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May 2022

On the Front Cover: Francesco Bagnaia (63) in action on one of his Ducati GP22 MotoGP racebikes. It features the latest version of a set of aerodynamic wings dreamed up by Ducati Corsa Wingman Gigi Dall’Igna. Photo by Gigi Soldano/DPPI.

 

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In This Issue:

FEATURES

Inside Info: Harley-Davidson Nightster With 975cc DOHC V-Twin,
Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP 30th Anniversary Model, Royale
Enfi eld Classic 350, Yamaha Hydrogen-Powered V8, and more…

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1993 Ducati Supermono

Quick Look: 2022 KTM RC 390 Is Better Than Ever

MotoGP Analysis: How Gigi Dall’Igna’s Wings Changed Everything

Race Analysis: Isle Of Man Legend John McGuinness

Hanging With: Racer Michael Barnes Looks Back

RACING

MotoGP: Quartararo Wins And Leads The Points

MotoAmerica: Petrucci’s Winning Superbike Debut At COTA

MotoAmerica: Gagne And Petrucci Win At Road Atlanta

Moto2: How American Joe Roberts Won In Portugal

World Superbike: Bautista Charges Back

COLUMNS

Letters To The Editor: More On The Origins Of Superbike

10 Years Ago, May 2012: Joey Pascarella Wins The Daytona 200, Elena Myers
Wins Again In AMA Pro Supersport, Josh Hayes And Blake Young
Win In Superbike; Chris Ulrich rides the Ducati 1199 Panigale S
in Abu Dhabi; Joe Roberts Writes About Life As A Red Bull Rookie;
Bridge stone Introduces Battlax Hypersport S20 Tires

Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook: Merkel & Rainey on Honda VFR750 Superbikes

Numbers & Trivia: Joe Roberts’ Racing Career

The Kids’ Page: Chris Clark

The Crash Page: Sean Dylan Kelly Enters Low Earth Orbit

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar: Where & When To Ride

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

High-Performance Parts & Services

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer: The 750 Project

British Talent Cup: Race One Results From Oulton Park

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British Talent Cup: Race One Results From Oulton Park
BTC R1

 

More, from a press release issued by British Talent Cup:

Garness edges Veijer by 0.021s to win Oulton Park thriller

The victory battle went right to the wire as the two went head-to-head on the final lap

Sunday, 01 May 2022

Johnny Garness (MLav VisionTrack Academy) just beat Kiyano Veijer (Microlise Cresswell Racing) to the top step in Race 1 at Oulton Park, with the battle going right down to the wire and decided by mere hundredths. Carter Brown (MLav VisionTrack Academy) completed the podium a few tenths back, with a late race of attrition for some on Sunday seeing key names crash out including former points leader Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing).

Off the line Veijer took the holeshot from Crosby, but the number 15 didn’t take long to hit the front. Brown was tucked in behind, with Garness in fourth on Lap 1. On Lap 2 the top two had a small gap too, but it didn’t last long and soon enough the duels and squabbles had become a group.

A nine rider lead freight train formed as the fight for victory started to heat up. Rhys Stephenson (Rocket Racing) was in the hunt but slight contact with Brown at the bottom of the hill saw the number 23 forced to run on, therefore losing time and dropping to the back of the group.

The lead was chopping and changing heading into the closing exchanges and after regrouping and reeling in the leaders, Stephenson then crashed at Turn 4 on the penultimate lap after running onto the grass. Eight riders were then left searching for victory, and it all came down to the last lap.

Veijer led the freight train from Garness and Julian Correa (Microlise Cresswell Racing), and at the bottom of the hill, the American was in hot and wide but had the inside line for the switchback. However, Garness then had the inside line for the right-hander and at that stage it looked like Veijer had enough of a gap for victory – but that didn’t turn out to be the case. Garness strung a sensational final sector together and a lunge up the inside at the final corner saw the number 57 edge ahead.

Garness and Veijer were side by side on the run to the line and by the slimmest of margins, the MLav VisionTrack rider held on for victory. Brown just snuck into third as Correa then suffered late heartbreak after he highsided at the final corner, but thankfully he was ok. Crosby, meanwhile, also felt that bad luck as the number 15 went down after running off to avoid the American.

Ultimately then, Harley McCabe (MLav VisionTrack Academy) came home fourth ahead of Harrison Dessoy (Microlise Cresswell Racing/Eastern Garage Racing) in the lead group. Lucas Brown (SP125/Amphibian Scaffolding) took a lonely P6, as Matthew Ruisbroek (Microlise Cresswell Racing), Ryan Hitchcock (City Lifting by RS Racing), Harrison Mackay (Wilson Racing/Super Soco) and Alexander Rowan (Mortimer Racing/Victoria House Academy) rounded out the top 10.

That’s a wrap on a dramatic Sunday, with Veijer now in the points lead and more to come on Bank Holiday Monday. Don’t miss it!

British Superbike: Race One Results From Oulton Park

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British Superbike: Race One Results From Oulton Park
BSB R1

 

 

 

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

Ray returns to the top by hammering home a victory in Oulton Park race one

Bradley Ray became the second different race winner of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season, claiming his first victory in four years in the opening race at Oulton Park.

As the Milwaukee Spring Grand Slam got underway and the riders bid to scoop an extra prize across the Oulton Park and Donington Park rounds, Ray delivered the first blow to his rivals with an impressive performance in the opening race of the weekend.

His Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha teammate got the best launch off the line at the start of the race, hitting the front of the pack from Rory Skinner and Josh Brookes, before the young Scot moved ahead to fire the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki into the lead with a move on the opening lap at Lodge.

Ray had been holding third place, but a decisive move on lap two at Old Hall put him at the front of the pack with Skinner, Ryde and Brookes leading the chasing pack.

Ray was determined to make a break and a run of consistent laps gave him the advantage over his rivals as he bridged a gap, but behind the battle for the podium positions was intensifying.

Skinner was holding off Ryde and Brookes, but Peter Hickman was also in the mix. However as the laps counted down, Tommy Bridewell had also made a bid for the top five and he had carved his way through the pack from 16th on the grid to tag onto the group.

A red flag after David Johnson crashed the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha though ended the battle early as Skinner and Ryde celebrated adding to their podium tally this season.

Brookes secured his best result of the season so far in fourth place for the MCE Ducati team ahead of Hickman and Bridewell, who salvaged a strong sixth place.

Christian Iddon was the leading Buildbase Suzuki in seventh place, getting the better of Jason O’Halloran on the lone McAMS Yamaha just before the red flag.

Lee Jackson and Danny Buchan completed the top ten ahead of tomorrow’s two races, whilst Glenn Irwin still holds the championship lead for Honda Racing UK despite his 11th place finish.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Race 1 result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha)
  2. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +2.756s
  3. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +2.810s
  4. Josh Brookes (MCE Ducati) +2.999s
  5. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +3.311s
  6. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +4.789s
  7. Christian Iddon (Buildbase Suzuki) +7.343s
  8. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +7.761s
  9. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.810s
  10. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +8.192s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Oulton Park, Race 1:

  1. Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 80
  2. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 62
  3. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 62
  4. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 61
  5. Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) 41
  6. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 40
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 36
  8. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 35

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

Bradley Ray – Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha

“It is nice to get the first win of the season for Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha as the boys have been grafting really hard, so this win is for them.

“For the race I knew I had a good pace, so knew I needed to get a good start, get in front and put the hammer down. When I got into the front, I knew that was my opportunity to try and pull the gap and luckily enough I did.

“I think tomorrow will be a bit more difficult, but after four years of not winning race, it feels great to get the monkey off my back. I am over the moon with the result today and so happy to be back on the top step again.”

FIM MotoE World Cup Race Two Results From Jerez

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FIM MotoE World Cup Race Two Results From Jerez
MotoE Race 2
 MotoE points after Race 2

MotoGP: World Championship Race Results From Jerez (Updated)

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MotoGP: World Championship Race Results From Jerez (Updated)
MotoGP Race
 MotoGP points After Race

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Bagnaia is BACK! Pecco holds off Quartararo as the duo break clear in Jerez

Three tenths decide the duel as the 2021 title rivals go toe-to-toe in a tour de force in Andalucia

 

Francesco Bagnaia (63) held off Fabio Quartararo (20) to win the MotoGP race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Francesco Bagnaia (63) held off Fabio Quartararo (20) to win the MotoGP race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Sunday, 01 May 2022

It’s the showdown that had been building all weekend: Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia vs Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™’s Fabio Quartararo. The duel that captivated the Championship fight in 2021, and the duel that we were waiting to spark again in 2022. After a weekend of speed from both at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, Jerez was the place as the pair were in a class of their own to pull out ten seconds on the rest. In the end, Bagnaia held on for an emotional first win of the year, with Quartararo forced to settle for second but taking an outright points lead in the World Championship, only 0.285 off the win.

Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) broke clear of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Jack Miller (Ducato Lenovo Team) in the final laps to take third, and in doing so brings to an end Aprilia’s MotoGP™ concessions after six years.

As the lights went out, the roars went up as the thousands of trackside fans celebrated their return to the grandstands after three years away. It was the poleman Bagnaia who launched himself into the lead too, with Quartararo settling into second behind. Ducati Lenovo Team’s Jack Miller was third on the opening lap, ahead of LCR Honda Idemitsu’s Takaaki Nakagami, and Aleix Espargaro and Marc Marquez were literally elbow-to-elbow off the line – with the Aprilia diving under the eight-time World Champion into the opening corner only to run wide and allow the Honda back through into fifth.

Marquez was aggressive later on the opening lap as he fired up the inside of Nakagami to claim fourth, and Aleix Espargaro also squeezed through. Seconds later Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin then crashed out for the fourth time in six races and, on his 200th Grand Prix appearance, HRC’s Stefan Bradl also hit the deck at the final corner.

Meanwhile at the front, only a handful of laps had been completed but the leading duo were already flexing their pace, edging further and further clear of Miller. By Lap 5 it was 1.5 seconds and thr gap just continued to grow. The Australian instead had to focus on hanging onto the final podium place, with both Marquez and Espargaro applying increasing amounts of pressure on the factory Ducati rider.

Darryn Binder (WithU RNF Yamaha) then crashed out at Turn 2, before a big moment in the World Championship fight: after a sluggish start, Alex Rins’ day got worse when the Team Suzuki Ecstar rider straight-lined his GSX-RR through the Turn 11 gravel trap after a big moment on the front end, and then Pramac Racing’s difficult day continued when Johann Zarco crashed out at Turn 5.

By half distance, Bagnaia had eked out an eight-tenth advantage and the Italian would maintain that gap up until the final three laps of the race. But then, a frisson of Jaws music: Quartararo sliced the lead in half and was starting to close in. Could Quartararo steal Jerez victory away from Bagnaia late on? The pair were pushing to the absolute limit, by then a mind-boggling 11 seconds clear of the rest.

They started the final lap with Bagnaia holding an advantage of just half a second. It would require something special from the reigning World Champion on the final lap, but as they came through the fourth and final sector Quartararo was closing and closing, just a quarter of a second away. But Bagnaia stood firm, withstanding the almighty pressure to take a vital victory in Jerez; a first for the Italian since the season-closing race in Valencia last year and a second for the Bologna factory in Andalucia in as many years. Quartararo’s third podium visit of the season saw him stretch out his Championship leader from nothing to eight points, however, with those 20 for second place proving very valuable.

Much like the duel for victory, the scrap for third took its time to come to life but when it did, it was a thriller. There were five laps left when Marquez made an inch-perfect move up the inside of Miller at Turn 5, and Espargaro behind knew he had to respond or risk seeing the Respol Honda clear off into the distance. And the Aprilia rider had an answer on the same lap as he braked hard and late into the final corner, heading through.

Marquez, meanwhile, was wide into the final corner and the front-end of his RC213V folded. But it wasn’t a crash, it was a number 93 classic: in true Marc Marquez style, he picked it up off of his elbow and continued on. Espargaro and Miller both swooped through to demote the eight-time World Champion to fifth though, and from there the Aprilia checked out, quickly pulling half a second out of Miller. But Marquez wasn’t done, risking it all on the final lap to take fourth thanks to a dive up the inside of Miller at Turn 8 in spectacular style.

Ahead of them, though, Espargaro was coming across the line to take a pivotal podium for the Noale factory. Not only does the Spaniard sit second in the standings, the rider eight points adrift of Quartararo, but Aprilia officially lost their MotoGP™ concession status after six long years. Behind Marquez and Miller in fourth and fifth was Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Joan Mir in P6, the 2020 Champion coming into late contention but not quite able to find a move on the those ahead.

Nakagami eventually came across the line in seventh, four seconds clear of Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing) in a slightly muted eighth. The erstwhile Championship leader picked off rookie Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing), but the latter matched his best MotoGP™ result despite that in ninth. The final place inside the top ten went the way of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder.

Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team), Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol), Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) completed the points.

And so we head for Le Mans with a little chance to recharge, and Quartararo out in front in the Championship. He doesn’t arrive from the top step, however, so can the Frenchman fight back on home turf? We’ll find out in two weeks – join us for the SHARK Grand Prix de France!

MotoGP™ PODIUM

1 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) – Ducati – 41’00.554

2 Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) – Yamaha – +0.285

3 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) – Aprilia – +10.977

Francesco Bagnaia: “It’s a beautiful day. We struggled a lot at the start of the season, during the tests, and we never stopped working. I had the luck to race in Portimao. Even with the pain, I was able to fight to have the same feeling again as last year, and finally this weekend everything went well. I’m so happy. I’m so happy we are back at our potential, or more. Because, last year in this track, we were struggling more compared to Fabio – Fabio was unbeatable – and today, we have done an incredible job. So, I want to say thanks to all the people who have helped me this week with my shoulder problems, and I just want to enjoy today, and give a huge hug to my family at home, to my girlfriend that is at home with my little dog. I’m so happy.”

 

 

Ai Ogura (79) led the Moto2 race at Jerez from start to finish. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Ai Ogura (79) led the Moto2 race at Jerez from start to finish. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Glory for Ogura as he takes maiden Grand Prix win at Jerez

The Japanese rider was the class of the field on Sunday, with Canet proving the toughest to take second place and Arbolino bouncing back for another podium

One day after taking his first Moto2™ pole position, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia’s Ai Ogura became a Grand Prix winner in some style with a brilliant ride at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España. The Japanese rider led all 23 laps around the Circuit de Jerez-Angel Nieto to finally, despite having a multitude of podiums and having fought for the Moto3™ crown, take to the top step. His wasn’t the only performance deserving of high praise. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) had broken his left radius and a finger on his right hand just a week ago in Portugal, but clenched his teeth to finish second, ahead of Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team).

Ogura got the holeshot from pole, while Canet climbed from fourth on the grid to second place when he went around the outside at the first corner. Fermin Aldeguer (Lightech Speed Up) emerged third, ahead of Arbolino, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), and Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) dropped back a handful of positions after he made contact with Chantra as field poured into the first corner.

Arbolino got past Aldeguer when they arrived at Pedrosa Corner for the first time, and the Spanish teenager soon found himself on something of a slippery dip down the order while Lowes began his fightback from deep in the top 10. Arbolino gained another place when he wrested second position from Canet as they ran through the stadium section on Lap 3, and when Lowes caught up to Chantra, who was still sitting just behind them, it became a five-way fight for the lead.

Even just by starting the race, Canet had showed his incredible determination, and he was not about to roll over in his bid for victory. Just after two unsuccessful attempts to reclaim second from Arbolino, he made a third stick at Turn 9 on Lap 6. Right behind them, Lowes pulled off the same move on Chantra to elevate himself to fourth position.

It wasn’t long, however, until a lead group of five became a lead group of three. Lowes was first to drop out of contention, sliding out on Lap 7 as he ran through Turn 8. One lap later, at the next corner on the race track, Chantra was out when he too folded the front end.

Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) then inherited fourth, having not long overtaken Vietti, and Aldeguer was back up to sixth. Then, on Lap 9, Jake Dixon (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team) tried to pass Aldeguer at the Lorenzo Corner (Turn 13), but became the next out of contention as he slid out and collected the number 54.

Less than one second still covered the top three of Ogura, Canet and Arbolino at the end of Lap 13, which marked 10 to go, but on Lap 17 Canet had a big moment at Pedrosa Corner, allowing Ogura to skip several tenths of a second clear. With that, was the Japanese rider seriously started to pull away from the two rivals who had stuck with him for most of the race so far. Ogura’s margin was over a full second on Lap 18, and 2.7 seconds by the time he started the final lap.

When he took the chequered flag, the 21-year-old not only had his first victory in any Grand Prix class, but he also became the fifth brand-new Moto2™ winner of 2022. Canet finished 2.5s behind but held on through the pain barrier, and Arbolino was just over a second further back as he completed the podium with more consistent pace.

Fernandez finished fourth, and Marcel Schrötter took fifth after an entertaining battle with Vietti, which was settled when the German squeezed through a small gap at the Pedrosa Corner on Lap 18. Seventh went to Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team), ahead of Portugal winner Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Albert Arenas (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team), and Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP 40).

Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2™) finished 11th for his best Moto2™ result yet by some margin, ahead of Jeremy Alcoba (Liqui Moly Intact GP) and Stefano Manzi (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team), the latter the injury replacement for Keminth Kubo. The other two riders to score points were Barry Baltus (RW Racing GP) in 14th and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing team) in 15th.

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) finished 20th after an early crash while running in the top 10, and Aldeguer eventually retired after his incident with Dixon.

Another weekend and another new winner in Moto2™… it doesn’t get much more intriguing than that. Meanwhile in the World Championship, Vietti is now on exactly 100 points, but his lead over Ogura has been cut to 19. Can Moto2™’s newest race winner make further inroads next time, will the VR46 rider hit back, or will we get another new face on the top step? Find out at the SHARK Grand Prix de France in two weeks.

Moto2™ PODIUM

1 Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) – Kalex – 39’16.357

2 Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) – Kalex – +2.509

3 Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) – Kalex – +3.669

Ai Ogura: “This time, I am 120% happy! The race was perfect, I started first and finished first, and nobody was in front of me. I knew there were some riders close behind me, but I was quite strong in the end so it was a perfect race. I’m really happy and a big thanks to the team.”

 

 

Izan Guevara (28) leads a group of riders during the Moto3 race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Izan Guevara (28) leads a group of riders during the Moto3 race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Poetry in motion: Guevara sweeps to first win of the year in style

The number 28 leads a GASGAS 1-2 on race day, going round the outside of the final corner

Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) took his first win of the season in almost unbelievable style at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, the number 28 pulling off a stunner round the outside of the final corner to just pip teammate and Championship leader Sergio Garcia to the line. Garcia took the traditional route and dived down the inside to secure second, with Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) doing the same on Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM TEch3) to make it three podiums in a row for the COTA winner – and his first visit to the rostrum at Jerez.

Garcia got the launch from the front row, taking the holeshot ahead of Guevara as Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) moved up into third. The two GASGAS riders were off like a shot making a gap though, with Foggia then getting swallowed up in the early stages and Masia and Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) on the chase behind the leading duo.

It soon became a leading quartet, and with nearly 1.8 seconds over the chasing Öncü and Xavier Artigas (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP). But bit by bit they reeled the lead in, and they brought company in the form of Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse), having taken his Long Lap for causing a crash in Warm Up, as well as Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) – the latter despite having started from the back and having served a Long Lap, given for riding slow on the line in FP3.

Rossi faded from the group and then crashed out, rider ok, and Holgado also found himself left behind, but a leading group of six pushed on: Öncü, Masia, Guevara, Garcia, Sasaki and Artigas. Moreira, after exceeding track limits, was dropped out the group by a Long Lap Penalty.

Into the final couple of laps, Öncü led Masia led Garcia, with Guevara in fourth and Sasaki and Artigas holding station. The first move came from Guevara, but by Pedrosa corner it was all change: Masia attacked Öncü, Garcia hit back against Guevara and Artigas passed Sasaki. Öncü took back the lead a couple of apexes later, and everything was going down to that final, classic Jorge Lorenzo corner.

Garcia headed down the inside and dispatched Masia and Öncü, and on any other Sunday that would have been another impressive victory from the Championship leader. But not today, with Guevara swooping round the outside of the entire shuffle to make a little last corner poetry. Right round the outside and first to the flag, it’s a first win of the year in what is fast becoming a GASGAS Aspar calling card in 2022: style.

Masia just nabbed third from Öncü, with Artigas completing the top five another tenth back. Sasaki took sixth, but from the back and after a Long Lap, it was another impressive Sunday from the number 71.

Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) won an all-Japanese duel against Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets – MSI) for P7, with Holgado beating Moreira to ninth. There was a small gap back to Matteo Bertelle (QJMotor Avintia Racing Team) vs Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team) in P11 and P12, with Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team), Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) completing the points.

Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) crashed out, and Joel Kelso (CIP Green Power) retired after getting caught up in the Warm Up incident instigated by Rossi, the Australian fit to try but pulling in.

After another poetic final corner from the GASGAS team, it’s time for Garcia to lead the pack to Le Mans… and Guevara now third and a little closer. After a tougher weekend for Foggia it’s now a 21-point deficit at the top, so it’s could be time for the gloves to come off. Tune in for the SHARK Grand Prix de France in two weeks!

Moto3™ PODIUM

1 Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) – GASGAS – 39’19.873

2 Sergio Garcia (Gaviota  GASGAS Aspar Team) – GASGAS – +0.061

3 Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – KTM – +0.208

Izan Guevara: “I’m really happy, an incredible weekend. I’m really happy for my win, my first win this year, my second in the World Championship. I’m really happy for my race, for my pace. It was an incredible race and an incredible last corner, to overtake two riders. I’m really happy. Thanks to my team for the work this weekend, thanks to my family, to my sponsors, and I’m really happy.”

Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Jerez

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Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Jerez
Moto2 Race
 Moto2 Points after Race

Moto3: World Championship Race Results From Jerez

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Moto3: World Championship Race Results From Jerez
Moto3 Race
 Moto3 Points after Race

Where To Ride In May: Track Days, Schools, And Races

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Where To Ride In May: Track Days, Schools, And Races

The following track days, riding schools, and racing events are scheduled by organizations based in the United States and Canada during May 2022.

Motorcycle track days, riding schools, and races are posted under the Event Calendar tab on the home page of this website, or you can access the Event Calendar for May 2022 directly by clicking HERE.

Once on the Event Calendar page, you can search for the event you are looking for by its date.

When you click on the event you want to attend you will find a link to the website and/or email address of the host organization, a link to the website of the host venue, the physical address of the host venue, a Google map to the host venue, and buttons to add the event and its information to your calendar application.

To have your motorcycle racing or riding event added to the Event Calendar on this website and published in the print edition of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine, submit your calendar and contact information via the contact page on this website or by clicking HERE.

Calendar listings are updated often.

5/1                   Florida Trackdays, Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL

5/1                   John Long’s Longevity Racing School, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

5/1                   N2 Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Lightning), Millville, NJ

5/1                   XCEL Trackdays Track Days, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ

5/1                   ZARS Advanced Riding School, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

5/1-2               Optimum Performance Rider Training Track Days, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/2                   N2 Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/2                   TrackDaz Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/2-3               California Superbike School, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/3                   Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club School & Track Days (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/4                   Motovid.com All Levels Motorcycle Track Days, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, S. Beloit, IL

5/4                   Pineview Run Two Wheel Wednesday Track Days, Pineview Run Auto & Country Club, LaFayette, NY

5/4                   Road America Motorplex Open Track Days, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

5/4                   Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club Track Days (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/4-5               California Superbike School, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/4-5               Yamaha Champions Riding School, Inde Motorsports Ranch, Willcox, AZ

5/5-7               The Riders Club Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/6                   Apex Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/6                   Optimum Performance Rider Training Track Days, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/6                   Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Private Training Day)

5/6                   Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Grattan Raceway, Belding, MI

5/6                   Tactical Motorcycle Dynamics Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/6-7               Super Sonic Road Race School & Track Days (Minis) (Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/6-8               OMRRA Series, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/6-8               WMRRA Series, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/6-9               Jennings GP Track Days & Novice Schools, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL

5/7                   MRA Superstreet School/Racing Days, High Plains Raceway (Full), Deer Trail, CO

5/7                   Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Learn To Ride Off Road)

5/7                   SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/7                   UtahSBA Series, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/7-8               Apex Assassins Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/7-8               Carters@theTrack Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (West), Willows, CA

5/7-8               Evolve GT School and Track Days, Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, PA

5/7-8               Fasttrax Motorcycle Performance Track Days, Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, OH

5/7-8               MRA Series and North America Talent Cup, High Plains Raceway, Deer Trail, CO

5/7-8               Performance Riding Experience (PRE) Track Days, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC

5/7-8               Racers Edge Private Coaching Days, Spring Mount Motorsports Resort, Pahrump, CA

5/7-8               Roger Lyle’s Motorcycle Xcitement Track Days and Road Racing School, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/7-8               Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL

5/7-8               Tony’s Track Days, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, CT

5/7-8               TrackXperience Track Days, Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort, Pahrump, NV

5/8                   Her Track Day Track Days, Willow Springs International Raceway (Horsethief Mile), Rosamond, CA

5/8                   MiniSBK Canadian Mini Superbike Series (Minis)(Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/8                   MotoCorsa Track Days, Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR

5/8                   St-John 27 Racing All Level Track Day, Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, KS

5/9                   2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/9                   2 Wheels Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (3-mile), Willows, CA

5/9                   3:16 Trackdays/America Superbike Camp, Harris Hill Raceway, San Marcos, TX

5/9                   Fishtail Riding School, Palmer Motorsports Park, Palmer, MA

5/9                   Fun Track Dayz, Thunderhill Raceway Park (3-mile), Willows, CA

5/9                   JP43 Training School, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/9                   Let’s Ride Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/9                   Team Pro-Motion Track Days & Schools, Pocono Raceway (South), Long Pond, PA

5/9-10             California Superbike School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/9-10             Cornerspeed School and Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/11-12           California Superbike School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/13                 California Superbike School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/13                 Learning Curves Racing/Riding School, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, S. Beloit, IL

5/13                 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Private Training Day)

5/13                 Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Grattan Raceway, Belding, MI

5/13                 Super Sonic Road Race School & Track Days (Minis)(Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/13-14           American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), Harrington, DE

5/13-15           CCS Mid-West Roadracing Championship Series, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, South Beloit, IL

5/13-15           Pan American Superbike Series, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC

5/13-15           Sandia Motorcycle Roadracing Inc. (SMRI) Schools And Track Days, Sandia Motorsports Park, Albuquerque, NM

5/14                 AMA Sanctioned ASRA Team Challenge Series Presented by Michelin Tire, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, South Beloit, IL

5/14                 ARL High Performance Riding Academy (Schools Canada), Atlantic Motorsport Park, Mill Village, NS

5/14                 Central Illinois Mini Moto Series (Minis), Mid State Kart Club, Mechanicsburg, IL

5/14                 Moto Minnesota Track Days, Minnesota Highway Safety Research Center, St. Cloud, MN

5/14                 Motorheads Track Attacks Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/14                 Sandy Hook Mini Moto Road Race Series (Minis), Sandy Hook Speedway, Street, MD

5/14                 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/14                 Southeast Mini Moto Series (Minis), Lamar County Speedway, Barnesville, GA

5/14                 Streetmasters Motorcycle Workshops (Schools), Willow Springs International Raceway (Horsethief Mile), Rosamond, CA

5/14                 TrackAddix/Ducati Omaha Racing Series, Motorsports Park Hastings, Hastings, NE

5/14-15           ASMA Series, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park (East), Chandler, AZ

5/14-15           Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC

5/14-15           Evolve GT School and Track Days, NCBIKE, Garysburg, NC

5/14-15           JP43 Training School, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/14-15           MiniSBK Canadian Mini Superbike Series (Minis)(Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/14-15           N2 Track Days, Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, PA

5/14-15           NJMiniGP Series (Minis), New Jersey Motorsports Park (Avenger), Millville, NJ

5/14-15           Ohio Mini Roadrace League (Minis), G&J Kartway, Camden, OH

5/14-15           Pacific Track Time Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (East), Willows, CA

5/14-15           Racers Edge Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/14-15           Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Kids Ride & Wrench Camp)

5/14-15           SoCal Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/14-15           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA

5/14-15           TrackAddix/Ducati Omaha Track Days, Motorsports Park Hastings, Hastings, NE

5/14-15           WERA Sportsman Series North Central Region, Grattan Raceway Park, Belding, MI

5/14-15           Z² Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (West), Willows, CA

5/15                 ASM Motosport Advanced Riding Course And Trackdays (Canada), Sanair Super Speedway, St-Pie, QC

5/15                 CLASS Motorcycle School with 3x AMA Superbike Champion Reg Pridmore, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA

5/15                 DRRO Track Days And Road Race School, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ

5/15                 SMRI Series, Sandia Motorsports Park, Albuquerque, NM

5/15                 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA

5/15                 ZARS Advanced Riding School, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

5/15-16           American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), Harrington, DE

5/15-16           USCRA Road Racing Series (Vintage), New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

5/16                 CLASS Motorcycle School with 3x AMA Superbike Champion Reg Pridmore (Motor Officer Advanced Training), Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA

5/16                 Evolve GT School and Track Days, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/16                 Fun Track Dayz, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA

5/16                 Motovid.com All Levels Motorcycle Performance Riding Clinics, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, S. Beloit, IL

5/16                 N2 Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway (South), Alton, VA

5/16                 Optimum Performance Rider Training Track Days, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/16                 Performance Riding Experience (PRE) Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway (North), Alton, VA

5/16-18           Yamaha Champions Riding School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/17-18           American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), Harrington, DE

5/18                 Pineview Run Two Wheel Wednesday Track Days, Pineview Run Auto & Country Club, LaFayette, NY

5/18                 Road America Motorplex Open Track Days, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

5/19                 2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction, Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA

5/20                 Penguin Riding School, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

5/20                 Z² Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (East), Willows, CA

5/20                 ZARS Advanced Riding School, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

5/20-21           Edmonton Motorcycle Roadracing Association (EMRA) Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/20-21           The Riders Club Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/20-22           Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC

5/20-22           EMRA Series (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/20-22            MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/21                 Legion Moto Trackdays, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, CO

5/21                 South Florida MiniGP Rider Development Days (Minis), Herrin Compound, Dublin GA

5/21-22            AFM Series, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA

5/21-22           Alaska Motorcycle Road Racing Series & Motorcycle Track Days, Tanacross Race Course, Tok, AK

5/21-22           Evolve GT School and Track Days, Pineview Run Auto & Country Club, LaFayette, NY

5/21-22           Evolve GT School and Track Days, Polecat Training Center, Fayetteville, TN

5/21-22           Fishtail Riding School, Canaan Motor Club, Canaan, NH

5/21-22           HART Rider Training/Motorcycle Lapping Days, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK

5/21-22           NEMRR Series, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

5/21-22           Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/21-22           Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Fun Camp)

5/21-22           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Grattan Raceway, Belding, MI

5/21-22           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN

5/21-22           South Florida MiniGP Series (Minis), Herrin Compound, Dublin GA

5/21-23           Jennings GP Track Days & Novice Schools, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL

5/21-22           Midwest Track Day, Putnam Park Road Course, Mt. Meridian, IN

5/21-22           Track Day Winner Track Days, NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY

5/22                 Florida Trackdays, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

5/22                 John Long’s Longevity Racing School, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

5/22                 Motorheads Track Attacks Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/22                 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA

5/22                 XCEL Trackdays Track Days, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ

5/22-23           SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/23                 Aprilia Racers Days Track Day/Demo Program, VIRginia International Raceway (South), Alton, VA

5/23                 Evolve GT School and Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway (North), Alton, VA

5/23                 Motogladiator Series, VIRginia International Raceway (North), Alton, VA

5/23                 N2 Track Days, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/23                 Pacific Track Time Track Days, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA

5/23                 Team Pro-Motion Track Days & Schools, Pocono Raceway (South), Long Pond, PA

5/23                 The Mid-Ohio School’s Performance Track Riding School, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH

5/23-24           California Superbike School, NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY

5/23-24           Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/23-24           Yamaha Champions Riding School, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA

5/25-26           Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course)

5/27                 Apex Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (West), Grantsville, UT

5/27                 ARL Track Days (Canada), Atlantic Motorsport Park, Mill Village, NS

5/27                 MARRC Racing School and Track Days, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/27                 Tactical Motorcycle Dynamics Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (West), Grantsville, UT

5/27                 The Riders Club Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/27                 Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club School & Track Days (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/27                 Z² Track Days, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA

5/27-29           AHRMA American Historic Racing Series (Vintage), Classic MotoFest in the Heartland, Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, KS

5/27-29           CMRA Series, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK

5/27-29           (Pirelli) WERA National Challenge Co-Sanctioned by AMA and WERA Sportsman Series Atlantic Coastal/Mid-Central/Southeast Regions, WERA Cycle Jam, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA

5/27-29           SOAR Series (Canada), Grand Bend Motorplex (Technical), Grand Bend, ON

5/27-29           VRRA Series (Vintage Canada), Shannonville Motorsport Park, Shannonville, ON

5/27-30           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, IL

5/28                 Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/28                 Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) (Dirt Track), Red Mile I, The Red Mile, Lexington, KY

5/28                 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/28                 UtahSBA Series, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/28-29           ARL Series (Canada), Atlantic Motorsport Park, Mill Village, NS

5/28-29           Fastrack Riders Academy & Apex Club Track Days & School, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

5/28-29           Motorheads Track Attacks Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/28-29           Ohio Mini Roadrace League (Minis), G&J Kartway, Camden, OH

5/28-29           Racers Edge Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/28-29           RideSmart Motorcycle School, Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX

5/28-29           Roger Lyle’s Motorcycle Xcitement Track Days and Road Racing School, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/28-29           Ruts to Racelines Track Days, NCBIKE, Garysburg, NC

5/28-29           WMRC Series (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/28-29           Yamaha Champions Riding School, High Plains Raceway, Deer Trail, CO

5/28-30           AMA Sanctioned ASRA Championship Series Presented by Pirelli Tire and CCS Atlantic/Mid-Atlantic Roadracing Championship Series, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/28-30           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Talladega Gran Prix Raceway, Munford, AL

5/28-30           Tony’s Track Days, Palmer Motorsports Park, Palmer, MA

5/28-30           Track Time Track Days With Ken Hill, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/29                 Pro 6 GP Series (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/29                 Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) (Dirt Track), Red Mile II, The Red Mile, Lexington, KY

5/29-30           JP43 Training School, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/29-30           Let’s Ride Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/29-30           N2 Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Lightning), Millville, NJ

5/30                 Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, ON

5/30-31           ZARS Advanced Riding Schools & Track Days, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

5/31-6/1          California Superbike School, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL

British Superbike: Ray Quickest In Practice At Oulton Park

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British Superbike: Ray Quickest In Practice At Oulton Park

Editorial Note: Americans Julian Correa and Eli Banish were 10th and 27th, respectively, in British Talent Cup combined practice times Saturday at Oulton Park.

 

 

Ray leads the way to top SUPERPICKS Free Practice with fastest ever lap of Oulton Park

Bradley Ray heads into tomorrow’s opening race at the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park as the rider to beat after topping the SUPERPICKS Free Practice times with the fastest ever lap of the Cheshire circuit.

The Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha rider’s lap from the morning session was not beaten in the afternoon as conditions changed, with his time of 1m:33.736s, 0.22s under the previous best lap set by Jake Dixon during qualifying in 2018.

Lee Jackson set the second fastest time with his best lap posted in the early stages of the second session. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider also dipped under the lap record to move ahead of Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW who completed the top three.

Tommy Bridewell, a winner at the circuit last season, was fourth fastest for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team, narrowly ahead of Jason O’Halloran on the McAMS Yamaha. His teammate and reigning champion Tarran Mackenzie remains sidelined through injury, he underwent an assessment with the BSB Chief Medical Officer Dr Heike Romer this morning and was declared unfit to participate this weekend.

Rory Skinner was sixth fastest on the second FS-3 Racing Kawasaki, the Scot holding a 0.002s advantage over championship leader Glenn Irwin at the end of the opening day’s action at Oulton Park.

Christian Iddon led the Buildbase Suzuki charge in eighth place, just ahead of 2018 champion Leon Haslam on the VisionTrack Kawasaki.

Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW), Ryan Vickers (FHO Racing BMW with Attis Sports) and Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) completed the SUPERPICKS 12, who will progress directly into tomorrow’s Q2 stage of Qualifying ahead of the opening race of the weekend.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, SUPERPICKS 12 Free Practice result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 1m:22.736s
  2. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.169s
  3. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing) +0.592s
  4. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.616s
  5. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.666s
  6. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.794s
  7. Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +0.796s
  8. Christian Iddon (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.977s
  9. Leon Haslam (VisionTrack Kawasaki) +1.179s
  10. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +1.231s
  11. Ryan Vickers (FHO Racing BMW with Attis Sports) +1.249s
  12. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +1.320s

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

Bradley Ray – Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha

“It has been a good day to be fair! I was quite surprised with the fastest lap to be honest. Obviously, we did the fastest lap in testing last week, but we didn’t really expect to be straight out on the money breaking the lap record in FP1, but I felt really good.

“We tried a few things in FP2 with the bike, but we didn’t really do any sort of time attack or anything like that as the weather was a bit iffy, but all in all I am very happy.

“I think we’ve got a good base for the bike now and we can work with that going into tomorrow’s free practice, qualifying and race.”

 

 

Paasch Added To Triumph HQ Avenue Of Legends

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Paasch Added To Triumph HQ Avenue Of Legends

Brandon Paasch officially becomes part of Triumph’s Avenue of Legends

Brandon Paasch was honored with a commemorative plaque on Triumph’s Avenue of Legends at its global HQ and Factory Visitor Experience, Hinckley, UK, to celebrate his fantastic Daytona 200 win

On 12th March 2022 Brandon Paasch made Triumph history by taking an outstanding win at the Daytona 200 on board the Street Triple 765 RS for the TOBC Triumph racing team. The incredible race culminated in a thrilling victory as he drafted the competition out of the very last corner to win by just .007 seconds.

This victory represented the first Daytona 200 win for the Street Triple 765, and once again proved the performance and reliability credentials of Triumph’s class leading sports performance middleweight, which combined with Brandon’s outstanding skills, contributed to writing another chapter of Triumph’s iconic Daytona racing history.

This milestone is now immortalized on Triumph’s Avenue of Legends, which can be walked by every visitor to the Triumph Factory Visitor Experience.

Brandon Paasch – 2022 Daytona 200 Winner: “I am super pumped to have won the Daytona 200 for a second time, back-to-back. It’s very special for me as it’s a very short list of legendary riders who have accomplished that. Now I am aiming to become the only rider to do it three times in a row. I am very thankful to Triumph for accepting me into their Avenue of Legends. I can’t thank them enough for everything they have done for me these past two years, and I hope to have a long lasting relationship with the Triumph brand.”

Steve Sargent – Triumph Chief Product Officer: “The Avenue of Legends is a mark of respect to those inspirational people who have pushed the boundaries to help make Triumph the brand it is today, and we are delighted to welcome Brandon Paasch to that exclusive group. With his sensational win at the Daytona 200, the race after which the Triumph Daytona can trace its roots back to 1966, sealing a last corner victory by just 0.007 seconds truly earns him the Legend title”

May 2022

May 2022 Issue
May 2022 Issue

On the Front Cover: Francesco Bagnaia (63) in action on one of his Ducati GP22 MotoGP racebikes. It features the latest version of a set of aerodynamic wings dreamed up by Ducati Corsa Wingman Gigi Dall’Igna. Photo by Gigi Soldano/DPPI.

 

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FEATURES

Inside Info: Harley-Davidson Nightster With 975cc DOHC V-Twin,
Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP 30th Anniversary Model, Royale
Enfi eld Classic 350, Yamaha Hydrogen-Powered V8, and more…

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1993 Ducati Supermono

Quick Look: 2022 KTM RC 390 Is Better Than Ever

MotoGP Analysis: How Gigi Dall’Igna’s Wings Changed Everything

Race Analysis: Isle Of Man Legend John McGuinness

Hanging With: Racer Michael Barnes Looks Back

RACING

MotoGP: Quartararo Wins And Leads The Points

MotoAmerica: Petrucci’s Winning Superbike Debut At COTA

MotoAmerica: Gagne And Petrucci Win At Road Atlanta

Moto2: How American Joe Roberts Won In Portugal

World Superbike: Bautista Charges Back

COLUMNS

Letters To The Editor: More On The Origins Of Superbike

10 Years Ago, May 2012: Joey Pascarella Wins The Daytona 200, Elena Myers
Wins Again In AMA Pro Supersport, Josh Hayes And Blake Young
Win In Superbike; Chris Ulrich rides the Ducati 1199 Panigale S
in Abu Dhabi; Joe Roberts Writes About Life As A Red Bull Rookie;
Bridge stone Introduces Battlax Hypersport S20 Tires

Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook: Merkel & Rainey on Honda VFR750 Superbikes

Numbers & Trivia: Joe Roberts’ Racing Career

The Kids’ Page: Chris Clark

The Crash Page: Sean Dylan Kelly Enters Low Earth Orbit

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar: Where & When To Ride

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

High-Performance Parts & Services

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer: The 750 Project

British Talent Cup: Race One Results From Oulton Park

American Julian Correa (40) battled for the lead during British Talent Cup Race One at Oulton Park but crashed on the last lap. Photo courtesy MSVR.
American Julian Correa (40) racing for the lead of British Talent Cup Race One at Oulton Park earlier this season. Photo courtesy MSVR.
BTC R1

 

More, from a press release issued by British Talent Cup:

Garness edges Veijer by 0.021s to win Oulton Park thriller

The victory battle went right to the wire as the two went head-to-head on the final lap

Sunday, 01 May 2022

Johnny Garness (MLav VisionTrack Academy) just beat Kiyano Veijer (Microlise Cresswell Racing) to the top step in Race 1 at Oulton Park, with the battle going right down to the wire and decided by mere hundredths. Carter Brown (MLav VisionTrack Academy) completed the podium a few tenths back, with a late race of attrition for some on Sunday seeing key names crash out including former points leader Harrison Crosby (Banks Racing).

Off the line Veijer took the holeshot from Crosby, but the number 15 didn’t take long to hit the front. Brown was tucked in behind, with Garness in fourth on Lap 1. On Lap 2 the top two had a small gap too, but it didn’t last long and soon enough the duels and squabbles had become a group.

A nine rider lead freight train formed as the fight for victory started to heat up. Rhys Stephenson (Rocket Racing) was in the hunt but slight contact with Brown at the bottom of the hill saw the number 23 forced to run on, therefore losing time and dropping to the back of the group.

The lead was chopping and changing heading into the closing exchanges and after regrouping and reeling in the leaders, Stephenson then crashed at Turn 4 on the penultimate lap after running onto the grass. Eight riders were then left searching for victory, and it all came down to the last lap.

Veijer led the freight train from Garness and Julian Correa (Microlise Cresswell Racing), and at the bottom of the hill, the American was in hot and wide but had the inside line for the switchback. However, Garness then had the inside line for the right-hander and at that stage it looked like Veijer had enough of a gap for victory – but that didn’t turn out to be the case. Garness strung a sensational final sector together and a lunge up the inside at the final corner saw the number 57 edge ahead.

Garness and Veijer were side by side on the run to the line and by the slimmest of margins, the MLav VisionTrack rider held on for victory. Brown just snuck into third as Correa then suffered late heartbreak after he highsided at the final corner, but thankfully he was ok. Crosby, meanwhile, also felt that bad luck as the number 15 went down after running off to avoid the American.

Ultimately then, Harley McCabe (MLav VisionTrack Academy) came home fourth ahead of Harrison Dessoy (Microlise Cresswell Racing/Eastern Garage Racing) in the lead group. Lucas Brown (SP125/Amphibian Scaffolding) took a lonely P6, as Matthew Ruisbroek (Microlise Cresswell Racing), Ryan Hitchcock (City Lifting by RS Racing), Harrison Mackay (Wilson Racing/Super Soco) and Alexander Rowan (Mortimer Racing/Victoria House Academy) rounded out the top 10.

That’s a wrap on a dramatic Sunday, with Veijer now in the points lead and more to come on Bank Holiday Monday. Don’t miss it!

British Superbike: Race One Results From Oulton Park

Bradley Ray (28), Kyle Ryde (77), and Rory Skinner (11) battle for the lead at Oulton Park. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Bradley Ray (28), Kyle Ryde (77), and Rory Skinner (11) battle for the lead at Oulton Park. Photo courtesy MSVR.
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More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

Ray returns to the top by hammering home a victory in Oulton Park race one

Bradley Ray became the second different race winner of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season, claiming his first victory in four years in the opening race at Oulton Park.

As the Milwaukee Spring Grand Slam got underway and the riders bid to scoop an extra prize across the Oulton Park and Donington Park rounds, Ray delivered the first blow to his rivals with an impressive performance in the opening race of the weekend.

His Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha teammate got the best launch off the line at the start of the race, hitting the front of the pack from Rory Skinner and Josh Brookes, before the young Scot moved ahead to fire the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki into the lead with a move on the opening lap at Lodge.

Ray had been holding third place, but a decisive move on lap two at Old Hall put him at the front of the pack with Skinner, Ryde and Brookes leading the chasing pack.

Ray was determined to make a break and a run of consistent laps gave him the advantage over his rivals as he bridged a gap, but behind the battle for the podium positions was intensifying.

Skinner was holding off Ryde and Brookes, but Peter Hickman was also in the mix. However as the laps counted down, Tommy Bridewell had also made a bid for the top five and he had carved his way through the pack from 16th on the grid to tag onto the group.

A red flag after David Johnson crashed the Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha though ended the battle early as Skinner and Ryde celebrated adding to their podium tally this season.

Brookes secured his best result of the season so far in fourth place for the MCE Ducati team ahead of Hickman and Bridewell, who salvaged a strong sixth place.

Christian Iddon was the leading Buildbase Suzuki in seventh place, getting the better of Jason O’Halloran on the lone McAMS Yamaha just before the red flag.

Lee Jackson and Danny Buchan completed the top ten ahead of tomorrow’s two races, whilst Glenn Irwin still holds the championship lead for Honda Racing UK despite his 11th place finish.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Race 1 result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha)
  2. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +2.756s
  3. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +2.810s
  4. Josh Brookes (MCE Ducati) +2.999s
  5. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) +3.311s
  6. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +4.789s
  7. Christian Iddon (Buildbase Suzuki) +7.343s
  8. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +7.761s
  9. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +7.810s
  10. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +8.192s

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Oulton Park, Race 1:

  1. Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 80
  2. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 62
  3. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 62
  4. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 61
  5. Andrew Irwin (SYNETIQ BMW) 41
  6. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 40
  7. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) 36
  8. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) 35

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

Bradley Ray – Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha

“It is nice to get the first win of the season for Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha as the boys have been grafting really hard, so this win is for them.

“For the race I knew I had a good pace, so knew I needed to get a good start, get in front and put the hammer down. When I got into the front, I knew that was my opportunity to try and pull the gap and luckily enough I did.

“I think tomorrow will be a bit more difficult, but after four years of not winning race, it feels great to get the monkey off my back. I am over the moon with the result today and so happy to be back on the top step again.”

FIM MotoE World Cup Race Two Results From Jerez

Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
MotoE Race 2
 MotoE points after Race 2

MotoGP: World Championship Race Results From Jerez (Updated)

Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
MotoGP Race
 MotoGP points After Race

 

 

More, from a press release issued by Dorna:

Bagnaia is BACK! Pecco holds off Quartararo as the duo break clear in Jerez

Three tenths decide the duel as the 2021 title rivals go toe-to-toe in a tour de force in Andalucia

 

Francesco Bagnaia (63) held off Fabio Quartararo (20) to win the MotoGP race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Francesco Bagnaia (63) held off Fabio Quartararo (20) to win the MotoGP race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Sunday, 01 May 2022

It’s the showdown that had been building all weekend: Ducati Lenovo Team’s Francesco Bagnaia vs Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™’s Fabio Quartararo. The duel that captivated the Championship fight in 2021, and the duel that we were waiting to spark again in 2022. After a weekend of speed from both at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, Jerez was the place as the pair were in a class of their own to pull out ten seconds on the rest. In the end, Bagnaia held on for an emotional first win of the year, with Quartararo forced to settle for second but taking an outright points lead in the World Championship, only 0.285 off the win.

Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) broke clear of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Jack Miller (Ducato Lenovo Team) in the final laps to take third, and in doing so brings to an end Aprilia’s MotoGP™ concessions after six years.

As the lights went out, the roars went up as the thousands of trackside fans celebrated their return to the grandstands after three years away. It was the poleman Bagnaia who launched himself into the lead too, with Quartararo settling into second behind. Ducati Lenovo Team’s Jack Miller was third on the opening lap, ahead of LCR Honda Idemitsu’s Takaaki Nakagami, and Aleix Espargaro and Marc Marquez were literally elbow-to-elbow off the line – with the Aprilia diving under the eight-time World Champion into the opening corner only to run wide and allow the Honda back through into fifth.

Marquez was aggressive later on the opening lap as he fired up the inside of Nakagami to claim fourth, and Aleix Espargaro also squeezed through. Seconds later Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin then crashed out for the fourth time in six races and, on his 200th Grand Prix appearance, HRC’s Stefan Bradl also hit the deck at the final corner.

Meanwhile at the front, only a handful of laps had been completed but the leading duo were already flexing their pace, edging further and further clear of Miller. By Lap 5 it was 1.5 seconds and thr gap just continued to grow. The Australian instead had to focus on hanging onto the final podium place, with both Marquez and Espargaro applying increasing amounts of pressure on the factory Ducati rider.

Darryn Binder (WithU RNF Yamaha) then crashed out at Turn 2, before a big moment in the World Championship fight: after a sluggish start, Alex Rins’ day got worse when the Team Suzuki Ecstar rider straight-lined his GSX-RR through the Turn 11 gravel trap after a big moment on the front end, and then Pramac Racing’s difficult day continued when Johann Zarco crashed out at Turn 5.

By half distance, Bagnaia had eked out an eight-tenth advantage and the Italian would maintain that gap up until the final three laps of the race. But then, a frisson of Jaws music: Quartararo sliced the lead in half and was starting to close in. Could Quartararo steal Jerez victory away from Bagnaia late on? The pair were pushing to the absolute limit, by then a mind-boggling 11 seconds clear of the rest.

They started the final lap with Bagnaia holding an advantage of just half a second. It would require something special from the reigning World Champion on the final lap, but as they came through the fourth and final sector Quartararo was closing and closing, just a quarter of a second away. But Bagnaia stood firm, withstanding the almighty pressure to take a vital victory in Jerez; a first for the Italian since the season-closing race in Valencia last year and a second for the Bologna factory in Andalucia in as many years. Quartararo’s third podium visit of the season saw him stretch out his Championship leader from nothing to eight points, however, with those 20 for second place proving very valuable.

Much like the duel for victory, the scrap for third took its time to come to life but when it did, it was a thriller. There were five laps left when Marquez made an inch-perfect move up the inside of Miller at Turn 5, and Espargaro behind knew he had to respond or risk seeing the Respol Honda clear off into the distance. And the Aprilia rider had an answer on the same lap as he braked hard and late into the final corner, heading through.

Marquez, meanwhile, was wide into the final corner and the front-end of his RC213V folded. But it wasn’t a crash, it was a number 93 classic: in true Marc Marquez style, he picked it up off of his elbow and continued on. Espargaro and Miller both swooped through to demote the eight-time World Champion to fifth though, and from there the Aprilia checked out, quickly pulling half a second out of Miller. But Marquez wasn’t done, risking it all on the final lap to take fourth thanks to a dive up the inside of Miller at Turn 8 in spectacular style.

Ahead of them, though, Espargaro was coming across the line to take a pivotal podium for the Noale factory. Not only does the Spaniard sit second in the standings, the rider eight points adrift of Quartararo, but Aprilia officially lost their MotoGP™ concession status after six long years. Behind Marquez and Miller in fourth and fifth was Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Joan Mir in P6, the 2020 Champion coming into late contention but not quite able to find a move on the those ahead.

Nakagami eventually came across the line in seventh, four seconds clear of Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing) in a slightly muted eighth. The erstwhile Championship leader picked off rookie Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing), but the latter matched his best MotoGP™ result despite that in ninth. The final place inside the top ten went the way of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder.

Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team), Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol), Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) and Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) completed the points.

And so we head for Le Mans with a little chance to recharge, and Quartararo out in front in the Championship. He doesn’t arrive from the top step, however, so can the Frenchman fight back on home turf? We’ll find out in two weeks – join us for the SHARK Grand Prix de France!

MotoGP™ PODIUM

1 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) – Ducati – 41’00.554

2 Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) – Yamaha – +0.285

3 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) – Aprilia – +10.977

Francesco Bagnaia: “It’s a beautiful day. We struggled a lot at the start of the season, during the tests, and we never stopped working. I had the luck to race in Portimao. Even with the pain, I was able to fight to have the same feeling again as last year, and finally this weekend everything went well. I’m so happy. I’m so happy we are back at our potential, or more. Because, last year in this track, we were struggling more compared to Fabio – Fabio was unbeatable – and today, we have done an incredible job. So, I want to say thanks to all the people who have helped me this week with my shoulder problems, and I just want to enjoy today, and give a huge hug to my family at home, to my girlfriend that is at home with my little dog. I’m so happy.”

 

 

Ai Ogura (79) led the Moto2 race at Jerez from start to finish. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Ai Ogura (79) led the Moto2 race at Jerez from start to finish. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Glory for Ogura as he takes maiden Grand Prix win at Jerez

The Japanese rider was the class of the field on Sunday, with Canet proving the toughest to take second place and Arbolino bouncing back for another podium

One day after taking his first Moto2™ pole position, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia’s Ai Ogura became a Grand Prix winner in some style with a brilliant ride at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España. The Japanese rider led all 23 laps around the Circuit de Jerez-Angel Nieto to finally, despite having a multitude of podiums and having fought for the Moto3™ crown, take to the top step. His wasn’t the only performance deserving of high praise. Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) had broken his left radius and a finger on his right hand just a week ago in Portugal, but clenched his teeth to finish second, ahead of Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team).

Ogura got the holeshot from pole, while Canet climbed from fourth on the grid to second place when he went around the outside at the first corner. Fermin Aldeguer (Lightech Speed Up) emerged third, ahead of Arbolino, Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia), and Championship leader Celestino Vietti (Mooney VR46 Racing Team). Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) dropped back a handful of positions after he made contact with Chantra as field poured into the first corner.

Arbolino got past Aldeguer when they arrived at Pedrosa Corner for the first time, and the Spanish teenager soon found himself on something of a slippery dip down the order while Lowes began his fightback from deep in the top 10. Arbolino gained another place when he wrested second position from Canet as they ran through the stadium section on Lap 3, and when Lowes caught up to Chantra, who was still sitting just behind them, it became a five-way fight for the lead.

Even just by starting the race, Canet had showed his incredible determination, and he was not about to roll over in his bid for victory. Just after two unsuccessful attempts to reclaim second from Arbolino, he made a third stick at Turn 9 on Lap 6. Right behind them, Lowes pulled off the same move on Chantra to elevate himself to fourth position.

It wasn’t long, however, until a lead group of five became a lead group of three. Lowes was first to drop out of contention, sliding out on Lap 7 as he ran through Turn 8. One lap later, at the next corner on the race track, Chantra was out when he too folded the front end.

Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) then inherited fourth, having not long overtaken Vietti, and Aldeguer was back up to sixth. Then, on Lap 9, Jake Dixon (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team) tried to pass Aldeguer at the Lorenzo Corner (Turn 13), but became the next out of contention as he slid out and collected the number 54.

Less than one second still covered the top three of Ogura, Canet and Arbolino at the end of Lap 13, which marked 10 to go, but on Lap 17 Canet had a big moment at Pedrosa Corner, allowing Ogura to skip several tenths of a second clear. With that, was the Japanese rider seriously started to pull away from the two rivals who had stuck with him for most of the race so far. Ogura’s margin was over a full second on Lap 18, and 2.7 seconds by the time he started the final lap.

When he took the chequered flag, the 21-year-old not only had his first victory in any Grand Prix class, but he also became the fifth brand-new Moto2™ winner of 2022. Canet finished 2.5s behind but held on through the pain barrier, and Arbolino was just over a second further back as he completed the podium with more consistent pace.

Fernandez finished fourth, and Marcel Schrötter took fifth after an entertaining battle with Vietti, which was settled when the German squeezed through a small gap at the Pedrosa Corner on Lap 18. Seventh went to Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team), ahead of Portugal winner Joe Roberts (Italtrans Racing Team), Albert Arenas (Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team), and Jorge Navarro (Flexbox HP 40).

Alessandro Zaccone (Gresini Racing Moto2™) finished 11th for his best Moto2™ result yet by some margin, ahead of Jeremy Alcoba (Liqui Moly Intact GP) and Stefano Manzi (Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team), the latter the injury replacement for Keminth Kubo. The other two riders to score points were Barry Baltus (RW Racing GP) in 14th and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Italtrans Racing team) in 15th.

Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) finished 20th after an early crash while running in the top 10, and Aldeguer eventually retired after his incident with Dixon.

Another weekend and another new winner in Moto2™… it doesn’t get much more intriguing than that. Meanwhile in the World Championship, Vietti is now on exactly 100 points, but his lead over Ogura has been cut to 19. Can Moto2™’s newest race winner make further inroads next time, will the VR46 rider hit back, or will we get another new face on the top step? Find out at the SHARK Grand Prix de France in two weeks.

Moto2™ PODIUM

1 Ai Ogura (Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) – Kalex – 39’16.357

2 Aron Canet (Flexbox HP 40) – Kalex – +2.509

3 Tony Arbolino (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) – Kalex – +3.669

Ai Ogura: “This time, I am 120% happy! The race was perfect, I started first and finished first, and nobody was in front of me. I knew there were some riders close behind me, but I was quite strong in the end so it was a perfect race. I’m really happy and a big thanks to the team.”

 

 

Izan Guevara (28) leads a group of riders during the Moto3 race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Izan Guevara (28) leads a group of riders during the Moto3 race at Jerez. Photo courtesy Dorna.

 

Poetry in motion: Guevara sweeps to first win of the year in style

The number 28 leads a GASGAS 1-2 on race day, going round the outside of the final corner

Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) took his first win of the season in almost unbelievable style at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, the number 28 pulling off a stunner round the outside of the final corner to just pip teammate and Championship leader Sergio Garcia to the line. Garcia took the traditional route and dived down the inside to secure second, with Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) doing the same on Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM TEch3) to make it three podiums in a row for the COTA winner – and his first visit to the rostrum at Jerez.

Garcia got the launch from the front row, taking the holeshot ahead of Guevara as Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) moved up into third. The two GASGAS riders were off like a shot making a gap though, with Foggia then getting swallowed up in the early stages and Masia and Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) on the chase behind the leading duo.

It soon became a leading quartet, and with nearly 1.8 seconds over the chasing Öncü and Xavier Artigas (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP). But bit by bit they reeled the lead in, and they brought company in the form of Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse), having taken his Long Lap for causing a crash in Warm Up, as well as Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) – the latter despite having started from the back and having served a Long Lap, given for riding slow on the line in FP3.

Rossi faded from the group and then crashed out, rider ok, and Holgado also found himself left behind, but a leading group of six pushed on: Öncü, Masia, Guevara, Garcia, Sasaki and Artigas. Moreira, after exceeding track limits, was dropped out the group by a Long Lap Penalty.

Into the final couple of laps, Öncü led Masia led Garcia, with Guevara in fourth and Sasaki and Artigas holding station. The first move came from Guevara, but by Pedrosa corner it was all change: Masia attacked Öncü, Garcia hit back against Guevara and Artigas passed Sasaki. Öncü took back the lead a couple of apexes later, and everything was going down to that final, classic Jorge Lorenzo corner.

Garcia headed down the inside and dispatched Masia and Öncü, and on any other Sunday that would have been another impressive victory from the Championship leader. But not today, with Guevara swooping round the outside of the entire shuffle to make a little last corner poetry. Right round the outside and first to the flag, it’s a first win of the year in what is fast becoming a GASGAS Aspar calling card in 2022: style.

Masia just nabbed third from Öncü, with Artigas completing the top five another tenth back. Sasaki took sixth, but from the back and after a Long Lap, it was another impressive Sunday from the number 71.

Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) won an all-Japanese duel against Ryusei Yamanaka (MT Helmets – MSI) for P7, with Holgado beating Moreira to ninth. There was a small gap back to Matteo Bertelle (QJMotor Avintia Racing Team) vs Scott Ogden (VisionTrack Racing Team) in P11 and P12, with Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team), Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) and Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) completing the points.

Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) crashed out, and Joel Kelso (CIP Green Power) retired after getting caught up in the Warm Up incident instigated by Rossi, the Australian fit to try but pulling in.

After another poetic final corner from the GASGAS team, it’s time for Garcia to lead the pack to Le Mans… and Guevara now third and a little closer. After a tougher weekend for Foggia it’s now a 21-point deficit at the top, so it’s could be time for the gloves to come off. Tune in for the SHARK Grand Prix de France in two weeks!

Moto3™ PODIUM

1 Izan Guevara (Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team) – GASGAS – 39’19.873

2 Sergio Garcia (Gaviota  GASGAS Aspar Team) – GASGAS – +0.061

3 Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) – KTM – +0.208

Izan Guevara: “I’m really happy, an incredible weekend. I’m really happy for my win, my first win this year, my second in the World Championship. I’m really happy for my race, for my pace. It was an incredible race and an incredible last corner, to overtake two riders. I’m really happy. Thanks to my team for the work this weekend, thanks to my family, to my sponsors, and I’m really happy.”

Moto2: World Championship Race Results From Jerez

Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
Moto2 Race
 Moto2 Points after Race

Moto3: World Championship Race Results From Jerez

Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, in Spain. Photo by Polarity Photo, courtesy KTM.
Moto3 Race
 Moto3 Points after Race

Where To Ride In May: Track Days, Schools, And Races

VIRginia International Raceway. Photo courtesy of VIR.
VIRginia International Raceway. Photo courtesy of VIR.

The following track days, riding schools, and racing events are scheduled by organizations based in the United States and Canada during May 2022.

Motorcycle track days, riding schools, and races are posted under the Event Calendar tab on the home page of this website, or you can access the Event Calendar for May 2022 directly by clicking HERE.

Once on the Event Calendar page, you can search for the event you are looking for by its date.

When you click on the event you want to attend you will find a link to the website and/or email address of the host organization, a link to the website of the host venue, the physical address of the host venue, a Google map to the host venue, and buttons to add the event and its information to your calendar application.

To have your motorcycle racing or riding event added to the Event Calendar on this website and published in the print edition of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology magazine, submit your calendar and contact information via the contact page on this website or by clicking HERE.

Calendar listings are updated often.

5/1                   Florida Trackdays, Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL

5/1                   John Long’s Longevity Racing School, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

5/1                   N2 Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Lightning), Millville, NJ

5/1                   XCEL Trackdays Track Days, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ

5/1                   ZARS Advanced Riding School, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

5/1-2               Optimum Performance Rider Training Track Days, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/2                   N2 Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/2                   TrackDaz Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/2-3               California Superbike School, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/3                   Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club School & Track Days (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/4                   Motovid.com All Levels Motorcycle Track Days, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, S. Beloit, IL

5/4                   Pineview Run Two Wheel Wednesday Track Days, Pineview Run Auto & Country Club, LaFayette, NY

5/4                   Road America Motorplex Open Track Days, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

5/4                   Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club Track Days (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/4-5               California Superbike School, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/4-5               Yamaha Champions Riding School, Inde Motorsports Ranch, Willcox, AZ

5/5-7               The Riders Club Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/6                   Apex Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/6                   Optimum Performance Rider Training Track Days, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/6                   Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Private Training Day)

5/6                   Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Grattan Raceway, Belding, MI

5/6                   Tactical Motorcycle Dynamics Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/6-7               Super Sonic Road Race School & Track Days (Minis) (Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/6-8               OMRRA Series, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/6-8               WMRRA Series, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/6-9               Jennings GP Track Days & Novice Schools, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL

5/7                   MRA Superstreet School/Racing Days, High Plains Raceway (Full), Deer Trail, CO

5/7                   Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Learn To Ride Off Road)

5/7                   SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/7                   UtahSBA Series, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/7-8               Apex Assassins Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/7-8               Carters@theTrack Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (West), Willows, CA

5/7-8               Evolve GT School and Track Days, Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, PA

5/7-8               Fasttrax Motorcycle Performance Track Days, Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, OH

5/7-8               MRA Series and North America Talent Cup, High Plains Raceway, Deer Trail, CO

5/7-8               Performance Riding Experience (PRE) Track Days, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC

5/7-8               Racers Edge Private Coaching Days, Spring Mount Motorsports Resort, Pahrump, CA

5/7-8               Roger Lyle’s Motorcycle Xcitement Track Days and Road Racing School, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/7-8               Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL

5/7-8               Tony’s Track Days, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, Thompson, CT

5/7-8               TrackXperience Track Days, Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort, Pahrump, NV

5/8                   Her Track Day Track Days, Willow Springs International Raceway (Horsethief Mile), Rosamond, CA

5/8                   MiniSBK Canadian Mini Superbike Series (Minis)(Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/8                   MotoCorsa Track Days, Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR

5/8                   St-John 27 Racing All Level Track Day, Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, KS

5/9                   2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/9                   2 Wheels Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (3-mile), Willows, CA

5/9                   3:16 Trackdays/America Superbike Camp, Harris Hill Raceway, San Marcos, TX

5/9                   Fishtail Riding School, Palmer Motorsports Park, Palmer, MA

5/9                   Fun Track Dayz, Thunderhill Raceway Park (3-mile), Willows, CA

5/9                   JP43 Training School, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/9                   Let’s Ride Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/9                   Team Pro-Motion Track Days & Schools, Pocono Raceway (South), Long Pond, PA

5/9-10             California Superbike School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/9-10             Cornerspeed School and Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/11-12           California Superbike School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/13                 California Superbike School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/13                 Learning Curves Racing/Riding School, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, S. Beloit, IL

5/13                 Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Private Training Day)

5/13                 Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Grattan Raceway, Belding, MI

5/13                 Super Sonic Road Race School & Track Days (Minis)(Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/13-14           American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), Harrington, DE

5/13-15           CCS Mid-West Roadracing Championship Series, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, South Beloit, IL

5/13-15           Pan American Superbike Series, Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC

5/13-15           Sandia Motorcycle Roadracing Inc. (SMRI) Schools And Track Days, Sandia Motorsports Park, Albuquerque, NM

5/14                 AMA Sanctioned ASRA Team Challenge Series Presented by Michelin Tire, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, South Beloit, IL

5/14                 ARL High Performance Riding Academy (Schools Canada), Atlantic Motorsport Park, Mill Village, NS

5/14                 Central Illinois Mini Moto Series (Minis), Mid State Kart Club, Mechanicsburg, IL

5/14                 Moto Minnesota Track Days, Minnesota Highway Safety Research Center, St. Cloud, MN

5/14                 Motorheads Track Attacks Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/14                 Sandy Hook Mini Moto Road Race Series (Minis), Sandy Hook Speedway, Street, MD

5/14                 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/14                 Southeast Mini Moto Series (Minis), Lamar County Speedway, Barnesville, GA

5/14                 Streetmasters Motorcycle Workshops (Schools), Willow Springs International Raceway (Horsethief Mile), Rosamond, CA

5/14                 TrackAddix/Ducati Omaha Racing Series, Motorsports Park Hastings, Hastings, NE

5/14-15           ASMA Series, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park (East), Chandler, AZ

5/14-15           Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC

5/14-15           Evolve GT School and Track Days, NCBIKE, Garysburg, NC

5/14-15           JP43 Training School, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/14-15           MiniSBK Canadian Mini Superbike Series (Minis)(Canada), Lombardy Raceway, Lombardy, ON

5/14-15           N2 Track Days, Pittsburgh International Race Complex, Wampum, PA

5/14-15           NJMiniGP Series (Minis), New Jersey Motorsports Park (Avenger), Millville, NJ

5/14-15           Ohio Mini Roadrace League (Minis), G&J Kartway, Camden, OH

5/14-15           Pacific Track Time Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (East), Willows, CA

5/14-15           Racers Edge Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/14-15           Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Kids Ride & Wrench Camp)

5/14-15           SoCal Track Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/14-15           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA

5/14-15           TrackAddix/Ducati Omaha Track Days, Motorsports Park Hastings, Hastings, NE

5/14-15           WERA Sportsman Series North Central Region, Grattan Raceway Park, Belding, MI

5/14-15           Z² Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (West), Willows, CA

5/15                 ASM Motosport Advanced Riding Course And Trackdays (Canada), Sanair Super Speedway, St-Pie, QC

5/15                 CLASS Motorcycle School with 3x AMA Superbike Champion Reg Pridmore, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA

5/15                 DRRO Track Days And Road Race School, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ

5/15                 SMRI Series, Sandia Motorsports Park, Albuquerque, NM

5/15                 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA

5/15                 ZARS Advanced Riding School, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

5/15-16           American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), Harrington, DE

5/15-16           USCRA Road Racing Series (Vintage), New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

5/16                 CLASS Motorcycle School with 3x AMA Superbike Champion Reg Pridmore (Motor Officer Advanced Training), Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA

5/16                 Evolve GT School and Track Days, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/16                 Fun Track Dayz, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA

5/16                 Motovid.com All Levels Motorcycle Performance Riding Clinics, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, S. Beloit, IL

5/16                 N2 Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway (South), Alton, VA

5/16                 Optimum Performance Rider Training Track Days, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/16                 Performance Riding Experience (PRE) Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway (North), Alton, VA

5/16-18           Yamaha Champions Riding School, New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ

5/17-18           American Supercamp (Dirt Track School), Harrington, DE

5/18                 Pineview Run Two Wheel Wednesday Track Days, Pineview Run Auto & Country Club, LaFayette, NY

5/18                 Road America Motorplex Open Track Days, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

5/19                 2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction, Pacific Raceways, Kent, WA

5/20                 Penguin Riding School, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

5/20                 Z² Track Days, Thunderhill Raceway Park (East), Willows, CA

5/20                 ZARS Advanced Riding School, Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN

5/20-21           Edmonton Motorcycle Roadracing Association (EMRA) Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/20-21           The Riders Club Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/20-22           Cornerspin School: Roadracing In The Dirt (Dirt Track School), Cornerspin Facility, Spencer, NC

5/20-22           EMRA Series (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/20-22            MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series, VIRginia International Raceway, Alton, VA

5/21                 Legion Moto Trackdays, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, CO

5/21                 South Florida MiniGP Rider Development Days (Minis), Herrin Compound, Dublin GA

5/21-22            AFM Series, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA

5/21-22           Alaska Motorcycle Road Racing Series & Motorcycle Track Days, Tanacross Race Course, Tok, AK

5/21-22           Evolve GT School and Track Days, Pineview Run Auto & Country Club, LaFayette, NY

5/21-22           Evolve GT School and Track Days, Polecat Training Center, Fayetteville, TN

5/21-22           Fishtail Riding School, Canaan Motor Club, Canaan, NH

5/21-22           HART Rider Training/Motorcycle Lapping Days, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK

5/21-22           NEMRR Series, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

5/21-22           Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/21-22           Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (Fun Camp)

5/21-22           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Grattan Raceway, Belding, MI

5/21-22           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN

5/21-22           South Florida MiniGP Series (Minis), Herrin Compound, Dublin GA

5/21-23           Jennings GP Track Days & Novice Schools, Jennings GP, Jennings, FL

5/21-22           Midwest Track Day, Putnam Park Road Course, Mt. Meridian, IN

5/21-22           Track Day Winner Track Days, NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY

5/22                 Florida Trackdays, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

5/22                 John Long’s Longevity Racing School, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

5/22                 Motorheads Track Attacks Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/22                 Superbike-Coach Corp. (Schools), Little 99 Raceway, Stockton, CA

5/22                 XCEL Trackdays Track Days, Arizona Motorsports Park, Litchfield Park, AZ

5/22-23           SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/23                 Aprilia Racers Days Track Day/Demo Program, VIRginia International Raceway (South), Alton, VA

5/23                 Evolve GT School and Track Days, VIRginia International Raceway (North), Alton, VA

5/23                 Motogladiator Series, VIRginia International Raceway (North), Alton, VA

5/23                 N2 Track Days, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/23                 Pacific Track Time Track Days, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA

5/23                 Team Pro-Motion Track Days & Schools, Pocono Raceway (South), Long Pond, PA

5/23                 The Mid-Ohio School’s Performance Track Riding School, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH

5/23-24           California Superbike School, NCM Motorsports Park, Bowling Green, KY

5/23-24           Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/23-24           Yamaha Champions Riding School, Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, CA

5/25-26           Rich Oliver’s Mystery School (Dirt Track School), Prather, CA (POST Motorcycle Officer Update Course)

5/27                 Apex Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (West), Grantsville, UT

5/27                 ARL Track Days (Canada), Atlantic Motorsport Park, Mill Village, NS

5/27                 MARRC Racing School and Track Days, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/27                 Tactical Motorcycle Dynamics Track Days, Utah Motorsports Campus (West), Grantsville, UT

5/27                 The Riders Club Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt), Millville, NJ

5/27                 Westwood Motorcycle Racing Club School & Track Days (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/27                 Z² Track Days, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA

5/27-29           AHRMA American Historic Racing Series (Vintage), Classic MotoFest in the Heartland, Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, KS

5/27-29           CMRA Series, Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK

5/27-29           (Pirelli) WERA National Challenge Co-Sanctioned by AMA and WERA Sportsman Series Atlantic Coastal/Mid-Central/Southeast Regions, WERA Cycle Jam, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA

5/27-29           SOAR Series (Canada), Grand Bend Motorplex (Technical), Grand Bend, ON

5/27-29           VRRA Series (Vintage Canada), Shannonville Motorsport Park, Shannonville, ON

5/27-30           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Autobahn Country Club, Joliet, IL

5/28                 Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/28                 Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) (Dirt Track), Red Mile I, The Red Mile, Lexington, KY

5/28                 SoCal Supermoto School, Adams Motorsport Park, Riverside, CA

5/28                 UtahSBA Series, Utah Motorsports Campus (East), Grantsville, UT

5/28-29           ARL Series (Canada), Atlantic Motorsport Park, Mill Village, NS

5/28-29           Fastrack Riders Academy & Apex Club Track Days & School, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

5/28-29           Motorheads Track Attacks Track Days (Canada), Stratotech Park Int’l Raceway, Ft. Saskatchewan, AB

5/28-29           Ohio Mini Roadrace League (Minis), G&J Kartway, Camden, OH

5/28-29           Racers Edge Private Coaching Days, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA

5/28-29           RideSmart Motorcycle School, Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX

5/28-29           Roger Lyle’s Motorcycle Xcitement Track Days and Road Racing School, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/28-29           Ruts to Racelines Track Days, NCBIKE, Garysburg, NC

5/28-29           WMRC Series (Canada), Mission Raceway Park, Mission, BC

5/28-29           Yamaha Champions Riding School, High Plains Raceway, Deer Trail, CO

5/28-30           AMA Sanctioned ASRA Championship Series Presented by Pirelli Tire and CCS Atlantic/Mid-Atlantic Roadracing Championship Series, Summit Point Motorsports Park (Main), Summit Point, WV

5/28-30           Sportbike Track Time Track Days, Talladega Gran Prix Raceway, Munford, AL

5/28-30           Tony’s Track Days, Palmer Motorsports Park, Palmer, MA

5/28-30           Track Time Track Days With Ken Hill, Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, WA

5/29                 Pro 6 GP Series (Canada), Calabogie Motorsports Park, Calabogie, ON

5/29                 Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) (Dirt Track), Red Mile II, The Red Mile, Lexington, KY

5/29-30           JP43 Training School, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/29-30           Let’s Ride Track Days, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA

5/29-30           N2 Track Days, New Jersey Motorsports Park (Lightning), Millville, NJ

5/30                 Pro 6 Cycle Inc. Track Days (Canada), Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, ON

5/30-31           ZARS Advanced Riding Schools & Track Days, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI

5/31-6/1          California Superbike School, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL

British Superbike: Ray Quickest In Practice At Oulton Park

Bradley Ray (28) in action at Oulton Park. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Bradley Ray (28) in action at Oulton Park. Photo courtesy MSVR.

Editorial Note: Americans Julian Correa and Eli Banish were 10th and 27th, respectively, in British Talent Cup combined practice times Saturday at Oulton Park.

 

 

Ray leads the way to top SUPERPICKS Free Practice with fastest ever lap of Oulton Park

Bradley Ray heads into tomorrow’s opening race at the second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park as the rider to beat after topping the SUPERPICKS Free Practice times with the fastest ever lap of the Cheshire circuit.

The Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha rider’s lap from the morning session was not beaten in the afternoon as conditions changed, with his time of 1m:33.736s, 0.22s under the previous best lap set by Jake Dixon during qualifying in 2018.

Lee Jackson set the second fastest time with his best lap posted in the early stages of the second session. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider also dipped under the lap record to move ahead of Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW who completed the top three.

Tommy Bridewell, a winner at the circuit last season, was fourth fastest for the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team, narrowly ahead of Jason O’Halloran on the McAMS Yamaha. His teammate and reigning champion Tarran Mackenzie remains sidelined through injury, he underwent an assessment with the BSB Chief Medical Officer Dr Heike Romer this morning and was declared unfit to participate this weekend.

Rory Skinner was sixth fastest on the second FS-3 Racing Kawasaki, the Scot holding a 0.002s advantage over championship leader Glenn Irwin at the end of the opening day’s action at Oulton Park.

Christian Iddon led the Buildbase Suzuki charge in eighth place, just ahead of 2018 champion Leon Haslam on the VisionTrack Kawasaki.

Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW), Ryan Vickers (FHO Racing BMW with Attis Sports) and Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) completed the SUPERPICKS 12, who will progress directly into tomorrow’s Q2 stage of Qualifying ahead of the opening race of the weekend.

Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, SUPERPICKS 12 Free Practice result:

  1. Bradley Ray (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) 1m:22.736s
  2. Lee Jackson (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.169s
  3. Peter Hickman (FHO Racing) +0.592s
  4. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +0.616s
  5. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.666s
  6. Rory Skinner (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.794s
  7. Glenn Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +0.796s
  8. Christian Iddon (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.977s
  9. Leon Haslam (VisionTrack Kawasaki) +1.179s
  10. Danny Buchan (SYNETIQ BMW) +1.231s
  11. Ryan Vickers (FHO Racing BMW with Attis Sports) +1.249s
  12. Kyle Ryde (Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha) +1.320s

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

Bradley Ray – Rich Energy OMG Racing Yamaha

“It has been a good day to be fair! I was quite surprised with the fastest lap to be honest. Obviously, we did the fastest lap in testing last week, but we didn’t really expect to be straight out on the money breaking the lap record in FP1, but I felt really good.

“We tried a few things in FP2 with the bike, but we didn’t really do any sort of time attack or anything like that as the weather was a bit iffy, but all in all I am very happy.

“I think we’ve got a good base for the bike now and we can work with that going into tomorrow’s free practice, qualifying and race.”

 

 

Paasch Added To Triumph HQ Avenue Of Legends

Brandon Paasch (left) with Triumph Chief Product Officer Steve Sargent (right) at Triumph headquarters in England. Photo courtesy Triumph.
Brandon Paasch (left) with Triumph Chief Product Officer Steve Sargent (right) at Triumph headquarters in England. Photo courtesy Triumph.

Brandon Paasch officially becomes part of Triumph’s Avenue of Legends

Brandon Paasch was honored with a commemorative plaque on Triumph’s Avenue of Legends at its global HQ and Factory Visitor Experience, Hinckley, UK, to celebrate his fantastic Daytona 200 win

On 12th March 2022 Brandon Paasch made Triumph history by taking an outstanding win at the Daytona 200 on board the Street Triple 765 RS for the TOBC Triumph racing team. The incredible race culminated in a thrilling victory as he drafted the competition out of the very last corner to win by just .007 seconds.

This victory represented the first Daytona 200 win for the Street Triple 765, and once again proved the performance and reliability credentials of Triumph’s class leading sports performance middleweight, which combined with Brandon’s outstanding skills, contributed to writing another chapter of Triumph’s iconic Daytona racing history.

This milestone is now immortalized on Triumph’s Avenue of Legends, which can be walked by every visitor to the Triumph Factory Visitor Experience.

Brandon Paasch – 2022 Daytona 200 Winner: “I am super pumped to have won the Daytona 200 for a second time, back-to-back. It’s very special for me as it’s a very short list of legendary riders who have accomplished that. Now I am aiming to become the only rider to do it three times in a row. I am very thankful to Triumph for accepting me into their Avenue of Legends. I can’t thank them enough for everything they have done for me these past two years, and I hope to have a long lasting relationship with the Triumph brand.”

Steve Sargent – Triumph Chief Product Officer: “The Avenue of Legends is a mark of respect to those inspirational people who have pushed the boundaries to help make Triumph the brand it is today, and we are delighted to welcome Brandon Paasch to that exclusive group. With his sensational win at the Daytona 200, the race after which the Triumph Daytona can trace its roots back to 1966, sealing a last corner victory by just 0.007 seconds truly earns him the Legend title”

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