Mikayla Moore was fastest in MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One Friday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop spec tires, the defending Champion covered the 2.5-mile course in 2:04.845, breaking her own lap record of 2:05.286.
Aubrey Credaroli was the best of the rest with a 2:09.200, and Lauren Prince was third-quickest with a 2:09.603.
Emma Betters and Cassie Creer both crashed in a chain-reaction accident heading into Turn One that brought out a red flag. Both riders walked away from the scene.
Hayden Gillim was fastest during MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP on Dunlop spec tires, the defending Champion turned a 1:41.180, which was enough to claim provisional pole position and eclipse Corey Alexander’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:41.531.
Jayson Uribe was the best of the rest at 1:42.050 on his OrangeCat Racing BMW.
Jones Honda rider Ashton Yates was third-fastest with a lap time of 1:42.551.
Benjamin Smith crashed his FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha during the session, but the 1:43.027 he did before he fell ranked him fourth.
Andrew Lee finished fifth with a 1:43.198 on his Motorsport Exotica BMW.
Other crashers in Q1 included BPR Racing’s Bryce Prince and BWR – Ron Bishop Motorcycles’ Bradley Ward.
Loris Baz topped MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the Frenchman navigated the 2.5-mile course in 1:40.034 to claim provisional pole position.
Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin was second-best and only 0.163 second back with a 1:40.197.
Bobby Fong, the current Championship point leader, was third-fastest Friday afternoon with a time of 1:40.304 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Free Practice One leader Cameron Petersen was fourth in Q1 with a lap at 1:40.382.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne was right behind him in fifth at 1:40.809.
Back from an injury suffered at Road America, Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW rider Cameron Beaubier finished the session in sixth with a 1:41.113 he did after suffering a small crash.
Xavi Fores’ 1:41.244 on his Vision Wheel Suzuki GSX-R1000R was good enough for seventh.
Sean Dylan Kelly was eighth with a time of 1:41.418 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW.
Real Steel Motorsports Honda rider Hayden Gillim finished ninth with a 1:41.611.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach rounded out the top 10 in the session with a lap at 1:42.309.
Baz Leads The Way On Opening Day At Ridge Motorsports Park
It’s A Ducati One-Two With Baz And Herrin On Top In Washington
SHELTON, WA (June 28, 2024) – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz and Josh Herrin had a perfect afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park with the pair riding their Ducati Panigale V4 Rs to the top two spots on the front row provisionally heading into tomorrow morning’s Q2 session.
Loris Baz (76) led the way on Friday by earning provisional pole position in Steel Commander Superbike qualifying at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mathew Scholtz (11) set a new lap record en route to earning provisional pole position in the Supersport class. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Loris Baz led the way on Friday by earning provisional pole position in Steel Commander Superbike qualifying at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
The pair were just .063 of a second apart after the 40-minute Q1 session on a sunny Friday with both setting their best laps on their 12th go-around. Baz lapped at a best of 1:40.034 with Herrin turning in a 1:40.197.
MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Championship points leader Bobby Fong ended up third quickest on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1 and just .270 of a second behind Baz.
Next came the two Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen and Jake Gagne with those two the last two riders in the 1:40s.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier was sixth fastest in his return to action after undergoing surgery three weeks ago on his broken right heel. Beaubier’s session was shortened with a slow tip-over and he ended up just a tick over a second from Baz’s best lap.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Xavi Forés was seventh and the best Suzuki and just ahead of EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and his BMW M 1000 RR.
Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach rounded out the top 10 heading into tomorrow’s Q2 session.
Stock 1000 – Gillim Over Uribe
Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim was the only rider to lap in the 1:41s with him and his Honda CBR1000RR-R SP breaking the lap record in the Stock class with his 1:41.180 on Friday, which was .870 of a second better than OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe.
Gillim has won three of the first four Stock 1000 races of the season with Uribe winning the fourth.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, who earned his first podium finish of the season at the past round in Brainerd, Minnesota, ended the day third fastest with FLO4LAW Racing’s Benjamin Smith and OrangeCat Racing’s Travis Wyman completing the top five in Q1.
Supersport – Scholtz!
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz broke the Supersport lap record on Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park on Friday en route to earning provisional pole position on his Yamaha YZF-R6.
Scholtz, who sits second in the Supersport series point standings coming into the Ridge Motorsports Park round, led championship points leader PJ Jacobsen and his Rahal Ducati Moto Panigale V2 by .450 of a second to earn provisional pole.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis ended opening day third and .493 of a second off Scholtz’s best lap.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/Code 3 Associates’ Corey Alexander ended the day fourth fastest and just ahead of his teammate Kayla Yaakov with three Rahal Ducatis in the top five on opening day.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – O’Hara Starts It Off
S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycles’ Tyler O’Hara led the way in the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship class on Friday with the defending series champion earning provisional pole position.
O’Hara ran off track early in the session but bounced back to lap at 1:46.432 and top championship points leader Cory West and his Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson Pan America by just .017 of a second.
West’s teammate Jake Lewis ended the day third fastest with KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Stefano Mesa rounding out the top five. Lewis was just .260 of a second behind O’Hara
O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss, who sits second in the title chase, only did four laps before his Indian had a technical issue and only completed two laps on a track he’d never seen before. Herfoss ended the day 11th.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race – Who Else But Moore
Mikayla Moore did what she normally does on a Friday, on a Saturday and a Sunday. She went fast. The Upper Marlboro, Maryland, rider started off her weekend with provisional pole position and a new lap record on her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650.
Moore lapped at a best of 2:04.845, which was 4.455 faster than second-placed Aubrey Credaroli. Lauren Prince had her best effort to date with the third fastest lap of the day and less than a second off Credaroli’s best.
Kira Knebel and Emma Betters rounded out the top five.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Ducati domination on day one at The Ridge for the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship
Sunnyvale, Calif., June 28, 2024 — Loris Baz and Josh Herrin painted The Ridge Motorsport Park red on the opening day of action for round five of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati duo produced a dominant performance in Washington, Baz leading the charge with a 1:40.034 lap time of the 2.5-mile venue in Qualifying 1. Baz’s growing confidence was clear as the Frenchman delved into the Ducati Panigale V4 R’s electronics for his time attack, and after 18 laps across the day, he’s confident of grabbing a first-ever MotoAmerica victory this weekend.
Josh Herrin’s run of excellent form continued at The Ridge as he looks to further the Warhorse HSBK team’s podium streak. Herrin completed 17 laps across the day and finished with a best time of 1:40.197 for second overall.
All eyes will now be on the ultra-important Qualifying 2 session, which will start at 10:25 a.m. CDT on Saturday, June 29.
2024 The Ridge Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 1:40.034
P2 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:40.197
P3 – Bobby Fong 1:40.304
P4 – Cameron Petersen 1:40.382
P5 – Jake Gagne 1:40.809
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“It’s been a good day for sure,” Baz said. “FP1 was tough as I was still relearning the track. I had ridden here in 2021, but that was a long time ago, so I had to refamiliarize myself with the layout and get all the references correct because the corners are so blind here.
“This morning, I think we all made the same mistake of using the soft tire in the cold weather for FP1, but I was confident we could do the lap times. For qualifying, we made some electronic changes, and I did a lot of laps on the hard tire in case we needed to use that for the race. Then we put the softer tire in, and I felt great. The times came, and so did the confidence. I can ride more and more like I want, and this is a great feeling.”
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“Obviously, I want to be the guy in first, but to see our team finish the day one-two like that was really cool,” Herrin said. “It’s been a long time since Ducati had a one-two in American Superbike like that. It’s got to be at least since the early 2000s, so to do that is huge for this team.
“I’m happy to see Loris stepping up the pace because now we are close enough in terms of speed that we can use each other’s data and information to help each other. So, I’m really happy and I think we’ve got something for the pack come race one and two.”
Qualifying 2 is set for 10:25 a.m. CDT on Saturday, June 29. Race one is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CDT that same day, and race two is set for 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 30.
Mathew Scholtz was fastest during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 on Dunlop control tires, the South African lapped the 2.5-mile track in 1:42.538. Not only was that enough to top the field of 30 entries and claim provisional pole position, it was also fast enough to break Rocco Landers’ 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:42.774.
PJ Jacobsen, the current Championship point leader, was second-best with a 1:42.988 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2.
Jake Lewis was third-quickest with a 1:43.031 on his Altus Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R750.
Corey Alexander finished the session fourth with a lap time of 1:43.357 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/Code 3 Associates Panigale V2.
Jacobsen’s 17-year-old teammate Kayla Yaakov rounded out the top five riders in Q1 with a 1:43.529.
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024 | PRACTICE & QUALIFYING 1
SHELTON, WA., (6.28.2024) – Spirits are high in the paddock after all three riders ended Qualifying 1 in the top 5, with PJ Jacobsen finishing P2, Corey Alexander following in P4, and Kayla Yaakov rounding out P5.
The team looks forward to the rest of the weekend at the scenic Ridge Motorsports Park as the trio of riders take on Round 9 and 10 of competition, marking the half-way point of the championship season.
Jacobsen heads into tomorrow’s race as the championship leader with a two-point lead over Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz. In order to keep the championship lead, Jacobsen must finish ahead of Scholtz who is currently sitting on the provisional pole.
Despite missing the doubleheader at Road America, Alexander raced his way to sixth in the championship at Brainred after falling to ninth following the Road America weekend.
Yaakov has continued to make strides in her racing craft and abilities since her full-time debut in the Supersport Series. The 16-year old currently sits 10th in the championship with hopes of leaving the weekend sitting higher in the points rankings.
Tomorrow’s schedule hosts Qualifying 2 from 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM EST and the green flag will wave for Race 1 at 5:10 PM. Coverage of Race 1 will be available live on MAVTV and streamed at motoamericaliveplus.com.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P4 (1:45.501)
QUALIFYING 1: P2 (1:42.988)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “The first qualifying session went really well and we made some good improvements. This morning I had a small crash, but the first qualifying session was pretty positive. I feel confident going into tomorrow morning. I got held up in traffic, so I wasn’t able to make the time I wanted to make. We’re pretty close to lap record pace, [Mathew] Scholtz did it today, so we will see who goes faster tomorrow and try to get pole position on the XPEL bike.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P2 (1:44.803)
QUALIFYING 1: P4 (1:43.357)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a great day overall. I’ve always liked The Ridge a lot. Pace-wise, we are way ahead of where we were last year so we are in a better position to close the gap up to the front guys. I think we will make some improvements tonight and hopefully take some steps forward tomorrow.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P8 (1:46.468)
QUALIFYING 1: P5 (1:43.529)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Today was really good! We made some huge improvements from Practice 1 to Qualifying 1. It’s the best Friday we’ve had so far. The bike feels really solid, we just have to make some small tweaks before tomorrow. We have a really good chance of battling for the top five all weekend. I’m really excited and ready to go.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a really positive Friday for us. We had all three riders in the top five. That’s a first for our team. All the riders are happy with their bikes, so we’re going to try and make some small improvements to move up a bit and have a good race tomorrow and Sunday.”
Tyler O’Hara topped MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his S&S Indian FTR 1200 on Dunlop control tires, the defending Champion lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:46.432 to lead the field of 24 entries.
Cory West came up just short of O’Hara’s lap time with a 1:46.449 on his Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America.
West’s teammate Jake Lewis was third-quickest with a 1:46.692.
Kyle Wyman Racing’s (KWR) Hayden Scholtz made it three Harley-Davidsons in the top four thanks to his lap of 1:48.340.
And Stefano Mesa rounded out the top five riders with a 1:49.154 on his race-kitted Tytlers Cycle Racing Energica Eva Ribelle electric machine.
Mikayla Moore led MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop spec tires, the defending Champion navigated the 2.5-mile track in 2:09.636, to top the field of 13 female riders.
Camille Conrad was second with a 2:10.444, which put her much closer to Moore than at previous rounds.
Lauren Prince was equally close in third with a 2:11.375.
Cameron Petersen led MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. On board his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, Petersen covered the 2.5-mile road course in 1:41.529.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne, the three-time and defending Champion, was second-best with a 1:41.689.
Josh Herrin made it tight at the top with a time of 1:41.700 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Hayden Gillim was fourth-fastest with a 1:41.894 on his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, which is more of a Stock 1000 bike than a Superbike.
Cameron Beaubier was fifth with a 1:42.324 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR in spite of breaking his right heel less than four weeks earlier.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz did a 1:42.466, which put him sixth in the order.
In spite of riding with an injured shoulder from a crash less than two weeks ago at Brainerd, Xavi Fores did a seventh-quickest 1:42.669 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Bobby Fong, the current Championship points leader, was eighth in the opening practice with a 1:43.100 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Sean Dylan Kelly’s best lap time of 1:43.493 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW was good enough for ninth.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach rounded out the top 10 with a 1:43.668.
Mathew Scholtz was the quickest rider during MotoAmerica Supersport Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 on Dunlop spec tires, the South African lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:44.389 to lead the field of 30 entries.
Corey Alexander was the best of the rest with a 1:44.803 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die + Forming Panigale V2.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider Teagg Hobbs turned a third-fastest 1:45.387 on his GSX-R750.
PJ Jacobsen was fourth with a 1:45.501 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2.
Hobbs’ teammate Tyler Scott rounded out the top five in the session with a 1:45.946.
Álvaro Carpe took his second Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Pole after being clearly quickest through the late afternoon Qualifying session, the Spanish 17-year-old hit the top of the timing screen with his 2nd lap and improved with his 4th and 6th.
The blustery wind from the two free sessions had died away but neither FP1 leader Rico Salmela, the Finnish 16-year-old nor Valentin Perrone, the 16-year-old Argentine who headed FP2, could better Carpe when it mattered.
Salmela came closest with his 11th and final lap but was still 0.405 seconds off in 2nd. Brian Uriarte completes the front row and the 15-year-old Spanish Le Mans winner is keen to go a place better than the double second he recorded last time out in Mugello.
Carpe confident
“It is very important because Max is not here because of the penalty and I must make the most of that. I am 3rd in the championship 13 points behind Max and I must get the maximum points to go into the summer break with as big an advantage as possible. That is my goal.
“I started the session with a good feeling and the new tyre, as I caught the group it gave me a good reference and I could set the new lap record here so I’m very happy.”
Salmela will put it all together tomorrow
“A couple of times I had a good lap going, once I lost I think half a second in the last sector because I overtook 4 riders in the last corner. On the last lap, my quickest, I had to pass 2 riders in the braking to the last corner, it was difficult.”
“So I didn’t put that perfect lap together but I feel good with the overtaking and I think this is the most important for tomorrow, 2nd is a good place to start.”
Uriarte has game
“It’s my first time here but I did plenty of laps on the game,” he laughed. “It’s super fast, I enjoy that, a few bumps in some corners but I like it.”
“I had a little bit of chatter but I think it’s the same for everyone. For the race, no plan. You can have a plan but the races get crazy and so you just have to go for it.”
Marco Morelli 4th again
“It’s a fun track, it’s flat and I like that, I love the fast corners. It is more or less like Jerez,” explained the Argentine 16-year-old who won the first race of the year there. “I found a good pace but couldn’t do better than last year, I was 4th then too. That’s OK, I’m happy with the bike and the race should be good.”
Ruche Moodley 5th on his own
“I’m not totally happy with 5th but considering that I was riding alone, that’s not bad,” stated the 17-year-old South African. “But I want more in the race tomorrow and I was getting ready for the race. I think that to get the pole you need a slipstream but I just went alone because I did not want to lose time.”
Dodo Boggio 6th and happy
“I’m very happy because I have struggled in the Rookies this year and finally here I am finally going well,” smiled the 16-year-old Italian. “With the new tyre in Quali the bike felt great and I really enjoyed it so I think the race will be good.”
Broadcast
This weekend’s Rookies Cup races can be seen live on www.redbull.tv and on TV stations around the world.
Race 1 is at 17:00 CET on Saturday and Race 2 is on Sunday at 15:30, the show starts 10 minutes before the race.
Jayson Uribe led MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding an OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, the Californian navigated the undulating 2.5-mile course in 1:43.414 to lead the field of 33 riders.
Defending Champion Hayden Gillim was second-fastest with a time of 1:43.965 on his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Uribe’s teammate Travis Wyman was third-quickest with a 1:44.942.
The session was interrupted with a red flag to deal with a crash by Nolan Lamkin, who was seen later walking around the paddock.
Mikayla Moore was fastest in MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One Friday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop spec tires, the defending Champion covered the 2.5-mile course in 2:04.845, breaking her own lap record of 2:05.286.
Aubrey Credaroli was the best of the rest with a 2:09.200, and Lauren Prince was third-quickest with a 2:09.603.
Emma Betters and Cassie Creer both crashed in a chain-reaction accident heading into Turn One that brought out a red flag. Both riders walked away from the scene.
Hayden Gillim was fastest during MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP on Dunlop spec tires, the defending Champion turned a 1:41.180, which was enough to claim provisional pole position and eclipse Corey Alexander’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:41.531.
Jayson Uribe was the best of the rest at 1:42.050 on his OrangeCat Racing BMW.
Jones Honda rider Ashton Yates was third-fastest with a lap time of 1:42.551.
Benjamin Smith crashed his FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha during the session, but the 1:43.027 he did before he fell ranked him fourth.
Andrew Lee finished fifth with a 1:43.198 on his Motorsport Exotica BMW.
Other crashers in Q1 included BPR Racing’s Bryce Prince and BWR – Ron Bishop Motorcycles’ Bradley Ward.
Loris Baz topped MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the Frenchman navigated the 2.5-mile course in 1:40.034 to claim provisional pole position.
Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin was second-best and only 0.163 second back with a 1:40.197.
Bobby Fong, the current Championship point leader, was third-fastest Friday afternoon with a time of 1:40.304 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Free Practice One leader Cameron Petersen was fourth in Q1 with a lap at 1:40.382.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne was right behind him in fifth at 1:40.809.
Back from an injury suffered at Road America, Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW rider Cameron Beaubier finished the session in sixth with a 1:41.113 he did after suffering a small crash.
Xavi Fores’ 1:41.244 on his Vision Wheel Suzuki GSX-R1000R was good enough for seventh.
Sean Dylan Kelly was eighth with a time of 1:41.418 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW.
Real Steel Motorsports Honda rider Hayden Gillim finished ninth with a 1:41.611.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach rounded out the top 10 in the session with a lap at 1:42.309.
Baz Leads The Way On Opening Day At Ridge Motorsports Park
It’s A Ducati One-Two With Baz And Herrin On Top In Washington
SHELTON, WA (June 28, 2024) – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Loris Baz and Josh Herrin had a perfect afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park with the pair riding their Ducati Panigale V4 Rs to the top two spots on the front row provisionally heading into tomorrow morning’s Q2 session.
Loris Baz (76) led the way on Friday by earning provisional pole position in Steel Commander Superbike qualifying at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mathew Scholtz (11) set a new lap record en route to earning provisional pole position in the Supersport class. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Loris Baz led the way on Friday by earning provisional pole position in Steel Commander Superbike qualifying at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. Photo by Brian J. Nelson
The pair were just .063 of a second apart after the 40-minute Q1 session on a sunny Friday with both setting their best laps on their 12th go-around. Baz lapped at a best of 1:40.034 with Herrin turning in a 1:40.197.
MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Championship points leader Bobby Fong ended up third quickest on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1 and just .270 of a second behind Baz.
Next came the two Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen and Jake Gagne with those two the last two riders in the 1:40s.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier was sixth fastest in his return to action after undergoing surgery three weeks ago on his broken right heel. Beaubier’s session was shortened with a slow tip-over and he ended up just a tick over a second from Baz’s best lap.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Xavi Forés was seventh and the best Suzuki and just ahead of EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and his BMW M 1000 RR.
Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach rounded out the top 10 heading into tomorrow’s Q2 session.
Stock 1000 – Gillim Over Uribe
Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim was the only rider to lap in the 1:41s with him and his Honda CBR1000RR-R SP breaking the lap record in the Stock class with his 1:41.180 on Friday, which was .870 of a second better than OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe.
Gillim has won three of the first four Stock 1000 races of the season with Uribe winning the fourth.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates, who earned his first podium finish of the season at the past round in Brainerd, Minnesota, ended the day third fastest with FLO4LAW Racing’s Benjamin Smith and OrangeCat Racing’s Travis Wyman completing the top five in Q1.
Supersport – Scholtz!
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz broke the Supersport lap record on Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park on Friday en route to earning provisional pole position on his Yamaha YZF-R6.
Scholtz, who sits second in the Supersport series point standings coming into the Ridge Motorsports Park round, led championship points leader PJ Jacobsen and his Rahal Ducati Moto Panigale V2 by .450 of a second to earn provisional pole.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis ended opening day third and .493 of a second off Scholtz’s best lap.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/Code 3 Associates’ Corey Alexander ended the day fourth fastest and just ahead of his teammate Kayla Yaakov with three Rahal Ducatis in the top five on opening day.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – O’Hara Starts It Off
S&S Cycle/Indian Motorcycles’ Tyler O’Hara led the way in the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship class on Friday with the defending series champion earning provisional pole position.
O’Hara ran off track early in the session but bounced back to lap at 1:46.432 and top championship points leader Cory West and his Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson Pan America by just .017 of a second.
West’s teammate Jake Lewis ended the day third fastest with KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Stefano Mesa rounding out the top five. Lewis was just .260 of a second behind O’Hara
O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss, who sits second in the title chase, only did four laps before his Indian had a technical issue and only completed two laps on a track he’d never seen before. Herfoss ended the day 11th.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race – Who Else But Moore
Mikayla Moore did what she normally does on a Friday, on a Saturday and a Sunday. She went fast. The Upper Marlboro, Maryland, rider started off her weekend with provisional pole position and a new lap record on her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650.
Moore lapped at a best of 2:04.845, which was 4.455 faster than second-placed Aubrey Credaroli. Lauren Prince had her best effort to date with the third fastest lap of the day and less than a second off Credaroli’s best.
Kira Knebel and Emma Betters rounded out the top five.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Ducati domination on day one at The Ridge for the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship
Sunnyvale, Calif., June 28, 2024 — Loris Baz and Josh Herrin painted The Ridge Motorsport Park red on the opening day of action for round five of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati duo produced a dominant performance in Washington, Baz leading the charge with a 1:40.034 lap time of the 2.5-mile venue in Qualifying 1. Baz’s growing confidence was clear as the Frenchman delved into the Ducati Panigale V4 R’s electronics for his time attack, and after 18 laps across the day, he’s confident of grabbing a first-ever MotoAmerica victory this weekend.
Josh Herrin’s run of excellent form continued at The Ridge as he looks to further the Warhorse HSBK team’s podium streak. Herrin completed 17 laps across the day and finished with a best time of 1:40.197 for second overall.
All eyes will now be on the ultra-important Qualifying 2 session, which will start at 10:25 a.m. CDT on Saturday, June 29.
2024 The Ridge Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 1:40.034
P2 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:40.197
P3 – Bobby Fong 1:40.304
P4 – Cameron Petersen 1:40.382
P5 – Jake Gagne 1:40.809
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“It’s been a good day for sure,” Baz said. “FP1 was tough as I was still relearning the track. I had ridden here in 2021, but that was a long time ago, so I had to refamiliarize myself with the layout and get all the references correct because the corners are so blind here.
“This morning, I think we all made the same mistake of using the soft tire in the cold weather for FP1, but I was confident we could do the lap times. For qualifying, we made some electronic changes, and I did a lot of laps on the hard tire in case we needed to use that for the race. Then we put the softer tire in, and I felt great. The times came, and so did the confidence. I can ride more and more like I want, and this is a great feeling.”
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“Obviously, I want to be the guy in first, but to see our team finish the day one-two like that was really cool,” Herrin said. “It’s been a long time since Ducati had a one-two in American Superbike like that. It’s got to be at least since the early 2000s, so to do that is huge for this team.
“I’m happy to see Loris stepping up the pace because now we are close enough in terms of speed that we can use each other’s data and information to help each other. So, I’m really happy and I think we’ve got something for the pack come race one and two.”
Qualifying 2 is set for 10:25 a.m. CDT on Saturday, June 29. Race one is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CDT that same day, and race two is set for 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, June 30.
Mathew Scholtz was fastest during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 on Dunlop control tires, the South African lapped the 2.5-mile track in 1:42.538. Not only was that enough to top the field of 30 entries and claim provisional pole position, it was also fast enough to break Rocco Landers’ 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:42.774.
PJ Jacobsen, the current Championship point leader, was second-best with a 1:42.988 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2.
Jake Lewis was third-quickest with a 1:43.031 on his Altus Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R750.
Corey Alexander finished the session fourth with a lap time of 1:43.357 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/Code 3 Associates Panigale V2.
Jacobsen’s 17-year-old teammate Kayla Yaakov rounded out the top five riders in Q1 with a 1:43.529.
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2024 | PRACTICE & QUALIFYING 1
SHELTON, WA., (6.28.2024) – Spirits are high in the paddock after all three riders ended Qualifying 1 in the top 5, with PJ Jacobsen finishing P2, Corey Alexander following in P4, and Kayla Yaakov rounding out P5.
The team looks forward to the rest of the weekend at the scenic Ridge Motorsports Park as the trio of riders take on Round 9 and 10 of competition, marking the half-way point of the championship season.
Jacobsen heads into tomorrow’s race as the championship leader with a two-point lead over Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz. In order to keep the championship lead, Jacobsen must finish ahead of Scholtz who is currently sitting on the provisional pole.
Despite missing the doubleheader at Road America, Alexander raced his way to sixth in the championship at Brainred after falling to ninth following the Road America weekend.
Yaakov has continued to make strides in her racing craft and abilities since her full-time debut in the Supersport Series. The 16-year old currently sits 10th in the championship with hopes of leaving the weekend sitting higher in the points rankings.
Tomorrow’s schedule hosts Qualifying 2 from 12:45 PM to 1:15 PM EST and the green flag will wave for Race 1 at 5:10 PM. Coverage of Race 1 will be available live on MAVTV and streamed at motoamericaliveplus.com.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P4 (1:45.501)
QUALIFYING 1: P2 (1:42.988)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “The first qualifying session went really well and we made some good improvements. This morning I had a small crash, but the first qualifying session was pretty positive. I feel confident going into tomorrow morning. I got held up in traffic, so I wasn’t able to make the time I wanted to make. We’re pretty close to lap record pace, [Mathew] Scholtz did it today, so we will see who goes faster tomorrow and try to get pole position on the XPEL bike.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 CODE 3 ASSOCIATES PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P2 (1:44.803)
QUALIFYING 1: P4 (1:43.357)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a great day overall. I’ve always liked The Ridge a lot. Pace-wise, we are way ahead of where we were last year so we are in a better position to close the gap up to the front guys. I think we will make some improvements tonight and hopefully take some steps forward tomorrow.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P8 (1:46.468)
QUALIFYING 1: P5 (1:43.529)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Today was really good! We made some huge improvements from Practice 1 to Qualifying 1. It’s the best Friday we’ve had so far. The bike feels really solid, we just have to make some small tweaks before tomorrow. We have a really good chance of battling for the top five all weekend. I’m really excited and ready to go.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a really positive Friday for us. We had all three riders in the top five. That’s a first for our team. All the riders are happy with their bikes, so we’re going to try and make some small improvements to move up a bit and have a good race tomorrow and Sunday.”
Tyler O’Hara topped MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his S&S Indian FTR 1200 on Dunlop control tires, the defending Champion lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:46.432 to lead the field of 24 entries.
Cory West came up just short of O’Hara’s lap time with a 1:46.449 on his Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America.
West’s teammate Jake Lewis was third-quickest with a 1:46.692.
Kyle Wyman Racing’s (KWR) Hayden Scholtz made it three Harley-Davidsons in the top four thanks to his lap of 1:48.340.
And Stefano Mesa rounded out the top five riders with a 1:49.154 on his race-kitted Tytlers Cycle Racing Energica Eva Ribelle electric machine.
Mikayla Moore led MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop spec tires, the defending Champion navigated the 2.5-mile track in 2:09.636, to top the field of 13 female riders.
Camille Conrad was second with a 2:10.444, which put her much closer to Moore than at previous rounds.
Lauren Prince was equally close in third with a 2:11.375.
Cameron Petersen led MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. On board his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, Petersen covered the 2.5-mile road course in 1:41.529.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne, the three-time and defending Champion, was second-best with a 1:41.689.
Josh Herrin made it tight at the top with a time of 1:41.700 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Hayden Gillim was fourth-fastest with a 1:41.894 on his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, which is more of a Stock 1000 bike than a Superbike.
Cameron Beaubier was fifth with a 1:42.324 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR in spite of breaking his right heel less than four weeks earlier.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz did a 1:42.466, which put him sixth in the order.
In spite of riding with an injured shoulder from a crash less than two weeks ago at Brainerd, Xavi Fores did a seventh-quickest 1:42.669 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Bobby Fong, the current Championship points leader, was eighth in the opening practice with a 1:43.100 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Sean Dylan Kelly’s best lap time of 1:43.493 on his EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW was good enough for ninth.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach rounded out the top 10 with a 1:43.668.
Mathew Scholtz was the quickest rider during MotoAmerica Supersport Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 on Dunlop spec tires, the South African lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:44.389 to lead the field of 30 entries.
Corey Alexander was the best of the rest with a 1:44.803 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die + Forming Panigale V2.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider Teagg Hobbs turned a third-fastest 1:45.387 on his GSX-R750.
PJ Jacobsen was fourth with a 1:45.501 on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2.
Hobbs’ teammate Tyler Scott rounded out the top five in the session with a 1:45.946.
Álvaro Carpe took his second Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Pole after being clearly quickest through the late afternoon Qualifying session, the Spanish 17-year-old hit the top of the timing screen with his 2nd lap and improved with his 4th and 6th.
The blustery wind from the two free sessions had died away but neither FP1 leader Rico Salmela, the Finnish 16-year-old nor Valentin Perrone, the 16-year-old Argentine who headed FP2, could better Carpe when it mattered.
Salmela came closest with his 11th and final lap but was still 0.405 seconds off in 2nd. Brian Uriarte completes the front row and the 15-year-old Spanish Le Mans winner is keen to go a place better than the double second he recorded last time out in Mugello.
Carpe confident
“It is very important because Max is not here because of the penalty and I must make the most of that. I am 3rd in the championship 13 points behind Max and I must get the maximum points to go into the summer break with as big an advantage as possible. That is my goal.
“I started the session with a good feeling and the new tyre, as I caught the group it gave me a good reference and I could set the new lap record here so I’m very happy.”
Salmela will put it all together tomorrow
“A couple of times I had a good lap going, once I lost I think half a second in the last sector because I overtook 4 riders in the last corner. On the last lap, my quickest, I had to pass 2 riders in the braking to the last corner, it was difficult.”
“So I didn’t put that perfect lap together but I feel good with the overtaking and I think this is the most important for tomorrow, 2nd is a good place to start.”
Uriarte has game
“It’s my first time here but I did plenty of laps on the game,” he laughed. “It’s super fast, I enjoy that, a few bumps in some corners but I like it.”
“I had a little bit of chatter but I think it’s the same for everyone. For the race, no plan. You can have a plan but the races get crazy and so you just have to go for it.”
Marco Morelli 4th again
“It’s a fun track, it’s flat and I like that, I love the fast corners. It is more or less like Jerez,” explained the Argentine 16-year-old who won the first race of the year there. “I found a good pace but couldn’t do better than last year, I was 4th then too. That’s OK, I’m happy with the bike and the race should be good.”
Ruche Moodley 5th on his own
“I’m not totally happy with 5th but considering that I was riding alone, that’s not bad,” stated the 17-year-old South African. “But I want more in the race tomorrow and I was getting ready for the race. I think that to get the pole you need a slipstream but I just went alone because I did not want to lose time.”
Dodo Boggio 6th and happy
“I’m very happy because I have struggled in the Rookies this year and finally here I am finally going well,” smiled the 16-year-old Italian. “With the new tyre in Quali the bike felt great and I really enjoyed it so I think the race will be good.”
Broadcast
This weekend’s Rookies Cup races can be seen live on www.redbull.tv and on TV stations around the world.
Race 1 is at 17:00 CET on Saturday and Race 2 is on Sunday at 15:30, the show starts 10 minutes before the race.
Jayson Uribe led MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding an OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, the Californian navigated the undulating 2.5-mile course in 1:43.414 to lead the field of 33 riders.
Defending Champion Hayden Gillim was second-fastest with a time of 1:43.965 on his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Uribe’s teammate Travis Wyman was third-quickest with a 1:44.942.
The session was interrupted with a red flag to deal with a crash by Nolan Lamkin, who was seen later walking around the paddock.
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