Team Obsolete is set to feature the ex-Renzo Pasolini 1967 Benelli 15,000 rpm 350cc four-cylinder, which placed second at the 1967 Isle of Man TT, and the ex-Maurice Candy/Lex DuPont ‘MJC special’ sidecar, also ridden at the Isle of Man in the 1960s, during the AHRMA event June 21-23 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Randy Hoffman, largely recovered from spinal surgery, and Michelle Fisher will ride the sidecar. Dave Roper will ride the Benelli and his Aermacchi 350cc in 500 Premier.
Randy Hoffman and Michelle Fisher (14) on Team Obsolete’s ex-Maurice Candy/Lex DuPont ‘MJC special’ sidecar. Photo courtesy Team Obsolete.
Team Obsolete’s ex-John Surtees AJS 7R Special will be on display and serve as a backup bike.
Team Obsolete’s ex-John Surtees AJS 7R Special. Photo courtesy Team Obsolete.
Rob Iannucci, founder of Team Obsolete and AHRMA, will be present.
Chris Candy, son of the late Maurice Candy, will attend along with Team Obsolete technicians Seth Rosko and Cliff Godard.
Team Obsolete is sponsored by Vanson Leathers, Red Line Synthetic Lubricants, Heidenau Tires, and Buchanan Spoke and Rim.
Hamilton, ON – The third round of the 2024 Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship will have a little more star power, as Torin Collins is set to make a wildcard appearance in the pro categories at RAD Torque Raceway, June 21-23.
He is expected to pilot a privateer Kawasaki ZX-10R in the feature GP Bikes Pro Superbike category, his first official racing action aboard a Superbike machine.
“I’m really looking forward to doing a CSBK round this year, it will be fun to ride in the Canadian national series,” Collins said. “I haven’t raced a Superbike before and I don’t have much seat time on the bike at all, so that’s going to be a challenge. However, I’m really looking forward to racing in front of my home crowd and riding at RAD Torque.”
Collins has enjoyed an extensive career at a young age oversees, competing in the European Talent Cup and British Talent Cup before advancing to the JuniorGP World Championship in 2023, considered to be the primary Moto3 feeder category.
He became the first and thus far only Canadian to ever score points in a JuniorGP race, finishing 15th in Valencia, Spain last season.
Collins then joined the MotoAmerica Supersport championship last season, finishing fourth and second in his only two races for the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki squad at the Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas.
The 18-year-old out of Calgary, Alberta switched to Altus Motorsports Suzuki this season, where he currently sits 14th in the overall standings with a best finish of seventh in Road America.
Collins, considered to be one of the rising stars of North American racing, will now make his Bridgestone CSBK debut as the series heads west to Edmonton, returning to RAD Torque Raceway for the first time since 2015.
It’s 5:08 a.m. and I’m sitting in my living room with my coffee, and I’m excited, because I’m going to introduce my very own daughter to two wheels!
Having my first child has brought the most positive changes and blessings in my life. There is nothing else I would rather be doing than helping her experience all the fun things in the world. My love and enthusiasm for two wheels has burned bright for a very long time. Riding has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember; from learning to ride a bicycle at a young age, to racing motorcycles with the best in the nation, and even standing on the podium of a mountain bike race just a few years ago.
Throughout the years, I’ve seen friends posting photos of their young kids on very interesting Strider small balance bicycles on rocking bases, which they later remove when the child is ready to balance the Strider on their own. I knew this was an experience I’d like to provide to my daughter, Olivia, as soon as she was ready. It turns out that being ready to start the two-wheeled journey came a lot sooner than I expected!
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
Olivia Grace, a.k.a. “OG,” is now eight months old. She’s very strong, active, and curious. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, must be investigated…thoroughly and immediately. When we first got a 12-inch Strider Sport, her dad (Michael Barnes, a Daytona 200 winner and now-retired pro racing veteran) put the package on the floor and let her crawl over to it for inspection. Michael assembled it in front of her on the back porch while she enjoyed eating (making a mess of) some sweet potato. Since all activity regarding the bike should be focused on leisurely fun, we wanted to make sure we involved her in the whole process, including the unboxing and assembly. Assembly of the bicycle and rocking base was extremely simple. The instructions were straightforward, and it took about 10 minutes to put it together. We were immediately impressed with the quality of the product, the hardware, and the sturdiness of the unit. The bicycle weighs in at just 6.7 pounds, and it looks pretty sporty! It was easy to secure into the rocking base.
Later in the day, we set the Strider on the floor in our living room. Olivia immediately noticed there was something new in the house and crawled down the hall and headed over to check it out. The pitter patter of fast-moving hands and feet down the hallway, rushing towards the new toy, was the cutest thing I’ve seen and heard. She put her tiny little hands on the rocking base, scratched at it, and moved it around, but seemed to be a little timid, looking back at us frequently for reassurance. That short interaction pretty much concluded her first experience with the bike. Just a few minutes passed, and she was on to other very important baby things like checking out the dog’s tail and jiggling her rattling lion toy.
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
I put the Strider in her carpeted room so she could acquaint herself to it at her own pace. Sure enough, the next day, she became very intrigued with the bright yellow fun machine! At this point in her life, “OG” is still working on pulling herself up into a standing position. This bike has turned out to be the perfect tool for her to practice. The bike and rocking base have a variety of different levels to hold on to and some very fun textures on the various parts. Her current goal seems to be wanting to touch the handlebar. To get to it, she will put her hands on the rocking base, move one hand up to the frame, seat, or swingarm, and pull or push to try and stand up to reach it. She’s gotten there a few times before she topples over onto the carpet and laughs. We celebrate each attempt, regardless of outcome, with clapping hands before she’s eager to try again.
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
Next, I lifted her up and sat her on the seat. The Strider has a wide range of adjustability in the height of the handlebars and seat, and I was pleasantly surprised when her feet were able to rest flat, comfortably on the rocking base. Adjusting seat and bar height on the Sport requires zero tools, which is a major convenience factor! I kept my hand securely on the small of her back for extra support and reassurance. She loved sitting on the bike and holding onto the handlebars! She was having a lot of fun just hanging out, sitting on the seat with my assistance, so I very slowly took my supporting hand away, and much to my astonishment, she continued to cheerfully sit on the bike unaided. I’m still absolutely amazed that my 8-month-old baby can do this. After a few minutes of scratching and banging on the handlebar pad, she was ready to play elsewhere so I helped her down and she was on to her next activity – batting at the closet door stopper.
While I can’t tell you exactly what she is thinking, she seems to consider the Strider as one of her main toys now. She loves feeling all the different parts and textures, mainly the grippy swingarm cover and the tires. This unit is already the single most important factor in her learning to stand up on her own. She’s now using the same methods that she uses to stand up on the Strider on other items in the house.
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
Not only does Strider make a really unique toy, the company also operates on great principals. Their mission looks to be plain and simple: To get more kids on bikes. They do a lot of good, donating units to provide opportunity to more children. I’m a big believer in kids having minimal screen time and spending lots of time outdoors. If children are on their bikes, they’re not in front of screens, and good chance they’re outside in the fresh air, in the company of others, getting dirty, and taking in their daily dose of Vitamin D from the sun, just as nature intended.
I’m thankful OG will learn to ride a bicycle so early in life. I believe it’s an important skill to master because it promotes good balance and coordination in general. I may be a bit old fashioned, but one of the biggest parts of being a kid is riding bicycles, it’s just that simple! I’m looking forward to continuing with this mini-series, documenting how Olivia’s progress is going and the approaches and teaching methods that work for her. The Strider website (StriderBikes.com) also has some good tips and demonstration videos as a guide. Babies tend to all work at their own pace, and this is definitely not something I’m going to force or rush her into. Eventually working up to scooting around on the Strider is a skill I’d love for her to master. That being said, I don’t know exactly when the next update will be, but I’ll be sure to write at each major milestone or each cluster of milestones. The clock has struck 7:00 a.m. and it’s now time to start the day. ‘Till next time!
With TT 2024 now in the rear-view, the countdown is already on for 2025 with 346 days to go. Next year’s event will once again commence on Bank Holiday Monday (26th May) and will conclude with the prestigious Milwaukee Senior TT Race taking place on Saturday 7th June 2025.
The race schedule will follow a similar format to this year with second races planned for the Superstock and Supertwin classes once again. The complete ten race programme will be delivered across three sets of back-to-back race days split by two rest days to align with travel and accommodation capacities, providing visiting fans with greater opportunities to visit the world’s greatest road race.
Whether you’ve been watching online whilst dreaming of lining the hedgerows or you’re a seasoned TT traveller, now is a great time to plan your trip for TT 2025.
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Alex Dumas returning to CSBK aboard Economy Lube Ducati
Hamilton, ON – The 2024 Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship will feature an exciting new addition when it returns to action in Edmonton, as former champion Alex Dumas is slated to make his return to the series at RAD Torque Raceway, June 21-23.
Dumas will be joining forces with Economy Lube Ducati to headline a brand-new project beginning in round three, having completed a private test at Shannonville on Friday.
The 22-year-old became the youngest GP Bikes Pro Superbike champion ever when he captured the title in his rookie season in 2021, finishing as the national runner-up in each of the last two seasons to rival Ben Young.
Dumas elected not to participate in the full campaign as he prepared for the 101st Loudon Classic in New Hampshire, where he recently finished 13th, but his absence will not last more than two rounds as he now heads west to Edmonton.
The Quebec City native will now make his return official aboard a Ducati V4 Panigale, joining an Economy Lube stable that was previously headlined by Trevor Dion and has offered title support to riders such as Elliot Vieira, Mavrick Cyr, and Dylan Bauer.
A two-time MotoAmerica champion in the junior categories, Dumas has been historically successful since returning north of the border, winning 12 times and scoring 24 podiums in just 26 career Superbike races, crashing out of the lead in his only two podium absences.
His win rate (46.2%) trails only Jordan Szoke (50.6% with 78 wins in 154 races) for the best all-time in CSBK history, and his most recent victory in the 2023 finale moved him into a tie with Don Munroe for the fifth-most in the Superbike class.
Dumas’ return will play a pivotal role in the championship battle, where three-time champion and rival Young currently leads BMW-mate Sam Guerin by eleven points entering Edmonton, the third of six scheduled rounds.
More information can be found on the series’ official website at CSBK.ca.
Bonovo action is withdrawing from the WorldSBK at the end of the 2024 season
The German team’s four-year adventure in the Superbike World Championship will end at the end of the year.
In 2020, the Bonovo action Team, which was already active in Sidecar racing, joined forces with MGM Racing Performance and immediately achieved resounding success in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). Jonas Folger, who dominated every race of the season without exception and celebrated the IDM Superbike title early on in his return to active racing, caused much cheering among the team around Bonovo action Team Owner Jürgen Röder and Team Manager Michael Galinski.
The success story continued with a permanent entry into the Superbike World Championship and a new partnership with BMW Motorrad Motorsport in 2021. Although Folger had a difficult debut year in the WSBK, the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team continued to develop and started their second WorldSBK year with Eugene Laverty and Loris Baz in the highest class of production racing motorcycles. While Laverty ended his long and successful active career after the 2022 finale and took on a leading role in the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team, Baz continued his upward trend together with Bonovo action BMW Racing.
In 2023, Texan Garrett Gerloff started alongside the Frenchman. Both talents pushed themselves to surprising heights. While Gerloff secured a first pole position for the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team in Magny-Cours, France, and finished fourth in both races, Baz did his best race in Imola, Italy, where he finished ninth in the second race.
Scott Redding replaced Baz this year and experienced a rather difficult start to the 2024 campaign alongside Gerloff, although both riders had already achieved several top 10 results. After four of the 12 planned WorldSBK events this year, team owner Jürgen Röder decided after careful consideration that Bonovo action BMW Racing would end the Superbike World Championship adventure at the end of this year for personal reasons.
Jürgen Röder, Bonovo action BMW Racing Team Owner
“I will be leaving for personal reasons from 2025 and Bonovo action is therefore withdrawing as a factory team from BMW. I would like to personally thank all the fans who have stuck with us so loyally, who have been happy with us but also suffered with us. Thank you very much, because without the enthusiasm of the spectators and fans such a commitment would not be possible. You are carried by the euphoria and enthusiasm and I have enjoyed that in recent years, whether in the IDM or the World Championship. It was a nice feeling to delight other people with our riders and to provide entertainment and happy hours.”
“Then I would like to thank our entire team under our Team Manager Michael Galinski, who have always done an excellent job. We hope that we can make a difference this year too. We are doing everything we can to move forward and we hope that we can still show some signs of life from our side this season. My thanks also goes to BMW. BMW has always been a fair and very reliable partner who has supported us in everything, including this year, when we are getting the same material as our colleagues at SMR, so we are actually equipped accordingly. BMW and especially Marc Bongers deserve my most heartfelt thanks for their support over the years. He has been with us through the highs and lows and has motivated us during the lows and helped us looking forward. I think that cannot be valued highly enough. At the same time, I would like to thank our sponsors for their loyalty and strong support over the last few years.”
“I wish all the teams in the entire WorldSBK paddock all the best for the future, always an accident-free ride, that is the most important thing of all, and of course much success for everyone.”
Levi Badie won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. On board his Karns Performance Kawasaki Ninja 400, the Belgian rider was leading the restarted and postponed race when it was stopped by a red flag for a second time.
BARTCON Racing Matthew Chapin was scored in second place, a finish that allowed the 16-year-old to increase his lead in the Championship point standings.
BPM’s Isaac Woodworth got third and his career-first MotoAmerica podium finish.
The race was stopped on lap five of 10 due to a crash involving Marques Williams. Williams appeared to be knocked unconscious in an impact zone, but he eventually regained consciousness at the scene and walked away.
The original start of Junior Cup Race Two was stopped on the opening lap when three riders got tangled together and crashed in high-speed Turn Two.
Hayden Gillim won MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Race Two Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide, the defending Champion pulled away to win his second straight race by 6.5 seconds.
After getting his “pocket picked” at the end of Race One, as he said, Tyler O’Hara was happy to bring his S&S Indian Challenger home in second in Race Two.
James Rispoli bounced back from a crash on his Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide during Race One to finish third in Race Two.
O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss, the Championship point leader coming into the race, was running second and making time on Gillim when he crashed in Turn 12. Herfoss was able to pick up his Indian, get back in the race, and salvage seventh.
Herfoss’ Championship rival Kyle Wyman dealt with an apparent mechanical problem on his factory Harley-Davidson from start and circulated slowly to an eventual eighth place.
Bobby Fong won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race Two Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Fong led from start to finish on his Dunlop-shod Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1, leading by as much as 5.2 seconds and eventually winning by 3.8 seconds after 18 laps.
Fong’s two wins in Minnesota propelled him into the Championship point lead after nine of 20 races.
Josh Herrin was the runner-up on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Cameron Petersen battled with Herrin over second for much of the race but faded due to a lack of grip and ended up taking third on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz was in the fight for the podium but had to run off the track to avoid Sean Dylan Kelly’s crash on lap five. But Baz was able to salvage fourth place.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch passed JD Beach late in the race to score fifth, matching his season-best finish. Beach took sixth, just 0.860 second behind Paasch on Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne, the three-time and defending Champion, once again struggled with arm pump but managed to take seventh.
Australian Superbike Champion Troy Herfoss, who is filling in for injured Cameron Beaubier, brought his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR home in eighth.
Ashton Yates got ninth on his Stock 1000-spec Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, and Ezra Beaubier rounded out the top 10 finishers on his Aftercare/Scheibe Racing BMW.
Fong Sweeps To Doubleheader Domination At Brainerd International Raceway
Bobby Fong Sweeps The Weekend And Leads The Superbike Championship
Bobby Fong (50) got the jump on the field at the start of the Steel Commander Superbike race at Brainerd International Raceway on Sunday and was never headed. Cameron Petersen (45) and the rest of the pack give chase. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
BRAINERD, MN (June 16, 2024) – Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong barely won Saturday’s slugfest with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin after a race-long battle. An hour or so after the race, Fong said he’d try to do things differently on Sunday. He’d said he would try and pull away at the front and not partake in any battles.
Turns out Fong was good to his word.
Fong did what he said he’d do and led from start to finish in Sunday’s Steel Commander Superbike race, leading every single lap and crossing the finish line with a margin of 3.8 seconds over Herrin, who was second for the second straight day.
And guess what? The name atop the Steel Commander Superbike Championship point standings belongs to one Bobby Fong. That’s right. Bobby Fong.
Fong leads three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne, who finished seventh on Sunday as he continues to be plagued by arm pump, by eight points after his two Brainerd wins. Fong has scored points in all nine Superbike races held thus far in 2024 and he’ll take that points lead to Ridge Motorsports Park in Washington for round five, June 28-30.
Herrin was solid again on Sunday, though he couldn’t keep pace with Fong. Instead, he hunted down Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen and passed the South African to finish second.
Petersen, who was fifth on Saturday, tried to hang on to Herrin, but ultimately settled for third place – for his fifth podium finish of the year.
Fourth place went to Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz. The Frenchman was in the battle for second with Herrin, Petersen and EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly when Kelly had a vicious highside that ended up forcing Baz off track and onto the grass. Although he tried to fight back, he couldn’t make headway into the gap to Petersen.
Fortunately, Baz was well clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch and finished fourth with Paasch some six seconds behind in fifth. Baz and Paasch were third and sixth, respectively, on Saturday.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach improved from seventh on Saturday to finish sixth on Sunday.
Gagne, meanwhile, was a frustrated and lonely seventh with Australian Troy Herfoss eighth in his fill-in ride for the injured Cameron Beaubier on the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates and Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Ezra Beaubier rounded out the top 10.
Fong leads Gagne in the series points, 138-130, with Herrin third on 119 points and just nine clear of Petersen’s 110. Baz sits fifth in the standings with 101 points.
Superbike Race 2
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
Loris Baz (Ducati)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
JD Beach (BMW)
Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
Troy Herfoss (BMW)
Ashton Yates (Honda)
Ezra Beaubier (BMW)
Quotes
Bobby Fong – Winner
“It sounds good, but we’re not going to get ahead of ourselves,” Fong said when told he was leading the championship. “We’re only four rounds into this thing. We’ve got a lot of races left. Honestly, first thing is I want to wish my dad Happy Father’s Day. He doesn’t go to many rounds, but I want to wish him Happy Father’s Day. We’re on a good streak right now. We’re going to just play it safe and just maximize points each weekend. I would have never thought I would even be in this position last year or even leading up to the season. The goal is just to get on some podiums and see what we can do. But now we’re in this thing, and we’ve just got to be smart. We’re not going to get ahead of ourselves. Going into this race, we made some changes this morning and I told my data guy, ‘Nick, we need to smooth this bike out.’ On the warmup lap out there, I’m like, ‘I think we smoothed it out too much.’ We took a lot of torque away. At first when I had some grip, I’m like, ‘this thing is slow,’ but once the tire started going away it played in my favor for sure. You just kind of roll it around like a 600. It was slippery out there. So, what we did with the electronics definitely helped out there. Kudos to the team. Congrats to these guys. They’re keeping me honest. I always go good here, and the Ridge is a different story. We’re just going to keep going and try to keep this lead.”
Josh Herrin – Second Place
“No matter what, we’re always trying to win. We can’t leave here and be super happy with a second, but I’m content with it. After the way that the beginning of the season went, it’s good. We’ve been just trying to chip away. It’s been not going our way. The rain, for some reason I’m struggling with this year, so we lost a lot of points in the two rain races and lost a lot of points in race one at Atlanta. I’ve just had to try to claw my way back. It seems like now we’re getting there. I think we’re probably 18 points behind Bobby (Fong) now, and I don’t know how many behind (Jake) Gagne, or if we’re in second or not. I don’t think so. But I’m happy with the way that the championship is shaping up. I’ve been around here 19 years now and been lucky enough to win three championships and know that it’s not about the first half of the season. Things can go wrong the first half of the season. Just got to keep chipping away and never give up. My team is just full of that energy. We’ve got a good crew. Three years on the same team is a blessing for me. To be on the podium on Father’s Day, my kid’s not here right now but it’s just a good feeling. Thirty-four years old, I’m a dad and fighting for Superbike wins – not today but yesterday. I’m happy with this one and looking forward to the next couple rounds that we got coming up.”
Third Place – Cameron Petersen
“I’m position-wise quite a bit better, but in terms of race pace and the way I rode, I feel like I rode worse than I did yesterday. Obviously, yesterday just got caught up with those lappers in the last few laps. It was a tough race. I tried to go with Bob (Fong) in the beginning and his pace was pretty hot and I was just pretty sloppy, making a lot of mistakes, running wide, and really struggling with rear grip pretty much from lap one. But stoked to be on the podium. Good points haul. Just got to be consistent and be in this thing at the end. Seriously congrats to Bob this weekend. The guy was untouchable. Congrats to Josh (Herrin). I tried to keep him honest for the second half of the race there, but he just kind of slowly broke me and that was it.”
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Another Double Podium for Josh Herrin and The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Team
Sunnyvale, Calif., June 16, 2024 — The fourth round of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Championship at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota proved another strong race meeting for the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team with riders Josh Herrin and Loris Baz collecting podium finishes.
Josh Herrin showed his class by sealing second place in race one behind winner Bobby Fong, fending off teammate Baz by 0.2 seconds. This marks the first time in the 2024 season that Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R riders have shared the podium.
Race two saw Herrin fight past Cameron Petersen and move into second place, eventually stretching a 2.5-second gap and sealing another podium in second place. However, for Baz, he would be in the wrong place at the wrong time as, while battling for the podium, Sean Dylan Kelly had a big highside crash in front of Baz at turn three, causing him to run off the track and lose touch with the podium battle, eventually coming home in fourth place.
Regardless, the weekend was a success. It marked four races in a row in which either Baz or Herrin (or both) has been on the podium, indicating they have the speed and consistency needed to fight for the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Championship title.
2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship After Round Four
P1 – Bobby Fong 138
P2 – Jake Gagne 130
P3 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 119
P4 – Cameron Petersen 110
P5 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 101
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“It was a super positive weekend here at Brainerd,” Herrin said. “It was a great result to get two podiums. The team has been plugging away—the momentum is clearly with us now after this weekend and getting the win at Road America last time out. That’s three podiums in a row, which is a great boost to me and the team.”
“Now we head off to The Ridge in Washington. It was one of our best races last year, and then onto Laguna Seca, so we’ve got a couple of fun race weekends coming up. I’m really happy with how my Ducati Panigale V4 R is working right now and ready to keep the ball rolling.”
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“Coming from a podium yesterday, the ambition was high,” Baz said after race two. “We always want to be in the front and take the next step. We tried a few things in the morning warm-up session, which didn’t work as planned, which led us to go back to yesterday’s set-up. I was also a bit more aggressive at the beginning of the race today.”
“I was on the limit a bit with the front-end when Josh (Herrin) came by, so I just took my time a little and tried to follow, but then Sean Dylan Kelly had a massive crash right in front of me. I’m glad he is OK, it was a big one, but I had to run off the track and I lost a lot of time. It took me over a lap to get back to my rhythm with my tires being dirty. I tried to be with Cameron Petersen, but in the end, I settled for fourth. It was a not-so-bad ending; we leave with some good points and another podium heading into The Ridge.”
The fifth round of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship sees the series head to the Pacific Northwest at The Ridge in Washington over the June 28-30 weekend.
Skinner scores for Scotland with debut race win as Iddon makes it a ‘Super Seven’
Rory Skinner gave the Scottish home crowd something to celebrate by claiming his first Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win in race two at Knockhill, before Christian Iddon fought back with a victory in race three to become the seventh different race winner in 2024.
The weekend produced three different race winners from three different teams and manufacturers as the battle for the 204 title continues to intensify.
The wet conditions rolled in for Sunday’s raceday, but Skinner was unfazed and delivered his first win in the class for the Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad team, taking the chequered flag by 4.895s ahead of an intense battle for the top three with Iddon and race one winner Tommy Bridewell separated by just 0.014s at the chequered flag.
Skinner captured the lead from Bridewell at the Hairpin and then he continued to try to break his rivals but behind the reigning champion, Iddon and Kent were pushing for the podium.
Skinner had started to edge out and advantage but Kent was the fastest rider on circuit and he soon moved ahead of Bridewell as the pair became embroiled in the fight for third. The McAMS Racing Yamaha rider was then closing on Iddon, but he crashed at the Hairpin.
It gave Skinner the edge he needed over the final four laps, to take his first ever Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win, but behind Iddon had a shifting issue over the final laps which caused him to run wide at the Hairpin multiple times. Bridewell had closed on the run to the finish but the Oxford Products Racing Ducati rider held him off by just 0.014s.
Storm Stacey scored his best result with the Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki in fourth place with Charlie Nesbitt and Fraser Rogers embroiled in a race-long battle, finishing in fifth and sixth respectively, taking their best results of the season so far.
In race three though, Iddon was ready to push for the first win of the season with Oxford Products Racing Ducati, and he was able to become the seventh different race winner in a red flagged final encounter.
Kent had initially grabbed the lead into turn one, but Skinner was on the attack and he moved ahead for the Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad team with a pass at turn three.
Iddon was holding third position on the opening lap but by lap two, he had moved into the lead with a decisive pass at the Hairpin on Skinner as Kent dropped to fifth.
Bridewell continued to show his pace as he was also moving up the order and he was into second place by lap four with his sight set on Iddon ahead of him.
The order at the front shuffled several times with Billy McConnell also in the mix for the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda team, as the Australian climbed to third behind Iddon and Bridewell by lap six.
Iddon held the lead despite the pressure from the reigning champion and he would hold off the challenge until the race was red flagged when Leon Haslam had a heavy crash on lap 22. The ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team rider was left battered and bruised following the incident.
Skinner and Kent had been duelling for the final podium position; Kent took his opportunity at turn three on lap 20 and he was able to hold off the home hero to return to the podium for McAMS Racing Yamaha and make amends for his crash in today’s second race.
Skinner sealed a strong comeback weekend with a fourth place finish, his best weekend in his Bennetts BSB career, whilst McConnell scored the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda team their best ever result in fifth place.
Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin relinquished his lead in the standings to Bridewell ahead of the fifth round at Snetterton; he had fought his way through to eighth place in race two after starting from the back of the grid in 27th before ending the weekend with a ninth place.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 2 result:
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad)
Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +4.895
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +4.909
Storm Stacey (LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki +14.577
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.436
Fraser Rogers (Tag Honda) +16.883
Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn / Look Forward Racing) +17.883
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +22.655
Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +23.931
Max Cook (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +28.925
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 3 result:
Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati)
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.635s
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +1.728s
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad) +1 lap
Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda) +1 lap
Fraser Rogers (TAG Honda) +1 lap
Danny Buchan (DAO Racing Kawasaki) +1 lap
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +1 lap
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +1 lap
Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +1 lap
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 141
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 130
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 125
Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 118
Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 110
Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team) 88
Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 81
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 72
Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 68
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad) 65
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Rory Skinner
(Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad)
“At the beginning I knew I needed to get to the front and we had been strong on the BMW in the wet and I thought I could control the pace and know what is fast around here in those conditions. I am very happy that I could get to the front and get a bit of a gap. I did make some mistakes at the start but I built the pace and got into a rhythm and not do anything silly.
“Over the last few laps I kept looking at my pit board and I kept thinking is this right, but I got into a flow state and I was really chilled out! I wasn’t too stressed which was nice as I usually put a lot of pressure on myself here.
“It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but I had been strong in all conditions this weekend and it is nice to finally get one in the bag and now we want to keep the momentum going.”
Christian Iddon
(Oxford Products Racing Ducati)
“I felt absolutely brilliant on the bike at the start of the race as I had so much confidence and feeling in the wet. I was surprised that I was so keen to get by Rory as I know he had a great pace too. I got through and 30 laps here is super long so I tried to get a gap tenth by tenth.
“I tried to maintain the pace and as the track started to dry it became more difficult and I had a few moments. I was really worried as I knew I was losing time from my best lap time on my dash, but I knew from my pit board I still had a bit of a gap.
“I was trying to manage it and then the red flags came out and it caught me of guard but big credit to the team as we had an incredibly hard start to the weekend and we have all worked hard to come away with a second and a first today.”
Dave Roper (2) at speed on Team Obsolete's ex-Renzo Pasolini 1967 Benelli. Photo courtesy Team Obsolete.
Team Obsolete is set to feature the ex-Renzo Pasolini 1967 Benelli 15,000 rpm 350cc four-cylinder, which placed second at the 1967 Isle of Man TT, and the ex-Maurice Candy/Lex DuPont ‘MJC special’ sidecar, also ridden at the Isle of Man in the 1960s, during the AHRMA event June 21-23 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Randy Hoffman, largely recovered from spinal surgery, and Michelle Fisher will ride the sidecar. Dave Roper will ride the Benelli and his Aermacchi 350cc in 500 Premier.
Randy Hoffman and Michelle Fisher (14) on Team Obsolete’s ex-Maurice Candy/Lex DuPont ‘MJC special’ sidecar. Photo courtesy Team Obsolete.
Team Obsolete’s ex-John Surtees AJS 7R Special will be on display and serve as a backup bike.
Team Obsolete’s ex-John Surtees AJS 7R Special. Photo courtesy Team Obsolete.
Rob Iannucci, founder of Team Obsolete and AHRMA, will be present.
Chris Candy, son of the late Maurice Candy, will attend along with Team Obsolete technicians Seth Rosko and Cliff Godard.
Team Obsolete is sponsored by Vanson Leathers, Red Line Synthetic Lubricants, Heidenau Tires, and Buchanan Spoke and Rim.
Torin Collins (171). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Altus Motorsports.
Torin Collins set to make CSBK debut in Edmonton
Hamilton, ON – The third round of the 2024 Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship will have a little more star power, as Torin Collins is set to make a wildcard appearance in the pro categories at RAD Torque Raceway, June 21-23.
He is expected to pilot a privateer Kawasaki ZX-10R in the feature GP Bikes Pro Superbike category, his first official racing action aboard a Superbike machine.
“I’m really looking forward to doing a CSBK round this year, it will be fun to ride in the Canadian national series,” Collins said. “I haven’t raced a Superbike before and I don’t have much seat time on the bike at all, so that’s going to be a challenge. However, I’m really looking forward to racing in front of my home crowd and riding at RAD Torque.”
Collins has enjoyed an extensive career at a young age oversees, competing in the European Talent Cup and British Talent Cup before advancing to the JuniorGP World Championship in 2023, considered to be the primary Moto3 feeder category.
He became the first and thus far only Canadian to ever score points in a JuniorGP race, finishing 15th in Valencia, Spain last season.
Collins then joined the MotoAmerica Supersport championship last season, finishing fourth and second in his only two races for the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki squad at the Circuit of The Americas, in Austin, Texas.
The 18-year-old out of Calgary, Alberta switched to Altus Motorsports Suzuki this season, where he currently sits 14th in the overall standings with a best finish of seventh in Road America.
Collins, considered to be one of the rising stars of North American racing, will now make his Bridgestone CSBK debut as the series heads west to Edmonton, returning to RAD Torque Raceway for the first time since 2015.
Olivia Grace "OG" Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
By Anne Roberts Barnes
It’s 5:08 a.m. and I’m sitting in my living room with my coffee, and I’m excited, because I’m going to introduce my very own daughter to two wheels!
Having my first child has brought the most positive changes and blessings in my life. There is nothing else I would rather be doing than helping her experience all the fun things in the world. My love and enthusiasm for two wheels has burned bright for a very long time. Riding has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember; from learning to ride a bicycle at a young age, to racing motorcycles with the best in the nation, and even standing on the podium of a mountain bike race just a few years ago.
Throughout the years, I’ve seen friends posting photos of their young kids on very interesting Strider small balance bicycles on rocking bases, which they later remove when the child is ready to balance the Strider on their own. I knew this was an experience I’d like to provide to my daughter, Olivia, as soon as she was ready. It turns out that being ready to start the two-wheeled journey came a lot sooner than I expected!
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
Olivia Grace, a.k.a. “OG,” is now eight months old. She’s very strong, active, and curious. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, must be investigated…thoroughly and immediately. When we first got a 12-inch Strider Sport, her dad (Michael Barnes, a Daytona 200 winner and now-retired pro racing veteran) put the package on the floor and let her crawl over to it for inspection. Michael assembled it in front of her on the back porch while she enjoyed eating (making a mess of) some sweet potato. Since all activity regarding the bike should be focused on leisurely fun, we wanted to make sure we involved her in the whole process, including the unboxing and assembly. Assembly of the bicycle and rocking base was extremely simple. The instructions were straightforward, and it took about 10 minutes to put it together. We were immediately impressed with the quality of the product, the hardware, and the sturdiness of the unit. The bicycle weighs in at just 6.7 pounds, and it looks pretty sporty! It was easy to secure into the rocking base.
Later in the day, we set the Strider on the floor in our living room. Olivia immediately noticed there was something new in the house and crawled down the hall and headed over to check it out. The pitter patter of fast-moving hands and feet down the hallway, rushing towards the new toy, was the cutest thing I’ve seen and heard. She put her tiny little hands on the rocking base, scratched at it, and moved it around, but seemed to be a little timid, looking back at us frequently for reassurance. That short interaction pretty much concluded her first experience with the bike. Just a few minutes passed, and she was on to other very important baby things like checking out the dog’s tail and jiggling her rattling lion toy.
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
I put the Strider in her carpeted room so she could acquaint herself to it at her own pace. Sure enough, the next day, she became very intrigued with the bright yellow fun machine! At this point in her life, “OG” is still working on pulling herself up into a standing position. This bike has turned out to be the perfect tool for her to practice. The bike and rocking base have a variety of different levels to hold on to and some very fun textures on the various parts. Her current goal seems to be wanting to touch the handlebar. To get to it, she will put her hands on the rocking base, move one hand up to the frame, seat, or swingarm, and pull or push to try and stand up to reach it. She’s gotten there a few times before she topples over onto the carpet and laughs. We celebrate each attempt, regardless of outcome, with clapping hands before she’s eager to try again.
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
Next, I lifted her up and sat her on the seat. The Strider has a wide range of adjustability in the height of the handlebars and seat, and I was pleasantly surprised when her feet were able to rest flat, comfortably on the rocking base. Adjusting seat and bar height on the Sport requires zero tools, which is a major convenience factor! I kept my hand securely on the small of her back for extra support and reassurance. She loved sitting on the bike and holding onto the handlebars! She was having a lot of fun just hanging out, sitting on the seat with my assistance, so I very slowly took my supporting hand away, and much to my astonishment, she continued to cheerfully sit on the bike unaided. I’m still absolutely amazed that my 8-month-old baby can do this. After a few minutes of scratching and banging on the handlebar pad, she was ready to play elsewhere so I helped her down and she was on to her next activity – batting at the closet door stopper.
While I can’t tell you exactly what she is thinking, she seems to consider the Strider as one of her main toys now. She loves feeling all the different parts and textures, mainly the grippy swingarm cover and the tires. This unit is already the single most important factor in her learning to stand up on her own. She’s now using the same methods that she uses to stand up on the Strider on other items in the house.
Olivia Grace “OG” Barnes and her Strider. Photo by Anne Barnes.
Not only does Strider make a really unique toy, the company also operates on great principals. Their mission looks to be plain and simple: To get more kids on bikes. They do a lot of good, donating units to provide opportunity to more children. I’m a big believer in kids having minimal screen time and spending lots of time outdoors. If children are on their bikes, they’re not in front of screens, and good chance they’re outside in the fresh air, in the company of others, getting dirty, and taking in their daily dose of Vitamin D from the sun, just as nature intended.
I’m thankful OG will learn to ride a bicycle so early in life. I believe it’s an important skill to master because it promotes good balance and coordination in general. I may be a bit old fashioned, but one of the biggest parts of being a kid is riding bicycles, it’s just that simple! I’m looking forward to continuing with this mini-series, documenting how Olivia’s progress is going and the approaches and teaching methods that work for her. The Strider website (StriderBikes.com) also has some good tips and demonstration videos as a guide. Babies tend to all work at their own pace, and this is definitely not something I’m going to force or rush her into. Eventually working up to scooting around on the Strider is a skill I’d love for her to master. That being said, I don’t know exactly when the next update will be, but I’ll be sure to write at each major milestone or each cluster of milestones. The clock has struck 7:00 a.m. and it’s now time to start the day. ‘Till next time!
Davey Todd (8). Photo courtesy Isle of Man TT Press Office.
2025 ISLE OF MAN TT RACES DATE CONFIRMED
With TT 2024 now in the rear-view, the countdown is already on for 2025 with 346 days to go. Next year’s event will once again commence on Bank Holiday Monday (26th May) and will conclude with the prestigious Milwaukee Senior TT Race taking place on Saturday 7th June 2025.
The race schedule will follow a similar format to this year with second races planned for the Superstock and Supertwin classes once again. The complete ten race programme will be delivered across three sets of back-to-back race days split by two rest days to align with travel and accommodation capacities, providing visiting fans with greater opportunities to visit the world’s greatest road race.
Whether you’ve been watching online whilst dreaming of lining the hedgerows or you’re a seasoned TT traveller, now is a great time to plan your trip for TT 2025.
If you’re looking for the easiest way to get the most out of your TT experience, then our approved Travel Partners are available to help create package tours that are built with fans in mind.
The beauty of the Isle of Man and the TT Races is that as a small Island, the type of holiday you’ll get will be a personalised one, and so any add-ons, bucket list items or budget constraints you have can be taken into account by the tour operators.
Partners are also able to offer advice on flights and ferries from any destination in the world to connecting UK and Ireland ports at Belfast, Dublin, Heysham and Liverpool as well as many major UK airports.
2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas (29) testing om a Ducati Panigale V4 in June 2024. Photo by Colin Fraser, courtesy CSBK.
Alex Dumas returning to CSBK aboard Economy Lube Ducati
Hamilton, ON – The 2024 Bridgestone Canadian Superbike Championship will feature an exciting new addition when it returns to action in Edmonton, as former champion Alex Dumas is slated to make his return to the series at RAD Torque Raceway, June 21-23.
Dumas will be joining forces with Economy Lube Ducati to headline a brand-new project beginning in round three, having completed a private test at Shannonville on Friday.
The 22-year-old became the youngest GP Bikes Pro Superbike champion ever when he captured the title in his rookie season in 2021, finishing as the national runner-up in each of the last two seasons to rival Ben Young.
Dumas elected not to participate in the full campaign as he prepared for the 101st Loudon Classic in New Hampshire, where he recently finished 13th, but his absence will not last more than two rounds as he now heads west to Edmonton.
The Quebec City native will now make his return official aboard a Ducati V4 Panigale, joining an Economy Lube stable that was previously headlined by Trevor Dion and has offered title support to riders such as Elliot Vieira, Mavrick Cyr, and Dylan Bauer.
A two-time MotoAmerica champion in the junior categories, Dumas has been historically successful since returning north of the border, winning 12 times and scoring 24 podiums in just 26 career Superbike races, crashing out of the lead in his only two podium absences.
His win rate (46.2%) trails only Jordan Szoke (50.6% with 78 wins in 154 races) for the best all-time in CSBK history, and his most recent victory in the 2023 finale moved him into a tie with Don Munroe for the fifth-most in the Superbike class.
Dumas’ return will play a pivotal role in the championship battle, where three-time champion and rival Young currently leads BMW-mate Sam Guerin by eleven points entering Edmonton, the third of six scheduled rounds.
More information can be found on the series’ official website at CSBK.ca.
Bonovo action is withdrawing from the WorldSBK at the end of the 2024 season
The German team’s four-year adventure in the Superbike World Championship will end at the end of the year.
In 2020, the Bonovo action Team, which was already active in Sidecar racing, joined forces with MGM Racing Performance and immediately achieved resounding success in the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM). Jonas Folger, who dominated every race of the season without exception and celebrated the IDM Superbike title early on in his return to active racing, caused much cheering among the team around Bonovo action Team Owner Jürgen Röder and Team Manager Michael Galinski.
The success story continued with a permanent entry into the Superbike World Championship and a new partnership with BMW Motorrad Motorsport in 2021. Although Folger had a difficult debut year in the WSBK, the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team continued to develop and started their second WorldSBK year with Eugene Laverty and Loris Baz in the highest class of production racing motorcycles. While Laverty ended his long and successful active career after the 2022 finale and took on a leading role in the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team, Baz continued his upward trend together with Bonovo action BMW Racing.
In 2023, Texan Garrett Gerloff started alongside the Frenchman. Both talents pushed themselves to surprising heights. While Gerloff secured a first pole position for the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team in Magny-Cours, France, and finished fourth in both races, Baz did his best race in Imola, Italy, where he finished ninth in the second race.
Scott Redding replaced Baz this year and experienced a rather difficult start to the 2024 campaign alongside Gerloff, although both riders had already achieved several top 10 results. After four of the 12 planned WorldSBK events this year, team owner Jürgen Röder decided after careful consideration that Bonovo action BMW Racing would end the Superbike World Championship adventure at the end of this year for personal reasons.
Jürgen Röder, Bonovo action BMW Racing Team Owner
“I will be leaving for personal reasons from 2025 and Bonovo action is therefore withdrawing as a factory team from BMW. I would like to personally thank all the fans who have stuck with us so loyally, who have been happy with us but also suffered with us. Thank you very much, because without the enthusiasm of the spectators and fans such a commitment would not be possible. You are carried by the euphoria and enthusiasm and I have enjoyed that in recent years, whether in the IDM or the World Championship. It was a nice feeling to delight other people with our riders and to provide entertainment and happy hours.”
“Then I would like to thank our entire team under our Team Manager Michael Galinski, who have always done an excellent job. We hope that we can make a difference this year too. We are doing everything we can to move forward and we hope that we can still show some signs of life from our side this season. My thanks also goes to BMW. BMW has always been a fair and very reliable partner who has supported us in everything, including this year, when we are getting the same material as our colleagues at SMR, so we are actually equipped accordingly. BMW and especially Marc Bongers deserve my most heartfelt thanks for their support over the years. He has been with us through the highs and lows and has motivated us during the lows and helped us looking forward. I think that cannot be valued highly enough. At the same time, I would like to thank our sponsors for their loyalty and strong support over the last few years.”
“I wish all the teams in the entire WorldSBK paddock all the best for the future, always an accident-free ride, that is the most important thing of all, and of course much success for everyone.”
Levi Badie won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. On board his Karns Performance Kawasaki Ninja 400, the Belgian rider was leading the restarted and postponed race when it was stopped by a red flag for a second time.
BARTCON Racing Matthew Chapin was scored in second place, a finish that allowed the 16-year-old to increase his lead in the Championship point standings.
BPM’s Isaac Woodworth got third and his career-first MotoAmerica podium finish.
The race was stopped on lap five of 10 due to a crash involving Marques Williams. Williams appeared to be knocked unconscious in an impact zone, but he eventually regained consciousness at the scene and walked away.
The original start of Junior Cup Race Two was stopped on the opening lap when three riders got tangled together and crashed in high-speed Turn Two.
Hayden Gillim won MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Race Two Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Road Glide, the defending Champion pulled away to win his second straight race by 6.5 seconds.
After getting his “pocket picked” at the end of Race One, as he said, Tyler O’Hara was happy to bring his S&S Indian Challenger home in second in Race Two.
James Rispoli bounced back from a crash on his Harley-Davidson Factory Racing Road Glide during Race One to finish third in Race Two.
O’Hara’s teammate Troy Herfoss, the Championship point leader coming into the race, was running second and making time on Gillim when he crashed in Turn 12. Herfoss was able to pick up his Indian, get back in the race, and salvage seventh.
Herfoss’ Championship rival Kyle Wyman dealt with an apparent mechanical problem on his factory Harley-Davidson from start and circulated slowly to an eventual eighth place.
Bobby Fong won MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Race Two Sunday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Fong led from start to finish on his Dunlop-shod Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1, leading by as much as 5.2 seconds and eventually winning by 3.8 seconds after 18 laps.
Fong’s two wins in Minnesota propelled him into the Championship point lead after nine of 20 races.
Josh Herrin was the runner-up on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Cameron Petersen battled with Herrin over second for much of the race but faded due to a lack of grip and ended up taking third on his Attack Performance/Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz was in the fight for the podium but had to run off the track to avoid Sean Dylan Kelly’s crash on lap five. But Baz was able to salvage fourth place.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch passed JD Beach late in the race to score fifth, matching his season-best finish. Beach took sixth, just 0.860 second behind Paasch on Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne, the three-time and defending Champion, once again struggled with arm pump but managed to take seventh.
Australian Superbike Champion Troy Herfoss, who is filling in for injured Cameron Beaubier, brought his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR home in eighth.
Ashton Yates got ninth on his Stock 1000-spec Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, and Ezra Beaubier rounded out the top 10 finishers on his Aftercare/Scheibe Racing BMW.
Fong Sweeps To Doubleheader Domination At Brainerd International Raceway
Bobby Fong Sweeps The Weekend And Leads The Superbike Championship
Bobby Fong (50) got the jump on the field at the start of the Steel Commander Superbike race at Brainerd International Raceway on Sunday and was never headed. Cameron Petersen (45) and the rest of the pack give chase. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
BRAINERD, MN (June 16, 2024) – Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong barely won Saturday’s slugfest with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin after a race-long battle. An hour or so after the race, Fong said he’d try to do things differently on Sunday. He’d said he would try and pull away at the front and not partake in any battles.
Turns out Fong was good to his word.
Fong did what he said he’d do and led from start to finish in Sunday’s Steel Commander Superbike race, leading every single lap and crossing the finish line with a margin of 3.8 seconds over Herrin, who was second for the second straight day.
And guess what? The name atop the Steel Commander Superbike Championship point standings belongs to one Bobby Fong. That’s right. Bobby Fong.
Fong leads three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne, who finished seventh on Sunday as he continues to be plagued by arm pump, by eight points after his two Brainerd wins. Fong has scored points in all nine Superbike races held thus far in 2024 and he’ll take that points lead to Ridge Motorsports Park in Washington for round five, June 28-30.
Herrin was solid again on Sunday, though he couldn’t keep pace with Fong. Instead, he hunted down Attack Performance/Progressive/Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen and passed the South African to finish second.
Petersen, who was fifth on Saturday, tried to hang on to Herrin, but ultimately settled for third place – for his fifth podium finish of the year.
Fourth place went to Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz. The Frenchman was in the battle for second with Herrin, Petersen and EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly when Kelly had a vicious highside that ended up forcing Baz off track and onto the grass. Although he tried to fight back, he couldn’t make headway into the gap to Petersen.
Fortunately, Baz was well clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch and finished fourth with Paasch some six seconds behind in fifth. Baz and Paasch were third and sixth, respectively, on Saturday.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Beach improved from seventh on Saturday to finish sixth on Sunday.
Gagne, meanwhile, was a frustrated and lonely seventh with Australian Troy Herfoss eighth in his fill-in ride for the injured Cameron Beaubier on the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates and Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Ezra Beaubier rounded out the top 10.
Fong leads Gagne in the series points, 138-130, with Herrin third on 119 points and just nine clear of Petersen’s 110. Baz sits fifth in the standings with 101 points.
Superbike Race 2
Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
Loris Baz (Ducati)
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
JD Beach (BMW)
Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
Troy Herfoss (BMW)
Ashton Yates (Honda)
Ezra Beaubier (BMW)
Quotes
Bobby Fong – Winner
“It sounds good, but we’re not going to get ahead of ourselves,” Fong said when told he was leading the championship. “We’re only four rounds into this thing. We’ve got a lot of races left. Honestly, first thing is I want to wish my dad Happy Father’s Day. He doesn’t go to many rounds, but I want to wish him Happy Father’s Day. We’re on a good streak right now. We’re going to just play it safe and just maximize points each weekend. I would have never thought I would even be in this position last year or even leading up to the season. The goal is just to get on some podiums and see what we can do. But now we’re in this thing, and we’ve just got to be smart. We’re not going to get ahead of ourselves. Going into this race, we made some changes this morning and I told my data guy, ‘Nick, we need to smooth this bike out.’ On the warmup lap out there, I’m like, ‘I think we smoothed it out too much.’ We took a lot of torque away. At first when I had some grip, I’m like, ‘this thing is slow,’ but once the tire started going away it played in my favor for sure. You just kind of roll it around like a 600. It was slippery out there. So, what we did with the electronics definitely helped out there. Kudos to the team. Congrats to these guys. They’re keeping me honest. I always go good here, and the Ridge is a different story. We’re just going to keep going and try to keep this lead.”
Josh Herrin – Second Place
“No matter what, we’re always trying to win. We can’t leave here and be super happy with a second, but I’m content with it. After the way that the beginning of the season went, it’s good. We’ve been just trying to chip away. It’s been not going our way. The rain, for some reason I’m struggling with this year, so we lost a lot of points in the two rain races and lost a lot of points in race one at Atlanta. I’ve just had to try to claw my way back. It seems like now we’re getting there. I think we’re probably 18 points behind Bobby (Fong) now, and I don’t know how many behind (Jake) Gagne, or if we’re in second or not. I don’t think so. But I’m happy with the way that the championship is shaping up. I’ve been around here 19 years now and been lucky enough to win three championships and know that it’s not about the first half of the season. Things can go wrong the first half of the season. Just got to keep chipping away and never give up. My team is just full of that energy. We’ve got a good crew. Three years on the same team is a blessing for me. To be on the podium on Father’s Day, my kid’s not here right now but it’s just a good feeling. Thirty-four years old, I’m a dad and fighting for Superbike wins – not today but yesterday. I’m happy with this one and looking forward to the next couple rounds that we got coming up.”
Third Place – Cameron Petersen
“I’m position-wise quite a bit better, but in terms of race pace and the way I rode, I feel like I rode worse than I did yesterday. Obviously, yesterday just got caught up with those lappers in the last few laps. It was a tough race. I tried to go with Bob (Fong) in the beginning and his pace was pretty hot and I was just pretty sloppy, making a lot of mistakes, running wide, and really struggling with rear grip pretty much from lap one. But stoked to be on the podium. Good points haul. Just got to be consistent and be in this thing at the end. Seriously congrats to Bob this weekend. The guy was untouchable. Congrats to Josh (Herrin). I tried to keep him honest for the second half of the race there, but he just kind of slowly broke me and that was it.”
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Another Double Podium for Josh Herrin and The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Team
Sunnyvale, Calif., June 16, 2024 — The fourth round of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Championship at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota proved another strong race meeting for the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team with riders Josh Herrin and Loris Baz collecting podium finishes.
Josh Herrin showed his class by sealing second place in race one behind winner Bobby Fong, fending off teammate Baz by 0.2 seconds. This marks the first time in the 2024 season that Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R riders have shared the podium.
Race two saw Herrin fight past Cameron Petersen and move into second place, eventually stretching a 2.5-second gap and sealing another podium in second place. However, for Baz, he would be in the wrong place at the wrong time as, while battling for the podium, Sean Dylan Kelly had a big highside crash in front of Baz at turn three, causing him to run off the track and lose touch with the podium battle, eventually coming home in fourth place.
Regardless, the weekend was a success. It marked four races in a row in which either Baz or Herrin (or both) has been on the podium, indicating they have the speed and consistency needed to fight for the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Championship title.
2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship After Round Four
P1 – Bobby Fong 138
P2 – Jake Gagne 130
P3 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 119
P4 – Cameron Petersen 110
P5 – Loris Baz (Ducati) 101
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#2)
“It was a super positive weekend here at Brainerd,” Herrin said. “It was a great result to get two podiums. The team has been plugging away—the momentum is clearly with us now after this weekend and getting the win at Road America last time out. That’s three podiums in a row, which is a great boost to me and the team.”
“Now we head off to The Ridge in Washington. It was one of our best races last year, and then onto Laguna Seca, so we’ve got a couple of fun race weekends coming up. I’m really happy with how my Ducati Panigale V4 R is working right now and ready to keep the ball rolling.”
Loris Baz (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#76)
“Coming from a podium yesterday, the ambition was high,” Baz said after race two. “We always want to be in the front and take the next step. We tried a few things in the morning warm-up session, which didn’t work as planned, which led us to go back to yesterday’s set-up. I was also a bit more aggressive at the beginning of the race today.”
“I was on the limit a bit with the front-end when Josh (Herrin) came by, so I just took my time a little and tried to follow, but then Sean Dylan Kelly had a massive crash right in front of me. I’m glad he is OK, it was a big one, but I had to run off the track and I lost a lot of time. It took me over a lap to get back to my rhythm with my tires being dirty. I tried to be with Cameron Petersen, but in the end, I settled for fourth. It was a not-so-bad ending; we leave with some good points and another podium heading into The Ridge.”
The fifth round of the 2024 Steel Commander MotoAmerica Superbike Championship sees the series head to the Pacific Northwest at The Ridge in Washington over the June 28-30 weekend.
Skinner scores for Scotland with debut race win as Iddon makes it a ‘Super Seven’
Rory Skinner gave the Scottish home crowd something to celebrate by claiming his first Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win in race two at Knockhill, before Christian Iddon fought back with a victory in race three to become the seventh different race winner in 2024.
The weekend produced three different race winners from three different teams and manufacturers as the battle for the 204 title continues to intensify.
The wet conditions rolled in for Sunday’s raceday, but Skinner was unfazed and delivered his first win in the class for the Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad team, taking the chequered flag by 4.895s ahead of an intense battle for the top three with Iddon and race one winner Tommy Bridewell separated by just 0.014s at the chequered flag.
Skinner captured the lead from Bridewell at the Hairpin and then he continued to try to break his rivals but behind the reigning champion, Iddon and Kent were pushing for the podium.
Skinner had started to edge out and advantage but Kent was the fastest rider on circuit and he soon moved ahead of Bridewell as the pair became embroiled in the fight for third. The McAMS Racing Yamaha rider was then closing on Iddon, but he crashed at the Hairpin.
It gave Skinner the edge he needed over the final four laps, to take his first ever Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win, but behind Iddon had a shifting issue over the final laps which caused him to run wide at the Hairpin multiple times. Bridewell had closed on the run to the finish but the Oxford Products Racing Ducati rider held him off by just 0.014s.
Storm Stacey scored his best result with the Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki in fourth place with Charlie Nesbitt and Fraser Rogers embroiled in a race-long battle, finishing in fifth and sixth respectively, taking their best results of the season so far.
In race three though, Iddon was ready to push for the first win of the season with Oxford Products Racing Ducati, and he was able to become the seventh different race winner in a red flagged final encounter.
Kent had initially grabbed the lead into turn one, but Skinner was on the attack and he moved ahead for the Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad team with a pass at turn three.
Iddon was holding third position on the opening lap but by lap two, he had moved into the lead with a decisive pass at the Hairpin on Skinner as Kent dropped to fifth.
Bridewell continued to show his pace as he was also moving up the order and he was into second place by lap four with his sight set on Iddon ahead of him.
The order at the front shuffled several times with Billy McConnell also in the mix for the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda team, as the Australian climbed to third behind Iddon and Bridewell by lap six.
Iddon held the lead despite the pressure from the reigning champion and he would hold off the challenge until the race was red flagged when Leon Haslam had a heavy crash on lap 22. The ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team rider was left battered and bruised following the incident.
Skinner and Kent had been duelling for the final podium position; Kent took his opportunity at turn three on lap 20 and he was able to hold off the home hero to return to the podium for McAMS Racing Yamaha and make amends for his crash in today’s second race.
Skinner sealed a strong comeback weekend with a fourth place finish, his best weekend in his Bennetts BSB career, whilst McConnell scored the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda team their best ever result in fifth place.
Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin relinquished his lead in the standings to Bridewell ahead of the fifth round at Snetterton; he had fought his way through to eighth place in race two after starting from the back of the grid in 27th before ending the weekend with a ninth place.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 2 result:
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad)
Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +4.895
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +4.909
Storm Stacey (LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki +14.577
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.436
Fraser Rogers (Tag Honda) +16.883
Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn / Look Forward Racing) +17.883
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +22.655
Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +23.931
Max Cook (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +28.925
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 3 result:
Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati)
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.635s
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +1.728s
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad) +1 lap
Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Forward Racing Honda) +1 lap
Fraser Rogers (TAG Honda) +1 lap
Danny Buchan (DAO Racing Kawasaki) +1 lap
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +1 lap
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +1 lap
Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +1 lap
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 141
Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 130
Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 125
Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 118
Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 110
Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad Team) 88
Jason O’Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) 81
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 72
Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 68
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad) 65
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Rory Skinner
(Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad)
“At the beginning I knew I needed to get to the front and we had been strong on the BMW in the wet and I thought I could control the pace and know what is fast around here in those conditions. I am very happy that I could get to the front and get a bit of a gap. I did make some mistakes at the start but I built the pace and got into a rhythm and not do anything silly.
“Over the last few laps I kept looking at my pit board and I kept thinking is this right, but I got into a flow state and I was really chilled out! I wasn’t too stressed which was nice as I usually put a lot of pressure on myself here.
“It hasn’t really sunk in yet, but I had been strong in all conditions this weekend and it is nice to finally get one in the bag and now we want to keep the momentum going.”
Christian Iddon
(Oxford Products Racing Ducati)
“I felt absolutely brilliant on the bike at the start of the race as I had so much confidence and feeling in the wet. I was surprised that I was so keen to get by Rory as I know he had a great pace too. I got through and 30 laps here is super long so I tried to get a gap tenth by tenth.
“I tried to maintain the pace and as the track started to dry it became more difficult and I had a few moments. I was really worried as I knew I was losing time from my best lap time on my dash, but I knew from my pit board I still had a bit of a gap.
“I was trying to manage it and then the red flags came out and it caught me of guard but big credit to the team as we had an incredibly hard start to the weekend and we have all worked hard to come away with a second and a first today.”
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