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World Endurance: 2019-2020 Schedule Released, Including The New 8 Hours Of Sepang In December

UNPRECEDENTED 2019-2020 FIM EWC CALENDAR

The upcoming season of the FIM Endurance World Championship will feature a brand-new 8-hour round on the prestigious Sepang International Circuit, with the first edition to be held in mid-December in Malaysia.

The 2019-2020 FIM EWC season will get underway with the Bol d’Or on 21 September on France’s Le Castellet circuit.

The second round of the championship is a new winter race in Southeast Asia, initiated as part of a calendar reform by championship promoter Eurosport Events. The inaugural edition of the 8 Hours of Sepang, which results from a strong collaboration between FIM, Eurosport Events, Sepang International Circuit and Mobilityland, will be a qualifying round for the 2020 Suzuka 8 Hours. Its innovative format lays the foundation for the first-ever double-header event in Asian motorsport, with two major car and motorcycle races taking place over a single weekend: the 8 Hours of Sepang on Saturday 14 December 2019 and the season finale of the FIA WTCR/OSCARO on Sunday 15 December.

The 43rd edition of the 24 Heures Motos, traditionally held at Le Mans in mid-April, and the 8 Hours of Oschersleben on the first weekend of June will take place midway through the FIM EWC calendar.

The Suzuka 8 Hours round, the grand finale of the FIM Endurance World Championship, will be brought forward to mid-July, on a one-off basis, for the first time in its history. “The Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race has a long 42-year history,” explains Kaoru Tanaka, the new President of Mobilityland. “It has recently been established as the final round of the FIM Endurance World Championship, and is traditionally held on the last Sunday of July. For 2020, we decided to bring the event forward so it precedes the fanfare of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Now scheduled for July 19th, the Suzuka 8 Hours race will have the eyes of the world on Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Come join us for a sizzling season final in July 2020.”

The provisional 2019-2020 FIM EWC calendar features five races:

21/22 September 2019 – Bol d’Or (24h-race) / Le Castellet – France

14 December 2019 * – 8 Hours of Sepang / Malaysia

18/19 April 2020 – 24 Heures Motos / Le Mans – France

6 June 2020 * – 8 Hours of Oschersleben / Germany

19 July 2020 – Suzuka 8 Hours / Japan

* Race held on the Saturday

Podcast: Greg’s Garage Pod With Co-Host Jason Pridmore Episode 41 Is Now Available

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

MotoGP – We review the German MotoGP round with in-depth talks about MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3!

WorldSBK – We review two rounds, Donnington Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. World SuperSport and World Supersport300 are also discussed. But after Laguna in WorldSBK, there was a huge points swing in the championship.

MotoAmerica – All 5 classes were raced at Laguna. Garrett Gerloff gets his first EBC Brakes Superbike race win!

Quick Shift P/B ARAI

1. Ducati fills up the Factory roster for 2020, too soon?

2. Yamaha introduces the 2020 R1 and R1M. Is it good enough for Superbike racing?

3. Bautista has not signed his 2020 contract to stay in WorldSBK… the money is the same as 2019… what do you think?

Race Cal for this weekend.

MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Press Releases From Last Weekend’s Event At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Updated)

Quarterley Racing On Track Development riders Barnes and Daniels Podium, Astudillo, Hobbs and Gloddy Make Progress

At round six of the 2019 MotoAmerica series, Quarterley Racing On Track Development riders Michael Barnes and Dallas Daniels both made the podium in their classes, while teammates Jamie Astudillo, Teagg Hobbs and Ben Gloddy all made significant progress in their racing.

While Barnes took second in the Twins class, he extended his lead in the series to a total of 18 points. By finishing second in the LIQUI MOLY Junior Cup race, Daniels also solidified his second place in the points, leaving the track with a 61 point advantage over third. Just 26 points behind the class leader, Daniels still has a solid chance of still taking the championship for 2019. To complete the weekend, each one of Daniels’ teammates in the Junior Cup series scored points.

Michael Barnes:

“Laguna Seca is just so much fun! I got pole in qualifying but my main concern was coming out ahead of my main rival in the points standings. I’m seeing him as my biggest championship threat. I’m making a lot of progress in riding the bike, and my focus is getting up to pace as soon as possible. I got my best start of the season but we’re still down on power compared to a few of the other bikes. We’re looking to address that for future rounds. We haven’t rebuilt the motor or done any serious maintenance since the start of the season. What we really need is just more grunt coming off the corners. The eventual winner of the race had a really fast bike. He took off and I found myself in a battle with my points rival. He got into turn two a little too hot and ran wide and I just ducked underneath him. I made a charge for the leader on the last lap but at that point he was just a little too far out ahead. By the end of the weekend I increased our points lead in the series to eighteen. I’m extremely pleased with the setup of motorcycle at the moment, especially against the quicker bikes. It’s confidence-inspiring going into last half of season and it was great to get on the podium with so many Ducati fans there.”


(Above) Dallas Daniels. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Dallas Daniels:

“I qualified third and finished second. I thought we had a little speed to run with the leader but a bad start cost us. I wheelied off the start and dropped back to fifth. I got back up to second but the other riders kept repassing me. It was a hard, big battle for second, bumping and banging every single lap, and that’s what allowed the leader to pull out on us. At first there were four of us going for the position, then one rider dropped off the back and another one fell. That left just me and one other rider trying to get on the second step of the podium. We were going back and forth the entire race. A few times we got into each other. I could almost hear the crowd screaming every time we went by. I got second by about a bikelength. I was happy to get second place but still really upset because I wanted to win that one. The points leader in the series got just five additional points on me. I’m only 26 points down and I think it can be made up by the end of the season. The Quarterley Racing On Track Development team is giving me the best I can ask for in equipment and support to help make that happen.


(Above) Ben Gloddy (72). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Ben Gloddy:

“What an incredible weekend, getting to see the World Superbike guys race made the trip out here worth it. Laguna is a track I have wanted to race for as long as I can remember. It was different than I expected but it was fun for sure! I wish we had a second race there this weekend, I think I could have made even more improvements. I qualified 14th overall and after a fun back and forth battle with another racer, he was able to beat me to the line and I came in 11th. I learned a lot this weekend and will definitely improve here next year. Thank you all so much for the support, this has been an exciting couple of rounds for me and I can’t wait to come back next month to race at Sonoma.

“I am so thankful that I was given the opportunity to join the Quarterley Racing Team for the 2019 season; it really has been a good fit and experience for me. Bob Robbins, Dale Quarterley and all of the mechanics are top notch and I cannot thank them all enough for all of the time and hard work they put into making each weekend possible for Dallas, Jamie, Teagg and I. I also have the best teammates; nobody in the paddock has more fun than us.”


(Above) Teagg Hobbs (79). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Teagg Hobbs:

“Thanks to Quarterley Racing On Track Development for giving me an amazing bike to race this weekend! Riding at Laguna Seca was an experience of a lifetime. It’s a world-class racetrack, with World Superbike and MotoGP. I really like the back section, the corners leading up to corkscrew; it’s a blast riding up to it. I also like Rainey Curve. The track really fits my riding style. After the last round at Utah we found out there was something wrong with the bike. We changed that part Thursday before practice even started. After that I felt I should be back where I belong. This time the gap from me to leaders was insanely smaller than Utah. As rounds progress I’m sure we’re going to keep moving forward. I made progress throughout the weekend and I am happy with the feeling of the bike right now. I qualified twelfth and was eighth at the end of the first lap. Then I made a mistake going up the hill to the Corkscrew and got dropped back to twelfth. I was moving back up through the field when a rider crashed in front of me at the exit of turn two, causing me to run off track with about four laps to go. A few riders went by while I was in the dirt and I rode as hard as I could to catch back up but I didn’t have enough time to do so and ended up in where I qualified in twelfth. I’m feeling confident with the bike and I’m looking forward to the next round at Sonoma!”


(Above) Jamie Astudillo (49). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Jamie Astudillo:

“Laguna Seca is my favorite track on the calendar. I was gridded 18th and finished 15th in the race. It was pretty fun. I did accomplish one of my goals, and that was to hang with the pack that always seems to follow the leaders, and I stayed with them for most of the race. Toward the end they got away a little and I didn’t really have anyone to push me or to keep me on the pace. I didn’t know anyone was catching me until I looked around on the last lap. He never really showed me a wheel and I beat him at the line buy just a fraction of a second. The good thing about the weekend was that I got a championship point out of it and I’m getting a better feeling for the bike. I also realized what was going on in my head while I’m riding, so I took a lot away from this weekend for sure. My riding is a work in progress at this point. I’m getting more comfortable on the bike and feeling more at home on it, and I’ll be able to bring that to Sonoma and, hopefully, keep progressing as the rounds go on.”

Quarterley Racing On Track Development sponsors for 2019 include Inter-Tech Supplies, Fast By Ferracci, Inc, Yoshimura Research & Development of America, Inc., Wiseco Powersports, Motul USA., Regina Chain, BrakeTech USA, Inc., Ferodo Racing, Matt & Jesse, Scott Powersports, Inc., Defiance Lifestyle, Woodcraft Technologies, Dynojet Research Inc., Beta Tools of Italy – USA, RoadracingWorld.com, Drippinwet.com, MOTO-D Racing, Fast Bike Industries, VAN DYK Recycling Solutions, Earl’s Racing Team and Kiwi Classic Moto. Michael Barnes is also sponsored by Ducati North America and Moto Corse Performance.

More, from a press release issued by RiderzLaw Racing/Aguilar Racing:

RiderzLaw/Aguilar Racing Overcomes Adversity at Laguna Seca


(Above) Jason Aguilar (96). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

With 4 weeks between races after Utah, Jason Aguilar was going to focus on rest and conditioning to recover from injuries and illness in preparation for the FIM World Superbike and MotoAmerica Championship at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Those plans were quickly derailed when Jason was returning home from the gym late at night, tripped over the front steps to his home, and left a dent on the front door from his head while badly dislocating his left pinkie finger. Jason then followed that up with a bad sore throat that led to an inner ear infection that required to a second trip to the Emergency Hospital in the days leading up to the race. Still battling illness when Jason was coming up the hill to enter the track for Friday practice and qualifying, he had to pull over to the side of the entrance road due to nausea. Not the best start to the race weekend.

Despite all that adversity, Jason still managed to finish 7th in morning practice. Afternoon qualifying saw Jason turn more laps than any other rider, but he started to tire toward the end of the session and was only able to qualify 10th. Due to the tight scheduling for the combined WSBK and MotoAmerica event, Jason was not scheduled to ride on Saturday, and was only scheduled to attend the Paddock Show hosted by Michael Hill in the morning and autograph posters. With a day of rest, Jason was hoping to finally feel better for Sunday’s second qualifying session and race.

Sunday’s second qualifying session started with perfect weather and perfect track conditions. After getting some rest, Jason was feeling somewhat better. Jason came in for a tire change with about 10 minutes to go and was running in 9th having just put in his personal best lap time at Laguna Seca. Just as Jason was about to put in another best lap that would have certainly moved him up in position, the red flag came out from another rider’s crash, ending the qualifying session early with 4 ½ minutes remaining. 9th would be his starting position for the race, since the tight schedule for television did not allow for the session to be completed.

At the start of the Supersport race, Jason got pushed out when a rider in front of him wheelied across his line. That caused Jason to lose a couple positions and he came across the line in 11th place at the end of the first lap. On the second lap, Jason had the fastest trap speed of the race at 140.459 mph, picked off the 10th place rider, and set out after the 9th place rider who was now 1.2 seconds ahead. By lap 6, Jason was closing the gap, and a crash up front allowed both riders to move up a position. At the start of lap 7, Jason had closed the gap on the 8th place rider who crashed out in Turn 2, forcing Jason to brake to avoid the crash. That resulted in Jason moving into 8th place, but he lost a couple of seconds to the 7th place rider who had extended his advantage to 3.5 seconds. Jason started his push hard to make up the 3.5 second deficit. By lap 16, Jason had closed to 0.2 seconds. On the next lap Jason made the pass for 7th place and pulled away in the final laps to secure his finishing position. The 7th place finish was certainly not what the team was hoping for, but under the circumstances, it was an excellent result.

Jason Aguilar: “While I was not in the best shape coming into the race weekend, my team gave me a great bike as shown by the top speeds I was consistently setting during the weekend. My setup was good from the start and I am really happy with my team now. Being the closest race to my home in Sothern California, many of my sponsors attended the race which was really cool. I was glad I was able to give them a good result, and I am really looking forward to Sonoma next month.”

Anthony Livano, Director of Sales & Marketing for Lexin Electronics added: “The Lexin team was present at Laguna Seca to support Jason as well, with their Sales and Marketing team cheering Jason on. The Lexin team all expressed pride and support, and are looking forward to Sonoma.”

Big Thanks to All of our Sponsors: RiderzLaw, Lexin, Honos, Torco, CL Auto Group, Moto Station, Graves Motorsports, Metric Method, TaylorMade Racing, Dunlop Tires, Yamaha Motor USA, FTECU, Superlite Sprockets, Motion Pro, Arai Helmets, Mithos USA, Alien Motion Batteries, SBS Brakes, EF Signs, SBK Paint, RFA Designs.

More, from a press release issued by AP MotoArts:

Solid Points Haul For Team AP MotoArts At Laguna Seca

Monterey, CA – AP MotoArts Twins Cup riders, Draik Beauchamp and Cooper McDonald, both endured set-backs throughout the Laguna Seca weekend, yet persevered to produce strong race results aboard their Yamaha FZ-07/MT-07 machines.

Beauchamp ended Friday afternoon’s first qualifying session in P9, and was looking to Saturday morning’s second qualifying session to improve his grid spot. Unfortunately, the notorious Laguna Seca morning fog spoiled his plans as the session was shortened and declared a ‘warm-up’. The previous session’s times would decide the starting grid, which meant a P9 grid position for Beauchamp. Cooper McDonald was making his debut at Laguna Seca. The Oklahoma rider quickly adapted to the demanding circuit and put in an impressive qualifying time that put him on the front row of the starting grid in P3.

As the red lights went out for the Twins Cup race, both AP MotoArts riders got solid starts as the field charged through turn 1 and into the infamous Andretti Hairpin. Midway through the opening lap, Beauchamp was briefly shuffled back to P10 before methodically working his way forward to bring home a very respectable P4 finish and retain second place in the Twins Cup championship points standings. McDonald got off the line well, and retained his position until the pack reached the entrance to the Corkscrew where he took over P2. McDonald spent the next six laps closely tailing the leader and looked to have the pace to take over at the front. Unfortunately, McDonald suffered a huge moment exiting turn 3 on lap 7, and was shuffled back to P8 where he would finish the race.

Draik Beauchamp – AP MotoArts Twins Cup #77

‘My dad and Kae from ARacer USA really stepped up this weekend to get my bike ready and cared for this weekend. We dialed it in after getting some data in the first two sessions of the weekend. Lenny Albin with KTech was a great help, too.I was really looking forward to taking what we learned and dropping my times in Q2 on Saturday morning. Unfortunately due to the marine layer fog causing a delay, the session was shortened and considered a warm-up, so despite improving my times, it didn’t improve my starting position. But we knew we had moved in the right direction.When race time came, I started from the 3rd row in 9th. I had a good launch, but early in the first lap, I had another rider push me wide and I was in P10 at the end of the first lap. Throughout the race I had one rider pass me, but other than that, I kept picking off the competition. I put my head down and ran hard knowing that I needed a strong finish to stay in the championship hunt. Perseverance that began weeks before shown through and afforded me a 4th place finish. This keeps me second in the points. We learned a ton this weekend and will show up at Sonoma, next month, a much more prepared unit.’

Draik would like to thank his sponsors: AP MotoArts, Aracer USA, Red Fox Racing, I29photos.com, Billy Mallory Law of Brick Gentry Law Firm, LS2 Helmets, NJK Leathers, Pit Pass Radio, Orient Express Racing, SBS Brakes, Jenspeed LLC, GB Racing, K-Tech Suspension USA, and Bob Fisher from Roaring Toyz.

Cooper McDonald – AP Moto Arts Twins Cup #120

‘Overall, it was a great weekend! I qualified on the front row even though this was only my fourth pro race weekend and first time at Laguna Seca. Halfway into the race, I ran into some major tire issues before realizing we had a tire gauge malfunction giving us 10 pounds too much pressure in the front and in the rear, making it really hard to race with towards the end of the race. I ended up with a fifth place result and am now in the top ten in championship points. The team is really happy with this result!’

Cooper would like to thank his sponsors: AP MotoArts, SA Moto USA, LS2 Helmets, K&N Air Filters, and Specialized Racing Gear.

Draik and Cooper will be back in action August 10 – 11 at Northern California’s Sonoma Raceway for round seven of the 2019 MotoAmerica Championship.

More, from a press release issued by Altus Motorsports:

MotoAmerica: Altus Motorsports Tucker TerpTastick.com VP Lubricants Race Report “Continued Improvement“ at Laguna Seca Raceway

(Monterey, CA) The strong cohesion that has developed in the Altus team over the first few rounds allowed the team to smoothly navigate the crazy schedule and take advantage of every minute.The MotoAmerica round at Laguna Seca is a jam-packed schedule. There is very little time for riders to learn the complicated track, teams to find a setup and mechanics to resolve issues.


(Above) Kevin Olmedo (14). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Liqui Moly Junior Cup: The Laguna Seca Junior Cup race was arguably the most exciting of the season. Kevin Olmedo is an amazing rider and he gets stronger every round. During Qualifying, Olmedo repeatedly put his Altus Factory Racing Development Ninja 400 at the top of the timing charts, and ultimately, he ended up second fastest, starting in the middle of the first row. In a race-long battle for second, Olmedo was constantly swapping places back and forth. On the final lap, he made an aggressive move into the final corner. On exit, he ran wide onto the paint, lost the rear, saved it and still barely missed out on second position in the drag race to the line. “We are really proud of Kevin and our bike. We have worked very hard to develop our Ninja 400. That bike is all Altus Factory – from parts we have developed and sell. We do all the motor, chassis and suspension work in-house at Altus,” said George Nassaney.


(Above) Miles Thornton (72). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Stock 1000: The Laguna round was another frustrating weekend for Miles Thornton. “We thought we squashed the throttle issue at our test day after the Road America round, but it came back this weekend,” said Altus Crew Chief, Eric Gray. In spite of the issue, Thornton qualified 7th and finished 8th in the race on his GSX-R 1000. “We have a few possible solutions. We are going to take the bike to CMRA, make the changes and do some testing. We need to solve this once and for all,” added Gray.


(Above) Jaret Nassaney (59). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Supersport 600: Every round, Lucas Silva gets more comfortable on the GSX-R 600, and it shows. He came into the Laguna Seca round excited. He likes the track and felt the team had a good plan. “We started with a completely new setup on Friday and it was good. And then we just kept improving every session,” said Silva. After qualifying 11th, Silva got a great launch on his GSX-R 600 and jumped up into the top 10 battle. After dicing for a few laps before things settled down, Silva finished a solid 9th place.

Despite struggling to find a good setup, Jaret Nassaney qualified a solid 16th. After some suspension changes and an amazing start, Nassaney finished the sole Supersport race of the weekend in a season-best 11th place. “Nothing left now but to break into that top 10,” said Jaret.

The entire team will be traveling to Cresson, Texas in a few weeks for testing at the CMRA event. “We have some setup and mechanical fixes to test and all of our riders get stronger with every minute they spend in the saddle. Altus is committed to continued improvement. It will be great to have all of the team together at an event where we have more track time and opportunities to try things and make adjustments,” said George Nassaney.


(Above) Lucas Silva (23). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:

DOMINATING BOBBY FONG WINS TEAM HAMMER’S 75TH


(Above) Bobby Fong (50). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong concluded the combined WorldSBK/MotoAmerica Superbike weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in spectacular fashion with a wire-to-wire victory in a one-sided MotoAmerica Supersport race.

Fong sprinted into the lead from the start and never looked back. The Californian shot to an immediate gap on the opening lap as he hustled his GSX-R600 racebike around the undulating circuit and then proceeded to apply the pressure on his pursuers from the front with his sheer pace.

Fong’s nearest rival crashed out while in pursuit, clearing the way for a blowout victory. Fong worked up a four-second advantage before easing his way to a 1.603-second margin of victory at the flag.

The win was Fong’s fourth of the season and gave him an 18-point lead in the MotoAmerica Supersport championship standings.

The victory also marked the team’s 75th AMA Pro and MotoAmerica race win.

Fong said, “Honestly, I had one of the best bikes out there — again — thanks to my M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team. It’s good to get the win for Suzuki, I know they wanted it here at Laguna Seca, one of their home races.

“We’ve got the championship lead now, so we’ve just got to keep the ball rolling as we move on to my home round at Sonoma Raceway in a month’s time.”

Teenager Sean Dylan Kelly continued to impress in his rookie season of racing in MotoAmerica. The second M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Supersport pilot left the grid in seventh at the start of the 19-lap race, and gradually worked his way into fourth position.

Meanwhile in Superbike, Jake Lewis followed up his Saturday top-five with an eighth-place ride in Sunday’s race aboard his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Lewis got away in his qualifying position of seventh and held that spot over the race’s opening half before solidifying eighth in what was ultimately a relatively uneventful ride.

The 2019 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship will resume in just under a month as the series arrives at Sonoma Raceway on August 10-11.

About Team Hammer

The 2019 season marks Team Hammer’s 39th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 75 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 218 times and have won five AMA Pro National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships. The team has also won 135 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships

MotoAmerica: Suzuki Hosts Dealers At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Suzuki Hosts Dealers at Laguna Seca

Brea, CA (July 17, 2019) — Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. was honored to host five select Suzuki dealers to the historic WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway for the FIM WorldSBK and MotoAmerica races in Monterey, California. Dealers and their guests were invited to stay in Monterey at the Embassy Suites, and experience the three-day race event as well as participate in Suzuki activities.

Dealers had the opportunity to demo the full product line of Suzuki motorcycles, and see Suzuki’s brand new event look including updated team apparel, truck graphics, tents, and more.

In addition, a VIP autograph session and rig tour was held at the Yoshimura Suzuki race truck with the Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing riders, Toni Elias and Josh Herrin. Dealers were able to spend time interacting with the riders while learning the inside scoop to racing.

From the Flagroom at turn three, the dealers witnessed Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Toni Elias and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong expand their championship points leads and continue to showcase the extraordinary performance of Suzuki’s class-leading sportbikes.

Thanks to the two Suzuki victories this weekend, Suzuki is offering 10% off and free shipping on all ECSTAR Oil and Chemical Products. Use promo code RACEWIN. Offer valid from July 16 – 31, 2019.

Suzuki would like to thank all of their dealers for their ongoing support, and for the huge success of the Motorcycle, ATV, and ECSTAR Oil and Chemical product lines.

MRA: “Lambert The Sheepish Ryan” Wins Annual 4-Hour Endurance Race, At High Plains Raceway

Lambert, Burke, and Neuberger highlight MRA 4-hour endurance at High Plains Raceway

Byers, CO – The Motorcycle Roadracing Association held its annual combined 4-hour endurance and sprint race program at High Plains Raceway over the weekend of July 13-14. This was the 9th consecutive year of the 4-hour endurance which features 3 classes; true endurance (one bike, many riders), pony express, (riders using their own bikes), and titanium butt (one bike, one rider).

The MRA fast guys Dave Lambert and Ryan Burke teamed up on a pony express team called Lambert the Sheepish Ryan. Lambert & Ryan have recently been dominating Race of the Rockies, so this team was going to be the one to beat. A few other teams that looked to be tough were Fast Guy Racing (Thornton, Dear, Ritchey), Louden Clear (David, Moham), Green Nitro (Greenman, Gourlie) and Nov-OH!/Team Posse (Sherman, Walker, Hunter, Sherman). But the surprise of the event was to be the titanium butt of Matt Neuberger.

From the start, Burke took the lead for his team with the Nov-OH! and Fast Guy teams not far behind. The first hour proved to be tough for the Louden Clear team as a broken shift linkage sidelined them. They recovered for a few laps, but were unable to finish.

The afternoon rain started near the end of the first hour when a red flag came out due to a crash, bringing all of the bikes into the pits for about 30 minutes. The rain continued causing all of the teams to frantically check weather radar for tire choices. At the restart, the pace was noticeably slower for 10 or so laps, but picked up as the track dried out. It was this post rain time where solo rider Matt Neuberger made significant time on Fast Guy Racing and Lambert the Sheepish Ryan. With a pair of extremely efficient refueling stops, Neuberger maintained a steady pace of 1:57-1:58 lap times and took over third from Nov-OH! during the last hour of racing. At the end, it was Lambert the Sheepish Ryan (Lambert/Burke) with 108 laps, Fast Guy Racing with 106 laps, and titanium butt Matt Neuberger with third overall completing 102 laps.

Sunday returned to the regular sprint race program with Race of the Rockies as the featured event. This time a new face took off from the front in the form of Nyles Gourlie, who led Ryan Burke over the hill through turn 5. Following these two was Dan “Otis” Turner and Dave Lambert. By the first lap, Burke took over the lead from Gourlie and took off from there, eventually winning the race.

Gourlie was able to put down consistent 1:48 & 1:49 lap times to solidify second for the remainder of the race. Dave Lambert struggled with a non-functioning quick shifter for the entire race, respectfully running in the 1:49-1:50 range to claim the final podium position.

In Race of the Rockies GTU, the perennial Shannon Moham led from the start and never looked back while running with clear track between the GTO front runners and the remainder of the GTU field. Meanwhile, Dennis Stowers and Jim Hinton battled around a hard riding Jim Wilson for the final GTU podium spots. Hinton closely matched Stowers’ speed and times but was unable to get by. Stowers finished second, Hinton third for GTU.

Some new lap records were set again this weekend. Once again, Cam Lee set a 350 Production Cup Qualifying record with a 2:05.628 and a 350 Production Cup race record with a 2:05.656. Jon Glaefke took another Formula Colorado record with a 1:57.405 and Shannon Moham bested the Formula 40 GTU best time with a 1:51.844.

Ryan Burke is supported by Dan Burke and the entire Burke family, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires/Race Tire Services, Boulder Motorsports, Vickery Motorsports, Yamaha Champions Rider School, Superbike Unlimited, Love Tapped by Jenny, Brighton Radiator & Muffler.

Shannon Moham is sponsored by Nordic Nursing, Dunlop tires, Race Tech suspension, Woodcraft CFM, Vortex racing, Vickery Motorsports, Motors by REX, Renegade race fuels, Imperial Sportbikes, Denver n Dakota, Segren’s Nectar, MOM, CP Carrillo, Ninjatech, Bell Helmets, and Rocky Mountain Photo – Jim Browning.

Round 5 goes back to High Plains Raceway on August 3-4 using the west course configuration. The SuperStreet program will resume with this round on Saturday afternoon after the 30 minute solo races. More information on the SuperStreet program is available at https://www.mra-racing.org/superstreet/superstree…

The Motorcycle Roadracing Association is dedicated to promoting safe and competitive motorcycle road racing events for enthusiasts in Colorado and the surrounding area. For more information go to http://www.mra-racing.org/.

Fay Myers Motorcycle World’s Pony Express Endurance

1. Lambert The Sheepish Ryan

2. Fast Guy Racing

3. Nov-OH!/ Team Posse

4. Knackered

5. Legion Wolf Pack

6. Puck-Em

Zmoto’s True Endurance

1. Green Nitro

2. Zip Ties & Duct Tape

3. Behmer Racing

4. Team WTF!

5. Louden Clear

Calli Walters’ Titanium Butt Endurance

1. Matt Neuberger

2. Andrew Schrems

3. Andrew Holey

4. Brandon Blanding/Legion Lone Wolf

5. Ken Kilness/Big Deal Racing (Yam YZF-R6)

6. John Borst

Fay Myers Motorcycle World’s Race of the Rockies GTO

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Dan Turner (BMW S1000RR)

5. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Zach Ritchey (Yam YZF-R1)

Apex Auto Glass’ Race of the Rockies GTU

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

3. James Hinton (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jason Martinez (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Scott Morrison (Yam YZF-R6)

Race of the Rockies Championship Overall

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Dan Turner (BMW S1000RR)

5. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

High Plains Raceway’s Ladies of the Rockies

1. Cindy Wulf (Suz GSX-R750)

2. Kimberly Prichard (Tri Daytona 675)

3. Kerry Attridge (Suz GSX-R600)

4. Siobhan Bennett (Hon CBR600RR)

Imperial Sportbikes’ Amateur GTO

1. Chris Brown (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. James Wilkerson (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. Matt Neuberger (Yam YZF-R6)

4. John Hunter (BMW S1000RR)

5. Phillip Hergenrader (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Dallas W A Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

XL3 Rigging’s Amateur GTU

1. Matt Neuberger (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Phillip Takahashi (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Dan Spurlock (Suz GSX-R600)

5. Andrew Holey (Yam YZF-R6)

6. LJ Elder (Kaw ZX-6)

Firestone Walker 805’s Modern Vintage GTO

1. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jay Hollman (Apr RSV1000R)

3. Phillip Takahashi (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Scott Weitmann (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Kevin Madden (Hon CBR1000RR)

6. Philip Pleiss (Hon CBR600RR)

Nite Owl Sports Bar & Grill’s Modern Vintage GTU

1. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Phillip Takahashi (Hon CBR600RR)

3. Dan Parker (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Scott Weitmann (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Bob Hasenhundl (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Philip Pleiss (Hon CBR600RR)

Northern Colorado Powersports’ Open Superbike

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. Dan Turner (BMW S1000RR)

4. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Chris Brown (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Aaron Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

Pho 95’s Open Supersport

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Chris Brown (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

Performance Cycle’s Heavyweight Superbike

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

3. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Nick Kaplan (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Zach Friley (Hon CBR600RR)

6. Louden David (Kaw ZX-6R)

Legion of Speed’s Heavyweight Supersport

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jason Martinez (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Joe Clark (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Andrew Holey (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Scott Morrison (Yam YZF-R6)

Green Tech Auto Body’s Middleweight Superbike

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

3. James Hinton (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Matt Neuberger (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Nick Kaplan (Yam YZF-R6)

IES Technologies’ Middleweight Supersport

1. James Hinton (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jason Martinez (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Michael Lakritz (Hon CBR600RR)

6. Joe Clark (Yam YZF-R6)

Spencer Russell Youth Racing’s Lightweight Grand Prix

1. Tyler Valentine (Yam FZ-07)

2. Ricky Orlando (Kaw 650)

3. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

4. James Wilkerson (Kaw 650)

5. Colton Wulf (Suz SV650S)

6. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

John Sims’ SuperTwins GTO

1. Shannon Moham (Duc Evo)

2. Robb Weins (Duc 1199R)

3. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000R)

4. Jay Hollman (Apr RSV1000R)

5. Jim Brewer (Duc 1098)

6. Matt Meyer (Duc 848)

Alliance Motorsports’ SuperTwins GTU

1. Tyler Valentine (Yam FZ-07)

2. Ricky Orlando (Kaw 650)

3. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

4. James Wilkerson (Kaw 650)

5. Cindy Wulf (Hon CBR500R)

6. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

Absolute Michelin & Automotive’s Thunderbike

1. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

2. Jay Hollman (Apr RSV1000R)

3. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000R)

4. Robb Weins (Duc 848)

5. Ricky Orlando (Kaw 650)

6. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

Moto Garage’s Formula 40 GTO

1. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

3. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Aaron Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

5. James Wilkerson (Suz GSX-R1000)

6. John Elliott (Yam YZF-R1)

Moto Garage’s Formula 40 GTU

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Nick Kaplan (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Michael Lakritz (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Ken Yee (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Rick Grosse (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Christopher Jaech (Tri Daytona 675)

Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 500 Production Cup Sat Race

1. Jason Madsen (Kaw 400)

2. Blair Harness (Hon CBR500R)

3. Bob Halbert (Kaw 500)

Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 500 Production Cup Sun Race

1. Jason Madsen (Kaw 400)

2. Colton Wulf (Hon CBR500R)

3. Bob Halbert (Kaw 500)

4. Blair Harness (Hon CBR500R)

5. Steve Matthys (Hon CBR500R)

6. Chris Anderson (Kaw 400)

Vickery Motorsports’ 350 Production Cup Sat Race

1. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Justen Behmer (Kaw 300)

3. Susan Hickok (Kaw 300)

4. Richard Nguyen (Kaw 250)

5. Erik Sipila (Kaw 250)

Vickery Motorsports’ 350 Production Cup Sun Race

1. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Justen Behmer (Kaw 300)

3. Erik Sipila (Kaw 250)

Woody’s Wheel Works’ Colorado Class

1. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

2. James Wilkerson (Hon CRF450R)

3. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Marc Rawlings (Hon CRF450R)

5. Stephen Husbands (KTM Duke 690)

6. Jason Madsen (Kaw 400)

Aaron Petrie Printing’s Supermoto

1. James Wilkerson (Hon CRF450R)

2. Kevin Kurtz (Kaw KX450)

3. Marc Rawlings (Hon CRF450R)

4. Mike Morrison (Suz RMZ)

Interstate Honda’s Novice GTO

1. John Hunter (BMW S1000RR)

2. Phillip Hergenrader (Yam YZF-R1)

3. CJ Walker (BMW S1000RR)

4. Patrick Paschall (Yam YZF-R1)

5. LJ Elder (Kaw ZX-6)

6. Dallas W A Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

Law Tigers’ Novice GTU

1. LJ Elder (Kaw ZX-6)

2. Christopher Jaech (Tri Daytona 675)

3. Dan Parker (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Mike O’Donnell (Suz GSX-R600)

5. Brandon Blanding (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Nathan Morales (Yam YZF-R6)

Minimoto PB

Cancelled

Energica And Dell’Orto Partner To Develop Electric Power Units For Motorcycles

Energica: agreement signed with Dell’Orto, historic manufacturer of electronic injection systems, for the development and production of dedicated “Power Units” for EVs of small and medium sizes

Modena, July 17th 2019

Energica Motor Company, leading company of high-performing electric motorcycle and single manufacturer of the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for the three-year period 2019-2021, and Dell’Orto SpA, a historic manufacturer of electronic fuel injection systems, have signed an agreement for the development and production of a new type of Power Unit for small-size (power range 8/11kW) and medium size (power range up to 30 kW) electric motorcycles (EV).

Thanks to this agreement, Energica Motor Company and Dell’Orto will continue their common path of development and expansion in the mentioned segments (EVs of small and medium sizes) – which is expected to grow significantly in the upcoming years. The small-and-medium-size EV market has over one million vehicles per year with a growth, only the first quarter 2019 in Europe, of 79% (ACEM data vs. Q1 2018).

This project has the ambitious goal of offering technologically-advanced solutions to the major manufacturers operating in the “two-wheeler” market, by combining Energica unique know-how in the electric motorization with Dell’Orto’s design skills in injection systems, as well as their production and commercial reach in Europe, China and India.

The agreement provides with the joint development of an innovative system, based on the know-how of the two companies and a 50% revenue sharing model on its production.

Dell’Orto SpA, with over 85 years of history and a constantly growing turnover equal in 2018 of about 100 million Euro, operates in the production of power systems for “two wheeler” manufacturers including Piaggio, BMW , KTM, Peugeot, Kymco, Sym, and for the main automotive groups such as FCA, General Motors, PSA, BMW, Renault, Volvo, Mahindra. In the Motorsport area, the company is present in MotoGP, Moto3, Karts and from 2019 in MotoE, with an ad-hoc data acquisition system. The Dell’Orto Group has its European headquarters in Cabiate (CO) and production sites in India and China.

Both companies have mutual commitments in the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, the electric motorcycles global competition which got underway last July 7th.

“Thanks to the know-how acquired and recognized internationally, Energica aims to start the development of this motorization, expanding our offer with a large volumes segment with high potential growth in the world. Our teams are already working on new solutions to meet the new market demands”, says Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company S.p.A.

“This challenge well represents the continuous will of Dell’Orto to innovate not only in its core sector of internal combustion engines, but also in the field of urban sustainable mobility that we consider to be one of the fastest growing sectors for the future electric traction”, says Davide Dell’Orto CTO Dell’Orto Spa.

World Superbike: Phillip Island Confirmed As Host Of 2020 Season-Opener

Phillip Island set to host the opening round of the 2020 WorldSBK season

Once again, the new WorldSBK season will kick-off down-under at the spectacular Australian race venue

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and Dorna WSBK Organization are delighted to announce that the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship will once again kick-off in Australia, with the WorldSBK Yamaha Finance Round to be held at the Victoria’s racetrack from Friday 28th February to Sunday 1st March 2020.

The 2020 WorldSBK Yamaha Finance Australian Round will set a new record, as it will become the 30th round to be held at the Aussie race venue, becoming the first track in the world that has hosted as many WorldSBK rounds.

Continuing with the “triple-treat” format introduced in 2019, the WorldSBK race weekend will run from Friday to Sunday, with the first two sessions of free practices dominating the schedule for Day One. Saturday will see the Tissot Superpole taking place in the morning followed by the first main race in the afternoon, while Sunday will begin with the now traditional 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race, which decides the new grid for Sunday’s Race 2. Alongside WorldSBK, the outstanding battles of the FIM Supersport World Championship will return into action on the fast and flowing 4.445 km of the famous Australian venue guaranteeing plenty of spectacular racing for all the Australian fans.

David Bennett, General Manager of the Phillip Island Circuit: “We know fans love the summer weather of world superbikes. It’s a perfect time for camping at the circuit and enjoying a weekend away with mates or family at Phillip Island. And of course, with 30 years of world superbikes, we have plenty to celebrate so it will be a special round. It’s time to put the date in your diary and start planning a getaway”.

Gregorio Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director, Sporting and Organization: “It is now a tradition for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship to kick-off the new season down-under and we are delighted to return in 2020. The Australian round at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is one of the most awaited rounds of the year, not just because it is the first on the WorldSBK calendar, but for the beautiful venue and the warmth of the Australian crowds. Their true enthusiasm for motorsports makes the entire round an even more unique event”.

Giacomo Agostini To Ride Team Obsolete MV Agusta At The Isle Of Man Classic TT

Isle of Man Classic TT August 24, 25, 26 2019

Isle
of Man, – August 24-25-26 – For the 7th consecutive year, Team Obsolete has
been invited back to the Isle of Man Classic TT, this time to display and
parade two genuine exotic bikes from its world renowned collection: the 1976
Agostini MV Agusta 350/4 and the 1959 Surtees AJS Special.

Ten-time
TT winner, fifteen-time FIM world champion, Giacomo Agostini will be riding the
MV Agusta 1972/76 350 cc 4 cylinder Assen winner at the Jurby Festival and will
be participating in a Special Lap of Honour on the fabled 37 mile “Mountain
Circuit.” This is the same bike that he
rode to victory in his last 350 Grand Prix, Assen 1976.

In
addition to Giacomo Agostini, Classic Racing Legend, Dave Roper, the first
American to win a TT will be riding the 1959 Surtees AJS Special which was recently honored at the ASI MotoShow
in Varano, Italy. The “Surtees” had a
long and distinguished career in ARTER EQUIPPE.
Riders Mike Duff and Peter Williams scored many high placings just
behind the Italian Multis. Williams was
second behind Agostini’s MV 350/3 at the 1966 Isle of Man “Junior” TT.

Team Owner,
Rob Iannucci said, “We are thrilled to return these great riders and bikes to
the Isle of Man, the world’s greatest race circuit.”

Many thanks
to our sponsors: AVON Tyres, Vanson
Leathers, and Red Line Synthetic Oil.


(Above) Dave Roper (71). Photo courtesy of Team Obsolete.

UtahSBA: Kory Cowan Goes Undefeated At Utah Motorsports Campus

Round Three of Utah Sport Bike Association Law Tigers Masters of the Mountains Road Racing series was held on July 13-14 at Utah Motorsports Campus West Configuration in Grantsville, UT. Racer Kory Cowan was victorious in the premier class as well as every race he entered throughout the weekend.

Cowan had this to say about his race weekend “Result-wise I had a pretty good weekend. Despite the intense heat, I went five for five on wins in my classes, which is awesome, but the best part is seeing Moto Station riders sweep the podium in all our races. I was hoping we would get into the 1:30s this weekend but considering the temps were right around 100 degrees, I’m pretty happy with the low 1:31s which is a credit to how well the Pirelli tires perform.”

In a brief return to racing, Shane Turpin rode to victory in two races. Shane retired from the UtahSBA two years ago but rode on Sunday on a borrowed bike. “Special thanks to Kory Cowan and MotoStation for setting me up with an amazing motorcycle that was dialed and super-fast. Thanks to the UtahSBA for hosting a great event where riders of all skill levels can compete in a professional environment,” said Turpin.

Our 2018 New Race School (NRC) student Kellen Birch took his first Expert Class victory winning Middleweight superstock, as well as Combined GTO and Combined GTU. Kellen has this to say “Round 3 went great! I have an awesome team with Trackstar Racing. Ian, Ryan, and Genaro have been huge in helping with bike setup, Dunlop tires, and Ken Hill podcasts playing on a loop all season. Huge thanks to Brian Childree and Jerry Hicks for hosting the Advanced Racer Course (ARC). I had a few great battles with my teammate James Powelson, who also found a lot of speed this round. I had a great weekend and love our UtahSBA family! I am looking forward to round 4!”

Genaro Lopez, with his ever-present pit crew watching on, rode to victory in Stock 1000. “Stock 1000 was the class where I clinched my first win of the year in round three. That made me the happiest man ever! After the hard time I’ve been having to learn this bike, I can’t thank Shane Turpin enough for all his help getting my bike settled. Running 1:32s felt great, but we still have a lot of stuff to work on. Huge thanks to my family, friends and sponsors, their support is incredible,” said Lopez.

Round 4 will be held August 24-25, 2019 at UMC, East Configuration. Registration is open now for this event. Register before August 17, 2019 to receive the early-bird discount rate for race Round 4. Visit www.motorsportsreg.com to register today.

The UtahSBA is a Utah Non-Profit dedicated to promoting education, safe riding, and competition in the Intermountain West. You can find more information about the UtahSBA, upcoming events, and schools at www.utahsba.com or find us on Facebook at www.utahsba.com

Harrison Eurosports Combined GTO

1. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

2. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Lee McNutt (Suz GSX-R750)

5. Marshall Miller (BMW S1000RR)

6. Timothy Nielsen (Apr RSV4)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 1 (Expert)

1. Eric Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

3. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Erik Grim (BMW S1000RR)

5. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

6. Alex Zinaich (BMW S1000RR)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 1 (Novice)

1. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Lee McNutt (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Myroslav Volkov (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Timothy Nielsen (KTM 1290)

6. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 2 (Expert)

1. Eric Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

3. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

4. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Steven Marco (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Braden Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 2 (Novice)

1. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Lee McNutt (Suz GSX-R750)

3. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Myroslav Volkov (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Timothy Nielsen (KTM 1290)

6. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

Trackstar Racing Middleweight Superstock

1. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jason Johnson (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Alex Zinaich (Tri 675R)

5. Cole Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Thomas Dark (Suz GSX-R600)

Fastline Race Tire Moto2

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Lee McNutt (Yam YZF-R6)

6. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

The Edge Powersports Moto3

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. David Purcell (Kaw EX400)

3. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

5. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Russell Carpenter (Kaw EX300)

Inspired Financial Novice GTU

1. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Peter Hofpointner (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Max Tseng (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Jade Jones (Yam YZF-R6)

South Valley Motorsports Open Superstock

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

5. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

6. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

The Green Pig Pub Open Twins

1. Zack Cooper (Duc 959)

2. Jason Johnson (Duc 848)

3. Donald Rothfuss (Duc 848)

4. James Riggs (KTM RC8R)

5. James Kling (Duc 1198)

6. Daniel Egbert (Duc 1199)

Wright’s M/C Parts & Accessories Production 300 (Race 1)

1. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

2. Russell Carpenter (Kaw EX300)

Adrenaline Motorsports Production 500 (Race 1)

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

3. David Purcell (Kaw EX400)

4. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

5. Spencer Kruger (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

Moto United Sportsman (Race 1)

1. Michael Montgomery (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Braxton Young (Hon CBR600RR)

3. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

4. David Nielsen (Suz SV650)

Kimco Combined GTU

1. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

2. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Zach Austin (Tri 675R)

4. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTO

1. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

2. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

3. Kevin Dolan (Suz GSX-R1000)

4. David Meyer (Suz GSX-R1000)

5. Sherwick Min (Apr RSV4)

6. Daniel Egbert (Duc 1199)

Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTU

1. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Lee McNutt (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jason Johnson (Kaw ZX-6R)

LaMonica’s Restaurant Equipment Service Heavyweight Superbike

1. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Alex Zinaich (Tri 675R)

Moto Station / Rickdiculous Racing KOM Overall

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Duncan Biles (Yam YZF-R1)

5. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

6. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

Moto Station KOM GTO

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Duncan Biles (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

4. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

5. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

6. Braden Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

Rickdiculous Racing KOM GTU

1. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jason Johnson (Kaw ZX-6R)

AZ Racing Academy Lightweight Superbike

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Jeff Masters (Yam FZ-07)

4. Mark Taylor (Kaw EX500)

Moto Station Middleweight Superbike

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Cole Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)

The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTO

1. Kevin Dolan (Suz GSX-R1000)

2. Lee McNutt (Suz GSX-R750)

3. Spencer Kruger (Suz GSX-R750)

4. Mark Taylor (Kaw EX500)

The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTU

1. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Michael Montgomery (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Braxton Young (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Timothy Nielsen (Suz SV650)

5. Bill Dark (Suz GSX-R600)

6. Jason Johnson (Duc 848)

Harrison Eurosports Novice GTO

1. Zach Austin (Tri 675R)

2. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

5. James Kling (Duc 1198)

6. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

Moto Station Open Superbike

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Duncan Biles (Yam YZF-R1)

5. David Meyer (Suz GSX-R1000)

6. James Peterec (Suz GSX-R1000R)

Wright’s M/C Parts & Accessories Production 300 (Race 2)

1. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

2. Russell Carpenter (Kaw EX300)

Adrenaline Motorsports Production 500 (Race 2)

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Mark Taylor (Kaw EX500)

4. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

5. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Spencer Kruger (Yam YZF-R3)

Moto United Sportsman (Race 2)

1. Jade Jones (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

3. David Nielsen (Suz SV650)

C&R Coatings Stock 1000

1. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

2. Erik Grim (BMW S1000RR)

3. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

5. James Peterec (Suz GSX-R1000R)

6. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

​Powersports Trade and Safety Associations Announce CEO Succession Plan

Tim Buche, current chief executive officer, to assume consulting role November 1

Erik Pritchard, current president of two associations, named to succeed as chief executive officer and president of all four associations effective November 1

IRVINE, Calif. – The boards of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), and Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association of America (ROHVA) today announced their leadership succession plan for all associations.

Tim Buche, chief executive officer for all the associations and president of MSF and the MIC, will begin his planned new role as a consultant beginning Nov. 1, 2019. Erik Pritchard, president of SVIA and ROHVA and general counsel for all associations, has been selected by the respective boards to be chief executive officer and president of all four associations effective Nov. 1, 2019. A formal announcement about Pritchard’s new role will be released in the fall.

To ensure a successful leadership transition, the first phase of the CEO succession plan was initiated in late 2017 when Pritchard was promoted to president of SVIA and ROHVA, respectively, and assumed those roles from Buche, who continued as CEO. As part of phase 2, in November Buche will transition to a consultant for the associations.

“Even though I have the same passion for the success of all our respective association members as I did when I assumed this role nearly 25 years ago, this succession has been planned for several years to ensure an orderly transition. I’m excited to continue serving the associations in a new way as a consultant,” Buche said. “Erik has proven to be an effective leader since he joined us in 2014 and assumed the presidency of SVIA and ROHVA two years ago. With exciting new initiatives under way at the associations, Erik is the right leader to work with staff to continually improve to achieve strategic plans and priorities.”

Since joining the MIC, MSF and SVIA as president in September 1996 and for the newly formed ROHVA in 2008, Buche has worked with the respective boards to set a course of improved services to their respective members to help them grow and manage their businesses, including enhanced market research, and government relations and market development initiatives. Some of these efforts include the acquisition by MIC of AIMExpo, the premier and only trade and consumer powersports trade show in the United States; the annual Capitol Fly-In, the premier legislative advocacy event of the year for members; and the annual Communications Symposium, now entering its 21st year and always filled to capacity with members who hear and learn from elite financial, brand and research experts. Buche spearheaded the renowned MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Research study with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and he has been a frequent advocate and speaker on behalf of on- and off-highway enthusiasts.

“Tim has worked tirelessly since his very first day to make each of the associations the pillar of their respective industries, and on behalf of the MIC board we will be forever grateful for his commitment to excellence,” said Paul Vitrano, MIC board chair and senior assistant general counsel at Indian Motorcycle and Polaris Industries. “He has been sharply focused on advancing the needs of our members and fellow riders to the highest levels of government and with blue ribbon research institutions, and all our members have greatly benefited from his leadership and dedication.”

“Tim came on board at a very critical time in 1996 when the ATV industry sorely needed a strong leader and advocate for ATV safety while also preserving and protecting our sport through testimony on Capitol Hill and on the state level,” said Alexandre Borduas, SVIA board chair and senior advisor, public affairs and government relations at BRP. “He has been relentless in promoting the safe use of our members’ products to consumers throughout the country and helping our members navigate the federal and legislative challenges.”

“The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is the premier motorcycle safety organization nationally and internationally in large part because of Tim’s leadership and his ability to bring forth the best and brightest team in safety and research,” said Gary Martini, MSF board chair and manager at American Honda Motor Co., USA. “His commitment to lifelong learning and understanding the human factors in motorcycling through world-renowned studies, such as the MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study, will live on for many decades to come.”

“In different capacities, I have had the opportunity to work with Tim on behalf of our motorcycle, ATV and side-by-side members and consumers for many years and his shoes will be difficult to fill,” said Russ Brenan, ROHVA board chair and senior advisor, government affairs at Kawasaki Motors Corp, USA. “Tim continually pushes everyone forward, board members and staff, to ensure we are thinking outside the box and pursuing more than what’s expected.”

The Motorcycle Industry Council exists to preserve, protect and promote motorcycling through government relations, communications and media relations, statistics and research, aftermarket programs, development of data communications standards, and activities surrounding technical and regulatory issues. As a not-for-profit national industry association, the MIC seeks to support motorcyclists by representing manufacturers, distributors, dealers and retailers of motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, ROVs, motorcycle/ATV/ROV parts, accessories and related goods and services, and members of allied trades such as insurance, finance and investment companies, media companies and consultants.

The MIC is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with a government relations office in metropolitan Washington, D.C. First called the MIC in 1970, the organization has been in operation since 1914. Visit the MIC at mic.org.

The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America® is the not-for-profit national industry association promoting the safe and responsible use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) through rider training, public awareness campaigns, and state legislation. Additionally, SVIA® works to preserve access to off-road riding areas and expand riding opportunities. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), SVIA develops standards for the equipment, configuration, and performance requirements of ATVs. Based in Irvine, Calif., SVIA is sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; BRP, Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; KYMCO USA, Inc.; Polaris Industries Inc.; Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.; Arctic Cat; and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.. Visit SVIA online at svia.org. For safety information or to enroll in the ATV RiderCourse nearest you, visit atvsafety.org, or call (800) 887-2887.

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation® promotes safety through rider training and education, operator licensing tests and public information programs. The MSF works with the federal government, state agencies, the military and others to offer training for all skill levels so riders can enjoy a lifetime of safe, responsible motorcycling. Standards established by the MSF® have been recognized worldwide since 1973.

The MSF is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; BMW Motorrad USA; BRP, Inc.; Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc.; Indian Motorcycle; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; KTM North America, Inc.; Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.; Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.; Triumph Motorcycles Ltd; and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. For safety information or to enroll in the RiderCourse nearest you, visit msf-usa.org or call (800) 446-9227.

The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association is the not-for-profit national industry association promoting the safe and responsible use of ROVs (also called side-by-sides or UTVs). Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ROHVA develops standards for the equipment, configuration, and performance requirements of ROVs.

Based in Irvine, Calif., ROHVA is sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; BRP, Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; Mahindra North America; Polaris Industries Inc.; Arctic Cat; Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; and Yanmar America Corp.. For more information visit rohva.org.

All images ©2019 Motorcycle Industry Council, Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association.

World Endurance: 2019-2020 Schedule Released, Including The New 8 Hours Of Sepang In December

UNPRECEDENTED 2019-2020 FIM EWC CALENDAR

The upcoming season of the FIM Endurance World Championship will feature a brand-new 8-hour round on the prestigious Sepang International Circuit, with the first edition to be held in mid-December in Malaysia.

The 2019-2020 FIM EWC season will get underway with the Bol d’Or on 21 September on France’s Le Castellet circuit.

The second round of the championship is a new winter race in Southeast Asia, initiated as part of a calendar reform by championship promoter Eurosport Events. The inaugural edition of the 8 Hours of Sepang, which results from a strong collaboration between FIM, Eurosport Events, Sepang International Circuit and Mobilityland, will be a qualifying round for the 2020 Suzuka 8 Hours. Its innovative format lays the foundation for the first-ever double-header event in Asian motorsport, with two major car and motorcycle races taking place over a single weekend: the 8 Hours of Sepang on Saturday 14 December 2019 and the season finale of the FIA WTCR/OSCARO on Sunday 15 December.

The 43rd edition of the 24 Heures Motos, traditionally held at Le Mans in mid-April, and the 8 Hours of Oschersleben on the first weekend of June will take place midway through the FIM EWC calendar.

The Suzuka 8 Hours round, the grand finale of the FIM Endurance World Championship, will be brought forward to mid-July, on a one-off basis, for the first time in its history. “The Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race has a long 42-year history,” explains Kaoru Tanaka, the new President of Mobilityland. “It has recently been established as the final round of the FIM Endurance World Championship, and is traditionally held on the last Sunday of July. For 2020, we decided to bring the event forward so it precedes the fanfare of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Now scheduled for July 19th, the Suzuka 8 Hours race will have the eyes of the world on Japan ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Come join us for a sizzling season final in July 2020.”

The provisional 2019-2020 FIM EWC calendar features five races:

21/22 September 2019 – Bol d’Or (24h-race) / Le Castellet – France

14 December 2019 * – 8 Hours of Sepang / Malaysia

18/19 April 2020 – 24 Heures Motos / Le Mans – France

6 June 2020 * – 8 Hours of Oschersleben / Germany

19 July 2020 – Suzuka 8 Hours / Japan

* Race held on the Saturday

Podcast: Greg’s Garage Pod With Co-Host Jason Pridmore Episode 41 Is Now Available

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

MotoGP – We review the German MotoGP round with in-depth talks about MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3!

WorldSBK – We review two rounds, Donnington Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. World SuperSport and World Supersport300 are also discussed. But after Laguna in WorldSBK, there was a huge points swing in the championship.

MotoAmerica – All 5 classes were raced at Laguna. Garrett Gerloff gets his first EBC Brakes Superbike race win!

Quick Shift P/B ARAI

1. Ducati fills up the Factory roster for 2020, too soon?

2. Yamaha introduces the 2020 R1 and R1M. Is it good enough for Superbike racing?

3. Bautista has not signed his 2020 contract to stay in WorldSBK… the money is the same as 2019… what do you think?

Race Cal for this weekend.

MotoAmerica: The Final Round Of Press Releases From Last Weekend’s Event At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Updated)

Quarterley Racing On Track Development riders Barnes and Daniels Podium, Astudillo, Hobbs and Gloddy Make Progress

At round six of the 2019 MotoAmerica series, Quarterley Racing On Track Development riders Michael Barnes and Dallas Daniels both made the podium in their classes, while teammates Jamie Astudillo, Teagg Hobbs and Ben Gloddy all made significant progress in their racing.

While Barnes took second in the Twins class, he extended his lead in the series to a total of 18 points. By finishing second in the LIQUI MOLY Junior Cup race, Daniels also solidified his second place in the points, leaving the track with a 61 point advantage over third. Just 26 points behind the class leader, Daniels still has a solid chance of still taking the championship for 2019. To complete the weekend, each one of Daniels’ teammates in the Junior Cup series scored points.

Michael Barnes:

“Laguna Seca is just so much fun! I got pole in qualifying but my main concern was coming out ahead of my main rival in the points standings. I’m seeing him as my biggest championship threat. I’m making a lot of progress in riding the bike, and my focus is getting up to pace as soon as possible. I got my best start of the season but we’re still down on power compared to a few of the other bikes. We’re looking to address that for future rounds. We haven’t rebuilt the motor or done any serious maintenance since the start of the season. What we really need is just more grunt coming off the corners. The eventual winner of the race had a really fast bike. He took off and I found myself in a battle with my points rival. He got into turn two a little too hot and ran wide and I just ducked underneath him. I made a charge for the leader on the last lap but at that point he was just a little too far out ahead. By the end of the weekend I increased our points lead in the series to eighteen. I’m extremely pleased with the setup of motorcycle at the moment, especially against the quicker bikes. It’s confidence-inspiring going into last half of season and it was great to get on the podium with so many Ducati fans there.”


(Above) Dallas Daniels. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Dallas Daniels:

“I qualified third and finished second. I thought we had a little speed to run with the leader but a bad start cost us. I wheelied off the start and dropped back to fifth. I got back up to second but the other riders kept repassing me. It was a hard, big battle for second, bumping and banging every single lap, and that’s what allowed the leader to pull out on us. At first there were four of us going for the position, then one rider dropped off the back and another one fell. That left just me and one other rider trying to get on the second step of the podium. We were going back and forth the entire race. A few times we got into each other. I could almost hear the crowd screaming every time we went by. I got second by about a bikelength. I was happy to get second place but still really upset because I wanted to win that one. The points leader in the series got just five additional points on me. I’m only 26 points down and I think it can be made up by the end of the season. The Quarterley Racing On Track Development team is giving me the best I can ask for in equipment and support to help make that happen.


(Above) Ben Gloddy (72). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Ben Gloddy:

“What an incredible weekend, getting to see the World Superbike guys race made the trip out here worth it. Laguna is a track I have wanted to race for as long as I can remember. It was different than I expected but it was fun for sure! I wish we had a second race there this weekend, I think I could have made even more improvements. I qualified 14th overall and after a fun back and forth battle with another racer, he was able to beat me to the line and I came in 11th. I learned a lot this weekend and will definitely improve here next year. Thank you all so much for the support, this has been an exciting couple of rounds for me and I can’t wait to come back next month to race at Sonoma.

“I am so thankful that I was given the opportunity to join the Quarterley Racing Team for the 2019 season; it really has been a good fit and experience for me. Bob Robbins, Dale Quarterley and all of the mechanics are top notch and I cannot thank them all enough for all of the time and hard work they put into making each weekend possible for Dallas, Jamie, Teagg and I. I also have the best teammates; nobody in the paddock has more fun than us.”


(Above) Teagg Hobbs (79). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Teagg Hobbs:

“Thanks to Quarterley Racing On Track Development for giving me an amazing bike to race this weekend! Riding at Laguna Seca was an experience of a lifetime. It’s a world-class racetrack, with World Superbike and MotoGP. I really like the back section, the corners leading up to corkscrew; it’s a blast riding up to it. I also like Rainey Curve. The track really fits my riding style. After the last round at Utah we found out there was something wrong with the bike. We changed that part Thursday before practice even started. After that I felt I should be back where I belong. This time the gap from me to leaders was insanely smaller than Utah. As rounds progress I’m sure we’re going to keep moving forward. I made progress throughout the weekend and I am happy with the feeling of the bike right now. I qualified twelfth and was eighth at the end of the first lap. Then I made a mistake going up the hill to the Corkscrew and got dropped back to twelfth. I was moving back up through the field when a rider crashed in front of me at the exit of turn two, causing me to run off track with about four laps to go. A few riders went by while I was in the dirt and I rode as hard as I could to catch back up but I didn’t have enough time to do so and ended up in where I qualified in twelfth. I’m feeling confident with the bike and I’m looking forward to the next round at Sonoma!”


(Above) Jamie Astudillo (49). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Jamie Astudillo:

“Laguna Seca is my favorite track on the calendar. I was gridded 18th and finished 15th in the race. It was pretty fun. I did accomplish one of my goals, and that was to hang with the pack that always seems to follow the leaders, and I stayed with them for most of the race. Toward the end they got away a little and I didn’t really have anyone to push me or to keep me on the pace. I didn’t know anyone was catching me until I looked around on the last lap. He never really showed me a wheel and I beat him at the line buy just a fraction of a second. The good thing about the weekend was that I got a championship point out of it and I’m getting a better feeling for the bike. I also realized what was going on in my head while I’m riding, so I took a lot away from this weekend for sure. My riding is a work in progress at this point. I’m getting more comfortable on the bike and feeling more at home on it, and I’ll be able to bring that to Sonoma and, hopefully, keep progressing as the rounds go on.”

Quarterley Racing On Track Development sponsors for 2019 include Inter-Tech Supplies, Fast By Ferracci, Inc, Yoshimura Research & Development of America, Inc., Wiseco Powersports, Motul USA., Regina Chain, BrakeTech USA, Inc., Ferodo Racing, Matt & Jesse, Scott Powersports, Inc., Defiance Lifestyle, Woodcraft Technologies, Dynojet Research Inc., Beta Tools of Italy – USA, RoadracingWorld.com, Drippinwet.com, MOTO-D Racing, Fast Bike Industries, VAN DYK Recycling Solutions, Earl’s Racing Team and Kiwi Classic Moto. Michael Barnes is also sponsored by Ducati North America and Moto Corse Performance.

More, from a press release issued by RiderzLaw Racing/Aguilar Racing:

RiderzLaw/Aguilar Racing Overcomes Adversity at Laguna Seca


(Above) Jason Aguilar (96). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

With 4 weeks between races after Utah, Jason Aguilar was going to focus on rest and conditioning to recover from injuries and illness in preparation for the FIM World Superbike and MotoAmerica Championship at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Those plans were quickly derailed when Jason was returning home from the gym late at night, tripped over the front steps to his home, and left a dent on the front door from his head while badly dislocating his left pinkie finger. Jason then followed that up with a bad sore throat that led to an inner ear infection that required to a second trip to the Emergency Hospital in the days leading up to the race. Still battling illness when Jason was coming up the hill to enter the track for Friday practice and qualifying, he had to pull over to the side of the entrance road due to nausea. Not the best start to the race weekend.

Despite all that adversity, Jason still managed to finish 7th in morning practice. Afternoon qualifying saw Jason turn more laps than any other rider, but he started to tire toward the end of the session and was only able to qualify 10th. Due to the tight scheduling for the combined WSBK and MotoAmerica event, Jason was not scheduled to ride on Saturday, and was only scheduled to attend the Paddock Show hosted by Michael Hill in the morning and autograph posters. With a day of rest, Jason was hoping to finally feel better for Sunday’s second qualifying session and race.

Sunday’s second qualifying session started with perfect weather and perfect track conditions. After getting some rest, Jason was feeling somewhat better. Jason came in for a tire change with about 10 minutes to go and was running in 9th having just put in his personal best lap time at Laguna Seca. Just as Jason was about to put in another best lap that would have certainly moved him up in position, the red flag came out from another rider’s crash, ending the qualifying session early with 4 ½ minutes remaining. 9th would be his starting position for the race, since the tight schedule for television did not allow for the session to be completed.

At the start of the Supersport race, Jason got pushed out when a rider in front of him wheelied across his line. That caused Jason to lose a couple positions and he came across the line in 11th place at the end of the first lap. On the second lap, Jason had the fastest trap speed of the race at 140.459 mph, picked off the 10th place rider, and set out after the 9th place rider who was now 1.2 seconds ahead. By lap 6, Jason was closing the gap, and a crash up front allowed both riders to move up a position. At the start of lap 7, Jason had closed the gap on the 8th place rider who crashed out in Turn 2, forcing Jason to brake to avoid the crash. That resulted in Jason moving into 8th place, but he lost a couple of seconds to the 7th place rider who had extended his advantage to 3.5 seconds. Jason started his push hard to make up the 3.5 second deficit. By lap 16, Jason had closed to 0.2 seconds. On the next lap Jason made the pass for 7th place and pulled away in the final laps to secure his finishing position. The 7th place finish was certainly not what the team was hoping for, but under the circumstances, it was an excellent result.

Jason Aguilar: “While I was not in the best shape coming into the race weekend, my team gave me a great bike as shown by the top speeds I was consistently setting during the weekend. My setup was good from the start and I am really happy with my team now. Being the closest race to my home in Sothern California, many of my sponsors attended the race which was really cool. I was glad I was able to give them a good result, and I am really looking forward to Sonoma next month.”

Anthony Livano, Director of Sales & Marketing for Lexin Electronics added: “The Lexin team was present at Laguna Seca to support Jason as well, with their Sales and Marketing team cheering Jason on. The Lexin team all expressed pride and support, and are looking forward to Sonoma.”

Big Thanks to All of our Sponsors: RiderzLaw, Lexin, Honos, Torco, CL Auto Group, Moto Station, Graves Motorsports, Metric Method, TaylorMade Racing, Dunlop Tires, Yamaha Motor USA, FTECU, Superlite Sprockets, Motion Pro, Arai Helmets, Mithos USA, Alien Motion Batteries, SBS Brakes, EF Signs, SBK Paint, RFA Designs.

More, from a press release issued by AP MotoArts:

Solid Points Haul For Team AP MotoArts At Laguna Seca

Monterey, CA – AP MotoArts Twins Cup riders, Draik Beauchamp and Cooper McDonald, both endured set-backs throughout the Laguna Seca weekend, yet persevered to produce strong race results aboard their Yamaha FZ-07/MT-07 machines.

Beauchamp ended Friday afternoon’s first qualifying session in P9, and was looking to Saturday morning’s second qualifying session to improve his grid spot. Unfortunately, the notorious Laguna Seca morning fog spoiled his plans as the session was shortened and declared a ‘warm-up’. The previous session’s times would decide the starting grid, which meant a P9 grid position for Beauchamp. Cooper McDonald was making his debut at Laguna Seca. The Oklahoma rider quickly adapted to the demanding circuit and put in an impressive qualifying time that put him on the front row of the starting grid in P3.

As the red lights went out for the Twins Cup race, both AP MotoArts riders got solid starts as the field charged through turn 1 and into the infamous Andretti Hairpin. Midway through the opening lap, Beauchamp was briefly shuffled back to P10 before methodically working his way forward to bring home a very respectable P4 finish and retain second place in the Twins Cup championship points standings. McDonald got off the line well, and retained his position until the pack reached the entrance to the Corkscrew where he took over P2. McDonald spent the next six laps closely tailing the leader and looked to have the pace to take over at the front. Unfortunately, McDonald suffered a huge moment exiting turn 3 on lap 7, and was shuffled back to P8 where he would finish the race.

Draik Beauchamp – AP MotoArts Twins Cup #77

‘My dad and Kae from ARacer USA really stepped up this weekend to get my bike ready and cared for this weekend. We dialed it in after getting some data in the first two sessions of the weekend. Lenny Albin with KTech was a great help, too.I was really looking forward to taking what we learned and dropping my times in Q2 on Saturday morning. Unfortunately due to the marine layer fog causing a delay, the session was shortened and considered a warm-up, so despite improving my times, it didn’t improve my starting position. But we knew we had moved in the right direction.When race time came, I started from the 3rd row in 9th. I had a good launch, but early in the first lap, I had another rider push me wide and I was in P10 at the end of the first lap. Throughout the race I had one rider pass me, but other than that, I kept picking off the competition. I put my head down and ran hard knowing that I needed a strong finish to stay in the championship hunt. Perseverance that began weeks before shown through and afforded me a 4th place finish. This keeps me second in the points. We learned a ton this weekend and will show up at Sonoma, next month, a much more prepared unit.’

Draik would like to thank his sponsors: AP MotoArts, Aracer USA, Red Fox Racing, I29photos.com, Billy Mallory Law of Brick Gentry Law Firm, LS2 Helmets, NJK Leathers, Pit Pass Radio, Orient Express Racing, SBS Brakes, Jenspeed LLC, GB Racing, K-Tech Suspension USA, and Bob Fisher from Roaring Toyz.

Cooper McDonald – AP Moto Arts Twins Cup #120

‘Overall, it was a great weekend! I qualified on the front row even though this was only my fourth pro race weekend and first time at Laguna Seca. Halfway into the race, I ran into some major tire issues before realizing we had a tire gauge malfunction giving us 10 pounds too much pressure in the front and in the rear, making it really hard to race with towards the end of the race. I ended up with a fifth place result and am now in the top ten in championship points. The team is really happy with this result!’

Cooper would like to thank his sponsors: AP MotoArts, SA Moto USA, LS2 Helmets, K&N Air Filters, and Specialized Racing Gear.

Draik and Cooper will be back in action August 10 – 11 at Northern California’s Sonoma Raceway for round seven of the 2019 MotoAmerica Championship.

More, from a press release issued by Altus Motorsports:

MotoAmerica: Altus Motorsports Tucker TerpTastick.com VP Lubricants Race Report “Continued Improvement“ at Laguna Seca Raceway

(Monterey, CA) The strong cohesion that has developed in the Altus team over the first few rounds allowed the team to smoothly navigate the crazy schedule and take advantage of every minute.The MotoAmerica round at Laguna Seca is a jam-packed schedule. There is very little time for riders to learn the complicated track, teams to find a setup and mechanics to resolve issues.


(Above) Kevin Olmedo (14). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Liqui Moly Junior Cup: The Laguna Seca Junior Cup race was arguably the most exciting of the season. Kevin Olmedo is an amazing rider and he gets stronger every round. During Qualifying, Olmedo repeatedly put his Altus Factory Racing Development Ninja 400 at the top of the timing charts, and ultimately, he ended up second fastest, starting in the middle of the first row. In a race-long battle for second, Olmedo was constantly swapping places back and forth. On the final lap, he made an aggressive move into the final corner. On exit, he ran wide onto the paint, lost the rear, saved it and still barely missed out on second position in the drag race to the line. “We are really proud of Kevin and our bike. We have worked very hard to develop our Ninja 400. That bike is all Altus Factory – from parts we have developed and sell. We do all the motor, chassis and suspension work in-house at Altus,” said George Nassaney.


(Above) Miles Thornton (72). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Stock 1000: The Laguna round was another frustrating weekend for Miles Thornton. “We thought we squashed the throttle issue at our test day after the Road America round, but it came back this weekend,” said Altus Crew Chief, Eric Gray. In spite of the issue, Thornton qualified 7th and finished 8th in the race on his GSX-R 1000. “We have a few possible solutions. We are going to take the bike to CMRA, make the changes and do some testing. We need to solve this once and for all,” added Gray.


(Above) Jaret Nassaney (59). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Supersport 600: Every round, Lucas Silva gets more comfortable on the GSX-R 600, and it shows. He came into the Laguna Seca round excited. He likes the track and felt the team had a good plan. “We started with a completely new setup on Friday and it was good. And then we just kept improving every session,” said Silva. After qualifying 11th, Silva got a great launch on his GSX-R 600 and jumped up into the top 10 battle. After dicing for a few laps before things settled down, Silva finished a solid 9th place.

Despite struggling to find a good setup, Jaret Nassaney qualified a solid 16th. After some suspension changes and an amazing start, Nassaney finished the sole Supersport race of the weekend in a season-best 11th place. “Nothing left now but to break into that top 10,” said Jaret.

The entire team will be traveling to Cresson, Texas in a few weeks for testing at the CMRA event. “We have some setup and mechanical fixes to test and all of our riders get stronger with every minute they spend in the saddle. Altus is committed to continued improvement. It will be great to have all of the team together at an event where we have more track time and opportunities to try things and make adjustments,” said George Nassaney.


(Above) Lucas Silva (23). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:

DOMINATING BOBBY FONG WINS TEAM HAMMER’S 75TH


(Above) Bobby Fong (50). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong concluded the combined WorldSBK/MotoAmerica Superbike weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in spectacular fashion with a wire-to-wire victory in a one-sided MotoAmerica Supersport race.

Fong sprinted into the lead from the start and never looked back. The Californian shot to an immediate gap on the opening lap as he hustled his GSX-R600 racebike around the undulating circuit and then proceeded to apply the pressure on his pursuers from the front with his sheer pace.

Fong’s nearest rival crashed out while in pursuit, clearing the way for a blowout victory. Fong worked up a four-second advantage before easing his way to a 1.603-second margin of victory at the flag.

The win was Fong’s fourth of the season and gave him an 18-point lead in the MotoAmerica Supersport championship standings.

The victory also marked the team’s 75th AMA Pro and MotoAmerica race win.

Fong said, “Honestly, I had one of the best bikes out there — again — thanks to my M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team. It’s good to get the win for Suzuki, I know they wanted it here at Laguna Seca, one of their home races.

“We’ve got the championship lead now, so we’ve just got to keep the ball rolling as we move on to my home round at Sonoma Raceway in a month’s time.”

Teenager Sean Dylan Kelly continued to impress in his rookie season of racing in MotoAmerica. The second M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Supersport pilot left the grid in seventh at the start of the 19-lap race, and gradually worked his way into fourth position.

Meanwhile in Superbike, Jake Lewis followed up his Saturday top-five with an eighth-place ride in Sunday’s race aboard his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Lewis got away in his qualifying position of seventh and held that spot over the race’s opening half before solidifying eighth in what was ultimately a relatively uneventful ride.

The 2019 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship will resume in just under a month as the series arrives at Sonoma Raceway on August 10-11.

About Team Hammer

The 2019 season marks Team Hammer’s 39th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 75 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 218 times and have won five AMA Pro National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships. The team has also won 135 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships

MotoAmerica: Suzuki Hosts Dealers At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Suzuki Hosts Dealers at Laguna Seca

Brea, CA (July 17, 2019) — Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. was honored to host five select Suzuki dealers to the historic WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway for the FIM WorldSBK and MotoAmerica races in Monterey, California. Dealers and their guests were invited to stay in Monterey at the Embassy Suites, and experience the three-day race event as well as participate in Suzuki activities.

Dealers had the opportunity to demo the full product line of Suzuki motorcycles, and see Suzuki’s brand new event look including updated team apparel, truck graphics, tents, and more.

In addition, a VIP autograph session and rig tour was held at the Yoshimura Suzuki race truck with the Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing riders, Toni Elias and Josh Herrin. Dealers were able to spend time interacting with the riders while learning the inside scoop to racing.

From the Flagroom at turn three, the dealers witnessed Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Toni Elias and M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong expand their championship points leads and continue to showcase the extraordinary performance of Suzuki’s class-leading sportbikes.

Thanks to the two Suzuki victories this weekend, Suzuki is offering 10% off and free shipping on all ECSTAR Oil and Chemical Products. Use promo code RACEWIN. Offer valid from July 16 – 31, 2019.

Suzuki would like to thank all of their dealers for their ongoing support, and for the huge success of the Motorcycle, ATV, and ECSTAR Oil and Chemical product lines.

MRA: “Lambert The Sheepish Ryan” Wins Annual 4-Hour Endurance Race, At High Plains Raceway

Lambert, Burke, and Neuberger highlight MRA 4-hour endurance at High Plains Raceway

Byers, CO – The Motorcycle Roadracing Association held its annual combined 4-hour endurance and sprint race program at High Plains Raceway over the weekend of July 13-14. This was the 9th consecutive year of the 4-hour endurance which features 3 classes; true endurance (one bike, many riders), pony express, (riders using their own bikes), and titanium butt (one bike, one rider).

The MRA fast guys Dave Lambert and Ryan Burke teamed up on a pony express team called Lambert the Sheepish Ryan. Lambert & Ryan have recently been dominating Race of the Rockies, so this team was going to be the one to beat. A few other teams that looked to be tough were Fast Guy Racing (Thornton, Dear, Ritchey), Louden Clear (David, Moham), Green Nitro (Greenman, Gourlie) and Nov-OH!/Team Posse (Sherman, Walker, Hunter, Sherman). But the surprise of the event was to be the titanium butt of Matt Neuberger.

From the start, Burke took the lead for his team with the Nov-OH! and Fast Guy teams not far behind. The first hour proved to be tough for the Louden Clear team as a broken shift linkage sidelined them. They recovered for a few laps, but were unable to finish.

The afternoon rain started near the end of the first hour when a red flag came out due to a crash, bringing all of the bikes into the pits for about 30 minutes. The rain continued causing all of the teams to frantically check weather radar for tire choices. At the restart, the pace was noticeably slower for 10 or so laps, but picked up as the track dried out. It was this post rain time where solo rider Matt Neuberger made significant time on Fast Guy Racing and Lambert the Sheepish Ryan. With a pair of extremely efficient refueling stops, Neuberger maintained a steady pace of 1:57-1:58 lap times and took over third from Nov-OH! during the last hour of racing. At the end, it was Lambert the Sheepish Ryan (Lambert/Burke) with 108 laps, Fast Guy Racing with 106 laps, and titanium butt Matt Neuberger with third overall completing 102 laps.

Sunday returned to the regular sprint race program with Race of the Rockies as the featured event. This time a new face took off from the front in the form of Nyles Gourlie, who led Ryan Burke over the hill through turn 5. Following these two was Dan “Otis” Turner and Dave Lambert. By the first lap, Burke took over the lead from Gourlie and took off from there, eventually winning the race.

Gourlie was able to put down consistent 1:48 & 1:49 lap times to solidify second for the remainder of the race. Dave Lambert struggled with a non-functioning quick shifter for the entire race, respectfully running in the 1:49-1:50 range to claim the final podium position.

In Race of the Rockies GTU, the perennial Shannon Moham led from the start and never looked back while running with clear track between the GTO front runners and the remainder of the GTU field. Meanwhile, Dennis Stowers and Jim Hinton battled around a hard riding Jim Wilson for the final GTU podium spots. Hinton closely matched Stowers’ speed and times but was unable to get by. Stowers finished second, Hinton third for GTU.

Some new lap records were set again this weekend. Once again, Cam Lee set a 350 Production Cup Qualifying record with a 2:05.628 and a 350 Production Cup race record with a 2:05.656. Jon Glaefke took another Formula Colorado record with a 1:57.405 and Shannon Moham bested the Formula 40 GTU best time with a 1:51.844.

Ryan Burke is supported by Dan Burke and the entire Burke family, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires/Race Tire Services, Boulder Motorsports, Vickery Motorsports, Yamaha Champions Rider School, Superbike Unlimited, Love Tapped by Jenny, Brighton Radiator & Muffler.

Shannon Moham is sponsored by Nordic Nursing, Dunlop tires, Race Tech suspension, Woodcraft CFM, Vortex racing, Vickery Motorsports, Motors by REX, Renegade race fuels, Imperial Sportbikes, Denver n Dakota, Segren’s Nectar, MOM, CP Carrillo, Ninjatech, Bell Helmets, and Rocky Mountain Photo – Jim Browning.

Round 5 goes back to High Plains Raceway on August 3-4 using the west course configuration. The SuperStreet program will resume with this round on Saturday afternoon after the 30 minute solo races. More information on the SuperStreet program is available at https://www.mra-racing.org/superstreet/superstree…

The Motorcycle Roadracing Association is dedicated to promoting safe and competitive motorcycle road racing events for enthusiasts in Colorado and the surrounding area. For more information go to http://www.mra-racing.org/.

Fay Myers Motorcycle World’s Pony Express Endurance

1. Lambert The Sheepish Ryan

2. Fast Guy Racing

3. Nov-OH!/ Team Posse

4. Knackered

5. Legion Wolf Pack

6. Puck-Em

Zmoto’s True Endurance

1. Green Nitro

2. Zip Ties & Duct Tape

3. Behmer Racing

4. Team WTF!

5. Louden Clear

Calli Walters’ Titanium Butt Endurance

1. Matt Neuberger

2. Andrew Schrems

3. Andrew Holey

4. Brandon Blanding/Legion Lone Wolf

5. Ken Kilness/Big Deal Racing (Yam YZF-R6)

6. John Borst

Fay Myers Motorcycle World’s Race of the Rockies GTO

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Dan Turner (BMW S1000RR)

5. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Zach Ritchey (Yam YZF-R1)

Apex Auto Glass’ Race of the Rockies GTU

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

3. James Hinton (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jason Martinez (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Scott Morrison (Yam YZF-R6)

Race of the Rockies Championship Overall

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Dan Turner (BMW S1000RR)

5. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

High Plains Raceway’s Ladies of the Rockies

1. Cindy Wulf (Suz GSX-R750)

2. Kimberly Prichard (Tri Daytona 675)

3. Kerry Attridge (Suz GSX-R600)

4. Siobhan Bennett (Hon CBR600RR)

Imperial Sportbikes’ Amateur GTO

1. Chris Brown (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. James Wilkerson (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. Matt Neuberger (Yam YZF-R6)

4. John Hunter (BMW S1000RR)

5. Phillip Hergenrader (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Dallas W A Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

XL3 Rigging’s Amateur GTU

1. Matt Neuberger (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Phillip Takahashi (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Dan Spurlock (Suz GSX-R600)

5. Andrew Holey (Yam YZF-R6)

6. LJ Elder (Kaw ZX-6)

Firestone Walker 805’s Modern Vintage GTO

1. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jay Hollman (Apr RSV1000R)

3. Phillip Takahashi (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Scott Weitmann (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Kevin Madden (Hon CBR1000RR)

6. Philip Pleiss (Hon CBR600RR)

Nite Owl Sports Bar & Grill’s Modern Vintage GTU

1. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Phillip Takahashi (Hon CBR600RR)

3. Dan Parker (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Scott Weitmann (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Bob Hasenhundl (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Philip Pleiss (Hon CBR600RR)

Northern Colorado Powersports’ Open Superbike

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. Dan Turner (BMW S1000RR)

4. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Chris Brown (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Aaron Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

Pho 95’s Open Supersport

1. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

2. Nyles Gourlie (Suz GSX-R1000)

3. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Chris Brown (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

Performance Cycle’s Heavyweight Superbike

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

3. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. Nick Kaplan (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Zach Friley (Hon CBR600RR)

6. Louden David (Kaw ZX-6R)

Legion of Speed’s Heavyweight Supersport

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jason Martinez (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Joe Clark (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Andrew Holey (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Scott Morrison (Yam YZF-R6)

Green Tech Auto Body’s Middleweight Superbike

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

3. James Hinton (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Matt Neuberger (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Nick Kaplan (Yam YZF-R6)

IES Technologies’ Middleweight Supersport

1. James Hinton (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jason Martinez (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jared Dear (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Michael Lakritz (Hon CBR600RR)

6. Joe Clark (Yam YZF-R6)

Spencer Russell Youth Racing’s Lightweight Grand Prix

1. Tyler Valentine (Yam FZ-07)

2. Ricky Orlando (Kaw 650)

3. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

4. James Wilkerson (Kaw 650)

5. Colton Wulf (Suz SV650S)

6. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

John Sims’ SuperTwins GTO

1. Shannon Moham (Duc Evo)

2. Robb Weins (Duc 1199R)

3. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000R)

4. Jay Hollman (Apr RSV1000R)

5. Jim Brewer (Duc 1098)

6. Matt Meyer (Duc 848)

Alliance Motorsports’ SuperTwins GTU

1. Tyler Valentine (Yam FZ-07)

2. Ricky Orlando (Kaw 650)

3. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

4. James Wilkerson (Kaw 650)

5. Cindy Wulf (Hon CBR500R)

6. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

Absolute Michelin & Automotive’s Thunderbike

1. Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675)

2. Jay Hollman (Apr RSV1000R)

3. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000R)

4. Robb Weins (Duc 848)

5. Ricky Orlando (Kaw 650)

6. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

Moto Garage’s Formula 40 GTO

1. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. Ryan Burke (Yam YZF-R1M)

3. Jim Wilson (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Aaron Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

5. James Wilkerson (Suz GSX-R1000)

6. John Elliott (Yam YZF-R1)

Moto Garage’s Formula 40 GTU

1. Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Nick Kaplan (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Michael Lakritz (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Ken Yee (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Rick Grosse (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Christopher Jaech (Tri Daytona 675)

Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 500 Production Cup Sat Race

1. Jason Madsen (Kaw 400)

2. Blair Harness (Hon CBR500R)

3. Bob Halbert (Kaw 500)

Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 500 Production Cup Sun Race

1. Jason Madsen (Kaw 400)

2. Colton Wulf (Hon CBR500R)

3. Bob Halbert (Kaw 500)

4. Blair Harness (Hon CBR500R)

5. Steve Matthys (Hon CBR500R)

6. Chris Anderson (Kaw 400)

Vickery Motorsports’ 350 Production Cup Sat Race

1. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Justen Behmer (Kaw 300)

3. Susan Hickok (Kaw 300)

4. Richard Nguyen (Kaw 250)

5. Erik Sipila (Kaw 250)

Vickery Motorsports’ 350 Production Cup Sun Race

1. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Justen Behmer (Kaw 300)

3. Erik Sipila (Kaw 250)

Woody’s Wheel Works’ Colorado Class

1. Jon Glaefke (KTM HKR)

2. James Wilkerson (Hon CRF450R)

3. Cameron Lee (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Marc Rawlings (Hon CRF450R)

5. Stephen Husbands (KTM Duke 690)

6. Jason Madsen (Kaw 400)

Aaron Petrie Printing’s Supermoto

1. James Wilkerson (Hon CRF450R)

2. Kevin Kurtz (Kaw KX450)

3. Marc Rawlings (Hon CRF450R)

4. Mike Morrison (Suz RMZ)

Interstate Honda’s Novice GTO

1. John Hunter (BMW S1000RR)

2. Phillip Hergenrader (Yam YZF-R1)

3. CJ Walker (BMW S1000RR)

4. Patrick Paschall (Yam YZF-R1)

5. LJ Elder (Kaw ZX-6)

6. Dallas W A Sherman (Yam YZF-R1)

Law Tigers’ Novice GTU

1. LJ Elder (Kaw ZX-6)

2. Christopher Jaech (Tri Daytona 675)

3. Dan Parker (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Mike O’Donnell (Suz GSX-R600)

5. Brandon Blanding (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Nathan Morales (Yam YZF-R6)

Minimoto PB

Cancelled

Energica And Dell’Orto Partner To Develop Electric Power Units For Motorcycles

Energica: agreement signed with Dell’Orto, historic manufacturer of electronic injection systems, for the development and production of dedicated “Power Units” for EVs of small and medium sizes

Modena, July 17th 2019

Energica Motor Company, leading company of high-performing electric motorcycle and single manufacturer of the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for the three-year period 2019-2021, and Dell’Orto SpA, a historic manufacturer of electronic fuel injection systems, have signed an agreement for the development and production of a new type of Power Unit for small-size (power range 8/11kW) and medium size (power range up to 30 kW) electric motorcycles (EV).

Thanks to this agreement, Energica Motor Company and Dell’Orto will continue their common path of development and expansion in the mentioned segments (EVs of small and medium sizes) – which is expected to grow significantly in the upcoming years. The small-and-medium-size EV market has over one million vehicles per year with a growth, only the first quarter 2019 in Europe, of 79% (ACEM data vs. Q1 2018).

This project has the ambitious goal of offering technologically-advanced solutions to the major manufacturers operating in the “two-wheeler” market, by combining Energica unique know-how in the electric motorization with Dell’Orto’s design skills in injection systems, as well as their production and commercial reach in Europe, China and India.

The agreement provides with the joint development of an innovative system, based on the know-how of the two companies and a 50% revenue sharing model on its production.

Dell’Orto SpA, with over 85 years of history and a constantly growing turnover equal in 2018 of about 100 million Euro, operates in the production of power systems for “two wheeler” manufacturers including Piaggio, BMW , KTM, Peugeot, Kymco, Sym, and for the main automotive groups such as FCA, General Motors, PSA, BMW, Renault, Volvo, Mahindra. In the Motorsport area, the company is present in MotoGP, Moto3, Karts and from 2019 in MotoE, with an ad-hoc data acquisition system. The Dell’Orto Group has its European headquarters in Cabiate (CO) and production sites in India and China.

Both companies have mutual commitments in the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, the electric motorcycles global competition which got underway last July 7th.

“Thanks to the know-how acquired and recognized internationally, Energica aims to start the development of this motorization, expanding our offer with a large volumes segment with high potential growth in the world. Our teams are already working on new solutions to meet the new market demands”, says Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company S.p.A.

“This challenge well represents the continuous will of Dell’Orto to innovate not only in its core sector of internal combustion engines, but also in the field of urban sustainable mobility that we consider to be one of the fastest growing sectors for the future electric traction”, says Davide Dell’Orto CTO Dell’Orto Spa.

World Superbike: Phillip Island Confirmed As Host Of 2020 Season-Opener

Phillip Island set to host the opening round of the 2020 WorldSBK season

Once again, the new WorldSBK season will kick-off down-under at the spectacular Australian race venue

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and Dorna WSBK Organization are delighted to announce that the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship will once again kick-off in Australia, with the WorldSBK Yamaha Finance Round to be held at the Victoria’s racetrack from Friday 28th February to Sunday 1st March 2020.

The 2020 WorldSBK Yamaha Finance Australian Round will set a new record, as it will become the 30th round to be held at the Aussie race venue, becoming the first track in the world that has hosted as many WorldSBK rounds.

Continuing with the “triple-treat” format introduced in 2019, the WorldSBK race weekend will run from Friday to Sunday, with the first two sessions of free practices dominating the schedule for Day One. Saturday will see the Tissot Superpole taking place in the morning followed by the first main race in the afternoon, while Sunday will begin with the now traditional 10-lap Tissot Superpole Race, which decides the new grid for Sunday’s Race 2. Alongside WorldSBK, the outstanding battles of the FIM Supersport World Championship will return into action on the fast and flowing 4.445 km of the famous Australian venue guaranteeing plenty of spectacular racing for all the Australian fans.

David Bennett, General Manager of the Phillip Island Circuit: “We know fans love the summer weather of world superbikes. It’s a perfect time for camping at the circuit and enjoying a weekend away with mates or family at Phillip Island. And of course, with 30 years of world superbikes, we have plenty to celebrate so it will be a special round. It’s time to put the date in your diary and start planning a getaway”.

Gregorio Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director, Sporting and Organization: “It is now a tradition for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship to kick-off the new season down-under and we are delighted to return in 2020. The Australian round at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is one of the most awaited rounds of the year, not just because it is the first on the WorldSBK calendar, but for the beautiful venue and the warmth of the Australian crowds. Their true enthusiasm for motorsports makes the entire round an even more unique event”.

Giacomo Agostini To Ride Team Obsolete MV Agusta At The Isle Of Man Classic TT

Isle of Man Classic TT August 24, 25, 26 2019

Isle
of Man, – August 24-25-26 – For the 7th consecutive year, Team Obsolete has
been invited back to the Isle of Man Classic TT, this time to display and
parade two genuine exotic bikes from its world renowned collection: the 1976
Agostini MV Agusta 350/4 and the 1959 Surtees AJS Special.

Ten-time
TT winner, fifteen-time FIM world champion, Giacomo Agostini will be riding the
MV Agusta 1972/76 350 cc 4 cylinder Assen winner at the Jurby Festival and will
be participating in a Special Lap of Honour on the fabled 37 mile “Mountain
Circuit.” This is the same bike that he
rode to victory in his last 350 Grand Prix, Assen 1976.

In
addition to Giacomo Agostini, Classic Racing Legend, Dave Roper, the first
American to win a TT will be riding the 1959 Surtees AJS Special which was recently honored at the ASI MotoShow
in Varano, Italy. The “Surtees” had a
long and distinguished career in ARTER EQUIPPE.
Riders Mike Duff and Peter Williams scored many high placings just
behind the Italian Multis. Williams was
second behind Agostini’s MV 350/3 at the 1966 Isle of Man “Junior” TT.

Team Owner,
Rob Iannucci said, “We are thrilled to return these great riders and bikes to
the Isle of Man, the world’s greatest race circuit.”

Many thanks
to our sponsors: AVON Tyres, Vanson
Leathers, and Red Line Synthetic Oil.


(Above) Dave Roper (71). Photo courtesy of Team Obsolete.

UtahSBA: Kory Cowan Goes Undefeated At Utah Motorsports Campus

Round Three of Utah Sport Bike Association Law Tigers Masters of the Mountains Road Racing series was held on July 13-14 at Utah Motorsports Campus West Configuration in Grantsville, UT. Racer Kory Cowan was victorious in the premier class as well as every race he entered throughout the weekend.

Cowan had this to say about his race weekend “Result-wise I had a pretty good weekend. Despite the intense heat, I went five for five on wins in my classes, which is awesome, but the best part is seeing Moto Station riders sweep the podium in all our races. I was hoping we would get into the 1:30s this weekend but considering the temps were right around 100 degrees, I’m pretty happy with the low 1:31s which is a credit to how well the Pirelli tires perform.”

In a brief return to racing, Shane Turpin rode to victory in two races. Shane retired from the UtahSBA two years ago but rode on Sunday on a borrowed bike. “Special thanks to Kory Cowan and MotoStation for setting me up with an amazing motorcycle that was dialed and super-fast. Thanks to the UtahSBA for hosting a great event where riders of all skill levels can compete in a professional environment,” said Turpin.

Our 2018 New Race School (NRC) student Kellen Birch took his first Expert Class victory winning Middleweight superstock, as well as Combined GTO and Combined GTU. Kellen has this to say “Round 3 went great! I have an awesome team with Trackstar Racing. Ian, Ryan, and Genaro have been huge in helping with bike setup, Dunlop tires, and Ken Hill podcasts playing on a loop all season. Huge thanks to Brian Childree and Jerry Hicks for hosting the Advanced Racer Course (ARC). I had a few great battles with my teammate James Powelson, who also found a lot of speed this round. I had a great weekend and love our UtahSBA family! I am looking forward to round 4!”

Genaro Lopez, with his ever-present pit crew watching on, rode to victory in Stock 1000. “Stock 1000 was the class where I clinched my first win of the year in round three. That made me the happiest man ever! After the hard time I’ve been having to learn this bike, I can’t thank Shane Turpin enough for all his help getting my bike settled. Running 1:32s felt great, but we still have a lot of stuff to work on. Huge thanks to my family, friends and sponsors, their support is incredible,” said Lopez.

Round 4 will be held August 24-25, 2019 at UMC, East Configuration. Registration is open now for this event. Register before August 17, 2019 to receive the early-bird discount rate for race Round 4. Visit www.motorsportsreg.com to register today.

The UtahSBA is a Utah Non-Profit dedicated to promoting education, safe riding, and competition in the Intermountain West. You can find more information about the UtahSBA, upcoming events, and schools at www.utahsba.com or find us on Facebook at www.utahsba.com

Harrison Eurosports Combined GTO

1. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

2. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Lee McNutt (Suz GSX-R750)

5. Marshall Miller (BMW S1000RR)

6. Timothy Nielsen (Apr RSV4)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 1 (Expert)

1. Eric Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

3. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Erik Grim (BMW S1000RR)

5. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

6. Alex Zinaich (BMW S1000RR)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 1 (Novice)

1. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Lee McNutt (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Myroslav Volkov (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Timothy Nielsen (KTM 1290)

6. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 2 (Expert)

1. Eric Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

3. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

4. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Steven Marco (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Braden Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

The Edge Powersports Deseret Dash 2 (Novice)

1. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Lee McNutt (Suz GSX-R750)

3. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Myroslav Volkov (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Timothy Nielsen (KTM 1290)

6. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

Trackstar Racing Middleweight Superstock

1. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jason Johnson (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Alex Zinaich (Tri 675R)

5. Cole Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Thomas Dark (Suz GSX-R600)

Fastline Race Tire Moto2

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Lee McNutt (Yam YZF-R6)

6. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

The Edge Powersports Moto3

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. David Purcell (Kaw EX400)

3. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

5. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Russell Carpenter (Kaw EX300)

Inspired Financial Novice GTU

1. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Peter Hofpointner (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Max Tseng (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Jade Jones (Yam YZF-R6)

South Valley Motorsports Open Superstock

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

5. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

6. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

The Green Pig Pub Open Twins

1. Zack Cooper (Duc 959)

2. Jason Johnson (Duc 848)

3. Donald Rothfuss (Duc 848)

4. James Riggs (KTM RC8R)

5. James Kling (Duc 1198)

6. Daniel Egbert (Duc 1199)

Wright’s M/C Parts & Accessories Production 300 (Race 1)

1. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

2. Russell Carpenter (Kaw EX300)

Adrenaline Motorsports Production 500 (Race 1)

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

3. David Purcell (Kaw EX400)

4. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

5. Spencer Kruger (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

Moto United Sportsman (Race 1)

1. Michael Montgomery (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Braxton Young (Hon CBR600RR)

3. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

4. David Nielsen (Suz SV650)

Kimco Combined GTU

1. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

2. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Zach Austin (Tri 675R)

4. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTO

1. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

2. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

3. Kevin Dolan (Suz GSX-R1000)

4. David Meyer (Suz GSX-R1000)

5. Sherwick Min (Apr RSV4)

6. Daniel Egbert (Duc 1199)

Harrison Eurosports Formula 40 – GTU

1. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Lee McNutt (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Jason Johnson (Kaw ZX-6R)

LaMonica’s Restaurant Equipment Service Heavyweight Superbike

1. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Alex Zinaich (Tri 675R)

Moto Station / Rickdiculous Racing KOM Overall

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Duncan Biles (Yam YZF-R1)

5. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

6. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

Moto Station KOM GTO

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Duncan Biles (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Zac Miller (BMW S1000RR)

4. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

5. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

6. Braden Jones (Yam YZF-R1)

Rickdiculous Racing KOM GTU

1. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Jason Johnson (Kaw ZX-6R)

AZ Racing Academy Lightweight Superbike

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Jeff Masters (Yam FZ-07)

4. Mark Taylor (Kaw EX500)

Moto Station Middleweight Superbike

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Kellen Birch (Yam YZF-R6)

5. James Powelson (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Cole Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)

The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTO

1. Kevin Dolan (Suz GSX-R1000)

2. Lee McNutt (Suz GSX-R750)

3. Spencer Kruger (Suz GSX-R750)

4. Mark Taylor (Kaw EX500)

The Mechanic Modern Vintage – GTU

1. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Michael Montgomery (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Braxton Young (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Timothy Nielsen (Suz SV650)

5. Bill Dark (Suz GSX-R600)

6. Jason Johnson (Duc 848)

Harrison Eurosports Novice GTO

1. Zach Austin (Tri 675R)

2. Jason Grant (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Ryan Podgurney (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

5. James Kling (Duc 1198)

6. Joseph Tapia (Yam YZF-R6)

Moto Station Open Superbike

1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jerry Hicks (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Brian Childree (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Duncan Biles (Yam YZF-R1)

5. David Meyer (Suz GSX-R1000)

6. James Peterec (Suz GSX-R1000R)

Wright’s M/C Parts & Accessories Production 300 (Race 2)

1. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

2. Russell Carpenter (Kaw EX300)

Adrenaline Motorsports Production 500 (Race 2)

1. Liam Grant (Kaw EX400)

2. Brad Moore (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Mark Taylor (Kaw EX500)

4. Brock Jones (KTM 390)

5. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

6. Spencer Kruger (Yam YZF-R3)

Moto United Sportsman (Race 2)

1. Jade Jones (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Jasper Grant (Yam YZF-R3)

3. David Nielsen (Suz SV650)

C&R Coatings Stock 1000

1. Genaro Lopez (BMW S1000RR)

2. Erik Grim (BMW S1000RR)

3. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Bill Davis (BMW S1000RR)

5. James Peterec (Suz GSX-R1000R)

6. James Riggs (Yam YZF-R1)

​Powersports Trade and Safety Associations Announce CEO Succession Plan

Tim Buche, current chief executive officer, to assume consulting role November 1

Erik Pritchard, current president of two associations, named to succeed as chief executive officer and president of all four associations effective November 1

IRVINE, Calif. – The boards of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), and Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association of America (ROHVA) today announced their leadership succession plan for all associations.

Tim Buche, chief executive officer for all the associations and president of MSF and the MIC, will begin his planned new role as a consultant beginning Nov. 1, 2019. Erik Pritchard, president of SVIA and ROHVA and general counsel for all associations, has been selected by the respective boards to be chief executive officer and president of all four associations effective Nov. 1, 2019. A formal announcement about Pritchard’s new role will be released in the fall.

To ensure a successful leadership transition, the first phase of the CEO succession plan was initiated in late 2017 when Pritchard was promoted to president of SVIA and ROHVA, respectively, and assumed those roles from Buche, who continued as CEO. As part of phase 2, in November Buche will transition to a consultant for the associations.

“Even though I have the same passion for the success of all our respective association members as I did when I assumed this role nearly 25 years ago, this succession has been planned for several years to ensure an orderly transition. I’m excited to continue serving the associations in a new way as a consultant,” Buche said. “Erik has proven to be an effective leader since he joined us in 2014 and assumed the presidency of SVIA and ROHVA two years ago. With exciting new initiatives under way at the associations, Erik is the right leader to work with staff to continually improve to achieve strategic plans and priorities.”

Since joining the MIC, MSF and SVIA as president in September 1996 and for the newly formed ROHVA in 2008, Buche has worked with the respective boards to set a course of improved services to their respective members to help them grow and manage their businesses, including enhanced market research, and government relations and market development initiatives. Some of these efforts include the acquisition by MIC of AIMExpo, the premier and only trade and consumer powersports trade show in the United States; the annual Capitol Fly-In, the premier legislative advocacy event of the year for members; and the annual Communications Symposium, now entering its 21st year and always filled to capacity with members who hear and learn from elite financial, brand and research experts. Buche spearheaded the renowned MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Research study with Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and he has been a frequent advocate and speaker on behalf of on- and off-highway enthusiasts.

“Tim has worked tirelessly since his very first day to make each of the associations the pillar of their respective industries, and on behalf of the MIC board we will be forever grateful for his commitment to excellence,” said Paul Vitrano, MIC board chair and senior assistant general counsel at Indian Motorcycle and Polaris Industries. “He has been sharply focused on advancing the needs of our members and fellow riders to the highest levels of government and with blue ribbon research institutions, and all our members have greatly benefited from his leadership and dedication.”

“Tim came on board at a very critical time in 1996 when the ATV industry sorely needed a strong leader and advocate for ATV safety while also preserving and protecting our sport through testimony on Capitol Hill and on the state level,” said Alexandre Borduas, SVIA board chair and senior advisor, public affairs and government relations at BRP. “He has been relentless in promoting the safe use of our members’ products to consumers throughout the country and helping our members navigate the federal and legislative challenges.”

“The Motorcycle Safety Foundation is the premier motorcycle safety organization nationally and internationally in large part because of Tim’s leadership and his ability to bring forth the best and brightest team in safety and research,” said Gary Martini, MSF board chair and manager at American Honda Motor Co., USA. “His commitment to lifelong learning and understanding the human factors in motorcycling through world-renowned studies, such as the MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study, will live on for many decades to come.”

“In different capacities, I have had the opportunity to work with Tim on behalf of our motorcycle, ATV and side-by-side members and consumers for many years and his shoes will be difficult to fill,” said Russ Brenan, ROHVA board chair and senior advisor, government affairs at Kawasaki Motors Corp, USA. “Tim continually pushes everyone forward, board members and staff, to ensure we are thinking outside the box and pursuing more than what’s expected.”

The Motorcycle Industry Council exists to preserve, protect and promote motorcycling through government relations, communications and media relations, statistics and research, aftermarket programs, development of data communications standards, and activities surrounding technical and regulatory issues. As a not-for-profit national industry association, the MIC seeks to support motorcyclists by representing manufacturers, distributors, dealers and retailers of motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, ROVs, motorcycle/ATV/ROV parts, accessories and related goods and services, and members of allied trades such as insurance, finance and investment companies, media companies and consultants.

The MIC is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with a government relations office in metropolitan Washington, D.C. First called the MIC in 1970, the organization has been in operation since 1914. Visit the MIC at mic.org.

The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America® is the not-for-profit national industry association promoting the safe and responsible use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) through rider training, public awareness campaigns, and state legislation. Additionally, SVIA® works to preserve access to off-road riding areas and expand riding opportunities. Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), SVIA develops standards for the equipment, configuration, and performance requirements of ATVs. Based in Irvine, Calif., SVIA is sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; BRP, Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; KYMCO USA, Inc.; Polaris Industries Inc.; Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.; Arctic Cat; and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.. Visit SVIA online at svia.org. For safety information or to enroll in the ATV RiderCourse nearest you, visit atvsafety.org, or call (800) 887-2887.

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation® promotes safety through rider training and education, operator licensing tests and public information programs. The MSF works with the federal government, state agencies, the military and others to offer training for all skill levels so riders can enjoy a lifetime of safe, responsible motorcycling. Standards established by the MSF® have been recognized worldwide since 1973.

The MSF is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; BMW Motorrad USA; BRP, Inc.; Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc.; Indian Motorcycle; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; KTM North America, Inc.; Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.; Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.; Triumph Motorcycles Ltd; and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. For safety information or to enroll in the RiderCourse nearest you, visit msf-usa.org or call (800) 446-9227.

The Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association is the not-for-profit national industry association promoting the safe and responsible use of ROVs (also called side-by-sides or UTVs). Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ROHVA develops standards for the equipment, configuration, and performance requirements of ROVs.

Based in Irvine, Calif., ROHVA is sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; BRP, Inc.; Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.; Mahindra North America; Polaris Industries Inc.; Arctic Cat; Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.; and Yanmar America Corp.. For more information visit rohva.org.

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