Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Saturday morning at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the six-time World Champion turned a lap time of 1:46.607.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta was the best of the rest with a 1:46.748.
Franco Morbidelli, riding his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati Desmosedici GP24, was third at 1:46.772.
Deniz Oncu was quickest during Moto2 World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Saturday morning at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his Pirelli-shod Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex on the 3.15-mile (5.07 km) track, the Turkish rider recorded a 1:50.190 to lead the field of 28 riders.
Diogo Moreira was second-best with a time of 1:50.491 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
David Alonso was third-fastest with a 1:50.780 on his CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished Saturday morning’s practice session 17th with a best time of 1:51.347 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
David Almansa led Moto3 World Championship practice Saturday morning, at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Almansa used his Pirelli-shod Leopard Racing Honda to lap the 3.15-mile track in 1:56.922, which led the field of 26 riders and broke David Alonso’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:57.052 from 2024.
Maximo Quiles was second-best with a time of 1:57.049 on his CFMOTO Viel Aspar Team KTM.
Luca Lunetta, piloting his SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda, claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:57.079.
The Ducatittandf1.com forum group along with the American Historic Motorcycle Racing Association (AHRMA) will host a display of classic race bikes featuring Battle of the Twins and superbikes with emphasis on Ducati. The display will coincide with the AHRMA vintage road races at New Jersey Motorsport Park (NJMP.com) in Millville, NJ, on June 21-22 and will be located in the Thunderbolt paddock along with the AHRMA machines and competitors. Come witness racing history both on and off the track.
Do you have an interesting old race bike you would like to display at the event? Contact Lou Saif at [email protected].
About AHRMA:
The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to competing on fantastic classic and true vintage 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.
About Ducatittandf1.com
The DucatiTTandF1.com forum group started with its first gathering in Lou Saifs’ garage in Queens, NY, in 2009. The TTandF1 Forum is an informal group of Ducati aficionados dedicated to these unique bikes from the 1980s. The group has gone on to host gatherings and displays throughout the US.
Michael Dunlop won Metzeler Supertwin TT Race 2 on the Isle of Man, riding a MD Racing Paton S1-R. Results follow:
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Ryan Crowe and Callum Crowe won Sidecar TT Race 2 on the Isle of Man, riding a Opul / Kelproperties Honda LCR. Results follow:
Dean Harrison won Opul Superstock TT Race 2 on the Isle of Man, riding a Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SC82. Results follow:
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Alessandro Di Mario
Age: 16.
Current home: Lexington, Kentucky.
Current height/weight: 5’10”/145 pounds.
Current school grade level: 11th grade.
Began riding at age: 5 years.
First road race: 2019, Garrettsville, Ohio, WERA, Clubman Novice, 3rd. Current racebikes: Aprilia RS 660, Kramer APX-350MA.
Current tuners/mechanics: Robem Engineering, Luigi Di Mario (father). Primary race series: MotoAmerica Twins Cup, Talent Cup.
Top sponsors: Fast by Ferracci, Dainese, Dunlop, HJC, Moto Liberty, The Powersport Store.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, won MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship (three wins, nine total podiums in 12 races); co-rode to N2/WERA Lightweight National Endurance Championship; 2023 season, placed eighth in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (two podium finishes), co-rode to four Lightweight class wins in N2/WERA National Endurance Championship and finished third overall twice; 2022 season, won AMA Nicky Hayden Road Race Horizon Award, won North America Talent Cup Championship (four wins, 11 total podiums in 14 races), won three AMA Grand Championships (Lightweight Twins Superstock, Lightweight Twins Superbike, E Superstock), won two WERA Sportsman National Championships (Lightweight Twins Superstock, E Superstock); 2021 season, won WERA Sportsman F Superstock Expert National Championship (three race wins, 14 total podiums with WERA); 2020 season, won E Superstock Novice AMA Grand Championship, won two WERA Sportsman Novice National Championships (won 28 WERA races).
2025 racing goals: Defend MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship, win Talent Cup Championship, do some wild card rides in MotoAmerica Supersport.
Racing career goal: Win MotoGP World Championship.
Racing hero: Danilo Petrucci.
Favorite track: Barber Motorsports Park.
Favorite hobby: Skiing
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: A motorcycle mechanic.
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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);
2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;
Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;
Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;
FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher Torin Collins;
Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;
2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;
2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;
Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);
Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;
Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;
2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;
2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;
Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher Garrett Gerloff;
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;
2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);
2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;
Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden;
2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Teagg Hobbs;
AMA Pro Superstock race winner Jake Holden;
2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;
2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;
Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;
Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;
Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;
2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;
MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;
MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;
AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;
Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;
AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;
2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;
2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;
2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;
2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and powersports dealership owner Bryce Kornbau (nee Prince);
AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;
Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;
2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;
2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;
2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;
Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;
Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;
FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;
Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;
2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;
Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;
Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;
Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.
If you’ve ever suffered injury, illness, or anything else that has you in distress, you know that there’s nothing better than looking up and seeing a friendly face. When MotoAmerica riders crash and need medical care, the friendly face belongs to MotoAmerica Chief Medical Officer Dr. Carl Price. And not only is he a doctor, he’s also one of them. A racer.
What was your introduction to the motorcycle world?
There was an area where guys would ride dirt bikes where I grew up in Texas and I used to ride my bicycle down to watch them. The movie “On Any Sunday” came out and I was hooked. I paid for college and medical school selling motorcycle parts.
What led to you working in the MotoAmerica paddock?
I raced (and still race) Twins Cup since its inception. Before the Chief Medical Officer position became available, I was involved with a team helping young riders transition to pro racing. Motorcycles have been an important part of my life and I wanted to give back.
What part of the job do you enjoy the most?
Taking care of riders and helping them get back on the track and performing at their best.
What part of the job is the most difficult?
Telling a rider that they shouldn’t ride.
What do you like to do when you’re not at the racetrack?
I like to hike, and I like my surgical practice, but I love racing my Twins Cup bike.
Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the six-time World Champion turned a lap time of 1:46.397 to lead the field of 21 riders.
His brother, Alex Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:46.601 on his BK8 Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Maverick Viñales, riding his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine, was third at 1:46.953
2020 MotoGP World Champion Joan Mir, finished the session fourth with a 1:46.953 on his Honda HRC Castrol RC213V.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta got fifth with a 1:47.000.
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Marc Marquez lays down Day 1 gauntlet in Aragon. A smidgen over 0.2s is the #93s advantage of Alex Marquez in Practice as KTM and Honda clinch top four results.
Catch me if you can says World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) at the end of Friday’s running in Aragon. The #93’s 1:46.397 was plenty good enough to see him finish 0.204s clear of title rival Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), as Maverick Viñales sticks his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine inside the top three to sit 0.556s adrift of Marc Marquez heading into Saturday.
How the race for a Friday top 10 played out
Heading into the pointy end of the session, Marc Marquez led the way by 0.4s over compatriot Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with another KTM completing the provisional top three –Viñales. That four tenth gap changed dramatically with just over 12 minutes to go as the #93 slammed home a 1:46.397 – a whopping 1.1s quicker than second place Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
Acosta chopped the disadvantage down to 0.7s, with Alex Marquez the only other rider at this stage able to get within a second of the Championship leader. Simply sensational from Marc Marquez.
Viñales then joined the ‘within a second of Marc Marquez club’ with 10 minutes to go, before Alex Marquez climbed to P2 with a 1:46.907 – 0.5s away from his title rival and brother. And while a pair of Ducatis sat P1 and P2, Bagnaia was P10 with eight minutes left on the clock – work to do for the double MotoGP title winner.
On his next run, Bagnaia clocked a 1:47.292 to briefly go P5, before Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) set his Friday best to go P4. Pecco did respond on his next lap though to climb back to P4, as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) struggled – to put it politely – to find rear grip.
The back-to-back-to-back polesitter was P18 with just over a minute to go, and after losing time in sector three, there would be no improvement – Q1 beckons for El Diablo, a disaster of a day in Aragon for Yamaha in general.
Aragon’s automatic Q2 qualifiers
Behind the leading trio, Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) set a fantastic late lap to earn P4 and direct Q2 entry, that’s the 2020 World Champion’s best Friday result with HRC, as Acosta made it two KTMs inside the top five. Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) ended the day in a positive P6, and speaking of positive, Binder sails into Q2 in P7. That’s three KTMs heading straight into Q2 for the first time since the 2024 Catalan GP.
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was another rider to leap into the top 10 towards the end of the session, the #54 was P8 ahead of Pecco and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – the latter the final Q2 qualifier on Friday.
A high-profile Q1
Aldeguer and Morbidelli’s final flying laps cost Silverstone winner Bezzecchi a top 10 place, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) also losing out late on. All five Yamahas, including Quartararo as mentioned, face the jungle that is Q1.
Up next: Tissot Sprint Saturday
Can anyone stop Marc Marquez in Aragon? We’ll find out tomorrow as we look ahead to qualifying and the Tissot Sprint in Aragon.
Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Saturday morning at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the six-time World Champion turned a lap time of 1:46.607.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta was the best of the rest with a 1:46.748.
Franco Morbidelli, riding his Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati Desmosedici GP24, was third at 1:46.772.
Deniz Oncu was quickest during Moto2 World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Saturday morning at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his Pirelli-shod Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex on the 3.15-mile (5.07 km) track, the Turkish rider recorded a 1:50.190 to lead the field of 28 riders.
Diogo Moreira was second-best with a time of 1:50.491 on his Italtrans Racing Kalex.
David Alonso was third-fastest with a 1:50.780 on his CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team Kalex.
American Joe Roberts finished Saturday morning’s practice session 17th with a best time of 1:51.347 on his OnlyFans American Racing Team Kalex.
David Almansa led Moto3 World Championship practice Saturday morning, at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Almansa used his Pirelli-shod Leopard Racing Honda to lap the 3.15-mile track in 1:56.922, which led the field of 26 riders and broke David Alonso’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:57.052 from 2024.
Maximo Quiles was second-best with a time of 1:57.049 on his CFMOTO Viel Aspar Team KTM.
Luca Lunetta, piloting his SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda, claimed the third and final spot on the front with a lap time of 1:57.079.
The Ducatittandf1.com forum group along with the American Historic Motorcycle Racing Association (AHRMA) will host a display of classic race bikes featuring Battle of the Twins and superbikes with emphasis on Ducati. The display will coincide with the AHRMA vintage road races at New Jersey Motorsport Park (NJMP.com) in Millville, NJ, on June 21-22 and will be located in the Thunderbolt paddock along with the AHRMA machines and competitors. Come witness racing history both on and off the track.
Do you have an interesting old race bike you would like to display at the event? Contact Lou Saif at [email protected].
About AHRMA:
The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to competing on fantastic classic and true vintage 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.
About Ducatittandf1.com
The DucatiTTandF1.com forum group started with its first gathering in Lou Saifs’ garage in Queens, NY, in 2009. The TTandF1 Forum is an informal group of Ducati aficionados dedicated to these unique bikes from the 1980s. The group has gone on to host gatherings and displays throughout the US.
Michael Dunlop won Metzeler Supertwin TT Race 2 on the Isle of Man, riding a MD Racing Paton S1-R. Results follow:
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Ryan Crowe and Callum Crowe won Sidecar TT Race 2 on the Isle of Man, riding a Opul / Kelproperties Honda LCR. Results follow:
Dean Harrison won Opul Superstock TT Race 2 on the Isle of Man, riding a Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SC82. Results follow:
Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 29th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent.
Roadracing World Young Guns have won:
The competition has continually become more intense as more – and younger—racers with higher levels of accomplishment are nominated, and the level of achievement required to make the grade keeps getting tougher.
We’ve spent the last several months accepting nominations and evaluating road racers between the ages of 10 and 18 (as of the start of the 2025 season) who have, at a minimum, won Expert-level road races and/or Championships or had outstanding results as an Amateur/Novice. Most of the riders included here have done far more than the minimum.
The young riders recognized here are the most promising young road racers in North America, based on the 2024 season. All have earned the title of Roadracing World Young Gun.
We will feature one Young Gun per day, presenting them in alphabetical order.
Alessandro Di Mario
Age: 16.
Current home: Lexington, Kentucky.
Current height/weight: 5’10”/145 pounds.
Current school grade level: 11th grade.
Began riding at age: 5 years.
First road race: 2019, Garrettsville, Ohio, WERA, Clubman Novice, 3rd. Current racebikes: Aprilia RS 660, Kramer APX-350MA.
Current tuners/mechanics: Robem Engineering, Luigi Di Mario (father). Primary race series: MotoAmerica Twins Cup, Talent Cup.
Top sponsors: Fast by Ferracci, Dainese, Dunlop, HJC, Moto Liberty, The Powersport Store.
Recent racing accomplishments: 2024 season, won MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship (three wins, nine total podiums in 12 races); co-rode to N2/WERA Lightweight National Endurance Championship; 2023 season, placed eighth in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship (two podium finishes), co-rode to four Lightweight class wins in N2/WERA National Endurance Championship and finished third overall twice; 2022 season, won AMA Nicky Hayden Road Race Horizon Award, won North America Talent Cup Championship (four wins, 11 total podiums in 14 races), won three AMA Grand Championships (Lightweight Twins Superstock, Lightweight Twins Superbike, E Superstock), won two WERA Sportsman National Championships (Lightweight Twins Superstock, E Superstock); 2021 season, won WERA Sportsman F Superstock Expert National Championship (three race wins, 14 total podiums with WERA); 2020 season, won E Superstock Novice AMA Grand Championship, won two WERA Sportsman Novice National Championships (won 28 WERA races).
2025 racing goals: Defend MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship, win Talent Cup Championship, do some wild card rides in MotoAmerica Supersport.
Racing career goal: Win MotoGP World Championship.
Racing hero: Danilo Petrucci.
Favorite track: Barber Motorsports Park.
Favorite hobby: Skiing
If I wasn’t racing I would be…: A motorcycle mechanic.
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Some of the riders who have graduated from Young Guns and gone on to racing success in National or International series include:
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion Jason Aguilar (R.I.P.);
2013 AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and MotoAmerica Superbike podium finisher Corey Alexander;
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike race winner Tommy Aquino (R.I.P.);
2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner J.D. Beach;
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion and Moto2 World Championship point scorer Cameron Beaubier;
Former Canadian Sport Bike Champion Tomas Casas;
Three-time Canadian Sport Bike Champion and 2014 Canadian Superbike Champion Jodi Christie;
FIM JuniorGP World Championship point scorer and MotoAmerica podium finisher Torin Collins;
Former AMA Pro SuperSport East Champion and MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 race winner Josh Day;
2011 Daytona 200 winner Jason DiSalvo;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Championship runner-up and current MotoAmerica team owner Dustin Dominguez;
2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2019 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, and 2021 Canadian Superbike Champion Alex Dumas;
Four-time Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race winner and former motorcycle track record holder Carlin Dunne(R.I.P.);
Canadian Superbike race winner Bodhi Edie;
Two-time AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, two-time AMA Pro XR1200/Harley- Davidson Champion and four-time Daytona 200 winner Danny Eslick;
2019 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Bobby Fong;
2010 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Superstock 1000 Champion, and three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne;
Two-time MotoAmerica Supersport Champion and World Superbike podium finisher Garrett Gerloff;
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship runner-up Michael Gilbert;
2014 AMA Pro SuperSport Champion, 2023and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim;
2002 AMA Superbike Champion and 2006 FIM MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (R.I.P.);
2007 AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Champion, 2014 AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner- up, and 2017 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship runner-up Roger Hayden;
Eight-time AMA Pro Superbike race winner and two-time AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden;
2013 AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Champion, and 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, and four-time Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Teagg Hobbs;
AMA Pro Superstock race winner Jake Holden;
2011 British Superbike Championship runner-up and former MotoGP and World Superbike regular John Hopkins;
2015 Supersport World Championship runner-up, 2019 and 2024 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Patrick “P.J.” Jacobsen;
2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion, Moto2 World Championship point scorer, MotoAmerica Superbike race winner Sean Dylan Kelly;
Canadian Superbike race winner Kevin Lacombe;
Two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion, 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship runner-up, MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers race winner Rocco Landers;
Two-time MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee;
2021 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike Cup Champion Jake Lewis;
MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Sam Lochoff;
MotoAmerica Superstock 600 race winner Nick McFadden;
AMA Pro SuperSport race winner and MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Stefano Mesa;
Elena Myers, the first and only woman to win AMA Pro Supersport races;
AMA Pro XR1200 race winner, multi-time Loudon Classic winner, and two-time BRL Champion Shane Narbonne;
2012 Canadian Superbike Championship runner-up Andrew Nelson;
2016 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Champion, 2019 British Motostar (Moto3) Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch;
2012 Daytona 200 winner and 2010 AMA Pro Supersport West Champion Joey Pascarella;
2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and powersports dealership owner Bryce Kornbau (nee Prince);
AMA Pro and Canadian National race winner and multi-time N2/WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Peris;
Two-time AMA Pro SuperSport National Champion, British Supersport podium finisher, 2020 AFT Production Twins Champion, and 2023 MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers Championship runner-up James Rispoli;
2015 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, MotoAmerica Supersport race winner, and Moto2 World Championship race winner Joe Roberts;
2022 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up and 2023 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship runner-up Gus Rodio;
2021 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and multi-time MotoAmerica Supersport race winner Tyler Scott;
Former Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup Champion and former FIM Moto2 European Championship competitor Benny Solis, Jr.;
Three-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion, 2009 Superbike World Champion, MotoGP race winner, and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ben Spies;
FIM JuniorGP Moto2 European Championship regular Max Toth;
Multi-time AMA Pro race winner and four-time overall WERA National Endurance Champion Chris Ulrich;
MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, former World Superbike competitor, and 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship runner-up Jayson Uribe;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and current Supersport regular Max Van;
2017 MotoAmerica KTM RC Cup Championship runner-up, 2018 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Championship runner-up, and MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher Cory Ventura;
Canadian Superbike race winner Alex Welsh;
Former AMA Pro Superbike Rookie of the Year, Chinese Superbike Championship race winner; MotoAmerica Supersport podium finisher, and 2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West;
MotoAmerica Junior Cup race winner and 2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Cup Champion Ashton Yates;
Two-time AMA Pro Superbike Championship runner-up Blake Young.
If you’ve ever suffered injury, illness, or anything else that has you in distress, you know that there’s nothing better than looking up and seeing a friendly face. When MotoAmerica riders crash and need medical care, the friendly face belongs to MotoAmerica Chief Medical Officer Dr. Carl Price. And not only is he a doctor, he’s also one of them. A racer.
What was your introduction to the motorcycle world?
There was an area where guys would ride dirt bikes where I grew up in Texas and I used to ride my bicycle down to watch them. The movie “On Any Sunday” came out and I was hooked. I paid for college and medical school selling motorcycle parts.
What led to you working in the MotoAmerica paddock?
I raced (and still race) Twins Cup since its inception. Before the Chief Medical Officer position became available, I was involved with a team helping young riders transition to pro racing. Motorcycles have been an important part of my life and I wanted to give back.
What part of the job do you enjoy the most?
Taking care of riders and helping them get back on the track and performing at their best.
What part of the job is the most difficult?
Telling a rider that they shouldn’t ride.
What do you like to do when you’re not at the racetrack?
I like to hike, and I like my surgical practice, but I love racing my Twins Cup bike.
Marc Marquez led MotoGP World Championship practice Friday afternoon at MotorLand Aragón, in Spain. Riding his Lenovo Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on spec Michelin tires, the six-time World Champion turned a lap time of 1:46.397 to lead the field of 21 riders.
His brother, Alex Marquez was the best of the rest with a 1:46.601 on his BK8 Gresini Ducati Desmosedici GP24.
Maverick Viñales, riding his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine, was third at 1:46.953
2020 MotoGP World Champion Joan Mir, finished the session fourth with a 1:46.953 on his Honda HRC Castrol RC213V.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pedro Acosta got fifth with a 1:47.000.
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Marc Marquez lays down Day 1 gauntlet in Aragon. A smidgen over 0.2s is the #93s advantage of Alex Marquez in Practice as KTM and Honda clinch top four results.
Catch me if you can says World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) at the end of Friday’s running in Aragon. The #93’s 1:46.397 was plenty good enough to see him finish 0.204s clear of title rival Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), as Maverick Viñales sticks his Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine inside the top three to sit 0.556s adrift of Marc Marquez heading into Saturday.
How the race for a Friday top 10 played out
Heading into the pointy end of the session, Marc Marquez led the way by 0.4s over compatriot Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with another KTM completing the provisional top three –Viñales. That four tenth gap changed dramatically with just over 12 minutes to go as the #93 slammed home a 1:46.397 – a whopping 1.1s quicker than second place Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).
Acosta chopped the disadvantage down to 0.7s, with Alex Marquez the only other rider at this stage able to get within a second of the Championship leader. Simply sensational from Marc Marquez.
Viñales then joined the ‘within a second of Marc Marquez club’ with 10 minutes to go, before Alex Marquez climbed to P2 with a 1:46.907 – 0.5s away from his title rival and brother. And while a pair of Ducatis sat P1 and P2, Bagnaia was P10 with eight minutes left on the clock – work to do for the double MotoGP title winner.
On his next run, Bagnaia clocked a 1:47.292 to briefly go P5, before Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) set his Friday best to go P4. Pecco did respond on his next lap though to climb back to P4, as Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) struggled – to put it politely – to find rear grip.
The back-to-back-to-back polesitter was P18 with just over a minute to go, and after losing time in sector three, there would be no improvement – Q1 beckons for El Diablo, a disaster of a day in Aragon for Yamaha in general.
Aragon’s automatic Q2 qualifiers
Behind the leading trio, Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) set a fantastic late lap to earn P4 and direct Q2 entry, that’s the 2020 World Champion’s best Friday result with HRC, as Acosta made it two KTMs inside the top five. Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) ended the day in a positive P6, and speaking of positive, Binder sails into Q2 in P7. That’s three KTMs heading straight into Q2 for the first time since the 2024 Catalan GP.
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) was another rider to leap into the top 10 towards the end of the session, the #54 was P8 ahead of Pecco and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) – the latter the final Q2 qualifier on Friday.
A high-profile Q1
Aldeguer and Morbidelli’s final flying laps cost Silverstone winner Bezzecchi a top 10 place, with Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) also losing out late on. All five Yamahas, including Quartararo as mentioned, face the jungle that is Q1.
Up next: Tissot Sprint Saturday
Can anyone stop Marc Marquez in Aragon? We’ll find out tomorrow as we look ahead to qualifying and the Tissot Sprint in Aragon.
