The MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup by Motul race results from the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
There are two PDFs below. The first contains the Race One results for each of the five Mini Cup classes, and the second contains the Race Two results for each of the five Mini Cup classes. Use the scroll and zoom tools in the PDF viewer to better see all of the results.
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Class rookie Mikayla Moore, riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America. Moore’s best lap time of 2:56.629 was more than four seconds faster than the next-fastest rider in the field.
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Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian rider Bobby Fong broke the All-Time Lap Record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America.
Riding his Indian Challenger, Fong lapped the 4.0-mile, 14-turn road course in 2:20.817, smashing the existing King Of The Baggers All-Time Lap Record of 2:22.701, which was set by Kyle Wyman during qualifying in 2022.
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Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher came close to breaking the lap record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher did a 2:39.366, which was just off Rocco Landers’ three-year-old Race and All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192.
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Cameron Beaubier, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, destroyed the All-Time Lap Record during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying One (Q1) Friday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding on Dunlop’s new Sportmax Slicks on the repaved 4.0-mile course, Beaubier did a 2:09.629, which was significantly faster than Jake Gagne’s 2021 All-Time Lap Record of 2:10.529.
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen was second-best and also under the old lap record with a time of 2:10.469.
Josh Herrin was third-quickest with a 2:11.656, which was a slight improvement over the 2:11.802 he did on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R in Free Practice One (FP1).
Richie Escalante also improved during Q1, lowering his lap time from 2:12.034 in FP1 to 2:11.839 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R, ranking him fourth again.
Mathew Scholtz rounded out the top five in Q1 with a 2:12.226 on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Jake Gagne and Cameron Petersen sat out Q1 due to technical problems with their machines that could not be fixed prior to Q1.
Josh Hayes also sat out Q1 and said during an interview that his role as a potential fill-in for injured Petersen was no longer needed.
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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:
Beaubier Blitzes Lap Record At Road America
Cameron Beaubier And His BMW Unstoppable On Friday In Wisconsin
ELKHART LAKE, WI (June 2, 2023) – With Road America newly repaved, it was a given that Jake Gagne’s MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike lap record from 2021 would be bettered at some point this weekend. Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier didn’t wait that long as he completely obliterated the lap record with his 2:09.629 just under a full second quicker than the previous record on Friday afternoon.
Beaubier’s best came on his ninth lap of Q1, and it earned him provisional pole for the weekend’s two Medallia Superbike races. Beaubier also made it clear that he and his BMW M 1000 RR are the combination to beat on the fast and flowing four-mile racetrack. To further emphasize just how good the BMW was working, Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen was also under the lap record of 2:10.529 with his 2:10.296 putting him second on the provisional front row. Despite sitting out a lot of Q1, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin ended up third fastest with his 2:11.656.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante was fourth fastest with Westby Racing Yamaha’s Mathew Scholtz rounding out the top five.
So where was Medallia Superbike Championship points leader Jake Gagne and his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha racing teammate Cameron Petersen? In street clothes and under the team’s awning along with their stripped down YZF-R1s as the team encountered mechanical issues in the first practice session on Friday morning. Four-time AMA Superbike Josh Hayes also took part on a third YZF-R1 on Friday morning, but he also didn’t take part as Petersen and his injured right wrist only got two laps of practice before his bike failed him, Apparently it was enough to show him that his wrist was race-ready, though.
The two Yamahas will try to improve their position tomorrow morning in Q2.
Steel Commander Stock 1000 – Beaubier The Younger
Like his older brother Cameron, Orange Cat Racing’s Ezra Beaubier was the class of his class on Friday at Road America as he topped the Steel Commander Stock 1000 Q1 session to earn provisional pole position.
Beaubier’s best was 2:14.311, which was .392 of a second faster than Travis Wyman Racing’s Travis Wyman and 1.4 seconds faster than Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim. Beaubier’s teammate Kaleb De Keyrel and Nielsen Racing’s Justin Miest rounded out the top five.
Junior Cup – Dreher Again
Bad Boys Racing’s Junior Cup Championship leader Avery Dreher put his Kawasaki Ninja 400 on the provisional pole position with a best lap of 2:39.366 around of the four-mile Road America which was .795 of a second quicker than Bicknese Racing’s Hayden Bicknese with SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van ending the session third fastest.
Supersport – Mesa On Top
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Stefano Mesa bested undefeated Xavi Fores and his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2 by .619 of a second to take provisional pole position for Saturday’s and Sunday’s two Supersport races at Road America.
Mesa did his 2:18.732 on his fifth lap to best Fores, the winner of the first three MotoAmerica Supersport races of the season.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs was third fastest with Michael Gilbert Racing’s Michael Gilbert fourth and the last rider within a second of Mesa. Squid Hunter Racing’s Josh Hayes completed the top five.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Fast Fong Flies
We sometimes forget that Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands/Indian’s Bobby Fong has won a Superbike race at Road America so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that so far Fong is the fastest of the Mission King Of The Baggers.
Fong ripped off a 2:20.817 on his sixth lap, and he was the only rider to crack into the 2:20s as he bested Indian Motorcycle/Progressive/Mission Foods’ Tyler O’Hara by .497 of a second. Vance & Hines /Mission/Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli rounded out the top three to fill the provisional front row.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Newbie Moore Fastest
Mikayla Moore is new to the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program but she certainly didn’t look like a rookie as she dominated Q1 on Friday afternoon.
Moore lapped at a best of 2:56.629 to end the session a full four seconds faster than last year’s series champion Kayleigh Buyck at Road America. Crystal Martinez, another returnee from the 2022 season, ended the session third fastest.
Superbike Q1 Results
1. Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 2:09.629
2. PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 2:10.296
3. Josh Herrin (Ducati) 2:11.656
4. Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 2:11.839
5. Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 2:12.226
6. Corey Alexander (BMW) 2:12.928
7. David Anthony (Yamaha) 2:13.264
8. Hayden Gillim (Suzuki) 2:13.733
9. Toni Elias (Suzuki) 2:13.923
10. Benjamin Smith (Yamaha) 2:15.494
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés On Pace During Day 1 at Road America MotoAmerica
Sunnyvale, Calif., June 2, 2023 — Under endless sunshine at the newly paved Road America in Wisconsin, the Warhorse HSBK Ducati NYC duo of Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés performed well ahead of this weekend’s round 3 of action in the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship.
In the Superbike class, Herrin piloted his Ducati Panigale V4 R to the third quickest time behind leader BMW’s Cameron Beaubier. Herrin, took a pair of sixths at Barber Motorsports Park two weeks ago, posted a 2:11.656 during the five laps he rode during Friday’s qualifying 1, improving his 2:11.802 during practice.
After leading the opening practice at the 4-mile circuit aboard his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2, the MotoAmerica Supersport points leader Forés settled for second with a best lap of 2:19.351, 0.619 of a second behind the leader, Kawasaki’s Stefano Mesa. After 12 laps, Forés was also quicker than his Friday practice time of 2:19.343.
Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 2:09.629
P2 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 2:10.296
P3 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 2:11.656
P4 – Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 2:11.839
P5 – Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 2:12.226
Supersport Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Stefano Mesa (Kawasaki) 2:18.732
P2 – Xavi Forés (Ducati) 2:19.351
P3 – Teagg Hobbs (Suzuki) 2:19.370
P4 – Michael Gilbert (Suzuki) 2:19.669
P5 – Joshua Hayes ( Yamaha) 2:19.748
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #2)
“We had a good day during the opening qualifying session, ending up in position three. Overall, I felt really comfortable, especially due to that smooth new asphalt at Road America. We didn’t show our speed today, but it’ll come.” Herrin said. “As for the fans, there’s more here than I ever remember from the last 18 years of racing here. This excites the team and me, and I’m really looking forward to the opening race tomorrow, looking to place this Panigale V4 R where it belongs—on the podium!”
Xavi Forés (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #12)
It was my very first time on this track, but I felt strong all around, especially on the straightaways. I was leading the qualifying session for a while, but I didn’t want to burn through my qualifying tires, wanting to save some of them for tomorrow’s Q2. Regardless, my race pace is quite strong here, and hopefully tomorrow, we can fight for the win. I’m looking forward to bringing Ducati and its Panigale V2 another victory here in the States.”
The racing action for round three of the 2023 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship will kick off with race one tomorrow, Saturday, June 3, at 3:10 p.m. CDT. The Supersport Long Race is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CDT.
Orange Cat Racing BMW’s Ezra Beaubier claimed provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Qualifying One at the newly repaved Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his M 1000 RR, Beaubier did a 2:14.311, which was quicker than Travis Wyman’s 2022 Race Lap Record of 2:14.757.
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Stefano Mesa, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Mesa lapped the newly repaved four-mile circuit in 2:18.732, which was 0.619 second faster than the next-quickest rider.
Championship point leader Xavi Fores was the best of the rest with a 2:19.351 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2.
Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a lap time of 2:19.370 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America has made balancing adjustments to the Ducati Panigale V2 and Suzuki GSX-R750 via mapping changes this weekend. The details of those changes were not immediately available.
Jake Lewis has been enlisted to ride Disrupt Racing’s Suzuki GSX-R750 at Road America in place of injured Cory Ventura. Ventura crashed during the extended Supersport race at Barber Motorsports Park and broke his left leg. Lewis was sixth in Q1.
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RECORD BREAKING END TO QUALIFYING AS DUNLOP HITS NEW HEIGHTS
The Isle of Man TT Races were set alight this afternoon as Michael Dunlop unofficially broke the outright lap record with a stunning lap of 135.531mph on the Hawk Racing Honda, almost six tenths of a second inside Peter Hickman’s official lap of 135.452mph set in the 2018 Senior TT Race.
Hickman wasn’t far behind his Honda rival with a lap of 134.91mph on the FHO Racing BMW with Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) also above the 134mph barrier at 134.216mph.
Dunlop was also in scintillating form in the Supertwin class with a standing start lap of 123.474mph on his Paton, five seconds quicker than the mark he set on Monday evening and six and a half seconds quicker than the official record he set in 2018. For good measure, he also topped the Supersport class.
On a gorgeous, sunny afternoon, it was the Sidecar class that got proceedings underway, and Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley (FHO Racing Honda) were quickest on the opening lap with a speed of 117.807mph. The Crowes were a little bit further behind on their Haven Homes Honda after lapping at 116.452mph whilst the Birchall’s, yesterday’s record breakers, lapped at a leisurely 81.928mph after stopping at Ballacraine.
Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes (113.509mph) were next up, and they were followed by Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde (112.088) and John Holden/Maxime Vasseur (112.046), the last two both setting their best laps of the week. That also applied to Steve and Matty Ramsden (111.442) and Daryl Gibson/Tom Christie (111.148), newcomer Gibson continuing to impress as he posted his first 110mph+ lap.
Reeves and Wilkes looked on course to better their time before coming to a halt on the Mountain Mile, but the Ramsden’s did improve to 112.719mph, their best lap of the Mountain Course. Dan Knight/Ben Hughes also went quicker at 110.118mph, their maiden 110mph+ lap.
The Supersport/Supertwin session followed, and the big headlines were made by Dunlop and Hickman albeit for different reasons, Dunlop unofficially smashing the Supertwin lap record from a standing start with a lap of 123.474mph. He pulled off the course at Union Mills on his second lap, but he fared better than Hickman who only got as far as Greeba Castle on lap one. He made it back to the Grandstand to get a lap in on his Supersport machine but with no time registered all week, he’s failed to qualify for the Supertwin class.
Dunlop’s lap was 21seconds quicker than Jamie Coward (121.08mph) with Frenchman Pierre Yves-Bian (119.131mph) impressing in third on his Paton. Josh Brookes was continuing to get quicker on the Dafabet Kawasaki and he placed fourth at 118.523mph ahead of Rob Hodson (118.266) and Paul Jordan (117.455).
After returning to the pits, Dunlop went out on his Supersport machine and topped that session too with a lap of 127.51mph with Harrison (127.216mph) the only other rider to break the 127mph barrier.
Davey Todd (125.715) placed third to give the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles team some cheer with Conor Cummins currently hospitalised with an infection. It was then Mike Browne (125.049), Hickman (124.842) and James Hillier (124.761) that rounded out the top six. Newcomers Ryan Cringle (117.333) and Jorge Halliday (114.942) also made further progression on their 600cc machines.
The Superbike/Superstock session completed the day’s action, and it was most definitely a case of the best being saved until last as Shaun Anderson (Team Classic Suzuki) led the field away from Sam West, James Hillier, Michael Rutter, David Johnson and John McGuinness.
Dunlop was immediately putting the hammer down and opened with a 134.27mph lap, Davey Todd (132.194mph) and Harrison (132.123mph) slotting into second and third until Hickman – who’d started late – knocked them down a spot with a lap of 133.195mph. Jamie Coward and John McGuinness were also above 130mph on their opening lap.
The pace really increased on lap two with Dunlop laying down his stunning 135.531mph lap, more than 1.5mph quicker than he’d ever gone before. Hickman wasn’t far behind at 134.910mph with Harrison in third on 134.216mph. McGuiness (131.003mph) and Coward (130.945mph) also went quicker again.
Late in the session, Josh Brookes posted his first 130mph lap of the week with 131.098mph putting him fifth quickest overall whilst other impressive laps came from Rob Hodson (129.279mph) in eighth overall in the Superbike class and James Hind (128.316mph). Cringle lapped at 121.844mph.
Few riders went out on their Superstock machines but of those that did, Todd – who’d pulled off the course on his second lap on the Superbike – was quickest at 131.080mph with Browne’s strong week continuing as he came perilously close to his first 130mph lap at 129.664mph. Debutante Erno Kostamo set his best lap of the week at 119.806mph.
Tomorrow sees the first races of this year’s TT get underway with the Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1 and 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 1 taking place. After an unbelievable end to this year’s qualifying, it’s set to be an incredible week of racing and fans can follow all the action live on TT+.
Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian’s Bobby Fong was fastest during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Free Practice One (FP1) Friday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his Indian Challenger, Fong recorded a lap time of 2:21.573 around the repaved four-mile circuit.
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Cameron Beaubier, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, was fastest during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding on Dunlop’s new Sportmax Slicks on the newly repaved four-mile course, Beaubier did a 2:10.575, which was just shy of Jake Gagne’s All-Time Lap Record of 2:10.529.
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen was right behind him in the order with a 2:10.778.
Josh Herrin was third-quickest with a 2:11.802 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R.
Richie Escalante was fourth in the session with a lap time of 2:12.034 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne was an uncharacteristic fifth with a 2:12.227 on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was sixth-best with a 2:13.051 on another Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha. Hayes rode in the session to prepare himself in case he is needed to finish the weekend for Gagne’s injured teammate Cameron Petersen.
The plan was for Petersen to test his broken right hand/wrist during FP1 to see if he was good enough to complete the weekend. However, Petersen’s Yamaha broke after just two laps and he finished with a 15th-fastest 2:19.012 and unanswered questions.
Top Trap Speeds From Superbike FP1:
Cameron Beaubier (BMW), 186.4 mph
PJ Jacobsen (BMW), 186.0 mph
Josh Herrin (Ducati), 183.4 mph
Jake Gagne (Yamaha), 179.4 mph
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha), 178.6 mph
Corey Alexander (BMW), 178.3 mph
Richie Escalante (Suzuki), 178.3 mph
Josh Hayes (Yamaha), 177.9 mph
Toni Elias (Suzuki), 177.1 mph
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha), 177.1 mph
Ashton Yates (BMW), 174.8 mph
Benjamin Smith (Yamaha), 173.3 mph
Hayden Gillim (Suzuki), 173.0 mph
Max Flinders (Yamaha), 169.7 mph
David Anthony (Yamaha), 169.4 mph
Danilo Lewis (BMW), 165.0 mph
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The MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup by Motul race results from the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
There are two PDFs below. The first contains the Race One results for each of the five Mini Cup classes, and the second contains the Race Two results for each of the five Mini Cup classes. Use the scroll and zoom tools in the PDF viewer to better see all of the results.
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Class rookie Mikayla Moore, riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America. Moore’s best lap time of 2:56.629 was more than four seconds faster than the next-fastest rider in the field.
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Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian rider Bobby Fong broke the All-Time Lap Record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America.
Riding his Indian Challenger, Fong lapped the 4.0-mile, 14-turn road course in 2:20.817, smashing the existing King Of The Baggers All-Time Lap Record of 2:22.701, which was set by Kyle Wyman during qualifying in 2022.
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Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher came close to breaking the lap record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher did a 2:39.366, which was just off Rocco Landers’ three-year-old Race and All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192.
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Cameron Beaubier, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, destroyed the All-Time Lap Record during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying One (Q1) Friday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding on Dunlop’s new Sportmax Slicks on the repaved 4.0-mile course, Beaubier did a 2:09.629, which was significantly faster than Jake Gagne’s 2021 All-Time Lap Record of 2:10.529.
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen was second-best and also under the old lap record with a time of 2:10.469.
Josh Herrin was third-quickest with a 2:11.656, which was a slight improvement over the 2:11.802 he did on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R in Free Practice One (FP1).
Richie Escalante also improved during Q1, lowering his lap time from 2:12.034 in FP1 to 2:11.839 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R, ranking him fourth again.
Mathew Scholtz rounded out the top five in Q1 with a 2:12.226 on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Jake Gagne and Cameron Petersen sat out Q1 due to technical problems with their machines that could not be fixed prior to Q1.
Josh Hayes also sat out Q1 and said during an interview that his role as a potential fill-in for injured Petersen was no longer needed.
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More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:
Beaubier Blitzes Lap Record At Road America
Cameron Beaubier And His BMW Unstoppable On Friday In Wisconsin
ELKHART LAKE, WI (June 2, 2023) – With Road America newly repaved, it was a given that Jake Gagne’s MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike lap record from 2021 would be bettered at some point this weekend. Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier didn’t wait that long as he completely obliterated the lap record with his 2:09.629 just under a full second quicker than the previous record on Friday afternoon.
Beaubier’s best came on his ninth lap of Q1, and it earned him provisional pole for the weekend’s two Medallia Superbike races. Beaubier also made it clear that he and his BMW M 1000 RR are the combination to beat on the fast and flowing four-mile racetrack. To further emphasize just how good the BMW was working, Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen was also under the lap record of 2:10.529 with his 2:10.296 putting him second on the provisional front row. Despite sitting out a lot of Q1, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin ended up third fastest with his 2:11.656.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante was fourth fastest with Westby Racing Yamaha’s Mathew Scholtz rounding out the top five.
So where was Medallia Superbike Championship points leader Jake Gagne and his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha racing teammate Cameron Petersen? In street clothes and under the team’s awning along with their stripped down YZF-R1s as the team encountered mechanical issues in the first practice session on Friday morning. Four-time AMA Superbike Josh Hayes also took part on a third YZF-R1 on Friday morning, but he also didn’t take part as Petersen and his injured right wrist only got two laps of practice before his bike failed him, Apparently it was enough to show him that his wrist was race-ready, though.
The two Yamahas will try to improve their position tomorrow morning in Q2.
Steel Commander Stock 1000 – Beaubier The Younger
Like his older brother Cameron, Orange Cat Racing’s Ezra Beaubier was the class of his class on Friday at Road America as he topped the Steel Commander Stock 1000 Q1 session to earn provisional pole position.
Beaubier’s best was 2:14.311, which was .392 of a second faster than Travis Wyman Racing’s Travis Wyman and 1.4 seconds faster than Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim. Beaubier’s teammate Kaleb De Keyrel and Nielsen Racing’s Justin Miest rounded out the top five.
Junior Cup – Dreher Again
Bad Boys Racing’s Junior Cup Championship leader Avery Dreher put his Kawasaki Ninja 400 on the provisional pole position with a best lap of 2:39.366 around of the four-mile Road America which was .795 of a second quicker than Bicknese Racing’s Hayden Bicknese with SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van ending the session third fastest.
Supersport – Mesa On Top
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Stefano Mesa bested undefeated Xavi Fores and his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2 by .619 of a second to take provisional pole position for Saturday’s and Sunday’s two Supersport races at Road America.
Mesa did his 2:18.732 on his fifth lap to best Fores, the winner of the first three MotoAmerica Supersport races of the season.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs was third fastest with Michael Gilbert Racing’s Michael Gilbert fourth and the last rider within a second of Mesa. Squid Hunter Racing’s Josh Hayes completed the top five.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Fast Fong Flies
We sometimes forget that Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands/Indian’s Bobby Fong has won a Superbike race at Road America so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that so far Fong is the fastest of the Mission King Of The Baggers.
Fong ripped off a 2:20.817 on his sixth lap, and he was the only rider to crack into the 2:20s as he bested Indian Motorcycle/Progressive/Mission Foods’ Tyler O’Hara by .497 of a second. Vance & Hines /Mission/Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli rounded out the top three to fill the provisional front row.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Newbie Moore Fastest
Mikayla Moore is new to the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program but she certainly didn’t look like a rookie as she dominated Q1 on Friday afternoon.
Moore lapped at a best of 2:56.629 to end the session a full four seconds faster than last year’s series champion Kayleigh Buyck at Road America. Crystal Martinez, another returnee from the 2022 season, ended the session third fastest.
Superbike Q1 Results
1. Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 2:09.629
2. PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 2:10.296
3. Josh Herrin (Ducati) 2:11.656
4. Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 2:11.839
5. Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 2:12.226
6. Corey Alexander (BMW) 2:12.928
7. David Anthony (Yamaha) 2:13.264
8. Hayden Gillim (Suzuki) 2:13.733
9. Toni Elias (Suzuki) 2:13.923
10. Benjamin Smith (Yamaha) 2:15.494
More, from a press release issued by Ducati:
Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés On Pace During Day 1 at Road America MotoAmerica
Sunnyvale, Calif., June 2, 2023 — Under endless sunshine at the newly paved Road America in Wisconsin, the Warhorse HSBK Ducati NYC duo of Josh Herrin and Xavi Forés performed well ahead of this weekend’s round 3 of action in the 2023 MotoAmerica Championship.
In the Superbike class, Herrin piloted his Ducati Panigale V4 R to the third quickest time behind leader BMW’s Cameron Beaubier. Herrin, took a pair of sixths at Barber Motorsports Park two weeks ago, posted a 2:11.656 during the five laps he rode during Friday’s qualifying 1, improving his 2:11.802 during practice.
After leading the opening practice at the 4-mile circuit aboard his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2, the MotoAmerica Supersport points leader Forés settled for second with a best lap of 2:19.351, 0.619 of a second behind the leader, Kawasaki’s Stefano Mesa. After 12 laps, Forés was also quicker than his Friday practice time of 2:19.343.
Superbike Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 2:09.629
P2 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 2:10.296
P3 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 2:11.656
P4 – Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 2:11.839
P5 – Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 2:12.226
Supersport Qualifying 1 Results – Top 5
P1 – Stefano Mesa (Kawasaki) 2:18.732
P2 – Xavi Forés (Ducati) 2:19.351
P3 – Teagg Hobbs (Suzuki) 2:19.370
P4 – Michael Gilbert (Suzuki) 2:19.669
P5 – Joshua Hayes ( Yamaha) 2:19.748
Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #2)
“We had a good day during the opening qualifying session, ending up in position three. Overall, I felt really comfortable, especially due to that smooth new asphalt at Road America. We didn’t show our speed today, but it’ll come.” Herrin said. “As for the fans, there’s more here than I ever remember from the last 18 years of racing here. This excites the team and me, and I’m really looking forward to the opening race tomorrow, looking to place this Panigale V4 R where it belongs—on the podium!”
Xavi Forés (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #12)
It was my very first time on this track, but I felt strong all around, especially on the straightaways. I was leading the qualifying session for a while, but I didn’t want to burn through my qualifying tires, wanting to save some of them for tomorrow’s Q2. Regardless, my race pace is quite strong here, and hopefully tomorrow, we can fight for the win. I’m looking forward to bringing Ducati and its Panigale V2 another victory here in the States.”
The racing action for round three of the 2023 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship will kick off with race one tomorrow, Saturday, June 3, at 3:10 p.m. CDT. The Supersport Long Race is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. CDT.
Orange Cat Racing BMW’s Ezra Beaubier claimed provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Qualifying One at the newly repaved Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his M 1000 RR, Beaubier did a 2:14.311, which was quicker than Travis Wyman’s 2022 Race Lap Record of 2:14.757.
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Stefano Mesa, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Mesa lapped the newly repaved four-mile circuit in 2:18.732, which was 0.619 second faster than the next-quickest rider.
Championship point leader Xavi Fores was the best of the rest with a 2:19.351 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2.
Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a lap time of 2:19.370 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America has made balancing adjustments to the Ducati Panigale V2 and Suzuki GSX-R750 via mapping changes this weekend. The details of those changes were not immediately available.
Jake Lewis has been enlisted to ride Disrupt Racing’s Suzuki GSX-R750 at Road America in place of injured Cory Ventura. Ventura crashed during the extended Supersport race at Barber Motorsports Park and broke his left leg. Lewis was sixth in Q1.
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RECORD BREAKING END TO QUALIFYING AS DUNLOP HITS NEW HEIGHTS
The Isle of Man TT Races were set alight this afternoon as Michael Dunlop unofficially broke the outright lap record with a stunning lap of 135.531mph on the Hawk Racing Honda, almost six tenths of a second inside Peter Hickman’s official lap of 135.452mph set in the 2018 Senior TT Race.
Hickman wasn’t far behind his Honda rival with a lap of 134.91mph on the FHO Racing BMW with Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) also above the 134mph barrier at 134.216mph.
Dunlop was also in scintillating form in the Supertwin class with a standing start lap of 123.474mph on his Paton, five seconds quicker than the mark he set on Monday evening and six and a half seconds quicker than the official record he set in 2018. For good measure, he also topped the Supersport class.
On a gorgeous, sunny afternoon, it was the Sidecar class that got proceedings underway, and Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley (FHO Racing Honda) were quickest on the opening lap with a speed of 117.807mph. The Crowes were a little bit further behind on their Haven Homes Honda after lapping at 116.452mph whilst the Birchall’s, yesterday’s record breakers, lapped at a leisurely 81.928mph after stopping at Ballacraine.
Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes (113.509mph) were next up, and they were followed by Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde (112.088) and John Holden/Maxime Vasseur (112.046), the last two both setting their best laps of the week. That also applied to Steve and Matty Ramsden (111.442) and Daryl Gibson/Tom Christie (111.148), newcomer Gibson continuing to impress as he posted his first 110mph+ lap.
Reeves and Wilkes looked on course to better their time before coming to a halt on the Mountain Mile, but the Ramsden’s did improve to 112.719mph, their best lap of the Mountain Course. Dan Knight/Ben Hughes also went quicker at 110.118mph, their maiden 110mph+ lap.
The Supersport/Supertwin session followed, and the big headlines were made by Dunlop and Hickman albeit for different reasons, Dunlop unofficially smashing the Supertwin lap record from a standing start with a lap of 123.474mph. He pulled off the course at Union Mills on his second lap, but he fared better than Hickman who only got as far as Greeba Castle on lap one. He made it back to the Grandstand to get a lap in on his Supersport machine but with no time registered all week, he’s failed to qualify for the Supertwin class.
Dunlop’s lap was 21seconds quicker than Jamie Coward (121.08mph) with Frenchman Pierre Yves-Bian (119.131mph) impressing in third on his Paton. Josh Brookes was continuing to get quicker on the Dafabet Kawasaki and he placed fourth at 118.523mph ahead of Rob Hodson (118.266) and Paul Jordan (117.455).
After returning to the pits, Dunlop went out on his Supersport machine and topped that session too with a lap of 127.51mph with Harrison (127.216mph) the only other rider to break the 127mph barrier.
Davey Todd (125.715) placed third to give the Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles team some cheer with Conor Cummins currently hospitalised with an infection. It was then Mike Browne (125.049), Hickman (124.842) and James Hillier (124.761) that rounded out the top six. Newcomers Ryan Cringle (117.333) and Jorge Halliday (114.942) also made further progression on their 600cc machines.
The Superbike/Superstock session completed the day’s action, and it was most definitely a case of the best being saved until last as Shaun Anderson (Team Classic Suzuki) led the field away from Sam West, James Hillier, Michael Rutter, David Johnson and John McGuinness.
Dunlop was immediately putting the hammer down and opened with a 134.27mph lap, Davey Todd (132.194mph) and Harrison (132.123mph) slotting into second and third until Hickman – who’d started late – knocked them down a spot with a lap of 133.195mph. Jamie Coward and John McGuinness were also above 130mph on their opening lap.
The pace really increased on lap two with Dunlop laying down his stunning 135.531mph lap, more than 1.5mph quicker than he’d ever gone before. Hickman wasn’t far behind at 134.910mph with Harrison in third on 134.216mph. McGuiness (131.003mph) and Coward (130.945mph) also went quicker again.
Late in the session, Josh Brookes posted his first 130mph lap of the week with 131.098mph putting him fifth quickest overall whilst other impressive laps came from Rob Hodson (129.279mph) in eighth overall in the Superbike class and James Hind (128.316mph). Cringle lapped at 121.844mph.
Few riders went out on their Superstock machines but of those that did, Todd – who’d pulled off the course on his second lap on the Superbike – was quickest at 131.080mph with Browne’s strong week continuing as he came perilously close to his first 130mph lap at 129.664mph. Debutante Erno Kostamo set his best lap of the week at 119.806mph.
Tomorrow sees the first races of this year’s TT get underway with the Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1 and 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 1 taking place. After an unbelievable end to this year’s qualifying, it’s set to be an incredible week of racing and fans can follow all the action live on TT+.
Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian’s Bobby Fong was fastest during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Free Practice One (FP1) Friday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his Indian Challenger, Fong recorded a lap time of 2:21.573 around the repaved four-mile circuit.
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Cameron Beaubier, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, was fastest during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Free Practice One (FP1) Friday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding on Dunlop’s new Sportmax Slicks on the newly repaved four-mile course, Beaubier did a 2:10.575, which was just shy of Jake Gagne’s All-Time Lap Record of 2:10.529.
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen was right behind him in the order with a 2:10.778.
Josh Herrin was third-quickest with a 2:11.802 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R.
Richie Escalante was fourth in the session with a lap time of 2:12.034 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne was an uncharacteristic fifth with a 2:12.227 on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.
Four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was sixth-best with a 2:13.051 on another Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha. Hayes rode in the session to prepare himself in case he is needed to finish the weekend for Gagne’s injured teammate Cameron Petersen.
The plan was for Petersen to test his broken right hand/wrist during FP1 to see if he was good enough to complete the weekend. However, Petersen’s Yamaha broke after just two laps and he finished with a 15th-fastest 2:19.012 and unanswered questions.
Top Trap Speeds From Superbike FP1:
Cameron Beaubier (BMW), 186.4 mph
PJ Jacobsen (BMW), 186.0 mph
Josh Herrin (Ducati), 183.4 mph
Jake Gagne (Yamaha), 179.4 mph
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha), 178.6 mph
Corey Alexander (BMW), 178.3 mph
Richie Escalante (Suzuki), 178.3 mph
Josh Hayes (Yamaha), 177.9 mph
Toni Elias (Suzuki), 177.1 mph
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha), 177.1 mph
Ashton Yates (BMW), 174.8 mph
Benjamin Smith (Yamaha), 173.3 mph
Hayden Gillim (Suzuki), 173.0 mph
Max Flinders (Yamaha), 169.7 mph
David Anthony (Yamaha), 169.4 mph
Danilo Lewis (BMW), 165.0 mph
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