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British Superbike: Ryde Fastest In Practice At Knockhill

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British Superbike: Ryde Fastest In Practice At Knockhill
SBK FP1 + FP2

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

Ryde turns up the heat on his rivals to top Knockhill Free Practice times

Kyle Ryde and reigning Champions LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha was back at the top of the Free Practice times following the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship sessions at Knockhill today, edging out Yamaha rival Jason O’Halloran in the closing stages. The pace was intense with the top 22 riders covered by just 0.898s.

Ryde improved his pace in the warmer afternoon conditions to move 0.181s ahead of O’Halloran in the final stages of the second session.

The McAMS Yamaha team had a busy afternoon as a crash for the Australian meant they faced a race against time to repair the damage to get him back on track before the end of the session.

However, with two minutes to spare, he was able to return to the circuit, completing a single flying lap before the chequered flag.

Glenn Irwin was the fastest of the BeerMonster Ducatis in third place, 0.192s adrift of Ryde as he bids to regain the advantage in the standings this weekend from his teammate Tommy Bridewell.

Bridewell also had a crash in the early stages of the session, but the BeerMonster Ducati team also worked hard to repair the damage to get him back out in the second half of the session and he completed the top ten riders on combined times.

Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki were back inside the top five as Lee Jackson surged up the order to hold fourth place, narrowly ahead of the leading FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team rider Josh Brookes in fifth to make it four different manufacturers in the top five positions.

Christian Iddon was sixth fastest for Oxford Products Racing Ducati, setting the exact same lap time as Brookes, moving ahead of Danny Buchan in the afternoon with Ryan Vickers completing the top eight.

Charlie Nesbitt secured his place in eBay Q2 tomorrow for the MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing Team, with Leon Haslam and Storm Stacey completing the top 12 riders ahead of tomorrow’s eBay Qualifying and BikeSocial Sprint Race.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Free Practice combined times:

  1. Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 47.553s
  2. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.181s
  3. Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +0.192s
  4. Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) +0.205s
  5. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) +0.295s
  6. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.295s
  7. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.327s
  8. Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) +0.329s
  9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing) +0.386s
  10. Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +0.387s
  11. Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) +0.392s
  12. Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +0.533s

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

Kyle Ryde

LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha

“It’s nice to be able to come back to a difficult track for me in the past on the same bike as last year. I feel good with the bike, obviously its great to bring confidence from the test into the first day with the result being fastest.

“We need to keep the ball rolling now for tomorrow; the lap times were coming on stronger at the end of the session. My confidence is a lot higher than what it was here last year and I feel a lot better on the bike than what I did last year too.

“Obviously its great to be fastest today, but I have to battle hard tomorrow to get a good qualifying position and hopefully a strong race, to set us up for Sunday.

“It’s a very difficult with everyone being so close. Someone that could be in for 11th or 12th in tomorrow’s race could stick a good lap in and end up on the front row on Sunday. So it’s a mixed grid, just like it was at Silverstone and that was a big pack of riders in the group. It is going to be close tomorrow!”

MotoE: Torres Takes Pole Position At Rainy Sachsenring

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MotoE: Torres Takes Pole Position At Rainy Sachsenring

Jordi Torres took pole position during wet FIM MotoE qualifying Friday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Openbank Aspar Team Ducati electric racebike, the Spaniard turned a lap time of 1:34.601 to top the 18-rider field.

Both MotoE races will take place Saturday in Germany.

 

MotoE Q2
 MotoE Q1

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

MotoE™: Torres shines in the wet for Sachsenring pole

The Championship leader pips Garzo, with Granado third and Ferrari facing a fight back after a tougher qualifying in Germany

Friday, 16 June 2023

Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) shone in qualifying for Round 3 of the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship, just pipping key rival Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP) to pole in wet conditions at the Sachsenring. Q2 went down to the wire and it’s Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) completing the front row as his mission to play catch up in the standings continues, with Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) set to play catch up off the line instead as the Italian starts P9.

A damp P1, a largely dry P2 and then a wet Q1 and Q2 kept the MotoE™ field on their toes on Day 1, and it was Ferrari who went into qualifying topping the combined times, the only rider to break the old lap record so far. But as rain came down ahead of qualifying, the Italian couldn’t quite find enough to move up off Row 3.

The fight for pole ultimately went down to the wire between Torres, Garzo and Granado, with Garzo crossing the line to complete his final effort first. That was enough for provisional pole but Torres still had time he managed to find, taking his first pole of the season by a tenth and a half as Granado slotted into P3.

Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) also shone in the tougher conditions and starts P4, just ahead of fellow Q1 graduate Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-Racing). Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) completes Row 2, ahead of rookie Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) and Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing), the Italian and MotoE™ race winner into Q2 for the first time on his return to the electric competition in 2023. Ferrari rounds out the third row, ahead of Tito Rabat (Prettl Pramac MotoE™) also making a first appearance in Q2.

Check out the full qualifying bellow FREE on YouTube, and then make sure to tune in to our broadcast partners or VideoPass to enjoy the racing. Race 1 gets underway at 12:15 (GMT +2) before the second showdown fires up at 16:10!

100th Loudon Classic: Narbonne Quickest In Friday Morning Practice

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100th Loudon Classic: Narbonne Quickest In Friday Morning Practice

Shane Narbonne, the 10-time and defending Champion, unofficially led practice for the 100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR, Friday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire.

Riding his Pirelli-shod 64 Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6, Narbonne lapped the 1.6-mile road course in 1:10.996 to lead Group 8 and Group 8A practices, the sessions in which most of the Loudon Classic competitors are in.

“Pre-Qualifying” sessions for Loudon Classic competitors will be held Friday evening, then the top 48 riders from Friday will advance to Qualifying sessions on Saturday morning.

The 25-lap 100th Loudon Classic is scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time, rain or shine, on Saturday, June 17.

Friday Morning Notes:

Multi-time Loudon Classic Champion Scott Greenwood is not competing in the 100th Loudon Classic due to a lingering shoulder injury suffered while playing hockey in 2022. Greenwood is, however, helping his son Samuel Greenwood this weekend.

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC is fielding PJ Jacobsen on a Panigale V2 that the New Yorker never saw before he threw a leg over it Friday morning. Jacobsen rode a stock Panigale V2 on Dunlop Sportmax Slicks on Thursday, but before that the 29-year-old said the last time he rode at NHMS was on a 125cc GP bike when he was 11 years old.

Richie Escalante highsided his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 coming out Turn Six during practice, but the Mexican rider was not injured. According to his team, Escalante was on pace to do a 1:10 lap time.

 

100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, New Hampshire

June 16, 2023

Unofficial Group 8 and 8A Practice Two Results:

  1. Shane Narbonne (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:10.996
  2. Eric Wood (Duc 848 EVO), Dunlop, 1:11.643
  3. Richie Escalante (Suz GSX-R750), Dunlop, 1:11.680, crash
  4. Wesley Lakis (Tri Street Triple 675), 1:11.729
  5. Tyler Scott (Suz GSX-R750), Dunlop, 1:11.805
  6. Stefano Mesa (Pierobon X80/Ducati 848), Pirelli, 1:11.974
  7. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:12.196
  8. Eli Block (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, 1:12.499
  9. PJ Jacobsen (Duc Panigale V2), Dunlop, 1:12.515
  10. Tyler Sweeney (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:12.590
  11. Teagg Hobbs (Suz GSX-R750), Dunlop, 1:12.686
  12. Eziah Davis (Yam YZF-R6), 1:12.778
  13. Blake Davis (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:13.775
  14. Jacob Crossman (Apr RS 660), 1Dunlop, :13.846
  15. Samuel Greenwood (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:14.210
  16. Harlan Hildebrand (Kaw YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:14.274
  17. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R6), 1:14.858
  18. Joseph LiMandri, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:14.905
  19. Ian Beam (Tri Daytona 675R), 1:14.931
  20. Carl Soltisz (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:14.965
  21. Brandon Paasch (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:14.986
  22. Paul Duval (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:15.350
  23. David Dayon (Duc 848 EVO), 1:15.372
  24. Bryan Wardius (Yam YZF-R6), 1:15.465
  25. JC Camacho (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:16.034
  26. Wojciech Kasperuk (Yam YZF-R6), 1:16.054
  27. Justin Landry (Yam YZF-R6), 1:16.816
  28. Marcelo Lautert, 1:16.916

MotoGP: Bezzecchi Leads FP2 At Sachsenring (Updated)

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MotoGP: Bezzecchi Leads FP2 At Sachsenring (Updated)

Marco Bezzecchi led MotoGP Free Practice Two (FP2) and overall Friday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the young Italian lapped the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course in 1:20.271 to top the field of 20 riders. Just 0.851 second covered the top 16 riders in FP2.

 

MotoGP FP2
 MotoGP FP1 + FP2

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Bezzecchi heads Martin as drama unfolds for Marc Marquez on Day 1

Bezzecchi, Martin and Aleix lock out the top three, but some huge talking points come from a dramatic day for Marc Marquez as the 11-time Sachsenring winner faces Q1

 

Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Friday, 16 June 2023

Two red flags, a massive save, a dramatic Turn 1 crash and a late flurry of times – they’re just a few notes from Day 1 at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, and they don’t tell the whole story. Talking times it’s Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) who ends Friday fastest with a 1:20.271 as the Italian is chased close by Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), but plenty of the headlines will go the way of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) after he was at the heart of the talking points.

The calm before the storm

Despite wet weather making its presence known in the Moto3™ and Moto2™ Practice 2 sessions, the premier class ventured straight out on slick tyres for their one-hour Friday afternoon stint. Some early time improvers were Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) as the Portuguese rider rose to P3, and Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) as he moved forward.

There were just over 20 minutes left on the clock when we saw some fresh soft rear rubber laid on the Sachsenring, and the push for laptimes began in earnest. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) popped up to P2 to get the Practice 2 time attack ball rolling, and Aleix Espargaro then quickly returned to P3.

A whirlwind end to P2

he’d been close to the top in P1, but while pushing for an improvement in the afternoon, Marc Marquez had a huge moment at Turn 11. The eight-time World Champion did very well to stay on board – and in the aftermath, the #93 made his feelings towards the moment clear.

In the meantime, Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) were chipping away at their personal best times, before Augusto Fernandez propelled himself to P4 with 11 minutes to go. But in the blink of an eye that was soon P9 as the rapid times started to be slung in, with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) going P1 ahead of former teammate Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).

Then, huge drama unfolded at Turn 1. First, Viñales was down but ok. Then, moments later, Marc Marquez’s front end washed away at the start of a lap at Turn 1 as Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) was coming out the pitlane. Subsequently, Marquez’s stricken Honda clattered into Zarco’s Ducati in a crash that brought out the red flags. Riders ok and able to get back out on track once the session was restarted, but talking point most definitely made. Marquez wasn’t able to get out in time to complete a lap, however, and that saw him finish outside the top 10, facing Q1 in Germany.

 

Johann Zarco remains lying on the ground after Marc Marquez (running out of the gravel trap) crashed and collided with him in Turn One. Both escaped injury. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Johann Zarco remains lying on the ground after Marc Marquez (running out of the gravel trap) crashed and collided with him in Turn One. Both escaped injury. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Back at the top, Aleix Espargaro went P1 near the end of the session, before Bezzecchi produced some late magic to pinch top spot away from the Spaniard, and Martin then pinched second from the Aprilia roo.

At the end of a breathless final 10 minutes, it’s Bagnaia who claims P4 behind the fastest trio, with Miller completing the top five. Quartararo will be into Q2 for the first time since the Americas GP, the Frenchman bagging P6, as Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Zarco pocket automatic spots in Q2.

So…11-time Sachsenring winner Marc Marquez faces Q1 in Germany, not something we thought we’d be saying. Title-chasing Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) is another big name missing out on the Q2 cut, too, so there’s everything to play for on Saturday.

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With some huge names in Q1, the stage is set for Qualifying and then the Tissot Sprint. Here’s when it all gets underway in GMT+2:

MotoGP™ FP: 10:10

MotoGP™ Q1: 10:50

MotoGP™ Q2: 11:15

Tissot Sprint: 15:00

 

 

Pedro Acosta (37). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Pedro Acosta (37). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Acosta on top in dry P1, Arbolino heads damp P2

A wet afternoon at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland means the Moto2™ Friday classification is decided by the Practice 1 times, which sees Italian GP winner Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) end the day fastest with a 1:23.979. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) – a late crasher in Practice 2 – is 0.237s off his compatriot in P2, while Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp) heads into Saturday as the rider in P3.

On a damp but drying Sachsenring for Practice 2, however, World Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) set the pace but the afternoon outing didn’t count for much more than getting a feel for the tricky conditions – despite slick tyres making a brief appearance in the closing stages.

Behind the leading trio, Filip Salač (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Jake Dixon (Polarcube GASGAS Aspar Team) are inside the top five after the first two Practice sessions, while Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) is P6 ahead of Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team). Eighth place is where we find Arbolino on the combined times, the Italian is one place ahead of teammate Sam Lowes. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) rounds out the top Friday top 10 in the intermediate class.

Moto2™ Practice 3 starts at 09:25 local time (GMT+2), before qualifying from 13:45!

 

Ayumu Sasaki (71). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Ayumu Sasaki (71). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Sasaki top with new lap record as rain slows play in P2

Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) will head into qualifying day as the rider to beat after heavy rain in the afternoon saw no riders improve on their times from P1 at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. The Japanese rider set a new lap record in P1 and was two and a half tenths clear of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) completing the overall top three.

It was Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team) who led the way in the wet Practice 2 conditions after Scott Ogden’s (VisionTrack Racing Team) Turn 8 crash briefly brought out the red flags in the afternoon due to the Brit’s Honda damaging the air fence, rider ok. Then, heading into the closing stages, Öncü suffered a  crash at the rapid Turn 11 right-hander. The Turkish star was declared fit after a check up, however, and will be back out on Saturday.

At the conclusion of the day then, it’s the dry times that count towards the provisional Q2 places. Behind Sasaki, Öncü and Masia, Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) and Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3) sit inside the top five. World Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was sixth in Practice 1 ahead of Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team), Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Bertelle.

Make sure you tune into Moto3™ P3 at 08:40 local time (GMT+2) on Saturday morning to see who will head straight into Q2, and then it’s qualifying from 12:50!

Moto2: Arbolini Quickest In Mixed Conditions In FP2 At Sachsenring

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Moto2: Arbolini Quickest In Mixed Conditions In FP2 At Sachsenring

Tony Arbolino was quickest in damp-but-drying conditions during Moto2 Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Elf Marc VDS Racing Kalex, Arbolino turned a lap time of 1:26.859 to lead the field of 30 riders.

Americans Joe Roberts (1:28.800) and Sean Dylan Kelly (1:33.982), were seventh and 22nd, respectively, in the tricky session.

 

Moto2 FP2

Moto3: Bertelle Best In Wet FP2 At Sachsenring

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Moto3: Bertelle Best In Wet FP2 At Sachsenring

Matteo Bertelle posted the best lap time during wet Moto3 Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Rivacold Snipers Team Honda, the Italian lapped the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) in 1:38.972 to lead the field of 29 riders.

 

Moto3 FP2

MotoE: Ferrari Sets New Lap Record In FP2 At Sachsenring

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MotoE: Ferrari Sets New Lap Record In FP2 At Sachsenring

Matteo Ferrari, riding his Felo Gresini Ducati electric racebike, was fastest during FIM MotoE Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Ferrari did a lap of 1:27.205, which eclipsed Niki Tuuli’s 2019 All-Time Lap Record of 1:27.456.

 

MotoE FP2

100th Loudon Classic: Race To Be Shown On YouTube

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100th Loudon Classic: Race To Be Shown On YouTube

The 100th Loudon Classic presented by NEMRR, scheduled to run Saturday, June 17, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire, is planned to be shown on YouTube.

Details are still being worked out, but Kaplan America is partnering with NorthEast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) to shoot and broadcast video of the race on the Kaplan America YouTube channel.

The plan is to record and broadcast on-track action and rider interviews tonight and then show the 25-lap race either live or same-day delayed on Saturday, according to Kaplan America’s Ken Kaplan, Sr.

Australian Superbike: Jones Fastest In Practice At Hidden Valley Raceway

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Australian Superbike: Jones Fastest In Practice At Hidden Valley Raceway

Topsy Turvy Friday In The Top End Comes To A Close With Jones On Top

In the three free practice sessions for the fourth round of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championships presented by Motul in the tropical sunshine at Hidden Valley Raceway, there were different riders that topped the three sessions.

For the third year in a row the Alpinestars Superbike class is on the card with the Repco Supercars Championship and the top-fuel dragsters at the betr Darwin Triple Crown, this weekend.

With the times so close from the opening minutes of the session it was a clear indication that the 2.8km long Hidden Valley circuit will again play host to some intense and brilliant battles over the three 16-lap races.

In conditions that were not quite as hot as last year, the race lap record was bettered in the opening session by championship leader Josh Waters on the McMartin Racing with K-Tech Suspension Ducati Panigale V4 R with an astounding time of 1:05.368. Just 0.180 of a second adrift from Waters was three-time Australian Champion, Glenn Allerton (Spectro Oils GT Racing BMW), with defending champion Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) in third, the trio separated by only 0.295 of a second with the top seven covered by less than a second.

The second session was drama packed as in the first five minutes the red flag was waved after Ted Collins (Livson Racing BMW) crashed spectacularly at the daunting Turn 10 with his bike slamming into the air fence.

It wasn’t the last time for the red flag as with five minutes left in the session, Troy Herfoss on the Penrite Honda had no sooner set the fastest time than he crashed on the exit of turn one as he attempted to improve his time, the mind games that make up a practice day. Due to the incident, it thwarted his rivals from improving their times with Waters second fastest, 0.122 of a second behind Herfoss with Mike Jones breaking into the top three the trio separated by just 0.126 of a second.

When The Alpinestars Superbike class took to the track for the final session the track temperature was nudging 50 degrees celcius, some 17 degrees hotter than the morning session. With such high temperatures it was expected that times may have suffered but try telling that to the talented riders of Australian road racing as Mike Jones claimed the top spot from Waters who was again second with Glenn Allerton third to make it two sessions in the top three for Glenn and “Mad Mike” while Waters was in the top three in all sessions.

Herfoss rode his second bike in the final stanza, but still managed to claim fourth fastest and it was refreshing to see Arthur Sissis back on track after his forced absence at Queensland Raceway due to a broken wrist.

With the combined times of the three sessions it’s Jones who leads the way heading into qualifying tomorrow more from Waters and Herfoss. Next on the charts is Allerton in fourth, Cru Halliday in fifth. Halliday who has finished on the podium in all but the opening race of the year had his last session brought undone when he crashed at the final turn with a little over five minutes remaining.

Behind Halliday, Arthur Sissis and Unitech Racing sit in sixth position and rounding out the Top Ten on Day One is Bryan Staring on the MotoGo Yamaha from Broc Pearson (Desmo Sport Ducati) Anthony West (Addicted To Track Yamaha) with the ever-improving Max Stauffer continually improving his times.

Day two will consist of qualifying in the morning at 08:25am ACST where the outright fastest lap will no doubt be under threat to be lowered by any number of riders, before the first of the three races tomorrow afternoon at 12:40pm ACST.

MotoGP: Zarco Tops Rain-Affected FP1 At Sachsenring

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MotoGP: Zarco Tops Rain-Affected FP1 At Sachsenring

Frenchman Johann Zarco, riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, topped rain-affected MotoGP Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Sachsenring, in Germany.

The top 16 riders’ best times were within one second of leader Zarco’s best lap time, 1:20.702.

 

MotoGP FP1

British Superbike: Ryde Fastest In Practice At Knockhill

Kyle Ryde (77). Photo courtesy MSVR.
Kyle Ryde (77). Photo courtesy MSVR.
SBK FP1 + FP2

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

Ryde turns up the heat on his rivals to top Knockhill Free Practice times

Kyle Ryde and reigning Champions LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha was back at the top of the Free Practice times following the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship sessions at Knockhill today, edging out Yamaha rival Jason O’Halloran in the closing stages. The pace was intense with the top 22 riders covered by just 0.898s.

Ryde improved his pace in the warmer afternoon conditions to move 0.181s ahead of O’Halloran in the final stages of the second session.

The McAMS Yamaha team had a busy afternoon as a crash for the Australian meant they faced a race against time to repair the damage to get him back on track before the end of the session.

However, with two minutes to spare, he was able to return to the circuit, completing a single flying lap before the chequered flag.

Glenn Irwin was the fastest of the BeerMonster Ducatis in third place, 0.192s adrift of Ryde as he bids to regain the advantage in the standings this weekend from his teammate Tommy Bridewell.

Bridewell also had a crash in the early stages of the session, but the BeerMonster Ducati team also worked hard to repair the damage to get him back out in the second half of the session and he completed the top ten riders on combined times.

Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki were back inside the top five as Lee Jackson surged up the order to hold fourth place, narrowly ahead of the leading FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team rider Josh Brookes in fifth to make it four different manufacturers in the top five positions.

Christian Iddon was sixth fastest for Oxford Products Racing Ducati, setting the exact same lap time as Brookes, moving ahead of Danny Buchan in the afternoon with Ryan Vickers completing the top eight.

Charlie Nesbitt secured his place in eBay Q2 tomorrow for the MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing Team, with Leon Haslam and Storm Stacey completing the top 12 riders ahead of tomorrow’s eBay Qualifying and BikeSocial Sprint Race.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Free Practice combined times:

  1. Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 47.553s
  2. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.181s
  3. Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +0.192s
  4. Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) +0.205s
  5. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) +0.295s
  6. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.295s
  7. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +0.327s
  8. Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) +0.329s
  9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing) +0.386s
  10. Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +0.387s
  11. Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) +0.392s
  12. Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +0.533s

For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com

Kyle Ryde

LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha

“It’s nice to be able to come back to a difficult track for me in the past on the same bike as last year. I feel good with the bike, obviously its great to bring confidence from the test into the first day with the result being fastest.

“We need to keep the ball rolling now for tomorrow; the lap times were coming on stronger at the end of the session. My confidence is a lot higher than what it was here last year and I feel a lot better on the bike than what I did last year too.

“Obviously its great to be fastest today, but I have to battle hard tomorrow to get a good qualifying position and hopefully a strong race, to set us up for Sunday.

“It’s a very difficult with everyone being so close. Someone that could be in for 11th or 12th in tomorrow’s race could stick a good lap in and end up on the front row on Sunday. So it’s a mixed grid, just like it was at Silverstone and that was a big pack of riders in the group. It is going to be close tomorrow!”

MotoE: Torres Takes Pole Position At Rainy Sachsenring

Jordi Torres (81). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Jordi Torres (81). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Jordi Torres took pole position during wet FIM MotoE qualifying Friday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Openbank Aspar Team Ducati electric racebike, the Spaniard turned a lap time of 1:34.601 to top the 18-rider field.

Both MotoE races will take place Saturday in Germany.

 

MotoE Q2
 MotoE Q1

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

MotoE™: Torres shines in the wet for Sachsenring pole

The Championship leader pips Garzo, with Granado third and Ferrari facing a fight back after a tougher qualifying in Germany

Friday, 16 June 2023

Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar Team) shone in qualifying for Round 3 of the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Championship, just pipping key rival Hector Garzo (Dynavolt Intact GP) to pole in wet conditions at the Sachsenring. Q2 went down to the wire and it’s Eric Granado (LCR E-Team) completing the front row as his mission to play catch up in the standings continues, with Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini MotoE™) set to play catch up off the line instead as the Italian starts P9.

A damp P1, a largely dry P2 and then a wet Q1 and Q2 kept the MotoE™ field on their toes on Day 1, and it was Ferrari who went into qualifying topping the combined times, the only rider to break the old lap record so far. But as rain came down ahead of qualifying, the Italian couldn’t quite find enough to move up off Row 3.

The fight for pole ultimately went down to the wire between Torres, Garzo and Granado, with Garzo crossing the line to complete his final effort first. That was enough for provisional pole but Torres still had time he managed to find, taking his first pole of the season by a tenth and a half as Granado slotted into P3.

Nicholas Spinelli (HP Pons Los40) also shone in the tougher conditions and starts P4, just ahead of fellow Q1 graduate Hikari Okubo (Tech3 E-Racing). Mattia Casadei (HP Pons Los40) completes Row 2, ahead of rookie Randy Krummenacher (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE™) and Alessandro Zaccone (Tech3 E-Racing), the Italian and MotoE™ race winner into Q2 for the first time on his return to the electric competition in 2023. Ferrari rounds out the third row, ahead of Tito Rabat (Prettl Pramac MotoE™) also making a first appearance in Q2.

Check out the full qualifying bellow FREE on YouTube, and then make sure to tune in to our broadcast partners or VideoPass to enjoy the racing. Race 1 gets underway at 12:15 (GMT +2) before the second showdown fires up at 16:10!

100th Loudon Classic: Narbonne Quickest In Friday Morning Practice

Shane Narbonne (64) started doing track days at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2005 and has raced the unique 1.63-mile circuit since, accumulating a wealth of track knowledge. Photo by San Draiss, courtesy NEMRR.
Shane Narbonne (64). Photo by Sam Draiss, courtesy NEMRR.

Shane Narbonne, the 10-time and defending Champion, unofficially led practice for the 100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR, Friday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire.

Riding his Pirelli-shod 64 Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6, Narbonne lapped the 1.6-mile road course in 1:10.996 to lead Group 8 and Group 8A practices, the sessions in which most of the Loudon Classic competitors are in.

“Pre-Qualifying” sessions for Loudon Classic competitors will be held Friday evening, then the top 48 riders from Friday will advance to Qualifying sessions on Saturday morning.

The 25-lap 100th Loudon Classic is scheduled to start at 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time, rain or shine, on Saturday, June 17.

Friday Morning Notes:

Multi-time Loudon Classic Champion Scott Greenwood is not competing in the 100th Loudon Classic due to a lingering shoulder injury suffered while playing hockey in 2022. Greenwood is, however, helping his son Samuel Greenwood this weekend.

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC is fielding PJ Jacobsen on a Panigale V2 that the New Yorker never saw before he threw a leg over it Friday morning. Jacobsen rode a stock Panigale V2 on Dunlop Sportmax Slicks on Thursday, but before that the 29-year-old said the last time he rode at NHMS was on a 125cc GP bike when he was 11 years old.

Richie Escalante highsided his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 coming out Turn Six during practice, but the Mexican rider was not injured. According to his team, Escalante was on pace to do a 1:10 lap time.

 

100th Loudon Classic Presented by NEMRR

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, New Hampshire

June 16, 2023

Unofficial Group 8 and 8A Practice Two Results:

  1. Shane Narbonne (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:10.996
  2. Eric Wood (Duc 848 EVO), Dunlop, 1:11.643
  3. Richie Escalante (Suz GSX-R750), Dunlop, 1:11.680, crash
  4. Wesley Lakis (Tri Street Triple 675), 1:11.729
  5. Tyler Scott (Suz GSX-R750), Dunlop, 1:11.805
  6. Stefano Mesa (Pierobon X80/Ducati 848), Pirelli, 1:11.974
  7. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:12.196
  8. Eli Block (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, 1:12.499
  9. PJ Jacobsen (Duc Panigale V2), Dunlop, 1:12.515
  10. Tyler Sweeney (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:12.590
  11. Teagg Hobbs (Suz GSX-R750), Dunlop, 1:12.686
  12. Eziah Davis (Yam YZF-R6), 1:12.778
  13. Blake Davis (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:13.775
  14. Jacob Crossman (Apr RS 660), 1Dunlop, :13.846
  15. Samuel Greenwood (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:14.210
  16. Harlan Hildebrand (Kaw YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:14.274
  17. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R6), 1:14.858
  18. Joseph LiMandri, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:14.905
  19. Ian Beam (Tri Daytona 675R), 1:14.931
  20. Carl Soltisz (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:14.965
  21. Brandon Paasch (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:14.986
  22. Paul Duval (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:15.350
  23. David Dayon (Duc 848 EVO), 1:15.372
  24. Bryan Wardius (Yam YZF-R6), 1:15.465
  25. JC Camacho (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:16.034
  26. Wojciech Kasperuk (Yam YZF-R6), 1:16.054
  27. Justin Landry (Yam YZF-R6), 1:16.816
  28. Marcelo Lautert, 1:16.916

MotoGP: Bezzecchi Leads FP2 At Sachsenring (Updated)

Marco Bezzecchi (72), as seen at Mugello. Photo courtesy Mooney VR46 Racing Team.
Marco Bezzecchi (72), as seen at Mugello. Photo courtesy Mooney VR46 Racing Team.

Marco Bezzecchi led MotoGP Free Practice Two (FP2) and overall Friday at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati Desmosedici, the young Italian lapped the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course in 1:20.271 to top the field of 20 riders. Just 0.851 second covered the top 16 riders in FP2.

 

MotoGP FP2
 MotoGP FP1 + FP2

 

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Bezzecchi heads Martin as drama unfolds for Marc Marquez on Day 1

Bezzecchi, Martin and Aleix lock out the top three, but some huge talking points come from a dramatic day for Marc Marquez as the 11-time Sachsenring winner faces Q1

 

Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Marco Bezzecchi (72). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Friday, 16 June 2023

Two red flags, a massive save, a dramatic Turn 1 crash and a late flurry of times – they’re just a few notes from Day 1 at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, and they don’t tell the whole story. Talking times it’s Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) who ends Friday fastest with a 1:20.271 as the Italian is chased close by Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), but plenty of the headlines will go the way of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) after he was at the heart of the talking points.

The calm before the storm

Despite wet weather making its presence known in the Moto3™ and Moto2™ Practice 2 sessions, the premier class ventured straight out on slick tyres for their one-hour Friday afternoon stint. Some early time improvers were Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team) as the Portuguese rider rose to P3, and Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) as he moved forward.

There were just over 20 minutes left on the clock when we saw some fresh soft rear rubber laid on the Sachsenring, and the push for laptimes began in earnest. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) popped up to P2 to get the Practice 2 time attack ball rolling, and Aleix Espargaro then quickly returned to P3.

A whirlwind end to P2

he’d been close to the top in P1, but while pushing for an improvement in the afternoon, Marc Marquez had a huge moment at Turn 11. The eight-time World Champion did very well to stay on board – and in the aftermath, the #93 made his feelings towards the moment clear.

In the meantime, Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) were chipping away at their personal best times, before Augusto Fernandez propelled himself to P4 with 11 minutes to go. But in the blink of an eye that was soon P9 as the rapid times started to be slung in, with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) going P1 ahead of former teammate Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing).

Then, huge drama unfolded at Turn 1. First, Viñales was down but ok. Then, moments later, Marc Marquez’s front end washed away at the start of a lap at Turn 1 as Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) was coming out the pitlane. Subsequently, Marquez’s stricken Honda clattered into Zarco’s Ducati in a crash that brought out the red flags. Riders ok and able to get back out on track once the session was restarted, but talking point most definitely made. Marquez wasn’t able to get out in time to complete a lap, however, and that saw him finish outside the top 10, facing Q1 in Germany.

 

Johann Zarco remains lying on the ground after Marc Marquez (running out of the gravel trap) crashed and collided with him in Turn One. Both escaped injury. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Johann Zarco remains lying on the ground after Marc Marquez (running out of the gravel trap) crashed and collided with him in Turn One. Both escaped injury. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Back at the top, Aleix Espargaro went P1 near the end of the session, before Bezzecchi produced some late magic to pinch top spot away from the Spaniard, and Martin then pinched second from the Aprilia roo.

At the end of a breathless final 10 minutes, it’s Bagnaia who claims P4 behind the fastest trio, with Miller completing the top five. Quartararo will be into Q2 for the first time since the Americas GP, the Frenchman bagging P6, as Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) and Zarco pocket automatic spots in Q2.

So…11-time Sachsenring winner Marc Marquez faces Q1 in Germany, not something we thought we’d be saying. Title-chasing Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) is another big name missing out on the Q2 cut, too, so there’s everything to play for on Saturday.

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With some huge names in Q1, the stage is set for Qualifying and then the Tissot Sprint. Here’s when it all gets underway in GMT+2:

MotoGP™ FP: 10:10

MotoGP™ Q1: 10:50

MotoGP™ Q2: 11:15

Tissot Sprint: 15:00

 

 

Pedro Acosta (37). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Pedro Acosta (37). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Acosta on top in dry P1, Arbolino heads damp P2

A wet afternoon at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland means the Moto2™ Friday classification is decided by the Practice 1 times, which sees Italian GP winner Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) end the day fastest with a 1:23.979. Alonso Lopez (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) – a late crasher in Practice 2 – is 0.237s off his compatriot in P2, while Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp) heads into Saturday as the rider in P3.

On a damp but drying Sachsenring for Practice 2, however, World Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) set the pace but the afternoon outing didn’t count for much more than getting a feel for the tricky conditions – despite slick tyres making a brief appearance in the closing stages.

Behind the leading trio, Filip Salač (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2™) and Jake Dixon (Polarcube GASGAS Aspar Team) are inside the top five after the first two Practice sessions, while Fermin Aldeguer (MB Conveyors SpeedUp) is P6 ahead of Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team). Eighth place is where we find Arbolino on the combined times, the Italian is one place ahead of teammate Sam Lowes. Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team) rounds out the top Friday top 10 in the intermediate class.

Moto2™ Practice 3 starts at 09:25 local time (GMT+2), before qualifying from 13:45!

 

Ayumu Sasaki (71). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Ayumu Sasaki (71). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Sasaki top with new lap record as rain slows play in P2

Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) will head into qualifying day as the rider to beat after heavy rain in the afternoon saw no riders improve on their times from P1 at the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland. The Japanese rider set a new lap record in P1 and was two and a half tenths clear of Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo), with Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) completing the overall top three.

It was Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team) who led the way in the wet Practice 2 conditions after Scott Ogden’s (VisionTrack Racing Team) Turn 8 crash briefly brought out the red flags in the afternoon due to the Brit’s Honda damaging the air fence, rider ok. Then, heading into the closing stages, Öncü suffered a  crash at the rapid Turn 11 right-hander. The Turkish star was declared fit after a check up, however, and will be back out on Saturday.

At the conclusion of the day then, it’s the dry times that count towards the provisional Q2 places. Behind Sasaki, Öncü and Masia, Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) and Ryusei Yamanaka (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar M3) sit inside the top five. World Championship leader Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) was sixth in Practice 1 ahead of Kaito Toba (SIC58 Squadra Corse), Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team), Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Bertelle.

Make sure you tune into Moto3™ P3 at 08:40 local time (GMT+2) on Saturday morning to see who will head straight into Q2, and then it’s qualifying from 12:50!

Moto2: Arbolini Quickest In Mixed Conditions In FP2 At Sachsenring

Tony Arbolino (14). Photo courtesy Marc VDS Racing Team.
Tony Arbolino (14). Photo courtesy Marc VDS Racing Team.

Tony Arbolino was quickest in damp-but-drying conditions during Moto2 Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Elf Marc VDS Racing Kalex, Arbolino turned a lap time of 1:26.859 to lead the field of 30 riders.

Americans Joe Roberts (1:28.800) and Sean Dylan Kelly (1:33.982), were seventh and 22nd, respectively, in the tricky session.

 

Moto2 FP2

Moto3: Bertelle Best In Wet FP2 At Sachsenring

Matteo Bertelle (18), as seen during FP1 at Sachsenring. Photo courtesy Rivacold Snipers Team.
Matteo Bertelle (18), as seen during FP1 at Sachsenring. Photo courtesy Rivacold Snipers Team.

Matteo Bertelle posted the best lap time during wet Moto3 Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his Rivacold Snipers Team Honda, the Italian lapped the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) in 1:38.972 to lead the field of 29 riders.

 

Moto3 FP2

MotoE: Ferrari Sets New Lap Record In FP2 At Sachsenring

Matteo Ferrari (11), as seen at Mugello. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Matteo Ferrari (11). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Matteo Ferrari, riding his Felo Gresini Ducati electric racebike, was fastest during FIM MotoE Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Sachsenring, in Germany. Ferrari did a lap of 1:27.205, which eclipsed Niki Tuuli’s 2019 All-Time Lap Record of 1:27.456.

 

MotoE FP2

100th Loudon Classic: Race To Be Shown On YouTube

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo by David Swarts.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Photo by David Swarts.

The 100th Loudon Classic presented by NEMRR, scheduled to run Saturday, June 17, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire, is planned to be shown on YouTube.

Details are still being worked out, but Kaplan America is partnering with NorthEast Motorcycle Road Racing (NEMRR) to shoot and broadcast video of the race on the Kaplan America YouTube channel.

The plan is to record and broadcast on-track action and rider interviews tonight and then show the 25-lap race either live or same-day delayed on Saturday, according to Kaplan America’s Ken Kaplan, Sr.

Australian Superbike: Jones Fastest In Practice At Hidden Valley Raceway

Mike Jones was fastest during Australian Superbike practice Friday at Hidden Valley Raceway, in Darwin, Australia. Photo by Endorphin Media, courtesy ASBK.
Mike Jones was fastest during Australian Superbike practice Friday at Hidden Valley Raceway, in Darwin, Australia. Photo by Endorphin Media, courtesy ASBK.

Topsy Turvy Friday In The Top End Comes To A Close With Jones On Top

In the three free practice sessions for the fourth round of the mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championships presented by Motul in the tropical sunshine at Hidden Valley Raceway, there were different riders that topped the three sessions.

For the third year in a row the Alpinestars Superbike class is on the card with the Repco Supercars Championship and the top-fuel dragsters at the betr Darwin Triple Crown, this weekend.

With the times so close from the opening minutes of the session it was a clear indication that the 2.8km long Hidden Valley circuit will again play host to some intense and brilliant battles over the three 16-lap races.

In conditions that were not quite as hot as last year, the race lap record was bettered in the opening session by championship leader Josh Waters on the McMartin Racing with K-Tech Suspension Ducati Panigale V4 R with an astounding time of 1:05.368. Just 0.180 of a second adrift from Waters was three-time Australian Champion, Glenn Allerton (Spectro Oils GT Racing BMW), with defending champion Mike Jones (Yamaha Racing Team) in third, the trio separated by only 0.295 of a second with the top seven covered by less than a second.

The second session was drama packed as in the first five minutes the red flag was waved after Ted Collins (Livson Racing BMW) crashed spectacularly at the daunting Turn 10 with his bike slamming into the air fence.

It wasn’t the last time for the red flag as with five minutes left in the session, Troy Herfoss on the Penrite Honda had no sooner set the fastest time than he crashed on the exit of turn one as he attempted to improve his time, the mind games that make up a practice day. Due to the incident, it thwarted his rivals from improving their times with Waters second fastest, 0.122 of a second behind Herfoss with Mike Jones breaking into the top three the trio separated by just 0.126 of a second.

When The Alpinestars Superbike class took to the track for the final session the track temperature was nudging 50 degrees celcius, some 17 degrees hotter than the morning session. With such high temperatures it was expected that times may have suffered but try telling that to the talented riders of Australian road racing as Mike Jones claimed the top spot from Waters who was again second with Glenn Allerton third to make it two sessions in the top three for Glenn and “Mad Mike” while Waters was in the top three in all sessions.

Herfoss rode his second bike in the final stanza, but still managed to claim fourth fastest and it was refreshing to see Arthur Sissis back on track after his forced absence at Queensland Raceway due to a broken wrist.

With the combined times of the three sessions it’s Jones who leads the way heading into qualifying tomorrow more from Waters and Herfoss. Next on the charts is Allerton in fourth, Cru Halliday in fifth. Halliday who has finished on the podium in all but the opening race of the year had his last session brought undone when he crashed at the final turn with a little over five minutes remaining.

Behind Halliday, Arthur Sissis and Unitech Racing sit in sixth position and rounding out the Top Ten on Day One is Bryan Staring on the MotoGo Yamaha from Broc Pearson (Desmo Sport Ducati) Anthony West (Addicted To Track Yamaha) with the ever-improving Max Stauffer continually improving his times.

Day two will consist of qualifying in the morning at 08:25am ACST where the outright fastest lap will no doubt be under threat to be lowered by any number of riders, before the first of the three races tomorrow afternoon at 12:40pm ACST.

MotoGP: Zarco Tops Rain-Affected FP1 At Sachsenring

Johann Zarco (5). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Johann Zarco (5), as seen earlier this season. Photo courtesy Dorna.

Frenchman Johann Zarco, riding his Prima Pramac Racing Ducati Desmosedici, topped rain-affected MotoGP Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Sachsenring, in Germany.

The top 16 riders’ best times were within one second of leader Zarco’s best lap time, 1:20.702.

 

MotoGP FP1
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