MotoAmerica: Apparel Company Honos Steps Up To Sponsor Series

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MotoAmerica: Apparel Company Honos Steps Up To Sponsor Series

Honos On Board As MotoAmerica Sponsorship Partner

Gear And Clothing For Off And On Track

COSTA MESA, CA (August 5, 2019)– MotoAmerica is proud to announce motorsports clothing and gear company Honos as a sponsorship partner of the 2019 MotoAmerica Series, effective immediately.

Honos is a motorsports-inspired clothing and gear company that sponsors the likes of 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Toni Elias, 2018 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee, Carlos Garcia and Jorge Ehrenstein.

“I first started seeing the Honos brand early in the season this year,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “It’s great to have them on board as a sponsorship partner of MotoAmerica. They are really enthusiastic about road racing and it’s good to see them getting involved with our series as well as sponsoring several of our racers.”

“It gives me great pleasure to announce that Honos will be joining MotoAmerica as a sponsor,” said Honos team manager Humberto Baca. “We can’t thank MotoAmerica and their hard-working employees enough for all of their help and guidance on this new venture for the team.”

The seventh round of the 10-round MotoAmerica Series will take place at Sonoma Raceway, August 10-11, with both Honos-backed Elias and Lee leading their respective championships.

For more information on Honos, visit www.wearehonos.com.

To purchase tickets to the Cycle Gear Championship of Sonoma, click HERE

For How To Watch, visit https://motoamerica.com/watch

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.

American Flat Track: More From The Buffalo Chip TT In Sturgis (Updated)

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American Flat Track: More From The Buffalo Chip TT In Sturgis (Updated)

Beach Edges Johnson In Thrilling Buffalo Chip TT

Back-to-Back Wins for Red Bull’s Sipes in AFT Singles

Note: It was a big night for American Flat Track’s road racing contingent at the Buffalo Chip TT with JD Beach taking his second career premier class win in nearly impossible fashion. Additionally, Roger Hayden, PJ Jacobsen, and Larry Pegram all made the AFT Twins Main Event. Jacobsen finished sixth, while Pegram took 13th. Hayden was running well inside the top ten early, but suffered a mechanical DNF and was officially credited with 17th. Meanwhile in the AFT Singles class, James Rispoli was in strong form throughout the day in his first outing on a Yamaha, ultimately taking sixth. Nick McFadden also made the undercard Main, but, like Hayden, DNF’d and was listed in 17th.

STURGIS, S.D. – JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) blasted past teammate Jake Johnson (No. 5 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) just a few feet short of the checkered flag to steal away a most improbable victory in Sunday night’s wild American Flat Track premier class showdown at the Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle in Sturgis, S.D.

Until the very final moments, Johnson seemed all but assured of taking back-to-back AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines triumphs at the Buffalo Chip. The TT standout grabbed the holeshot and quickly broke free at the front while a four-rider fight for second took shape involving Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Harley-Davidson Factory Flat Track Team XG750R Rev X), Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750), Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) and Beach.

Passing opportunities proved few and far between as the riders negotiated the purpose-built TT circuit on the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Campground that encircled “The Bar” and was pressed tight by thousands of fans on the fences. As a result, the top five could have easily been set from the opening lap if not for repeated drama.

First, Vanderkooi ran wide and quickly gave up three positions. An aggressive Beach then made his way by Bauman as well and immediately went about applying intense pressure on Mees for second.

That pressure was so great, in fact, that Mees ultimately decided it was better to just hand the position over to Beach than invite trouble in an attempt to defend it, especially once he saw that championship rival Briar Bauman (No. 14 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) was destined to DNF after crashing further back in the field.

At that point, Mees’ calculated decision appeared likely only to open the door for an eventual Estenson 1-2, but Beach still wasn’t satisfied. He somehow reeled in teammate Johnson, arriving on his rear wheel just in time to take the white flag. However, Beach simply couldn’t find a way through and was all but ready to follow Johnson to the checkered flag when Johnson’s bike suffered a mechanical issue exiting the race’s very final corner.

Beach promptly powered past, officially claiming the victory by 0.201 seconds. The win was the second of Beach’s AFT Twins career and his second straight on the tour’s run of TTs, having also won at the Arizona Super TT earlier this season.

As excited as he was, Beach couldn’t help but feel for Johnson. He said, “I’m heartbroken for Jake. He rode an amazing race. I came from like fifth and caught him, but we only had a lap to go. I was trying to find a way by him but there just wasn’t any room. Coming out of the last turn, I heard his bike blubber, so I knew I was hooked up and going. It’s awesome to get a win, but to get a win like that — especially with Jake because he’s such a good guy — it feels good but it doesn’t.

“I have to thank the whole crowd for coming out. This event is awesome. And I’ve got to thank the whole Estenson racing team. They’ve been working really hard. We’ve got a bike that can go right, and I think we’ve proved it. And we have another chance at the Peoria TT, so we’ll see what happens.”

Mees came home in third, slashing his title deficit from 26 to just 12 (173-161) to open the second half of the ‘19 title fight.

Bronson Bauman finished fourth, followed by Vanderkooi in fifth.

Roof Systems AFT Singles presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys

For the second consecutive year, Ryan Sipes (No. 264 Red Bull/Leatt/KTM 450 SX-F) put on a masterclass of all-around riding ability at the Buffalo Chip TT with a convincing victory in the once-stopped and restarted Roof Systems AFT Singles presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys Main Event.

With right- and left-handers of varying radii and jumps to navigate, the TTs demand a somewhat different, expanded skillset compared to the other three AFT disciplines. It should be no surprise that the supremely versatile Sipes once again shone under the lights at the Buffalo Chip, as he showcased the talents that also made him a Supercross race winner and America’s first-ever ISDE overall winner.

Sipes was in dominant form all day long, and effectively secured the win at the critically important start when he hammered into the lead off the line. His combination of superior speed and inch-perfect lines provided his opponents with precious little hope of defeating the Kentucky native on this night.

“I wanted this one really bad,” Sipes said. “All I’ve thought about since I crashed at Springfield was I should have won there, and now I have to win here. And I did it, so I feel really good about it.”

AFT Singles points leader Dalton Gauthier (No. 122 D&D Cycles/Gobert Smash Husqvarna FC450) was ecstatic to finish second. With series part-timer Sipes not in championship contention and key title rival Mikey Rush (No. 15 RMR Honda/Red Riders Rewards Honda CRF450R) suffering another difficult outing, Gauthier’s podium performance opened up some breathing space at the top of the standings.

Defending champ Dan Bromley (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F) took over second in the championship chase with his sixth podium result of the season by finishing third.

‘16 class champ Ryan Wells (No. 94 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) made an impressive charge on a track that was nearly impossible to pass on to arrive in fourth while top qualifier Chad Cose (No. 49 Parkinson Bros Racing/Rod Lake Honda CRF450R) rounded out the top five.

Be sure to catch the feature broadcast of the Buffalo Chip TT presented by Indian Motorcycle with flag-to-flag coverage of both Main Events, enhanced by exclusive features and cutting-edge aerial drone and onboard footage. The broadcast will debut on Saturday, August 10, at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT and re-air on Wednesday, August 14, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT.

Next Up:

American Flat Track will be back at it Tuesday night to complete this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally doubleheader with the Black Hills Half-Mile presented by Law Tigers at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., on Tuesday, August 6. Live coverage will once again be available at FansChoice.tv. Black Hills HM tickets are on sale now at tickets.americanflattrack.com.

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

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

How to Watch:

NBCSN and FansChoice.tv are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2019 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT moves to highly-coveted, weekend afternoon programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. FansChoice.tv remains a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event on AFT’s live page while previous events and exclusive features are available on AFT’s VOD page.

About American Flat Track:

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

More, from a press release issued by Estenson Racing:

Estenson Racing Takes Stunning 1-2 Finish in Sturgis

STURGIS, S.D. (AUGUST 5, 2019) – Jake Johnson and JD Beach came out swinging Sunday night in an AFT Twins Main Event thriller at the Buffalo Chip TT to score a spectacular 1-2 finish aboard the all-new Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT. It was solid day for the team as a whole with all four riders making the Main Event. Rookie Kolby Carlile crossed the line 12th for his best finish in the premier class, with Roger Hayden’s race ending early due to a technical issue after the jump.

It’s no secret that both Johnson and Beach love the TT tracks. The pair had the race marked on their calendars as one to look forward to, and it didn’t take long to see why. They were in top form straight out of the gate in qualifying and went on to win their respective Semi races, with Johnson on pole for the Main Event.

All season, the two-time Grand National Champion’s starts have worked in his favor. It was no exception at “the Chip” as Johnson rocketed off into the lead, and then went about building a healthy gap on the competition. Beach was unable to match his teammate’s stellar start and found himself back in fifth and fighting his way forward on a track where it wasn’t easy to make passes. As witnessed many times over, the dirt track/road racer fights to the finish. With about 2.5 laps to go, Beach worked his way up into the runner-up spot and went about chasing after his teammate. Before crossing the line at the white flag, he was right on Johnson’s heels, but it looked like it was going to be too little too late for Beach coming out of the last corner, until a technical issue with the No. 5 machine hurt his efforts in the drag race to the finish, giving Beach the win by .201 of a second.

The 1-2 finish marks another first for the team in the premier class, as well as builds on Beach and the team’s historic achievement earlier this season at the Super TT of putting a Yamaha Twin on top of the box for the first time in nearly forty years. Johnson’s second-place finish also kept his podium streak alive at the third running of the Buffalo Chip TT.

Teammates Roger Hayden and Kolby Carlile also put forth a solid effort on the day, crossing the line fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Semis and making the Main Event. In just his third race with the team, Hayden and his crew continued to make progress on the bike throughout the day. He got off to a great start from 10th up to seventh. Unfortunately, a technical issue with the bike after the jump ended his race and a solid top-10 finish on the third lap. Carlile, who started the race next to Hayden on the second row in 11th, got shuffled back a position in 12th, and worked his way forward a bit, but in the end, 12th was his best effort on the day in what was only his fourth race in the premier class.

JD Beach — AFT Twins #95:

“The night started out well. I won the Semi. The bike felt really good. Going into the Main Event, it was cool because Jake and I were starting one, two. He got a rocket start. I got off to fifth or so. This track was really hard to pass on. I knew I needed to make passes, but I was trying to stay calm, too. I just tried to make my way past guys and got up into second. I saw Jake out there, so I really started pushing and made up some ground on him going into the last lap. I was there, but not close enough. Coming out of the last turn, he kind of went wide. So I knew we were going to drag race. Then, right as we really started getting on the gas I heard his bike make some noises. I saw his bike slow down a little bit, and I got by him and won. It’s awesome to win, but to win like that sucks and to do that to Jake, I just hate it. He’s such a great dude. I didn’t want to see that happen to him. But it’s awesome, too, that the team went first and second.

“So it’s weird. It doesn’t feel like a win. It doesn’t feel amazing, but I think down the road, it will be cool. I’ve proven that I can win. We’ll just go to Peoria, I guess, and see what happens.”

Jake Johnson — AFT Twins #5:

“Yeah, it was definitely a heart-breaker. I guess, in all reality, I should have never let myself get into that position, and let it get that close. I felt good. I charged hard early and got the holeshot. I did what I needed to do. I got a good lead built up, but the track was getting slick. I had a couple moments where I was like, ‘Man, I’m not going to throw this thing on the ground with a three-second lead or whatever we had going.’ So I kind of just maintained and was checking the gap.

“I saw JD get into second and start taking some big chunks. On the last lap, he was right on me. So I just hit my marks, stayed protective and did what I needed to do. Coming off of turn four I thought, ‘All right, we’ve got this thing.’ Fifty feet before the finish, the thing just stopped going, and JD went whizzing by. For me, it sucks, but it was a great day for the team. All our Twins were in the Main Event, and to finish 1-2… Obviously we’ve had some good races and some bad races, so this was definitely a good one for the team. When JD won Arizona, it was a long time since a Yamaha won. Now Yamaha has won again and went 1-2. So it has probably been even longer since that’s happened. That’s cool. Like I said, I really would have loved to win that thing, but it could have been worse. It could have happened the lap before, and I could have finished 15th or something.”

Kolby Carlile – AFT Twins #136:

“I was happy to make the Main. That was the goal. For some reason, I haven’t felt comfortable here over the past two years, so I’ll have to figure that out. I was able to get a really good start in the Semi and capitalize on it. In the Main Event, I was a bit more timid. I didn’t get quite as good of a start. I just didn’t want another Arizona incident. I put in a solid 25 laps and gained a lot of experience. At the end, I kind of kept looking back because I had seen that JD and Jake were creeping up on me. I didn’t want to mess up anything they had going on. I was able to finish out the race, gain some more experience, and get some more data for next year. I’m happy with that.”

Roger Hayden — AFT Twins #195:

“It was a roller coaster ride of a day, for sure. It didn’t really start out the best. The track was slick in a couple spots and I just wasn’t that comfortable, but we chipped away at it. Everybody on the whole team was pitching in to help me out. We made a big improvement for the Semi. In the Main Event, we made some more changes again and made another really big jump forward and I was running sixth or seventh. Then we just had a problem after the jump with the bike, which happens to a lot of people. So it was a bummer. The biggest disappointment for me was not being able to get more laps in and more seat time. But it was fun. From where we started, to be running sixth or seventh in the Main Event, was such a huge jump. I’m just so thankful for the team, all the mechanics and everybody who was pitching in to help me out today. I’m really thankful for that.”

The Estenson Racing squad switches gears to the fast-clay Half-Mile at Black Hills Speedway, tomorrow, August 6, for the Black Hills Half-Mile.

Catch the Buffalo Chip TT on NBCSN, August 10, at 1:00 p.m. ET followed by the Black Hills Half-Mile at 2:00 p.m. ET.

For tickets and additional information about the event: http://www.americanflattrack.com/events/ .

Stay up to date with Estenson Racing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

More, from a press release issued by Red Bull KTM:

DAN BROMLEY CLAIMS A PODIUM FINISH AT BUFFALO CHIP TT

Round 11 – American Flat Track Championship – August 5, 2019

STURGIS, S.D. – Consistency is the name of the game for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dan Bromley, who earned his sixth podium finish of the season at Sunday’s Buffalo Chip TT in Sturgis, South Dakota. Bromley’s third-place finish from Round 11 of the 2019 American Flat Track Championship gave him a jump up to second overall in the AFT Singles Championship, where he now sits within striking distance of defending his 2018 title.

A quick 30-minute rainfall came down just before the start of practice on Sunday, drenching the track and making for tacky dirt and fast conditions. It was a solid day all-around for Bromley, who qualified second overall to secure a front row start for AFT Singles Heat 1. In the heat, he powered his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to a third-place start and quickly climbed into second. From there, he held strong to finish second in the heat. In the semi, he started off in second behind KTM-mounted rider Ryan Sipes and the duo battled back-and-forth through the first five laps. After eight laps of racing, Bromley securely finished second. In the Main Event, he got a fourth-place jump off the start but he quickly moved into third after turn one. He kept the pressure on the top two riders throughout the 15-lap race, finishing only a few seconds back for third-place.

Dan Bromley: “Buffalo Chip was a great day! I am super happy to come away with my third podium in a row on three totally different types of tracks. I’m looking forward to the Black Hills Half-Mile tomorrow as I attempt to go for my career grand slam: winning on all four types of tracks (short track, TT, mile and half-mile).”

It was a tough day for team rider Shayna Texter, who wasn’t able to qualify for the 16-rider Main Event at the Buffalo Chip TT. With two Main Event wins under her belt this season, Texter looks forward to bouncing back at the Black Hills Half-Mile, a race she was able to win in 2018.

Shayna Texter: “It was a little bit of a frustrating day. We had some rain before practice started so it changed the track condition a lot and we just struggled with being comfortable on the racetrack. We made progress all day and were able to take some time off of our lap times each time we were going out, which was nice to see. We’re still sixth in points and looking to rebound on Tuesday at the Black Hills Half-Mile.”

Next Race: August 6, 2019 – Black Hills Half-Mile – Rapid City, South Dakota

AFT Singles Main Event

1. Ryan Sipes, KTM

2. Dalton Gauthier, HQV

3. Dan Bromley, KTM

OTHER KTM

11. Kayden Downing, KTM

16. Jeff Ward, KTM

AFT Singles Point Standings

1. Dalton Gauthier, 189 points

2. Dan Bromley, 168

3. Mikey Rush, 161

OTHER KTM

6. Shayna Texter, 108

8. Morgen Mischler, 90

12. Tristan Avery, 64

More, from a press release issued by Estenson Racing:

Ryan Wells Charges Back to Finish Fourth at the Buffalo Chip TT

STURGIS, S.D. (August 5, 2019) – Estenson Racing’s Ryan Wells battled back to cross the line fourth at a tough-to-pass Buffalo Chip TT Sunday Night in Sturgis, South Dakota. His rookie teammate also overcame challenges to finish 12th in just his second race competing in a stacked American Flat Track AFT Singles class.

It was another roller coaster ride of a day for Wells. He won his Heat race in convincing fashion, but got caught up in a first-lap fray and got shuffled back to sixth. The purpose-built track at the legendary Buffalo Chip Campgrounds wasn’t easy to pass on, so he put himself at a disadvantage going into the Main Event with that sixth-place Semi finish. Even though he didn’t get the start he was hoping for in the Main, the 2016 AFT Singles champ put his head down and steadily worked his way through the pack to eventually take fourth place on the final lap.

Daniels had a tough day as a whole, but he was also undeterred. The 16-year-old finished sixth in his Heat race and eighth in the Semi. With no championship on the line, Daniels put everything he had into the Main Event. He got a good start going from 16th to 11th and worked his way into 8th by lap nine. Unfortunately, while trying to advance to another position, he found himself on the ground. Daniels was able to rejoin the race after the restart and once again worked his way from the back of the pack to finish 12th.

Ryan Wells — AFT Singles #94:

“It was definitely an up-and-down day. We won the Heat race, which was awesome. Then, I felt really good in the Semi, but a rider cut the dang track and pushed me up wide and a bunch of people got underneath me. We were on the back row for the Main Event and got a miserable first start. I think I was 15th on the first lap, so I was just picking people off until the very end. To climb back up from that far back and to finish fourth and pass two people on the last lap, it was just awesome. It was probably the best I’ve felt in a long time, especially with not getting the race win. It was a super-big confidence booster. TT’s aren’t my type of track, so I’m pumped for the Black Hills Half-Mile.”

Dallas Daniels — AFT Singles #163:

“The day started out really not so good. I got a bad start in the Heat and I finished sixth, which gave me a second-row start for the Semi. I was able to barely squeak in and get the last transfer to the Main Event. Before we went out for the Main, everybody just told me, ‘Go out, have fun, you’ve got nothing to lose.’ I’m not in the points, and I was on the third row. So I was like, ‘Whatever happens, happens.’ I got a really good start and I was up in 10th or so, and I made a couple passes and was running 8th. I tried to make a pass on the guy in front of me. Our bars got together, and I ended up falling. I was able to get back up, restart, and come back 12th. I’m pretty disappointed with it. Everybody else seems to be happy but me. I was pretty disappointed because I think I had the speed to be top-five for sure. It’s just a learning process for me. We’ll carry this confidence into Tuesday and hopefully do better.”

The Estenson Racing squad switches gears to the fast-clay Half-Mile at Black Hills Speedway, tomorrow, August 6, for the Black Hills Half-Mile.

Catch the Buffalo Chip TT on NBCSN, August 10, at 1:00 p.m. ET followed by the Black Hills Half-Mile at 2:00 p.m. ET.

For tickets and additional information about the event: http://www.americanflattrack.com/events/ .

Stay up to date with Estenson Racing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

International Island Classic: 27th Running Of Vintage Motorcycle Festival Scheduled January 24-26, 2020, At Phillip Island

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International Island Classic: 27th Running Of Vintage Motorcycle Festival Scheduled January 24-26, 2020, At Phillip Island

SAVE THE DATE…27TH INTERNATIONAL ISLAND CLASSIC SET FOR 2020 AUSTRALIA DAY WEEKEND

The southern hemisphere’s largest historic motorcycle meet, the International Island Classic, returns to Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit next Australia Day long weekend, January 24-26, for the 27th running of the event.

Featuring a century of motorcycles from pre-war through to the new era machines, the event is a motorcycle-lovers’ paradise over a massive three days. From Friday to Sunday, the circuit brims with people passionate about bike racing, engineering and two-wheel history with over 450 bikes, 300 riders and 50 plus races starring on a packed agenda.

“It is fantastic to see the International Island Classic gear up for its 27th year. We’re looking forward to confirming further event details in the coming weeks,” said David Bennett, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit General Manager.

Start planning your summer getaway to Phillip Island for the Australia Day long weekend with tickets to the 2020 International Island Classic to go on sale later this year.

For further information contact Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on +61 (0)3 5952 2710 or visit islandclassic.com.au

American Flat Track: Briar Bauman Leads AFT Twins Championship As Series Heads To Southern California

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American Flat Track: Briar Bauman Leads AFT Twins Championship As Series Heads To Southern California

Bauman Leads American Flat Track Field Into So-Cal Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 2019 American Flat Track season resumes this weekend as the series arrives in Perris, Calif., for the So-Cal Half-Mile presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys on Saturday, May 11.

The year’s AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines title campaign has already enjoyed considerable parity, as a different rider has stood atop the podium in each of the season’s four Main Events. Yet no premier class pilot has been as consistently excellent as championship leader Briar Bauman (No. 14 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750), the only rider to finish on the AFT Twins podium each time out in ‘19.

As strong as his form has been, however, the extraordinarily deep field features numerous others — such as Bauman’s younger brother and Indian Wrecking Crew teammate, Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) — with the potential to step forward on the Southern California Fairgrounds’ clay Half-Mile and make it five different winners in five races.

Meanwhile, Dalton Gauthier (No. 122 D&D Cycles/Gobert Smash Husqvarna FC450) enters this weekend’s Roof Systems AFT Singles presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys with the early points lead on the strength of four top-fives, including a win and a pair of runner-up finishes.

Gaulthier will be expected to contend up front again this weekend, but there’s no shortage of checkered flag contenders on the undercard either. The AFT Singles class produced ten different winners a year ago, and this year’s grid boasts the depth to duplicate or exceed that lofty number.

Chief among the riders still looking for a first victory this season is third-ranked Mikey Rush (No. 15 RMR Honda/Red Riders Rewards Honda CRF450R), who’ll have a bit of extra motivation to perform well in front of his home state fans.

While Shayna Texter (No. 52 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing SX-F 450) already has one victory to her name this season, she needs to string together as many Half-Mile and Mile wins as possible in order to boost her titles hopes in light of her continued TT struggles.

If Texter is able to win again Saturday night, she and her older brother, Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Holeshot Powersports Yamaha MT-07), could be in line to double up on their unprecedented achievement when the siblings both won their respective class’ Main Events at the Texas Half-Mile earlier this year. Cory is looking to open the 2019 AFT Productions Twins season two for two as the category picks back up for Round 2 of 11 this weekend.

The action-packed So-Cal Half-Mile will also play host to the Super Hooligan series and provide a variety of entertainment options off track, such as live music, vendors and displays, and STACYC Stability Cycle demo rides and races for kids.

Two levels of ticket packages are available for the So-Cal Half-Mile presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys and on sale now at tickets.americanflattrack.com. General admission tickets are $40 when purchased online and $50 at the gate – buy online today to save $10! VIP Experience packages include food and beverage service as well as a reserved, premium viewing area outside Turn 1 of the racetrack. As a family friendly event, kids 12 and under are admitted for free to the general admission areas.

For fans watching remotely, FansChoice.tv will provide live coverage of the So-Cal Half-Mile starting when the gates open at 4:15 p.m. ET/1:15 p.m. PT. Practice begins an hour later, and Opening Ceremonies are slated to begin at 8:45 p.m. ET/5:45 p.m PT. The rider autograph session is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m PT with the Main Events starting at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.

You can watch the feature telecast of the So-Cal Half-Mile on NBCSN with flag-to-flag coverage of both Main Events, enhanced by exclusive features and cutting-edge aerial drone and onboard footage. The telecast will debut on Sunday, May 19, at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT and will re-air later that week on Thursday, May 23, at 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT.

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

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

How to Watch:

NBCSN and FansChoice.tv are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2019 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT moves to highly-coveted, weekend afternoon programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. FansChoice.tv remains a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event on AFT’s live page while previous events and exclusive features are available on AFT’s VOD page.

About American Flat Track:

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

MOTORCYCLE MONDAY: The 2019 KTM 790 Duke — They Call It “The Scalpel”

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MOTORCYCLE MONDAY: The 2019 KTM 790 Duke — They Call It “The Scalpel”

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By Chris Ulrich

There is something to be said about dedicated motorcyclists
designing, building, and developing motorcycles. The excitement of riding a
motorcycle is easy to describe to somebody who has done it, but hard to
transmit to most normal people: They just won’t get it unless they’ve ridden a
bike. KTM’s engineering staff is fully populated by riders, and that riding
culture comes through loud and clear with the 790 Duke. It is a case study in
building a motorcycle that is powerful, compact, and lightweight with sharp
handling, so it’s no wonder that KTM nicknamed it The Scalpel!

(Above) Roadracing World’s Chris Ulrich on the 2019 KTM 790 Duke, a middleweight streetbike combining a great power-to-weight ratio and sharp handling.

I could already tell it was going to be a good day when I clicked
into second gear and pulled out of the parking lot at the start of the official
intro for the KTM 790 Duke. The engine spun up through the rpm and ripped
through the gears effortlessly, and the day had just begun. We ventured out on
a route that took us from the Southern California beach town of Encinitas and
down the coast, then headed east towards Mount Palomar before heading back
toward the ocean. But it didn’t take a 150-mile loop on some of the best roads
Southern California has to offer for me to figure out that this KTM is a
ripping middleweight that will make anybody with a pulse want to get out and
ride!

The performance of the 799cc Parallel Twin engine really stood
out as we rolled down Pacific Coast Highway. Riding from stoplight to
stoplight, I couldn’t help launching off the line at each green and blasting
through the first three gears, before backing off to stay out of
speed-limit-related trouble. The 790 Duke gains rpm like a Superbike with a
lightweight kit stator, so quickly in fact that it gives the seat of the pants
impression of accelerating harder than its big brother, the 1290 SuperDuke R.
It’s a real-world example of a good power-to-weight ratio in two-wheeled
action!

(Above) Ulrich found the KTM also entertaining on the racetrack, although if we owned it, we’d upgrade the stock tires and front suspension.

The real fun began as we headed down Highland Valley Road and
made our way toward the east grade of Mount Palomar. Highland Valley Road is
tight, twisty and slick, and the 790 Duke showed its handling prowess without
making me take risks on the road. It delivers light steering and easy turn-in,
yet is stable at the apex, and finishes the corner well. The engine pulled out
of slow, second-gear corners effortlessly, and the 790 Duke also handled
faster, sweeping corners. I was so comfortable with the bike as we climbed the
hill that I kept catching myself going faster than anybody really should on an
open public road.

Carving up the twisty roads gave me a good idea of the 790 Duke’s
potential, but, as we always do, we took the 790 Duke out to the racetrack to
really test its limits. For that, I headed to a Fastrack Riders event at Auto
Club Speedway, which features a road course that is flat and a little bumpy,
but which also has a good mix of high- and low-speed corners that allow a rider
to really get a good idea of a bike’s capabilities.

Before getting into the details, let me say that the KTM 790 Duke
is fun to ride on the track. Not in a holy-smokes, rip-your-arms-out power-wheelie way. But in an
instant-power-across-a-broad-rpm-range way. The 435-degree firing order spreads
out the power pulses, delivering lots of tractable power from 4,000 rpm to
around 9,500 rpm. The power delivery is so smooth that I was able to turn off
the traction control for racetrack use—even with the standard tires—without any
drama. Accelerating out of the last corner and down the front straight at Auto
Club Speedway, the 790 gains rpm so quickly that I hit the rev limiter before I
knew it, and had to start anticipating my shift points. This is not a typical
middleweight!

(Above) The 790 Duke’s floating front discs with radial-mount calipers.

On the chassis side, the non-adjustable WP forks have relatively
lightweight springs biased toward street comfort, and they bottomed out during
very heavy, straight-line braking. When they weren’t down on the stops, the
forks offered reasonable control and feedback, and the stock 790 Duke was less
prone to tucking the front than its 1290 big brother, which may be due to what
feels like better weight distribution.

But this middleweight comes with a full selection of advanced
electronics. The combination of the Motor Slip Regulation engine-braking
control system, the Quickshifter+ system’s auto-blip downshifting capability,
and the slip-assist back-torque-limiting clutch system improved braking
stability and helped keep the rear wheel in line at corner entry, even when the
front forks were on the bottom of their travel. Coming off the brakes and
turning into the corner is one of the KTM’s real strengths: The Parallel Twin
engine is light and compact, with the cylinders positioned nicely up front,
which reduces turning effort.

Once I was on my knee at the corner apex, the 790 Duke had good
feel and still finished the corner, even when I reached the traction limits of
the Maxxis Supermaxx ST front tire, buried the forks, and needed to correct
front-end slides. On exit, the 790 Duke rotated well through the middle of the
corner, which allowed me to get the gas open and drive out at full throttle.
And the rear tire gave decent feedback while spinning up during heavy
acceleration.

(Above) The 2019 KTM 790 Duke combines a steel-tube trellis-type frame and a die-cast aluminum-alloy swingarm with an open-lattice design.

Having said that, if I bought a 790 Duke and planned to do any
track riding with it at all, the first thing I would do is buy
higher-performance tires. The stock Maxxis tires may be designed for longevity
on the street, but just don’t deliver as much traction as I like. I’d upgrade
to a set of Dunlop Q3 or Q4 or Pirelli Rosso Corsa II tires for combined street
and track use, without needing to deal with tire warmers. I’d also upgrade to
heavier fork springs or just go straight to KTM’s optional WP Apex Pro 6500
track-use fork cartridge kit with springs.

My experience on the street and on the racetrack still made it
clear that the 790 Duke delivers, with good handling and a great engine,
setting a new performance standard in the middleweight Twins category. More
importantly, the bike is really fun to ride on the street and on the racetrack.
And after all, having fun is really why we all started riding motorcycles in
the first place!

Leading-Edge Tech In A Middleweight Package

The performance of the 790 Duke clearly illustrates how KTM has
established itself as one of the most progressive motorcycle companies in
business. Hard-core motorcycle enthusiasts are rampant in the ranks of KTM
employees, which may explain why the Austrian company keeps coming out with new
models that sell well. With the 790 Duke, KTM has positioned its latest naked
sportbike as a very capable bridge between the single-cylinder 390 and 690 Duke
models and the stomping twin-cylinder 1290cc Super Duke R.

It all comes down to packaging with the 790. KTM engineers wanted
to make the 790 as lightweight and compact as possible, so they chose to build
a 799cc DOHC Parallel Twin. The engine is so compact that it’s actually close
in overall dimensions to the company’s single-cylinder 390 engine. It’s
significantly smaller than the engines used in competing models like Yamaha’s
twin-cylinder FZ-07/MT-07 and three-cylinder FZ-09/MT-09 models, Suzuki’s
V-Twin SV650, and the BMW F-800 Inline Twin.

(Above) Assembled 790 engine.

To create the 790’s compact power unit, engineers started with
horizontally split cast engine cases cradling a one-piece forged crankshaft
with its rod journals offset 75-degrees. That allowed the engineers to set the
firing order at 435 degrees, producing the type of traction-enhancing
power-delivery characteristics typical of a V-Twin, but without the extra size
and weight of twice as many individual cylinders, cylinder heads, and valve
trains.

(Above) One-piece crankshaft with offset journals.

The engine has a bore and stroke of 88.0mm x 65.7mm and a
compression ratio of 12.7:1, and a set of lightweight forged pistons each ride
on a DLC-coated wrist pin carried by a fracture-split steel connecting rod.
Using the fracture-split technique for the connecting rod’s bolt-together
big-end creates a unique, more accurate and stronger self-indexing mating
surface, eliminating the need for locating dowels and thus reducing
reciprocating weight. The sleeveless aluminum cylinder bores are Nikasil plated
and the cylinder block features an open-deck design to help improve engine cooling.

(Above) Forged pistons and fracture-split connecting rods.

Four steel valves per cylinder are actuated by a set of
chain-driven camshafts combined with DLC-coated finger followers. A gear-driven
secondary balancer shaft is positioned between (and driven off) the camshafts,
while the main balancing shaft is placed low in the engine and is driven off
the crankshaft. The end product is a compact engine that put out a measured
98.26 bhp at 9,570 rpm and 59.16 lbs.-ft. of torque at 7,800 rpm on the Attack
Tuning Center’s rear-wheel dynamometer.

(Above) Attack Performance Center’s rear-wheel dyno showed the 790 Duke making 98.26 bhp at 9,570 rpm and 59.16 lbs.-ft. of torque at 7,800 rpm.

The engine is used as a stressed member in the chrome-moly
steel-tube trellis frame, helping reduce overall weight while also balancing
the flex characteristics of the chassis. The die-cast aluminum-alloy swingarm
is an open-lattice design that optimizes the balance between rigidity and flex.
Incorporating other parts of the chassis into the overall design, the
cast-aluminum sub-frame also houses the airbox, making room for increased
volume plus giving easier access to the air filter.

The advanced electronics suite includes lean-angle-sensitive
engine braking and traction control, controlled by a five-dimensional inertial
measurement unit (IMU) that reads yaw and roll movement and rate of change as
well as longitudinal, lateral, and vertical acceleration. The electronic Motor
Slip Regulation (MSR) system works with the power-assisted slipper clutch to
help prevent rear wheel hop and chatter on downshifts, and the MTC (Motorcycle
Traction Control) system comes with three pre-set levels and a configurable
fourth option. The Sport, Street and Rain settings offer differing levels of
traction control, with the Rain setting lowering the amount of power available;
all three MTC settings incorporate an anti-wheelie setting to help keep the
front wheel near the ground. The Track mode allows the rider to select five
additional levels of anti-spin that are less intrusive than the Sport setting
and to turn the anti-wheelie functionality off, and includes launch control for
racing starts. All the settings are easily accessed through the left handlebar
switch. The menu on the TFT dash is clear and making adjustments is fast and
easy. The dash also incorporates Bluetooth technology to allow the rider to
access music and manage phone calls—but why would they want to?

(Above) The KTM’s TFT dash is easier to read than most.

The 790 Duke follows the broad outlines of the other members of
the Duke family, with minimal bodywork, an upright seating position, and
tubular handlebars. Unlike more downmarket machines, the Dukes come with
more-sophisticated suspension components than usually seen in their market
segments. In this case, the 790 has non-adjustable 43 mm inverted WP forks with
progressive-rate springs that increase from 6Nm to 10Nm as they compress. A
single WP shock working with a progressive spring is located between the frame and
the swingarm. The forks feature an open-cartridge configuration with
compression and rebound functions located in separate fork legs, and also carry
progressive springs to help manage motion through a 5.5-inch stroke.

(Above) Exploded view of 790 Duke engine.

Front-wheel braking is handled by a pair of 300mm discs and
four-piston radial-mount calipers manufactured by JJuan, a Spanish brake
company. A single 240mm disc with a dual-piston caliper is used at the rear.
The bike comes with a Bosch ABS system which is remarkably sophisticated, offering
two different performance modes. The Cornering ABS setting is lean-sensitive,
assisting the rider in trail-braking into a corner by reducing the braking
force as lean angle increases. The Supermoto ABS setting allows the rider to
lock the rear wheel while maintaining ABS functionality at the front. In both
ABS modes, the intervention is smooth, not abrupt, giving the rider a natural,
comfortable feel at the brake lever.

The company claims a dry weight of 372.6 pounds for the 790 Duke;
measured on Roadracing World’s certified scales, it weighed 418 pounds with a
full tank of fuel. Weight distribution is 51.3% on the front wheel and 47.7% on
the rear wheel.

All in all, there’s a lot of technology and performance packed
into KTM’’s powerful and lightweight new middleweight. The 790 Duke is
available in showrooms now, at a suggested MSRP of $10,499.

American Flat Track: Running Results From The Rain-Delayed Buffalo Chip TT (Including Main Event Results)

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August 4, 2019

Provisional AFT Singles Free Practice One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Ryan Sipes (KTM), 33.270 seconds

2. Dan Bromley (KTM), 33.899

3. Max Whale (Kaw), 34.000

4. Nick McFadden (Yam), 34.006

5. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), 34.073

6. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), 34.076

7. Jeff Ward (KTM), 34.136

8. Kayden Downing (KTM), 34.146

9. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 34.199

10. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 34.278

11. Mikey Rush (Hon), 34.315

12. Tanner Dean (Hon), 34.349

13. Jake Fell (Hon), 34.487

14. Ryan Wells (Yam), 34.504

15. Hunter Taylor (Hon), 34.525

16. Oliver Brindley (Yam), 34.530

17. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 34.565

18. Andrew DiBrino (Hus), 34.705

19. Cameron Smith (Hon), 34.803

20. Cole Zabala (Hon), 34.840

21. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), 34.911

22. Dylan Bell (Hon), 34.927

23. Parker Lange (Hon), 34.932

24. James Rispoli (Yam), 35.037

25. Jay Newton (Yam), 35.056

26. Trent Lowe (Yam), 35.135

27. Jeremy Lehmann (Hon), 35.159

28. Matthew Guenther (Yam), 35.191

29. Chad Cose (Hon), 35.259

30. Brandon Shelstad (Hon), 35.302

31. Damon Coca (Hon), 35.333

32. Colton Smith (KTM), 35.421

33. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), 35.682

34. Blake Steinwagner (Yam), 35.790

35. Hunter Even (Hon), 35.909

36. Tristan Avery (KTM), 35.912

37. Shelby Miller (Hon), 35.956

38. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 35.962

39. Cole Crowley (Hon), 36.095

40. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 36.144

41. Corey Alexander (Kaw), 36.153

42. James Ott (Hon), 36.378

43. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 36.386

44. Clayton Williams (Hon), 36.506

45. Dominic Monaco (Hon), 36.616

46. Kevin Walter (Hon), 36.630

47. Michael Mckee (KTM), 36.915

48. Patrick Foy (Hon), 36.935

49. Jordan Jean (Hon), 37.097

50. Shayna Texter (KTM), 38.555

51. Jesse Janisch (Yam), 44.691

Provisional AFT Twins Free Practice One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. JD Beach (Yam), 33.435 seconds

2. Briar Bauman (Ind), 33.449

3. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 33.478

4. Henry Wiles (Ind), 33.567

5. Jared Mees (Ind), 33.670

6. Jarod Vanderkooi (Har), 33.777

7. Jake Johnson (Yam), 33.834

8. Robert Pearson (Ind), 34.106

9. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 34.194

10. Sammy Halbert (Har), 34.298

11. James Monaco (Ind), 34.795

12. PJ Jacobsen (Ind), 34.856

13. Brandon Price (Ind), 35.108

14. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 35.175

15. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), 35.222

16. Davis Fisher (Ind), 35.236

17. Roger Hayden (Yam), 35.615

18. Larry Pegram (Ind), 35.774

19. Jay Maloney (Ind), 36.412

20. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 36.512

21. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.215

22. Ben Lowe (Kaw), 37.255

Provisional AFT Singles Qualifying One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Ryan Sipes (KTM), 32.615
2. Dan Bromley (KTM), 32.988
3. Jesse Janisch (Yam), 33.046
4. Chad Cose (Hon), 33.103
5. Ryan Wells (Yam), 33.125
6. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 33.224
7. Mikey Rush (Hon), 33.247
8. Jeff Ward (KTM), 33.266
9. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), 33.274
10. James Rispoli (Yam), 33.291
11. Kayden Downing (KTM), 33.292
12. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), 33.340
13. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 33.410
14. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 33.413
15. Jake Fell (Hon), 33.467
16. Oliver Brindley (Yam), 33.474
17. Nick McFadden (Yam), 33.551
18. Corey Alexander (Kaw), 33.553
19. Tristan Avery (KTM), 33.591
20. Max Whale (Kaw), 33.629
21. Cole Zabala (Hon), 33.682
22. Andrew DiBrino (Hus), 33.714
23. Parker Lange (Hon), 33.754
24. Hunter Taylor (Hon), 33.975
25. Matthew Guenther (Yam), 34.033
26. Trent Lowe (Yam), 34.106
27. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 34.113
28. Jay Newton (Yam), 34.115
29. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), 34.243
30. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 34.265
31. Dylan Bell (Hon), 34.385
32. Brandon Shelstad (Hon), 34.470
33. Cameron Smith (Hon), 34.496
34. Blake Steinwagner (Yam), 34.530
35. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 34.548
36. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), 34.569
37. Damon Coca (Hon), 34.708
38. Cole Crowley (Hon), 34.848
39. Hunter Even (Hon), 34.973
40. Shelby Miller (Hon), 35.010
41. Dominic Monaco (Hon), 35.358
42. James Ott (Hon), 35.377
43. Jeremy Lehmann (Hon), 35.462
44. Clayton Williams (Hon), 35.794
45. Kevin Walter (Hon), 35.870
46. Shayna Texter (KTM), 35.969
47. Michael Mckee (KTM), 36.137
48. Jordan Jean (Hon), 36.276
49. Patrick Foy (Hon), 36.347
50. Tanner Dean (Hon), no time recorded
51. Colton Smith (KTM), no time recorded

Provisional AFT Twins Qualifying One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 32.929 seconds

2. Jake Johnson (Yam), 33.098

3. Jared Mees (Ind), 33.214

4. JD Beach (Yam), 33.232

5. Henry Wiles (Ind), 33.379

6. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 33.444

7. Jarod Vanderkooi (Har), 33.449

8. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 33.613

9. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), 33.794

10. Robert Pearson (Ind), 33.897

11. Sammy Halbert (Har), 33.991

12. PJ Jacobsen (Ind), 34.066

13. James Monaco (Ind), 34.068

14. Davis Fisher (Ind), 34.205

15. Larry Pegram (Ind), 34.274

16. Brandon Price (Ind), 34.396

17. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 34.505

18. Roger Hayden (Yam), 34.662

19. Jay Maloney (Ind), 35.163

20. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 35.235

21. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 35.759

22. Ben Lowe (Kaw), no time recorded

Provisional AFT Singles Qualifying Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dan Bromley (KTM), 33.122
2. James Rispoli (Yam), 33.169
3. Jesse Janisch (Yam), 33.173
4. Ryan Sipes (KTM), 33.196
5. Ryan Wells (Yam), 33.455
6. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 33.487
7. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), 33.500
8. Nick McFadden (Yam), 33.506
9. Chad Cose (Hon), 33.540
10. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 33.555
11. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 33.560
12. Jeff Ward (KTM), 33.563
13. Tristan Avery (KTM), 33.604
14. Kayden Downing (KTM), 33.647
15. Max Whale (Kaw), 33.676
16. Corey Alexander (Kaw), 33.677
17. Mikey Rush (Hon), 33.695
18. Jake Fell (Hon), 33.696
19. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), 33.702
20. Cole Zabala (Hon), 33.719
21. Oliver Brindley (Yam), 33.859
22. Parker Lange (Hon), 33.864
23. Andrew DiBrino (Hus), 33.989
24. Matthew Guenther (Yam), 34.245
25. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 34.275
26. Hunter Taylor (Hon), 34.306
27. Cameron Smith (Hon), 34.458
28. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), 34.489
29. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 34.499
30. Dylan Bell (Hon), 34.503
31. Trent Lowe (Yam), 34.513
32. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), 34.717
33. Jay Newton (Yam), 34.754
34. Blake Steinwagner (Yam), 34.760
35. Brandon Shelstad (Hon), 34.760
36. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), 34.873
37. Dominic Monaco (Hon), 35.024
38. Damon Coca (Hon), 35.026
39. Hunter Even (Hon), 35.190
40. Jeremy Lehmann (Hon), 35.240
41. Cole Crowley (Hon), 35.274
42. Patrick Foy (Hon), 35.543
43. Shelby Miller (Hon), 35.584
44. Shayna Texter (KTM), 35.805
45. Clayton Williams (Hon), 35.869
46. Kevin Walter (Hon), 35.883
47. James Ott (Hon), 35.900
48. Michael Mckee (KTM), 35.981
49. Jordan Jean (Hon), 36.590
50. Tanner Dean (Hon), no time recorded
51. Colton Smith (KTM), no time recorded

Provisional AFT Twins Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam), 33.131
2. Jared Mees (Ind), 33.159
3. Henry Wiles (Ind), 33.270
4. Briar Bauman (Ind), 33.322
5. Jake Johnson (Yam), 33.331
6. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 33.360
7. Sammy Halbert (Har), 33.549
8. PJ Jacobsen (Ind), 33.580
9. Brandon Price (Ind), 33.792
10. Jarod Vanderkooi (Har), 33.830
11. James Monaco (Ind), 33.982
12. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 34.015
13. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), 34.076
14. Davis Fisher (Ind), 34.100
15. Larry Pegram (Ind), 34.118
16. Robert Pearson (Ind), 34.155
17. Roger Hayden (Yam), 34.380
18. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 34.614
19. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 35.218
20. Ben Lowe (Kaw), 35.227
21. Jay Maloney (Ind), 35.256
22. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 36.118

Provisional AFT Singles Heat 1

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Sipes (KTM), 5 laps
2. Chad Cose (Hon), -02.426 seconds
3. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), -02.983
4. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), -03.110
5. Andrew Luker (Kaw), -05.142
6. Oliver Brindley (Yam), -05.411
7. Andrew DiBrino (Hus), -06.586
8. Jay Newton (Yam), -07.850
9. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -10.429
10. Dylan Bell (Hon), -10.699
11. Tristan Avery (KTM), -14.581
12. Matthew Guenther (Yam), -16.536
13. James Ott (Hon), -16.786
14. Shelby Miller (Hon), -17.666
15. Shayna Texter (KTM), -18.427
16. Damon Coca (Hon), -18.491

Provisional AFT Singles Heat 2

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Wells (Yam), 5 laps
2. Dan Bromley (KTM), -00.599 seconds
3. Mikey Rush (Hon), -02.877
4. Nick McFadden (Yam), -03.151
5. Kayden Downing (KTM), -03.653
6. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -04.006
7. Max Whale (Kaw), -04.517
8. Blake Steinwagner (Yam), -07.217
9. Trent Lowe (Yam), -07.739
10. Cole Crowley (Hon), -08.100
11. Cameron Smith (Hon), -08.391
12. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), -09.489
13. Patrick Foy (Hon), -13.865
14. Kevin Walter (Hon), -15.214
15. Parker Lange (Hon), -15.558
16. Dominic Monaco (Hon), -32.605

Provisional AFT Singles Heat 3

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Jeff Ward (KTM), 5 laps
2. James Rispoli (Yam), -00.477 seconds
3. Jake Fell (Hon), -02.432
4. Hunter Taylor (Hon), -02.879
5. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -03.174
6. Cole Zabala (Hon), -04.090
7. Jesse Janisch (Yam), -04.798
8. Brandon Shelstad (Hon), -06.114
9. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), -06.420
10. Jeremy Lehmann (Hon), -08.163
11. Clayton Williams (Hon), -11.228
12. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), -11.524
13. Hunter Even (Hon), -11.995
14. Michael Mckee (KTM), -13.363
15. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), -5 laps
16. Corey Alexander (Kaw), -5 laps

Provisional AFT Singles Semi 1

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Sipes (KTM), 8 laps
2. Dan Bromley (KTM), -01.654 seconds
3. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), -01.967
4. Jeff Ward (KTM), -04.078
5. Jesse Janisch (Yam), -04.705
6. Andrew DiBrino (Hus), -05.714
7. Nick McFadden (Yam), -05.806
8. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -06.276
9. Andrew Luker (Kaw), -06.610
10. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -07.663
11. Cole Crowley (Hon), -08.122
12. Michael Inderbitzin (Hon), -08.565
13. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -09.510
14. Tristan Avery (KTM), -09.637
15. Jake Fell (Hon), -12.773
16. Blake Steinwagner (Yam), -4 laps

Provisional AFT Singles Semi 2

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Chad Cose (Hon), 8 laps
2. James Rispoli (Yam), -00.101 seconds
3. Hunter Taylor (Hon), -02.378
4. Mikey Rush (Hon), -02.700
5. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), -03.115
6. Ryan Wells (Yam), -03.347
7. Kayden Downing (KTM), -03.785
8. Max Whale (Kaw), -04.216
9. Cole Zabala (Hon), -05.304
10. Oliver Brindley (Yam), -05.906
11. Trent Lowe (Yam), -06.693
12. Jay Newton (Yam), -07.896
13. Dylan Bell (Hon), -08.804
14. Parker Lange (Hon), -09.293
15. Brandon Shelstad (Hon), -13.750
16. Jeremy Lehmann (Hon), -16.453

Provisional AFT Twins Semi 1

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam), 10 laps
2. PJ Jacobsen (Ind), -04.741 seconds
3. Jarod Vanderkooi (Har), -05.084
4. Robert Pearson (Ind), -10.336
5. Roger Hayden (Yam), -15.547
6. Jay Maloney (Ind), -15.995
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), -16.654
8. Briar Bauman (Ind), -38.010
9. Henry Wiles (Ind), -8 laps
10. Brandon Price (Ind), -9 laps
11. Ben Lowe (Kaw), -9 laps

Provisional AFT Twins Semi 2

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Jake Johnson (Yam), 10 laps
2. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -00.308 seconds
3. Jared Mees (Ind), -01.942
4. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), -05.215
5. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), -10.673
6. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -10.906
7. Larry Pegram (Ind), -11.579
8. James Monaco (Ind), -11.835
9. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -16.587
10. Sammy Halbert (Har), -10 laps
11. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -10 laps

Provisional AFT Singles Main Event

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. Ryan Sipes (KTM), 15 laps
2. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), -02.141 seconds
3. Dan Bromley (KTM), -03.272
4. Ryan Wells (Yam), -07.560
5. Chad Cose (Hon), -08.072
6. James Rispoli (Yam), -08.369
7. Jesse Janisch (Yam), -08.509
8. Max Whale (Kaw), -08.860
9. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), -09.119
10. Andrew DiBrino (Hus), -09.866
11. Kayden Downing (KTM), -10.031
12. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -11.839
13. Andrew Luker (Kaw), -13.658
14. Mikey Rush (Hon), -16.377
15. Hunter Taylor (Hon), -20.634
16. Jeff Ward (KTM), -29.647
17. Nick McFadden (Yam), -5 laps

Provisional AFT Twins Main Event

Results (all on
Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam), 25 laps
2. Jake Johnson (Yam), -00.202 seconds
3. Jared Mees (Ind), -08.754
4. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -11.943
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Har), -13.236
6. PJ Jacobsen (Ind), -14.809
7. Robert Pearson (Ind), -15.346
8. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), -15.987
9. Henry Wiles (Ind), -16.209
10. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), -27.253
11. Davis Fisher (Ind), -29.282
12. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -32.747
13. Larry Pegram (Ind), -1 lap, -05.401
14. James Monaco (Ind), -1 lap, -05.615
15. Jay Maloney (Ind), -1 lap, -25.016
16. Briar Bauman (Ind), -17 laps
17. Roger Hayden (Yam), -23 laps,

British Superbike: Andrew Irwin, Josh Brookes Split Wins; American Brandon Paasch 2nd In Motostar Race Two At Thruxton

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British Superbike: Andrew Irwin, Josh Brookes Split Wins; American Brandon Paasch 2nd In Motostar Race Two At Thruxton

Editorial Note: American Brandon Paasch, riding his FPW Racing KTM, placed second in British Motostar Race Two. Paasch finished 0.158 second behind Microlise Cresswell Racing Mahindra’s Asher Durham, who also won Race One. After eight of 18 races, Paasch holds a 31-point lead in the Championship.

Andrew Irwin becomes sixth different race winner before Brookes hits top spot

Andrew Irwin delivered an incredible performance in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the day at Thruxton, claiming his first win in the series to become the sixth different race winner of 2019 to take Honda Racing back to the top to become the fifth different race-winning manufacturer. However, in race two Josh Brookes maintained his winning momentum at the high-speed Hampshire circuit to claim the victory for Be Wiser Ducati.

At the start of race one Peter Hickman launched off the front row to hit the front of the pack ahead of Andrew Irwin and Jason O’Halloran, but the Honda Racing rider hit the front of the field at the end of the opening lap.

His Smiths Racing BMW rival instantly hit back to retake the position on the next lap, but Andrew Irwin was back on the attack and he was back in the lead as the pack streamed across the line to start the third lap.

O’Halloran though was in fourth place, but he put a move on Christian Iddon and then as the freight train of riders headed into Club on lap four, the Australian had been able to claim the lead for McAMS Yamaha.

As O’Halloran led, the pack had shuffled again and Iddon was then into second place ahead of Andrew Irwin, Hickman, Tommy Bridewell, Scott Redding, Danny Buchan and Josh Brookes on lap six.

A lap later and Andrew Irwin and Hickman were inseparable, but Redding was also on the move and he was into fifth on the leading Be Wiser Ducati. Meanwhile O’Halloran was holding the off the chasing pack, but the lead group of nine riders were all in contention.

On lap ten Hickman moved back into the lead with Iddon then following him through on the brakes as the BMWs held first and second ahead of O’Halloran and Andrew Irwin. McAMS Yamaha’s O’Halloran was ready to fight back, he made a move at Club a lap later and was back into second place.

The Smiths Racing BMW rider was trying to make a break from the pack, but his rivals could match his pace, but Iddon was dropping back and the Be Wiser Ducati pairing of Redding and Brookes were into fourth and fifth respectively with six laps remaining.

On lap 14 Andrew Irwin then went for a move to take the lead, pushing Hickman pack into second and into the clutches of Redding, O’Halloran and Brookes. Championship leader Redding made his move, lunging ahead of Hickman to move second with O’Halloran still pushing for his first podium of the season.

O’Halloran was back into second a lap later before hitting the front of the field on lap 16 as the final strategies were coming into play over the final five laps of the race. The McAMS Yamaha rider was then holding off the pack that had again changed with Andrew Irwin back in second ahead of Brookes and Redding.

With two laps remaining Andrew Irwin had scythed his way back to the front of the pack with O’Halloran then back in second with Brookes and Redding fighting for third, however the 2015 champion was hungry for a top three finish and he was up to second, but on the final lap Redding was ahead of his teammate again.

On the final run into Club Redding looked to try and make a move on Andrew Irwin for the lead as equally Brookes was looking to move ahead of his teammate, however the Honda rider had the edge to cross the line ahead of the Be Wiser Ducati pairing.

O’Halloran just missed out on his first podium finish of the season ahead of Hickman and Buchan, who had worked his way through the pack into sixth. Xavi Forés had another strong performance to hold on to sixth place in the standings ahead of Tommy Bridewell and Luke Mossey. Ryan Vickers was back inside the top ten in his rookie season for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team.

The second race had started with a battle for the lead between O’Halloran and Brookes with Hickman and race one winner Andrew Irwin in the mix, but on lap nine the race was red flagged as light rain began to fall.

When the race restarted, Hickman had the jump off the line to lead on the opening lap from Brookes, Andrew Irwin and Bridewell. On the second lap Brookes was coming under fire from a determined Honda Racing rider, but Dan Linfoot was also on the move and he was up into third ahead of Hickman.

However a crash for Glenn Irwin at the Club chicane caused another red flag when the stricken Tyco BMW was in the middle of the track and leaking fluid. The Racesafe marshals worked to clear the scene before the race was restarted again with an eight-lap sprint to the chequered flag.

On the final restart Brookes wasn’t taking any prisoners and he fired himself into the lead and then went to make a break, eventually crossing the line 4.276s ahead of the chasing pack to claim his fifth victory of the season for Be Wiser Ducati.

The battle for second ensued behind with Andrew Irwin and Hickman banging fairings in their quest to break into the top six in the standings. The pair were trading blows with Bridewell, Hickman, Iddon, O’Halloran and Redding also all in the mix.

However, a mistake on lap three saw Redding run on at Club and having not completed the re-join into the race correctly, he was issued a long lap penalty. The Be Wiser Ducati rider had three laps to complete the long lap as the race laps counted down, however he failed to do so, and despite crossing the line in a podium position, he was given the ride through equivalent penalty of 15 seconds. That dropped him down to 22nd and outside of the points.

Andrew Irwin meanwhile had his strongest weekend of his career claiming a second place in race two, ahead of Hickman who was third to take the first podium finish for the new BMW S1000 RR.

O’Halloran had completed his best performance of the season to finish in fourth place for McAMS Yamaha, holding off Bridewell in the closing stages.

Iddon equalled his best race result of the season in sixth place ahead of Xavi Forés, who just dropped outside of the top six in the points ahead of Cadwell Park. Buchan maintained his position inside the top six with an eighth place ahead of Luke Mossey and Linfoot who completed the top ten.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Race 1 result:

Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing)

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.223s

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.635s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.754s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +1.185s

Danny Buchan (FS3-Racing Kawasaki) +2.862s

Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +3.011s

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +3.172s

Luke Mossey (OMG Racing Suzuki) +4.495s

Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki) +6.717s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Race 2 result:

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati)

Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing) +4.276s

Peter Hickman (Smiths BMW) +4.288s

Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +4.534s

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +5.345s

Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +5.660s

Xavi Forés (Honda Racing) +5.970s

Danny Buchan (FS3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.500s

Luke Mossey (OMG Suzuki) +7.708s

Dan Linfoot (TAG Racing) +7.883s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Thruxton:

Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) 246

Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 226

Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 207

Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 150

Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 144

Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing) 139

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

Andrew Irwin – Honda Racing

Race one winner

“It is such an amazing feeling to win! I think I passed Jason going into the last lap or something like that and I felt like I had some tyre left. The pace was funny it went up and down a lot with whoever went to the lead. I just wanted to put a strong lap together on the last lap.

“It is a dream come true, it’s been a tough road to get here, the best road and I’ve learnt a lot along the way.

“Whenever I won a Supersport race, I only won one but my team-mate helped me along the way so this feels like my first proper win that I’ve ever got so I’m delighted and I can’t thank Honda enough for all their hard work.”

Josh Brookes – Be Wiser Ducati

Race two winner

“Tyre conservation is on your mind all weekend here at Thruxton so with the second race going from 20 laps to 13 laps and then down to eight laps, I could ride exactly how I wanted to and just went full speed as the tyre was always going to last eight laps.

“I just got my head down and went for it and whilst it may not have been as close as the first race, I enjoyed it a lot more. The field is so level now, every race is tough but Pirelli have done a great job with the tyres and they’re a little bit easier to manage around here now and although I still wanted more from myself, I was happy with the first race podium.

“I got pushed around a bit too much on track and needed to find a little bit more confidence, so the second race win has given me exactly what I needed and it’s great to be back on the top step.”

MotoGP World Championship: Wet Race Results From Brno (Updated)

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MotoGP World Championship: Wet Race Results From Brno (Updated)

MotoGP Race Lap Record: Dani Pedrosa, 1:56.027, 2014

MotoGP All Time Lap Record: Marc Marquez, 1:54.596, 2016

2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship

Automotodrom Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

August 4, 2019

Race Results (wet conditions, all on Michelin tires):

1. Marc Marquez, Spain (Honda), 20 laps, Total Race Time 39:24.430

2. Andrea Dovizioso, Italy (Ducati), -2.452 seconds

3. Jack Miller, Australia (Ducati), -3.497

4. Alex Rins, Spain (Suzuki), -4.858

5. Cal Crutchlow, UK (Honda), -6.007

6. Valentino Rossi, Italy (Yamaha), -9.083

7. Fabio Quartararo, France (Yamaha), -12.092

8. Danilo Petrucci, Italy (Ducati), -13.976

9. Takaaki Nakagami, Japan (Honda), -15.724

10. Maverick Vinales, Spain (Yamaha), -16.558

11. Pol Espargaro, Spain (KTM), -18.234

12. Francesco Bagnaia, Italy (Ducati), -19.738

13. Miguel Oliveira, Portugal (KTM), -22.539

14. Johann Zarco, France (KTM), -30.459

15. Stefan Bradl, Germany (Honda), -30.500

16. Tito Rabat, Spain (Ducati), -30.755

17. Andrea Iannone, Italy (Aprilia), -37.170

18. Aleix Espargaro, Spain (Aprilia), -37.343

19. Karel Abraham, Czech Republic (Ducati), -44.296

20. Sylvain Guintoli, France (Suzuki), -48.938

21. Hafizh Syahrin, Malaysia (KTM), -14 laps, DNF, crash

22. Franco Morbidelli, Italy (Yamaha), -20 laps, DNF, crash

23. Joan Mir, Spain (Suzuki), -20 laps, DNF, crash

World Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 19 races):

1. Marquez, 210 points

2. Dovizioso, 147

3. Petrucci, 129

4. Rins, 114

5. Vinales, 91

6. Rossi, 90

7. Miller, 86

8. Crutchlow, 78

9. Quartararo, 76

10. Pol Espargaro, 61

11. Nakagami, 57

12. Morbidelli, 52

13. Mir, 39

14. Aleix Espargaro, 31

15. Iannone, 21

16. Jorge Lorenzo, 19

17. TIE, Zarco/Oliveira, 18

19. Bagnaia, 15

20. Rabat, 14

21. Bradl, 13

22. Michele Pirro, 9

23. TIE, Guintoli/Abraham/Syahrin, 3

26. Bradley Smith, 0

(Above) Marc Marquez (93) on his way to victory in the Czech Republic.

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

50 not out: Marquez hits a half century of premier class wins

A masterclass from the reigning Champion sees him take victory at Brno, with Dovizioso and Miller on the podium

Sunday, 04 August 2019

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took an impressive win in the Monster Energy Grand Prix Ceské republiky, taking the holeshot from pole after a dramatic downpour had delayed the start as the field waited for conditions to improve. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) shot up into second to take his fifth podium of the year, with Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) completing the rostrum for podium number two this season. He was the top Independent Team rider.

After a rain shower, a delay and the Quick Start Procedure, it was Marquez who shot off the line first to immediately take the lead, with Dovizioso slicing up into second as Johann Zarco (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Miller found themselves struggling a little more with grip. Initially, it became a four rider fight with Marquez, Dovizioso, Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Miller creating a gap over just over a second back to Pol Espargaro (Red Bull Factory Racing), who had Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) for close company. As the laps ticked by the leading quartet were line astern as 0.8 covered them, and with limited dry track time throughout the weekend, the riders were wary of not jumping the gun too early.

Meanwhile, Rossi eventually got the better of Espargaro’s KTM, with Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) quickly dispatching the latter to tuck in behind ‘The Doctor’. But by this time, the gap to the leaders was over four seconds. Would Marquez turn the wick up even further? The signs were there and with 10 to go, fourth place Miller had dropped 1.5 off the race leader, with Marquez’ lead over second-placed Dovi creeping up over the half-second mark. Then, with nine to go, Marquez was making his move. The gap increased to nearly a second but at Turn 10, the number 93 had a warning shot on the front. It didn’t seem to faze the seven-time Champion though, as from then on, no one could keep the Honda man’s pace.

That meant it boiled down to a race for second and third between Dovi, Rins and Miller with five laps remaining. Would there be a late twist in the tale for P2? Rins closed Dovi down slightly but soon, it was the Suzuki under attack instead. Miller smelt blood and the Australian set his sights onto the back of Rins’ GSX-RR.

With two laps left, he went for it at Turn 1 but the blue machine fought back up the inside. No matter, Miller got the job done a few seconds later at Turn 5 and with Rins clearly struggling with his tyres, the Spaniard gave up the ghost. Up the road, meanwhile, Marquez was out of sight as he took victory number six of the year. 63 points is now his advantage heading to Austria, over Dovizioso, who returned to the podium for the first time since Mugello just behind him.

Behind Rins’ fourth, Crutchlow wasn’t far off the podium hunt, with the British rider finishing 1.2 off him in P5. Rossi took a pretty lonely sixth place to claim his best result since Le Mans; the nine-time World Champion the leading Yamaha in the Czech Republic as he finished three seconds ahead of rookie Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT). Danilo Petrucci’s (Ducati Team) run of top six finishes in 2019 came to an end with a P8 in Brno, the Italian ahead of ninth place Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu). After a bad start, Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) recovered from 15th to 10th on a difficult day for one of the riders who looked like a serious contender before the weather shuffled the pack.

Pol Espargaro took 11th ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac Racing), with his fellow rookie Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) taking P13 and just ahead of Zarco. Jorge Lorenzo’s replacement, Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda Team), completed the points.

Hafizh Syahrin (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) crashed at Turn 10 on Lap 7 – rider ok, and a crash took down Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) after a close encounter with Zarco on Lap 1.

That’s it from Brno, and another masterclass from Marquez sees the number 93 enter the record books once more with his 50th premier class win. The riders will be aiming to stop it become number 51 in Austria, with the action kicking off at the Red Bull Ring in under a weeks’ time. But first, a Brno test on Monday!

Marc Marquez: “I was really concentrating from the beginning because there were some wet patches still at Turn 1, but I decided to start and keep my rhythm because the Yamaha riders were behind and they were very fast in Warm Up. I saw Dovi was behind me and I just kept pushing and pushing. Around 10 laps to go is when I had a warning, it’s when I started to push more and when I tried to open the gap! I’m really happy, it was a crazy weekend but the Repsol Honda Team were really focused and precise, and that helps me achieve the victory.”

Moto2 World Championship: Race Results From Brno

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Moto2 Race Lap Record: Alex Marquez, 2:01.463, 2019

Moto2 All Time Lap Record: Alex Marquez, 2:01.463, 2019

2019 FIM Moto2 World Championship

Automotodrom Brno

Brno, Czech Republic

August 4, 2019

Race Results (all using Triumph engines and Dunlop tires):

1. Alex Marquez, Spain (Kalex), 19 laps, Total Race Time 38:49.768

2. Fabio Di Giannantonio, Italy (Speed Up), -3.018 seconds

3. Enea Bastianini, Italy (Kalex), -4.158

4. Jorge Navarro, Spain (Speed Up), -4.290

5. Luca Marini, Italy (Kalex), -7.031

6. Marcel Schrotter, Germany (Kalex), -8.847

7. Nicolo Bulega, Italy (Kalex), -8.937

8. Augusto Fernandez, Spain (Kalex), -11.900

9. Tetsuta Nagashima, Japan (Kalex), -12.896

10. Iker Lecuona, Spain (KTM), -19.079

11. Lorenzo Baldassarri, Italy (Kalex), -20.248

12. Marco Bezzecchi, Italy (KTM), -21.424

13. Jorge Martin, Spain (KTM), -23.119

14. Andrea Locatelli, Italy (Kalex), -25.850

15. Somkiat Chantra, Thailand (Kalex), -26.240

16. Remy Gardner, Australia (Kalex), -26.714

17. Bo Bendsneyder, Netherlands (NTS), -28.917

18. Jake Dixon, UK (KTM), -32.573

19. Jonas Folger, Germany (Kalex), -32.979

20. Stefano Manzi, Italy (MV Agusta), -35.664

21. Dominique Aegerter, Switzerland (MV Agusta), -35.865

22. Steven Odendaal, South Africa (NTS), -46.357

23. Phillipp Oettl, Germany (KTM), -50.454

24. Xavi Vierge, Spain (Kalex), -58.874, crash

25. Xavi Cardelus, Andorra (KTM), -64.629

26. Brad Binder, South Africa (KTM), -7 laps, DNF, crash

27. Sam Lowes, UK (Kalex), -11 laps, DNF, crash

28. Mattia Pasini, Italy (Kalex), -11 laps, DNF, crash

29. Tom Luthi, Switzerland (Kalex), -16 laps, DNF, crash

30. Lukas Tulovic, Germany (KTM), -16 laps, DNF, crash

31. Joe Roberts, USA (KTM), DNS

Moto3 World Championship: Race Results From Brno

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Moto3 Race Lap Record: Romano Fenati, 2:08.064, 2014

Moto3 All Time Lap Record: Alex Rins, 2:07.622, 2013

2019 FIM Moto3 World Championship

Automotodrom Brno

Brno, Czech Republic

August 4, 2019

Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Aron Canet, Spain (KTM), 18 laps, Total Race Time 39:11.879

2. Lorenzo Dalla Porta, Italy (Honda), -0.159 second

3. Tony Arbolino, Italy (Honda), -0.217

4. Jaume Masia, Spain (KTM), -0.404

5. Niccolo Antonelli, Italy (Honda), -0.499

6. Ai Ogura, Japan (Honda), -0.530

7. Andrea Migno, Italy (KTM), -0.715

8. Romano Fenati, Italy (Honda), -0.737

9. Jakub Kornfeil, Czech Republic (KTM), -1.063 seconds

10. Darryn Binder, South Africa (KTM), -1.757