The second-ever event in the MotoRACE Series took place on Shannonville’s longest, 4.03 km layout on June 13-15, and reigning Regional Pro Champ Elie Daccache took all the major feature class wins aboard his potent Yamaha YZF-R1. Daccache won both Sprint Cup races, holding oT the Royal Distributing backed BMW of Michael Leon in both cases.
ON Saturday, both racers missed the start lights and had to ride into the lead group, with impressive BMW mounted Matt Vanderhorst holding first. Eventually Daccache would turn a lap at 1:46.6, while Leon got down to 1:48.2 and Vanderhorst lapped at 1:48.2 as well – a solid step.
Daccache rocketed into the lead Sunday in mid-days Sprint Cup, held in warm and sunny conditions, some of the best available so far anywhere in Canada this summer! Leon played catch up and got beside Daccache at one point but then ran oT track and settled for second. Daccache got down to a best lap at 1:46.2, but the pushing Leon was the pace setter at 1:45.9.
However, Daccache would turn the best lap of the weekend at 1:45.86 later in the program completing Pro Superbike race; Leon also close in pace with a tour at 1:45.89 in a strong showing of consistency.
The lap record for the big bikes is a 1:43.48 set by Alex Dumas at the National last summer aboard a Ducati v4.
In Superbike race action Saturday, Daccache won by almost nine seconds from Leon, while Ernest Berhard netted third on his Farnham Brewery Yamaha YZF-R1. Vanderhorst was a close fourth.
Daccache once again got the hole shot in Sunday’s second ten lap Lou-Anne Printing Pro Superbike Feature, and Leon took a while to clear traTic, eventually placing second, 1.7 seconds back from the slowing Daccache. In another repeat result, Bernhard held oT Vanderhorst for third.
Elie Daccache celebrates his second straight Lou-Ann Printing Pro Superbike victory at Shannonville’s second round of the RACE Moto Regional Championships aboard his No. 1 Milwaukee Tools Yamaha YZF-R1.
In Pro 6 Cycle Pro 600 Supersport, Yamaha mounted Rob Massicotte qualified second, then went on to win Saturday’s 8 lap race and Sunday post-lunch 12 lapper. Suzuki mounted Jordan Decarie scored second Saturday, pulling away from the Yamaha of rookie Pro Matt Hooper; on Sunday Hooper returned the favor and got clear for second, but no one could challenge the charging Massicotte.
Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted Alexis Beaudoin was quick in both middleweight and open class production action, starting his event with a win in Joe Rocket Amateur Supersport over the Kawasaki of Martin Perreault by a shocking 24 seconds, Rick Edwards third on another Yamah 600. In Superbike on Saturday, Beaudoin was first by 16 seconds from Perreault, while Ken Foley (Yam) earned third from Glen Brown.
Sunday’s 600 race was another Beaudoin benefit, the margin this time an amazing 31.57 seconds ahead of Perreault, who worked through a dicing fight for runner-up honors. Daniel Johnson got up to earn third.
In Sunday’s Amateur Superbike race, Beaudoin got the lead from the lights and looked set to win before making an uncharacteristic, unforced error in turn six, falling from first. Foley made his way to the lead and then held on for the win by .08 of a second over Perreault, Edwards claiming third in a busy race.
Veteran Jean-Pascal Schroeder pushed to success in Middleweight on his Kawasaki, winning Saturday by .8 of a second over favorite Istvan Hidvegi (Kaw) and third finisher Tyler Brewer. On Sunday, Schroeder was never headed, winning by 48 seconds after ten laps, Brewer second from Chris Carmichael. Hidvegi didn’t start.
Hidvegi won both the Lightweight class races on his immaculate Kawasaki, beating runner- up Andrea Purdy by 20 seconds in the opener, Carmichael not far back for third. On day two, Hidvegi won by only 12.8 seconds from Purdy, Carmichael .7 of a second behind the runner-up to net third.
Parker Sabine-Craig left Shannonville with the Novice Championship point lead, going 2/1 over the two days. Saturday’s Novice win went to Craig Foster, but Foster didn’t finish Sunday. Brennan Brown didn’t start Saturday but came back on day two for second place.
The Heavyweight division featured a small field but good action at the front, with rising Amateur star Beaudoin fighting for the win against National front runner Marco Sousa, who was rebuilding from a fall a week earlier in Nova Scotia. Beaudoin beat Sousa convincingly Saturday, but Souse rebounded to win by .57 of a second after an entertaining duel on Sunday.
The Canadian MiniSBK tour staged their first event with the Mission MotoAmerica series at Shannonville Motorsport Park’s Go-Kart layout inside the Nelson circuit on June 14, with classes for Canadian Moto1 (and MotoAmerica GP190 and GP160 and Steet GP) as well as Moto4 (MotoAmeria Stock 50).
In Moto1 action, Stefan Tanasic, aged 14, earned the win from pole position on the grid with a dominant eUort aboard a screaming yellow Ohvale GP2 190, ahead of his father Aleks who placed second on a Kawasaki KLX110 after qualifying well with his usual YCF SM 155.
Missing from competition was 2024 Team Canada member Jager Stockill, who won both races at the opener at Shannonville in May on his Ohvale 160. In the points standings, Stefan Tanasic leads with a total 55 points, followed by Stockill at 50 and third overall Ted Motawith32points. StockillwasbusycompetinginaSuperMotoeventinQuebec.
Winner Stefan Tanasic turned the fastest lap of the day’s 14 tours at 53.42 seconds, followed by his father with a 55.85 tour. Super Sonic Ohvale GPO 160 pilot Will Brown earned third, after a dice with Richard Van der Pryt’s fourth ranked Honda Grom. Brown learned to ride last season and is scheduled to compete in the FIM MiniGP World Championship Qualifying Nationals on an Ohvale 160 this year.
The four event Canadian Qualifying Series for the World Finals starts July 24 and 25 with a night race at the Go-Kart track in Brechin, ON, near Orillia.
Van der Pryt competes in place of his son Luke, 16, scheduled to compete this year before suUering a concussion playing rugby.
Shannonville MiniSBK Moto4 and Stock 50 class winner Everly Landry, age 8, on her Honda.
The second class for Moto4/Stock 50 racers belonged to Everly Landry, like the rest of the racers mounted on a Honda 50. In her first ever race, Landry edged Natalia Tanasic in a fight that drew the crowds attention, Landry the daughter and sister of the top two racers in the Feature class. Both the top two girls in Moto4 are eight years old
America’s next generation of road racers will clash at Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Turn 14 Distribution, as a round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup will run on the famed road racing circuit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
“We look forward to welcoming the best and brightest up-and-coming road racers to VMD this year with a round of the MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup to be run at the event,” AMA Director of Racing Mike Pelletier said. “We anticipate some thrilling competition on one of the best road racing circuits in the United States at Mid-Ohio.”
The MotoAmerica Talent Cup brings the nation’s best racers between the ages of 14 and 21 to compete aboard GP-style, purpose-built Krämer APX-350 MA motorcycles with the goal of bringing America’s top young road racers to the highest level of the sport.
“We’re really looking forward to our involvement in AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days with two of our Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul races set to run over the course of the weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,” MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland said. “It’s a great opportunity for MotoAmerica to showcase its newest class to a large and diverse audience. It’s also awesome for our youngest racers to get the chance to race on another classic racetrack with a lot of history like Mid-Ohio. It should be a wonderful weekend and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone there.”
The MotoAmerica Talent Cup is a six-round series with four races conducted alongside MotoAmerica races and one event at Circuit of the Americas in conjunction with a MotoGP event, in addition to the round at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. For more information regarding the MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup, visit www.motoamerica.com/talent-cup/.
Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Turn 14 Distribution is the premier motorcycle event of the summer. With near-endless racing opportunities, vendor displays, North America’s largest motorcycle swap meet, stunt shows, and much more, VMD is a vintage enthusiast’s paradise!
Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. Besides offering members money-saving discounts on products and services, the AMA also publishes American Motorcyclist, a recently revitalized and monthly full-color magazine (and digital version of same) that covers current events and motorcycle history with brilliant photography and compelling writing. American Motorcyclist is also North America’s largest-circulation magazine. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit AmericanMotorcyclist.com.
GIACOMO AGOSTINI’S RACING GLORY MEETS MV AGUSTA’S LEGENDARY DESIGN, CREATING A TIMELESS MASTERPIECE.
Motorcycle racing has always been more than a sport, more than a show, more than mere competitions between individuals and teams. Motorcycle racing is a universe on its own, where individual traits, bravery, distinct personalities, team dynamics and technical advancements have always “danced” together on the fine line between life and death, making all its “dancers” heroes, legends, myths.
One name, however, is unanimously recognized as the greatest of these “dancers”, the greatest of all time, Giacomo Agostini. With 15 world titles, 123 world championship race wins, 18 Italian Championship titles, and 10 Tourist Trophy wins, Agostini’s legend transcends the numbers he collected throughout his career, much like the MV Agusta motorcycles, which are more than the mere sum of their technical specifications.
Giacomo Agostini was a global media phenomenon in an era when media were still rudimentary compared to today. He was a fashion icon, a role model, considered one of the world’s most charming men, idolized by fans, respected by his rivals, and admired by his successors.
MV Agusta is proud to present a tribute to Giacomo Agostini that honours the Ago legend, in the year when the Varese-based brand celebrates its 80th anniversary: the Superveloce 1000 Ago, a tribute to greatness.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago is limited to only 83 units worldwide.
83 UNITS
The Superveloce 1000 Ago is MV Agusta’s tribute to Ago, arriving in 2025, the year of the brand’s 80th anniversary. Over the eight decades, during which MV Agusta has become the world’s most exclusive motorcycle brand, Giacomo Agostini has undoubtedly been the most important name associated with it.
To mark Agostini’s 83rd birthday in 2025, MV Agusta releases the Superveloce 1000 Ago, a limited edition of only 83 units worldwide. Each motorcycle is personally signed by Agostini and, as with all MV Agusta limited editions, individually numbered from 1 to 83 on a real gold plate affixed to the steering head. Each unit is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity bearing the same number.
Each Superveloce 1000 Ago features something unprecedented for a production bike: one detail of each motorcycle is made using an original trophy won by Giacomo Agostini.
A PIECE OF HISTORY
The ignition key is encased in two shells made of aluminium milled from billet and anodized in a striking red colour. One of the shells features a brass coin made from an original trophy won by Giacomo Agostini during his career. Ago himself selected the trophy from his personal collection and donated it to MV Agusta, allowing the brand to give its customers a true piece of history with the Superveloce 1000 Ago.
EVOCATIVE DESIGN AND DETAILS
The Superveloce 1000 Ago boasts striking full carbon fibre bodywork, expertly crafted to combine lightweight performance with visual impact. The bodywork is finished in a stunning Fire Red Matt and Magnum Silver Matt colour scheme, offering a perfect blend of boldness and elegance. The inspiration for this colour scheme derives from Agostini’s racing bike. Stylists were challenged with imagining what it would look like if Ago were racing on a Superveloce 1000, and, as always, our designers delivered a true masterpiece capable of combining beauty and performance.
As with every MV Agusta that has paid homage to Ago, the bike features the number 1 on a yellow background on the side, with the same yellow accent repeated on the CNC-machined headlamp crown.
Part of a design that blends historical references with incredibly modern technical solutions, the wheels on the Superveloce 1000 Ago are spoked in an elegant silver colour, adding a vintage feel to this modern machine.
The unparalleled attention to detail has always been a distinctive feature of MV Agusta, and the Superveloce 1000 Ago is another perfect example.
On the Superveloce-signature leather strap that runs over the fuel tank, a golden plaque reads “15 Titoli Mondiali” (15 world titles) as an additional reminder of Giacomo Agostini’s extraordinary career.
The black Alcantara seat is embroidered with the name Agostini and features the distinctive arrow-shaped stripes that were iconic on Ago’s racing suit. The MV Agusta logo completes the seat design, recalling Ago’s racing uniform.
Dainese Custom Works Demone GP 3X leather suit.
DEDICATED LEATHER SUIT AND HELMET
Adding value and exclusivity to the Superveloce 1000 Ago, the 83 customers who purchase this unique motorcycle will have the opportunity to request that Dainese craft a dedicated made to measure Dainese Custom Works Demone GP 3X suit and to receive an exclusive edition of the AGV Pista GP RR racing helmet. Designed by MV Agusta in collaboration with Dainese, the suit and the helmet will be provided to those customers that confirm their interest to have them, at no extra cost. The Dainese Demone GP 3X suit is the ultimate MotoGP leather suit. Made in kangaroo leather, it integrates the latest D-air® Racing Shield 3X airbag system, titanium shoulder and knee plates, and the unmistakable pentaxial elasticated back for total freedom to perform on the bike. It features a modern design inspired by Agostini’s racing leathers and will be produced, after a dedicated measurement session at a Dainese store, exclusively for MV Agusta Superveloce Ago customers, giving them also the possibility to customize their name on the leather suit back.
AGV Pista GP RR is the very same helmet used by some of the most incredible riders in MotoGP. FIM homologated – thanks to its full carbon shell, the optical class 1 Ultravision visor, the rear Pro Spoiler, the 360° Adaptive Fit interiors system and an obsessive attention on all details, the Pista GP RR provides the highest level of protection and confidence for legendary performance on the racetrack. The exclusive version designed only for the Superveloce 1000 Ago customers takes inspiration from the iconic Giacomo Agostini’s tricolore livery, reshaping it in a modern version with exposed carbon fiber pattern details. These exclusive items will not be available for purchase and are reserved solely for Superveloce 1000 Ago owners.
DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS
The new MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Ago encapsulates MV Agusta’s unparalleled history in racing, the brand’s maniacal pursuit of aesthetic perfection, and the continuous drive never compromises performance and emotion. A distinctive stylistic element of the Superveloce 1000 Ago, consistent with the entire Superveloce range, include round headlamp, horizontally developed lines and use of precious materials such as carbon fibre, gold and titanium.
One of the most characteristic elements, both technically and stylistically, is the presence of aerodynamic wings made of carbon fibre which is kept visible for stylistic purposes.
The material chosen for the Superveloce 1000 Ago’s bodywork is carbon fibre, used in two different processes, forged and laminated, to add further stylistic refinement, for a total of 41 elements made with such sophisticated material.
Four-cylinder inline engine.
ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS
The Superveloce 1000 Ago boasts a four-cylinder inline engine capable of delivering 208 HP (153 kW) at 13,000 RPM and 116.5 Nm of torque at 11,000 RPM. Thanks to the use of 16 radial titanium valves, a distinctive feature of all MV Agusta four-cylinder engines, forged titanium connecting rods, and DLC-coated cams.
The engine can reach 14,000 RPM, and thanks to the countershaft, it maintains minimal vibration, resulting in a smooth driving experience even at performance limits.
The engine management is entrusted to the integrated MVICS 2.1 system (Motor & Vehicle Integrated Control System) with 8 injectors: 4 lower and 4 uppers with increased flow rate. The throttle body is 50 mm in diameter.
The disengageable traction control features eight levels of intervention: two for wet or slippery conditions (Rain), three for road use, and three for track. The disengageable FLC (Front Lift Control) works based on data collected by the inertial platform and, instead of preventing wheelies, it optimizes them by maintaining an optimal angle to make the most of the incredible acceleration. This rider aid works in conjunction with the Launch Control.
There are four Riding Modes: three preset (Rain, Sport, Race) and one customizable by the rider (Custom). In this mode, the rider can set parameters such as throttle sensitivity, engine torque, engine braking, engine response, limiter, and electronic suspension settings.
The MV EAS 4.0 (Electronically Assisted Shift Up&Down) electronic gearbox works both for upshifting and downshifting, even with an open throttle.
The Ride by Wire acceleration system, with a torque management algorithm, features a negative stroke on the throttle grip, allowing the disengagement of the Cruise Control, which is also standard on the Superveloce 1000 Ago.
The power of the braking system is managed by the ABS system with two different levels of intervention. In Sport mode, indicated by an “S” on the dashboard, the ABS acts on both wheels with active cornering function and RLM (Rear wheel Lift-up Mitigation) active. The latter keeps the rear wheel on the ground during extreme braking, optimizing the braking power on both axles. In Race mode, indicated by an “R” on the dashboard, the ABS intervention is less invasive at the front, deactivated at the rear, and the cornering function is also deactivated, while the RLM system remains active but allows for a controlled lift of the rear wheel.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago is equipped with an integrated GPS module that communicates directly with the MV Ride app, available for free across the entire MV Agusta range.
Through this app, destinations can be entered, and corner-by-corner navigation viewed on the 5.5” TFT colour dashboard. Activating the Trip Record function initiates data acquisition. The riding experience begins even before turning the motorcycle on, as it is possible so decide the set-up of the Superveloce 1000 Ago in advance through the app. Once back from a ride, customers can relive the experience by looking at the data collected and made available by the app, such as lean angle, throttle activity, speed etc.
Among the various options of the MV Ride App, it is possible to customize the bike’s response through the Custom map, which can be renamed and even exchanged with other users. For example, one can create a “Tuscany” map to share later with other motorcyclists, fostering a community.
Completing the Superveloce 1000 Ago’s electronic equipment is the satellite alarm with the Mobisat module, manageable via the Greenbox app, a service provided free to the customer for the first year.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago features a meticulously crafted chassis and suspension system designed for optimal performance and aesthetics.
CHASSIS
The trellis frame made of high-strength steel tubes is integrated with aluminium plates that hinge the single-sided swingarm, also made of aluminium alloy. The pin height is adjustable, with the adjustment range indicated on a specially designed plaque, also crafted with exceptional aesthetic care.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago features an Öhlins electronic suspension system. At the front, it has 43mm diameter upside-down forks with a 120mm travel, treated with a TiN surface finish, and electronically adjustable for compression, rebound, and manual spring preload adjustment. To optimize stability, the suspension package includes an electronically adjustable Öhlins steering damper, capable of automatic intervention or manual setup to allow the rider to decide the best setup for their needs. At the rear, the suspension system is completed by an Öhlins mono-shock with a 36mm diameter and 120mm travel. The rear suspension is also electronically adjustable for preload, rebound, and compression.
The incredible power unleashed by the 4-cylinder engine is matched by a high-quality braking system. The Superveloce 1000 Ago features a Brembo braking system with 320mm front discs with aluminium flanges and radial Stylema calipers with 30mm pistons, operated by a Brembo radial master cylinder. At the rear, there is a 220mm disc with a Brembo 2-piston caliper with a 34mm diameter.
Each motorcycle comes with an exclusive welcome kit, designed to enhance the ownership experience.
DEDICATED KIT
As with every MV Agusta Limited Edition, each customer receives an exclusive kit, including:
Certificate of authenticity with matching unit number
Dedicated motorcycle cover
Passenger seat in leather and Alcantara
Passenger footpegs and supports
Carbon passenger heel guards
CNC-machined brake and clutch levers
Height adjustment plates for the swingarm pin
The MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Ago comes with a 5-year factory warranty
5-YEAR WARRANTY
The Superveloce 1000 Ago comes with a 5-year factory warranty — a testament to the rigorous quality standards upheld at the MV Agusta factory in Varese. This initiative represents a further step in the customer-focused approach that the Schiranna-based brand is adopting across its operations. The extension of the warranty from 4 to 5 years is not only an added value for MV Agusta customers, but also a clear demonstration of the company’s confidence in the quality of its motorcycles—proudly Made in Italy—and the meticulous production processes each model undergoes before delivery.
The 102nd running of the famous Loudon Classic featured strong performances from a pair of Bridgestone CSBK stars this weekend, as both Jordan Szoke and Mavrick Cyr left New Hampshire Motor Speedway with excellent results on Saturday.
Szoke headlined a two-class effort for Economy Lube HSBK Celtic Ducati, piloting a V2 Panigale in the feature, $400,000 purse event as well as a new V2 Streetfighter machine, supported heavily by Bridgestone, Importations Thibault, and renowned tuner Scott Miller.
Cyr, meanwhile, did double-duty for Octo Racing aboard his Triumph 675R in the main race as well as riding an Aprilia RS660 in the Thunderbike category.
While Szoke faced the tough task of learning his new Ducati machine on the fly and with limited practice time, the 14-time Canada Cup winner immediately got up to speed, provisionally qualifying eleventh out of 37 entries on Friday before the final portion of qualifying was rained out.
Szoke’s pace would put him just a second off the front two rows, an impressive feat in what was another deep field full of MotoAmerica stars such as Tyler Scott, Brandon Paasch, and Jake Lewis, amongst others.
Cyr would qualify 25th for the feature race, but managed an incredible fourth on the grid for the Thunderbike division out of 20 entries. Szoke, meanwhile, would put his Streetfighter machine seventh out of 17 riders.
After a brief delay due to morning rain, the feature race would get underway on Saturday afternoon with Szoke slipping to the back of a crowded battle in 17th, while Cyr made up three spots to 22nd.
Szoke would begin climbing his way up the order by lap four, however, gradually chipping away at the group ahead of him to move into the top-ten by the midway point of the race, matching the pace of the top-five runners in clean air but a distant eight seconds to the riders ahead.
The Brantford, Ontario native would eventually cut that deficit down to just under a second by the penultimate lap, before making a last-lap move on Jacob Crossman to wind up an impressive ninth at the finish line and just one place behind two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch in eighth.
As for Cyr, the 20-year-old out of Quebec City didn’t make the same mid-race progress as Szoke but would run a clean effort in his first ever appearance at the Loudon Classic, finishing 18th after making up three places in the last ten laps.
The race was won by pole-sitter Tyler Scott of Vision Wheel M4 Suzuki, with Joseph Limandri Jr. and Jake Lewis joining him on the podium.
The day would get much better for Cyr in the Thunderbike division, where he managed to improve upon his fourth-place spot on the grid to secure a podium finish in third, narrowly beating Brett Guyer in a race won by Adam Guyer.
As for Szoke’s first-ever Streetfighter appearance, he would also manage to find a bit more pace on race day to climb to fifth at the finish, just behind the duo of Shane Narbonne and Gus Rodio in a race won by Dominic Doyle.
For their efforts, Szoke will exit New Hampshire with $14,300 in purse money ($9300 for the Loudon Classic, and $5000 for the Streetfighter class), while Cyr will collect $3750 for his performances on Saturday ($2750 for the feature race and $1000 for Thunderbike).
Also in attendance at the event was former CSBK top pro Chris Peris, who qualified one spot behind Szoke in 12th for the feature Loudon Classic before finishing eleventh for Suzuki.
Full results from the event can be found on the Roadracing World website.
For more information on the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca or email info@csbk.ca.
ASBK round four: Supersport, Supersport 300, R3 Cup and Superbike Masters reviews.
The Morgan Park Raceway round of the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) from June 13-15 was a ‘full house’, with six classes competing across 16 races.
Archie McDonald (Stop and Seal Yamaha) returned from his latest European sojourn with more sting in the tail than ever, completing a perfect round with pole position, two race wins and a new lap record.
Despite missing the last round at Queensland Raceway, McDonald’s now moved back up to second in the standings on 160pts, behind teammate Jack Mahaffy (186) and in front of BCperformance Kawasaki duo Olly Simpson (154) and Hayden Nelson (130).
Mahaffy (3-2) finished on the same points as the returning Tom Edwards (Team BWR Yamaha, 2-3) in Warwick, with the latter back in Supersport mode for the first time in five years after finishing second in the 2021 championship behind Broc Pearson.
In race one, McDonald weathered strong early pressure from Edwards to claim a dominant victory in the 13-lapper – cut short by one lap after a savage Glenn Nelson (Stop and Seal Yamaha) highside at turn six. Will Nassif (Omega Racing Team Yamaha) was another to go down.
The pace was red-hot, with a new lap record set five times – twice by Edwards and three times by McDonald.
Mahaffy was a lonely third, while Simpson, Tom Bramich (Apex Yamaha), Nelson, Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha) and Jesus Torres Cabrera (Yamaha) all flashed over the finish line in quick succession to claim positions 4-8.
Archie Mcdonald (69) and Jack Mahaffy (37) on their Yamaha YZF-R6 at Morgan Park Raceway. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Race two was also red-flagged after eight laps when Marcus Hamod (Honda) was flung over the bars – but not before McDonald lowered the lap record again to 1:14.338.
The race was restarted as a five-lap dash, with McDonald again having too much class as he made it a Sunday double ahead of Mahaffy, Edwards, Nelson, Simpson and Farnsworth.
Race and Road Supersport 300 and ShopYamaha R3 Cup
More sensational slicing and dicing in the Race and Road Supersport 300 class, with the combined winning margin across all three races a staggering 0.169 seconds!
But in terms of race management and consistency, Scott Nicholson came to the fore again as he extended his lead in the championship to 57pts (229 to 182) over fellow Kawasaki rider Tara Morrison.
Nicholson went 1-2-1 across the races, with John Pelgrave (Yamaha, 2-3-4) and Tyler King (8-5-2) second and third overall.
Jake Paige (55) on his Kawasaki Ninja at Morgan Park Raceway. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Jake Paige (Kawasaki) was the other race winner, by an miniscule 0.004secs in race two, but then crashed out of the finale as did fellow teen hard-charger Hudson Thompson (Yamaha).
Thompson was third in race one, while Riley Nauta (Kawasaki) claimed the final podium position in race three.
Paige is third in the standings on 170pts from Thompson (166).
In the ShopYamaha R3 Cup, Mitch Simpson’s lead is now just 13pts (146 to 133) over the rapidly improving Nikolas Lazos after the latter won the round courtesy of his 4-1-3 scorecard.
Simpson was disqualified from the opener after a machine irregularity, but then followed with 3-1 results to maintain his place at the pointy end of the ever-tightening leaderboard.
Thompson (1-2-7) and Pelgrave (3-4-2) were second and third overall at Morgan Park, while Phoenix O’Brien (second in race one) was the other rider to finish a race on the podium.
Jordy Simpson (Yamaha, 127pts) is third in the standings from Thompson (119) and Pelgrave (117).
The final round of the ShopYamaha Cup will be held at The Bend from November 7-9.
Missing from the Supersport 300 and R3 Cup races at Morgan Park was leading light Valentino Knezovic (Yamaha), who injured his hand in qualifying and took no further part in proceedings.
Superbike Masters
As expected, former Superbike ace Beau Beaton (Ducati 851) took the Superbike Masters races at Morgan Park by the scruff of the neck, wining all three in a canter.
Ben Burke (Honda VFR750, 3-3-2) and Corey Glock (Honda RC30, 4-2-3) were second and third overall, while Josh Mathers (Yamaha FZR1000) was clearly the second fastest rider before his machine expired at the tail end of race two – his weekend prematurely over.
Can Beaton go through the season undefeated? He’s building an irresistible case, and we’ll get the definitive answer at The Bend in November.
Beau Beaton dominated the Superbike Masters yet again. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 14 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships; ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Mahdi Salem on the MotoAmerica Mini Cup GP190 podium at Road America in 2024. Photo courtesy MotoAmerica.
Mahdi Salem:
Age: 14.
Current home: Ringwood, New Jersey.
Current height/weight: 5’0”/96 pounds.
Current school grade level: 8th grade.
Began riding at age: 3 years.
First road race: 2019, NJminiGP, Millville, New Jersey, Spec 50, 6th place.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, won MotoAmerica MiniCup 190 National Championship, won ASRA FIM MiniCup USA Ohvale 190 Championship, ESBK Spain PreMoto3 best qualifying 8th place and best race finish 11th, finished 12th and 13th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup debut at NJMP; 2023 season, won FIM North America MiniCup Ohvale 160 Championship, placed fifth in FIM North America MiniCup Ohvale 190 Championship, placed fourth in MotoAmerica MiniCup Ohvale 190 Championship.
2025 racing goal: Finish in the top five in the RFME ESBK Talent Cup Championships.
Racing career goal: Win Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Championship.
If I wasn’t racing I would be...: A Pro soccer player.
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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);
2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;
Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;
Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;
FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher TorinCollins;
Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;
2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;
2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;
Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);
Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;
Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;
2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;
2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;
Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher GarrettGerloff;
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;
2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);
2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;
Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion TommyHayden;
2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;
2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;
2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;
Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;
Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;
Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;
2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;
MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;
MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;
AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;
Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;
AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;
2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;
2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;
2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;
AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;
Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;
2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;
2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;
2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;
Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;
Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;
FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;
Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;
2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;
Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;
Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;
Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.
Josh Waters has banished the ‘bogey track’ tag in emphatic fashion to claim overall honours in round four of the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) at Morgan Park Raceway in Warwick (Qld) on June 15.
The reigning SW-Motech Superbike champion finished with a 1-2 scorecard on his McMartin Racing Ducati around the physically demanding 2.96km circuit, with Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati, 2-3) and Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha, 3-4) completing the dais.
Race one was particularly dramatic, with circuit guru Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) retiring on lap four after his machine expired, which took all the pressure off Waters as he cruised to the finish line.
Jones’ comeback was emphatic in race two to make it three Morgan Park wins from the last four starts, but he’s now 53pts (215 to 162) behind Waters at the halfway mark in the championship and with a mountain to climb to wrest momentum back from his long-time rival.
For Waters, it was a palpable sense of relief when he spoke in parc ferme at the end of race two.
“I am just so happy with how this round has gone,” he said. “My history hasn’t been wonderful at Morgan Park, but to get pole, win race one, claim the overall and finish second to Mike (Jones) in race two is really satisfying.”
The SW-Motech Superbike overall top three: (L to R) Pearson, Waters and West. Photo credit RbMotoLens.
SW-Motech Superbike race one
Following Jones’ demise in the SW-Motech Superbike opener, all the pressure was off Waters who just had to keep his powder dry to claim maximum points.
He nailed that remit to win the 16-lapper by 2.7 seconds – his 40th victory in the Superbike class and the seventh in a massively impressive 2025 – from Pearson, who was involved in a ding-dong scrap for second with West and Cameron Dunker (MotoGO Yamaha).
And that was the order they finished in, with resourceful rookie Jack Favelle (Addicted to Track Yamaha) fifth from Max Stauffer (Yamaha Racing Team), Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing Ducati) and Cru Halliday (Stop and Seal Yamaha).
Meanwhile, young gun Jonathan Nahlous (Omega Racing Team Yamaha) was another race one casualty after crashing out.
SW-Motech Superbike race two
With Jones back in the mix, anticipation went up a notch in race two as Waters got the holeshot from West.
Jones was third, and on lap three he eased past West and immediately set out in pursuit of Waters with his customary smooth and natural flow.
Two laps later the pair was running line astern and threatening to eclipse Jones’ two-year-old lap record. That didn’t eventuate, but Jones did pass Waters on lap 12 to move into the lead.
Waters was perfectly content to finish second, while Pearson was a gritty third after passing West and Favelle in the second half of the 16-lapper.
“That was a great race,” said Jones. “I put the hammer down to catch Josh (Waters). After I got past, the setup was working well on my Yamaha and I was able to push until the end of the race.
“A big thanks to the team for getting my bike back into working order between races.”
Meanwhile, Dunker, Nahlous and Allerton filled positions 6-8 among the 15 finishers.
West (158pts) is third in the championship from Pearson (129), Allerton (126), Stauffer (120), Dunker (119) and Nahlous (113).
Race two SW-Motech Superbike action as Waters (1) and Jones (46) clear off. Photo credit RbMotoLens.
Next up for the SW-Motech fraternity is round five at Queensland Raceway from August 8-10 as the ASBK reunites with the Repco Supercars Championship for the first time since 2023 in Darwin.
Jones is also a potent force around Queensland Raceway, but it was Waters and Allerton who shared the winning spoils at the venue in May this year.
The intrigue continues in what has been a stellar year of Superbike action.
Endurance World Championship (WEC): Take Five with Doug Toland
In 1993 American Doug Toland won the FIM Endurance World Championship with victory in the 24 Heures de Liège – the forerunner to the 8 Hours of Spa Motos – key to his EWC title success 32 years ago.
The now-62-year-old Toland returned to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to watch Michael Gilbert, an emerging talent from his homeland, competing for Maco Racing in Belgium’s round of the EWC. He took time out to answer five key questions.
Q: You’ve won the FIM Endurance World Championship before and you’ve won at Spa before but how significant is the track to you and how have things changed?
A: “It showcases, to me, the true meaning of endurance racing. And this year’s race was a really good example, just short of a little bit of darkness. It’s still man or woman and machinery on the track. The concept is still exactly the same as it was before. The biggest difference for me is just the electronics on the motorcycles. I mean, more power, technology, tyres, suspension, chassis development, everything else but the electronics on the motorcycle, it’s more of that. My first laps around Spa were at night in the rain. The night was fine, the rain was fine, so you just put the two together. I’d done a few 24 hours back home as well, so it was nothing.”
The 8 Hours of Spa Motos 2025 gets under way
Q: What’s it like for riders from America to come over to Europe to race? Is it very different, does it feel a lot further from home?
A: “It’s definitely more of a challenge, 12 hours, 13 hours from home. But the reward that you get for coming over here… I felt it, Michael felt it. I talked to him before I came over here and just got some of his feedback. And he was utterly blown away and shocked at the level of, everything I’ve heard, the enthusiasm, the culture and energy, the racing, the track itself, the machine preparation, the size of the teams. He was completely blown away by it. Which, you know, just got him so excited.”
Michael Gilbert is part of Maco Racing’s Formula EWC team
Q: Is it true the EWC was never something you dreamed about? Yet you became world champion just a few years later?
A: “Coming to Europe wasn’t even a dream, wasn’t even on the radar at all. But one thing led to another. A buddy of mine in Canada, Didier Constant, knew the French teams. And he got me to come over and the rest is history. I was confident, and I thought I rode pretty good. Unfortunately, I crashed in probably the 21st hour of the race in fourth place. And I thought, ‘I’m done.’ But they invited me back and back and back and back and there we go. To be first American to win an Endurance World Championship race or be on the winning team, Phase One, with Simon Buckmaster and Steve Manley… And then to go on and win the world championship and be the first American to win, just unbelievable. You never know what will come true but dreams come true. But the team was lethally focused on what they were doing back then, and it was great to win these races. It’s not just the riders, it’s the team, it’s the pitstops, it’s getting the bike in the pits and out of the pits because you can win or lose in the pits.”
Q: How difficult was racing back then? More of a challenge than it is now?
A: “I spent a lot of time training, working with physios at universities and everything back in the day. I trained really hard so I just prepared for it. We went to Suzuka once. It was Alex Vieira and I, and we were hanging out at Suzuka and some of the World Superbike guys were getting I.V. drips back then, and they were red in the face, but we just trained for the long races. If you like riding, I think it’s a mind over matter thing. But at night, when you have a lot going on… the smoke coming across the back straight at Paul Ricard, where you can’t even see the track and you count ‘one, two, three, brake!’ kind of thing. Even dating it back further, before I came over, I talked to Dave Aldana about Spa. He said through Blanchimont once it was foggy and couldn’t see and he just counted, ‘one, two, three go’. And he turned too early! But he just picked up the bike and got it back to the pits and got it fixed.”
Michael Gilbert is flying the US flag in the EWC
Q: Michael Gilbert is currently flying the stars and stripes in the EWC this season. How are you helping him?
A: “We’re just trying to help him out if we can. He’s really enjoying the EWC just like I was. Probably even more. They’re pushing, they’re trying. A lot of stuff goes on. A lot of moving pieces but Michael’s invited me to come to Bol d’Or, and, as long as Michael is going I’d like to be there to support him.”
The 46th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race is next on the EWC schedule from 1-3 August. Meanwhile, extended highlights of the 8 Hours of Spa Motos are available:
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Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 14 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships; ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Joshua Raymond Jr. Photo courtesy Joshua Raymond, Jr.
Joshua Raymond, Jr.
Age: 15.
Current home: Schwenksville, Pennsylvania.
Current height/weight: 5’5”/105 pounds.
Current school grade level: 9th grade.
Began riding at age: 4 years.
First road race: 2016, Millville, New Jersey, ASRA, 400 Superbike, 1st place.
Current racebike: Honda NSF250R.
Current tuners/mechanics: Fibre Tec Honda/Trick Tuning, Mike Skrowneck/Triple Strong Racing.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, placed 17th in British Talent Cup Championship (best race finish ninth, twice); 2023 season, finished second in MotoAmerica Mini Cup Ohvale 190 Championship (two wins, 11 total podiums), finished 13th in FIM MiniGP World Series 190 Championship; 2022 season, placed second in MotoAmerica Mini Cup Ohvale 190 Championship (one win, seven total podiums).
2025 racing goal: Win British Talent Cup Championship.
Racing career goal: Win MotoGP World Championship.
Racing heroes: Nicky Hayden, Marc Marquez.
Favorite track: Brands Hatch.
Favorite hobbies: Fishing, riding bicycles.
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: An MMA fighter. David Roth
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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);
2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;
Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;
Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;
FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher TorinCollins;
Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;
2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;
2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;
Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);
Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;
Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;
2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;
2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;
Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher GarrettGerloff;
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;
2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);
2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;
Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion TommyHayden;
2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;
2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;
2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;
Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;
Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;
Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;
2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;
MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;
MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;
AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;
Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;
AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;
2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;
2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;
2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;
AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;
Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;
2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;
2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;
2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;
Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;
Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;
FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;
Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;
2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;
Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;
Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;
Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.
Shannonville Sprint Cup lap one during Sunday’s second RACE Moto Regional round and Elie Daccache holds first on the No. 1 Milwaukee Tools Yamaha from the No. 74 Royal Distributing BMW of Michael Leon and the No. 98 BMW of Matt Vanderhorst.
The second-ever event in the MotoRACE Series took place on Shannonville’s longest, 4.03 km layout on June 13-15, and reigning Regional Pro Champ Elie Daccache took all the major feature class wins aboard his potent Yamaha YZF-R1. Daccache won both Sprint Cup races, holding oT the Royal Distributing backed BMW of Michael Leon in both cases.
ON Saturday, both racers missed the start lights and had to ride into the lead group, with impressive BMW mounted Matt Vanderhorst holding first. Eventually Daccache would turn a lap at 1:46.6, while Leon got down to 1:48.2 and Vanderhorst lapped at 1:48.2 as well – a solid step.
Daccache rocketed into the lead Sunday in mid-days Sprint Cup, held in warm and sunny conditions, some of the best available so far anywhere in Canada this summer! Leon played catch up and got beside Daccache at one point but then ran oT track and settled for second. Daccache got down to a best lap at 1:46.2, but the pushing Leon was the pace setter at 1:45.9.
However, Daccache would turn the best lap of the weekend at 1:45.86 later in the program completing Pro Superbike race; Leon also close in pace with a tour at 1:45.89 in a strong showing of consistency.
The lap record for the big bikes is a 1:43.48 set by Alex Dumas at the National last summer aboard a Ducati v4.
In Superbike race action Saturday, Daccache won by almost nine seconds from Leon, while Ernest Berhard netted third on his Farnham Brewery Yamaha YZF-R1. Vanderhorst was a close fourth.
Daccache once again got the hole shot in Sunday’s second ten lap Lou-Anne Printing Pro Superbike Feature, and Leon took a while to clear traTic, eventually placing second, 1.7 seconds back from the slowing Daccache. In another repeat result, Bernhard held oT Vanderhorst for third.
Elie Daccache celebrates his second straight Lou-Ann Printing Pro Superbike victory at Shannonville’s second round of the RACE Moto Regional Championships aboard his No. 1 Milwaukee Tools Yamaha YZF-R1.
In Pro 6 Cycle Pro 600 Supersport, Yamaha mounted Rob Massicotte qualified second, then went on to win Saturday’s 8 lap race and Sunday post-lunch 12 lapper. Suzuki mounted Jordan Decarie scored second Saturday, pulling away from the Yamaha of rookie Pro Matt Hooper; on Sunday Hooper returned the favor and got clear for second, but no one could challenge the charging Massicotte.
Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted Alexis Beaudoin was quick in both middleweight and open class production action, starting his event with a win in Joe Rocket Amateur Supersport over the Kawasaki of Martin Perreault by a shocking 24 seconds, Rick Edwards third on another Yamah 600. In Superbike on Saturday, Beaudoin was first by 16 seconds from Perreault, while Ken Foley (Yam) earned third from Glen Brown.
Sunday’s 600 race was another Beaudoin benefit, the margin this time an amazing 31.57 seconds ahead of Perreault, who worked through a dicing fight for runner-up honors. Daniel Johnson got up to earn third.
In Sunday’s Amateur Superbike race, Beaudoin got the lead from the lights and looked set to win before making an uncharacteristic, unforced error in turn six, falling from first. Foley made his way to the lead and then held on for the win by .08 of a second over Perreault, Edwards claiming third in a busy race.
Veteran Jean-Pascal Schroeder pushed to success in Middleweight on his Kawasaki, winning Saturday by .8 of a second over favorite Istvan Hidvegi (Kaw) and third finisher Tyler Brewer. On Sunday, Schroeder was never headed, winning by 48 seconds after ten laps, Brewer second from Chris Carmichael. Hidvegi didn’t start.
Hidvegi won both the Lightweight class races on his immaculate Kawasaki, beating runner- up Andrea Purdy by 20 seconds in the opener, Carmichael not far back for third. On day two, Hidvegi won by only 12.8 seconds from Purdy, Carmichael .7 of a second behind the runner-up to net third.
Parker Sabine-Craig left Shannonville with the Novice Championship point lead, going 2/1 over the two days. Saturday’s Novice win went to Craig Foster, but Foster didn’t finish Sunday. Brennan Brown didn’t start Saturday but came back on day two for second place.
The Heavyweight division featured a small field but good action at the front, with rising Amateur star Beaudoin fighting for the win against National front runner Marco Sousa, who was rebuilding from a fall a week earlier in Nova Scotia. Beaudoin beat Sousa convincingly Saturday, but Souse rebounded to win by .57 of a second after an entertaining duel on Sunday.
Moto1 MiniSBK race at Shannonville’s interior Go-Kart layout, with eventual victor No. 15 Ohvale rookie Stefan Tanasic leading No. 99 Ohvale of third placed Will Brown by CF June 14.
The Canadian MiniSBK tour staged their first event with the Mission MotoAmerica series at Shannonville Motorsport Park’s Go-Kart layout inside the Nelson circuit on June 14, with classes for Canadian Moto1 (and MotoAmerica GP190 and GP160 and Steet GP) as well as Moto4 (MotoAmeria Stock 50).
In Moto1 action, Stefan Tanasic, aged 14, earned the win from pole position on the grid with a dominant eUort aboard a screaming yellow Ohvale GP2 190, ahead of his father Aleks who placed second on a Kawasaki KLX110 after qualifying well with his usual YCF SM 155.
Missing from competition was 2024 Team Canada member Jager Stockill, who won both races at the opener at Shannonville in May on his Ohvale 160. In the points standings, Stefan Tanasic leads with a total 55 points, followed by Stockill at 50 and third overall Ted Motawith32points. StockillwasbusycompetinginaSuperMotoeventinQuebec.
Winner Stefan Tanasic turned the fastest lap of the day’s 14 tours at 53.42 seconds, followed by his father with a 55.85 tour. Super Sonic Ohvale GPO 160 pilot Will Brown earned third, after a dice with Richard Van der Pryt’s fourth ranked Honda Grom. Brown learned to ride last season and is scheduled to compete in the FIM MiniGP World Championship Qualifying Nationals on an Ohvale 160 this year.
The four event Canadian Qualifying Series for the World Finals starts July 24 and 25 with a night race at the Go-Kart track in Brechin, ON, near Orillia.
Van der Pryt competes in place of his son Luke, 16, scheduled to compete this year before suUering a concussion playing rugby.
Shannonville MiniSBK Moto4 and Stock 50 class winner Everly Landry, age 8, on her Honda.
The second class for Moto4/Stock 50 racers belonged to Everly Landry, like the rest of the racers mounted on a Honda 50. In her first ever race, Landry edged Natalia Tanasic in a fight that drew the crowds attention, Landry the daughter and sister of the top two racers in the Feature class. Both the top two girls in Moto4 are eight years old
MotoAmerica Talent Cup Classes to Run at Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Presented by Turn 14 Distribution. Photo courtesy MotoAmerica.
America’s next generation of road racers will clash at Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Turn 14 Distribution, as a round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup will run on the famed road racing circuit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
“We look forward to welcoming the best and brightest up-and-coming road racers to VMD this year with a round of the MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup to be run at the event,” AMA Director of Racing Mike Pelletier said. “We anticipate some thrilling competition on one of the best road racing circuits in the United States at Mid-Ohio.”
The MotoAmerica Talent Cup brings the nation’s best racers between the ages of 14 and 21 to compete aboard GP-style, purpose-built Krämer APX-350 MA motorcycles with the goal of bringing America’s top young road racers to the highest level of the sport.
“We’re really looking forward to our involvement in AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days with two of our Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul races set to run over the course of the weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course,” MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland said. “It’s a great opportunity for MotoAmerica to showcase its newest class to a large and diverse audience. It’s also awesome for our youngest racers to get the chance to race on another classic racetrack with a lot of history like Mid-Ohio. It should be a wonderful weekend and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone there.”
The MotoAmerica Talent Cup is a six-round series with four races conducted alongside MotoAmerica races and one event at Circuit of the Americas in conjunction with a MotoGP event, in addition to the round at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. For more information regarding the MotoAmerica Parts Unlimited Talent Cup, visit www.motoamerica.com/talent-cup/.
Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Turn 14 Distribution is the premier motorcycle event of the summer. With near-endless racing opportunities, vendor displays, North America’s largest motorcycle swap meet, stunt shows, and much more, VMD is a vintage enthusiast’s paradise!
Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. Besides offering members money-saving discounts on products and services, the AMA also publishes American Motorcyclist, a recently revitalized and monthly full-color magazine (and digital version of same) that covers current events and motorcycle history with brilliant photography and compelling writing. American Motorcyclist is also North America’s largest-circulation magazine. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit AmericanMotorcyclist.com.
GIACOMO AGOSTINI’S RACING GLORY MEETS MV AGUSTA’S LEGENDARY DESIGN, CREATING A TIMELESS MASTERPIECE.
Motorcycle racing has always been more than a sport, more than a show, more than mere competitions between individuals and teams. Motorcycle racing is a universe on its own, where individual traits, bravery, distinct personalities, team dynamics and technical advancements have always “danced” together on the fine line between life and death, making all its “dancers” heroes, legends, myths.
One name, however, is unanimously recognized as the greatest of these “dancers”, the greatest of all time, Giacomo Agostini. With 15 world titles, 123 world championship race wins, 18 Italian Championship titles, and 10 Tourist Trophy wins, Agostini’s legend transcends the numbers he collected throughout his career, much like the MV Agusta motorcycles, which are more than the mere sum of their technical specifications.
Giacomo Agostini was a global media phenomenon in an era when media were still rudimentary compared to today. He was a fashion icon, a role model, considered one of the world’s most charming men, idolized by fans, respected by his rivals, and admired by his successors.
MV Agusta is proud to present a tribute to Giacomo Agostini that honours the Ago legend, in the year when the Varese-based brand celebrates its 80th anniversary: the Superveloce 1000 Ago, a tribute to greatness.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago is limited to only 83 units worldwide.
83 UNITS
The Superveloce 1000 Ago is MV Agusta’s tribute to Ago, arriving in 2025, the year of the brand’s 80th anniversary. Over the eight decades, during which MV Agusta has become the world’s most exclusive motorcycle brand, Giacomo Agostini has undoubtedly been the most important name associated with it.
To mark Agostini’s 83rd birthday in 2025, MV Agusta releases the Superveloce 1000 Ago, a limited edition of only 83 units worldwide. Each motorcycle is personally signed by Agostini and, as with all MV Agusta limited editions, individually numbered from 1 to 83 on a real gold plate affixed to the steering head. Each unit is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity bearing the same number.
Each Superveloce 1000 Ago features something unprecedented for a production bike: one detail of each motorcycle is made using an original trophy won by Giacomo Agostini.
A PIECE OF HISTORY
The ignition key is encased in two shells made of aluminium milled from billet and anodized in a striking red colour. One of the shells features a brass coin made from an original trophy won by Giacomo Agostini during his career. Ago himself selected the trophy from his personal collection and donated it to MV Agusta, allowing the brand to give its customers a true piece of history with the Superveloce 1000 Ago.
EVOCATIVE DESIGN AND DETAILS
The Superveloce 1000 Ago boasts striking full carbon fibre bodywork, expertly crafted to combine lightweight performance with visual impact. The bodywork is finished in a stunning Fire Red Matt and Magnum Silver Matt colour scheme, offering a perfect blend of boldness and elegance. The inspiration for this colour scheme derives from Agostini’s racing bike. Stylists were challenged with imagining what it would look like if Ago were racing on a Superveloce 1000, and, as always, our designers delivered a true masterpiece capable of combining beauty and performance.
As with every MV Agusta that has paid homage to Ago, the bike features the number 1 on a yellow background on the side, with the same yellow accent repeated on the CNC-machined headlamp crown.
Part of a design that blends historical references with incredibly modern technical solutions, the wheels on the Superveloce 1000 Ago are spoked in an elegant silver colour, adding a vintage feel to this modern machine.
The unparalleled attention to detail has always been a distinctive feature of MV Agusta, and the Superveloce 1000 Ago is another perfect example.
On the Superveloce-signature leather strap that runs over the fuel tank, a golden plaque reads “15 Titoli Mondiali” (15 world titles) as an additional reminder of Giacomo Agostini’s extraordinary career.
The black Alcantara seat is embroidered with the name Agostini and features the distinctive arrow-shaped stripes that were iconic on Ago’s racing suit. The MV Agusta logo completes the seat design, recalling Ago’s racing uniform.
Dainese Custom Works Demone GP 3X leather suit.
DEDICATED LEATHER SUIT AND HELMET
Adding value and exclusivity to the Superveloce 1000 Ago, the 83 customers who purchase this unique motorcycle will have the opportunity to request that Dainese craft a dedicated made to measure Dainese Custom Works Demone GP 3X suit and to receive an exclusive edition of the AGV Pista GP RR racing helmet. Designed by MV Agusta in collaboration with Dainese, the suit and the helmet will be provided to those customers that confirm their interest to have them, at no extra cost. The Dainese Demone GP 3X suit is the ultimate MotoGP leather suit. Made in kangaroo leather, it integrates the latest D-air® Racing Shield 3X airbag system, titanium shoulder and knee plates, and the unmistakable pentaxial elasticated back for total freedom to perform on the bike. It features a modern design inspired by Agostini’s racing leathers and will be produced, after a dedicated measurement session at a Dainese store, exclusively for MV Agusta Superveloce Ago customers, giving them also the possibility to customize their name on the leather suit back.
AGV Pista GP RR is the very same helmet used by some of the most incredible riders in MotoGP. FIM homologated – thanks to its full carbon shell, the optical class 1 Ultravision visor, the rear Pro Spoiler, the 360° Adaptive Fit interiors system and an obsessive attention on all details, the Pista GP RR provides the highest level of protection and confidence for legendary performance on the racetrack. The exclusive version designed only for the Superveloce 1000 Ago customers takes inspiration from the iconic Giacomo Agostini’s tricolore livery, reshaping it in a modern version with exposed carbon fiber pattern details. These exclusive items will not be available for purchase and are reserved solely for Superveloce 1000 Ago owners.
DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS
The new MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Ago encapsulates MV Agusta’s unparalleled history in racing, the brand’s maniacal pursuit of aesthetic perfection, and the continuous drive never compromises performance and emotion. A distinctive stylistic element of the Superveloce 1000 Ago, consistent with the entire Superveloce range, include round headlamp, horizontally developed lines and use of precious materials such as carbon fibre, gold and titanium.
One of the most characteristic elements, both technically and stylistically, is the presence of aerodynamic wings made of carbon fibre which is kept visible for stylistic purposes.
The material chosen for the Superveloce 1000 Ago’s bodywork is carbon fibre, used in two different processes, forged and laminated, to add further stylistic refinement, for a total of 41 elements made with such sophisticated material.
Four-cylinder inline engine.
ENGINE AND ELECTRONICS
The Superveloce 1000 Ago boasts a four-cylinder inline engine capable of delivering 208 HP (153 kW) at 13,000 RPM and 116.5 Nm of torque at 11,000 RPM. Thanks to the use of 16 radial titanium valves, a distinctive feature of all MV Agusta four-cylinder engines, forged titanium connecting rods, and DLC-coated cams.
The engine can reach 14,000 RPM, and thanks to the countershaft, it maintains minimal vibration, resulting in a smooth driving experience even at performance limits.
The engine management is entrusted to the integrated MVICS 2.1 system (Motor & Vehicle Integrated Control System) with 8 injectors: 4 lower and 4 uppers with increased flow rate. The throttle body is 50 mm in diameter.
The disengageable traction control features eight levels of intervention: two for wet or slippery conditions (Rain), three for road use, and three for track. The disengageable FLC (Front Lift Control) works based on data collected by the inertial platform and, instead of preventing wheelies, it optimizes them by maintaining an optimal angle to make the most of the incredible acceleration. This rider aid works in conjunction with the Launch Control.
There are four Riding Modes: three preset (Rain, Sport, Race) and one customizable by the rider (Custom). In this mode, the rider can set parameters such as throttle sensitivity, engine torque, engine braking, engine response, limiter, and electronic suspension settings.
The MV EAS 4.0 (Electronically Assisted Shift Up&Down) electronic gearbox works both for upshifting and downshifting, even with an open throttle.
The Ride by Wire acceleration system, with a torque management algorithm, features a negative stroke on the throttle grip, allowing the disengagement of the Cruise Control, which is also standard on the Superveloce 1000 Ago.
The power of the braking system is managed by the ABS system with two different levels of intervention. In Sport mode, indicated by an “S” on the dashboard, the ABS acts on both wheels with active cornering function and RLM (Rear wheel Lift-up Mitigation) active. The latter keeps the rear wheel on the ground during extreme braking, optimizing the braking power on both axles. In Race mode, indicated by an “R” on the dashboard, the ABS intervention is less invasive at the front, deactivated at the rear, and the cornering function is also deactivated, while the RLM system remains active but allows for a controlled lift of the rear wheel.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago is equipped with an integrated GPS module that communicates directly with the MV Ride app, available for free across the entire MV Agusta range.
Through this app, destinations can be entered, and corner-by-corner navigation viewed on the 5.5” TFT colour dashboard. Activating the Trip Record function initiates data acquisition. The riding experience begins even before turning the motorcycle on, as it is possible so decide the set-up of the Superveloce 1000 Ago in advance through the app. Once back from a ride, customers can relive the experience by looking at the data collected and made available by the app, such as lean angle, throttle activity, speed etc.
Among the various options of the MV Ride App, it is possible to customize the bike’s response through the Custom map, which can be renamed and even exchanged with other users. For example, one can create a “Tuscany” map to share later with other motorcyclists, fostering a community.
Completing the Superveloce 1000 Ago’s electronic equipment is the satellite alarm with the Mobisat module, manageable via the Greenbox app, a service provided free to the customer for the first year.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago features a meticulously crafted chassis and suspension system designed for optimal performance and aesthetics.
CHASSIS
The trellis frame made of high-strength steel tubes is integrated with aluminium plates that hinge the single-sided swingarm, also made of aluminium alloy. The pin height is adjustable, with the adjustment range indicated on a specially designed plaque, also crafted with exceptional aesthetic care.
The Superveloce 1000 Ago features an Öhlins electronic suspension system. At the front, it has 43mm diameter upside-down forks with a 120mm travel, treated with a TiN surface finish, and electronically adjustable for compression, rebound, and manual spring preload adjustment. To optimize stability, the suspension package includes an electronically adjustable Öhlins steering damper, capable of automatic intervention or manual setup to allow the rider to decide the best setup for their needs. At the rear, the suspension system is completed by an Öhlins mono-shock with a 36mm diameter and 120mm travel. The rear suspension is also electronically adjustable for preload, rebound, and compression.
The incredible power unleashed by the 4-cylinder engine is matched by a high-quality braking system. The Superveloce 1000 Ago features a Brembo braking system with 320mm front discs with aluminium flanges and radial Stylema calipers with 30mm pistons, operated by a Brembo radial master cylinder. At the rear, there is a 220mm disc with a Brembo 2-piston caliper with a 34mm diameter.
Each motorcycle comes with an exclusive welcome kit, designed to enhance the ownership experience.
DEDICATED KIT
As with every MV Agusta Limited Edition, each customer receives an exclusive kit, including:
Certificate of authenticity with matching unit number
Dedicated motorcycle cover
Passenger seat in leather and Alcantara
Passenger footpegs and supports
Carbon passenger heel guards
CNC-machined brake and clutch levers
Height adjustment plates for the swingarm pin
The MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Ago comes with a 5-year factory warranty
5-YEAR WARRANTY
The Superveloce 1000 Ago comes with a 5-year factory warranty — a testament to the rigorous quality standards upheld at the MV Agusta factory in Varese. This initiative represents a further step in the customer-focused approach that the Schiranna-based brand is adopting across its operations. The extension of the warranty from 4 to 5 years is not only an added value for MV Agusta customers, but also a clear demonstration of the company’s confidence in the quality of its motorcycles—proudly Made in Italy—and the meticulous production processes each model undergoes before delivery.
Jordan Szoke finished ninth this weekend at the Loudon Classic in New Hampshire. Photo credit : Rob O'Brien / courtesy CSBK.
The 102nd running of the famous Loudon Classic featured strong performances from a pair of Bridgestone CSBK stars this weekend, as both Jordan Szoke and Mavrick Cyr left New Hampshire Motor Speedway with excellent results on Saturday.
Szoke headlined a two-class effort for Economy Lube HSBK Celtic Ducati, piloting a V2 Panigale in the feature, $400,000 purse event as well as a new V2 Streetfighter machine, supported heavily by Bridgestone, Importations Thibault, and renowned tuner Scott Miller.
Cyr, meanwhile, did double-duty for Octo Racing aboard his Triumph 675R in the main race as well as riding an Aprilia RS660 in the Thunderbike category.
While Szoke faced the tough task of learning his new Ducati machine on the fly and with limited practice time, the 14-time Canada Cup winner immediately got up to speed, provisionally qualifying eleventh out of 37 entries on Friday before the final portion of qualifying was rained out.
Szoke’s pace would put him just a second off the front two rows, an impressive feat in what was another deep field full of MotoAmerica stars such as Tyler Scott, Brandon Paasch, and Jake Lewis, amongst others.
Cyr would qualify 25th for the feature race, but managed an incredible fourth on the grid for the Thunderbike division out of 20 entries. Szoke, meanwhile, would put his Streetfighter machine seventh out of 17 riders.
After a brief delay due to morning rain, the feature race would get underway on Saturday afternoon with Szoke slipping to the back of a crowded battle in 17th, while Cyr made up three spots to 22nd.
Szoke would begin climbing his way up the order by lap four, however, gradually chipping away at the group ahead of him to move into the top-ten by the midway point of the race, matching the pace of the top-five runners in clean air but a distant eight seconds to the riders ahead.
The Brantford, Ontario native would eventually cut that deficit down to just under a second by the penultimate lap, before making a last-lap move on Jacob Crossman to wind up an impressive ninth at the finish line and just one place behind two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch in eighth.
As for Cyr, the 20-year-old out of Quebec City didn’t make the same mid-race progress as Szoke but would run a clean effort in his first ever appearance at the Loudon Classic, finishing 18th after making up three places in the last ten laps.
The race was won by pole-sitter Tyler Scott of Vision Wheel M4 Suzuki, with Joseph Limandri Jr. and Jake Lewis joining him on the podium.
The day would get much better for Cyr in the Thunderbike division, where he managed to improve upon his fourth-place spot on the grid to secure a podium finish in third, narrowly beating Brett Guyer in a race won by Adam Guyer.
As for Szoke’s first-ever Streetfighter appearance, he would also manage to find a bit more pace on race day to climb to fifth at the finish, just behind the duo of Shane Narbonne and Gus Rodio in a race won by Dominic Doyle.
For their efforts, Szoke will exit New Hampshire with $14,300 in purse money ($9300 for the Loudon Classic, and $5000 for the Streetfighter class), while Cyr will collect $3750 for his performances on Saturday ($2750 for the feature race and $1000 for Thunderbike).
Also in attendance at the event was former CSBK top pro Chris Peris, who qualified one spot behind Szoke in 12th for the feature Loudon Classic before finishing eleventh for Suzuki.
Full results from the event can be found on the Roadracing World website.
For more information on the Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship, visit www.csbk.ca or email info@csbk.ca.
Morgan Park Raceway served up some sensational round four ASBK action. Photo by Russell Colvin.
ASBK round four: Supersport, Supersport 300, R3 Cup and Superbike Masters reviews.
The Morgan Park Raceway round of the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) from June 13-15 was a ‘full house’, with six classes competing across 16 races.
Archie McDonald (Stop and Seal Yamaha) returned from his latest European sojourn with more sting in the tail than ever, completing a perfect round with pole position, two race wins and a new lap record.
Despite missing the last round at Queensland Raceway, McDonald’s now moved back up to second in the standings on 160pts, behind teammate Jack Mahaffy (186) and in front of BCperformance Kawasaki duo Olly Simpson (154) and Hayden Nelson (130).
Mahaffy (3-2) finished on the same points as the returning Tom Edwards (Team BWR Yamaha, 2-3) in Warwick, with the latter back in Supersport mode for the first time in five years after finishing second in the 2021 championship behind Broc Pearson.
In race one, McDonald weathered strong early pressure from Edwards to claim a dominant victory in the 13-lapper – cut short by one lap after a savage Glenn Nelson (Stop and Seal Yamaha) highside at turn six. Will Nassif (Omega Racing Team Yamaha) was another to go down.
The pace was red-hot, with a new lap record set five times – twice by Edwards and three times by McDonald.
Mahaffy was a lonely third, while Simpson, Tom Bramich (Apex Yamaha), Nelson, Jake Farnsworth (Yamaha) and Jesus Torres Cabrera (Yamaha) all flashed over the finish line in quick succession to claim positions 4-8.
Archie Mcdonald (69) and Jack Mahaffy (37) on their Yamaha YZF-R6 at Morgan Park Raceway. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Race two was also red-flagged after eight laps when Marcus Hamod (Honda) was flung over the bars – but not before McDonald lowered the lap record again to 1:14.338.
The race was restarted as a five-lap dash, with McDonald again having too much class as he made it a Sunday double ahead of Mahaffy, Edwards, Nelson, Simpson and Farnsworth.
Race and Road Supersport 300 and ShopYamaha R3 Cup
More sensational slicing and dicing in the Race and Road Supersport 300 class, with the combined winning margin across all three races a staggering 0.169 seconds!
But in terms of race management and consistency, Scott Nicholson came to the fore again as he extended his lead in the championship to 57pts (229 to 182) over fellow Kawasaki rider Tara Morrison.
Nicholson went 1-2-1 across the races, with John Pelgrave (Yamaha, 2-3-4) and Tyler King (8-5-2) second and third overall.
Jake Paige (55) on his Kawasaki Ninja at Morgan Park Raceway. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Jake Paige (Kawasaki) was the other race winner, by an miniscule 0.004secs in race two, but then crashed out of the finale as did fellow teen hard-charger Hudson Thompson (Yamaha).
Thompson was third in race one, while Riley Nauta (Kawasaki) claimed the final podium position in race three.
Paige is third in the standings on 170pts from Thompson (166).
In the ShopYamaha R3 Cup, Mitch Simpson’s lead is now just 13pts (146 to 133) over the rapidly improving Nikolas Lazos after the latter won the round courtesy of his 4-1-3 scorecard.
Simpson was disqualified from the opener after a machine irregularity, but then followed with 3-1 results to maintain his place at the pointy end of the ever-tightening leaderboard.
Thompson (1-2-7) and Pelgrave (3-4-2) were second and third overall at Morgan Park, while Phoenix O’Brien (second in race one) was the other rider to finish a race on the podium.
Jordy Simpson (Yamaha, 127pts) is third in the standings from Thompson (119) and Pelgrave (117).
The final round of the ShopYamaha Cup will be held at The Bend from November 7-9.
Missing from the Supersport 300 and R3 Cup races at Morgan Park was leading light Valentino Knezovic (Yamaha), who injured his hand in qualifying and took no further part in proceedings.
Superbike Masters
As expected, former Superbike ace Beau Beaton (Ducati 851) took the Superbike Masters races at Morgan Park by the scruff of the neck, wining all three in a canter.
Ben Burke (Honda VFR750, 3-3-2) and Corey Glock (Honda RC30, 4-2-3) were second and third overall, while Josh Mathers (Yamaha FZR1000) was clearly the second fastest rider before his machine expired at the tail end of race two – his weekend prematurely over.
Can Beaton go through the season undefeated? He’s building an irresistible case, and we’ll get the definitive answer at The Bend in November.
Beau Beaton dominated the Superbike Masters yet again. Photo by RbMotoLens.
Mahdi Salem (25) in action during the Asia Talent Cup event in Qatar in 2025. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 14 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships; ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Mahdi Salem on the MotoAmerica Mini Cup GP190 podium at Road America in 2024. Photo courtesy MotoAmerica.
Mahdi Salem:
Age: 14.
Current home: Ringwood, New Jersey.
Current height/weight: 5’0”/96 pounds.
Current school grade level: 8th grade.
Began riding at age: 3 years.
First road race: 2019, NJminiGP, Millville, New Jersey, Spec 50, 6th place.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, won MotoAmerica MiniCup 190 National Championship, won ASRA FIM MiniCup USA Ohvale 190 Championship, ESBK Spain PreMoto3 best qualifying 8th place and best race finish 11th, finished 12th and 13th in MotoAmerica Junior Cup debut at NJMP; 2023 season, won FIM North America MiniCup Ohvale 160 Championship, placed fifth in FIM North America MiniCup Ohvale 190 Championship, placed fourth in MotoAmerica MiniCup Ohvale 190 Championship.
2025 racing goal: Finish in the top five in the RFME ESBK Talent Cup Championships.
Racing career goal: Win Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Championship.
If I wasn’t racing I would be...: A Pro soccer player.
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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);
2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;
Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;
Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;
FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher TorinCollins;
Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;
2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;
2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;
Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);
Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;
Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;
2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;
2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;
Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher GarrettGerloff;
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;
2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);
2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;
Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion TommyHayden;
2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;
2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;
2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;
Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;
Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;
Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;
2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;
MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;
MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;
AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;
Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;
AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;
2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;
2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;
2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;
AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;
Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;
2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;
2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;
2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;
Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;
Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;
FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;
Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;
2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;
Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;
Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;
Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.
Josh Waters now has a commanding lead in the SW-Motech Superbike title. Photo credit RbMotoLens.
Josh Waters has banished the ‘bogey track’ tag in emphatic fashion to claim overall honours in round four of the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul (ASBK) at Morgan Park Raceway in Warwick (Qld) on June 15.
The reigning SW-Motech Superbike champion finished with a 1-2 scorecard on his McMartin Racing Ducati around the physically demanding 2.96km circuit, with Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati, 2-3) and Anthony West (Addicted to Track Yamaha, 3-4) completing the dais.
Race one was particularly dramatic, with circuit guru Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) retiring on lap four after his machine expired, which took all the pressure off Waters as he cruised to the finish line.
Jones’ comeback was emphatic in race two to make it three Morgan Park wins from the last four starts, but he’s now 53pts (215 to 162) behind Waters at the halfway mark in the championship and with a mountain to climb to wrest momentum back from his long-time rival.
For Waters, it was a palpable sense of relief when he spoke in parc ferme at the end of race two.
“I am just so happy with how this round has gone,” he said. “My history hasn’t been wonderful at Morgan Park, but to get pole, win race one, claim the overall and finish second to Mike (Jones) in race two is really satisfying.”
The SW-Motech Superbike overall top three: (L to R) Pearson, Waters and West. Photo credit RbMotoLens.
SW-Motech Superbike race one
Following Jones’ demise in the SW-Motech Superbike opener, all the pressure was off Waters who just had to keep his powder dry to claim maximum points.
He nailed that remit to win the 16-lapper by 2.7 seconds – his 40th victory in the Superbike class and the seventh in a massively impressive 2025 – from Pearson, who was involved in a ding-dong scrap for second with West and Cameron Dunker (MotoGO Yamaha).
And that was the order they finished in, with resourceful rookie Jack Favelle (Addicted to Track Yamaha) fifth from Max Stauffer (Yamaha Racing Team), Glenn Allerton (Superbike Advocates Racing Ducati) and Cru Halliday (Stop and Seal Yamaha).
Meanwhile, young gun Jonathan Nahlous (Omega Racing Team Yamaha) was another race one casualty after crashing out.
SW-Motech Superbike race two
With Jones back in the mix, anticipation went up a notch in race two as Waters got the holeshot from West.
Jones was third, and on lap three he eased past West and immediately set out in pursuit of Waters with his customary smooth and natural flow.
Two laps later the pair was running line astern and threatening to eclipse Jones’ two-year-old lap record. That didn’t eventuate, but Jones did pass Waters on lap 12 to move into the lead.
Waters was perfectly content to finish second, while Pearson was a gritty third after passing West and Favelle in the second half of the 16-lapper.
“That was a great race,” said Jones. “I put the hammer down to catch Josh (Waters). After I got past, the setup was working well on my Yamaha and I was able to push until the end of the race.
“A big thanks to the team for getting my bike back into working order between races.”
Meanwhile, Dunker, Nahlous and Allerton filled positions 6-8 among the 15 finishers.
West (158pts) is third in the championship from Pearson (129), Allerton (126), Stauffer (120), Dunker (119) and Nahlous (113).
Race two SW-Motech Superbike action as Waters (1) and Jones (46) clear off. Photo credit RbMotoLens.
Next up for the SW-Motech fraternity is round five at Queensland Raceway from August 8-10 as the ASBK reunites with the Repco Supercars Championship for the first time since 2023 in Darwin.
Jones is also a potent force around Queensland Raceway, but it was Waters and Allerton who shared the winning spoils at the venue in May this year.
The intrigue continues in what has been a stellar year of Superbike action.
1993 Endurance World Champion American Doug Toland returned to Spa to watch fellow American racer Michael Gilbert.
Endurance World Championship (WEC): Take Five with Doug Toland
In 1993 American Doug Toland won the FIM Endurance World Championship with victory in the 24 Heures de Liège – the forerunner to the 8 Hours of Spa Motos – key to his EWC title success 32 years ago.
The now-62-year-old Toland returned to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to watch Michael Gilbert, an emerging talent from his homeland, competing for Maco Racing in Belgium’s round of the EWC. He took time out to answer five key questions.
Q: You’ve won the FIM Endurance World Championship before and you’ve won at Spa before but how significant is the track to you and how have things changed?
A: “It showcases, to me, the true meaning of endurance racing. And this year’s race was a really good example, just short of a little bit of darkness. It’s still man or woman and machinery on the track. The concept is still exactly the same as it was before. The biggest difference for me is just the electronics on the motorcycles. I mean, more power, technology, tyres, suspension, chassis development, everything else but the electronics on the motorcycle, it’s more of that. My first laps around Spa were at night in the rain. The night was fine, the rain was fine, so you just put the two together. I’d done a few 24 hours back home as well, so it was nothing.”
The 8 Hours of Spa Motos 2025 gets under way
Q: What’s it like for riders from America to come over to Europe to race? Is it very different, does it feel a lot further from home?
A: “It’s definitely more of a challenge, 12 hours, 13 hours from home. But the reward that you get for coming over here… I felt it, Michael felt it. I talked to him before I came over here and just got some of his feedback. And he was utterly blown away and shocked at the level of, everything I’ve heard, the enthusiasm, the culture and energy, the racing, the track itself, the machine preparation, the size of the teams. He was completely blown away by it. Which, you know, just got him so excited.”
Michael Gilbert is part of Maco Racing’s Formula EWC team
Q: Is it true the EWC was never something you dreamed about? Yet you became world champion just a few years later?
A: “Coming to Europe wasn’t even a dream, wasn’t even on the radar at all. But one thing led to another. A buddy of mine in Canada, Didier Constant, knew the French teams. And he got me to come over and the rest is history. I was confident, and I thought I rode pretty good. Unfortunately, I crashed in probably the 21st hour of the race in fourth place. And I thought, ‘I’m done.’ But they invited me back and back and back and back and there we go. To be first American to win an Endurance World Championship race or be on the winning team, Phase One, with Simon Buckmaster and Steve Manley… And then to go on and win the world championship and be the first American to win, just unbelievable. You never know what will come true but dreams come true. But the team was lethally focused on what they were doing back then, and it was great to win these races. It’s not just the riders, it’s the team, it’s the pitstops, it’s getting the bike in the pits and out of the pits because you can win or lose in the pits.”
Q: How difficult was racing back then? More of a challenge than it is now?
A: “I spent a lot of time training, working with physios at universities and everything back in the day. I trained really hard so I just prepared for it. We went to Suzuka once. It was Alex Vieira and I, and we were hanging out at Suzuka and some of the World Superbike guys were getting I.V. drips back then, and they were red in the face, but we just trained for the long races. If you like riding, I think it’s a mind over matter thing. But at night, when you have a lot going on… the smoke coming across the back straight at Paul Ricard, where you can’t even see the track and you count ‘one, two, three, brake!’ kind of thing. Even dating it back further, before I came over, I talked to Dave Aldana about Spa. He said through Blanchimont once it was foggy and couldn’t see and he just counted, ‘one, two, three go’. And he turned too early! But he just picked up the bike and got it back to the pits and got it fixed.”
Michael Gilbert is flying the US flag in the EWC
Q: Michael Gilbert is currently flying the stars and stripes in the EWC this season. How are you helping him?
A: “We’re just trying to help him out if we can. He’s really enjoying the EWC just like I was. Probably even more. They’re pushing, they’re trying. A lot of stuff goes on. A lot of moving pieces but Michael’s invited me to come to Bol d’Or, and, as long as Michael is going I’d like to be there to support him.”
The 46th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race is next on the EWC schedule from 1-3 August. Meanwhile, extended highlights of the 8 Hours of Spa Motos are available:
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Joshua Raymond Jr. in action in England in 2024. Photo courtesy Joshua Raymond. Jr.
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships;
MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 14 AMA Pro Superbike Championships;
A KTM RC Cup World Final race;
WERA National Endurance Championships and WERA National Challenge Championships; ASRA/Formula USA Grand National and CCS National Championships;
AMA Road Racing Grand Championships and Horizon Awards;
USGPRU National Championships;
Many regional and local titles.
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Joshua Raymond Jr. Photo courtesy Joshua Raymond, Jr.
Joshua Raymond, Jr.
Age: 15.
Current home: Schwenksville, Pennsylvania.
Current height/weight: 5’5”/105 pounds.
Current school grade level: 9th grade.
Began riding at age: 4 years.
First road race: 2016, Millville, New Jersey, ASRA, 400 Superbike, 1st place.
Current racebike: Honda NSF250R.
Current tuners/mechanics: Fibre Tec Honda/Trick Tuning, Mike Skrowneck/Triple Strong Racing.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, placed 17th in British Talent Cup Championship (best race finish ninth, twice); 2023 season, finished second in MotoAmerica Mini Cup Ohvale 190 Championship (two wins, 11 total podiums), finished 13th in FIM MiniGP World Series 190 Championship; 2022 season, placed second in MotoAmerica Mini Cup Ohvale 190 Championship (one win, seven total podiums).
2025 racing goal: Win British Talent Cup Championship.
Racing career goal: Win MotoGP World Championship.
Racing heroes: Nicky Hayden, Marc Marquez.
Favorite track: Brands Hatch.
Favorite hobbies: Fishing, riding bicycles.
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: An MMA fighter. David Roth
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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);
2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;
Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;
Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;
FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher TorinCollins;
Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;
2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;
2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;
Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);
Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;
Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;
2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;
2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;
Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher GarrettGerloff;
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;
2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);
2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;
Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion TommyHayden;
2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;
2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;
2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;
Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;
Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;
Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;
2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;
MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;
MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;
AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;
Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;
AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;
2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;
2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;
2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;
AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;
Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;
2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;
2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;
2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;
Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;
Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;
FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;
Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;
2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;
Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;
Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;
Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.
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