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Quarterley Racing On Track Development Riders Won At Two Different Events This Past Weekend

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Quarterley Racing On Track Development Riders Won At Two Different Events This Past Weekend

Ben Gloddy Doubles at Loudon

Ben Gloddy won both the 500cc Superbike and 500cc Supersport
races at the Loudon Road Race Series on May 19 riding his brand new 2018 Kawasaki
Ninja 400 prepped to Moto America Junior Cup specs.

Ben took full advantage of all the practice sessions leading
up to the race, including seven sessions on Friday, two on Saturday and a final
practice on Sunday.

Gridding in LRRS is done by points, and since Ben won the
first 500cc Superbike race of the year and came in second in the first 500cc
Supersport race, he got the pole and middle of the front row respectively for
his races. With set-up help from Eric Wood and John Grush of Woodcraft
Technologies and his stepfather Keith Day, Ben was ready to go.

The Supersport race was up first. “I didn’t get a good start
and was in fourth place going into turn one. Then I was able to pass two riders
in front of me and finally caught and passed the leader in turn six. From there
I lead the rest of the race, finishing with a 14.5 second margin.”

The 500cc Superbike race was gridded with three other
classes, with Ben’s class in the second wave. “My start was perfect. Then we
got a red flag for an incident in turn three. In the restart I was third going
into turn one when we got another red flag. On the third start I was in second
going into turn one and got by the leader in turn three. From there I led the
rest of the race.” Ben’s personal fastest lap of 1:20.1 on the weekend was
impressive and as any competitive racer would, he grumbled for not getting into
the 1:19’s but no doubt has set his sights on that for the next round.

Ben will begin racing with the Quarterley Racing On Track
Development team in the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup series at the Utah
Motorsports Campus on the weekend of June 15 and 16.

“Knowing that I’ve won these races by as much as 14 seconds
has been a boost to my confidence. It will be a little difficult going into
MotoAmerica racing without knowing any of the racers or the tracks, but I’m
really excited to get started!”

Ben Gloddy’s 2019 personal sponsors: Freedom Cycle NH, Argo
Cycles, Penguin Racing Schools, Woodcraft Technologies, American Supercamp,
First Trax Sports Shop, Dunlop Tires – Northeast, D’Andrea Foods, Stump Racing,
22photos.net, TCX Boots, Web Smart Advisors, Supreme Marine, Finn’s Garage, CFO
Speed Shop, Yoshimura R&D of America, Arai Helmets, Barnett Clutches Tool
and Engineering, Body Covers, A&B Locksmith, The Looney Bin Bar & Grill,
Moto Pizza, Roche Realty Group, Inc., Lynch Construction, Connected Car Audio,
Harley Davidson Shop of Rochester NH, Innovative Motorsports NY, KM Cheney
Concrete, Inc., Mark’s Adrenaline Motorsports, Kevin Day Home Improvements, RTT
Construction, JC Tinting, Kevin Shaw Realtor, Jake’s Trucking, Partridge
Construction & Trucking, Elliott & Son and Livingston Builders

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

More, from another press release issued by Quarterley Racing On Track Development:

Daniels and Astudillo Win at Roebling Road


(Above) Dallas Daniels (left), Dale Quarterley (center), and Jamie Astudillo (right).

Quarterley Racing On Track Development Riders Jamie Astudillo and Dallas Daniels combined their efforts to take the win in the Lightweight Class at WERA-sanctioned N2 Track Days endurance race at Roebling Road Raceway near Savannah, GA on Saturday, May 18. Riding a Dale Quarterley-prepared MotoAmerica-spec Kawasaki Ninja 400, the duo had a margin of over four laps at the end of the four-hour event.

The plan to race at Roebling Road came together on just the Monday before the race weekend. The team had originally planned to race at Summit Point, but that event conflicted with a regional dirt track event at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, PA that Jamie needed to attend as a lead-up to Loretta Lynn’s AMA Amateur Motocross Championship later in the year.

The plan was to get as much track time for the riders as possible. Both Jamie and Dallas made ample use of the N2 Track Day held on the Friday before, going out in all eight sessions. It turned out to be a good plan because there was only a single 15-minute practice session for the endurance race on Saturday.

Although she had been to Roebling Road before, Jamie was finding the track suddenly unfamiliar. It turns out that was because her Dale Quarterley machine was so much faster than the bike she rode last year. 

“The bike I have now is so good compared to what I had last year,” she said. 

Dallas last raced at Roebling Road a few years ago, and then he was on a personal Kawasaki Ninja 250. “The track felt a lot faster this time,” he said.

Dallas took the grid for the 12:50 p.m. start, facing a field of almost a dozen other bikes in his class, most of them Suzuki SV650s and some of them from experienced endurance racing teams. The hope was to get fourth or fifth in the race.

The entire team consisted of just Dallas, Jamie, Dale Quarterley and Jamie’s dad. When Dallas learned that only four people could be over the pit wall during pit stops, he thought, “Great! That’s everybody!” The team used a Ninja 400 prepared to MotoAmerica spec by Dale to keep from putting time on their racebikes that they use in the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup.

Dallas was in third place but a lap down when he came in at about the 50 minute mark, fueling the bike and handing off to Jamie. Despite the fact that the crew was small and they didn’t have a quick-fill, the pit stops went remarkably smoothly, if just a little slowly.

Taking over, Jamie soon found herself in first place in her class, holding it until the first of two red flags that happened about 40 minutes into her planned hour of riding. “They were going to call me in soon, anyway,” she said later.

The team in the lead had dropped from 1 minute 19 second lap times to running in the 1:26 range. Meanwhile, Dallas and Jamie were turning consistent laps in the 1:20-1:23 range. “At our best we were just a second off their best lap times,” said Dallas.

Dallas summarized their advantage by saying, “We were down on power compared to the 650s and we lost some ground on the long front straight but we were able to make it up in the infield. Once we had a one-lap lead we knew we could win it if we just stayed smooth and consistent and didn’t crash. The bike ran perfectly the whole time.”

As Dallas and Jamie each took one more turn in the saddle, they watched their margin grow to over four laps by the end. “It was really fun,” said Jamie afterward. “It was cool to see that the four of us could do it.”

While certain compromises had to be made in the bike setup due to the differences in size and riding styles of Dallas and Jamie, both agreed that, in the end, it wasn’t much of a problem. “We could ride around them if we had to,” said Dallas.

Dallas and Jamie will next race at the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup at Road America, along with their teammate, Teagg Hobbs. Dallas, who had raced at Road America last year, said the endurance race at Roebling Road was a perfect practice for Road America. “They’re both fast tracks and maintaining corner speed, particularly on a 400, is going to be so important.”

Jamie found the time at Roebling Road to be invaluable. “Working with Dale has been helping with confidence level. Right now if I try to run with faster guys in MotoAmerica I know I’m going to fall. There were just a number of specific things I had to work on. So I’m learning the steps to run with the guys at the front.”

Dallas agreed; “Riding this endurance race and working on my corner speed will help me the rest of the season in MotoAmerica. The other guys have been catching me in the corners at the previous races. And I’ve got the best bike underneath me. I really couldn’t ask for anything more.”

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

World Superbike: Ducati Island Returning To WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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World Superbike: Ducati Island Returning To WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Ducati Island returns to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for World Superbike

Join us at the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica July 12-14

MONTEREY, Calif., May 22, 2019 – Ducati Island offers the ultimate Ducati experience including optimal seating to witness Álvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies compete during the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on July 12-14. With 11 consecutive victories on his Panigale V4 R, Bautista remains unbeatable this season.

Ducati fans will cheer on privateer Kyle Wyman, who will be campaigning Ducati on a Panigale V4 R in the MotoAmerica EBC Brakes Superbike championship.

The Ducati Island Experience

Starting at $179, the Ducati Island Package includes a 3-Day General Admission ticket, a Paddock Pass, an Open Grandstand Seat, a VIP Ducati-only Motorcycle Parking on the Island, a Ducati-only Parade Lap, and a special gift.

Come check out the demo ride selection between races. This year, Diavel and Scrambler Ducati test rides are being offered.

Discover the 2019 Scrambler Ducati lineup featuring the newly updated Scrambler Icon, Full Throttle, Cafe Racer, and Desert Sled. Hourly demo rides are available throughout the day. Come hang out at the Scrambler Ducati Camp while listening to Scrambler Ducati radio.

The Diavel trailer will be on site offering test rides on the new Diavel 1260. You won’t want to miss the roar of Diavel 1260 S with the Termignoni exhaust. Bring your gear if you plan to ride!

Don’t miss out. There may be a surprise announcement during the weekend. You’ll have to be there to find out! Click here and use the code DUCATI at checkout to receive special pricing, exclusively for Ducatisti.

For more information about the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica, Ducati Island, and other exclusive manufacturer packages, visit here or call 831-242-8200.

British Superbike: Be Wiser Ducati Team Previews This Coming Weekend’s Event At Donington Park

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British Superbike: Be Wiser Ducati Team Previews This Coming Weekend’s Event At Donington Park

Destination Donington For Brookes And Redding

Round three of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship takes place at Donington Park Josh Brookesthis weekend with the Be Wiser Ducati pairing of Josh Brookes and Scott Redding looking to build on their previous round results.

Round one at Silverstone wasn’t too kind to Paul Bird’s Penrith-based team with ex-GP star Redding’s podium in race two the highlight on the factory-supported Be Wiser Ducati Panigale V4 R.

They bounced back in fine style at Oulton Park earlier this month with 2015 BSB champion Brookes claiming a fantastic double win whereas Redding, on his debut at the tricky Cheshire track, posted a fourth and fifth place finish to occupy fifth and sixth places respectively in the early title race.

Significantly, both riders have won World Championship races at Donington Park in the past with Brookes winning the European round of the World Supersport Championship in 2008 and a 15-year-old Redding rewriting the history books all round with his stunning victory in the British 125cc Grand Prix the same year.

But this time there’s a little bit of a difference given it’s the first time since 2002 that a Bennetts BSB round has been held on the shorter Donington Park National circuit and importantly, it’s the first of three triple-header meetings this season

36-year-old Brookes, from Bringelly in New South Wales, Australia, hopes to add to his double BSB victory he scored back in 2012 whereas 26-year-old Redding, from Quedgeley followed up that sensational debut victory with a podium in the corresponding race the following year.

Josh Brookes: “I guess I have a lot to live up to after the last round but I’m really looking forward to it. It’s important that our bike works at all tracks and we are not just strong at certain places. We have a very good feel for the Be Wiser Ducati Panigale V4 R right now, but we still have to find where the strong points are so we’ll be doing our best this weekend and I think Donington will suit us. Hopefully we will be fast from the start and it’s down to me to make things happen.”

Scott Redding: “Oulton Park was an eye-opener for me, but I came away having really enjoyed myself and we got a couple of decent results. I have great memories of Donington Park as it wasn’t all that long ago we raced GPs here, but it’s still going to prove a big challenge, especially on the shorter track. I did a track day a few weeks ago on a road bike and I think we have lots of potential here so I’m feeling good.”

There is live action on television with Sunday’s main race day being broadcast on free-to-air channel Quest between 13:00 and 18:00 with highlights throughout the week repeated on both Eurosport and ITV4.

For further information, please visit the team’s website, www.pbmuk.net and the official website of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship www.britishsuperbike.com.

FMRRA: Max Angles, Sean Dwyer Take Multiple Race Wins At Homestead-Miami Speedway

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FMRRA: Max Angles, Sean Dwyer Take Multiple Race Wins At Homestead-Miami Speedway

FMRRA: Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association

Round 6: Homestead Miami Speedway

May 18-19, 2019

Close Finishes, New Records, and Larger Grids Proves That Motorcycle Racing in Florida is Alive and Growing

Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association’s returned to Homestead Miami Speedway this past weekend for the first of two rounds at the iconic South Florida track during the 2019 season.

Christian Miranda started the weekend’s first race from the pole in the SuperStock 600 Grande Corsa and quickly took advantage of the position pulling a healthy lead in the start of the twelve-lap race and a class track record. Jamie Starace made some great passes in the opening laps and moved from mid-pack up into fourth place overall, contending for the podium, before unfortunately started to experience some mechanical problems which caused him to lose speed. Miranda continually lowered the class track record three more times during the race, ultimately with a 1:27.559 on the final lap. Miranda took the Expert and overall checkered flag followed by Daryan Martin and Fabian Alvarez. Frank Custureri took the Amateur win, joined Dustin Richards and William Wend on the podium.

The SuperStreet 300 and Moto3 Grande Corsa saw Fabian Alvarez leading the field from pole position. In lap two the new young star, Yandel Medina overtook the current Overall Championship points leader, Dustin Richards, to slide into the second position overall. Alvarez took the overall win followed by Yandel Medina (first in class for Moto3 Amateur) and Luis Collante (leading the SS300 Amateurs). Medina was joined on the Moto3 Amateur podium by Dustin Richards and Yvette Lamar (in second and third). Jerry Pellegrino and Mitchell Espinosa took second and third, joining the class winner Collante in the class celebrations.

Sean Dwyer started from the pole in the SuperStock 1000 Grande Corsa followed by Black Ops Racing teammate, Todd Wagner. In lap five, Alejandro Nieves Jr. set an Amateur class track record with a 1:29.390 and ultimately took third overall. At the start of the last lap, Ricardo Sune was able to work his way around Shannon Andrus after nipping at his tire and grabbed third in class in the process. The Expert podium saw Dwyer secure the win (continuing the firm hold on the Class Overall Championship), followed by Wagner and Sune. Nieves Jr took the Amateur victory (and third overall) joined by Romulo Ruiz and Michael Zumbrum in the class top three.

The Superbike 600 Grande Corsa saw Sean Dwyer again started from the pole; however, Max Angles was able to take advantage of a great start and took over the lead for the start before Dwyer reeled him in. Wayne Reyne started putting down some blazing fast laps, smashing the Expert class track record lap after lap (ultimately with a 1:27.142), passing Angles and chasing down Dwyer. The three continued to make moves all within less than a second of each other. Unfortunately, a racer went down in lap nine and the race was ended on a red flag. Angles was in the lead and took the victory followed closely by Reyne and Dwyer. The Amateur podium saw Dustin Richards take the win, followed by Adrian Mitchell and Samir Suarez.

The Twins Grande Corsa saw track records being broken lap after lap. In the end, Carl Cohen set the Production Twin Expert track record with a 1:37.504 along with the overall race win followed by Jonathan Pellnitz and Thomas Hannigan (taking the Amateur win). Michael Norman joined Cohen and Pellnitz on the Production Twin Expert Podium, while Gabriel Figueroa and Kevin Greimel followed Hannigan to victory circle in the Production Twin Amateur class. Hurricane Racing’s Don Dufresne and Yvette Lamar swept the Formula Twin Amateur class, while Gino Angella returned to the series winning the Formula Twin Expert class.

The Sunoco SuperBike 1000 Grande Corsa again saw Alejandro Nieves Jr. setting an Amateur class track record with the 1:29.629. Christian Miranda had a bad start and tried to hold onto Max Angles’ lead, but ultimately had to retire with a mechanical after nine laps. Angles took the overall win followed by Nieves Jr (Amateur win) and Joshua Marino. Josh Anderson took third in expert and joined Angles and Marino at the podium.

The SuperStock 600 Sprint saw a field of 26 racers take the grid, and Amateur Frank Custureri quickly broke his class track record from the morning with a 1:31.873, while Max Angles broke the Expert class track record with a 1:27.487. Even more impressive, Angles and Christian Miranda crossed the line for a photo finish with Angles taking the victory by a margin of .003 seconds! Michael Rouleau joined the two on the podium in third Expert position. Meanwhile Custureri again took the Amateur victory closely followed by Dustin Richards and William Wend.

The SuperStreet 300 and Moto3 Sprint again saw the young Yandel Medina make an impressive showing in the Moto3 Amateur class, passing Dustin Richards in lap three to secure the victory and second overall. Fabian Alvarez took the overall victory followed by Medina and Richards. Alvarez was joined on the Moto3 Expert podium by Brian Robbins and Charlie Ohana. In the Moto3 Amateur field, Andres Mejia took third in class behind Medina and Richards. The SuperStreet 300 Expert class was dominated by Jonathan Pellnitz with Michael Norman in tow, while Luis Collante led the Amateur 300s across the checkered line followed by Andres Londono and Jerry Pellegrino.

Sean Dwyer started from the pole and dominated the SuperStock 1000 Sprint. Although Dwyer ran away from the field there was still some great battles further back. Amateur Alejandro Nieves Jr. in particular laid down some laps and worked his way through the field ultimately passing Shannon Andrus and Todd Wagner in the final two laps to take second overall and showing he will be an upcoming force to be reckoned with in the series. Dwyer, Wagner, and Andrus made up the Expert podium, while Amateur Nieves Jr. was joined by Gabriel Zolczer and Romulo Ruiz in class.

The Formula 40-600 Sprint was an all-out battle between Expert Class Championship leader Alejandro Rei and Michael Rouleau. Rei took the win by a close margin of 0.391 seconds and Bob Damerau rounded out the Expert podium. Yoan Chavez took the Amateur victory with Maykel Peres and Andrea Diotallevi joining him in the victory circle.

Wayne Reyne started from the pole in the Euro Cup Sprint and finished in first overall after leading the field with confidence. Carl Cohen took second in Euro Light Expert. Alfie Luzzi and Kevin Gremel were the top of the Euro Light Amateur Class. Meanwhile the Euro Max Amateur class saw a close finish with Marianny Garcia besting Romulo Ruiz by 0.299 across the line while Val Lavrik rounded out the top three in class. Ricardo Sune took home the Euro Max Expert honors followed by Jon Foy.

Josh Anderson made an impressive showing in his FMRRA Formula 40-1000 debut with the overall win and setting the class track record. Ricardo Sune narrowly held off Vaughn Ali for second overall (and Expert) by a margin of only .038 seconds. Gabriel Figueroa took home the top honors in the Amateur class followed by Robert Rubsky and Michael Zumbrum, in second and third respectively.

The spec-tire Bridgestone Cup saw Shannon Andrus start from the pole and take the overall win. The fight for second place behind him was intense with multiple changes. Coming from the back of the 12-bike grid, Gabriel Zolczer worked his way through the field of six laps and ended up taking second place overall, only a second behind Andrus, with one of the most dedicated drives of the day. Marianny Garcia joined Andrus and Zolczer to round out the 1000 podium. Jose Lloreda ultimately took home first in the 600 class and narrowly held back Razvan Dutu by 0.558 with Maykel Peres not far behind.

Gino Angella started from the pole in the Twins Sprint followed by Carl Cohen and Jonathan Pellnitz. Pellnitz had been experiencing some braking issues throughout the weekend and ultimately was unable to hold off Cohen for the overall victory taking second shortly behind. Ray Cull took home third in the Production Expert class. Gino Angella took the top spot in the Expert Formula class, while Joseph Shallow and Don Dufresne rounded out the Amateurs in first and second. Thomas Hannigan had a huge victory leading a big gap on the Production Amateur field. Kevin Greimel and Gabriel Figueroa took home second and third in class behind Hannigan.

Ricardo Sune won the Formula 50-1000 Sprint followed by Bob Damerau in the Expert division. The Amateur podium saw Robert Rubsky on the top step with Michael Zumbrum and Thomas Annis making up the top three.

The Sunoco SuperBike 600 Sprint saw Max Angles take home the gold again with Sean Dwyer and Michael Rouleau rounding out the Expert top three. Dustin Richards had a great start off the line and was able to hold out the Amateur class victory. William Wend and Adrian Mitchell took second and third respectively in class behind Richards.

The last race of the day was the Sunoco SuperBike 1000 Sprint and Black Ops Racing’s Sean Dwyer and Todd Wagner crushed the field with a 1-2 finish, followed by Alejandro Nieves Jr in third overall (Amateur first in class). Josh Anderson took home Expert third, while Romulo Ruiz and Gabriel Zolczer joined Nieves Jr on the Amateur podium for the finale.

Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association heads north to Savannah, Georgia and Roebling Road Raceway for Round 7 on June 22-23, before returning to Homestead Miami Speedway for the double points series finale on July 27-28

FMRRA thanks all of our 2019 sponsors for their support of our racers’ passion and the sport. Our Sponsors, Racers, and Fans make it possible to continue to deliver professional, safe, and fun race weekends to the South Eastern motorcycle community

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Palm Beach County Sports Commission

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Vanson Leathers

MYLAPS Sports Timing

Florida Track Days

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Yamaha VR46 Master Camp: New Group Of Students Arrive In Italy

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Yamaha VR46 Master Camp: New Group Of Students Arrive In Italy

Tavullia (Italy), 22nd May 2019

Five of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.‘s Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge riders arrived in Cattolica, Italy, to take part in the seventh edition of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp.

Yesterday, five of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.‘s WorldSSP300 riders have travelled to Cattolica for an intense training course at the prestigious Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, established by nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, the VR46 Riders Academy, and many other experts in the racing industry.

The five selected up-and-coming Yamaha riders include The Netherlands‘ Finn de Bruin (18), Italy‘s Kevin Sabatucci (20) and Jacopo Facco (19), France‘s Andy Verdoïa (16), and Spain‘s Beatriz Neila (17), the Master Camp‘s first female participant.

After the warm welcome they received from VR46 Riders Academy Director Alessio ’Uccio‘ Salucci, the riders are raring to start training today.

The renewed training programme for the seventh Master Camp has been especially structured to help the students gain valuable skills on track (on-road and flat track) as well as provide them with tips on how to train off track.

The timetable for May 22nd – 26th includes gym sessions and various riding activities with experts such as fitness guru Carlo Casabianca at the Fisio gym and three-time English Flat Track Champion and two-time American and European Flat Track Champion Marco Belli.

Along with the VR46 Academy Riders, the instructors attending the riding sessions will monitor the Master Camp students‘ progress and help them further boost their performances. The students can put their new found skills into practice when they will continue their run in the 2019 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship (WorldSSP300) and Yamaha Motor Europe’s Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge from August 7th – 9th at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto for the Acerbis Spanish Round.

VR46 Riders Academy’s Salucci commented:

“We‘re now all in Cattolica, so we can begin the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training. We have seen what the riders are capable of in their WorldSSP300 races, so we have quite high expectations for what we will be able to achieve during this week‘s programme. Both the VR46 Academy riders and the programme‘s professional racing and training experts are excited to meet these five young talents. We‘ve seen previous students make big steps, so that‘s a big boost in motivation to also help these five Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge riders make another step. It will be a very busy schedule, but it will also be a lot of fun. I hope we will be lucky in terms of the weather, so we can complete all the activities without any interruptions. Either way, I‘m sure that the Master Camp and the VR46 Academy riders will get along great and will support and push each other to reach higher levels.”

News, images, videos and updates from the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp will be posted regularly on its dedicated media channels throughout the seventh edition:

BEATRIZ NEILA

“This is an amazing opportunity, I hope I can learn a lot from the World Championship riders that I will meet this week. I hope I can make the most of this chance. I think I will enjoy the training a lot. I’m very happy to be here, being able to take in all these new experiences. I’m very thankful to Yamaha and VR46, especially because they are treating us as professional riders.”

ANDY VERDOÏA

“To have a full week of training with such strong riders as the VR46 Academy is a great experience for me and an opportunity to learn a lot in just a short amount of time. I’m sure that the training that I will receive will help me in the championship. The Master Camp, put on by Yamaha and VR46, is a great help to us, young riders, allowing us to realise our dreams. I’m very thankful to Yamaha for this opportunity and I’m going to do my best to make the most of it in order to be more fit for my next race and obtain great results.”

JACOPO FACCO

“I’m very thankful to Yamaha and the bLU cRU project for this unique opportunity of training with more experienced riders. I hope that I can make the best of this experience over the remainder of the season. This is a crucial training as it includes MiniGP, flat track, road racing, and even wave runner activities, which I’ve never done. Everything is going to be quite challenging, but also fun.”

KEVIN SABATUCCI

“The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is a great opportunity for me to improve my skills, learn about all the necessities to become a great rider, and learn from the best riders in the World Championship, like Valentino Rossi, Francesco Bagnaia, and Franco Morbidelli, so this is a great chance. I want to thank Yamaha, the Master Camp and VR46 staff, and the bLU cRU project. I consider myself lucky to be given this opportunity.”

FINN DE BRUIN

“The introduction day was really nice for me, actually for all of us. We had our medical check and we are all declared fit to ride, so that was good to hear. We also completed a photo shoot. At the moment, I’m still not entirely sure what I can expect, but I’ve heard from other people that it will be a lot of fun. I think it will be a very beneficial and educational experience. We’ll be keeping busy, learning lots in various racing diciplines such as flat track, MiniGP, minicross, and riding with the YZF-R3. We’ll be gaining a lot of experience, which we can put to good use in the future.”

NOTES

In an effort to support young Italian riders aiming to become world-class racers, Valentino Rossi decided to put his vast experience and knowledge from his many years of racing to good use in 2014 and established the VR46 Riders Academy.

In March 2016, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. entered into a formal three-year partnership agreement with the VR46 Riders Academy as an Official Partner and also as its Official Motorcycle Supplier (at the end of 2018 the partnership was renewed for three further years).

In July of 2016, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy staged the inaugural Yamaha VR46 Master Camp with the goal of helping selected young Yamaha talent make their way in the racing world by increasing their skills and experience in various racing disciplines, riding Yamaha YZ85, YZ125, YZ250F, and YZF-R3 bikes.

Since then the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp has put on six subsequent training events. The participants so far have been 32 mostly teenage riders who race in various championships on bikes like the YZF-R25 and YZF-R3, and hail from 13 countries in all: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United States.

Keminth Kubo, who took part in the fifth edition of the programme is currently participating in the CEV Repsol Moto2 Championship as a VR46 Master Camp rider.

In addition, Italian rider Alfonso Coppola has made the step up to the World Supersport Championship. With examples like these, it is clear Yamaha’s system of advancing young promising riders is seeing results.

The current sixth WorldSSP300 bLU cRU rider is none other than returning Indonesian, Galang Hendra Pratama (19), who took part in the first and second edition of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp programme. He went on to cause a sensation when he took the WorldSSP300 victory in Jerez in 2017 as a wild card rider. The epic win earned him a full-season ride for 2018 and 2019.

The riders for the seventh edition of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp were selected by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. A place in the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp can’t be bought, nor can riders apply for a placement – riders are to be put forward by Yamaha distributors.

MotoAmerica: Wisconsin Native Tim Koebert To Make Series Debut In Twins Cup At Road America

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MotoAmerica: Wisconsin Native Tim Koebert To Make Series Debut In Twins Cup At Road America

MotoAmerica: Wisconsin Native Tim Koebert to Ride for Dairy Boys Racing at the Dunlop Championship at Road America

Tim Koebert of Plymouth, Wisconsin will be representing Dairy Boys Racing at his home track, Road America, in the fourth round of the MotoAmerica series. This will be Koebert’s first MotoAmerica race and he will be competing in the Twins Class on his 2006 Suzuki SV650. With 5 years of racing experience, Koebert has an ASRA Thunderbike National Championship and an AMA Lightweight Superbike National Championship under his belt, along with numerous class championships over the last few years. On top of that he has over 40 podium finishes from his club racing career, so we are all excited to see the results he can bring at this level. Dairy Boys Racing is excited to have Koebert representing the team and we wish him all the best as he competes in the Dunlop Championship at Road America! Stop by and cheer this Dairy Boy on at his home track!

MotoAmerica: Close Finishes Are The Norm At Road America

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MotoAmerica: Close Finishes Are The Norm At Road America

Happiness And Heartbreak In A Fraction Of A Second

Road America Offers Up Close MotoAmerica Racing

COSTA MESA, CA (May 21, 2019) – Fast racetracks breed close races. And there are none faster on the MotoAmerica schedule than Road America. Thus, there is nowhere like the iconic racetrack in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where the difference between happiness and heartbreak is so minute.

Just ask Cameron Beaubier and Roger Hayden – two riders on the opposite end of the Road America winning/losing spectrum.

Since MotoAmerica took over the AMA Superbike Series in 2015, Beaubier has won six of the eight MotoAmerica Superbike races held on the four-mile Road America track. Total margin of victory for those six wins: just 1.464 seconds. Average margin of victory for those six wins: .224 of a second. Yes, .224 of a second.

The man Beaubier beat in three of those six races is Roger Hayden. The difference for Hayden between retiring from the sport at the end of last year with three victories at Road America and three second-place finishes? Less than a second – .709 of a second, to be precise. Hayden lost those three races by an average of .236 of a second. Hopefully, reading this doesn’t bring tears to his eyes.

The average margin of victory for all eight of the MotoAmerica Superbike races held at Road America since 2015 is just .772 of a second. And that includes Josh Hayes’ “runaway” win over Beaubier in race two in 2015 by 4.586 seconds.

The two men other than Beaubier who have won Superbike races at Road America since MotoAmerica took charge are Hayes and Toni Elias. In keeping with the theme, Elias beat Hayden by just .131 of a second in race two in 2017.

The 2019 MotoAmerica Series heads to Road America for round four of its 10-round series, May 31-June 2, with all five classes – EBC Brakes Superbike, Supersport, Liqui Moly Junior Cup, Stock 1000 and Twins Cup – set to take to the four-mile racetrack over the course of the three days.

Here’s betting all five of those classes feature close finishes.

For ticket information, visit www.motoamerica.com

About MotoAmerica

MotoAmerica is the North American road racing series created in 2014 that is home to the AMA Superbike Championship. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership that includes three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey, ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland, motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges, and businessman Richard Varner. For more information on MotoAmerica, visit www.MotoAmerica.com. Also make sure to follow MotoAmerica on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

British Superbike: Triple-Header Event Happening On The “National” Layout At Donington Park This Coming Weekend

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British Superbike: Triple-Header Event Happening On The “National” Layout At Donington Park This Coming Weekend

National lottery: New layout but who will hit the jackpot at Donington Park triple-header

The battle continues in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend (May 24/25/26) as the Donington Park National circuit returns to the calendar for the first time since 2002 for the first triple-header of 2019 with Tarran Mackenzie and Tommy Bridewell jointly at the top of the standings.


(Above) A map of Donington Park showing the 1.9-mile National layout that will be used this coming weekend.

The Leicestershire circuit’s National layout makes a welcome return this weekend for the championship’s first visit of the season to Donington Park, and with three races the stakes are high – there have been three different winners from the opening four races.

Mackenzie and Bridewell arrive at Donington Park equal on points at this early stage of the season. Ashby-de-la-Zouch resident Mackenzie is gearing up for his home round this weekend, and after a debut victory at the opener he is gunning for a return to the podium.

Bridewell meanwhile scored his first podium finish of the season last time out at Oulton Park which launched him up the order, but the Oxford Racing Ducati rider admits he knows he needs to start winning races again.

Danny Buchan has been the most consistent podium finisher so far, standing on the podium after three of the opening four races and the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki team is pushing for its first victory. If the Essex contender can pull off the feat this weekend, he could become the 50th different race winner in Bennetts BSB history.

Josh Elliott was a Silverstone race winner as both he and the OMG Racing Suzuki team scored their first win in the Superbike class and he holds a narrow two-point advantage over Josh Brookes, as the 2015 champion’s confidence rides high after his double win last time out in Cheshire.

Former MotoGP contender Scott Redding currently holds the final place in the top six and the Be Wiser Ducati rider is ready to battle for his first race win in the championship at a circuit where he previously won in Grand Prix racing, beating Mike Di Meglio and Marc Marquez in the 2008 125cc GP race.

This weekend also marks the debut of another former MotoGP rider as Hector Barbera, winner of the 125cc GP race at the 2003 British Grand Prix at Donington Park, joins Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki alongside Glenn Irwin, deputising for the injured Ben Currie.

Honda Racing’s Andrew Irwin, Luke Mossey for OMG Racing Suzuki and McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran are just outside the all-important top six after the opening races and they will be pushing for their first podium of the season. Meanwhile, Keith Farmer leads the BMW charge as the reigning Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion bids for the first podium finish for the new S 1000 RR.

Bradley Ray will be aiming to kick-start his season this weekend after a challenging start. The Buildbase Suzuki rider took an incredible double win at Donington Park last year, claiming his first victory in Bennetts BSB, so will be looking for a repeat performance to launch himself back up the order.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

1. Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 64

=. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 64

3. Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 55

4. Josh Elliott (OMG Racing Suzuki) 52

5. Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 50

6. Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) 40

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


Tarran Mackenzie – McAMS Yamaha

Joint championship leader

“I am ready for the weekend! Silverstone was a near perfect weekend to start the season and then Oulton Park was more difficult, but we were getting better throughout the weekend, so to leave there and go to Donington still leading the standings was good.

“I definitely want to be back at the front and fighting for wins and podiums again. The last time I raced on the National circuit was in a club race on a 125 in 2010 so I have a feeling a lap on the Superbike will feel a lot different to that! I think this track should make some exciting races and it should suit the Yamaha and we can have a good weekend.

“I can’t wait for the three races; I always find the triple-headers more exciting as you have to be on it from the start of the weekend because the first race always seems to come around faster. Hopefully we can have a good round as we only live down the road! ”

Tommy Bridewell – Oxford Racing Ducati

Joint championship leader

“I have to be honest, if I get asked if this is where I would expect to be ahead of Donington Park I would say I fully expected to be fast from the start, but that is probably more of a confidence thing as you never quite now what will happen.

“That’s the monkey off my back with the first podium of the season at Oulton Park. It has been a very good start to the season but we need to keep pushing. We have a good base setting that I am really happy with as we can go that if we need to and what we have been learning from the bike is actually really interesting.

“I think that the National circuit layout should help us; in the past I have always lost time out of the Esses and the Melbourne Loop and it usually took me most of the weekend to get it right! The knowledge we have now and the characteristics of the bike I am hoping will make this a good weekend for us.

“I need to start winning more races, there is no question about it. At Oulton Park we just didn’t hit the nail on the head with the set-up as quick as Josh, but at the end of race two we knew what we needed to do. The goal is simple; we are going to Donington Park to fight for the win. I believe Scott and Josh will be fast there but I am happy that there are three races this weekend and I feel ready for it.”

Scott Redding – Be Wiser Ducati

“Donington Park is a circuit that should suit me a little bit better even though I enjoyed Oulton Park so much, going to Donington is a more Grand Prix style track so a little bit more like my habitat and what I am used to! Obviously there are three races there so I think it is a good chance for me to bag some more points to get up in the championship a bit more and close the gap to the leaders.

“I am really looking forward to it as I have great memories there; I won in 2008 and I got a podium in 2009 so I am looking forward to a good weekend. I rode the track on a street bike and just felt good to be there. The track looked quite a lot different as to 2009, which was the last time I had ever been to Donington Park until this week so it was like a newbie again to me.

The track was a lot of fun and I can’t wait to get out there and see what we can do. I want to try and get my first win of the year at Donington Park – that is my goal and I think that is realistic so we will be working hard to achieve that.”

​MotoAmerica Removing Superbike Superpole Session From Two-Day Event At Utah Motorsports Campus (Updated)

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​MotoAmerica Removing Superbike Superpole Session From Two-Day Event At Utah Motorsports Campus (Updated)

MotoAmerica is removing the EBC Brakes Superbike Superpole
qualifying session and making some other changes to the schedule for its next two-day
event June 15-16 at Utah Motorsports Campus, in Grantsville, Utah.

The changes were announced in a bulletin issued only to competitors
and entrants today. That bulletin read, in part: “Thank you for your feedback
on the two day schedule. We listened to your comments and made a few
adjustments.

“First, we have removed Superpole from the schedule, an
updated qualifying procedure will be posted for EBC Brakes Superbike Class.
This allowed us to swap Supersport and the EBC Brakes Superbike sessions on
Saturday to allow for more time between the Supersport Qualifying and Race.

“Finally, we shortened but added a session for both Twins
and Stock 1000 competitors. It is currently planned to alternate the session
format for these classes. For example, Stock 1000 has two sessions on SATURDAY
at Utah and one on SUNDAY. At Sonoma the tentative plan is to swap and have
Twins Cup participate twice on SATURDAY and once on SUNDAY.”

Following its first two-day event May 4-5 at VIRginia International
Raceway, MotoAmerica sent stakeholders survey forms to collect feedback on the new two-day event schedule.

Roadracingworld.com was unable to contact MotoAmerica COO
Chuck Aksland to get additional information prior to post time.

For reaction from stakeholders, Roadracingworld.com reached
out to Richard Stanboli, owner/crew chief for Attack Performance/Estenson
Racing Superbike racer JD Beach, who said, “I wish they would’ve done both [Superbike]
races on Sunday and left Superpole. That would have spread the load a little
bit better, I think, and not given up another competition, I guess you could
call it. Superpole is always kind of exciting. I think people like watching
Superpole. I know I enjoy it.

“Now both [qualifying] practices are going to be
Superpole [sessions] for us instead of test sessions. In [this new] two-day run
you kind of eliminate the test sessions because both have to be qualifying
sessions. You’re not just shooting for top nine [to get into Superpole]. We’re
kind of relaxed during those runs. Now the pressure is going to be higher and
for sure crashing is going to be higher.”

For more reaction to the changes in MotoAmerica’s two-day
event schedule, Roadracingworld.com contacted Chris Ulrich, Vice President of
Operations for M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Superbike rider Jake Lewis and Supersport
riders Bobby Fong and Sean Dylan Kelly, who said, “I’m kind of indifferent
about it. Superpole is fun. It’s an interesting format, but in the end with
this type of schedule it’s really taxing on the crew and the riders and
everyone else.

“I understand why we’re doing it and I support the reason
why we’re doing it, which is to save some money for [MotoAmerica] and some
money for the teams. I whole-heartedly support that.

“It’s [Superpole] one 15-minute session. It adds some excitement to the
show, but in the end it’s relaxing the schedule slightly for a couple of the
other classes. Giving more time to the Supersport guys between their qualifying
session and race is a good deal for them. It takes a little bit of the stress
off. My team was caught out by that at VIR with Sean. He crashed during
qualifying, it took a long time for his bike to be brought back to the pits, it
had some significant damage, and our guys weren’t able to repair it properly
before the start of Supersport Race One.

“This new schedule is fine by me. Maybe they’ll get more
feedback and have another look at the two-day schedule again after the Utah
weekend and make more adjustments. I think it might be cool to have a short Superbike
Superpole race on Saturday to set the grid for two shorter Superbike races both
on Sunday.”

Update: 

MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland returned Roadracingworld.com’s phone call shortly after post time. When asked about the feedback from stakeholders and the resulting changes to the new two-day event schedule, Aksland said, “The basic premise of most of the feedback was Saturday was
pretty busy for everybody, including our staff. There was no lunch break.
People wanted to have a little bit of a break at some point during the day. 

“And
also we noticed in Supersport there was a problem with Sean Dylan Kelly and
there wasn’t really enough time to react to a major incident and get ready for
the race. 

“And the Stock 1000 and Twins Cup guys had some
input on what they would like to see. So we made the adjustments.

“We have four of these [two-day] races, and I think getting the feedback
was good, and we’ll develop them accordingly, and see how this next one goes, and
see what people think, and if there still needs to be more adjustment we’ll
look at that as well. It’s a busy couple of days but there’s pros and cons to
it. So we’ll just keep working at it.” 

May 2019

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Quarterley Racing On Track Development Riders Won At Two Different Events This Past Weekend

Ben Gloddy Doubles at Loudon

Ben Gloddy won both the 500cc Superbike and 500cc Supersport
races at the Loudon Road Race Series on May 19 riding his brand new 2018 Kawasaki
Ninja 400 prepped to Moto America Junior Cup specs.

Ben took full advantage of all the practice sessions leading
up to the race, including seven sessions on Friday, two on Saturday and a final
practice on Sunday.

Gridding in LRRS is done by points, and since Ben won the
first 500cc Superbike race of the year and came in second in the first 500cc
Supersport race, he got the pole and middle of the front row respectively for
his races. With set-up help from Eric Wood and John Grush of Woodcraft
Technologies and his stepfather Keith Day, Ben was ready to go.

The Supersport race was up first. “I didn’t get a good start
and was in fourth place going into turn one. Then I was able to pass two riders
in front of me and finally caught and passed the leader in turn six. From there
I lead the rest of the race, finishing with a 14.5 second margin.”

The 500cc Superbike race was gridded with three other
classes, with Ben’s class in the second wave. “My start was perfect. Then we
got a red flag for an incident in turn three. In the restart I was third going
into turn one when we got another red flag. On the third start I was in second
going into turn one and got by the leader in turn three. From there I led the
rest of the race.” Ben’s personal fastest lap of 1:20.1 on the weekend was
impressive and as any competitive racer would, he grumbled for not getting into
the 1:19’s but no doubt has set his sights on that for the next round.

Ben will begin racing with the Quarterley Racing On Track
Development team in the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup series at the Utah
Motorsports Campus on the weekend of June 15 and 16.

“Knowing that I’ve won these races by as much as 14 seconds
has been a boost to my confidence. It will be a little difficult going into
MotoAmerica racing without knowing any of the racers or the tracks, but I’m
really excited to get started!”

Ben Gloddy’s 2019 personal sponsors: Freedom Cycle NH, Argo
Cycles, Penguin Racing Schools, Woodcraft Technologies, American Supercamp,
First Trax Sports Shop, Dunlop Tires – Northeast, D’Andrea Foods, Stump Racing,
22photos.net, TCX Boots, Web Smart Advisors, Supreme Marine, Finn’s Garage, CFO
Speed Shop, Yoshimura R&D of America, Arai Helmets, Barnett Clutches Tool
and Engineering, Body Covers, A&B Locksmith, The Looney Bin Bar & Grill,
Moto Pizza, Roche Realty Group, Inc., Lynch Construction, Connected Car Audio,
Harley Davidson Shop of Rochester NH, Innovative Motorsports NY, KM Cheney
Concrete, Inc., Mark’s Adrenaline Motorsports, Kevin Day Home Improvements, RTT
Construction, JC Tinting, Kevin Shaw Realtor, Jake’s Trucking, Partridge
Construction & Trucking, Elliott & Son and Livingston Builders

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

More, from another press release issued by Quarterley Racing On Track Development:

Daniels and Astudillo Win at Roebling Road


(Above) Dallas Daniels (left), Dale Quarterley (center), and Jamie Astudillo (right).

Quarterley Racing On Track Development Riders Jamie Astudillo and Dallas Daniels combined their efforts to take the win in the Lightweight Class at WERA-sanctioned N2 Track Days endurance race at Roebling Road Raceway near Savannah, GA on Saturday, May 18. Riding a Dale Quarterley-prepared MotoAmerica-spec Kawasaki Ninja 400, the duo had a margin of over four laps at the end of the four-hour event.

The plan to race at Roebling Road came together on just the Monday before the race weekend. The team had originally planned to race at Summit Point, but that event conflicted with a regional dirt track event at High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, PA that Jamie needed to attend as a lead-up to Loretta Lynn’s AMA Amateur Motocross Championship later in the year.

The plan was to get as much track time for the riders as possible. Both Jamie and Dallas made ample use of the N2 Track Day held on the Friday before, going out in all eight sessions. It turned out to be a good plan because there was only a single 15-minute practice session for the endurance race on Saturday.

Although she had been to Roebling Road before, Jamie was finding the track suddenly unfamiliar. It turns out that was because her Dale Quarterley machine was so much faster than the bike she rode last year. 

“The bike I have now is so good compared to what I had last year,” she said. 

Dallas last raced at Roebling Road a few years ago, and then he was on a personal Kawasaki Ninja 250. “The track felt a lot faster this time,” he said.

Dallas took the grid for the 12:50 p.m. start, facing a field of almost a dozen other bikes in his class, most of them Suzuki SV650s and some of them from experienced endurance racing teams. The hope was to get fourth or fifth in the race.

The entire team consisted of just Dallas, Jamie, Dale Quarterley and Jamie’s dad. When Dallas learned that only four people could be over the pit wall during pit stops, he thought, “Great! That’s everybody!” The team used a Ninja 400 prepared to MotoAmerica spec by Dale to keep from putting time on their racebikes that they use in the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup.

Dallas was in third place but a lap down when he came in at about the 50 minute mark, fueling the bike and handing off to Jamie. Despite the fact that the crew was small and they didn’t have a quick-fill, the pit stops went remarkably smoothly, if just a little slowly.

Taking over, Jamie soon found herself in first place in her class, holding it until the first of two red flags that happened about 40 minutes into her planned hour of riding. “They were going to call me in soon, anyway,” she said later.

The team in the lead had dropped from 1 minute 19 second lap times to running in the 1:26 range. Meanwhile, Dallas and Jamie were turning consistent laps in the 1:20-1:23 range. “At our best we were just a second off their best lap times,” said Dallas.

Dallas summarized their advantage by saying, “We were down on power compared to the 650s and we lost some ground on the long front straight but we were able to make it up in the infield. Once we had a one-lap lead we knew we could win it if we just stayed smooth and consistent and didn’t crash. The bike ran perfectly the whole time.”

As Dallas and Jamie each took one more turn in the saddle, they watched their margin grow to over four laps by the end. “It was really fun,” said Jamie afterward. “It was cool to see that the four of us could do it.”

While certain compromises had to be made in the bike setup due to the differences in size and riding styles of Dallas and Jamie, both agreed that, in the end, it wasn’t much of a problem. “We could ride around them if we had to,” said Dallas.

Dallas and Jamie will next race at the MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup at Road America, along with their teammate, Teagg Hobbs. Dallas, who had raced at Road America last year, said the endurance race at Roebling Road was a perfect practice for Road America. “They’re both fast tracks and maintaining corner speed, particularly on a 400, is going to be so important.”

Jamie found the time at Roebling Road to be invaluable. “Working with Dale has been helping with confidence level. Right now if I try to run with faster guys in MotoAmerica I know I’m going to fall. There were just a number of specific things I had to work on. So I’m learning the steps to run with the guys at the front.”

Dallas agreed; “Riding this endurance race and working on my corner speed will help me the rest of the season in MotoAmerica. The other guys have been catching me in the corners at the previous races. And I’ve got the best bike underneath me. I really couldn’t ask for anything more.”

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

World Superbike: Ducati Island Returning To WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Ducati Island returns to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for World Superbike

Join us at the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica July 12-14

MONTEREY, Calif., May 22, 2019 – Ducati Island offers the ultimate Ducati experience including optimal seating to witness Álvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies compete during the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on July 12-14. With 11 consecutive victories on his Panigale V4 R, Bautista remains unbeatable this season.

Ducati fans will cheer on privateer Kyle Wyman, who will be campaigning Ducati on a Panigale V4 R in the MotoAmerica EBC Brakes Superbike championship.

The Ducati Island Experience

Starting at $179, the Ducati Island Package includes a 3-Day General Admission ticket, a Paddock Pass, an Open Grandstand Seat, a VIP Ducati-only Motorcycle Parking on the Island, a Ducati-only Parade Lap, and a special gift.

Come check out the demo ride selection between races. This year, Diavel and Scrambler Ducati test rides are being offered.

Discover the 2019 Scrambler Ducati lineup featuring the newly updated Scrambler Icon, Full Throttle, Cafe Racer, and Desert Sled. Hourly demo rides are available throughout the day. Come hang out at the Scrambler Ducati Camp while listening to Scrambler Ducati radio.

The Diavel trailer will be on site offering test rides on the new Diavel 1260. You won’t want to miss the roar of Diavel 1260 S with the Termignoni exhaust. Bring your gear if you plan to ride!

Don’t miss out. There may be a surprise announcement during the weekend. You’ll have to be there to find out! Click here and use the code DUCATI at checkout to receive special pricing, exclusively for Ducatisti.

For more information about the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship GEICO Motorcycle U.S. Round with MotoAmerica, Ducati Island, and other exclusive manufacturer packages, visit here or call 831-242-8200.

British Superbike: Be Wiser Ducati Team Previews This Coming Weekend’s Event At Donington Park

Destination Donington For Brookes And Redding

Round three of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship takes place at Donington Park Josh Brookesthis weekend with the Be Wiser Ducati pairing of Josh Brookes and Scott Redding looking to build on their previous round results.

Round one at Silverstone wasn’t too kind to Paul Bird’s Penrith-based team with ex-GP star Redding’s podium in race two the highlight on the factory-supported Be Wiser Ducati Panigale V4 R.

They bounced back in fine style at Oulton Park earlier this month with 2015 BSB champion Brookes claiming a fantastic double win whereas Redding, on his debut at the tricky Cheshire track, posted a fourth and fifth place finish to occupy fifth and sixth places respectively in the early title race.

Significantly, both riders have won World Championship races at Donington Park in the past with Brookes winning the European round of the World Supersport Championship in 2008 and a 15-year-old Redding rewriting the history books all round with his stunning victory in the British 125cc Grand Prix the same year.

But this time there’s a little bit of a difference given it’s the first time since 2002 that a Bennetts BSB round has been held on the shorter Donington Park National circuit and importantly, it’s the first of three triple-header meetings this season

36-year-old Brookes, from Bringelly in New South Wales, Australia, hopes to add to his double BSB victory he scored back in 2012 whereas 26-year-old Redding, from Quedgeley followed up that sensational debut victory with a podium in the corresponding race the following year.

Josh Brookes: “I guess I have a lot to live up to after the last round but I’m really looking forward to it. It’s important that our bike works at all tracks and we are not just strong at certain places. We have a very good feel for the Be Wiser Ducati Panigale V4 R right now, but we still have to find where the strong points are so we’ll be doing our best this weekend and I think Donington will suit us. Hopefully we will be fast from the start and it’s down to me to make things happen.”

Scott Redding: “Oulton Park was an eye-opener for me, but I came away having really enjoyed myself and we got a couple of decent results. I have great memories of Donington Park as it wasn’t all that long ago we raced GPs here, but it’s still going to prove a big challenge, especially on the shorter track. I did a track day a few weeks ago on a road bike and I think we have lots of potential here so I’m feeling good.”

There is live action on television with Sunday’s main race day being broadcast on free-to-air channel Quest between 13:00 and 18:00 with highlights throughout the week repeated on both Eurosport and ITV4.

For further information, please visit the team’s website, www.pbmuk.net and the official website of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship www.britishsuperbike.com.

FMRRA: Max Angles, Sean Dwyer Take Multiple Race Wins At Homestead-Miami Speedway

FMRRA: Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association

Round 6: Homestead Miami Speedway

May 18-19, 2019

Close Finishes, New Records, and Larger Grids Proves That Motorcycle Racing in Florida is Alive and Growing

Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association’s returned to Homestead Miami Speedway this past weekend for the first of two rounds at the iconic South Florida track during the 2019 season.

Christian Miranda started the weekend’s first race from the pole in the SuperStock 600 Grande Corsa and quickly took advantage of the position pulling a healthy lead in the start of the twelve-lap race and a class track record. Jamie Starace made some great passes in the opening laps and moved from mid-pack up into fourth place overall, contending for the podium, before unfortunately started to experience some mechanical problems which caused him to lose speed. Miranda continually lowered the class track record three more times during the race, ultimately with a 1:27.559 on the final lap. Miranda took the Expert and overall checkered flag followed by Daryan Martin and Fabian Alvarez. Frank Custureri took the Amateur win, joined Dustin Richards and William Wend on the podium.

The SuperStreet 300 and Moto3 Grande Corsa saw Fabian Alvarez leading the field from pole position. In lap two the new young star, Yandel Medina overtook the current Overall Championship points leader, Dustin Richards, to slide into the second position overall. Alvarez took the overall win followed by Yandel Medina (first in class for Moto3 Amateur) and Luis Collante (leading the SS300 Amateurs). Medina was joined on the Moto3 Amateur podium by Dustin Richards and Yvette Lamar (in second and third). Jerry Pellegrino and Mitchell Espinosa took second and third, joining the class winner Collante in the class celebrations.

Sean Dwyer started from the pole in the SuperStock 1000 Grande Corsa followed by Black Ops Racing teammate, Todd Wagner. In lap five, Alejandro Nieves Jr. set an Amateur class track record with a 1:29.390 and ultimately took third overall. At the start of the last lap, Ricardo Sune was able to work his way around Shannon Andrus after nipping at his tire and grabbed third in class in the process. The Expert podium saw Dwyer secure the win (continuing the firm hold on the Class Overall Championship), followed by Wagner and Sune. Nieves Jr took the Amateur victory (and third overall) joined by Romulo Ruiz and Michael Zumbrum in the class top three.

The Superbike 600 Grande Corsa saw Sean Dwyer again started from the pole; however, Max Angles was able to take advantage of a great start and took over the lead for the start before Dwyer reeled him in. Wayne Reyne started putting down some blazing fast laps, smashing the Expert class track record lap after lap (ultimately with a 1:27.142), passing Angles and chasing down Dwyer. The three continued to make moves all within less than a second of each other. Unfortunately, a racer went down in lap nine and the race was ended on a red flag. Angles was in the lead and took the victory followed closely by Reyne and Dwyer. The Amateur podium saw Dustin Richards take the win, followed by Adrian Mitchell and Samir Suarez.

The Twins Grande Corsa saw track records being broken lap after lap. In the end, Carl Cohen set the Production Twin Expert track record with a 1:37.504 along with the overall race win followed by Jonathan Pellnitz and Thomas Hannigan (taking the Amateur win). Michael Norman joined Cohen and Pellnitz on the Production Twin Expert Podium, while Gabriel Figueroa and Kevin Greimel followed Hannigan to victory circle in the Production Twin Amateur class. Hurricane Racing’s Don Dufresne and Yvette Lamar swept the Formula Twin Amateur class, while Gino Angella returned to the series winning the Formula Twin Expert class.

The Sunoco SuperBike 1000 Grande Corsa again saw Alejandro Nieves Jr. setting an Amateur class track record with the 1:29.629. Christian Miranda had a bad start and tried to hold onto Max Angles’ lead, but ultimately had to retire with a mechanical after nine laps. Angles took the overall win followed by Nieves Jr (Amateur win) and Joshua Marino. Josh Anderson took third in expert and joined Angles and Marino at the podium.

The SuperStock 600 Sprint saw a field of 26 racers take the grid, and Amateur Frank Custureri quickly broke his class track record from the morning with a 1:31.873, while Max Angles broke the Expert class track record with a 1:27.487. Even more impressive, Angles and Christian Miranda crossed the line for a photo finish with Angles taking the victory by a margin of .003 seconds! Michael Rouleau joined the two on the podium in third Expert position. Meanwhile Custureri again took the Amateur victory closely followed by Dustin Richards and William Wend.

The SuperStreet 300 and Moto3 Sprint again saw the young Yandel Medina make an impressive showing in the Moto3 Amateur class, passing Dustin Richards in lap three to secure the victory and second overall. Fabian Alvarez took the overall victory followed by Medina and Richards. Alvarez was joined on the Moto3 Expert podium by Brian Robbins and Charlie Ohana. In the Moto3 Amateur field, Andres Mejia took third in class behind Medina and Richards. The SuperStreet 300 Expert class was dominated by Jonathan Pellnitz with Michael Norman in tow, while Luis Collante led the Amateur 300s across the checkered line followed by Andres Londono and Jerry Pellegrino.

Sean Dwyer started from the pole and dominated the SuperStock 1000 Sprint. Although Dwyer ran away from the field there was still some great battles further back. Amateur Alejandro Nieves Jr. in particular laid down some laps and worked his way through the field ultimately passing Shannon Andrus and Todd Wagner in the final two laps to take second overall and showing he will be an upcoming force to be reckoned with in the series. Dwyer, Wagner, and Andrus made up the Expert podium, while Amateur Nieves Jr. was joined by Gabriel Zolczer and Romulo Ruiz in class.

The Formula 40-600 Sprint was an all-out battle between Expert Class Championship leader Alejandro Rei and Michael Rouleau. Rei took the win by a close margin of 0.391 seconds and Bob Damerau rounded out the Expert podium. Yoan Chavez took the Amateur victory with Maykel Peres and Andrea Diotallevi joining him in the victory circle.

Wayne Reyne started from the pole in the Euro Cup Sprint and finished in first overall after leading the field with confidence. Carl Cohen took second in Euro Light Expert. Alfie Luzzi and Kevin Gremel were the top of the Euro Light Amateur Class. Meanwhile the Euro Max Amateur class saw a close finish with Marianny Garcia besting Romulo Ruiz by 0.299 across the line while Val Lavrik rounded out the top three in class. Ricardo Sune took home the Euro Max Expert honors followed by Jon Foy.

Josh Anderson made an impressive showing in his FMRRA Formula 40-1000 debut with the overall win and setting the class track record. Ricardo Sune narrowly held off Vaughn Ali for second overall (and Expert) by a margin of only .038 seconds. Gabriel Figueroa took home the top honors in the Amateur class followed by Robert Rubsky and Michael Zumbrum, in second and third respectively.

The spec-tire Bridgestone Cup saw Shannon Andrus start from the pole and take the overall win. The fight for second place behind him was intense with multiple changes. Coming from the back of the 12-bike grid, Gabriel Zolczer worked his way through the field of six laps and ended up taking second place overall, only a second behind Andrus, with one of the most dedicated drives of the day. Marianny Garcia joined Andrus and Zolczer to round out the 1000 podium. Jose Lloreda ultimately took home first in the 600 class and narrowly held back Razvan Dutu by 0.558 with Maykel Peres not far behind.

Gino Angella started from the pole in the Twins Sprint followed by Carl Cohen and Jonathan Pellnitz. Pellnitz had been experiencing some braking issues throughout the weekend and ultimately was unable to hold off Cohen for the overall victory taking second shortly behind. Ray Cull took home third in the Production Expert class. Gino Angella took the top spot in the Expert Formula class, while Joseph Shallow and Don Dufresne rounded out the Amateurs in first and second. Thomas Hannigan had a huge victory leading a big gap on the Production Amateur field. Kevin Greimel and Gabriel Figueroa took home second and third in class behind Hannigan.

Ricardo Sune won the Formula 50-1000 Sprint followed by Bob Damerau in the Expert division. The Amateur podium saw Robert Rubsky on the top step with Michael Zumbrum and Thomas Annis making up the top three.

The Sunoco SuperBike 600 Sprint saw Max Angles take home the gold again with Sean Dwyer and Michael Rouleau rounding out the Expert top three. Dustin Richards had a great start off the line and was able to hold out the Amateur class victory. William Wend and Adrian Mitchell took second and third respectively in class behind Richards.

The last race of the day was the Sunoco SuperBike 1000 Sprint and Black Ops Racing’s Sean Dwyer and Todd Wagner crushed the field with a 1-2 finish, followed by Alejandro Nieves Jr in third overall (Amateur first in class). Josh Anderson took home Expert third, while Romulo Ruiz and Gabriel Zolczer joined Nieves Jr on the Amateur podium for the finale.

Florida Motorcycle Road Racing Association heads north to Savannah, Georgia and Roebling Road Raceway for Round 7 on June 22-23, before returning to Homestead Miami Speedway for the double points series finale on July 27-28

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Yamaha VR46 Master Camp: New Group Of Students Arrive In Italy

Tavullia (Italy), 22nd May 2019

Five of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.‘s Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge riders arrived in Cattolica, Italy, to take part in the seventh edition of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp.

Yesterday, five of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.‘s WorldSSP300 riders have travelled to Cattolica for an intense training course at the prestigious Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, established by nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, the VR46 Riders Academy, and many other experts in the racing industry.

The five selected up-and-coming Yamaha riders include The Netherlands‘ Finn de Bruin (18), Italy‘s Kevin Sabatucci (20) and Jacopo Facco (19), France‘s Andy Verdoïa (16), and Spain‘s Beatriz Neila (17), the Master Camp‘s first female participant.

After the warm welcome they received from VR46 Riders Academy Director Alessio ’Uccio‘ Salucci, the riders are raring to start training today.

The renewed training programme for the seventh Master Camp has been especially structured to help the students gain valuable skills on track (on-road and flat track) as well as provide them with tips on how to train off track.

The timetable for May 22nd – 26th includes gym sessions and various riding activities with experts such as fitness guru Carlo Casabianca at the Fisio gym and three-time English Flat Track Champion and two-time American and European Flat Track Champion Marco Belli.

Along with the VR46 Academy Riders, the instructors attending the riding sessions will monitor the Master Camp students‘ progress and help them further boost their performances. The students can put their new found skills into practice when they will continue their run in the 2019 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship (WorldSSP300) and Yamaha Motor Europe’s Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge from August 7th – 9th at the Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto for the Acerbis Spanish Round.

VR46 Riders Academy’s Salucci commented:

“We‘re now all in Cattolica, so we can begin the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training. We have seen what the riders are capable of in their WorldSSP300 races, so we have quite high expectations for what we will be able to achieve during this week‘s programme. Both the VR46 Academy riders and the programme‘s professional racing and training experts are excited to meet these five young talents. We‘ve seen previous students make big steps, so that‘s a big boost in motivation to also help these five Yamaha R3 bLU cRU Challenge riders make another step. It will be a very busy schedule, but it will also be a lot of fun. I hope we will be lucky in terms of the weather, so we can complete all the activities without any interruptions. Either way, I‘m sure that the Master Camp and the VR46 Academy riders will get along great and will support and push each other to reach higher levels.”

News, images, videos and updates from the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp will be posted regularly on its dedicated media channels throughout the seventh edition:

BEATRIZ NEILA

“This is an amazing opportunity, I hope I can learn a lot from the World Championship riders that I will meet this week. I hope I can make the most of this chance. I think I will enjoy the training a lot. I’m very happy to be here, being able to take in all these new experiences. I’m very thankful to Yamaha and VR46, especially because they are treating us as professional riders.”

ANDY VERDOÏA

“To have a full week of training with such strong riders as the VR46 Academy is a great experience for me and an opportunity to learn a lot in just a short amount of time. I’m sure that the training that I will receive will help me in the championship. The Master Camp, put on by Yamaha and VR46, is a great help to us, young riders, allowing us to realise our dreams. I’m very thankful to Yamaha for this opportunity and I’m going to do my best to make the most of it in order to be more fit for my next race and obtain great results.”

JACOPO FACCO

“I’m very thankful to Yamaha and the bLU cRU project for this unique opportunity of training with more experienced riders. I hope that I can make the best of this experience over the remainder of the season. This is a crucial training as it includes MiniGP, flat track, road racing, and even wave runner activities, which I’ve never done. Everything is going to be quite challenging, but also fun.”

KEVIN SABATUCCI

“The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is a great opportunity for me to improve my skills, learn about all the necessities to become a great rider, and learn from the best riders in the World Championship, like Valentino Rossi, Francesco Bagnaia, and Franco Morbidelli, so this is a great chance. I want to thank Yamaha, the Master Camp and VR46 staff, and the bLU cRU project. I consider myself lucky to be given this opportunity.”

FINN DE BRUIN

“The introduction day was really nice for me, actually for all of us. We had our medical check and we are all declared fit to ride, so that was good to hear. We also completed a photo shoot. At the moment, I’m still not entirely sure what I can expect, but I’ve heard from other people that it will be a lot of fun. I think it will be a very beneficial and educational experience. We’ll be keeping busy, learning lots in various racing diciplines such as flat track, MiniGP, minicross, and riding with the YZF-R3. We’ll be gaining a lot of experience, which we can put to good use in the future.”

NOTES

In an effort to support young Italian riders aiming to become world-class racers, Valentino Rossi decided to put his vast experience and knowledge from his many years of racing to good use in 2014 and established the VR46 Riders Academy.

In March 2016, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. entered into a formal three-year partnership agreement with the VR46 Riders Academy as an Official Partner and also as its Official Motorcycle Supplier (at the end of 2018 the partnership was renewed for three further years).

In July of 2016, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy staged the inaugural Yamaha VR46 Master Camp with the goal of helping selected young Yamaha talent make their way in the racing world by increasing their skills and experience in various racing disciplines, riding Yamaha YZ85, YZ125, YZ250F, and YZF-R3 bikes.

Since then the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp has put on six subsequent training events. The participants so far have been 32 mostly teenage riders who race in various championships on bikes like the YZF-R25 and YZF-R3, and hail from 13 countries in all: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United States.

Keminth Kubo, who took part in the fifth edition of the programme is currently participating in the CEV Repsol Moto2 Championship as a VR46 Master Camp rider.

In addition, Italian rider Alfonso Coppola has made the step up to the World Supersport Championship. With examples like these, it is clear Yamaha’s system of advancing young promising riders is seeing results.

The current sixth WorldSSP300 bLU cRU rider is none other than returning Indonesian, Galang Hendra Pratama (19), who took part in the first and second edition of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp programme. He went on to cause a sensation when he took the WorldSSP300 victory in Jerez in 2017 as a wild card rider. The epic win earned him a full-season ride for 2018 and 2019.

The riders for the seventh edition of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp were selected by Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. A place in the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp can’t be bought, nor can riders apply for a placement – riders are to be put forward by Yamaha distributors.

MotoAmerica: Wisconsin Native Tim Koebert To Make Series Debut In Twins Cup At Road America

MotoAmerica: Wisconsin Native Tim Koebert to Ride for Dairy Boys Racing at the Dunlop Championship at Road America

Tim Koebert of Plymouth, Wisconsin will be representing Dairy Boys Racing at his home track, Road America, in the fourth round of the MotoAmerica series. This will be Koebert’s first MotoAmerica race and he will be competing in the Twins Class on his 2006 Suzuki SV650. With 5 years of racing experience, Koebert has an ASRA Thunderbike National Championship and an AMA Lightweight Superbike National Championship under his belt, along with numerous class championships over the last few years. On top of that he has over 40 podium finishes from his club racing career, so we are all excited to see the results he can bring at this level. Dairy Boys Racing is excited to have Koebert representing the team and we wish him all the best as he competes in the Dunlop Championship at Road America! Stop by and cheer this Dairy Boy on at his home track!

MotoAmerica: Close Finishes Are The Norm At Road America

Happiness And Heartbreak In A Fraction Of A Second

Road America Offers Up Close MotoAmerica Racing

COSTA MESA, CA (May 21, 2019) – Fast racetracks breed close races. And there are none faster on the MotoAmerica schedule than Road America. Thus, there is nowhere like the iconic racetrack in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where the difference between happiness and heartbreak is so minute.

Just ask Cameron Beaubier and Roger Hayden – two riders on the opposite end of the Road America winning/losing spectrum.

Since MotoAmerica took over the AMA Superbike Series in 2015, Beaubier has won six of the eight MotoAmerica Superbike races held on the four-mile Road America track. Total margin of victory for those six wins: just 1.464 seconds. Average margin of victory for those six wins: .224 of a second. Yes, .224 of a second.

The man Beaubier beat in three of those six races is Roger Hayden. The difference for Hayden between retiring from the sport at the end of last year with three victories at Road America and three second-place finishes? Less than a second – .709 of a second, to be precise. Hayden lost those three races by an average of .236 of a second. Hopefully, reading this doesn’t bring tears to his eyes.

The average margin of victory for all eight of the MotoAmerica Superbike races held at Road America since 2015 is just .772 of a second. And that includes Josh Hayes’ “runaway” win over Beaubier in race two in 2015 by 4.586 seconds.

The two men other than Beaubier who have won Superbike races at Road America since MotoAmerica took charge are Hayes and Toni Elias. In keeping with the theme, Elias beat Hayden by just .131 of a second in race two in 2017.

The 2019 MotoAmerica Series heads to Road America for round four of its 10-round series, May 31-June 2, with all five classes – EBC Brakes Superbike, Supersport, Liqui Moly Junior Cup, Stock 1000 and Twins Cup – set to take to the four-mile racetrack over the course of the three days.

Here’s betting all five of those classes feature close finishes.

For ticket information, visit www.motoamerica.com

About MotoAmerica

MotoAmerica is the North American road racing series created in 2014 that is home to the AMA Superbike Championship. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership that includes three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey, ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland, motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges, and businessman Richard Varner. For more information on MotoAmerica, visit www.MotoAmerica.com. Also make sure to follow MotoAmerica on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

British Superbike: Triple-Header Event Happening On The “National” Layout At Donington Park This Coming Weekend

National lottery: New layout but who will hit the jackpot at Donington Park triple-header

The battle continues in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this weekend (May 24/25/26) as the Donington Park National circuit returns to the calendar for the first time since 2002 for the first triple-header of 2019 with Tarran Mackenzie and Tommy Bridewell jointly at the top of the standings.


(Above) A map of Donington Park showing the 1.9-mile National layout that will be used this coming weekend.

The Leicestershire circuit’s National layout makes a welcome return this weekend for the championship’s first visit of the season to Donington Park, and with three races the stakes are high – there have been three different winners from the opening four races.

Mackenzie and Bridewell arrive at Donington Park equal on points at this early stage of the season. Ashby-de-la-Zouch resident Mackenzie is gearing up for his home round this weekend, and after a debut victory at the opener he is gunning for a return to the podium.

Bridewell meanwhile scored his first podium finish of the season last time out at Oulton Park which launched him up the order, but the Oxford Racing Ducati rider admits he knows he needs to start winning races again.

Danny Buchan has been the most consistent podium finisher so far, standing on the podium after three of the opening four races and the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki team is pushing for its first victory. If the Essex contender can pull off the feat this weekend, he could become the 50th different race winner in Bennetts BSB history.

Josh Elliott was a Silverstone race winner as both he and the OMG Racing Suzuki team scored their first win in the Superbike class and he holds a narrow two-point advantage over Josh Brookes, as the 2015 champion’s confidence rides high after his double win last time out in Cheshire.

Former MotoGP contender Scott Redding currently holds the final place in the top six and the Be Wiser Ducati rider is ready to battle for his first race win in the championship at a circuit where he previously won in Grand Prix racing, beating Mike Di Meglio and Marc Marquez in the 2008 125cc GP race.

This weekend also marks the debut of another former MotoGP rider as Hector Barbera, winner of the 125cc GP race at the 2003 British Grand Prix at Donington Park, joins Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki alongside Glenn Irwin, deputising for the injured Ben Currie.

Honda Racing’s Andrew Irwin, Luke Mossey for OMG Racing Suzuki and McAMS Yamaha’s Jason O’Halloran are just outside the all-important top six after the opening races and they will be pushing for their first podium of the season. Meanwhile, Keith Farmer leads the BMW charge as the reigning Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion bids for the first podium finish for the new S 1000 RR.

Bradley Ray will be aiming to kick-start his season this weekend after a challenging start. The Buildbase Suzuki rider took an incredible double win at Donington Park last year, claiming his first victory in Bennetts BSB, so will be looking for a repeat performance to launch himself back up the order.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:

1. Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 64

=. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 64

3. Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 55

4. Josh Elliott (OMG Racing Suzuki) 52

5. Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 50

6. Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) 40

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


Tarran Mackenzie – McAMS Yamaha

Joint championship leader

“I am ready for the weekend! Silverstone was a near perfect weekend to start the season and then Oulton Park was more difficult, but we were getting better throughout the weekend, so to leave there and go to Donington still leading the standings was good.

“I definitely want to be back at the front and fighting for wins and podiums again. The last time I raced on the National circuit was in a club race on a 125 in 2010 so I have a feeling a lap on the Superbike will feel a lot different to that! I think this track should make some exciting races and it should suit the Yamaha and we can have a good weekend.

“I can’t wait for the three races; I always find the triple-headers more exciting as you have to be on it from the start of the weekend because the first race always seems to come around faster. Hopefully we can have a good round as we only live down the road! ”

Tommy Bridewell – Oxford Racing Ducati

Joint championship leader

“I have to be honest, if I get asked if this is where I would expect to be ahead of Donington Park I would say I fully expected to be fast from the start, but that is probably more of a confidence thing as you never quite now what will happen.

“That’s the monkey off my back with the first podium of the season at Oulton Park. It has been a very good start to the season but we need to keep pushing. We have a good base setting that I am really happy with as we can go that if we need to and what we have been learning from the bike is actually really interesting.

“I think that the National circuit layout should help us; in the past I have always lost time out of the Esses and the Melbourne Loop and it usually took me most of the weekend to get it right! The knowledge we have now and the characteristics of the bike I am hoping will make this a good weekend for us.

“I need to start winning more races, there is no question about it. At Oulton Park we just didn’t hit the nail on the head with the set-up as quick as Josh, but at the end of race two we knew what we needed to do. The goal is simple; we are going to Donington Park to fight for the win. I believe Scott and Josh will be fast there but I am happy that there are three races this weekend and I feel ready for it.”

Scott Redding – Be Wiser Ducati

“Donington Park is a circuit that should suit me a little bit better even though I enjoyed Oulton Park so much, going to Donington is a more Grand Prix style track so a little bit more like my habitat and what I am used to! Obviously there are three races there so I think it is a good chance for me to bag some more points to get up in the championship a bit more and close the gap to the leaders.

“I am really looking forward to it as I have great memories there; I won in 2008 and I got a podium in 2009 so I am looking forward to a good weekend. I rode the track on a street bike and just felt good to be there. The track looked quite a lot different as to 2009, which was the last time I had ever been to Donington Park until this week so it was like a newbie again to me.

The track was a lot of fun and I can’t wait to get out there and see what we can do. I want to try and get my first win of the year at Donington Park – that is my goal and I think that is realistic so we will be working hard to achieve that.”

​MotoAmerica Removing Superbike Superpole Session From Two-Day Event At Utah Motorsports Campus (Updated)

MotoAmerica is removing the EBC Brakes Superbike Superpole
qualifying session and making some other changes to the schedule for its next two-day
event June 15-16 at Utah Motorsports Campus, in Grantsville, Utah.

The changes were announced in a bulletin issued only to competitors
and entrants today. That bulletin read, in part: “Thank you for your feedback
on the two day schedule. We listened to your comments and made a few
adjustments.

“First, we have removed Superpole from the schedule, an
updated qualifying procedure will be posted for EBC Brakes Superbike Class.
This allowed us to swap Supersport and the EBC Brakes Superbike sessions on
Saturday to allow for more time between the Supersport Qualifying and Race.

“Finally, we shortened but added a session for both Twins
and Stock 1000 competitors. It is currently planned to alternate the session
format for these classes. For example, Stock 1000 has two sessions on SATURDAY
at Utah and one on SUNDAY. At Sonoma the tentative plan is to swap and have
Twins Cup participate twice on SATURDAY and once on SUNDAY.”

Following its first two-day event May 4-5 at VIRginia International
Raceway, MotoAmerica sent stakeholders survey forms to collect feedback on the new two-day event schedule.

Roadracingworld.com was unable to contact MotoAmerica COO
Chuck Aksland to get additional information prior to post time.

For reaction from stakeholders, Roadracingworld.com reached
out to Richard Stanboli, owner/crew chief for Attack Performance/Estenson
Racing Superbike racer JD Beach, who said, “I wish they would’ve done both [Superbike]
races on Sunday and left Superpole. That would have spread the load a little
bit better, I think, and not given up another competition, I guess you could
call it. Superpole is always kind of exciting. I think people like watching
Superpole. I know I enjoy it.

“Now both [qualifying] practices are going to be
Superpole [sessions] for us instead of test sessions. In [this new] two-day run
you kind of eliminate the test sessions because both have to be qualifying
sessions. You’re not just shooting for top nine [to get into Superpole]. We’re
kind of relaxed during those runs. Now the pressure is going to be higher and
for sure crashing is going to be higher.”

For more reaction to the changes in MotoAmerica’s two-day
event schedule, Roadracingworld.com contacted Chris Ulrich, Vice President of
Operations for M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Superbike rider Jake Lewis and Supersport
riders Bobby Fong and Sean Dylan Kelly, who said, “I’m kind of indifferent
about it. Superpole is fun. It’s an interesting format, but in the end with
this type of schedule it’s really taxing on the crew and the riders and
everyone else.

“I understand why we’re doing it and I support the reason
why we’re doing it, which is to save some money for [MotoAmerica] and some
money for the teams. I whole-heartedly support that.

“It’s [Superpole] one 15-minute session. It adds some excitement to the
show, but in the end it’s relaxing the schedule slightly for a couple of the
other classes. Giving more time to the Supersport guys between their qualifying
session and race is a good deal for them. It takes a little bit of the stress
off. My team was caught out by that at VIR with Sean. He crashed during
qualifying, it took a long time for his bike to be brought back to the pits, it
had some significant damage, and our guys weren’t able to repair it properly
before the start of Supersport Race One.

“This new schedule is fine by me. Maybe they’ll get more
feedback and have another look at the two-day schedule again after the Utah
weekend and make more adjustments. I think it might be cool to have a short Superbike
Superpole race on Saturday to set the grid for two shorter Superbike races both
on Sunday.”

Update: 

MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland returned Roadracingworld.com’s phone call shortly after post time. When asked about the feedback from stakeholders and the resulting changes to the new two-day event schedule, Aksland said, “The basic premise of most of the feedback was Saturday was
pretty busy for everybody, including our staff. There was no lunch break.
People wanted to have a little bit of a break at some point during the day. 

“And
also we noticed in Supersport there was a problem with Sean Dylan Kelly and
there wasn’t really enough time to react to a major incident and get ready for
the race. 

“And the Stock 1000 and Twins Cup guys had some
input on what they would like to see. So we made the adjustments.

“We have four of these [two-day] races, and I think getting the feedback
was good, and we’ll develop them accordingly, and see how this next one goes, and
see what people think, and if there still needs to be more adjustment we’ll
look at that as well. It’s a busy couple of days but there’s pros and cons to
it. So we’ll just keep working at it.” 

May 2019

On the Front Cover: Racing Editor Chris Ulrich rides the game-changing 2020 BMW S1000RR at Estoril, Portugal, and reports that it makes all power, at every rpm, all the time–and has the precise, easy handling to match.

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In This Issue:

FEATURES

Inside Info: The New Aprilia RSV4 1100 X Special, and more…

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1971 Yamaha TD2B

Intro: 2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory–Bigger Is Better

Intro: 2020 BMW S1000RR Is A Game-Changer

Intro: 2020 Suzuki Katana–History Repeats Itself

Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook

MotoGP Analysis: Where Do Aerodynamics Go From Here?

Product Review: GFF Track Trainer

Product Review: GP Tech Thumb-Operated Rear Brake System

Shops: Long’s Motorcycle Sales

PROFESSIONAL RACING

Daytona 200: Kyle Wyman Wins Controversial Race

MotoGP Qatar: Ducati Wins, Rivals Protest Aero

MotoGP Argentina: Marquez Clears Off

MotoGP COTA: Rins Breaks Marquez’s U.S. GP Streak

MotoAmerica Superbike Road Atlanta: Beaubier, Elias Split Wins In Season Opener

MotoAmerica Superbike COTA: Suzuki Sweeps

World Superbike: Bautista And Ducati Continue Total Domination

COLUMNS

Letters To The Editor

10 Years Ago

MotoGP Trivia/Numbers

Kyle Wyman: Where’s Wyman?

The Kids’ Page: Dominic Merrill

The Crash Page: Josh Herrin At Road Atlanta

New Products: Stealing Speed, Graphic Version,and more…

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar

High Performance Parts & Services Directory

Professional Services Directory

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

Classified Ads

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer

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