MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 14, 2019

Revised Liqui Moly Junior Cup Qualifying Session Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Rocco Landers (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:37.824

2. Kevin Olmedo (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:38.180

3. Dallas Daniels (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:38.850

4. Toby Khamsouk (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.466

5. Karen Ogura (Yam YZF-R3), 1:39.610

6. Jackson Blackmon (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.645

7. Brenden Ketelsen (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.793

8. Marc Edwards (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.817

9. Gauge Rees (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.085

10. Hunter Dunham (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.207

11. Josh Serne (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.514

12. Teagg Hobbs (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.535

13. Benjamin Gloddy (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.946

14. Rafael Revelo (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.969

15. Dominic Doyle (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:41.022

16. Damian Jigalov (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:41.152

17. Nikolas Thompson (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:41.343

18. Jamie Astudillo (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:42.360

19. Cameron Jones (Hon CBR500R), 1:43.223

20. John Knowles (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:44.572

21. Grayson Davidson (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:44.638

Revised Liqui Moly Junior Cup Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Rocco Landers (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:37.824

2. Kevin Olmedo (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:38.180

3. Dallas Daniels (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:38.850

4. Marc Edwards (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:38.906

5. Toby Khamsouk (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.466

6. Karen Ogura (Yam YZF-R3), 1:39.610

7. Josh Serne (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.614

8. Jackson Blackmon (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.645

9. Brenden Ketelsen (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:39.793

10. Gauge Rees (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.085

11. Dominic Doyle (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.153

12. Hunter Dunham (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.207

13. Teagg Hobbs (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.535

14. Benjamin Gloddy (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.946

15. Rafael Revelo (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:40.969

16. Damian Jigalov (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:41.152

17. Nikolas Thompson (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:41.343

18. Jamie Astudillo (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:42.360

19. Cameron Jones (Hon CBR500R), 1:43.223

20. John Knowles (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:44.572

21. Grayson Davidson (Kaw Ninja 400), 1:44.638

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

Stock 1000 Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R), 12 laps, Total Race Time 17:33.470, Best Lap Time 1:26.894

2. Geoff May (Kaw ZX-10R), -0.959 second, 1:26.954

3. Stefano Mesa (Kaw ZX-10R), -3.787 seconds, 1:27.058

4. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR), -14.903, 1:28.034

5. Michael Gilbert (Kaw ZX-10R), -16.379, 1:28.230

6. Andy DiBrino (Yam YZF-R1), -17.102, 1:28.147

7. Sebastiao Ferreira (Kaw ZX-10R), -25.319, 1:28.278

8. Miles Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000), -27.468, 1:28.598

9. Doug Frenchak (Kaw ZX-10R), -44.074, 1:30.134

10. George Myshlyayev (Kaw ZX-10R), -45.107, 1:30.444

11. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R), -52.165, 1:30.759

12. Nicholas Ciling (Kaw ZX-10R), -52.375, 1:30.712

13. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R1), -64.117, 1:31.695

14. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R1), -64.196, 1:31.981

15. Sean Thomas (Suz GSX-R1000), -64.834, 1:31.618

16. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), -78.455, 1:32.791

17. Corey Heflin (Yam YZF-R1), -84.648, 1:33.349

18. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1), -90.940, 1:33.179

19. Justin Delong (Yam YZF-R1), -97.898, 1:33.481

20. Manuel Segura (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap, 1:33.810

21. Daniel Mole (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 1:34.069

22. Shelina Moreda (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:34.015

23. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap, 1:36.030

24. Bradley Ward (Kaw ZX-10R), DNF, crash, 1:27.889

25. Aaron Ascher (Apr RSV4), DNF, 1:31.305

26. Louis Jutras (BMW S1000RR), DNF, no lap time recorded

Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 11 races):

1. Lee, 124 points

2. Mesa, 113

3. Gilbert, 78

4. Wyman, 68

5. May, 65

6. Thornton, 40

7. Rhett Norman, 34

8. Ward, 27

9. Corey Alexander, 26

10. Garrick Schneiderman, 21

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

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

1. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), 23 laps, Total Race Time 32:50.909, Best Lap Time 1:24.950

2. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R1), -0.778 second, 1:24.939

3. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), -2.427 seconds, 1:25.020

4. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R1), -7.481, 1:25.007

5. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), -24.254, 1:25.461

6. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10RR), -45.511, 1:26.491

7. Cameron Petersen (Yam YZF-R1), -45.622, 1:26.731

8. Sam Verderico (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:29.636

9. Jeremy Coffey (BMW S1000RR), -1 lap, 1:29.596

10. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), -2 laps, pitted, 1:30.313

11. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), DNF, crash, 1:25.336

12. Jake Gagne (BMW S1000RR), DNF, retired, 1:27.178

13. Josh Herrin (Suz GSX-R1000), DNF, crash, 1:24.934

14. Kyle Wyman (Duc Panigale V4 R), DNF, crash, no lap time recorded

15. Jayson Uribe (Hon CBR1000RR), DNF, crash, no lap time recorded

Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 20 races):

1. Elias, 226 points

2. Beaubier, 191

3. Gerloff, 156

4. Beach, 124

5. Herrin, 119

6. Lewis, 108

7. Scholtz, 100

8. Anthony, 76

9. Petersen, 74

10. Wyman, 55

11. TIE, Gagne/Flinders, 53

13. Verderico, 47

14. Samuel Trepanier, 19

15. Uribe, 16

16. Geoff May, 14

17. Mathew Orange, 13

18. Travis Wyman, 12

19. Jeremy Coffey, 7

20. TIE, Bradley Ward/Felipe MacLean, 4

(Above) Garrett Gerloff (31) leads eventual race winner Toni Elias (24), Cameron Beaubier (1) and JD Beach (95) in Saturday’s first EBC Brakes Superbike race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Photo by Brian J. Nelson

More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

Elias Wins Race One At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

De Keyrel, Lee Win Twins Cup And Stock 1000

MONTEREY, CA (July 13, 2019)- Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias may not have led any of the practice or qualifying sessions at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, but he led the only thing that paid points today as the Spaniard raced to his sixth EBC Brakes Superbike win of the season in the Championship of Monterey.

Elias won a battle between himself and the Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing duo of Garrett Gerloff and Cameron Beaubier, the Texan getting the better of his three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion teammate Beaubier to finish second, and .778 of a second behind Elias.

With Elias winning and Beaubier finishing third, the points gap has grown to 35 points, 226-191, heading into tomorrow’s second of two EBC Brakes Superbike races at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

“It’s been a really nice day,” Elias said. “Yesterday we tried many ways to understand what we need here. We know from earlier years, but every year is different. So today we put everything together. From the first lap, it was so good. I was super confident for the race. I know Cameron (Beaubier) had an incredible few laps here because every time he go in, he was struggling on the first lap, being super quick on race tires. That was our strategy. We tried to stop that. In the first lap I passed four riders.

“I’m happy. My team did an amazing job. My family is here. My son is here. It’s his first race ever for him. Thirty-five points now in the lead of the championship, but as you all know, you can’t get too comfortable. Mistakes can happen. You’ve got to stay calm. There’s still many, many races to go. Today has been a really good race but doesn’t mean anything tomorrow. These guys will improve some details. The championship is so long, and many things will happen. My championship lead had some advantage riding in one race in MotoAmerica, and then in the corner of the race I crashed. So, I lost almost everything. But we are increasing it again, so that’s good. Let’s keep doing every race like this, keep going, working like this. We are doing a great job.”

Gerloff finished on the podium for the eighth time this season and for the seventh race in a row. It was also his third runner-up finish of the year as he searches for his first career Superbike win.

“That was the most frustrating part, just seeing him pull me in the first section and me catching the back of him the last three (sections),” Gerloff said. “And not being able to make any ground. That was frustrating, but I felt like I had a really good race. I felt good battling with these guys and the first couple laps we were definitely putting it in there every other corner. You don’t want to get in the back of these guys because they’ll eat you up. I was just trying to stay towards the front. I’m pretty happy. This guy (Elias) is going quick. I feel pretty strong for tomorrow, so we’ll see.”

Beaubier was visibly disappointed with third place and his ninth podium finish of the season.

“To be honest, it was a pretty frustrating race there at the beginning,” Beaubier said. “I knew I had a really good pace all weekend. My team and I have been working really hard yesterday and this morning. I felt like I had such a good bike underneath me. We got a little time now on race tires in practice, and for whatever reason I just couldn’t get down to anywhere close to where I was in practice. So that was pretty frustrating. I was just trying to find my way up front and try to put my head down, but none of these guys would let me. I felt (Josh) Herrin clip my right elbow. I looked over and he’s off the track. It was a wild race. Today wasn’t our day. Congrats to these guys. We’re going to go back and do our homework tonight and come back swinging tomorrow.”

Herrin crashed after making contact with Beaubier, the Georgian battling for the lead at the time.

Fourth place went to Attack Performance Estenson Racing’s JD Beach, the Kentucky resident in the mix at the front until the closing laps. He finished 7.8 seconds behind Elias but was well clear of M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Jake Lewis, the Kentuckian racing to fifth all alone.

FLY Racing/ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony was sixth, narrowly topping Omega Moto’s Cameron Petersen. FLY Racing’s Sam Verderico, Superbike Underground’s Jeremy Coffey and Thrashed Bike Racing’s Max Flinders rounded out the top 10 finishers.

In addition to Herrin, Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, Uribe Racing’s Jayson Uribe and Cycle Gear/SC Project/KWR Racing Ducati’s Kyle Wyman all crashed out of the race. Uribe and Wyman went down together in turn two on the opening lap with Wyman suffering a suspected broken wrist.

Twins Cup – DeKeyrel Gets His First

In Saturday’s Twins Cup race, former MotoAmerica Supersport racer Kaleb DeKeyrel returned to the series after a couple of years away, and aboard his 1833CJKnows/Roaring Toyz Yamaha, notched his first career MotoAmerica victory. DeKeyrel started from 12th on the grid, but through patience and determination, he moved to the front and passed the current points leader Michael Barnes aboard his Quarterley Racing Ducati and the race leader at the time, Roadracing World Young Guns Suzuki rider Alex Dumas. Dumas and Barnes ultimately finished in second and third, respectively.

“Qualifying obviously didn’t go so hot, so I knew we had to make some serious changes in order to be there for the race,” DeKeyrel said. “I put my head down last night. Was writing a bunch of stuff down, figuring a bunch of stuff out so, hopefully, we could come out here today and put on a show for the fans. We had an incredible bike for the race. I’ve got to give a huge shout-out to Roaring Toyz and 1-833-CJ-Knows for getting me out here. Without them, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be here.

“I drove over 110 hours just to make this race happen. But I also knew that the Yamaha was a great platform as far as handling and everything. So, I knew we would have a decent bike coming here. It would just be fine-tuning it for the track. But I’ve been training a lot. I’m training really hard with my buddy Garrett Gerloff, even though I haven’t been at the MotoAmerica races in a couple of years. I live down in Texas right next to him, so we’ve been training hard. I’m hoping I get more opportunities in the future to show my talent to the paddock.”

Stock 1000 – Lee Keeps The Momentum Going

Home cooking proved to be a benefit for Californian Andrew Lee as the Franklin Armory/Graves Motorsports Kawasaki rider won Saturday’s Stock 1000 race and extended his championship lead to 11 points over the day’s third-place finisher, Mesa37 Racing Kawasaki rider Stefano Mesa. Former World Superbike competitor Geoff May finished second in the race aboard his Ameris Bank Kawasaki.

Lee started from the pole with Mesa and May gridded right next to him on the front row, and the race was a battle from the get-go. As the laps wound down, Lee made strategic use of a few backmarkers and tiptoed through them to win by just under a second at the checkers.

“Coming into this weekend, I knew I had some momentum coming off of Utah, so I just wanted to really continue that,” commented Lee. “I knew it was going to be difficult with Geoff and Stefano right there behind me. I’m just happy I got to accomplish my goals this weekend. It was a really good battle. I knew coming through Rainey Curve that there were some lappers up-ahead going up over turn one, and I knew I had to get there before Geoff did. Coming into the last lap, there was a big group ahead of me. I was like, that’s going to be pretty intimidating. Thankfully, I got over the hill and got one backmarker in-between Geoff and me, and I made it down the hill and crossed the line first.”

More, from a press release issued by Westby Racing:

Sunny Skies On Saturday At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Yield A Not-So-Sunny Result For Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz

Monterey, CA – July 13, 2019 – On Saturday afternoon, under the bright sunshine at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, things didn’t turn out quite so sunny for Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz as “The Corkscrew,” Laguna Seca’s iconic, signature feature, reached up and bit him, resulting in him crashing his #11 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike out of race one, ironically, on lap 11 of the 23-lap event.

Starting from the second row of the grid after qualifying fifth in Superpole, Mathew was running in fifth place and looking to hunt down the race leaders when he lost the front end of his Yamaha at the top of turn 8 and ended his day.

“Yesterday, we kind of missed the first qualifying practice because we had a little bit of a mechanical issue, so the second qualifying practice was a little bit of catching up for us,” commented Mathew as he talked about his weekend so far. “We knew that the bike wasn’t set up perfectly yet, and I was still getting into my groove. For this morning’s practice, we changed a few things, and I definitely got faster. With Superpole right after that, we didn’t want to make any changes, and I ended up qualifying fifth, which wasn’t too bad.

“We made a couple of changes before the race, and they were definitely beneficial. I was running fifth in the race and going backwards and forwards slightly, then, coming into The Corkscrew, I lost the front and slid out of the race. I’m really disappointed because I was barely on the edge, doing a comfortable pace, and I just crashed out. I have to say sorry to my Westby crew because I shouldn’t have crashed. We looked at the data, and we definitely found out where we can make the bike better. So, in tomorrow morning’s warmup, we’ll try the new settings and see if we can improve in tomorrow’s race.”

As Mathew alluded to, he and the team will try again tomorrow when Superbike Race 2 goes green at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday at 3:15 PM Pacific Time.

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

Mixed Day for Beach Pulling Double Duty at Laguna Seca

It was a day of mixed results for JD Beach as he tackled back-to-back races on Saturday, July 13, in the FIM Superbike World Championship and MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. A technical issue cut his race short in WorldSBK, but he was able to put in a solid effort in his national superbike championship and cross the line fourth.

Beach’s goal for his debut in WorldSBK was to put in a solid top-10 finish. He was on his way to achieving that with a good start in the race that had him in the hunt for that position. The dirt/road racer worked his way into ninth, but lost a few spots in the four-way battle. Beach was making ground in that fight until a technical issue forced him to pull into the pits and take him out of a points-paying position.

There was no time to dwell on the misfortune as Beach and his Attack Performance Estenson Racing team had to switch gears to the MotoAmerica race that followed on the heels of the World Championship. Once again, Beach got off to a good start and found himself in the lead pack with the factory four. The pace was hot, and he did what he could to hang on, but he ultimately had to salvage a fourth-place position to take valuable points.

JD Beach — MotoAmerica Superbike #95:

“The World Superbike race started out well. I was feeling good. The group started to pull a little bit of a gap, but then I started to bring it back. Then I went down the corkscrew and went to shift to third gear and the shifter was down. One of the stock parts just broke on the shifter and just made it to where the bike was stuck in second gear. I had to pull into the pits, which sucked, but it was an easy fix. We’ll be back on track tomorrow.

“In the MotoAmerica race, I got off to another great start and was right there in the lead group. There were five of us going back and forth. The race pace was really good. After about midway, I was starting to lose a little bit of front grip. With about four laps to go or so, the grip got really bad. I was starting to get a little bit of chatter. So, at that point, I had lost the top three a little bit and just wanted to bring it home in fourth.

“Doing both races in one day was tough, but luckily I had a ton of help as far as making sure I was eating, I was drinking, and my gear was ready. It was definitely a long day. I think tomorrow, even though we have three races, it shouldn’t be as long of a day. I’m definitely looking forward to it.”

MotoAmerica Superbike race two at Laguna Seca will be aired on FS2 Sunday, July 14 at 6:00 p.m. ET. You can also stream all the action live on MotoAmerica Live+ starting at 12:15 p.m. ET.

New York Short Track/American Flat Track

Weedsport Speedway

Weedsport, New York

July 13, 2019

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

1. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D), 18.631 seconds

2. Brandon Price (Ind), 18.656

3. Robert Pearson (Ind), 18.660

4. Jared Mees (Ind), 18.672

5. Ryan Varnes (Ind), 18.686

6. Sammy Halbert (H-D), 18.769

7. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 18.784

8. Briar Bauman (Ind), 18.816

9. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 18.854

10. Henry Wiles (Ind), 18.949

11. Jake Johnson (Yam), 18.979

12. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.201

13. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 19.226

14. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.268

15. Bryan Smith (Kaw), 19.274

16. James Monaco (Ind), 19.299

17. Justin Jones (Kaw), 19.334

18. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.339

19. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 19.383

20. Jay Maloney (Ind), 19.561

21. Cody Johncox (Yam), 19.742

22. Roger Hayden (Yam), 19.893

23. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw), 20.311

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

1. Ryan Wells (Yam), 18.880 seconds

2. Tanner Dean (Hon), 18.938

3. Chad Cose (Hon), 18.956

4. Shayna Texter (KTM), 19.035

5. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.059

6. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 19.079

7. Mikey Rush (Hon), 19.116

8. Jesse Janisch (Yam), 19.141

9. James Rispoli (Kaw), 19.157

10. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.177

11. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), 19.188

12. Cameron Smith (Hon), 19.244

13. James Ott (Hon), 19.286

14. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), 19.295

15. Oliver Brindley (Yam), 19.304

16. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 19.309

17. Colton Smith (KTM), 19.320

18. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), 19.323

19. Max Whale (Kaw), 19.372

20. Ben Lowe (Hon), 19.383

21. Matthew Guenther (Yam), 19.385

22. Tristan Avery (KTM), 19.387

23. Shane Narbonne (Hon), 19.441

24. Dan Bromley (KTM), 19.517

25. Blake Lomas (Hon), 19.554

26. Austin Luczak (Hon), 19.578

27. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.578

28. Damon Coca (Hon), 19.589

29. Trent Lowe (Hon), 19.598

30. Nick Weimer (Hon), 19.732

31. Michael Mckee (KTM), 19.794

32. Garret Wilson (Yam), 19.862

33. Curtis Vanderkooi (Yam), 19.884

34. Tyler Mullen (Hon), 19.936

35. Jordan Jean (Hon), 19.948

36. Jacob Walter (Hon), 19.996

37. Brandon Newman (KTM), 20.007

38. Clayton Isherwood (Hon), 20.055

39. Timothy Wells (Hon), 20.072

40. Dalton Houser (Hon), 20.110

41. Corey Alexander (Kaw), 20.296

42. Alex Quarterley (Kaw), 20.521

43. Scott Barrett (Hon), 20.635

Astro Invitational Provisional Free Practice One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.548 seconds

2. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.738

3. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.740

4. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.078

5. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 21.087

6. Stephen Flach (Bul), 21.093

7. Greg Scalf (Bul), 21.241

8. Roger Durkee (Bul), 21.584

9. Kenneth Granger (Bul), 22.081

10. Michael Robinson (Bul), 23.359

11. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul), no time recorded

12. Shawn Phelps (Bul), no time recorded

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

1. Jared Mees (Ind), 18.580 seconds

2. Briar Bauman (Ind), 18.625

3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 18.640

4. Robert Pearson (Ind), 18.767

5. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 18.783

6. Brandon Price (Ind), 18.796

7. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 18.836

8. Sammy Halbert (H-D), 18.845

9. Henry Wiles (Ind), 18.866

10. Jake Johnson (Yam), 18.905

11. Ryan Varnes (Ind), 18.962

12. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D), 19.020

13. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.061

14. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.304

15. Justin Jones (Kaw), 19.355

16. Bryan Smith (Kaw), 19.367

17. James Monaco (Ind), 19.392

18. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.481

19. Cody Johncox (Yam), 19.537

20. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 19.549

21. Roger Hayden (Yam), 19.550

22. Jay Maloney (Ind), 19.697

23. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw), 19.875

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

1. Tristan Avery (KTM), 19.322 seconds

2. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 19.324

3. Chad Cose (Hon), 19.351

4. Ryan Wells (Yam), 19.373

5. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.375

6. Colton Smith (KTM), 19.455

7. Shayna Texter (KTM), 19.503

8. James Rispoli (Kaw), 19.504

9. Mikey Rush (Hon), 19.542

10. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.554

11. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), 19.555

12. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), 19.602

13. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.644

14. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 19.665

15. Michael Mckee (KTM), 19.679

16. Jesse Janisch (Yam), 19.696

17. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.714

18. Cameron Smith (Hon), 19.730

19. James Ott (Hon), 19.784

20. Blake Lomas (Hon), 19.792

21. Trent Lowe (Hon), 19.804

22. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), 19.806

23. Matthew Guenther (Yam), 19.827

24. Ben Lowe (Hon), 19.831

25. Oliver Brindley (Yam), 19.844

26. Shane Narbonne (Hon), 19.846

27. Max Whale (Kaw), 19.864

28. Timothy Wells (Hon), 19.881

29. Dan Bromley (KTM), 19.909

30. Nick Weimer (Hon), 19.938

31. Garret Wilson (Yam), 19.982

32. Austin Luczak (Hon), 19.991

33. Curtis Vanderkooi (Yam), 20.088

34. Damon Coca (Hon), 20.172

35. Brandon Newman (KTM), 20.188

36. Corey Alexander (Kaw), 20.194

37. Jacob Walter (Hon), 20.204

38. Clayton Isherwood (Hon), 20.313

39. Dalton Houser (Hon), 20.320

40. Tyler Mullen (Hon), 20.404

41. Alex Quarterley (Kaw), 20.494

42. Scott Barrett (Hon), 20.538

43. Jordan Jean (Hon), 20.943

Astro Invitational Provisional Qualifying One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.321 seconds

2. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.465

3. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.513

4. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.681

5. Roger Durkee (Bul), 20.734

6. Greg Scalf (Bul), 20.899

7. Stephen Flach (Bul), 21.077

8. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.125

9. Kenneth Granger (Bul), 21.990

10. Michael Robinson (Bul), 23.021

11. Shawn Phelps (Bul), 23.225

12. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul), no time recorded

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

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 18.442 seconds

2. Robert Pearson (Ind), 18.556

3. Jared Mees (Ind), 18.583

4. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 18.615

5. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 18.644

6. Sammy Halbert (H-D), 18.730

7. Brandon Price (Ind), 18.740

8. Henry Wiles (Ind), 18.763

9. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 18.829

10. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D), 18.941

11. Jake Johnson (Yam), 18.948

12. Davis Fisher (Ind), 18.982

13. Bryan Smith (Kaw), 19.109

14. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.166

15. Ryan Varnes (Ind), 19.334

16. James Monaco (Ind), 19.437

17. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.458

18. Roger Hayden (Yam), 19.474

19. Justin Jones (Kaw), 19.482

20. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 19.568

21. Cody Johncox (Yam), 19.578

22. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw), 19.891

23. Jay Maloney (Ind), no time recorded

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

1. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 19.146 seconds

2. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 19.177

3. Morgen Mischler (KTM), 19.254

4. Mikey Rush (Hon), 19.257

5. Chad Cose (Hon), 19.302

6. Dan Bromley (KTM), 19.314

7. James Rispoli (Kaw), 19.330

8. Kevin Stollings (Hon), 19.364

9. Tristan Avery (KTM), 19.370

10. Matthew Guenther (Yam), 19.455

11. Tanner Dean (Hon), 19.479

12. Shayna Texter (KTM), 19.555

13. Ryan Wells (Yam), 19.563

14. Cole Zabala (Hon), 19.579

15. Ben Lowe (Hon), 19.587

16. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), 19.633

17. Cameron Smith (Hon), 19.658

18. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), 19.677

19. Colton Smith (KTM), 19.681

20. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), 19.699

21. Oliver Brindley (Yam), 19.741

22. Trent Lowe (Hon), 19.747

23. Max Whale (Kaw), 19.798

24. Jesse Janisch (Yam), 19.800

25. James Ott (Hon), 19.912

26. Shane Narbonne (Hon), 19.916

27. Austin Luczak (Hon), 19.944

28. Nick Weimer (Hon), 19.990

29. Michael Mckee (KTM), 20.003

30. Curtis Vanderkooi (Yam), 20.080

31. Timothy Wells (Hon), 20.081

32. Garret Wilson (Yam), 20.093

33. Blake Lomas (Hon), 20.138

34. Corey Alexander (Kaw), 20.156

35. Jacob Walter (Hon), 20.210

36. Brandon Newman (KTM), 20.234

37. Damon Coca (Hon), 20.242

38. Clayton Isherwood (Hon), 20.289

39. Dalton Houser (Hon), 20.317

40. Tyler Mullen (Hon), 20.320

41. Scott Barrett (Hon), 20.332

42. Jordan Jean (Hon), 20.393

43. Alex Quarterley (Kaw), 20.641

Astro Invitational Provisional Qualifying Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Kevin Varnes (Bul), 20.311 seconds

2. Henry Landry (Bul), 20.384

3. Roger Durkee (Bul), 20.423

4. Charles Roberts (Bul), 20.437

5. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 20.597

6. Greg Scalf (Bul), 20.942

7. Stephen Flach (Bul), 20.976

8. Pete DeSantis (Bul), 21.145

9. Kenneth Granger (Bul), 21.743

10. Michael Robinson (Bul), 22.572

11. Shawn Phelps (Bul), 23.292

12. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul), no time recorded

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

1. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 5 laps

2. Mikey Rush (Hon), -0.001 second

3. Tristan Avery (KTM), -0.074

4. Ryan Wells (Yam), -0.712

5. Cole Zabala (Hon), -1.063 seconds

6. Tanner Dean (Hon), -1.219

7. Austin Luczak (Hon), -1.308

8. Shane Narbonne (Hon), -1.644

9. Cameron Smith (Hon), -1.745

10. Corey Alexander (Kaw), -2.641

11. Brandon Kitchen (KTM), -2.737

12. Tyler Mullen (Hon), -3.817

13. Alex Quarterley (Kaw), -5.037

14. Jacob Walter (Hon), -4 laps

15. James Ott (Hon), -5 laps

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

1. Andrew Luker (Kaw), 5 laps

2. Chad Cose (Hon), -0.722 second

3. Shayna Texter (KTM), -1.208 seconds

4. James Rispoli (Kaw), -1.653

5. Ben Lowe (Hon), -2.135

6. Colton Smith (KTM), -2.340

7. Oliver Brindley (Yam), -3.146

8. Blake Lomas (Hon), -3.299

9. Michael Mckee (KTM), -3.996

10. Damon Coca (Hon), -4.668

11. Garret Wilson (Yam), -4.745

12. Clayton Isherwood (Hon), -4.986

13. Timothy Wells (Hon), -5.771

14. Scott Barrett (Hon), -6.839

Provisional AFT Singles Heat Three Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dan Bromley (KTM), 5 laps

2. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -0.202 second

3. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -1.050 seconds

4. Jesse Janisch (Yam), -1.377

5. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), -1.714

6. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), -2.046

7. Matthew Guenther (Yam), -2.290

8. Max Whale (Kaw), -2.607

9. Trent Lowe (Hon), -2.961

10. Nick Weimer (Hon), -3.436

11. Curtis Vanderkooi (Yam), -4.621

12. Dalton Houser (Hon), -4.756

13. Jordan Jean (Hon), -4.988

14. Brandon Newman (KTM), -5.416 

Provisional Astro Invitational Semi One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), 5 laps

2. Kevin Varnes (Bul), -0.482 second

3. Henry Landry (Bul), -0.663

4. Stephen Flach (Bul), -2.403 seconds

5. Kenneth Granger (Bul), -9.356

6. Shawn Phelps (Bul), -13.740

Provisional Astro Invitational Semi Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Roger Durkee (Bul), 5 laps

2. Charles Roberts (Bul), -0.181 second

3. Pete DeSantis (Bul), -2.396 seconds

4. Greg Scalf (Bul), -3.245

5. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul), -11.310

6. Michael Robinson (Bul), -5 laps

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

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 18.513 seconds

2. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 18.521

3. Jared Mees (Ind), 18.600

4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 18.735

5. Bronson Bauman (Ind), 18.792

6. Brandon Price (Ind), 18.849

7. Robert Pearson (Ind), 18.855

8. Bryan Smith (Kaw), 18.943

9. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D), 18.947

10. Sammy Halbert (H-D), 18.957

11. Henry Wiles (Ind), 19.008

12. Ryan Varnes (Ind), 19.049

13. Jake Johnson (Yam), 19.109

14. Larry Pegram (Ind), 19.150

15. James Monaco (Ind), 19.153

16. Davis Fisher (Ind), 19.176

17. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 19.271

18. Justin Jones (Kaw), 19.273

19. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), 19.421

20. Cody Johncox (Yam), 19.611

21. Roger Hayden (Yam), 19.727

22. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw), 20.203

23. Jay Maloney (Ind), no time recorded

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

1. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 8 laps

2. Andrew Luker (Kaw), -0.228 second

3. Shayna Texter (KTM), -1.398 seconds

4. Tristan Avery (KTM), -01.549

5. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -01.896

6. Cole Zabala (Hon), -2.486

7. Jesse Janisch (Yam), -2.698

8. Ben Lowe (Hon), -3.711

9. Austin Luczak (Hon), -4.328

10. Dawson Schieffer (Yam), -4.471

11. Cameron Smith (Hon), -4.640

12. Max Whale (Kaw), -4.728

13. Oliver Brindley (Yam), -5.573

14. Nick Weimer (Hon), -5.733

15. Michael Mckee (KTM), -2 laps

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

1. Dan Bromley (KTM), 8 laps

2. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -0.297 second

3. Chad Cose (Hon), -1.107 seconds

4. James Rispoli (Kaw), -1.578

5. Tanner Dean (Hon), -2.492

6. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), -3.424

7. Ryan Wells (Yam), -3.946

8. Shane Narbonne (Hon), -4.652

9. Mikey Rush (Hon), -4.788

10. Trent Lowe (Hon), -4.813

11. Blake Lomas (Hon), -5.480

12. Matthew Guenther (Yam), -5.619

13. Corey Alexander (Kaw), -10.013

14. Colton Smith (KTM), -8 laps

15. Damon Coca (Hon), -8 laps

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

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 10 laps

2. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -2.288 seconds

3. Robert Pearson (Ind), -2.698

4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -2.880

5. Bryan Smith (Kaw), -3.813

6. Davis Fisher (Ind), -5.287

7. Larry Pegram (Ind), -5.775

8. Brandon Price (Ind), -5.916

9. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -7.423

10. Brock Schwarzenbacher (Kaw), -7.831

11. Cody Johncox (Yam), -9.440

Provisional AFT Twins Semi Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), 10 laps

2. Jared Mees (Ind), -1.891 seconds

3. Henry Wiles (Ind), -1.986

4. Sammy Halbert (H-D), -3.384

5. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D), -4.091

6. Jake Johnson (Yam), -5.147

7. Ryan Varnes (Ind), -5.927

8. James Monaco (Ind), -7.867

9. Roger Hayden (Yam), -8.030

10. Justin Jones (Kaw), -10.218

11. Jeremiah Alexander (Kaw), -8 laps

Provisional Astro Invitational Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Charles Roberts (Bul), 8 laps

2. Jackie Mitchell (Bul), -0.657 second

3. Kevin Varnes (Bul), -1.461 seconds

4. Roger Durkee (Bul), -1.659

5. Henry Landry (Bul), -7.451

6. Stephen Flach (Bul), -7.825

7. Pete DeSantis (Bul), -9.871

8. Greg Scalf (Bul), -10.021

9. Kenneth Granger (Bul), -15.971

10. Larry Van Valkenburg (Bul), -19.798

11. Shawn Phelps (Bul), -1 lap

12. Michael Robinson (Bul), -8 laps, DNF

Provisional AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dalton Gauthier (Hus), 20 laps

2. Morgen Mischler (KTM), -0.414 second

3. Dan Bromley (KTM), -1.954 seconds

4. Kevin Stollings (Hon), -3.593

5. Shayna Texter (KTM), -3.707

6. Andrew Luker (Kaw), -4.431

7. Cole Zabala (Hon), -5.548

8. Tanner Dean (Hon), -6.026

9. James Rispoli (Kaw), -7.527

10. Jesse Janisch (Yam), -8.616

11. Ben Lowe (Hon), -9.677

12. Chad Cose (Hon), -10.236

13. Ryan Wells (Yam), -10.794

14. Jeremiah Duffy (Hon), -13.007

15. Shane Narbonne (Hon), -14.324

16. Blake Lomas (Hon), -19.321

17. Tristan Avery (KTM), -1 lap

Provisional AFT Twins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Briar Bauman (Ind), 30 laps

2. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (Ind), -3.590 seconds

3. Henry Wiles (Ind), -4.984

4. Bronson Bauman (Ind), -7.111

5. Robert Pearson (Ind), -8.735

6. Davis Fisher (Ind), -12.467

7. Jared Mees (Ind), -14.310

8. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -15.297

9. Brandon Price (Ind), -15.499

10. Bryan Smith (Kaw), -16.911

11. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D), -17.101

12. Sammy Halbert (H-D), -1 lap

13. Ryan Varnes (Ind), -1 lap

14. James Monaco (Ind), -1 lap

15. Jake Johnson (Yam), -1 lap

16. Larry Pegram (Ind), -13 laps, DNF

World Superbike Race Lap Record: Chaz Davies, 1:23.041, 2018

World Superbike All-Time/Pole Lap Record: Tom Sykes, 1:21.811, 2014

Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California, USA

July 13, 2019

Race One Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 25 laps, Total Race Time 35:06.671, Best Lap Time 1:23.100

2. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -5.693 seconds, 1:23.028

3. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), -12.721, 1:23.389

4. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), -14.957, 1:23.713

5. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -20.621, 1:23.977

6. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), -23.087, 1:23.632

7. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), -26.491, 1:24.302

8. Loris Baz, France (Yam YZF-R1), -30.605, 1:24.286

9. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), -32.556, 1:24.462

10. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), -44.432, 1:25.226

11. Eugene Laverty, Ireland (Duc Panigale V4 R), -46.792, 1:25.003

12. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), -47.091, 1:25.055

13. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -51.830, 1:25.225

14. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), -53.661, 1:24.840

15. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), -60.235, ran off track, 1:24.665

16. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -70.076, 1:25.547

17. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), -1 lap, crash, 1:22.945 (New Race Lap Record)

18. JD Beach, USA (Yam YZF-R1), -13 laps, DNF, retired, 1:24.655

19. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -22 laps, DNF, crash, no lap time recorded, 1:24.198

World Championship Point Standings (after 23 of 37 races):

1. Rea, 401 points

2. Bautista, 352

3. Van Der Mark, 215

4. Lowes, 203

5. Haslam, 187

6. Razgatlioglu, 169

7. Sykes, 152

8. Davies, 150

9. Melandri, 131

10. Cortese, 98

11. Rinaldi, 91

12. Torres, 86

13. Baz, 64

14. Reiterberger, 57

15. Mercado, 42

16. Laverty, 37

17. Leon Camier, 26

18. TIE, Lorenzo Zanetti/Delbianco, 21

20. Kiyonari, 19

21. Peter Hickman, 14

22. Tommy Bridewell, 12

23. Yuki Takahashi, 11

24. Michele Pirro, 10

25. Samuele Cavalieri, 6

26. Barbera, 3

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

More, from a press release issued by Barni Racing:

Rinaldi scores the top 10 on his debut at Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca (USA), 13rd July 2019. With an outstanding race, Michael Rinaldi rode his Ducati Panigale V4R in tenth place, where he would like to be on his debut at WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway, ninth round of MOTUL FIM WorldSBK.

Superpole

In the early morning, during the FP3, Rinaldi managed to cut down half a second more from his best time of Friday (FP3 time: 1’24.901) but in the qualifying session he did even better lapping 1’23.740. Thanks to this time he placed himself in fifth row on the fourteenth spot.

Race 1

After struggling in the early stages, the rider from Santarcangelo di Romagna gradually gained confidence, lapping with times that were more and more like those farther ahead. Fifteenth halfway Rinaldi started his comeback gaining three positions in four laps overtaking Reiterberger, Mercado, Cortese. When he moved down Laverty (lap 19), Rinaldi entered in the top 10, which was his position under the checkered flag.

The Italian rider put in his pocket six points more in the Championship standings. He holds now the eleventh position in the rankings, seven points far from the rider ahead, Cortese.

Marco Barnabo, Team Principal

It was not a bad race. Something went wrong in the first part of the race, We have to understand why we lapped with the same pace from the beginning to the end. If we would be able to be faster until halfway the position could be even better. Nevertheless top 10 is not a bad result thinking that it was the first race here for Michael.

Michael Rinaldo

Considering that it was my first race here and that until this morning we was in trouble we took a good result. Once again the team made a good job giving me a bike that let me to ride with fluency. The hard work done definitely paid off. Something missed in the first part of the race but I think it’s quite normal thinking that all was new for me. Every time we hit the track we are faster so I think one step more it will be possible tomorrow.

More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki:

Clear Race Win For Rea At Laguna Seca

The resurgence of Jonathan Rea continued on Saturday at Laguna Seca as he won his 20th career Superpole before going in to take his eighth race win of the season and extend his championship lead to 49 points. Leon Haslam (KRT) fell on lap four and no-scored but top independent rider Toprak Razgatlioglu was third today after starting from seventh on the grid.

With Tissot-Superpole to contend with after the early morning FP3 practice session, Jonathan Rea came within a whisker of setting a new track best on his official Ninja ZX-10RR to secure his 20th WorldSBK pole position. He made it four Superpole wins in 2019 in the process.

The 25 minute Superpole session was run in two parts after a crash with a few minutes on the clock punctured the air fence safety barrier at the bottom of the famous Corkscrew corner, necessitating replacement before action got underway again.

Rea used his ideal grid position well to lead all the way from turn one to the final lap, scoring full points as his only real championship rival at this stage, Alvaro Bautista, fell and no-scored despite rejoining the race.

Rea had Chaz Davies for close company for the first nine laps, but led across the stripe each time and started to grow his advantage from lap ten of the 25 lap race. By the end, and even after losing some push from the rear end in the last laps, Rea had a final advantage of 5.693 seconds over Davies at the flag.

Haslam, who was fifth in Superpole, fell at The Corkscrew corner on lap four and no scored, hurting his left hand and banging his head in the fall. He fully intends to race on Sunday and will be reviewed before taking to the track in morning warm-up.

Rea extended his lead by a further 25 points in Race One and he now has two more opportunities to win races at Laguna Seca on Sunday 14 July. First there will be a ten-lap Tissot-Superpole contest and then a final full race in the afternoon, which is scheduled for 25 laps.

Jonathan Rea, stated: “I felt my pace all weekend was solid. I could feel the Ducati riders getting closer but I still felt like I was the reference. I wanted to go at the beginning and put my head down from the start. I just had that small advantage of the grid position because I could come across and get track position into T1. It is a difficult track to pass so I just tried not to make any mistakes. It was very difficult in the beginning because the wind picked up a little bit more than this morning. Yesterday was very windy but this morning not, so it took me a few laps to get my rhythm in the race. As boring as it is to say, it was a case of ‘make no mistakes, keep hitting my points and make my rhythm.’ Physically, I felt great and I could have ridden the bike all day long. The team gave me a good bike, very stable and I had a lot of mechanical traction at the start.”

Leon Haslam, stated: “I got a bad start and got stuck a little bit behind Loris, but I was struggling from lap one. The package felt very different from what I had all weekend in terms of corner entry. In the change of direction at The Corkscrew I fell on lap four and head-butted the floor really hard. I have a slight contusion on my left hand but I should be all right to ride tomorrow. I have to analyse the data and see what was going on. It is frustrating because I definitely felt we had a good rhythm for third place – obviously not to go with Chaz or Johnny – but that third place was on the cards and that would have been nice for the championship.”

Seventh placed Superpole qualifier Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing) continued his strong podium run with third place in Race One today, maintaining a safe gap to the fourth place rider over the final few laps of the 3.660km circuit.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, stated: “Yesterday in FP2 I did not have a good feeling on the bike but this morning we changed the set up a little and it felt good. My qualifying in Superpole was not so good but I was happy on the race tyre and felt strong. In the race I tried to follow Johnny but it was not possible. After I saw Bautista crash I checked my board for the gap to the rider behind me, because I realised I would be on the podium again. I am happy today because last year I had a big crash but today I finished on the podium.”

Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki) had a season-best sixth place race finish today after running in fifth for much of the 25 laps. He was only caught by Alex Lowes in the final five laps after his rear tyre had given its best by that point. It was a strong Saturday for Torres as he had been seventh after combined practice and sixth in Superpole.

Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki) was 12th in both Race One and Superpole today, scoring more valuable championship points. Now he and all his peer group look forward to two more races on Sunday.

More, from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport:

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at Laguna Seca: Tom Sykes in the top four on Saturday.

Fourth place in Superpole and race one for Tom Sykes on the new BMW S 1000 RR.

Eleventh place on the grid and 15th in the race for Markus Reiterberger.

Marc Bongers: “We are pleased with the solid fourth place”.

Laguna Seca. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team enjoyed more strong results with the new BMW S 1000 RR on Saturday at Laguna Seca (USA). Tom Sykes (GBR) secured fourth place on the grid in Superpole qualifying, and went on to finish fourth in the opening race. Markus Reiterberger (GER) qualified eleventh in Superpole and came home 15th in the race. Laguna Seca hosts round nine of the 2019 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK).

In the closing minutes of Superpole, Sykes was able to take advantage of the faster qualifying tyres to secure fourth place and a spot on the second row of the grid. Shortly after the start of the race, the Brit briefly sprinted into second place on his RR, however then dropped back to fifth in the turmoil of the first few corners. When Alvaro Bautista (ESP / Ducati) crashed in front of him, Sykes moved back into fourth place and never looked back. Reiterberger, back in the team after a severe viral infection and making his first appearance at Laguna Seca, improved consistently. He ended Superpole in eleventh place, before picking up one point for 15th place in the race.

Quotes after race one at Laguna Seca.

Marc Bongers, BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “We are pleased with the solid fourth place. Finding the right set-up for the bike was far more difficult here than at recent events. However, the result is once again very satisfying. Markus improved consistently as he learned more about this complex circuit throughout the sessions leading up to qualifying. In the race, however, he had difficulties. We must now analyse how we can help him in tomorrow’s race.”

Shaun Muir, Team Principal BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team: “We went into Superpole with some unknowns what the best setting would be. Anyway, Tom did a great job. He put the qualifying tyre in and managed to secure P4 on the grid which was fantastic. It was on his second lap which is quite unusual; we did not expect to get two laps out of the tyre. On Markus’s side we made some over night changes. He made a big progress and a good job in the Superpole. In the race, Tom got a great start, he could have cut across the two Ducatis into turn two but it could have been a bit of a risky move. Anyway he played it safe which was wise. He consolidated the race after Alvaro went out and got a good fourth position. I think it just epitomises the kind of approach from Tom. We’re making progress; we don’t want to put it in the gravel trap but be able to gather valuable data. Markus’s race was very difficult. He struggled, he ran off the track. We have to work hard to find a good setting for him to go into Superpole race tomorrow and we see where we go from there.”

Tom Sykes: “We gambled for today’s race one by going with the ‘X’ tyre and you could say it paid off considering we got a fourth place. On the other side of that the tyre did drop off pretty early which meant we had to manage the tyre from midway through the race so you could argue that with a harder tyre we perhaps could have gone faster. However, with that being said a P4 on paper is not bad at all considering how early we are into this project. I was trying my best to close the gap to Toprak and at one stage I was doing that but I was just riding on the limit especially with the front tyre. But like I said I am happy with fourth place, the team did a great job in getting the electronics and traction control right today so let’s see if we can build on this heading into tomorrow’s two races.”

Markus Reiterberger: “We improved a lot today compared to yesterday. Yesterday was all about getting to know the circuit and finding the set-up for the bike. Today, I was far quicker in the third practice session and Superpole. We improved consistently and I was able to secure a place on the fourth row of the grid which was not too bad. Unfortunately, we possibly opted for the wrong tyre in the race and changed the settings a little, which did not have the desired effect. I had more issues again and also had a little run-off after a front-wheel slide. That is why I only finished 15th. I am still struggling to ride tight lines and we will do our best to find a solution here. I’d like to thank the team for all their hard work.”

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Lowes Leads the Way for Yamaha in Challenging Race 1 at Laguna Seca

It was Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider, Alex Lowes, who led the way for Yamaha today at Laguna Seca, with the 28-year-old Briton qualifying eighth in Superpole this morning before improving to finish fifth in this afternoon’s 25-lap WorldSBK Race 1. Michael van der Mark fought his way through the field from 15th position on the grid to finish a respectable seventh. Ten Kate Yamaha Supported WorldSBK rider, Loris Baz, was the next Yamaha rider home in eighth position, with Marco Melandri securing a top ten finish in ninth aboard the GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK R1. Sandro Cortese struggled throughout the race with a left shoulder injury sustained at Donington Park but managed to ride through the pain to pick up points in 14th position.

Lowes was the only one of the five Yamaha riders to enjoy a trouble free Superpole session, although the Pata Yamaha rider was disappointed to qualify only eighth and to miss out on a place on the front two rows of the grid for Race 1 this afternoon. Superpole was red flagged after just five minutes when Baz crashed at the Corkscrew and damaged the air fence. The stoppage allowed his bike to be recovered and the Ten Kate mechanics managed to get the bike rebuilt before the end of the session, with Baz managing one fast lap in the final five minutes to secure ninth position on the grid.

Van der mark wasn’t so lucky. The Pata Yamaha rider crashed at turn four shortly after the restart and, with his bike stranded at the side of the track, was forced to sit out the remainder of the session, which he ended in 15th position. Both Cortese and Melandri struggled to find a good feeling in Superpole, with the two GRT Yamaha riders eventually qualifying in 13th and 17th positions respectively.

It proved a challenging Race 1 for Lowes, who got a good start from the third row of the grid to slot into sixth place. As the field spread out in the closing stages the Pata Yamaha rider managed to catch Jordi Torres ahead of him, passing the Kawasaki rider for fifth place at turn seven and then holding the position to the chequered flag. The result means that Lowes closed the gap to his teammate van der Mark in the championship, with just 12 points now separating the Briton from third place in the standings.

A good start and some aggressive overtakes saw van der Mark inside the top ten at the end of the opening lap. By midrace distance the 26-year-old was in eighth place but moved up one more place with a pass on fellow Yamaha rider Baz with 11 laps to go. Van der Mark managed to pull away from the Frenchman in the closing stages to finish seventh, with Baz following him home in eighth place.

After fighting his way through heavy traffic from 17th position on the grid in the early stages, Melandri then had a lonely race to a top ten finish, with the veteran Italian taking the chequered flag in ninth place, less than two seconds behind Baz.

The physically demanding Laguna Seca circuit took its toll on Cortese, with the reigning Supersport World Champion struggling with a left shoulder injured in a crash last time out at Donington Park. Cortese gritted his teeth and rode through the pain to finish in the points in 14th position.

Alex Lowes

Pata Yamaha WorldSBK – P5 – Championship Position – P4 – 203 Points

“It was a tough race today and although I finished top five, it’s frustrating to finish with such a big gap to the winner. I didn’t really have the pace that I expected to be honest. I had a good battle with Jordi Torres, who was riding a good race, but he struggled for grip a bit at the end and I managed to pass him for fifth. It’s proving a tough track for the Yamahas and we’ve not been as competitive at Laguna as we have been elsewhere this season. In the race I knew I had to get a good start and then try maximising what I had. I learned quite a bit in the race, especially in which areas we need to improve the R1 here. Now we know that, it gives us something to work on to be stronger tomorrow.”

Michael van der Mark

Pata Yamaha WorldSBK – P7 – Championship Position – P3 – 215 Points

“I made a mistake in Superpole and crashed, which meant I had to start Race 1 from 15th position on the grid, which is not ideal but, fortunately, I have a bit of experience starting so far back this season! I got a good start and was up to tenth after the first lap. I felt a lot better with the bike and it was easier to follow the guys in front of me. When Leon Haslam crashed, I was sat behind Loris Baz and I followed him for quite a few laps because I didn’t feel that I was quicker at that point. With 11 laps to go I managed to make a pass stick and then pull away a little. My pace was consistent but nothing special and I was starting to struggle a bit towards the end, but I think everyone was the same. We know where we need to improve for tomorrow, but after a difficult Superpole I think we can be relatively satisfied with the race result today.”

Loris Baz

Ten Kate Yamaha Supported WorldSBK – P8 – Championship Position – P14 – 64 Points

“I felt good this morning, but I was happy we could make at least one fast lap after the crash in Superpole, as the race is always easier from the third row rather than the last, so thanks to the team for rebuilding the bike so quickly. So, in the race I was expecting more, but we seem to have a problem when the track temperature rises and the other guys managed to have better pace than us. From the start I wasn’t able to follow Jordi Torres and Alex Lowes and when Michael van der Mark came past me, I wasn’t able to stay with him. In the end I just brought it home for another top ten finish and more championship points. It was good to finish eighth and closer to the other Yamahas, but as we get better our expectations also increase.”

Marco Melandri

GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK – P9 – Championship Position – P9 – 131 Points

“The race was a lot better than qualifying this morning, but I can’t really be happy because I’m struggling a lot. There was a lot of traffic in the opening laps and anyway, even when I had a clear track, I couldn’t ride how I wanted to. I just miss confidence and I couldn’t find my line; it was so difficult. When the tyre dropped down, I felt a bit better because the bike was a bit softer, but still not ideal for me. I was fighting all the race, trying to do my best but it’s not enough. Tomorrow we’re looking for a top nine finish in the sprint race, but it won’t be easy.”

Sandro Cortese

GRT Yamaha Supported WorldSBK – P13 – Championship Position – P10 – 98 Points

“It was a very tough race today and I had much more pain in the left shoulder that I injured at Donington than I was expecting. In practice over four or five laps it was fine, but seven or eight laps into the race I had so much pain. All I could do was try to finish the race today. I’m sorry about this, as I wasn’t expecting the shoulder to be a problem. Even with treatment from the Clinica Mobile nothing really helped to improve the shoulder, so now I can only aim to finish the two races tomorrow and then head home to recover fully during the summer break.”

More, from a press release issued by Aruba.it Racing Ducati:

Chaz Davies back on the podium in Race 1 at Laguna Seca with a good second place, Álvaro Bautista finishes in 17th place after a crash

The first race of Round 9 of the Superbike World Championship at the Laguna Seca Raceway reserved a few surprises for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team. After Superpole, which saw both riders qualify on the front row of the grid behind Rea (Kawasaki), Chaz Davies and Álvaro Bautista had all the right cards to run a good race.

Unfortunately, only Chaz was able to get onto the podium, the Welshman finishing second in a race that was won by his Northern Irish rival, who led from start to finish.

Bautista, who also powered away well from the front row, was fighting for the leading positions but unfortunately on lap 5 he was victim of a harmless crash at Turn 5. The Spanish rider managed to get back onto his bike again, but finished in 17th place.

During this weekend, the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team is taking part in the event with a special ‘old-style’ livery, to celebrate both the 25th anniversary of the 916 and the launch of the exclusive new Ducati Panigale V4 25° Anniversario, which evokes the 916 with which the multi-titled British rider Carl Fogarty, present at Laguna Seca as testimonial, won the 1994 Superbike World Championship title.

Tomorrow the ten-lap Superpole Race will be held at 20.00 CET, with Race 2 starting at 23.00.

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #7) – 2nd

“The race was a decent one. On the grid I went with a soft rear tyre, which felt good in the early stages, but in the later laps it was just hanging on and I wasn’t able to find stability or grip and I lost contact with Rea. Despite this I’m happy about the result and feeling good about the races tomorrow. We have definitely made a right step forward this weekend and it’s great to be back on the podium again, for me and for the guys in my team because they’ve worked so hard to try and get me a good feeling with the bike.”

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #19) – 17th

“Unfortunately we’ve been hit by bad luck in the last few races. Today I crashed without really knowing the reason why, in addition at that moment I wasn’t even pushing to the limit. After a good start I was fighting with Chaz and Jonathan but I suddenly lost the front at Turn 5 and crashed out. I feel pretty bad about it because I think I could have had a chance of a win. This is racing, we must now look ahead, not give in and continue to work hard.”

More, from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport:

Tom Sykes bags another top 4 result in Race 1 at Launa Seca for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

The Geico US round, the final round before this year’s summer break started with today’s Superpole session in which Tom Sykes impressively put his BMW S 1000 RR on the second row of the grid in fourth, his team mate Reiterberger two rows behind in P11 for the BMW Motorrad WorldBK Team.

Tom Sykes opted for the softer rear tyre (SCX) for the demanding 25 lap race with Markus deciding to go with the SC0, both got away from the line in good shape with Sykes quickly slotting in behind the Ducati pair of Bautista and Chaz Davies in the lead group in 4th place, while Reiterberger placed himself in 13th.

As the trio of Rea, Davies and Bautista began to pull away at the front it didn’t take long before Toprak closed the gap to Tom putting him under some pressure. The Turk passed Tom the next lap however with an early crash from Bautista this meant Sykes was now sitting in P4 again. Tom rode a sensible race from then on out managing his tyres to last the full distance. Tom Sykes’ final position P4. Markus had good race pace in the early stages however failed to gain on his qualifying position after a small mistake meant he was left at the back of the field in P15. Despite Markus’ effort he would end the race P15 earning himself a valuable point

Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger will retake their positions on the grid ahead of tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole sprint race and feature Race 2.

Shaun Muir – Team Principal

We went into Superpole with some unknowns on what the best setting would be. Anyway, Tom did a great job. He put the qualifying tyre in and managed to secure P4 on the grid which was fantastic and on his second lap which is quite unusual as we did not expect to get two laps out of the tyre. On Markus’s side we made some over night changes. He made a big progress and a good job in the Superpole to get P11. In the race, Tom got a great start, he could have cut across the two Ducatis into turn two but it could have been a bit of a risky move. Anyway he played it safe which was wise. He consolidated the race after Alvaro went down and got a good fourth position. I think it just epitomises the kind of approach from Tom. We’re making progress; we don’t want to put it in the gravel trap but be able to gather valuable data. Markus’s race was very difficult. He struggled and ran off the track in the latter stages. We have to work hard to find a good setting for him to go into Superpole race tomorrow and we see where we go from there.”

Marc Bongers – BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director

“We are pleased with the solid fourth place. Finding the right set-up for the bike was far more difficult here than at recent events. However, the result is once again very satisfying. Markus improved consistently as he learned more about this complex circuit throughout the sessions leading up to qualifying. In the race, however, he had difficulties. We must now analyse how we can help him in tomorrow’s race.”

Tom Sykes (GBR)

“We gambled for today Race 1 by going with the “X” tyre and you could say it payed off considering we got a fourth place. On the other side of that the tyre did drop off pretty early which meant we had to manage the tyre from midway through the race so you could argue that with harder tyre we perhaps could have gone faster however, with that being said a P4 on paper is not bad at all considering how early we are into this project.

I was trying my best to close the gap to Toprak and at one stage I was doing that but I was just riding on the limit especially with the front tyre but like I said I am happy with fourth place, the team did a great job in getting the electronics and traction control right today so let’s see if we can build on this heading into tomorrow’s two races.”

Markus Reiterberger (GER)

“We improved a lot today, compared to yesterday. Yesterday was all about getting to know the circuit and finding the set-up for the bike. Today, I was far quicker in the third practice session and the Superpole. We improved consistently and I was able to secure a place on the fourth row of the grid, which was not too bad. Unfortunately, we possibly opted for the wrong tyre in the race and changed the settings a little, which did not have the desired effect. I had more issues again and also had a little run-off after a front-wheel slide. That is why I only finished 15th. I am still struggling to ride tight lines and we will do our best to find a solution here. I’d like to thank the team for all their hard work.”

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

Twins Cup Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Kaleb De Keyrel (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 12 laps, Total Race Time 18:41.790, Best Lap Time 1:31.813

2. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), -0.683 second, 1:32.229

3. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), -0.846, ran off track, 1:32.185

4. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -7.934 seconds, 1:32.893

5. Kris Turner (Suz SV650), -8.676, 1:32.852

6. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -9.668, 1:33.015

7. Chris Parrish (Suz SV650), -10.222, 1:32.886

8. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -12.366, 1:33.055

9. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), -18.092, 1:33.744

10. Joseph Blasius (Suz SV650), -32.487, 1:34.980

11. Eziah Davis (Suz SV650), -32.705, 1:34.944

12. Robert Fisher (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -32.891, 1:34.502

13. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), -33.491, 1:34.788

14. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), -41.316, 1:35.175

15. Dr. Danielle Diaz (Kaw Ninja 650), -41.991, 1:35.691

16. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -58.705, 1:36.970

17. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), -62.286, 1:36.750

18. Ray Hofman (Suz SV650), -63.048, 1:36.986

19. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -70.403, 1:37.234

20. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), -86.192, 1:38.592

21. Michael Kim (Suz SV650), -95.370, 1:38.464

22. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650), -102.878,1:40.086

23. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -1 lap, 1:40.273

24. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -1 lap, 1:40.396

25. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), -1 lap, 1:39.698

26. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), -1 lap, 1:43.869

27. Jorge Ehrenstein (Suz SV650), -1 lap, 1:43.901

28. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), -2 laps, 1:40.332

29. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), DNF, crash, 1:33.116

30. Dustin Walbon (Suz SV650), DNF, 1:38.677

More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer:

ALEX DUMAS ON THE PODIUM AGAIN AT LAGUNA SECA

Team Hammer continued its run of podiums on Saturday as the race action got underway for the hugely popular combined WorldSBK/MotoAmerica Superbike weekend at Laguna Seca.

Roadracing World Young Guns pilot Alex Dumas backed up his maiden Twins Cup victory last time out at Utah Motorsports Complex with another podium ride on Saturday at Laguna Seca.

Dumas stole the holeshot from second on the grid and proceeded to lead the opening nine laps of the 12-lap race aboard his Suzuki SV650.

Dumas found himself embroiled in an intense scrap for victory over the final three laps and clawed his way back into striking distance as the race opened its final lap.

However, the young Canadian was forced to run wide after saving a big slide entering Turn 2, dropping him to third position. That’s where he would stay to the checkered flag, finishing just 0.846-second off the win.

It was yet another impressive performance for the rising star and marked his third podium finish in succession.

“I had a good start, and I’m really happy how I was able to lead most of the race,” Dumas said. “I did make that mistake on the last lap — I downshifted into first gear, and I was sliding all over. I tried to make it up, but we ran into a bunch of lappers. I thought about the championship and third place was a good result. I’m just really looking forward to moving on to Sonoma now.”

Dumas’ Twins Cup teammate, Autovest Suzuki’s Joseph Blasius, won a tight four-rider fight for the final spot in the top 10.

Blasius ran just outside the top 10 for most of the race, but made a late and ultimately hit the stripe 0.218-second in front of the 11th-place finisher with 12th and 13th both within a second as well.

Superbike ace Jake Lewis piloted his M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R to a fifth top-5 result in his last seven races. Lewis got away with the lead seven-rider pack early and used that quick start to build an unassailable gap over the second group.

Lewis rode a steady race from that point forward and capitalized on the misfortune of a couple of his rivals to climb to fifth at the flag.

Meanwhile, Daniel Mole slashed nearly a half-second off his qualifying best aboard his Pacific Utility Suzuki GSX-R1000R en route to a 21st-place result in the 12-lap Stock 1000 race.

M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s middleweight duo of Bobby Fong and Sean Dylan Kelly had the day off to contemplate Sunday’s Supersport final qualifying session and race.

Both riders again look capable of battling up front with Fong fourth and Kelly eighth-fastest provisionally, with Kelly expecting to improve as he continues to gain experience around the idiosyncratic circuit on the team’s potent GSX-R600 racebike.

With the Twins Cup and Stock 1000 classes complete for the weekend, all attention will be focused on Sunday’s Superbike and Supersport shootouts as Team Hammer looks to add to its weekend trophy haul.

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 74 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 217 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.