Andrea Dovizioso to ride as Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider at Private Misano Test
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is sad to announce that Cal Crutchlow is still not fully fit to resume his Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider duties due to complications following a hand surgery. Andrea Dovizioso will step up as his replacement at the forthcoming private Misano test.
Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 19th August 2024
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. confirm that Cal Crutchlow is unfortunately incapable of fulfilling his Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider duties due to complications following a hand surgery. Italian MotoGP legend Andrea Dovizioso has agreed to replace Crutchlow as Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider at a private Misano test.
Crutchlow was operated on his hand earlier this year but suffered complications. While Crutchlow concentrates on making a full recovery, Dovizioso will fulfil the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider role for the present.
Dovizioso and Yamaha completed a preliminary test a few weeks ago in Mugello to confirm that the bond between Dovizioso and the YZR-M1 was still as strong as ever. The rider from Forlì will be aboard the Yamaha again during a private test that will be held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st August.
MASSIMO MEREGALLI
Team Director
First of all, let me start by saying that we all wish Cal a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on track soon with our test team.
“However, in the meantime we can’t afford to be idle. We are therefore delighted to confirm that Andrea has agreed to fill in for Cal and take on the role of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test rider at the private Misano test.
“Andrea and Yamaha have had a close relationship for many years. Dovi is a highly skilled and precise rider who also has a clear understanding of the technical side of MotoGP. Furthermore, besides his experience in the MotoGP championship, he is also familiar with Yamaha’s MotoGP Project, so we are greatly looking forward to continuing our partnership with him. We think he will help us collect valuable data and give us good feedback.
ANDREA DOVIZIOSO
Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider
“I am sorry that Cal is still not well, and I hope he recovers quickly.
“Having said that, I am happy and excited to have the chance to get on a MotoGP bike again, and I would like to thank Yamaha for this opportunity. I hope I will be able to make my contribution to the development of the bike.
AHRMA Expands 2024 AHRMA Pro Challenge at the 19th Barber Vintage Festival
(Knoxville, TN) The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) announces the expansion of the field of eligible racers for the 2024 AHRMA Pro Challenge to include 2024 professional racers (MotoAmerica, MotoGP, World Superbike, etc.) competing on 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport-spec machines.
Eligibility requirements have been expanded to allow pro racers to compete on MotoAmerica Supersport-spec machines as follows:
The machine must meet the 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport specifications, with the exception that open ECU mapping is permitted.
Riders must have raced a 2024 MotoAmerica or an equivalent international event.
AHRMA has the final say on waivers/exemptions for the Pro Challenge and reserves the right to limit the number of participants.
Certain MotoAmerica Supersport-spec machines are already eligible for the AHRMA Formula Thunder class, this simply expands available machines for pros to compete on.
The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to competing on fantastic classic and true vintage machines along with a wide range of modern motorcycles. With over 3,000 members, AHRMA is the largest vintage racing group in North America and one of the biggest in the world. The association has grown steadily over the years, reflecting the increasing interest in classic bikes.
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team signs Jake Dixon for 2025
The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team is thrilled to announce the signing of British star Jake Dixon for the 2025 Moto2 World Championship campaign.
Dixon’s wealth of experience and proven race winning pedigree makes him the perfect choice to lead the team’s exciting new adventure next year when it will compete for Moto2 glory using the Boscoscuro chassis.
The 28-year-old is currently enjoying a great run of success in his sixth full season in Moto2 and an impressive run of three successive podium finishes in Assen, Silverstone and Spielberg has moved him firmly back into title contention in 2024.
Dixon has won three times in his Moto2 career, with his most recent success coming in memorable fashion earlier this month when he became the first British winner of his home Grand Prix at Silverstone in nearly 10 years.
Dixon finished inside the top six overall in 2022 and 2023 and he has scored 15 podiums since making his Moto2 debut back in 2019.
Marc Van Der Straten, Team Owner
“He is a fighter on and off the track”
“I am personally very happy with the arrival of Jake Dixon to our team. He is a fighter on and off the track and I love that. The 2025 season will be very important for us as we face the exciting challenge of competing with the Boscoscuro chassis. We need someone who is fast and able to quickly adapt to changes and Jake has these characteristics. I’m looking forward to seeing him fighting at the front and defending the VDS colours”.
Jake Dixon
“Moving to this team gives me so much motivation”
“Firstly, I want to say a huge thanks to Marc for giving me the opportunity to ride for such a fantastic team. They have been at the top in Moto2 for such a long time and won three titles and all I can say is it’s an absolute pleasure to be joining Elf Marc VDS Racing next season. I feel I am ready for a new challenge and a new adventure and moving to this team gives me so much motivation. I really can’t wait to get started next year and look forward to bringing more success to the team.”
Mathew Chapin won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. BARTCON Racing’s Chapin was leading on lap seven of 11 when the race was stopped due to rain. The race was declared complete and Chapin was awarded the victory, his sixth of the season. The win also allowed 16-year-old Chapin to clinch the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship with two races still remaining.
New York Safety Track’s Yandel Medina was the runner-up and officially finished 0.075 second behind Chapin, with Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe just 0.015 second behind Medina in third.
Royalty Racing’s Carson King got fourth, and Fernandez Racing’s Jayden Fernandez rounded out the top five finishers.
Race results from the ASRA Championship Series event held August 17-18 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, in Wampum, Pennsylvania. For more information, go to www.asraracing.com.
Kyle Wyman won MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Wyman was leading Troy Herfoss with a gap back to Rocco Landers and Hayden Gillim just past the halfway point of the race when it was stopped by a red flag.
Gillim, the defending Champion, got spit off his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide at the entrance to Thunder Valley. Gillim eventually walked away from the crash scene, but his motorcycle came to a stop partially on the track and it was leaking fluids, forcing the race to be stopped.
The race was called complete and Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Wyman was declared the winner. S&S Indian Challenger pilot Herfoss was right behind Wyman and formulating his strategy when the race was halted, taking away any opportunity to attack Wyman late in the race and locking him in at the runner-up position.
Landers scored third place, giving him his second podium finish in as many days.
Wyman’s teammate James Rispoli got fourth, just ahead of Herfoss’ teammate Tyler O’Hara in fifth.
The start of the race was delayed due to a short rain shower. It was then shortened from nine to seven laps and eventually run in dry conditions.
Josh Herrin won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio.
EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW’s Sean Dylan Kelly led most of the race with Herrin right behind him on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R and Cameron Beaubier right behind Herrin on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
With two laps to go, Herrin passed Kelly going into Turn One, put his head down, and tried to sprint to the checkered flag. Kelly didn’t give up and stayed right with Herrin to the end, but Herrin was strong enough to hold his lead and win the race by a fraction of a second.
With the victory, his fifth of the season and fourth in the last five races, Herrin extended his lead atop the Championship point standings.
For runner-up Kelly, it was his fourth podium finish of his rookie Superbike season.
Beaubier had nothing for the lead duo and had to settle for a close third, less than one second behind Kelly.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz bounced back from a crash late in Race One to score fourth in Race Two.
Bobby Fong finished fifth on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
After finishing third in the drying conditions of Race One, Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach took sixth in Race Two.
Out since being injured after the first race of the 2024 season, Richie Escalante passed Cameron Petersen to claim seventh in his comeback appearance on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Petersen crossed the finish line 0.475 second behind Escalante in eighth on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Ashton Yates took ninth overall and the Superbike Cup victory on his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Petersen’s teammate, three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne rounded out the top 10 finishers.
A Double Dose Of Herrin In MotoAmerica’s Return To Mid-Ohio
Josh Herrin Completes The Sweep After A Thrilling Finale At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Sean Dylan Kelly (40) led almost all of the Steel Commander Superbike race on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course before being passed two laps from the end by Josh Herrin (2). Cameron Beaubier (6) ended up third. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
LEXINGTON, OH (August 18, 2024) – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin had a near-perfect weekend in Superbike racing’s return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after a 10-year hiatus as he stormed to a clean sweep of the two MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike races for the first Superbike doubleheader sweep of the 34-year-old’s career.
A day after running away from the pack in the first of two Superbike races, things were a bit different for Herrin on Sunday. Instead of charging to the front from the get-go, Herrin had to come from behind and when he got there, he didn’t find it to be a walk in the park. Instead, he got all he could handle for the entire distance from a pair of BMWs in the capable hands of EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier.
The trio ran in formation for the entire distance with Herrin hounding Kelly from behind while Beaubier was doing all he could to stay on Herrin’s tail as he struggled with rear grip issues.
With two laps to go, Herrin made his move – diving under Kelly going into turn one.
Kelly stuck with the Ducati to the finish, ending up just .384 of a second behind Herrin when the pair crossed the finish line. Beaubier was a disappointed third, 1.3 seconds behind after finishing second to Herrin the day prior.
The win was the 15th of Herrin’s Superbike career, which moves him into a tie with Eric Bostrom and Freddie Spencer on the all-time AMA Superbike win list.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz was a rather lonely fourth, a day after crashing out of second place. He was 8.3 seconds adrift of Beaubier and 2.9 seconds ahead of fifth-placed Bobby Fong on the Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Beaubier’s Tytlers Cycle Racing’s teammate JD Beach followed up on his third-place finish on Saturday to finish sixth on Sunday, some five seconds clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante, who in turn barely beat Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen to the line. Petersen was back in action after being ruled medically unfit to race in yesterday’s race one and this weekend’s two races were Escalante’s return to racing after his injuries from round one at Road Atlanta.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates was ninth with Petersen’s three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne ending up 10th as his season long arm-pump continue to slow him.
With two rounds and five races left to run, Herrin’s lead in the championship has been stretched to 52 points over the tied pairing of Gagne and Fong, 244-192. Beaubier moves to fourth with 184 points, nine better than Petersen’s tally.
Superbike Race 2
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW)
Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
Loris Baz (Ducati)
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
JD Beach (BMW)
Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
Ashton Yates (Honda)
Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
Quotes…
Josh Herrin – Winner
“During the race, I got a terrible start. I almost stalled the bike on the line. I don’t know what happened. I went back to sixth I think, or something like that. The years of watching Cam (Beaubier), whenever he has something kind of ruffle his feathers, he just stays calm and just kind of picks through the guys. I tried to take one from his book and just be calm and kind of pick my way through the pack. Got back up there. Eventually I made a move on Sean (Dylan Kelly) and made an aggressive pass in the Keyhole that at first during the race I was thinking, this guy is trying to help his BMW boy out or something. But now that I’ve calmed down, I’m like, actually on the first lap he did the same thing to Cam in the same spot. So it wasn’t that at all. I was like, maybe I should just be a little careful. I sat back and just decided that if I can stay in front of Cam and just see what Sean’s doing, because I have a pretty big lead over Sean in the championship, I’ll just wait until Cam makes a move and if I need to, go around Sean then. So, just tried my hardest to save my tires for an attack at the end and save my energy. I was going to go for it on the last lap, and then I was thinking about it. I’m like, if Cam is doing the same thing I am, maybe he’s going to attack with two laps to go. So, I’m going to try to stir things up a little bit and go a little earlier. That’s what we did. I just put my head down. The Ducati, since I’ve been on it, I feel like I have an advantage when there’s less grip on the track, which is funny because on Richard’s (Stanboli) podcast he does, he says it’s the opposite when the track has a lot of grip. But I feel like when there’s not a lot of grip, our bike does pretty good. Then, I feel like I let my tires cool down too much during the race by not being aggressive like I normally would be exiting the corners. It was just sliding all over when it hadn’t moved at all during the whole race. So, I had a couple big moments in my best part of the track where I was really trying to attack, and it scared me. Luckily, we were able to hold him off. It’s crazy. I don’t know how many years I’ve tried, but it’s been 12 years since my first Superbike season, and I’ve never had a double. So, it just goes to show I think, obviously I’ve put in a lot more work than I ever have in my career, but also just being with the same team on the same bike for two years in a row is the biggest thing ever for me to really up my game. So, I don’t know what the future holds, but I’ll always be grateful for the opportunity that Bobby and the De Naples gave me to do two years on this bike and let me show… Maybe I’m different than some guys. I just needed a little bit longer to ripen up. I’m hoping that these last years of my career are better than the beginning years. I’m just stoked to end the weekend like this and go into our best track of the year at COTA. The goal is to just have a really good weekend there and then be able to clinch it before Jersey because Jersey, if it rains, that’s what will definitely scare us. I want to get ahead as much as I can before then.”
Sean Dylan Kelly – Second Place
“To be honest, I was really confused up until the grid today. I even did the sighting lap with an old tire. I was sliding as if I was on ice with the rear tire. I went into the race pretty pissed off, to be honest. I was frustrated with the race yesterday. I again felt like I was ice skating out there, and obviously I was really nowhere, especially the first three laps. Finished fifth yesterday which was disappointing after being pretty much up there all weekend. This morning, I was two and a half seconds off. I had no idea what was going on. It was really strange. But as soon as I got that new tire, that was obviously the race tire prepped for the race, and I’m glad that the rain stayed away. Conditions were a lot better. As soon as I started the race, I’m like, I feel like I’ve got my bike back. I got a good start. I was up front. I did some good pass there to (Cameron) Beaubier when he got past me. I wanted to be up front, and I felt good. Once I was clicking away, I actually felt like I was getting better and better, getting more comfortable even being at the front. So, I knew that Josh (Herrin) got by me at one point, and I attacked right back. So, I knew that he had something on me. I just tried to keep my rhythm, and with three laps to go I really did everything I could to just do the best I can. Whether he could follow me or not, I obviously had no idea. But I did a 24.8 with a few laps to go. I’m just happy I did that, regardless of getting second or not. I’m just happy that I was able to do that pace on my own up front. This guy had a little extra, but I tried to get him back at the end and it was just too tight. I really got to be happy, especially with how I was feeling only a few minutes before the race. So, super pumped. Super happy with my whole team, everything that they’re working on and just helping me become a better Superbike rider. Still learning a lot on this thing, but I think I’m definitely getting there. I think the win is coming soon.”
Cameron Beaubier – Third Place
“I don’t want to take anything away from these guys because they rode incredible – not just today but all weekend. I’m just frustrated. I feel like we can’t catch a break. I don’t know what was going on with my rear tire, but I had zero grip from the start, on the entry, mid-corner, exit. I was struggling so hard just to hang with these guys. I was trying to make it up all on the brakes, and then the rear end was coming around. It just felt like the tire never came in. Yesterday, we had that little electric problem in the race and it’s just frustrating. I feel like we just can’t catch a break right now, and it’s not a good time to be dealing with this stuff. Like I said, I’m not taking anything away from these guys because they’re riding incredible right now. We win as a team, and we lose as a team. The Tytlers guys have been working their butts off all year, been giving me an incredible bike. We just need everything to line up for these last couple rounds. I rode as hard as I could and third was the best we had today.”
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Warhorse HSBK Ducati moves into prime championship contention following Herrin’s double win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Josh Herrin. Photo courtesy Ducati.
Sunnyvale, Calif., August 18, 2024 — Josh Herrin is proving the class of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike field after taking the first double win in his illustrious Superbike career at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, scorching his way to a commanding title lead.
The lead rider for Warhorse HSBK Ducati qualified fourth but used that as fuel for the fire, charging into an early lead and putting down a pace no one—other than his own teammate, Loris Baz—could follow. Herrin would eventually cross the line some 18 seconds clear over second-placed Cameron Beaubier after Baz suffered an unfortunate late-race crash.
Race two was a nailbiter as Herrin, Sean Dylan Kelly, and Beaubier cleared off at the front, Herrin making an early pass for the lead before Kelly hit straight back. From there, Herrin played the waiting game, conserving his tires and energy at the physically demanding Mid-Ohio layout. With two laps to go, the number 2 Ducati pulled the pin, hitting the lead at turn one and putting down two qualifying-speed laps to edge out a 0.3-second win and move into a 52-point championship lead.
Baz rebounded from his Saturday results by taking fourth on the number 76 Ducati Panigale V4 R to make it two Ducatis in the top four.
2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship After Round Seven
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 244
P2 – Bobby Fong 192
P2 – Jake Gagne 192
P4 – Cameron Beaubier 184
P5 – Cameron Petersen 175
P7 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 155
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“What a great weekend,” Herrin beamed. “It wasn’t the best practice and qualifying, but the racing is what matters, and both races were great. The first win was by 18 seconds, and in the second, I felt like I had half a second on Sean—I tried one pass on him, and he passed me straight back, so I didn’t want to risk anything. I just sat there and relaxed and went for it in the last two laps.
“It’s funny, all weekend, people have been telling me to relax and go for points, but I have more experience than anyone here, so I wanted to show them what I can do. I wanted to apply the pressure and get some points so we’re in a good position at COTA. We’re in a good spot in the championship. The second half of the season has been awesome. I just want to thank my Warhorse HSBK Ducati team for everything—a great bike, great team environment, everything. I’m really looking forward to COTA, which is an excellent track for our bike.”
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“We did a big step with the bike so I must say thank you to all the Warhorse HSBK Ducati guys, as well as Ducati in Italy,” Baz said. “I have the bike turning how I want, which makes a big difference here, a track I love.
“After the qualifying, I had a top-four pace, but I could see the top guys had a little more. In race one, I was really surprised to see +10 on my board. But I made the biggest mistake of my life in race one by crashing. I can’t apologize to everyone enough, but today, I tried to understand the crash and not make any mistakes again.
“Josh helped me understand where and how to push here because this track is quite particular on the front tire. So, I tried to manage my pace and the force of the front tire, but the top three were a touch quicker today, so I did everything I could to bring it home.
“Josh is riding so well and we’re heading to two of my favorite tracks in COTA and New Jersey. I want to see the title come to this team with Josh, and I will do everything possible to help him.”
Warhorse HSBK Ducati now heads to one of their favorite hunting grounds of Circuit of The Americas in Texas for the decisive triple-header on September 13-15.
Mathew Scholtz won MotoAmerica Supersport Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Scholtz put on a big push late in the race, made one gutsy move in the closing laps, and held on to win the race on his Dunlop-equipped Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6. It was Scholtz’s seventh race win of the season, allowing him to increase his lead in the Championship point standings.
Tyler Scott battled for the lead throughout the race but had to settle for a very close runner-up finish on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.
Jake Lewis brought his Altus Motorsports Suzuki home in third place.
Scholtz’s primary Championship challenger PJ Jacobsen led most of the race on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2, but Jacobsen encountered suspected issues with his soft-compound front tire late in the race and quickly slipped backward to a fourth-place finish.
EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Suzuki’s Maxi Gerardo rounded out the top five finishers.
Chapin Crowned, Scholtz Back On Top In Support Class Action At Mid-Ohio
Exciting Racing, Champions Crowned In MotoAmerica’s Return To Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Matthew Chapin wrapped up the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship at Mid-Ohio on Sunday. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
LEXINGTON, OH (August 18, 2024) – Seventeen-year-old Matthew Chapin is having quite a rookie season in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship, and Sunday was his best day yet. The BARTCON Racing Kawasaki rider won both Junior Cup races, with Saturday’s race one postponed due to rain and rescheduled on Sunday. All the better for the Marylander because his two Super Sunday wins clinched the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship.
From one end to the other, it was a perfect weekend for Chapin, who was fastest in Friday’s Practice 1, earned the provisional pole in first qualifying later on Friday, secured pole position in final qualifying on Saturday, and won both races on Sunday.
Chapin made light work of race one, winning by an unheard of for-that-class 3.4 seconds over Fernandez Racing’s Jayden Fernandez with Fernandez some nine seconds ahead of what was the first real battle in the race, with third through seventh finishing on the same second. The final podium spot went to Chapin’s BARTCON Racing teammate Eli Block.
“Oh, man,” Chapin said after race one. “It was a great race. Pulled the holeshot, and I knew I had the pace to get away, so I just put my head down, did some fast laps. Man, it was a great race.”
Junior Cup race two was a lot closer at the finish line for Chapin, who nipped New York Safety Track Racing Kawasaki’s Yandel Medina by just .074 of a second. Third place went to Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe, who was only .015 of a second behind Medina.
All in all, Chapin, led every lap of both of Sunday’s Junior Cup races.
“Man, I feel great,” Chapin said on the podium while clutching his number-one Championship plate. “This feels awesome. From this being my first full season of doing MotoAmerica to winning the championship. Wow! I’m so thankful. I couldn’t do this without all my sponsors. I want to give a huge thanks to Mike (Skowronek) at TripleStrong Racing for coming out and helping me with all the motor work and everything and getting the bike dialed in. Huge thanks to my mom and dad. Chuck, Tim, Connie, and everybody that came out. Brian. This feels great. Thanks to Woodcraft, KYT, Bison, Vortex, and everybody else who helps me out. Thank you, guys.”
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz won his seventh Supersport race of the season to extend his championship points lead to 25. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Supersport – Scholtz Back On Top
With PJ Jacobsen winning three races in a row, including Saturday’s Supersport victory at Mid-Ohio, Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz admits he was getting a little worried about his championship points lead. On Sunday, the South African changed all that with his seventh win of the year to extend his points lead to 25 over the Rahal Ducati Moto rider.
Scholtz’s win was of the come-from-behind variety as his rival Jacobsen was at the front but busy defending that lead from Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott. Scholtz, meanwhile, worked his way through to third, bringing Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis with him.
And just like that, Scholtz was on top of the Jacobsen/Scott battle and suddenly was in front of both. Jacobsen was visibly struggling with front-end grip, and he started to go backwards and ultimately finished fourth.
Scholtz sped to the finish line, .160 of a second ahead of Scott with Lewis 3.1 seconds adrift.
Jacobsen finished fourth with EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Maxi Gerardo rounding out the top five.
Kyle Wyman (33) leads Troy Herfoss (17), Rocco Landers (97), James Rispoli (43) and Hayden Gillim (10 in the Mission King Of The Baggers race on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Wyman!
What was shaping up to be another fight to the finish between Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman and S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss didn’t get the chance to materialize as Hayden Gillim crashed his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson on the third lap in Sunday’s race, bringing out the red flag and ultimately the end of the race.
Since he was leading Herfoss when the red flag came out, Wyman was declared the winner, giving him his sixth win of the season and the five points back that he’d lost to Herfoss on Saturday.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers finished third for the second time on the weekend as the series rookie continues to get closer to the top two.
“It’s a strange feeling,” Wyman said. “I thought we were coming into the pits to rerack them. So, I didn’t really notice until everybody was running off of pit lane, up the hill with stands, that we had actually called the race. I was actually surprised as well. I thought we were going to restart that one. It didn’t seem like there was any more threat of weather at that point. It seemed like a pretty quick cleanup. But, my plan that I executed turned out to be what put me in that position. I wanted to get the holeshot. I wanted to control the race and try to go from the front. I’ve had a lot of really bad days over the last couple years with just really sh*t luck in a lot of different scenarios. So it feels like I’ve been owed one a little bit. Not by Troy, but just from the universe, I guess. It feels good in that way, but when we’ve gone down to the last lap and raced to the flag, even when I’ve finished second when we’ve raced to the flag it feels better than this does just because it’s a hell of a lot of fun. So, for sure, it’s a bummer not to see it go full race distance, especially for the fans. But like I said, we’ll take it.”
Cory West (13) won the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship race on Sunday and the win gave him the series points lead. Chris Fillmore (11) gives chase. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – Lewis!
It was also a doubleheader Sunday for the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship class with Saturday’s race getting bumped off the schedule with poor weather wreaking havoc.
When they did get started in the first of two races, Saddlemen Racing/Harley-Davidson’s Jake Lewis turned what looked to be an exciting Mission Super Hooligan National Championship race at Mid-Ohio into a dull one when he pulled away from the scrap behind him to win his second race of the season on Sunday morning.
Lewis topped his teammate Cory West by 1.2 seconds after separating himself from the pack in the closing stages with West beating KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz by just .057 of a second.
Then came the pair of S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s with Tyler O’Hara fourth and Troy Herfoss fifth, respectively. Herfoss was slowed somewhat by a clutch issue.
“It’s honestly been an up-and-down weekend on the Hooligan bike so far, but every session I’ve been out in, I’ve been either first or second,” Lewis said after race one. “So, I knew I had a good feeling, but starting ninth was tough. I think I was fifth coming out of turn one, and then (Chris) Fillmore looked like he had a little bit of an issue. I was up into fourth quick. Cory (West) and I talked before the race. I know the Indian boys are going to try to play their games. So, I figured I’d fire one off on the first lap under (Tyler) O’Hara there. Kind of stood him up and then after that, I was like, ‘this is mine to lose, as far as championship-wise.’ I have to win these races, and that’s my only goal is either win or I’m going to end up in the grass. I rode my ass off, but big thank you to the Saddlemen Race Development team. They’ve been working so hard on these Harley-Davidson Pan Americas. It’s a nice way to reward them. I’m excited for that one. Sometimes winning I don’t get too excited, but I was really pumped for that. It’s been 10 years since we’ve been here. Last time we were here I won as well. It feels good to do it in front of these Mid-Ohio fans.”
If race one turned into a runaway in Hooligan terms, race two was anything but with six riders in the lead group all the way to the finish. And what a difference another race makes as race-one winner Lewis was at the back of that lead group in sixth place.
This one went to new championship points leader West after his two-one finishes on the day. West beat O’Hara, his main championship rival, by .105 of a second. Third place on the track went to KTM Development Team’s Chris Fillmore, but Fillmore was here on a KTM DUKE Prototype and not eligible for championship points.
That gave third to Herfoss with KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz and West’s teammate Travis Wyman rounding out the top five.
“How crazy?” West said after race two. “That first race, I was pretty nervous going into it. So, I just rode smart. I didn’t want to make any mistakes and do anything silly. I told my guys, ‘I’ve got a little more in me.’ I just didn’t want to do anything silly in that first race. So, I put my head down, got to the front, and it was just a scrap. Those guys kept coming by me and doing crazy stuff. I just was trying to be cool and be smart. Then on the last lap, TO (O’Hara) came up under me in the Keyhole and I just made sure I got a really good drive. I just had three guys in front of me to give me an awesome draft. I got down there on the brakes and kind of lost the front in the right-hander. I was like, ‘man, I just got a few more right-handers until the checkered.’ I kind of parked it in that last corner, but I just figured there wasn’t any way around me. Today is my dad’s birthday. This is awesome. Happy birthday to my pop. All the guys at Saddlemen, my wife, who’s pregnant. It’s crazy. We’re making it happen. We’re leading the points again and we’re on to COTA. Let’s make it happen.”
Mikayla Moore is the two-time Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Champion. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore Wraps It Up
Mikayla Moore put a nice little bow on the top of her second Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Championship with her seventh win of the season coming a day after she wrapped up that second title. As always, Moore made the race her own, winning by a tick over 20 seconds ahead of Kira Knebel, who was also second in yesterday’s race.
The only race Moore didn’t win this season was the only race she didn’t take part in when an injury took her out of race one in the season-opener at Road America.
Third place went to first-time podium finisher Miranda Cain with Cain improving from her fifth-place finish in Saturday’s race. Emma Betters and Holly Varey rounded out the top five in the season-ender for the class.
“The Royal Enfield 650 GT today went on rails,” Moore said. “I knew yesterday the race started off pretty close. I knew as long as I did what I did yesterday and put my head down and focus and hit my marks I could get to where I am at now, which is the number-one spot, just by hard work throughout the season. Thanks to my dad, my family, just for all the support, even the Royal Enfield team’s support. It means a lot. To do this two years in a row, I’m super happy with how my season went.”
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE RACE 2
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2024 | WARM-UP & RACE 2
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course skies threatened rainfall throughout the day, however, held off with crystal clear skies for the duration of Race 2.
Similarly to Race 1, a competitor’s engine expired on Lap 2, leaking oil onto the track surface. A red flag was waved, and the riders had to return to their original starting positions for a condensed 12-lap race. Unfortunately, Alexander, who had fought his way through the pack to 6th, was forced to restart at 15th. His Ducati’s mechanical issues persisted after the restart, ending his time on track early. The crew will have to continue to diagnose the bike’s issues before the next rounds of competition at Circuit of The Americas.
PJ Jacobsen’s momentum shifted after suffering tire degradation, pushing him back to fourth position in the last few laps after leading a majority of the race. Four rounds remain for Jacobsen and the XPEL team to close the gap to the championship leader, Mathew Scholtz, who is currently 25 points ahead.
With an unfavorable ending to the team’s visit to their home track, the crew packs the truck to head back to home base in Zionsville, Indiana, before Rounds 15 and 16 of Supersport competition in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of The Americas on September 13- 15.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 1st
FINISHED: 4th
CHAMPIONSHIP: 2nd (279 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “I honestly feel like I could’ve won that race. I guess we made the wrong tire choice, but it’s strange since we tested with that tire on Thursday, and put in a lot of good laps with it. We had no problems before. The heat was similar on the Thursday test, and it was only a 12-lap race, so I’m not sure what happened. With two laps to go, the tire dropped terribly on the right hand side. It was completely shredded and I could barely ride. Risking crashing to hold on to my position would not have been smart.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 7th
FINISHED: 10th
CHAMPIONSHIP: 6th (120 pts)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Today wasn’t the best day. Going into the race I felt very confident and excited to have another go at it. I felt like my pace was there to be in the top six. I was getting great starts, but unfortunately some things happened during the race that caused me to drop back a little bit. I tried to claw my way back up to eighth position, fighting for sixth, but with about four laps remaining, the front tire was completely done and the focus was trying to get the bike back safe and not crash out of the race. It’s really unfortunate, but i’m confident we can bounce back with the last two rounds of the season, and we can put these bikes back where we know they can be. Overall, I had a good time here at Mid-Ohio. Hopefully next year we have more luck. It was great to announce that all three of us will be back for 2025.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: DNF
CHAMPIONSHIP: 9th (111 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Super bummed for my guys on the Rahal Ducati Moto team with Roller Die + Forming. It was just one of those weekends, but that’s how it goes in racing sometimes. We had the bike, and everyone on the team worked so hard, but we just couldn’t get it done. We’re going to have to figure out what the issue was somehow. Nothing the guys did seemed to make a difference. Thank you to the entire team for working so hard the whole weekend – I know it was a lot of hard work on their part. Nobody gave up, but it just didn’t work out.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a bit of a frustrating day, but that’s how it is in racing sometimes. PJ rode really well, but the front tire blistered and came apart, and there was nothing he could do. Kayla had a great start. We’re not sure what happened when she lost a few positions but she still rode a really strong race. The bike issue with Corey was frustrating, but it happens, unfortunately. We’ve had plenty of good races this season, and we will be back at COTA.”
Cory West won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Riding his Dunlop-shod Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250, West used a brave last-lap move to take the lead and secure the win, his second of the season. With the victory, West moved into the Championship point lead with just two races remaining.
Tyler O’Hara, the defending Champion and the point leader coming into the race, finished second, 0.105 second behind West on his S&S Indian FTR.
Chris Fillmore crossed the finish line third on his KTM Development Team Duke prototype, but Fillmore was competing on an exhibition-only status and was excluded from the official results.
This promoted O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss to third.
KWR Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz was fourth.
And West’s teammates Travis Wyman and Jake Lewis (the winner of Race One) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
Just 1.4 seconds covered the top six finishers at the end of the seven-lap race.
Mikayla Moore won MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Riding her Dunlop-shod Continental GT 650, Moore ran away from the start and won the six-lap race by over 20 seconds. The victory put the finishing touch on 20-year-old Moore’s second consecutive Championship in the class.
Kira Knebel was the runner-up in Race Two after a battle with Miranda Cain, who placed third.
Andrea Dovizioso testing a Yamaha YZR-M1 a few weeks ago at Mugello. Photo courtesy Yamaha.
Andrea Dovizioso to ride as Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider at Private Misano Test
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is sad to announce that Cal Crutchlow is still not fully fit to resume his Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider duties due to complications following a hand surgery. Andrea Dovizioso will step up as his replacement at the forthcoming private Misano test.
Gerno di Lesmo (Italy), 19th August 2024
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. confirm that Cal Crutchlow is unfortunately incapable of fulfilling his Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider duties due to complications following a hand surgery. Italian MotoGP legend Andrea Dovizioso has agreed to replace Crutchlow as Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider at a private Misano test.
Crutchlow was operated on his hand earlier this year but suffered complications. While Crutchlow concentrates on making a full recovery, Dovizioso will fulfil the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider role for the present.
Dovizioso and Yamaha completed a preliminary test a few weeks ago in Mugello to confirm that the bond between Dovizioso and the YZR-M1 was still as strong as ever. The rider from Forlì will be aboard the Yamaha again during a private test that will be held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st August.
MASSIMO MEREGALLI
Team Director
First of all, let me start by saying that we all wish Cal a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on track soon with our test team.
“However, in the meantime we can’t afford to be idle. We are therefore delighted to confirm that Andrea has agreed to fill in for Cal and take on the role of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test rider at the private Misano test.
“Andrea and Yamaha have had a close relationship for many years. Dovi is a highly skilled and precise rider who also has a clear understanding of the technical side of MotoGP. Furthermore, besides his experience in the MotoGP championship, he is also familiar with Yamaha’s MotoGP Project, so we are greatly looking forward to continuing our partnership with him. We think he will help us collect valuable data and give us good feedback.
ANDREA DOVIZIOSO
Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Test Rider
“I am sorry that Cal is still not well, and I hope he recovers quickly.
“Having said that, I am happy and excited to have the chance to get on a MotoGP bike again, and I would like to thank Yamaha for this opportunity. I hope I will be able to make my contribution to the development of the bike.
Geoff May (99) celebrates his victory in the AHRMA Pro Challenge at the Barber Vintage Festival in 2023. Photo by etechphoto.com, courtesy AHRMA.
AHRMA Expands 2024 AHRMA Pro Challenge at the 19th Barber Vintage Festival
(Knoxville, TN) The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) announces the expansion of the field of eligible racers for the 2024 AHRMA Pro Challenge to include 2024 professional racers (MotoAmerica, MotoGP, World Superbike, etc.) competing on 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport-spec machines.
Eligibility requirements have been expanded to allow pro racers to compete on MotoAmerica Supersport-spec machines as follows:
The machine must meet the 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport specifications, with the exception that open ECU mapping is permitted.
Riders must have raced a 2024 MotoAmerica or an equivalent international event.
AHRMA has the final say on waivers/exemptions for the Pro Challenge and reserves the right to limit the number of participants.
Certain MotoAmerica Supersport-spec machines are already eligible for the AHRMA Formula Thunder class, this simply expands available machines for pros to compete on.
The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to competing on fantastic classic and true vintage machines along with a wide range of modern motorcycles. With over 3,000 members, AHRMA is the largest vintage racing group in North America and one of the biggest in the world. The association has grown steadily over the years, reflecting the increasing interest in classic bikes.
Jake Dixon (left) and Elf Marc VDS Racing Team Owner Marc Van Der Straten (right). Photo courtesy Elf Marc VDS Racing Team.
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team signs Jake Dixon for 2025
The Elf Marc VDS Racing Team is thrilled to announce the signing of British star Jake Dixon for the 2025 Moto2 World Championship campaign.
Dixon’s wealth of experience and proven race winning pedigree makes him the perfect choice to lead the team’s exciting new adventure next year when it will compete for Moto2 glory using the Boscoscuro chassis.
The 28-year-old is currently enjoying a great run of success in his sixth full season in Moto2 and an impressive run of three successive podium finishes in Assen, Silverstone and Spielberg has moved him firmly back into title contention in 2024.
Dixon has won three times in his Moto2 career, with his most recent success coming in memorable fashion earlier this month when he became the first British winner of his home Grand Prix at Silverstone in nearly 10 years.
Dixon finished inside the top six overall in 2022 and 2023 and he has scored 15 podiums since making his Moto2 debut back in 2019.
Marc Van Der Straten, Team Owner
“He is a fighter on and off the track”
“I am personally very happy with the arrival of Jake Dixon to our team. He is a fighter on and off the track and I love that. The 2025 season will be very important for us as we face the exciting challenge of competing with the Boscoscuro chassis. We need someone who is fast and able to quickly adapt to changes and Jake has these characteristics. I’m looking forward to seeing him fighting at the front and defending the VDS colours”.
Jake Dixon
“Moving to this team gives me so much motivation”
“Firstly, I want to say a huge thanks to Marc for giving me the opportunity to ride for such a fantastic team. They have been at the top in Moto2 for such a long time and won three titles and all I can say is it’s an absolute pleasure to be joining Elf Marc VDS Racing next season. I feel I am ready for a new challenge and a new adventure and moving to this team gives me so much motivation. I really can’t wait to get started next year and look forward to bringing more success to the team.”
Mathew Chapin won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. BARTCON Racing’s Chapin was leading on lap seven of 11 when the race was stopped due to rain. The race was declared complete and Chapin was awarded the victory, his sixth of the season. The win also allowed 16-year-old Chapin to clinch the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship with two races still remaining.
New York Safety Track’s Yandel Medina was the runner-up and officially finished 0.075 second behind Chapin, with Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe just 0.015 second behind Medina in third.
Royalty Racing’s Carson King got fourth, and Fernandez Racing’s Jayden Fernandez rounded out the top five finishers.
An ASRA starting grid at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace) in 2023. Photo by Mark Lienhard, courtesy ASRA.
Race results from the ASRA Championship Series event held August 17-18 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex, in Wampum, Pennsylvania. For more information, go to www.asraracing.com.
Kyle Wyman won MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Wyman was leading Troy Herfoss with a gap back to Rocco Landers and Hayden Gillim just past the halfway point of the race when it was stopped by a red flag.
Gillim, the defending Champion, got spit off his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide at the entrance to Thunder Valley. Gillim eventually walked away from the crash scene, but his motorcycle came to a stop partially on the track and it was leaking fluids, forcing the race to be stopped.
The race was called complete and Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Wyman was declared the winner. S&S Indian Challenger pilot Herfoss was right behind Wyman and formulating his strategy when the race was halted, taking away any opportunity to attack Wyman late in the race and locking him in at the runner-up position.
Landers scored third place, giving him his second podium finish in as many days.
Wyman’s teammate James Rispoli got fourth, just ahead of Herfoss’ teammate Tyler O’Hara in fifth.
The start of the race was delayed due to a short rain shower. It was then shortened from nine to seven laps and eventually run in dry conditions.
Josh Herrin won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio.
EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing BMW’s Sean Dylan Kelly led most of the race with Herrin right behind him on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R and Cameron Beaubier right behind Herrin on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
With two laps to go, Herrin passed Kelly going into Turn One, put his head down, and tried to sprint to the checkered flag. Kelly didn’t give up and stayed right with Herrin to the end, but Herrin was strong enough to hold his lead and win the race by a fraction of a second.
With the victory, his fifth of the season and fourth in the last five races, Herrin extended his lead atop the Championship point standings.
For runner-up Kelly, it was his fourth podium finish of his rookie Superbike season.
Beaubier had nothing for the lead duo and had to settle for a close third, less than one second behind Kelly.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz bounced back from a crash late in Race One to score fourth in Race Two.
Bobby Fong finished fifth on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
After finishing third in the drying conditions of Race One, Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach took sixth in Race Two.
Out since being injured after the first race of the 2024 season, Richie Escalante passed Cameron Petersen to claim seventh in his comeback appearance on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Petersen crossed the finish line 0.475 second behind Escalante in eighth on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha.
Ashton Yates took ninth overall and the Superbike Cup victory on his Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Petersen’s teammate, three-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne rounded out the top 10 finishers.
A Double Dose Of Herrin In MotoAmerica’s Return To Mid-Ohio
Josh Herrin Completes The Sweep After A Thrilling Finale At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Sean Dylan Kelly (40) led almost all of the Steel Commander Superbike race on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course before being passed two laps from the end by Josh Herrin (2). Cameron Beaubier (6) ended up third. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
LEXINGTON, OH (August 18, 2024) – Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin had a near-perfect weekend in Superbike racing’s return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after a 10-year hiatus as he stormed to a clean sweep of the two MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike races for the first Superbike doubleheader sweep of the 34-year-old’s career.
A day after running away from the pack in the first of two Superbike races, things were a bit different for Herrin on Sunday. Instead of charging to the front from the get-go, Herrin had to come from behind and when he got there, he didn’t find it to be a walk in the park. Instead, he got all he could handle for the entire distance from a pair of BMWs in the capable hands of EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier.
The trio ran in formation for the entire distance with Herrin hounding Kelly from behind while Beaubier was doing all he could to stay on Herrin’s tail as he struggled with rear grip issues.
With two laps to go, Herrin made his move – diving under Kelly going into turn one.
Kelly stuck with the Ducati to the finish, ending up just .384 of a second behind Herrin when the pair crossed the finish line. Beaubier was a disappointed third, 1.3 seconds behind after finishing second to Herrin the day prior.
The win was the 15th of Herrin’s Superbike career, which moves him into a tie with Eric Bostrom and Freddie Spencer on the all-time AMA Superbike win list.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz was a rather lonely fourth, a day after crashing out of second place. He was 8.3 seconds adrift of Beaubier and 2.9 seconds ahead of fifth-placed Bobby Fong on the Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Beaubier’s Tytlers Cycle Racing’s teammate JD Beach followed up on his third-place finish on Saturday to finish sixth on Sunday, some five seconds clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante, who in turn barely beat Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen to the line. Petersen was back in action after being ruled medically unfit to race in yesterday’s race one and this weekend’s two races were Escalante’s return to racing after his injuries from round one at Road Atlanta.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates was ninth with Petersen’s three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne ending up 10th as his season long arm-pump continue to slow him.
With two rounds and five races left to run, Herrin’s lead in the championship has been stretched to 52 points over the tied pairing of Gagne and Fong, 244-192. Beaubier moves to fourth with 184 points, nine better than Petersen’s tally.
Superbike Race 2
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Sean Dylan Kelly (BMW)
Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
Loris Baz (Ducati)
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
JD Beach (BMW)
Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
Ashton Yates (Honda)
Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
Quotes…
Josh Herrin – Winner
“During the race, I got a terrible start. I almost stalled the bike on the line. I don’t know what happened. I went back to sixth I think, or something like that. The years of watching Cam (Beaubier), whenever he has something kind of ruffle his feathers, he just stays calm and just kind of picks through the guys. I tried to take one from his book and just be calm and kind of pick my way through the pack. Got back up there. Eventually I made a move on Sean (Dylan Kelly) and made an aggressive pass in the Keyhole that at first during the race I was thinking, this guy is trying to help his BMW boy out or something. But now that I’ve calmed down, I’m like, actually on the first lap he did the same thing to Cam in the same spot. So it wasn’t that at all. I was like, maybe I should just be a little careful. I sat back and just decided that if I can stay in front of Cam and just see what Sean’s doing, because I have a pretty big lead over Sean in the championship, I’ll just wait until Cam makes a move and if I need to, go around Sean then. So, just tried my hardest to save my tires for an attack at the end and save my energy. I was going to go for it on the last lap, and then I was thinking about it. I’m like, if Cam is doing the same thing I am, maybe he’s going to attack with two laps to go. So, I’m going to try to stir things up a little bit and go a little earlier. That’s what we did. I just put my head down. The Ducati, since I’ve been on it, I feel like I have an advantage when there’s less grip on the track, which is funny because on Richard’s (Stanboli) podcast he does, he says it’s the opposite when the track has a lot of grip. But I feel like when there’s not a lot of grip, our bike does pretty good. Then, I feel like I let my tires cool down too much during the race by not being aggressive like I normally would be exiting the corners. It was just sliding all over when it hadn’t moved at all during the whole race. So, I had a couple big moments in my best part of the track where I was really trying to attack, and it scared me. Luckily, we were able to hold him off. It’s crazy. I don’t know how many years I’ve tried, but it’s been 12 years since my first Superbike season, and I’ve never had a double. So, it just goes to show I think, obviously I’ve put in a lot more work than I ever have in my career, but also just being with the same team on the same bike for two years in a row is the biggest thing ever for me to really up my game. So, I don’t know what the future holds, but I’ll always be grateful for the opportunity that Bobby and the De Naples gave me to do two years on this bike and let me show… Maybe I’m different than some guys. I just needed a little bit longer to ripen up. I’m hoping that these last years of my career are better than the beginning years. I’m just stoked to end the weekend like this and go into our best track of the year at COTA. The goal is to just have a really good weekend there and then be able to clinch it before Jersey because Jersey, if it rains, that’s what will definitely scare us. I want to get ahead as much as I can before then.”
Sean Dylan Kelly – Second Place
“To be honest, I was really confused up until the grid today. I even did the sighting lap with an old tire. I was sliding as if I was on ice with the rear tire. I went into the race pretty pissed off, to be honest. I was frustrated with the race yesterday. I again felt like I was ice skating out there, and obviously I was really nowhere, especially the first three laps. Finished fifth yesterday which was disappointing after being pretty much up there all weekend. This morning, I was two and a half seconds off. I had no idea what was going on. It was really strange. But as soon as I got that new tire, that was obviously the race tire prepped for the race, and I’m glad that the rain stayed away. Conditions were a lot better. As soon as I started the race, I’m like, I feel like I’ve got my bike back. I got a good start. I was up front. I did some good pass there to (Cameron) Beaubier when he got past me. I wanted to be up front, and I felt good. Once I was clicking away, I actually felt like I was getting better and better, getting more comfortable even being at the front. So, I knew that Josh (Herrin) got by me at one point, and I attacked right back. So, I knew that he had something on me. I just tried to keep my rhythm, and with three laps to go I really did everything I could to just do the best I can. Whether he could follow me or not, I obviously had no idea. But I did a 24.8 with a few laps to go. I’m just happy I did that, regardless of getting second or not. I’m just happy that I was able to do that pace on my own up front. This guy had a little extra, but I tried to get him back at the end and it was just too tight. I really got to be happy, especially with how I was feeling only a few minutes before the race. So, super pumped. Super happy with my whole team, everything that they’re working on and just helping me become a better Superbike rider. Still learning a lot on this thing, but I think I’m definitely getting there. I think the win is coming soon.”
Cameron Beaubier – Third Place
“I don’t want to take anything away from these guys because they rode incredible – not just today but all weekend. I’m just frustrated. I feel like we can’t catch a break. I don’t know what was going on with my rear tire, but I had zero grip from the start, on the entry, mid-corner, exit. I was struggling so hard just to hang with these guys. I was trying to make it up all on the brakes, and then the rear end was coming around. It just felt like the tire never came in. Yesterday, we had that little electric problem in the race and it’s just frustrating. I feel like we just can’t catch a break right now, and it’s not a good time to be dealing with this stuff. Like I said, I’m not taking anything away from these guys because they’re riding incredible right now. We win as a team, and we lose as a team. The Tytlers guys have been working their butts off all year, been giving me an incredible bike. We just need everything to line up for these last couple rounds. I rode as hard as I could and third was the best we had today.”
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Warhorse HSBK Ducati moves into prime championship contention following Herrin’s double win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Josh Herrin. Photo courtesy Ducati.
Sunnyvale, Calif., August 18, 2024 — Josh Herrin is proving the class of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike field after taking the first double win in his illustrious Superbike career at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, scorching his way to a commanding title lead.
The lead rider for Warhorse HSBK Ducati qualified fourth but used that as fuel for the fire, charging into an early lead and putting down a pace no one—other than his own teammate, Loris Baz—could follow. Herrin would eventually cross the line some 18 seconds clear over second-placed Cameron Beaubier after Baz suffered an unfortunate late-race crash.
Race two was a nailbiter as Herrin, Sean Dylan Kelly, and Beaubier cleared off at the front, Herrin making an early pass for the lead before Kelly hit straight back. From there, Herrin played the waiting game, conserving his tires and energy at the physically demanding Mid-Ohio layout. With two laps to go, the number 2 Ducati pulled the pin, hitting the lead at turn one and putting down two qualifying-speed laps to edge out a 0.3-second win and move into a 52-point championship lead.
Baz rebounded from his Saturday results by taking fourth on the number 76 Ducati Panigale V4 R to make it two Ducatis in the top four.
2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship After Round Seven
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 244
P2 – Bobby Fong 192
P2 – Jake Gagne 192
P4 – Cameron Beaubier 184
P5 – Cameron Petersen 175
P7 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 155
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“What a great weekend,” Herrin beamed. “It wasn’t the best practice and qualifying, but the racing is what matters, and both races were great. The first win was by 18 seconds, and in the second, I felt like I had half a second on Sean—I tried one pass on him, and he passed me straight back, so I didn’t want to risk anything. I just sat there and relaxed and went for it in the last two laps.
“It’s funny, all weekend, people have been telling me to relax and go for points, but I have more experience than anyone here, so I wanted to show them what I can do. I wanted to apply the pressure and get some points so we’re in a good position at COTA. We’re in a good spot in the championship. The second half of the season has been awesome. I just want to thank my Warhorse HSBK Ducati team for everything—a great bike, great team environment, everything. I’m really looking forward to COTA, which is an excellent track for our bike.”
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“We did a big step with the bike so I must say thank you to all the Warhorse HSBK Ducati guys, as well as Ducati in Italy,” Baz said. “I have the bike turning how I want, which makes a big difference here, a track I love.
“After the qualifying, I had a top-four pace, but I could see the top guys had a little more. In race one, I was really surprised to see +10 on my board. But I made the biggest mistake of my life in race one by crashing. I can’t apologize to everyone enough, but today, I tried to understand the crash and not make any mistakes again.
“Josh helped me understand where and how to push here because this track is quite particular on the front tire. So, I tried to manage my pace and the force of the front tire, but the top three were a touch quicker today, so I did everything I could to bring it home.
“Josh is riding so well and we’re heading to two of my favorite tracks in COTA and New Jersey. I want to see the title come to this team with Josh, and I will do everything possible to help him.”
Warhorse HSBK Ducati now heads to one of their favorite hunting grounds of Circuit of The Americas in Texas for the decisive triple-header on September 13-15.
Mathew Scholtz won MotoAmerica Supersport Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Scholtz put on a big push late in the race, made one gutsy move in the closing laps, and held on to win the race on his Dunlop-equipped Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6. It was Scholtz’s seventh race win of the season, allowing him to increase his lead in the Championship point standings.
Tyler Scott battled for the lead throughout the race but had to settle for a very close runner-up finish on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.
Jake Lewis brought his Altus Motorsports Suzuki home in third place.
Scholtz’s primary Championship challenger PJ Jacobsen led most of the race on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2, but Jacobsen encountered suspected issues with his soft-compound front tire late in the race and quickly slipped backward to a fourth-place finish.
EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Suzuki’s Maxi Gerardo rounded out the top five finishers.
Chapin Crowned, Scholtz Back On Top In Support Class Action At Mid-Ohio
Exciting Racing, Champions Crowned In MotoAmerica’s Return To Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Matthew Chapin wrapped up the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship at Mid-Ohio on Sunday. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
LEXINGTON, OH (August 18, 2024) – Seventeen-year-old Matthew Chapin is having quite a rookie season in the MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship, and Sunday was his best day yet. The BARTCON Racing Kawasaki rider won both Junior Cup races, with Saturday’s race one postponed due to rain and rescheduled on Sunday. All the better for the Marylander because his two Super Sunday wins clinched the 2024 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship.
From one end to the other, it was a perfect weekend for Chapin, who was fastest in Friday’s Practice 1, earned the provisional pole in first qualifying later on Friday, secured pole position in final qualifying on Saturday, and won both races on Sunday.
Chapin made light work of race one, winning by an unheard of for-that-class 3.4 seconds over Fernandez Racing’s Jayden Fernandez with Fernandez some nine seconds ahead of what was the first real battle in the race, with third through seventh finishing on the same second. The final podium spot went to Chapin’s BARTCON Racing teammate Eli Block.
“Oh, man,” Chapin said after race one. “It was a great race. Pulled the holeshot, and I knew I had the pace to get away, so I just put my head down, did some fast laps. Man, it was a great race.”
Junior Cup race two was a lot closer at the finish line for Chapin, who nipped New York Safety Track Racing Kawasaki’s Yandel Medina by just .074 of a second. Third place went to Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe, who was only .015 of a second behind Medina.
All in all, Chapin, led every lap of both of Sunday’s Junior Cup races.
“Man, I feel great,” Chapin said on the podium while clutching his number-one Championship plate. “This feels awesome. From this being my first full season of doing MotoAmerica to winning the championship. Wow! I’m so thankful. I couldn’t do this without all my sponsors. I want to give a huge thanks to Mike (Skowronek) at TripleStrong Racing for coming out and helping me with all the motor work and everything and getting the bike dialed in. Huge thanks to my mom and dad. Chuck, Tim, Connie, and everybody that came out. Brian. This feels great. Thanks to Woodcraft, KYT, Bison, Vortex, and everybody else who helps me out. Thank you, guys.”
Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz won his seventh Supersport race of the season to extend his championship points lead to 25. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Supersport – Scholtz Back On Top
With PJ Jacobsen winning three races in a row, including Saturday’s Supersport victory at Mid-Ohio, Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz admits he was getting a little worried about his championship points lead. On Sunday, the South African changed all that with his seventh win of the year to extend his points lead to 25 over the Rahal Ducati Moto rider.
Scholtz’s win was of the come-from-behind variety as his rival Jacobsen was at the front but busy defending that lead from Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott. Scholtz, meanwhile, worked his way through to third, bringing Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis with him.
And just like that, Scholtz was on top of the Jacobsen/Scott battle and suddenly was in front of both. Jacobsen was visibly struggling with front-end grip, and he started to go backwards and ultimately finished fourth.
Scholtz sped to the finish line, .160 of a second ahead of Scott with Lewis 3.1 seconds adrift.
Jacobsen finished fourth with EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Maxi Gerardo rounding out the top five.
Kyle Wyman (33) leads Troy Herfoss (17), Rocco Landers (97), James Rispoli (43) and Hayden Gillim (10 in the Mission King Of The Baggers race on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Wyman!
What was shaping up to be another fight to the finish between Harley-Davidson Factory Racing’s Kyle Wyman and S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss didn’t get the chance to materialize as Hayden Gillim crashed his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson on the third lap in Sunday’s race, bringing out the red flag and ultimately the end of the race.
Since he was leading Herfoss when the red flag came out, Wyman was declared the winner, giving him his sixth win of the season and the five points back that he’d lost to Herfoss on Saturday.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers finished third for the second time on the weekend as the series rookie continues to get closer to the top two.
“It’s a strange feeling,” Wyman said. “I thought we were coming into the pits to rerack them. So, I didn’t really notice until everybody was running off of pit lane, up the hill with stands, that we had actually called the race. I was actually surprised as well. I thought we were going to restart that one. It didn’t seem like there was any more threat of weather at that point. It seemed like a pretty quick cleanup. But, my plan that I executed turned out to be what put me in that position. I wanted to get the holeshot. I wanted to control the race and try to go from the front. I’ve had a lot of really bad days over the last couple years with just really sh*t luck in a lot of different scenarios. So it feels like I’ve been owed one a little bit. Not by Troy, but just from the universe, I guess. It feels good in that way, but when we’ve gone down to the last lap and raced to the flag, even when I’ve finished second when we’ve raced to the flag it feels better than this does just because it’s a hell of a lot of fun. So, for sure, it’s a bummer not to see it go full race distance, especially for the fans. But like I said, we’ll take it.”
Cory West (13) won the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship race on Sunday and the win gave him the series points lead. Chris Fillmore (11) gives chase. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship – Lewis!
It was also a doubleheader Sunday for the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship class with Saturday’s race getting bumped off the schedule with poor weather wreaking havoc.
When they did get started in the first of two races, Saddlemen Racing/Harley-Davidson’s Jake Lewis turned what looked to be an exciting Mission Super Hooligan National Championship race at Mid-Ohio into a dull one when he pulled away from the scrap behind him to win his second race of the season on Sunday morning.
Lewis topped his teammate Cory West by 1.2 seconds after separating himself from the pack in the closing stages with West beating KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz by just .057 of a second.
Then came the pair of S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s with Tyler O’Hara fourth and Troy Herfoss fifth, respectively. Herfoss was slowed somewhat by a clutch issue.
“It’s honestly been an up-and-down weekend on the Hooligan bike so far, but every session I’ve been out in, I’ve been either first or second,” Lewis said after race one. “So, I knew I had a good feeling, but starting ninth was tough. I think I was fifth coming out of turn one, and then (Chris) Fillmore looked like he had a little bit of an issue. I was up into fourth quick. Cory (West) and I talked before the race. I know the Indian boys are going to try to play their games. So, I figured I’d fire one off on the first lap under (Tyler) O’Hara there. Kind of stood him up and then after that, I was like, ‘this is mine to lose, as far as championship-wise.’ I have to win these races, and that’s my only goal is either win or I’m going to end up in the grass. I rode my ass off, but big thank you to the Saddlemen Race Development team. They’ve been working so hard on these Harley-Davidson Pan Americas. It’s a nice way to reward them. I’m excited for that one. Sometimes winning I don’t get too excited, but I was really pumped for that. It’s been 10 years since we’ve been here. Last time we were here I won as well. It feels good to do it in front of these Mid-Ohio fans.”
If race one turned into a runaway in Hooligan terms, race two was anything but with six riders in the lead group all the way to the finish. And what a difference another race makes as race-one winner Lewis was at the back of that lead group in sixth place.
This one went to new championship points leader West after his two-one finishes on the day. West beat O’Hara, his main championship rival, by .105 of a second. Third place on the track went to KTM Development Team’s Chris Fillmore, but Fillmore was here on a KTM DUKE Prototype and not eligible for championship points.
That gave third to Herfoss with KWR/Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz and West’s teammate Travis Wyman rounding out the top five.
“How crazy?” West said after race two. “That first race, I was pretty nervous going into it. So, I just rode smart. I didn’t want to make any mistakes and do anything silly. I told my guys, ‘I’ve got a little more in me.’ I just didn’t want to do anything silly in that first race. So, I put my head down, got to the front, and it was just a scrap. Those guys kept coming by me and doing crazy stuff. I just was trying to be cool and be smart. Then on the last lap, TO (O’Hara) came up under me in the Keyhole and I just made sure I got a really good drive. I just had three guys in front of me to give me an awesome draft. I got down there on the brakes and kind of lost the front in the right-hander. I was like, ‘man, I just got a few more right-handers until the checkered.’ I kind of parked it in that last corner, but I just figured there wasn’t any way around me. Today is my dad’s birthday. This is awesome. Happy birthday to my pop. All the guys at Saddlemen, my wife, who’s pregnant. It’s crazy. We’re making it happen. We’re leading the points again and we’re on to COTA. Let’s make it happen.”
Mikayla Moore is the two-time Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Champion. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore Wraps It Up
Mikayla Moore put a nice little bow on the top of her second Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Championship with her seventh win of the season coming a day after she wrapped up that second title. As always, Moore made the race her own, winning by a tick over 20 seconds ahead of Kira Knebel, who was also second in yesterday’s race.
The only race Moore didn’t win this season was the only race she didn’t take part in when an injury took her out of race one in the season-opener at Road America.
Third place went to first-time podium finisher Miranda Cain with Cain improving from her fifth-place finish in Saturday’s race. Emma Betters and Holly Varey rounded out the top five in the season-ender for the class.
“The Royal Enfield 650 GT today went on rails,” Moore said. “I knew yesterday the race started off pretty close. I knew as long as I did what I did yesterday and put my head down and focus and hit my marks I could get to where I am at now, which is the number-one spot, just by hard work throughout the season. Thanks to my dad, my family, just for all the support, even the Royal Enfield team’s support. It means a lot. To do this two years in a row, I’m super happy with how my season went.”
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE RACE 2
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2024 | WARM-UP & RACE 2
The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course skies threatened rainfall throughout the day, however, held off with crystal clear skies for the duration of Race 2.
Similarly to Race 1, a competitor’s engine expired on Lap 2, leaking oil onto the track surface. A red flag was waved, and the riders had to return to their original starting positions for a condensed 12-lap race. Unfortunately, Alexander, who had fought his way through the pack to 6th, was forced to restart at 15th. His Ducati’s mechanical issues persisted after the restart, ending his time on track early. The crew will have to continue to diagnose the bike’s issues before the next rounds of competition at Circuit of The Americas.
PJ Jacobsen’s momentum shifted after suffering tire degradation, pushing him back to fourth position in the last few laps after leading a majority of the race. Four rounds remain for Jacobsen and the XPEL team to close the gap to the championship leader, Mathew Scholtz, who is currently 25 points ahead.
With an unfavorable ending to the team’s visit to their home track, the crew packs the truck to head back to home base in Zionsville, Indiana, before Rounds 15 and 16 of Supersport competition in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of The Americas on September 13- 15.
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 1st
FINISHED: 4th
CHAMPIONSHIP: 2nd (279 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “I honestly feel like I could’ve won that race. I guess we made the wrong tire choice, but it’s strange since we tested with that tire on Thursday, and put in a lot of good laps with it. We had no problems before. The heat was similar on the Thursday test, and it was only a 12-lap race, so I’m not sure what happened. With two laps to go, the tire dropped terribly on the right hand side. It was completely shredded and I could barely ride. Risking crashing to hold on to my position would not have been smart.”
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 7th
FINISHED: 10th
CHAMPIONSHIP: 6th (120 pts)
WHAT SHE’S SAYING: “Today wasn’t the best day. Going into the race I felt very confident and excited to have another go at it. I felt like my pace was there to be in the top six. I was getting great starts, but unfortunately some things happened during the race that caused me to drop back a little bit. I tried to claw my way back up to eighth position, fighting for sixth, but with about four laps remaining, the front tire was completely done and the focus was trying to get the bike back safe and not crash out of the race. It’s really unfortunate, but i’m confident we can bounce back with the last two rounds of the season, and we can put these bikes back where we know they can be. Overall, I had a good time here at Mid-Ohio. Hopefully next year we have more luck. It was great to announce that all three of us will be back for 2025.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING DUCATI PANIGALE V2
STARTED: 15th
FINISHED: DNF
CHAMPIONSHIP: 9th (111 pts)
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “Super bummed for my guys on the Rahal Ducati Moto team with Roller Die + Forming. It was just one of those weekends, but that’s how it goes in racing sometimes. We had the bike, and everyone on the team worked so hard, but we just couldn’t get it done. We’re going to have to figure out what the issue was somehow. Nothing the guys did seemed to make a difference. Thank you to the entire team for working so hard the whole weekend – I know it was a lot of hard work on their part. Nobody gave up, but it just didn’t work out.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING: “It was a bit of a frustrating day, but that’s how it is in racing sometimes. PJ rode really well, but the front tire blistered and came apart, and there was nothing he could do. Kayla had a great start. We’re not sure what happened when she lost a few positions but she still rode a really strong race. The bike issue with Corey was frustrating, but it happens, unfortunately. We’ve had plenty of good races this season, and we will be back at COTA.”
Cory West won MotoAmerica RSD Mission Super Hooligan Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Riding his Dunlop-shod Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250, West used a brave last-lap move to take the lead and secure the win, his second of the season. With the victory, West moved into the Championship point lead with just two races remaining.
Tyler O’Hara, the defending Champion and the point leader coming into the race, finished second, 0.105 second behind West on his S&S Indian FTR.
Chris Fillmore crossed the finish line third on his KTM Development Team Duke prototype, but Fillmore was competing on an exhibition-only status and was excluded from the official results.
This promoted O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss to third.
KWR Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Schultz was fourth.
And West’s teammates Travis Wyman and Jake Lewis (the winner of Race One) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
Just 1.4 seconds covered the top six finishers at the end of the seven-lap race.
Mikayla Moore won MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Race Two Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Riding her Dunlop-shod Continental GT 650, Moore ran away from the start and won the six-lap race by over 20 seconds. The victory put the finishing touch on 20-year-old Moore’s second consecutive Championship in the class.
Kira Knebel was the runner-up in Race Two after a battle with Miranda Cain, who placed third.
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