Mikayla Moore, age 19, won MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Race One Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Defending Champion Kayleigh Buyck finished a distant second, and Sonya Lloyd took a lonely third.
Aubrey Credaroli, the third-fastest qualifier, crashed out while running third in the race.
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Local hero Andy DiBrino took pole position during MotoAmerica Roland Sands Design (RSD) Mission Super Hooligan qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Riding his DiBrino Racing KTM 890 Duke R, DiBrino led the 25-rider field with a 1:45.497.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara was second-quickest with a 1:45.906 on his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian FTR 1200.
O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams earned the third and final spot on the third row of the grid with a 1:46.391.
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Josh Herrin earned his second pole position of the year in MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Herrin pushed at the end of the session to record a 1:39.863 and then crashed his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R. Herrin was uninjured in the fall, but it may force him to switch to his spare Superbike for Race One Saturday afternoon.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne was second-best with a 1:40.278 on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha.
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Cameron Beaubier claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:40.308 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Row-two starters include Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen (1:40.383), Beaubier’s teammate Corey Alexander (1:40.507), and Richie Escalante (1:40.892) on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
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Xavi Fores took pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Saturday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Spaniard turned a lap time of 1:43.406, which was 1.2 seconds faster than he went Friday on the 2.5-mile road course.
Tyler Scott was the best of the rest with a 1:44.141 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, and Scott’s teammate Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:44.174.
Row two starters include Disrupt Racing Suzuki’s Jake Lewis (1:44.256), Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes (1:44.392), and Andy DiBrino (1:44.645) on his brand new MV Agusta F3 RR 800cc triple.
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Rocco Landers claimed pole position during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Riding his Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660, Landers led Qualifying Two (Q2) with a lap time of 1:46.683 but the 1:46.546 he did on Friday stood up as the fastest qualifying time overall.
Dominic Doyle could only manage a time of 1:48.293 in the chilly conditions on Saturday morning, but the 1:46.998 he did on his Team Iso Yamaha YZF-R7 on Friday was good enough for the second spot on the grid.
Rodio Racing Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia rider Gus Rodio improved from 1:49.064 on Friday to 1:47.562 on Saturday, earning the third and final spot on the front row.
Twins Cup Q2 featured several crashes and two red flags, including one for the crash of Darren James, who was transported to a local hospital with a leg injury, according to MotoAmerica officials.
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Mikayla Moore didn’t go faster in MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at chilly Ridge Motorsports Park, but the 19-year-old’s lap time from Friday (2:08.170) was good enough to secure pole position for both of this weekend’s races.
Defending Champion Kayleigh Buyck’s time from Friday (2:09.974) also held up as second-best in the combined qualifying results.
In spite of the 57-degree temperature Saturday morning, Aubrey Credaroli improved her lap time from 2:11.294 to 2:10.517, but she was unable to improve on her qualifying position, third.
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Matteo Ferrari made it a two-for-two performance by winning MotoE World Championship Race Two Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.
Riding his Felo Gresini Ducati electric racebike, the Italian won the seven-lap race by just 0.078 second over Openbank Aspar Team’s Jordi Torres.
HP Pons Los40 rider Mattia Casadei finished third.
MotoE R2
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Race 2: Ferrari fends off Torres to complete fabulous double at Assen
The Italian rides the wave all the way into summer break, now just eight points off Torres in the standings
After a Race 1 that went almost to the wire, Race 2 most definitely did for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship at the TT Circuit Assen. But once again, Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) just couldn’t quite get the better of Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™). The Italian completed the double in style to move within eight points of Torres as the Spaniard was forced to settle for second, with Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) slicing through from P10 to complete the rostrum.
Torres took the holeshot, with Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) slotting into second initially and Ferrari third, and the trio were separated by absolutely nothing as Casadei got to work behind moving up into fourth. Also on the move was Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™ Team) as he got his elbows out to get into the fight for fifth, taking on Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) and Kevin Zannoni (Ongetta SIC59 Squadra Corse).
There was then drama at the front as Granado tagged the back of Ferrari, the Brazilian staying on and not losing the position but losing some time as the duel ahead then pulled a gap. And that gap stayed there as the race became a two-rider showdown for the win.
What would turn out to be the winning overtake came with four to go as Ferrari pulled an absolute stunner to sweep around Torres and into the lead at Hoge Heide, with the Spaniard then left with the same challenge as Race 1: stay with him. This time around, that he did… on the final lap getting to within possible striking distance. But not without some serious risk, and Torres instead made it a straight shot towards the line, just losing out by 0.078 – and taking those valuable 20 points as Ferrari once again proved impeccably quick with his third win of the year.
Casadei also most definitely impressed, up seven positions from his grid slot and completing the podium. Mantovani suffered a late crash out of podium contention, and Granado took fourth one place ahead of teammate Miquel Pons.
Pons managed to pip Zannoni by the flag, with Alessandro Zaccone (Tech 3 E-Racing) taking P7. Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) took eighth ahead of a tough finish for Krummenacher, with Kevin Manfredi (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) beating Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) to the final place in the top ten.
That’s a wrap on the first half of the season… and it’s next stop the British GP as the electric field take on Silverstone for the very first time. Torres heads the table by only eight points now… so make sure to come back for more!
Alonso Lopez claimed pole position during Moto2 qualifying Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his Beta Tools Speed Up Boscoscuro, Lopez turned a 1:36.247 to lead the field of 28 riders.
Lopez outpaced Brit Jake Dixon, who did a second-best 1:36.256 on his Inde GASGAS Aspar Team Kalex, and Japanese star Ai Ogura, who did a third-fastest 1:36.301 on his Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex.
Americans Joe Roberts (1:37.045) and Sean Dylan Kelly (1:37.517) qualified 14th and 22nd, respectively.
Moto2 Combined Qual
David Munoz broke the All-Time Lap Record and earned pole position during Moto3 qualifying Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.
Riding his BOE Motorsports KTM, the Spaniard lapped the Dutch circuit in 1:41.181, breaking John McPhee’s record of 1:41.190 from 2022.
Moto3 Combined Qual
Matteo Ferrari won FIM MotoE World Championship Race One Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his Felo Gresini Ducati electric racebike, the Italian won the seven-lap race by 0.676 second over Openbank Aspar Team’s Jordi Torres. Dynavolt Intact GP’s Randy Krummenacher was a close third.
MotoE R1
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Race 1: Ferrari outpaces Torres as Krummenacher homes in
The Italian puts in an impressive first race to escape the Championship leader, with Torres just able to hold off Krummenacher
Saturday, 24 June 2023
Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) is back on a roll. The Italian took the lead early on in Race 1 at the TT Circuit Assen and then pushed at the front to hold off points leader Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team), with Torres then left to contend with a charging Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™). But the Spaniard was able to just stay ahead, taking another valuable 20 points as Ferrari cut the gap to just 13.
Torres took the holeshot but Ferrari didn’t wait long to attack, slicing through early on Lap 1. From there Torres had his hands full to try and stick with him, and initially he did as the two started to pull away.
The fight for third was Krummenacher vs Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) vs Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) early on, with Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™ Team) then able to join the party. With the chopping and changing, Ferrari and Torres were able to eke out a lead, and then Ferrari put the hammer down at the front even further.
Able to pull out just under a second, the Italian then kept it pitch perfect to the flag to take another convincing win. In the fight for second, Krummenacher, free of the fight behind, began to home in on Torres. The Swiss rider got close but it wasn’t quite close enough to mount a last lap attack, so the Spaniard takes those valuable 20 points – and Krummenacher nevertheless impresses with another rookie podium.
Casadei held onto fourth as the fight for fifth became a duel, with Mantovani able to fend off Granado. A huge group battle behind decid seventh, and that just went the way of Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™), who pipped Tito Rabat (Prettl Pramac MotoE™) at the line.
Mikayla Moore, age 19, won MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Race One Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Defending Champion Kayleigh Buyck finished a distant second, and Sonya Lloyd took a lonely third.
Aubrey Credaroli, the third-fastest qualifier, crashed out while running third in the race.
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Local hero Andy DiBrino took pole position during MotoAmerica Roland Sands Design (RSD) Mission Super Hooligan qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Riding his DiBrino Racing KTM 890 Duke R, DiBrino led the 25-rider field with a 1:45.497.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara was second-quickest with a 1:45.906 on his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian FTR 1200.
O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams earned the third and final spot on the third row of the grid with a 1:46.391.
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Josh Herrin earned his second pole position of the year in MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Herrin pushed at the end of the session to record a 1:39.863 and then crashed his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R. Herrin was uninjured in the fall, but it may force him to switch to his spare Superbike for Race One Saturday afternoon.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne was second-best with a 1:40.278 on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha.
Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Cameron Beaubier claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:40.308 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Row-two starters include Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen (1:40.383), Beaubier’s teammate Corey Alexander (1:40.507), and Richie Escalante (1:40.892) on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.
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Xavi Fores took pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Saturday morning at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2, the Spaniard turned a lap time of 1:43.406, which was 1.2 seconds faster than he went Friday on the 2.5-mile road course.
Tyler Scott was the best of the rest with a 1:44.141 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, and Scott’s teammate Teagg Hobbs earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:44.174.
Row two starters include Disrupt Racing Suzuki’s Jake Lewis (1:44.256), Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha’s Josh Hayes (1:44.392), and Andy DiBrino (1:44.645) on his brand new MV Agusta F3 RR 800cc triple.
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Rocco Landers claimed pole position during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup qualifying Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Riding his Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660, Landers led Qualifying Two (Q2) with a lap time of 1:46.683 but the 1:46.546 he did on Friday stood up as the fastest qualifying time overall.
Dominic Doyle could only manage a time of 1:48.293 in the chilly conditions on Saturday morning, but the 1:46.998 he did on his Team Iso Yamaha YZF-R7 on Friday was good enough for the second spot on the grid.
Rodio Racing Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia rider Gus Rodio improved from 1:49.064 on Friday to 1:47.562 on Saturday, earning the third and final spot on the front row.
Twins Cup Q2 featured several crashes and two red flags, including one for the crash of Darren James, who was transported to a local hospital with a leg injury, according to MotoAmerica officials.
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Mikayla Moore didn’t go faster in MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at chilly Ridge Motorsports Park, but the 19-year-old’s lap time from Friday (2:08.170) was good enough to secure pole position for both of this weekend’s races.
Defending Champion Kayleigh Buyck’s time from Friday (2:09.974) also held up as second-best in the combined qualifying results.
In spite of the 57-degree temperature Saturday morning, Aubrey Credaroli improved her lap time from 2:11.294 to 2:10.517, but she was unable to improve on her qualifying position, third.
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Matteo Ferrari made it a two-for-two performance by winning MotoE World Championship Race Two Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.
Riding his Felo Gresini Ducati electric racebike, the Italian won the seven-lap race by just 0.078 second over Openbank Aspar Team’s Jordi Torres.
HP Pons Los40 rider Mattia Casadei finished third.
MotoE R2
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Race 2: Ferrari fends off Torres to complete fabulous double at Assen
The Italian rides the wave all the way into summer break, now just eight points off Torres in the standings
After a Race 1 that went almost to the wire, Race 2 most definitely did for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship at the TT Circuit Assen. But once again, Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) just couldn’t quite get the better of Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™). The Italian completed the double in style to move within eight points of Torres as the Spaniard was forced to settle for second, with Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) slicing through from P10 to complete the rostrum.
Torres took the holeshot, with Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) slotting into second initially and Ferrari third, and the trio were separated by absolutely nothing as Casadei got to work behind moving up into fourth. Also on the move was Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™ Team) as he got his elbows out to get into the fight for fifth, taking on Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) and Kevin Zannoni (Ongetta SIC59 Squadra Corse).
There was then drama at the front as Granado tagged the back of Ferrari, the Brazilian staying on and not losing the position but losing some time as the duel ahead then pulled a gap. And that gap stayed there as the race became a two-rider showdown for the win.
What would turn out to be the winning overtake came with four to go as Ferrari pulled an absolute stunner to sweep around Torres and into the lead at Hoge Heide, with the Spaniard then left with the same challenge as Race 1: stay with him. This time around, that he did… on the final lap getting to within possible striking distance. But not without some serious risk, and Torres instead made it a straight shot towards the line, just losing out by 0.078 – and taking those valuable 20 points as Ferrari once again proved impeccably quick with his third win of the year.
Casadei also most definitely impressed, up seven positions from his grid slot and completing the podium. Mantovani suffered a late crash out of podium contention, and Granado took fourth one place ahead of teammate Miquel Pons.
Pons managed to pip Zannoni by the flag, with Alessandro Zaccone (Tech 3 E-Racing) taking P7. Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) took eighth ahead of a tough finish for Krummenacher, with Kevin Manfredi (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) beating Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) to the final place in the top ten.
That’s a wrap on the first half of the season… and it’s next stop the British GP as the electric field take on Silverstone for the very first time. Torres heads the table by only eight points now… so make sure to come back for more!
Alonso Lopez claimed pole position during Moto2 qualifying Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his Beta Tools Speed Up Boscoscuro, Lopez turned a 1:36.247 to lead the field of 28 riders.
Lopez outpaced Brit Jake Dixon, who did a second-best 1:36.256 on his Inde GASGAS Aspar Team Kalex, and Japanese star Ai Ogura, who did a third-fastest 1:36.301 on his Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Kalex.
Americans Joe Roberts (1:37.045) and Sean Dylan Kelly (1:37.517) qualified 14th and 22nd, respectively.
Moto2 Combined Qual
David Munoz broke the All-Time Lap Record and earned pole position during Moto3 qualifying Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.
Riding his BOE Motorsports KTM, the Spaniard lapped the Dutch circuit in 1:41.181, breaking John McPhee’s record of 1:41.190 from 2022.
Moto3 Combined Qual
Matteo Ferrari won FIM MotoE World Championship Race One Saturday at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his Felo Gresini Ducati electric racebike, the Italian won the seven-lap race by 0.676 second over Openbank Aspar Team’s Jordi Torres. Dynavolt Intact GP’s Randy Krummenacher was a close third.
MotoE R1
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Race 1: Ferrari outpaces Torres as Krummenacher homes in
The Italian puts in an impressive first race to escape the Championship leader, with Torres just able to hold off Krummenacher
Saturday, 24 June 2023
Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) is back on a roll. The Italian took the lead early on in Race 1 at the TT Circuit Assen and then pushed at the front to hold off points leader Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team), with Torres then left to contend with a charging Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™). But the Spaniard was able to just stay ahead, taking another valuable 20 points as Ferrari cut the gap to just 13.
Torres took the holeshot but Ferrari didn’t wait long to attack, slicing through early on Lap 1. From there Torres had his hands full to try and stick with him, and initially he did as the two started to pull away.
The fight for third was Krummenacher vs Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) vs Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) early on, with Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™ Team) then able to join the party. With the chopping and changing, Ferrari and Torres were able to eke out a lead, and then Ferrari put the hammer down at the front even further.
Able to pull out just under a second, the Italian then kept it pitch perfect to the flag to take another convincing win. In the fight for second, Krummenacher, free of the fight behind, began to home in on Torres. The Swiss rider got close but it wasn’t quite close enough to mount a last lap attack, so the Spaniard takes those valuable 20 points – and Krummenacher nevertheless impresses with another rookie podium.
Casadei held onto fourth as the fight for fifth became a duel, with Mantovani able to fend off Granado. A huge group battle behind decid seventh, and that just went the way of Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™), who pipped Tito Rabat (Prettl Pramac MotoE™) at the line.
