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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup: Race Two Results From Assen

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup: Race Two Results From Assen
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More, from a press release issued by Red Bull:

Marco Morelli unpassable in Assen Rookies Race 2

After the red-hot Race 1 on Saturday, the Dutch clouds cooled the Assen track surface for Sunday afternoon and perhaps that helped Marco Morelli inspire a record pace and a superb victory. The Argentine can celebrate his 17th birthday on Wednesday in great style after his second win of the season.

A wonderful turn-around from his first lap crash yesterday and a superb demonstration of skill and consistency over 15 laps, 13.695 seconds quicker than Saturday’s race. Álvaro Carpe, the 17-year-old Spaniard chased him across the line (2nd) with 16-year-old Finn Rico Salmela (3rd).

6 KTMs had broken away from the field, towed by Morelli at a pace faster than Qualifying. At the finish, the rest of the field was 15 seconds behind, the same riders who had all finished in the lead pack on Saturday.

That 6 put on a thrilling, on-the-limit-at-every-corner, display. On the final lap, Saturday’s winner Brian Uriarte and 3rd place man Valentin Perrone both almost crashed as they tried to better Morelli.

Morelli’s perfect race

“Super good, I knew that I could do it, I feel that at all the tracks I am fast, I can be fast alone or with a group. So when I had the crash yesterday I was thinking, yes I am sad but tomorrow is another opportunity.”

“The group was much smaller, less overtaking less battles, less crazy people. All the race I pushed, and on the last lap I pushed more, I almost touched the green twice on the final lap and I was thinking, ‘oh, oh, oh.”

“At the last chicane, I braked absolutely as late as possible and I took victory. I think this is better than the win at the start of the year in Jerez. I dedicate it to my Dad and his birthday plus the little boss of my Junior Team Macauley Webb and also for me,” he grinned.

Carpe right there

“The race was so fast with Marco leading. Not too many overtakes, the group was smaller, the race was faster. The bike was more on the limit, tyres, bike, everything.”

“I was studying Marco to see if I could pass him on the last lap but had a small problem in Turn 5 coming out onto the straight and they all passed me. I pushed and coming back to the final corners I got to 3rd. Then Valentine made a save and I overtook for 2nd. I was trying to catch Marco and brake later in the last chicane but he was a bit too far.”.

Salmela on the limit

“It was a really difficult race, Marco was fast, I was struggling a lot, pushing hard and on the limit, more than yesterday, I could follow but I didn’t feel super confident with the front to try and overtake.”

“In the last lap, the plan was to pass a few riders but I had some chatter and ran wide. Then in the final fast left something happened and they gave me the opportunity, I took it.”

Uriarte went for it

“I got back with the group for the final lap,” explained the Spanish 15-year-old Cup points leader. “But in the fast chicane just before the final fast left I hit the rev limiter and couldn’t overtake. Then I went super hard into that last left and I tucked the front a little bit, also I saw Valentine tucking the front and I had to release the gas, everyone passed on the inside. I had calculated to pass Valentine and in the last corner Marco but it didn’t turn out, sometimes you learn and P4 has to be enough.

Perrone went even harder 

“Marco made an amazing race, every lap, pushing and pushing like crazy. I have to give him congrats,” smiled the Argentine 16-year-old. “In the last lap, I overtook Carpe and Brian and was P2. In the last fast left, I tried to overtake Marco and win but lost the front. I did a massive save and P5 is not so bad, good points for the championship and we’ll continue like this.”

Ruche Moodley hung on for 6th

“The pace was really fast today,” said the South African 17-year-old. “I think today I made a better race than yesterday because today I think I did everything I could have done. I was battling with Brian, I made a block pass and we lost the group. I couldn’t catch the group after that, the pace was quicker than Qualifying.”

MotoGP: More From the Motul TT Assen

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MotoGP: More From the Motul TT Assen

Francesco Bagnaia’s win at the Motul TT Assen wasn’t just his third in a row at the track, but it was his fifth straight win. He has won the last three Grand Prix races and the last two Sprint races. Only a silly mistake in Barcelona where he crashed out of the lead of the Sprint race prevented him from notching up six straight wins. “We are very, very strong right now,” Bagnaia said in the post-race news conference. Announcements in recent days about he dramatic changes in store for Ducati in 2025 – losing two race-winning riders, losing a team, putting Marc Marquez on the factory squad – did little to faze Bagnaia, he said, adding that he’s quite content to not be the subject of conversation and speculation.

Jorge Martin (89) opted for the medium front tire, as opposed to the hard that Francesco Bagnaia used. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Enea Bastianini (23) came flying through the field to take the final podium spot. Pedro Acosta (31) ran with the second pack but crashed on the last lap. Photo by Michael Gougis.
When Fermin Aldeguer (54) is quick, as he was this weekend at Assen, he is among the fastest riders in Moto2. But his season has been plagued by inconsistency. Second place at Assen was only his third podium of the year. Aldeguer, who is contracted with Ducati in MotoGP for the next two years, is fifth in the Championship, 55 points behind Sergio Garcia. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Collin Veijer (95) looked as though he had his home race locked up until his qualifying crash. He still battled to the front of the Moto3 field, but he could not hold off the steady, persistent challenge of Ivan Ortola (48). Photo by Michael Gougis.
American Kristian Daniel Jr. battled with the second group in Sunday’s Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race, finishing ninth. The Rookie Cup bikes are serious racing machines, topping 137 miles an hour at Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

 

 

MotoAmerica: Warm-Up Results From Ridge Motorsports Park

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MotoAmerica: Warm-Up Results From Ridge Motorsports Park

Dunlop has been involved with professional and amateur road racing for many decades. This experience has helped foster some of the most extensive technological advancements and manufacturing capabilities to develop groundbreaking new products for road racers around the world. Dunlop’s Sportmax Slicks are the Official Tires of the MotoAmerica Series and offer the ultimate in-track performance for club racers and professionals alike. Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S.A. Follow @ridedunlop on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X for the latest Dunlop news.


Results from the warm-up sessions Sunday morning at the MotoAmerica Superbikes At The Ridge event at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. 

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MotoGP: Race Results From The Motul TT Assen (Updated)

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MotoGP: Race Results From The Motul TT Assen (Updated)
Francesco Bagnaia (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.

Francesco Bagnaia shot to the front, pulled a half a second on the field in a lap and was never headed en route to the MotoGP win at the Motul TT Assen.

World Championship leader Jorge Martin overcame a grid penalty and was in second by the end of the first lap, but he was never close to Bagnaia, took second and protected his points lead.

Bagnaia’s teammate, Enea Bastianini, came from deep in the field to snatch third, ahead of a fierce battle for fourth between Marc Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Maverick Vinales.

Martin led Bagnaia 200-190 in the World Championship points chase, with Marc Marquez third with 149.

Update: Following the race, Marc Marquez received a 16-second time penalty for improper tire pressure, dropping him from fourth to 10th. The revised race results are below and the original race results are below that. At post time, Dorna had not yet issued revised World Championship point standings.

 

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More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Hat-trick hero: Bagnaia retains Assen crown ahead of Martin, penalty for Marquez

It’s now 10 points in it at the top of the table and a little further back to #MM93 after a tyre pressure penalty sees the eight-time World Champion classified tenth

Sunday, 30 June 2024

Francesco Bagnaia’s Motul TT Assen couldn’t have been better. The Ducati Lenovo Team rider did the double from pole, with a Sunday masterclass cutting the Championship deficit to just 10 points as Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) was forced to follow him home and focus on limiting the damage. Bagnaia is the first rider to win three successive MotoGP™️ Grand Prix races in a single season since he did it in 2022 with four in a row from Assen to Misano, it’s his third win in a row at the TT Circuit Assen, and he equals Casey Stoner’s 23 wins with Ducati to tie the MotoGP™ Legend as the two most successful riders with the Borgo Panigale factory. All that said, Martin will now look to use his right of reply in Germany.

Meanwhile, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) charged up from a tougher qualifying to complete the podium, denying Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing). Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) was also denied after crossing the line in fourth, with a tyre pressure penalty dropping him to P10.

As the lights went out, Bagnaia nailed the start to take the holeshot, with Viñales just holding onto second to deny Martin. Still, the #89 launched it to near perfection from his P5 after that three-place penalty, and soon enough he did get it done to take over in second. Marc Marquez, meanwhile, was on the march and soon put his own moves on Viñales to slot into third.

That duo stayed glued together as the battle behind was hotting up. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) had shot up past front-row starter Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), but soon it was Di Giannantonio on the move, and he made it past Acosta at Turn 1, caught the Marquez-Viñales duo and then pounced on the Aprilia at the final chicane. Next up: #MM93.

By 19 to go, the yellow flash of the VR46 machine went past, but with Marquez also seeming to gesture at the Italian and make it a little easier for him too. Expecting to have been in a group fight and set up for it? Wanting a reference to follow? Either way, the two Ducatis stayed close together, with Viñales on their tail and Acosta on his. Lap by lap, however, Bastianini was cutting the deficit to the podium battle.

He made it past the rookie by nine to go, and a lap later the group shuffled again. Diggia was wide, Marc Marquez didn’t seem to want to take advantage, and Viñales shot past both. Bastianini was then right on that trio once again, and by seven to go was past Diggia. A lap later he did a near carbon copy on Marquez to take over in fourth, with a bit of a closer racing kiss for the #93, who headed wide but recovered it in time to keep Di Giannantonio at bay. At the time, anyway, before the two started duelling, Acosta got involved once more, and it looked like Viñales and Bastianini had disappeared up the road. But not so.

At the final chicane, the ‘Beast’ struck for the podium and got past Viñales with four full laps remaining, and from there the group couldn’t quite stay with him. By the penultimate lap it then looked like a Viñales-Marquez duel for the podium, but there was still drama to come.

On the final lap, Acosta slid out at Turn 7, and then Viñales headed just wide enough to allow Marquez through, leaving it an Aprilia-VR46 drag to the line for fifth instead. But when all is judged and confirmed, Viñales was forced to drop one position due to exceeding track limits at the chicane, promoting Diggia to fifth, and then the tyre pressure penalty for Marquez saw the #93 drop to P10.

When the dust settles, Bagnaia’s masterclass puts the cherry on top of a weekend that saw him top every session bar Warm Up, but Martin took a valuable second. Bastianini takes back-to-back podiums to recover from a P10 qualifying, and it’s Diggia classified fourth ahead of Viñales, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) taking P6 after a quiet but valuable ride. Alex Marquez takes P7 ahead of a solid result for Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) in eighth, with Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) next up ahead of the #93 completing the top ten. Check out the full results below.

Unfortunately, one piece of tougher news on the grid was for Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), who suffered a big crash at Turn 1 and was declared unfit for a right wrist fracture.

Now, the paddock heads for Germany. It’s ten points in it, a venue we’ve seen Martin deny Bagnaia before… and some of the most successful turf Marc Marquez has ever raced. Will the number 93 be able to find that form at one of his true signature tracks, or do his rivals have a statement of their own up their sleeves? Join us next weekend to find out!

 

 

Moto2: Race Results From the Motul TT Assen

Michael Gougis
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Moto2: Race Results From the Motul TT Assen
Ai Ogura (79) leads Tony Arbolino (14), Alonso Lopez (21), Sergio Garcia (3), Manuel Gonzalez (18), Jake Dixon (96) and Diogo Moreira (10) en route to the Moto2 win at Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Ai Ogura took advantage of a long lap penalty handed to Fermin Aldeguer and held off a resurgent Aldeguer to win the Motul TT Assen Moto2 race by 0.571 seconds.

Ogura’s MT Helmets – MSI teammate Sergio Garcia was third, making it an all-Boscoscuro chassis podium.

Garcia held on to the lead of the Championship over Ogura, 138-124, with American Joe Roberts, who missed the race due to injury, in third with 115 points.

Moto2 Race Classification
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Moto3: Results From the Motul TT Assen

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Moto3: Results From the Motul TT Assen
Ivan Ortola (48) leads Angel Piqueras (72), Collin Veijer (95), David Munoz (64) and Adrian Fernandez (31) in the Moto3 race at Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Ivan Ortola took advantage of a minute last-lap mistake by Collin Veijer to take the lead on the outside of the final chicane and win the Moto3 race at the Motul TT Assen by 0.012 seconds.

Veijer was a clear second, nearly 2.2 seconds ahead of David Munoz, who took the final podium spot.

David Alonso, who finished fifth, leads the Championship 154-115 over Veijer, with Daniel Holgado, who finished 11th, in third with 111 points.

Moto3 Race Classification
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MotoGP: Di Giannantonio Leads Morning Warmup At Assen

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MotoGP: Di Giannantonio Leads Morning Warmup At Assen

Pertamina Endurance VR46 Racing Team’s Fabio Di Giannantonio led the MotoGP morning warmup at the Motul TT Assen ahead of the afternoon’s full-length Grand Prix race.

Under cloudy skies and on a cool track, Di Giannantonio led Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales, but the times were relatively slow. Di Giannantonio’s 1:32.309 was nearly two seconds slower than Francesco Bagnaia’s pole lap of 1:30.540.

MotoGP Warmup Classification

American Flat Track: Race Results From The Lima Half-Mile

David Swarts
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American Flat Track: Race Results From The Lima Half-Mile

Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) Championship

Lima Half-Mile

Lima, Ohio

June 29, 2024

Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Tom Drane (Yam), 4 laps

2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -0.005 second

3. Kody Kopp (KTM), -1.965

4. Evan Renshaw (Hon), -2.756

 

 

Provisional Mission SuperTwins Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 4 laps

2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -0.863 second

3. Jared Mees (Ind), -1.452

4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -2.426

 

 

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

1. Tom Drane (Yam), 21 laps

2. Kody Kopp (KTM), -0.472 second

3. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -4.229

4. Trent Lowe (Hon), -15.061

5. James Ott (Hus), -15.208

6. Evan Renshaw (Hon), -16.148

7. Aidan RoosEvans (Yam), -16.527

8. Tyler Raggio (KTM), -21.283

9. Travis Petton (KTM), -24.520

10. Logan Eisenhard (KTM), -26.614

11. Hunter Bauer (Yam), -1 lap

12. Jared Lowe (Hon), -1 lap

13. Jacob Vanderkooi (Hus), -1 lap

14. Evan Kelleher (KTM), -1 lap

15. Landen Kawczak (KTM), -1 lap

16. Justin Jones (Hus), -1 lap

17. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -1 lap

18. Jordan Jean (Hon), -1 lap

19. Tarren Santero (Hon), -2 laps

 

 

Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 26 laps

2. Jared Mees (Ind), -6.478 seconds

3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -7.444

4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -10.015

5. Briar Bauman (KTM), -12.623

6. Brandon Price (Yam), -17.610

7. Jarod VanDerKooi (Ind), -21.453

8. Dalton Gauthier (Roy), -22.332

9. Chad Cose (Yam), -1 lap

10. Cameron Smith (KTM), -1 lap

11. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -1 lap

12. Logan Mcgrane (Kaw), -1 lap

13. Declan Bender (Ind), -1 lap

14. Dan Bromley (Hon), -1 lap

15. Wyatt Vaughan (Kaw), -2 laps

16. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), -2 laps

17. Michael Hill (Yam), -2 laps

18. Ryan Wells (Kaw), -17 laps, DNF

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by AFT:

Daniels Devastates Rivals in Lima Blowout

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 29, 2024) – Grand National Championship leader Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) checked off another career goal with a peerless performance in this year’s edition of the Lima Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle and Drag Specialties, Round 9 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing,

Despite lining up for Saturday’s Main Event as the only rider among the leading Mission AFT SuperTwins title contenders without a prior win at the Allen County Fairgrounds to his name – and despite Yamaha similarly being without a premier-class victory in the history of the fabled event in Lima, Ohio – Daniels was simply unstoppable from start to finish.

The Estenson Racing hero immediately leapt out into the lead and set about executing his escape. Ripping off a series of laps quicker than anyone had managed all day long, Daniels stretched out his advantage by big chunks over the race’s opening half.

With some three seconds separating him from Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) and five from Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750), Daniels was already deep into traffic by the race’s halfway point. Even after easing up late, he would go on to lap more than half the field before at last taking the checkered flag with nearly six-and-a-half seconds in hand.

Despite the one-sided nature of the win, there was still a fair amount of drama near the front. Reigning champion Mees reeled Robinson in from a couple seconds back, ultimately moving through with an inside-outside-inside maneuver as the clocks hit zero.

That development was actually to Daniels’ benefit – at least for the time being – as it allowed him to open his championship lead over second-ranked Robinson that much further. He now leads by 21-points over the Mission Roof Systems pilot (195-174) with the factory Indian ace two points further adrift in third (172).

Daniels said, “When you’re a little kid, there are just certain tracks you dream of winning. As soon as I got on that twin, something clicked (here), but I just got nipped by some really great riders. It was a tough pill to swallow because both years I was fast… I just knew I had to get the job done tonight.

“I got a good start, and I just put my head down those first few laps, and the rest is history. We made a little bit of a change before the Main Event, and I was a little bit skeptical on it. But (my crew) sat me down and said they trusted it, and whatever they trust, I trust. Things were just clicking; I felt like I was on a cloud just riding. What a night.”

Last year’s Lima HM winner, Briar Bauman (No. 3 Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke), got away in fourth but proved unable to match the torrid early pace at the front. Instead, he found himself fighting a losing battle in his attempt to keep Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750) pinned behind him to hold the position to the end.

Brandon Price (No. 92 Memphis Shades/Sody Ent/OTBR Yamaha MT-07) finished five seconds back of the Fisher-Bauman fight in sixth, followed by Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750) and Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650), who was actually the final rider still on the lead lap despite taking eighth.

Chad Cose (No. 49 CTR/Indian Motorcycle Of Oklahoma City Yamaha MT-07) and Cameron Smith (No. 34 RVR/KTM/Schaefer’s Motorsport KTM 790 Duke) completed the top ten.

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER

Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) overcame the best efforts of a motivated Kody Kopp (No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F) to win the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Main Event at Lima.

While Chase Saathoff (No. 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R) took the holeshot from pole, Drane cut up underneath him to snatch away the lead exiting Turn 2 on the opening lap.

Even though Drane gapped the field by nearly one-and-a-half seconds by the time the race hit halfway, Kopp charged like a champion once he finally overhauled Saathoff and fixed his sights on the Australian.

The Rick Ware Racing star proceeded to eat up tenths per lap, closing to within a quarter of a second as the two encountered thick swaths of lapped traffic with just over a minute remaining.

Just as Kopp was attempting to execute a decisive move, the two stormed past a downed rider and then negotiated another pack of slower traffic that kicked up a wave of pea gravel. Whether Kopp expected a red flag, simply lost out through the lappers, or some combination of the two, Drane took full advantage of the chaos to emerge with his grip on the race resecured.

The Estenson Racing ace sailed on to earn his third victory of the season by just under a half second, snapping Kopp’s three-race win streak in the process.

Drane said, “(Lima’s) definitely similar to what we race back home… To be able to get this win feels so good. I can’t thank my whole team enough for all the effort they’ve put in and all the training we’ve done so we can race so hard the whole race. I could feel Kody coming towards the end there, and I had to really put those last laps together.”

Saathoff took a lonely third, but his sixth podium of the season wasn’t enough to prevent Drane from seizing control of second in the standings. Kopp still leads both challengers by a significant margin, 204-172-168.

The championship’s fourth- and fifth-ranked riders, Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) and James Ott (No. 19 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), finished in those same positions on Saturday but only after chasing down promising rookie Evan Renshaw (No. 265 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), who equaled his best-career Progressive AFT finish in sixth.

Aiden RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust/ATV’s and More Yamaha YZ450F), Tyler Raggio (No. 55 Raggio Racing/Sluggo Racing KTM 450 SX-F), Travis Petton IV (No. 82 ECG Racing/A.M Ortega KTM 450 SX-F), and Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Hannum’s Harley-Davidson KTM 450 SX-F) rounded out the top ten.

Next Up:

Progressive American Flat Track will conclude its month-long run of four consecutive races with the Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, on Saturday, July 6. Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/trackenterprises/events/duquoin-mile-2024-80042 to secure your tickets today.

For those who can’t catch the action from the circuit, FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive AFT. Sign up now and catch every second of the on-track action, from the first practice to the victory podium, at https://flosports.link/aft.

FOX Sports coverage of the Lima Half-Mile, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Saturday, July 6, at 10:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. PT).

For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.

MotoAmerica: Super Hooligan Race One Results From Ridge

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MotoAmerica: Super Hooligan Race One Results From Ridge

Dunlop has been involved with professional and amateur road racing for many decades. This experience has helped foster some of the most extensive technological advancements and manufacturing capabilities to develop groundbreaking new products for road racers around the world. Dunlop’s Sportmax Slicks are the Official Tires of the MotoAmerica Series and offer the ultimate in-track performance for club racers and professionals alike. Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S.A. Follow @ridedunlop on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X for the latest Dunlop news.

Cody Wyman won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race One Saturday at rainy Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his KWR Harley-Davidson Pan America on Dunlop rain tires, the youngest of the three Wyman brothers won the restarted four-lap race by 7.997 seconds.

Hayden Schultz took the runner-up spot, giving KWR Harley-Davidson a 1-2 finish.

Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara said he was happy to finish third on his S&S Cycle Indian FTR 1200.

Hawk Mazzotta got fourth on his RSD/Trackhouse Racing Indian.

Travis Wyman rounded out the top five finishers on his Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson.

O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss crashed during the original start of the race, made the restart, but was forced to retire with a mechanical problem.

Travis Wyman’s teammate Cory West got the holeshot on the restart but highsided in Turn One and Did Not Finish (DNF).

Jake Lewis, the third Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson rider, crashed on the first lap of the original race start and did not make the restart.

 

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race One Results From Ridge (Updated)

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race One Results From Ridge (Updated)

Dunlop has been involved with professional and amateur road racing for many decades. This experience has helped foster some of the most extensive technological advancements and manufacturing capabilities to develop groundbreaking new products for road racers around the world. Dunlop’s Sportmax Slicks are the Official Tires of the MotoAmerica Series and offer the ultimate in-track performance for club racers and professionals alike. Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S.A. Follow @ridedunlop on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X for the latest Dunlop news.

 

Cameron Petersen won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race One in rainy conditions Saturday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.

Petersen and his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha Racing teammate Jake Gagne were nose-to-tail all the way and even exchanged the some close passes, but when a red flag brought the race to a premature end after eight laps, Petersen was declared the winner for the third time in 2024.

The wet conditions allowed three-time and defending Champion Gagne to ride without the arm pump problems that have plagued him all season and take second place, 0.032 second behind Petersen.

Xavi Fores, riding in placed of injured Richie Escalante on a Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R, got third place and his first MotoAmerica Superbike podium finish.

Danilo Lewis was fourth on his Stock 1000-spec Team Brazil BMW.

AMD Motosport RK Racing Honda rider Richard Kerr scored fifth.

Ashton Yates was challenging Kerr but had to settle for sixth on his Jones Honda.

Hayden Gillim brought his Real Steel Motorsports Honda home in seventh.

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz was the top-finishing rider, eighth, known to have been on slicks.

Fores’ teammate Brandon Paasch came back from a big off-track excursion on the first lap time take ninth.

Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach pitted after the warm-up lap to change from slicks to rain tires, started the race last from pit lane, and worked his way up to 10th by the finish.

 

 

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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

 
Splish-Splash It’s Petersen Over Gagne In Wet Ridge Race One

Cameron Petersen Tops Teammate Jake Gagne In Surprise Wet Race At Ridge Motorsports Park

 

Cameron Petersen (45) got the jump on the field at the start of the Steel Commander Superbike race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Cameron Petersen (45) got the jump on the field at the start of the Steel Commander Superbike race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

SHELTON, WA (June 29, 2024) – Rain races are difficult. Rain races when you’re not quite sure if they are going to stay wet are even worse. Turns out that the surprise rain on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park ended up truly surprising a lot of the field – but not the Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing and Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teams.

The result was a runaway one-two finish for the Yamaha squad with Cameron Petersen beating his teammate Jake Gagne by just .032 of a second in the red-flag-shortened race that was already shortened because of the conditions. The two crews had fitted Dunlop rain tires to Petersen’s and Gagne’s YZF-R1s and it paid dividends.

 

Petersen (45) and his teammate Jake Gagne (1) flew in formation for most of the race. Petersen took the victory, his third of the season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Petersen (45) and his teammate Jake Gagne (1) flew in formation for most of the race. Petersen took the victory, his third of the season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

Third place went to the other factory team that got it right with Xavi Forés earning his first-career MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike podium by splish-splashing his way to third on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki with its full Dunlop rain tires. Forés ended up 9.5 seconds behind the Yamaha duo and some three seconds clear of Team Brazil’s Danilo Lewis with the Superbike Cup series leader also on rains.

 

Xavi Forés (34) finished third while pole-sitter Loris Baz (76) gambled on slick tires and finished sixth with Danilo Lewis (94) ending up fourth. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Xavi Forés (34) finished third while pole-sitter Loris Baz (76) gambled on slick tires and finished sixth with Danilo Lewis (94) ending up fourth. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

The first of those using slick racing tires was eighth-placed Loris Baz on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati with the Frenchman somehow keeping the Panigale V4 upright to cross the line a minute and 13 seconds off Petersen’s winning pace.

In between Lewis and Baz came AMD Motorsport RK Racing’s Richard Kerr, the Irishman at home in the conditions. Then came Stock 1000 podium finishers Ashton Yates with his Jones Honda and Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim in seventh and eighth, respectively.

Forés’s teammate Brandon Paasch had rains fitted and came back from an off-track excursion to finish ninth. He was also given a five-second penalty for working on the bike on the grid.

Some big names who gambled with slicks paid the consequences, including Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin (11th) and Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong (14th).

Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach started from pit lane after opting to swap to rain tires after the warm-up lap. He rode through a lot of the pack to finish 10th, turning in the fifth-fastest lap of the race in the process.

Among the non-finishers were Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier and TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly, both of whom opted out after starting on slicks and realizing it was a mistake.

With his third win of the season, Petersen jumps to third in the Steel Commander Superbike Championship with 135 points. Gagne, who has been struggling with arm-pump issues, got some reprieve with the rain, and his second-place finish moved him past Fong and into the lead, 150-138.

Ducati teammates Herrin and Baz are fourth and fifth, respectively, 124-109.

Superbike Race 1

  1. Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
  2. Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
  3. Xavi Forés (Suzuki)
  4. Danilo Lewis (BMW)
  5. Richard Kerr (Honda)
  6. Ashton Yates (Honda)
  7. Hayden Gillim (Honda)
  8. Loris Baz (Ducati)
  9. Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
  10. JD Beach (BMW)

 

Quotes

Cam Petersen – Winner

“Like Jake (Gagne) said, as a team, we kind of sat down and decided to go with the rains and it worked out. It definitely was the right choice. But it was just such a fun race. It’s really fun racing with JG (Gagne) when you know that nothing crazy is going to happen. Nobody is going to throw a shot at you that’s sketchy or dangerous. It was funny because literally, like Jake said, we locked eyes going down the straightaway. I looked into his eyes, and I just started cracking up. The team did an incredible job in the short amount of time they had, with getting the bike somewhat into a wet setting. Just a good day overall. Third win on the season. I think coming into this season, I only had three Superbike wins. So, super stoked to get that in one season. Just looking forward to tomorrow. Looking forward to a dry race. I’ve felt good all weekend here, so I think tomorrow should be a good one and a dogfight. Congrats to these two boys for being on the podium. Congrats to Xavi (Forés) on his first (MotoAmerica) Superbike podium. Let’s go get it tomorrow.”

Jake Gagne – Second Place

“The little sighting lap thing we had, it was already really sketchy. Just to kind of be safer, I thought it would be a good call. It was a tough call, but these bikes work really good in the rain. Like Xavi (Forés) said, it was only 10 aps, so even if it started drying, we could just burn up that tire. Fortunately for us, it kept raining. It got really, really tricky even on rains there at the end. Hats off to Cam (Petersen). It was fun racing him down to the wire again. Red flag caught me by surprise, too. I only saw his hand. But good day. Obviously, it’s been a tough couple races. To be back on the podium is good. One, two for the team is awesome. So, we’ll see what happens tomorrow.”

Xavi Forés – Third Place

“Honestly, when I saw the race distance was 10 laps, it was still light rain. I said, ‘We have to take the chance to go with wet.’ Also, I saw the guys (Petersen and Gagne) putting the rain tires and said, ‘Let’s do the same.’ It was not a very long-distance race. The track was a bit tricky at the beginning. If you got the chance to get the gap at the beginning with the rain tires, by the time they are catching you, the race is nearly finished. Then we had also a red flag. So, it was a little bit of a gamble, but we managed quite well. I was happy. The first part of the race, I tried to follow them, but I was taking so much risk. I was spinning a lot. We didn’t have the chance to go softer with the springs in the rear, so I said, let’s take this podium back home and get the feeling and start here. Tomorrow, maybe if it’s dry, we’re going to have another chance to stay in the top five. We made some good changes this weekend. I changed nearly the whole bike from yesterday to today. The pace is there, so I’m very happy. After Brainerd when I crashed, my shoulder is still not 100 percent. To be here on the podium is good. Pretty happy. Looking for more, for sure.”

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Petersen and Gagne Finish 1-2 at The Ridge

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing makes championship gains, scoring a dominant 1-2 finish with Cameron Petersen and Jake Gagne in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at The Ridge

 

Cameron Petersen (45) and Jake Gagne (1). Photo courtesy Yamaha.
Cameron Petersen (45) and Jake Gagne (1). Photo courtesy Yamaha.

 

MARIETTA, Ga. –  June 30, 2024 – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen scored his third victory of the season, closely followed by teammate Jake Gagne in yesterday’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Tire choice proved to be key as weather unexpectedly loomed and would ultimately descend on the 2.47-mile track in Shelton, Washington. The team shod their R1s with rain tires, and both riders took full advantage to score a dominant 1-2 finish and make gains in the hotly contested premier-class title chase, with Gagne reclaiming the points lead and Petersen advancing to third.

Petersen got the day off to a great start, qualifying second to start on the front row of the grid. When it came time to race later in the afternoon, the weather deteriorated, and it was declared a wet race. Even though the track was drying at the time, there was rain on the radar, so Petersen and his teammate lined up with rain tires. The South African got a great start in the mixed conditions to claim the lead and started to build a gap up front on the opening lap, but Gagne closed in. The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing duo set the pace up front and rode away from the competition. Although under pressure, Petersen held off the advances from his teammate in the final laps to secure the victory in the shortened, red-flagged race. His third win of the season resulted in an important points haul to move him within 15 points of his teammate at the top. 

Still not feeling 100% with arm pump issues, Gagne had a solid qualifying in fifth. He got a great start in the mixed conditions in third and then quickly moved to the runner-up spot. The defending three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion threw down some fast laps, closed in on his teammate, and made a couple of attempts to take the lead in the final laps but ultimately finished second in the red-flagged race. Gagne’s runner-up finish reclaimed the championship lead and gave the team their fourth double podium of the season. It was a 20-point gain for Gagne, who now holds a 12-point lead over fellow Yamaha rider Bobby Fong.  

The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team looks to keep the momentum rolling in this afternoon’s second race of Round 5 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington.

Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager

“It was another great day for the team at The Ridge. We made the right tire choice, and our R1s were on point. Cam and Jake brought it home for another 1-2 finish, and we took back the championship lead with Jake and made gains in the championship with Cam as well. After that tough weekend at Brainerd, we came back to smash the competition as promised. We will try to repeat it tomorrow in the dry.”

Cameron Petersen – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #45

“We had a look at the radar, and it looked like it was going to stick around for a while. The whole team put their heads together, and we decided that this was the right choice and it paid off. That was such a fun race. I started looking at Jake’s board and saw that we were pulling a gap. At that point, I just took a breath and knew we were in a good position and just tried to ride as smooth as possible. It’s so fun racing Jake. We know nothing stupid’s going to happen, so it allows us to race hard. We’re looking to keep the momentum in the championship rolling and get another win tomorrow in the dry.”

Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #1

“The rain was a surprise, so great job to the team making the right call. I had a great battle with Cam, and the Yamahas were perfect, so we had a good day! We’re ready for a shot in the dry tomorrow.”

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Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup: Race Two Results From Assen

Marco Morelli (95) leading Álvaro Carpe (83), Brian Uriarte (51), and the rest during Race Two at Assen. Photo courtesy Red Bull.
Marco Morelli (95) leading Álvaro Carpe (83), Brian Uriarte (51), and the rest during Race Two at Assen. Photo courtesy Red Bull.
Session for NED RookiesCup RAC2

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Red Bull:

Marco Morelli unpassable in Assen Rookies Race 2

After the red-hot Race 1 on Saturday, the Dutch clouds cooled the Assen track surface for Sunday afternoon and perhaps that helped Marco Morelli inspire a record pace and a superb victory. The Argentine can celebrate his 17th birthday on Wednesday in great style after his second win of the season.

A wonderful turn-around from his first lap crash yesterday and a superb demonstration of skill and consistency over 15 laps, 13.695 seconds quicker than Saturday’s race. Álvaro Carpe, the 17-year-old Spaniard chased him across the line (2nd) with 16-year-old Finn Rico Salmela (3rd).

6 KTMs had broken away from the field, towed by Morelli at a pace faster than Qualifying. At the finish, the rest of the field was 15 seconds behind, the same riders who had all finished in the lead pack on Saturday.

That 6 put on a thrilling, on-the-limit-at-every-corner, display. On the final lap, Saturday’s winner Brian Uriarte and 3rd place man Valentin Perrone both almost crashed as they tried to better Morelli.

Morelli’s perfect race

“Super good, I knew that I could do it, I feel that at all the tracks I am fast, I can be fast alone or with a group. So when I had the crash yesterday I was thinking, yes I am sad but tomorrow is another opportunity.”

“The group was much smaller, less overtaking less battles, less crazy people. All the race I pushed, and on the last lap I pushed more, I almost touched the green twice on the final lap and I was thinking, ‘oh, oh, oh.”

“At the last chicane, I braked absolutely as late as possible and I took victory. I think this is better than the win at the start of the year in Jerez. I dedicate it to my Dad and his birthday plus the little boss of my Junior Team Macauley Webb and also for me,” he grinned.

Carpe right there

“The race was so fast with Marco leading. Not too many overtakes, the group was smaller, the race was faster. The bike was more on the limit, tyres, bike, everything.”

“I was studying Marco to see if I could pass him on the last lap but had a small problem in Turn 5 coming out onto the straight and they all passed me. I pushed and coming back to the final corners I got to 3rd. Then Valentine made a save and I overtook for 2nd. I was trying to catch Marco and brake later in the last chicane but he was a bit too far.”.

Salmela on the limit

“It was a really difficult race, Marco was fast, I was struggling a lot, pushing hard and on the limit, more than yesterday, I could follow but I didn’t feel super confident with the front to try and overtake.”

“In the last lap, the plan was to pass a few riders but I had some chatter and ran wide. Then in the final fast left something happened and they gave me the opportunity, I took it.”

Uriarte went for it

“I got back with the group for the final lap,” explained the Spanish 15-year-old Cup points leader. “But in the fast chicane just before the final fast left I hit the rev limiter and couldn’t overtake. Then I went super hard into that last left and I tucked the front a little bit, also I saw Valentine tucking the front and I had to release the gas, everyone passed on the inside. I had calculated to pass Valentine and in the last corner Marco but it didn’t turn out, sometimes you learn and P4 has to be enough.

Perrone went even harder 

“Marco made an amazing race, every lap, pushing and pushing like crazy. I have to give him congrats,” smiled the Argentine 16-year-old. “In the last lap, I overtook Carpe and Brian and was P2. In the last fast left, I tried to overtake Marco and win but lost the front. I did a massive save and P5 is not so bad, good points for the championship and we’ll continue like this.”

Ruche Moodley hung on for 6th

“The pace was really fast today,” said the South African 17-year-old. “I think today I made a better race than yesterday because today I think I did everything I could have done. I was battling with Brian, I made a block pass and we lost the group. I couldn’t catch the group after that, the pace was quicker than Qualifying.”

MotoGP: More From the Motul TT Assen

Francesco Bagnaia (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.

Francesco Bagnaia’s win at the Motul TT Assen wasn’t just his third in a row at the track, but it was his fifth straight win. He has won the last three Grand Prix races and the last two Sprint races. Only a silly mistake in Barcelona where he crashed out of the lead of the Sprint race prevented him from notching up six straight wins. “We are very, very strong right now,” Bagnaia said in the post-race news conference. Announcements in recent days about he dramatic changes in store for Ducati in 2025 – losing two race-winning riders, losing a team, putting Marc Marquez on the factory squad – did little to faze Bagnaia, he said, adding that he’s quite content to not be the subject of conversation and speculation.

Jorge Martin (89) opted for the medium front tire, as opposed to the hard that Francesco Bagnaia used. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Enea Bastianini (23) came flying through the field to take the final podium spot. Pedro Acosta (31) ran with the second pack but crashed on the last lap. Photo by Michael Gougis.
When Fermin Aldeguer (54) is quick, as he was this weekend at Assen, he is among the fastest riders in Moto2. But his season has been plagued by inconsistency. Second place at Assen was only his third podium of the year. Aldeguer, who is contracted with Ducati in MotoGP for the next two years, is fifth in the Championship, 55 points behind Sergio Garcia. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Collin Veijer (95) looked as though he had his home race locked up until his qualifying crash. He still battled to the front of the Moto3 field, but he could not hold off the steady, persistent challenge of Ivan Ortola (48). Photo by Michael Gougis.
American Kristian Daniel Jr. battled with the second group in Sunday’s Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race, finishing ninth. The Rookie Cup bikes are serious racing machines, topping 137 miles an hour at Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

 

 

MotoAmerica: Warm-Up Results From Ridge Motorsports Park

Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo courtesy California Superbike School.
Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo courtesy California Superbike School.

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Results from the warm-up sessions Sunday morning at the MotoAmerica Superbikes At The Ridge event at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. 

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MotoGP: Race Results From The Motul TT Assen (Updated)

TT Circuit Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Francesco Bagnaia (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.

Francesco Bagnaia shot to the front, pulled a half a second on the field in a lap and was never headed en route to the MotoGP win at the Motul TT Assen.

World Championship leader Jorge Martin overcame a grid penalty and was in second by the end of the first lap, but he was never close to Bagnaia, took second and protected his points lead.

Bagnaia’s teammate, Enea Bastianini, came from deep in the field to snatch third, ahead of a fierce battle for fourth between Marc Marquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Maverick Vinales.

Martin led Bagnaia 200-190 in the World Championship points chase, with Marc Marquez third with 149.

Update: Following the race, Marc Marquez received a 16-second time penalty for improper tire pressure, dropping him from fourth to 10th. The revised race results are below and the original race results are below that. At post time, Dorna had not yet issued revised World Championship point standings.

 

Session for NED MotoGP RAC
 MotoGP Race Classification

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Hat-trick hero: Bagnaia retains Assen crown ahead of Martin, penalty for Marquez

It’s now 10 points in it at the top of the table and a little further back to #MM93 after a tyre pressure penalty sees the eight-time World Champion classified tenth

Sunday, 30 June 2024

Francesco Bagnaia’s Motul TT Assen couldn’t have been better. The Ducati Lenovo Team rider did the double from pole, with a Sunday masterclass cutting the Championship deficit to just 10 points as Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) was forced to follow him home and focus on limiting the damage. Bagnaia is the first rider to win three successive MotoGP™️ Grand Prix races in a single season since he did it in 2022 with four in a row from Assen to Misano, it’s his third win in a row at the TT Circuit Assen, and he equals Casey Stoner’s 23 wins with Ducati to tie the MotoGP™ Legend as the two most successful riders with the Borgo Panigale factory. All that said, Martin will now look to use his right of reply in Germany.

Meanwhile, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) charged up from a tougher qualifying to complete the podium, denying Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing). Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) was also denied after crossing the line in fourth, with a tyre pressure penalty dropping him to P10.

As the lights went out, Bagnaia nailed the start to take the holeshot, with Viñales just holding onto second to deny Martin. Still, the #89 launched it to near perfection from his P5 after that three-place penalty, and soon enough he did get it done to take over in second. Marc Marquez, meanwhile, was on the march and soon put his own moves on Viñales to slot into third.

That duo stayed glued together as the battle behind was hotting up. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) had shot up past front-row starter Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), but soon it was Di Giannantonio on the move, and he made it past Acosta at Turn 1, caught the Marquez-Viñales duo and then pounced on the Aprilia at the final chicane. Next up: #MM93.

By 19 to go, the yellow flash of the VR46 machine went past, but with Marquez also seeming to gesture at the Italian and make it a little easier for him too. Expecting to have been in a group fight and set up for it? Wanting a reference to follow? Either way, the two Ducatis stayed close together, with Viñales on their tail and Acosta on his. Lap by lap, however, Bastianini was cutting the deficit to the podium battle.

He made it past the rookie by nine to go, and a lap later the group shuffled again. Diggia was wide, Marc Marquez didn’t seem to want to take advantage, and Viñales shot past both. Bastianini was then right on that trio once again, and by seven to go was past Diggia. A lap later he did a near carbon copy on Marquez to take over in fourth, with a bit of a closer racing kiss for the #93, who headed wide but recovered it in time to keep Di Giannantonio at bay. At the time, anyway, before the two started duelling, Acosta got involved once more, and it looked like Viñales and Bastianini had disappeared up the road. But not so.

At the final chicane, the ‘Beast’ struck for the podium and got past Viñales with four full laps remaining, and from there the group couldn’t quite stay with him. By the penultimate lap it then looked like a Viñales-Marquez duel for the podium, but there was still drama to come.

On the final lap, Acosta slid out at Turn 7, and then Viñales headed just wide enough to allow Marquez through, leaving it an Aprilia-VR46 drag to the line for fifth instead. But when all is judged and confirmed, Viñales was forced to drop one position due to exceeding track limits at the chicane, promoting Diggia to fifth, and then the tyre pressure penalty for Marquez saw the #93 drop to P10.

When the dust settles, Bagnaia’s masterclass puts the cherry on top of a weekend that saw him top every session bar Warm Up, but Martin took a valuable second. Bastianini takes back-to-back podiums to recover from a P10 qualifying, and it’s Diggia classified fourth ahead of Viñales, with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) taking P6 after a quiet but valuable ride. Alex Marquez takes P7 ahead of a solid result for Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) in eighth, with Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing) next up ahead of the #93 completing the top ten. Check out the full results below.

Unfortunately, one piece of tougher news on the grid was for Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™), who suffered a big crash at Turn 1 and was declared unfit for a right wrist fracture.

Now, the paddock heads for Germany. It’s ten points in it, a venue we’ve seen Martin deny Bagnaia before… and some of the most successful turf Marc Marquez has ever raced. Will the number 93 be able to find that form at one of his true signature tracks, or do his rivals have a statement of their own up their sleeves? Join us next weekend to find out!

 

 

Moto2: Race Results From the Motul TT Assen

TT Circuit Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Ai Ogura (79) leads Tony Arbolino (14), Alonso Lopez (21), Sergio Garcia (3), Manuel Gonzalez (18), Jake Dixon (96) and Diogo Moreira (10) en route to the Moto2 win at Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Ai Ogura took advantage of a long lap penalty handed to Fermin Aldeguer and held off a resurgent Aldeguer to win the Motul TT Assen Moto2 race by 0.571 seconds.

Ogura’s MT Helmets – MSI teammate Sergio Garcia was third, making it an all-Boscoscuro chassis podium.

Garcia held on to the lead of the Championship over Ogura, 138-124, with American Joe Roberts, who missed the race due to injury, in third with 115 points.

Moto2 Race Classification
 Moto2 World Championship worldstanding

 

Moto3: Results From the Motul TT Assen

TT Circuit Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Ivan Ortola (48) leads Angel Piqueras (72), Collin Veijer (95), David Munoz (64) and Adrian Fernandez (31) in the Moto3 race at Assen. Photo by Michael Gougis.

Ivan Ortola took advantage of a minute last-lap mistake by Collin Veijer to take the lead on the outside of the final chicane and win the Moto3 race at the Motul TT Assen by 0.012 seconds.

Veijer was a clear second, nearly 2.2 seconds ahead of David Munoz, who took the final podium spot.

David Alonso, who finished fifth, leads the Championship 154-115 over Veijer, with Daniel Holgado, who finished 11th, in third with 111 points.

Moto3 Race Classification
 Moto3 World Championship Standings worldstanding

MotoGP: Di Giannantonio Leads Morning Warmup At Assen

Fabio Di Giannantonio (49). Photo by Michael Gougis.

Pertamina Endurance VR46 Racing Team’s Fabio Di Giannantonio led the MotoGP morning warmup at the Motul TT Assen ahead of the afternoon’s full-length Grand Prix race.

Under cloudy skies and on a cool track, Di Giannantonio led Marc Marquez and Maverick Vinales, but the times were relatively slow. Di Giannantonio’s 1:32.309 was nearly two seconds slower than Francesco Bagnaia’s pole lap of 1:30.540.

MotoGP Warmup Classification

American Flat Track: Race Results From The Lima Half-Mile

Dallas Daniels (32), Davis Fisher (67), Jared Mees (1), and Brandon Robinson (44) leads the AFT Supertwins field off the line at the Lima Half-Mile. Photo by Tim Lester, courtesy AFT.
Dallas Daniels (32), Davis Fisher (67), Jared Mees (1), and Brandon Robinson (44) lead the AFT Supertwins field off the line at the Lima Half-Mile. Photo by Tim Lester, courtesy AFT.

Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) Championship

Lima Half-Mile

Lima, Ohio

June 29, 2024

Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Tom Drane (Yam), 4 laps

2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -0.005 second

3. Kody Kopp (KTM), -1.965

4. Evan Renshaw (Hon), -2.756

 

 

Provisional Mission SuperTwins Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 4 laps

2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -0.863 second

3. Jared Mees (Ind), -1.452

4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -2.426

 

 

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

1. Tom Drane (Yam), 21 laps

2. Kody Kopp (KTM), -0.472 second

3. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -4.229

4. Trent Lowe (Hon), -15.061

5. James Ott (Hus), -15.208

6. Evan Renshaw (Hon), -16.148

7. Aidan RoosEvans (Yam), -16.527

8. Tyler Raggio (KTM), -21.283

9. Travis Petton (KTM), -24.520

10. Logan Eisenhard (KTM), -26.614

11. Hunter Bauer (Yam), -1 lap

12. Jared Lowe (Hon), -1 lap

13. Jacob Vanderkooi (Hus), -1 lap

14. Evan Kelleher (KTM), -1 lap

15. Landen Kawczak (KTM), -1 lap

16. Justin Jones (Hus), -1 lap

17. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -1 lap

18. Jordan Jean (Hon), -1 lap

19. Tarren Santero (Hon), -2 laps

 

 

Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 26 laps

2. Jared Mees (Ind), -6.478 seconds

3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -7.444

4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -10.015

5. Briar Bauman (KTM), -12.623

6. Brandon Price (Yam), -17.610

7. Jarod VanDerKooi (Ind), -21.453

8. Dalton Gauthier (Roy), -22.332

9. Chad Cose (Yam), -1 lap

10. Cameron Smith (KTM), -1 lap

11. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -1 lap

12. Logan Mcgrane (Kaw), -1 lap

13. Declan Bender (Ind), -1 lap

14. Dan Bromley (Hon), -1 lap

15. Wyatt Vaughan (Kaw), -2 laps

16. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), -2 laps

17. Michael Hill (Yam), -2 laps

18. Ryan Wells (Kaw), -17 laps, DNF

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by AFT:

Daniels Devastates Rivals in Lima Blowout

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 29, 2024) – Grand National Championship leader Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) checked off another career goal with a peerless performance in this year’s edition of the Lima Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle and Drag Specialties, Round 9 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing,

Despite lining up for Saturday’s Main Event as the only rider among the leading Mission AFT SuperTwins title contenders without a prior win at the Allen County Fairgrounds to his name – and despite Yamaha similarly being without a premier-class victory in the history of the fabled event in Lima, Ohio – Daniels was simply unstoppable from start to finish.

The Estenson Racing hero immediately leapt out into the lead and set about executing his escape. Ripping off a series of laps quicker than anyone had managed all day long, Daniels stretched out his advantage by big chunks over the race’s opening half.

With some three seconds separating him from Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) and five from Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750), Daniels was already deep into traffic by the race’s halfway point. Even after easing up late, he would go on to lap more than half the field before at last taking the checkered flag with nearly six-and-a-half seconds in hand.

Despite the one-sided nature of the win, there was still a fair amount of drama near the front. Reigning champion Mees reeled Robinson in from a couple seconds back, ultimately moving through with an inside-outside-inside maneuver as the clocks hit zero.

That development was actually to Daniels’ benefit – at least for the time being – as it allowed him to open his championship lead over second-ranked Robinson that much further. He now leads by 21-points over the Mission Roof Systems pilot (195-174) with the factory Indian ace two points further adrift in third (172).

Daniels said, “When you’re a little kid, there are just certain tracks you dream of winning. As soon as I got on that twin, something clicked (here), but I just got nipped by some really great riders. It was a tough pill to swallow because both years I was fast… I just knew I had to get the job done tonight.

“I got a good start, and I just put my head down those first few laps, and the rest is history. We made a little bit of a change before the Main Event, and I was a little bit skeptical on it. But (my crew) sat me down and said they trusted it, and whatever they trust, I trust. Things were just clicking; I felt like I was on a cloud just riding. What a night.”

Last year’s Lima HM winner, Briar Bauman (No. 3 Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke), got away in fourth but proved unable to match the torrid early pace at the front. Instead, he found himself fighting a losing battle in his attempt to keep Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750) pinned behind him to hold the position to the end.

Brandon Price (No. 92 Memphis Shades/Sody Ent/OTBR Yamaha MT-07) finished five seconds back of the Fisher-Bauman fight in sixth, followed by Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750) and Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650), who was actually the final rider still on the lead lap despite taking eighth.

Chad Cose (No. 49 CTR/Indian Motorcycle Of Oklahoma City Yamaha MT-07) and Cameron Smith (No. 34 RVR/KTM/Schaefer’s Motorsport KTM 790 Duke) completed the top ten.

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER

Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) overcame the best efforts of a motivated Kody Kopp (No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F) to win the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Main Event at Lima.

While Chase Saathoff (No. 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R) took the holeshot from pole, Drane cut up underneath him to snatch away the lead exiting Turn 2 on the opening lap.

Even though Drane gapped the field by nearly one-and-a-half seconds by the time the race hit halfway, Kopp charged like a champion once he finally overhauled Saathoff and fixed his sights on the Australian.

The Rick Ware Racing star proceeded to eat up tenths per lap, closing to within a quarter of a second as the two encountered thick swaths of lapped traffic with just over a minute remaining.

Just as Kopp was attempting to execute a decisive move, the two stormed past a downed rider and then negotiated another pack of slower traffic that kicked up a wave of pea gravel. Whether Kopp expected a red flag, simply lost out through the lappers, or some combination of the two, Drane took full advantage of the chaos to emerge with his grip on the race resecured.

The Estenson Racing ace sailed on to earn his third victory of the season by just under a half second, snapping Kopp’s three-race win streak in the process.

Drane said, “(Lima’s) definitely similar to what we race back home… To be able to get this win feels so good. I can’t thank my whole team enough for all the effort they’ve put in and all the training we’ve done so we can race so hard the whole race. I could feel Kody coming towards the end there, and I had to really put those last laps together.”

Saathoff took a lonely third, but his sixth podium of the season wasn’t enough to prevent Drane from seizing control of second in the standings. Kopp still leads both challengers by a significant margin, 204-172-168.

The championship’s fourth- and fifth-ranked riders, Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) and James Ott (No. 19 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), finished in those same positions on Saturday but only after chasing down promising rookie Evan Renshaw (No. 265 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), who equaled his best-career Progressive AFT finish in sixth.

Aiden RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust/ATV’s and More Yamaha YZ450F), Tyler Raggio (No. 55 Raggio Racing/Sluggo Racing KTM 450 SX-F), Travis Petton IV (No. 82 ECG Racing/A.M Ortega KTM 450 SX-F), and Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Hannum’s Harley-Davidson KTM 450 SX-F) rounded out the top ten.

Next Up:

Progressive American Flat Track will conclude its month-long run of four consecutive races with the Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, on Saturday, July 6. Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/trackenterprises/events/duquoin-mile-2024-80042 to secure your tickets today.

For those who can’t catch the action from the circuit, FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive AFT. Sign up now and catch every second of the on-track action, from the first practice to the victory podium, at https://flosports.link/aft.

FOX Sports coverage of the Lima Half-Mile, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Saturday, July 6, at 10:00 a.m. ET (7:00 a.m. PT).

For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.

MotoAmerica: Super Hooligan Race One Results From Ridge

Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo courtesy California Superbike School.
Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo courtesy California Superbike School.

Dunlop has been involved with professional and amateur road racing for many decades. This experience has helped foster some of the most extensive technological advancements and manufacturing capabilities to develop groundbreaking new products for road racers around the world. Dunlop’s Sportmax Slicks are the Official Tires of the MotoAmerica Series and offer the ultimate in-track performance for club racers and professionals alike. Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S.A. Follow @ridedunlop on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X for the latest Dunlop news.

Cody Wyman won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race One Saturday at rainy Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his KWR Harley-Davidson Pan America on Dunlop rain tires, the youngest of the three Wyman brothers won the restarted four-lap race by 7.997 seconds.

Hayden Schultz took the runner-up spot, giving KWR Harley-Davidson a 1-2 finish.

Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara said he was happy to finish third on his S&S Cycle Indian FTR 1200.

Hawk Mazzotta got fourth on his RSD/Trackhouse Racing Indian.

Travis Wyman rounded out the top five finishers on his Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson.

O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss crashed during the original start of the race, made the restart, but was forced to retire with a mechanical problem.

Travis Wyman’s teammate Cory West got the holeshot on the restart but highsided in Turn One and Did Not Finish (DNF).

Jake Lewis, the third Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson rider, crashed on the first lap of the original race start and did not make the restart.

 

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MotoAmerica: Superbike Race One Results From Ridge (Updated)

Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo courtesy California Superbike School.
Ridge Motorsports Park. Photo courtesy California Superbike School.

Dunlop has been involved with professional and amateur road racing for many decades. This experience has helped foster some of the most extensive technological advancements and manufacturing capabilities to develop groundbreaking new products for road racers around the world. Dunlop’s Sportmax Slicks are the Official Tires of the MotoAmerica Series and offer the ultimate in-track performance for club racers and professionals alike. Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S.A. Follow @ridedunlop on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X for the latest Dunlop news.

 

Cameron Petersen won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race One in rainy conditions Saturday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.

Petersen and his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha Racing teammate Jake Gagne were nose-to-tail all the way and even exchanged the some close passes, but when a red flag brought the race to a premature end after eight laps, Petersen was declared the winner for the third time in 2024.

The wet conditions allowed three-time and defending Champion Gagne to ride without the arm pump problems that have plagued him all season and take second place, 0.032 second behind Petersen.

Xavi Fores, riding in placed of injured Richie Escalante on a Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R, got third place and his first MotoAmerica Superbike podium finish.

Danilo Lewis was fourth on his Stock 1000-spec Team Brazil BMW.

AMD Motosport RK Racing Honda rider Richard Kerr scored fifth.

Ashton Yates was challenging Kerr but had to settle for sixth on his Jones Honda.

Hayden Gillim brought his Real Steel Motorsports Honda home in seventh.

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz was the top-finishing rider, eighth, known to have been on slicks.

Fores’ teammate Brandon Paasch came back from a big off-track excursion on the first lap time take ninth.

Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s JD Beach pitted after the warm-up lap to change from slicks to rain tires, started the race last from pit lane, and worked his way up to 10th by the finish.

 

 

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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

 
Splish-Splash It’s Petersen Over Gagne In Wet Ridge Race One

Cameron Petersen Tops Teammate Jake Gagne In Surprise Wet Race At Ridge Motorsports Park

 

Cameron Petersen (45) got the jump on the field at the start of the Steel Commander Superbike race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Cameron Petersen (45) got the jump on the field at the start of the Steel Commander Superbike race on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

SHELTON, WA (June 29, 2024) – Rain races are difficult. Rain races when you’re not quite sure if they are going to stay wet are even worse. Turns out that the surprise rain on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park ended up truly surprising a lot of the field – but not the Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing and Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teams.

The result was a runaway one-two finish for the Yamaha squad with Cameron Petersen beating his teammate Jake Gagne by just .032 of a second in the red-flag-shortened race that was already shortened because of the conditions. The two crews had fitted Dunlop rain tires to Petersen’s and Gagne’s YZF-R1s and it paid dividends.

 

Petersen (45) and his teammate Jake Gagne (1) flew in formation for most of the race. Petersen took the victory, his third of the season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Petersen (45) and his teammate Jake Gagne (1) flew in formation for most of the race. Petersen took the victory, his third of the season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

Third place went to the other factory team that got it right with Xavi Forés earning his first-career MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike podium by splish-splashing his way to third on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki with its full Dunlop rain tires. Forés ended up 9.5 seconds behind the Yamaha duo and some three seconds clear of Team Brazil’s Danilo Lewis with the Superbike Cup series leader also on rains.

 

Xavi Forés (34) finished third while pole-sitter Loris Baz (76) gambled on slick tires and finished sixth with Danilo Lewis (94) ending up fourth. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Xavi Forés (34) finished third while pole-sitter Loris Baz (76) gambled on slick tires and finished sixth with Danilo Lewis (94) ending up fourth. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

 

The first of those using slick racing tires was eighth-placed Loris Baz on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati with the Frenchman somehow keeping the Panigale V4 upright to cross the line a minute and 13 seconds off Petersen’s winning pace.

In between Lewis and Baz came AMD Motorsport RK Racing’s Richard Kerr, the Irishman at home in the conditions. Then came Stock 1000 podium finishers Ashton Yates with his Jones Honda and Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim in seventh and eighth, respectively.

Forés’s teammate Brandon Paasch had rains fitted and came back from an off-track excursion to finish ninth. He was also given a five-second penalty for working on the bike on the grid.

Some big names who gambled with slicks paid the consequences, including Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin (11th) and Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong (14th).

Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach started from pit lane after opting to swap to rain tires after the warm-up lap. He rode through a lot of the pack to finish 10th, turning in the fifth-fastest lap of the race in the process.

Among the non-finishers were Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier and TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly, both of whom opted out after starting on slicks and realizing it was a mistake.

With his third win of the season, Petersen jumps to third in the Steel Commander Superbike Championship with 135 points. Gagne, who has been struggling with arm-pump issues, got some reprieve with the rain, and his second-place finish moved him past Fong and into the lead, 150-138.

Ducati teammates Herrin and Baz are fourth and fifth, respectively, 124-109.

Superbike Race 1

  1. Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
  2. Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
  3. Xavi Forés (Suzuki)
  4. Danilo Lewis (BMW)
  5. Richard Kerr (Honda)
  6. Ashton Yates (Honda)
  7. Hayden Gillim (Honda)
  8. Loris Baz (Ducati)
  9. Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
  10. JD Beach (BMW)

 

Quotes

Cam Petersen – Winner

“Like Jake (Gagne) said, as a team, we kind of sat down and decided to go with the rains and it worked out. It definitely was the right choice. But it was just such a fun race. It’s really fun racing with JG (Gagne) when you know that nothing crazy is going to happen. Nobody is going to throw a shot at you that’s sketchy or dangerous. It was funny because literally, like Jake said, we locked eyes going down the straightaway. I looked into his eyes, and I just started cracking up. The team did an incredible job in the short amount of time they had, with getting the bike somewhat into a wet setting. Just a good day overall. Third win on the season. I think coming into this season, I only had three Superbike wins. So, super stoked to get that in one season. Just looking forward to tomorrow. Looking forward to a dry race. I’ve felt good all weekend here, so I think tomorrow should be a good one and a dogfight. Congrats to these two boys for being on the podium. Congrats to Xavi (Forés) on his first (MotoAmerica) Superbike podium. Let’s go get it tomorrow.”

Jake Gagne – Second Place

“The little sighting lap thing we had, it was already really sketchy. Just to kind of be safer, I thought it would be a good call. It was a tough call, but these bikes work really good in the rain. Like Xavi (Forés) said, it was only 10 aps, so even if it started drying, we could just burn up that tire. Fortunately for us, it kept raining. It got really, really tricky even on rains there at the end. Hats off to Cam (Petersen). It was fun racing him down to the wire again. Red flag caught me by surprise, too. I only saw his hand. But good day. Obviously, it’s been a tough couple races. To be back on the podium is good. One, two for the team is awesome. So, we’ll see what happens tomorrow.”

Xavi Forés – Third Place

“Honestly, when I saw the race distance was 10 laps, it was still light rain. I said, ‘We have to take the chance to go with wet.’ Also, I saw the guys (Petersen and Gagne) putting the rain tires and said, ‘Let’s do the same.’ It was not a very long-distance race. The track was a bit tricky at the beginning. If you got the chance to get the gap at the beginning with the rain tires, by the time they are catching you, the race is nearly finished. Then we had also a red flag. So, it was a little bit of a gamble, but we managed quite well. I was happy. The first part of the race, I tried to follow them, but I was taking so much risk. I was spinning a lot. We didn’t have the chance to go softer with the springs in the rear, so I said, let’s take this podium back home and get the feeling and start here. Tomorrow, maybe if it’s dry, we’re going to have another chance to stay in the top five. We made some good changes this weekend. I changed nearly the whole bike from yesterday to today. The pace is there, so I’m very happy. After Brainerd when I crashed, my shoulder is still not 100 percent. To be here on the podium is good. Pretty happy. Looking for more, for sure.”

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Petersen and Gagne Finish 1-2 at The Ridge

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing makes championship gains, scoring a dominant 1-2 finish with Cameron Petersen and Jake Gagne in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at The Ridge

 

Cameron Petersen (45) and Jake Gagne (1). Photo courtesy Yamaha.
Cameron Petersen (45) and Jake Gagne (1). Photo courtesy Yamaha.

 

MARIETTA, Ga. –  June 30, 2024 – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen scored his third victory of the season, closely followed by teammate Jake Gagne in yesterday’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at The Ridge Motorsports Park. Tire choice proved to be key as weather unexpectedly loomed and would ultimately descend on the 2.47-mile track in Shelton, Washington. The team shod their R1s with rain tires, and both riders took full advantage to score a dominant 1-2 finish and make gains in the hotly contested premier-class title chase, with Gagne reclaiming the points lead and Petersen advancing to third.

Petersen got the day off to a great start, qualifying second to start on the front row of the grid. When it came time to race later in the afternoon, the weather deteriorated, and it was declared a wet race. Even though the track was drying at the time, there was rain on the radar, so Petersen and his teammate lined up with rain tires. The South African got a great start in the mixed conditions to claim the lead and started to build a gap up front on the opening lap, but Gagne closed in. The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing duo set the pace up front and rode away from the competition. Although under pressure, Petersen held off the advances from his teammate in the final laps to secure the victory in the shortened, red-flagged race. His third win of the season resulted in an important points haul to move him within 15 points of his teammate at the top. 

Still not feeling 100% with arm pump issues, Gagne had a solid qualifying in fifth. He got a great start in the mixed conditions in third and then quickly moved to the runner-up spot. The defending three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion threw down some fast laps, closed in on his teammate, and made a couple of attempts to take the lead in the final laps but ultimately finished second in the red-flagged race. Gagne’s runner-up finish reclaimed the championship lead and gave the team their fourth double podium of the season. It was a 20-point gain for Gagne, who now holds a 12-point lead over fellow Yamaha rider Bobby Fong.  

The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team looks to keep the momentum rolling in this afternoon’s second race of Round 5 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington.

Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager

“It was another great day for the team at The Ridge. We made the right tire choice, and our R1s were on point. Cam and Jake brought it home for another 1-2 finish, and we took back the championship lead with Jake and made gains in the championship with Cam as well. After that tough weekend at Brainerd, we came back to smash the competition as promised. We will try to repeat it tomorrow in the dry.”

Cameron Petersen – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #45

“We had a look at the radar, and it looked like it was going to stick around for a while. The whole team put their heads together, and we decided that this was the right choice and it paid off. That was such a fun race. I started looking at Jake’s board and saw that we were pulling a gap. At that point, I just took a breath and knew we were in a good position and just tried to ride as smooth as possible. It’s so fun racing Jake. We know nothing stupid’s going to happen, so it allows us to race hard. We’re looking to keep the momentum in the championship rolling and get another win tomorrow in the dry.”

Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #1

“The rain was a surprise, so great job to the team making the right call. I had a great battle with Cam, and the Yamahas were perfect, so we had a good day! We’re ready for a shot in the dry tomorrow.”

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