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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz set the fastest provisional qualifying time in MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport at 1:21.704 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Friday. Strack Racing’s Blake Davis, Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen, Rahal Ducati Moto w/ XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott completed the top five.
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American Kensei Matsudaira will line up as a wildcard entry in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup this weekend at Mobility Resort Motegi, Japan (September 26–28). The event runs in conjunction with the Japanese MotoGP, placing the rider on one of the biggest stages of the year.
Matsudaira, from California, has been confirmed as a wildcard entry for the Motegi round. For the 14-year-old, the race represents chance to measure himself against Asia’s top junior riders in front of a MotoGP-sized crowd.
Last week, Matsudaira was on the track in South Korea, bringing speed, skill, and determination to an international stage. The FIM MiniGP Northeast Asia Rounds 3-6 were held last weekend in South Korea at Belle Foret Moto Arena. Rounds 3-4 were held on Saturday in the rain, and rounds 5-6 were held on Sunday in dry conditions.
Kensei raced as a wildcard for these rounds in the GP160 category as this is the first year for Korea (Northeast Asia) in the FIM MiniGP championship and they do not yet have a GP190 category. It was his first race in Korea, where his mother was born.
There was another American rider racing in the Korean championship, Lambert Su, who also raced in the MotoAmerica Mini Cup National Finals at Road America this year and finished 2nd in the FIM Mini Cup USA GP110 championship and 4th in the FIM Mini Cup GP160 championship. He won his first race this past weekend and is currently leading the championship with 2 more rounds to go.
FIM MiniGP NEA Series Official Result (Rounds 3-6)
More, from Kensei Matsudaira’s wildcard ride in MotoAmerica Talent Cup at COTA:
4-time MotoAmerica Mini Cup champion Kensei Matsudaira made his debut in the main MotoAmerica paddock this past weekend, competing as a wildcard in the Parts Unlimited MotoAmerica Talent Cup by Motul category with the Roadracing World Young Guns team on board a Krämer APX-350 MA race bike.
Kensei came into the weekend without having ever ridden the Krämer APX-350 MA, but immediately showed his pace in the first and only free practice session of the weekend sitting P2 from his first lap and ending the session in P4.
With the race bike being delivered to the team on Thursday of the race weekend, there was no shortage of work to do for the team comprised of MotoAmerica veteran crew chief Stoney Landers, father of Rocco Landers, and Kensei’s father Kuni Matsudaira. With help from Krämer Motorcycles USA, Öhlins USA, and Team Hammer, the team quickly set about preparing the bike to be as competitive as possible, and by Saturday afternoon Kensei had qualified 3rd on the grid for the 2 races.
Race 1 on Saturday unfortunately ended with a DNF after a mechanical problem with the bike forced Kensei into the pits on the first lap.
By Sunday morning the team had addressed the mechanical issues with the bike and Kensei finished the warm-up session in P2 with a lap time of 2:27.2, just 0.5 seconds off the new lap record set during that session.
In race 2, Kensei got a great launch from the front row of the grid and slotted himself into 2nd by the first corner. Mid-way through the first lap, Kensei made a pass for the lead and held onto the position until the middle of the second lap when he had a big moment, losing the front. Despite still struggling with the bike due to lack of track time during the weekend, Kensei still managed to clock the second fastest lap-time of the weekend with a 2:26.8, just 0.2-second off the new lap record set during the race. During the rest of the 7-lap race, Kensei and another rider made a large gap to the group behind and would swap positions until the final lap, where Kensei beat the other rider to the line by 0.2-second. However, due to a track limits penalty of 2 seconds, Kensei was demoted to 3rd place in the final classification.
Kensei Matsudaira:
“I finally made my MotoAmerica debut this past weekend! I’ve never ridden a Kramer before and we had a lot of work to do with the bike, but I felt pretty good from the first session and qualified 3rd for the races. I knew I had a shot for the win and at least a podium, so I was very disappointed when I had to retire on the first lap of race 1 with a mechanical. In race 2 I was able to take the lead on the first lap and finished the race in P2 but due to a track limits penalty I ended up P3. Honestly I wanted a little more but in the end I’m happy to leave the weekend with a podium finish in my first race weekend with MotoAmerica, I had a great time and it was awesome being in the paddock with so many friends I grew up racing with.”
“A huge thank you to Roadracing World and MotoAmerica for putting this wildcard opportunity together for me, and to Chris Ulrich for all the support and help in the paddock. I can’t thank Stoney Landers enough, without him the weekend would have gone completely differently. He was working on the bike until midnight every day and working with everyone to get a bike under me that I could fight with. Thank you to Joe and Felix with Krämer USA, Barry with Öhlins USA, everyone at Dunlop for all their help this weekend. It was great to have Robert from HJC Helmets and the whole Bison Track family for trackside support, and special thanks to Cameron Jones, Kevin Martin from Monkey Moto, and California Superbike School for their help as well.”
“I’m back on the road again for the rest of the year but I would love to come back and race with MotoAmerica again if the opportunity arises!”
Stoney Landers, Crew Chief:
“Hats off to all of the people that contributed to this last minute project of Kensei racing in the Talent Cup class at COTA, especially Wayne Rainey and Chuck Aksland! My job was to work with Kuni and get the bike ready for Kensei to race. We all saw the bike for the first time on Thursday. I couldn’t have done my part without help from Joe and Felix with Kramer, Michael and Barry with Ohlins, the entire Dunlop crew and of course John and Chris Ulrich and guys from their team who helped us out. Kensei was a dream to work with, so focused, calm, and able to communicate with great detail both what he was getting from the bike and in turn what he needed from the bike. I was so impressed with him. At times it felt as if I was working with a kid in his twenties, but Kensei is only 14. When the shifter broke in race 1 he was understandably annoyed, but stayed calm. All we could do is fix the shifter and anything else we could imagine would be an issue with the bike. We replaced several parts and were confident we had a solid bike for Sunday. Kensei repaid our work with a podium finish. I was pretty bummed the weekend was over as I knew that with one more session, we could have the setup even better and he could be fighting for the win. The best of luck to Kensei and his hard working Dad, Kuni, in their remaining 2025 races in Japan, Korea and Spain.”
Kensei now travels to Japan to race as a wildcard in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup alongside MotoGP at Motegi, Japan which will be held September 26-28.
Kensei Matsudaira is supported by: Evike.com, Iconic Motorbikes, HJC Helmets, Dave Designs, Bullit Electric Cycles, Bison Track, TJ Corse, Alpinestars, Almassera El Teular, Ohvale USA, Apex Motorsports Park, Project SLUSH, Moto Tecnica, California Superbike School, Slacker by Motool, Bickle Racing, MadLabs Minimoto, 73 Moto Parts, D.I.D Chain, Yoshimura R&D, American Racing, NLAB Studio & Wraps, Karen E. Ott Photography, VNM Sport, Vortex Racing, Renthal, Hans King, Live 100 Moto, KiwiMoto72
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SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen set the fastest time in MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers practice on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:23.863. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers, RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim, Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman, and S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz completed the top five.
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RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin was fastest in MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup practice on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:25.424. Robem Engineering’s Hank Vossberg, Karns/TST Industries’ Levi Badie, Brown Town Racing’s Chase Brown, and Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario filled out the remainder of the top five.
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Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin led the way at KRA with a 1:20.545, followed by Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim. Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong and Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne completed the top five in the session.
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Nicolò Bulega led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian rider covered the 3.15-mile (5.08 km) track in 1:48.736 to lead the field of 23 riders.
2024 WorldSuperbike Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu was second-best with a 1:48.748 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
Sam Lowes was third with a 1:48.997 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci was 7th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R with a time of 1:49.130.
American Garrett Gerloff was 15th with a time of 1:49.603 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results WSBK FP2
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
FRIDAY REPORT: Razgatlioglu beats title rival Bulega overall on Friday, #11 quickest in FP2. Bulega was the fastest rider in the afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, but he still finished around four tenths down on Razgatlioglu’s best time that he set in FP1.
Friday honours were split between Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) on Friday at MotorLand Aragon as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship descended on Spain. ‘El Turco’ set the pace in the morning FP1 session for the Tissot Aragon Round, before ‘Bulegas’ responded in FP2; with Razgatlioglu’s opening effort from Free Practice 1 the fastest time of the day.
Razgatlioglu fastest, Van der Mark fifth: strong day for both BMWs
Razgatlioglu focused on race pace in the early part of FP2 and he was still able to post times good enough for FP1, with his lap times mostly in the 1’48s or 1’49s brackets as he showed both relentless pace and stunning consistency. His final time in his 11-lap run was a 1’48.748s which put him at the head of the field, before he slowed down and appeared to be checking something on the back of the bike. He returned to the track later on and set a 1’48.XXX, finishing second in the session and first overall; he was one of two riders not to improve in FP2. Teammate Michael van der Mark was also in the top six as he set a 1’49.116s, claiming P6, on a strong day for the German manufacturer.
Bulega tops FP2: closing the gap to his rival…
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was the fastest rider in Free Practice 2 after setting a 1’48.736s, 0.012s faster than Razgatlioglu’s time in the afternoon session although still four tenths away from the #1’s fastest time overall. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was third with a 1’48.997s while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) made it three Ducatis in the top five. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed P7 while Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was ninth. Out of the top ten, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team), Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) and Tarran Mackenzie (MGM BONOVO Action) were line astern in 16th, 17th and 18th.
Bassani on top at Bimota: a late crash for Alex Lowes
Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) headed up the Bimota charge on Friday at Aragon as he finished in 10th place, one place and 0.020s clear of teammate Alex Lowes, after setting a 1’49.327s. Lowes lost a few minutes of running at the end of the session after a crash at Turn 8.
Locatelli leaves it safe: #55 claims P4
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) left it late to post a 1’49.086s as he claimed P4, leading Yamaha’s charge with a relatively big margin over his stablemates. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was just outside the top ten as the #65 finished in 12th with Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 13th and 15th respectively. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) had a delayed start to FP2 but finished the session in 20th, directly ahead of teammate Michael Rinaldi.
Vierge in the top 10: leading Honda’s charge
A late lap from Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) meant he surged up to P4, but dropped down the order in FP2 to finish just inside the top ten with eighth place. This weekend, his teammate is Tommy Bridewell, with the Brit finished in 22nd place as he adapts to the WorldSBK-spec CBR1000RR-R Machine. Elsewhere at Honda, Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was 19thand Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was 23rd.
Gerloff strong on Friday: can he climb into the top ten?
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was fighting inside the top ten during both practice sessions on Friday, finishing the day in 13th in the combined classification. The #31 has two podiums at MotorLand Aragon for two different manufacturers already and will be hoping strong race pace puts him in contention.
The top six from Friday at Aragon, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’48.385s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.351s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.612s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.701s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.714s
6. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.731s
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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz topped the times in the MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport practice at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:21.651, ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto w/ XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen and Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen on Friday. Strack Racing’s Blake Davis and Rahal Ducati Moto w/ Roller Die’s Corey Alexander rounded out the top five in the session.
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Mattia Casadei topped FIM Supersport World Championship Superpole qualifying Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Motozoo ME air Racing MV Agusta F3 800 RR on Pirelli control tires, Casadei lapped the 3.15-mile (5.08 km) course in 1:52.257 to top the field of 33 riders and earn pole position.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise was the best of the rest with a 1:52.542 on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2, and Jeremy Alcoba earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 1:52.652 on his Kawasaki ZX-6R 636.
Championship point leader, Stefano Manzi will start the race from third row, in 7th on his Pata Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF R9.
Results WSSP Superpole
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Casadei shines in Spain, breaking Bulega’s lap record and claiming his maiden WorldSSP pole. Sitting pole for the Italian manufacturer’s third time, Casadei sets himself up nicely to win MV Agusta’s first-ever race at the Spanish circuit.
The FIM Supersport World Championship field attacked their Tissot Superpole session on Friday as they led the paddock into the weekend’s action. Erupting on the track for the first event of the Tissot Aragon Round, the Tissot Superpole session. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) topped the timesheets at MotorLand Aragon to open the weekend, followed on the front row by Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team).
Ascendant in Aragon: Casadei and Debise enjoy breakout performances
Mattia Casadei built upon his Free Practice P3, improving to P1 for his first pole of his WorldSSP career via his 1’52.257s. The lap broke the record set back in 2023 by Nicolo Bulega. Valentin Debise seemed to shine under the Spanish sun as the Frenchman earned his first front row since Most. Jeremy Alcoba turned heads at home, earning his first front row in any World Championship since his Moto3 days back in 2021.
Off the mark: Oncu wasn’t the Superpole specialist we’ve seen earlier this season, the Turk qualifies P5
Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) continued to enjoy his strong string of Superpole performances in Aragon’s first day, landing his third second row start or better in a row. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) displayed pace slightly slower than his usual Superpole speed as the Turkish title contender takes a second row spot in P5, just 0.011s slower than Bendsneyder. He finished as the top Yamaha on the day, likely influenced by the recent RPM regulations applied to Yamaha machinery. Rounding out the second row, Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) made it two MV Agusta F3 800 RR’s in the top six as his 1’52.805s time outpaced Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) by more than half a second.
Manzi misses the third row: The Championship leader slips down to P7 late in the session
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) languished deep down the order for most of the session until the final four minutes, when he shot up to P2; however, he was shuffled to P7 after a series of late laps by the other riders. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and his team worked well to bounce back from a tech issue suffered near the middle of the session, fixing the issue and returning to the track to outpace fellow Ducati Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team)in P9 behind him by just over two hundredths of a second. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and his Triumph Street Triple RS 765 held their Magny-Cours form in Aragon, finishing P10 for the second time consecutively to round out the top 10 once again. Lucas Mahias had crashed early in the session in Turn 15, later returning to the track. However, ten minutes later in the session, he crashed again, this time on a lowside in the downhill section of Turn 9, as he lost the front end. The Frenchman recovered, however, to set a time which will see him start on the fifth row in P11.
The top six from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here!
1. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME air Racing) 1’52.257s
2. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.285s
3. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) +0.395s
4. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.489s
5. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.498s
6. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.548s
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Tytler’s Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg was fastest in MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup practice on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:30.471, edging out Royalty Racing’s Carson King and Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt. Jones Honda’s Bodie Paige and Team Roberts’ Kody Kopp completed the top five in Friday’s session.
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Toprak Razgatlioglu was quickest during FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice 1 Friday morning at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Pirelli-shod ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on the 3.15-mile (5.08 km) track, the Turkish rider recorded a 1:48.385 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Nicolo Bulega was the best of the rest with a 1:48.920 on his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and his teammate, Alvaro Bautiste was third-fastest with a 1:49.386.
American Garrett Gerloff finished the opening session in 8th with a 1:49.556 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results fp1 wsbk
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Razgatlioglu half-a-second clear of Bulega as WorldSBK begins Aragon weekend with FP1. The reigning Champion finished with a big margin over his title rival as he begins his search for a 13th consecutive win.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) started the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship visit to MotorLand Aragon by claiming P1 ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) at MotorLand Aragon. The duo were the only riders to lap in the 1’48s bracket during FP1 for the Tissot Aragon Round, with half-a-second between the top two.
Razgatlioglu started his search for a first Aragon win in the perfect fashion as he set a 1’48.385s. ‘El Turco’ was the first rider to lap in the 1’48s bracket during FP1 and he was half-a-second clear of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), despite not running as soon as the track went green. Bulega was 0.535s down on his title rival while Bulega’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista, completed the top three. The #19, who won twice at Aragon last season, was 1.001s down on Razgatlioglu.
Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) put in a late 1’49.409s as he claimed fourth place on the CBR1000RR-R machine, lapping 0.023s behind Bautista. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) is searching for redemption after a heavy crash at Aragon last season, while also aiming to bounce back from Magny-Cours disappointment, and he started the weekend with P5 in FP1, just 0.039s behind Bautista. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was sixth at the circuit he claimed his sole win at in 2024.
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished the session in seventh on the timesheets, and in the gravel trap, after a crash at Turn 16 right at the end of the session, with the Dutchman able to walk away from the fall. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) finished in eighth ahead of Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), with the #65 finishing as the lead Yamaha rider; three tenths ahead of teammate Andrea Locatelli.
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) completed just a handful of laps in the opening 45-minute session. He pulled off the track at Turn 12 with a technical problem, with smoke pouring out of his bike. It was later confirmed from pit lane to be an oil leak.
The top six from WorldSBK Free Practice 1, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’48.385s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.535s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.001s
4. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +1.024s
5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +1.040s
6. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +1.068s
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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz set the fastest provisional qualifying time in MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport at 1:21.704 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Friday. Strack Racing’s Blake Davis, Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen, Rahal Ducati Moto w/ XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott completed the top five.
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American Kensei Matsudaira will line up as a wildcard entry in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup this weekend at Mobility Resort Motegi, Japan (September 26–28). The event runs in conjunction with the Japanese MotoGP, placing the rider on one of the biggest stages of the year.
Matsudaira, from California, has been confirmed as a wildcard entry for the Motegi round. For the 14-year-old, the race represents chance to measure himself against Asia’s top junior riders in front of a MotoGP-sized crowd.
Last week, Matsudaira was on the track in South Korea, bringing speed, skill, and determination to an international stage. The FIM MiniGP Northeast Asia Rounds 3-6 were held last weekend in South Korea at Belle Foret Moto Arena. Rounds 3-4 were held on Saturday in the rain, and rounds 5-6 were held on Sunday in dry conditions.
Kensei raced as a wildcard for these rounds in the GP160 category as this is the first year for Korea (Northeast Asia) in the FIM MiniGP championship and they do not yet have a GP190 category. It was his first race in Korea, where his mother was born.
There was another American rider racing in the Korean championship, Lambert Su, who also raced in the MotoAmerica Mini Cup National Finals at Road America this year and finished 2nd in the FIM Mini Cup USA GP110 championship and 4th in the FIM Mini Cup GP160 championship. He won his first race this past weekend and is currently leading the championship with 2 more rounds to go.
FIM MiniGP NEA Series Official Result (Rounds 3-6)
More, from Kensei Matsudaira’s wildcard ride in MotoAmerica Talent Cup at COTA:
4-time MotoAmerica Mini Cup champion Kensei Matsudaira made his debut in the main MotoAmerica paddock this past weekend, competing as a wildcard in the Parts Unlimited MotoAmerica Talent Cup by Motul category with the Roadracing World Young Guns team on board a Krämer APX-350 MA race bike.
Kensei came into the weekend without having ever ridden the Krämer APX-350 MA, but immediately showed his pace in the first and only free practice session of the weekend sitting P2 from his first lap and ending the session in P4.
With the race bike being delivered to the team on Thursday of the race weekend, there was no shortage of work to do for the team comprised of MotoAmerica veteran crew chief Stoney Landers, father of Rocco Landers, and Kensei’s father Kuni Matsudaira. With help from Krämer Motorcycles USA, Öhlins USA, and Team Hammer, the team quickly set about preparing the bike to be as competitive as possible, and by Saturday afternoon Kensei had qualified 3rd on the grid for the 2 races.
Race 1 on Saturday unfortunately ended with a DNF after a mechanical problem with the bike forced Kensei into the pits on the first lap.
By Sunday morning the team had addressed the mechanical issues with the bike and Kensei finished the warm-up session in P2 with a lap time of 2:27.2, just 0.5 seconds off the new lap record set during that session.
In race 2, Kensei got a great launch from the front row of the grid and slotted himself into 2nd by the first corner. Mid-way through the first lap, Kensei made a pass for the lead and held onto the position until the middle of the second lap when he had a big moment, losing the front. Despite still struggling with the bike due to lack of track time during the weekend, Kensei still managed to clock the second fastest lap-time of the weekend with a 2:26.8, just 0.2-second off the new lap record set during the race. During the rest of the 7-lap race, Kensei and another rider made a large gap to the group behind and would swap positions until the final lap, where Kensei beat the other rider to the line by 0.2-second. However, due to a track limits penalty of 2 seconds, Kensei was demoted to 3rd place in the final classification.
Kensei Matsudaira:
“I finally made my MotoAmerica debut this past weekend! I’ve never ridden a Kramer before and we had a lot of work to do with the bike, but I felt pretty good from the first session and qualified 3rd for the races. I knew I had a shot for the win and at least a podium, so I was very disappointed when I had to retire on the first lap of race 1 with a mechanical. In race 2 I was able to take the lead on the first lap and finished the race in P2 but due to a track limits penalty I ended up P3. Honestly I wanted a little more but in the end I’m happy to leave the weekend with a podium finish in my first race weekend with MotoAmerica, I had a great time and it was awesome being in the paddock with so many friends I grew up racing with.”
“A huge thank you to Roadracing World and MotoAmerica for putting this wildcard opportunity together for me, and to Chris Ulrich for all the support and help in the paddock. I can’t thank Stoney Landers enough, without him the weekend would have gone completely differently. He was working on the bike until midnight every day and working with everyone to get a bike under me that I could fight with. Thank you to Joe and Felix with Krämer USA, Barry with Öhlins USA, everyone at Dunlop for all their help this weekend. It was great to have Robert from HJC Helmets and the whole Bison Track family for trackside support, and special thanks to Cameron Jones, Kevin Martin from Monkey Moto, and California Superbike School for their help as well.”
“I’m back on the road again for the rest of the year but I would love to come back and race with MotoAmerica again if the opportunity arises!”
Stoney Landers, Crew Chief:
“Hats off to all of the people that contributed to this last minute project of Kensei racing in the Talent Cup class at COTA, especially Wayne Rainey and Chuck Aksland! My job was to work with Kuni and get the bike ready for Kensei to race. We all saw the bike for the first time on Thursday. I couldn’t have done my part without help from Joe and Felix with Kramer, Michael and Barry with Ohlins, the entire Dunlop crew and of course John and Chris Ulrich and guys from their team who helped us out. Kensei was a dream to work with, so focused, calm, and able to communicate with great detail both what he was getting from the bike and in turn what he needed from the bike. I was so impressed with him. At times it felt as if I was working with a kid in his twenties, but Kensei is only 14. When the shifter broke in race 1 he was understandably annoyed, but stayed calm. All we could do is fix the shifter and anything else we could imagine would be an issue with the bike. We replaced several parts and were confident we had a solid bike for Sunday. Kensei repaid our work with a podium finish. I was pretty bummed the weekend was over as I knew that with one more session, we could have the setup even better and he could be fighting for the win. The best of luck to Kensei and his hard working Dad, Kuni, in their remaining 2025 races in Japan, Korea and Spain.”
Kensei now travels to Japan to race as a wildcard in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup alongside MotoGP at Motegi, Japan which will be held September 26-28.
Kensei Matsudaira is supported by: Evike.com, Iconic Motorbikes, HJC Helmets, Dave Designs, Bullit Electric Cycles, Bison Track, TJ Corse, Alpinestars, Almassera El Teular, Ohvale USA, Apex Motorsports Park, Project SLUSH, Moto Tecnica, California Superbike School, Slacker by Motool, Bickle Racing, MadLabs Minimoto, 73 Moto Parts, D.I.D Chain, Yoshimura R&D, American Racing, NLAB Studio & Wraps, Karen E. Ott Photography, VNM Sport, Vortex Racing, Renthal, Hans King, Live 100 Moto, KiwiMoto72
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SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen set the fastest time in MotoAmerica Mission King of The Baggers practice on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:23.863. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers, RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim, Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman, and S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz completed the top five.
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RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin was fastest in MotoAmerica SC-Project Twins Cup practice on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:25.424. Robem Engineering’s Hank Vossberg, Karns/TST Industries’ Levi Badie, Brown Town Racing’s Chase Brown, and Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario filled out the remainder of the top five.
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Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin led the way at KRA with a 1:20.545, followed by Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim. Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong and Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne completed the top five in the session.
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Nicolò Bulega led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on spec Pirelli tires, the Italian rider covered the 3.15-mile (5.08 km) track in 1:48.736 to lead the field of 23 riders.
2024 WorldSuperbike Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu was second-best with a 1:48.748 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR.
Sam Lowes was third with a 1:48.997 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Ducati Panigale V4R.
Danilo Petrucci was 7th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R with a time of 1:49.130.
American Garrett Gerloff was 15th with a time of 1:49.603 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results WSBK FP2
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
FRIDAY REPORT: Razgatlioglu beats title rival Bulega overall on Friday, #11 quickest in FP2. Bulega was the fastest rider in the afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, but he still finished around four tenths down on Razgatlioglu’s best time that he set in FP1.
Friday honours were split between Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) on Friday at MotorLand Aragon as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship descended on Spain. ‘El Turco’ set the pace in the morning FP1 session for the Tissot Aragon Round, before ‘Bulegas’ responded in FP2; with Razgatlioglu’s opening effort from Free Practice 1 the fastest time of the day.
Razgatlioglu fastest, Van der Mark fifth: strong day for both BMWs
Razgatlioglu focused on race pace in the early part of FP2 and he was still able to post times good enough for FP1, with his lap times mostly in the 1’48s or 1’49s brackets as he showed both relentless pace and stunning consistency. His final time in his 11-lap run was a 1’48.748s which put him at the head of the field, before he slowed down and appeared to be checking something on the back of the bike. He returned to the track later on and set a 1’48.XXX, finishing second in the session and first overall; he was one of two riders not to improve in FP2. Teammate Michael van der Mark was also in the top six as he set a 1’49.116s, claiming P6, on a strong day for the German manufacturer.
Bulega tops FP2: closing the gap to his rival…
Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) was the fastest rider in Free Practice 2 after setting a 1’48.736s, 0.012s faster than Razgatlioglu’s time in the afternoon session although still four tenths away from the #1’s fastest time overall. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was third with a 1’48.997s while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) made it three Ducatis in the top five. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed P7 while Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was ninth. Out of the top ten, Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team), Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) and Tarran Mackenzie (MGM BONOVO Action) were line astern in 16th, 17th and 18th.
Bassani on top at Bimota: a late crash for Alex Lowes
Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) headed up the Bimota charge on Friday at Aragon as he finished in 10th place, one place and 0.020s clear of teammate Alex Lowes, after setting a 1’49.327s. Lowes lost a few minutes of running at the end of the session after a crash at Turn 8.
Locatelli leaves it safe: #55 claims P4
Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) left it late to post a 1’49.086s as he claimed P4, leading Yamaha’s charge with a relatively big margin over his stablemates. Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) was just outside the top ten as the #65 finished in 12th with Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) in 13th and 15th respectively. Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) had a delayed start to FP2 but finished the session in 20th, directly ahead of teammate Michael Rinaldi.
Vierge in the top 10: leading Honda’s charge
A late lap from Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) meant he surged up to P4, but dropped down the order in FP2 to finish just inside the top ten with eighth place. This weekend, his teammate is Tommy Bridewell, with the Brit finished in 22nd place as he adapts to the WorldSBK-spec CBR1000RR-R Machine. Elsewhere at Honda, Tito Rabat (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was 19thand Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) was 23rd.
Gerloff strong on Friday: can he climb into the top ten?
Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was fighting inside the top ten during both practice sessions on Friday, finishing the day in 13th in the combined classification. The #31 has two podiums at MotorLand Aragon for two different manufacturers already and will be hoping strong race pace puts him in contention.
The top six from Friday at Aragon, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’48.385s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.351s
3. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.612s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +0.701s
5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.714s
6. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.731s
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Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz topped the times in the MotoAmerica Motovation Supersport practice at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:21.651, ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto w/ XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen and Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen on Friday. Strack Racing’s Blake Davis and Rahal Ducati Moto w/ Roller Die’s Corey Alexander rounded out the top five in the session.
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Mattia Casadei topped FIM Supersport World Championship Superpole qualifying Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Motozoo ME air Racing MV Agusta F3 800 RR on Pirelli control tires, Casadei lapped the 3.15-mile (5.08 km) course in 1:52.257 to top the field of 33 riders and earn pole position.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise was the best of the rest with a 1:52.542 on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2, and Jeremy Alcoba earned the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 1:52.652 on his Kawasaki ZX-6R 636.
Championship point leader, Stefano Manzi will start the race from third row, in 7th on his Pata Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF R9.
Results WSSP Superpole
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Casadei shines in Spain, breaking Bulega’s lap record and claiming his maiden WorldSSP pole. Sitting pole for the Italian manufacturer’s third time, Casadei sets himself up nicely to win MV Agusta’s first-ever race at the Spanish circuit.
The FIM Supersport World Championship field attacked their Tissot Superpole session on Friday as they led the paddock into the weekend’s action. Erupting on the track for the first event of the Tissot Aragon Round, the Tissot Superpole session. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) topped the timesheets at MotorLand Aragon to open the weekend, followed on the front row by Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team).
Ascendant in Aragon: Casadei and Debise enjoy breakout performances
Mattia Casadei built upon his Free Practice P3, improving to P1 for his first pole of his WorldSSP career via his 1’52.257s. The lap broke the record set back in 2023 by Nicolo Bulega. Valentin Debise seemed to shine under the Spanish sun as the Frenchman earned his first front row since Most. Jeremy Alcoba turned heads at home, earning his first front row in any World Championship since his Moto3 days back in 2021.
Off the mark: Oncu wasn’t the Superpole specialist we’ve seen earlier this season, the Turk qualifies P5
Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) continued to enjoy his strong string of Superpole performances in Aragon’s first day, landing his third second row start or better in a row. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) displayed pace slightly slower than his usual Superpole speed as the Turkish title contender takes a second row spot in P5, just 0.011s slower than Bendsneyder. He finished as the top Yamaha on the day, likely influenced by the recent RPM regulations applied to Yamaha machinery. Rounding out the second row, Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) made it two MV Agusta F3 800 RR’s in the top six as his 1’52.805s time outpaced Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) by more than half a second.
Manzi misses the third row: The Championship leader slips down to P7 late in the session
Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) languished deep down the order for most of the session until the final four minutes, when he shot up to P2; however, he was shuffled to P7 after a series of late laps by the other riders. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and his team worked well to bounce back from a tech issue suffered near the middle of the session, fixing the issue and returning to the track to outpace fellow Ducati Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team)in P9 behind him by just over two hundredths of a second. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) and his Triumph Street Triple RS 765 held their Magny-Cours form in Aragon, finishing P10 for the second time consecutively to round out the top 10 once again. Lucas Mahias had crashed early in the session in Turn 15, later returning to the track. However, ten minutes later in the session, he crashed again, this time on a lowside in the downhill section of Turn 9, as he lost the front end. The Frenchman recovered, however, to set a time which will see him start on the fifth row in P11.
The top six from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here!
1. Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME air Racing) 1’52.257s
2. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.285s
3. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) +0.395s
4. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.489s
5. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +0.498s
6. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +0.548s
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Tytler’s Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg was fastest in MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup practice on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a 1:30.471, edging out Royalty Racing’s Carson King and Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt. Jones Honda’s Bodie Paige and Team Roberts’ Kody Kopp completed the top five in Friday’s session.
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Toprak Razgatlioglu was quickest during FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice 1 Friday morning at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Pirelli-shod ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR on the 3.15-mile (5.08 km) track, the Turkish rider recorded a 1:48.385 to lead the field of 23 riders.
Nicolo Bulega was the best of the rest with a 1:48.920 on his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R, and his teammate, Alvaro Bautiste was third-fastest with a 1:49.386.
American Garrett Gerloff finished the opening session in 8th with a 1:49.556 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
Results fp1 wsbk
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
Razgatlioglu half-a-second clear of Bulega as WorldSBK begins Aragon weekend with FP1. The reigning Champion finished with a big margin over his title rival as he begins his search for a 13th consecutive win.
Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) started the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship visit to MotorLand Aragon by claiming P1 ahead of title rival Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) at MotorLand Aragon. The duo were the only riders to lap in the 1’48s bracket during FP1 for the Tissot Aragon Round, with half-a-second between the top two.
Razgatlioglu started his search for a first Aragon win in the perfect fashion as he set a 1’48.385s. ‘El Turco’ was the first rider to lap in the 1’48s bracket during FP1 and he was half-a-second clear of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), despite not running as soon as the track went green. Bulega was 0.535s down on his title rival while Bulega’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista, completed the top three. The #19, who won twice at Aragon last season, was 1.001s down on Razgatlioglu.
Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) put in a late 1’49.409s as he claimed fourth place on the CBR1000RR-R machine, lapping 0.023s behind Bautista. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) is searching for redemption after a heavy crash at Aragon last season, while also aiming to bounce back from Magny-Cours disappointment, and he started the weekend with P5 in FP1, just 0.039s behind Bautista. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was sixth at the circuit he claimed his sole win at in 2024.
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) finished the session in seventh on the timesheets, and in the gravel trap, after a crash at Turn 16 right at the end of the session, with the Dutchman able to walk away from the fall. Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) finished in eighth ahead of Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha), with the #65 finishing as the lead Yamaha rider; three tenths ahead of teammate Andrea Locatelli.
Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) completed just a handful of laps in the opening 45-minute session. He pulled off the track at Turn 12 with a technical problem, with smoke pouring out of his bike. It was later confirmed from pit lane to be an oil leak.
The top six from WorldSBK Free Practice 1, full results here:
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’48.385s
2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.535s
3. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.001s
4. Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) +1.024s
5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +1.040s
6. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +1.068s
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