank the new SERT for their hard work and constant improvement day after day. But I won’t forget the former team without whom we wouldn’t be here.”

Etienne Masson:

“It wasn’t easy to go back on track this morning, but the bike was working well, and we quickly found the right pace. This race was very special because it was the last Bol d’Or with Vincent. We experienced very strong emotions working together and I am really happy to end this story with a victory.”

Gregg Black:

“It was a very strange race. The track was very tricky, and the race direction took the right decision for the riders’ safety. We were very consistent all through the race. The team worked really well, and I want to thank them all for this victory because it’s my first victory in a 24-hour race.”

• The 83rd Bol d’Or will go down in the history books as a highly unusual race. As in 1988 and 1996 on the Paul Ricard circuit, the weather conditions, with heavy rainfall, forced the race to be interrupted from 6pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday.

• SERT’s new Team Manager Damien Saulnier was awarded the Anthony Delhalle EWC Spirit Trophy as a tribute to his combative style, both in this race and since his arrival at the helm of the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.

MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Twins Cup Race Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Chris Parrish (Yam), 10 laps, Total Race Time 15:29.279, Best Lap Time 1:32.038
  2. Michael Barnes (Duc), -0.350 second, 1:31.741
  3. Alex Dumas (Suz), -0.821, 1:32.077, includes one-second penalty for weaving
  4. Kris Turner (Suz), -1.016 seconds, 1:32.210
  5. Draik Beauchamp (Yam), -5.813, 1:32.000
  6. Curtis Murray (Suz), -6.081, 1:32.568
  7. Jackson Blackmon (Suz), -9.642, 1:32.612
  8. Cooper McDonald (Yam), -17.094, 1:33.379
  9. Joe Blasius (Suz), -17.248, 1:33.347
  10. Jason Madama (Yam), -17.307, 1:33.268
  11. Daniel Adams (Suz), -19.813, 1:33.796
  12. Kris Lillegard (Yam), -32.181, 1:34.734
  13. CJ Crosslin (Suz), -34.547, 1:33.934
  14. Ned Brown (Suz), -38.621, 1:35.537
  15. Jerry Reeves (Suz), -39.150, 1:35.508
  16. Robert Cichielo Jr. (Suz), -50.529, 1:36.471
  17. Tyler Freeman (Suz), -50.834, 1:36.759
  18. Randy Smith (Suz), -51.049, 1:36.500
  19. Gillis Glidewell (Suz), -55.957, 1:37.431
  20. Austin Miller (Suz), -58.756, 1:37.766
  21. Shawn Adams (Suz), -64.704, 1:37.579
  22. Jon Crawford (Suz), -65.317, 1:38.412
  23. Joseph Behlman (Yam), -65.806, 1:37.846
  24. Keith Buras (Suz), -66.093, 1:37.260
  25. Jim Whitten (Yam), -75.976, 1:38.972
  26. Dr. Carl Price (Yam), -76.037, 1:39.106
  27. Pete Murray (Suz), -76.572, 1:38.413
  28. Chandler Slagle (Suz), -81.330, 1:38.964
  29. Gino Angella (Yam), -81.924, 1:39.220
  30. Greg Reisinger (Suz), -82.103, 1:39.160
  31. Steven Smith (Suz), -101.050, 1:40.609
  32. Kaleb DeKeyrel (Yam), DNF, crash, 1:32.974
  33. Darren James (Yam), DNF, crash, 1:32.900
  34. Matthew Riedlinger (Yam), DNF, 1:38.861
  35. Sam Wiest (Suz), DNS
  36. Robert Fisher (Yam), DNS
  37. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), DNS
  38. Calvin Crosslin (Suz), DNS

 

Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 11 races):

  1. Dumas, 198 points
  2. Beauchamp, 172
  3. Barnes, 169
  4. Parrish, 137
  5. Murray, 123
  6. Madama, 91
  7. Blasius, 86
  8. McDonald, 68
  9. Turner, 66
  10. Lillegard, 47

MotoAmerica: Superbike Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica Championship of Alabama

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

EBC Brakes Superbike Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

  1. Cameron Beaubier (Yam), 21 laps, Total Race Time 29:48.942, Best Lap Time 1:24.247
  2. Garrett Gerloff (Yam), -0.126 second, 1:24.218
  3. Mathew Scholtz (Yam), -10.877 seconds, 1:24.532
  4. Toni Elias (Suz), -13.841, 1:24.760
  5. Kyle Wyman (Duc), -13.976, 1:24.981
  6. Cameron Petersen (Yam), -14.306, 1:24.989
  7. Josh Herrin (Suz), -33.933, 1:25.096
  8. Jake Lewis (Suz), -34.642, 1:25.734
  9. David Anthony (Kaw), -66.192, 1:27.033
  10. Max Flinders (Yam), -67.856, 1:27.531
  11. Travis Wyman (BMW), -68.036, 1:27.506
  12. Brad Burns (Kaw), -1 lap, 1:30.158
  13. JD Beach (Yam), DNF, crash, 1:25.367
  14. Jake Gagne (BMW), DNF, mechanical, 1:25.337

 

Championship Point Standings (after 20 of 20 races):

  1. Beaubier, 367 points, Clinches Championship
  2. Elias, 362
  3. Gerloff, 316
  4. Beach, 226
  5. Herrin, 213
  6. Scholtz, 204
  7. Lewis, 172
  8. Gagne, 131
  9. Petersen, 128
  10. Anthony, 118
  11. Kyle Wyman, 100
  12. Flinders, 97
  13. Sam Verderico, 76
  14. Travis Wyman, 36
  15. Jayson Uribe, 22
  16. Samuel Trepanier, 19
  17. Jeremy Coffey, 17
  18. Geoff May, 14
  19. Mathew Orange, 13
  20. Burns, 7

MotoAmerica: Junior Cup Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Junior Cup Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Liqui Moly Junior Cup Race Two Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Rocco Landers (Kaw Ninja 400), 11 laps, Total Race Time 17:36.422, Best Lap Time 1:35.351
  2. Dominic Doyle (Kaw Ninja 400), -3.161 seconds, 1:35.517
  3. Benjamin Gloddy (Kaw Ninja 400), -18.481, 1:36.510
  4. Kevin Olmedo (Kaw Ninja 400), -18.508, 1:36.549
  5. Daniel Cano Flores (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.272, 1:36.579
  6. Gauge Rees (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.859, 1:36.871
  7. Jackson Blackmon (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.894, 1:36.918
  8. Damian Jigalov (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.977, 1:36.546
  9. Teagg Hobbs (Kaw Ninja 400), -26.694, 1:37.547
  10. Cody Wyman (Yam YZF-R3), -26.703, 1:37.548
  11. Liam Grant (Kaw Ninja 400), -26.919, 1:37.273
  12. Isiah Burleson (Kaw Ninja 400), -39.491, 1:38.001
  13. Karen Ogura (Yam YZF-R3), -39.492, 1:38.144
  14. Gus Rodio (Kaw Ninja 400), -39.846, 1:37.761
  15. David Kohlstaedt (Kaw Ninja 400), -40.264, 1:38.288
  16. Toby Khamsouk (Kaw Ninja 400), -41.766, 1:38.290
  17. Jamie Astudillo (Kaw Ninja 400), -41.933, 1:38.315
  18. Cameron Jones (Kaw Ninja 400), -42.270, 1:38.078
  19. John Knowles (Kaw Ninja 400), -47.033, 1:38.967
  20. Trevor Standish (Kaw Ninja 400), -1 lap, 1:39.271
  21. Grayson Davidson (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, 1:41.688
  22. Jacob Stroud (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, crash, 1:36.993
  23. Joseph LiMandri Jr. (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, 1:38.425

 

Championship Point Standings (after 17 of 17 races):

  1. Landers, 375 points
  2. Olmedo, 227
  3. Dallas Daniels, 200
  4. Blackmon, 161
  5. Doyle, 160
  6. Rees, 146
  7. Jigalov, 134
  8. Hobbs, 88
  9. Gloddy, 83
  10. Hunter Dunham, 75

British Superbike: Race Results From Assen

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British Superbike: Race Results From Assen

Redding lights up Assen to lead Showdown ahead of Donington Park

Scott Redding kicked off his first Bennetts British Superbike Championship Showdown in style at Assen today (Sunday), celebrating a stunning double victory to fire himself to the top of the standings ahead of his Be Wiser Ducati teammate Josh Brookes with the next round of the Showdown at Donington Park (October 4/5/6).

At the start of the opening race Redding hit the front of the pack ahead of Luke Stapleford, Tommy Bridewell in third and Brookes, but the Oxford Racing Ducati rider was determined to move into second, which he did by the end of the opening lap.

However, a lap later Ryan Vickers crashed out heavily which meant the BMW Safety Car deployed at the start of the fourth lap. The pack formed up behind with Redding, Bridewell, Stapleford and Brookes first in line when the race resumed on lap six.

Bridewell was pushing hard to take on Redding but on the ninth lap he reached the limit and he crashed out at turn nine, with Christian Iddon also falling at the same corner, both riders were unhurt.

Redding then was breaking the pack at the front of the field but Brookes was embroiled in a huge battle for second with Showdown spoilers Stapleford and Jason O’Halloran who had hunted down the pair ahead of him.

By lap 14 the scrap had really intensified with Stapleford making a move on Brookes, only for the Australian to strike straight back to regain the position for Be Wiser Ducati. As the laps counted down the trio in the battle for second were inseparable and on the penultimate lap Stapleford had the edge over Brookes and O’Halloran.

Brookes still had more fight left though and on the final lap he dived back into second place and as Stapleford drifted slightly wide, O’Halloran saw his opportunity and he was into third for McAMS Yamaha.

As Redding took the flag to claim his eighth win of the season ahead of Brookes, O’Halloran became the 12 different podium finisher of the season ahead of Stapleford, who scored his best result of the season for Buildbase Suzuki.

Xavi Forés was fifth for Honda Racing ahead of Showdown contenders Danny Buchan, Tarran Mackenzie and Peter Hickman who completed the top eight ahead of Bradley Ray and Hector Barbera.

At the start of race two Stapleford had launched his Buildbase Suzuki off the line to lead the pack into turn one ahead of Redding, Bridewell and Brookes. The 2015 champion was instantly on the attack though and he moved into third after making a move on the Oxford Racing Ducati ahead of him.

The pack were inseparable but a mistake from Stapleford exiting the final chicane on the third lap scattered the pack and it gave Bridewell the opportunity he needed to move into second with Brookes and Redding then hunting him down.

A lap later and a determined Brookes had captured the lead with Stapleford separating the Be Wiser Ducati teammates with O’Halloran and Buchan also in close contention.

By lap seven Redding had made a decisive move into second and he then had Brookes in his sights before taking the lead a lap later with a dive down the inside. From there Redding tried to make a break, but he was hounded by Brookes initially.

Bridewell had his sights set on a podium to make amends for his crash in the opening race and by lap ten he had moved into third, to push Stapleford back down into fourth on the Buildbase Suzuki.

Redding then edged out his advantage, but the battle for second was becoming increasingly fierce; Brookes was holding off Bridewell, Buchan and Stapleford but with two laps remaining the Australian was under attack.

On lap 17 Bridewell moved into second and that pushed Brookes slightly off line, which gave Buchan the chance he needed to force through into third for FS-3 Racing Kawasaki. Despite his best counterattack, Brookes couldn’t regain the positions and he missed out on the podium by 0.311s, leaving Assen 14 points adrift of Redding in the standings.

Bridewell and Buchan scored their first podium finishes of the Showdown in the second race with Stapleford again just missing out after his best weekend of the season so far in fifth.

Honda Racing’s Forés led the next pack home to the chequered flag to hold off race one podium finisher O’Halloran and Showdown contender Hickman in eighth. Dan Linfoot and Bradley Ray completed the top ten with Mackenzie ending a tough weekend in 13th.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Assen, Race 1 result:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati)

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +4.977s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +5.254s

Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) +5.293s

Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +7.434s

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.505s

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +8.017s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +9.204s

Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +12.896s

Hector Barbera (Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +14.984s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Assen, Race 2 result:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati)

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +3.385s

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +3.518s

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +3.829s

Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) +7.772s

Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +10.523s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +11.406s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +13.452s

Dan Linfoot (Santander Salt TAG Yamaha) +14.441s

Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +14.591s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Assen:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) 595

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 581

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 544

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 540

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 527

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) 517

 

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

 

Scott Redding – Be Wiser Ducati

Double race winner

“Doing the double here is great, I did live in Holland for a year and a half, so I have a lot of friends and people I class as family, so it’s like another home race for me.

“There was a lot of pressure for me to win by a comfortable gap and I put my head down in both races. I did the best job I could all weekend.

“It’s not about winning by miles, it’s about doing a clever race and I’m still learning so much about these bikes and these tyres. I need to do this one step at a time and race by race.

“In race two when Luke Stapleford [Stapleford] came past, he was holding me up but he was also un-passable because he was squeezing on the gas, so I had to sit there and wait a bit hoping not to get too beaten up from guys behind!

“When I felt it was my time to go, I just picked the guys off and just got my head down and got that little bit more and that little bit more.  I felt more conformance at the front and happy to come away with two victories at Assen.

“I can look forward now to Donington Park because that was a good circuit earlier in the year for me so I have good memories there.”

MotoAmerica: Stock 1000 Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Stock 1000 Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Stock 1000 Race Two Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R), 13 laps, Total Race Time 18:52.513, Best Lap Time 1:26.211
  2. Michael Gilbert (Kaw ZX-10R), -5.555 seconds, 1:26.509
  3. Stefano Mesa (Kaw ZX-10R), -12.242, 1:27.088
  4. Geoff May (Kaw ZX-10R), -12.682, 1:27.162
  5. Miles Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000), -12.843, 1:27.092
  6. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R1), -13.621, 1:27.197
  7. Bradley Ward (Kaw ZX-10R), -35.045, 1:28.754
  8. Alan Phillips (Kaw ZX-10R), -49.780, 1:30.105
  9. Rhett Norman (Yam YZF-R1), -50.284, 1:29.839
  10. Manuel Segura (Kaw ZX-10R), -57.460, 1:30.239
  11. John Dunham (Yam YZF-R1), -57.519, 1:29.726
  12. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R1), -63.977, 1:30.826
  13. Corey Heflin (Yam YZF-R1), -68.111, 1:30.289
  14. Jeremy Kolewski (Kaw ZX-10R), -68.490, 1:31.071
  15. Maurico Roque (Yam YZF-R1), -87.415, 1:32.087
  16. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:32.972
  17. Michael Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 1:32.882
  18. Shane Hobgood (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap, 1:33.087
  19. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:32.929

 

Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 11 races):

  1. Lee, 249 points
  2. Mesa, 174
  3. Gilbert, 138
  4. May, 94
  5. Thornton, 93
  6. Travis Wyman, 90
  7. Yates, 63
  8. Corey Alexander, 62
  9. Ward, 62
  10. Norman, 49

MotoAmerica: Kris Turner Captures Twins Cup Pole Position At Barber Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Kris Turner Captures Twins Cup Pole Position At Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Twins Cup Combined Qualifying Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Kris Turner (Suz), 1:31.613
  2. Alex Dumas (Suz), 1:31.742
  3. Chris Parrish (Yam), 1:31.932
  4. Michael Barnes (Duc), 1:32.059
  5. Curtis Murray (Suz), 1:32.571
  6. Draik Beauchamp (Yam), 1:32.636
  7. Jackson Blackmon (Suz), 1:32.702
  8. Kaleb DeKeyrel (Yam), 1:33.149
  9. Cooper McDonald (Yam), 1:33.176
  10. Darren James (Yam), 1:33.452
  11. CJ Crosslin (Suz), 1:33.560
  12. Jason Madama (Yam), 1:33.892
  13. Robert Fisher (Yam), 1:33.912
  14. Daniel Adams (Suz), 1:34.096
  15. Joe Blasius (Suz), 1:34.277
  16. Jerry Reeves (Suz), 1:35.486
  17. Kris Lillegard (Yam), 1:35.639
  18. Sam Wiest (Suz), 1:35.647
  19. Ned Brown (Suz), 1:35.659
  20. Randy Smith (Suz), 1:36.385
  21. Joseph Behlman (Yam), 1:36.563
  22. Tyler Freeman (Suz), 1:36.581
  23. Robert Cichielo Jr. (Suz), 1:36.738
  24. Matthew Riedlinger (Yam), 1:36.812
  25. Gillis Glidewell (Suz), 1:36.931
  26. Austin Miller (Suz), 1:37.325
  27. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), 1:37.510
  28. Jon Crawford (Suz), 1:37.756
  29. Shawn Adams (Suz), 1:37.976
  30. Keith Buras (Suz), 1:38.126
  31. Pete Murray (Suz), 1:38.514
  32. Jim Whitten (Yam), 1:38.628
  33. Steven Smith (Suz), 1:38.938
  34. Dr. Carl Price (Yam), 1:39.033
  35. Chandler Slagle (Suz), 1:39.057
  36. Calvin Crosslin (Suz), 1:39.082
  37. Greg Reisinger (Suz), 1:39.165
  38. Gino Angella (Yam), 1:39.221
  39. Bob Berbeco (Duc), 1:43.250

World Superbike: Championship Continues This Coming Weekend At Magny-Cours

Magny-Cours.
Magny-Cours. Photo courtesy Dorna.

#FRAWorldSBK:
More than a numbers game
History on the horizon as WorldSBK takes on Magny-Cours

Riveting, electrifying and unpredictable: the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is coming into its final three events of the season, with the final European round of the year taking place at the Magny-Cours venue for the Pirelli French Round. Whilst the championship is still to play for, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) reaches his first opportunity to make it five WorldSBK titles on the bounce, but there’s plenty of fight left in Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and the rest of the opposition just yet.

Dogged determination and unrivalled resilience – Jonathan Rea would never have imagined wrapping the championship up at Magny-Cours after the first 11 races of the season. But that is the situation that the Northern Irishman finds himself in, as he goes in search of title number five at the technical French track. Having achieved the double at the track in 2018, Rea’s form at Magny-Cours is good in recent years: three more wins, three further poles and four other podiums. Can anyone topple the championship-elect?

34-year-old Alvaro Bautista is Rea’s nearest – and only mathematical – challenger in the race to the crown in 2019. Having never been to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Alvaro Bautista’s prospects of taking points away from Rea seem slim – although 2019 has already dealt the unforeseeable. “Until the mathematics say no, you have to fight” was what the Spaniard declared after his Race 2 win at Portimao and it is that mentality that will keep the fight alive. Will he rock up to another new track and put Rea’s championship celebrations on ice?

The battle for third place in the overall standings is still raging on behind the leading duo, as Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) heads teammate Michael van der Mark by just five points. Lowes may be under threat from his Dutch teammate if last year’s form is anything to go by, so it could swap around, with a van der Mark podium combined with Lowes’ 18th in Race 1 repeating itself. And should both of them find themselves further down the field, then the third-place race really is on.

Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) is fifth in the standings and has three podiums to his name at Magny-Cours, as well as his last pole position to-date coming at the circuit in 2015. Behind Haslam by just six points is Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing), with the 22-year-old Turkish rider aiming for a podium at a seventh different circuit of the season – will he better his eighth place from Magny-Cours last year? 19 points further back, Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) will look to utilise his three wins at Magny-Cours in order to close in on the battle for third.

A tricky Portimao for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team has left Tom Sykes right on the edge of the battle for third in the championship, as he is 66 points adrift of Alex Lowes. Sykes was a double winner back in 2013 at Magny-Cours, although BMW as a manufacturer have never achieved a victory. Sykes’ teammate Markus Reiterberger is still fighting for a ride in WorldSBK and heads to Magny-Cours in search of his first top ten since Imola. A best result of 12th at Magny-Cours will see the German rider keen to improve.

At last, it is a welcome return to action for Leon Camier (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team), who has been out of racing since his Tissot Superpole crash at Imola, back in May. The British rider has been undergoing an extensive rehabilitation programme which will see him back in action this weekend. He was a race leader at Magny-Cours for MV Agusta in 2017, although he was ninth for Honda last season in Race 2. Camier, if he passes a medical test, re-joins Japanese teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari, who has never scored points at Magny-Cours in WorldSBK.

The battle for the Independents may be being won by Toprak Razgatlioglu but there’s plenty of battles behind, as the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK riders of Marco Melandri and Sandro Cortese battle for top honours in their team. Melandri has only won once at Magny-Cours, back in 2014, although he has five other podiums to his name – the last one in 2017. Cortese on the other hand has only been there once and will hope to make it two consecutive front rows following his Portimao success.

Never discount other Independent riders either, such as Eugene Laverty (Team Goeleven), Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing) and Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) – all of which have had an element of success at Magny-Cours in the World Superbike category. Will more lie ahead for them in 2019?

#FRAWorldSBK: More than a numbers game

WorldSSP title scrap set to continue at Magny Cours

The French circuit gets ready to set the stage for yet another exhilarating chapter of the 2019 WorldSSP title fight as the end of the season draws closer

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours prepares to host what promises to be another exciting weekend of racing for the FIM Supersport World Championship. The 2019 season has seen WorldSSP offering incredible shows every weekend, with each lap of its races keeping the audience stuck to the screens as they wait to be treated to another thrilling and nail-biting last lap battle.

Heading to France as championship leader, Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) knows that he has no room for mistakes in this crucial time of the year. The Swiss rider has been leading the standings from the first round of the year at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit till now. He missed the podium just once in the UK, and with four wins, eight podiums and three Superpoles he has used consistency as his key weapon against the opposition.

But Krummenacher is not the only rider who has taken steady steps towards the title throughout all the season. His teammate Federico Caricasulo is only 10 points behind him with three wins, nine podiums – out on nine races – and three pole positions. It was Caricasulo to win at the ACERBIS Portuguese Round, remembering to the Swiss rider that it is still not the time to lower his guard. The championship is still open, and the Pirelli French Round will be another chapter of the 2019 teammates’ battle.

At the 11 Round of the season in France, eyes won’t just be on Krummenacher and Caricasulo, as local hero Jules Cluzel (GMT94 YAMAHA) is also part of the title contention. The Frenchman is currently third in the championship standings, 48 points behind the Swiss, which means that he is potentially part of the 2019 title charge.

Cluzel will look forward to putting on a strong performance at his home round, as well as his teammate Corentin Perolari. The GMT94 YAMAHA team will line up a third bike in France, with rising French star Maximilien Bau making his second WorldSSP appearance after Magny Cours last year.

Still chasing his first win onboard the Kawasaki ZX-6R, Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) arrives at Magny Cours after having taken his third back-to-back podium for 2019 in Portugal. The 2017 WorldSSP World Champion seems to have finally found his feet with the green machine of the Italian team, and at his home round the Frenchman will look forward to proving it again. On the other side of the Puccetti’s garage, Japanese rider Hikari Okubo will continue to aim for his first WorldSSP podium in his career.

After a promising start to their 2019 campaign, Thomas Gradinger (Kallio Racing) and Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) – respectively sixth and seventh in the overall standings behind the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing duo – had experienced some difficulties in the last events but they will both look forward to making a strong comeback at the front during the remainder of the season.

As the Pirelli French Round will be the last meeting to be held on European soil, we will finally know the name of the 2019 FIM Europe Supersport Cup Winner. Kyle Smith (Team Pedercini Racing) currently leads the way ten points ahead of both his rivals Michael Canducci (DK Motorsport) and Gaetan Matern (Flembbo Leader Team). With still 25 points left, the Brit will have to administrate his advantage to secure the 2019 title.
Alongside the regular 26 WorldSSP entries and Bau (GMT94 Yamaha), French stars Xavier Navand (Altogoo Racing Team) and Guillaume Pot (Team MHP Racing-Patrick Pons) are set to make a wildcard appearance at Magny Cours together with Hungarian rider Richard Bodis (PROMOTO Racing – BR94).

WorldSSP300: Will the WorldSSP300 championship be sorted out in France?

The complex and intricate layout of Magny-Cours assures that the battle really will be on in WorldSSP300 at the Pirelli French Round

The championship is on the line for World Supersport 300, as three riders go into the Pirelli French Round with the chance of becoming champion. However, only one can win it this weekend: Manuel Gonzalez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) has a 38-point advantage over Scott Deroue (Kawasaki MOTOPORT), and needs just a top four finish to secure the crown. However, this is WorldSSP300, where a top four finish is certainly easier said than done…

Manuel Gonzalez has shown that he has plenty of consistency in just his second full season in WorldSSP300. Three wins and two more podiums have seen him build up a 38-point lead over Deroue. A top four finish is all that is required for the Spaniard to take the title if his nearest rival wins, whilst there’s plenty of permutations if Deroue is second or lower. Gonzalez took a third on his first visit to the circuit in 2018; can he mount the podium again, and make sure Spain retains WorldSSP300 success?

He may have only taken his first win of the season at Portimao, but Scott Deroue won’t go down without a fight in WorldSSP300. The Dutchman has been twice-third in the standings at the end of the season and has been one of the more consistent riders in the class. However, bad luck in 2019 has seen Deroue on the back foot. Pole position at Magny-Cours last year could be his saving grace, although he retired. Deroue must take more than 14 points or more from Gonzalez to take the fight to the floodlights of Losail.

Defending champion Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300) must win at Magny-Cours and hope that Gonzalez is 14th or lower. She cannot afford to have anything less than a win at Magny-Cours if she is to take the championship down the final round of the season. Just eight points from the opening the opening two races and not taking advantage of Gonzalez and Deroue’s Donington Park issues have been pivotal. However, she clinched the championship at Magny-Cours last year, so all is not lost yet.

There’s no mathematic chance of Andy Verdoïa (BCD Yamaha MS Racing) winning the championship in 2019, so the Frenchman heads home to race for nothing but pride and glory. His two podiums of 2019 have come in the last three races, showing great improvement throughout the season. He leads the French charge as the field arrives at Magny-Cours, whilst also remaining in the battle for third place with Carrasco. Just 14 points behind Deroue, Verdoïa may even find himself improving to second, should events transpire against his rivals.

13 points behind Verdoïa is 2017 WorldSSP300 champion Marc Garcia, who is leading the battle for fifth position overall. The Jerez Race 1 winner jumped to fifth in the championship at Portimao and now sets his sights on bridging the gap to those ahead of him. On his last appearance at Magny-Cours, Garcia took victory from 11th on the grid, highlighting that anything is possible. One point behind Garcia is Victor Steeman (Freudenberg KTM Junior Team) whilst his teammate, Jan-Ole Jahnig, is just one point further back.

The battle for the remaining positions inside the top ten will likely be sorted out between four riders. Hugo De Cancellis (Team Trasimeno Yamaha) hopes to secure his eighth place with a strong performance at home, having not scored points since Jerez in June. Indonesia’s Galang Hendra Pratama (Semakin Di Depan Biblion Motoxracing) is one of just two riders in the top ten to not register a podium in 2019 – the other is Steeman. Hendra Pratama sits in ninth overall and is three points behind De Cancellis. Completing the top ten is Ukraine’s Nick Kalinin (Nutec – RT Motorsports by SKM – Kawasaki), who has been strong in the last two races. He is three points further back of Hendra Pratama. Two points behind Kalinin is Donington Park winner, Kevin Sabatucci (Team Trasimeno Yamaha).

MotoAmerica Explains How They Decided Who Won Supersport Race 2 At Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park.
Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by David Swarts.

MotoAmerica: The Supersport Decision Clarified

BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 22, 2019) – The following is the explanation for the decision to declare Bobby Fong the winner of Sunday’s Supersport race at Barber Motorsports Park.

Fong crashed out of the lead with four laps to go, remounted and had started to ride his motorcycle back to the pits prior to the red flag being thrown because of debris on the track from Fong’s crash.

The decision to declare Fong the winner of the race is based on regulation 1.28 Finish Of A Race And Race Results, d2, which reads:

“In the case of a race interrupted after two thirds distance completed (art. 1.26 f), be actively participating at the time of the red flag is displayed. For the purposes of these regulations “actively competing” is defined as the rider riding on track, or attempting to repair/restart the machine, or to rejoin the track or return to pit lane. Race Direction will be sole judge of whether a rider is actively competing.”

Both Richie Escalante’s and PJ Jacobsen’s teams filed protests, and both were denied. Escalante’s team protested that Fong “exceeded the track limits.” The protest was denied based on the following:

“It was determined that bike #50 did not exceed track limits, as the rider crashed into the grass while avoiding lapped traffic and did not gain a time advantage as per the Competition Bulletin #1.”

Jacobsen’s team protested that Fong should not be classified as a finisher. That protest was denied based on the following:

“According to the 2019 AMA FIMNA MotoAmerica 2019 Rulebook Section 1.28 D2, it was determined that bike #50 should be classified as a finisher as when the red flag was shown he was actively competing. Since the race was 2/3 completed, it could not be restarted.”

About MotoAmerica

MotoAmerica is the North American road racing series created in 2014 that is home to the AMA Superbike Championship. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership that includes three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey, ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland, motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges, and businessman Richard Varner. For more information on MotoAmerica, visit www.MotoAmerica.com. Also make sure to follow MotoAmerica on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 

 

MotoAmerica: Supersport Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park.
Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by David Swarts.

MotoAmerica Supersport Race Two came to a controversial end Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park.

After clinching the 2019 Championship with a win in Race One on Saturday, Bobby Fong had a commanding five-second lead on lap 16 of 19 in Race Two when he crashed his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R600 in Turn Seven.

The crash put dirt and debris on the course, which resulted in officials stopping the race with a red flag.

Officials also decided to call the race complete with scoring reverted back to lap 14.

Richie Escalante celebrated as the winner on the podium with runner-up PJ Jacobsen and Fong’s teammate Sean Dylan Kelly in third place.

After the podium celebration and post-race press conference, however, MotoAmerica officials declared Fong the winner of Race Two according to FIM rules.

According to the FIM rules that MotoAmerica races under, unsafe track conditions cause red flags, not riders who have crashed or had a mechanical problem.

And at the time of a red flag, all riders who are actively competing are included in the result.

When the red flag came out, Fong had already remounted his motorcycle and rode away from the crash scene to continue in the race.

The FIM Regulation covering this situation is 1.28 Finish Of A Race And Race Results.

This resulted in 2 Wheel Legal/Hudson Motorcycles Yamaha’s Escalante being scored in second and Celtic HSBK Racing Yamaha’s Jacobsen scored in third.

MotoAmerica never produced printed results showing Escalante as the winner of Race Two.

 

 

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Supersport Race Two Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), 15 laps, Total Race Time 20:27:149, 1:27.055
  2. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6), -4.234 seconds, 1:27.217
  3. PJ Jacobsen (Yam YZF-R6), -5.713, 1:27.407
  4. Sean Dylan Kelly (Suz GSX-R600), -6.006, 1:27.397
  5. Nick McFadden (Yam YZF-R6), -21.162, 1:28.355
  6. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6), -21.620, 1:28.206
  7. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -22.698. 1:28.038
  8. Lucas Silva (Suz GSX-R600), -48.712, 1:29.841
  9. Nolan Lamkin (Yam YZF-R6), -51.402, 1:30.033
  10. Jaret Nassaney (Suz GSX-R600), -51.732, 1:29.923
  11. Christian Miranda (Yam YZF-R6), -53.443, 1:30.077
  12. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6), -65.563, 1:30.946
  13. Chuck Ivey (Yam YZF-R6), -66.312, 1:31.122
  14. Andrew Lamoureux (Tri Daytona 675), -83.669, 1:32.064
  15. Bruno Silva (Suz GSX-R600), -83.993, 1:32.238
  16. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash, 1:28.140
  17. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:31.870
  18. Fernando Silva (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 1:31.757
  19. Garrett O’Brien (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 1:32.390
  20. Caleb Odom (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash, 1:30.674
  21. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, 1:28.055
  22. Max Angles (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, 1:29.692
  23. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, crash, 1:27.712
  24. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6), DNF, 1:33.606
  25. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6), DNS
  26. Tony Blackall (Yam YZF-R6), DNS
  27. Xavier Zayat (Yam YZF-R6), DNS

 

Championship Point Standings (after 17 of 17 races):

  1. Fong, 310 points
  2. Jacobsen, 275
  3. Gillim, 248
  4. Kelly, 215
  5. Escalante, 212
  6. Prince, 161
  7. McFadden, 142
  8. Aguilar, 127
  9. Josh Hayes, 116
  10. Ortt, 90

World Endurance: Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Wins Weather-Shortened Bol d’Or 24-Hours Race

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (2) won the weather-shortened Bol d'Or 24-hour.
Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (2) won the weather-shortened Bol d'Or 24-hour.

Editorial Note: American Melissa Paris co-rode the Girls Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R1 to finish 28th overall and 14th in the Superstock class.

 

SUZUKI ENDURANCE RACING TEAM WIN BOL D’OR

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team tasted victory once again, crossing the finish line of the Bol d’Or one lap ahead of the Yamaha-mounted Polish squad Wójcik Racing Team and Germany’s BMW-mounted Team ERC Endurance. Moto Ain took the Superstock win at the end of an action-packed race.

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team won the Bol d’Or for the 17th time with riders Vincent Philippe (for whom this is both his 9th Bol d’Or win and his last time competing in the race), Etienne Masson and Gregg Black. Most importantly, the factory-backed Suzuki once again tasted victory – their first in the World Championship since their 2016 Bol d’Or win with Vincent Philippe, Anthony Delhalle and Etienne Masson. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team have started the 2019-2020 FIM EWC in style, going to the top of the standings with 49 points.

Damien Saulnier, SERT’s new team manager, was awarded the Anthony Dehalle EWC Spirit Trophy as a tribute to his combative style, both in this race and since his arrival at the helm of Suzuki Endurance Racing Team this past summer.

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team finished ahead of an unexpected challenger – Wójcik Racing Team. The Yamaha-mounted Polish team led throughout the early stages of the race in the rain with riders Gino Rea, Christoffer Bergman and Axel Maurin, and subsequently held back their rivals.

A fratricidal duel between two BMWs unfolded in the final stages of the race, with Team ERC Endurance (Mathieu Gines, Julien da Costa and Louis Rossi) facing off against BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team (Ilya Mikhalchik, Julian Puffe and Kenny Foray). In the end, Team ERC Endurance won the day, crossing the chequered flag with a 4-second lead on the factory BMW squad, who were making their Endurance World Championship debut.

Two Yamahas performed magnificently in the final laps. Having started from 23rd position, Omega Maco Racing Team (Pawel Szkopek, Bjorn Estment and Karel Hanika) were 5th past the finish line, ahead of VRD Igol Pierret Experiences (Florian Alt, Florian Marino and Ricardo Brink).

Moto Ain triumph in Superstock

Moto Ain ran a near-flawless race. The Yamaha-mounted team finished 7th to take the Superstock win, pocketing the 40 points awarded for the victory in this class as well as the 10 points awarded at each of the two intermediate stages of the race, plus 4 bonus points for being the 2nd Superstock on the starting grid. Their only rivals were Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto, who started from pole but fell to the bottom of the rankings after a crash.

BMRT 3D Maxxess Nevers (Kawasaki) finished 10th overall and 2nd in the Superstock class with riders Anthony Loiseau, Jonathan Hardt and Julien Pilot. Suzuki-mounted Motors Events (James Westmoreland, Johan Nigon and Florent Tourné) wrested 3rd place in Superstock from Wójcik Racing Team 2.

An edition to remember

The 83rd Bol d’Or will go down in the history books as a highly unusual race. As in 1988 and 1996 on the Paul Ricard circuit, the weather conditions, with heavy rainfall, forced the race to be interrupted from 6pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday.

Three hours after the race had resumed on a quickly drying track, the leader F.C.C. TSR Honda France’s engine failure totally shook up the positions in the lead. Loris Baz in the saddle of the YART Yamaha bike and Webike SRC Kawasaki France’s Erwan Nigon, both hot on the Honda’s heels, were caught unawares by an oil spill. The riders’ minor crashes forced the two factory teams to withdraw, as their bikes had caught fire.

The exit of these factory teams opened the way for Suzuki Endurance Racing Team, who took the lead and managed to create and keep a gap to their rivals. Their toughest competition came from the Polish squad Wójcik Racing Team.

Fans brave bad weather

62,000 spectators turned out to watch the 2019 edition of the Bol d’Or despite the adverse weather conditions.

The next race on the 2019-2020 FIM Endurance World Championship calendar is the 8 Hours of Sepang, a new race to be held in Malaysia on Saturday 14 December as part of a double-header car/motorcycle event featuring the FIM EWC and the FIA WTCR/Oscaro.

 

 

More, from another press release issued by Eurosport Events:

BOL D’OR: ANOTHER UPSET AFTER THE RACE

The Bol d’Or podium has been changed. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team are still the race winners ahead of Wójcik Racing Team, but Team ERC Endurance, who finished third, have been demoted.

Following post-race scrutineering after the Bol d’Or, the FIM jury has decided to demote Team ERC Endurance for non-compliance with the rule regarding fuel tank capacity.

The German BMW-mounted ERC Endurance team will cede their place on the podium to a squad riding another of the German manufacturer’s machines.

BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, who were making their FIM EWC debut at the Bol d’Or with riders Ilya Mikhalchik, Julian Puffe and Kenny Foray, are third.

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki Press Office:

SUZUKI ENDURANCE RACING TEAM WIN BOL D’OR EWC OPENER

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 22.

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team: GSX-R1000 – 1st

Suzuki Endurance Racing Team started the new 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship season, the 83rd Bol d’Or 24-Hour in France, with victory after the race was cut in half due to extreme weather conditions.

GSX-R1000 riders Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black completed a total of 313 laps of the 5.6km Paul Ricard Circuit in the south of the country after heavy rain and high winds forced a stop at 6pm on Saturday and resumed this morning at 6am. SERT, who took a total of 11 scheduled pit stops, finished one lap ahead of runners-up, the Wójcik Racing Team, and also earned extra points for leading at Hour 8 and 16, scoring a total of 60 points.

After a rainy start, SERT immediately shone with Gregg Black aboard the Suzuki, as he literally jumped off the grid to make the holeshot. During the first three hours, the #2 GSXR-1000 never left the top three, before the race direction decided to suspend the race on safety grounds.

The race restarted behind the safety cars, in the order of the ranking of the last lap before the red flag. Always at the front, the whole SERT team, managed by Damien Saulnier, worked hard to maintain the pressure on its rivals and take advantage on their mistakes.

This strategy paid off just before 10:00 am, as the #2 Suzuki took the lead of the race. Determined to offer the SERT its 17th Bol d’Or victory, Vincent Philippe, Etienne Masson and Gregg Black maintained excellent race pace and managed to avoid all the traps of the circuit to the chequered flag.

With the victory, Vincent Philippe becomes the absolute record holder of Bol d’Or victories, with nine wins.

Vincent Philippe:

“I was focused on the last stint and I really appreciated that Damien allowed me to finish the race. I want to thank the new SERT for their hard work and constant improvement day after day. But I won’t forget the former team without whom we wouldn’t be here.”

Etienne Masson:

“It wasn’t easy to go back on track this morning, but the bike was working well, and we quickly found the right pace. This race was very special because it was the last Bol d’Or with Vincent. We experienced very strong emotions working together and I am really happy to end this story with a victory.”

Gregg Black:

“It was a very strange race. The track was very tricky, and the race direction took the right decision for the riders’ safety. We were very consistent all through the race. The team worked really well, and I want to thank them all for this victory because it’s my first victory in a 24-hour race.”

• The 83rd Bol d’Or will go down in the history books as a highly unusual race. As in 1988 and 1996 on the Paul Ricard circuit, the weather conditions, with heavy rainfall, forced the race to be interrupted from 6pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday.

• SERT’s new Team Manager Damien Saulnier was awarded the Anthony Delhalle EWC Spirit Trophy as a tribute to his combative style, both in this race and since his arrival at the helm of the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team.

MotoAmerica: Twins Cup Race Results From Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park.
Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by David Swarts.

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Twins Cup Race Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Chris Parrish (Yam), 10 laps, Total Race Time 15:29.279, Best Lap Time 1:32.038
  2. Michael Barnes (Duc), -0.350 second, 1:31.741
  3. Alex Dumas (Suz), -0.821, 1:32.077, includes one-second penalty for weaving
  4. Kris Turner (Suz), -1.016 seconds, 1:32.210
  5. Draik Beauchamp (Yam), -5.813, 1:32.000
  6. Curtis Murray (Suz), -6.081, 1:32.568
  7. Jackson Blackmon (Suz), -9.642, 1:32.612
  8. Cooper McDonald (Yam), -17.094, 1:33.379
  9. Joe Blasius (Suz), -17.248, 1:33.347
  10. Jason Madama (Yam), -17.307, 1:33.268
  11. Daniel Adams (Suz), -19.813, 1:33.796
  12. Kris Lillegard (Yam), -32.181, 1:34.734
  13. CJ Crosslin (Suz), -34.547, 1:33.934
  14. Ned Brown (Suz), -38.621, 1:35.537
  15. Jerry Reeves (Suz), -39.150, 1:35.508
  16. Robert Cichielo Jr. (Suz), -50.529, 1:36.471
  17. Tyler Freeman (Suz), -50.834, 1:36.759
  18. Randy Smith (Suz), -51.049, 1:36.500
  19. Gillis Glidewell (Suz), -55.957, 1:37.431
  20. Austin Miller (Suz), -58.756, 1:37.766
  21. Shawn Adams (Suz), -64.704, 1:37.579
  22. Jon Crawford (Suz), -65.317, 1:38.412
  23. Joseph Behlman (Yam), -65.806, 1:37.846
  24. Keith Buras (Suz), -66.093, 1:37.260
  25. Jim Whitten (Yam), -75.976, 1:38.972
  26. Dr. Carl Price (Yam), -76.037, 1:39.106
  27. Pete Murray (Suz), -76.572, 1:38.413
  28. Chandler Slagle (Suz), -81.330, 1:38.964
  29. Gino Angella (Yam), -81.924, 1:39.220
  30. Greg Reisinger (Suz), -82.103, 1:39.160
  31. Steven Smith (Suz), -101.050, 1:40.609
  32. Kaleb DeKeyrel (Yam), DNF, crash, 1:32.974
  33. Darren James (Yam), DNF, crash, 1:32.900
  34. Matthew Riedlinger (Yam), DNF, 1:38.861
  35. Sam Wiest (Suz), DNS
  36. Robert Fisher (Yam), DNS
  37. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), DNS
  38. Calvin Crosslin (Suz), DNS

 

Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 11 races):

  1. Dumas, 198 points
  2. Beauchamp, 172
  3. Barnes, 169
  4. Parrish, 137
  5. Murray, 123
  6. Madama, 91
  7. Blasius, 86
  8. McDonald, 68
  9. Turner, 66
  10. Lillegard, 47

MotoAmerica: Superbike Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park.
Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by David Swarts.

MotoAmerica Championship of Alabama

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

EBC Brakes Superbike Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

  1. Cameron Beaubier (Yam), 21 laps, Total Race Time 29:48.942, Best Lap Time 1:24.247
  2. Garrett Gerloff (Yam), -0.126 second, 1:24.218
  3. Mathew Scholtz (Yam), -10.877 seconds, 1:24.532
  4. Toni Elias (Suz), -13.841, 1:24.760
  5. Kyle Wyman (Duc), -13.976, 1:24.981
  6. Cameron Petersen (Yam), -14.306, 1:24.989
  7. Josh Herrin (Suz), -33.933, 1:25.096
  8. Jake Lewis (Suz), -34.642, 1:25.734
  9. David Anthony (Kaw), -66.192, 1:27.033
  10. Max Flinders (Yam), -67.856, 1:27.531
  11. Travis Wyman (BMW), -68.036, 1:27.506
  12. Brad Burns (Kaw), -1 lap, 1:30.158
  13. JD Beach (Yam), DNF, crash, 1:25.367
  14. Jake Gagne (BMW), DNF, mechanical, 1:25.337

 

Championship Point Standings (after 20 of 20 races):

  1. Beaubier, 367 points, Clinches Championship
  2. Elias, 362
  3. Gerloff, 316
  4. Beach, 226
  5. Herrin, 213
  6. Scholtz, 204
  7. Lewis, 172
  8. Gagne, 131
  9. Petersen, 128
  10. Anthony, 118
  11. Kyle Wyman, 100
  12. Flinders, 97
  13. Sam Verderico, 76
  14. Travis Wyman, 36
  15. Jayson Uribe, 22
  16. Samuel Trepanier, 19
  17. Jeremy Coffey, 17
  18. Geoff May, 14
  19. Mathew Orange, 13
  20. Burns, 7

MotoAmerica: Junior Cup Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park.
Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by David Swarts.

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Liqui Moly Junior Cup Race Two Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Rocco Landers (Kaw Ninja 400), 11 laps, Total Race Time 17:36.422, Best Lap Time 1:35.351
  2. Dominic Doyle (Kaw Ninja 400), -3.161 seconds, 1:35.517
  3. Benjamin Gloddy (Kaw Ninja 400), -18.481, 1:36.510
  4. Kevin Olmedo (Kaw Ninja 400), -18.508, 1:36.549
  5. Daniel Cano Flores (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.272, 1:36.579
  6. Gauge Rees (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.859, 1:36.871
  7. Jackson Blackmon (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.894, 1:36.918
  8. Damian Jigalov (Kaw Ninja 400), -19.977, 1:36.546
  9. Teagg Hobbs (Kaw Ninja 400), -26.694, 1:37.547
  10. Cody Wyman (Yam YZF-R3), -26.703, 1:37.548
  11. Liam Grant (Kaw Ninja 400), -26.919, 1:37.273
  12. Isiah Burleson (Kaw Ninja 400), -39.491, 1:38.001
  13. Karen Ogura (Yam YZF-R3), -39.492, 1:38.144
  14. Gus Rodio (Kaw Ninja 400), -39.846, 1:37.761
  15. David Kohlstaedt (Kaw Ninja 400), -40.264, 1:38.288
  16. Toby Khamsouk (Kaw Ninja 400), -41.766, 1:38.290
  17. Jamie Astudillo (Kaw Ninja 400), -41.933, 1:38.315
  18. Cameron Jones (Kaw Ninja 400), -42.270, 1:38.078
  19. John Knowles (Kaw Ninja 400), -47.033, 1:38.967
  20. Trevor Standish (Kaw Ninja 400), -1 lap, 1:39.271
  21. Grayson Davidson (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, 1:41.688
  22. Jacob Stroud (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, crash, 1:36.993
  23. Joseph LiMandri Jr. (Kaw Ninja 400), DNF, 1:38.425

 

Championship Point Standings (after 17 of 17 races):

  1. Landers, 375 points
  2. Olmedo, 227
  3. Dallas Daniels, 200
  4. Blackmon, 161
  5. Doyle, 160
  6. Rees, 146
  7. Jigalov, 134
  8. Hobbs, 88
  9. Gloddy, 83
  10. Hunter Dunham, 75

British Superbike: Race Results From Assen

The start of a British Superbike race at Assen. Photo courtesy of MotorSport Vision Racing.
The start of a British Superbike race at Assen. Photo courtesy of MotorSport Vision Racing.

Redding lights up Assen to lead Showdown ahead of Donington Park

Scott Redding kicked off his first Bennetts British Superbike Championship Showdown in style at Assen today (Sunday), celebrating a stunning double victory to fire himself to the top of the standings ahead of his Be Wiser Ducati teammate Josh Brookes with the next round of the Showdown at Donington Park (October 4/5/6).

At the start of the opening race Redding hit the front of the pack ahead of Luke Stapleford, Tommy Bridewell in third and Brookes, but the Oxford Racing Ducati rider was determined to move into second, which he did by the end of the opening lap.

However, a lap later Ryan Vickers crashed out heavily which meant the BMW Safety Car deployed at the start of the fourth lap. The pack formed up behind with Redding, Bridewell, Stapleford and Brookes first in line when the race resumed on lap six.

Bridewell was pushing hard to take on Redding but on the ninth lap he reached the limit and he crashed out at turn nine, with Christian Iddon also falling at the same corner, both riders were unhurt.

Redding then was breaking the pack at the front of the field but Brookes was embroiled in a huge battle for second with Showdown spoilers Stapleford and Jason O’Halloran who had hunted down the pair ahead of him.

By lap 14 the scrap had really intensified with Stapleford making a move on Brookes, only for the Australian to strike straight back to regain the position for Be Wiser Ducati. As the laps counted down the trio in the battle for second were inseparable and on the penultimate lap Stapleford had the edge over Brookes and O’Halloran.

Brookes still had more fight left though and on the final lap he dived back into second place and as Stapleford drifted slightly wide, O’Halloran saw his opportunity and he was into third for McAMS Yamaha.

As Redding took the flag to claim his eighth win of the season ahead of Brookes, O’Halloran became the 12 different podium finisher of the season ahead of Stapleford, who scored his best result of the season for Buildbase Suzuki.

Xavi Forés was fifth for Honda Racing ahead of Showdown contenders Danny Buchan, Tarran Mackenzie and Peter Hickman who completed the top eight ahead of Bradley Ray and Hector Barbera.

At the start of race two Stapleford had launched his Buildbase Suzuki off the line to lead the pack into turn one ahead of Redding, Bridewell and Brookes. The 2015 champion was instantly on the attack though and he moved into third after making a move on the Oxford Racing Ducati ahead of him.

The pack were inseparable but a mistake from Stapleford exiting the final chicane on the third lap scattered the pack and it gave Bridewell the opportunity he needed to move into second with Brookes and Redding then hunting him down.

A lap later and a determined Brookes had captured the lead with Stapleford separating the Be Wiser Ducati teammates with O’Halloran and Buchan also in close contention.

By lap seven Redding had made a decisive move into second and he then had Brookes in his sights before taking the lead a lap later with a dive down the inside. From there Redding tried to make a break, but he was hounded by Brookes initially.

Bridewell had his sights set on a podium to make amends for his crash in the opening race and by lap ten he had moved into third, to push Stapleford back down into fourth on the Buildbase Suzuki.

Redding then edged out his advantage, but the battle for second was becoming increasingly fierce; Brookes was holding off Bridewell, Buchan and Stapleford but with two laps remaining the Australian was under attack.

On lap 17 Bridewell moved into second and that pushed Brookes slightly off line, which gave Buchan the chance he needed to force through into third for FS-3 Racing Kawasaki. Despite his best counterattack, Brookes couldn’t regain the positions and he missed out on the podium by 0.311s, leaving Assen 14 points adrift of Redding in the standings.

Bridewell and Buchan scored their first podium finishes of the Showdown in the second race with Stapleford again just missing out after his best weekend of the season so far in fifth.

Honda Racing’s Forés led the next pack home to the chequered flag to hold off race one podium finisher O’Halloran and Showdown contender Hickman in eighth. Dan Linfoot and Bradley Ray completed the top ten with Mackenzie ending a tough weekend in 13th.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Assen, Race 1 result:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati)

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +4.977s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +5.254s

Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) +5.293s

Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +7.434s

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.505s

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +8.017s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +9.204s

Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +12.896s

Hector Barbera (Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +14.984s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Assen, Race 2 result:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati)

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +3.385s

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +3.518s

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +3.829s

Luke Stapleford (Buildbase Suzuki) +7.772s

Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +10.523s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +11.406s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +13.452s

Dan Linfoot (Santander Salt TAG Yamaha) +14.441s

Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +14.591s

 

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Assen:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) 595

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 581

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 544

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 540

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 527

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) 517

 

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

 

Scott Redding – Be Wiser Ducati

Double race winner

“Doing the double here is great, I did live in Holland for a year and a half, so I have a lot of friends and people I class as family, so it’s like another home race for me.

“There was a lot of pressure for me to win by a comfortable gap and I put my head down in both races. I did the best job I could all weekend.

“It’s not about winning by miles, it’s about doing a clever race and I’m still learning so much about these bikes and these tyres. I need to do this one step at a time and race by race.

“In race two when Luke Stapleford [Stapleford] came past, he was holding me up but he was also un-passable because he was squeezing on the gas, so I had to sit there and wait a bit hoping not to get too beaten up from guys behind!

“When I felt it was my time to go, I just picked the guys off and just got my head down and got that little bit more and that little bit more.  I felt more conformance at the front and happy to come away with two victories at Assen.

“I can look forward now to Donington Park because that was a good circuit earlier in the year for me so I have good memories there.”

MotoAmerica: Stock 1000 Race Two Results From Barber Motorsports Park

Barber Motorsports Park.
Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by David Swarts.

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Stock 1000 Race Two Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R), 13 laps, Total Race Time 18:52.513, Best Lap Time 1:26.211
  2. Michael Gilbert (Kaw ZX-10R), -5.555 seconds, 1:26.509
  3. Stefano Mesa (Kaw ZX-10R), -12.242, 1:27.088
  4. Geoff May (Kaw ZX-10R), -12.682, 1:27.162
  5. Miles Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000), -12.843, 1:27.092
  6. Ashton Yates (Yam YZF-R1), -13.621, 1:27.197
  7. Bradley Ward (Kaw ZX-10R), -35.045, 1:28.754
  8. Alan Phillips (Kaw ZX-10R), -49.780, 1:30.105
  9. Rhett Norman (Yam YZF-R1), -50.284, 1:29.839
  10. Manuel Segura (Kaw ZX-10R), -57.460, 1:30.239
  11. John Dunham (Yam YZF-R1), -57.519, 1:29.726
  12. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R1), -63.977, 1:30.826
  13. Corey Heflin (Yam YZF-R1), -68.111, 1:30.289
  14. Jeremy Kolewski (Kaw ZX-10R), -68.490, 1:31.071
  15. Maurico Roque (Yam YZF-R1), -87.415, 1:32.087
  16. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:32.972
  17. Michael Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 1:32.882
  18. Shane Hobgood (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap, 1:33.087
  19. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:32.929

 

Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 11 races):

  1. Lee, 249 points
  2. Mesa, 174
  3. Gilbert, 138
  4. May, 94
  5. Thornton, 93
  6. Travis Wyman, 90
  7. Yates, 63
  8. Corey Alexander, 62
  9. Ward, 62
  10. Norman, 49

MotoAmerica: Kris Turner Captures Twins Cup Pole Position At Barber Motorsports Park

Kris Turner (38), as seen fighting with Chris Parrish (1) during the Twins Cup race at Sonoma Raceway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Kris Turner (38), as seen fighting with Chris Parrish (1) during the Twins Cup race at Sonoma Raceway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

MotoAmerica Championship Of Alabama

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

Barber Motorsports Park

Birmingham, Alabama

September 22, 2019

Twins Cup Combined Qualifying Results (All On Dunlop Tires):

  1. Kris Turner (Suz), 1:31.613
  2. Alex Dumas (Suz), 1:31.742
  3. Chris Parrish (Yam), 1:31.932
  4. Michael Barnes (Duc), 1:32.059
  5. Curtis Murray (Suz), 1:32.571
  6. Draik Beauchamp (Yam), 1:32.636
  7. Jackson Blackmon (Suz), 1:32.702
  8. Kaleb DeKeyrel (Yam), 1:33.149
  9. Cooper McDonald (Yam), 1:33.176
  10. Darren James (Yam), 1:33.452
  11. CJ Crosslin (Suz), 1:33.560
  12. Jason Madama (Yam), 1:33.892
  13. Robert Fisher (Yam), 1:33.912
  14. Daniel Adams (Suz), 1:34.096
  15. Joe Blasius (Suz), 1:34.277
  16. Jerry Reeves (Suz), 1:35.486
  17. Kris Lillegard (Yam), 1:35.639
  18. Sam Wiest (Suz), 1:35.647
  19. Ned Brown (Suz), 1:35.659
  20. Randy Smith (Suz), 1:36.385
  21. Joseph Behlman (Yam), 1:36.563
  22. Tyler Freeman (Suz), 1:36.581
  23. Robert Cichielo Jr. (Suz), 1:36.738
  24. Matthew Riedlinger (Yam), 1:36.812
  25. Gillis Glidewell (Suz), 1:36.931
  26. Austin Miller (Suz), 1:37.325
  27. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), 1:37.510
  28. Jon Crawford (Suz), 1:37.756
  29. Shawn Adams (Suz), 1:37.976
  30. Keith Buras (Suz), 1:38.126
  31. Pete Murray (Suz), 1:38.514
  32. Jim Whitten (Yam), 1:38.628
  33. Steven Smith (Suz), 1:38.938
  34. Dr. Carl Price (Yam), 1:39.033
  35. Chandler Slagle (Suz), 1:39.057
  36. Calvin Crosslin (Suz), 1:39.082
  37. Greg Reisinger (Suz), 1:39.165
  38. Gino Angella (Yam), 1:39.221
  39. Bob Berbeco (Duc), 1:43.250
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