Rossi Moor took pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area KTM RC 390 R, Moor turned a 1:43.512 on the 2.5-mile course to top the field of 24 riders.
Jayden Fernandez qualified second with a 1:43.543 on his Fernandez Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, and Max Van earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:43.823 on his SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki.
Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea won wet World Superbike Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, Rea won the 22-lap race by over four seconds. It was his first race win of the 2023 season.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was the runner-up on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Danilo Petrucci took third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista finished 12th on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati but still holds a significant point lead in the Championship standings.
American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR and Did Not Finish (DNF).
Rea triumphs with inspired ride in wet and wild WorldSBK Race 1 at Most
Jonathan Rea (65) won WorldSBK Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
WorldSBK Race 1 at Most started in wet conditions, prompting riders to either opt for rain or intermediate tyres. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) initially led the pack but lost ground to Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who chose intermediate tires. Bassani pitted later as track conditions improved, switching from rain tyres to slicks, but couldn’t regain the lost time, finishing seventh. The battle for the win intensified between Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK), with Rea’s consistent pace securing him his first victory since 2022, despite his rival’s efforts to close the gap after a cautious start. The Turkish rider finished in second place, continuing his impressive streak of 19 consecutive podiums and closing the gap on Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) to 54 points.
Meanwhile, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), who also chose to start on intermediates and not stop for slicks, secured his second career podium with third place. Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) also didn’t stop and finished fourth, while Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) took fifth place. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) rounded out the top six.
Championship leader Alvaro Bautista, however, missed the opportunity to establish a new absolute record of season wins (18) as he finished in 12th place. He started from 14th on the grid due to a penalty in the Tissot Superpole and started on the wet tyres, before pitting for slicks where he had an issue with the pit stop.
Read the full report from Race 1 on worldsbk.com
Jonathan Rea (65) on his way to the podium after winning Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Jonathan Rea clinched his first win of the season and became the first rider to win at all 22 tracks on the current WorldSBK calendar, securing his 15th winning season in the Championship.
P1 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“I knew that today, sat on the grid in these conditions, it would be a good opportunity to push for a race win. I got a good start and was with the guys on wet tyres at the beginning. I knew the intermediates were the right choice.
Even in the garage, I watched the WorldSSP300 race and the guys in front stayed out there on wets and OK, the lap times weren’t great but I could see that even with slick tyres were much more performance in the ‘mizzling’ conditions. So, from that point of view, I was convinced that to get anything out of today, then the right choice was intermediates to generate heat in the tyre. On the sighting lap, I used wet knee sliders and got my knee down a couple of times and felt OK. I convinced myself to put heat in the tyres because the worst thing you can do is not put temperature in the tyre. It worked from Lap 2.
The gap in the middle of the race was quite big to Toprak and the others. The bike started moving a lot as the setup was quite soft, so I could benefit early on and then manage the race. What can I say? It’s such a nice present for my team, my crew… all their hard work! We look forward to tomorrow now and try to get back on the podium then too.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (54) held off Danilo Petrucci (9) to get second place. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his impressive streak with a 19th consecutive podium, finishing 4.007 seconds behind Rea at the line.
Danilo Petrucci on the podium at Autodrom Most. Photo courtesy Dorna.
In third place, Danilo Petrucci claimed his 2nd career podium, finishing 7.939 seconds behind the race winner.
Scott Redding (45) got fourth place. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Scott Redding secured a fourth-place finish, crossing the line 14.736 seconds behind Rea.
Toprak Razgatlioglu broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Most. Riding his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, the Turkish rider lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) track in 1:30.801, eclipsing Jonathan Rea’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:30.947.
Danilo Petrucci was second-fastest with a lap at 1:31.261 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R. Remy Gardner continued his strong weekend by taking the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:31.419 on his GYTR GRT Yamaha.
Axel Bassani heads row two with a 1:31.430 on his Motocorsa Racing Ducati. Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea was fifth with a 1:31.458 in spite of crashing his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR during the session. And American Garrett Gerloff qualified sixth and on the second row with a 1:31.659 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Like many, defending Champion and current point leader Alvaro Bautista had a lap cancelled due to waving yellow flags and ended up 14th with a 1:32.177 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Nicolo Bulega broke the All-Time Lap Record during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian covered the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:34.479, breaking Dominique Aegerter’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:34.952 from 2022.
Stefano Manzi was second-best with a 1:34.882 on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, and Raffaele De Rosa earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.968 on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise qualified ninth with a time of 1:35.297 on his GMT94 Yamaha.
Mikayla Moore took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One (Q1) Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 twin, Moore, age 19, turned a lap time of 2:04.142 on the damp-but-drying 2.5-mile course.
Tyler O’Hara topped MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Riding his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian Challenger in wet-but-drying conditions, O’Hara managed to record a 1:53.543 on his ninth and final lap of the session to top the field of 16 riders, although not all of them went out in the mixed conditions.
Also earning spots on the provisional front row were Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli (1:54.164) and O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams (1:54.189).
The King Of The Baggers field will have their final qualifying session at 11:35 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Chris Clark captured provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Karns Performance Kawasaki Ninja 400, Clark lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:59.008 to top the rainy session. Only six of the 24 riders in the field rode during the wet session. Junior Cup Qualifying Two (Q2) is scheduled to happen at 9:00 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Hayden Gillim earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Riding his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Gillim did a lap time of 1:35.848 before rain effectively brought the action to a halt.
Stock 1000 Qualifying Two (Q2) is scheduled to take place at 9:35 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne topped a tight and sketchy MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying One (Q1) session Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
With rain threatening, Gagne got to business quickly on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, turning a 1:31.492 on his sixth and final lap in the session. After that, Gagne parked his bike and sat on pit lane for the remainder of the 40-minute session.
Nine minutes later, PJ Jacobsen did a 1:31.510 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR that held up for the second-best time of the session. And then Jacobsen parked his bike on pit lane.
Earning the third and final spot on the provisional front row was four-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion Josh Hayes, who is filling in for Gagne’s injured teammate Cameron Petersen for his first Superbike race since 2017. Hayes’ 1:31.518 came on his 14th of 15 laps and was just 0.026 second off Gagne’s time.
The top 10 riders were only separated by just 1.020 seconds during the session.
As the session went on, the rain flags continued to wave and winds began to gust, but some riders braved the conditions to go even quicker.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch put his head down late in the session, 30 minutes after Gagne did his best lap, and turned a 1:32.072 that elevated him to P5, between Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s fourth-fastest Cameron Beaubier (1:31.632) and sixth-quickest Bobby Fong (1:32.120) on his Wrench motorcycles Yamaha.
Gagne Quickest In Tightly Knit Q1 At Brainerd International Raceway
Jake Gagne Leads The Way, But There’s 10 Riders Within A Second On Friday In Minnesota
Jake Gagne (1) led Friday afternoon’s Medallia Superbike qualifying session at Brainerd International Raceway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
BRAINERD, MN (July 28, 2023) – Sprinkles of rain, dark clouds and prep-storm conditions put a damper on Friday’s Q1 session for the Medallia Superbike class at Brainerd International Raceway but not before Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne put his YZF-R1 on provisional pole position despite sitting out the end of the session.
Gagne’s best lap was his sixth of the session, the 1:31.492 putting him just .018 of a second ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen with a tightly knit group of 10 within the same second.
Ageless four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes completes the provisional front row in third and just .026 of a second off Gagne’s best. Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier was fourth fastest and only .140 of a second from the top of the timesheets.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch continued to impress in his second outing in the class. Paasch was fifth fastest with his 1:32.072 and just half a second from the top with his time coming late in the session. Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong had his best session since returning to the class with his 1:32.120 putting him sixth and just ahead of Paasch’s teammate Richie Escalante.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Corey Alexander and Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz rounded out the top 10 on Friday. Alexander’s session ended early with a high-speed crash in turn one. Alexander emerged unscathed. The bike wasn’t as fortunate.
Supersport – Landers Is Back
With a break in the REV’IT! Twins Cup Championship, Rocco Landers opted to wipe the dust off his Yamaha YZF-R6 and give the Supersport class another shot. And why not, especially since the youngster won both Supersport races here a year ago?
Landers started his weekend off on the right foot, earning provisional pole position on Friday afternoon with the Landers Racing Yamaha rider lapping at 1:33.254 to best Squid Hunter Racing’s Josh Hayes by just .061 of a second. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs was third fastest on the opening day at Brainerd.
Warhorse HSBK Racing’s Xavi Forés, the championship leader with a perfect eight wins in a row coming into Brainerd, ended the session sixth and 1.4 seconds off Landers’ best in what is his first visit to BIR.
Steel Commander Stock 1000 – Gillim Over Wyman
Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim was the fastest of the fast in Steel Commander Stock 1000 Q1 with the Kentuckian lapping at a best of 1:35.848 to best Travis Wyman Racing’s Travis Wyman by just .052 of a second.
Orange Cat Racing’s Kaleb De Keyrel had a good day at his home track and ended up third fastest and just .436 of a second behind. Benjamin Smith Racing’s Benjamin Smith ended up fourth fastest in his first day in the class and first day on his privateer Yamaha YZF-R1.
Championship points leader Ezra Beaubier rode his Orange Cat BMW to the fifth fastest time.
Junior Cup – A Wet One
Only six Junior Cup racers took to a wet track on Friday afternoon with the tail-end of a rainstorm coming during their session. At the end of the 30-minute session, it was Karns Performance’s Chris Clark earning provisional pole position prior to the youngster crashing out.
Orlando Road Racing Academy’s Isaac Woodworth and Panda Racing’s Jasmine Nichols rounded out the top three provisional qualifiers.
Mission King Of The Baggers – O’Hara In The Wet
With 11 of the 16 Mission King Of The Baggers taking to a wet but drying racetrack, it was Indian Motorcycle/Progressive/Mission Foods’ Tyler O’Hara who led the way with his last lap his fastest lap – a 1:53.543.
With nearly everyone’s best laps coming late in the session when the track was at its driest, O’Hara ended up .621 of a second faster than Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli and .646 of a second faster than his teammate Jeremy McWiliams. Rispoli’s teammate Hayden Gillim ended up fourth with H-D Screamin’ Eagle’s Kyle Wyman rounding out the top five.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore Fastest Again
Mikayla Moore, who is undefeated in the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. season, ended up on top of Friday afternoon’s Q1 session after turning in a 2:04.142 on her final lap on a still drying racetrack. Jessica Martin and Aubrey Credaroli rounded out the provisional front row.
Superbike Q1
Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:31.492
PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:31.510
Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:31.518
Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 1:31.632
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki) 1:32.072
Bobby Fong (Yamaha) 1:32.120
Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 1:32.167
Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:32.210
Corey Alexander (BMW) 1:32.432
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 1:32.512
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés Up to Speed During Day 1 at Brainerd MotoAmerica
Sunnyvale, Calif. — Under cloudy skies with drops of rain sprinkling the surface of Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) in Minnesota, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC riders Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés were on pace Friday during the opening qualifying session for round six of the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship.
In the Superbike class at BIR’s 2.5-mile, 13-turn Competition Road Course, Herrin piloted his Ducati Panigale V4 R to the eight quickest time behind leader Yamaha’s Jake Gagne. Herrin, who claimed three podiums at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca three weeks ago, posted a 1:32.210 during the nine laps he rode during Friday’s qualifying 1, an improvement over his 1:33.506 during practice.
As for the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship leader, who heads into the race weekend with a perfect and new record of eight consecutive wins, Ducati V2 pilot Xavi Forés ended the opening qualifying session sixth on his first visit to BIR. The Spaniard, who dominated the extended 38-lap Supersport race at Laguna Seca, posted a best lap of 1:34.697 during his 12 qualifying laps, ending the day 1.443 seconds behind the leader, Yamaha’s Rocco Lander.
Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:31.492
P2 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:31.510
P3 – Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:31.518
P4 – Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 1:31.632
P5 – Brandon Paasch (Suzuki) 1:32.072
P8 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:32.210 Supersport Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Rocco Landers (Yamaha) 1:33.254
P2 – Joshua Hayes (Yamaha ) 1:33.315
P3 – Teagg Hobbs (Suzuki) 1:34.289
P4 – Stefano Mesa (Kawasaki) 1:34.571
P5 – Tyler Scott (Suzuki) 1:34.577
P6 – Xavi Forés (Ducati) 1:34.6971
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC– #2)
“Friday wasn’t one of our best days when you look at the qualifying results, but it was one of our best days making changes to the bike. We were able to make the bike feel a lot better in the middle of the second session, but a little bit of rain also came in on the second session, which hurt us from being able to go quicker. The lap times weren’t as good. Today will be really important because we can’t start from the back. The goal for today is to get as close to the front row as possible during qualifying. And then be upfront during the race and fight for the win. It’s the second half of the season, and we are in the championship fight, so we need the points, and we can’t afford to lose any points. We need to put in as good of a performance and get as many points as possible.”
Xavi Forés (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC– #12)
“It was a hard Friday for me. This is the track where I was supposed to struggle most because of the complaining I had all season about the low power on my bike. It’s been a nightmare so far on this track. We struggled setting a gear ratio for the whole track, and the top speed compared to the other bikes is very poor, but I will push hard to fight for the podium for sure!”
The racing action for round six of the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship will kick off with race one (18 laps) Saturday, July 29, at 3:10 p.m. CDT. The first Supersport race (16 laps) is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CDT.
Wild card entry Rocco Landers took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, 18-year-old Landers lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:33.254 to top the field of 24 riders.
Veteran Josh Hayes made it a Yamaha 1-2 with a second-best 1:33.315 on his Squid Hunter Racing YZF-R6.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:34.289 on his GSX-R750.
Final Supersport qualifying is scheduled to take place at 10:55 a.m. local time on Saturday.
KTM has posted contingency with several road racing organizations for the 2024 season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Rossi Moor took pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area KTM RC 390 R, Moor turned a 1:43.512 on the 2.5-mile course to top the field of 24 riders.
Jayden Fernandez qualified second with a 1:43.543 on his Fernandez Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, and Max Van earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:43.823 on his SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki.
Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea won wet World Superbike Race One Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, Rea won the 22-lap race by over four seconds. It was his first race win of the 2023 season.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was the runner-up on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Danilo Petrucci took third on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista finished 12th on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati but still holds a significant point lead in the Championship standings.
American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR and Did Not Finish (DNF).
Rea triumphs with inspired ride in wet and wild WorldSBK Race 1 at Most
Jonathan Rea (65) won WorldSBK Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
WorldSBK Race 1 at Most started in wet conditions, prompting riders to either opt for rain or intermediate tyres. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) initially led the pack but lost ground to Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), who chose intermediate tires. Bassani pitted later as track conditions improved, switching from rain tyres to slicks, but couldn’t regain the lost time, finishing seventh. The battle for the win intensified between Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK), with Rea’s consistent pace securing him his first victory since 2022, despite his rival’s efforts to close the gap after a cautious start. The Turkish rider finished in second place, continuing his impressive streak of 19 consecutive podiums and closing the gap on Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) to 54 points.
Meanwhile, Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team), who also chose to start on intermediates and not stop for slicks, secured his second career podium with third place. Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) also didn’t stop and finished fourth, while Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) took fifth place. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) rounded out the top six.
Championship leader Alvaro Bautista, however, missed the opportunity to establish a new absolute record of season wins (18) as he finished in 12th place. He started from 14th on the grid due to a penalty in the Tissot Superpole and started on the wet tyres, before pitting for slicks where he had an issue with the pit stop.
Read the full report from Race 1 on worldsbk.com
Jonathan Rea (65) on his way to the podium after winning Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Jonathan Rea clinched his first win of the season and became the first rider to win at all 22 tracks on the current WorldSBK calendar, securing his 15th winning season in the Championship.
P1 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
“I knew that today, sat on the grid in these conditions, it would be a good opportunity to push for a race win. I got a good start and was with the guys on wet tyres at the beginning. I knew the intermediates were the right choice.
Even in the garage, I watched the WorldSSP300 race and the guys in front stayed out there on wets and OK, the lap times weren’t great but I could see that even with slick tyres were much more performance in the ‘mizzling’ conditions. So, from that point of view, I was convinced that to get anything out of today, then the right choice was intermediates to generate heat in the tyre. On the sighting lap, I used wet knee sliders and got my knee down a couple of times and felt OK. I convinced myself to put heat in the tyres because the worst thing you can do is not put temperature in the tyre. It worked from Lap 2.
The gap in the middle of the race was quite big to Toprak and the others. The bike started moving a lot as the setup was quite soft, so I could benefit early on and then manage the race. What can I say? It’s such a nice present for my team, my crew… all their hard work! We look forward to tomorrow now and try to get back on the podium then too.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (54) held off Danilo Petrucci (9) to get second place. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his impressive streak with a 19th consecutive podium, finishing 4.007 seconds behind Rea at the line.
Danilo Petrucci on the podium at Autodrom Most. Photo courtesy Dorna.
In third place, Danilo Petrucci claimed his 2nd career podium, finishing 7.939 seconds behind the race winner.
Scott Redding (45) got fourth place. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Scott Redding secured a fourth-place finish, crossing the line 14.736 seconds behind Rea.
Toprak Razgatlioglu broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Most. Riding his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, the Turkish rider lapped the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) track in 1:30.801, eclipsing Jonathan Rea’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:30.947.
Danilo Petrucci was second-fastest with a lap at 1:31.261 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R. Remy Gardner continued his strong weekend by taking the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:31.419 on his GYTR GRT Yamaha.
Axel Bassani heads row two with a 1:31.430 on his Motocorsa Racing Ducati. Six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea was fifth with a 1:31.458 in spite of crashing his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR during the session. And American Garrett Gerloff qualified sixth and on the second row with a 1:31.659 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Like many, defending Champion and current point leader Alvaro Bautista had a lap cancelled due to waving yellow flags and ended up 14th with a 1:32.177 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Nicolo Bulega broke the All-Time Lap Record during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at Autodrom Most, in the Czech Republic. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian covered the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) course in 1:34.479, breaking Dominique Aegerter’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:34.952 from 2022.
Stefano Manzi was second-best with a 1:34.882 on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, and Raffaele De Rosa earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:34.968 on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise qualified ninth with a time of 1:35.297 on his GMT94 Yamaha.
Mikayla Moore (78), as seen in 2023. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mikayla Moore took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One (Q1) Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 twin, Moore, age 19, turned a lap time of 2:04.142 on the damp-but-drying 2.5-mile course.
Tyler O'Hara (1), as seen at Road America earlier this season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Tyler O’Hara topped MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Riding his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian Challenger in wet-but-drying conditions, O’Hara managed to record a 1:53.543 on his ninth and final lap of the session to top the field of 16 riders, although not all of them went out in the mixed conditions.
Also earning spots on the provisional front row were Vance & Hines/Mission Foods Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli (1:54.164) and O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams (1:54.189).
The King Of The Baggers field will have their final qualifying session at 11:35 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Chris Clark (27) in action earlier this season at Road America. Photo courtesy Chris Clark Racing.
Chris Clark captured provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Karns Performance Kawasaki Ninja 400, Clark lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:59.008 to top the rainy session. Only six of the 24 riders in the field rode during the wet session. Junior Cup Qualifying Two (Q2) is scheduled to happen at 9:00 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Hayden Gillim (69). Photo from earlier this season by Brian J. Nelson.
Hayden Gillim earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Riding his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Gillim did a lap time of 1:35.848 before rain effectively brought the action to a halt.
Stock 1000 Qualifying Two (Q2) is scheduled to take place at 9:35 a.m. local time on Saturday.
Jake Gagne (1), as seen earlier this season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne topped a tight and sketchy MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying One (Q1) session Friday at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota.
With rain threatening, Gagne got to business quickly on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, turning a 1:31.492 on his sixth and final lap in the session. After that, Gagne parked his bike and sat on pit lane for the remainder of the 40-minute session.
Nine minutes later, PJ Jacobsen did a 1:31.510 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR that held up for the second-best time of the session. And then Jacobsen parked his bike on pit lane.
Earning the third and final spot on the provisional front row was four-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion Josh Hayes, who is filling in for Gagne’s injured teammate Cameron Petersen for his first Superbike race since 2017. Hayes’ 1:31.518 came on his 14th of 15 laps and was just 0.026 second off Gagne’s time.
The top 10 riders were only separated by just 1.020 seconds during the session.
As the session went on, the rain flags continued to wave and winds began to gust, but some riders braved the conditions to go even quicker.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch put his head down late in the session, 30 minutes after Gagne did his best lap, and turned a 1:32.072 that elevated him to P5, between Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s fourth-fastest Cameron Beaubier (1:31.632) and sixth-quickest Bobby Fong (1:32.120) on his Wrench motorcycles Yamaha.
Gagne Quickest In Tightly Knit Q1 At Brainerd International Raceway
Jake Gagne Leads The Way, But There’s 10 Riders Within A Second On Friday In Minnesota
Jake Gagne (1) led Friday afternoon’s Medallia Superbike qualifying session at Brainerd International Raceway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
BRAINERD, MN (July 28, 2023) – Sprinkles of rain, dark clouds and prep-storm conditions put a damper on Friday’s Q1 session for the Medallia Superbike class at Brainerd International Raceway but not before Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne put his YZF-R1 on provisional pole position despite sitting out the end of the session.
Gagne’s best lap was his sixth of the session, the 1:31.492 putting him just .018 of a second ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen with a tightly knit group of 10 within the same second.
Ageless four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes completes the provisional front row in third and just .026 of a second off Gagne’s best. Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier was fourth fastest and only .140 of a second from the top of the timesheets.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch continued to impress in his second outing in the class. Paasch was fifth fastest with his 1:32.072 and just half a second from the top with his time coming late in the session. Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong had his best session since returning to the class with his 1:32.120 putting him sixth and just ahead of Paasch’s teammate Richie Escalante.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin, Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Corey Alexander and Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz rounded out the top 10 on Friday. Alexander’s session ended early with a high-speed crash in turn one. Alexander emerged unscathed. The bike wasn’t as fortunate.
Supersport – Landers Is Back
With a break in the REV’IT! Twins Cup Championship, Rocco Landers opted to wipe the dust off his Yamaha YZF-R6 and give the Supersport class another shot. And why not, especially since the youngster won both Supersport races here a year ago?
Landers started his weekend off on the right foot, earning provisional pole position on Friday afternoon with the Landers Racing Yamaha rider lapping at 1:33.254 to best Squid Hunter Racing’s Josh Hayes by just .061 of a second. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs was third fastest on the opening day at Brainerd.
Warhorse HSBK Racing’s Xavi Forés, the championship leader with a perfect eight wins in a row coming into Brainerd, ended the session sixth and 1.4 seconds off Landers’ best in what is his first visit to BIR.
Steel Commander Stock 1000 – Gillim Over Wyman
Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim was the fastest of the fast in Steel Commander Stock 1000 Q1 with the Kentuckian lapping at a best of 1:35.848 to best Travis Wyman Racing’s Travis Wyman by just .052 of a second.
Orange Cat Racing’s Kaleb De Keyrel had a good day at his home track and ended up third fastest and just .436 of a second behind. Benjamin Smith Racing’s Benjamin Smith ended up fourth fastest in his first day in the class and first day on his privateer Yamaha YZF-R1.
Championship points leader Ezra Beaubier rode his Orange Cat BMW to the fifth fastest time.
Junior Cup – A Wet One
Only six Junior Cup racers took to a wet track on Friday afternoon with the tail-end of a rainstorm coming during their session. At the end of the 30-minute session, it was Karns Performance’s Chris Clark earning provisional pole position prior to the youngster crashing out.
Orlando Road Racing Academy’s Isaac Woodworth and Panda Racing’s Jasmine Nichols rounded out the top three provisional qualifiers.
Mission King Of The Baggers – O’Hara In The Wet
With 11 of the 16 Mission King Of The Baggers taking to a wet but drying racetrack, it was Indian Motorcycle/Progressive/Mission Foods’ Tyler O’Hara who led the way with his last lap his fastest lap – a 1:53.543.
With nearly everyone’s best laps coming late in the session when the track was at its driest, O’Hara ended up .621 of a second faster than Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli and .646 of a second faster than his teammate Jeremy McWiliams. Rispoli’s teammate Hayden Gillim ended up fourth with H-D Screamin’ Eagle’s Kyle Wyman rounding out the top five.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore Fastest Again
Mikayla Moore, who is undefeated in the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. season, ended up on top of Friday afternoon’s Q1 session after turning in a 2:04.142 on her final lap on a still drying racetrack. Jessica Martin and Aubrey Credaroli rounded out the provisional front row.
Superbike Q1
Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:31.492
PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:31.510
Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:31.518
Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 1:31.632
Brandon Paasch (Suzuki) 1:32.072
Bobby Fong (Yamaha) 1:32.120
Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 1:32.167
Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:32.210
Corey Alexander (BMW) 1:32.432
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 1:32.512
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés Up to Speed During Day 1 at Brainerd MotoAmerica
Sunnyvale, Calif. — Under cloudy skies with drops of rain sprinkling the surface of Brainerd International Raceway (BIR) in Minnesota, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC riders Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés were on pace Friday during the opening qualifying session for round six of the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship.
In the Superbike class at BIR’s 2.5-mile, 13-turn Competition Road Course, Herrin piloted his Ducati Panigale V4 R to the eight quickest time behind leader Yamaha’s Jake Gagne. Herrin, who claimed three podiums at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca three weeks ago, posted a 1:32.210 during the nine laps he rode during Friday’s qualifying 1, an improvement over his 1:33.506 during practice.
As for the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship leader, who heads into the race weekend with a perfect and new record of eight consecutive wins, Ducati V2 pilot Xavi Forés ended the opening qualifying session sixth on his first visit to BIR. The Spaniard, who dominated the extended 38-lap Supersport race at Laguna Seca, posted a best lap of 1:34.697 during his 12 qualifying laps, ending the day 1.443 seconds behind the leader, Yamaha’s Rocco Lander.
Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:31.492
P2 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:31.510
P3 – Josh Hayes (Yamaha) 1:31.518
P4 – Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 1:31.632
P5 – Brandon Paasch (Suzuki) 1:32.072
P8 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 1:32.210 Supersport Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Rocco Landers (Yamaha) 1:33.254
P2 – Joshua Hayes (Yamaha ) 1:33.315
P3 – Teagg Hobbs (Suzuki) 1:34.289
P4 – Stefano Mesa (Kawasaki) 1:34.571
P5 – Tyler Scott (Suzuki) 1:34.577
P6 – Xavi Forés (Ducati) 1:34.6971
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC– #2)
“Friday wasn’t one of our best days when you look at the qualifying results, but it was one of our best days making changes to the bike. We were able to make the bike feel a lot better in the middle of the second session, but a little bit of rain also came in on the second session, which hurt us from being able to go quicker. The lap times weren’t as good. Today will be really important because we can’t start from the back. The goal for today is to get as close to the front row as possible during qualifying. And then be upfront during the race and fight for the win. It’s the second half of the season, and we are in the championship fight, so we need the points, and we can’t afford to lose any points. We need to put in as good of a performance and get as many points as possible.”
Xavi Forés (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC– #12)
“It was a hard Friday for me. This is the track where I was supposed to struggle most because of the complaining I had all season about the low power on my bike. It’s been a nightmare so far on this track. We struggled setting a gear ratio for the whole track, and the top speed compared to the other bikes is very poor, but I will push hard to fight for the podium for sure!”
The racing action for round six of the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship will kick off with race one (18 laps) Saturday, July 29, at 3:10 p.m. CDT. The first Supersport race (16 laps) is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CDT.
Rocco Landers (97), as seen in 2022. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Wild card entry Rocco Landers took provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Friday afternoon at Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Riding his Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, 18-year-old Landers lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:33.254 to top the field of 24 riders.
Veteran Josh Hayes made it a Yamaha 1-2 with a second-best 1:33.315 on his Squid Hunter Racing YZF-R6.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:34.289 on his GSX-R750.
Final Supersport qualifying is scheduled to take place at 10:55 a.m. local time on Saturday.
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