PJ Jacobsen earned MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike pole position at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), in Millville, New Jersey. Piloting his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, Jacobsen topped the field with a lap time of 1:20.647 in dry conditions during Friday’s Qualifying One (Q1) session. When rain and wind from Tropical Storm Ophelia lashed NJMP during Qualifying Two (Q2) on Saturday morning, it put Jacobsen’s time out of reach and secured his pole position for both of this weekend’s races.
Newly crowned three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne will start from the second spot on the grid based on the 1:20.819 he did on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 during Q1. Mathew Scholtz claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:21.135 on his Westby Racing Yamaha on Friday.
Row two starters include Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante (1:21.399), Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha’s Bobby Fong (1:21.779), and Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin (1:21.908).
During Saturday’s wet Q2 session, however, Gagne (1:37.309) was quickest with Scholtz (1:37.956) a close second and the rest of the field far behind.
Nicolo Bulega took pole position during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian recorded a lap time of 1:52.306 around the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) circuit, which broke Lorenzo Baldassarri’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:52.706.
Yari Montella was second-quickest with a 1:53.030 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati, and Althea Racing Team’s Federico Caricasulo claimed the third and final spot on the all-Ducati front row with a 1:53.170.
Tyler Scott earned MotoAmerica Supersport pole position at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, New Jersey. Riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, the Pennsylvania native recorded a 1:23.779 in dry conditions during Friday’s Qualifying One (Q1) session to lead the field of 28 riders. Then with rain falling during Saturday’s Qualifying Two (Q2) putting that time out of reach, Scott’s Q1 time secured pole position for both of this weekend’s races.
Jake Lewis will start from the second spot on the grid thanks to the 1:23.847 he did on his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 on Friday, and Josh Hayes, the all-time AMA/MotoAmerica race win leader, qualified third with a 1:23.934 on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 in Q1.
Row two qualifiers include North East Cycle Outlet Racing Yamaha’s Anthony Mazziotto (1:24.036), Wrench Motorcycles Suzuki’s David Anthony (1:24.094), and Scott’s teammate Teagg Hobbs (1:24.098).
Anthony, however, was the quickest rider — by far — during Saturday’s wet Q2 session. The Australian native did a 1:41.873 on his GSX-R750, and that was 1.520 seconds faster than anyone else.
Jonathan Rea topped World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, the Northern Irishman covered the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) road course in 1:47.973, which not only topped the field of 25 riders it also smashed the old All-Time Lap Record of 1:48.267, which was set by Toprak Razgatlioglu in 2022.
Alvaro Bautista qualified second with a 1:48.324 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, and Pata Yamaha Prometeon’s Razgatlioglu was third-quickest with a lap time of 1:48.523.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 10th — and top BMW rider — with a 1:49.083 on his Bonovo Action M 1000 RR.
Rocco Landers will start the two MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup races at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, New Jersey, from pole position. Riding his Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 in dry conditions during Friday’s Qualifying One (Q1), Landers was fastest and set a new All-Time Lap Record of 1:24.659. Rain during Saturday morning’s Qualifying Two (Q2) then put Landers’ time out of reach, locking him in at pole position.
Championship point leader Gus Rodio will start from second on the grid based on the 1:25.668 he did in Q1 on his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia, and defending Champion Blake Davis claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 1:26.493 on his N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha YZF-R7 in Friday’s dry conditions.
Riders qualifying on row two included Team Iso Yamaha’s Dominic Doyle (1:27.026), Trackday Winner/Blackmon Racing Yamaha’s Jackson Blackmon (1:27.027), and Rodio’s teammate Ben Gloddy (1:27.224).
The quickest rider in the wet conditions of Q2 Saturday morning was Davis (1:44.793) with Landers (1:45.238) close behind in second.
Belgian rider Levi Badie will start this weekend’s two MotoAmerica Junior Cup races from pole position at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, New Jersey. Badie recorded a 1:30.790 on his Badie Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 during Qualifying One (Q1) on Friday, then crashed on the next lap, and was unable to continue in the session. But Badie’s lap time held up as fastest in the session, and rain during Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning locked Badie in at the top.
Avery Dreher, the newly crowned 2023 Junior Cup Champion, qualified second with a 1:30.899 on Friday on his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki, and Rossi Moor claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:31.010 on his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R during Q1.
Riders qualifying on row two included SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki’s Max Van (1:31.265), who is celebrating his 18th birthday at the track Friday; Team ECB/Bartcon Racing Kawasaki’s Eli Block (1:31.344); and Altus Motorsports Kawasaki’s Alessandro Di Mario (1:31.599).
Block was the quickest rider in the full-wet conditions of Q2. In fact, he was 2.711 seconds quicker than anyone else.
Jorge Martin won the MotoGP World Championship Sprint Race Saturday afternoon at the Buddh International Circuit, in India. Riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati, the Spaniard won the dry 11-lap race by 1.389 seconds. It was his second Sprint Race win in a row and his fourth Sprint Race win of 2023.
Defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia was the runner-up on his Lenovo Team Ducati, and six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez got third on his Repsol Honda RC213V.
Martin homes in with another scintillating Sprint win as Marquez returns to the rostrum
Martin on a roll, Pecco damage control, some Prosecco for Marquez and truly scintillating pace from Bezzecchi: the Sprint both delivered much and promises even more
Jorge Martin (89) won the MotoGP Sprint Race over Francesco Bagnaia (1) and Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Saturday, 23 September 2023
History was made on Saturday at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India as Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) won the first Tissot Sprint on Indian soil, making it three victories in a row for the Spaniard – two Sprints and one GP. The Pramac rider put on a dominant display to deny Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but the Italian showed his almost customary ability to bounce back from what seemed like a tougher Friday to bank another big haul of points. Still, the gap was cut once more. Meanwhile in third, it was a welcome return to the Sprint rostrum and a continuation of the positive form so far in India for Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as the eight-time World Champion held off Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) for P3.
It was a lightning start for Martin, who took the holeshot into Turn 1 and almost unbothered by the chasing pack. There was big dram for Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), however, as he lost buckets of time – dropping through the order due to Turn 1 contact from Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) which saw the number 10 crash out. The comeback charge, for Bezzecchi, was on.
Meanwhile, at the front, Martin had Bagnaia for company as the reigning champ was eager to latch himself onto the rear wheel of his title rival. Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) also got a brilliant start from 5th on the grid to put himself into P3 on lap 1. It wasn’t long before he fell into the clutches of teammate Marc Marquez however as the eight-time champ put himself into the top three.
Binder was a man on a mission in the opening stages too as the South African flew his way from 13th to 5th to latch himself onto the Repsol Honda duo, who were shadowing Bagnaia’s every move.
Disaster then came for Mir after his early charge, as a mistake saw him drop it at the same slow, slow Turn 3 that had bitten teammate Marc Marquez earlier in the day. Rider ok, but chance lost on Saturday.
Martin had the bit between his teeth in the lead as he flew away from reigning Champion Bagnaia, stretching the gap to two seconds and controlling his lead to the chequered flag.
Bagnaia tried all he could to chase down the Spaniard and subsequently pulled away from the clutches of Marc Marquez to bring home crucial points in P2. Behind them, there was plenty yet to be decided.
Marquez vs Binder
With the laps ticking away, Marc Marquez had plenty on his hands as Binder was breathing down the his neck. With the chequered flag drawing nearer and nearer it felt as if it was only a matter of time before South African was going to make a move…
And yet. The number 93 dug in and said his later Sprint pace was positive, and it was certainly positive enough as he managed to hold off Binder. A good recovery from the South African, but a seriously needed return to the top three for both Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda squad.
Bezzecchi on the charge…
After it seemed all could be lost following that Turn 1 drama, Bezzecchi put together an incredible recovery after dropping down the order. With six laps to go the Italian had already pushed his way into the top 10, and by the end of his awesome scything through the field he managed to pip Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) for a top five finish. Bezzecchi also put in the fastest lap of the race on the final lap – beating his own previous best. His pace will raise eyebrows for Sunday.
Quartararo himself enjoyed a positive Indian Sprint. The Frenchman finished just 4.327s back from the victory and was under two seconds away from the top three as he brought home P6.
Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) moved well up the order to snap up 7th place ahead of Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing), with Raul Fernandez (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) taking the final point in P9.
Marini was subsequently passed unfit due to a collarbone fracture sustained in the Turn 1 crash, and to add – metaphorically speaking – insult to injury, the Italian will also have a Long Lap to serve on his return.
If Saturday’s action at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India is anything to go by, you do not want to miss any of the action on Sunday’s billing! Can Martin double up once again, or is Bezzecchi’s pace just too hot to handle? Find out at 15:30 local time (GMT +5:30)!
Alpinestars threw a celebration of 60 years of creating protective gear on Thursday night (September 21) in downtown Los Angeles. Held at the Bike Shed Moto Co., celebrities, representatives from the motorsports industry, and racers from a variety of racing disciplines were on hand, as was Gabriele Mazzarolo, President and CEO of Alpinestars.
On hand were a variety of noteworthy road racing bikes. From left, a Kawasaki ZX-10RR of six-time Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea, a Yamaha YZR500 in the livery of three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Wayne Rainey, and a Yamaha YZR-M1 in the livery of 2021 MotoGP World Champion Fabio Quartararo. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Founded in 1963 in Asolo, Italy by Sante Mazzarolo, the company started its motorsports journey by producing motocross and then motorcycle road racing boots. In the decades since, it has expanded its offerings to head-to-toe coverage for on-road and off-road motorcycle riding and racing, as well as protective gear for automobile racing, mountain biking and casual wear.
This picture represents 37 500cc Grand Prix race wins, three 500cc GP World Championships, six runner-up finishes in the Championship and three third-place finishes in the points at the end of the year. Wayne Rainey (left) and Randy Mamola (right) have been recognized as official MotoGP Legends for a reason. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Jake Dixon earned pole position during wet Moto2 qualifying Saturday at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India at Buddh International Circuit. Riding his Inde GASGAS Aspar Team Kalex, the British racer covered the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) course in 2:01.924 to top the field of 29 riders.
Championship point leader Pedro Acosta was second-best with a 2:01.956 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex, and Sergio Garcia claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a lap at 2:02.192 on his Pons Wegow Los40 Kalex.
Americans Joe Roberts and Sean Dylan Kelly (SDK) qualified eighth and 25th, respectively. Roberts did a 2:03.262 on his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex, and SDK recorded a 2:04.727 on his Forward Racing machine.
Jaume Masia claimed pole position during wet Moto3 qualifying at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India at Buddh International Circuit. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda, the Spaniard covered the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) course in 2:09.336, outpacing his nearest competitor by 0.727 second.
Italy’s Matteo Bertelle qualified second with a 2:10.063 on his Rivacold Snipers Team Honda, and Japan’s Ayumu Sasaki earned the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 2:10.104 on his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna.
PJ Jacobsen earned MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike pole position at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), in Millville, New Jersey. Piloting his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, Jacobsen topped the field with a lap time of 1:20.647 in dry conditions during Friday’s Qualifying One (Q1) session. When rain and wind from Tropical Storm Ophelia lashed NJMP during Qualifying Two (Q2) on Saturday morning, it put Jacobsen’s time out of reach and secured his pole position for both of this weekend’s races.
Newly crowned three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Jake Gagne will start from the second spot on the grid based on the 1:20.819 he did on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 during Q1. Mathew Scholtz claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:21.135 on his Westby Racing Yamaha on Friday.
Row two starters include Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante (1:21.399), Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha’s Bobby Fong (1:21.779), and Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin (1:21.908).
During Saturday’s wet Q2 session, however, Gagne (1:37.309) was quickest with Scholtz (1:37.956) a close second and the rest of the field far behind.
Nicolo Bulega (11). Photo courtesy Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Nicolo Bulega took pole position during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Italian recorded a lap time of 1:52.306 around the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) circuit, which broke Lorenzo Baldassarri’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:52.706.
Yari Montella was second-quickest with a 1:53.030 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati, and Althea Racing Team’s Federico Caricasulo claimed the third and final spot on the all-Ducati front row with a 1:53.170.
Tyler Scott earned MotoAmerica Supersport pole position at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, New Jersey. Riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, the Pennsylvania native recorded a 1:23.779 in dry conditions during Friday’s Qualifying One (Q1) session to lead the field of 28 riders. Then with rain falling during Saturday’s Qualifying Two (Q2) putting that time out of reach, Scott’s Q1 time secured pole position for both of this weekend’s races.
Jake Lewis will start from the second spot on the grid thanks to the 1:23.847 he did on his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 on Friday, and Josh Hayes, the all-time AMA/MotoAmerica race win leader, qualified third with a 1:23.934 on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 in Q1.
Row two qualifiers include North East Cycle Outlet Racing Yamaha’s Anthony Mazziotto (1:24.036), Wrench Motorcycles Suzuki’s David Anthony (1:24.094), and Scott’s teammate Teagg Hobbs (1:24.098).
Anthony, however, was the quickest rider — by far — during Saturday’s wet Q2 session. The Australian native did a 1:41.873 on his GSX-R750, and that was 1.520 seconds faster than anyone else.
Jonathan Rea topped World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at MotorLand Aragon, in Spain. Riding his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, the Northern Irishman covered the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) road course in 1:47.973, which not only topped the field of 25 riders it also smashed the old All-Time Lap Record of 1:48.267, which was set by Toprak Razgatlioglu in 2022.
Alvaro Bautista qualified second with a 1:48.324 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, and Pata Yamaha Prometeon’s Razgatlioglu was third-quickest with a lap time of 1:48.523.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 10th — and top BMW rider — with a 1:49.083 on his Bonovo Action M 1000 RR.
Rocco Landers will start the two MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup races at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, New Jersey, from pole position. Riding his Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 in dry conditions during Friday’s Qualifying One (Q1), Landers was fastest and set a new All-Time Lap Record of 1:24.659. Rain during Saturday morning’s Qualifying Two (Q2) then put Landers’ time out of reach, locking him in at pole position.
Championship point leader Gus Rodio will start from second on the grid based on the 1:25.668 he did in Q1 on his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia, and defending Champion Blake Davis claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 1:26.493 on his N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha YZF-R7 in Friday’s dry conditions.
Riders qualifying on row two included Team Iso Yamaha’s Dominic Doyle (1:27.026), Trackday Winner/Blackmon Racing Yamaha’s Jackson Blackmon (1:27.027), and Rodio’s teammate Ben Gloddy (1:27.224).
The quickest rider in the wet conditions of Q2 Saturday morning was Davis (1:44.793) with Landers (1:45.238) close behind in second.
Belgian rider Levi Badie will start this weekend’s two MotoAmerica Junior Cup races from pole position at New Jersey Motorsports Park, in Millville, New Jersey. Badie recorded a 1:30.790 on his Badie Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 during Qualifying One (Q1) on Friday, then crashed on the next lap, and was unable to continue in the session. But Badie’s lap time held up as fastest in the session, and rain during Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning locked Badie in at the top.
Avery Dreher, the newly crowned 2023 Junior Cup Champion, qualified second with a 1:30.899 on Friday on his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki, and Rossi Moor claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:31.010 on his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R during Q1.
Riders qualifying on row two included SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki’s Max Van (1:31.265), who is celebrating his 18th birthday at the track Friday; Team ECB/Bartcon Racing Kawasaki’s Eli Block (1:31.344); and Altus Motorsports Kawasaki’s Alessandro Di Mario (1:31.599).
Block was the quickest rider in the full-wet conditions of Q2. In fact, he was 2.711 seconds quicker than anyone else.
Buddh International Circuit near New Delhi, India. Photo courtesy Buddh International Circuit.
Jorge Martin won the MotoGP World Championship Sprint Race Saturday afternoon at the Buddh International Circuit, in India. Riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati, the Spaniard won the dry 11-lap race by 1.389 seconds. It was his second Sprint Race win in a row and his fourth Sprint Race win of 2023.
Defending World Champion Francesco Bagnaia was the runner-up on his Lenovo Team Ducati, and six-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez got third on his Repsol Honda RC213V.
Martin homes in with another scintillating Sprint win as Marquez returns to the rostrum
Martin on a roll, Pecco damage control, some Prosecco for Marquez and truly scintillating pace from Bezzecchi: the Sprint both delivered much and promises even more
Jorge Martin (89) won the MotoGP Sprint Race over Francesco Bagnaia (1) and Marc Marquez (93). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Saturday, 23 September 2023
History was made on Saturday at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India as Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) won the first Tissot Sprint on Indian soil, making it three victories in a row for the Spaniard – two Sprints and one GP. The Pramac rider put on a dominant display to deny Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), but the Italian showed his almost customary ability to bounce back from what seemed like a tougher Friday to bank another big haul of points. Still, the gap was cut once more. Meanwhile in third, it was a welcome return to the Sprint rostrum and a continuation of the positive form so far in India for Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as the eight-time World Champion held off Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) for P3.
It was a lightning start for Martin, who took the holeshot into Turn 1 and almost unbothered by the chasing pack. There was big dram for Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), however, as he lost buckets of time – dropping through the order due to Turn 1 contact from Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) which saw the number 10 crash out. The comeback charge, for Bezzecchi, was on.
Meanwhile, at the front, Martin had Bagnaia for company as the reigning champ was eager to latch himself onto the rear wheel of his title rival. Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team) also got a brilliant start from 5th on the grid to put himself into P3 on lap 1. It wasn’t long before he fell into the clutches of teammate Marc Marquez however as the eight-time champ put himself into the top three.
Binder was a man on a mission in the opening stages too as the South African flew his way from 13th to 5th to latch himself onto the Repsol Honda duo, who were shadowing Bagnaia’s every move.
Disaster then came for Mir after his early charge, as a mistake saw him drop it at the same slow, slow Turn 3 that had bitten teammate Marc Marquez earlier in the day. Rider ok, but chance lost on Saturday.
Martin had the bit between his teeth in the lead as he flew away from reigning Champion Bagnaia, stretching the gap to two seconds and controlling his lead to the chequered flag.
Bagnaia tried all he could to chase down the Spaniard and subsequently pulled away from the clutches of Marc Marquez to bring home crucial points in P2. Behind them, there was plenty yet to be decided.
Marquez vs Binder
With the laps ticking away, Marc Marquez had plenty on his hands as Binder was breathing down the his neck. With the chequered flag drawing nearer and nearer it felt as if it was only a matter of time before South African was going to make a move…
And yet. The number 93 dug in and said his later Sprint pace was positive, and it was certainly positive enough as he managed to hold off Binder. A good recovery from the South African, but a seriously needed return to the top three for both Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda squad.
Bezzecchi on the charge…
After it seemed all could be lost following that Turn 1 drama, Bezzecchi put together an incredible recovery after dropping down the order. With six laps to go the Italian had already pushed his way into the top 10, and by the end of his awesome scything through the field he managed to pip Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) for a top five finish. Bezzecchi also put in the fastest lap of the race on the final lap – beating his own previous best. His pace will raise eyebrows for Sunday.
Quartararo himself enjoyed a positive Indian Sprint. The Frenchman finished just 4.327s back from the victory and was under two seconds away from the top three as he brought home P6.
Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) moved well up the order to snap up 7th place ahead of Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing), with Raul Fernandez (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) taking the final point in P9.
Marini was subsequently passed unfit due to a collarbone fracture sustained in the Turn 1 crash, and to add – metaphorically speaking – insult to injury, the Italian will also have a Long Lap to serve on his return.
If Saturday’s action at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India is anything to go by, you do not want to miss any of the action on Sunday’s billing! Can Martin double up once again, or is Bezzecchi’s pace just too hot to handle? Find out at 15:30 local time (GMT +5:30)!
Comedian and actor Alonzo Bodden (left) and MotoGP Legend Randy Mamola (right) were the masters of ceremonies for the Alpinestars 60th anniversary celebration in downtown Los Angeles. Note the poster in the upper left corner, which commemorates the beginning of the company's work on inflatable rider protection. Airbags now are required protective gear at the international racing level. Photo by Michael Gougis.
by Michael Gougis
Alpinestars threw a celebration of 60 years of creating protective gear on Thursday night (September 21) in downtown Los Angeles. Held at the Bike Shed Moto Co., celebrities, representatives from the motorsports industry, and racers from a variety of racing disciplines were on hand, as was Gabriele Mazzarolo, President and CEO of Alpinestars.
On hand were a variety of noteworthy road racing bikes. From left, a Kawasaki ZX-10RR of six-time Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea, a Yamaha YZR500 in the livery of three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Wayne Rainey, and a Yamaha YZR-M1 in the livery of 2021 MotoGP World Champion Fabio Quartararo. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Founded in 1963 in Asolo, Italy by Sante Mazzarolo, the company started its motorsports journey by producing motocross and then motorcycle road racing boots. In the decades since, it has expanded its offerings to head-to-toe coverage for on-road and off-road motorcycle riding and racing, as well as protective gear for automobile racing, mountain biking and casual wear.
This picture represents 37 500cc Grand Prix race wins, three 500cc GP World Championships, six runner-up finishes in the Championship and three third-place finishes in the points at the end of the year. Wayne Rainey (left) and Randy Mamola (right) have been recognized as official MotoGP Legends for a reason. Photo by Michael Gougis.
Jake Dixon and his Inde GASGAS Aspar Team celebrate his Moto2 pole position in parc ferme in India. Photo courtesy Aspar Team.
Jake Dixon earned pole position during wet Moto2 qualifying Saturday at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India at Buddh International Circuit. Riding his Inde GASGAS Aspar Team Kalex, the British racer covered the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) course in 2:01.924 to top the field of 29 riders.
Championship point leader Pedro Acosta was second-best with a 2:01.956 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex, and Sergio Garcia claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a lap at 2:02.192 on his Pons Wegow Los40 Kalex.
Americans Joe Roberts and Sean Dylan Kelly (SDK) qualified eighth and 25th, respectively. Roberts did a 2:03.262 on his Italtrans Racing Team Kalex, and SDK recorded a 2:04.727 on his Forward Racing machine.
Jaume Masia claimed pole position during wet Moto3 qualifying at the IndianOil Grand Prix of India at Buddh International Circuit. Riding his Leopard Racing Honda, the Spaniard covered the 3.1-mile (5.0 km) course in 2:09.336, outpacing his nearest competitor by 0.727 second.
Italy’s Matteo Bertelle qualified second with a 2:10.063 on his Rivacold Snipers Team Honda, and Japan’s Ayumu Sasaki earned the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 2:10.104 on his Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna.
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These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible
to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML,
adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with
screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive
a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements,
alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
