Scott Ogden was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his CIP Green Power KTM on Pirelli control tires, the Briton covered the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course in 1:25.707, topping the field of 24 riders.
Jose Antonio Rueda was the best of the rest with a 1:25.834 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo.
Joel Kelso was third with a lap time of 1:25.873 on his LEVELUP-MTA KTM.
Following the successful inaugural edition of the Honda National Technician Contest, American Honda Motor Co. has confirmed that the event is back for year two. The competition, which is organized to promote Honda’s Powersports technical training programs, features technicians from Honda dealerships across the country competing head-to-head. It is comprised of an online qualification test to determine eight finalists (four in the Two Wheel class, four in the Four Wheel category), who will take part in a weeklong in-person showdown in Alpharetta, Georgia.
The 75-question, multiple-choice online qualification test is already open to all active Honda Powersports technicians (except for past National Champions). As before, eight finalists will earn all-expenses-paid trips to the National Finals at Honda’s Alpharetta Training Center, January 26-30, 2026. There, they will compete in both on-vehicle and off-vehicle competitions, during which they will be judged on their technical knowledge, technique, procedures, precision and speed. The prize packages for each of the two National Champions will be worth $8,000.
“The inaugural Honda National Technician Contest was a great success, so we’re happy to confirm the competition’s return for year two,” said Jeremy Merzlak, American Honda Director of the Aftersales Experience Division. “The event showcases the impressive level of technical capability and know-how offered at U.S. Honda dealerships, as exemplified by our inaugural champions—Southern Honda Powersports’ Joel Christensen in the Two Wheel category and Honda of Fairfield’s Jacob Curtis in the Four Wheel division. It was awesome to bring these individuals, who are typically behind the scenes, into the spotlight. We’re excited to do the same with our finalists and champions in 2026.”
National Champions from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 editions will compete for the chance to travel to Japan for the Honda Global Technician Contest in the fall of 2027.
For more information, please visit the Honda National Technician Contest website.
About American Honda:
Honda began motorcycle sales in America in 1959, and today offers a full range of Honda motorcycles, scooters, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and side-by-sides in the U.S. Innovative technology always has been a Honda trademark, showcasing pioneering engine and chassis design that has set the standard for excellence for more than 65 years. Honda also has announced plans for battery-electric powersports products. Honda Powersports products have been built in America for 45 years, and today, all Honda side-by-sides and ATVs are made in America at Honda manufacturing plants in Timmonsville, SC, and Swepsonville, NC, using domestic and globally sourced parts. Learn more at https://powersports.honda.com.
History You Should Know About Super Hooligans, By a Racer
FIRST PERSON/OPINION:
By Andy DiBrino
For years the RSD Super Hooligan class has had a weight rule that has been a subject of controversy and debate. Though most of you would probably not know that, because it’s almost never talked about during the race broadcasts or published in articles. Only recently has the weight rule in the class come to the spotlight because of the Harley-Davidson Pan America teams being forced to add weight to their bike for “balancing” purposes for the last MotoAmerica round at The Ridge Motorsports Park. As a Super Hooligan racer myself who has had to run as much as 52 pounds of lead on my Super Hooligan bike, and whom was personally the reason a weight rule came into existence back in 2019, I felt it was injustice for people not to know the entire story here, and I felt that people should know this is nothing new that racers on other manufacturers of motorcycles in the class have had to do for years.
The goal of this article is to give you an unbiased presentation of the history of the Super Hooligans class, how it evolved over the years, and specifically how the weight rule has developed over the years, too. I will warn you though, it’s impossible for me to be completely unbiased given my position racing smaller displacement bikes against the big American V-Twins, and being weighed down myself for years due to the rules. Additionally, there is a long-format video you can watch that gives you full insight on my thoughts with the class right now if you want to know more on that. Now let’s dive into where things started, and how in the heck we ended up where we are today.
The History:
Hooligan racing was born in Southern California at Costa Mesa Speedway. They’d have Harley Nights where guys would race inappropriate street bikes and cruisers, like Harley Softails and other American V-Twins around a dirt track oval. It was a bit of a sideshow to the Speedway racing program there that developed into something more serious like Harley Sportsters and Indian Scout Sixtys with 19-inch flat track wheels and tires. In 2015 and 2016, some more serious events featuring Hooligan racing started popping up along the West Coast, like Dirtquake USA, The One Motorcycle Show, and SuperPrestigio. The momentum of it was catching on like wildfire, and come 2017, the first ever RSD Super Hooligan National Championship was a thing. It was a 10-round series, with prize money up for grabs at each event, and an Indian FTR 750 as the championship prize.
The core of the hooligans class was made up of working-class guys who raced for fun, and maybe downed a few beers while doing it. But with all that was on the line now, you had pro racers like myself jumping into Super Hooligans, looking to grab the treasures. Back in 2017 there was no weight rule for the class that was described as “Heavy Bike Racing.” The hot topic back then was whether or not pros should be allowed to race in the class.
Fast forward to 2019: The rules didn’t really change, but RSD Super Hooligans became an official AMA sanctioned series. There wasn’t a lot of bike diversity in the class at the time. You had a few Indians, one Ducati, and an overwhelming majority of Harleys. A few rounds in, I debuted a KTM 790 Duke that had been converted into a flat track bike. It met the main rule of the class, which was that the bike had to be a 750cc Twin or larger. However the bike weighed almost 100 pounds less than the Harley Street 750 I won both the 2017 and 2018 Super Hooligan titles on. Roland Sands was excited to have a new manufacturer in the class. It took me three races to get my first win on the bike. Shortly after that win, a brand new weight rule was announced. It was no coincidence why the rule was made, it was directly because of my KTM. However I called the AMA, and they told the series that the rule was not allowed to be implemented mid-season, and I didn’t have to add any weight for the remainder of the 2019 series. The lightness of the KTM and how I had it built was certainly an advantage on some of the asphalt-TT tracks the series visited. However I lost the championship in 2019 to former Grand National Champion, Joe Kopp, who happened to be racing the Harley I raced the previous year to a title.
Going into 2020, Super Hooligan series officials were able to put a new 400-pound minimum weight rule into effect. They also had a brand new rule addressing the “Pro” rider situation, that was still kind of a source of division amongst the racers in the class. Essentially any professional flat track license holding rider who was current, or had held a license in the last year, was not eligible to score championship points. And on top of that, they’d only pay out prize money for up to 3 or 4 races. So pros were still allowed to race in the class, just not compete for championship points and contend for overall standings. I remember feeling personally singled-out by this rule, because I was pretty much the only guy who was fighting for titles and held a pro license at the time. Also it didn’t seem fair that an ex-GNC winner like Joe Kopp who hadn’t held a pro card for years, but who certainly is one of the best flat trackers ever and would still go out and kick pretty much everyone’s ass in American Flat Track, was still totally free to race in the series for the championship he had just won in 2019. I went out on my KTM 790 hooligan flat track bike, now weighing an extra 60 something pounds, and won the first Super Hooligan race of 2020. The new weight rule actually helped my bike get traction, which was a big struggle for me in 2019 when the bike was lighter. COVID happened soon after and the series got cancelled after two rounds, so none of it even mattered.
Going into 2021, things were kind of silent from the RSD Super Hooligan series on what was going on and whether or not there would be a series coming back. On social media, the RSD crew was seen testing their hooligan flat track Indian FTR1200s at Chuckwalla and Buttonwillow. They had been converted over to road racing trim. In mid-May the press releases went out announcing the RSD Super Hooligan QuaTTro, which was a 4-round series that was made up of one road race, and three flat track races. The road race was at Laguna Seca in conjunction with MotoAmerica on July 9-11.
The announcement gave racers very short notice. The new series came with a new rule that was unique to that year’s series, which was that if any racer rode a different bike at any point in the series, they’d receive a 10 point penalty. And the pro rule from 2020 was discarded. The scramble to get ready and come up with a plan was tough for racers like me. I had a dedicated flat track bike for Hooligan racing, but to convert it over to road racing made no sense from a time, money and bike competitiveness standpoint. The core of the series was made up of flat trackers after all, who kind of felt alienated by this road race deal. Some of them did what they could to attend Laguna, but Laguna brought in an almost entirely new crowd of racers.
The first round at Laguna Seca was sketchy to say the least. Basically anyone was allowed to race. A personal friend of mine who had one track-day ever under his belt was allowed to race. There was not a lot of depth of talent in the field. It was Chris Fillmore and I who checked out on new KTM 890 Duke Rs (that had lead weight bolted on to meet the 400 pound rule they still had), and David Kohlsteadt on one of the RSD Indian FTR1200s who finished 3rd. A few other names you’d recognize in the field included Cory West on some sort of Aprilia supermoto type bike, Frankie Garcia on an RSD Indian, and Patrica Fernandez-West.
Moving into the three flat track rounds, they definitely weren’t as well attended as years past. And the only racers who had bikes that competed in both flat track and road racing events were the RSD Indian FTR1200 riders, and Cory West (Cory only attended two rounds). It was basically an entirely different field of racers compared to Laguna Seca. I believe only five riders total had made all four rounds. I was one of them, but I did get that 10-point penalty for riding an 890 Duke R at the Laguna round, prior to switching to my flat track bike for the three flat track events. One of the other five racers who rode a different bike, but wasn’t in the championship hunt, was not given his 10 point penalty. So that penalty came into play in my case, causing me to just lose out on the title to a pro flat track racer who skipped the first-round road race, and won all three flat track races. I want to keep this article unbiased, but I will say, why would you want to penalize one of the few racers who attended all your rounds? The rule was strange. If their goal was to have racers do all four rounds, they failed pretty badly if five out of over 50 unique entrants did all of them.
Moving into 2022 is where things got really interesting. MotoAmerica announced a three-round series for Super Hooligans, featuring four total races. RSD Super Hooligans was now a full-on road racing series. New for 2022 was a 420-pound minimum weight rule. Kind of an odd number, but it fits the theme of the class. The shift into MotoAmerica full-time also came with new technical regulations for the class, which are very similar to the stuff you see in other MotoAmerica classes as far as bike preparation and safety go, as well as a list of things you are allowed to modify or not. The main rule that really dedicated bikes that were allowed in the class was a horsepower limit of 125 bhp claimed by the manufacturer (In 2024 it changed to 128 bhp). The bikes must come with handlebars, not clip-ons, and no fairings. Remember that horsepower rule, that becomes important soon.
My KTM 890 Duke R at the time had 52 pounds of lead weight bolted on it in 2022. I had to secure it under the engine inside the belly pan just like the Harleys are doing now, as well as bolting a chunk to the frame where the stock catalytic-converter used to sit, as well as drop an 11-pound weight into a space inside the subframe. With Super Hooligans being a road race class now, it had a lot of air-cooled Harleys that were way off pace, but we saw an influx of brands like BMW with the R nineT, Ducati Hypermotard and Monsters, KTM 790 and 890 Dukes, Indian FTR 1200s, Suzuki SV1000s, and even electric bikes from Energica and Zero Motorcycles.
Every round that year, the bikes were developed and teams made improvements. The KTM 890 Duke R I was on was already a fairly-well-set-up bike for road racing, minus all the weight we had to put on one to race (along with some of the other brands in the class). The Indians were more powerful, but weren’t as well suited to the track off the showroom floor as the KTM. We started seeing custom fuel cells, subframes, swingarms, triple clamps, and whatnot being built for those bikes.
Moving into 2023, the minimum weight rule was reduced to 397 pounds, and the big change to the now four-round race series (totaling eight races) was the addition of the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250cc bike being homologated (with a few restrictions like an airbox cover for example). The Pan Am claimed a whopping 150 bhp, which was 25 bhp over the legal limit for the class. When it won at Daytona on its debut weekend, it got protested and ultimately disqualified due to missing some (or all) of the specified parts required to “de-tune” it, sparking a fierce rivalry in the class between the Factory Indian and Harley teams. Also that weekend, we saw a major gap between the Harley and Indians over the rest of the field, which brought the weight rule into question as the rest of the field had trap speeds upwards of 10 mph slower than the Indian FTR1200 and Harley Pan-Am. The weight rule was lowered to 377 pounds thereafter. The goal of this was to try to allow the lower displacement bikes to have a weight advantage since the American V-Twins had a major horsepower and torque advantage. Both the Factory Harley and Indian teams had been spending so much money to develop their bikes, and not only did they have the power, they had really good handling and stopping power to pair with it. On the Indian FTR1200s specifically, we saw Ohlins forks and Brembo brakes on the front end of their bikes that cost more than some of the bikes on the grid entirely.
The 2024 season saw the lifting of some of the restrictions on the Harley Pan-Am. The class also made three-cylinder bikes up to 900cc legal, opening the class up to more than just twins and electric bikes. Yamaha was able to enter with the MT-09/ XSR900, and Triumph with the Street Triple 765 RS. Harley went on to win the title, beating series sponsor, Indian Motorcycles. There was a lot of discussion in Parc Ferme after racing was over at the 2024 series season finale at Circuit of the Americas, about what they were going to do to the Harley that “had gotten out of control” in the words of someone involved in the series whose name I don’t want to drop. Indian ended up discontinuing the FTR1200 for 2025, which opened up the series to a new title sponsor, Harley-Davidson. Roland Sands had worn an Indian Hat since at least 2016, and now he rocks the Bar and Shield. The class has always been a business for Roland. But at times, you might wonder if there are conflicts of interest? Certainly there was in 2022 when the series was sponsored by Indian Motorcycle, and Roland fielded an Indian-supported team in his own class and his own team won the championship with Tyler O’Hara.
Who controls Super Hooligans? Certainly Roland has involvement, but so does MotoAmerica. What the balance of power is between the two is, remains a bit unknown. Roland has always been an advocate for getting more manufacturers into the class, but I personally know a few brands that are reluctant to get involved with the series, because from the outside looking in, it looks like a straight-up marketing ploy for whoever the title OEM sponsor is. However, you could say that both Roland and MotoAmerica are trying to do the right thing, by implementing a lower weight rule for bikes under 1000cc at the second round of the season this year at Road Atlanta (now 365 lbs). This was a byproduct of another Daytona decimation of the field by the Pan-Am. And now they have implemented the 450 pound minimum weight rule for the Pan-Am specifically.
Did all the weight changes really help? Well, the lower minimum weight rule for the non-Harleys didn’t do a thing at Road Atlanta to help close the gap to the Pan-Ams. And the weight deal on the Pan-Ams you could argue both ways after seeing what we saw at The Ridge Motorsports Park whether it worked or not. For the first time all year, I was personally able to break up the Harley podium with my Triumph 765 RS Street Triple in Race One with a third-place finish. This is the only podium for a manufacturer other than Harley-Davidson all year so far. I was also able to grab pole position. The Ridge is my home track and this is the best track on the calendar for my bike, so I don’t think it came to any surprise that a Triumph or Yamaha could run at or near the front of the pack. But even with the Harleys being heavier, they were all faster this year than they were in 2024. Jake Lewis turned a 1:45.554 in Race Two at the Ridge in 2024. This year he turned a 1:44.905 with all the weight on his bike in Race One. I think the real test for the weight rules is going to be at Laguna Seca, where you have a lot of corners where getting a good drive off the corner is important, and you have that big climb up to the top of the corkscrew. I haven’t been to Mid-Ohio before, but I hear it has a pretty long straightaway where the Harleys still might be able to break away from the rest of the pack.
There is still a bit to be figured out on the Super Hooligan class balancing and how to manage that. Afterall, there is such a diversity of bikes and talent levels. It is definitely not an easy task, and I am not here to attack the series about that. I have been pleasantly surprised this year by the willingness to make changes to the rules, and the speed at which they’ve been implemented. I am personally looking forward to the next two rounds for the class at Laguna Seca and Mid-Ohio, and seeing how this all unfolds. I really like this series, and I hope to see it grow in a positive direction for the benefit of everyone in the class.
Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out my YouTube video titled “MotoAmerica RSD Super Hooligans Talk: UNRESTRICTED” if you want to know more about my opinions along with the opinions of my engine builder, Eric Dorn.
Wyman Has A Big Baggers Lead, Jacobsen Vs. Scholtz In Supersport, And A Ton More Action As MotoAmerica Heads To Monterey.
They should all be well-rested and champing at the bit to go racing.
Father-to-be Kyle Wyman rolls into Monterey with a healthy 56-point lead in the championship with Wyman and the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glide pocketing four wins from the six races. In the two he didn’t win, the New Yorker was second and third. He will be difficult to catch.
But difficult doesn’t mean impossible.
You can count on S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss fighting to the bitter end, and he showed some of that fight at Road America where he won for the first time in 2025 after a hard-fought battle that went to the very last corner with Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith. The pair fought over the racing line on the exit of turn 14 with the two making contact. Smith crashed and Herfoss won.
Herfoss’ teammate Loris Baz is the only rider other than Wyman and Herfoss to win a race this year with the Frenchman winning in iffy conditions at Road Atlanta. Baz has been impressive in his rookie season in the class, and he sits third – just three points behind the Australian.
Tyler O’Hara makes it three Indians in a row in second, third, and fourth in the series standings heading into Laguna Seca. O’Hara had his best weekend of the season at Road America with a third in race one and a fourth in race two, though the third-place finish was inherited when Smith and his Road Glide were DQ’d from Saturday’s race when the Harley was found to have exceeded the 7,000-rpm limit.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley Davidson’s Hayden Gillim is still clawing his way back up the point standings after his non-finish in race one at Daytona back in March. Since then, Gillim has been bouncing back with a sixth, two fifths, and two fourths.
Smith is next, five points behind Gillim after a tough weekend for the Brit at Road America with his DQ and crash. Smith, however, did remount after the crash to salvage five points. He is one point behind Gillim and four points ahead of his teammate James Rispoli.
Rispoli had a horrible start to the season, as he failed to score a point in the first three races. Since then, he’s been on a bit of a roll with a fourth and two runner-up finishes in the last three races.
TAB Performance Racing’s Kyle Ohnsorg, RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers, and Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis round out the top 10.
Motovation Supersport Championship – PJ And The Scholtz
Just 10 points separate Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen from Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz as the Motovation Supersport series touches down at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the site of two thrilling races last year between the two title combatants.
Last year, Jacobsen came in with a chip on his shoulder after contact between him and Scholtz at Ridge Motorsports Park left Jacobsen on the ground and Scholtz on the top step of the podium.
Jacobsen used the added motivation to beat Scholtz in both races at Laguna Seca a year ago, and he’s hopeful of something similar this weekend after getting beaten by Scholtz in both races at Ridge two weeks ago.
“I feel good,” Jacobsen said after race two at Ridge Motorsports Park. “I got two wins at Laguna last year. I like that place a lo, and I think the (Ducati) V2 works well there, and I think the new parts that we have on the bike will be very good at Laguna.”
Scholtz also had something to say about that.
“Overall, taking 50 points home gives me a lot of confidence, “Scholtz said. “At Laguna last year, PJ pipped me on the last lap twice, so I need to get something back there. It’s always been a strong circuit for me on the Superbike and I’m hoping the R9 translates into that.”
The best of the rest so far this season is Scholtz’s teammate Blake Davis. The teenager is 59 points behind Jacobsen and 49 behind Scholtz, and he is seven ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis didn’t have the weekend he was looking for at Ridge Motorsports Park, and he heads to Laguna Seca fifth in the championship and 18 points behind Scott.
Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen is just two points behind Lewis and nine ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov with a mechanical issue costing her championship points in race two at Ridge after she’d finished fifth in race one.
BPR Racing’s Josh Hayes, the only rider other than Jacobsen, Scholtz and Davis to win a Supersport race in 2025, is eighth in the point standings, 15 ahead of his teammate Teagg Hobbs and 20 ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Torin Collins.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Can Anyone Stop Di Mario?
Alessandro Di Mario and his Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 are simply dominating the SC-Project Twins Cup class with the Kentuckian leading the title chase by a whopping 53 points.
That’s what happens when you win three of the first six races and finish second in the other three. No one other than Di Mario in the top 10 has earned points in every round. And he’s earned 135 of them.
Di Mario heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca riding the high of a three-race win streak while his closest rival in the championship chase has hit a rough spot. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin has gone a bit cold after his blazing hot start with two wins at Daytona kicking off his rookie campaign in the class. Since then, however, Chapin has only scored 16 points in the last three races while Di Mario has scored 75 points.
Still, Chapin is second in the title chase, 19 ahead of Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher. Dreher is the third rider in the class to taste victory with his win coming in race two at Barber Motorsports Park in April.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle is just a point behind Dreher in fourth, 10 points ahead of Karns/TST Industries’ Levi Badie.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship Powered By Harley-Davidson – Chasing Lewis
Such was Jake Lewis’ domination of the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship that his Saddlemen Race Development teammate Cory West wasn’t sure he’d win another race. But he did.
Lewis won his fourth Hooligan race in a row in race one at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, but West fought back in Sunday’s race two to score his first win since Daytona. And it was the first win since Daytona for anyone not named Jake Lewis.
After three rounds and six races, Lewis leads defending series champion West by 24 points as the series arrives in Monterey. West, in turn, leads the third Saddlemen Race Development teammate Travis Wyman by 13 points.
KWR Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli is hot off a 40-point weekend with his two second-place finishes in Washington.
The first non-Harley-Davidson Pan America in the championship standings is the Yamaha MT-09 SP ridden by Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle, who sits fifth in the title chase, 12 points behind Rispoli.
Pre-Laguna Seca Notes…
PJ Jacobsen did the double in the Supersport class last year last year at Laguna Seca with the New Yorker winning both races over his championship rival Mathew Scholtz. The two wins pulled Jacobsen to within 18 points of Scholtz as the series’ West Coast swing came to a close.
Kyle Wyman and Hayden Gillim split wins in last year’s two Mission King of The Baggers’ races. Wyman won race one over Rocco Landers and Gillim with Gillim besting Wyman and Landers in race two.
In the two Mission Super Hooligan National Championship races at Laguna Seca a year ago, it was Tyler O’Hara and Cory West taking home victories. O’Hara topped West and Hayden Schultz in race one with West beating Jake Lewis and O’Hara in race two.
The MotoAmerica Stock 1000 class had two races at last year’s round in Monterey, but Stock 1000 isn’t competing this year at Laguna Seca, and the SC-Project Twins Cup series will be the fifth class seeing action, joining Superbike, Mission King Of The Baggers, Motovation Supersport, and the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship.
Round Five Of The MotoAmerica Superbike Championship Will Honor The CHP As Grand Marshal.
MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is proud to announce that it will honor the California Highway Patrol (CHP) as Grand Marshal for round five of its championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, July 11-13.
“The CHP has supported “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” for the five years we’ve been doing it,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “They have supported MotoAmerica and have helped keep our riders safe during our annual fundraising ride on the Monterey Peninsula. They are big fans of the sport, and they are also motorcyclists. We truly appreciate all the support they’ve given Rainey’s Ride, MotoAmerica, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca over the years, along with their commitment to providing security and safety for our communities. I’m excited to welcome the CHP as Grand Marshal for our MotoAmerica weekend.”
The CHP will be a part of the opening ceremonies on both Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13. On Saturday, CHP motor officers will lead this year’s motorcycling legends on a lap of the 2.2-mile racetrack prior to the National Anthem and the start of Superbike Race One. On Sunday, CHP motor officers will do a lap of the track before the National Anthem and the start of Superbike Race Two.
“It is with immense pride that the CHP serves as the 2025 MotoAmerica Grand Marshal at WeatherTech Raceway,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. “We look forward to celebrating this prestigious event alongside the motorsports community and continuing our mission to serve and protect.
“The CHP remains steadfast in upholding its core values through traffic enforcement, collision investigation, community engagement, and outreach,” Duryee added. “As we continue to adapt to the evolving needs of our state, the CHP is committed to fostering safer roads and stronger communities for all Californians.”
The CHP will have two display booths at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca throughout the MotoAmerica weekend where they will showcase CHP motorcycles and automobiles. In addition, the CHP will be actively recruiting individuals to join their ranks. Successful candidates undergo rigorous training at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento, focusing on traffic enforcement, collision investigation, defensive tactics, firearm proficiency, emergency vehicle operations, legal responsibilities, communication skills, and ethical conduct.
For more information on CHP recruitment, visit their display at Laguna Seca and/or go to their recruitment website at https://recruitment.chp.ca.gov/
It’s MotoAmerica Tripleheader Superbike Time At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Josh Herrin Leads A Tightly Knit Championship Battle As It’s Superbikes Times Three On The Monterey Peninsula, July 11-13.
With three Superbike races and 75 points up for grabs in this weekend’s fifth round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, it would be hard to argue that the two days of racing in Monterey could well be the most important weekend of the season for those fighting for the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Thus far in 2025, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier have put a bit of distance between themselves and the chasing pack, but the two riders with a combined seven AMA Superbike titles have plenty to worry about trying to beat each other. The two rivals have won seven of the eight Superbike races held thus far.
Herrin makes the trek up the California coast from his home in Temecula with an eight-point lead over Beaubier while riding a four-race win streak. Beaubier will have a shorter drive south from his home in Lincoln and will be trying to make up ground with a solid points haul from the three Laguna races.
Following his now-normal slow start with a fifth in the opening race of the season, Herrin has been a model of consistency and flat-out speed. Three straight third-place finishes were followed up by four consecutive victories, the most recent of which was his 20th career AMA Superbike win following a sweep of the two races at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago.
Beaubier’s season so far has been the opposite of Herrin’s. Beaubier got off to a great start, winning three of the first four races and finishing on the podium in the other two. But a crash while battling with Herrin in race two at Road America cost him dearly as he failed to score a point. He went into the Ridge round ahead by two points and left trailing by eight points after getting beat in both races by Herrin.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne seems awfully close to being the Jake Gagne of old as he’s started the season with a win and five total podiums from the eight races in 2025. Gagne was third in both races at Ridge Motorsports Park and had the second-fastest laps in each race. He was only 2.4 seconds behind race winner Herrin at the conclusion of race one. This time last year, Gagne was struggling mightily with carpal tunnel syndrome and finished ninth in the dry race two at Ridge – 30 seconds behind Herrin. Gagne was fifth in both races last year at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and he knows his way around the track on which he has won five Superbike races in his career.
Gagne comes to Laguna third in points, 26 behind Beaubier and 34 behind Herrin.
Bobby Fong is just eight points behind his Yamaha teammate Gagne, but 42 behind Herrin, who is in his first season with the factory team. Fong has four podium finishes on the season (all second places) but is coming off a less-than-stellar weekend for him at Ridge. Fong was fourth and eighth in the two races in the Pacific Northwest.
Richie Escalante has scored points in every round but the first race of the year way back in April at Barber Motorsports Park. The Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider hasn’t finished worse than seventh since his opening-round crash and he finds himself in fifth in the championship, 16 points ahead of Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim and 17 ahead of his own teammate Sean Dylan Kelly.
Gillim is coming off his best race result of the year – a fifth in race two at Ridge. Kelly, meanwhile, got off to a great start to his season with four successive fourth-place finishes before things went off the rails at Road America and have continued through the Ridge round. Kelly is 95 points behind Herrin and five ahead of Gillim’s teammate JD Beach, who is eighth in the Superbike standings while leading the Superbike Cup title chase for those racing Stock 1000-spec bikes in the Superbike class.
BPR Racing’s Bryce Kornbau is ninth, one point ahead of FLO4LAW/SBU Racing’s Benjamin Smith, who is coming off a horrendous weekend in Washington with two mechanical DNFs in the two races.
The first of the three MotoAmerica Superbike races at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will take place on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. Race one will be preceded by the Legends Lap with Wayne Rainey, and the California Highway Patrol Salute. On Sunday, race two will start at noon with race three scheduled to begin at 3:12 p.m.
Pre-Laguna Seca Notes…
Cameron Beaubier broke the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca lap record last year with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion lapping at 1:22.556 to break Josh Herrin’s previous lap record of 1:22.908 from 2018. Beaubier was joined on the front row by Sean Dylan Kelly and Cameron Petersen.
Cameron Beaubier and Josh Herrin split the two Superbike wins last year at Laguna Seca with Beaubier beating Herrin in race one and Herrin reversing that order in race two. Cameron Petersen finished third in race one with Sean Dylan Kelly filling out the podium in race two.
The last time three Superbike races were held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was in 2023, and it was Cameron Beaubier winning two of the three with both of his wins coming on Sunday. Jake Gagne won the first of the three races on Saturday with Cameron Petersen crashing on the opening lap on the exit of turn two and taking Beaubier with him.
Cameron Beaubier is the all-time Superbike race winner at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with 10 wins at the track in the hills east of Monterey. Beaubier won his first Superbike race at Laguna Seca in 2015, using the win to propel himself to his first MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca has a long history of hosting AMA Superbike races with the first-ever Superbike race at the track on the Monterey Peninsula taking place in 1976 and won by Reg Pridmore.
The fifth annual “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” will take place on Friday, July 11, with several legends of the sport scheduled to take part in the ride and then stay for the races and a lap of Laguna with Rainey himself on Saturday prior to the start of the first Superbike race. The legends include Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Bubba Shobert, Freddie Spencer, Rick Johnson, Doug Chandler, Kenny Roberts Jr., Ben Spies, and Kel Carruthers.
Chasing 90. Cameron Beaubier’s next MotoAmerica Superbike win will be historic as it will be his 90th victory across all AMA road race classes, which will make him the all-time AMA road race win leader. Beaubier is currently tied with Josh Hayes on the all-time list with 89 victories apiece. Hayes is currently racing in the Supersport class, so he also can add to his win list.
Round three for the RACE Moto Series was held under hot, humid, and windy conditions this past weekend on the original Nelson layout at Shannonville Nelson Circuit.
The Lou-Ann Printing Pro Superbike races featured a rare opportunity to see the reigning #1 Milwaukee Yamaha R1 of Elie Daccache not run away and disappear from the field. Instead, it was Michael Leon’s Royal Distributing BMW S1000RR turn to dominate.
In race 2 Leon was penalized 5 seconds for missing pre-grid but was still able to pull off the win. The win marked veteran Leon’s third decade of success at Shannonville. Leon was Dunlop shod, while Daccache used Pirelli rubber.
The fast farmer, Yamaha YZF-R1 mounted Ernest Bernhard, once again made the box with 3rd.
The Almaguin Sprint Cup was a repeat of the Pro Superbike race with Leon and Daccache in a heated battle until Daccache made a rare error, blew through tight corner 5 and did a little grass tracking. He re-entered the track in 5th spot but was able to slice through the field eventually finishing second. Third place was another BMW ridden by rising star Matt Vanderhorst.
The Pro6 Cycle 600 Supersport class saw the return of Matt Simpson after his highspeed get off in CSBK Round #1. Simpson ran near lap record pace pulling away from the Massicotte Moto88 Yamaha R6. 3rd place went to Jordan Decarie on his Suzuki GSXR600.
The Joe Rocket Am 600 Supersport races were dominated by Daniel Johnson on his Kawasaki ZX6R. Johnson was chased to the line by the French Quebec Connection led by Martin Perreault’s Turcotte ZX6R and Yannick Rouleau’s Ninja. In the Amateur Superbike round it was Johnson on his ZX6R, Perreault’s ZX10R and JS Lefebvre’s EVAL Ducati V4R.
The Hindle Exhaust Lightweight race saw a 50/50 field of men and women. When the last checkered flag of the day fell, it was Steve Hidvegi on top of the box, Andrea Purdy 2nd and Andrea Hidvegi 3rd.
The next RACE Moto event is back at Shannonville, on the perimeter Pro Track, August 1st through 3rd.
Nine Legends To Ride Laguna Seca With Wayne Rainey
Aboard A Custom-Built Yamaha XSR900 GP, Three-Time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey Will Lead Legends On A Lap Of Laguna Seca
Editorial Note: Wayne Rainey and the nine legends will participate in “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” on Friday to raise money for the Roadracing World Action Fund, and will follow up by joining Rainey on the racetrack again on Saturday.
The top MotoAmerica racers won’t be the only ones lapping the famous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this coming weekend, as this year’s event promises more action both on the track and off than any previous MotoAmerica round at the racetrack in the hills east of Monterey, including a Legends ride led by three-time 500cc World Champion and two-time AMA Superbike Champion Wayne Rainey.
Rainey will be joined by nine Legends when he takes to the track on Saturday, July 12, prior to the opening ceremonies and the first of three MotoAmerica Superbike races.
The Legends set to join Rainey on the lap of Laguna are as follows:
Three-time World Champion, two-time AMA Grand National Champion Kenny Roberts
Four-time World Champion and two-time AMA Superbike Champion Eddie Lawson
Three-time AMA Grand National Champion and 1988 AMA Superbike Champion Bubba Shobert
Three-time World Champion Freddie Spencer
2000 World Champion Kenny Roberts Jr.
Seven-time AMA Supercross and Motocross National Champion Rick Johnson
Three-time AMA Superbike Champion Doug Chandler
Three-time AMA Superbike Champion and 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies
1969 250cc World Champion Kel Carruthers
“I’m really looking forward to getting on track at Laguna this weekend with the Legends,” Rainey said. “I haven’t ridden at Laguna Seca since the Grand Prix in 1991. Now, 34 years later, to ride with these Legends is a huge honor for me. These guys are all the best, and to have them riding together on this track is a once-in-a-lifetime event. They’ve all had a big impact on motorcycling, and they all have a premier place in the industry. And they’ve all helped me throughout my career as a rider and now with MotoAmerica. Thanks to all of them for making this a special event. Our fans are really going to enjoy seeing the Legends on track.”
To purchase tickets, visit https://motoamerica.tixonlinenow.com/superbikeslaguna/
About MotoAmerica
MotoAmerica is North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series. Established in 2014, MotoAmerica is home to the AMA Superbike Championship as well as additional classes including Supersport, Stock 1000, Twins Cup, Talent Cup, Super Hooligan National Championship, and King Of The Baggers. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership including three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey; ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland; motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges; and businessman Richard Varner. For more information, please visit www.MotoAmerica.com, and MotoAmerica’s social platforms on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. To watch all things MotoAmerica, subscribe to MotoAmerica’s live streaming and video on-demand service, MotoAmerica Live+
About The Roadracing World Action Fund
The Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to motorcycle racing safety education. Its mission is to help save lives and prevent injuries on the racetrack by encouraging and facilitating soft barrier deployment at racetracks across the U.S.
To learn more visit www.roadracingworld.com/actionfund
Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 1428
Lake Elsinore, CA 92531
909-654-4779
N2 Track Days Launches 2025 AirFence Fundraiser Benefiting Roadracing World Action Fund
Media, PA (July 2025) – N2 Track Days is proud to announce its 12th annual AirFence Fundraiser, benefiting the Roadracing World Action Fund (RWAF). The 2025 campaign will officially launch online on Saturday, August 2, 2025, during a special event at Road Atlanta, and will conclude with a closing celebration on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Pitt Race).
This hybrid fundraiser features an online auction, with select items available exclusively for in-person bidding at Road Atlanta and Pitt Race and will support the deployment of life-saving soft barriers at racetracks across the country.
Get Involved: Bid, Donate, Support
The week-long online auction will run from August 2 through August 9 (closing at 8:00 PM EST) on Bidding Owl – N2 Fundraiser. Participants need to create an account to place bids and are encouraged to enable ‘outbid’ and ‘text notifications’ to stay informed on your bid status.
In-person gatherings will bookend the fundraiser:
Kickoff Event – Saturday, August 2 at Road Atlanta: Complimentary hamburgers and hot dogs provided by N2. 50/50 raffle and ‘Dunk a CR’ for a donation available. Cash donations will also be accepted onsite by N2 staff members.
Closing Celebration – Saturday, August 9 at Pitt Race: A casual potluck, 50/50 raffle, and final bidding push after the track day. Cash donations will also be accepted onsite by N2 staff members.
Both events are BYOB, and additional event details will be posted on the N2 Track Days forum and Facebook event page.
We Need Your Help
N2 is actively seeking donated items, services, and memorabilia to include in the auction. Companies, sponsors, and individuals interested in contributing can contact:
Chip Spalding [email protected] and Elizabeth Kollars [email protected]
Let’s keep our riders safer and our racetracks better equipped—one bid at a time.
Past Auction Donors Include:
Alpha Omega, Apex Pro Photography, Armour Bodies/Woodcraft CFM, Barnes Brothers Motorcycles, BobbleHeadMoto, Carbon Smith, Chicken Hawk Racing, Dragoneez Motorsport, Dunlop/TTMotoGear, Goat Ridge Designs, Hard Knocks Moto, Hey Chef Eats, Highside Photo, Karns Performance, Kustom Cockpits, KWS Motorsports, N2 Track Days, Pit Lane Moto, Pitt Race, Podium Motorsports, Ready to Ride, Rise Moto, Ruts to Racelines, Sage Tailoring, The Slide Ranch, Trading Paint, Tri-State Powdercoating, VNM Sport, Wiseco, WYRD RYDS, Yamaha, Yamaha Champions Riding School – and more being added regularly!
About The Roadracing World Action Fund
The Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to motorcycle racing safety education. Its mission is to help save lives and prevent injuries on the racetrack by encouraging and facilitating soft barrier deployment at racetracks across the U.S.
To learn more visit www.roadracingworld.com/actionfund
Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 1428
Lake Elsinore, CA 92531
909-654-4779
N2 is a long-time supporter of the Roadracing World Action Fund (RWAF) and racer Kyle Wyman won the 2019 Daytona 200 riding an N2 sponsored-and-fielded Yamaha.
About Soft Barriers
Soft barriers work like pre-inflated airbags, and when a rider hits a soft barrier, air inside an ambient air chamber is forced out at a controlled rate through blow-off valves to absorb energy.
Scott Ogden was quickest during Moto3 World Championship practice Friday morning at Sachsenring, in Germany. Riding his CIP Green Power KTM on Pirelli control tires, the Briton covered the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course in 1:25.707, topping the field of 24 riders.
Jose Antonio Rueda was the best of the rest with a 1:25.834 on his Red Bull KTM Ajo.
Joel Kelso was third with a lap time of 1:25.873 on his LEVELUP-MTA KTM.
Following the successful inaugural edition of the Honda National Technician Contest, American Honda Motor Co. has confirmed that the event is back for year two. The competition, which is organized to promote Honda’s Powersports technical training programs, features technicians from Honda dealerships across the country competing head-to-head. It is comprised of an online qualification test to determine eight finalists (four in the Two Wheel class, four in the Four Wheel category), who will take part in a weeklong in-person showdown in Alpharetta, Georgia.
The 75-question, multiple-choice online qualification test is already open to all active Honda Powersports technicians (except for past National Champions). As before, eight finalists will earn all-expenses-paid trips to the National Finals at Honda’s Alpharetta Training Center, January 26-30, 2026. There, they will compete in both on-vehicle and off-vehicle competitions, during which they will be judged on their technical knowledge, technique, procedures, precision and speed. The prize packages for each of the two National Champions will be worth $8,000.
“The inaugural Honda National Technician Contest was a great success, so we’re happy to confirm the competition’s return for year two,” said Jeremy Merzlak, American Honda Director of the Aftersales Experience Division. “The event showcases the impressive level of technical capability and know-how offered at U.S. Honda dealerships, as exemplified by our inaugural champions—Southern Honda Powersports’ Joel Christensen in the Two Wheel category and Honda of Fairfield’s Jacob Curtis in the Four Wheel division. It was awesome to bring these individuals, who are typically behind the scenes, into the spotlight. We’re excited to do the same with our finalists and champions in 2026.”
National Champions from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 editions will compete for the chance to travel to Japan for the Honda Global Technician Contest in the fall of 2027.
For more information, please visit the Honda National Technician Contest website.
About American Honda:
Honda began motorcycle sales in America in 1959, and today offers a full range of Honda motorcycles, scooters, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and side-by-sides in the U.S. Innovative technology always has been a Honda trademark, showcasing pioneering engine and chassis design that has set the standard for excellence for more than 65 years. Honda also has announced plans for battery-electric powersports products. Honda Powersports products have been built in America for 45 years, and today, all Honda side-by-sides and ATVs are made in America at Honda manufacturing plants in Timmonsville, SC, and Swepsonville, NC, using domestic and globally sourced parts. Learn more at https://powersports.honda.com.
History You Should Know About Super Hooligans, By a Racer
FIRST PERSON/OPINION:
By Andy DiBrino
For years the RSD Super Hooligan class has had a weight rule that has been a subject of controversy and debate. Though most of you would probably not know that, because it’s almost never talked about during the race broadcasts or published in articles. Only recently has the weight rule in the class come to the spotlight because of the Harley-Davidson Pan America teams being forced to add weight to their bike for “balancing” purposes for the last MotoAmerica round at The Ridge Motorsports Park. As a Super Hooligan racer myself who has had to run as much as 52 pounds of lead on my Super Hooligan bike, and whom was personally the reason a weight rule came into existence back in 2019, I felt it was injustice for people not to know the entire story here, and I felt that people should know this is nothing new that racers on other manufacturers of motorcycles in the class have had to do for years.
The goal of this article is to give you an unbiased presentation of the history of the Super Hooligans class, how it evolved over the years, and specifically how the weight rule has developed over the years, too. I will warn you though, it’s impossible for me to be completely unbiased given my position racing smaller displacement bikes against the big American V-Twins, and being weighed down myself for years due to the rules. Additionally, there is a long-format video you can watch that gives you full insight on my thoughts with the class right now if you want to know more on that. Now let’s dive into where things started, and how in the heck we ended up where we are today.
The History:
Hooligan racing was born in Southern California at Costa Mesa Speedway. They’d have Harley Nights where guys would race inappropriate street bikes and cruisers, like Harley Softails and other American V-Twins around a dirt track oval. It was a bit of a sideshow to the Speedway racing program there that developed into something more serious like Harley Sportsters and Indian Scout Sixtys with 19-inch flat track wheels and tires. In 2015 and 2016, some more serious events featuring Hooligan racing started popping up along the West Coast, like Dirtquake USA, The One Motorcycle Show, and SuperPrestigio. The momentum of it was catching on like wildfire, and come 2017, the first ever RSD Super Hooligan National Championship was a thing. It was a 10-round series, with prize money up for grabs at each event, and an Indian FTR 750 as the championship prize.
The core of the hooligans class was made up of working-class guys who raced for fun, and maybe downed a few beers while doing it. But with all that was on the line now, you had pro racers like myself jumping into Super Hooligans, looking to grab the treasures. Back in 2017 there was no weight rule for the class that was described as “Heavy Bike Racing.” The hot topic back then was whether or not pros should be allowed to race in the class.
Fast forward to 2019: The rules didn’t really change, but RSD Super Hooligans became an official AMA sanctioned series. There wasn’t a lot of bike diversity in the class at the time. You had a few Indians, one Ducati, and an overwhelming majority of Harleys. A few rounds in, I debuted a KTM 790 Duke that had been converted into a flat track bike. It met the main rule of the class, which was that the bike had to be a 750cc Twin or larger. However the bike weighed almost 100 pounds less than the Harley Street 750 I won both the 2017 and 2018 Super Hooligan titles on. Roland Sands was excited to have a new manufacturer in the class. It took me three races to get my first win on the bike. Shortly after that win, a brand new weight rule was announced. It was no coincidence why the rule was made, it was directly because of my KTM. However I called the AMA, and they told the series that the rule was not allowed to be implemented mid-season, and I didn’t have to add any weight for the remainder of the 2019 series. The lightness of the KTM and how I had it built was certainly an advantage on some of the asphalt-TT tracks the series visited. However I lost the championship in 2019 to former Grand National Champion, Joe Kopp, who happened to be racing the Harley I raced the previous year to a title.
Going into 2020, Super Hooligan series officials were able to put a new 400-pound minimum weight rule into effect. They also had a brand new rule addressing the “Pro” rider situation, that was still kind of a source of division amongst the racers in the class. Essentially any professional flat track license holding rider who was current, or had held a license in the last year, was not eligible to score championship points. And on top of that, they’d only pay out prize money for up to 3 or 4 races. So pros were still allowed to race in the class, just not compete for championship points and contend for overall standings. I remember feeling personally singled-out by this rule, because I was pretty much the only guy who was fighting for titles and held a pro license at the time. Also it didn’t seem fair that an ex-GNC winner like Joe Kopp who hadn’t held a pro card for years, but who certainly is one of the best flat trackers ever and would still go out and kick pretty much everyone’s ass in American Flat Track, was still totally free to race in the series for the championship he had just won in 2019. I went out on my KTM 790 hooligan flat track bike, now weighing an extra 60 something pounds, and won the first Super Hooligan race of 2020. The new weight rule actually helped my bike get traction, which was a big struggle for me in 2019 when the bike was lighter. COVID happened soon after and the series got cancelled after two rounds, so none of it even mattered.
Going into 2021, things were kind of silent from the RSD Super Hooligan series on what was going on and whether or not there would be a series coming back. On social media, the RSD crew was seen testing their hooligan flat track Indian FTR1200s at Chuckwalla and Buttonwillow. They had been converted over to road racing trim. In mid-May the press releases went out announcing the RSD Super Hooligan QuaTTro, which was a 4-round series that was made up of one road race, and three flat track races. The road race was at Laguna Seca in conjunction with MotoAmerica on July 9-11.
The announcement gave racers very short notice. The new series came with a new rule that was unique to that year’s series, which was that if any racer rode a different bike at any point in the series, they’d receive a 10 point penalty. And the pro rule from 2020 was discarded. The scramble to get ready and come up with a plan was tough for racers like me. I had a dedicated flat track bike for Hooligan racing, but to convert it over to road racing made no sense from a time, money and bike competitiveness standpoint. The core of the series was made up of flat trackers after all, who kind of felt alienated by this road race deal. Some of them did what they could to attend Laguna, but Laguna brought in an almost entirely new crowd of racers.
The first round at Laguna Seca was sketchy to say the least. Basically anyone was allowed to race. A personal friend of mine who had one track-day ever under his belt was allowed to race. There was not a lot of depth of talent in the field. It was Chris Fillmore and I who checked out on new KTM 890 Duke Rs (that had lead weight bolted on to meet the 400 pound rule they still had), and David Kohlsteadt on one of the RSD Indian FTR1200s who finished 3rd. A few other names you’d recognize in the field included Cory West on some sort of Aprilia supermoto type bike, Frankie Garcia on an RSD Indian, and Patrica Fernandez-West.
Moving into the three flat track rounds, they definitely weren’t as well attended as years past. And the only racers who had bikes that competed in both flat track and road racing events were the RSD Indian FTR1200 riders, and Cory West (Cory only attended two rounds). It was basically an entirely different field of racers compared to Laguna Seca. I believe only five riders total had made all four rounds. I was one of them, but I did get that 10-point penalty for riding an 890 Duke R at the Laguna round, prior to switching to my flat track bike for the three flat track events. One of the other five racers who rode a different bike, but wasn’t in the championship hunt, was not given his 10 point penalty. So that penalty came into play in my case, causing me to just lose out on the title to a pro flat track racer who skipped the first-round road race, and won all three flat track races. I want to keep this article unbiased, but I will say, why would you want to penalize one of the few racers who attended all your rounds? The rule was strange. If their goal was to have racers do all four rounds, they failed pretty badly if five out of over 50 unique entrants did all of them.
Moving into 2022 is where things got really interesting. MotoAmerica announced a three-round series for Super Hooligans, featuring four total races. RSD Super Hooligans was now a full-on road racing series. New for 2022 was a 420-pound minimum weight rule. Kind of an odd number, but it fits the theme of the class. The shift into MotoAmerica full-time also came with new technical regulations for the class, which are very similar to the stuff you see in other MotoAmerica classes as far as bike preparation and safety go, as well as a list of things you are allowed to modify or not. The main rule that really dedicated bikes that were allowed in the class was a horsepower limit of 125 bhp claimed by the manufacturer (In 2024 it changed to 128 bhp). The bikes must come with handlebars, not clip-ons, and no fairings. Remember that horsepower rule, that becomes important soon.
My KTM 890 Duke R at the time had 52 pounds of lead weight bolted on it in 2022. I had to secure it under the engine inside the belly pan just like the Harleys are doing now, as well as bolting a chunk to the frame where the stock catalytic-converter used to sit, as well as drop an 11-pound weight into a space inside the subframe. With Super Hooligans being a road race class now, it had a lot of air-cooled Harleys that were way off pace, but we saw an influx of brands like BMW with the R nineT, Ducati Hypermotard and Monsters, KTM 790 and 890 Dukes, Indian FTR 1200s, Suzuki SV1000s, and even electric bikes from Energica and Zero Motorcycles.
Every round that year, the bikes were developed and teams made improvements. The KTM 890 Duke R I was on was already a fairly-well-set-up bike for road racing, minus all the weight we had to put on one to race (along with some of the other brands in the class). The Indians were more powerful, but weren’t as well suited to the track off the showroom floor as the KTM. We started seeing custom fuel cells, subframes, swingarms, triple clamps, and whatnot being built for those bikes.
Moving into 2023, the minimum weight rule was reduced to 397 pounds, and the big change to the now four-round race series (totaling eight races) was the addition of the Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250cc bike being homologated (with a few restrictions like an airbox cover for example). The Pan Am claimed a whopping 150 bhp, which was 25 bhp over the legal limit for the class. When it won at Daytona on its debut weekend, it got protested and ultimately disqualified due to missing some (or all) of the specified parts required to “de-tune” it, sparking a fierce rivalry in the class between the Factory Indian and Harley teams. Also that weekend, we saw a major gap between the Harley and Indians over the rest of the field, which brought the weight rule into question as the rest of the field had trap speeds upwards of 10 mph slower than the Indian FTR1200 and Harley Pan-Am. The weight rule was lowered to 377 pounds thereafter. The goal of this was to try to allow the lower displacement bikes to have a weight advantage since the American V-Twins had a major horsepower and torque advantage. Both the Factory Harley and Indian teams had been spending so much money to develop their bikes, and not only did they have the power, they had really good handling and stopping power to pair with it. On the Indian FTR1200s specifically, we saw Ohlins forks and Brembo brakes on the front end of their bikes that cost more than some of the bikes on the grid entirely.
The 2024 season saw the lifting of some of the restrictions on the Harley Pan-Am. The class also made three-cylinder bikes up to 900cc legal, opening the class up to more than just twins and electric bikes. Yamaha was able to enter with the MT-09/ XSR900, and Triumph with the Street Triple 765 RS. Harley went on to win the title, beating series sponsor, Indian Motorcycles. There was a lot of discussion in Parc Ferme after racing was over at the 2024 series season finale at Circuit of the Americas, about what they were going to do to the Harley that “had gotten out of control” in the words of someone involved in the series whose name I don’t want to drop. Indian ended up discontinuing the FTR1200 for 2025, which opened up the series to a new title sponsor, Harley-Davidson. Roland Sands had worn an Indian Hat since at least 2016, and now he rocks the Bar and Shield. The class has always been a business for Roland. But at times, you might wonder if there are conflicts of interest? Certainly there was in 2022 when the series was sponsored by Indian Motorcycle, and Roland fielded an Indian-supported team in his own class and his own team won the championship with Tyler O’Hara.
Who controls Super Hooligans? Certainly Roland has involvement, but so does MotoAmerica. What the balance of power is between the two is, remains a bit unknown. Roland has always been an advocate for getting more manufacturers into the class, but I personally know a few brands that are reluctant to get involved with the series, because from the outside looking in, it looks like a straight-up marketing ploy for whoever the title OEM sponsor is. However, you could say that both Roland and MotoAmerica are trying to do the right thing, by implementing a lower weight rule for bikes under 1000cc at the second round of the season this year at Road Atlanta (now 365 lbs). This was a byproduct of another Daytona decimation of the field by the Pan-Am. And now they have implemented the 450 pound minimum weight rule for the Pan-Am specifically.
Did all the weight changes really help? Well, the lower minimum weight rule for the non-Harleys didn’t do a thing at Road Atlanta to help close the gap to the Pan-Ams. And the weight deal on the Pan-Ams you could argue both ways after seeing what we saw at The Ridge Motorsports Park whether it worked or not. For the first time all year, I was personally able to break up the Harley podium with my Triumph 765 RS Street Triple in Race One with a third-place finish. This is the only podium for a manufacturer other than Harley-Davidson all year so far. I was also able to grab pole position. The Ridge is my home track and this is the best track on the calendar for my bike, so I don’t think it came to any surprise that a Triumph or Yamaha could run at or near the front of the pack. But even with the Harleys being heavier, they were all faster this year than they were in 2024. Jake Lewis turned a 1:45.554 in Race Two at the Ridge in 2024. This year he turned a 1:44.905 with all the weight on his bike in Race One. I think the real test for the weight rules is going to be at Laguna Seca, where you have a lot of corners where getting a good drive off the corner is important, and you have that big climb up to the top of the corkscrew. I haven’t been to Mid-Ohio before, but I hear it has a pretty long straightaway where the Harleys still might be able to break away from the rest of the pack.
There is still a bit to be figured out on the Super Hooligan class balancing and how to manage that. Afterall, there is such a diversity of bikes and talent levels. It is definitely not an easy task, and I am not here to attack the series about that. I have been pleasantly surprised this year by the willingness to make changes to the rules, and the speed at which they’ve been implemented. I am personally looking forward to the next two rounds for the class at Laguna Seca and Mid-Ohio, and seeing how this all unfolds. I really like this series, and I hope to see it grow in a positive direction for the benefit of everyone in the class.
Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out my YouTube video titled “MotoAmerica RSD Super Hooligans Talk: UNRESTRICTED” if you want to know more about my opinions along with the opinions of my engine builder, Eric Dorn.
Wyman Has A Big Baggers Lead, Jacobsen Vs. Scholtz In Supersport, And A Ton More Action As MotoAmerica Heads To Monterey.
They should all be well-rested and champing at the bit to go racing.
Father-to-be Kyle Wyman rolls into Monterey with a healthy 56-point lead in the championship with Wyman and the Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glide pocketing four wins from the six races. In the two he didn’t win, the New Yorker was second and third. He will be difficult to catch.
But difficult doesn’t mean impossible.
You can count on S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss fighting to the bitter end, and he showed some of that fight at Road America where he won for the first time in 2025 after a hard-fought battle that went to the very last corner with Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith. The pair fought over the racing line on the exit of turn 14 with the two making contact. Smith crashed and Herfoss won.
Herfoss’ teammate Loris Baz is the only rider other than Wyman and Herfoss to win a race this year with the Frenchman winning in iffy conditions at Road Atlanta. Baz has been impressive in his rookie season in the class, and he sits third – just three points behind the Australian.
Tyler O’Hara makes it three Indians in a row in second, third, and fourth in the series standings heading into Laguna Seca. O’Hara had his best weekend of the season at Road America with a third in race one and a fourth in race two, though the third-place finish was inherited when Smith and his Road Glide were DQ’d from Saturday’s race when the Harley was found to have exceeded the 7,000-rpm limit.
RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley Davidson’s Hayden Gillim is still clawing his way back up the point standings after his non-finish in race one at Daytona back in March. Since then, Gillim has been bouncing back with a sixth, two fifths, and two fourths.
Smith is next, five points behind Gillim after a tough weekend for the Brit at Road America with his DQ and crash. Smith, however, did remount after the crash to salvage five points. He is one point behind Gillim and four points ahead of his teammate James Rispoli.
Rispoli had a horrible start to the season, as he failed to score a point in the first three races. Since then, he’s been on a bit of a roll with a fourth and two runner-up finishes in the last three races.
TAB Performance Racing’s Kyle Ohnsorg, RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Rocco Landers, and Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis round out the top 10.
Motovation Supersport Championship – PJ And The Scholtz
Just 10 points separate Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen from Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz as the Motovation Supersport series touches down at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the site of two thrilling races last year between the two title combatants.
Last year, Jacobsen came in with a chip on his shoulder after contact between him and Scholtz at Ridge Motorsports Park left Jacobsen on the ground and Scholtz on the top step of the podium.
Jacobsen used the added motivation to beat Scholtz in both races at Laguna Seca a year ago, and he’s hopeful of something similar this weekend after getting beaten by Scholtz in both races at Ridge two weeks ago.
“I feel good,” Jacobsen said after race two at Ridge Motorsports Park. “I got two wins at Laguna last year. I like that place a lo, and I think the (Ducati) V2 works well there, and I think the new parts that we have on the bike will be very good at Laguna.”
Scholtz also had something to say about that.
“Overall, taking 50 points home gives me a lot of confidence, “Scholtz said. “At Laguna last year, PJ pipped me on the last lap twice, so I need to get something back there. It’s always been a strong circuit for me on the Superbike and I’m hoping the R9 translates into that.”
The best of the rest so far this season is Scholtz’s teammate Blake Davis. The teenager is 59 points behind Jacobsen and 49 behind Scholtz, and he is seven ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott.
Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis didn’t have the weekend he was looking for at Ridge Motorsports Park, and he heads to Laguna Seca fifth in the championship and 18 points behind Scott.
Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen is just two points behind Lewis and nine ahead of Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov with a mechanical issue costing her championship points in race two at Ridge after she’d finished fifth in race one.
BPR Racing’s Josh Hayes, the only rider other than Jacobsen, Scholtz and Davis to win a Supersport race in 2025, is eighth in the point standings, 15 ahead of his teammate Teagg Hobbs and 20 ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Torin Collins.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Can Anyone Stop Di Mario?
Alessandro Di Mario and his Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 are simply dominating the SC-Project Twins Cup class with the Kentuckian leading the title chase by a whopping 53 points.
That’s what happens when you win three of the first six races and finish second in the other three. No one other than Di Mario in the top 10 has earned points in every round. And he’s earned 135 of them.
Di Mario heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca riding the high of a three-race win streak while his closest rival in the championship chase has hit a rough spot. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin has gone a bit cold after his blazing hot start with two wins at Daytona kicking off his rookie campaign in the class. Since then, however, Chapin has only scored 16 points in the last three races while Di Mario has scored 75 points.
Still, Chapin is second in the title chase, 19 ahead of Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher. Dreher is the third rider in the class to taste victory with his win coming in race two at Barber Motorsports Park in April.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle is just a point behind Dreher in fourth, 10 points ahead of Karns/TST Industries’ Levi Badie.
Mission Super Hooligan National Championship Powered By Harley-Davidson – Chasing Lewis
Such was Jake Lewis’ domination of the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship that his Saddlemen Race Development teammate Cory West wasn’t sure he’d win another race. But he did.
Lewis won his fourth Hooligan race in a row in race one at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago, but West fought back in Sunday’s race two to score his first win since Daytona. And it was the first win since Daytona for anyone not named Jake Lewis.
After three rounds and six races, Lewis leads defending series champion West by 24 points as the series arrives in Monterey. West, in turn, leads the third Saddlemen Race Development teammate Travis Wyman by 13 points.
KWR Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli is hot off a 40-point weekend with his two second-place finishes in Washington.
The first non-Harley-Davidson Pan America in the championship standings is the Yamaha MT-09 SP ridden by Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle, who sits fifth in the title chase, 12 points behind Rispoli.
Pre-Laguna Seca Notes…
PJ Jacobsen did the double in the Supersport class last year last year at Laguna Seca with the New Yorker winning both races over his championship rival Mathew Scholtz. The two wins pulled Jacobsen to within 18 points of Scholtz as the series’ West Coast swing came to a close.
Kyle Wyman and Hayden Gillim split wins in last year’s two Mission King of The Baggers’ races. Wyman won race one over Rocco Landers and Gillim with Gillim besting Wyman and Landers in race two.
In the two Mission Super Hooligan National Championship races at Laguna Seca a year ago, it was Tyler O’Hara and Cory West taking home victories. O’Hara topped West and Hayden Schultz in race one with West beating Jake Lewis and O’Hara in race two.
The MotoAmerica Stock 1000 class had two races at last year’s round in Monterey, but Stock 1000 isn’t competing this year at Laguna Seca, and the SC-Project Twins Cup series will be the fifth class seeing action, joining Superbike, Mission King Of The Baggers, Motovation Supersport, and the Mission Super Hooligan National Championship.
Round Five Of The MotoAmerica Superbike Championship Will Honor The CHP As Grand Marshal.
MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is proud to announce that it will honor the California Highway Patrol (CHP) as Grand Marshal for round five of its championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, July 11-13.
“The CHP has supported “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” for the five years we’ve been doing it,” said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “They have supported MotoAmerica and have helped keep our riders safe during our annual fundraising ride on the Monterey Peninsula. They are big fans of the sport, and they are also motorcyclists. We truly appreciate all the support they’ve given Rainey’s Ride, MotoAmerica, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca over the years, along with their commitment to providing security and safety for our communities. I’m excited to welcome the CHP as Grand Marshal for our MotoAmerica weekend.”
The CHP will be a part of the opening ceremonies on both Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13. On Saturday, CHP motor officers will lead this year’s motorcycling legends on a lap of the 2.2-mile racetrack prior to the National Anthem and the start of Superbike Race One. On Sunday, CHP motor officers will do a lap of the track before the National Anthem and the start of Superbike Race Two.
“It is with immense pride that the CHP serves as the 2025 MotoAmerica Grand Marshal at WeatherTech Raceway,” said CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee. “We look forward to celebrating this prestigious event alongside the motorsports community and continuing our mission to serve and protect.
“The CHP remains steadfast in upholding its core values through traffic enforcement, collision investigation, community engagement, and outreach,” Duryee added. “As we continue to adapt to the evolving needs of our state, the CHP is committed to fostering safer roads and stronger communities for all Californians.”
The CHP will have two display booths at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca throughout the MotoAmerica weekend where they will showcase CHP motorcycles and automobiles. In addition, the CHP will be actively recruiting individuals to join their ranks. Successful candidates undergo rigorous training at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento, focusing on traffic enforcement, collision investigation, defensive tactics, firearm proficiency, emergency vehicle operations, legal responsibilities, communication skills, and ethical conduct.
For more information on CHP recruitment, visit their display at Laguna Seca and/or go to their recruitment website at https://recruitment.chp.ca.gov/
It’s MotoAmerica Tripleheader Superbike Time At WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Josh Herrin Leads A Tightly Knit Championship Battle As It’s Superbikes Times Three On The Monterey Peninsula, July 11-13.
With three Superbike races and 75 points up for grabs in this weekend’s fifth round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, it would be hard to argue that the two days of racing in Monterey could well be the most important weekend of the season for those fighting for the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
Thus far in 2025, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier have put a bit of distance between themselves and the chasing pack, but the two riders with a combined seven AMA Superbike titles have plenty to worry about trying to beat each other. The two rivals have won seven of the eight Superbike races held thus far.
Herrin makes the trek up the California coast from his home in Temecula with an eight-point lead over Beaubier while riding a four-race win streak. Beaubier will have a shorter drive south from his home in Lincoln and will be trying to make up ground with a solid points haul from the three Laguna races.
Following his now-normal slow start with a fifth in the opening race of the season, Herrin has been a model of consistency and flat-out speed. Three straight third-place finishes were followed up by four consecutive victories, the most recent of which was his 20th career AMA Superbike win following a sweep of the two races at Ridge Motorsports Park two weeks ago.
Beaubier’s season so far has been the opposite of Herrin’s. Beaubier got off to a great start, winning three of the first four races and finishing on the podium in the other two. But a crash while battling with Herrin in race two at Road America cost him dearly as he failed to score a point. He went into the Ridge round ahead by two points and left trailing by eight points after getting beat in both races by Herrin.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne seems awfully close to being the Jake Gagne of old as he’s started the season with a win and five total podiums from the eight races in 2025. Gagne was third in both races at Ridge Motorsports Park and had the second-fastest laps in each race. He was only 2.4 seconds behind race winner Herrin at the conclusion of race one. This time last year, Gagne was struggling mightily with carpal tunnel syndrome and finished ninth in the dry race two at Ridge – 30 seconds behind Herrin. Gagne was fifth in both races last year at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and he knows his way around the track on which he has won five Superbike races in his career.
Gagne comes to Laguna third in points, 26 behind Beaubier and 34 behind Herrin.
Bobby Fong is just eight points behind his Yamaha teammate Gagne, but 42 behind Herrin, who is in his first season with the factory team. Fong has four podium finishes on the season (all second places) but is coming off a less-than-stellar weekend for him at Ridge. Fong was fourth and eighth in the two races in the Pacific Northwest.
Richie Escalante has scored points in every round but the first race of the year way back in April at Barber Motorsports Park. The Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider hasn’t finished worse than seventh since his opening-round crash and he finds himself in fifth in the championship, 16 points ahead of Real Steel Honda’s Hayden Gillim and 17 ahead of his own teammate Sean Dylan Kelly.
Gillim is coming off his best race result of the year – a fifth in race two at Ridge. Kelly, meanwhile, got off to a great start to his season with four successive fourth-place finishes before things went off the rails at Road America and have continued through the Ridge round. Kelly is 95 points behind Herrin and five ahead of Gillim’s teammate JD Beach, who is eighth in the Superbike standings while leading the Superbike Cup title chase for those racing Stock 1000-spec bikes in the Superbike class.
BPR Racing’s Bryce Kornbau is ninth, one point ahead of FLO4LAW/SBU Racing’s Benjamin Smith, who is coming off a horrendous weekend in Washington with two mechanical DNFs in the two races.
The first of the three MotoAmerica Superbike races at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca will take place on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. Race one will be preceded by the Legends Lap with Wayne Rainey, and the California Highway Patrol Salute. On Sunday, race two will start at noon with race three scheduled to begin at 3:12 p.m.
Pre-Laguna Seca Notes…
Cameron Beaubier broke the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca lap record last year with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion lapping at 1:22.556 to break Josh Herrin’s previous lap record of 1:22.908 from 2018. Beaubier was joined on the front row by Sean Dylan Kelly and Cameron Petersen.
Cameron Beaubier and Josh Herrin split the two Superbike wins last year at Laguna Seca with Beaubier beating Herrin in race one and Herrin reversing that order in race two. Cameron Petersen finished third in race one with Sean Dylan Kelly filling out the podium in race two.
The last time three Superbike races were held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca was in 2023, and it was Cameron Beaubier winning two of the three with both of his wins coming on Sunday. Jake Gagne won the first of the three races on Saturday with Cameron Petersen crashing on the opening lap on the exit of turn two and taking Beaubier with him.
Cameron Beaubier is the all-time Superbike race winner at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with 10 wins at the track in the hills east of Monterey. Beaubier won his first Superbike race at Laguna Seca in 2015, using the win to propel himself to his first MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca has a long history of hosting AMA Superbike races with the first-ever Superbike race at the track on the Monterey Peninsula taking place in 1976 and won by Reg Pridmore.
The fifth annual “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” will take place on Friday, July 11, with several legends of the sport scheduled to take part in the ride and then stay for the races and a lap of Laguna with Rainey himself on Saturday prior to the start of the first Superbike race. The legends include Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson, Bubba Shobert, Freddie Spencer, Rick Johnson, Doug Chandler, Kenny Roberts Jr., Ben Spies, and Kel Carruthers.
Chasing 90. Cameron Beaubier’s next MotoAmerica Superbike win will be historic as it will be his 90th victory across all AMA road race classes, which will make him the all-time AMA road race win leader. Beaubier is currently tied with Josh Hayes on the all-time list with 89 victories apiece. Hayes is currently racing in the Supersport class, so he also can add to his win list.
Round three for the RACE Moto Series was held under hot, humid, and windy conditions this past weekend on the original Nelson layout at Shannonville Nelson Circuit.
The Lou-Ann Printing Pro Superbike races featured a rare opportunity to see the reigning #1 Milwaukee Yamaha R1 of Elie Daccache not run away and disappear from the field. Instead, it was Michael Leon’s Royal Distributing BMW S1000RR turn to dominate.
In race 2 Leon was penalized 5 seconds for missing pre-grid but was still able to pull off the win. The win marked veteran Leon’s third decade of success at Shannonville. Leon was Dunlop shod, while Daccache used Pirelli rubber.
The fast farmer, Yamaha YZF-R1 mounted Ernest Bernhard, once again made the box with 3rd.
The Almaguin Sprint Cup was a repeat of the Pro Superbike race with Leon and Daccache in a heated battle until Daccache made a rare error, blew through tight corner 5 and did a little grass tracking. He re-entered the track in 5th spot but was able to slice through the field eventually finishing second. Third place was another BMW ridden by rising star Matt Vanderhorst.
The Pro6 Cycle 600 Supersport class saw the return of Matt Simpson after his highspeed get off in CSBK Round #1. Simpson ran near lap record pace pulling away from the Massicotte Moto88 Yamaha R6. 3rd place went to Jordan Decarie on his Suzuki GSXR600.
The Joe Rocket Am 600 Supersport races were dominated by Daniel Johnson on his Kawasaki ZX6R. Johnson was chased to the line by the French Quebec Connection led by Martin Perreault’s Turcotte ZX6R and Yannick Rouleau’s Ninja. In the Amateur Superbike round it was Johnson on his ZX6R, Perreault’s ZX10R and JS Lefebvre’s EVAL Ducati V4R.
The Hindle Exhaust Lightweight race saw a 50/50 field of men and women. When the last checkered flag of the day fell, it was Steve Hidvegi on top of the box, Andrea Purdy 2nd and Andrea Hidvegi 3rd.
The next RACE Moto event is back at Shannonville, on the perimeter Pro Track, August 1st through 3rd.
Nine Legends To Ride Laguna Seca With Wayne Rainey
Aboard A Custom-Built Yamaha XSR900 GP, Three-Time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey Will Lead Legends On A Lap Of Laguna Seca
Editorial Note: Wayne Rainey and the nine legends will participate in “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” on Friday to raise money for the Roadracing World Action Fund, and will follow up by joining Rainey on the racetrack again on Saturday.
The top MotoAmerica racers won’t be the only ones lapping the famous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this coming weekend, as this year’s event promises more action both on the track and off than any previous MotoAmerica round at the racetrack in the hills east of Monterey, including a Legends ride led by three-time 500cc World Champion and two-time AMA Superbike Champion Wayne Rainey.
Rainey will be joined by nine Legends when he takes to the track on Saturday, July 12, prior to the opening ceremonies and the first of three MotoAmerica Superbike races.
The Legends set to join Rainey on the lap of Laguna are as follows:
Three-time World Champion, two-time AMA Grand National Champion Kenny Roberts
Four-time World Champion and two-time AMA Superbike Champion Eddie Lawson
Three-time AMA Grand National Champion and 1988 AMA Superbike Champion Bubba Shobert
Three-time World Champion Freddie Spencer
2000 World Champion Kenny Roberts Jr.
Seven-time AMA Supercross and Motocross National Champion Rick Johnson
Three-time AMA Superbike Champion Doug Chandler
Three-time AMA Superbike Champion and 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies
1969 250cc World Champion Kel Carruthers
“I’m really looking forward to getting on track at Laguna this weekend with the Legends,” Rainey said. “I haven’t ridden at Laguna Seca since the Grand Prix in 1991. Now, 34 years later, to ride with these Legends is a huge honor for me. These guys are all the best, and to have them riding together on this track is a once-in-a-lifetime event. They’ve all had a big impact on motorcycling, and they all have a premier place in the industry. And they’ve all helped me throughout my career as a rider and now with MotoAmerica. Thanks to all of them for making this a special event. Our fans are really going to enjoy seeing the Legends on track.”
To purchase tickets, visit https://motoamerica.tixonlinenow.com/superbikeslaguna/
About MotoAmerica
MotoAmerica is North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series. Established in 2014, MotoAmerica is home to the AMA Superbike Championship as well as additional classes including Supersport, Stock 1000, Twins Cup, Talent Cup, Super Hooligan National Championship, and King Of The Baggers. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership including three-time 500cc World Champion, two-time AMA Superbike Champion, and AMA Hall of Famer Wayne Rainey; ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland; motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges; and businessman Richard Varner. For more information, please visit www.MotoAmerica.com, and MotoAmerica’s social platforms on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. To watch all things MotoAmerica, subscribe to MotoAmerica’s live streaming and video on-demand service, MotoAmerica Live+
About The Roadracing World Action Fund
The Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to motorcycle racing safety education. Its mission is to help save lives and prevent injuries on the racetrack by encouraging and facilitating soft barrier deployment at racetracks across the U.S.
To learn more visit www.roadracingworld.com/actionfund
Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 1428
Lake Elsinore, CA 92531
909-654-4779
N2 Track Days Launches 2025 AirFence Fundraiser Benefiting Roadracing World Action Fund
Media, PA (July 2025) – N2 Track Days is proud to announce its 12th annual AirFence Fundraiser, benefiting the Roadracing World Action Fund (RWAF). The 2025 campaign will officially launch online on Saturday, August 2, 2025, during a special event at Road Atlanta, and will conclude with a closing celebration on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Pitt Race).
This hybrid fundraiser features an online auction, with select items available exclusively for in-person bidding at Road Atlanta and Pitt Race and will support the deployment of life-saving soft barriers at racetracks across the country.
Get Involved: Bid, Donate, Support
The week-long online auction will run from August 2 through August 9 (closing at 8:00 PM EST) on Bidding Owl – N2 Fundraiser. Participants need to create an account to place bids and are encouraged to enable ‘outbid’ and ‘text notifications’ to stay informed on your bid status.
In-person gatherings will bookend the fundraiser:
Kickoff Event – Saturday, August 2 at Road Atlanta: Complimentary hamburgers and hot dogs provided by N2. 50/50 raffle and ‘Dunk a CR’ for a donation available. Cash donations will also be accepted onsite by N2 staff members.
Closing Celebration – Saturday, August 9 at Pitt Race: A casual potluck, 50/50 raffle, and final bidding push after the track day. Cash donations will also be accepted onsite by N2 staff members.
Both events are BYOB, and additional event details will be posted on the N2 Track Days forum and Facebook event page.
We Need Your Help
N2 is actively seeking donated items, services, and memorabilia to include in the auction. Companies, sponsors, and individuals interested in contributing can contact:
Chip Spalding [email protected] and Elizabeth Kollars [email protected]
Let’s keep our riders safer and our racetracks better equipped—one bid at a time.
Past Auction Donors Include:
Alpha Omega, Apex Pro Photography, Armour Bodies/Woodcraft CFM, Barnes Brothers Motorcycles, BobbleHeadMoto, Carbon Smith, Chicken Hawk Racing, Dragoneez Motorsport, Dunlop/TTMotoGear, Goat Ridge Designs, Hard Knocks Moto, Hey Chef Eats, Highside Photo, Karns Performance, Kustom Cockpits, KWS Motorsports, N2 Track Days, Pit Lane Moto, Pitt Race, Podium Motorsports, Ready to Ride, Rise Moto, Ruts to Racelines, Sage Tailoring, The Slide Ranch, Trading Paint, Tri-State Powdercoating, VNM Sport, Wiseco, WYRD RYDS, Yamaha, Yamaha Champions Riding School – and more being added regularly!
About The Roadracing World Action Fund
The Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to motorcycle racing safety education. Its mission is to help save lives and prevent injuries on the racetrack by encouraging and facilitating soft barrier deployment at racetracks across the U.S.
To learn more visit www.roadracingworld.com/actionfund
Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 1428
Lake Elsinore, CA 92531
909-654-4779
N2 is a long-time supporter of the Roadracing World Action Fund (RWAF) and racer Kyle Wyman won the 2019 Daytona 200 riding an N2 sponsored-and-fielded Yamaha.
About Soft Barriers
Soft barriers work like pre-inflated airbags, and when a rider hits a soft barrier, air inside an ambient air chamber is forced out at a controlled rate through blow-off valves to absorb energy.
