British Superbike: Race Two & Race Three Results From Cadwell Park

David Swarts

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August 26, 2024

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British Superbike: Race Two & Race Three Results From Cadwell Park

Race Two
BSB Race Three
BSB Points after R3

More, from a press release issued by MSVR:

Ryde has Monster weekend in 90th anniversary Cadwell Park season to reign as Pirelli King of the Mountain

Kyle Ryde (77) leads Tommy Bridewell (1) over the "Mountain" at Cadwell Park. Photo courtesy MSVR. — Kyle Ryde (77) leads Tommy Bridewell (1) over the “Mountain” at Cadwell Park. Photo courtesy MSVR.

Kyle Ryde roared to both Pirelli King of the Mountain and Monster Energy Cadwell 90 Trophy honours after an unstoppable weekend as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship hit Cadwell Park.

The OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider lifted the Pirelli King of the Mountain Trophy after winning Sunday’s race and finishing second to Honda Racing UK’s Tommy Bridewell in Monday’s shorter Race Two – and then stamped his authority on the weekend by winning Race Three, and with it the Monster Energy Cadwell 90 Trophy.

Bank Holiday Monday’s opening race was all about defending champion Bridewell at his team’s local circuit, who hit the front on the opening lap and stayed ahead throughout the full 12 laps.

Home hero Lee Jackson on the MasterMac Honda got the holeshot at the start, but Bridewell was also fast off the line and made a move for the front at Park.

Behind, Ryde was pressuring Jackson, finding a way past on the fifth lap. He looked like he was poised to make a move on lap six but it didn’t happen and a lap later he fell back to third as Jackson swept past.

It took two laps for the Race One winner to find his way back past Jackson as the top three stayed close together on track, but nobody seemed to have an answer for Bridewell, who remained in full control.

On the final lap, he was able to just edge a small advantage as Ryde made a tiny mistake on the approach to the Mountain, giving him a small bit of breathing space as he rode to the flag, taking the win by 0.219s, as Jackson crossed the line third.

Ryde stormed to his second win of the weekend in Race Three, this time beating Bridewell by 0.702secs, as Bridewell banked his 100th podium.

Ryde got a flying start from second on the grid to grab the holeshot and lead the pack into Coppice for the first time as MasterMac Honda’s Charlie Nesbitt settled into second with the second OMG GRILLA Yamaha of Ryan Vickers in third.

On the second lap, Vickers shoved his way past Nesbitt and moments later passed Ryde, setting a blistering pace as he crossed the line into lap three.

But it was to be short lived, as he crashed out at Coppice seconds later, handing his team-mate the lead once again as further back, Bridewell moved ahead of Lee Jackson into fourth.

Ryde controlled the rest of the race from the front, as Bridewell’s next target was Glenn Irwin’s Hager PBM Ducati, which he passed on the fifth lap and set off after Nesbitt, passing him at Coppice on Lap Eight.

Behind, Jackson – who had dropped back to fifth – stuck a move on Irwin to climb back to fourth on the seventh lap before passing Nesbitt for third three laps later.

From there, the top three remained the same to the chequered flag, as Bridewell kept close to Ryde’s rear wheel, remaining around half a second at most off his rival.

With two laps to go, it was clear Bridewell wasn’t going to be able to bridge the gap and had to settle for second position behind a delighted Ryde, as Jackson scored another podium in third.

Race Three marked the end of the 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship Main Season, as the riders now prepare to enter the Showdown in the final three rounds, when the points value increases.

After Cadwell Park, Tommy Bridewell remains at the top of the points standings, 19 clear of Ryde with Glenn Irwin third, a further 41 points behind. Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Christian Iddon has slipped to fourth as Vickers sits fifth.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park Race 2 result:

1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 12 laps

2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) +0.219s

3. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.242s

4. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +2.025s

5. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +2.425s

6. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) +5.330s

7. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +9.263s

8. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) +10.958s

9. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +11.127s

10. Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +11.667s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Race 3: The Monster Energy Cadwell 90 result:

1. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 20 laps

2. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.702s

3. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +3.436s

4. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +4.368s

5. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +10.337s

6. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +10.919s

7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) +18.378s

8. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +20.150s

9. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +20.402s

10. Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda) +22.845s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

1. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 294

2. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 275

3. Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 234

4. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 231

5. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 208

6. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 184

7. Leon Haslam (ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad) 170

8. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) 163

9. Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 158

10. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 151

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

Kyle Ryde

OMG GRILLA Racing Yamaha

“From what started off as a bit of a struggle, it ended up being pretty easy, which weekends like that don’t come very often but when they do you have to take the most from them.

“I would’ve liked to have taken all three wins but when it’s 12-laps everyone is pushing to the limit and the risk wasn’t quite worth it going wrong.

“The last race was probably the best race I’ve done, I was consistent and only made one mistake in the 20 laps. I got as many trophies as I could and was crowned Bennetts Rider of the Round – so thank you to the fans and of course my team for it.”

NEMRR: Crossman Takes Career-First Dash For Cash Win

David Swarts

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August 26, 2024

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NEMRR: Crossman Takes Career-First Dash For Cash Win

NEMRR Series

Round Five

August 24-25

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, New Hampshire

Round Five of the 2024 NorthEast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) Series had nearly everything you could ask for in a race weekend. Three days of activity under near prefect weather conditions, some great competition with some new faces making their way to the top of the podium, and a moving memorial lap held for an iconic rider who continues to make an impact on the lives of others long after his passing.

It’s often said of NEMRR that riders come for the racing, but stay for the people and relationships they make while they are here. The club is extremely proud of the atmosphere that this diverse group of riders creates at Loudon each weekend, and that family atmosphere was on full display all weekend long.

On Sunday morning hundreds of riders from across the region gathered at Souhegan Valley Motorsports to kick off the annual Scott Mullin Memorial Ride, which runs from the Milford, NH dealer to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The ride memorializes a life-long motorcycle enthusiast and racer who lived an exemplary life both on and off the racetrack. All proceeds from the event benefit the Scott Mullin Memorial Scholarship Fund, which offers financial assistance to students enrolled in the Powersports program at Manchester Community College. The moving spectacle of hundreds of riders covered nearly the entire 1.6-mile circuit and was led by a truck and trailer carrying the Kawasaki ZX-10R that Scott enjoyed racing so much.

The Scott Mullin Memorial Ride at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Photo by Sam Draiss, courtesy NEMRR.

The racing action featured both a pair of old veterans who went undefeated over the weekend and a bevy of fresh faces on top of the podium in several classes. The winningest rider of the weekend was veteran Brett Guyer who went five-for-five across a variety of Lightweight and Twins classes. Brett has been developing a Kramer 890 in 2024 and managed to get the bike all the way down into the 1:14 range by the end of the weekend.

Brett Guyer (11) leads Tim Hogan (44) and Rick Doucette (1) at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Photo by Sam Draiss, courtesy NEMRR.

The other “old guy” who had a perfect record at Round Five was Penguin Racing School’s Eric Wood, who started developing a Ducati Panigale V2 after the Loudon Classic. Wood went four-for-four across a variety of Heavyweight and Unlimited classes and was the only rider who found his way into the 1:11 range over the weekend.

Eric Wood (5) at speed on his Ducati Panigale V2. Photo by Sam Draiss, courtesy NEMRR.

Other standouts were Amateur Nik Paganis, who made big strides on his Kawasaki ZX-6R and dropped his times into the 1:16’s on the way to his first victory in the Amateur Middleweight GP Dash for Cash. The Kawasaki rider ended the first lap in third place, but was consistently the fastest rider on the track as he ran down the fast-starting Nino
Jordan and Charles Keighley, who rounded out the podium in the feature Amateur race of the weekend. Paganis has put in consistent effort this season and dropped nearly six seconds a lap since the start of the season. He now has his eyes set on the possibility of winning a national championship at the Daytona CCS races in October.

The other first-time winner of the weekend was rising star Jacob Crossman. Crossman has been sampling MotoAmerica races over the past two seasons, first in the Twins Cup classes and more recently in the Supersport ranks. That national-level experience paid dividends this weekend as he tracked down NEMRR front runners Paul Duval and Ian Beam for his first ever win in the Seacoast Sport Cycle Dash for Cash. The Dunlop-shod Yamaha R6 of Crossman started in third behind the fellow Yamaha rider Duval and the lightning-fast Triumph 675 of Beam. The pair of Yamahas clearly had the advantage on the back side of the course, but Beam was getting killer drives onto the two longest straights at NHMS, and the crowd on hand was on the edge of their seats to see if one of the Yamaha riders was going to be able to make a pass stick.

Crossman picked off Duval on lap two, but the veteran stayed right on the back wheel of his rival as the two closed in on Beam. On Lap Nine Crossman made a big move on the outside of Turn 11 and with clear track ahead of him he immediately pulled out a gap. Two laps later, Duval made his move on Beam, but when he came around at the stripe for Lap 11 Crossman had already pulled out a two-second lead. Crossman made special note to thank his parents for all of their efforts in supporting his racing career and looked forward to riding his R6 at the final MotoAmerica round at NJMP.

The final round of the 2024 NEMRR season will be held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 21-22, 2024. Information is available www.NEMRR.com

MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro Is Focal Point Of New Movie

David Swarts

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August 26, 2024

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MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro Is Focal Point Of New Movie

BEAUTY IS NOT A SIN

A short movie by Nicolas Winding Refn and MV Agusta will be premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.

Temptation comes in many shapes and sizes, and giving in to temptation often lets us crave forgiveness and absolution. But being overcome by desire isn’t necessarily immoral. Sometimes, it just expresses our attraction to beauty. And Beauty is not a Sin. In his inimitable style, Nicolas Winding Refn takes us along for the ride.

MV Agusta is proud to announce the production of “Beauty Is Not A Sin”, a short movie written and directed by Hollywood’s acclaimed Nicolas Winding Refn.

The Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro which, thanks to its meticulous craftsmanship, bold and provocative design, stunning beauty and thrilling performance, is a motorcycle that ignites every motorcyclist’s deepest desires, served as inspiration to create a piece of cinematic art that will be premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 31st.

Canadian Sport Bike: Tremblay Faces New Challenge From Young

David Swarts

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August 26, 2024

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Canadian Sport Bike: Tremblay Faces New Challenge From Young

Sport Bike Preview: Young returns to face champion Tremblay at Shannonville

Hamilton, ON – It was five rounds ago when Ben Young earned the first “double” of his career, winning in the Economy Lube Pro Sport Bike class before Sebastien Tremblay got revenge the next day at the opener of the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship.

Now, nearly four months later, they will square off once again at Shannonville Motorsport Park.

Young will return to the middleweight class to face the newly-crowned champion Tremblay in round six, with the two greatest riders in their respective classes set to go head-to-head once again with nothing but pride and resumé’s to play for at SMP.

It was Young who drew first blood in the championship, piloting his Scot-Build Suzuki to a victory in the opener on Shannonville’s perimeter “Pro Track” layout before Tremblay reversed the outcome a day later, fiercely fending off Young before a mechanical failure knocked the three-time Superbike champion out of the race.

That was the last we would see of Young in the Sport Bike division, as he chose to pull out of the class and focus on the GP Bikes Pro Superbike category and a fourth Canada Cup, which he can clinch this weekend with a 50-point lead.

Tremblay, however, would continue on to claim a second career pro national championship, taking three wins and six podiums in the next seven races to clinch the #1 plate for Turcotte Performance Suzuki.

Now the math and “safe strategy” is out of the way for Tremblay and almost gone for Young, allowing the duo to fully wage war on the interior “Long Track” layout at Shannonville in what is shaping up to be the most anticipated Pro Sport Bike duel in years.

It was Tremblay who won both races on the Long Track to end 2023, sweeping the finale in his first weekend aboard the GSX-R750 and sending a warning for what was to come in 2024.

While Young has never ridden his privateer Suzuki on the same configuration, he did win two of the three Superbike races in last year’s Long Track finale and has won five of his last seven races overall at the venue, including three of four across the two pro classes to begin this campaign.

It’s hardly a guarantee the two main protagonists will be alone at the front, however, as the grid has changed dramatically since the last time they squared off in round one.

The most recent winner in the class, Trevor Daley, is expected to compete in both classes once again and has already “done the double” twice this season, with a pair of convincing Sport Bike wins aboard his OneSpeed Suzuki.

Daley is a wet-weather specialist but has shown to be just as capable in the dry conditions that are forecast for SMP, and he will have no issue joining the fight with Tremblay and his close friend Young as part of the lead Suzuki trio.

Superstar rookie Mavrick Cyr has taken podiums in four of his last five races since joining Economy Lube Ducati and will have a more than capable teammate in Elliot Vieira, who challenged both Young and Tremblay at the opener.

Championship runner-up John Laing has also been no slouch at the venue, taking fourth and third-place finishes in round one and being a largely consistent frontrunner across the season aboard his Vass Performance Kawasaki.

Laing is in the midst of a four-race podium drought after taking three in his first six races, but the Alberta star has shown the ability to break out in a big way and could do so again in round six, especially if the weather forecast takes a turn for the worse.

Reigning Pro Twins champion Andrew Van Winkle has also proven to be a regular podium threat since joining the class in round three, and he should be firmly in the mix again aboard his old-gen FD Racing Suzuki.

Van Winkle clinched the inaugural Twins title on this same track last season and should have less of a horsepower disadvantage aboard his GSX-R600, with the tight 15-turn circuit lending less of a boost to the new-gen GSX-R750’s and Ducati’s ahead of him.

Another rider young rider with fond memories of the Long Track layout will be rookie Philip DeGama-Blanchet, who captured his first career CSBK victory in the Amateur Superbike finale a year ago.

The 16-year-old looked strong in the Shannonville opener with a fourth-place finish and took podiums in all four of his amateur races on this layout in 2023, giving the Vass Performance Kawasaki star a chance at a maiden pro podium – or more – this weekend.

While Suzuki has already wrapped up the inaugural Pro Sport Bike Constructors Championship and will surely add onto their lead in the last two races, the fight for second will be a fun one to watch between Kawasaki and Ducati.

The former currently sits in the runner-up spot with a three-point lead over their Italian rivals, but Ducati have outscored Kawasaki in three of the last four races and will hope the duo of Cyr and Vieira can do so again despite stiff competition from Laing and DeGama-Blanchet, amongst others.

More information can be found on the series’ official website.

Video: Kyle Wyman, Undeterred – Laguna Seca

David Swarts

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August 26, 2024

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Video: Kyle Wyman, Undeterred – Laguna Seca

After a three-year hiatus, Harley-Davidson factory rider Kyle Wyman’s “Undeterred” video series returns with a new episode focused on the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers round July 12-14 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

The MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers class will be back in action September 13-15 at Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas.

MotoGP: Title Fight Heads To MotorLand Aragon

David Swarts

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August 26, 2024

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MotoGP: Title Fight Heads To MotorLand Aragon

Back to MotorLand: does another duel await in 2024?

MotoGP™ returns to the stage of some spectacular duels in recent seasons, with the scene set for a repeat performance. But which?

Monday, 26 August 2024

As the paddock arrived into MotorLand Aragon in 2021, now two-time MotoGP™ World Champion – and current Championship leader – Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) had never won a MotoGP™ race. That changed on Sunday as the then #63 duelled eight-time World Champion, home hero and anti-clockwise king Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) for the top step, repelling seven attacks over the final three laps to join the pantheon of premier class winners. Since that day, their respective paths have taken plenty of twists and turns – and next year they converge as teammates. But a big chapter of what could become one of the sport’s biggest long term rivalries started right here. So can we expect a throwdown?

Bagnaia is on a roll as the paddock heads back to Spain. He’s now equalled his maximum number of wins in a season already – seven – and arrives in Aragon from a double taken in style at Spielberg. He’s the rider to beat, the Championship leader, riding in enemy territory and now looking down the barrel of a 2025 teammate whose presence will have its own say on Bagnaia’s legacy. Incidentally, the same rider who has a corner named after them at this very track. Motivation and form don’t come in much more convincing packages than this.

Marquez, meanwhile, arrives in a scrappier run after two Sprint crashes and a more dramatic start to the Austrian GP. But his pace in Spielberg was dramatic in a different way. Might he have been able to stick with the red machine up ahead? No one else seemed likely to do so, and the stage seemed set for it too as the Bagnaia, Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing), Marc Marquez trio lined up on the front row. So now add in Aragon, the fact it’s anti-clockwise and home turf, and there could be fireworks this weekend – even without considering that a single centimetre more luck could have its own say in turning his run of form around.

Having said that, Martin can never be counted out. Over the last stint of 2023 the #89 learned to be both fast and consistent at the same time, and he’s carried that into 2024 to remain right in the fight at the front – also leading the way for much of the season – without needing to stage any grand comeback. He’s fast everywhere, he’s made relatively few unforced errors, and he’s only five points off the top. He’s also well versed in sticking with and overhauling his fellow key contenders. Finding that final tenth is something he’s done before and it would be no surprise to see him prove a key protagonist in the fight for victory.

And then there’s Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team). 2021 was not, of course, the last time Aragon welcomed MotoGP™. The last time it did, in 2022, it was another duel – but this time Bastianini vs Bagnaia, and with the Beast coming out on top. He lost a little ground in the Championship in Austria but his double at Silverstone was a reminder, if anyone needed one, how fast he is. He lurks in third in the title fight, clearly hasn’t given up on it, and is 61 points off the top. There’s a maximum of 333 points left on the table in 2024, and Bastianini is one of the riders, if not THE rider, who immediately comes to mind when thinking about 148 of them: Aragon, San Marino, Emilia-Romagna and Sepang. That stint starts here.

There were some positives for plenty in Austria though. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was back in the top five on their home turf, and teammate Jack Miller had plenty of speed to write home about, even if it came apart on Sunday. Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) had a solid weekend and took home a top six, and Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) had some real flashes of pace even if some dramas got in the way. At Aragon, we can also expect the return of Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) to fight it out in a similar group too.

For Aprilia, meanwhile, Aragon should promise a little more. Spielberg saw Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) take a Tissot Sprint podium and then teammate Maverick Viñales lead the charge on Sunday in P7, but that doesn’t better their previous best at the venue. The very different MotorLand layout, plus their records at the track and the home turf aspect for the #12 and #41, should see the Noale factory back in the mix. Trackhouse Racing’s Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira will also want plenty more on their 2024 RS-GPs and hope for a similar uptick.

Looking to rejoin that tight battle for the top five or more – and win it – are the likes of Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and, most especially, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3). The #73 took a top ten but had a tougher weekend, and the #31 had one of his toughest yet in MotoGP™, behind wildcard Pol Espargaro and with teammate Augusto Fernandez not far off nipping at his heels.

It was a tough one in Austria for a few. Some issues for Luca Marini (Repsol Honda Team) and Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) – although the latter finished – affected their Sundays, although Honda did take two points thanks to a P14 nabbed on the very last lap by a charging Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR). Meanwhile Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) had a tougher one and will want more at Aragon in the Honda battle and the fight for points too. Of no one is that more true, however, than Yamaha.

Neither Fabio Quartararo nor Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ teammate Alex Rins scored in Austria, and they’ll want to put that right ASAP at Aragon. They also had a test in the meantime as work continues towards getting back into that fight at the front, and rather interestingly called on the talents of MotoGP™ Legend Andrea Dovizioso to join them on track for that as test rider Cal Crutchlow continues to recover from injury. That was at Misano, so could prove interesting at the events appearing on the horizon, but the first mission at MotorLand will be clear: points.

We’ve seen some true classics at this track and the 2024 season so far promises so much potential for another to thrill us as we return to the venue. With so more than points on the line as honour, reputation, glory and more go up for grabs, you don’t want to miss the Gran Premio GoPro de Aragón this weekend!

SHOWTIME

Saturday

Tissot Sprint: 15:00 (UTC +2)

Sunday

Grand Prix: 14:00 (UTC +2)

Moto2™: will the form book shuffle again in Aragon?

The Austrian GP was a weekend where the Moto2™ World Championship frontrunners endured tougher times – and one where nobody could match Celestino Vietti (Red Bull KTM Ajo) on Sunday afternoon. The Italian won at the Red Bull Ring for a second year in succession as a trip to a different challenge in the form of MotorLand Aragon now beckons.

Vietti’s debut win in the famous Red Bull KTM Ajo colours was a dominant one. Two podiums on the spin have been a fantastic start to the second half of the season for the #13, as a second for Alonso Lopez (Sync SpeedUp) ended his mini podium drought. Jake Dixon’s (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) P3 was his third top three on the spin as the Briton continues to find great form, as Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) – a podium finisher at Aragon in 2022 – narrowly missed out on a podium.

Those four riders will be looking for more of the same performance in Aragon, but title chase leader Sergio Garcia, his MT Helmets – MSI teammate Ai Ogura, Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) and Fermin Aldeguer (Sync SpeedUp) will be hungry for much more.

Garcia’s P14 saw him gain just two points – the gap now at 20 – on the luckless Ogura, with the Japanese star’s first crash of the season seeing him suffer a fracture in his right hand. Roberts’ quiet weekend saw him claw back some crucial points on Garcia, while Aldeguer’s P20 now sees him drop to P5 – behind his teammate – in the overall standings… how will the grid shuffle again at MotorLand?

Moto3™: Alonso looks to hammer home his advantage in Aragon

A showstopper from David Alonso in Spielberg saw the Colombian claim a phenomenal seventh win of the season, despite having to contend with a Long Lap penalty. The latest 25-point collection sees the CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team star land in Aragon with a whopping 71-point lead in the Moto3™ title race. The question now is: can anyone halt the #80’s incredible momentum?

Despite the drama that unfolded for Ivan Ortola (MT Helmets – MSI) in Austria, the Spaniard remains Alonso’s chief Championship chaser. Sunday promised much more than a P9 for Ortola, as he was left to stew on stalling his bike as the riders rolled up to the grid. Still, that recovery ride was something pretty special, but now it’s all about beating Alonso at every opportunity.

2022 Aragon podium finisher, Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3), bagged his first rostrum since Le Mans sees the #96 stay in P3 overall, as David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) nicked P2 from his grasp by just 0.005s in Austria. That result for Muñoz saw him move up to P5 in the Championship, one place behind Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) as the Dutch star hopes Aragon can be the place he wins for the first time since Jerez, because a P5 wasn’t what Veijer ordered from Austria.

Catch me if you can is the shout from Alonso – how will the chasers respond at MotorLand?

British Superbike: Race One Results From Cadwell Park

David Swarts

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August 25, 2024

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British Superbike: Race One Results From Cadwell Park

BSB R1
BSB Points after R1

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

Ryde romps to third victory of the season in first Cadwell Park contest

OMG GRILLA Yamaha’s Kyle Ryde powered to the Bennetts British Superbike Race One win at Cadwell Park, as he beat local favourite Lee Jackson by 0.791secs in the opening battle of the weekend.

Ryde stormed past polesitter Jason O’Halloran as the pack headed into Coppice for the first time, and although the Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki rider moved back ahead at Charlies it wasn’t to last, as Ryde charged past to hit the front again at Park.

Behind, Charlie Nesbitt settled into third, just ahead of MasterMac Honda team-mate Jackson as the pack completed the opening lap – while disaster struck for Ryde’s team-mate Ryan Vickers, who was hit with a technical problem and forced to retire.

Up front, Ryde looked solid and in control as he took charge, quickly building a comfortable half second lead which proved untouchable as the race continued.

Behind, reigning champion Tommy Bridewell was on a charge. After starting in 12th position, he wasted no time in starting to pick off the riders ahead and after a move on the ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad’s Leon Haslam, was up to sixth by the end of the fourth lap.

On lap six, Jackson passed Nesbitt to move third and started to reel in O’Halloran, passing him for second on lap 12 as behind, Bridewell was pressuring Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin, passing him for fifth a lap later as Nesbitt also found his way past O’Halloran to move into third.

Irwin wasn’t to going to give up his spot easily and made a determined move back past his rival into the chicane, with Bridewell running subsequently on the grass briefly as the pair’s rivalry again ignited.

The top three wasn’t to change as the final five laps ticked by, but both Bridewell and Irwin were still fighting hard, Bridewell getting back ahead with a move up the inside at Park on the penultimate lap and this time, Irwin had no answer.

As the pack headed into the final lap, Ryde had around a second in hand and was in no danger, but O’Halloran lost out again, as both Bridewell and Irwin got past, dropping him to sixth.

Ryde crossed the line 0.791s clear of Jackson, as Nesbitt was third, Bridewell fourth, Irwin fifth and O’Halloran sixth.

FHO Racing BMW Motorrad’s Josh Brookes won the battle of the BMWs as he finished seventh ahead of Haslam in eighth, as Billy McConnell secured ninth for the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda squad and Danny Buchan rounded out the top 10 on the DAO Racing Kawasaki.

Today’s result keeps Bridewell at the top of the championship standings, as Ryde remains second and Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Christian Iddon holds onto third, despite a tough race where he was handed a two-second penalty for course-cutting, finishing 13th.

Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) did not start race one after being declared unfit following a heavy crash in Free Practice 3, and will be reviewed by the BSB Medical Team tomorrow.

Kyle Ryde

OMG GRILLA Racing Yamaha

“I carried as much consistency as I could throughout the race. At one point I thought that my lap timer and dashboard had got stuck as I kept doing the same lap time!

“I’m buzzing really, after getting second twice last year, I think I deserved a win. It feels surreal, I didn’t think I’d be on the podium after Friday night, I was so far behind Ryan [Vickers], it was a bit scary. But I made a big step in qualifying which put me on the front row, and with Ryan and Tommy [Bridewell] not really setting a lap time, I knew I had to try and make the most of it and get as many points back as possible.

“It wasn’t that much, Tommy rode a great race to come from 14th or 15th back to fourth, so he’s going to be a big doer tomorrow, so will Lee [Jackson]. But after the start to the weekend, I’m over the moon just to be stood here talking to you, the win is just a massive bonus.”

British Superbike: O’Halloran On Pole At Cadwell Park

David Swarts

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August 25, 2024

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British Superbike: O’Halloran On Pole At Cadwell Park

BSB Qual

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

The O Show banks Cadwell Pole in wet Omologato Superpole

Jason O’Halloran stormed to pole position in the closing seconds of Omologato Superpole at Cadwell Park, beating Kyle Ryde by 0.138secs.

It was a dramatic final few minutes in the session, held under the wet condition format after rain appeared during Speedy Hire Qualifying One, as the top spot swapped between a number of riders.

The drama started at the very beginning, as championship contender Ryan Vickers crashed his OMG GRILLA Yamaha before he’d even set a lap time, ruling him out of the rest of the session.

And moments later, defending champion Tommy Bridewell suffered a similar fate as he too crashed without banking a fast lap.

Billy McConnell was the first rider to top the timesheets on the C&L Fairburn/ Look Forward Racing Honda, but was quickly deposed by local favourite Lee Jackson on the MasterMac Honda, as the lap times settled around the mid 1m26s mark.

With eight minutes to go, OMG GRILLA Yamaha’s Ryde moved ahead as behind, the likes of DAO Racing Kawasaki’s Danny Buchan and Leon Haslam on the ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW found themselves in a battle for the front row, before Jackson moved back ahead with a 1m26.254s on his fifth lap.

With two minutes to go, Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin, one of the three who made it through Speedy Hire Qualifying, jumped up to P1, but quickly dropped back to second as Ryde once again hit the top.

But the best was still to come, as Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki’s O’Halloran, who had been steadily running in the top six, stuck in an impressive 1min25.916s lap to hit the top – and stayed there.

O’Halloran will head the grid for Race One with Ryde second and Charlie Nesbitt – who set his best lap in the final moments – third as team-mate Jackson had to make do with fourth at the flag, with Irwin fifth.

Haslam will start sixth, ahead of Buchan, with FHO Racing BMW Motorrad’s Josh Brookes eighth, as McConnell and McAMS Racing Yamaha rider Danny Kent round out the top 10.

Oxford Products Racing Ducati’s Christian Iddon will line up 11th, ahead of Storm Stacey on the LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki, as Bridewell and Vickers start 13th and 14th respectively.

It was a double blow for Honda Racing UK in qualifying as Andrew Irwin has been withdrawn from today’s action following a heavy crash in Free Practice 3. He was assessed by the BSB Medical Team and declared unfit following the crash and his situation will be reviewed no earlier than tomorrow morning.

Danny Kent has received three penalty points and will start 13th on the grid following a three position grid penalty for riding slowly on the racing line, which contributed to Andrew Irwin’s crash.

Video: MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Action Headed To COTA

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August 25, 2024

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Video: MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Action Headed To COTA

In this video, Roland Sands Design (RSD) looks back at the MotoAmerica Mission Super Hooligan action at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with lots of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

The RSD Mission Super Hooligan class will be back in action September 13-15 at Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas.

British Superbike: Vickers Quickest In Practice At Cadwell Park

David Swarts

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August 24, 2024

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British Superbike: Vickers Quickest In Practice At Cadwell Park

BSB FP1 + FP2

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR):

Vickers leads Jackson as race one beckons at Cadwell Park

Ryan Vickers was back at the top of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Free Practice times at Cadwell Park as the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider topped the combined times in changeable conditions in Lincolnshire.

The times tumbled in the afternoon session after the earlier rain halted, but by the end of Free Practice two the showers returned and it was a hectic final ten minutes as riders pushed to be inside the top 12 to automatically qualify for Omologato Superpole tomorrow.

Vickers hit the top of the times at the halfway point and then upped the pace to maintain his position ahead of his rivals with the battle for the top three switching constantly until the final five minutes when Lee Jackson surged into second on the MasterMac Honda.

Reigning champion Tommy Bridewell moved into third for Honda Racing UK, nudging Danny Buchan into fourth on the DAO Racing Kawasaki, whilst Jason O’Halloran launched into fifth in the closing stages on the Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki.

Andrew Irwin was sixth fastest ahead of Kyle Ryde, who left it late to surge into the top 12 on the second of the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing R1s, with Christian Iddon completing the top eight.

Charlie Nesbitt held ninth position, making it both MasterMac Hondas in the top 12 ahead of Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki’s Storm Stacey. Danny Kent and Josh Brookes were the riders completing the riders automatically heading into Omologato Superpole.

Leon Haslam and Peter Hickman were the first riders to narrowly miss out and will have to progress through tomorrow’s Speedy Hire Q1 session, as will Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin in 19th position.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Combined Free Practice result:

1. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 1m37.026s

2. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.620s

3. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.654s

4. Danny Buchan (DAO Racing Kawasaki) +0.792s

5. Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +1.067s

6. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +1.173s

7. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) +1.205s

8. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +1.254s

9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +1.488s

10. Storm Stacey (LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki) +1.539s

11. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +1.642s

12. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +1.747s

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

Ryan Vickers

OMG GRILLA Racing Yamaha

“I am feeling really good here at Cadwell Park. We only did a few laps in the first session today as it was really wet and as we went to go for our second run it really started again so it was risk over reward and the rest of the weekend’s forecast is looking dry so we left it until FP2.

“It was wet again this afternoon, unfortunately it started dry and then rained again but we did get a drying track and I was feeling really good and the bike was great. We made some set-up changes between the sessions and the bike felt great. We were top of the timesheets by some margin and finished 0.6 quicker in all conditions so I am happy.

“I got into the 25s last night in the test during the dry conditions and quicker than what I thought we would be at on the first night as last year I was only a tenth quicker last year on the SCX tyre, so I thought it would be a bit harder.

“The bike is feeling great and we have improved it since last year and the team are working fantastic. We are seeing some great performance from both me and the bike so I am enjoying it and being here. The fans are out there no matter what the weather; whether it is 30 degrees or 10 degrees so fair play to them and I love seeing all their posts on social media from the Mountain!”

British Superbike: Race Two & Race Three Results From Cadwell Park

August 26, 2024

Tommy Bridewell leads Kyle Ryde and Lee Jackson on the last lap of Race Two on Monday at Cadwell Park. Photo by Barry Clay.