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MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Previews Of This Coming Weekend’s Event At PittRace

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MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Previews Of This Coming Weekend’s Event At PittRace

Mathew Scholtz And Westby Racing Bring Their Own Brand Of Black And Gold To Steelers Country This Weekend

Tulsa, OK – Round eight of the 2019 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship starts this Friday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace) in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Mathew Scholtz and his Westby Racing team are excited to race their black and gold #11 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike in the part of the country where black and gold are synonymous with winning.

Color schemes aside, PittRace is one of Mathew’s and the team’s favorite tracks on the schedule. The 2.78-mile, 19-turn road course suits both Mathew’s riding style and the razor-sharp handling for which the team’s #11 Yamaha R1 Superbike is renowned.

Last year at PittRace, Mathew finished third in Superbike race one and scored a fifth-place result in Sunday’s Superbike race two. He and the team are hoping for a pair of podium finishes this weekend.

“Pittsburgh has been a very good track for me in the past,” Mathew said. “It’s a tight and twisty circuit, which definitely suits me. (The previous round at) Sonoma was a very up-and-down weekend for us, but we did have a lot of positives that we were able to take from there. We’ve got a lot of ideas after seeing how the bike was behaving at Sonoma, so we just need to work on it from there. I’m going into this weekend with a different approach. Just take things a little more calmly. It’s a three-day event, so things will be happening at a slower pace with more time between practice sessions to get your head around things and get the bike dialed in. It should be a good weekend for us. I am looking forward to getting back out there and hoping to put the Westby bike back on the podium.”

Superbike Qualifying Practice sessions begin at 11:20 AM Eastern Time on Friday, and Superbike Superpole (Qualifying) is on Saturday at 11:15 AM Eastern Time. Superbike Race 1 will go green on Saturday at 3 PM Eastern Time, and Superbike Race 2 is on Sunday also at 3 PM Eastern Time. Both races will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 2 (FS2) and streamed on MotoAmerica Live+.

Meet Mathew, Get An Autographed Poster, And More

Mathew will be available for autographs at the Westby Racing transporter in the PittRace paddock during the Dunlop Paddock Autograph Signing on Saturday from 12 to 12:45 PM. The Dunlop Hot Pit Walk, scheduled for 12 to 12:45 PM Sunday on pit lane at PittRace, is another great opportunity to meet Mathew. He’ll be handing out free, autographed posters and other team items, and you can get your picture taken with him, as well as with Lacy Contreras, the Westby Racing brand ambassador.

Check Out The Westby Racing Sponsor Showcase

Beta Tools, Core Moto, G2 Ergonomics/Domino Racing, and Zero Gravity will be the featured team sponsors on display in the Westby Racing paddock area, so be sure to stop by, say hello, and find out more about some of the companies that support the team.

For more updates about Westby Racing, including news, photos, and videos, visit https://www.WestbyRacing.com

Also, follow “Westby Racing” on your favorite social media sites.

More, from a press release issued by Weir Everywhere Racing BMW:

Travis Wyman aiming for podium, hoping for better luck this weekend at MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh

Weir Everywhere Race BMW team targeting strong end to 2019 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 season

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Travis Wyman is hoping for better fortunes at his home round of the 2019 MotoAmerica season.

The Weir Everywhere Racing BMW rider who graduated from Penfield High School near Rochester, N.Y., and is sponsored by Harv’s Harley-Davidson of Macedon, N.Y., is happy to be rounding out the season at tracks he has ample experience at.

Wyman has had some tough luck the last two times he’s raced professionally at PIRC. The 2018 MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh was Wyman’s first time piloting the Weir Everywhere BMW S 1000 RR around the track. Despite getting one of his best starts of his 2018 season, Wyman’s motorcycle made contact with another bike heading into Turn 1, which caused Wyman to crash. Despite sustaining several minor injuries, Wyman put in a valiant effort when the race restarted. He restarted the race in last place and raced his way to a top-five finish.

In 2016, Wyman was on his way to claiming a front-row starting position in the Supersport Class, but his lap time did not count due to a red flag being thrown seconds before he crossed start/finish. In the race that year, Wyman experienced a false neutral while downshifting for Turn 3 on the first lap and crashed out of the contest.

“It feels good to be heading to a track that I have a fair amount of experience at,” Wyman said. “I spent a lot of time racing the northern portion of the track in my youth, and the newer southern track is a blast to race on. We learned a few things about our suspension set-up at Sonoma that we think will pay big dividends at the Pittsburgh round. Both tracks have lots of elevation change and sets of corners that really flow together. I’m also stoked to be racing in front of friends and family who are making the trip down from Rochester.”

The Stock 1000 Class makes its first appearance of the weekend on PIRC’s 2.8-mile, 19-turn road course at 4:15-4:50 p.m. Friday for practice. The class is back on track twice Saturday, once for another practice session 8-8:30 a.m. and later for its first qualifying session 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Qualifying wraps up Sunday morning 10:50-11:25 a.m. before the race takes place at 4 p.m.

For those attending the MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh, don’t forget to stop by the Weir Everywhere Racing BMW rig in the paddock or the team’s location on the fan walk to try out the same Backmate self-care products that have improved Wyman’s fitness and shortened his injury recovery time.

This weekend’s Stock 1000 race will be broadcast live exclusively on the MotoAmerica Live+ streaming platform. MotoAmerica is offering Live+ subscriptions for the remainder of the 2019 season for $39.99. To purchase a Live+ subscription, visit www.motoamericaliveplus.com.

More, from a press release issued by Attack Performance/Estenson Racing:

JD Beach Heads to Pittsburgh Looking to Return to the Top

After another great performance on the TT track last weekend in Peoria, Illinois, JD Beach returns to the pavement looking for more top results at round eight of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, August 23-25.

The series begins its East Coast swing this weekend in the Keystone State as the 2019 MotoAmerica season winds down with three rounds remaining. Returning back to the traditional three-day weekend format, Beach is eager to pick up where the team left off at the previous round at Sonoma Raceway. The 2018 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion likes the 2.8-mile track and won there last season en route to his second title in the class. Beach would love nothing more than to score another victory this year in the premier class aboard the Attack Performance Estenson Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.

JD Beach — MotoAmerica Superbike #95:

“I’m really looking forward to Pittsburgh. It’s a track that I think kind of suits me and it’s going to be nice having a three-day weekend. We made some steps forward at Sonoma, so I think we will have something to fight with.”

The MotoAmerica Superbike races at Pittsburgh International Race Complex will be aired on FS2 Saturday, August 24 at 7 p.m. ET and Sunday, August 25 at 9:30 p.m. ET. You can also stream all the action live on MotoAmerica Live+ starting at 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 at 9:45 a.m. ET. To subscribe to the live streaming click here: https://www.motoamericaliveplus.com/

For more information about the event, click here: https://motoamerica.com/pittsburgh/

Fresh N’ Lean Sponsoring Ohvale Talent Cup This Coming Weekend At PittRace

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Fresh N’ Lean Sponsoring Ohvale Talent Cup This Coming Weekend At PittRace

Fresh N’ Lean To Sponsor Ohvale Talent Cup

Rise Moto is proud to announce Fresh n’ Lean will be a supporting sponsor of both classes in the upcoming Ohvale Talent Cup alongside MotoAmerica on August 24! Fresh n’ Lean is a meal delivery service that offers microwave ready healthy options for athletes and health conscious individuals. They are the perfect option for racers who want to spend more time on the track and less time worrying about putting quality fuel in their bodies.

Fresh n’ Lean recently held their own Talent Cup Tryout event with Josh Herrin and a select group of racers out in California. The winner, Alex Enriquez, received an all-expense paid trip and entry to the Ohvale Talent Cup!

Next weekend, 26 aspiring young racers from around the country will travel to PittRace to compete in the Forza GP Premier Class and Sport Class at the Ohvale Talent Cup. The ForzaGP Premier Class will see all riders using 16 spec GP-0 160 motorcycles supplied by Rise Mot. The Sport Class will see all 10 riders using the GP-0 110 Automatic motorcycles supplied by Eleven Motorsports.

The winner of each class will go home with their race winning motorcycles! On top of that, the top two riders in the ForzaGP Premier Class will get the opportunity to travel to Italy to compete in the Ohvale National Championship finale in October at Adria International Circuit in Italy!

Brandon Cretu, Rise Moto Co-founder, commented:

“I’m so excited to have Fresh n’ Lean onboard as a sponsor for both classes at our Talent Cup this upcoming weekend. It is great to have a company from outside of the motorsports industry getting involved in what we’re doing. I’ll even be ordering some meals myself in an effort to eat a little healthier! A special thanks to Josh Herrin as well for the work he puts in off the track which helps brings organizations such as Fresh n’ Lean to our sport.”

“It’s exciting to be part of the journey of a young athlete as they work to achieve their dreams. The story of Fresh n’ Lean as a company feels like an epic journey too, staring in my sister Laureen’s apartment kitchen and growing to where we are today, so this has special meaning for us. The Ovhale Talent Cup’s prize package is an opportunity that’s difficult to come by for many young racers in the US today. We think it’s a great initiative and we’re proud to support such an effort,” said Thomas Asseo, co-CEO of Fresh n’ Lean.

Rise Moto would like to thank all of the sponsors, partners, and supporters who have helped make this all come to fruition: Ohvale, ForzaGP, Eleven Motorsports, Fresh N Lean, Motion Pro, Beta Tools, Motul, PMT Tyres, Alpinestars, and MotoAmerica.

Ohvale SRL, based near Venice, Italy, is a veteran of the motorcycle industry, having worked with many large factories in the design, prototyping, and development of many projects. The vision of the Ohvale GP-0 platform is to provide a package that allows easy access for high level training for the youth road racers that will be the future of our sport as well as providing an economical option for older experienced racers to train and keep sharp for professional level competition. To learn more about Ohvale SRL, please visit www.ohvale.com.

Rise Moto LLC is a racer owner and operated company based out of Pennsylvania. It was founded by two friends and motorcycle enthusiasts, Brandon Cretu and Brian D’Apice. Both Brandon and Brian bring a wealth of marketing and business experience into Rise Moto and are invested in seeing the growth of the sport within the USA through the Ohvale platform.

For more information on Rise Moto and Ohvale please visit www.risemoto.com. There you can find and request more information on Ohvale motorcycles, parts, and accessories within the USA.

​MotoAmerica: Cody Wyman To Race Westby Yamaha In Junior Cup For Remainder Of 2019 Season

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​MotoAmerica: Cody Wyman To Race Westby Yamaha In Junior Cup For Remainder Of 2019 Season

Cody Wyman, the younger brother of MotoAmerica racers Kyle
Wyman and Travis Wyman, will race the remainder of the 2019 MotoAmerica Junior
Cup Championship on a Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R3.

The Westby Yamaha was left vacant when South African rider
Samuel Lochoff abruptly switched to the Celtic HSBK Racing team in the middle
of the 2019 season.

“It just happened that Kyle was passing by as [Westby Racing
Team Manager] Chuck Giacchetto was thinking about putting somebody on the bike,”
Cody Wyman told Roadracingworld.com Thursday at Pittsburgh International Race
Complex. “He had people approaching him about it, but he wasn’t really keen to
do that. Then Kyle mentioned my name, and Chuck said, ‘Yeah, we’ll put Cody on
it for the last three.’”

It may be an uphill battle for Cody Wyman, age 25, as the
Yamaha YZF-R3 hasn’t seen much success so far in the 2019 Junior Cup
Championship, which has been dominated by riders on Kawasaki Ninja 400s, and
Wyman’s limited recent road racing experience has mostly been on 600cc Supersport/Superstock
machines.

“I’ve only been on a road race bike six or seven times in
the past four years,” said Cody Wyman. “It’s a little bit different from the
600, but I think I can be there even with the Yamaha.”

​MotoAmerica: Superbike Championship Poised For Unpredictable Finish

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​MotoAmerica: Superbike Championship Poised For Unpredictable Finish

In recent years, the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship has
usually wound down during the course of the season to a battle between just two
riders to decide who would be crowned Champion.

This year, however, a new talent has risen to the top
creating a three-way fight for the 2019 Championship and the title fight is
more unpredictable than ever because the EBC Brakes Superbike field also
includes several other riders capable of winning races and factoring into the
points chase.

Coming into this weekend’s MotoAmerica Championship of
Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace), in Wampum,
Pennsylvania, Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias holds a 34-point lead over
defending Champion Cameron Beaubier.

That’s a considerable lead, a lead that would theoretically
allow Elias to finish second behind Beaubier at each of the six remaining races
and still win the 2019 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.

The only problem with that scenario is the fact that
Beaubier’s Monster Energy/Yamalube Yamaha teammate Garrett Gerloff is only 40
points adrift of Elias by virtue of Gerloff winning two of the last three races,
giving him an outside shot at the Championship and preventing Elias from taking
a conservative approach to the end of the 2019 season.

Actually, that’s not the only problem with that scenario. On
top of Gerloff’s latest surge to the front, there are three other riders in the
field who have proven that they are capable of winning a MotoAmerica Superbike
race.

Elias’ teammate Josh Herrin has won twice so far this
season, his first on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000; Attack
Performance/Estenson Racing Yamaha’s JD Beach has a single win in 2019, his
rookie season in the Superbike Championship; and Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz
has finished second twice so far in 2019 and won a Superbike race in 2018 – before his
Yamaha YZF-R1 was upgraded with advanced electronics and other Superbike parts.

All of this adds up to the potential of a very unpredictable
finish to the 2019 MotoAmerica EBC Brakes Superbike Championship, something
that’s been missing from recent seasons.

To get a view from the riders’ perspective,
Roadracingworld.com caught up with Elias, Beaubier, and Gerloff Thursday at
PittRace and asked them for their view of the current Championship situation
and how they plan to approach the remainder of the season.

“It is really good now with three guys,” said Elias. “It’s
really important for the Championship, and I’m happy. Cameron and I [made]
mistakes [at Sonoma Raceway], and that created this situation. One of my last [social
media] posts was ‘Welcome to the party, Garrett Gerloff.’

“It’s going to be difficult. It’s going to be a big party. I
still have 34 points advantage. It’s something, but it’s nothing because the
situation can change really quick. So I will focus on every single race and
focus on winning. For the fans, the Championship is a really good situation.”

“First off, I think it’s pretty exciting for MotoAmerica to
have three bikes going for the Championship this late in the season. It hasn’t
been like that in years,” said Beaubier. “Truthfully, I think it’s better for
all of us. We’re not worrying about one guy. We’re worrying more so about
ourselves and the fact that we’ve just got to go win. I don’t think it will necessarily
play into my favor, but it’s not a situation where Toni just has to worry about
racing only me.

“Honestly, on Saturday after I tipped over at Sonoma I thought
everything was out the window, and I just tried to put everything out of my
head and win on Sunday. And the next thing you know I won the race and we’re
kind of right back in it. I wouldn’t say right back in it. We’ve still got some
catching up to do. I’m just going to keep my head down and keep fighting and
try not to think about it too much and ride loose and claw back some more points.”

“I’m just going to get out there, put my head down, and do
the best I can,” said Gerloff. “I still have nothing to lose, really, and 40
points is a lot of points. Unless Toni makes a mistake it’s still pretty far
away. So I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing and try to win more races.

“That’s been my goal all year. I just want to win as many as
I can. So I’m just going to try to do that and maybe it’ll come back to me at
the end. Or who knows. Maybe I’ll end up on the ground trying. I’m just looking
forward to riding the rest of the year. My bike is feeling awesome. The Yamaha
R1 has really been working well. We’ve made some big steps the last two
weekends. I think it will be a fun last part of the year.”

World Endurance: BMW Announces Rider Lineup For 2019-2020 Season

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World Endurance: BMW Announces Rider Lineup For 2019-2020 Season

Foray, Puffe, Mikhalchik: Strong rider trio for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team.

Kenny Foray, Julian Puffe and Ilya Mikhalchik to ride the new BMW S 1000 RR in the FIM Endurance World Championship.

Season gets underway on 21st/22nd September with the Bol d’Or in France.

Marc Bongers: “This trio provides the perfect combination of a wealth of experience and speed”.

Munich. With the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, BMW Motorrad Motorsport is expanding its international works involvement with the new BMW S 1000 RR to include the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). And the rider trio that will compete for the squad around Team Manager Werner Daemen (BEL) in the 2019/20 FIM EWC season has been decided: Kenny Foray (FRA), Julian Puffe (GER) and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR). The season gets underway on 21st/22nd September with the 24-hour race Bol d’Or in Le Castellet (FRA).

35-year-old Foray has been part of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family for many years and is a real endurance expert. He has been contesting endurance races since 2008, and he won the FIM Endurance World Championship title in 2014. Since 2016, Foray has contested the FIM EWC with BMW teams – and also enjoys success with the BMW S 1000 RR in the French Superbike Championship (FSBK), in which he was crowned champion in 2017. Foray finished in second place in the FSBK championship standings in both 2016 and 2018. Foray is closely involved in the development of the endurance version of the new RR and has completed the test rides so far along with the team.

Puffe and Mikhalchik have been team-mates in Werner Daemen’s team in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) since last season, so they know each other, the team and the new RR very well.

23-year-old Puffe has contested sprint races and the FIM EWC with the BMW S 1000 RR since 2017. After a season in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship, he moved to the IDM in 2018, where he ended the season in third place in the overall standings. In the current season, he and team-mate Mikhalchik are embroiled in a gripping duel for the IDM title. In the FIM EWC, he enjoyed successes with BMW teams, such as the Superstock wins in the 8-hour race at the Slovakiaring (SVK) in 2017 and at the legendary Bol d’Or in 2018.

Mikhalchik is also 23 years of age, and claimed the championship title in the IDM at the first time of asking in his maiden season for BMW in 2018. In the current season he leads the IDM standings with two rounds to go, ahead of his team-mate Puffe. Mikhalchik made his debut in the FIM EWC in April of this year, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA).

Quotes.

Marc Bongers, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “I am confident that with riders Kenny Foray, Julian Puffe and Ilya Mikhalchik, we are very well-positioned for the maiden season of our new project in the FIM EWC. This trio provides the perfect combination of a wealth of experience and speed. All three of them are very familiar with the new BMW S 1000 RR and know the specific challenges that endurance racing presents for riders, teams and bikes. Which means that they can provide valuable input for the development of the endurance version of the new RR, which we will continue to drive throughout the season. We want to become more competitive step by step in our first year in this top-class world championship. After this first year of learning, our long-term goal is to close in on the top and battle for the title.”

Werner Daemen, Team Manager BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team: “This is a totally new challenge for me. I have been involved in the FIM EWC for many years now. I contested my first 24-hour race as a rider back in 1997 and competed in endurance races until 2011. So I was actively involved in the championship as a rider for 14 years and also finished on the podium during this time. I am delighted to now have this opportunity with the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, even though it involves a lot of work and is nothing like the IDM. In the first year we need to start by gaining experience, even though our aim is always to finish races as far up the field as possible. I’m delighted that we have a strong trio of riders in Kenny Foray, Julian Puffe and Ilya Mikhalchik, and that they have been given the deserved opportunity to grow with this project. I am very optimistic going into the season.”

Kenny Foray: “I am delighted with this new challenge in this new team. I have been part of the BMW family for several years now. My goal has always been to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And I would love to go home with the title as well. It goes without saying that we first need to get used to the new bike and continue to develop it, but it is an incredibly great motorcycle. Endurance is not easy, but I think that we will be able to be competitive early on. I have high expectations for this new season.”

Julian Puffe: “I feel very honoured to have been given the opportunity to compete for a works team in the FIM EWC. I think it is every racer’s dream to ride in a works team at some point. Particularly in a series as top class as the endurance world championship. I am really excited for this new challenge. I have competed in endurance races since 2017. We won my first race in 2017, which was at the Slovakiaring. And we won the Superstock class at the Bol d’Or in Le Castellet last year as well. We followed this with third place at the Slovakiaring. So, my endurance races have always gone really well so far. Of course, this will be a new challenge, but my goal will always be to be as close to the front as possible. We have a really great team, which we can rely on. I have also modified my daily training in line with preparations, so that I am as fit as possible. I cannot wait for the season to get started.”

Ilya Mikhalchik: “Firstly, I would like to thank BMW Motorrad Motorsport for this huge opportunity to compete in a world championship as a works rider. It means a great deal to me. I am the first Ukrainian to take their first steps on this huge world stage. I will give it my all from the very first race. The calendar includes three tracks that are new to me, and I am also really excited for the races outside of Europe. I am looking forward to being able to show my potential at such a high level. I am confident that we will do great things with the new RR and am looking forward to the first race.”

FIM Endurance World Championship 2019/20.

21st/22nd September 2019: Bol d’Or (24-hour race) – Le Castellet (FRA)

14th December 2019: 8 Hours of Sepang – Sepang (MAS)

18th/19th April 2020: 24 Heures Moto – Le Mans (FRA)

6th June 2020: 8 Hours Oschersleben – Oschersleben (GER)

19th July 2020: Suzuka 8 Hours – Suzuka (JPN)

AHRMA: 3rd Annual Barber Cup Pro Challenge Scheduled For October 5 At Barber Motorsports Park

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AHRMA: 3rd Annual Barber Cup Pro Challenge Scheduled For October 5 At Barber Motorsports Park

AHRMA Announces 3rd annual AHRMA “Barber Cup” Pro Challenge Presented by MotoCorse Performance

The 3rd Annual AHRMA Barber Cup (formerly the Formula Thunder Pro Challenge) will take place on completion of the AHRMA racing schedule on October 5, 2019, during the 15th Annual Barber Vintage Festival in Birmingham, AL. Sponsorships and purse to be announced.

This 10-lap special race is open to 20 competitors and will take place immediately following completion of the AHRMA’s Saturday race schedule. A 20-minute qualifying session will run after practice on Thursday or Friday (depending on weather conditions). No track time will be taken from our road race program.

A qualified racer will:

Be a licensed AHRMA competitor

Take part in at least one day of practice, either Thursday or Friday

Participate in qualifying round following scheduled practice on Friday evening

Be entered in the regular Formula Thunder race on Saturday

Be capable of running in the front part of the field in an AHRMA Formula Thunder race (based on lap times)

Eligible riders will be notified by email on September 15

For equipment rules, see the AHRMA Handbook, and specific Sections 9.8 and 10.17. (AHRMA Handbook is available at www.ahrma.org/ahrma-handbook)

Contact [email protected] for additional information.

AMA Land Speed Grand Championships Happening August 24-29, 2019 At Bonneville Salt Flats

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AMA Land Speed Grand Championships Happening August 24-29, 2019 At Bonneville Salt Flats

2019 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship takes place Aug. 24-29

Hundreds of competitors take aim at land speed records on Bonneville Salt Flats

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The Bonneville Salt Flats will be alive with the sound of motorcycle engines once again during the 2019 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship, Aug. 24-29.

Also known as the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, the six-day American Motorcyclist Association Grand Championship features hundreds of amateur land speed racers from across the nation and around the world vying for AMA and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme land speed world records. The AMA is the sole U.S. affiliate of the FIM.

“All reports indicate that the salt is in good condition this year, and we’re expecting another spectacular AMA Land Speed Grand Championship for 2019,” AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant said. “Competing at Bonneville is about going faster than anyone else has in each competition class, and we look forward to seeing who will etch their names in the record books this year.”

As with most AMA national championships, and in recognition of the range of participants in amateur competition, the event includes multiple classes to provide ample opportunity for racers to compete. Both displacement- and bike-configuration classes are featured, including high-powered, custom-built streamliners made for the sole purpose of topping 300 mph.

The event is being organized and promoted by Deliciate Promotions. The Bonneville Speedway typically consists of a 5-mile course and an 8- to 10-mile course, depending on conditions.

For more information about the event, visit the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials’ website at www.bonnevillespeedtrials.com. For more information about land speed racing, visit www.bonnevillespeedtrials.com.

About the American Motorcyclist Association

Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com.

Not a member? Join the AMA today: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/mobile-join

Canadian Superbike: ​Clive Ng-A-Kien To Be Inducted Into Canadian Motorcycle Hall Of Fame

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Canadian Superbike: ​Clive Ng-A-Kien To Be Inducted Into Canadian Motorcycle Hall Of Fame

Clive Ng-A-Kien to be inducted to Motorcycle Hall of Fame

Toronto, ON  – The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame is very pleased to announce the 2nd of the Class of 2019 to be inducted. This year, 7 legends and champions will be honoured at the Annual Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reunion, which takes place on November 2nd, 2019 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Toronto.

It gives me great pleasure to announce Clive Ng-A-Kien’s induction into the Hall of Fame, says Paul Germain, Chairman. All the directors, contributors and volunteers of the CMHoF as well as myself, join together in welcoming Clive as one of our 2019 inductees. Congratulations!!

Clive Ng-A-Kien’s family immigrated to Canada from South America at the end of 1975 and the following year the talented young Guyanese rider was racing on a Yamaha TA 125 out of West Hill, Ontario Yamaha dealer, Ernie White. He was consistently running in the top five as a first-year junior rider. In 1977 Clive remained a junior class rider but moved up to a new Yamaha TZ250 and won both the Canadian 250cc and 500cc championships.

Clive is a five times Canadian 250 Grand Prix Champion, having won the Canadian National title for five consecutive years from 1980 to 1984. He captured those five National Championships at a time when the 250 Grand Prix Class was one of the premiere road racing classes in both Canada and the United States.

Tickets for the Fourteenth Annual Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reunion are available at www.canmoto.ca.

Bar and Hedy Hodgson established Canadian International Motorcycle Heritage Museum Foundation in 1999 and when Dave Lloyd came to them with the idea of a Motorcycle Hall of Fame, they gifted the Foundation to the people. In 2006, the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame was created to preserve and promote Canadian motorcycle history for the benefit of the motorcycling community and public and since then, over 130 distinguished motorcyclists and organizations have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit association with charitable status governed by an independent board of volunteer directors from across Canada.

For information about past inductees, historic motorcycle collections, event sponsorship, and tax-deductible donations, visit www.canmoto.ca

MotoAmerica: Genuine Broaster Chicken To Be Headline Sponsor Of KWR Ducati At PittRace

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MotoAmerica: Genuine Broaster Chicken To Be Headline Sponsor Of KWR Ducati At PittRace

Genuine Broaster Chicken back on board as title sponsor for KWR team at Pittsburgh Round

WAMPUM, Pa.. (Aug. 21) — The KWR Ducati team heads to Pittsburgh International Race Complex this weekend for the eighth round of the MotoAmerica Superbike championship. Kyle Wyman will ride the #33 Genuine Broaster Chicken/SC Project/KWR Ducati Panigale V4 R while the team chases its first top-5 result of the season.

The KWR team has had a troublesome go at the last few rounds of the season while developing the new Panigale V4 R, but the team has high hopes for the Pittsburgh round as they tested there back in May for the first go on the new electronics system from Ducati Corse.

“My expectations are high for this weekend in Pittsburgh,” Wyman said. “The last few races have been difficult as we’ve faced some crashes, injury and mechanicals, but I know what this bike is capable of and I’m looking forward to returning to a track we’ve already ridden at on this new bike. We had a very good test here back in May, so those laps combined with our having a three-day event this weekend, should give us ample time to get this Ducati on a front running pace where it belongs.”

Pittsburgh is considered Wyman’s home race, only a 4-hour drive from his hometown of Macedon, N.Y.. With Genuine Broaster Chicken back on board as title sponsor, it’s an opportunity for team and sponsors to enjoy a race in their backyard.

After an untimely injury suffered at the Laguna Seca round on July 14th, Wyman rode injured at the Sonoma round but the scaphoid (navicular) bone is far more healed, and he says it should be a non-issue for the rest of the season.

“I look forward to Pittsburgh every year because I will have a lot of family and friends making the short drive down for the event,” Wyman added. “The attendance has grown and this event is one of my favorite on the schedule. The weather looks perfect for the weekend and I can’t wait to get rolling. I’ve been riding recently at the Champions Riding School and my wrist I feel is now fully healed. We should be banging on all cylinders again and our lessons learned over the summer will put us in a great position for the final three rounds.”

Practice begins at 11:20am EST Friday. All of the coverage can be found on the MotoAmerica Live+ app with Live race coverage on Fox Sports 2 (FS2)

Visit www.kylewymanracing.com for more news and updates. 

Drew Jankord Stars During CCS Event At Blackhawk Farms Raceway

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Drew Jankord Stars During CCS Event At Blackhawk Farms Raceway

Drew Jankord displayed his versatility winning multiple races on his Kawasaki ZX-10R and Ninja 400 in wet and dry conditions at the penultimate round of the Championship Cup Series’ (CCS) Midwest region this past weekend, Aug 17-18, on the 1.95 mile, seven turn course of Blackhawk Farms Raceway, in South Beloit, Illinois.

Early Sunday the skies turned dark and a torrential downpour saturated the track during morning practice. However, as the day went on, the track dried up and racers were treated to a sunny afternoon with great track conditions. In the Unlimited category Jankord went undefeated and set the fastest lap of the weekend, a 1:09.511, riding his Motorcycle Supply supported Kawasaki ZX-10R on Pirelli tires. The premier race of the weekend, Unlimited GP, saw Zac Schumacher take the early lead with Jankord and Tom Girard close behind. On lap three, Jankord took the lead heading into turn one. Wasting no time, Girard moved under Schumacher two turns later and latched onto the rear Jankord. The two pulled away from the rest of the field, and Jankord held the lead to finish the race ahead of Girard a scant 0.284 seconds at the line. In the amateur ranks Bradley Elrod set the pace on his Kawasaki ZX-10R winning Unlimited Supersport and Unlimited Superbike.

Nate Minster won all five of his races and set the quickest Middleweight lap time of 1:09.621 riding his TSE Racing backed Yamaha YZF-R6 on Michelin tires. Ricardo Valdez won the 25 minute GTU race on his Dunlop equipped Yamaha YZF-R6. For the amateurs, Kyle Haltinner went undefeated aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6 and recorded the fastest amateur lap time of a 1:13.382

In the Lightweight expert division there were several winners, but none more impressive than “retired” racer Kevin Van Engen. Van Engen set a blistering fast pace in the 1:12s and took victories in Lightweight Superbike and Lightweight GP on his Pirelli shod Suzuki SV650. In the Amateur category Ike Ozurumba led the field, racking up four wins on his Bridgestone mounted Suzuki SV650.

For the Ultra-light races, Jankord and Damian Jigalov both stood on the top step riding their Pirelli backed Kawasaki Ninja 400s. Jigalov won the 25 Minute GT500 race and Jankord took the checkers in 500 Supersport and 500 Superbike.

The final round of CCS Midwest region will be held at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South Beloit, Illinois, www.asraracing.com or www.ccsracing.us or call us at (817) 246-1127. Join CCS and ASRA in the greatest road racing experience available today!

Drew Jankord (2) and Tom Girard (16). Photo by , courtesy of CCS.

Race Results Sunday (in chronological order):

GTU Expert:

1. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Jacob Van Ryzin (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Charles Burton IV(Kaw ZX-6R)

5. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

GTU Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Steven Weaver (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Raymond Rathjen (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Wyatt Karl (Day 675)

5. Chris Denley (Day 675)

6. Chris Ireland (Suz GSX-R600)

GT Lights Expert:

1. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650) , 12 laps

2. Anthony Lambert (Yam FZ07)

3. Ryan Nolan (Suz SV650)

4. Jesse VanderWeide (Suz SV650)

5. Alan Hubb (Suz SV650)

GT Lights Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 12 laps

GT500 Expert:

1. Damian Jigalov (Kaw 400), 12 laps

2. Drew Jankord (Kaw 400)

3. Theodore Honan (Kaw 400)

4. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

5. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Ryan Music (Kaw 400)

GT500 Amateur:

1. David Guimond (Yam YZF R-3), 12 laps

2. Chris Fenter (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (KTM 390)

5. David Wolfe (Kaw 250)

6. Harlan Bullard (Yam YZF-R3)

GTO Expert:

1. Drew Jankord(Kaw ZX-10R), 15 laps

2. Zac Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Jacob Whitham (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Robert Loose (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Michael Butler (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Samuel Kok(Kaw ZX-10R)

GTO Amateur:

1. Robert Kelly (Suz GSX-R 750), 2 laps

Unlimited Supersport Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Tom Girard (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zachary Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Greg Avello (KTM RC8)

5. Stefan Dolipski (BMW S1000RR)

6. Robert Loose Jr. (Kaw ZX-10R)

Unlimited Supersport Amateur:

1. Bradley Elrod (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Adam Lundstrom (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Jesse Hwilka (EBR 1190)

Lightweight Supersport Expert:

1. Nick Uselmann (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Brian Hebeisen (Suz SV650)

3. Ryan Nolan (Suz SV650)

4. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

5. Bryan Rieck (Suz SV650)

6. Jesse VanderWeide (Suz SV650)

Lightweight Supersport Amateur:

1. David Lee (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Gerald Terrell (Suz SV650)

3. Tyne Rieck (Suz SV650)

4. Tracy Racine (Suz SV650)

300 Supersport Expert:

1. Ryan Music (Kaw 300), 6 laps

2. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

300 Supersport Amateur:

1. Brent Racine (Kaw 300), 6 laps

2. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

3. Jake Vandal (KTM 390)

4. Marr Ritucci (Kaw 300)

5. Tina Greenfield (Kaw 300)

Heavyweight Supersport Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Jessica Capizzi (Kaw ZX-6R)

Heavyweight Supersport Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Adam Lundstrom (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Matthew Schumitsch (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Amanda Nadboralski (Kaw ZX-6R)

Ultralight Superbike Expert:

1. Shannon Anderson (Suz SV650), 4 laps

2. Nick Uselmann (Suz SV650)

3. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

4. Ryan Nolan (Suz SV650)

5. Bryan Rieck (Suz SV650)

6. Randy Mahr (Suz SV650)

Ultralight Superbike Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Colin Wurster (Suz SV650)

3. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (Suz SV650)

5. David Lee (Suz SV650)

500 Supersport Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw 400), 4 laps

2. Damian Jigalov (Kaw 400)

3. Theodore Honan (Kaw 400)

4. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

5. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Ryan Music (Kaw 400)

500 Supersport Amatuer:

1. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3), 4 laps

2. David Guimond (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (KTM RC390)

5. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

6. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

Middleweight Supersport Expert:

1.Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6)

3. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Charles Burton IV (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight Supersport Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. August Nord (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Adam Lundstrom (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Matthew Ganske (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Wyatt Karl (Daytona 675)

6. Chris Ireland (Suz GSX-R600)

Lightweight Superbike Expert:

1. Kevin Van Engen (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Shannon Anderson (Suz SV650)

3. Brian Hebeisen (Suz SV650)

4. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

5. Terry Wilkinson (Suz SV650)

6. Nick Uselmann (Suz SV650)

Lightweight Superbike Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Jeffery Whittemore (Suz SV650)

3. Gerald Terrell (Suz SV650)

4. Tyne Rieck (Suz SV650)

5. Tracy Racine (Suz SV650)

500 Superbike Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw 400), 7 laps

2. Damian Jigalov (Kaw 400)

3. Theodore Honan (Kaw 400)

4. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

5. Ryan Music (Kaw 400)

500 Superbike Amateur:

1. Jonathan James (KTM 390), 7 laps

2. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

4. David Wolfe (Kaw 250)

5. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

6. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

Middleweight Superbike Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Charles Burton IV (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight Superbike Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Jayson Henderson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. August Nord (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Chris Ireland (Suz GSX-R600)

4. Wyatt Karl (Day 675R)

6. Eric Bruntjen (Yam YZF-R6)

Unlimited Superbike Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Tom Girard (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zachary Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Stefan Dolipski (BMW S1000RR)

5. Omid Namdari (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Greg Avello (KTM RC8)

Unlimited Superbike Amateur:

1. Bradley Elrod (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Jesse Hwilka (EBR 1190)

Lightweight GP Expert:

1. Kevin Van Engen (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Shannon Anderson (Suz SV650)

3. Brian hebeisen (Suz SV650)

4. Terry Wilkinson (Suz SV650)

5. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

6. Jared Herbig (Suz SV650)

Lightweight GP Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Jeffery Whittemore (Suz SV650)

3. Gerald Terrell (Suz SV650)

300 Superbike Expert:

1. Dave Rosno (Kaw 250), 6 laps

2. Ryan Music (Kaw 300)

3. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

300 Superbike Amateur:

1. Chris Fenter (Kaw 300), 7 laps

2. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

3. David Wolf (Kaw 300)

4. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

5. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

6. Marr Ritucci (Kaw 300)

Middleweight GP Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

3. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Charlie Nichols (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Chalres Burton IV (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight GP Amateur:

1. August Nord (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Eric Bruntjen (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Wyatt Karl (Day 675R)

4. Matthew Schumitsch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Ken Oanes (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Matthew Ganske (Kaw ZX-6R)

Unlimited GP Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Tom Girard (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zachary Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Jeff Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

5. Stefan Dolipski (BMW S1000RR)

6. Michael Butler (Yam YZF-R1)

Unlimited GP Amateur:

1. Jesse Hwilka (EBR 1190), 7 laps

Heavyweight Superbike Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jessica Capizzi (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Todd Murray (Duc 848)

6. Terry Martin (Duc 899)

Heavyweight Superbike Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2.Wyatt Karl (Day 675)

3. Matthew Schumitsch (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Amanda Nadboralski (Kaw ZX-6R)

Moto 3 Expert:

1. Ryan Music (Kaw 300), 7 laps

2. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

Moto 3 Amateur:

1. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3), 7 laps

2. Chris Fenter (Kaw 300)

3. David Guimond (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (KTM 390)

5. David Wolfe (Kaw 250)

6. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Previews Of This Coming Weekend’s Event At PittRace

Mathew Scholtz And Westby Racing Bring Their Own Brand Of Black And Gold To Steelers Country This Weekend

Tulsa, OK – Round eight of the 2019 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship starts this Friday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace) in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Mathew Scholtz and his Westby Racing team are excited to race their black and gold #11 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike in the part of the country where black and gold are synonymous with winning.

Color schemes aside, PittRace is one of Mathew’s and the team’s favorite tracks on the schedule. The 2.78-mile, 19-turn road course suits both Mathew’s riding style and the razor-sharp handling for which the team’s #11 Yamaha R1 Superbike is renowned.

Last year at PittRace, Mathew finished third in Superbike race one and scored a fifth-place result in Sunday’s Superbike race two. He and the team are hoping for a pair of podium finishes this weekend.

“Pittsburgh has been a very good track for me in the past,” Mathew said. “It’s a tight and twisty circuit, which definitely suits me. (The previous round at) Sonoma was a very up-and-down weekend for us, but we did have a lot of positives that we were able to take from there. We’ve got a lot of ideas after seeing how the bike was behaving at Sonoma, so we just need to work on it from there. I’m going into this weekend with a different approach. Just take things a little more calmly. It’s a three-day event, so things will be happening at a slower pace with more time between practice sessions to get your head around things and get the bike dialed in. It should be a good weekend for us. I am looking forward to getting back out there and hoping to put the Westby bike back on the podium.”

Superbike Qualifying Practice sessions begin at 11:20 AM Eastern Time on Friday, and Superbike Superpole (Qualifying) is on Saturday at 11:15 AM Eastern Time. Superbike Race 1 will go green on Saturday at 3 PM Eastern Time, and Superbike Race 2 is on Sunday also at 3 PM Eastern Time. Both races will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 2 (FS2) and streamed on MotoAmerica Live+.

Meet Mathew, Get An Autographed Poster, And More

Mathew will be available for autographs at the Westby Racing transporter in the PittRace paddock during the Dunlop Paddock Autograph Signing on Saturday from 12 to 12:45 PM. The Dunlop Hot Pit Walk, scheduled for 12 to 12:45 PM Sunday on pit lane at PittRace, is another great opportunity to meet Mathew. He’ll be handing out free, autographed posters and other team items, and you can get your picture taken with him, as well as with Lacy Contreras, the Westby Racing brand ambassador.

Check Out The Westby Racing Sponsor Showcase

Beta Tools, Core Moto, G2 Ergonomics/Domino Racing, and Zero Gravity will be the featured team sponsors on display in the Westby Racing paddock area, so be sure to stop by, say hello, and find out more about some of the companies that support the team.

For more updates about Westby Racing, including news, photos, and videos, visit https://www.WestbyRacing.com

Also, follow “Westby Racing” on your favorite social media sites.

More, from a press release issued by Weir Everywhere Racing BMW:

Travis Wyman aiming for podium, hoping for better luck this weekend at MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh

Weir Everywhere Race BMW team targeting strong end to 2019 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 season

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Travis Wyman is hoping for better fortunes at his home round of the 2019 MotoAmerica season.

The Weir Everywhere Racing BMW rider who graduated from Penfield High School near Rochester, N.Y., and is sponsored by Harv’s Harley-Davidson of Macedon, N.Y., is happy to be rounding out the season at tracks he has ample experience at.

Wyman has had some tough luck the last two times he’s raced professionally at PIRC. The 2018 MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh was Wyman’s first time piloting the Weir Everywhere BMW S 1000 RR around the track. Despite getting one of his best starts of his 2018 season, Wyman’s motorcycle made contact with another bike heading into Turn 1, which caused Wyman to crash. Despite sustaining several minor injuries, Wyman put in a valiant effort when the race restarted. He restarted the race in last place and raced his way to a top-five finish.

In 2016, Wyman was on his way to claiming a front-row starting position in the Supersport Class, but his lap time did not count due to a red flag being thrown seconds before he crossed start/finish. In the race that year, Wyman experienced a false neutral while downshifting for Turn 3 on the first lap and crashed out of the contest.

“It feels good to be heading to a track that I have a fair amount of experience at,” Wyman said. “I spent a lot of time racing the northern portion of the track in my youth, and the newer southern track is a blast to race on. We learned a few things about our suspension set-up at Sonoma that we think will pay big dividends at the Pittsburgh round. Both tracks have lots of elevation change and sets of corners that really flow together. I’m also stoked to be racing in front of friends and family who are making the trip down from Rochester.”

The Stock 1000 Class makes its first appearance of the weekend on PIRC’s 2.8-mile, 19-turn road course at 4:15-4:50 p.m. Friday for practice. The class is back on track twice Saturday, once for another practice session 8-8:30 a.m. and later for its first qualifying session 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Qualifying wraps up Sunday morning 10:50-11:25 a.m. before the race takes place at 4 p.m.

For those attending the MotoAmerica Championship of Pittsburgh, don’t forget to stop by the Weir Everywhere Racing BMW rig in the paddock or the team’s location on the fan walk to try out the same Backmate self-care products that have improved Wyman’s fitness and shortened his injury recovery time.

This weekend’s Stock 1000 race will be broadcast live exclusively on the MotoAmerica Live+ streaming platform. MotoAmerica is offering Live+ subscriptions for the remainder of the 2019 season for $39.99. To purchase a Live+ subscription, visit www.motoamericaliveplus.com.

More, from a press release issued by Attack Performance/Estenson Racing:

JD Beach Heads to Pittsburgh Looking to Return to the Top

After another great performance on the TT track last weekend in Peoria, Illinois, JD Beach returns to the pavement looking for more top results at round eight of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, August 23-25.

The series begins its East Coast swing this weekend in the Keystone State as the 2019 MotoAmerica season winds down with three rounds remaining. Returning back to the traditional three-day weekend format, Beach is eager to pick up where the team left off at the previous round at Sonoma Raceway. The 2018 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion likes the 2.8-mile track and won there last season en route to his second title in the class. Beach would love nothing more than to score another victory this year in the premier class aboard the Attack Performance Estenson Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.

JD Beach — MotoAmerica Superbike #95:

“I’m really looking forward to Pittsburgh. It’s a track that I think kind of suits me and it’s going to be nice having a three-day weekend. We made some steps forward at Sonoma, so I think we will have something to fight with.”

The MotoAmerica Superbike races at Pittsburgh International Race Complex will be aired on FS2 Saturday, August 24 at 7 p.m. ET and Sunday, August 25 at 9:30 p.m. ET. You can also stream all the action live on MotoAmerica Live+ starting at 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25 at 9:45 a.m. ET. To subscribe to the live streaming click here: https://www.motoamericaliveplus.com/

For more information about the event, click here: https://motoamerica.com/pittsburgh/

Fresh N’ Lean Sponsoring Ohvale Talent Cup This Coming Weekend At PittRace

Fresh N’ Lean To Sponsor Ohvale Talent Cup

Rise Moto is proud to announce Fresh n’ Lean will be a supporting sponsor of both classes in the upcoming Ohvale Talent Cup alongside MotoAmerica on August 24! Fresh n’ Lean is a meal delivery service that offers microwave ready healthy options for athletes and health conscious individuals. They are the perfect option for racers who want to spend more time on the track and less time worrying about putting quality fuel in their bodies.

Fresh n’ Lean recently held their own Talent Cup Tryout event with Josh Herrin and a select group of racers out in California. The winner, Alex Enriquez, received an all-expense paid trip and entry to the Ohvale Talent Cup!

Next weekend, 26 aspiring young racers from around the country will travel to PittRace to compete in the Forza GP Premier Class and Sport Class at the Ohvale Talent Cup. The ForzaGP Premier Class will see all riders using 16 spec GP-0 160 motorcycles supplied by Rise Mot. The Sport Class will see all 10 riders using the GP-0 110 Automatic motorcycles supplied by Eleven Motorsports.

The winner of each class will go home with their race winning motorcycles! On top of that, the top two riders in the ForzaGP Premier Class will get the opportunity to travel to Italy to compete in the Ohvale National Championship finale in October at Adria International Circuit in Italy!

Brandon Cretu, Rise Moto Co-founder, commented:

“I’m so excited to have Fresh n’ Lean onboard as a sponsor for both classes at our Talent Cup this upcoming weekend. It is great to have a company from outside of the motorsports industry getting involved in what we’re doing. I’ll even be ordering some meals myself in an effort to eat a little healthier! A special thanks to Josh Herrin as well for the work he puts in off the track which helps brings organizations such as Fresh n’ Lean to our sport.”

“It’s exciting to be part of the journey of a young athlete as they work to achieve their dreams. The story of Fresh n’ Lean as a company feels like an epic journey too, staring in my sister Laureen’s apartment kitchen and growing to where we are today, so this has special meaning for us. The Ovhale Talent Cup’s prize package is an opportunity that’s difficult to come by for many young racers in the US today. We think it’s a great initiative and we’re proud to support such an effort,” said Thomas Asseo, co-CEO of Fresh n’ Lean.

Rise Moto would like to thank all of the sponsors, partners, and supporters who have helped make this all come to fruition: Ohvale, ForzaGP, Eleven Motorsports, Fresh N Lean, Motion Pro, Beta Tools, Motul, PMT Tyres, Alpinestars, and MotoAmerica.

Ohvale SRL, based near Venice, Italy, is a veteran of the motorcycle industry, having worked with many large factories in the design, prototyping, and development of many projects. The vision of the Ohvale GP-0 platform is to provide a package that allows easy access for high level training for the youth road racers that will be the future of our sport as well as providing an economical option for older experienced racers to train and keep sharp for professional level competition. To learn more about Ohvale SRL, please visit www.ohvale.com.

Rise Moto LLC is a racer owner and operated company based out of Pennsylvania. It was founded by two friends and motorcycle enthusiasts, Brandon Cretu and Brian D’Apice. Both Brandon and Brian bring a wealth of marketing and business experience into Rise Moto and are invested in seeing the growth of the sport within the USA through the Ohvale platform.

For more information on Rise Moto and Ohvale please visit www.risemoto.com. There you can find and request more information on Ohvale motorcycles, parts, and accessories within the USA.

​MotoAmerica: Cody Wyman To Race Westby Yamaha In Junior Cup For Remainder Of 2019 Season

Cody Wyman, the younger brother of MotoAmerica racers Kyle
Wyman and Travis Wyman, will race the remainder of the 2019 MotoAmerica Junior
Cup Championship on a Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R3.

The Westby Yamaha was left vacant when South African rider
Samuel Lochoff abruptly switched to the Celtic HSBK Racing team in the middle
of the 2019 season.

“It just happened that Kyle was passing by as [Westby Racing
Team Manager] Chuck Giacchetto was thinking about putting somebody on the bike,”
Cody Wyman told Roadracingworld.com Thursday at Pittsburgh International Race
Complex. “He had people approaching him about it, but he wasn’t really keen to
do that. Then Kyle mentioned my name, and Chuck said, ‘Yeah, we’ll put Cody on
it for the last three.’”

It may be an uphill battle for Cody Wyman, age 25, as the
Yamaha YZF-R3 hasn’t seen much success so far in the 2019 Junior Cup
Championship, which has been dominated by riders on Kawasaki Ninja 400s, and
Wyman’s limited recent road racing experience has mostly been on 600cc Supersport/Superstock
machines.

“I’ve only been on a road race bike six or seven times in
the past four years,” said Cody Wyman. “It’s a little bit different from the
600, but I think I can be there even with the Yamaha.”

​MotoAmerica: Superbike Championship Poised For Unpredictable Finish

In recent years, the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship has
usually wound down during the course of the season to a battle between just two
riders to decide who would be crowned Champion.

This year, however, a new talent has risen to the top
creating a three-way fight for the 2019 Championship and the title fight is
more unpredictable than ever because the EBC Brakes Superbike field also
includes several other riders capable of winning races and factoring into the
points chase.

Coming into this weekend’s MotoAmerica Championship of
Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (PittRace), in Wampum,
Pennsylvania, Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias holds a 34-point lead over
defending Champion Cameron Beaubier.

That’s a considerable lead, a lead that would theoretically
allow Elias to finish second behind Beaubier at each of the six remaining races
and still win the 2019 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.

The only problem with that scenario is the fact that
Beaubier’s Monster Energy/Yamalube Yamaha teammate Garrett Gerloff is only 40
points adrift of Elias by virtue of Gerloff winning two of the last three races,
giving him an outside shot at the Championship and preventing Elias from taking
a conservative approach to the end of the 2019 season.

Actually, that’s not the only problem with that scenario. On
top of Gerloff’s latest surge to the front, there are three other riders in the
field who have proven that they are capable of winning a MotoAmerica Superbike
race.

Elias’ teammate Josh Herrin has won twice so far this
season, his first on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000; Attack
Performance/Estenson Racing Yamaha’s JD Beach has a single win in 2019, his
rookie season in the Superbike Championship; and Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz
has finished second twice so far in 2019 and won a Superbike race in 2018 – before his
Yamaha YZF-R1 was upgraded with advanced electronics and other Superbike parts.

All of this adds up to the potential of a very unpredictable
finish to the 2019 MotoAmerica EBC Brakes Superbike Championship, something
that’s been missing from recent seasons.

To get a view from the riders’ perspective,
Roadracingworld.com caught up with Elias, Beaubier, and Gerloff Thursday at
PittRace and asked them for their view of the current Championship situation
and how they plan to approach the remainder of the season.

“It is really good now with three guys,” said Elias. “It’s
really important for the Championship, and I’m happy. Cameron and I [made]
mistakes [at Sonoma Raceway], and that created this situation. One of my last [social
media] posts was ‘Welcome to the party, Garrett Gerloff.’

“It’s going to be difficult. It’s going to be a big party. I
still have 34 points advantage. It’s something, but it’s nothing because the
situation can change really quick. So I will focus on every single race and
focus on winning. For the fans, the Championship is a really good situation.”

“First off, I think it’s pretty exciting for MotoAmerica to
have three bikes going for the Championship this late in the season. It hasn’t
been like that in years,” said Beaubier. “Truthfully, I think it’s better for
all of us. We’re not worrying about one guy. We’re worrying more so about
ourselves and the fact that we’ve just got to go win. I don’t think it will necessarily
play into my favor, but it’s not a situation where Toni just has to worry about
racing only me.

“Honestly, on Saturday after I tipped over at Sonoma I thought
everything was out the window, and I just tried to put everything out of my
head and win on Sunday. And the next thing you know I won the race and we’re
kind of right back in it. I wouldn’t say right back in it. We’ve still got some
catching up to do. I’m just going to keep my head down and keep fighting and
try not to think about it too much and ride loose and claw back some more points.”

“I’m just going to get out there, put my head down, and do
the best I can,” said Gerloff. “I still have nothing to lose, really, and 40
points is a lot of points. Unless Toni makes a mistake it’s still pretty far
away. So I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing and try to win more races.

“That’s been my goal all year. I just want to win as many as
I can. So I’m just going to try to do that and maybe it’ll come back to me at
the end. Or who knows. Maybe I’ll end up on the ground trying. I’m just looking
forward to riding the rest of the year. My bike is feeling awesome. The Yamaha
R1 has really been working well. We’ve made some big steps the last two
weekends. I think it will be a fun last part of the year.”

World Endurance: BMW Announces Rider Lineup For 2019-2020 Season

Foray, Puffe, Mikhalchik: Strong rider trio for the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team.

Kenny Foray, Julian Puffe and Ilya Mikhalchik to ride the new BMW S 1000 RR in the FIM Endurance World Championship.

Season gets underway on 21st/22nd September with the Bol d’Or in France.

Marc Bongers: “This trio provides the perfect combination of a wealth of experience and speed”.

Munich. With the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, BMW Motorrad Motorsport is expanding its international works involvement with the new BMW S 1000 RR to include the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC). And the rider trio that will compete for the squad around Team Manager Werner Daemen (BEL) in the 2019/20 FIM EWC season has been decided: Kenny Foray (FRA), Julian Puffe (GER) and Ilya Mikhalchik (UKR). The season gets underway on 21st/22nd September with the 24-hour race Bol d’Or in Le Castellet (FRA).

35-year-old Foray has been part of the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family for many years and is a real endurance expert. He has been contesting endurance races since 2008, and he won the FIM Endurance World Championship title in 2014. Since 2016, Foray has contested the FIM EWC with BMW teams – and also enjoys success with the BMW S 1000 RR in the French Superbike Championship (FSBK), in which he was crowned champion in 2017. Foray finished in second place in the FSBK championship standings in both 2016 and 2018. Foray is closely involved in the development of the endurance version of the new RR and has completed the test rides so far along with the team.

Puffe and Mikhalchik have been team-mates in Werner Daemen’s team in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM) since last season, so they know each other, the team and the new RR very well.

23-year-old Puffe has contested sprint races and the FIM EWC with the BMW S 1000 RR since 2017. After a season in the FIM Superstock 1000 European Championship, he moved to the IDM in 2018, where he ended the season in third place in the overall standings. In the current season, he and team-mate Mikhalchik are embroiled in a gripping duel for the IDM title. In the FIM EWC, he enjoyed successes with BMW teams, such as the Superstock wins in the 8-hour race at the Slovakiaring (SVK) in 2017 and at the legendary Bol d’Or in 2018.

Mikhalchik is also 23 years of age, and claimed the championship title in the IDM at the first time of asking in his maiden season for BMW in 2018. In the current season he leads the IDM standings with two rounds to go, ahead of his team-mate Puffe. Mikhalchik made his debut in the FIM EWC in April of this year, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (FRA).

Quotes.

Marc Bongers, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “I am confident that with riders Kenny Foray, Julian Puffe and Ilya Mikhalchik, we are very well-positioned for the maiden season of our new project in the FIM EWC. This trio provides the perfect combination of a wealth of experience and speed. All three of them are very familiar with the new BMW S 1000 RR and know the specific challenges that endurance racing presents for riders, teams and bikes. Which means that they can provide valuable input for the development of the endurance version of the new RR, which we will continue to drive throughout the season. We want to become more competitive step by step in our first year in this top-class world championship. After this first year of learning, our long-term goal is to close in on the top and battle for the title.”

Werner Daemen, Team Manager BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team: “This is a totally new challenge for me. I have been involved in the FIM EWC for many years now. I contested my first 24-hour race as a rider back in 1997 and competed in endurance races until 2011. So I was actively involved in the championship as a rider for 14 years and also finished on the podium during this time. I am delighted to now have this opportunity with the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team, even though it involves a lot of work and is nothing like the IDM. In the first year we need to start by gaining experience, even though our aim is always to finish races as far up the field as possible. I’m delighted that we have a strong trio of riders in Kenny Foray, Julian Puffe and Ilya Mikhalchik, and that they have been given the deserved opportunity to grow with this project. I am very optimistic going into the season.”

Kenny Foray: “I am delighted with this new challenge in this new team. I have been part of the BMW family for several years now. My goal has always been to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And I would love to go home with the title as well. It goes without saying that we first need to get used to the new bike and continue to develop it, but it is an incredibly great motorcycle. Endurance is not easy, but I think that we will be able to be competitive early on. I have high expectations for this new season.”

Julian Puffe: “I feel very honoured to have been given the opportunity to compete for a works team in the FIM EWC. I think it is every racer’s dream to ride in a works team at some point. Particularly in a series as top class as the endurance world championship. I am really excited for this new challenge. I have competed in endurance races since 2017. We won my first race in 2017, which was at the Slovakiaring. And we won the Superstock class at the Bol d’Or in Le Castellet last year as well. We followed this with third place at the Slovakiaring. So, my endurance races have always gone really well so far. Of course, this will be a new challenge, but my goal will always be to be as close to the front as possible. We have a really great team, which we can rely on. I have also modified my daily training in line with preparations, so that I am as fit as possible. I cannot wait for the season to get started.”

Ilya Mikhalchik: “Firstly, I would like to thank BMW Motorrad Motorsport for this huge opportunity to compete in a world championship as a works rider. It means a great deal to me. I am the first Ukrainian to take their first steps on this huge world stage. I will give it my all from the very first race. The calendar includes three tracks that are new to me, and I am also really excited for the races outside of Europe. I am looking forward to being able to show my potential at such a high level. I am confident that we will do great things with the new RR and am looking forward to the first race.”

FIM Endurance World Championship 2019/20.

21st/22nd September 2019: Bol d’Or (24-hour race) – Le Castellet (FRA)

14th December 2019: 8 Hours of Sepang – Sepang (MAS)

18th/19th April 2020: 24 Heures Moto – Le Mans (FRA)

6th June 2020: 8 Hours Oschersleben – Oschersleben (GER)

19th July 2020: Suzuka 8 Hours – Suzuka (JPN)

AHRMA: 3rd Annual Barber Cup Pro Challenge Scheduled For October 5 At Barber Motorsports Park

AHRMA Announces 3rd annual AHRMA “Barber Cup” Pro Challenge Presented by MotoCorse Performance

The 3rd Annual AHRMA Barber Cup (formerly the Formula Thunder Pro Challenge) will take place on completion of the AHRMA racing schedule on October 5, 2019, during the 15th Annual Barber Vintage Festival in Birmingham, AL. Sponsorships and purse to be announced.

This 10-lap special race is open to 20 competitors and will take place immediately following completion of the AHRMA’s Saturday race schedule. A 20-minute qualifying session will run after practice on Thursday or Friday (depending on weather conditions). No track time will be taken from our road race program.

A qualified racer will:

Be a licensed AHRMA competitor

Take part in at least one day of practice, either Thursday or Friday

Participate in qualifying round following scheduled practice on Friday evening

Be entered in the regular Formula Thunder race on Saturday

Be capable of running in the front part of the field in an AHRMA Formula Thunder race (based on lap times)

Eligible riders will be notified by email on September 15

For equipment rules, see the AHRMA Handbook, and specific Sections 9.8 and 10.17. (AHRMA Handbook is available at www.ahrma.org/ahrma-handbook)

Contact [email protected] for additional information.

AMA Land Speed Grand Championships Happening August 24-29, 2019 At Bonneville Salt Flats

2019 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship takes place Aug. 24-29

Hundreds of competitors take aim at land speed records on Bonneville Salt Flats

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The Bonneville Salt Flats will be alive with the sound of motorcycle engines once again during the 2019 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship, Aug. 24-29.

Also known as the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, the six-day American Motorcyclist Association Grand Championship features hundreds of amateur land speed racers from across the nation and around the world vying for AMA and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme land speed world records. The AMA is the sole U.S. affiliate of the FIM.

“All reports indicate that the salt is in good condition this year, and we’re expecting another spectacular AMA Land Speed Grand Championship for 2019,” AMA Track Racing Manager Ken Saillant said. “Competing at Bonneville is about going faster than anyone else has in each competition class, and we look forward to seeing who will etch their names in the record books this year.”

As with most AMA national championships, and in recognition of the range of participants in amateur competition, the event includes multiple classes to provide ample opportunity for racers to compete. Both displacement- and bike-configuration classes are featured, including high-powered, custom-built streamliners made for the sole purpose of topping 300 mph.

The event is being organized and promoted by Deliciate Promotions. The Bonneville Speedway typically consists of a 5-mile course and an 8- to 10-mile course, depending on conditions.

For more information about the event, visit the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials’ website at www.bonnevillespeedtrials.com. For more information about land speed racing, visit www.bonnevillespeedtrials.com.

About the American Motorcyclist Association

Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com.

Not a member? Join the AMA today: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/mobile-join

Canadian Superbike: ​Clive Ng-A-Kien To Be Inducted Into Canadian Motorcycle Hall Of Fame

Clive Ng-A-Kien to be inducted to Motorcycle Hall of Fame

Toronto, ON  – The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame is very pleased to announce the 2nd of the Class of 2019 to be inducted. This year, 7 legends and champions will be honoured at the Annual Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reunion, which takes place on November 2nd, 2019 at the Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Toronto.

It gives me great pleasure to announce Clive Ng-A-Kien’s induction into the Hall of Fame, says Paul Germain, Chairman. All the directors, contributors and volunteers of the CMHoF as well as myself, join together in welcoming Clive as one of our 2019 inductees. Congratulations!!

Clive Ng-A-Kien’s family immigrated to Canada from South America at the end of 1975 and the following year the talented young Guyanese rider was racing on a Yamaha TA 125 out of West Hill, Ontario Yamaha dealer, Ernie White. He was consistently running in the top five as a first-year junior rider. In 1977 Clive remained a junior class rider but moved up to a new Yamaha TZ250 and won both the Canadian 250cc and 500cc championships.

Clive is a five times Canadian 250 Grand Prix Champion, having won the Canadian National title for five consecutive years from 1980 to 1984. He captured those five National Championships at a time when the 250 Grand Prix Class was one of the premiere road racing classes in both Canada and the United States.

Tickets for the Fourteenth Annual Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Reunion are available at www.canmoto.ca.

Bar and Hedy Hodgson established Canadian International Motorcycle Heritage Museum Foundation in 1999 and when Dave Lloyd came to them with the idea of a Motorcycle Hall of Fame, they gifted the Foundation to the people. In 2006, the Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame was created to preserve and promote Canadian motorcycle history for the benefit of the motorcycling community and public and since then, over 130 distinguished motorcyclists and organizations have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit association with charitable status governed by an independent board of volunteer directors from across Canada.

For information about past inductees, historic motorcycle collections, event sponsorship, and tax-deductible donations, visit www.canmoto.ca

MotoAmerica: Genuine Broaster Chicken To Be Headline Sponsor Of KWR Ducati At PittRace

Genuine Broaster Chicken back on board as title sponsor for KWR team at Pittsburgh Round

WAMPUM, Pa.. (Aug. 21) — The KWR Ducati team heads to Pittsburgh International Race Complex this weekend for the eighth round of the MotoAmerica Superbike championship. Kyle Wyman will ride the #33 Genuine Broaster Chicken/SC Project/KWR Ducati Panigale V4 R while the team chases its first top-5 result of the season.

The KWR team has had a troublesome go at the last few rounds of the season while developing the new Panigale V4 R, but the team has high hopes for the Pittsburgh round as they tested there back in May for the first go on the new electronics system from Ducati Corse.

“My expectations are high for this weekend in Pittsburgh,” Wyman said. “The last few races have been difficult as we’ve faced some crashes, injury and mechanicals, but I know what this bike is capable of and I’m looking forward to returning to a track we’ve already ridden at on this new bike. We had a very good test here back in May, so those laps combined with our having a three-day event this weekend, should give us ample time to get this Ducati on a front running pace where it belongs.”

Pittsburgh is considered Wyman’s home race, only a 4-hour drive from his hometown of Macedon, N.Y.. With Genuine Broaster Chicken back on board as title sponsor, it’s an opportunity for team and sponsors to enjoy a race in their backyard.

After an untimely injury suffered at the Laguna Seca round on July 14th, Wyman rode injured at the Sonoma round but the scaphoid (navicular) bone is far more healed, and he says it should be a non-issue for the rest of the season.

“I look forward to Pittsburgh every year because I will have a lot of family and friends making the short drive down for the event,” Wyman added. “The attendance has grown and this event is one of my favorite on the schedule. The weather looks perfect for the weekend and I can’t wait to get rolling. I’ve been riding recently at the Champions Riding School and my wrist I feel is now fully healed. We should be banging on all cylinders again and our lessons learned over the summer will put us in a great position for the final three rounds.”

Practice begins at 11:20am EST Friday. All of the coverage can be found on the MotoAmerica Live+ app with Live race coverage on Fox Sports 2 (FS2)

Visit www.kylewymanracing.com for more news and updates. 

Drew Jankord Stars During CCS Event At Blackhawk Farms Raceway

Drew Jankord displayed his versatility winning multiple races on his Kawasaki ZX-10R and Ninja 400 in wet and dry conditions at the penultimate round of the Championship Cup Series’ (CCS) Midwest region this past weekend, Aug 17-18, on the 1.95 mile, seven turn course of Blackhawk Farms Raceway, in South Beloit, Illinois.

Early Sunday the skies turned dark and a torrential downpour saturated the track during morning practice. However, as the day went on, the track dried up and racers were treated to a sunny afternoon with great track conditions. In the Unlimited category Jankord went undefeated and set the fastest lap of the weekend, a 1:09.511, riding his Motorcycle Supply supported Kawasaki ZX-10R on Pirelli tires. The premier race of the weekend, Unlimited GP, saw Zac Schumacher take the early lead with Jankord and Tom Girard close behind. On lap three, Jankord took the lead heading into turn one. Wasting no time, Girard moved under Schumacher two turns later and latched onto the rear Jankord. The two pulled away from the rest of the field, and Jankord held the lead to finish the race ahead of Girard a scant 0.284 seconds at the line. In the amateur ranks Bradley Elrod set the pace on his Kawasaki ZX-10R winning Unlimited Supersport and Unlimited Superbike.

Nate Minster won all five of his races and set the quickest Middleweight lap time of 1:09.621 riding his TSE Racing backed Yamaha YZF-R6 on Michelin tires. Ricardo Valdez won the 25 minute GTU race on his Dunlop equipped Yamaha YZF-R6. For the amateurs, Kyle Haltinner went undefeated aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6 and recorded the fastest amateur lap time of a 1:13.382

In the Lightweight expert division there were several winners, but none more impressive than “retired” racer Kevin Van Engen. Van Engen set a blistering fast pace in the 1:12s and took victories in Lightweight Superbike and Lightweight GP on his Pirelli shod Suzuki SV650. In the Amateur category Ike Ozurumba led the field, racking up four wins on his Bridgestone mounted Suzuki SV650.

For the Ultra-light races, Jankord and Damian Jigalov both stood on the top step riding their Pirelli backed Kawasaki Ninja 400s. Jigalov won the 25 Minute GT500 race and Jankord took the checkers in 500 Supersport and 500 Superbike.

The final round of CCS Midwest region will be held at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South Beloit, Illinois, www.asraracing.com or www.ccsracing.us or call us at (817) 246-1127. Join CCS and ASRA in the greatest road racing experience available today!

Drew Jankord (2) and Tom Girard (16). Photo by , courtesy of CCS.

Race Results Sunday (in chronological order):

GTU Expert:

1. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Jacob Van Ryzin (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Charles Burton IV(Kaw ZX-6R)

5. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

GTU Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Steven Weaver (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Raymond Rathjen (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Wyatt Karl (Day 675)

5. Chris Denley (Day 675)

6. Chris Ireland (Suz GSX-R600)

GT Lights Expert:

1. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650) , 12 laps

2. Anthony Lambert (Yam FZ07)

3. Ryan Nolan (Suz SV650)

4. Jesse VanderWeide (Suz SV650)

5. Alan Hubb (Suz SV650)

GT Lights Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 12 laps

GT500 Expert:

1. Damian Jigalov (Kaw 400), 12 laps

2. Drew Jankord (Kaw 400)

3. Theodore Honan (Kaw 400)

4. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

5. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Ryan Music (Kaw 400)

GT500 Amateur:

1. David Guimond (Yam YZF R-3), 12 laps

2. Chris Fenter (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (KTM 390)

5. David Wolfe (Kaw 250)

6. Harlan Bullard (Yam YZF-R3)

GTO Expert:

1. Drew Jankord(Kaw ZX-10R), 15 laps

2. Zac Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Jacob Whitham (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Robert Loose (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Michael Butler (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Samuel Kok(Kaw ZX-10R)

GTO Amateur:

1. Robert Kelly (Suz GSX-R 750), 2 laps

Unlimited Supersport Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Tom Girard (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zachary Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Greg Avello (KTM RC8)

5. Stefan Dolipski (BMW S1000RR)

6. Robert Loose Jr. (Kaw ZX-10R)

Unlimited Supersport Amateur:

1. Bradley Elrod (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Adam Lundstrom (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Jesse Hwilka (EBR 1190)

Lightweight Supersport Expert:

1. Nick Uselmann (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Brian Hebeisen (Suz SV650)

3. Ryan Nolan (Suz SV650)

4. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

5. Bryan Rieck (Suz SV650)

6. Jesse VanderWeide (Suz SV650)

Lightweight Supersport Amateur:

1. David Lee (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Gerald Terrell (Suz SV650)

3. Tyne Rieck (Suz SV650)

4. Tracy Racine (Suz SV650)

300 Supersport Expert:

1. Ryan Music (Kaw 300), 6 laps

2. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

300 Supersport Amateur:

1. Brent Racine (Kaw 300), 6 laps

2. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

3. Jake Vandal (KTM 390)

4. Marr Ritucci (Kaw 300)

5. Tina Greenfield (Kaw 300)

Heavyweight Supersport Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Jessica Capizzi (Kaw ZX-6R)

Heavyweight Supersport Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Adam Lundstrom (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Matthew Schumitsch (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Amanda Nadboralski (Kaw ZX-6R)

Ultralight Superbike Expert:

1. Shannon Anderson (Suz SV650), 4 laps

2. Nick Uselmann (Suz SV650)

3. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

4. Ryan Nolan (Suz SV650)

5. Bryan Rieck (Suz SV650)

6. Randy Mahr (Suz SV650)

Ultralight Superbike Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Colin Wurster (Suz SV650)

3. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (Suz SV650)

5. David Lee (Suz SV650)

500 Supersport Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw 400), 4 laps

2. Damian Jigalov (Kaw 400)

3. Theodore Honan (Kaw 400)

4. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

5. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Ryan Music (Kaw 400)

500 Supersport Amatuer:

1. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3), 4 laps

2. David Guimond (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (KTM RC390)

5. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

6. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

Middleweight Supersport Expert:

1.Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6)

3. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Charles Burton IV (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight Supersport Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. August Nord (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Adam Lundstrom (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Matthew Ganske (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Wyatt Karl (Daytona 675)

6. Chris Ireland (Suz GSX-R600)

Lightweight Superbike Expert:

1. Kevin Van Engen (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Shannon Anderson (Suz SV650)

3. Brian Hebeisen (Suz SV650)

4. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

5. Terry Wilkinson (Suz SV650)

6. Nick Uselmann (Suz SV650)

Lightweight Superbike Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Jeffery Whittemore (Suz SV650)

3. Gerald Terrell (Suz SV650)

4. Tyne Rieck (Suz SV650)

5. Tracy Racine (Suz SV650)

500 Superbike Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw 400), 7 laps

2. Damian Jigalov (Kaw 400)

3. Theodore Honan (Kaw 400)

4. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

5. Ryan Music (Kaw 400)

500 Superbike Amateur:

1. Jonathan James (KTM 390), 7 laps

2. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

4. David Wolfe (Kaw 250)

5. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

6. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

Middleweight Superbike Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Ricardo Valdez (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Charles Burton IV (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight Superbike Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Jayson Henderson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. August Nord (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Chris Ireland (Suz GSX-R600)

4. Wyatt Karl (Day 675R)

6. Eric Bruntjen (Yam YZF-R6)

Unlimited Superbike Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Tom Girard (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zachary Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Stefan Dolipski (BMW S1000RR)

5. Omid Namdari (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Greg Avello (KTM RC8)

Unlimited Superbike Amateur:

1. Bradley Elrod (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Jesse Hwilka (EBR 1190)

Lightweight GP Expert:

1. Kevin Van Engen (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Shannon Anderson (Suz SV650)

3. Brian hebeisen (Suz SV650)

4. Terry Wilkinson (Suz SV650)

5. Zach Mixon (Suz SV650)

6. Jared Herbig (Suz SV650)

Lightweight GP Amateur:

1. Ike Ozurumba (Suz SV650), 7 laps

2. Jeffery Whittemore (Suz SV650)

3. Gerald Terrell (Suz SV650)

300 Superbike Expert:

1. Dave Rosno (Kaw 250), 6 laps

2. Ryan Music (Kaw 300)

3. Justin Miest (Yam YZF-R3)

300 Superbike Amateur:

1. Chris Fenter (Kaw 300), 7 laps

2. Brent Racine (Kaw 300)

3. David Wolf (Kaw 300)

4. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

5. Dane Fickel (Kaw 300)

6. Marr Ritucci (Kaw 300)

Middleweight GP Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

3. David Collins (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Patrick Coleman (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Charlie Nichols (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Chalres Burton IV (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight GP Amateur:

1. August Nord (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Eric Bruntjen (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Wyatt Karl (Day 675R)

4. Matthew Schumitsch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Ken Oanes (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Matthew Ganske (Kaw ZX-6R)

Unlimited GP Expert:

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R), 7 laps

2. Tom Girard (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zachary Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Jeff Schumacher (Yam YZF-R1)

5. Stefan Dolipski (BMW S1000RR)

6. Michael Butler (Yam YZF-R1)

Unlimited GP Amateur:

1. Jesse Hwilka (EBR 1190), 7 laps

Heavyweight Superbike Expert:

1. Nate Minster (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2. Brian Hebeisen (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jonathan Schweiger (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jessica Capizzi (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Todd Murray (Duc 848)

6. Terry Martin (Duc 899)

Heavyweight Superbike Amateur:

1. Kyle Haltinner (Yam YZF-R6), 7 laps

2.Wyatt Karl (Day 675)

3. Matthew Schumitsch (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Amanda Nadboralski (Kaw ZX-6R)

Moto 3 Expert:

1. Ryan Music (Kaw 300), 7 laps

2. Terry Martin (Kaw 400)

Moto 3 Amateur:

1. Brady Fors (Yam YZF-R3), 7 laps

2. Chris Fenter (Kaw 300)

3. David Guimond (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Jeffery Whittemore (KTM 390)

5. David Wolfe (Kaw 250)

6. Jake Vandal (KTM RC390)

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