Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott led the Sunday morning warmup Supersport warmup at the MotoAmerica round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Scott led Matthew Scholtz and Corey Alexander, with David Anthony and Blake Davis completing the top five.
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Cameron Beaubier led the Sunday morning warmup for the Steel Commander Superbike class at the MotoAmerica event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Under cloudy skies, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier, on a BMW M 1000 RR, was 0.742 seconds quicker than Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin. Cameron Peterson was back aboard his Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 and finished the session third.
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More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Carpe makes it a superb Spielberg Rookies Double
Álvaro Carpe put on a perfect demonstration of race craft and pace to win the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 2 at Spielberg. The 17-year-old Spaniard’s second victory of the weekend was by a greater margin but only because his closest challenger Brian Uriarte slid off on the last lap.
That left a little gap to Màximo Quiles and though the 16-year-old Spaniard pushed to close it, he crossed the line 2nd, 0.245 seconds behind Carpe. Indonesian 15-year-old Veda Pratama took an excellent 3rd for his first Rookies Cup podium.
Carpe extends Cup points lead to 24 over Uriarte
“50 points this weekend. I’m very happy because I did a very good job, through the weekend, improving through the 3 sessions on Friday step by step. The race today was crazy, very hard, not as hot as yesterday but fast. In the second to last lap, there was a slippery patch but I managed it.”
“In the last lap, I saw on the TV screen that Brian had crashed and I had a gap. I saw Maximo was then second so I pushed really hard to keep this gap and I made it, The Rookies Team did an incredible job this weekend, they helped me so much.”
Quiles moves to 3rd in title chase
“It was a great race, really tricky conditions, in some corners, like in turn 9 we had a bit of wet, so it was a bit more difficult. In the beginning, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. In the last 4 laps, I tried to push to open a gap and I made an error, I went wide so I decided to wait until the last laps.”
“In the last lap, Brian was in front of me, he crashed and this made a bit of a gap between Alvaro and me. I was a bit angry because I wanted the win, I pushed and made an error with the gears and lost a bit more so I couldn’t catch him. A bit angry but still, great points for the championship.”
Pratama celebrated yesterday’s Indonesian Independence Day, turning pace into a podium
“I am very happy with today’s race, finally I have got on the podium. It was a very difficult race, I was not with the leading group in the beginning and I had to work hard to catch up. I pushed hard and managed to catch up. Then I relaxed a bit, took it a little easier than yesterday and just pushed at the end, it worked.”
Guido Pini celebrates return to action from injury with a superb ride to 4th
“From the first Free Practice I improved a lot so I am very happy for this,” enthused the 16-year-old Italian after his first 2 Rookies Cup races of the year. “Today I made a good race, I worked very hard to catch the front group and I am happy with 4th, it is so great to be back racing again and I am going to enjoy the rest of the season.”
Valentin Perrone crossed the line 4th but lost a place to a last-lap track limit penalty
“It was difficult this one,” explained the 16-year-old Argentine. “The group was not as big but with so many riders going fast. At the beginning I was calm, riding behind Carpe and Uriarte to try and break from the group. But then Maximo and other riders caught us, I started to push again to try and stay at the front.”
“In the last lap, I tried to overtake Maximo in the second to last corner but I went wide and I lost out to Maximo and Veda, I didn’t exit so well, P4.”
His reaction to being penalised. “No I don’t think I touched the green, that’s a mistake.”
Ruche Moodley makes up for Saturday’s fall with a great push through to 6th
“The race didn’t start well, I got a false neutral and lost about 5 places,” explained the 17-year-old South African. “I had a lot of work to do. I thought I could catch the leaders, I did but it was late in the race when I got them so I wasn’t able to get through to the front. I’m glad we went for the short gearing because I needed it to catch up, starting from 10th.
Rico Salmela hit trouble on the way from pole to 7th
“I was pushing at the front really hard,” stated the 16-year-old Finn. “I don’t know what happened but I couldn’t follow anyone in the slipstream. In the last 5 laps I kept getting neutral. The second to last lap in the chicane it went to neutral and the guys behind passed me and it was difficult to get back in front.”
Brian Uriarte ended a frustrating weekend with a last-lap fall
“I was pushing and I think there was a damp patch in the tarmac and I think I touched it, I tucked the front,” explained the 16-year-old Spaniard. “That’s racing.”
“For today’s race, I changed from the long to the short gearing, it helped a lot, especially at the start. Yesterday I struggled.”
Francesco Bagnaia seized back the MotoGP World Championship points lead with a win in the Grand Prix race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Bagnaia beat title rival Jorge Martin and factory Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini, with Gresini Racing’s Marc Marquez fourth, ahead of factory KTM rider Brad Binder. Bagnaia’s victory ties him with American Kevin Schwantz for premier-class Grand Prix wins with 25.
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More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Bagnaia produces Spielberg showstopper to defeat Martin as Marquez fights back to fourth
The reigning Champion pulls five points ahead with victory over Martin as Bastianini completes the podium and Marquez suffers some drama
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) put in a stunning performance at the Motorrand Grand Prix von Österreich to take to the top step and complete the double in style. The reigning Champion went toe-to-toe with Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) before taking charge in the lead and building a gap, securing his status as Championship leader by five points and taking his 25th MotoGP™ win to equal Kevin Schwantz in 10th on the list of riders with most premier class wins. Martin’s second place is still a valuable 20-point haul to keep him in touch at the top, ahead of Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) in third for his fourth podium in five races.
There was some drama even before the start as Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) had a holeshot device shuffle, unable to get both engaged, getting a slightly slower launch and then getting a nudge from Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) as the two headed wide out of Turn 1. Marquez ended up outside the top ten and Morbidelli further behind him.
Meanwhile, Martin had taken the holeshot to edge out Bagnaia at the front, but the reigning Champion attacked next time round at Turn 1 and took the lead. Another move came from Martin at the penultimate corner on the same lap, but Bagnaia hit back straight away at the final corner. It remained as you were in the high-speed chess match – meanwhile, Bastianini was holding third, within touch.
A small KTM civil war just behind then saw Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) stalk and eventually get past teammate Jack Miller, with Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) then pouncing too. Bagnaia led Martin with a gap back to Bastianini, ahead of the Binder-Bez-Miller train that Marc Marquez was, by now, fast tagging onto the back of. He was also literally tagging Miller with 19 to go as his elbow made contact with the #43’s rear tyre, but no harm done as the #93 reset and reloaded. He didn’t need to make the move, however, as Miller slid out soon after – able to rejoin but out of the fight at the front.
And so Bagnaia led Martin, with Bastianini a couple of seconds back. And then came what was now a Binder-Bezzecchi-Marquez squabble, with the first fireworks coming from Marquez as he carved through the VR46 rider. Next stop: Binder. At Turn 6 with ten to go the #93 sliced up the inside to take over in fourth, but by now the distance to Bastianini was unlikely to be gulfed.
More fireworks then set off in the next gaggle behind as Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) had a second shot at getting past teammate Aleix Espargaro after an earlier attempt went awry, and the #12 got it done, leaving Espargaro to fend off Morbidelli, who was on a charge.
At the front, the gap would go up a tenth or two and then back down, but Bagnaia remained in control. The reigning Champion completed the double in style, stamping some authority on a Championship lead of 0 points, position courtesy of win count, and bumping it up to five points ahead of Martin, who came home second for a nevertheless very valuable 20 points. Bastianini, despite his quick progress up from a tougher qualifying, came home third and wasn’t able to work his used tyre magic to bridge that gap. He did have enough in hand over Marc Marquez, however, with the #93’s pace – on paper enough to put him in serious contention – going begging after his early dramas. He finished P4.
Behind, Binder held off Bezzecchi to complete the top five, with the South African and the Italian who followed him home both able to find some key positives in the solid results in Austria. Viñales managed to pull away from his teammate to take P7, and on the very last lap Morbidelli sliced past Aleix Espargaro too, stealing eighth from the #41 Aprilia.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) completed the top ten after duelling and holding off KTM test rider and wildcard Pol Espargaro, who completed an impressive weekend taking some points as well as data. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) homed in to within two tenths of that battle too, ahead of a tougher weekend for rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3).
Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) had a notable Austrian GP finish – taking P14 and two points, and as top Honda by some distance. He also made a late attack to get past Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) and hold him off by a couple of tenths.
That’s a wrap on Austria, with the paddock packing up and heading for MotorLand Aragon as MotoGP™ returns to the venue for the first time since 2022. Then, it was an incredible duel between Bagnaia and Bastianini. And in 2021, it was another: Bagnaia vs Marquez, for the first of the 25 MotoGP™ wins the reigning Champion now has under his belt. You don’t want to miss it.
Celestino Vietti converted pole position into the win in the Moto2 race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Alonso Lopez finished second, ahead of Jake Dixon, winner of the last race at Silverstone. American Joe Roberts finished ninth and remained third in the Moto2 World Championship standings.
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David Alonso won the Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Riding his Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 20-lap race by just 0.121 second. It was Alonso’s seventh win of the season, extending his World Championship point lead.
Spaniard David Munoz was the runner-up on his BOE Motorsports KTM.
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 rider Daniel Holgado was a close third, just 0.126 second behind Alonso.
Angel Piqueras was fourth on his Leopard Racing Honda, and Collin Veijer rounded out the top five finishers on his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna.
Just 0.303 second separated the top five riders at the finish.
Moto3 Race
Scattered but intense rain storms ripped through the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, forcing MotoAmerica officials to revise the schedule and duration of races on both Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday’s revised schedule includes eight races, featuring the second Steel Commander Superbike race, scheduled for 3:10 pm Eastern time.
The complete schedule is below:
More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Carpe takes Spielberg Rookies stunner
Non-stop action for the entire 16 laps of Spielberg ended with Alvaro Carpe wringing the perfect drive from his Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup KTM. Winning by just 0.024 seconds ahead of Marco Morelli.
Just as awesome was Màximo Quiles who recovered from a Long Lap Penalty where he rejoined in 10th place with just 4 laps to go, over 5 seconds behind leader Carpe. The 16-year-old Spaniard blasted his way back into contention and finished a very close 3rd.
Carpe’s second victory of the year gives the Spanish 17-year-old a 2-point advantage at the head of the Cup table as arch-rival Brian Uriarte, the 16-year-old Spaniard who led coming into the weekend, finished 6th.
Carpe is a Spielberg star
“An incredible race,” he enthused having matched his Race 1 victory in 2023. “Maximo did a fantastic job, he set a great pace riding alone. Also, mine when he did his Long Lap. I saw that on the TV and thought it was time to push because he would be in the back.”
“I think I did a good job, I was leading on the last lap but I also knew there was a good chance someone would try to pass me into the second to last corner. Marco did, but I also knew that in the exit of the last corner, I am very fast. I tried to pass him on the run down to the last corner but he was too late on the brakes and then I knew it was about getting the perfect exit and I did.”
Morelli on top form
“It was a very hard race, so much overtaking,” stated the 17-year-old Argentine who won the first race of the season in Jerez and the most recent race in Assen. “I made a good start and was running up front. I decided to relax a bit with about 8 laps to go. I saved the tyres a bit because I felt on the long lefts I was sliding a bit. In the last laps I pushed, I passed 3 or 4 and on the last lap Carpe, to lead.”
“At the last corner I defended on the brakes but I went a little too wide, I almost touched the green and Carpe took the win. I am happy though because at the beginning of the weekend, I didn’t think I could do this.”
Quiles almost won
“It was so crazy. After the Long Lap, I saw the group so far away but I said to myself, ‘OK, I’m not going to give up, I was quite a bit stronger than the others as I had done so much work on my own in FP 1 and 2 that I had a great rhythm I was focussing on not having problems in the corner and catching them.”
“In the last lap, they were still a second ahead and I did the first corner and the chicane the fastest I have ever done in my life. Corner by corner I overtook and in Turn 6 I think, Brian overtook me and this spoilt a bit my chance of taking the win. Because I think that in the last two corners, I was really strong and could overtake easily.”
“So I decided to go for the podium. At Turn 9 I saw three guys going so hard on the brakes I thought, let them go and I passed them as they went wide on the exit and took 3rd.”
Valentin Perrone a fine 4th
“An incredible race, such a big group, so many overtakes,” grinned the 16-year-old Argentine. “On the last lap, it was completely crazy, Marco, Carpe, Maximo. They were riding super crazy, also me, we all wanted to be on the podium. In the second to last corner I went to the inside but then a little bit wide on the way out, almost touching the green and Maximo overtook me. But I managed to overtake Rico before the line so it is not so bad for the championship. Tomorrow I will try again and try to be a little bit stronger overtaking the guys.”
Rico Salmela disappointed with 5th
“It was a very difficult race,” explained the 16-year-old Finn who had set off from pole. “I just tried to stay with the guys in front. The pace was really good, I was thinking at one moment that it was time to push but I started to lose a bit of engine power, the temperature was high and I just didn’t have the push to do it. I just tried my best to do as much as possible. In the end, it wasn’t what I wanted but tomorrow… just send it.”
Veda Pratama led but fell at the penultimate corner
“I felt in this race much better than before in Rookies Cup,” stated the 15-year-old Indonesian. “But I was not lucky today in the last lap, I tried to fight for the podium. But I crashed in the second to last corner. We were all pushing very hard, I got squeezed a bit but it was also my mistake because I slid too much in the rear. I tried to control the slide but it went too far and I crashed. Still, I feel very good and will do my best in Race 2.”
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
PJ Jacobsen ran away with a rain-delayed MotoAmerica Supersport Race One victory race at the end of a chaotic day at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. On a damp-but-drying track, Jacobsen won by 25.473 seconds over Championship rival Matthew Scholtz. Both riders had crashed on oil during the first attempt to race, then rain, a lengthy cleanup and another familiarization session pushed the shortened 12-lap race to a 6:25 pm start. Larry Pegram, in a wildcard appearance, finished third after gambling on rain tires in his first podium appearance in AMA/MotoAmerica competition since 2014.
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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:
Jacobsen, Scholtz And Pegram Tame The Conditions In Mid-Ohio Supersport
Day One In The Return To Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Filled With Drama
LEXINGTON, OH (August 17, 2024) – It’s not often that the two riders in the championship fight get overlooked from their first-and-second place finishes, but that’s what happened in the Supersport race on Saturday afternoon at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Why? Two words: Larry Pegram.
Always a fan favorite at his local racetrack and a popular figure in the paddock, 51-year-old Pegram couldn’t pass up the opportunity to race at his home track 10 years after the series stopped coming to Mid-Ohio. But Pegram didn’t decide to drive the hour from his home in Hebron, Ohio, just for a trip down memory lane. He came to race.
And race he did. Pegram stormed off from the start and jumped into the lead with his full-rain tires in the iffy conditions. From there he held tough until PJ Jacobsen came past on his slick-shod Rahal Ducati Moto Panigale V2. And then came championship leader Mathew Scholtz on the Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6. But that was it. No other racers came past and Pegram had a podium finish for the first time since 2014 when he earned a Superbike podium at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
At the finish of a long day that featured mixed weather conditions and delays, Jacobsen had his sixth win of the season and his third in a row to claw back five valuable points on second-place finisher Scholtz.
Then came Pegram on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Suzuki GSX-R750, some eight seconds after Scholtz who in turn was 25.4 seconds behind Jacobsen.
Pegram’s teammate Maxi Gerardo was fourth with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs rounding out the top five.
“It’s been a pretty long day,” Jacobsen. “We’ve run into everyone’s dinnertime here, pretty much. It was a very long day, and it was unfortunate that me and (Mathew) Scholtz crashed in that corner, but I definitely think there was oil down or something that happened because it was very strange. I think we could have had a really good battle in the dry race. I think tomorrow, hopefully, if it’s like that we’ll have a great battle like that tomorrow. I think in the race today, I made a pretty smart move, just going back from BSB days and trying to have experience. It looked like it was just going to be for slicks for sure by the end of the race. Then when Larry (Pegram) got out front, I was kind of laughing for a second because I was like, ‘There goes Pegram. He’s out front, but I’m going to reel him back in.’ Ended up catching him. I had a pretty big gap I guess behind me. So, I just kept on getting in a rhythm and it was good. I felt pretty comfortable. Happy with my team and stuff, because they deserve it so much. Kayla (Yaakov), Cory (Alexander), and my side, they were all on my bike fixing t to make it work for this race. They really deserve it all.”
Mission King Of The Baggers – Herfoss Over Wyman
The Mission King Of The Baggers Championship is a uniquely American series that pits Indian Motorcycle and Harley-Davidson – two storied and iconic U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturers – against each other. It is a fierce rivalry that is very real between both manufacturers, the teams, and the riders. S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss and Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman are cordial enough to each other, but when the faceshields go down and the lights go out on the starting grid, the two riders will fight with everything they have to beat each other.
In Saturday’s King Of The Baggers race one at Mid-Ohio, Wyman and Herfoss battled it out in a nine-lap shootout that saw Herfoss take the checkered flag by just a little more than a second over Wyman after Wyman made a strong challenge for the lead, but Herfoss was able to overtake Wyman again and make it stick.
Finishing third and another second adrift of Wyman was RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers, who got the better of his teammate Hayden Gillim to round out the podium.
Herfoss’ win narrowed championship-leader Wyman’s advantage to just nine points with only five races left in the season.
“That was our best (race win) yet,” Herfoss said. “We’ve been second fiddle this weekend and the last few rounds to Kyle (Wyman). It felt real nice to be able to get out and lead the race at my own pace. He always has a go. So, he shot down underneath me, and I got back in front of him. Thank you to everyone that’s involved. S&S Cycle, Dunlop, Progressive Insurance. There’s so many great people helping us. Let’s give them another one tomorrow.”
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore No Less
Mikayla Moore wrapped up her second Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Championship with another runaway victory in the first of two races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The win was her fifth of the season and she earned the title a race early with what was her 12th career win in the class.
Moore topped Kira Knebel, who raced to her second podium of the year, by 14.5 seconds with Holly Varey earning her first-career podium in the class. Varey was in a battle to the bitter end and was just a few tenths ahead of Aubrey Credaroli, who in turn was less than a second ahead of fifth-placed Miranda Cain.
“It feels wonderful because I knew coming to this race, looking at the lap times, I knew it was probably going to be a close battle,” Moore said. “Kira (Knebel) was pretty close to me and so were the other ladies. I knew I just had to put my head down and just start charging away from the beginning. So, to be able to do it and to show how fast this Royal Enfield could go all season means a lot to me. Huge thanks to the Royal Enfield team, Dunlop tires, Arai helmets, Bison. Just everyone that helps put this program together. I’m super happy to be crowned number two.”
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
PJ JACOBSEN WINS AT MOTOAMERICA SUPERSPORT’S RETURN TO MID-OHIO
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024 | QUALIFYING 2 & RACE 1
Mixed conditions played with the schedule for Saturday’s race activity at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. With rain overnight, the track surface was fresh for the second qualifying session of the weekend. Despite Tyler Scott topping the charts in Q2, PJ Jacobsen’s time remained the fastest overall, and the track record, securing him the pole position. Kayla Yaakov secured a seventh-place starting spot, and Corey Alexander was able to clock a lap that placed him mid-pack to start 15th.
After rain delayed the initial start for the Supersport class, the conditions improved for a quick start in the late afternoon. However, on Lap 2, a competitor’s engine expired, leaking oil onto the track surface. Both Jacobsen and championship rival Mathew Scholtz slid in the residue, collecting both riders and bringing out a red flag. All three crews worked quickly to get Jacobsen’s XPEL Ducati back into running condition while the rain poured over the Lexington, Ohio track.
Unfortunately, Alexander, who’s Ducati experienced various mechanical issues throughout the weekend, encountered more troubles and ultimately decided to not restart the race.
It was over four hours after the initial race start time that Race 1 went green. Both Jacobsen and Yaakov opted to start on the slick tires, despite the track showing mixed conditions. For Jacobsen, the gamble paid off taking the victory 25.4 seconds ahead of second place Mathew Scholtz. Today’s win closes the gap to the championship, placing Jacobsen only 13 points behind Scholtz.
Tomorrow hosts another day of track activity at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Roller Die team will be working tirelessly overnight to get Alexander’s back up bike prepared for tomorrow’s warm up session and Yaakov seeks better weather conditions to progress in tomorrow’s Race 2.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 1st
FINISHED: 1st
CHAMPIONSHIP: 2nd (266 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Today was really good. It was a very tiring day for the entire team, waiting around for the rain delays. I want to thank the whole RDM team, all three crews were fixing my bike after the crash with Scholtz. I think there was some oil on the track that caused the crash. Unfortunately, Corey’s bike wasn’t working, but he was still out there holding the umbrella in a total downpour while everyone was working. Incredible job by the whole team. We are a big family, and they did everything they could to help me in the battle for the championship today. I really can’t thank them enough.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 7th
FINISHED: 10th
CHAMPIONSHIP: 6th (114 pts)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Today wasn’t the best, to be honest. The Rahal Ducati Moto team has done a great job putting great bikes under us, but it felt like luck wasn’t on our side. The Qualifying 2 session this morning felt as though we had all the right things to put in a good lap, but we had some misfortune with other riders in the way. In Race 1, the conditions were horrible. The track went from fully wet, to fully dry, and everything in-between. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do well today in these conditions, but we finished the race and that’s what matters. Tomorrow I’m looking to get a better finishing position..”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: DNS
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7th (111 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Another frustrating day unfortunately, not for lack of trying, but our bike is still having some issues. We weren’t able to safely finish the race today. Hopefully we can continue to diagnose whatever the issue is or switch to our back-up bike. One way or another, we’ll be back on the grid and hoping for a good result tomorrow.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a great day for the team. PJ got another win and closed the points down on Scholtz. It was a pretty stressful race because of the track being half wet and half dry. Kayla rode well for that being one of the first times being in those conditions. Unfortunately, we still had some issues with Corey’s bike, and he wasn’t able to race. We are going to continue to try and fix those problems and get him back out there to race tomorrow and gain some points.”
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Troy Herfoss scored his second King of the Baggers win of the day, taking the S&S/Indian to a clean win over Kyle Wyman in Race One at Mid-Ohio. As he did in the earlier Challenge sprint race, Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Wyman finished second. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers finished third.
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Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott led the Sunday morning warmup Supersport warmup at the MotoAmerica round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Scott led Matthew Scholtz and Corey Alexander, with David Anthony and Blake Davis completing the top five.
Supersport warmup
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Cameron Beaubier led the Sunday morning warmup for the Steel Commander Superbike class at the MotoAmerica event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Under cloudy skies, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier, on a BMW M 1000 RR, was 0.742 seconds quicker than Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin. Cameron Peterson was back aboard his Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 and finished the session third.
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More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Carpe makes it a superb Spielberg Rookies Double
Álvaro Carpe put on a perfect demonstration of race craft and pace to win the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race 2 at Spielberg. The 17-year-old Spaniard’s second victory of the weekend was by a greater margin but only because his closest challenger Brian Uriarte slid off on the last lap.
That left a little gap to Màximo Quiles and though the 16-year-old Spaniard pushed to close it, he crossed the line 2nd, 0.245 seconds behind Carpe. Indonesian 15-year-old Veda Pratama took an excellent 3rd for his first Rookies Cup podium.
Carpe extends Cup points lead to 24 over Uriarte
“50 points this weekend. I’m very happy because I did a very good job, through the weekend, improving through the 3 sessions on Friday step by step. The race today was crazy, very hard, not as hot as yesterday but fast. In the second to last lap, there was a slippery patch but I managed it.”
“In the last lap, I saw on the TV screen that Brian had crashed and I had a gap. I saw Maximo was then second so I pushed really hard to keep this gap and I made it, The Rookies Team did an incredible job this weekend, they helped me so much.”
Quiles moves to 3rd in title chase
“It was a great race, really tricky conditions, in some corners, like in turn 9 we had a bit of wet, so it was a bit more difficult. In the beginning, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. In the last 4 laps, I tried to push to open a gap and I made an error, I went wide so I decided to wait until the last laps.”
“In the last lap, Brian was in front of me, he crashed and this made a bit of a gap between Alvaro and me. I was a bit angry because I wanted the win, I pushed and made an error with the gears and lost a bit more so I couldn’t catch him. A bit angry but still, great points for the championship.”
Pratama celebrated yesterday’s Indonesian Independence Day, turning pace into a podium
“I am very happy with today’s race, finally I have got on the podium. It was a very difficult race, I was not with the leading group in the beginning and I had to work hard to catch up. I pushed hard and managed to catch up. Then I relaxed a bit, took it a little easier than yesterday and just pushed at the end, it worked.”
Guido Pini celebrates return to action from injury with a superb ride to 4th
“From the first Free Practice I improved a lot so I am very happy for this,” enthused the 16-year-old Italian after his first 2 Rookies Cup races of the year. “Today I made a good race, I worked very hard to catch the front group and I am happy with 4th, it is so great to be back racing again and I am going to enjoy the rest of the season.”
Valentin Perrone crossed the line 4th but lost a place to a last-lap track limit penalty
“It was difficult this one,” explained the 16-year-old Argentine. “The group was not as big but with so many riders going fast. At the beginning I was calm, riding behind Carpe and Uriarte to try and break from the group. But then Maximo and other riders caught us, I started to push again to try and stay at the front.”
“In the last lap, I tried to overtake Maximo in the second to last corner but I went wide and I lost out to Maximo and Veda, I didn’t exit so well, P4.”
His reaction to being penalised. “No I don’t think I touched the green, that’s a mistake.”
Ruche Moodley makes up for Saturday’s fall with a great push through to 6th
“The race didn’t start well, I got a false neutral and lost about 5 places,” explained the 17-year-old South African. “I had a lot of work to do. I thought I could catch the leaders, I did but it was late in the race when I got them so I wasn’t able to get through to the front. I’m glad we went for the short gearing because I needed it to catch up, starting from 10th.
Rico Salmela hit trouble on the way from pole to 7th
“I was pushing at the front really hard,” stated the 16-year-old Finn. “I don’t know what happened but I couldn’t follow anyone in the slipstream. In the last 5 laps I kept getting neutral. The second to last lap in the chicane it went to neutral and the guys behind passed me and it was difficult to get back in front.”
Brian Uriarte ended a frustrating weekend with a last-lap fall
“I was pushing and I think there was a damp patch in the tarmac and I think I touched it, I tucked the front,” explained the 16-year-old Spaniard. “That’s racing.”
“For today’s race, I changed from the long to the short gearing, it helped a lot, especially at the start. Yesterday I struggled.”
Francesco Bagnaia seized back the MotoGP World Championship points lead with a win in the Grand Prix race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Bagnaia beat title rival Jorge Martin and factory Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini, with Gresini Racing’s Marc Marquez fourth, ahead of factory KTM rider Brad Binder. Bagnaia’s victory ties him with American Kevin Schwantz for premier-class Grand Prix wins with 25.
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More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Bagnaia produces Spielberg showstopper to defeat Martin as Marquez fights back to fourth
The reigning Champion pulls five points ahead with victory over Martin as Bastianini completes the podium and Marquez suffers some drama
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) put in a stunning performance at the Motorrand Grand Prix von Österreich to take to the top step and complete the double in style. The reigning Champion went toe-to-toe with Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) before taking charge in the lead and building a gap, securing his status as Championship leader by five points and taking his 25th MotoGP™ win to equal Kevin Schwantz in 10th on the list of riders with most premier class wins. Martin’s second place is still a valuable 20-point haul to keep him in touch at the top, ahead of Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) in third for his fourth podium in five races.
There was some drama even before the start as Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) had a holeshot device shuffle, unable to get both engaged, getting a slightly slower launch and then getting a nudge from Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) as the two headed wide out of Turn 1. Marquez ended up outside the top ten and Morbidelli further behind him.
Meanwhile, Martin had taken the holeshot to edge out Bagnaia at the front, but the reigning Champion attacked next time round at Turn 1 and took the lead. Another move came from Martin at the penultimate corner on the same lap, but Bagnaia hit back straight away at the final corner. It remained as you were in the high-speed chess match – meanwhile, Bastianini was holding third, within touch.
A small KTM civil war just behind then saw Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) stalk and eventually get past teammate Jack Miller, with Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) then pouncing too. Bagnaia led Martin with a gap back to Bastianini, ahead of the Binder-Bez-Miller train that Marc Marquez was, by now, fast tagging onto the back of. He was also literally tagging Miller with 19 to go as his elbow made contact with the #43’s rear tyre, but no harm done as the #93 reset and reloaded. He didn’t need to make the move, however, as Miller slid out soon after – able to rejoin but out of the fight at the front.
And so Bagnaia led Martin, with Bastianini a couple of seconds back. And then came what was now a Binder-Bezzecchi-Marquez squabble, with the first fireworks coming from Marquez as he carved through the VR46 rider. Next stop: Binder. At Turn 6 with ten to go the #93 sliced up the inside to take over in fourth, but by now the distance to Bastianini was unlikely to be gulfed.
More fireworks then set off in the next gaggle behind as Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) had a second shot at getting past teammate Aleix Espargaro after an earlier attempt went awry, and the #12 got it done, leaving Espargaro to fend off Morbidelli, who was on a charge.
At the front, the gap would go up a tenth or two and then back down, but Bagnaia remained in control. The reigning Champion completed the double in style, stamping some authority on a Championship lead of 0 points, position courtesy of win count, and bumping it up to five points ahead of Martin, who came home second for a nevertheless very valuable 20 points. Bastianini, despite his quick progress up from a tougher qualifying, came home third and wasn’t able to work his used tyre magic to bridge that gap. He did have enough in hand over Marc Marquez, however, with the #93’s pace – on paper enough to put him in serious contention – going begging after his early dramas. He finished P4.
Behind, Binder held off Bezzecchi to complete the top five, with the South African and the Italian who followed him home both able to find some key positives in the solid results in Austria. Viñales managed to pull away from his teammate to take P7, and on the very last lap Morbidelli sliced past Aleix Espargaro too, stealing eighth from the #41 Aprilia.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) completed the top ten after duelling and holding off KTM test rider and wildcard Pol Espargaro, who completed an impressive weekend taking some points as well as data. Miguel Oliveira (Trackhouse Racing) homed in to within two tenths of that battle too, ahead of a tougher weekend for rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3).
Takaaki Nakagami (IDEMITSU Honda LCR) had a notable Austrian GP finish – taking P14 and two points, and as top Honda by some distance. He also made a late attack to get past Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) and hold him off by a couple of tenths.
That’s a wrap on Austria, with the paddock packing up and heading for MotorLand Aragon as MotoGP™ returns to the venue for the first time since 2022. Then, it was an incredible duel between Bagnaia and Bastianini. And in 2021, it was another: Bagnaia vs Marquez, for the first of the 25 MotoGP™ wins the reigning Champion now has under his belt. You don’t want to miss it.
Celestino Vietti converted pole position into the win in the Moto2 race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Alonso Lopez finished second, ahead of Jake Dixon, winner of the last race at Silverstone. American Joe Roberts finished ninth and remained third in the Moto2 World Championship standings.
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David Alonso won the Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at the Red Bull Ring, in Austria. Riding his Gaviota Aspar Team CFMOTO, the Colombian won the 20-lap race by just 0.121 second. It was Alonso’s seventh win of the season, extending his World Championship point lead.
Spaniard David Munoz was the runner-up on his BOE Motorsports KTM.
Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 rider Daniel Holgado was a close third, just 0.126 second behind Alonso.
Angel Piqueras was fourth on his Leopard Racing Honda, and Collin Veijer rounded out the top five finishers on his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna.
Just 0.303 second separated the top five riders at the finish.
Moto3 Race
Scattered but intense rain storms ripped through the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday, forcing MotoAmerica officials to revise the schedule and duration of races on both Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday’s revised schedule includes eight races, featuring the second Steel Commander Superbike race, scheduled for 3:10 pm Eastern time.
The complete schedule is below:
More, from a press release issued by Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup:
Carpe takes Spielberg Rookies stunner
Non-stop action for the entire 16 laps of Spielberg ended with Alvaro Carpe wringing the perfect drive from his Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup KTM. Winning by just 0.024 seconds ahead of Marco Morelli.
Just as awesome was Màximo Quiles who recovered from a Long Lap Penalty where he rejoined in 10th place with just 4 laps to go, over 5 seconds behind leader Carpe. The 16-year-old Spaniard blasted his way back into contention and finished a very close 3rd.
Carpe’s second victory of the year gives the Spanish 17-year-old a 2-point advantage at the head of the Cup table as arch-rival Brian Uriarte, the 16-year-old Spaniard who led coming into the weekend, finished 6th.
Carpe is a Spielberg star
“An incredible race,” he enthused having matched his Race 1 victory in 2023. “Maximo did a fantastic job, he set a great pace riding alone. Also, mine when he did his Long Lap. I saw that on the TV and thought it was time to push because he would be in the back.”
“I think I did a good job, I was leading on the last lap but I also knew there was a good chance someone would try to pass me into the second to last corner. Marco did, but I also knew that in the exit of the last corner, I am very fast. I tried to pass him on the run down to the last corner but he was too late on the brakes and then I knew it was about getting the perfect exit and I did.”
Morelli on top form
“It was a very hard race, so much overtaking,” stated the 17-year-old Argentine who won the first race of the season in Jerez and the most recent race in Assen. “I made a good start and was running up front. I decided to relax a bit with about 8 laps to go. I saved the tyres a bit because I felt on the long lefts I was sliding a bit. In the last laps I pushed, I passed 3 or 4 and on the last lap Carpe, to lead.”
“At the last corner I defended on the brakes but I went a little too wide, I almost touched the green and Carpe took the win. I am happy though because at the beginning of the weekend, I didn’t think I could do this.”
Quiles almost won
“It was so crazy. After the Long Lap, I saw the group so far away but I said to myself, ‘OK, I’m not going to give up, I was quite a bit stronger than the others as I had done so much work on my own in FP 1 and 2 that I had a great rhythm I was focussing on not having problems in the corner and catching them.”
“In the last lap, they were still a second ahead and I did the first corner and the chicane the fastest I have ever done in my life. Corner by corner I overtook and in Turn 6 I think, Brian overtook me and this spoilt a bit my chance of taking the win. Because I think that in the last two corners, I was really strong and could overtake easily.”
“So I decided to go for the podium. At Turn 9 I saw three guys going so hard on the brakes I thought, let them go and I passed them as they went wide on the exit and took 3rd.”
Valentin Perrone a fine 4th
“An incredible race, such a big group, so many overtakes,” grinned the 16-year-old Argentine. “On the last lap, it was completely crazy, Marco, Carpe, Maximo. They were riding super crazy, also me, we all wanted to be on the podium. In the second to last corner I went to the inside but then a little bit wide on the way out, almost touching the green and Maximo overtook me. But I managed to overtake Rico before the line so it is not so bad for the championship. Tomorrow I will try again and try to be a little bit stronger overtaking the guys.”
Rico Salmela disappointed with 5th
“It was a very difficult race,” explained the 16-year-old Finn who had set off from pole. “I just tried to stay with the guys in front. The pace was really good, I was thinking at one moment that it was time to push but I started to lose a bit of engine power, the temperature was high and I just didn’t have the push to do it. I just tried my best to do as much as possible. In the end, it wasn’t what I wanted but tomorrow… just send it.”
Veda Pratama led but fell at the penultimate corner
“I felt in this race much better than before in Rookies Cup,” stated the 15-year-old Indonesian. “But I was not lucky today in the last lap, I tried to fight for the podium. But I crashed in the second to last corner. We were all pushing very hard, I got squeezed a bit but it was also my mistake because I slid too much in the rear. I tried to control the slide but it went too far and I crashed. Still, I feel very good and will do my best in Race 2.”
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
PJ Jacobsen ran away with a rain-delayed MotoAmerica Supersport Race One victory race at the end of a chaotic day at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. On a damp-but-drying track, Jacobsen won by 25.473 seconds over Championship rival Matthew Scholtz. Both riders had crashed on oil during the first attempt to race, then rain, a lengthy cleanup and another familiarization session pushed the shortened 12-lap race to a 6:25 pm start. Larry Pegram, in a wildcard appearance, finished third after gambling on rain tires in his first podium appearance in AMA/MotoAmerica competition since 2014.
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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:
Jacobsen, Scholtz And Pegram Tame The Conditions In Mid-Ohio Supersport
Day One In The Return To Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Filled With Drama
LEXINGTON, OH (August 17, 2024) – It’s not often that the two riders in the championship fight get overlooked from their first-and-second place finishes, but that’s what happened in the Supersport race on Saturday afternoon at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Why? Two words: Larry Pegram.
Always a fan favorite at his local racetrack and a popular figure in the paddock, 51-year-old Pegram couldn’t pass up the opportunity to race at his home track 10 years after the series stopped coming to Mid-Ohio. But Pegram didn’t decide to drive the hour from his home in Hebron, Ohio, just for a trip down memory lane. He came to race.
And race he did. Pegram stormed off from the start and jumped into the lead with his full-rain tires in the iffy conditions. From there he held tough until PJ Jacobsen came past on his slick-shod Rahal Ducati Moto Panigale V2. And then came championship leader Mathew Scholtz on the Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6. But that was it. No other racers came past and Pegram had a podium finish for the first time since 2014 when he earned a Superbike podium at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
At the finish of a long day that featured mixed weather conditions and delays, Jacobsen had his sixth win of the season and his third in a row to claw back five valuable points on second-place finisher Scholtz.
Then came Pegram on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Suzuki GSX-R750, some eight seconds after Scholtz who in turn was 25.4 seconds behind Jacobsen.
Pegram’s teammate Maxi Gerardo was fourth with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs rounding out the top five.
“It’s been a pretty long day,” Jacobsen. “We’ve run into everyone’s dinnertime here, pretty much. It was a very long day, and it was unfortunate that me and (Mathew) Scholtz crashed in that corner, but I definitely think there was oil down or something that happened because it was very strange. I think we could have had a really good battle in the dry race. I think tomorrow, hopefully, if it’s like that we’ll have a great battle like that tomorrow. I think in the race today, I made a pretty smart move, just going back from BSB days and trying to have experience. It looked like it was just going to be for slicks for sure by the end of the race. Then when Larry (Pegram) got out front, I was kind of laughing for a second because I was like, ‘There goes Pegram. He’s out front, but I’m going to reel him back in.’ Ended up catching him. I had a pretty big gap I guess behind me. So, I just kept on getting in a rhythm and it was good. I felt pretty comfortable. Happy with my team and stuff, because they deserve it so much. Kayla (Yaakov), Cory (Alexander), and my side, they were all on my bike fixing t to make it work for this race. They really deserve it all.”
Mission King Of The Baggers – Herfoss Over Wyman
The Mission King Of The Baggers Championship is a uniquely American series that pits Indian Motorcycle and Harley-Davidson – two storied and iconic U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturers – against each other. It is a fierce rivalry that is very real between both manufacturers, the teams, and the riders. S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss and Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman are cordial enough to each other, but when the faceshields go down and the lights go out on the starting grid, the two riders will fight with everything they have to beat each other.
In Saturday’s King Of The Baggers race one at Mid-Ohio, Wyman and Herfoss battled it out in a nine-lap shootout that saw Herfoss take the checkered flag by just a little more than a second over Wyman after Wyman made a strong challenge for the lead, but Herfoss was able to overtake Wyman again and make it stick.
Finishing third and another second adrift of Wyman was RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers, who got the better of his teammate Hayden Gillim to round out the podium.
Herfoss’ win narrowed championship-leader Wyman’s advantage to just nine points with only five races left in the season.
“That was our best (race win) yet,” Herfoss said. “We’ve been second fiddle this weekend and the last few rounds to Kyle (Wyman). It felt real nice to be able to get out and lead the race at my own pace. He always has a go. So, he shot down underneath me, and I got back in front of him. Thank you to everyone that’s involved. S&S Cycle, Dunlop, Progressive Insurance. There’s so many great people helping us. Let’s give them another one tomorrow.”
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore No Less
Mikayla Moore wrapped up her second Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Championship with another runaway victory in the first of two races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The win was her fifth of the season and she earned the title a race early with what was her 12th career win in the class.
Moore topped Kira Knebel, who raced to her second podium of the year, by 14.5 seconds with Holly Varey earning her first-career podium in the class. Varey was in a battle to the bitter end and was just a few tenths ahead of Aubrey Credaroli, who in turn was less than a second ahead of fifth-placed Miranda Cain.
“It feels wonderful because I knew coming to this race, looking at the lap times, I knew it was probably going to be a close battle,” Moore said. “Kira (Knebel) was pretty close to me and so were the other ladies. I knew I just had to put my head down and just start charging away from the beginning. So, to be able to do it and to show how fast this Royal Enfield could go all season means a lot to me. Huge thanks to the Royal Enfield team, Dunlop tires, Arai helmets, Bison. Just everyone that helps put this program together. I’m super happy to be crowned number two.”
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
PJ JACOBSEN WINS AT MOTOAMERICA SUPERSPORT’S RETURN TO MID-OHIO
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2024 | QUALIFYING 2 & RACE 1
Mixed conditions played with the schedule for Saturday’s race activity at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. With rain overnight, the track surface was fresh for the second qualifying session of the weekend. Despite Tyler Scott topping the charts in Q2, PJ Jacobsen’s time remained the fastest overall, and the track record, securing him the pole position. Kayla Yaakov secured a seventh-place starting spot, and Corey Alexander was able to clock a lap that placed him mid-pack to start 15th.
After rain delayed the initial start for the Supersport class, the conditions improved for a quick start in the late afternoon. However, on Lap 2, a competitor’s engine expired, leaking oil onto the track surface. Both Jacobsen and championship rival Mathew Scholtz slid in the residue, collecting both riders and bringing out a red flag. All three crews worked quickly to get Jacobsen’s XPEL Ducati back into running condition while the rain poured over the Lexington, Ohio track.
Unfortunately, Alexander, who’s Ducati experienced various mechanical issues throughout the weekend, encountered more troubles and ultimately decided to not restart the race.
It was over four hours after the initial race start time that Race 1 went green. Both Jacobsen and Yaakov opted to start on the slick tires, despite the track showing mixed conditions. For Jacobsen, the gamble paid off taking the victory 25.4 seconds ahead of second place Mathew Scholtz. Today’s win closes the gap to the championship, placing Jacobsen only 13 points behind Scholtz.
Tomorrow hosts another day of track activity at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Roller Die team will be working tirelessly overnight to get Alexander’s back up bike prepared for tomorrow’s warm up session and Yaakov seeks better weather conditions to progress in tomorrow’s Race 2.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 1st
FINISHED: 1st
CHAMPIONSHIP: 2nd (266 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Today was really good. It was a very tiring day for the entire team, waiting around for the rain delays. I want to thank the whole RDM team, all three crews were fixing my bike after the crash with Scholtz. I think there was some oil on the track that caused the crash. Unfortunately, Corey’s bike wasn’t working, but he was still out there holding the umbrella in a total downpour while everyone was working. Incredible job by the whole team. We are a big family, and they did everything they could to help me in the battle for the championship today. I really can’t thank them enough.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 7th
FINISHED: 10th
CHAMPIONSHIP: 6th (114 pts)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Today wasn’t the best, to be honest. The Rahal Ducati Moto team has done a great job putting great bikes under us, but it felt like luck wasn’t on our side. The Qualifying 2 session this morning felt as though we had all the right things to put in a good lap, but we had some misfortune with other riders in the way. In Race 1, the conditions were horrible. The track went from fully wet, to fully dry, and everything in-between. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do well today in these conditions, but we finished the race and that’s what matters. Tomorrow I’m looking to get a better finishing position..”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: DNS
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7th (111 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Another frustrating day unfortunately, not for lack of trying, but our bike is still having some issues. We weren’t able to safely finish the race today. Hopefully we can continue to diagnose whatever the issue is or switch to our back-up bike. One way or another, we’ll be back on the grid and hoping for a good result tomorrow.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a great day for the team. PJ got another win and closed the points down on Scholtz. It was a pretty stressful race because of the track being half wet and half dry. Kayla rode well for that being one of the first times being in those conditions. Unfortunately, we still had some issues with Corey’s bike, and he wasn’t able to race. We are going to continue to try and fix those problems and get him back out there to race tomorrow and gain some points.”
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Troy Herfoss scored his second King of the Baggers win of the day, taking the S&S/Indian to a clean win over Kyle Wyman in Race One at Mid-Ohio. As he did in the earlier Challenge sprint race, Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Wyman finished second. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers finished third.
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