Turkish racer Deniz Oncu won the Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in eastern Germany.
Oncu, riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo machine, edged out Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna rider Ayumu Sasaki by just 0.095 second.
Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Daniel Holgado was a distant third.
Moto3 Race
DANI PEDROSA TO RETURN TO THE 2023 MOTOGP GRID WITH WILDCARD OUTING AT MISANO
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team will again welcome the #26 KTM RC16 into play. MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa will follow-up his popular wildcard appearance and 7th place finish in Jerez, Spain earlier this season with another race start at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini from 8-10 September.
The 37-year-old test rider, former world champion and owner of 31 MotoGP victories and 112 podiums showed his class and enduring competitiveness by setting the fastest lap after Practice 1 (then top three on combined times at the end of the day) at Jerez for the Gran Premio MotoGP™ Guru by Gryfyn de España at the end of April. Pedrosa then used the newest configuration of the RC16 to ride to a very creditable 7th in the 24-lap race.
The Spaniard will join Brad Binder and Jack Miller at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli for the twelfth Grand Prix of the season this summer. The run will represent his third competitive outing on the RC16 since retirement at the end of 2018. As well as his 7th in Jerez, Pedrosa also captured 10th at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Dani’s weekend at Misano will be followed by the second and final official mid-season IRTA test at the venue on Monday. He has previously celebrated four podiums and two victories in San Marino.
Herfoss Triumphs For Second Round Win On The Bounce In Season 2023
The weekend of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship at the betr Darwin Triple Crown alongside the Repco Supercars Championship has been chock-o-block full of action, both on and off the track.
The championship has taken on a completely different complexion with three rounds and six races to run as after the early season domination of Josh Waters (McMartin Racing), Troy Herfoss and his Penrite Honda has closed the gap up dramatically. After two wins and a second place, Herfoss has taken a massive bite out of the lead of Waters to take the round win and move to within eight points of the championship leader heading to round five at Morgan Park Raceway (QLD) next month.
The achievement has certainly put events from two years ago well behind the two-time Australian Superbike Champion as Herfoss climbed the winner’s dais in two races to make it two-round wins each for himself and Waters.
The drama for the second race this morning started yesterday afternoon when the team of Waters protested the legality of Herfoss’ rear suspension setup, however, nothing out of place was found and the protest was dismissed.
In race two when the drama transferred to the track, Waters repeated his effort from yesterday to lead into turn one from Allerton, Herfoss and Jones. Unlike the day before, Halliday got a halfway decent start to be in fifth after the first lap as Waters led Jones Herfoss and Allerton across the line. Waters accelerated to a two-bike length lead but approximately 440 metres later as the quartet peeled into turn one, Waters was in too hot, had a moment and was forced to run off track allowing the following trio to inherit the lead.
Waters re-joined the race in 16th position to begin his battle through the field and lowered his lap record he set the previous day to be now 1:05.178 – just 0.116 sec off the all-time fastest lap set by Wayne Maxwell last year on the McMartin Racing Ducati. As Jones led Herfoss and Allerton, Jones and Herfoss were all over each other as Allerton faded with brake problems with Herfoss passing Jones when he ran slightly wide at the turn six hairpin.
Jones regained the lead with six laps to go but a fired-up Herfoss was not to be denied and reclaimed the lead. With just a couple of laps to go, Jones put a move on Herfoss at turn five but Herfoss pinned the throttle on the exit as the pair were side by side heading into the hairpin. In the powder keg of the final few laps, the defending champion tried everything to deny Herfoss but the Honda rider would have none of it as he rebuffed the challenge and reclaimed the lead to take the win from Jones by just 0.169 sec with Allerton a distant third a further five seconds adrift.
Halliday had a better result in race two as he finished fourth five seconds in from Waters in fifth. There were a number of personal best results through the field with Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati) in sixth place putting in his best lap of the weekend on the last lap as he chased Waters. Anthony West in seventh was another improver with Arthur Sissis fighting through the pain of his still-healing broken left wrist in eight. Rounding out the top ten was Max Stauffer who at one stage was in fourth place but ran wide at turn one on the ninth lap and finished ninth and Ted Collins in tenth.
Herfoss was joined on the podium by Mike Jones and Glenn Allerton in Race Two
The result saw Herfoss take nine points out of Waters 24-point lead to be 15 points behind with one race to run.
The drama didn’t take a rest as immediately the bikes returned to Parc Ferme, a protest was lodged by the Penrite Honda Team against the McMartin Ducati regarding an alleged unauthorised part on the front forks of the Ducati Panigale V4 R. Due to the time of the protest and with another race to run, the protest hearing was postponed until a Post-Race Technical inspection of the McMartin machine after the final race.
With the tit-for-tat protests it was a very tense affair heading into the final race on Sunday afternoon as the track temperature nudged 50 degrees celcius under the blazing blue skies of the Nothern Territory.
The field blasted down the straight and the riders were five abreast. Herfoss was on the inside, Sissis almost went into pit lane as he made his charge from the third row as Allerton cut through the middle of them with Waters beside. Allerton moved into second on the fourth gear flat-out charge to turn five but lost the front and crashed out. He managed to remount but had to reset the electronics as the bike would fire up again. The three times champion managed to restart the bike, but he re-joined the race over half a lap down in last place.
The extremely hot track temperature took away the chance of any lap records as the pace was slowed by about a second a lap, but it sure didn’t detract from the action. As they crossed the line to start lap two, Herfoss led Jones and Waters from Sissis and Staring, Stauffer and Halliday the seven riders, line astern, 1.8 seconds apart.
The usual suspects of Jones, Herfoss and Waters quickly gapped the rest, but it wasn’t long before Waters lost touch slightly to be over a second off the as the Honda and Yamaha pitched at each other in the battle for supremacy. The lead between Herfoss and Jones swapped a few times during the 16 laps, but Herfoss led across the line on every lap as Waters stayed well clear of the slipstream in an effort to keep the V4’s engine temperature down as well as aiming to have a better corner speed entry into turn one but it didn’t make any difference.
Halliday was on the charge to be up to fifth behind Sissis but as they negotiated turn one on the seventh lap Halliday attempted to go underneath Sissis on the exit, but they clashed, with Halliday coming down and tumbling to the outfield with the frightening sight of the bike hitting the back of Halliday but so fortunately he was not too badly injured. As such Staring inherited fourth and hung onto the position to improve his race two result to gain the confidence that the MotoGo Yamaha is getting closer to the front.
Jones and Herfoss took it to the wire as the Penrite Honda Team claimed win number two for the day from Jones in second and Waters third.
Broc Pearson put in a similar effort to again improve his finishing position to cross the line in fifth. Anthony West also improved for his best result of sixth, to gain some valuable points and put a smile on his face as Sissis was seventh from Stauffer, Collins and Matt Walters on his Aprilia to round out the top ten.
Last year was the turning point in the season for Jones when he took two wins and a second. Twelve months later, Herfoss did the same to well and truly bury the ghosts of two years ago and head to Morgan Park in a very strong position. It was a very heart-warming sight and quite emotional for many in parc ferme as Herfoss celebrated his win.
The next round of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship Presented by Motul takes place at Morgan Park Raceway on the 14th to 16th of July.
American Flat Track/Du Quoin Mile
Du Quoin, Illinois
June 17, 2023
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.911
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.958
3. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 37.969
4. Trent Lowe (Hon), 38.041
5. James Ott (Hus), 38.159
6. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.307
7. Max Whale (KTM), 38.334
8. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.373
9. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 38.417
10. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 38.442
11. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.447
12. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.485
13. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.544
14. Cole Zabala (Hon), 38.554
15. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.658
16. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.699
17. Kody Kopp (KTM), 38.767
18. Travis Petton (KTM), 38.824
19. Chad Cose (Hus), 38.826
20. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 38.947
21. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 39.079
22. Justin Jones (KTM), 39.190
23. Damon Ream (KTM), 39.273
24. Jordan Jean (Hon), 39.435
25. Aidan Brown (Hon), 39.475
26. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 39.493
27. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 39.513
28. Olin Kissler (KTM), 39.673
29. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 39.721
30. David Wiggin (KTM), 39.922
31. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 40.408
Provisional Mission Twins Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 36.856
2. Briar Bauman (KTM), 36.888
3. Jared Mees (Ind), 36.909
4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 37.075
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 37.081
6. Bronson Bauman (KTM), 37.196
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), 37.442
8. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), 37.507
9. JD Beach (Yam), 37.564
10. Cody Johncox (Yam), 37.594
11. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 37.598
12. Ben Lowe (Ind), 37.702
13. Dan Bromley (Yam), 37.762
14. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.82
15. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 37.950
16. Cameron Smith (Yam), 38.276
17. Jordan Harris (KTM), 38.358
18. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), 38.384
19. Billy Ross (Kaw), 38.843
20. Gary Ketchum (Har), 39.263
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Free Practice 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Max Whale (KTM), 37.364
2. James Ott (Hus), 37.506
3. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.508
4. Trent Lowe (Hon), 37.521
5. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.548
6. Cole Zabala (Hon), 37.734
7. Kody Kopp (KTM), 37.766
8. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 37.798
9. Travis Petton (KTM), 37.848
10. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 37.939
11. Chad Cose (Hus), 37.956
12. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 38.006
13. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.019
14. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 38.032
15. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.068
16. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.080
17. Damon Ream (KTM), 38.220
18. Justin Jones (KTM), 38.281
19. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.284
20. Aidan Brown (Hon), 38.365
21. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.367
22. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.489
23. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.647
24. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 38.937
25. David Wiggin (KTM), 38.949
26. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 38.972
27. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 39.060
28. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 39.072
29. Jordan Jean (Hon), 39.080
30. Olin Kissler (KTM), 39.207
31. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 39.369
Provisional Mission AFT SuperTwins Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 35.833
2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 36.079
3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 36.193
4. Briar Bauman (KTM), 36.264
5. Bronson Bauman (KTM), 36.390
6. JD Beach (Yam), 36.568
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), 36.754
8. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 36.923
9. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 37.104
10. Ben Lowe (Ind), 37.238
11. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), 37.321
12. Cody Johncox (Yam), 37.516
13. Dan Bromley (Yam), 37.620
14. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 37.624
15. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.711
16. Jordan Harris (KTM), 37.824
17. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), 37.826
18. Billy Ross (Kaw), 38.110
19. Gary Ketchum (Har), 38.809
20. Cameron Smith (Yam), no time recorded
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.118
2. Trent Lowe (Hon), 37.485
3. Max Whale (KTM), 37.492
4. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 37.517
5. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 37.807
6. Travis Petton (KTM), 37.823
7. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.830
8. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 37.834
9. Kody Kopp (KTM), 37.901
10. James Ott (Hus), 37.944
11. Chad Cose (Hus), 37.980
12. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 37.994
13. Cole Zabala (Hon), 38.008
14. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.038
15. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.107
16. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.219
17. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.308
18. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.346
19. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.389
20. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.454
21. Aidan Brown (Hon), 38.459
22. Damon Ream (KTM), 38.750
23. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 38.795
24. Olin Kissler (KTM), 38.996
25. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 39.042
26. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 39.162
27. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 39.296
28. David Wiggin (KTM), 39.462
29. Jordan Jean (Hon), 39.569
30. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 40.299
31. Justin Jones (KTM), no time recorded
Provisional Mission AFT SuperTwins Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Briar Bauman (KTM), 37.045
2. Bronson Bauman (KTM), 37.055
3. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 37.081
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 37.181
5. Jared Mees (Ind), 37.205
6. Davis Fisher (Ind), 37.238
7. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 37.262
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 37.407
9. JD Beach (Yam), 37.434
10. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.499
11. Ben Lowe (Ind), 37.563
12. Dan Bromley (Yam), 37.583
13. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), 37.698
14. Cody Johncox (Yam), 37.716
15. Jordan Harris (KTM), 37.930
16. Billy Ross (Kaw), 37.944
17. Cameron Smith (Yam), 37.948
18. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), 37.959
19. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 38.200
20. Gary Ketchum (Har), 39.236
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.182
2. Kody Kopp (KTM), 37.480
3. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 37.493
4. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.653
5. Trent Lowe (Hon), 37.787
6. Cole Zabala (Hon), 37.798
7. Travis Petton (KTM), 37.865
8. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 37.866
9. Max Whale (KTM), 37.881
10. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.074
11. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 38.128
12. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.183
13. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 38.226
14. Chad Cose (Hus), 38.247
15. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.251
16. James Ott (Hus), 38.276
17. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.315
18. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.335
19. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.341
20. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.459
21. Damon Ream (KTM), 38.508
22. Justin Jones (KTM), 38.570
23. Aidan Brown (Hon), 38.711
24. Jordan Jean (Hon), 38.733
25. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 38.882
26. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 38.959
27. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 39.091
28. Olin Kissler (KTM), 39.143
29. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 39.283
30. David Wiggin (KTM), 39.398
31. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 40.160
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Heat 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Trent Lowe (Hon), 8 laps
2. Tom Drane (Yam), -00.028 second
3. Trevor Brunner (Yam), -00.125
4. James Ott (Hus), -04.494 seconds
5. Hunter Bauer (Hon), -04.520
6. Travis Petton (KTM), -04.529
7. Cole Zabala (Hon), -04.535
8. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -04.587
9. Jared Lowe (Hon), -04.751
10. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -04.784
11. Aidan Brown (Hon), -07.042
12. Justin Jones (KTM), -07.742
13. Jacob Cascio (Hon), -11.809
14. Olin Kissler (KTM), -11.851
15. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), -14.449
16. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), -20.699
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Heat 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 8 laps
2. Max Whale (KTM), -00.029 second
3. Kody Kopp (KTM), -00.051
4. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -00.265
5. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), -00.399
6. Chad Cose (Hus), -00.620
7. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -01.272 seconds
8. Declan Bender (KTM), -02.408
9. Tarren Santero (Hon), -04.676
10. Landen Smith (KTM), -06.760
11. Damon Ream (KTM), -09.450
12. Jordan Jean (Hon), -09.465
13. Jess Reynolds (KTM), -12.122
14. Reece Pottorf (Hon), -14.188
15. David Wiggin (KTM), -14.395
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Heat 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 8 laps
2. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.058 second
3. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -01.384 seconds
4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -01.405
5. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -03.541
6. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), -05.055
7. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -07.369
8. Cameron Smith (Yam), -07.428
9. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), -07.644
10. Cody Johncox (Yam), -07.699
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Heat 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 8 laps
2. Briar Bauman (KTM), -00.078 second
3. JD Beach (Yam), -00.379
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -01.297 seconds
5. Ben Lowe (Ind), -03.947
6. Dan Bromley (Yam), -04.394
7. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -11.019
8. Jordan Harris (KTM), -11.833
9. Billy Ross (Kaw), -13.689
10. Gary Ketchum (Har), -24.039
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles LCQ Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cole Zabala (Hon), 8 laps
2. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -00.046 second
3. Declan Bender (KTM), -00.087
4. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -00.102
5. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -00.370
6. Tarren Santero (Hon), -00.504
7. Aidan Brown (Hon), -00.651
8. Landen Smith (KTM), -00.726
9. Justin Jones (KTM), -01.286 seconds
10. Jared Lowe (Hon), -01.646
11. Damon Ream (KTM), -05.206
12. Reece Pottorf (Hon), -05.775
13. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), -05.806
14. Jess Reynolds (KTM), -05.885
15. Jacob Cascio (Hon), -06.396
16. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), -14.218
17. David Wiggin (KTM), -14.718
18. Jordan Jean (Hon), -3 laps, DNF
19. Olin Kissler (KTM), -8 laps, DNF
Provisional Mission SuperTwins LCQ Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 8 laps
2. Cody Johncox (Yam), -00.008 second
3. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -00.196
4. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), -00.511
5. Cameron Smith (Yam), -00.883
6. Billy Ross (Kaw), -00.975
7. Jordan Harris (KTM), -01.310 seconds
8. Gary Ketchum (Har), -20.032
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 4 laps
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -00.063 second
3. Trent Lowe (Hon), -00.142
4. Max Whale (KTM), -00.757
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 4 laps
2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -00.121 second
3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.187
4. Briar Bauman (KTM), -00.384
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 18 laps
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -00.011 second
3. Trent Lowe (Hon), -00.016
4. Max Whale (KTM), -00.081
5. Kody Kopp (KTM), -00.106
6. Trevor Brunner (Yam), -00.262
7. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -03.592 seconds
8. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), -09.553
9. Chad Cose (Hus), -09.588
10. James Ott (Hus), -09.650
11. Hunter Bauer (Hon), -13.990
12. Cole Zabala (Hon), -14.051
13. Travis Petton (KTM), -14.081
14. Tarren Santero (Hon), -14.159
15. Declan Bender (KTM), -14.232
16. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -14.278
17. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -14.289
18. Landen Smith (KTM), -14.509
19. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -21.981
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 25 laps
2. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.033 second
3. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -00.097
4. Briar Bauman (KTM), -00.160
5. JD Beach (Yam), -05.929 seconds
6. Davis Fisher (Ind), -05.986
7. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -08.498
8. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -08.703
9. Dan Bromley (Yam), -16.290
10. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -18.443
11. Cameron Smith (Yam), -28.730
12. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -30.404
13. Billy Ross (Kaw), -30.500
14. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -1 lap
5. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), -1 lap, -09.612
16. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), -11 laps, DNF
17. Gary Ketchum (Har), -19 laps, DNF
18. Ben Lowe (Ind), -25 laps, DNF
19. Cody Johncox (Yam), -25 laps, DNF
More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:
Mees Works His Magic at DuQuoin Mile
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 17, 2023) – The man, the myth, the Mile legend; Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Rogers Racing/SDI Racing FTR750) notched up his third consecutive Mile victory in thrilling fashion at the conclusion of Saturday night’s DuQuoin Mile.
Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, finally made its much-awaited return to DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, and the “Magic Mile” did not disappoint. Reigning Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle king Mees was forced to pull another rabbit out of his helmet after going back and forth for 12 minutes plus two laps with the superstar trio of Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), Briar Bauman (No. 3 Parts Plus/Jacob Companies KTM 790 Duke), and Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750).
The four swapped positions throughout with none showing an obvious edge. And all four were within touching distance as they exited Turn 2 for the final time, operating almost as if a single entity.
But somehow, someway, Mees once again put his name at the top of the results sheet after the pack stormed past the checkered flag.
Adding to Mees’ joy was the fact that runner-up Robinson slotted between the winner and points leader Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), with the Estenson ace pushed outside the top two for the first time all season long despite taking the checkered flag just 0.097 seconds behind Mees.
The victory was the 26th Mile win of Mees’ career, breaking a tie with icons Bubba Shobert and Bryan Smith to claim sole possession of third place on the all-time order.
He said “This track is so much fun. At the start of the race and in the mid-part, I wasn’t really in my groove; I was spinning it up bad, and I just didn’t have good roll corner speed. I just kind of sat back and saw Briar had some really good lines. I kind of copied some of his stuff and moved around and found home. Hats off to my entire crew for working their butts off and giving me the best motorcycle possible.
“I’m really stoked to have won the DuQuoin Mile. I’m happy to have gotten this one off the list.”
It was almost unfair, then, that Bauman wasn’t rewarded with a trip to the podium. Despite finishing fourth, the Main Event was his most competitive ride to date on the developing Rick Ware Racing KTM, having led multiple laps and been in with a shot at victory to the very end.
Fifth place, meanwhile, was taken in a close fight by JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) over Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), the two finishing just under six seconds back of Mees. They had done all they could to make it a six-rider tilt at the front during the race’s early stages, with Fisher momentarily joining the lead pack before falling back into the clutches of Beach.
Seventh went to Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Indian FTR750) in another duel for position, this one with Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Fastrack Racing/2 Wheelz KTM 790 Duke), while Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Corbin/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07) and Kolby Carlile (No. 36 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) rounded out the top ten.
Daniels’ perfect podium record still has him leading in the points, but the streaking Mees is now within single digits in second, moving to within nine points of the first (198-189) as the season reaches its halfway point.
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
The prodigious Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) came out on top of a race-long six-rider dogfight for top honors in an unforgettable Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Main Event.
From the very beginning of the contest, it was evident the checkered flag would be decided between Drane, Chase Saathoff (No. 88 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F), Kody Kopp (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F), and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F).
The six factory-backed pilots immediately separated at the front and just as quickly determined they could not separate from one another.
Saathoff controlled the pace from the bottom-line for much of the race. But as the minutes ticked away, that control became more and more tenuous as Lowe, Drane, and Whale all took their turns at the front of the group.
Drane actually ran in sixth with less than a minute to go but blasted past fellow Aussie Whale to reclaim the lead as the decisive final two laps kicked off.
The Estenson pilot managed to hold that position to open the final lap but saw Saathoff dive underneath entering Turn 3, while Lowe powered by both exiting 4. But Drane nudged back ahead as the pack swarmed to the checkered flag, beating Saathoff to the line by a mere 0.011 seconds, followed fractionally by Lowe in third.
Whale was just 0.081 seconds off the win but relegated to fourth, with Kopp and Brunner completing the top six in that order and meters away from victory themselves.
After the race, Drane said, “It’s so good… We’ve been working so hard all season and to get my second win is awesome. All these people from Australia are here tonight, and they’ve all been helping me. It’s so cool.”
Third Turner Racing pilot Morgen Mischler (No. 13 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) registered a lonely race to seventh. He finished some three-and-a-half seconds off the win after coming up short in an early bid to track the lead pack down.
Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Racing/Certified KTM 450 SX-F) won out in a three-rider battle for eighth waged another six seconds back of Mischler. The ‘19 class champ narrowly defeated 1st Impressions Husqvarna teammates Chad Cose (No. 49 1st Impressions Race Team/Husqvarna Racing FC450) and James Ott (No. 19 1st Impressions Race Team/Husqvarna Racing FC450), who rounded out the top ten, respectively.
Reigning champ Kopp continues to lead the way in his title defense. However, Saathoff has drawn that much closer thanks to a fifth consecutive podium finish and is now just nine points behind in second (166-157).
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More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Irwin serves up Knockhill victory for BeerMonster Ducati in the BikeSocial Sprint Race
Glenn Irwin served up his third victory of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season for the BeerMonster Ducati team in the BikeSocial Sprint Race at Knockhill, holding off his Yamaha rivals Kyle Ryde and Jason O’Halloran ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
O’Halloran had initially launched off the front row into the lead onboard the McAMS Yamaha, but Irwin was instantly fighting and on the second lap, he made his move on the brakes into turn one. He then controlled the race with the leading trio making the break.
Irwin was able to extend his advantage to 0.606s at the chequered flag and the victory moves him back to the top of the standings, trading places with teammate Tommy Bridewell to lead the title chase by three points.
Ryde has traditionally found the Scottish circuit a challenge in the past, but he proved that he remains a threat to his Ducati rivals as he secured his first podium finish at Knockhill in Bennetts BSB for the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha team, just ahead of O’Halloran in third place.
Bridewell meanwhile carved his way through the pack to claim fourth place, giving him a six-point edge over Ryde in the standings ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
Christian Iddon equalled his best result of the season in a hard-fought fifth place for Oxford Products Racing Ducati; he was able to move ahead of Leon Haslam who finished sixth despite his recent shoulder injury.
Ryan Vickers had a good start from the front row, but a mistake on the brakes into the Hairpin on the early stages dropped him right down the order and he had to fight back to seventh, narrowly ahead of Storm Stacey who celebrated his best finish of the season in eighth place.
Josh Brookes was the leading FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team rider in ninth place with Lee Jackson completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, BikeSocial Sprint Race results:
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Glenn Irwin
BeerMonster Ducati
“It was nice to win that race today; when you are from Northern Ireland and come here it’s kind of like your home race as it’s just across the water.
“It was a really enjoyable race and I controlled it well I think. I tried to not let Jason through at turn one – you don’t need to take risks like that, but when you feel good you lean on him and Kyle tried to do it to me at turn three, and I leaned on him too. It’s enjoyable as there is a lot of respect amongst the lads.
“I think for us to come here and grab a win early on in the weekend and how it has gone so far bodes really well going forward.
“I said it earlier and will say it again – I celebrate everything and I am grateful to my entire team, the passion that they have just gives me some extra energy. They are a great bunch of lads and I am grateful to be part of it. There will definitely be some battered mars bars for the team tonight to celebrate – rock and roll!”
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott won the 100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR Saturday at rainy New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Riding his MotoAmerica Next-Gen Supersport GSX-R750, Scott provisionally won the race by 0.425 second over Biothermal/Blake Davis Racing Yamaha’s Blake Davis and by 0.711 second over Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s PJ Jacobsen, who completed a Dunlop sweep of the podium.
Provisionally, however, is the key word, as the wet race was filled with crashes, red flags, and restarts. In fact, there were 10 red flags and nine restarts. That’s not a typo – 10 red flags and nine restarts in a race scheduled to go 20 laps.
With the race well into its second hour and no end to the crashes and red flags in sight, officials with NorthEast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) decided to call the race complete and base the results off the last lap completed under green flag conditions.
That made Scott the winner — and at 17 years old the youngest-ever winner — of the oldest and richest motorcycle road race in America – the 100th Loudon Classic. Scott’s prize for first place was $55,000 of the $250,000 total purse.
However, due to the number of red flags, restarts, crashes, and riders who were allowed to restart after crashing, the results as provided to Roadracingworld.com by NEMRR and published here remain highly provisional.
Provisional Race Results (multiple red flags, wet conditions):
Top NEMRR Results:
Glenn Irwin captured pole position during Bennetts British Superbike qualifying Saturday at Knockhill Circuit, in Scotland. Riding his BeerMonster Ducati Panigale V4 R, Irwin lapped the 1.267-mile course in 47.158 seconds to lead the field of 24 riders.
Americans Julian Correa and Eli Banish qualified sixth and 19th, respectively, in British Talent Cup.
BSB Final Q
Spaniard Hector Garza won FIM MotoE World Championship Race Two Saturday at Sachsenring, in Germany.
Garza, riding his Dynavolt Intact GP Ducati electric racebike, won the six-lap race by just 0.233 second over HP Pons Los40’s Mattia Casadei. Openbank Aspar Team’s Jordi Torres was equally close in third, just 0.290 second behind Garza.
Just 0.857 second covered the top seven finishers.
MotoE Race 2
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Garzo strikes back for long-awaited first MotoE™ win
Rain shortened Race 2 but the Spaniard was on a mission, taking his first victory ahead of Casadei and Torres
Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) secured his first MotoE™ win in dramatic circumstances in a shortened Race 2, the Spaniard making a sensational overtake on Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) and Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) on Lap 6 to claim victory before the red flag came out due to rain, with Casadei and Torres completing the podium.
Garzo got the holeshot as he looked to respond from his Race 1 disappointment, where he was taken out of the race while fighting in the podium places. On Lap 3 though, the tension was high as drops of rain were falling around the circuit and Race 1 winner Torres made his move for the lead on the same lap, up the inside of Garzo at Turn 12. His lead didn’t last long though as Casadei went from third to first at Turn 1 on Lap 4.
On Lap 5, the pair switched positions twice. Torres initially re-took the lead at Turn 12 before Casadei responded immediately at Turn 13. Just one lap later and Garzo had moved back into first as he pulled off the exact same move Casadei did at Turn 1 to overtake the Italian and Torres. It turned out to be the race-winning move as red flags were shown on Lap 7 due to weather conditions worsening. Garzo, Casadei and Torres therefore finish on the Race 2 podium in Germany with just 0.368s separating the trio.
Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) took fourth place, missing out on a podium by just 0.025s as the field bunched up while the rain came down, but it’s solid points for the Brazilian after his Rae 1 crash. Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) finished fifth on take two, with Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) in sixth and Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) just behind the Swiss rider in seventh. Just 0.857s separated the top seven when the red flags were shown.
Japanese rider Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-racing) secured eighth place with teammate Alessandro Zaccone in ninth as Mugello Race 1 winner Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™Team) rounded out the top ten.
That’s a wrap on the Sachsenring! MotoE™ now heads to Assen next week for the Dutch Grand Prix – don’t forget to tune in to all the action!
Shane Narbonne, the 10-time and defending Champion, was fastest in the damp-but-drying final qualifying sessions Saturday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but 17-year-old Tyler Scott will start the 100th Loudon Classic from pole position based on the lap time he did during provisional qualifying in the dry on Friday.
On Friday, Scott lapped the 1.6-mile 12-turn road course in 1:10.673 on his Dunlop-shod Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 Next-Gen Supersport bike to top the field of 48 hopefuls.
On Saturday, Narbonne used Pirelli rain tires on his 64 Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6 to post the quickest lap time, a 1:15.868, but he will start Saturday’s 25-lap race from second on the grid based on the 1:10.747 he did on Friday.
PJ Jacobsen, riding his Dunlop-fitted Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2 Next-Gen Supersport machine, was third in the damp Saturday morning session (1:18.491) and third in the dry session on Friday (1:10.854).
Scott’s teammate Richie Escalante, who is riding the challenging track for the first time, will start the race from fourth on the grid based on the 1:10.886 he did on Friday.
Row two starters include Stefano Mesa (1:10.985), who is riding a Pirelli-equipped Boulder MotorSports Pierobon X80R powered by a Ducati 848 engine with full Marelli electronics; Eric Wood (1:11.008), who is riding a Dunlop-tired Woodcraft Ducati 1098 R fitted with an 848 engine; 20-year-old Eli Block (1:11.559), who is riding a Team ECB/Bartcon Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 on Michelins; and Tyler Sweeney (1:11.565), who is riding a Sweeney Racing Team Yamaha on Dunlops.
The qualifying cutoff time for the race was 107.5% of the pole time, 1:15.973, and the field was limited to the top 32 riders.
The 25-lap 100th Loudon Classic, which pays a cash purse of $250,000 including $55,000 to the race winner, is scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time – rain of shine. All all of the top riders Roadracingworld.com spoke to indicated that they will start the race regardless of the conditions.
The weather forecast calls for a chance of rain through the day Saturday.
The race will be broadcast tape-delayed on YouTube on the Kaplan America channel.
100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
June 17, 2023
Combined Qualifying Session A & B Results (damp-but-drying conditions):
Final Combined Qualifying Results:
Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame are pleased to announce their 2023 Inductees:
Competitors Jordan Szoke and Greg Williams; Contributors Bill Jamieson, Dave Lloyd and Colin Fraser; and competitor/contributors Bob Fisher and Dave McLean.
Also confirmed is the 2023 winner of the Bar and Hedy Hodgson Award, Can-Am, and Ambassador Awards for Chris Ellis and Bob Ramsay.
The contributions to Canada’s already rich motorcycling heritage by each member of this group is greatly appreciated. These individuals will be joining a group of their peers – legends and champions – who have made an exceptional contribution to the history of motorcycling in Canada.
The 16th Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction Banquet and Reunion will include an evening’s presentation of these individuals on stage. This event takes place on Saturday, November 4 at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, northwest of Toronto, Ontario.
Further information, including ticket availability, will be published on Facebook and on the official site at canmoto.ca.
Turkish racer Deniz Oncu won the Moto3 World Championship race Sunday at Sachsenring, in eastern Germany.
Oncu, riding his Red Bull KTM Ajo machine, edged out Liqui Moly Intact GP Husqvarna rider Ayumu Sasaki by just 0.095 second.
Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Daniel Holgado was a distant third.
Moto3 Race
DANI PEDROSA TO RETURN TO THE 2023 MOTOGP GRID WITH WILDCARD OUTING AT MISANO
The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team will again welcome the #26 KTM RC16 into play. MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa will follow-up his popular wildcard appearance and 7th place finish in Jerez, Spain earlier this season with another race start at the Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini from 8-10 September.
The 37-year-old test rider, former world champion and owner of 31 MotoGP victories and 112 podiums showed his class and enduring competitiveness by setting the fastest lap after Practice 1 (then top three on combined times at the end of the day) at Jerez for the Gran Premio MotoGP™ Guru by Gryfyn de España at the end of April. Pedrosa then used the newest configuration of the RC16 to ride to a very creditable 7th in the 24-lap race.
The Spaniard will join Brad Binder and Jack Miller at the Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli for the twelfth Grand Prix of the season this summer. The run will represent his third competitive outing on the RC16 since retirement at the end of 2018. As well as his 7th in Jerez, Pedrosa also captured 10th at the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Dani’s weekend at Misano will be followed by the second and final official mid-season IRTA test at the venue on Monday. He has previously celebrated four podiums and two victories in San Marino.
Herfoss Triumphs For Second Round Win On The Bounce In Season 2023
The weekend of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship at the betr Darwin Triple Crown alongside the Repco Supercars Championship has been chock-o-block full of action, both on and off the track.
The championship has taken on a completely different complexion with three rounds and six races to run as after the early season domination of Josh Waters (McMartin Racing), Troy Herfoss and his Penrite Honda has closed the gap up dramatically. After two wins and a second place, Herfoss has taken a massive bite out of the lead of Waters to take the round win and move to within eight points of the championship leader heading to round five at Morgan Park Raceway (QLD) next month.
The achievement has certainly put events from two years ago well behind the two-time Australian Superbike Champion as Herfoss climbed the winner’s dais in two races to make it two-round wins each for himself and Waters.
The drama for the second race this morning started yesterday afternoon when the team of Waters protested the legality of Herfoss’ rear suspension setup, however, nothing out of place was found and the protest was dismissed.
In race two when the drama transferred to the track, Waters repeated his effort from yesterday to lead into turn one from Allerton, Herfoss and Jones. Unlike the day before, Halliday got a halfway decent start to be in fifth after the first lap as Waters led Jones Herfoss and Allerton across the line. Waters accelerated to a two-bike length lead but approximately 440 metres later as the quartet peeled into turn one, Waters was in too hot, had a moment and was forced to run off track allowing the following trio to inherit the lead.
Waters re-joined the race in 16th position to begin his battle through the field and lowered his lap record he set the previous day to be now 1:05.178 – just 0.116 sec off the all-time fastest lap set by Wayne Maxwell last year on the McMartin Racing Ducati. As Jones led Herfoss and Allerton, Jones and Herfoss were all over each other as Allerton faded with brake problems with Herfoss passing Jones when he ran slightly wide at the turn six hairpin.
Jones regained the lead with six laps to go but a fired-up Herfoss was not to be denied and reclaimed the lead. With just a couple of laps to go, Jones put a move on Herfoss at turn five but Herfoss pinned the throttle on the exit as the pair were side by side heading into the hairpin. In the powder keg of the final few laps, the defending champion tried everything to deny Herfoss but the Honda rider would have none of it as he rebuffed the challenge and reclaimed the lead to take the win from Jones by just 0.169 sec with Allerton a distant third a further five seconds adrift.
Halliday had a better result in race two as he finished fourth five seconds in from Waters in fifth. There were a number of personal best results through the field with Broc Pearson (DesmoSport Ducati) in sixth place putting in his best lap of the weekend on the last lap as he chased Waters. Anthony West in seventh was another improver with Arthur Sissis fighting through the pain of his still-healing broken left wrist in eight. Rounding out the top ten was Max Stauffer who at one stage was in fourth place but ran wide at turn one on the ninth lap and finished ninth and Ted Collins in tenth.
Herfoss was joined on the podium by Mike Jones and Glenn Allerton in Race Two
The result saw Herfoss take nine points out of Waters 24-point lead to be 15 points behind with one race to run.
The drama didn’t take a rest as immediately the bikes returned to Parc Ferme, a protest was lodged by the Penrite Honda Team against the McMartin Ducati regarding an alleged unauthorised part on the front forks of the Ducati Panigale V4 R. Due to the time of the protest and with another race to run, the protest hearing was postponed until a Post-Race Technical inspection of the McMartin machine after the final race.
With the tit-for-tat protests it was a very tense affair heading into the final race on Sunday afternoon as the track temperature nudged 50 degrees celcius under the blazing blue skies of the Nothern Territory.
The field blasted down the straight and the riders were five abreast. Herfoss was on the inside, Sissis almost went into pit lane as he made his charge from the third row as Allerton cut through the middle of them with Waters beside. Allerton moved into second on the fourth gear flat-out charge to turn five but lost the front and crashed out. He managed to remount but had to reset the electronics as the bike would fire up again. The three times champion managed to restart the bike, but he re-joined the race over half a lap down in last place.
The extremely hot track temperature took away the chance of any lap records as the pace was slowed by about a second a lap, but it sure didn’t detract from the action. As they crossed the line to start lap two, Herfoss led Jones and Waters from Sissis and Staring, Stauffer and Halliday the seven riders, line astern, 1.8 seconds apart.
The usual suspects of Jones, Herfoss and Waters quickly gapped the rest, but it wasn’t long before Waters lost touch slightly to be over a second off the as the Honda and Yamaha pitched at each other in the battle for supremacy. The lead between Herfoss and Jones swapped a few times during the 16 laps, but Herfoss led across the line on every lap as Waters stayed well clear of the slipstream in an effort to keep the V4’s engine temperature down as well as aiming to have a better corner speed entry into turn one but it didn’t make any difference.
Halliday was on the charge to be up to fifth behind Sissis but as they negotiated turn one on the seventh lap Halliday attempted to go underneath Sissis on the exit, but they clashed, with Halliday coming down and tumbling to the outfield with the frightening sight of the bike hitting the back of Halliday but so fortunately he was not too badly injured. As such Staring inherited fourth and hung onto the position to improve his race two result to gain the confidence that the MotoGo Yamaha is getting closer to the front.
Jones and Herfoss took it to the wire as the Penrite Honda Team claimed win number two for the day from Jones in second and Waters third.
Broc Pearson put in a similar effort to again improve his finishing position to cross the line in fifth. Anthony West also improved for his best result of sixth, to gain some valuable points and put a smile on his face as Sissis was seventh from Stauffer, Collins and Matt Walters on his Aprilia to round out the top ten.
Last year was the turning point in the season for Jones when he took two wins and a second. Twelve months later, Herfoss did the same to well and truly bury the ghosts of two years ago and head to Morgan Park in a very strong position. It was a very heart-warming sight and quite emotional for many in parc ferme as Herfoss celebrated his win.
The next round of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship Presented by Motul takes place at Morgan Park Raceway on the 14th to 16th of July.
American Flat Track/Du Quoin Mile
Du Quoin, Illinois
June 17, 2023
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.911
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.958
3. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 37.969
4. Trent Lowe (Hon), 38.041
5. James Ott (Hus), 38.159
6. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.307
7. Max Whale (KTM), 38.334
8. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.373
9. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 38.417
10. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 38.442
11. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.447
12. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.485
13. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.544
14. Cole Zabala (Hon), 38.554
15. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.658
16. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.699
17. Kody Kopp (KTM), 38.767
18. Travis Petton (KTM), 38.824
19. Chad Cose (Hus), 38.826
20. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 38.947
21. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 39.079
22. Justin Jones (KTM), 39.190
23. Damon Ream (KTM), 39.273
24. Jordan Jean (Hon), 39.435
25. Aidan Brown (Hon), 39.475
26. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 39.493
27. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 39.513
28. Olin Kissler (KTM), 39.673
29. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 39.721
30. David Wiggin (KTM), 39.922
31. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 40.408
Provisional Mission Twins Free Practice 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 36.856
2. Briar Bauman (KTM), 36.888
3. Jared Mees (Ind), 36.909
4. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 37.075
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 37.081
6. Bronson Bauman (KTM), 37.196
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), 37.442
8. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), 37.507
9. JD Beach (Yam), 37.564
10. Cody Johncox (Yam), 37.594
11. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 37.598
12. Ben Lowe (Ind), 37.702
13. Dan Bromley (Yam), 37.762
14. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.82
15. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 37.950
16. Cameron Smith (Yam), 38.276
17. Jordan Harris (KTM), 38.358
18. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), 38.384
19. Billy Ross (Kaw), 38.843
20. Gary Ketchum (Har), 39.263
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Free Practice 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Max Whale (KTM), 37.364
2. James Ott (Hus), 37.506
3. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.508
4. Trent Lowe (Hon), 37.521
5. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.548
6. Cole Zabala (Hon), 37.734
7. Kody Kopp (KTM), 37.766
8. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 37.798
9. Travis Petton (KTM), 37.848
10. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 37.939
11. Chad Cose (Hus), 37.956
12. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 38.006
13. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.019
14. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 38.032
15. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.068
16. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.080
17. Damon Ream (KTM), 38.220
18. Justin Jones (KTM), 38.281
19. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.284
20. Aidan Brown (Hon), 38.365
21. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.367
22. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.489
23. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.647
24. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 38.937
25. David Wiggin (KTM), 38.949
26. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 38.972
27. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 39.060
28. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 39.072
29. Jordan Jean (Hon), 39.080
30. Olin Kissler (KTM), 39.207
31. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 39.369
Provisional Mission AFT SuperTwins Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 35.833
2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 36.079
3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 36.193
4. Briar Bauman (KTM), 36.264
5. Bronson Bauman (KTM), 36.390
6. JD Beach (Yam), 36.568
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), 36.754
8. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 36.923
9. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 37.104
10. Ben Lowe (Ind), 37.238
11. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), 37.321
12. Cody Johncox (Yam), 37.516
13. Dan Bromley (Yam), 37.620
14. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 37.624
15. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.711
16. Jordan Harris (KTM), 37.824
17. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), 37.826
18. Billy Ross (Kaw), 38.110
19. Gary Ketchum (Har), 38.809
20. Cameron Smith (Yam), no time recorded
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Qualifying 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.118
2. Trent Lowe (Hon), 37.485
3. Max Whale (KTM), 37.492
4. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 37.517
5. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 37.807
6. Travis Petton (KTM), 37.823
7. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.830
8. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 37.834
9. Kody Kopp (KTM), 37.901
10. James Ott (Hus), 37.944
11. Chad Cose (Hus), 37.980
12. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 37.994
13. Cole Zabala (Hon), 38.008
14. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.038
15. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.107
16. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.219
17. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.308
18. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.346
19. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.389
20. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.454
21. Aidan Brown (Hon), 38.459
22. Damon Ream (KTM), 38.750
23. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 38.795
24. Olin Kissler (KTM), 38.996
25. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 39.042
26. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 39.162
27. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 39.296
28. David Wiggin (KTM), 39.462
29. Jordan Jean (Hon), 39.569
30. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 40.299
31. Justin Jones (KTM), no time recorded
Provisional Mission AFT SuperTwins Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Briar Bauman (KTM), 37.045
2. Bronson Bauman (KTM), 37.055
3. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 37.081
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), 37.181
5. Jared Mees (Ind), 37.205
6. Davis Fisher (Ind), 37.238
7. Brandon Robinson (Ind), 37.262
8. Kolby Carlile (Yam), 37.407
9. JD Beach (Yam), 37.434
10. Nick Armstrong (Yam), 37.499
11. Ben Lowe (Ind), 37.563
12. Dan Bromley (Yam), 37.583
13. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), 37.698
14. Cody Johncox (Yam), 37.716
15. Jordan Harris (KTM), 37.930
16. Billy Ross (Kaw), 37.944
17. Cameron Smith (Yam), 37.948
18. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), 37.959
19. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 38.200
20. Gary Ketchum (Har), 39.236
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Qualifying 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 37.182
2. Kody Kopp (KTM), 37.480
3. Trevor Brunner (Yam), 37.493
4. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 37.653
5. Trent Lowe (Hon), 37.787
6. Cole Zabala (Hon), 37.798
7. Travis Petton (KTM), 37.865
8. Morgen Mischler (Hon), 37.866
9. Max Whale (KTM), 37.881
10. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), 38.074
11. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), 38.128
12. Tarren Santero (Hon), 38.183
13. Tyler Raggio (Hon), 38.226
14. Chad Cose (Hus), 38.247
15. Declan Bender (KTM), 38.251
16. James Ott (Hus), 38.276
17. Jared Lowe (Hon), 38.315
18. Hunter Bauer (Hon), 38.335
19. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), 38.341
20. Landen Smith (KTM), 38.459
21. Damon Ream (KTM), 38.508
22. Justin Jones (KTM), 38.570
23. Aidan Brown (Hon), 38.711
24. Jordan Jean (Hon), 38.733
25. Jess Reynolds (KTM), 38.882
26. Jacob Cascio (Hon), 38.959
27. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), 39.091
28. Olin Kissler (KTM), 39.143
29. Reece Pottorf (Hon), 39.283
30. David Wiggin (KTM), 39.398
31. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), 40.160
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Heat 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Trent Lowe (Hon), 8 laps
2. Tom Drane (Yam), -00.028 second
3. Trevor Brunner (Yam), -00.125
4. James Ott (Hus), -04.494 seconds
5. Hunter Bauer (Hon), -04.520
6. Travis Petton (KTM), -04.529
7. Cole Zabala (Hon), -04.535
8. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -04.587
9. Jared Lowe (Hon), -04.751
10. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -04.784
11. Aidan Brown (Hon), -07.042
12. Justin Jones (KTM), -07.742
13. Jacob Cascio (Hon), -11.809
14. Olin Kissler (KTM), -11.851
15. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), -14.449
16. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), -20.699
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Heat 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Chase Saathoff (Hon), 8 laps
2. Max Whale (KTM), -00.029 second
3. Kody Kopp (KTM), -00.051
4. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -00.265
5. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), -00.399
6. Chad Cose (Hus), -00.620
7. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -01.272 seconds
8. Declan Bender (KTM), -02.408
9. Tarren Santero (Hon), -04.676
10. Landen Smith (KTM), -06.760
11. Damon Ream (KTM), -09.450
12. Jordan Jean (Hon), -09.465
13. Jess Reynolds (KTM), -12.122
14. Reece Pottorf (Hon), -14.188
15. David Wiggin (KTM), -14.395
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Heat 1 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 8 laps
2. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.058 second
3. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -01.384 seconds
4. Davis Fisher (Ind), -01.405
5. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -03.541
6. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), -05.055
7. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -07.369
8. Cameron Smith (Yam), -07.428
9. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), -07.644
10. Cody Johncox (Yam), -07.699
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Heat 2 Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dallas Daniels (Yam), 8 laps
2. Briar Bauman (KTM), -00.078 second
3. JD Beach (Yam), -00.379
4. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -01.297 seconds
5. Ben Lowe (Ind), -03.947
6. Dan Bromley (Yam), -04.394
7. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -11.019
8. Jordan Harris (KTM), -11.833
9. Billy Ross (Kaw), -13.689
10. Gary Ketchum (Har), -24.039
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles LCQ Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cole Zabala (Hon), 8 laps
2. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -00.046 second
3. Declan Bender (KTM), -00.087
4. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -00.102
5. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -00.370
6. Tarren Santero (Hon), -00.504
7. Aidan Brown (Hon), -00.651
8. Landen Smith (KTM), -00.726
9. Justin Jones (KTM), -01.286 seconds
10. Jared Lowe (Hon), -01.646
11. Damon Ream (KTM), -05.206
12. Reece Pottorf (Hon), -05.775
13. Treygan Birdsong (Hon), -05.806
14. Jess Reynolds (KTM), -05.885
15. Jacob Cascio (Hon), -06.396
16. Wyatt Vaughan (Hon), -14.218
17. David Wiggin (KTM), -14.718
18. Jordan Jean (Hon), -3 laps, DNF
19. Olin Kissler (KTM), -8 laps, DNF
Provisional Mission SuperTwins LCQ Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), 8 laps
2. Cody Johncox (Yam), -00.008 second
3. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -00.196
4. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), -00.511
5. Cameron Smith (Yam), -00.883
6. Billy Ross (Kaw), -00.975
7. Jordan Harris (KTM), -01.310 seconds
8. Gary Ketchum (Har), -20.032
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 4 laps
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -00.063 second
3. Trent Lowe (Hon), -00.142
4. Max Whale (KTM), -00.757
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 4 laps
2. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -00.121 second
3. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.187
4. Briar Bauman (KTM), -00.384
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Tom Drane (Yam), 18 laps
2. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -00.011 second
3. Trent Lowe (Hon), -00.016
4. Max Whale (KTM), -00.081
5. Kody Kopp (KTM), -00.106
6. Trevor Brunner (Yam), -00.262
7. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -03.592 seconds
8. Dalton Gauthier (KTM), -09.553
9. Chad Cose (Hus), -09.588
10. James Ott (Hus), -09.650
11. Hunter Bauer (Hon), -13.990
12. Cole Zabala (Hon), -14.051
13. Travis Petton (KTM), -14.081
14. Tarren Santero (Hon), -14.159
15. Declan Bender (KTM), -14.232
16. Shayna Texter-Bauman (KTM), -14.278
17. Tyler Raggio (Hon), -14.289
18. Landen Smith (KTM), -14.509
19. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -21.981
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jared Mees (Ind), 25 laps
2. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -00.033 second
3. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -00.097
4. Briar Bauman (KTM), -00.160
5. JD Beach (Yam), -05.929 seconds
6. Davis Fisher (Ind), -05.986
7. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -08.498
8. Bronson Bauman (KTM), -08.703
9. Dan Bromley (Yam), -16.290
10. Kolby Carlile (Yam), -18.443
11. Cameron Smith (Yam), -28.730
12. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -30.404
13. Billy Ross (Kaw), -30.500
14. Jeffery Lowery (Yam), -1 lap
5. Kasey Sciscoe (Har), -1 lap, -09.612
16. Kevin Stollings (Kaw), -11 laps, DNF
17. Gary Ketchum (Har), -19 laps, DNF
18. Ben Lowe (Ind), -25 laps, DNF
19. Cody Johncox (Yam), -25 laps, DNF
More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:
Mees Works His Magic at DuQuoin Mile
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 17, 2023) – The man, the myth, the Mile legend; Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Rogers Racing/SDI Racing FTR750) notched up his third consecutive Mile victory in thrilling fashion at the conclusion of Saturday night’s DuQuoin Mile.
Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, finally made its much-awaited return to DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, and the “Magic Mile” did not disappoint. Reigning Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle king Mees was forced to pull another rabbit out of his helmet after going back and forth for 12 minutes plus two laps with the superstar trio of Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), Briar Bauman (No. 3 Parts Plus/Jacob Companies KTM 790 Duke), and Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750).
The four swapped positions throughout with none showing an obvious edge. And all four were within touching distance as they exited Turn 2 for the final time, operating almost as if a single entity.
But somehow, someway, Mees once again put his name at the top of the results sheet after the pack stormed past the checkered flag.
Adding to Mees’ joy was the fact that runner-up Robinson slotted between the winner and points leader Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), with the Estenson ace pushed outside the top two for the first time all season long despite taking the checkered flag just 0.097 seconds behind Mees.
The victory was the 26th Mile win of Mees’ career, breaking a tie with icons Bubba Shobert and Bryan Smith to claim sole possession of third place on the all-time order.
He said “This track is so much fun. At the start of the race and in the mid-part, I wasn’t really in my groove; I was spinning it up bad, and I just didn’t have good roll corner speed. I just kind of sat back and saw Briar had some really good lines. I kind of copied some of his stuff and moved around and found home. Hats off to my entire crew for working their butts off and giving me the best motorcycle possible.
“I’m really stoked to have won the DuQuoin Mile. I’m happy to have gotten this one off the list.”
It was almost unfair, then, that Bauman wasn’t rewarded with a trip to the podium. Despite finishing fourth, the Main Event was his most competitive ride to date on the developing Rick Ware Racing KTM, having led multiple laps and been in with a shot at victory to the very end.
Fifth place, meanwhile, was taken in a close fight by JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) over Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), the two finishing just under six seconds back of Mees. They had done all they could to make it a six-rider tilt at the front during the race’s early stages, with Fisher momentarily joining the lead pack before falling back into the clutches of Beach.
Seventh went to Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Indian FTR750) in another duel for position, this one with Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Fastrack Racing/2 Wheelz KTM 790 Duke), while Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Corbin/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07) and Kolby Carlile (No. 36 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) rounded out the top ten.
Daniels’ perfect podium record still has him leading in the points, but the streaking Mees is now within single digits in second, moving to within nine points of the first (198-189) as the season reaches its halfway point.
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
The prodigious Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) came out on top of a race-long six-rider dogfight for top honors in an unforgettable Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Main Event.
From the very beginning of the contest, it was evident the checkered flag would be decided between Drane, Chase Saathoff (No. 88 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F), Kody Kopp (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F), and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F).
The six factory-backed pilots immediately separated at the front and just as quickly determined they could not separate from one another.
Saathoff controlled the pace from the bottom-line for much of the race. But as the minutes ticked away, that control became more and more tenuous as Lowe, Drane, and Whale all took their turns at the front of the group.
Drane actually ran in sixth with less than a minute to go but blasted past fellow Aussie Whale to reclaim the lead as the decisive final two laps kicked off.
The Estenson pilot managed to hold that position to open the final lap but saw Saathoff dive underneath entering Turn 3, while Lowe powered by both exiting 4. But Drane nudged back ahead as the pack swarmed to the checkered flag, beating Saathoff to the line by a mere 0.011 seconds, followed fractionally by Lowe in third.
Whale was just 0.081 seconds off the win but relegated to fourth, with Kopp and Brunner completing the top six in that order and meters away from victory themselves.
After the race, Drane said, “It’s so good… We’ve been working so hard all season and to get my second win is awesome. All these people from Australia are here tonight, and they’ve all been helping me. It’s so cool.”
Third Turner Racing pilot Morgen Mischler (No. 13 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) registered a lonely race to seventh. He finished some three-and-a-half seconds off the win after coming up short in an early bid to track the lead pack down.
Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Racing/Certified KTM 450 SX-F) won out in a three-rider battle for eighth waged another six seconds back of Mischler. The ‘19 class champ narrowly defeated 1st Impressions Husqvarna teammates Chad Cose (No. 49 1st Impressions Race Team/Husqvarna Racing FC450) and James Ott (No. 19 1st Impressions Race Team/Husqvarna Racing FC450), who rounded out the top ten, respectively.
Reigning champ Kopp continues to lead the way in his title defense. However, Saathoff has drawn that much closer thanks to a fifth consecutive podium finish and is now just nine points behind in second (166-157).
Next Up:
Progressive American Flat Track will now shift its gears to four consecutive Half-Miles, starting with next weekend’s fabled Mission Lima Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle and Drag Specialties at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio, on Saturday, June 24. Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/meespromotions/events/lima-half-mile-58771 to reserve your seats today.
For those that can’t catch the live action from the circuit, FansChoice.tv is the live streaming home of Progressive AFT. Sign up now and catch every second of on-track action starting with Practice & Qualifying and ending with the Victory Podium at the end of the night at https://www.fanschoice.tv.
FOX Sports coverage of the DuQuoin Mile, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, June 25, at 1:00 a.m. ET (10:00 p.m. PT).
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More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Irwin serves up Knockhill victory for BeerMonster Ducati in the BikeSocial Sprint Race
Glenn Irwin served up his third victory of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season for the BeerMonster Ducati team in the BikeSocial Sprint Race at Knockhill, holding off his Yamaha rivals Kyle Ryde and Jason O’Halloran ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
O’Halloran had initially launched off the front row into the lead onboard the McAMS Yamaha, but Irwin was instantly fighting and on the second lap, he made his move on the brakes into turn one. He then controlled the race with the leading trio making the break.
Irwin was able to extend his advantage to 0.606s at the chequered flag and the victory moves him back to the top of the standings, trading places with teammate Tommy Bridewell to lead the title chase by three points.
Ryde has traditionally found the Scottish circuit a challenge in the past, but he proved that he remains a threat to his Ducati rivals as he secured his first podium finish at Knockhill in Bennetts BSB for the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha team, just ahead of O’Halloran in third place.
Bridewell meanwhile carved his way through the pack to claim fourth place, giving him a six-point edge over Ryde in the standings ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
Christian Iddon equalled his best result of the season in a hard-fought fifth place for Oxford Products Racing Ducati; he was able to move ahead of Leon Haslam who finished sixth despite his recent shoulder injury.
Ryan Vickers had a good start from the front row, but a mistake on the brakes into the Hairpin on the early stages dropped him right down the order and he had to fight back to seventh, narrowly ahead of Storm Stacey who celebrated his best finish of the season in eighth place.
Josh Brookes was the leading FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team rider in ninth place with Lee Jackson completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, BikeSocial Sprint Race results:
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Glenn Irwin
BeerMonster Ducati
“It was nice to win that race today; when you are from Northern Ireland and come here it’s kind of like your home race as it’s just across the water.
“It was a really enjoyable race and I controlled it well I think. I tried to not let Jason through at turn one – you don’t need to take risks like that, but when you feel good you lean on him and Kyle tried to do it to me at turn three, and I leaned on him too. It’s enjoyable as there is a lot of respect amongst the lads.
“I think for us to come here and grab a win early on in the weekend and how it has gone so far bodes really well going forward.
“I said it earlier and will say it again – I celebrate everything and I am grateful to my entire team, the passion that they have just gives me some extra energy. They are a great bunch of lads and I am grateful to be part of it. There will definitely be some battered mars bars for the team tonight to celebrate – rock and roll!”
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott won the 100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR Saturday at rainy New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Riding his MotoAmerica Next-Gen Supersport GSX-R750, Scott provisionally won the race by 0.425 second over Biothermal/Blake Davis Racing Yamaha’s Blake Davis and by 0.711 second over Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s PJ Jacobsen, who completed a Dunlop sweep of the podium.
Provisionally, however, is the key word, as the wet race was filled with crashes, red flags, and restarts. In fact, there were 10 red flags and nine restarts. That’s not a typo – 10 red flags and nine restarts in a race scheduled to go 20 laps.
With the race well into its second hour and no end to the crashes and red flags in sight, officials with NorthEast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) decided to call the race complete and base the results off the last lap completed under green flag conditions.
That made Scott the winner — and at 17 years old the youngest-ever winner — of the oldest and richest motorcycle road race in America – the 100th Loudon Classic. Scott’s prize for first place was $55,000 of the $250,000 total purse.
However, due to the number of red flags, restarts, crashes, and riders who were allowed to restart after crashing, the results as provided to Roadracingworld.com by NEMRR and published here remain highly provisional.
Provisional Race Results (multiple red flags, wet conditions):
Top NEMRR Results:
Glenn Irwin captured pole position during Bennetts British Superbike qualifying Saturday at Knockhill Circuit, in Scotland. Riding his BeerMonster Ducati Panigale V4 R, Irwin lapped the 1.267-mile course in 47.158 seconds to lead the field of 24 riders.
Americans Julian Correa and Eli Banish qualified sixth and 19th, respectively, in British Talent Cup.
BSB Final Q
Spaniard Hector Garza won FIM MotoE World Championship Race Two Saturday at Sachsenring, in Germany.
Garza, riding his Dynavolt Intact GP Ducati electric racebike, won the six-lap race by just 0.233 second over HP Pons Los40’s Mattia Casadei. Openbank Aspar Team’s Jordi Torres was equally close in third, just 0.290 second behind Garza.
Just 0.857 second covered the top seven finishers.
MotoE Race 2
More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Garzo strikes back for long-awaited first MotoE™ win
Rain shortened Race 2 but the Spaniard was on a mission, taking his first victory ahead of Casadei and Torres
Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) secured his first MotoE™ win in dramatic circumstances in a shortened Race 2, the Spaniard making a sensational overtake on Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) and Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) on Lap 6 to claim victory before the red flag came out due to rain, with Casadei and Torres completing the podium.
Garzo got the holeshot as he looked to respond from his Race 1 disappointment, where he was taken out of the race while fighting in the podium places. On Lap 3 though, the tension was high as drops of rain were falling around the circuit and Race 1 winner Torres made his move for the lead on the same lap, up the inside of Garzo at Turn 12. His lead didn’t last long though as Casadei went from third to first at Turn 1 on Lap 4.
On Lap 5, the pair switched positions twice. Torres initially re-took the lead at Turn 12 before Casadei responded immediately at Turn 13. Just one lap later and Garzo had moved back into first as he pulled off the exact same move Casadei did at Turn 1 to overtake the Italian and Torres. It turned out to be the race-winning move as red flags were shown on Lap 7 due to weather conditions worsening. Garzo, Casadei and Torres therefore finish on the Race 2 podium in Germany with just 0.368s separating the trio.
Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) took fourth place, missing out on a podium by just 0.025s as the field bunched up while the rain came down, but it’s solid points for the Brazilian after his Rae 1 crash. Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) finished fifth on take two, with Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) in sixth and Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) just behind the Swiss rider in seventh. Just 0.857s separated the top seven when the red flags were shown.
Japanese rider Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-racing) secured eighth place with teammate Alessandro Zaccone in ninth as Mugello Race 1 winner Andrea Mantovani (RNF MotoE™Team) rounded out the top ten.
That’s a wrap on the Sachsenring! MotoE™ now heads to Assen next week for the Dutch Grand Prix – don’t forget to tune in to all the action!
Shane Narbonne, the 10-time and defending Champion, was fastest in the damp-but-drying final qualifying sessions Saturday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but 17-year-old Tyler Scott will start the 100th Loudon Classic from pole position based on the lap time he did during provisional qualifying in the dry on Friday.
On Friday, Scott lapped the 1.6-mile 12-turn road course in 1:10.673 on his Dunlop-shod Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 Next-Gen Supersport bike to top the field of 48 hopefuls.
On Saturday, Narbonne used Pirelli rain tires on his 64 Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6 to post the quickest lap time, a 1:15.868, but he will start Saturday’s 25-lap race from second on the grid based on the 1:10.747 he did on Friday.
PJ Jacobsen, riding his Dunlop-fitted Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2 Next-Gen Supersport machine, was third in the damp Saturday morning session (1:18.491) and third in the dry session on Friday (1:10.854).
Scott’s teammate Richie Escalante, who is riding the challenging track for the first time, will start the race from fourth on the grid based on the 1:10.886 he did on Friday.
Row two starters include Stefano Mesa (1:10.985), who is riding a Pirelli-equipped Boulder MotorSports Pierobon X80R powered by a Ducati 848 engine with full Marelli electronics; Eric Wood (1:11.008), who is riding a Dunlop-tired Woodcraft Ducati 1098 R fitted with an 848 engine; 20-year-old Eli Block (1:11.559), who is riding a Team ECB/Bartcon Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 on Michelins; and Tyler Sweeney (1:11.565), who is riding a Sweeney Racing Team Yamaha on Dunlops.
The qualifying cutoff time for the race was 107.5% of the pole time, 1:15.973, and the field was limited to the top 32 riders.
The 25-lap 100th Loudon Classic, which pays a cash purse of $250,000 including $55,000 to the race winner, is scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time – rain of shine. All all of the top riders Roadracingworld.com spoke to indicated that they will start the race regardless of the conditions.
The weather forecast calls for a chance of rain through the day Saturday.
The race will be broadcast tape-delayed on YouTube on the Kaplan America channel.
100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
June 17, 2023
Combined Qualifying Session A & B Results (damp-but-drying conditions):
Final Combined Qualifying Results:
Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame are pleased to announce their 2023 Inductees:
Competitors Jordan Szoke and Greg Williams; Contributors Bill Jamieson, Dave Lloyd and Colin Fraser; and competitor/contributors Bob Fisher and Dave McLean.
Also confirmed is the 2023 winner of the Bar and Hedy Hodgson Award, Can-Am, and Ambassador Awards for Chris Ellis and Bob Ramsay.
The contributions to Canada’s already rich motorcycling heritage by each member of this group is greatly appreciated. These individuals will be joining a group of their peers – legends and champions – who have made an exceptional contribution to the history of motorcycling in Canada.
The 16th Canadian Motorcycle Hall of Fame induction Banquet and Reunion will include an evening’s presentation of these individuals on stage. This event takes place on Saturday, November 4 at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, northwest of Toronto, Ontario.
Further information, including ticket availability, will be published on Facebook and on the official site at canmoto.ca.
