Hayden Gillim earned pole position during MotoAmerica Stock 1000 qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. The defending Champion lapped the 2.5-mile road course in 1:40.904 on his Dunlop-shod Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. Not only was that good enough to top the field of 26 riders, it was also good enough to lower the Stock 1000 lap record of 1:41.180 that Gillim set Friday afternoon.
Jayson Uribe was the best of the rest with a time of 1:41.311 on his OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Ashton Yates claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a lap at 1:42.031 on his Jones Honda.
The second row of the grid will be composed of FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha’s Benjamin Smith (1:42.291), Motorsports Exotica BMW’s Andrew Lee (1:42.642), and Visit Indiana/Tom Wood Powersports BMW’s Nolan Lamkin (1:42.673).
Mikayla Moore topped MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) final qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop control tires, the defending Champion captured pole position with a time of 2:04.175, which eclipsed the new lap record of 2:04.845 she set on Friday.
Lauren Prince qualified second at 2:07.678, nearly two seconds faster than she went in provisional qualifying on Friday.
Camille Conrad bounced back from a crash during qualifying on Friday to secure the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 2:08.987.
Alessandro Zaccone took second in the first MotoE race at the Motul TT Assen, and went one better a few hours later to take the win in Race Two on Saturday at the fabled circuit.
Race One winner Hector Garzo dropped to third in Race Two, behind Oscar Gutierrez, who finished second. Gutierrez was third in Race One, behind Garzo and Zaccone.
Francesco Bagnaia (1) won the MotoGP Sprint race at Assen over Jorge Martin (89) and Maverick Vinales (12). Photo by Michael Gougis.
Defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia led the MotoGP Sprint race at Assen from start to finish, cutting into the Championship lead of tital rival Jorge Martin, who finished second. Eight-time World Champion Marc Marquez crashed out on the second lap after touching the curbing in the fast Turn Two. Maverick Vinales converted his front-row starting position into third, ahead of factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini.
Fermin Aldeguer took pole position for the Moto2 race at the Motul TT Assen with a new outright lap record. Aldeguer headed home a Boscoscuro 1-2-3, with Ai Ogura and Sergio Garcia completing the front row.
With Pirelli the Moto2™ and Moto3™ riders set new records in Assen as well
Pole position and all-time lap record for Aldeguer in Moto2™, Piqueras fastest in Moto3™ qualifiers but the lap record goes to hometown hero Veijer
Fermin Aldeguer (54). Photo courtesy Pirelli.
In the qualifiers for the Dutch GP which is raced this weekend at the TT Assen Circuit, Fermín Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) in Moto2™ and Ángel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) in Moto3™ took pole position, so they’ll be starting from the first spot on the grid for their respective races tomorrow.
In Moto2™, Spaniard Fermín Aldeguer took pole position as well as setting the new track record with a time of 1’35.269. Right behind him were team MT Helmets-MSI teammates, Japanese rider Ai Ogura and Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
In Moto3™, Piqueras snatched pole position in the finale of the qualifying session, whereas hometown hero Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Husqvarna) had to settle for third place after setting the new all-time lap record in the Practice 2 session on Saturday morning with a time of 1’39.703.
Outstanding performance by the tyres Pirelli chose for this GP, which are all standard and regularly sold to the general public on the market.
Giorgio Barbier
Motorcycle Racing Director
More lap records and once again with standard tyres
“Yet again, here in Assen, already on Friday, the riders set new track lap records with our tyres, only to improve today by almost a second and a half in Moto3™ and more than 7 tenths in Moto2™, so we’re talking about truly significant progress with asphalt temperatures around 50°C, so rather demanding conditions. These results take on even more significance if we consider that they were achieved with strictly standard tyres that any rider can purchase, so not prototypes intended only for a few riders. Among other things, this is not exactly a simple track either, because it is rather hard on the front tyres and this is the first time Pirelli is racing with these categories and in this period of the year, since we have always come here with the World Superbike Championship in April, with cooler temperatures. Therefore, the outcome of these first two days is undoubtedly positive. Tomorrow, the temperatures should be a bit lower than today, but that won’t influence tyre choice for the races. We expect the soft compounds to be the most popular for front and rear, with a possible prevalence of the medium SC2 just for the front in Moto3.”
Moto2™
· Fermín Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) took pole position for the race tomorrow with a time of 1’35.269, a new all-time lap record. Already in the Practice 1 session Friday afternoon, the Spaniard had broken the all-time record set in 2023 by Ai Ogura using tyres in the soft SC0 compound at the rear and the soft SC1 compound at the front. Saturday morning in Practice 2, Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia/Kalex) further improved on Aldeguer’s record by 6 tenths, with a time of 1’35.341, later beaten in qualifying.
· In Practice 2, an astonishing 14 riders dropped below Ai Ogura’s 2023 track record, whereas in Q2, 9 riders did the same, in spite of asphalt temperatures around 50°C.
Moto3™
· Ángel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) took pole position in the finale of the qualifying session with a time of 1’39.746, just over the time of 1’39.703 and new all-time lap record set in Practice 2 on Saturday morning by hometown hero, Dutchman Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Husqvarna), who will start from the third spot on the grid tomorrow, just behind Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia/Honda), second.
· Moto3™ was super-fast straight away from Friday morning, with Iván Ortolá (MT Helmets-MSI/KTM) already setting the new track record in free practice with a time of 1’40.610, breaking the 2023 record set by David Muñoz by more than half a second. Collin Veijer then improved it further, first in the afternoon Practice 1 session with a time of 1’40.259 and then in the Saturday morning Practice 2 session with a time of 1’39.703, a new all-time track record for the category.
· Overall, in Q2, an amazing 17 out of 18 riders dropped below the 2023 track record time, whereas in Practice 2 on Saturday morning, with asphalt temperatures below 25°C, an astonishing 20 riders did laps faster than the old record.
Angel Piqueras took pole position for the Moto3 World Championship race after Dutch rider Collin Veijer, who was leading the final qualifying session, highsided on the main straight. Veijer was quickest at the time he crashed, but Piqueras and Taiyo Furusato put their Hondas first and second on the grid, pushing Veijer to third.
MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia shattered the existing lap record at Assen and took pole at the Motul TT Assen. After Championship leader Jorge Martin went fastest on the second lap, setting the first ever sub 1:31 lap at the circuit, Bagnaia calmly went back out onto a relatively empty track and dropped the time to a 1:30.540, smashing the outright record he had set the day before. The rest of the field waited until the last minute and then jockeyed for position like a pack of Moto3 riders, leaving all of them scrambling for clear track and Marc Marquez crashing out after diving under and colliding with Aleix Espargaro.
Bagnaia denies Martin to take first pole of 2024, Marquez crashes in Q2
The reigning Champion plays it cool, the Championship leader runs him close, and Viñales grabs third as Marquez slides out on his Q2 charge
Francesco Bagnaia (1). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Saturday, 29 June 2024
On Thursday, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) predicted a 1:30.899 as the pole position time at the Motul TT Assen, and on Saturday he proved himself very, lap-record-smashed wrong. His actual time around the iconic TT Circuit Assen is stunning 1:30.540 to take his first pole of 2024, and even then it was only enough to deny key title rival Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) by 0.081s as the duo head the grid.
Jorge Martin (89). Photo courtesy Dorna.
The two then have a little breathing space ahead of Maverick Viñales as the Aprilia Racing rider completes the front row, 0.330s further back, although the #12 was the only rider within Bagnaia’s postcode for much of the weekend until Q2. He’ll be looking to turn the duel into a group battle from the off.
Maverick Vinales (12). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), meanwhile, starts seventh after a crash in Q2 when going for a move on Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), going past the Aprilia and then sliding straight out. Rider ok.
Q1
Q1 had some big names looking for a way through, as ever, and at the end of the first runs it was Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) leading the way from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) by just 0.034s, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) lurking in third. The Frenchman then took over on top, Acosta hit back, but finally Diggia found another little slice of time to slot into second behind Acosta. The rookie finished the session with a crash, rider ok, but remained quickest despite the final small twist of drama.
Q2
By five and a half minutes to go, Bagnaia was already looking back over his shoulder after completing his fastest lap. The reigning Champion unleashed his 1:30.5 by the conclusion of the first runs, and for him it was the conclusion of his running full stop. He went back to the box and watched the rest take aim at his benchmark on TV. Martin was second, over three tenths back, with a similar gap to Diggia holding third.
The second runs saw the track get busy, and Marquez was one who didn’t quite find the space he’d wanted. He was just behind Espargaro, trying to slice through on a fast one after the #41 had passed him earlier, and the #93 overcooked it and slid straight out once he was past the Aprilia. That left Marquez waiting to see who would be able to pip him further down the order from the P5 he held at the time. One of them would turn out to be… Espargaro.
Meanwhile, Viñales was on a flying lap. It wasn’t quite enough to be an assault on pole, but keeping it clean round the final sector saw him cross the line to take the final place on the front row.
Martin was then left to try and make his statement. And despite’s Bagnaia’s incredible dominance of the weekend so far, the #89 ran it close. Over the line the Championship leader came up just 0.081s short, but he starts right alongside his closest rival in the standings.
THE GRID
Behind Bagnaia, Martin and Viñales, Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) heads the second row as his impressive weekend continues, having taken P3 on Friday. Espargaro lines up P5, with Diggia next up on the outside of the second row despite coming through Q1.
That leaves Marc Marquez down in P7 after his crash, ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Acosta in P10. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) complete the Q2 runners, with Quartararo next up from Q1. Can he move forward once the lights go out?
We could have a duel to remember, a masterclass, a shock twist, a huge group battle or many of the above on our hands with a tantalising grid at the Motul TT Assen. So make sure to tune in!
Defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia kept his perfect record over the weekend at the Motul TT Assen intact, leading a tight field in the third practice session. Bagnaia has led every session so far this weekend, although he was 0.330 seconds slower than he was on Friday. Maverick Vinales was second, as he was during practice on Friday, and Pedro Acosta finished the session third.
Somkiat Chantra took his IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex to the top in Saturday’s Moto2 practice, lowering the outright Moto2 lap record set by Fermin Aldeguer on Friday. Chantra’s time of 1:35.341 was more than a second faster than the race lap record and nearly six-tenths faster than Aldeguer’s time the day before.
American Racing Team’s Marcos Ramirez was 10th, 0.392 seconds back.
Collin Veijer continued to set the pace at his home Grand Prix, lowering his own outright lap record by more than half a second to lead the final Moto3 practice session at the Motul TT Assen. Veijer’s 1:39.703 was good enough to lead Angel Piqueras and Ivan Ortola in a session where the first 13 riders were under the outright lap record Veijer set on Friday.
Hayden Gillim earned pole position during MotoAmerica Stock 1000 qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. The defending Champion lapped the 2.5-mile road course in 1:40.904 on his Dunlop-shod Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. Not only was that good enough to top the field of 26 riders, it was also good enough to lower the Stock 1000 lap record of 1:41.180 that Gillim set Friday afternoon.
Jayson Uribe was the best of the rest with a time of 1:41.311 on his OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Ashton Yates claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a lap at 1:42.031 on his Jones Honda.
The second row of the grid will be composed of FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha’s Benjamin Smith (1:42.291), Motorsports Exotica BMW’s Andrew Lee (1:42.642), and Visit Indiana/Tom Wood Powersports BMW’s Nolan Lamkin (1:42.673).
Mikayla Moore topped MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) final qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop control tires, the defending Champion captured pole position with a time of 2:04.175, which eclipsed the new lap record of 2:04.845 she set on Friday.
Lauren Prince qualified second at 2:07.678, nearly two seconds faster than she went in provisional qualifying on Friday.
Camille Conrad bounced back from a crash during qualifying on Friday to secure the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 2:08.987.
Alessandro Zaccone took second in the first MotoE race at the Motul TT Assen, and went one better a few hours later to take the win in Race Two on Saturday at the fabled circuit.
Race One winner Hector Garzo dropped to third in Race Two, behind Oscar Gutierrez, who finished second. Gutierrez was third in Race One, behind Garzo and Zaccone.
Francesco Bagnaia (1) won the MotoGP Sprint race at Assen over Jorge Martin (89) and Maverick Vinales (12). Photo by Michael Gougis.
Defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia led the MotoGP Sprint race at Assen from start to finish, cutting into the Championship lead of tital rival Jorge Martin, who finished second. Eight-time World Champion Marc Marquez crashed out on the second lap after touching the curbing in the fast Turn Two. Maverick Vinales converted his front-row starting position into third, ahead of factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini.
Fermin Aldeguer took pole position for the Moto2 race at the Motul TT Assen with a new outright lap record. Aldeguer headed home a Boscoscuro 1-2-3, with Ai Ogura and Sergio Garcia completing the front row.
With Pirelli the Moto2™ and Moto3™ riders set new records in Assen as well
Pole position and all-time lap record for Aldeguer in Moto2™, Piqueras fastest in Moto3™ qualifiers but the lap record goes to hometown hero Veijer
Fermin Aldeguer (54). Photo courtesy Pirelli.
In the qualifiers for the Dutch GP which is raced this weekend at the TT Assen Circuit, Fermín Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) in Moto2™ and Ángel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) in Moto3™ took pole position, so they’ll be starting from the first spot on the grid for their respective races tomorrow.
In Moto2™, Spaniard Fermín Aldeguer took pole position as well as setting the new track record with a time of 1’35.269. Right behind him were team MT Helmets-MSI teammates, Japanese rider Ai Ogura and Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
In Moto3™, Piqueras snatched pole position in the finale of the qualifying session, whereas hometown hero Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Husqvarna) had to settle for third place after setting the new all-time lap record in the Practice 2 session on Saturday morning with a time of 1’39.703.
Outstanding performance by the tyres Pirelli chose for this GP, which are all standard and regularly sold to the general public on the market.
Giorgio Barbier
Motorcycle Racing Director
More lap records and once again with standard tyres
“Yet again, here in Assen, already on Friday, the riders set new track lap records with our tyres, only to improve today by almost a second and a half in Moto3™ and more than 7 tenths in Moto2™, so we’re talking about truly significant progress with asphalt temperatures around 50°C, so rather demanding conditions. These results take on even more significance if we consider that they were achieved with strictly standard tyres that any rider can purchase, so not prototypes intended only for a few riders. Among other things, this is not exactly a simple track either, because it is rather hard on the front tyres and this is the first time Pirelli is racing with these categories and in this period of the year, since we have always come here with the World Superbike Championship in April, with cooler temperatures. Therefore, the outcome of these first two days is undoubtedly positive. Tomorrow, the temperatures should be a bit lower than today, but that won’t influence tyre choice for the races. We expect the soft compounds to be the most popular for front and rear, with a possible prevalence of the medium SC2 just for the front in Moto3.”
Moto2™
· Fermín Aldeguer (Folladore SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) took pole position for the race tomorrow with a time of 1’35.269, a new all-time lap record. Already in the Practice 1 session Friday afternoon, the Spaniard had broken the all-time record set in 2023 by Ai Ogura using tyres in the soft SC0 compound at the rear and the soft SC1 compound at the front. Saturday morning in Practice 2, Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia/Kalex) further improved on Aldeguer’s record by 6 tenths, with a time of 1’35.341, later beaten in qualifying.
· In Practice 2, an astonishing 14 riders dropped below Ai Ogura’s 2023 track record, whereas in Q2, 9 riders did the same, in spite of asphalt temperatures around 50°C.
Moto3™
· Ángel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) took pole position in the finale of the qualifying session with a time of 1’39.746, just over the time of 1’39.703 and new all-time lap record set in Practice 2 on Saturday morning by hometown hero, Dutchman Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP/Husqvarna), who will start from the third spot on the grid tomorrow, just behind Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia/Honda), second.
· Moto3™ was super-fast straight away from Friday morning, with Iván Ortolá (MT Helmets-MSI/KTM) already setting the new track record in free practice with a time of 1’40.610, breaking the 2023 record set by David Muñoz by more than half a second. Collin Veijer then improved it further, first in the afternoon Practice 1 session with a time of 1’40.259 and then in the Saturday morning Practice 2 session with a time of 1’39.703, a new all-time track record for the category.
· Overall, in Q2, an amazing 17 out of 18 riders dropped below the 2023 track record time, whereas in Practice 2 on Saturday morning, with asphalt temperatures below 25°C, an astonishing 20 riders did laps faster than the old record.
Angel Piqueras took pole position for the Moto3 World Championship race after Dutch rider Collin Veijer, who was leading the final qualifying session, highsided on the main straight. Veijer was quickest at the time he crashed, but Piqueras and Taiyo Furusato put their Hondas first and second on the grid, pushing Veijer to third.
MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia shattered the existing lap record at Assen and took pole at the Motul TT Assen. After Championship leader Jorge Martin went fastest on the second lap, setting the first ever sub 1:31 lap at the circuit, Bagnaia calmly went back out onto a relatively empty track and dropped the time to a 1:30.540, smashing the outright record he had set the day before. The rest of the field waited until the last minute and then jockeyed for position like a pack of Moto3 riders, leaving all of them scrambling for clear track and Marc Marquez crashing out after diving under and colliding with Aleix Espargaro.
Bagnaia denies Martin to take first pole of 2024, Marquez crashes in Q2
The reigning Champion plays it cool, the Championship leader runs him close, and Viñales grabs third as Marquez slides out on his Q2 charge
Francesco Bagnaia (1). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Saturday, 29 June 2024
On Thursday, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) predicted a 1:30.899 as the pole position time at the Motul TT Assen, and on Saturday he proved himself very, lap-record-smashed wrong. His actual time around the iconic TT Circuit Assen is stunning 1:30.540 to take his first pole of 2024, and even then it was only enough to deny key title rival Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) by 0.081s as the duo head the grid.
Jorge Martin (89). Photo courtesy Dorna.
The two then have a little breathing space ahead of Maverick Viñales as the Aprilia Racing rider completes the front row, 0.330s further back, although the #12 was the only rider within Bagnaia’s postcode for much of the weekend until Q2. He’ll be looking to turn the duel into a group battle from the off.
Maverick Vinales (12). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), meanwhile, starts seventh after a crash in Q2 when going for a move on Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), going past the Aprilia and then sliding straight out. Rider ok.
Q1
Q1 had some big names looking for a way through, as ever, and at the end of the first runs it was Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) leading the way from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) by just 0.034s, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) lurking in third. The Frenchman then took over on top, Acosta hit back, but finally Diggia found another little slice of time to slot into second behind Acosta. The rookie finished the session with a crash, rider ok, but remained quickest despite the final small twist of drama.
Q2
By five and a half minutes to go, Bagnaia was already looking back over his shoulder after completing his fastest lap. The reigning Champion unleashed his 1:30.5 by the conclusion of the first runs, and for him it was the conclusion of his running full stop. He went back to the box and watched the rest take aim at his benchmark on TV. Martin was second, over three tenths back, with a similar gap to Diggia holding third.
The second runs saw the track get busy, and Marquez was one who didn’t quite find the space he’d wanted. He was just behind Espargaro, trying to slice through on a fast one after the #41 had passed him earlier, and the #93 overcooked it and slid straight out once he was past the Aprilia. That left Marquez waiting to see who would be able to pip him further down the order from the P5 he held at the time. One of them would turn out to be… Espargaro.
Meanwhile, Viñales was on a flying lap. It wasn’t quite enough to be an assault on pole, but keeping it clean round the final sector saw him cross the line to take the final place on the front row.
Martin was then left to try and make his statement. And despite’s Bagnaia’s incredible dominance of the weekend so far, the #89 ran it close. Over the line the Championship leader came up just 0.081s short, but he starts right alongside his closest rival in the standings.
THE GRID
Behind Bagnaia, Martin and Viñales, Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) heads the second row as his impressive weekend continues, having taken P3 on Friday. Espargaro lines up P5, with Diggia next up on the outside of the second row despite coming through Q1.
That leaves Marc Marquez down in P7 after his crash, ahead of Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing), Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Acosta in P10. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing) complete the Q2 runners, with Quartararo next up from Q1. Can he move forward once the lights go out?
We could have a duel to remember, a masterclass, a shock twist, a huge group battle or many of the above on our hands with a tantalising grid at the Motul TT Assen. So make sure to tune in!
Defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia kept his perfect record over the weekend at the Motul TT Assen intact, leading a tight field in the third practice session. Bagnaia has led every session so far this weekend, although he was 0.330 seconds slower than he was on Friday. Maverick Vinales was second, as he was during practice on Friday, and Pedro Acosta finished the session third.
Somkiat Chantra took his IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex to the top in Saturday’s Moto2 practice, lowering the outright Moto2 lap record set by Fermin Aldeguer on Friday. Chantra’s time of 1:35.341 was more than a second faster than the race lap record and nearly six-tenths faster than Aldeguer’s time the day before.
American Racing Team’s Marcos Ramirez was 10th, 0.392 seconds back.
Collin Veijer continued to set the pace at his home Grand Prix, lowering his own outright lap record by more than half a second to lead the final Moto3 practice session at the Motul TT Assen. Veijer’s 1:39.703 was good enough to lead Angel Piqueras and Ivan Ortola in a session where the first 13 riders were under the outright lap record Veijer set on Friday.
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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
