World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Wins Superpole At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Wins Superpole At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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

Superpole Qualifying Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:21.876

2. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:21.885

3. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:22.048

4. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:22.444

5. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:22.449

6. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:22.743

7. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:22.875

8. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.076

9. Loris Baz, France (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.185, crash

10. Eugene Laverty, Ireland (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:23.232

11. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), 1:23.454

12. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:23.519

13. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.562

14. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:23.740

15. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.904, crash

16. JD Beach, USA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.152

17. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.478

18. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:24.479

19. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:24.701

MotoAmerica: Garrett Gerloff Wins Superbike Superpole At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: Garrett Gerloff Wins Superbike Superpole At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

EBC Brakes Superbike Superpole Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.286

2. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.395

3. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:23.736

4. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.994

5. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.393

6. Jake Gagne (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.717

7. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.798

8. Josh Herrin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.846*

9. Kyle Wyman (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:25.133

*Josh Herrin’s best lap during Superpole, a 1:23.663, was disallowed because he exceeded the track limits exiting Turn 11. That lap time would have put him third in the session and on the front row.

MotoAmerica: Andrew Lee Claims Stock 1000 Pole Position At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: Andrew Lee Claims Stock 1000 Pole Position At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

Stock 1000 Qualifying Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.967

2. Stefano Mesa (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.299

3. Geoff May (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.550

4. Sebastiao Ferreira (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.870

5. Andy DiBrino (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.196

6. Michael Gilbert (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:28.214

7. Miles Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.294

8. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR), 1:28.467

9. Bradley Ward (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:28.489

10. Doug Frenchak (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:30.493

11. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:30.820

12. George Myshlyayev (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:31.219

13. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R1), 1:31.659

14. Nicholas Ciling (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:31.796

15. Aaron Ascher (Apr RSV4), 1:32.374

16. Sean Thomas (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.653

17. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R1), 1:32.798

18. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), 1:33.170

19. Corey Heflin (Yam YZF-R1), 1:33.186

20. Justin Delong (Yam YZF-R1), 1:34.348

21. Manuel Segura (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.705

22. Daniel Mole (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:34.716

23. Louis Jutras (BMW S1000RR), 1:34.727

24. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.801

25. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1), 1:35.378

26. Dan McCormack (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:35.757

27. Shelina Moreda (Yam YZF-R1), 1:36.142

28. Jeremy Kolewski (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:36.553

29. Shane Hobgood (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:37.777

MotoAmerica: Cameron Beaubier Still On Top In Superbike FP3 At Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: Cameron Beaubier Still On Top In Superbike FP3 At Laguna Seca

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

EBC Brakes Superbike Free Practice Three Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.618

2. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.806

3. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.076

4. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.125

5. Josh Herrin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.178

6. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), 1:25.323

7. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.865

8. Kyle Wyman (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:26.112

9. Jake Gagne (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.657

10. Cameron Petersen (Yam YZF-R1), 1:26.787

11. Jayson Uribe (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:26.870

12. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:27.334

13. Jeremy Coffey (BMW S1000RR), 1:29.168

14. Sam Verderico (Yam YZF-R1), 1:32.440

15. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), no lap time recorded

World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Goes Even Quicker In FP3 At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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World Superbike: Jonathan Rea Goes Even Quicker In FP3 At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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

Free Practice Three Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:23.089

2. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:23.460

3. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:23.478

4. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:23.503, crash

5. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.620

6. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:23.714

7. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:23.780

8. Loris Baz, France (Yam YZF-R1), 1:23.921

9. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:23.966

10. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:24.188

11. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.301

12. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), 1:24.398

13. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.399

14. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.415

15. Eugene Laverty, Ireland (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:24.733

16. JD Beach, USA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.792

17. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), 1:24.901

18. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:25.140

19. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:26.263

MotoAmerica: Fog Delay Helps Keep Michael Barnes On Twins Cup Pole Position At Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: Fog Delay Helps Keep Michael Barnes On Twins Cup Pole Position At Laguna Seca

Originally, the MotoAmerica Twins Cup class was scheduled to have a 20-minute Qualifying Session Two beginning at 8:30 a.m. local time at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, but the start of that session was delayed by heavy fog at the track.

As a result, MotoAmerica officials reclassified the shortened 10-minute session as a “warm-up” and formed the Twins Cup grid based on the results from Qualifying Session One, putting Quarterley Racing Ducati’s Michael Barnes on pole position.

Also, MotoAmerica awarded provisional starting spots to several riders because they didn’t get their final chance to earn a spot on the grid.

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

Twins Cup Qualifying Session Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Kris Turner (Suz SV650), 1:34.693

2. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), 1:34.871

3. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.172

4. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.881

5. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 1:35.894

6. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.367

7. Eziah Davis (Suz SV650), 1:36.445

8. Robert Fisher (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:37.409

9. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), 1:38.000

10. Kaleb De Keyrel (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:38.940

11. Chris Parrish (Suz SV650), 1:39.224

12. Joseph Blasius (Suz SV650), 1:39.593

13. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), 1:40.369

14. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.191

15. Dr. Danielle Diaz (Kaw Ninja 650), 1:41.362

16. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.938

17. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), 1:42.766

18. Ray Hofman (Suz SV650), 1:42.822

19. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:43.642

20. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650), 1:43.763

21. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), 1:43.871

22. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), 1:44.152

23. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), 1:45.202

24. Dustin Walbon (Suz SV650), 1:45.338

25. Michael Kim (Suz SV650), 1:45.685

26. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:46.400

27. Jorge Ehrenstein (Suz SV650), 1:47.102

28. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:52.281

29. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), no lap time recorded

30. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), no lap time recorded

Final Qualifying Results (based on Qualifying Session One results):

1. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), 1:33.003

2. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 1:33.395

3. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.312

4. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.487

5. Kris Turner (Suz SV650), 1:34.535

6. Chris Parrish (Suz SV650), 1:34.545

7. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.555

8. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), 1:34.679

9. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.625

10. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), 1:36.230

11. Joseph Blasius (Suz SV650), 1:36.330

12. Kaleb De Keyrel (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.343

13. Robert Fisher (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.489

14. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.534

15. Eziah Davis (Suz SV650), 1:37.357

16. Danielle Diaz (Kaw Ninja 650), 1:37.607

17. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), 1:37.783

18. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), 1:39.479

19. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:39.913

20. Dustin Walbon (Suz SV650), 1:40.319

21. Ray Hofman (Suz SV650), 1:40.696

22. Michael Kim (Suz SV650), 1:40.794

23. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), 1:41.357

24. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.435

25. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.913

26. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650), 1:42.010

27. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:42.425

28. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), 1:43.142

29. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), 1:45.138

30. Jorge Ehrenstein (Suz SV650), 1:45.239

31. Austin Phillips (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), no time recorded

Ducati Unveils Panigale V4 25°Anniversario 916 In California

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Ducati Unveils Panigale V4 25°Anniversario 916 In California

Panigale V4 25°Anniversario 916: the Ducati tribute to the bike that changed Superbike history

Ducati presents a special limited-edition bike – just 500 will be built – that is destined for nothing less that cult status

Special anniversary proceedings headed by none other than “King” Carl Fogarty himself during SBK race weekend in the USA

Bike number 5 is to be auctioned, with proceeds going to a fund raising effort in memory of Carlin Dunne

Team Aruba.it Racing – Ducati riders to compete at Laguna Seca on bikes with a livery inspired by the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916

Pebble Beach / Laguna Seca, California (USA), 12 July 2019 – In 2019 a quarter of a century will have elapsed since the Ducati 916 arrived on the global stage, forever changing the Superbike world. Born from Massimo Tamburini’s sketches, this bike has revolutionized the world of motorcycle design and has made fans fall in love all over the planet. Incredibly innovative in its style, elegance, lightweight and compactness, by many it’s believed to be the sexiest and most iconic bike ever built.

The Ducati 916 wasn’t just a beautiful bike and an enormous sales success. It also won World Superbike championships: the 916 SBK was a force to be reckoned with even as it made its debut in 1994, and the following years saw it win 120 races, 8 constructors’ titles and 6 riders’ titles, four of them with Carl Fogarty. The Englishman has won 55 races with Ducati, of wich 43 riding a Ducati 916 SBK and 996 SBK. “King Carl” and the 916 remain the most successful “couple” in Ducati SBK history.

Ducati has decided to celebrate this anniversary by building a special 916-dedicated version of the Panigale V4. Hence the genesis of the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916: a unique limited-edition bike of only 500 pieces, designed to let all true Ducatisti re-live the spirit of the 916.

Carl Fogarty with a Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 (left) and one of his former 916/996 World Superbike racebikes.

The “25° Anniversario 916” is built on the mechanics of the Panigale V4 S. This has been upgraded with racing content from the Panigale V4 R such as the Front Frame, designed to Ducati Corse specifications. The look of the bike combines a special livery with forged magnesium wheels, a titanium type-approved Akrapovic exhaust and a long list of Ducati Performance components.

For its world-first preview, Ducati chose round nine of the Superbike World Championship, taking place this weekend at Laguna Seca (California, USA). Here, Francesco Milicia (VP Global Sales & After Sales Director Ducati Motor Holding), Jason Chinnock (CEO Ducati North America) and Carl Fogarty unveiled the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916.

The presentation of the bike was also an occasion of remembrance, honouring Californian Carlin Dunne, the Spider Grips Ducati team rider who recently died at Pikes Peak. Jason Chinnock announced Ducati’s decision to remove the number 5 from selling, the same number that Dunne used to race with. The bike will be auctioned, with proceeds going to a fund-raising effort aimed at providing Carlin’s mother with support.

“In all of modern motorcycling history, no bike has been as era-defining as the 916, both in terms of design and performance. I’m incredibly proud to present this exclusive version of our Panigale V4, itself a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 916.” stated Francesco Milicia during the event at Pebble Beach. “We’ve decided to present the bike together with none other than “King” Carl Fogarty himself. Presenting it on the American Superbike stage underscores our dedication to the US market, where bike enthusiasts and collectors alike will, I am sure, appreciate the uniqueness of the Panigale V4 25° Anniversary 916.”

“I’m thrilled to be here at this event,” stated Carl Fogarty after riding the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 onto the stage at Pebble Beach. “The Ducati 916 gave me some fantastic, unforgettable moments. It played a starring role in my career and in the history of the World Superbike Championship. On the wider motorcycling scene, it set a whole new standard of style and performance. I’m proud to have played a pivotal role in that success story, and equally proud to be here today and celebrate this important anniversary by officially unveiling this breath-taking bike.”

Starting from Saturday morning, the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 will go on display at Ducati Island (the space Ducati traditionally sets aside for its fans during American races). Furthermore, Team Aruba.it Racing – Ducati riders, Álvaro Bautista and Chaz Davis, will compete on bikes with a livery inspired by the Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916.

The Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 will arrive in dealerships starting from October 2019 at a price of 41.900 euro ex-works (price is country specific)

MotoAmerica: News And Notes From Friday’s Action At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: News And Notes From Friday’s Action At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

By David Swarts

Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier was the
fastest rider in EBC Superbike qualifying practice Friday at WeatherTech
Raceway Laguna Seca. Riding his factory YZF-R1, Beaubier led Qualifying Practice
One (QP1) with a lap time of 1:24.660 and then went even faster with a 1:24.118 in Qualifying
Practice Two (QP2) to claim the provisional pole position ahead of Saturday morning’s
Superpole qualifying session.

“Everything went pretty smoothly today,” Beaubier told
Roadracingworld.com. “I’m really happy with the lap times. I think that’s the
fastest I’ve ever gone here on race tires, so I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Beaubier’s teammate Garrett Gerloff was second-best Friday with the
1:24.217 he recorded right at the end of QP2, but the Texan said he still needed to
improve the consistency of his Yamaha before Race One on Saturday afternoon.

Like Beaubier, Gerloff took full advantage of a new, softer
front tire Dunlop debuted on Friday.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Josh Herrin ended the day third-quickest
with a 1:24.908, which he was happy with…when it was good enough to briefly put
him into the lead during QP2. Then Beaubier and Gerloff mounted new, soft-compound tires and did their low-1:24s. Overall, Herrin said he was struggling to find a
comfortable setup on Friday.

Herrin’s teammate Toni Elias (who was wearing an HJC helmet
painted to resemble one of Wayne Rainey’s classic helmet designs) finished the day
fourth-fastest with a best lap of 1:24.894, which he did in QP1. The Spaniard
reported that he was focused on finding a race setup all day Friday and never did a
time attack on new tires.

As for Dunlops new, 0516-compound front tire, Elias said he wasn’t
sure what to think of the softer new front slick and Herrin didn’t even try it
because he said Dunlop’s previous softest front tire, the 0129, has too much
flex for his liking and Dunlop engineers told him the 0516 has even more flex.

Mathew Scholtz was fifth-best Friday thanks to his lap time
of 1:25.138 even though he missed most of QP1 when his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 died out on track due to a “fueling issue,” according to his team.

Doing double duty, Attack Performance/Estenson Racing Yamaha’s
JD Beach was sixth-fastest in MotoAmerica Superbike QP2 with a time of 1:25.184
and was 15^th in World Superbike Free Practice Two with a faster 1:24.973. Beach is using two different YZF-R1’s this weekend, one setup for Pirellis and World Superbike duty and one setup for Dunlops and MotoAmerica Superbike duties.

Jake Lewis said he had a positive day Friday and his M4 ECSTAR
Suzuki GSX-R1000 was running the best it has so far this season, helping him
finish Friday in seventh with a 1:25.430. But Lewis said he definitely had room for improvement.

Jake Gagne said some recent rehabilitation work on his recovering
broken leg improved his physical condition, which helped him finish Friday in
eighth with a 1:25.606 lap time even though he lost some track time due to some technical
issues with his Scheibe Racing BMW S1000RR.

In spite of having a new Superbike-spec engine in his Cycle
Gear/SC Project/KWR Ducati Panigale V4 R (which has run a Superstock-spec engine to this point of the season), Kyle Wyman was limited to a time of
1:25.628 by a chatter problem. Still, Wyman said it was the closest he has been to the leaders time-wise so far in 2019. Wyman earned the ninth and final
spot in Superpole.

In Supersport, it’s tight at the top. Celtic HSBK Racing
Yamaha’s PJ Jacobsen (1:27.116) got provisional pole, but RiCKdiculous Racing
Yamaha’s Hayden Gillim (1:27.167), MP13 Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes (1:27.360),
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Bobby Fong (1:27.459), Tuned Racing Yamaha’s Bryce Prince (1:27.556),
and Hudson Motorcycle Yamaha’s Richie Escalante (1:27.557) are also on pace to
compete for the win.

Rocco Landers’ dominance in the Liqui Moly Junior Cup class
continued with the 14-year-old leading both of Friday’s sessions and claiming
provisional pole position with a time of 1:38.313 on his Ninja400R.com/Norton
Motorsports/Dr. Farr Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400. Further back in the field, former KTM
RC Cup regular Josh Serne returned to national action on a Floyd’s of Leadville
Kawasaki Ninja 400, and RiderzLaw Racing/Blud Lubricants/Finishline Machine’s Jackson
Blackmon has gave up racing his own kitted, 2019-model Yamaha YZF-R3 and has switched to riding a Monkey
Moto-built Kawasaki Ninja 400 for remainder of 2019.

The Supersport and Junior Cup classes will not ride at all
on Saturday, then on Sunday they will have their final qualifying sessions in
the morning followed by their races, one each, in the afternoon.

In Twins Cup, Roadracing World Young Guns Suzuki rider Alex
Dumas and Quarterley Racing Ducati’s Michael Barnes were in a class of their
own Friday. In Free Practice One, Dumas was fastest with Barnes less than 0.1
second behind, but the rest of the field was 1.4 seconds off of their pace. Later, Barnes leapfrogged Dumas to lead Qualifying Practice One, but the rest of the
field was still nearly one second slower.

Geoff May was quickest out of the box in Stock 1000 and led
Free Practice One with a 1:29.227 on his Ameris Bank Kawasaki ZX-10R, but
Andrew Lee stepped up in Qualifying Session One to earn the provisional pole
position with a 1:27.566 on his Franklin Armory/Graves Kawasaki ZX-10R. May was
just 0.1 second behind Lee in qualifying, but the rest of the 29-rider field
was over a second slower, if not more. Rookie Pro Bradley Ward was the best of the rest
with a 1:28.830 on his Fly Racing/ADR Motorsports Kawasaki ZX-10R.

The Twins Cup and Stock 1000 classes will have their final
qualifying sessions Saturday morning and their one and only races on Saturday
afternoon.

In other news, fans at the track will get some extra treats this
weekend. Yamaha is planning to introduce a new motorcycle, possibly a new
2020-model YZF-R1, on Saturday with the help of three-time former AMA Pro
Superbike and former Superbike World Champion Ben Spies. Also this weekend,
Ducati is publicly unveiling its Panigale V4 25° Anniversario 916 with the
assistance of four-time former Superbike World Champion Carl Fogarty and displaying an example of the bike on “Ducati Island” at Laguna Seca. And if
that wasn’t enough star power, former 250cc Grand Prix World Champion and
former Superbike World Champion John Kocinski visited the paddock at Laguna
Seca on Friday.

MotoAmerica: Dallas Daniels Debuts New Arai “Hayden Laguna” Helmet At Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: Dallas Daniels Debuts New Arai “Hayden Laguna” Helmet At Laguna Seca

Dallas Daniels To Debut Arai Hayden Laguna Replica

Allentown, PA: Young phenom Dallas Daniels, who competes in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup series, debuted the newest Corsair-X Nicky Hayden replica helmet on MotoAmerica Live+ on July 12th. The replica, called the Hayden Laguna, harkens back to the Arai helmet Nicky wore when he won the Laguna Seca MotoGP race in 2006 en route to winning the MotoGP World Championship.

“My family and the Hayden family have been close for years,” said Daniels. “Nicky was a big inspiration in my life and my childhood hero, so being able to wear his replica helmet is just a dream come true.”

The Corsair line has long been renowned as one of the most advanced, highest quality helmets available anywhere in the world. The Corsair-X features the ingenious VAS shield system, dramatically improved air-flow and ventilation, an antimicrobial Eco-Pure liner, and a shell that’s made up of more than 20 different materials, including proprietary materials developed by Arai. The Corsair-X has earned its place as Arai’s flagship model.

MotoAmerica: Michael Barnes Claims Provisional Pole Position In Twins Cup At Laguna Seca

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MotoAmerica: Michael Barnes Claims Provisional Pole Position In Twins Cup At Laguna Seca

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 12, 2019

Twins Cup Qualifying Session One Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), 1:33.003

2. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 1:33.395

3. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.312

4. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.487

5. Kris Turner (Suz SV650), 1:34.535

6. Chris Parrish (Suz SV650), 1:34.545

7. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.555

8. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), 1:34.679

9. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.625

10. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), 1:36.230

11. Joseph Blasius (Suz SV650), 1:36.330

12. Kaleb De Keyrel (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.343

13. Robert Fisher (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.489

14. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.534

15. Eziah Davis (Suz SV650), 1:37.357

16. Dr. Danielle Diaz (Kaw Ninja 650), 1:37.607