Dumas wins red-flagged race three as BMW takes home Constructors trophy
Bowmanville, ON – The final race of the 2022 Canadian Superbike Championship campaign came to an unfortunate end on Sunday, as Alex Dumas won a red-flagged Superbike race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The last leg of the weekend tripleheader lasted just less than four laps, after a pair of incidents involving multiple riders brought the day to a halt shortly before the regular curfew of 5 pm ET.
As a result, Dumas will end his second full season in Canada with an eighth career victory under his belt for the Liqui Moly/FAST School Suzuki team, though it wasn’t enough to help lift Suzuki to a second consecutive Constructors Championship as Ben Young finished second to secure the title for BMW.
Young already added a national championship of his own earlier in the day, finishing second to Dumas in race two to wrap up his second career Canada Cup, and the Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider added more hardware to his trophy case by helping BMW to the top spot and also taking home the Team of the Year Award.
Dumas did manage to steal one minor reward from Young, though, taking the surprise “King of Mosport” mantle and the literal crown to go with it, as he outpaced Young around CTMP with a pair of victories to end the year.
“It was a really fun year! We had a lot of great battles with Ben, unfortunately it didn’t work out for us in the championship, but we added a couple more wins away from Calabogie and learned the track a bit better for next year,” Dumas said. “I hope all the guys that went down are okay, but for now the focus for us is putting that #1 back on the bike next year.”
Young, meanwhile, will end his year with an incredible 16 race podium streak intact, after another perfect season on the box en route to a dramatic second title – and the first in his budding rivalry with Dumas.
“It’s not the end to the race or the year that any of us wanted, but thank god we didn’t let it decide our championship,” Young said after clinching earlier in the day. “It’s also cool to have three different manufacturers up here, and do so with a second national championship and a first for BMW.”
The third manufacturer Young would be referring to was the Turcotte Performance Kawasaki of Sebastien Tremblay, who picked up his second podium of the weekend and third of the campaign after the abbreviated race.
“It’s always nice to end up in third and up here on the box, even though it’s not how we wanted to get here,” Tremblay said. “We wanted that fourth podium of the year earlier but ran into some problems, but a huge thanks to Turcotte Performance for all the support in getting us back at the front.”
Fourth again went to Tomas Casas, who in the process earned himself a FAST School Hard Charger Award and a $500 prize to go with it after a very strong weekend and season debut aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha.
Trevor Daley rounded out the top-five for the OneSpeed Suzuki team, doing just enough to secure his third overall spot in the standings for the year, though it wasn’t enough to overturn the lengthy deficit Suzuki faced in the Constructors table.
Trevor Dion wrapped up the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship earlier in the day, surviving a late push from title rival David MacKay in what was a thrilling end to the middleweight season.
Julien Lafortune completed his comeback in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike class with relative ease on Sunday, winning the championship after former points leader John Fraser suffered a heartbreaking mechanical failure on the first lap.
Fraser may have been in for a tough day regardless, as LaFortune was virtually unchallenged en route to a dominant victory, claiming the national title after trailing by eleven points entering the final weekend.
It was an equally frustrating day for Fraser in the Amateur Sport Bike ranks, as he came up just shy of eventual champion Paul Etienne Courtois on track, with Alexandre Michel stealing the win from both.
Courtois will claim an impressive national title after nearly capturing the Lightweight crown a year ago, while Michel leapfrogs Fraser for second in the final standings, with all three set to renew their rivalry in the Pro ranks next season.
Bryce DeBoer completed his own title winning campaign on Sunday in the Super Sonic Race School Lightweight class, finishing second behind race winner Andrew Cooney.
With Cooney well out front, it was a battle between DeBoer and Vincent Wilson for the junior crown, with DeBoer holding a 15-point advantage heading in. That gap was blown wide open, however, when Wilson crashed out three laps in to effectively hand the championship to DeBoer.
It wasn’t the only title of the day for DeBoer either, as the youngster added a second championship in the Lightweight Pro/Am, conquering the Amateur division in the inaugural season of the Pro/Am series.
The full results from the season finale can now be found on the series’ official website.
Young clinches second Superbike title as Dumas wins race two in CTMP
Ben Young hoists the CSBK number one plate after clinching the 2022 Superbike championship with one race to go. Photo by Rob O’Brien, courtesy CSBK/PMP.
Bowmanville, ON – He may not have celebrated it from the top spot of the podium, but Ben Young did enough to clinch his second career national title on Sunday, finishing behind race winner Alex Dumas in the penultimate race of the Canadian Superbike Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Young entered with a fairly straight-forward path to a second Canada Cup, as he needed only to finish on the podium to clinch the title, but the Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider left nothing to chance as he pushed Dumas for much of the race.
The 2021 champion led Young for majority of the contest as he tried desperately to keep his crown, retaliating quickly when Young made a pair of passes for the lead, including a brave move into turn ten similar to the one Young put on Dumas in race one on Saturday.
In the end, Dumas would hold off his rival for his seventh career victory and third of the season, but it wasn’t enough to shake Young as he salvaged a 32-point lead with only 27 points remaining in race three on Sunday.
“We had a lot of fun with this trophy in 2019, so I’m sure we’ll have some more fun tonight, but there’s definitely a lot of emotions,” Young said. “Alex and I have been on it all year, but I said to him before that the #1 plate is borrowed and never owned, so I’m going to come back fighting in 2023 to keep it from him.”
While Young did wrap up one title on the day, he will have some more work to do to bring home a Constructors Championship for BMW after a double-podium for Suzuki – though he did bring home BMW’s 125th podium in their feature class history.
“That’s another real cool piece of history, but again Jordan Szoke was responsible for a lot of those so shout out to him,” Young said. “Either way it’s awesome for BMW, but now we have to go out and wrap up the Constructors this afternoon.”
While Dumas did add another victory under his belt and the first of his career away from Calabogie Motorsports Park, it’s hardly the result the Liqui Moly/FAST School Suzuki rider was hoping for, though he too is already looking to take the trophy back in 2023.
“Congrats to Ben, it was probably the most fun race of the year and he rode another great race, but we’ll be back even stronger to push again in 2023,” Dumas said. “It’s cool to see all the fans here as well, and hopefully with this out of the way we can go win another Constructors Championship for them.”
Dumas and Young were joined on the podium by Trevor Daley for the fifth time this season, as the OneSpeed Suzuki rider made a strong charge aboard his B-spec machine to pull home crucial points for Suzuki in front of a massive crowd at CTMP.
“It’s a little redemption for yesterday, and hopefully rewards the crew for all their hard work getting everything ready,” Daley said. “It’s cool to put on a show for all these fans, I haven’t seen this many people since I was a kid and it’s really, really awesome.”
Daley’s performance pushed Tomas Casas down to fourth, who again ran in the podium spots early on before settling in to a four-rider battle aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha, with Sebastien Tremblay finishing just behind in fifth for the Turcotte Performance Kawasaki team.
Trevor Dion survived a late scare to clinch the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship on Sunday, finishing fourth as Elliot Vieira ran away with an impressive victory. Dion’s LDS Consultants Kawasaki team had reason to be concerned as title rival David MacKay worked his way to second in the late stages, but it wasn’t enough in the end as Dion did just enough to capture a historic middleweight crown.
Despite seeing his lead of 22 points shrink all the way down to just eight, Dion will hang on become the first rookie Pro Sport Bike champion in history, and the third youngest ever in the support class.
“It was quite the season! We had a lot of ups and downs, but in the end it’s the best year I’ve ever had at a racetrack,” said the 20-year-old. “We’ve had five different winners in the last five races, which just shows how competitive this series is and the level these guys have pushed me to.”
Dion used his opportunity to bring friend and team member Mike Grass onto the podium in an emotional tribute to the former Pro Sport Bike rider, who is still recovering from a scary crash in turn four at CTMP a year ago.
As for MacKay, it was an unfortunate end to a rollercoaster season that put him on the back foot early after a crash in Grand Bend, though the Fast Company Kawasaki rider showed incredible poise since then, fighting his way back to finish just narrowly shy of his first Pro national championship.
As for Vieira, the Guyanese star managed to end his breakout year on a high note in front of friends and family, setting up the Snow City Yamaha rider for a potential title charge of his own in 2023.
Completing the podium was race one winner Matt Simpson, who quietly capped off a brilliant rookie season of his own aboard the Evans Racing Yamaha to move himself to fourth in the final standings.
The full results from both races can be found on the series’ official website.
Editorial Note: Former MotoAmerica regular Jack Roach, a Canadian, won the British Junior Supersport Race by a margin of 6.4 seconds on a Completely Motorcycles/Affinity Kawasaki Ninja 400. Roach is fifth in the Championship point standings with eight races remaining.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Last lap dogfights decide Bennetts BSB race winners as O’Halloran and Mackenzie win Thruxton thrillers
Jason O’Halloran (22), Tarran Mackenzie (1), and Bradley Ray (28) battled for the wins all weekend at Thruxton. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie claimed the victories in two sensational Bennetts British Superbike Championship races at Thruxton today as both went down to the wire, decided by intense last lap battles between the top three contenders in front of a packed crowd.
O’Halloran claimed the second victory of the weekend, becoming the first rider to secure his position in the Showdown following a dramatic final lap of race two, out dragging reigning champion Mackenzie and Bradley Ray to the line with just 0.165s covering the top three.
The final lap had started with Ray heading the trio, but O’Halloran went for a decisive move at Church, diving down the inside of the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha.
Ray cut back though and was edging ahead on the high-speed run to the Club Chicane for the last time, but Mackenzie was also in the mix with the three contenders side-by-side, but the defending champion was the hardest on the brakes.
Mackenzie was leading O’Halloran and Ray into Club, but as the trio exited on the drag to the chequered flag, the Australian got the best drive and he was able to beat his McAMS Yamaha teammate to the line by just 0.079s with Ray in third. There was just 0.165s covering the top three at the finish.
Peter Hickman equalled his best result of the season with a fourth place finish for the FHO Racing BMW team; he had been in the leading group in the early stages of the race but was able to hold enough of a margin over the chasing pair of Lee Jackson and Glenn Irwin.
Rory Skinner was seventh on the second of the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki with Danny Buchan moving into eighth in the closing stages ahead of Leon Haslam and Tommy Bridewell who completed the top ten.
The final race of the weekend was another classic Bennetts BSB fight to the finish, with defending champion Mackenzie ending his teammate’s bid to complete the hat trick at the high-speed Hampshire circuit.
The win was Mackenzie’s first Superbike win at Thruxton and he took it in dramatic style by just 0.019s at the chequered flag, following the final lap thriller.
The race again went down to the finish between the leading three contenders with Ray starting the final lap in the lead on the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha, with the McAMS Yamaha pairing of Mackenzie and O’Halloran in close company.
Mackenzie dived for the inside at Church, grabbing the lead, but Ray was instantly retaliating to run alongside the reigning champion on the run down to the Club Chicane; however, Mackenzie had just enough to keep Ray at bay on the drag to the finish line.
O’Halloran had been there right to the finish too, recovering from a big moment earlier in the lap to be back in the fight to the finish, with just 0.293s covering the top three at the chequered flag.
The podium scores this weekend means that both O’Halloran and Ray are now confirmed Title Fighters for the Showdown with six races remaining to decide the final six positions.
It was disappointment for Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW though; he had been holding another strong fourth place when a technical problem forced him to retire mid-race and then the fight for fourth became a six-way tussle in the closing stages.
Glenn Irwin emerged at the front of the chasing pack to take fourth place; his consistent weekend and a crash for Kyle Ryde in race three means the Honda Racing UK rider has now moved ahead in the overall standings into fifth position after round six.
Jackson completed the top five for Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki team, getting ahead of Haslam on the VisionTrack Kawasaki and Bridewell who surged his way through the pack on the Oxford Products Racing Ducati.
Andrew Irwin ended his weekend on a positive with eighth place for the SYNETIQ BMW team, with Skinner and Tom Sykes completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Race 2 result:
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha)
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +0.079s
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +0.165s
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +7.181s
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki) +11.410s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 158
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Jason O’Halloran
McAMS Yamaha
Race 2 winner
“We won two races this weekend and took a third, the fastest lap of the weekend and felt really comfortable in all of the races.
“I managed the first two races quite well and in the last race I got a worse start so it changed the strategy, I sat behind Taz and Brad for as long as I could and then I probably went to the front one lap too early thinking I had more tyre than I did.
“Maybe I pushed too much too soon and cooked the tyre a bit, but they were very enjoyable races. I love racing here, it’s more like a cycling race than a tyre race as you’re conserving the tyres and thinking about strategy.
“It would have been easier if there was two of us, as when there’s three it makes the strategy a bit more tricky. I’m really enjoying it at the minute and looking forward to Cadwell Park.”
Tarran Mackenzie
McAMS Yamaha
Race 3 winner
“I’m really happy, that was a good way to end the weekend! I felt like I had a chance to win yesterday and that gave me some good confidence for the races. I felt great in all of the races, unfortunately I just got out-dragged in race two but we managed to get the job done in race three!
“I felt strong and led a lot of laps which is important for me as I made a big step forward in my riding and figured some stuff out during the weekend which was perfect.
“To win after leading for a lot of laps and then having a last lap scrap was fun, it was a bit of a ballsy move into Church. I’m over the moon for the team and I’m looking forward to carrying that momentum.”
Brad Burns, Hayden Gillim, and Brandon Paasch rode the TSR – Dunlop USA Suzuki GSX-R1000R to victory in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop four-hour race Saturday, August 13 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.
TSR – Dunlop USA had planned to field MotoAmerica Superbike racer Jake Lewis as one of its riders, but Lewis tested positive for Covid and was advised to quarantine until the day after the race, so couldn’t participate.
TSR – Dunlop USA completed 134 laps and won by a margin of one lap over Army of Darkness (AOD). AOD ran its usual rider lineup of Chris Peris, Ben Walters, and Cody Wyman on a Pirelli-backed Yamaha YZF-R1, and second place was enough for the team to move into the Championship point lead.
Warhorse SBK Racing’s all-star pairing of Josh Herrin and Danilo Petrucci, the current MotoAmerica Supersport and Superbike Championship point leaders, respectively, finished third overall on a Dunlop-shod Ducati Panigale V2. The Warhorse SBK Racing Ducati’s fuel tank was not equipped with quick-fill dry-break fittings and was not large enough to run an hour between refueling stops. As a result, the team had to make more stops, and those stops took several minutes when, for example, AOD was taking less than 15 seconds to refuel its 8-gallon fuel tank.
N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Josh Hayes and Rocco Landers finished fourth overall on a Yamaha YZF-R1 in spite of losing almost 10 minutes when a piston fell out of one of the front brake calipers during a pit stop. Earlier, during the first stint, Hayes was impeded by an over-inflated rear tire set at about 40 psi.
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The FIM, the American Motorcyclist Association and the local organiser regret to announce that the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2022, FIM Land Speed World Records and AMA Land Speed Grand Championship is Cancelled.
The assessment team has reviewed current Bonneville Salt Flat conditions by air and on the ground. Unfortunately, all BMST track locations and alternatives are still flooded from the initial storm and multiple subsequent storm systems. There is no possibility that the water will recede, and salt will dry out sufficiently in the week remaining to support track preparations and operations.
“We are all disappointed that we are forced to cancel,” said Event Director/Owner Delvene Reber, “Like you we have spent a year plus preparing for this event and investing in improvements. This year we were implementing racer driven improvements that include new flagging, course line improvements, and other racer driven updates.”
“As a racer,” said Sodium Distortion Racing’s Bill Woods, “it’s hard to accept that mother nature called our event but at the end of the day all that hard work will just make next year that much better. I’m especially looking forward to a 2023 with all of the racer-driven improvements”
“Firstly, on behalf of the FIM I would like to thank everyone involved for their huge efforts to make this edition of this important event happen, especially after all the work that has been done to recognise and deliver the improvements to the course”, concluded Franck Vayssié, FIM Circuit Racing Commission Director, “Collectively we share in the disappointment of having to cancel the event, but fully understand and support the decision. The FIM is already looking forward to returning to the salt next year and pledge our absolute assistance to help make this happen.”
More, from a press release issued by American Motorcyclist Association:
Bonneville Salt Flats flooding also results in cancellation of FIM Land Speed World Records
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Due to flooding from a significant storm and multiple subsequent storm systems in Northern Utah, the 2022 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship on the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, has been canceled, along with the FIM Land Speed World Records.
The event’s assessment team, led by Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) promoter Delvene Reber, reviewed current conditions of the Bonneville Salt Flats both by air and on the ground on August 12 and 13, and determined that all track locations and alternatives are still flooded.
With between 4 and 10 inches of water in many places, the team determined there’s no possibility the water will recede and the salt will dry sufficiently in time for track preparations and operations to begin.
“We are all disappointed that we are forced to cancel,” said Reber. “We have spent a year plus preparing for this event and investing in improvements.”
Reber added that BMST will be in touch directly with participants soon with further information. Additional updates will be provided on the event website at BonnevilleMST.com.
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Provisional Mission Production Twins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jesse Janisch (Har), 23 laps
2. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -0.445 second
3. Cory Texter (Yam), -1.601 seconds
4. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), -1.911
5. Andrew DiBrino (KTM), -3.537
6. Shelby Miller (KTM), -4.286
7. Billy Ross (Har), -4.470
8. Cameron Smith (Yam), -1 lap
9. Michael Hill (Yam), -4 laps, DNF
10. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -18 laps, DNF
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dalton Gauthier (Hon), 23 laps
2. Trevor Brunner (Yam), -0.277 second
3. Max Whale (KTM), -1.024 seconds
4. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -1.191
5. Chad Cose (Hon), -2.644
6. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -2.783
7. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -3.974
8. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), -4.454
9. James Ott (KTM), -4.611
10. Kody Kopp (KTM), -4.732
11. Trent Lowe (Hon), -4.927
12. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -5.291
13. Bronson Pearce (Hon), -9.314
14. Ryan Wells (Hon), -9.501
15. Ferran Cardus (Hon), -8 laps
16. Andrew Luker (Yam), -10 laps
17. Travis Petton (Hon), -21 laps
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam), 29 laps
2. Jared Mees (Ind), -5.040 seconds
3. Briar Bauman (Ind), -6.689
4. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -9.565
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -12.403
6. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -13.164
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), -14.698
8. Bronson Bauman (Har), -17.944
9. Jesse Janisch (PT) (Har), -18.581
10. Ben Lowe (Ind), -18.915
11. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -20.906
12. Johnny Lewis (PT) (Roy), -1 lap
13. Kayl Kolkman (PT) (Yam), -13 laps, DNF
14. Henry Wiles (Kaw), -29 laps, DNF
15. Robert Pearson (Ind), -29 laps, DNF
16. Dan Stanley (Ind), -29 laps, DNF
More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:
Beach Rocks Sellout Castle Rock TT
JD Beach (95) ran away with the AFT Castle Rock TT. Photo courtesy AFT.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 13, 2022) – JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) furthered his claim as one of the greatest TT riders in Progressive American Flat Track history, scoring a blowout win before a packed house in Saturday night’s Parts Unlimited Castle Rock TT.
Beach, who grew up racing at the Castle Rock, Washington, venue as a youngster, was backed throughout the Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle Main Event by a sellout crowd that flocked to the event co-promoted by Thor Drake and The One Motorcycle Show.
He did not disappoint.
The start was always destined to be critical at a track where overtaking opportunities were at a premium, but no one could have predicted just how impactful it would prove to be. Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), who started alongside Beach on the front row after the Yamaha teammates won their respective Semis, threw his hand in the air when his machine lost power just seconds into the Main Event.
With nowhere to go, TT legend Henry Wiles (No. 17 Willy Built/Lyndy Roofing Co. Kawasaki Ninja 650) smashed into the back of Daniels’ machine, kicking off a chain reaction that also collected Robert Pearson (No. 27 Rackley Racing/John Franklin Indian FTR750), Dan Stanley (No. 222 Rackley Racing/Wells Tuned Indian FTR750), and Ben Lowe (No. 25 Rackley Racing/Mission Foods Indian FTR750).
While Daniels would go on to make an impressive charge to a fourth-place finish from his back-row restart grid position, the incident effectively removed him from contention for the win after he previously looked to be Beach’s biggest concern.
With Daniels busy slashing his way up through the pack, Beach rocketed away off the start and piled it on, stacking up more than a second on the field less than two short laps into the race.
Reigning Mission SuperTwins champ Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) beat teammate/rival Briar Bauman (No. 3 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) in the sprint to Turn 1. Whether a result of a calculated decision or a forced hand, Mees spent the Main focused behind him rather than in front. The strategy paid off, though, as he managed to keep Bauman corralled behind him for full race distance to stretch his scant championship advantage out just a little bit further (209-203).
Beach, who now boasts six wins in the series’ most recent seven TTs, stands just three points behind Daniels for third (188-185). More importantly, both Estenson Racing aces are now within single-race striking distance of the championship lead with three consecutive Miles looming on the horizon.
“I was just pushing, pushing, pushing the whole time,” Beach said. “I didn’t look back. I didn’t know how close they were. For me, it was just about hitting my marks every single lap. Thanks to all the fans. It was a great night for me and my team, but we’ve still got a lot of races to go, and we’re starting to close the points gap just a little bit. We’ll keep working.”
Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) edged three-time Castle Rock TT winner Sammy Halbert (No. 69 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) for fifth, while another local star, Davis Fisher (No. 67 Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), finished another further position back in seventh.
Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R), Jesse Janisch (No. 33 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R), and Ben Lowe (No. 25 Rackley Racing/Mission Foods Indian FTR750) completed the top ten.
Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines
Jesse Janisch (No. 33 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R) extended his Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines championship advantage over Cory Texter (No. 1 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) thanks to a clutch, come-from-behind victory.
A back-and-forth battle between the two played out over the course of the entire event. Throughout practice and qualifying, TT superstar Janisch looked to have the measure of the entire field once again. But a huge crash out of the lead in his Semi (and further difficulties getting his machine restarted after the fall) forced Janisch to open the Main from the back row.
That put Texter on pole after he won his Semi. However, he had his own issues to deal with, as the defending champion was competing despite feeling under the weather at the physically demanding course.
The next reversal of fortune occurred off the line, when Texter dropped from first to fourth while Janisch leapt up from ninth to fifth. Janisch quickly pounced on his title rival when Texter made a small bobble and then set off after the battle for the lead.
Holeshot winner Kayl Kolkman (No. 98 B&L Plumbing/Rod Lake Racing Yamaha MT-07) threatened to steal the win in what’s slated to be his only Progressive AFT race of the season, but a mistake approaching the jump allowed Johnny Lewis (No. 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) to drive by into the lead. Janisch forced his way past Kolkman moments later as well, not wanting to provide Lewis any opportunity to make an escape at the front.
The Vance & Hines pilot then threw a number of unconventional lines at the Royal Enfield runner in hopes of finding a way through, a cat-and-mouse game that allowed Texter and Kolkman to close back in on the leaders as the clock ticked down to :00.
But with just two laps left to determine the winner, the red flags flew as a result of a crash on the part of Michael Hill (No. 47 Pacific Auto Trim/Jim Speer Yamaha MT-07).
Despite starting behind Lewis in a staggered restart formation, Janisch powered into first and then successfully defended the position to grab his fifth win of the season.
“Oh man, I had my work cut out for me with that mistake in the Semi,” Janisch said. “I was pretty convinced that was going to cost me. But I got off to two really good starts, and I just had to be aggressive early and make any pass I could.
“The Vance & Hines guys worked their tails off. We had a little problem after the crash but we got the bike running. We’re actually riding that same bike. Hats off to my guys. I like to say (getting an oval win) is way better, but this might be my favorite win so far. That was unreal.”
Lewis finished second, followed by Texter, who briefly dropped to fifth at the restart before fighting back to the podium in one of his best salvage jobs in a season packed with them.
Talented privateer Kolkman took fourth while the versatile Andy DiBrino (No. 162 See Motor Coffee Co. KTM 790 Duke) rounded out the top five.
Janisch now leads Texter by 14 points (239-225) as the ever-evolving title fight approaches its final stages.
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R) survived an intense, thrice red-flagged Main Event to score his second win of the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER season.
Title leader Kody Kopp (No. 12 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE) struggled off the line at the start and again in the subsequent restart, and then lost another position after coming together with third-placed Brandon Kitchen (No. 80 Vance & Hines/Husqvarna Motorcycles FC450).
Despite the rocky start(s), Kopp finally settled in and set about executing a charge to the front. First, he dove up the inside of teammate Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE). He then took full advantage of a tactical error on the part of Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), who opened the door for Kopp while looking for a line around the outside of race leader Gauthier.
But then – just as Kopp started to apply a heavy dose of pressure on Gauthier – a second red flag was shown following a Andrew Luker (No. 11 Rackley Racing/Keeran Racing Yamaha YZ450F) crash.
Kopp was frustratingly beaten off the line by Brunner for a third time and had a big job in front of him with time running out if he hoped to win in front of his home state fans. That harsh reality may have contributed to the race’s next dramatic turn; Kopp crashed from third with Spanish champion Ferran Cardús (No. 377 Roof Systems of Dallas/Bullet Strong Racing Honda CRF450R) catapulting over top of the fallen factory KTM, bringing out a third red flag.
That forced the championship leader to the back of the field while setting up a critical final start-line duel between Gauthier and Brunner. The Honda ace took the race’s final holeshot, setting him up perfectly to defend the position over his Yamaha-mounted adversary to the flag.
Gauthier said, “My team never stopped working, we were at it all day. I felt really good. I call myself a TT guy even though I sucked at Peoria this year. But I like this stuff where it’s tight and technical. I focused on the starts, tried to cover the inside, and did good, consistent laps. I played my cards right and it worked out.”
Whale fended off a late challenge from rookie Chase Saathoff (No. 106 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R) to complete the podium, while Chad Cose (No. 49 1st Impressions Race Team/Voodoo Ranger Honda CRF450R) edged Kitchen for fifth.
Kopp suffered his worst result of the year, finishing down in tenth. It was far from a total disaster, however, as he extended his point lead slightly in the process, finishing two positions ahead of second-ranked Morgen Mischler (No. 13 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R). He now leads by a healthy 46 points (243-197) with just five rounds remaining. Gauthier is third at 185.
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Young inches closer to Superbike title after last-corner pass on Dumas
Bowmanville, ON – Ben Young got an even tighter grip on the Pro Superbike crown on Saturday, winning race one at the Canadian Superbike Championship tripleheader finale after a last-lap battle with rival Alex Dumas at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Neither rider got the holeshot off the line as it was instead Sebastien Tremblay who was the surprise leader through turn one, but his lead was short-lived as Dumas got the run into turn two and snatched the lead away with Tremblay between him and Young.
The trio ran together closely for the first three laps along with Tomas Casas in fourth, before Young began to work his way to the front for the first time, taking a lead he would hold onto for much of the race aboard his Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW.
Dumas never allowed the championship leader to pull away, however, hanging with Young to the late stages and grabbing the lead back on a pair of occasions. Young would have one last trick up his sleeve, though, passing Dumas in the final turn on the final lap before winning a drag-race to the line for his fifth victory of the campaign.
The two riders – who famously tied for pole position in round three – were again separated by nothing (0.000 seconds) across the line on the penultimate lap, before Young managed to squeak out an extra 0.193 seconds on the final lap.
“That’s how close Alex and I have liked to keep it this year,” Young joked on the podium. “Alex always keeps it interesting, and it’s so fun to battle with him. The level he’s pushed us too these last two years is phenomenal, but thankfully we’ve been able to lead a lot of laps, and the one which matters most which is the last one.”
Young will stretch his lead to a comfortable 37 points while capturing his tenth career Superbike win, moving himself inside the top-eight all-time, but that hasn’t yet shaken the confidence of Dumas as the Liqui Moly/Fast School Suzuki rider looks to keep his #1 plate with a strong pair of races tomorrow.
“The pace was there, I was just looking to follow Ben and learn a few spots to pass, but he was able to get me in ten and I just didn’t have the drive to the line,” Dumas said. “But we’re going to improve the bike more and more overnight like we always do, and come back and put it in the top spot tomorrow.”
Tremblay’s early race form wasn’t enough to hold up with the likes of Young and Dumas, but he did settle in to an equally exciting battle for the final podium spot with Steven Nickerson, which he managed to come out on top of aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki.
“I got my first holeshot of my career which was really cool to be able to lead a Superbike race, even though it was for two corners until Alex passed me,” Tremblay laughed. “But we have two more chances to hopefully lead again tomorrow and be back up here on the podium again.”
Nickerson would hang on to tie his career-best finish of fourth, finishing just shy of his first career podium, as the DeWildt Powersports Honda rider helped move Honda to fifth in the Constructors Championship and one spot ahead of Ducati.
The biggest change on the grid may have been in the Constructors table, as usual frontrunner Trevor Daley crashed out of the podium running in turn three aboard his OneSpeed Suzuki. The result left Suzuki with just the 20 points from Dumas, countered by the 36 points of Young and Sam Guerin in fifth, who helped extend their title lead to a near-insurmountable 43-points heading into Sunday.
Guerin’s fifth-place finish did not come easy to him, however, as the EFC Group BMW rider held off a strong attack from Casas, who lost the lead group after running wide in turn five but recovered to salvage a strong result for the Parts Canada Yamaha team.
Rennie Scaysbrook made a strong impression in his proper CSBK debut aboard the factory USA Aprilia, charging from 14th on the grid to seventh, with the Australian earning himself the FAST Hard Charger award and an extra $500 to go with it.
Anthony Bergeron would wind up just behind him in eighth aboard his privateer BMW, and moved closer to the Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie of the Year award in the process, closing to within five points of Trevor Dion with two races left.
In other action, Matt Simpson won a shocking Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike race after a five-rider battle at the front, with the rookie becoming the fifth first-time winner in the Pro ranks this season. More notably, however, was the championship battle between Dion and David MacKay, which was blown wide open in the final few laps.
Julien Lafortune closed up considerably in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike ranks, taking the lead on lap three and never looking back en route to a dominant thirteen-second victory for Kawasaki.
Despite rival and championship leader John Fraser finishing second, the win will trim his lead to just six points heading into Sunday, with Lafortune hoping a repeat result can lift him past the 16-year-old phenom and reward him with a national championship.
Zoltan Frast scored a debut national win of his own in the Amateur Sport Bike class, topping a five-rider battle that featured numerous passes for the lead, but again the focus was on championship rivals Paul Etienne Courtois and John Fraser.
Courtois seemed to have a golden opportunity in front of him to extend – if not wrap up – his championship lead, but instead he could only settle for third behind Frast and Alexandre Michel, while Fraser carved his way through the grid and salvaged an impressive fifth from eleventh on the grid.
As a result, Courtois will extend his lead but only by four points, though his 15-point advantage will be hard for Fraser to erase in their season finale on Sunday.
Andrew Cooney continued his somewhat perfect run in the Super Sonic Race School Lightweight class, winning for the third time this season in only his third race. The round two star returned in impressive fashion, but faced a stiff challenge from title contenders Bryce DeBoer and Vincent Wilson, who both pushed for the lead at various points.
It appeared as though Wilson would trim his seven-point championship deficit as he went onto the final lap in second, but instead he would miss the podium altogether as both DeBoer and Jacob Black snuck through, a huge swing that sees DeBoer’s grasp raise to 15 points.
Jared Walker got a chance to sport his new #1 plate in the Lightweight Pro/Am class after clinching on Saturday, but his own brother managed to spoil his celebrations, with Cameron Walker narrowly winning a thrilling six-rider battle for the lead.
The Walker’s have dominated the Pro division for most of the season and Saturday was no different, though the battle for the Amateur division remains up for grabs. DeBoer moved himself closer to a second national crown with a third-place finish on-track but top points amongst the Amateurs, though Grant Nesbitt kept himself mathematically alive with a 13th place finish to keep the deficit at 24 points.
The full results from Saturday’s exciting day of CSBK racing can be found on the series’ official website.
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O’Halloran wins with 0.003s separating Mackenzie and Ray in photo finish podium fight
Race One winner Jason O’Halloran (center), runner-up Tarran Mackenzie (left), and Bradley Ray (right) on the podium after Race One at Thruxton. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Jason O’Halloran kept his cool in the soaring heat at Thruxton to claim his sixth Bennetts British Superbike Championship race victory of the season in the eBay Sprint Race for the McAMS Yamaha team. It was a photo finish for the final podium position with just 0.003s separating Tarran Mackenzie and Bradley Ray at the chequered flag.
On the opening lap Glenn Irwin had initially taken the lead, but O’Halloran was instantly on the attack, dispensing with the Honda Racing UK rider to hit the front of the pack by the end of the opening lap.
O’Halloran was holding the advantage but his rivals were also in the mix with Mackenzie and Ray completing the leading trio by the eighth lap.
O’Halloran was able to maintain an impressive pace until the finish despite the high track temperature to extend his lead in the standings, but Mackenzie and Ray were almost inseparable for second place.
The pair traded positions throughout the closing stages with the final lap starting with Mackenzie ahead of Ray, but the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha rider made his move into the Club Chicane for the final time to move ahead.
Mackenzie wasn’t settling for third place and the defending champion got a better exit to the finish line to beat Ray by just 0.003s.
Glenn Irwin had continued to hold off the second pack of riders in fourth place following an earlier battle with Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW, who completed the top five.
The Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki pairing of Lee Jackson and Rory Skinner held sixth and seventh places respectively at the finish line, holding off Leon Haslam on the VisionTrack Kawasaki.
Tom Sykes was back inside the top ten with a ninth place for the MCE Ducati team, whilst Tommy Bridewell completed the leading ten riders for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, eBay Sprint Race result:
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha)
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +0.939s
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +0.942s
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +3.545s
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +4.081s
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +6.185s
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.203s
Leon Haslam (VisionTrack Kawasaki) +9.385s
Tom Sykes (MCE Ducati) +9.616s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +11.438s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 290
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 271
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 197
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 183
Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 173
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 169
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 143
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 125
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Jason O’Halloran
McAMS Yamaha
eBay Sprint Race winner
“It was an exciting race! At the start, Glenn was trying to get in front and I just kept fighting back because I wanted to lead.
“I didn’t really know what pace to do to be honest, so I just tried to stick in the 15s as long as I could, I was just monitoring the gap behind me and then started to push a little bit more at the end.
“I saw .3 with one lap to go and I thought that would be enough, then just maintain it on the last lap so massive thanks to McAMS Yamaha – the whole team’s done a great job again, I’m feeling strong and that win felt good.”
Alex Dumas (1) leads newly crowned CSBK Superbike champion Ben Young (86) in Sunday's shortened Superbike Race Three of the season finale weekend at CTMP. Photo by Rob O'Brien, courtesy CSBK/PMP.
Dumas wins red-flagged race three as BMW takes home Constructors trophy
Bowmanville, ON – The final race of the 2022 Canadian Superbike Championship campaign came to an unfortunate end on Sunday, as Alex Dumas won a red-flagged Superbike race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The last leg of the weekend tripleheader lasted just less than four laps, after a pair of incidents involving multiple riders brought the day to a halt shortly before the regular curfew of 5 pm ET.
As a result, Dumas will end his second full season in Canada with an eighth career victory under his belt for the Liqui Moly/FAST School Suzuki team, though it wasn’t enough to help lift Suzuki to a second consecutive Constructors Championship as Ben Young finished second to secure the title for BMW.
Young already added a national championship of his own earlier in the day, finishing second to Dumas in race two to wrap up his second career Canada Cup, and the Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider added more hardware to his trophy case by helping BMW to the top spot and also taking home the Team of the Year Award.
Dumas did manage to steal one minor reward from Young, though, taking the surprise “King of Mosport” mantle and the literal crown to go with it, as he outpaced Young around CTMP with a pair of victories to end the year.
“It was a really fun year! We had a lot of great battles with Ben, unfortunately it didn’t work out for us in the championship, but we added a couple more wins away from Calabogie and learned the track a bit better for next year,” Dumas said. “I hope all the guys that went down are okay, but for now the focus for us is putting that #1 back on the bike next year.”
Young, meanwhile, will end his year with an incredible 16 race podium streak intact, after another perfect season on the box en route to a dramatic second title – and the first in his budding rivalry with Dumas.
“It’s not the end to the race or the year that any of us wanted, but thank god we didn’t let it decide our championship,” Young said after clinching earlier in the day. “It’s also cool to have three different manufacturers up here, and do so with a second national championship and a first for BMW.”
The third manufacturer Young would be referring to was the Turcotte Performance Kawasaki of Sebastien Tremblay, who picked up his second podium of the weekend and third of the campaign after the abbreviated race.
“It’s always nice to end up in third and up here on the box, even though it’s not how we wanted to get here,” Tremblay said. “We wanted that fourth podium of the year earlier but ran into some problems, but a huge thanks to Turcotte Performance for all the support in getting us back at the front.”
Fourth again went to Tomas Casas, who in the process earned himself a FAST School Hard Charger Award and a $500 prize to go with it after a very strong weekend and season debut aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha.
Trevor Daley rounded out the top-five for the OneSpeed Suzuki team, doing just enough to secure his third overall spot in the standings for the year, though it wasn’t enough to overturn the lengthy deficit Suzuki faced in the Constructors table.
Trevor Dion wrapped up the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship earlier in the day, surviving a late push from title rival David MacKay in what was a thrilling end to the middleweight season.
Julien Lafortune completed his comeback in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike class with relative ease on Sunday, winning the championship after former points leader John Fraser suffered a heartbreaking mechanical failure on the first lap.
Fraser may have been in for a tough day regardless, as LaFortune was virtually unchallenged en route to a dominant victory, claiming the national title after trailing by eleven points entering the final weekend.
It was an equally frustrating day for Fraser in the Amateur Sport Bike ranks, as he came up just shy of eventual champion Paul Etienne Courtois on track, with Alexandre Michel stealing the win from both.
Courtois will claim an impressive national title after nearly capturing the Lightweight crown a year ago, while Michel leapfrogs Fraser for second in the final standings, with all three set to renew their rivalry in the Pro ranks next season.
Bryce DeBoer completed his own title winning campaign on Sunday in the Super Sonic Race School Lightweight class, finishing second behind race winner Andrew Cooney.
With Cooney well out front, it was a battle between DeBoer and Vincent Wilson for the junior crown, with DeBoer holding a 15-point advantage heading in. That gap was blown wide open, however, when Wilson crashed out three laps in to effectively hand the championship to DeBoer.
It wasn’t the only title of the day for DeBoer either, as the youngster added a second championship in the Lightweight Pro/Am, conquering the Amateur division in the inaugural season of the Pro/Am series.
The full results from the season finale can now be found on the series’ official website.
Young clinches second Superbike title as Dumas wins race two in CTMP
Ben Young hoists the CSBK number one plate after clinching the 2022 Superbike championship with one race to go. Photo by Rob O’Brien, courtesy CSBK/PMP.
Bowmanville, ON – He may not have celebrated it from the top spot of the podium, but Ben Young did enough to clinch his second career national title on Sunday, finishing behind race winner Alex Dumas in the penultimate race of the Canadian Superbike Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Young entered with a fairly straight-forward path to a second Canada Cup, as he needed only to finish on the podium to clinch the title, but the Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider left nothing to chance as he pushed Dumas for much of the race.
The 2021 champion led Young for majority of the contest as he tried desperately to keep his crown, retaliating quickly when Young made a pair of passes for the lead, including a brave move into turn ten similar to the one Young put on Dumas in race one on Saturday.
In the end, Dumas would hold off his rival for his seventh career victory and third of the season, but it wasn’t enough to shake Young as he salvaged a 32-point lead with only 27 points remaining in race three on Sunday.
“We had a lot of fun with this trophy in 2019, so I’m sure we’ll have some more fun tonight, but there’s definitely a lot of emotions,” Young said. “Alex and I have been on it all year, but I said to him before that the #1 plate is borrowed and never owned, so I’m going to come back fighting in 2023 to keep it from him.”
While Young did wrap up one title on the day, he will have some more work to do to bring home a Constructors Championship for BMW after a double-podium for Suzuki – though he did bring home BMW’s 125th podium in their feature class history.
“That’s another real cool piece of history, but again Jordan Szoke was responsible for a lot of those so shout out to him,” Young said. “Either way it’s awesome for BMW, but now we have to go out and wrap up the Constructors this afternoon.”
While Dumas did add another victory under his belt and the first of his career away from Calabogie Motorsports Park, it’s hardly the result the Liqui Moly/FAST School Suzuki rider was hoping for, though he too is already looking to take the trophy back in 2023.
“Congrats to Ben, it was probably the most fun race of the year and he rode another great race, but we’ll be back even stronger to push again in 2023,” Dumas said. “It’s cool to see all the fans here as well, and hopefully with this out of the way we can go win another Constructors Championship for them.”
Dumas and Young were joined on the podium by Trevor Daley for the fifth time this season, as the OneSpeed Suzuki rider made a strong charge aboard his B-spec machine to pull home crucial points for Suzuki in front of a massive crowd at CTMP.
“It’s a little redemption for yesterday, and hopefully rewards the crew for all their hard work getting everything ready,” Daley said. “It’s cool to put on a show for all these fans, I haven’t seen this many people since I was a kid and it’s really, really awesome.”
Daley’s performance pushed Tomas Casas down to fourth, who again ran in the podium spots early on before settling in to a four-rider battle aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha, with Sebastien Tremblay finishing just behind in fifth for the Turcotte Performance Kawasaki team.
Trevor Dion survived a late scare to clinch the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike championship on Sunday, finishing fourth as Elliot Vieira ran away with an impressive victory. Dion’s LDS Consultants Kawasaki team had reason to be concerned as title rival David MacKay worked his way to second in the late stages, but it wasn’t enough in the end as Dion did just enough to capture a historic middleweight crown.
Despite seeing his lead of 22 points shrink all the way down to just eight, Dion will hang on become the first rookie Pro Sport Bike champion in history, and the third youngest ever in the support class.
“It was quite the season! We had a lot of ups and downs, but in the end it’s the best year I’ve ever had at a racetrack,” said the 20-year-old. “We’ve had five different winners in the last five races, which just shows how competitive this series is and the level these guys have pushed me to.”
Dion used his opportunity to bring friend and team member Mike Grass onto the podium in an emotional tribute to the former Pro Sport Bike rider, who is still recovering from a scary crash in turn four at CTMP a year ago.
As for MacKay, it was an unfortunate end to a rollercoaster season that put him on the back foot early after a crash in Grand Bend, though the Fast Company Kawasaki rider showed incredible poise since then, fighting his way back to finish just narrowly shy of his first Pro national championship.
As for Vieira, the Guyanese star managed to end his breakout year on a high note in front of friends and family, setting up the Snow City Yamaha rider for a potential title charge of his own in 2023.
Completing the podium was race one winner Matt Simpson, who quietly capped off a brilliant rookie season of his own aboard the Evans Racing Yamaha to move himself to fourth in the final standings.
The full results from both races can be found on the series’ official website.
The start of a British Superbike race at Thruxton Circuit in 2021. Photo courtesy MotorSport Vision Racing.
Editorial Note: Former MotoAmerica regular Jack Roach, a Canadian, won the British Junior Supersport Race by a margin of 6.4 seconds on a Completely Motorcycles/Affinity Kawasaki Ninja 400. Roach is fifth in the Championship point standings with eight races remaining.
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Last lap dogfights decide Bennetts BSB race winners as O’Halloran and Mackenzie win Thruxton thrillers
Jason O’Halloran (22), Tarran Mackenzie (1), and Bradley Ray (28) battled for the wins all weekend at Thruxton. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie claimed the victories in two sensational Bennetts British Superbike Championship races at Thruxton today as both went down to the wire, decided by intense last lap battles between the top three contenders in front of a packed crowd.
O’Halloran claimed the second victory of the weekend, becoming the first rider to secure his position in the Showdown following a dramatic final lap of race two, out dragging reigning champion Mackenzie and Bradley Ray to the line with just 0.165s covering the top three.
The final lap had started with Ray heading the trio, but O’Halloran went for a decisive move at Church, diving down the inside of the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha.
Ray cut back though and was edging ahead on the high-speed run to the Club Chicane for the last time, but Mackenzie was also in the mix with the three contenders side-by-side, but the defending champion was the hardest on the brakes.
Mackenzie was leading O’Halloran and Ray into Club, but as the trio exited on the drag to the chequered flag, the Australian got the best drive and he was able to beat his McAMS Yamaha teammate to the line by just 0.079s with Ray in third. There was just 0.165s covering the top three at the finish.
Peter Hickman equalled his best result of the season with a fourth place finish for the FHO Racing BMW team; he had been in the leading group in the early stages of the race but was able to hold enough of a margin over the chasing pair of Lee Jackson and Glenn Irwin.
Rory Skinner was seventh on the second of the Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki with Danny Buchan moving into eighth in the closing stages ahead of Leon Haslam and Tommy Bridewell who completed the top ten.
The final race of the weekend was another classic Bennetts BSB fight to the finish, with defending champion Mackenzie ending his teammate’s bid to complete the hat trick at the high-speed Hampshire circuit.
The win was Mackenzie’s first Superbike win at Thruxton and he took it in dramatic style by just 0.019s at the chequered flag, following the final lap thriller.
The race again went down to the finish between the leading three contenders with Ray starting the final lap in the lead on the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha, with the McAMS Yamaha pairing of Mackenzie and O’Halloran in close company.
Mackenzie dived for the inside at Church, grabbing the lead, but Ray was instantly retaliating to run alongside the reigning champion on the run down to the Club Chicane; however, Mackenzie had just enough to keep Ray at bay on the drag to the finish line.
O’Halloran had been there right to the finish too, recovering from a big moment earlier in the lap to be back in the fight to the finish, with just 0.293s covering the top three at the chequered flag.
The podium scores this weekend means that both O’Halloran and Ray are now confirmed Title Fighters for the Showdown with six races remaining to decide the final six positions.
It was disappointment for Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW though; he had been holding another strong fourth place when a technical problem forced him to retire mid-race and then the fight for fourth became a six-way tussle in the closing stages.
Glenn Irwin emerged at the front of the chasing pack to take fourth place; his consistent weekend and a crash for Kyle Ryde in race three means the Honda Racing UK rider has now moved ahead in the overall standings into fifth position after round six.
Jackson completed the top five for Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki team, getting ahead of Haslam on the VisionTrack Kawasaki and Bridewell who surged his way through the pack on the Oxford Products Racing Ducati.
Andrew Irwin ended his weekend on a positive with eighth place for the SYNETIQ BMW team, with Skinner and Tom Sykes completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Race 2 result:
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha)
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +0.079s
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +0.165s
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +7.181s
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Kawasaki) +11.410s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 158
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Jason O’Halloran
McAMS Yamaha
Race 2 winner
“We won two races this weekend and took a third, the fastest lap of the weekend and felt really comfortable in all of the races.
“I managed the first two races quite well and in the last race I got a worse start so it changed the strategy, I sat behind Taz and Brad for as long as I could and then I probably went to the front one lap too early thinking I had more tyre than I did.
“Maybe I pushed too much too soon and cooked the tyre a bit, but they were very enjoyable races. I love racing here, it’s more like a cycling race than a tyre race as you’re conserving the tyres and thinking about strategy.
“It would have been easier if there was two of us, as when there’s three it makes the strategy a bit more tricky. I’m really enjoying it at the minute and looking forward to Cadwell Park.”
Tarran Mackenzie
McAMS Yamaha
Race 3 winner
“I’m really happy, that was a good way to end the weekend! I felt like I had a chance to win yesterday and that gave me some good confidence for the races. I felt great in all of the races, unfortunately I just got out-dragged in race two but we managed to get the job done in race three!
“I felt strong and led a lot of laps which is important for me as I made a big step forward in my riding and figured some stuff out during the weekend which was perfect.
“To win after leading for a lot of laps and then having a last lap scrap was fun, it was a bit of a ballsy move into Church. I’m over the moon for the team and I’m looking forward to carrying that momentum.”
The iconic water tower at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Photo by David Swarts.
Brad Burns, Hayden Gillim, and Brandon Paasch rode the TSR – Dunlop USA Suzuki GSX-R1000R to victory in the N2/WERA National Endurance Series by Dunlop four-hour race Saturday, August 13 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex.
TSR – Dunlop USA had planned to field MotoAmerica Superbike racer Jake Lewis as one of its riders, but Lewis tested positive for Covid and was advised to quarantine until the day after the race, so couldn’t participate.
TSR – Dunlop USA completed 134 laps and won by a margin of one lap over Army of Darkness (AOD). AOD ran its usual rider lineup of Chris Peris, Ben Walters, and Cody Wyman on a Pirelli-backed Yamaha YZF-R1, and second place was enough for the team to move into the Championship point lead.
Warhorse SBK Racing’s all-star pairing of Josh Herrin and Danilo Petrucci, the current MotoAmerica Supersport and Superbike Championship point leaders, respectively, finished third overall on a Dunlop-shod Ducati Panigale V2. The Warhorse SBK Racing Ducati’s fuel tank was not equipped with quick-fill dry-break fittings and was not large enough to run an hour between refueling stops. As a result, the team had to make more stops, and those stops took several minutes when, for example, AOD was taking less than 15 seconds to refuel its 8-gallon fuel tank.
N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Josh Hayes and Rocco Landers finished fourth overall on a Yamaha YZF-R1 in spite of losing almost 10 minutes when a piston fell out of one of the front brake calipers during a pit stop. Earlier, during the first stint, Hayes was impeded by an over-inflated rear tire set at about 40 psi.
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The FIM, the American Motorcyclist Association and the local organiser regret to announce that the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials 2022, FIM Land Speed World Records and AMA Land Speed Grand Championship is Cancelled.
The assessment team has reviewed current Bonneville Salt Flat conditions by air and on the ground. Unfortunately, all BMST track locations and alternatives are still flooded from the initial storm and multiple subsequent storm systems. There is no possibility that the water will recede, and salt will dry out sufficiently in the week remaining to support track preparations and operations.
“We are all disappointed that we are forced to cancel,” said Event Director/Owner Delvene Reber, “Like you we have spent a year plus preparing for this event and investing in improvements. This year we were implementing racer driven improvements that include new flagging, course line improvements, and other racer driven updates.”
“As a racer,” said Sodium Distortion Racing’s Bill Woods, “it’s hard to accept that mother nature called our event but at the end of the day all that hard work will just make next year that much better. I’m especially looking forward to a 2023 with all of the racer-driven improvements”
“Firstly, on behalf of the FIM I would like to thank everyone involved for their huge efforts to make this edition of this important event happen, especially after all the work that has been done to recognise and deliver the improvements to the course”, concluded Franck Vayssié, FIM Circuit Racing Commission Director, “Collectively we share in the disappointment of having to cancel the event, but fully understand and support the decision. The FIM is already looking forward to returning to the salt next year and pledge our absolute assistance to help make this happen.”
More, from a press release issued by American Motorcyclist Association:
Bonneville Salt Flats flooding also results in cancellation of FIM Land Speed World Records
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Due to flooding from a significant storm and multiple subsequent storm systems in Northern Utah, the 2022 AMA Land Speed Grand Championship on the Bonneville Salt Flats near Wendover, Utah, has been canceled, along with the FIM Land Speed World Records.
The event’s assessment team, led by Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials (BMST) promoter Delvene Reber, reviewed current conditions of the Bonneville Salt Flats both by air and on the ground on August 12 and 13, and determined that all track locations and alternatives are still flooded.
With between 4 and 10 inches of water in many places, the team determined there’s no possibility the water will recede and the salt will dry sufficiently in time for track preparations and operations to begin.
“We are all disappointed that we are forced to cancel,” said Reber. “We have spent a year plus preparing for this event and investing in improvements.”
Reber added that BMST will be in touch directly with participants soon with further information. Additional updates will be provided on the event website at BonnevilleMST.com.
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Provisional Mission Production Twins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jesse Janisch (Har), 23 laps
2. Johnny Lewis (Roy), -0.445 second
3. Cory Texter (Yam), -1.601 seconds
4. Kayl Kolkman (Yam), -1.911
5. Andrew DiBrino (KTM), -3.537
6. Shelby Miller (KTM), -4.286
7. Billy Ross (Har), -4.470
8. Cameron Smith (Yam), -1 lap
9. Michael Hill (Yam), -4 laps, DNF
10. Nick Armstrong (Yam), -18 laps, DNF
Provisional Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dalton Gauthier (Hon), 23 laps
2. Trevor Brunner (Yam), -0.277 second
3. Max Whale (KTM), -1.024 seconds
4. Chase Saathoff (Hon), -1.191
5. Chad Cose (Hon), -2.644
6. Brandon Kitchen (Hus), -2.783
7. Aidan RoosEvans (Hon), -3.974
8. Jacob Lehmann (Hon), -4.454
9. James Ott (KTM), -4.611
10. Kody Kopp (KTM), -4.732
11. Trent Lowe (Hon), -4.927
12. Morgen Mischler (Hon), -5.291
13. Bronson Pearce (Hon), -9.314
14. Ryan Wells (Hon), -9.501
15. Ferran Cardus (Hon), -8 laps
16. Andrew Luker (Yam), -10 laps
17. Travis Petton (Hon), -21 laps
Provisional Mission SuperTwins Main Event Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. JD Beach (Yam), 29 laps
2. Jared Mees (Ind), -5.040 seconds
3. Briar Bauman (Ind), -6.689
4. Dallas Daniels (Yam), -9.565
5. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind), -12.403
6. Sammy Halbert (Ind), -13.164
7. Davis Fisher (Ind), -14.698
8. Bronson Bauman (Har), -17.944
9. Jesse Janisch (PT) (Har), -18.581
10. Ben Lowe (Ind), -18.915
11. Brandon Robinson (Ind), -20.906
12. Johnny Lewis (PT) (Roy), -1 lap
13. Kayl Kolkman (PT) (Yam), -13 laps, DNF
14. Henry Wiles (Kaw), -29 laps, DNF
15. Robert Pearson (Ind), -29 laps, DNF
16. Dan Stanley (Ind), -29 laps, DNF
More, from a press release issued by American Flat Track:
Beach Rocks Sellout Castle Rock TT
JD Beach (95) ran away with the AFT Castle Rock TT. Photo courtesy AFT.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 13, 2022) – JD Beach (No. 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) furthered his claim as one of the greatest TT riders in Progressive American Flat Track history, scoring a blowout win before a packed house in Saturday night’s Parts Unlimited Castle Rock TT.
Beach, who grew up racing at the Castle Rock, Washington, venue as a youngster, was backed throughout the Mission SuperTwins presented by S&S Cycle Main Event by a sellout crowd that flocked to the event co-promoted by Thor Drake and The One Motorcycle Show.
He did not disappoint.
The start was always destined to be critical at a track where overtaking opportunities were at a premium, but no one could have predicted just how impactful it would prove to be. Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT), who started alongside Beach on the front row after the Yamaha teammates won their respective Semis, threw his hand in the air when his machine lost power just seconds into the Main Event.
With nowhere to go, TT legend Henry Wiles (No. 17 Willy Built/Lyndy Roofing Co. Kawasaki Ninja 650) smashed into the back of Daniels’ machine, kicking off a chain reaction that also collected Robert Pearson (No. 27 Rackley Racing/John Franklin Indian FTR750), Dan Stanley (No. 222 Rackley Racing/Wells Tuned Indian FTR750), and Ben Lowe (No. 25 Rackley Racing/Mission Foods Indian FTR750).
While Daniels would go on to make an impressive charge to a fourth-place finish from his back-row restart grid position, the incident effectively removed him from contention for the win after he previously looked to be Beach’s biggest concern.
With Daniels busy slashing his way up through the pack, Beach rocketed away off the start and piled it on, stacking up more than a second on the field less than two short laps into the race.
Reigning Mission SuperTwins champ Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) beat teammate/rival Briar Bauman (No. 3 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) in the sprint to Turn 1. Whether a result of a calculated decision or a forced hand, Mees spent the Main focused behind him rather than in front. The strategy paid off, though, as he managed to keep Bauman corralled behind him for full race distance to stretch his scant championship advantage out just a little bit further (209-203).
Beach, who now boasts six wins in the series’ most recent seven TTs, stands just three points behind Daniels for third (188-185). More importantly, both Estenson Racing aces are now within single-race striking distance of the championship lead with three consecutive Miles looming on the horizon.
“I was just pushing, pushing, pushing the whole time,” Beach said. “I didn’t look back. I didn’t know how close they were. For me, it was just about hitting my marks every single lap. Thanks to all the fans. It was a great night for me and my team, but we’ve still got a lot of races to go, and we’re starting to close the points gap just a little bit. We’ll keep working.”
Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) edged three-time Castle Rock TT winner Sammy Halbert (No. 69 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750) for fifth, while another local star, Davis Fisher (No. 67 Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), finished another further position back in seventh.
Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R), Jesse Janisch (No. 33 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R), and Ben Lowe (No. 25 Rackley Racing/Mission Foods Indian FTR750) completed the top ten.
Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines
Jesse Janisch (No. 33 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R) extended his Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines championship advantage over Cory Texter (No. 1 G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT-07) thanks to a clutch, come-from-behind victory.
A back-and-forth battle between the two played out over the course of the entire event. Throughout practice and qualifying, TT superstar Janisch looked to have the measure of the entire field once again. But a huge crash out of the lead in his Semi (and further difficulties getting his machine restarted after the fall) forced Janisch to open the Main from the back row.
That put Texter on pole after he won his Semi. However, he had his own issues to deal with, as the defending champion was competing despite feeling under the weather at the physically demanding course.
The next reversal of fortune occurred off the line, when Texter dropped from first to fourth while Janisch leapt up from ninth to fifth. Janisch quickly pounced on his title rival when Texter made a small bobble and then set off after the battle for the lead.
Holeshot winner Kayl Kolkman (No. 98 B&L Plumbing/Rod Lake Racing Yamaha MT-07) threatened to steal the win in what’s slated to be his only Progressive AFT race of the season, but a mistake approaching the jump allowed Johnny Lewis (No. 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) to drive by into the lead. Janisch forced his way past Kolkman moments later as well, not wanting to provide Lewis any opportunity to make an escape at the front.
The Vance & Hines pilot then threw a number of unconventional lines at the Royal Enfield runner in hopes of finding a way through, a cat-and-mouse game that allowed Texter and Kolkman to close back in on the leaders as the clock ticked down to :00.
But with just two laps left to determine the winner, the red flags flew as a result of a crash on the part of Michael Hill (No. 47 Pacific Auto Trim/Jim Speer Yamaha MT-07).
Despite starting behind Lewis in a staggered restart formation, Janisch powered into first and then successfully defended the position to grab his fifth win of the season.
“Oh man, I had my work cut out for me with that mistake in the Semi,” Janisch said. “I was pretty convinced that was going to cost me. But I got off to two really good starts, and I just had to be aggressive early and make any pass I could.
“The Vance & Hines guys worked their tails off. We had a little problem after the crash but we got the bike running. We’re actually riding that same bike. Hats off to my guys. I like to say (getting an oval win) is way better, but this might be my favorite win so far. That was unreal.”
Lewis finished second, followed by Texter, who briefly dropped to fifth at the restart before fighting back to the podium in one of his best salvage jobs in a season packed with them.
Talented privateer Kolkman took fourth while the versatile Andy DiBrino (No. 162 See Motor Coffee Co. KTM 790 Duke) rounded out the top five.
Janisch now leads Texter by 14 points (239-225) as the ever-evolving title fight approaches its final stages.
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R) survived an intense, thrice red-flagged Main Event to score his second win of the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER season.
Title leader Kody Kopp (No. 12 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE) struggled off the line at the start and again in the subsequent restart, and then lost another position after coming together with third-placed Brandon Kitchen (No. 80 Vance & Hines/Husqvarna Motorcycles FC450).
Despite the rocky start(s), Kopp finally settled in and set about executing a charge to the front. First, he dove up the inside of teammate Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE). He then took full advantage of a tactical error on the part of Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), who opened the door for Kopp while looking for a line around the outside of race leader Gauthier.
But then – just as Kopp started to apply a heavy dose of pressure on Gauthier – a second red flag was shown following a Andrew Luker (No. 11 Rackley Racing/Keeran Racing Yamaha YZ450F) crash.
Kopp was frustratingly beaten off the line by Brunner for a third time and had a big job in front of him with time running out if he hoped to win in front of his home state fans. That harsh reality may have contributed to the race’s next dramatic turn; Kopp crashed from third with Spanish champion Ferran Cardús (No. 377 Roof Systems of Dallas/Bullet Strong Racing Honda CRF450R) catapulting over top of the fallen factory KTM, bringing out a third red flag.
That forced the championship leader to the back of the field while setting up a critical final start-line duel between Gauthier and Brunner. The Honda ace took the race’s final holeshot, setting him up perfectly to defend the position over his Yamaha-mounted adversary to the flag.
Gauthier said, “My team never stopped working, we were at it all day. I felt really good. I call myself a TT guy even though I sucked at Peoria this year. But I like this stuff where it’s tight and technical. I focused on the starts, tried to cover the inside, and did good, consistent laps. I played my cards right and it worked out.”
Whale fended off a late challenge from rookie Chase Saathoff (No. 106 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R) to complete the podium, while Chad Cose (No. 49 1st Impressions Race Team/Voodoo Ranger Honda CRF450R) edged Kitchen for fifth.
Kopp suffered his worst result of the year, finishing down in tenth. It was far from a total disaster, however, as he extended his point lead slightly in the process, finishing two positions ahead of second-ranked Morgen Mischler (No. 13 American Honda/Progressive Insurance CRF450R). He now leads by a healthy 46 points (243-197) with just five rounds remaining. Gauthier is third at 185.
The Parts Unlimited Castle Rock TT will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, August 21, at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT, including exclusive features, cutting-edge aerial drone and onboard footage, and expert commentary.
Next Up:
Progressive AFT will complete its run of four consecutive race wins in epic fashion with the Mission Legendary Sacramento Mile powered by Law Tigers at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, on Saturday, August 20.
You can catch the livestream of all the weekend’s racing activities on FansChoice.tv. FansChoice.tv provides free-to-view livestreaming of Practice and Qualifying. FansChoice.tv subscribers will then be able to watch the drama unfold from Opening Ceremonies through the Semis, Main Events, and podium celebrations. FansChoice.tv offers two subscription options, granting unlimited access to premium AFT content. Monthly subscriptions start at just $7.99, while a six-month subscription is available for $44.99.
FOX Sports and FansChoice.tv are the official homes for coverage of Progressive American Flat Track. For the 2022 season, all races will premiere in one-hour telecasts on FS1 during highly desirable weekend time slots. The complete schedule can be viewed at https://www.americanflattrack.com/events-foxsports. FansChoice.tv provides livestreaming coverage of every Progressive AFT round at http://www.FansChoice.tv.
Young inches closer to Superbike title after last-corner pass on Dumas
Bowmanville, ON – Ben Young got an even tighter grip on the Pro Superbike crown on Saturday, winning race one at the Canadian Superbike Championship tripleheader finale after a last-lap battle with rival Alex Dumas at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Neither rider got the holeshot off the line as it was instead Sebastien Tremblay who was the surprise leader through turn one, but his lead was short-lived as Dumas got the run into turn two and snatched the lead away with Tremblay between him and Young.
The trio ran together closely for the first three laps along with Tomas Casas in fourth, before Young began to work his way to the front for the first time, taking a lead he would hold onto for much of the race aboard his Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW.
Dumas never allowed the championship leader to pull away, however, hanging with Young to the late stages and grabbing the lead back on a pair of occasions. Young would have one last trick up his sleeve, though, passing Dumas in the final turn on the final lap before winning a drag-race to the line for his fifth victory of the campaign.
The two riders – who famously tied for pole position in round three – were again separated by nothing (0.000 seconds) across the line on the penultimate lap, before Young managed to squeak out an extra 0.193 seconds on the final lap.
“That’s how close Alex and I have liked to keep it this year,” Young joked on the podium. “Alex always keeps it interesting, and it’s so fun to battle with him. The level he’s pushed us too these last two years is phenomenal, but thankfully we’ve been able to lead a lot of laps, and the one which matters most which is the last one.”
Young will stretch his lead to a comfortable 37 points while capturing his tenth career Superbike win, moving himself inside the top-eight all-time, but that hasn’t yet shaken the confidence of Dumas as the Liqui Moly/Fast School Suzuki rider looks to keep his #1 plate with a strong pair of races tomorrow.
“The pace was there, I was just looking to follow Ben and learn a few spots to pass, but he was able to get me in ten and I just didn’t have the drive to the line,” Dumas said. “But we’re going to improve the bike more and more overnight like we always do, and come back and put it in the top spot tomorrow.”
Tremblay’s early race form wasn’t enough to hold up with the likes of Young and Dumas, but he did settle in to an equally exciting battle for the final podium spot with Steven Nickerson, which he managed to come out on top of aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki.
“I got my first holeshot of my career which was really cool to be able to lead a Superbike race, even though it was for two corners until Alex passed me,” Tremblay laughed. “But we have two more chances to hopefully lead again tomorrow and be back up here on the podium again.”
Nickerson would hang on to tie his career-best finish of fourth, finishing just shy of his first career podium, as the DeWildt Powersports Honda rider helped move Honda to fifth in the Constructors Championship and one spot ahead of Ducati.
The biggest change on the grid may have been in the Constructors table, as usual frontrunner Trevor Daley crashed out of the podium running in turn three aboard his OneSpeed Suzuki. The result left Suzuki with just the 20 points from Dumas, countered by the 36 points of Young and Sam Guerin in fifth, who helped extend their title lead to a near-insurmountable 43-points heading into Sunday.
Guerin’s fifth-place finish did not come easy to him, however, as the EFC Group BMW rider held off a strong attack from Casas, who lost the lead group after running wide in turn five but recovered to salvage a strong result for the Parts Canada Yamaha team.
Rennie Scaysbrook made a strong impression in his proper CSBK debut aboard the factory USA Aprilia, charging from 14th on the grid to seventh, with the Australian earning himself the FAST Hard Charger award and an extra $500 to go with it.
Anthony Bergeron would wind up just behind him in eighth aboard his privateer BMW, and moved closer to the Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie of the Year award in the process, closing to within five points of Trevor Dion with two races left.
In other action, Matt Simpson won a shocking Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike race after a five-rider battle at the front, with the rookie becoming the fifth first-time winner in the Pro ranks this season. More notably, however, was the championship battle between Dion and David MacKay, which was blown wide open in the final few laps.
Julien Lafortune closed up considerably in the AIM Insurance Amateur Superbike ranks, taking the lead on lap three and never looking back en route to a dominant thirteen-second victory for Kawasaki.
Despite rival and championship leader John Fraser finishing second, the win will trim his lead to just six points heading into Sunday, with Lafortune hoping a repeat result can lift him past the 16-year-old phenom and reward him with a national championship.
Zoltan Frast scored a debut national win of his own in the Amateur Sport Bike class, topping a five-rider battle that featured numerous passes for the lead, but again the focus was on championship rivals Paul Etienne Courtois and John Fraser.
Courtois seemed to have a golden opportunity in front of him to extend – if not wrap up – his championship lead, but instead he could only settle for third behind Frast and Alexandre Michel, while Fraser carved his way through the grid and salvaged an impressive fifth from eleventh on the grid.
As a result, Courtois will extend his lead but only by four points, though his 15-point advantage will be hard for Fraser to erase in their season finale on Sunday.
Andrew Cooney continued his somewhat perfect run in the Super Sonic Race School Lightweight class, winning for the third time this season in only his third race. The round two star returned in impressive fashion, but faced a stiff challenge from title contenders Bryce DeBoer and Vincent Wilson, who both pushed for the lead at various points.
It appeared as though Wilson would trim his seven-point championship deficit as he went onto the final lap in second, but instead he would miss the podium altogether as both DeBoer and Jacob Black snuck through, a huge swing that sees DeBoer’s grasp raise to 15 points.
Jared Walker got a chance to sport his new #1 plate in the Lightweight Pro/Am class after clinching on Saturday, but his own brother managed to spoil his celebrations, with Cameron Walker narrowly winning a thrilling six-rider battle for the lead.
The Walker’s have dominated the Pro division for most of the season and Saturday was no different, though the battle for the Amateur division remains up for grabs. DeBoer moved himself closer to a second national crown with a third-place finish on-track but top points amongst the Amateurs, though Grant Nesbitt kept himself mathematically alive with a 13th place finish to keep the deficit at 24 points.
The full results from Saturday’s exciting day of CSBK racing can be found on the series’ official website.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
O’Halloran wins with 0.003s separating Mackenzie and Ray in photo finish podium fight
Race One winner Jason O’Halloran (center), runner-up Tarran Mackenzie (left), and Bradley Ray (right) on the podium after Race One at Thruxton. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Jason O’Halloran kept his cool in the soaring heat at Thruxton to claim his sixth Bennetts British Superbike Championship race victory of the season in the eBay Sprint Race for the McAMS Yamaha team. It was a photo finish for the final podium position with just 0.003s separating Tarran Mackenzie and Bradley Ray at the chequered flag.
On the opening lap Glenn Irwin had initially taken the lead, but O’Halloran was instantly on the attack, dispensing with the Honda Racing UK rider to hit the front of the pack by the end of the opening lap.
O’Halloran was holding the advantage but his rivals were also in the mix with Mackenzie and Ray completing the leading trio by the eighth lap.
O’Halloran was able to maintain an impressive pace until the finish despite the high track temperature to extend his lead in the standings, but Mackenzie and Ray were almost inseparable for second place.
The pair traded positions throughout the closing stages with the final lap starting with Mackenzie ahead of Ray, but the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha rider made his move into the Club Chicane for the final time to move ahead.
Mackenzie wasn’t settling for third place and the defending champion got a better exit to the finish line to beat Ray by just 0.003s.
Glenn Irwin had continued to hold off the second pack of riders in fourth place following an earlier battle with Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW, who completed the top five.
The Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki pairing of Lee Jackson and Rory Skinner held sixth and seventh places respectively at the finish line, holding off Leon Haslam on the VisionTrack Kawasaki.
Tom Sykes was back inside the top ten with a ninth place for the MCE Ducati team, whilst Tommy Bridewell completed the leading ten riders for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, eBay Sprint Race result:
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha)
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +0.939s
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +0.942s
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +3.545s
Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +4.081s
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +6.185s
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.203s
Leon Haslam (VisionTrack Kawasaki) +9.385s
Tom Sykes (MCE Ducati) +9.616s
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +11.438s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 290
Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 271
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 197
Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 183
Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 173
Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 169
Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 143
Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) 125
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Jason O’Halloran
McAMS Yamaha
eBay Sprint Race winner
“It was an exciting race! At the start, Glenn was trying to get in front and I just kept fighting back because I wanted to lead.
“I didn’t really know what pace to do to be honest, so I just tried to stick in the 15s as long as I could, I was just monitoring the gap behind me and then started to push a little bit more at the end.
“I saw .3 with one lap to go and I thought that would be enough, then just maintain it on the last lap so massive thanks to McAMS Yamaha – the whole team’s done a great job again, I’m feeling strong and that win felt good.”
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Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels;
descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups),
and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag
for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology.
To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on
as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.
Browser and assistive technology compatibility
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to
