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MotoAmerica: Mesa Earns Supersport Pole Position At Road America

Stefano Mesa, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Mesa lapped the newly repaved four-mile circuit in 2:18.184.

Championship point leader Xavi Fores was the best of the rest with a 2:18.211 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2. Friday was Fores’ first time riding at Road America.

Tyler Scott struggled somewhat on Friday but rebounded strongly Saturday morning to claim the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 2:18.631 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America has made balancing adjustments to the Ducati Panigale V2 and Suzuki GSX-R750 via mapping changes this weekend. The details of those changes were not immediately available.

 

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MotoAmerica: Moor Smashes Lap Record, Takes Junior Cup Pole At Road America

Rossi Moor, the reigning Northern Talent Cup Champion, broke the All-Time Lap Record and claimed pole position in MotoAmerica Junior Cup qualifying Saturday morning at Road America.

Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R, 15-year-old Moor lapped the four-mile circuit in 2:38.613, smashing Rocco Landers’ All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192 set in 2020.

 

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WorldSBK: Bautista Sets New Lap Record, Takes Pole Position At Misano

Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.

Bautista, riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R with Pirelli’s new SCQ tire, turned a 1:33.017, which eclipsed the previous All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.328 he set in 2022. Then, Bautista crashed on the very next lap, but he was able to pick his Ducati up and ride away.

Toprak Razgatlioglu was second with a 1:33.182 on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:33.266.

American Garrett Gerloff qualified 14th with a time of 1:34.268 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.

 

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World Supersport: Bulega Breaks Lap Record In Superpole Qualifying At Misano

Championship point leader Nicolo Bulega broke the All-Time Lap Record and claimed pole position during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.

Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, Bulega navigated the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) circuit in 1:36.495, which was significantly quicker than Dominique Aegerter’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:37.173.

In addition to breaking the lap record, Bulega out-qualified the next-fastest rider, Federico Caricasulo, by 0.617 second.

Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise, who rides for the GMT94 Racing Yamaha team, will miss this round due to “health issues,” according to a post on his social media.

 

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MotoAmerica: Moore Grabs Royal Enfield BTR Pole Position At Road America

Class rookie Mikayla Moore, riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Moore, age 19, improved her lap time from 2:56.629 on Friday to 2:53.880 on Saturday and was nearly five seconds faster than the next-fastest rider in the 12-woman field.

 

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WorldSBK: Bautista Nearly Breaks Lap Record In FP3 At Misano

Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista nearly broke the All-Time Lap Record during World Superbike Free Practice Three Saturday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, Bautista turned a 1:33.352, which was just short of the All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.328 he set in 2022.

American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR three laps into the session, was not able to continue, and dropped from sixth on Friday to 13th in the combined practice times today.

 

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MotoAmerica: Friday’s Mission Mini Cup By Motul Race Results At Road America

The MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup by Motul race results from the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

There are two PDFs below. The first contains the Race One results for each of the five Mini Cup classes, and the second contains the Race Two results for each of the five Mini Cup classes. Use the scroll and zoom tools in the PDF viewer to better see all of the results.

 

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MotoAmerica: Moore On Provisional Pole In Royal Enfield BTR At Road America

Class rookie Mikayla Moore, riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America. Moore’s best lap time of 2:56.629 was more than four seconds faster than the next-fastest rider in the field.

 

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MotoAmerica: Fong Breaks Lap Record In King Of The Baggers Q1 At Road America

Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian rider Bobby Fong broke the All-Time Lap Record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America.

Riding his Indian Challenger, Fong lapped the 4.0-mile, 14-turn road course in 2:20.817, smashing the existing King Of The Baggers All-Time Lap Record of 2:22.701, which was set by Kyle Wyman during qualifying in 2022.

 

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MotoAmerica: Dreher Close To Lap Record In Junior Cup Q1 At Road America

Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher came close to breaking the lap record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher did a 2:39.366, which was just off Rocco Landers’ three-year-old Race and All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192.

 

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MotoAmerica: Mesa Earns Supersport Pole Position At Road America

Stefano Mesa (37) in action at Road America. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Stefano Mesa (37) in action at Road America. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Stefano Mesa, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Mesa lapped the newly repaved four-mile circuit in 2:18.184.

Championship point leader Xavi Fores was the best of the rest with a 2:18.211 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2. Friday was Fores’ first time riding at Road America.

Tyler Scott struggled somewhat on Friday but rebounded strongly Saturday morning to claim the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 2:18.631 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America has made balancing adjustments to the Ducati Panigale V2 and Suzuki GSX-R750 via mapping changes this weekend. The details of those changes were not immediately available.

 

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MotoAmerica: Moor Smashes Lap Record, Takes Junior Cup Pole At Road America

Rossi Moor being interviewed by MotoAmerica's Angelle Sampey earlier this season at Road Atlanta. Photo courtesy Fairium - NGRT.
Rossi Moor being interviewed by MotoAmerica's Angelle Sampey earlier this season at Road Atlanta. Photo courtesy Fairium NGRT - Gray Area Racing.

Rossi Moor, the reigning Northern Talent Cup Champion, broke the All-Time Lap Record and claimed pole position in MotoAmerica Junior Cup qualifying Saturday morning at Road America.

Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R, 15-year-old Moor lapped the four-mile circuit in 2:38.613, smashing Rocco Landers’ All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192 set in 2020.

 

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WorldSBK: Bautista Sets New Lap Record, Takes Pole Position At Misano

Alvaro Bautista (1). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Alvaro Bautista (1). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.

Bautista, riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R with Pirelli’s new SCQ tire, turned a 1:33.017, which eclipsed the previous All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.328 he set in 2022. Then, Bautista crashed on the very next lap, but he was able to pick his Ducati up and ride away.

Toprak Razgatlioglu was second with a 1:33.182 on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:33.266.

American Garrett Gerloff qualified 14th with a time of 1:34.268 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.

 

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World Supersport: Bulega Breaks Lap Record In Superpole Qualifying At Misano

Nicolo Bulega (11). Photo courtesy Ducati.
Nicolo Bulega (11). Photo courtesy Ducati.

Championship point leader Nicolo Bulega broke the All-Time Lap Record and claimed pole position during World Supersport Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.

Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V2, Bulega navigated the 2.6-mile (4.2 km) circuit in 1:36.495, which was significantly quicker than Dominique Aegerter’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:37.173.

In addition to breaking the lap record, Bulega out-qualified the next-fastest rider, Federico Caricasulo, by 0.617 second.

Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise, who rides for the GMT94 Racing Yamaha team, will miss this round due to “health issues,” according to a post on his social media.

 

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MotoAmerica: Moore Grabs Royal Enfield BTR Pole Position At Road America

Mikayla Moore (78). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Mikayla Moore (78) as seen at Road America in May. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Class rookie Mikayla Moore, riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Moore, age 19, improved her lap time from 2:56.629 on Friday to 2:53.880 on Saturday and was nearly five seconds faster than the next-fastest rider in the 12-woman field.

 

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WorldSBK: Bautista Nearly Breaks Lap Record In FP3 At Misano

Alvaro Bautista (1). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Alvaro Bautista (1). Photo courtesy Dorna.

Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista nearly broke the All-Time Lap Record during World Superbike Free Practice Three Saturday morning at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino. Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, Bautista turned a 1:33.352, which was just short of the All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.328 he set in 2022.

American Garrett Gerloff crashed his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR three laps into the session, was not able to continue, and dropped from sixth on Friday to 13th in the combined practice times today.

 

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MotoAmerica: Friday’s Mission Mini Cup By Motul Race Results At Road America

MotoAmerica Mini Cup racer Reese Frankenfield (11) in action Friday at Road America. Photo courtesy MotoAmerica.
MotoAmerica Mini Cup racer Reese Frankenfield (11) in action Friday at Road America. Photo courtesy MotoAmerica.

The MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup by Motul race results from the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

There are two PDFs below. The first contains the Race One results for each of the five Mini Cup classes, and the second contains the Race Two results for each of the five Mini Cup classes. Use the scroll and zoom tools in the PDF viewer to better see all of the results.

 

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MotoAmerica: Moore On Provisional Pole In Royal Enfield BTR At Road America

Mikayla Moore. Photo courtesy Mikayla Moore.
Mikayla Moore. Photo courtesy Mikayla Moore.

Class rookie Mikayla Moore, riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, earned provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America. Moore’s best lap time of 2:56.629 was more than four seconds faster than the next-fastest rider in the field.

 

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MotoAmerica: Fong Breaks Lap Record In King Of The Baggers Q1 At Road America

Bobby Fong (50). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Bobby Fong (50), as seen at Road Atlanta earlier this season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian rider Bobby Fong broke the All-Time Lap Record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America.

Riding his Indian Challenger, Fong lapped the 4.0-mile, 14-turn road course in 2:20.817, smashing the existing King Of The Baggers All-Time Lap Record of 2:22.701, which was set by Kyle Wyman during qualifying in 2022.

 

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MotoAmerica: Dreher Close To Lap Record In Junior Cup Q1 At Road America

Avery Dreher (99). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Avery Dreher (99). Photo from earlier this season at Road Atlanta by Brian J. Nelson.

Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher came close to breaking the lap record on his way to taking provisional pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Riding his Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher did a 2:39.366, which was just off Rocco Landers’ three-year-old Race and All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192.

 

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