Rossi Moor, a 15-year-old who was born in America and holds American and Hungarian citizenships, recaps winning the 2022 Northern Talent Cup Championship on the Road To MotoGP.
Watch the video on YouTube HERE.
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Video: American-Born Rossi Moor On Winning The 2022 NTC Championship
MotoE: Pons Re-Signs With LCR E-Team
MIQUEL PONS TO REMAIN WITH THE LCR E-TEAM FOR 2023
The LCR E-Team line up is confirmed: Spanish rider Miquel Pons will ride with LCR in 2023 alongside teammate Eric Granado.
The 26-year-old rider from Palma de Mallorca has achieved a total 6 podiums, one of them a Victory ( Barcelona – during his rookie season), since he joined the team in 2021 and finished 5th overall
LCR E- Team and Pons will continue their collaboration in 2023 with one goal in mind: fighting for the Title.
In 2023, MotoE will become a World Championship: with a whole new bike, more races and a new venue: Silverstone. Stay tunned for the next chapter of the all- electric class and the LCR E-Team.
Miquel Pons
“I am very excited to continue with LCR Team. This is a big family for me as this is the 3rd year in a row together. I want to thank Lucio for giving me this opportunity. This winter we’ll work very hard to arrive stronger as possible to the first test and we’ll be ready for the first race in LeMans!”
Lucio Cecchinello
“We are very happy to announce that we’ve renewed the contract with Miquel Pons for the 2023 MotoE season. We feel particularly proud because we brought Miquel from the Spanish Championship to MotoE because we believed in his potential and in fact he has proven to be a fast rider, a race winner and I still believe that he has some margin to improve and our target is to fight for the Title!”
Where To Ride In November: Track Days, Schools, And Races
The following track days, riding schools, and racing events are scheduled by organizations based in the United States and Canada during November 2022.
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11/3-4 South Florida MiniGP (SFLminiGP) Rider Development Days (sub-400cc), Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/5 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Learn To Ride Off-Road Course)
11/5 Sandy Hook Mini Moto Road Race Series (Minis), Sandy Hook Speedway, Street, MD
11/5 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/5 South Florida MiniGP (SFLminiGP) Rider Development Days (Minis), Bushnell Motorsports Park, Bushnell, FL
11/5-6 Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC
11/5-6 Evolve GT School and Track Days, NCBIKE, Garysburg, NC
11/5-6 Evolve GT School and Track Days, Polecat Training Center, Fayetteville, TN
11/5-6 Fun Track Dayz, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
11/5-6 SoCal Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/5-6 South Florida MiniGP (SFLminiGP) Series (Minis), Bushnell Motorsports Park, Bushnell, FL
11/5-6 Southern Track Days, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/5-6 Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
11/5-6 Racers Edge Track Days and Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/5-6 Track Day Winner Track Days, NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, LA
11/5-6 TrackXperience Track Days, Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort, Pahrump, NV
11/5-7 JP43 Training School, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/6 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Off-Road Challenge Course)
11/6 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
11/7 Let’s Ride Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA
11/10-11 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA
11/11 2 Wheels Track Days, Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, CA
11/11 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Private Training Day)
11/11-12 American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), City of Industry, CA
11/12 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/12-13 ASMA Series, Arroyo Seco Raceway, Deming, NM
11/12-13 Carters@thetrack Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
11/12-13 Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC
11/12-13 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Fun Camp)
11/13 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
11/13 XCEL Trackdays Track Days, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ
11/13-14 American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), City of Industry, CA
11/13-14 HART Rider Training/Motorcycle Lapping Days, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK
11/14 3:16 Trackdays/America Superbike Camp, Harris Hill Raceway, San Marcos, TX
11/15-16 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course)
11/16-17 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
11/18 Ed Bargy Advanced Riding and Racing School, Roebling Road Raceway, Bloomingdale, GA
11/19 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/19-20 California Superbike School, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
11/19-20 Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC
11/19-20 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Advanced Kids Ride and Wrench Camp)
11/19-20 SportbikeTrack Time Track Days, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC
11/19-20 Track Day Winner Track Days, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/19-20 WERA Sportsman Series Atlantic Coastal/Southeast Region, Roebling Road Raceway, Bloomingdale, GA
11/20 DRRO Track Days and Road Race School, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ
11/20 Florida Trackdays, Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL
11/20 John Long’s Longevity Racing School, Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL
11/20 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
11/21 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/21-22 California Superbike School, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
11/26 Classic Track Day, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA
11/26 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/26-27 Apex Assassins Track Days, Las Vegas Classic Course, Las Vegas, NV
11/26-27 Fastrack Riders Academy & Apex Club Track Days & School, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
11/26-27 FunTrack Dayz, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
11/26-27 N2 Track Days, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
11/26-27 Racers Edge Track Days and Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/26-27 RideSmart Motorcycle School, Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX
11/26-27 Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Talladega Gran Prix Raceway, Munford, AL
11/26-27 TrackDaz Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA
11/26-27 TrackXperience Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/26-28 Jennings GP Track Days, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/29-30 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Inde Motorsports Ranch, Willcox, AZ
11/30-12/1 JP43 Training School, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/30-12/1 Racers Edge Track Days and Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
Ducati Diavel V4 Voted “Most Beautiful Bike” At EICMA
Ducati Diavel V4 is the “Moto più bella” (Most Beautiful Bike) at EICMA 2022
The majority of the voters chose the new Ducati muscle cruiser as queen of the show
The Bologna motorcycle manufacturer wins the prestigious award for the 11th time
Extraordinary turnout of fans at the Ducati Stand at the 79th edition of EICMA to see and get pictures of the new 2023 range and the MotoGP and Superbike championship-winning bikes with Pecco Bagnaia and Alvaro Bautista
Milan, November 13, 2022 – The Ducati Diavel V4 won the title of “Moto più bella” (“Most Beautiful Motorcycle”) at EICMA 2022. Deciding the verdict was the audience of the International Bicycle, Motorcycle and Accessory Exhibition, which over the four opening days crowded the pavilions of the Fiera di Milano-Rho and voted either directly from the show or online.
The “Vota e vinci la moto più bella del Salone” contest, which has been organized since 2005 by the Italian magazine Motociclismo in cooperation with EICMA, sees this year’s eleventh win for Ducati. The Diavel V4 took first place with 36.8 percent of the votes out of the approximately 23,000 fans, including visitors to the Fair and users of the Motociclismo website, who expressed their preference.
The announcement of the Ducati Diavel V4’s victory came on Sunday, November 13, the final day of the Fair, followed by the official award ceremony at the “Motociclismo” booth. Collecting the prestigious award for the Bologna company was Andrea Amato, Chief Motorcycle Designer of the Ducati Centro Stile.
The awarding was the last act of an intense week of exhibitions and events that saw a number of visitors close to pre-pandemic numbers, a value that confirms the strong recovery of the Milanese event.
Since the opening day of the show, the public has flocked to the Ducati stand in which the Borgo Panigale company displayed the new products presented during the 2023 World Première. The new Diavel V4 represents the perfect synthesis between a maxi sport naked and a muscle cruiser. It is as powerful in design as it is effective in riding and showed the EICMA 2022 audience all its personality, winning the prestigious award.
At the heart of Ducati’s booth was the “Next Gen Freedom” Ducati Scrambler, featuring the three models Icon, Full Throttle and Nightshift. Adventure lovers could admire the new Multistrada V4 Rally and the DesertX in the new “RR22” livery, inspired by that of the Audi RS Q e-tron. Also present at the Ducati Stand were the new Panigale V4 R, the spearhead of the Bolognese supersport family with its 240.5 hp, and the new Streetfighter V2 in Storm Green livery, V4 S in Grey Nero coloring, and V4 SP2, the family’s top-of-the-line model, produced in a numbered series. Finally, the Monster SP, which completes the Ducati range, and the new Futa AXS e-Bike.
Also on display at EICMA was the V21L prototype , the bike with which the Bologna-based manufacturer will participate from next year in the FIM MotoE™ World Cup as sole supplier. For the Bologna-based company, this bike represents an exciting technological challenge to write a new, exciting chapter in Ducati’s great racing history and redefine the future of electric mobility on two wheels.
Admired by the entire EICMA audience were the two 2022 World Champion motorcycles: the DesmosediciGP on which Pecco Bagnaia won the title in Valencia and Alvaro Bautista’s Panigale V4 R, which won the World Superbike Championship with its two podiums in Mandalika. In the opening days of the show, fans flocked to photograph the two queens of motorcycling whose successes added to that won by the Diavel V4 in an unforgettable week for the Bologna-based manufacturer.
Recent Wedding: Cory West – Patricia Fernandez (Updated)
Professional racers Cory West and Patricia Fernandez were married November 12 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
West is the 2022 Bagger Racing League F/S Cup Champion, and Fernandez is the 2022 Bagger Racing League Big Twins Champion.
WorldSBK: More From Sunday’s Races At Mandalika
Bautista secures WorldSBK title despite Razgatlioglu’s Mandalika hat-trick
A 2nd place in Race 2 allowed Bautista to become the 2022 World Champion, delivering Ducati their first title since 2011
Race 2 Highlights – WorldSBK
P1 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
Razgatlioglu won three races out of three in Mandalika. He took the advantage over Bautista to claim the win with a 1.230s advantage over the newly crowned WorldSBK Champion.
He remains second in the Championship standings with 462 points.
“For me it’s been an unbelievable weekend, in a Muslim country. Three wins… This is a very good weekend for me, I’m really happy. Congratulations to Bautista and Ducati. It was a really good season because we are fighting almost every race. We lost the Championship, but I tried my best. I won three times, and this is positive for me. We have a lot of respect. We are fighting but outside the track, we are talking to him like friends. I’m very happy for him to take the Championship this year, and also for him to ride the Ducati many years later. It’s a very good day for him. I remember it for me last year. I saw Alvaro in the gold leathers and I’m looking again because it was like my suit, very similar! Congratulations again, I think today is a Ducati day.”
P2 – Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Bautista was crowned WorldSBK Champion with 533 points after his second place in Race 2.
“It’s incredible, I’m so happy. It’s a dream come true, especially after the last two years and all the difficulties. I want to say thanks to everyone who trusted me, to give me this chance to fight for good places and we got the Championship at the first time trying. Today was the first time I felt a bit nervous or stressed, but it was in Race 2 on the grid before the start. I tried to manage the emotions and when I was in first, I was making a lot of mistakes because I had too many thoughts in my head! I just preferred to say second behind Toprak, but he was very strong, so I could just follow him. So happy.”
P3 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)
Battling in front in the early stages of the race, Rea finished in third position in Race 2. He crossed the finish line 2.825s behind Razgatlioglu.
He stands in third place in the standings with 434 points.
“Sunday has been really positive. Like I said yesterday, I was quite content and satisfied with being on the podium. We were quite far from the race win. Today we were able to really close that gap. I could fight with Toprak for the Superpole Race. The rhythm was incredibly fast. So, I’m happy to be P2 there. In Race 2 today I felt something in the middle of the race. I couldn’t go, I was catching the guys at the front, and I felt like this could be good but again, last laps I just really struggled to get the best from my bike. Things were moving around a little bit. I just had to close the gap. My confidence was dropping because I was riding completely on the limit. Satisfied, as I’ve said we’ve made a good step. I want to thank my team for making a good step from yesterday.”
P4 – Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
After claiming his second podium of the season in the Tissot Superpole Race, Locatelli finished in fourth place in Race 2.
He stands in fifth place in the Championship standings.
“I’m really happy about today because in the end, after yesterday, we understood a lot. We prepared very really for Sunday. Then, this morning it was really important to try to push in the Tissot Superpole Race. But I thought I could do it, so I trusted myself and I tried to give the maximum. Then, we started again from P3, so it was important. It was a really good Race 2. We fought a lot with Alex. It was really nice. It’s a very important weekend for me and it’s been positive. Now we have the last round to try again to push. I think I want to try to get some podiums because it’s one of my favourite tracks. I have a lot of motivation to finish the season.”
P5 – Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing)
Bassani was fifth in Race 2, finishing 8.205s behind the winner.
He was crowned Best Independent rider in the Tissot Superpole Race. He stands in seventh position in the Championship standings with 230 points after Race 2.
“Finally, I won the Independent Riders’ Championship. I’m really happy. Today, we made a lot a really good steps with the bike. Yesterday, I really couldn’t ride like I wanted. But today I felt good with the bike, I could stay with the top three guys. I only want to enjoy the moment. It’s really hot here so it’s difficult to have a normal race. You have to manage yourself physically, to stay focused on the race. I felt on fire. But anyway, we finished the race, we did our job!”
P6 – Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK)
Redding finished in fifth place in both the Tissot Superpole Race and Race 2. He was the leading BMW rider.
He is eighth in the Championship standings.
“The weekend was difficult with the track conditions. It was obviously hard for us to set the bike up because the track was changing all the time. Today was better for me. In the Superpole Race, I felt good with the bike and I was able to get a good result. And in the main race this afternoon, I felt pretty good, but I went off track again, trying to make an overtake and I lost the front group. I had a strong pace at the end of the race, I was catching, I passed two or three guys. The pace was there but I made another mistake. I was angry at myself for that because the pace was enough for the fourth position today so I could have battled with them. But we keep pushing, we keep trying and are looking forward to the next race in Phillip Island.”
The the Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round will take place from the 18th to the 20th of November at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
WorldSBK Results Race 2
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.230s
3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +2.825s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +7.595s
5. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) +8.205s
6. Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +12.478s
Championship standings (after Race 2 – Round 11)
1. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) Ducati (553 points)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) Yamaha (487 points)
3. Jonathan Rea (GBR) Kawasaki (450 points)
WorldSBK Results Tissot Superpole Race
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.586s
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +1.235s
Newly crowned WorldSSP Champion Aegerter wins red-flagged Race 2
Four different manufacturers take the top 4 spots in Race 2
Race 2 Highlights – WorldSSP
P1 – Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Team)
After dropping back to ninth in the early stages of the race, the new Champion proved dominant again fighting back to claim his 16th victory of the season.
“It was a hot race. The conditions were very hot, we had 66 degrees of asphalt temperature. The humidity was really high. We tried to push really hard because today we had less pressure as we won the Championship yesterday. We went early to bed to be ready for today. The Ten Kate Racing Yamaha team did an amazing job. We tried something different this morning and they improved the bike. I hope Tuuli is ok, it’s sad he couldn’t ride until the chequered flag. We tried to go full gas and achieve this. What we had this year is amazing. We won 16 races, 18 podiums … without my team, the technical support, the family, friends and the sponsors, we couldn’t have achieved this job and won the Championship with three races to go. But we try to enjoy tonight, have a good celebration with everyone and also the team deserves this party. Then we’ll go to Phillip Island to close the WorldSSP season in a good way!”
P2 – Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph)
Manzi took second place in Race 2 claiming his fifth podium of the season.
He is fifth in the standings with 207 points.
“It was a good race because we found something this morning in the Warm Up with the team. They worked very well, and I was able to be faster than yesterday. Today the bike was better, and I could go fast and recover some positions. Then it was a very good fight with Dominique. I saw he was going alone, and it was unlucky that the race was stopped with six laps to go. But it’s ok to finish in second place.”
P3 – Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)
Oncu was third as he was promoted to a podium place following Tuuli’s crash on Lap 13.
He remains third in the Championship standings with a 38-point advantage over Bulega.
“Same as yesterday, we finish third so a double podium is always good. And in Indonesia it’s always special. I want to do my best to win, and Kenan always tells me I can. I didn’t have the tyre to win so I couldn’t make it here, but I hope I can do it in Australia. My bike is perfect, the problem is only me. I have to improve myself. We just need to focus to the next race in Australia.”
Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) finished in fourth place 3.377s behind Oncu. De Rosa’s fourth place ensured four different manufacturers were in the top four in Race 2. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was fifth followed by Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) in sixth position 0.082s down on Montella.
Second in the Championship standings, Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) finished in ninth place.
To note:
The race was red flagged with six laps to go following an incident at Turn 1 involving Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse). The Finnish rider was able to walk away but his bike was unable to be recovered and the race was red flagged.
WorldSSP Results Race 2
1. Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha)
2. Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) +0.470s
3. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +4.461s
4. Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) +7.838s
5. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +9.217s
6. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) +9.299s
Championship standings (after Race 2 – Round 11)
1. Dominique Aegerter (SUI) Yamaha (462 points)
2. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) Yamaha (359 points)
3. Can Oncu (TUR) Kawasaki (248 points)
More, from another press release issued by Dorna:
Alvaro Bautista secures 2022 WorldSBK crown
The 37 year-old rider secured the 2022 WorldSBK Riders’ Championship at Mandalika
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) fought hard during the 2022 season, resisting the charge of 2021 WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) and six-time Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK). He became WorldSBK’s 19th Champion, and the second Spanish rider to be crowned WorldSBK Champion after Carlos Checa in 2011; Checa was also Ducati’s last WorldSBK Champion.
Bautista returned to Ducati for the 2022 season after two seasons away and did so in perfect fashion, taking his first win of the season in the Tissot Superpole Race at the season-opening Aragon Round. He also left MotorLand Aragon as the title leader following his Race 2 victory. Rea was able to fight back at Assen but that lasted for just one day as Bautista extended his lead again in Race 2, with the newly-crowned Champion leading the way from Assen’s Race 2 onwards. A Race 1 crash at Donington Park dented Bautista’s lead but he bounced back in style; taking 15 podiums in the 18 races that followed including a hat-trick at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A crucial part of Bautista’s title-winning campaign was his fights with both Razgatlioglu and Rea, particularly with the 2021 Champion throughout the Estoril, Portuguese and Argentinean Rounds.
Bautista began his career in the Spanish Championship from 1995 to 2002. In 2002, he was fighting for the title until the final race. In the same year, he made his first appearance in the FIM 125cc World Championship as a wildcard. He became a 125cc Grand Prix winner in 2006 at the Spanish GP. With eighth victories claimed that season, he secured his first World Championship title. The Spanish rider then moved up to the 250cc class, claiming 28 podium places including eight victories. Bautista stepped up to the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship in 2010. During his eighth seasons in MotoGP™, he claimed three podium places and one pole position, with a fifth place as his best classification in the Championship standings in 2012. In 2019, Bautista made his WorldSBK debut with Ducati, finishing his rookie season with 16 wins, 24 podium places, 4 pole positions and 15 fastest laps as he secured second place in the Championship standings.
In 2020, he switched to Honda, racing for the Team HRC squad. Over the 2020 and 2021 seasons, he claimed three podium places for the Japanese manufacturer before returning to Ducati and the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team for the 2022 season. With 14 wins and 29 podium places, Alvaro Bautista became the 2022 WorldSBK Champion at Mandalika. Bautista becomes the ninth different rider to take a Riders’ Championship for Ducati with the Italian manufacturer securing their 15th Riders’ Championship overall. He’s the third different rider in three years to take the crown, as well as being from a third different country and on a third different bike, emphasising the competitive parity in WorldSBK.
The newly crowned WorldSBK Champion will remain with Ducati in 2023 and both will aim to continue challenging many records.
Alvaro Bautista, Aruba.It Racing – Ducati:
“It’s incredible, I’m so happy. It’s a dream come true, especially after the last two years and all the difficulties. I want to say thanks to everyone who trusted me, to give me this chance to fight for good places and we got the Championship at the first time of trying. Today was the first time I felt a bit nervous or stressed, but it was in Race 2 on the grid before the start. I tried to manage the emotions and when I was in first, I was making a lot of mistakes because I had too many thoughts in my head! I just preferred to stay second behind Toprak, but he was very strong, so I could just follow him. So happy. It’s difficult to know what to say. I’m just so happy. During the whole season, I was so happy because I had a lot of experience from the past. I tried to be the best possible rider, not make mistakes. I think our performance has been really, really high. I think I had the best performance level ever from Toprak and Jonathan. They performed at a really high level in all races. I was lucky that I made fewer mistakes than them. What’s important is also consistency. I could beat Jonathan, a six-time World Champion and Toprak, a one-time Champion, breaking all the records at all the tracks which means the level is so high. We can win with this amazing level.”
Giulio Nava, Bautista’s Crew Chief:
“We worked really hard for this; this team and Ducati. I’ve been working with Alvaro for many years and I’m super happy to be here with him, seeing him achieving these results. It means a lot. I’m very lucky to work with him. You create very a strong relationship together. We joke together. Alvaro is like my brother. It’s difficult for me to explain what it means, but it means the world to see him winning.”
Luigi Dall’Igna, Ducati Corse General Manager:
“It is a wonderful day for us. We worked a lot with Alvaro in the past and in 2019 we did a fantastic job until the middle of the season. In the end, we could not win the crown. Today, in the end, and it was a fantastic emotion. It was a special day. This is probably one of the best seasons of his life. This year, and 2006, were two really amazing seasons for him. He won the 2006 125cc World Championship and today he won WorldSBK. He’s a real fantastic rider and I’m really, really happy he could get the title today.”
Intro: 2023 BMW K1600 Grand America, In The November Issue
Featured In the November 2022 issue of Roadracing World:
“Every time I walk up to a full-sized tourer, I feel a bit overwhelmed. And the 2023 BMW K1600 Grand America defines full-sized. It has the same number of cylinders, more displacement, and weighs more than the Suzuki SV650 streetbike and the Honda CBR600RR racebike that I have in my garage—combined.
“I tend to approach big bikes like the BMW with a bit of trepidation, and I handle them with kid gloves. My inputs are gentle, and I start out by just kind of cruising around. And ridden this way, the K1600 was underwhelming. It felt vague at the bars, a bit disconnected. Gotta remember that BMW builds bikes that are designed to be ridden hard…”
“The Interconnected Getaway Machine,” by Michael Gougis
Even though it weighs 824 pounds, the BMW K1600 Grand America is stable and fast, with solid brakes and enough raw performance to that, for all its sophistication and cutting-edge interactive riding electronic features, underneath there’s a pretty decent motorcycle. Read what it’s like to live with the Grand America in the latest issue of Roadracing World!
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Video: American-Born Rossi Moor On Winning The 2022 NTC Championship
Rossi Moor, a 15-year-old who was born in America and holds American and Hungarian citizenships, recaps winning the 2022 Northern Talent Cup Championship on the Road To MotoGP.
Watch the video on YouTube HERE.
MotoE: Pons Re-Signs With LCR E-Team
MIQUEL PONS TO REMAIN WITH THE LCR E-TEAM FOR 2023
The LCR E-Team line up is confirmed: Spanish rider Miquel Pons will ride with LCR in 2023 alongside teammate Eric Granado.
The 26-year-old rider from Palma de Mallorca has achieved a total 6 podiums, one of them a Victory ( Barcelona – during his rookie season), since he joined the team in 2021 and finished 5th overall
LCR E- Team and Pons will continue their collaboration in 2023 with one goal in mind: fighting for the Title.
In 2023, MotoE will become a World Championship: with a whole new bike, more races and a new venue: Silverstone. Stay tunned for the next chapter of the all- electric class and the LCR E-Team.
Miquel Pons
“I am very excited to continue with LCR Team. This is a big family for me as this is the 3rd year in a row together. I want to thank Lucio for giving me this opportunity. This winter we’ll work very hard to arrive stronger as possible to the first test and we’ll be ready for the first race in LeMans!”
Lucio Cecchinello
“We are very happy to announce that we’ve renewed the contract with Miquel Pons for the 2023 MotoE season. We feel particularly proud because we brought Miquel from the Spanish Championship to MotoE because we believed in his potential and in fact he has proven to be a fast rider, a race winner and I still believe that he has some margin to improve and our target is to fight for the Title!”
Where To Ride In November: Track Days, Schools, And Races
The following track days, riding schools, and racing events are scheduled by organizations based in the United States and Canada during November 2022.
Motorcycle track days, riding schools, and races are posted under the Event Calendar tab on the home page of this website, or you can access the Event Calendar for November 2022 directly by clicking HERE.
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11/3-4 South Florida MiniGP (SFLminiGP) Rider Development Days (sub-400cc), Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/5 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Learn To Ride Off-Road Course)
11/5 Sandy Hook Mini Moto Road Race Series (Minis), Sandy Hook Speedway, Street, MD
11/5 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/5 South Florida MiniGP (SFLminiGP) Rider Development Days (Minis), Bushnell Motorsports Park, Bushnell, FL
11/5-6 Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC
11/5-6 Evolve GT School and Track Days, NCBIKE, Garysburg, NC
11/5-6 Evolve GT School and Track Days, Polecat Training Center, Fayetteville, TN
11/5-6 Fun Track Dayz, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
11/5-6 SoCal Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/5-6 South Florida MiniGP (SFLminiGP) Series (Minis), Bushnell Motorsports Park, Bushnell, FL
11/5-6 Southern Track Days, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/5-6 Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
11/5-6 Racers Edge Track Days and Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/5-6 Track Day Winner Track Days, NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, LA
11/5-6 TrackXperience Track Days, Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort, Pahrump, NV
11/5-7 JP43 Training School, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/6 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Off-Road Challenge Course)
11/6 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
11/7 Let’s Ride Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA
11/10-11 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA
11/11 2 Wheels Track Days, Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, CA
11/11 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Private Training Day)
11/11-12 American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), City of Industry, CA
11/12 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/12-13 ASMA Series, Arroyo Seco Raceway, Deming, NM
11/12-13 Carters@thetrack Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
11/12-13 Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC
11/12-13 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Fun Camp)
11/13 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
11/13 XCEL Trackdays Track Days, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ
11/13-14 American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), City of Industry, CA
11/13-14 HART Rider Training/Motorcycle Lapping Days, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK
11/14 3:16 Trackdays/America Superbike Camp, Harris Hill Raceway, San Marcos, TX
11/15-16 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course)
11/16-17 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
11/18 Ed Bargy Advanced Riding and Racing School, Roebling Road Raceway, Bloomingdale, GA
11/19 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/19-20 California Superbike School, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
11/19-20 Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC
11/19-20 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Advanced Kids Ride and Wrench Camp)
11/19-20 SportbikeTrack Time Track Days, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC
11/19-20 Track Day Winner Track Days, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/19-20 WERA Sportsman Series Atlantic Coastal/Southeast Region, Roebling Road Raceway, Bloomingdale, GA
11/20 DRRO Track Days and Road Race School, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ
11/20 Florida Trackdays, Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL
11/20 John Long’s Longevity Racing School, Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL
11/20 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA
11/21 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/21-22 California Superbike School, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
11/26 Classic Track Day, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA
11/26 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA
11/26-27 Apex Assassins Track Days, Las Vegas Classic Course, Las Vegas, NV
11/26-27 Fastrack Riders Academy & Apex Club Track Days & School, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
11/26-27 FunTrack Dayz, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA
11/26-27 N2 Track Days, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
11/26-27 Racers Edge Track Days and Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/26-27 RideSmart Motorcycle School, Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX
11/26-27 Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Talladega Gran Prix Raceway, Munford, AL
11/26-27 TrackDaz Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA
11/26-27 TrackXperience Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/26-28 Jennings GP Track Days, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL
11/29-30 Yamaha Champions Riding School, Inde Motorsports Ranch, Willcox, AZ
11/30-12/1 JP43 Training School, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
11/30-12/1 Racers Edge Track Days and Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
Ducati Diavel V4 Voted “Most Beautiful Bike” At EICMA
Ducati Diavel V4 is the “Moto più bella” (Most Beautiful Bike) at EICMA 2022
The majority of the voters chose the new Ducati muscle cruiser as queen of the show
The Bologna motorcycle manufacturer wins the prestigious award for the 11th time
Extraordinary turnout of fans at the Ducati Stand at the 79th edition of EICMA to see and get pictures of the new 2023 range and the MotoGP and Superbike championship-winning bikes with Pecco Bagnaia and Alvaro Bautista
Milan, November 13, 2022 – The Ducati Diavel V4 won the title of “Moto più bella” (“Most Beautiful Motorcycle”) at EICMA 2022. Deciding the verdict was the audience of the International Bicycle, Motorcycle and Accessory Exhibition, which over the four opening days crowded the pavilions of the Fiera di Milano-Rho and voted either directly from the show or online.
The “Vota e vinci la moto più bella del Salone” contest, which has been organized since 2005 by the Italian magazine Motociclismo in cooperation with EICMA, sees this year’s eleventh win for Ducati. The Diavel V4 took first place with 36.8 percent of the votes out of the approximately 23,000 fans, including visitors to the Fair and users of the Motociclismo website, who expressed their preference.
The announcement of the Ducati Diavel V4’s victory came on Sunday, November 13, the final day of the Fair, followed by the official award ceremony at the “Motociclismo” booth. Collecting the prestigious award for the Bologna company was Andrea Amato, Chief Motorcycle Designer of the Ducati Centro Stile.
The awarding was the last act of an intense week of exhibitions and events that saw a number of visitors close to pre-pandemic numbers, a value that confirms the strong recovery of the Milanese event.
Since the opening day of the show, the public has flocked to the Ducati stand in which the Borgo Panigale company displayed the new products presented during the 2023 World Première. The new Diavel V4 represents the perfect synthesis between a maxi sport naked and a muscle cruiser. It is as powerful in design as it is effective in riding and showed the EICMA 2022 audience all its personality, winning the prestigious award.
At the heart of Ducati’s booth was the “Next Gen Freedom” Ducati Scrambler, featuring the three models Icon, Full Throttle and Nightshift. Adventure lovers could admire the new Multistrada V4 Rally and the DesertX in the new “RR22” livery, inspired by that of the Audi RS Q e-tron. Also present at the Ducati Stand were the new Panigale V4 R, the spearhead of the Bolognese supersport family with its 240.5 hp, and the new Streetfighter V2 in Storm Green livery, V4 S in Grey Nero coloring, and V4 SP2, the family’s top-of-the-line model, produced in a numbered series. Finally, the Monster SP, which completes the Ducati range, and the new Futa AXS e-Bike.
Also on display at EICMA was the V21L prototype , the bike with which the Bologna-based manufacturer will participate from next year in the FIM MotoE™ World Cup as sole supplier. For the Bologna-based company, this bike represents an exciting technological challenge to write a new, exciting chapter in Ducati’s great racing history and redefine the future of electric mobility on two wheels.
Admired by the entire EICMA audience were the two 2022 World Champion motorcycles: the DesmosediciGP on which Pecco Bagnaia won the title in Valencia and Alvaro Bautista’s Panigale V4 R, which won the World Superbike Championship with its two podiums in Mandalika. In the opening days of the show, fans flocked to photograph the two queens of motorcycling whose successes added to that won by the Diavel V4 in an unforgettable week for the Bologna-based manufacturer.
Recent Wedding: Cory West – Patricia Fernandez (Updated)
Professional racers Cory West and Patricia Fernandez were married November 12 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
West is the 2022 Bagger Racing League F/S Cup Champion, and Fernandez is the 2022 Bagger Racing League Big Twins Champion.
WorldSBK: More From Sunday’s Races At Mandalika
Bautista secures WorldSBK title despite Razgatlioglu’s Mandalika hat-trick
A 2nd place in Race 2 allowed Bautista to become the 2022 World Champion, delivering Ducati their first title since 2011
Race 2 Highlights – WorldSBK
P1 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
Razgatlioglu won three races out of three in Mandalika. He took the advantage over Bautista to claim the win with a 1.230s advantage over the newly crowned WorldSBK Champion.
He remains second in the Championship standings with 462 points.
“For me it’s been an unbelievable weekend, in a Muslim country. Three wins… This is a very good weekend for me, I’m really happy. Congratulations to Bautista and Ducati. It was a really good season because we are fighting almost every race. We lost the Championship, but I tried my best. I won three times, and this is positive for me. We have a lot of respect. We are fighting but outside the track, we are talking to him like friends. I’m very happy for him to take the Championship this year, and also for him to ride the Ducati many years later. It’s a very good day for him. I remember it for me last year. I saw Alvaro in the gold leathers and I’m looking again because it was like my suit, very similar! Congratulations again, I think today is a Ducati day.”
P2 – Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
Bautista was crowned WorldSBK Champion with 533 points after his second place in Race 2.
“It’s incredible, I’m so happy. It’s a dream come true, especially after the last two years and all the difficulties. I want to say thanks to everyone who trusted me, to give me this chance to fight for good places and we got the Championship at the first time trying. Today was the first time I felt a bit nervous or stressed, but it was in Race 2 on the grid before the start. I tried to manage the emotions and when I was in first, I was making a lot of mistakes because I had too many thoughts in my head! I just preferred to say second behind Toprak, but he was very strong, so I could just follow him. So happy.”
P3 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)
Battling in front in the early stages of the race, Rea finished in third position in Race 2. He crossed the finish line 2.825s behind Razgatlioglu.
He stands in third place in the standings with 434 points.
“Sunday has been really positive. Like I said yesterday, I was quite content and satisfied with being on the podium. We were quite far from the race win. Today we were able to really close that gap. I could fight with Toprak for the Superpole Race. The rhythm was incredibly fast. So, I’m happy to be P2 there. In Race 2 today I felt something in the middle of the race. I couldn’t go, I was catching the guys at the front, and I felt like this could be good but again, last laps I just really struggled to get the best from my bike. Things were moving around a little bit. I just had to close the gap. My confidence was dropping because I was riding completely on the limit. Satisfied, as I’ve said we’ve made a good step. I want to thank my team for making a good step from yesterday.”
P4 – Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
After claiming his second podium of the season in the Tissot Superpole Race, Locatelli finished in fourth place in Race 2.
He stands in fifth place in the Championship standings.
“I’m really happy about today because in the end, after yesterday, we understood a lot. We prepared very really for Sunday. Then, this morning it was really important to try to push in the Tissot Superpole Race. But I thought I could do it, so I trusted myself and I tried to give the maximum. Then, we started again from P3, so it was important. It was a really good Race 2. We fought a lot with Alex. It was really nice. It’s a very important weekend for me and it’s been positive. Now we have the last round to try again to push. I think I want to try to get some podiums because it’s one of my favourite tracks. I have a lot of motivation to finish the season.”
P5 – Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing)
Bassani was fifth in Race 2, finishing 8.205s behind the winner.
He was crowned Best Independent rider in the Tissot Superpole Race. He stands in seventh position in the Championship standings with 230 points after Race 2.
“Finally, I won the Independent Riders’ Championship. I’m really happy. Today, we made a lot a really good steps with the bike. Yesterday, I really couldn’t ride like I wanted. But today I felt good with the bike, I could stay with the top three guys. I only want to enjoy the moment. It’s really hot here so it’s difficult to have a normal race. You have to manage yourself physically, to stay focused on the race. I felt on fire. But anyway, we finished the race, we did our job!”
P6 – Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK)
Redding finished in fifth place in both the Tissot Superpole Race and Race 2. He was the leading BMW rider.
He is eighth in the Championship standings.
“The weekend was difficult with the track conditions. It was obviously hard for us to set the bike up because the track was changing all the time. Today was better for me. In the Superpole Race, I felt good with the bike and I was able to get a good result. And in the main race this afternoon, I felt pretty good, but I went off track again, trying to make an overtake and I lost the front group. I had a strong pace at the end of the race, I was catching, I passed two or three guys. The pace was there but I made another mistake. I was angry at myself for that because the pace was enough for the fourth position today so I could have battled with them. But we keep pushing, we keep trying and are looking forward to the next race in Phillip Island.”
The the Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round will take place from the 18th to the 20th of November at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
WorldSBK Results Race 2
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
2. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.230s
3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +2.825s
4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +7.595s
5. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) +8.205s
6. Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +12.478s
Championship standings (after Race 2 – Round 11)
1. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) Ducati (553 points)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) Yamaha (487 points)
3. Jonathan Rea (GBR) Kawasaki (450 points)
WorldSBK Results Tissot Superpole Race
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK)
2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.586s
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +1.235s
Newly crowned WorldSSP Champion Aegerter wins red-flagged Race 2
Four different manufacturers take the top 4 spots in Race 2
Race 2 Highlights – WorldSSP
P1 – Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Team)
After dropping back to ninth in the early stages of the race, the new Champion proved dominant again fighting back to claim his 16th victory of the season.
“It was a hot race. The conditions were very hot, we had 66 degrees of asphalt temperature. The humidity was really high. We tried to push really hard because today we had less pressure as we won the Championship yesterday. We went early to bed to be ready for today. The Ten Kate Racing Yamaha team did an amazing job. We tried something different this morning and they improved the bike. I hope Tuuli is ok, it’s sad he couldn’t ride until the chequered flag. We tried to go full gas and achieve this. What we had this year is amazing. We won 16 races, 18 podiums … without my team, the technical support, the family, friends and the sponsors, we couldn’t have achieved this job and won the Championship with three races to go. But we try to enjoy tonight, have a good celebration with everyone and also the team deserves this party. Then we’ll go to Phillip Island to close the WorldSSP season in a good way!”
P2 – Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph)
Manzi took second place in Race 2 claiming his fifth podium of the season.
He is fifth in the standings with 207 points.
“It was a good race because we found something this morning in the Warm Up with the team. They worked very well, and I was able to be faster than yesterday. Today the bike was better, and I could go fast and recover some positions. Then it was a very good fight with Dominique. I saw he was going alone, and it was unlucky that the race was stopped with six laps to go. But it’s ok to finish in second place.”
P3 – Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)
Oncu was third as he was promoted to a podium place following Tuuli’s crash on Lap 13.
He remains third in the Championship standings with a 38-point advantage over Bulega.
“Same as yesterday, we finish third so a double podium is always good. And in Indonesia it’s always special. I want to do my best to win, and Kenan always tells me I can. I didn’t have the tyre to win so I couldn’t make it here, but I hope I can do it in Australia. My bike is perfect, the problem is only me. I have to improve myself. We just need to focus to the next race in Australia.”
Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) finished in fourth place 3.377s behind Oncu. De Rosa’s fourth place ensured four different manufacturers were in the top four in Race 2. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was fifth followed by Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) in sixth position 0.082s down on Montella.
Second in the Championship standings, Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) finished in ninth place.
To note:
The race was red flagged with six laps to go following an incident at Turn 1 involving Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse). The Finnish rider was able to walk away but his bike was unable to be recovered and the race was red flagged.
WorldSSP Results Race 2
1. Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha)
2. Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) +0.470s
3. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +4.461s
4. Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) +7.838s
5. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +9.217s
6. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) +9.299s
Championship standings (after Race 2 – Round 11)
1. Dominique Aegerter (SUI) Yamaha (462 points)
2. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA) Yamaha (359 points)
3. Can Oncu (TUR) Kawasaki (248 points)
More, from another press release issued by Dorna:
Alvaro Bautista secures 2022 WorldSBK crown
The 37 year-old rider secured the 2022 WorldSBK Riders’ Championship at Mandalika
Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.It Racing – Ducati) fought hard during the 2022 season, resisting the charge of 2021 WorldSBK Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) and six-time Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK). He became WorldSBK’s 19th Champion, and the second Spanish rider to be crowned WorldSBK Champion after Carlos Checa in 2011; Checa was also Ducati’s last WorldSBK Champion.
Bautista returned to Ducati for the 2022 season after two seasons away and did so in perfect fashion, taking his first win of the season in the Tissot Superpole Race at the season-opening Aragon Round. He also left MotorLand Aragon as the title leader following his Race 2 victory. Rea was able to fight back at Assen but that lasted for just one day as Bautista extended his lead again in Race 2, with the newly-crowned Champion leading the way from Assen’s Race 2 onwards. A Race 1 crash at Donington Park dented Bautista’s lead but he bounced back in style; taking 15 podiums in the 18 races that followed including a hat-trick at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A crucial part of Bautista’s title-winning campaign was his fights with both Razgatlioglu and Rea, particularly with the 2021 Champion throughout the Estoril, Portuguese and Argentinean Rounds.
Bautista began his career in the Spanish Championship from 1995 to 2002. In 2002, he was fighting for the title until the final race. In the same year, he made his first appearance in the FIM 125cc World Championship as a wildcard. He became a 125cc Grand Prix winner in 2006 at the Spanish GP. With eighth victories claimed that season, he secured his first World Championship title. The Spanish rider then moved up to the 250cc class, claiming 28 podium places including eight victories. Bautista stepped up to the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship in 2010. During his eighth seasons in MotoGP™, he claimed three podium places and one pole position, with a fifth place as his best classification in the Championship standings in 2012. In 2019, Bautista made his WorldSBK debut with Ducati, finishing his rookie season with 16 wins, 24 podium places, 4 pole positions and 15 fastest laps as he secured second place in the Championship standings.
In 2020, he switched to Honda, racing for the Team HRC squad. Over the 2020 and 2021 seasons, he claimed three podium places for the Japanese manufacturer before returning to Ducati and the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team for the 2022 season. With 14 wins and 29 podium places, Alvaro Bautista became the 2022 WorldSBK Champion at Mandalika. Bautista becomes the ninth different rider to take a Riders’ Championship for Ducati with the Italian manufacturer securing their 15th Riders’ Championship overall. He’s the third different rider in three years to take the crown, as well as being from a third different country and on a third different bike, emphasising the competitive parity in WorldSBK.
The newly crowned WorldSBK Champion will remain with Ducati in 2023 and both will aim to continue challenging many records.
Alvaro Bautista, Aruba.It Racing – Ducati:
“It’s incredible, I’m so happy. It’s a dream come true, especially after the last two years and all the difficulties. I want to say thanks to everyone who trusted me, to give me this chance to fight for good places and we got the Championship at the first time of trying. Today was the first time I felt a bit nervous or stressed, but it was in Race 2 on the grid before the start. I tried to manage the emotions and when I was in first, I was making a lot of mistakes because I had too many thoughts in my head! I just preferred to stay second behind Toprak, but he was very strong, so I could just follow him. So happy. It’s difficult to know what to say. I’m just so happy. During the whole season, I was so happy because I had a lot of experience from the past. I tried to be the best possible rider, not make mistakes. I think our performance has been really, really high. I think I had the best performance level ever from Toprak and Jonathan. They performed at a really high level in all races. I was lucky that I made fewer mistakes than them. What’s important is also consistency. I could beat Jonathan, a six-time World Champion and Toprak, a one-time Champion, breaking all the records at all the tracks which means the level is so high. We can win with this amazing level.”
Giulio Nava, Bautista’s Crew Chief:
“We worked really hard for this; this team and Ducati. I’ve been working with Alvaro for many years and I’m super happy to be here with him, seeing him achieving these results. It means a lot. I’m very lucky to work with him. You create very a strong relationship together. We joke together. Alvaro is like my brother. It’s difficult for me to explain what it means, but it means the world to see him winning.”
Luigi Dall’Igna, Ducati Corse General Manager:
“It is a wonderful day for us. We worked a lot with Alvaro in the past and in 2019 we did a fantastic job until the middle of the season. In the end, we could not win the crown. Today, in the end, and it was a fantastic emotion. It was a special day. This is probably one of the best seasons of his life. This year, and 2006, were two really amazing seasons for him. He won the 2006 125cc World Championship and today he won WorldSBK. He’s a real fantastic rider and I’m really, really happy he could get the title today.”
WorldSBK: Race Two Results From Mandlika
World Supersport: Race Two Results From Mandalika
WorldSBK: Superpole Race Results From Mandalika
Intro: 2023 BMW K1600 Grand America, In The November Issue
Featured In the November 2022 issue of Roadracing World:
“Every time I walk up to a full-sized tourer, I feel a bit overwhelmed. And the 2023 BMW K1600 Grand America defines full-sized. It has the same number of cylinders, more displacement, and weighs more than the Suzuki SV650 streetbike and the Honda CBR600RR racebike that I have in my garage—combined.
“I tend to approach big bikes like the BMW with a bit of trepidation, and I handle them with kid gloves. My inputs are gentle, and I start out by just kind of cruising around. And ridden this way, the K1600 was underwhelming. It felt vague at the bars, a bit disconnected. Gotta remember that BMW builds bikes that are designed to be ridden hard…”
“The Interconnected Getaway Machine,” by Michael Gougis
Even though it weighs 824 pounds, the BMW K1600 Grand America is stable and fast, with solid brakes and enough raw performance to that, for all its sophistication and cutting-edge interactive riding electronic features, underneath there’s a pretty decent motorcycle. Read what it’s like to live with the Grand America in the latest issue of Roadracing World!
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