Excellent sporting performances and exponential media-visibility growth.
The 2025 season has confirmed BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP as one of the most competitive and media-relevant teams on the world championship stage. On top of extremely high-profile sporting results, the team recorded significant growth in terms of TV exposure, digital performance, and media value generated for its sponsors.
SPORTING RESULTS: a year of achieved goals:
2025 saw the team claim 7 wins (three of which in the Sprint) and a total of 33 podiums, allowing Álex Márquez to finish second in the MotoGP Riders’ Championship.
The team also celebrated the Rookie of the Year title with Fermín Aldeguer, the Best Independent Rider accolade (Álex Márquez), and the Best Independent Team title.
This tally of success confirms both the solidity of the technical project and the competitiveness of the Faenza-based outfit.
Tissot Sprint race winner Alex Marquez and all BK8 Gresini Racing Team members. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Airtime and TV-exposure value: a constant growth:
Data provided by Camaleonic Analytics
24 hours and 1 minute of total exposure for Team BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP (+10.93% vs 2024 — 2nd best overall among MotoGP teams)
48 hours and 20 minutes of visibility for team partners (-1.23% vs 2024)
€459,419,358 of media value generated for sponsors (+3.44% vs 2024)
Social Media performance: a rapidly expanding community:
Data provided by Meta & Meltwater/Klear
The team’s digital presence saw a significant expansion, reaching a total of 911,000 followers across all platforms — a 49% growth compared to 2024.
The #GresiniRecords social campaign, built across 305 pieces of content, achieved remarkable results:
82 million views
4 million interactions, with a 4.93% Engagement per View
€5.25 million in Earned Media Value
Fermin Aldeguer (on the left) and Alex Marquez (on the right) on the podium at Madalika, in Indonesia.
CARLO MERLINI – GRESINI RACING COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING DIRECTOR: “The 2025 season was sensational, on and off the track. The numbers (and titles!) speak for themselves: 4 Grand Prix wins, 3 Sprint victories, for a total of 33 podiums; Alex the World Championship runner-up, Fermín Rookie of the Year, Best Independent Rider and Best Independent Team. As it often happens, the on-track results translate into TV exposure, for the team and especially for the sponsor brands. The 2025 data are nothing short of surprising and overall even higher than the previous season, confirming that the BK8 Gresini Racing sponsorship has been a flywheel of media exposure for our partners’ brands on what is an ever-more global stage: the MotoGP World Championship. Starting from our title sponsor BK8 NEWS, which came aboard in 2025 with a multi-year programme and is using the sponsorship to increase brand awareness in its most strategic markets. And that’s not all: this special moment for the BK8 Gresini Racing Team coincides with an extremely important transition our sport is witnessing. The announcement of Liberty Media as the main shareholder is accelerating the growth of the MotoGP World Championship towards conquering new markets and audiences… and we can’t help but being excited to play a starring role in this new chapter for MotoGP”.
December 6-7, 2025 – Chuckwalla Raceway – Round 3 of the CVMA 2025-26 Winter Series delivered another unforgettable weekend of racing at Chuckwalla Raceway. Ideal weather conditions set the stage for fast laps, packed grids, and outstanding performances across all classes. A total of 197 racers registered for the event, and five new graduates earned their racing licenses in Friday’s New Racer School.
CVMA continues to lead the way in providing the best club-level racing experience in the country, and this weekend was no exception.
Saturday Qualifying Highlights
The pace was exceptional across all categories:
Open Class – David Anthony: 1:44.679
Middleweight – Brenden Kettlesen: 1:45.200
Lightweight – Gio Alvarez: 1:51.817
Ultra-Lightweight – Sawyer Lafayette: 1:55.974
Hooligans – Rafael Chavez: 1:54.847
Saturday Races
Saturday featured 15 incredible races across all classes, delivering tight battles, personal bests, and some of the fastest laps of the weekend. Racers and fans can relive every moment on the 951 Live YouTube channel, and full timing and scoring results are available on Speedhive at https://speedhive.mylaps.com/events/3312173
Sunday Shootout Races
Open Shootout
The premier event of the weekend delivered one of the best battles of the season.
“Aussie Dave” David Anthony grabbed the holeshot, leading Michael Gilbert and Deion Campbell, with Bryce Kornbau slotting into fourth. As the race approached the halfway point, Kornbau made a strong charge through the lead group, moving into second and closing the gap to Anthony.
With two laps remaining, Kornbau was on Anthony’s tail. On the final lap, he made a bold pass between Turns 6 and 7, but Anthony immediately countered and retook the lead.
Final result: Anthony (1st), Kornbau (2nd), Gilbert (3rd).
Middleweight Shootout
Owen Williams launched off the line first, followed by Haydn Meng and Brenden Kettlesen. Kettlesen wasted no time, charging to second and then taking over the lead on lap two. He settled into the lead for the remainder of the race and set a new lap record in the process at 01:44.715.
Further back, Victor Perez de Leon and Bryce Kornbau carved through traffic and settled into second and third.
Final podium: Kettlesen (1st), Perez de Leon (2nd), Kornbau (3rd).
Lightweight Shootout
Gio Alvarez led the field into Turn 1, followed by Alfonso Califano and Geiser Hernandez. Near the halfway point, Hernandez overtook Califano for second, but by then Alvarez had built a gap too large to close.
Final podium: Alvarez (1st), Hernandez (2nd), Califano (3rd).
Ultra-Lightweight Shootout
Sawyer Lafayette took the holeshot and immediately stretched out a two-second advantage. Nathan Gravelle sliced through the pack on the opening lap to give chase, with Anthony Estrada settling into third.
Gravelle steadily reeled in Lafayette, creating a thrilling multi-lap duel to the finish. After several lead changes in the closing laps, Lafayette held on to win by a narrow margin.
Final podium: Lafayette (1st), Gravelle (2nd), Estrada (3rd).
Round 3 was streamed live all weekend on 951 Live, with Jason Pridmore joining Al Garcia and Adrian Peratoner as a guest announcer during Sunday’s Shootout races.
Rewatch every race, every battle, and every pass on the 951 Live YouTube channel.
Next Round
Join us for Round 4 of the CVMA 2025-26 Winter Series. CVMA a world-class racing experience with two full days of racing, Saturday qualifying, a wide selection of classes, free reciprocity for visiting racers, and a Friday New Racer School for those entering the sport.
CVMA would also like to thank the 2025-26 Winter Series Sponsors: Support Moto Racing, RacePace Track Days, Apex Assassins, Ryder Gear, CaliPhotography, Racers Edge/Dunlop, Del’s Flooring, The California Superbike School, Ride HMVC, First Team IT, Yamaha, CT Racing/Pirelli, Compact Octane Trackdays, 2 Fast Track Days, Statewide Services Inc.
NRS Sponsors: Alpinestars, 6D Helmets, Five Gloves, and Racers Edge/Dunlop
OrangeCat Racing to field Jayson Uribe and Sean Dylan Kelly for 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike season as a BMW Motorrad Motorsport Official Team.
Reigning Stock 1000 Championship-winning team will also field Josh Herrin and Kaleb De Keyrel in Super Hooligan class on Lightfighter electric motorcycles.
CHICAGO – OrangeCat Racing has been selected to be a BMW Motorrad Motorsport official team for MotoAmerica’s 2026 Superbike class next season, competing aboard the BMW Motorrad flagship sportbike model – the M 1000 RR. The rider lineup includes 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Sean Dylan Kelly and returning rider Jayson Uribe.
OrangeCat Racing is coming off its most successful season to date, having secured its first MotoAmerica class title and had both of its riders finish in the top three in the Stock 1000 points standings. The team’s three years of frontrunning results in Stock 1000 as a privateer entry have culminated with an official partnership with BMW Motorrad.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be an official BMW Motorrad team this coming season,”said Jeff Connors, Team Principal for OrangeCat Racing.“BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad USA have been amazing collaborators over the years and we couldn’t ask for a better group to partner with as we take on our next challenge.”
“The entire OrangeCat organization, from the riders to the engineers and mechanics, have been absolutely first-class ambassadors for our brand and for the greater motorcycle community,”said Kevin Philips, head of BMW Motorrad, Americas.“We are proud to partner with them for the 2026 season, when we will celebrate 50 years of BMW’s first AMA Superbike win.”
Alongside BMW Motorrad, OrangeCat Racing also is happy to announce it has renewed its promotional and technical partnerships with Motorworks Chicago, alpha Racing, and Öhlins for the 2026 MotoAmerica season.
The BMW / Superbike Team
The newcomer to the team, Kelly, has had a prolific motorcycle roadracing career. In addition to his 2021 title, he finished runner-up in the Supersport Class in 2020, raced in FIM Moto2 for two seasons and recorded his first MotoAmerica Superbike win aboard a BMW in 2024.
The OrangeCat Racing Team’s two BMW 1000 RRs that will be campaigned in the MotoAmerica Superbike Class in 2026. Photo courtesy of OrangeCat Racing
“The Superbike program OrangeCat Racing developed with BMW Motorrad for next year is massive, and I’m grateful to be part of it. I can’t wait to jump back on the BMW M 1000 RR – a bike I felt really good with, and got a win with, in my rookie season,” said Kelly.“I’mworking hard to make the most out of the opportunity and thank OrangeCat Racing and BMW Motorrad for believing in me.”
Uribe returns to OrangeCat Racing after an eight-podium season last year and achieving third in the 2025 Stock 1000 standings. After racing overseas for several years, Uribe joined OrangeCat Racing in 2024, where he finished runner-up in the Stock 1000.
Jayson Uribe. Photo courtesy OrangeCat Racing
“From a small fish in the Stock 1000 championship to an official BMW Motorrad team, I’m incredibly lucky and thankful to have been with OrangeCat Racing for every step of the journey. I’m confident with BMW’s help and support in 2026, we’ll be able to capitalize on an already promising top-five Superbike finish at New Jersey,”said Uribe. “With SDK as my teammate and the amazing OrangeCat Racing crew, I’m genuinely excited to see what we can achieve together in the premier class.”
The Lightfighter / Super Hooligan Team
As previously announced, OrangeCat Racing also will be teaming up with Lightfighter to compete in the MotoAmerica Super Hooligan class aboard one of the electric track motorcycle brand’s V3-RH models. Along with that, the team will be fielding Josh Herrin and Kaleb De Keyrel.
With nearly two decades of racing under his belt, Herrin has won five championships, including the 2013 AMA Superbike Championship, the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, and the 2024 MotoAmerica / AMA Superbike Championship.
Josh Herrin. Photo courtesy OrangeCat Racing.
“I’m really excited to be joining OrangeCat Racing, and getting the chance to race and develop the Lightfighter. I’ve had a good gut feeling about this program from the beginning, and the passion and commitment from everyone involved in the project makes me confident in what we’re building,”said Herrin.“I can’t wait to see how far we can push this bike and hopefully put it at the front, fighting for wins.”
De Keyrel has raced with OrangeCat Racing in the past, finishing runner-up in the 2023 Stock 1000 championship with the team. Prior to that, he was the 2021 Twins Cup Champion.
Kaleb De Keyrel. Photo courtesy OrangeCat Racing
“I’m so excited to be back racing for OrangeCat again this season — they’re a great team and we have all the right people in place to be successful,”said De Keyrel. “I’m also honored to pilot the all-new Lightfighter V3-RH and fully believe this is the future of racing.”
The 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike season is set to feature 20 Superbike races at nine rounds and 12 Super Hooligan races at six rounds. To view the 2026 MotoAmerica schedule, visit https://www.motoamerica.com/calendar
To learn more about OrangeCat Racing, visit http://orangecatracing.com or check out the team’s Instagram feed at @orangecatracing. Follow along with MotoAmerica at @motoamerica.
More from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport:
BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT and OrangeCat Racing Announce the new OrangeCat BMW MOTORRAD Racing Team for the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Race Season.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 9, 2025 – BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad USA are proud to announce that OrangeCat Racing becomes an official BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT Team for the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike racing season.
The 2026 rider lineup includes 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Sean Dylan Kelly and returning rider Jayson Uribe.
The newcomer to the team, Kelly, has had a prolific motorcycle roadracing career. In addition to his 2021 title, he finished runner-up in the Supersport Class in 2020, raced in FIM Moto2 for two seasons and recorded his first MotoAmerica Superbike win aboard a BMW in 2024.
Uribe returns to OrangeCat Racing after an eight-podium season last year, finishing third in the 2025 Stock 1000 standings. After racing overseas for several years, Uribe joined OrangeCat Racing in 2024, where he finished runner-up in the Stock 1000.
“This partnership brings together two organizations united by a passion for performance and racing excellence. The entire OrangeCat team, from the riders to the engineers and mechanics, has been absolutely first class ambassadors for our brand and for the greater motorcycle community. We are excited about our future as we continue showcasing the winning capabilities of the BMW M 1000 RR in North America’s premier Superbike championship.” saidKevin Philips, Head of BMW Motorrad, Americas.
Chicago-based OrangeCat Racing and BMW Motorrad began competing with the BMW M 1000 RR in MotoAmerica’s Stock 1000 class in 2023 and achieved immediate success. In three seasons, OrangeCat Racing brought home 10 wins and 33 podiums, including a 2nd place finish with Kaleb DeKeyrel in 2023, 2nd place with Jayson Uribe in 2024, and both a 3rd place finish with Jayson Uribe and a championship with Andrew Lee in 2025.
After three very successful years in Stock 1000, OrangeCat Racing will compete in MotoAmerica’s top Superbike class with full factory backing and support from BMW Motorrad Motorsport.
“BMW has been key to our success over the years, and we’re excited about what we can achieve with support from their team,”said Jeff Connors, Team Principal for OrangeCat Racing. “The passion and work ethic BMW Motorrad Motorsport brings to the table day-in and day-out are infectious. We feel more than up to the challenge of Superbike with BMW’s partnership.”
“I’m super proud of our whole team for continuing to embrace any challenge thrown our way, and BMW has been an outstanding partner for all of us,”said Andrew Sieja, Founding Principal of OrangeCat Racing. “We have a lot in common: from love of the sport, to a sense of adventure and trying new things, to striving for our best in anything we take on.”
BMW M 1000 RR dominates global motorcycle racing in 2025.
The BMW M 1000 RR has been a global tour de force in 2025, capturing ten out of twenty national and world championships, including 164 race wins and an additional 225 podium finishes. In the U.S. BMW M-RR teams and riders captured both the MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike class Championships.
On the world stage, Turkish phenom Toprak Razgatlioglu, captured his second consecutive World Superbike Championship onboard his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M 1000 RR, winning twenty-one races in 2025.
Kenny Foray and the Tecmas BMW Motorrad France BMW M 1000 RR captured the French Superbike Championship, delivering fourteen podium finishes, twelve wins and eight pole positions.
At the 2025 Isle of Man TT, BMW M 1000 RR riders won the Superbike TT race while adding five additional podium finishes in three classes.
We’re happy to announce our 2026 Schedule and our NEW WEBSITE!
Registration will open Tuesday, December 9 at 6:00pm CST for the 2026 season.
If you have ridden with us in the past 3 years, visit the new site, and select “Sign Up”. Use the email that you have on file with us, enter your information and the system will import your address and level. You can add your bike information to your garage, emergency contact information, and check your level. Email us for help or questions at [email protected]
For the first time ever an amateur race will be hosted at Circuit of The Americas with a $25,000 Purse up for grabs. July 3rd-5th. All racers are welcome, you must have an active recognized road-race license to participate. Details and Registration to be announced.
DECEMBER 9, 2025: A massive gathering of motorcycle road-racing’s elite riders assembled in the Bay of Plenty at the weekend to mark the start to the 2025 edition of the popular three-round Suzuki International Series.
Of course, this was the perfect recipe for an intense two days of spectacular motorcycle road-racing and, under a hot and cloudless sky, a bumper crowd of spectators were wowed by the world-class entertainment on show at the Taupo International Motorsport Park, on the outskirts of the town.
With international riders again adding to the prestige of the series – skilled riders from the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Australia adding to the talent pool – it meant the Kiwi hopefuls really had to step up to be counted and, in so many cases, that’s exactly what they did.
Defending Suzuki International Series champion in the premier 1000cc formula one class, Whakatane’s Mitch Rees, was always going to be among the favourites and he lived up to that billing when he fended off spirited challenges from his own multi-time former New Zealand championship-winning father, Tony Rees, Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler, Porirua’s Rhys Lindsay and Auckland’s Dave Sharp.
The 32-year-old Mitch Rees qualified fastest (worth an extra competition point) and then finished the weekend unbeaten in the three F1 races that followed, enough to eclipse his 58-year-old dad Tony Rees and Chandler, who claimed a creditable third overall for the weekend with three third placings.
Auckland’s Cameron Leslie won the formula two/supersport 600 class at the weekend, finishing 1-2-2 in his three races over the two days, with Bulls rider Ashton Hughes and current New Zealand 600cc supersport champion Jake Lewis, of Christchurch, completing the podium.
Leslie is the current New Zealand 300cc supersport class champion, a title he secured back in March, and he has obviously now come to grips already with the leap up to the 600cc class.
The F1 and F2 categories were just two of 13 being contested at the weekend, with fans often not knowing which way to turn as intense battles erupted at every turn throughout all the various bike classes.
There is no time to rest and relax because, after the weekend’s opening round at Taupo, the racing now heads to the Manawatu, for round two at Manfeild, on the outskirts of Feilding, this weekend coming up (December 13-14).
Started in 2008, this year’s 17th annual Suzuki International Series – it skipped a year in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic – climaxes as usual with the world-renowned Cemetery Circuit public street race event in Whanganui on Boxing Day (December 26).
CLASS LEADERS:
Class leaders after the first round of three in the 2025 Suzuki International Series in Taupo at the weekend are: Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (formula one); Auckland’s Cameron Leslie (formula two/supersport 600); Silverdale’s Tyler King (formula three); Silverdale’s Tyler King (supersport 300); Wellington’s Malcolm Bielski (formula sport, senior, over-600cc); Whanganui’s Jeff Croot (formula sport, junior, up to 600cc); Auckland’s Paul Pavletich (Pre 89 post classics, senior, over-600cc); Auckland’s Scott Findlay (Pre 89, post classics junior, under-600cc); Te Awanga’s Eddie Kattenberg (Pre 95, post classics junior, under-600cc); Upper Hutt’s Kieran Mair (Pre 95, post classics senior, over-600cc); Auckland’s Adam Unsworth & Bryce Rose (F1 sidecars); Whanganui’s Tracey Bryan & Jo Franzen (F2 sidecars); Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (supermoto).
The Suzuki International Series is supported by Suzuki New Zealand, Mondiale VGL, Auto Super Shoppe Tawa, Givi, I-Tools, Bridgestone tyres, Metzeler tyres, Sharp As Linehaul Ltd Whanganui, TSS Motorcycles, Ipone, Inferno Design & Digital, Kiwibike Motorcycle Insurance Specialists, Shark, Barred Up Scaffolding, The Dentists.
Extra incentives announced for underrepresented territories to increase access from 2026 to 2028.
The FIM MotoJunior World Championship has a new programme of incentives for teams racing with riders from countries that are currently underrepresented in the FIM MotoGP World Championship.
These new economic incentives will become available from 2026 to 2028 for teams who contract, and find success with, riders who are nationals of countries with an officially recognised population of more than 100,000 and that, at the start of each season, have less than 10% representation in the MotoGP paddock – across MotoGP, Moto2™ and Moto3™*.
These incentives are available for teams in the FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship and Moto2 European Championship. They are available only in cases where the rider has not previously been a permanent entry in the Moto3 or Moto2 World Championships, and the rider must be 18 years old or younger on January 1st of the year in which they are competing in MotoJunior.
Incentive 1:
€200,000 for a team whose rider wins the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of four race victories.
Incentive 2:
€100,000 for a team whose rider is the runner up in the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of three race victories.
Incentive 3:
€50,000 for a team whose rider takes third overall in the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of two race victories.
Incentive 4:
€100,000 for a team whose rider wins the Moto2 European Championship AND takes a minimum of four race victories.
In addition, the previous economic prize structure within MotoJunior will be eliminated.
The FIM MotoJunior World Championship will implement a new programme of incentives for riders. These will be granted in each race to riders who meet the above-mentioned requirements**, provided that they finish within the first ten positions in a Moto3 Junior World Championship or Moto2 European Championship race. You can find more detailed information about the rider incentives on the link below.
Each of these incentives is designed to add another element to the support offered for countries and riders that are underrepresented in the MotoGP World Championship. The Road to MotoGP aims to create maximum access and equal opportunities for as many potential riders as possible, wherever they’re from and whatever their background.
*Currently, the only nations with more than 10% representation are Spain and Italy.
**For clarification purposes, riders’ incentives will be granted to riders who are nationals of countries with an officially recognised population of more than 100,000 and that, at the start of each season, have less than 10% representation in the MotoGP paddock – across MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. They are available only in cases where the rider has not previously been a permanent entry in the Moto3 or Moto2 World Championships, and the rider must be 18 years old or younger on January 1st of the year in which they are competing in MotoJunior.
The following track days, riding schools, and racing events are scheduled by organizations based in the United States during December 2025 and January 2026.
This list includes 31 opportunities to ride at races, schools, and track days during the months of December and January in North America.
To have your motorcycle racing or riding event added to the Event Calendar on this website and published in the print edition of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine, submit your calendar and contact information via the contact page on this website or by emailing to [email protected] or to [email protected].
Before heading to an event, contact the organization or track and confirm that it’s going to be held as publicized.
12/5-6 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Classic Course, North Las Vegas
12/6-7 NOLA Riding Academy Track Days, NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, LA
12/6-7-8 Jennings GP Track Days & Novice Schools, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL (Track Days)
12/7 Superbike-Coach Corp. Schools & Track Days, Cornering School Day 3, Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
12/14 Superbike-Coach Corp. Schools & Track Days, Track Academy, Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
1/2 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Private Training Day – Flat Track
Artie Meeker, 52, died of a heart attack while on a woods ride with friends near his home in Whiting, New Jersey on Sunday. He is survived by his wife Amy and daughter Brooke, and worked as a facilities tech for Verizon.
Meeker was a former coach and racer with NJMiniGP; a former CCS racer; a former crew member for Jimmy Winters Motorsports and YCRS/Mazziotto Racing with rider Anthony Mazziotto; and a crew member with rider Gus Rodio at Rodio Racing.
More information will be posted when and if it becomes available.
Inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum by the FIM
Watched by the President of the Council of State of Vaud, Christelle Luisier Brodard, the FIM Board of Directors along with invited dignitaries, the 2025 FIM World Champions and the FIM Family cut the ribbon to inaugurate the new Racing Motorcycle Museum (RMM).
Official ribbon-cutting opening ceremony with Christelle Luisier Brodard, FIM President Jorge Viegas, an unidentified dignitary in ceremonial dress, 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini (left), and Dorna’s Carmelo Ezpeleta (right) at the Inauguration of the FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Fabrizio Porrozzi/GPagency/courtesy FIM.
Housed in the FIM’s previous Headquarters in the Swiss Commune of Mies, the RMM will serve as a permanent showcase celebrating the rich and illustrious history of motorcycle racing, from its early origins all the way through to the present day.
The inauguration ceremony began with speeches by Christelle Luisier Brodard; Pierre-Alain Schmidt, Mayor of Mies; Fabio Muner – FIM Marketing and Digital Director; Silvia Dainese from Gris+Dainese Architetti; and Jorge Viegas – FIM President.
From left: Fabio Muner, Pierre-Alain Schmidt, Jorge Viegas, Silvia Dainese at the Inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM
After the ribbon cutting, Jorge Viegas and Fabio Muner called on stage 15-time FIM Circuit Racing World Champion Giacomo Agostini; 4-time FIM Motocross World Champion Harry Everts; Trial and Circuit Racing FIM Legend Sammy Miller; and Carmelo Ezpeleta – CEO of FIM MotoGP™ promoter Dorna, who were given the honour of becoming the first inductees into the new FIM Hall of Fame.
Each Hall of Famer was presented with a watch before having their handprints taken for a chequered flag centrepiece in the RMM garden.
From left: Sammy Miller, Harry Everts, Carmelo Ezpeleta, Giacomo Agostini during the Inauguration of the new FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
Among the comprehensive list of exhibits in the RMM are machines campaigned by 2025 Ultimate Champions Marc Marquez – FIM MotoGP™ Grand Prix World Champion; Toprak Razgatlioglu – FIM Superbike World Champion; Toni Bou – FIM TrialGP World Champion; Daniel Sanders – FIM World Rally-Raid Champion; Josep Garcia – FIM EnduroGP World Champion; Bartosz Zmarzlik – FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion; and Romain Febvre – FIM MXGP Motocross World Champion.
Championship-winning racebikes on display inside the new FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum in Switzerland. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
Representing all FIM categories of motorcycle sport, other historic machines on display include, but are by no means limited to, the AJS Porcupine that in the hands of Leslie Graham won the first-ever FIM Grand Prix World Championship in 1949; Mike Hailwood’s legendary 1967 Honda RC166 F101 250 six cylinder; Valentino Rossi’s 2004 Yamaha YZR-M1; Jonathan Rea’s 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R; Marc Marquez’s 2018 Honda RC213V; Stefan Everts’ 2006 Yamaha YZ450F; Jordi Tarres’ 1989 Beta Zero prototype; Francesco Cecchini’s 2019 Zaeta DT450RS; Hubert Auriol’s 1981 BMW R80 G/S; Andrea Verona’s 2024 GASGAS EC350F; and a Yamaha YZF-R7 used by the victorious Team Europe in the 2025 inaugural FIM Intercontinental Games.
Ultimate Champions at Inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
A photo opportunity at the front of the RMM with the 2025 FIM World Champions concluded the inauguration followed by the FIM Awards Ceremony in the SwissTech Convention Center in Ecublens/Lausanne.
Christelle Luisier Brodard – President of the Council of State of Vaud, added: “It is a true pleasure to celebrate the opening of the Racing Motorcycle Museum here in Mies. This museum is a tribute to passion, innovation, and responsibility in motorcycling, offering visitors of all ages a space to learn, be inspired, and explore the evolution of the sport. Together with FIM’s new headquarters, the museum strengthens our Canton as a global hub for sport and culture. I congratulate everyone involved in making this vision a reality and wish the museum great success for years to come”.
Jorge Viegas – FIM President, said: “With such a long and rich history, it is tremendously exciting that motorcycle racing now has a permanent home at the Racing Motorcycle Museum where its legacy can be celebrated and enjoyed by visitors from around the world. So much knowledge, expertise and passion have gone into curating the exhibits that together form a world-class collection which has been carefully assembled to create an unmatched historical and educational resource that I am confident will prove invaluable for future generations”.
Pierre-Alain Schmidt – Mayor of Mies, stated: “The construction and inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum undeniably represent an invaluable asset for our municipality and for the entire region. The FIM, which brings together motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world and manages all motorcycling sporting events with efficiency and professionalism, embodies the remarkable technical progress achieved in the motorcycle industry— progress that has also contributed significantly to improving rider safety. For the residents of Mies, it is a true source of pride, and for visitors, a unique landmark. The presence of the FIM and its museum in our territory allows our municipality to shine far beyond our borders. It enriches our local life and offers enthusiasts an emblematic venue. I express the wish that this magnificent project enjoys all the success it deserves, and I hereby convey the deep gratitude of our authorities”.
Fabio Muner – FIM Marketing and Digital Director, concluded: “This has been a challenging project which has been brought together in a relatively short period of time. We always wanted it to be far more than just a display of famous motorcycles, so we have worked hard to create an educational journey of the development of bike racing, the associated advances in technology and FIM protocols too. We obviously wanted to celebrate our great champions over many decades, but we also wanted to acknowledge just how far motorcycle racing has come too. We would like to express our real gratitude to the Canton of Vaud, the Municipality of Mies, our technical partners and all the parties who have supported this project and allowed us to bring the Racing Motorcycle Museum to life”.
Fermin Aldeguer (54) at Valencia. Photo courtesy BK8 Gresini Team
Excellent sporting performances and exponential media-visibility growth.
The 2025 season has confirmed BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP as one of the most competitive and media-relevant teams on the world championship stage. On top of extremely high-profile sporting results, the team recorded significant growth in terms of TV exposure, digital performance, and media value generated for its sponsors.
SPORTING RESULTS: a year of achieved goals:
2025 saw the team claim 7 wins (three of which in the Sprint) and a total of 33 podiums, allowing Álex Márquez to finish second in the MotoGP Riders’ Championship.
The team also celebrated the Rookie of the Year title with Fermín Aldeguer, the Best Independent Rider accolade (Álex Márquez), and the Best Independent Team title.
This tally of success confirms both the solidity of the technical project and the competitiveness of the Faenza-based outfit.
Tissot Sprint race winner Alex Marquez and all BK8 Gresini Racing Team members. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Airtime and TV-exposure value: a constant growth:
Data provided by Camaleonic Analytics
24 hours and 1 minute of total exposure for Team BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP (+10.93% vs 2024 — 2nd best overall among MotoGP teams)
48 hours and 20 minutes of visibility for team partners (-1.23% vs 2024)
€459,419,358 of media value generated for sponsors (+3.44% vs 2024)
Social Media performance: a rapidly expanding community:
Data provided by Meta & Meltwater/Klear
The team’s digital presence saw a significant expansion, reaching a total of 911,000 followers across all platforms — a 49% growth compared to 2024.
The #GresiniRecords social campaign, built across 305 pieces of content, achieved remarkable results:
82 million views
4 million interactions, with a 4.93% Engagement per View
€5.25 million in Earned Media Value
Fermin Aldeguer (on the left) and Alex Marquez (on the right) on the podium at Madalika, in Indonesia.
CARLO MERLINI – GRESINI RACING COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING DIRECTOR: “The 2025 season was sensational, on and off the track. The numbers (and titles!) speak for themselves: 4 Grand Prix wins, 3 Sprint victories, for a total of 33 podiums; Alex the World Championship runner-up, Fermín Rookie of the Year, Best Independent Rider and Best Independent Team. As it often happens, the on-track results translate into TV exposure, for the team and especially for the sponsor brands. The 2025 data are nothing short of surprising and overall even higher than the previous season, confirming that the BK8 Gresini Racing sponsorship has been a flywheel of media exposure for our partners’ brands on what is an ever-more global stage: the MotoGP World Championship. Starting from our title sponsor BK8 NEWS, which came aboard in 2025 with a multi-year programme and is using the sponsorship to increase brand awareness in its most strategic markets. And that’s not all: this special moment for the BK8 Gresini Racing Team coincides with an extremely important transition our sport is witnessing. The announcement of Liberty Media as the main shareholder is accelerating the growth of the MotoGP World Championship towards conquering new markets and audiences… and we can’t help but being excited to play a starring role in this new chapter for MotoGP”.
David “Aussie Dave” Anthony (25) and Bryce Kornbau (1) during The Shootout race. Photo by CaliPhotography.
December 6-7, 2025 – Chuckwalla Raceway – Round 3 of the CVMA 2025-26 Winter Series delivered another unforgettable weekend of racing at Chuckwalla Raceway. Ideal weather conditions set the stage for fast laps, packed grids, and outstanding performances across all classes. A total of 197 racers registered for the event, and five new graduates earned their racing licenses in Friday’s New Racer School.
CVMA continues to lead the way in providing the best club-level racing experience in the country, and this weekend was no exception.
Saturday Qualifying Highlights
The pace was exceptional across all categories:
Open Class – David Anthony: 1:44.679
Middleweight – Brenden Kettlesen: 1:45.200
Lightweight – Gio Alvarez: 1:51.817
Ultra-Lightweight – Sawyer Lafayette: 1:55.974
Hooligans – Rafael Chavez: 1:54.847
Saturday Races
Saturday featured 15 incredible races across all classes, delivering tight battles, personal bests, and some of the fastest laps of the weekend. Racers and fans can relive every moment on the 951 Live YouTube channel, and full timing and scoring results are available on Speedhive at https://speedhive.mylaps.com/events/3312173
Sunday Shootout Races
Open Shootout
The premier event of the weekend delivered one of the best battles of the season.
“Aussie Dave” David Anthony grabbed the holeshot, leading Michael Gilbert and Deion Campbell, with Bryce Kornbau slotting into fourth. As the race approached the halfway point, Kornbau made a strong charge through the lead group, moving into second and closing the gap to Anthony.
With two laps remaining, Kornbau was on Anthony’s tail. On the final lap, he made a bold pass between Turns 6 and 7, but Anthony immediately countered and retook the lead.
Final result: Anthony (1st), Kornbau (2nd), Gilbert (3rd).
Middleweight Shootout
Owen Williams launched off the line first, followed by Haydn Meng and Brenden Kettlesen. Kettlesen wasted no time, charging to second and then taking over the lead on lap two. He settled into the lead for the remainder of the race and set a new lap record in the process at 01:44.715.
Further back, Victor Perez de Leon and Bryce Kornbau carved through traffic and settled into second and third.
Final podium: Kettlesen (1st), Perez de Leon (2nd), Kornbau (3rd).
Lightweight Shootout
Gio Alvarez led the field into Turn 1, followed by Alfonso Califano and Geiser Hernandez. Near the halfway point, Hernandez overtook Califano for second, but by then Alvarez had built a gap too large to close.
Final podium: Alvarez (1st), Hernandez (2nd), Califano (3rd).
Ultra-Lightweight Shootout
Sawyer Lafayette took the holeshot and immediately stretched out a two-second advantage. Nathan Gravelle sliced through the pack on the opening lap to give chase, with Anthony Estrada settling into third.
Gravelle steadily reeled in Lafayette, creating a thrilling multi-lap duel to the finish. After several lead changes in the closing laps, Lafayette held on to win by a narrow margin.
Final podium: Lafayette (1st), Gravelle (2nd), Estrada (3rd).
Round 3 was streamed live all weekend on 951 Live, with Jason Pridmore joining Al Garcia and Adrian Peratoner as a guest announcer during Sunday’s Shootout races.
Rewatch every race, every battle, and every pass on the 951 Live YouTube channel.
Next Round
Join us for Round 4 of the CVMA 2025-26 Winter Series. CVMA a world-class racing experience with two full days of racing, Saturday qualifying, a wide selection of classes, free reciprocity for visiting racers, and a Friday New Racer School for those entering the sport.
CVMA would also like to thank the 2025-26 Winter Series Sponsors: Support Moto Racing, RacePace Track Days, Apex Assassins, Ryder Gear, CaliPhotography, Racers Edge/Dunlop, Del’s Flooring, The California Superbike School, Ride HMVC, First Team IT, Yamaha, CT Racing/Pirelli, Compact Octane Trackdays, 2 Fast Track Days, Statewide Services Inc.
NRS Sponsors: Alpinestars, 6D Helmets, Five Gloves, and Racers Edge/Dunlop
OrangeCat Racing rider Sean Dylan Kelly. Photo credit: Amanda Campagnoni
OrangeCat Racing to field Jayson Uribe and Sean Dylan Kelly for 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike season as a BMW Motorrad Motorsport Official Team.
Reigning Stock 1000 Championship-winning team will also field Josh Herrin and Kaleb De Keyrel in Super Hooligan class on Lightfighter electric motorcycles.
CHICAGO – OrangeCat Racing has been selected to be a BMW Motorrad Motorsport official team for MotoAmerica’s 2026 Superbike class next season, competing aboard the BMW Motorrad flagship sportbike model – the M 1000 RR. The rider lineup includes 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Sean Dylan Kelly and returning rider Jayson Uribe.
OrangeCat Racing is coming off its most successful season to date, having secured its first MotoAmerica class title and had both of its riders finish in the top three in the Stock 1000 points standings. The team’s three years of frontrunning results in Stock 1000 as a privateer entry have culminated with an official partnership with BMW Motorrad.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be an official BMW Motorrad team this coming season,”said Jeff Connors, Team Principal for OrangeCat Racing.“BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad USA have been amazing collaborators over the years and we couldn’t ask for a better group to partner with as we take on our next challenge.”
“The entire OrangeCat organization, from the riders to the engineers and mechanics, have been absolutely first-class ambassadors for our brand and for the greater motorcycle community,”said Kevin Philips, head of BMW Motorrad, Americas.“We are proud to partner with them for the 2026 season, when we will celebrate 50 years of BMW’s first AMA Superbike win.”
Alongside BMW Motorrad, OrangeCat Racing also is happy to announce it has renewed its promotional and technical partnerships with Motorworks Chicago, alpha Racing, and Öhlins for the 2026 MotoAmerica season.
The BMW / Superbike Team
The newcomer to the team, Kelly, has had a prolific motorcycle roadracing career. In addition to his 2021 title, he finished runner-up in the Supersport Class in 2020, raced in FIM Moto2 for two seasons and recorded his first MotoAmerica Superbike win aboard a BMW in 2024.
The OrangeCat Racing Team’s two BMW 1000 RRs that will be campaigned in the MotoAmerica Superbike Class in 2026. Photo courtesy of OrangeCat Racing
“The Superbike program OrangeCat Racing developed with BMW Motorrad for next year is massive, and I’m grateful to be part of it. I can’t wait to jump back on the BMW M 1000 RR – a bike I felt really good with, and got a win with, in my rookie season,” said Kelly.“I’mworking hard to make the most out of the opportunity and thank OrangeCat Racing and BMW Motorrad for believing in me.”
Uribe returns to OrangeCat Racing after an eight-podium season last year and achieving third in the 2025 Stock 1000 standings. After racing overseas for several years, Uribe joined OrangeCat Racing in 2024, where he finished runner-up in the Stock 1000.
Jayson Uribe. Photo courtesy OrangeCat Racing
“From a small fish in the Stock 1000 championship to an official BMW Motorrad team, I’m incredibly lucky and thankful to have been with OrangeCat Racing for every step of the journey. I’m confident with BMW’s help and support in 2026, we’ll be able to capitalize on an already promising top-five Superbike finish at New Jersey,”said Uribe. “With SDK as my teammate and the amazing OrangeCat Racing crew, I’m genuinely excited to see what we can achieve together in the premier class.”
The Lightfighter / Super Hooligan Team
As previously announced, OrangeCat Racing also will be teaming up with Lightfighter to compete in the MotoAmerica Super Hooligan class aboard one of the electric track motorcycle brand’s V3-RH models. Along with that, the team will be fielding Josh Herrin and Kaleb De Keyrel.
With nearly two decades of racing under his belt, Herrin has won five championships, including the 2013 AMA Superbike Championship, the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, and the 2024 MotoAmerica / AMA Superbike Championship.
Josh Herrin. Photo courtesy OrangeCat Racing.
“I’m really excited to be joining OrangeCat Racing, and getting the chance to race and develop the Lightfighter. I’ve had a good gut feeling about this program from the beginning, and the passion and commitment from everyone involved in the project makes me confident in what we’re building,”said Herrin.“I can’t wait to see how far we can push this bike and hopefully put it at the front, fighting for wins.”
De Keyrel has raced with OrangeCat Racing in the past, finishing runner-up in the 2023 Stock 1000 championship with the team. Prior to that, he was the 2021 Twins Cup Champion.
Kaleb De Keyrel. Photo courtesy OrangeCat Racing
“I’m so excited to be back racing for OrangeCat again this season — they’re a great team and we have all the right people in place to be successful,”said De Keyrel. “I’m also honored to pilot the all-new Lightfighter V3-RH and fully believe this is the future of racing.”
The 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike season is set to feature 20 Superbike races at nine rounds and 12 Super Hooligan races at six rounds. To view the 2026 MotoAmerica schedule, visit https://www.motoamerica.com/calendar
To learn more about OrangeCat Racing, visit http://orangecatracing.com or check out the team’s Instagram feed at @orangecatracing. Follow along with MotoAmerica at @motoamerica.
More from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport:
BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT and OrangeCat Racing Announce the new OrangeCat BMW MOTORRAD Racing Team for the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Race Season.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – December 9, 2025 – BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad USA are proud to announce that OrangeCat Racing becomes an official BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT Team for the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike racing season.
The 2026 rider lineup includes 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Sean Dylan Kelly and returning rider Jayson Uribe.
The newcomer to the team, Kelly, has had a prolific motorcycle roadracing career. In addition to his 2021 title, he finished runner-up in the Supersport Class in 2020, raced in FIM Moto2 for two seasons and recorded his first MotoAmerica Superbike win aboard a BMW in 2024.
Uribe returns to OrangeCat Racing after an eight-podium season last year, finishing third in the 2025 Stock 1000 standings. After racing overseas for several years, Uribe joined OrangeCat Racing in 2024, where he finished runner-up in the Stock 1000.
“This partnership brings together two organizations united by a passion for performance and racing excellence. The entire OrangeCat team, from the riders to the engineers and mechanics, has been absolutely first class ambassadors for our brand and for the greater motorcycle community. We are excited about our future as we continue showcasing the winning capabilities of the BMW M 1000 RR in North America’s premier Superbike championship.” saidKevin Philips, Head of BMW Motorrad, Americas.
Chicago-based OrangeCat Racing and BMW Motorrad began competing with the BMW M 1000 RR in MotoAmerica’s Stock 1000 class in 2023 and achieved immediate success. In three seasons, OrangeCat Racing brought home 10 wins and 33 podiums, including a 2nd place finish with Kaleb DeKeyrel in 2023, 2nd place with Jayson Uribe in 2024, and both a 3rd place finish with Jayson Uribe and a championship with Andrew Lee in 2025.
After three very successful years in Stock 1000, OrangeCat Racing will compete in MotoAmerica’s top Superbike class with full factory backing and support from BMW Motorrad Motorsport.
“BMW has been key to our success over the years, and we’re excited about what we can achieve with support from their team,”said Jeff Connors, Team Principal for OrangeCat Racing. “The passion and work ethic BMW Motorrad Motorsport brings to the table day-in and day-out are infectious. We feel more than up to the challenge of Superbike with BMW’s partnership.”
“I’m super proud of our whole team for continuing to embrace any challenge thrown our way, and BMW has been an outstanding partner for all of us,”said Andrew Sieja, Founding Principal of OrangeCat Racing. “We have a lot in common: from love of the sport, to a sense of adventure and trying new things, to striving for our best in anything we take on.”
BMW M 1000 RR dominates global motorcycle racing in 2025.
The BMW M 1000 RR has been a global tour de force in 2025, capturing ten out of twenty national and world championships, including 164 race wins and an additional 225 podium finishes. In the U.S. BMW M-RR teams and riders captured both the MotoAmerica Stock 1000 and Superbike class Championships.
On the world stage, Turkish phenom Toprak Razgatlioglu, captured his second consecutive World Superbike Championship onboard his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M 1000 RR, winning twenty-one races in 2025.
Kenny Foray and the Tecmas BMW Motorrad France BMW M 1000 RR captured the French Superbike Championship, delivering fourteen podium finishes, twelve wins and eight pole positions.
At the 2025 Isle of Man TT, BMW M 1000 RR riders won the Superbike TT race while adding five additional podium finishes in three classes.
Action from a previous RideSmart track day event at Circuit of The America (COTA). Photo by Blair Hart/Hart Photography, courtesy RideSmart.
We’re happy to announce our 2026 Schedule and our NEW WEBSITE!
Registration will open Tuesday, December 9 at 6:00pm CST for the 2026 season.
If you have ridden with us in the past 3 years, visit the new site, and select “Sign Up”. Use the email that you have on file with us, enter your information and the system will import your address and level. You can add your bike information to your garage, emergency contact information, and check your level. Email us for help or questions at [email protected]
For the first time ever an amateur race will be hosted at Circuit of The Americas with a $25,000 Purse up for grabs. July 3rd-5th. All racers are welcome, you must have an active recognized road-race license to participate. Details and Registration to be announced.
There’s no room for error as the formula one/superbike riders charge into turn one at Taupo, round one of the 2025 Suzuki International Series last weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan / courtesy BikesportNZ.com
DECEMBER 9, 2025: A massive gathering of motorcycle road-racing’s elite riders assembled in the Bay of Plenty at the weekend to mark the start to the 2025 edition of the popular three-round Suzuki International Series.
Of course, this was the perfect recipe for an intense two days of spectacular motorcycle road-racing and, under a hot and cloudless sky, a bumper crowd of spectators were wowed by the world-class entertainment on show at the Taupo International Motorsport Park, on the outskirts of the town.
With international riders again adding to the prestige of the series – skilled riders from the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Australia adding to the talent pool – it meant the Kiwi hopefuls really had to step up to be counted and, in so many cases, that’s exactly what they did.
Defending Suzuki International Series champion in the premier 1000cc formula one class, Whakatane’s Mitch Rees, was always going to be among the favourites and he lived up to that billing when he fended off spirited challenges from his own multi-time former New Zealand championship-winning father, Tony Rees, Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler, Porirua’s Rhys Lindsay and Auckland’s Dave Sharp.
The 32-year-old Mitch Rees qualified fastest (worth an extra competition point) and then finished the weekend unbeaten in the three F1 races that followed, enough to eclipse his 58-year-old dad Tony Rees and Chandler, who claimed a creditable third overall for the weekend with three third placings.
Auckland’s Cameron Leslie won the formula two/supersport 600 class at the weekend, finishing 1-2-2 in his three races over the two days, with Bulls rider Ashton Hughes and current New Zealand 600cc supersport champion Jake Lewis, of Christchurch, completing the podium.
Leslie is the current New Zealand 300cc supersport class champion, a title he secured back in March, and he has obviously now come to grips already with the leap up to the 600cc class.
The F1 and F2 categories were just two of 13 being contested at the weekend, with fans often not knowing which way to turn as intense battles erupted at every turn throughout all the various bike classes.
There is no time to rest and relax because, after the weekend’s opening round at Taupo, the racing now heads to the Manawatu, for round two at Manfeild, on the outskirts of Feilding, this weekend coming up (December 13-14).
Started in 2008, this year’s 17th annual Suzuki International Series – it skipped a year in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic – climaxes as usual with the world-renowned Cemetery Circuit public street race event in Whanganui on Boxing Day (December 26).
CLASS LEADERS:
Class leaders after the first round of three in the 2025 Suzuki International Series in Taupo at the weekend are: Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (formula one); Auckland’s Cameron Leslie (formula two/supersport 600); Silverdale’s Tyler King (formula three); Silverdale’s Tyler King (supersport 300); Wellington’s Malcolm Bielski (formula sport, senior, over-600cc); Whanganui’s Jeff Croot (formula sport, junior, up to 600cc); Auckland’s Paul Pavletich (Pre 89 post classics, senior, over-600cc); Auckland’s Scott Findlay (Pre 89, post classics junior, under-600cc); Te Awanga’s Eddie Kattenberg (Pre 95, post classics junior, under-600cc); Upper Hutt’s Kieran Mair (Pre 95, post classics senior, over-600cc); Auckland’s Adam Unsworth & Bryce Rose (F1 sidecars); Whanganui’s Tracey Bryan & Jo Franzen (F2 sidecars); Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (supermoto).
The Suzuki International Series is supported by Suzuki New Zealand, Mondiale VGL, Auto Super Shoppe Tawa, Givi, I-Tools, Bridgestone tyres, Metzeler tyres, Sharp As Linehaul Ltd Whanganui, TSS Motorcycles, Ipone, Inferno Design & Digital, Kiwibike Motorcycle Insurance Specialists, Shark, Barred Up Scaffolding, The Dentists.
Brian Uriarte (51), Rico Salmela (27) and Haki Danish (13) at Magny-Cours Circuit. Photo courtesy FIM JuniorGP.
Extra incentives announced for underrepresented territories to increase access from 2026 to 2028.
The FIM MotoJunior World Championship has a new programme of incentives for teams racing with riders from countries that are currently underrepresented in the FIM MotoGP World Championship.
These new economic incentives will become available from 2026 to 2028 for teams who contract, and find success with, riders who are nationals of countries with an officially recognised population of more than 100,000 and that, at the start of each season, have less than 10% representation in the MotoGP paddock – across MotoGP, Moto2™ and Moto3™*.
These incentives are available for teams in the FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship and Moto2 European Championship. They are available only in cases where the rider has not previously been a permanent entry in the Moto3 or Moto2 World Championships, and the rider must be 18 years old or younger on January 1st of the year in which they are competing in MotoJunior.
Incentive 1:
€200,000 for a team whose rider wins the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of four race victories.
Incentive 2:
€100,000 for a team whose rider is the runner up in the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of three race victories.
Incentive 3:
€50,000 for a team whose rider takes third overall in the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of two race victories.
Incentive 4:
€100,000 for a team whose rider wins the Moto2 European Championship AND takes a minimum of four race victories.
In addition, the previous economic prize structure within MotoJunior will be eliminated.
The FIM MotoJunior World Championship will implement a new programme of incentives for riders. These will be granted in each race to riders who meet the above-mentioned requirements**, provided that they finish within the first ten positions in a Moto3 Junior World Championship or Moto2 European Championship race. You can find more detailed information about the rider incentives on the link below.
Each of these incentives is designed to add another element to the support offered for countries and riders that are underrepresented in the MotoGP World Championship. The Road to MotoGP aims to create maximum access and equal opportunities for as many potential riders as possible, wherever they’re from and whatever their background.
*Currently, the only nations with more than 10% representation are Spain and Italy.
**For clarification purposes, riders’ incentives will be granted to riders who are nationals of countries with an officially recognised population of more than 100,000 and that, at the start of each season, have less than 10% representation in the MotoGP paddock – across MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. They are available only in cases where the rider has not previously been a permanent entry in the Moto3 or Moto2 World Championships, and the rider must be 18 years old or younger on January 1st of the year in which they are competing in MotoJunior.
Rich Oliver (right) instructing at a Kids Ride and Wrench Camp at the Mystery School. Photo courtesy Rich Oliver's Mystery School.
The following track days, riding schools, and racing events are scheduled by organizations based in the United States during December 2025 and January 2026.
This list includes 31 opportunities to ride at races, schools, and track days during the months of December and January in North America.
To have your motorcycle racing or riding event added to the Event Calendar on this website and published in the print edition of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine, submit your calendar and contact information via the contact page on this website or by emailing to [email protected] or to [email protected].
Before heading to an event, contact the organization or track and confirm that it’s going to be held as publicized.
12/5-6 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Las Vegas Motor Speedway Classic Course, North Las Vegas
12/6-7 NOLA Riding Academy Track Days, NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, LA
12/6-7-8 Jennings GP Track Days & Novice Schools, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL (Track Days)
12/7 Superbike-Coach Corp. Schools & Track Days, Cornering School Day 3, Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
12/14 Superbike-Coach Corp. Schools & Track Days, Track Academy, Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
1/2 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Private Training Day – Flat Track
Artie Meeker, 52, died of a heart attack while on a woods ride with friends near his home in Whiting, New Jersey on Sunday. He is survived by his wife Amy and daughter Brooke, and worked as a facilities tech for Verizon.
Meeker was a former coach and racer with NJMiniGP; a former CCS racer; a former crew member for Jimmy Winters Motorsports and YCRS/Mazziotto Racing with rider Anthony Mazziotto; and a crew member with rider Gus Rodio at Rodio Racing.
More information will be posted when and if it becomes available.
A scene inside the new FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum in Switzerland. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
Inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum by the FIM
Watched by the President of the Council of State of Vaud, Christelle Luisier Brodard, the FIM Board of Directors along with invited dignitaries, the 2025 FIM World Champions and the FIM Family cut the ribbon to inaugurate the new Racing Motorcycle Museum (RMM).
Official ribbon-cutting opening ceremony with Christelle Luisier Brodard, FIM President Jorge Viegas, an unidentified dignitary in ceremonial dress, 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini (left), and Dorna’s Carmelo Ezpeleta (right) at the Inauguration of the FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Fabrizio Porrozzi/GPagency/courtesy FIM.
Housed in the FIM’s previous Headquarters in the Swiss Commune of Mies, the RMM will serve as a permanent showcase celebrating the rich and illustrious history of motorcycle racing, from its early origins all the way through to the present day.
The inauguration ceremony began with speeches by Christelle Luisier Brodard; Pierre-Alain Schmidt, Mayor of Mies; Fabio Muner – FIM Marketing and Digital Director; Silvia Dainese from Gris+Dainese Architetti; and Jorge Viegas – FIM President.
From left: Fabio Muner, Pierre-Alain Schmidt, Jorge Viegas, Silvia Dainese at the Inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM
After the ribbon cutting, Jorge Viegas and Fabio Muner called on stage 15-time FIM Circuit Racing World Champion Giacomo Agostini; 4-time FIM Motocross World Champion Harry Everts; Trial and Circuit Racing FIM Legend Sammy Miller; and Carmelo Ezpeleta – CEO of FIM MotoGP™ promoter Dorna, who were given the honour of becoming the first inductees into the new FIM Hall of Fame.
Each Hall of Famer was presented with a watch before having their handprints taken for a chequered flag centrepiece in the RMM garden.
From left: Sammy Miller, Harry Everts, Carmelo Ezpeleta, Giacomo Agostini during the Inauguration of the new FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
Among the comprehensive list of exhibits in the RMM are machines campaigned by 2025 Ultimate Champions Marc Marquez – FIM MotoGP™ Grand Prix World Champion; Toprak Razgatlioglu – FIM Superbike World Champion; Toni Bou – FIM TrialGP World Champion; Daniel Sanders – FIM World Rally-Raid Champion; Josep Garcia – FIM EnduroGP World Champion; Bartosz Zmarzlik – FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion; and Romain Febvre – FIM MXGP Motocross World Champion.
Championship-winning racebikes on display inside the new FIM Racing Motorcycle Museum in Switzerland. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
Representing all FIM categories of motorcycle sport, other historic machines on display include, but are by no means limited to, the AJS Porcupine that in the hands of Leslie Graham won the first-ever FIM Grand Prix World Championship in 1949; Mike Hailwood’s legendary 1967 Honda RC166 F101 250 six cylinder; Valentino Rossi’s 2004 Yamaha YZR-M1; Jonathan Rea’s 2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R; Marc Marquez’s 2018 Honda RC213V; Stefan Everts’ 2006 Yamaha YZ450F; Jordi Tarres’ 1989 Beta Zero prototype; Francesco Cecchini’s 2019 Zaeta DT450RS; Hubert Auriol’s 1981 BMW R80 G/S; Andrea Verona’s 2024 GASGAS EC350F; and a Yamaha YZF-R7 used by the victorious Team Europe in the 2025 inaugural FIM Intercontinental Games.
Ultimate Champions at Inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum. Photo by Good Shoot/courtesy FIM.
A photo opportunity at the front of the RMM with the 2025 FIM World Champions concluded the inauguration followed by the FIM Awards Ceremony in the SwissTech Convention Center in Ecublens/Lausanne.
Christelle Luisier Brodard – President of the Council of State of Vaud, added: “It is a true pleasure to celebrate the opening of the Racing Motorcycle Museum here in Mies. This museum is a tribute to passion, innovation, and responsibility in motorcycling, offering visitors of all ages a space to learn, be inspired, and explore the evolution of the sport. Together with FIM’s new headquarters, the museum strengthens our Canton as a global hub for sport and culture. I congratulate everyone involved in making this vision a reality and wish the museum great success for years to come”.
Jorge Viegas – FIM President, said: “With such a long and rich history, it is tremendously exciting that motorcycle racing now has a permanent home at the Racing Motorcycle Museum where its legacy can be celebrated and enjoyed by visitors from around the world. So much knowledge, expertise and passion have gone into curating the exhibits that together form a world-class collection which has been carefully assembled to create an unmatched historical and educational resource that I am confident will prove invaluable for future generations”.
Pierre-Alain Schmidt – Mayor of Mies, stated: “The construction and inauguration of the Racing Motorcycle Museum undeniably represent an invaluable asset for our municipality and for the entire region. The FIM, which brings together motorcycle enthusiasts from around the world and manages all motorcycling sporting events with efficiency and professionalism, embodies the remarkable technical progress achieved in the motorcycle industry— progress that has also contributed significantly to improving rider safety. For the residents of Mies, it is a true source of pride, and for visitors, a unique landmark. The presence of the FIM and its museum in our territory allows our municipality to shine far beyond our borders. It enriches our local life and offers enthusiasts an emblematic venue. I express the wish that this magnificent project enjoys all the success it deserves, and I hereby convey the deep gratitude of our authorities”.
Fabio Muner – FIM Marketing and Digital Director, concluded: “This has been a challenging project which has been brought together in a relatively short period of time. We always wanted it to be far more than just a display of famous motorcycles, so we have worked hard to create an educational journey of the development of bike racing, the associated advances in technology and FIM protocols too. We obviously wanted to celebrate our great champions over many decades, but we also wanted to acknowledge just how far motorcycle racing has come too. We would like to express our real gratitude to the Canton of Vaud, the Municipality of Mies, our technical partners and all the parties who have supported this project and allowed us to bring the Racing Motorcycle Museum to life”.
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This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Online Dictionary
Readable Experience
Content Scaling
Default
Text Magnifier
Readable Font
Dyslexia Friendly
Highlight Titles
Highlight Links
Font Sizing
Default
Line Height
Default
Letter Spacing
Default
Left Aligned
Center Aligned
Right Aligned
Visually Pleasing Experience
Dark Contrast
Light Contrast
Monochrome
High Contrast
High Saturation
Low Saturation
Adjust Text Colors
Adjust Title Colors
Adjust Background Colors
Easy Orientation
Mute Sounds
Hide Images
Hide Emoji
Reading Guide
Stop Animations
Reading Mask
Highlight Hover
Highlight Focus
Big Dark Cursor
Big Light Cursor
Cognitive Reading
Virtual Keyboard
Navigation Keys
Voice Navigation
Accessibility Statement
www.roadracingworld.com
April 7, 2026
Compliance status
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience,
regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible
to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
