Veloce Racing Aprilia’s Kaleb De Keyrel lowered his own day-old lap record from 1:29.398 to 1:29.088 during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Q2 at Barber Motorsports Park and earned pole position for the season’s final race.
Young close to unofficial lap record in dry Bridgestone day two test at Grand Bend
Grand Bend, ON – It may not be official, but Ben Young already smashed all expectations for the new Bridgestone national tires on Friday, approaching an unofficial lap record in a private test at the Grand Bend Motorplex, using the typical National 11-turn “Technical” layout.
After the official Bridgestone CSBK test was hampered by rain on Thursday, Young and fellow Pro national champion Trevor Dion stayed behind to get in limited extra laps in the dry conditions on Friday, working directly with the Bridgestone staff that stayed the night on Ontario’s west coast.
The extra time proved to be well worth it, as Young overcame less-than-ideal conditions to set a blazing time just less than a quarter-second off the official lap record that Dion established in to begin the 2022 season.
The Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider and reigning Canada Cup champion was ecstatic with his first dry runnings aboard the Battlax V02 tires, as he blitzed his own personal best around the Grand Bend circuit despite windy conditions and low temperatures to begin the Canadian fall.
“Everyone is very happy. It’s still only 12°C and really windy, so not ideal conditions, and yet those times were still doable. There’s still quite a bit more pace left in the bike,” Young said. “The front tire especially was awesome, right from the start it was phenomenal. Everyone is happy with the data and really stoked about the times.”
Young managed to put in roughly 40 laps on the day, adjusting his setup in the process as he adapts to the just-announced Bridgestone era of CSBK, though his pace was already better than many expected as he prepares for a full Winter Test in the U.S. next spring.
As for Dion, the reigning Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike champion took a bit more time to get going aboard his LDS Consultants BMW, but managed to find solid pace near the end of the day after making some setup changes.
Dion ultimately wound up near his official race-pace from round one this season, as it continued to be an exceptional day for the Bridgestone representatives who arrived from Japan and the U.S. for the initial Bridgestone CSBK test on Thursday.
The duo unfortunately was not joined by Sam Guerin who couldn’t stay for the unofficial second day of running, though Guerin made clear on Thursday how impressed he was with the support of Bridgestone and his initial impressions of the new tire.
All three riders are expected to head south in 2023 for the planned Pro and Amateur invitational Bridgestone CSBK Winter Test, with details to be confirmed, which will provide a number of riders with the opportunity to test the Bridgestone Battlax tires that will be on-track next season.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC rider Josh Herrin lowered his own day-old lap record of 1:26.443 to 1:26.361 and claimed pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park.
Hayden Gillim, riding his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Yuasa Stock 1000 qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park. Not only was Gillim’s best lap time (1:24.183) quickest, it eclipsed Corey Alexander’s day-old lap record of 1:24.712.
Editorial Note: Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Jake Gagne did a 1:22.035 during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Q2 Saturday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, breaking his teammate Cameron Petersen’s day-old lap record of 1:22.323 and earning pole position.
Aegerter claims hard-fought Race 1 win, Baldassarri battles to second
The Reigning WorldSSP Champion claimed his 11th win of the season to extend his lead in the standings
Dominique Aegerter (77) won his 11th race of the season Saturday at Catalunya. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Race 1 highlights – WorldSSP
* The race was red flagged just as Lap 2 of the original race started to allow recovery of Peter Sebestyen’s (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) bike after he crashed at Turn 1 on the opening lap. The red flag was deployed as marshals needed time to clear the bike and fluids. The restarted race was reduced to a distance of 12 laps.
P1 – Dominique Aegerter (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team)
Aegerter claimed his 11th win of 2022, winning by more than four seconds. He is now one win short of Locatelli’s record from 2020.
It’s also the 11th hat-trick with pole position, win and the fastest lap.
He extended his Championship lead to 24 points over Baldassarri.
“Fantastic day. We are very fast. Yesterday we were already one second faster than second place. This morning I made a 1’43s around here in Barcelona, a new lap record. The race started well. Then we had a red flag, and the race was shortened to 12 laps. The second start, I was struggling a bit in the first two laps and then I could make my pace going in front, take a lead with 2 or 3 seconds. The 12 laps were quite fast in the end. We were really lucky with the weather on Friday and Saturday. We will see tomorrow; it looks again a little bit strange. It’s nice to finish the race in first position. Our goal was again to finish in front of Baldassarri, we take again five points more. It’s very important.”
P2 – Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team)
Baldassarri took second place in Race 1 making a pass at Turn 1 on Lap 12, claiming his 13th podium of the season.
“I have to be happy today. It was a bit bitter because when Domi escaped, I wasn’t there because I made a mistake in Turn 1. Everyone was braking very hard and when I arrived, the bike was not stop turning. I went wide. I’m happy because I could manage the race very well after this morning’s crash. I was struggling with breathing because the crash was very strong on my back, so thankful all is okay. It was fun. At that moment we were fighting, Domi was escaping. When I saw that, if Domi escapes, I can’t go to catch him because he is faster and catching him means two much risk. I wanted to manage the tyre to win my battle for second position.”
P3 – Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)
Oncu finished in third place, claiming his first podium since Assen 2022.
He now stands in fourth place in the Championship standings and is 17 points behind Bulega.
“Incredible Saturday! I feel really happy! Thanks to my team and those who support me! It’s the first time we found the confidence back, so it makes me very happy. It was a very difficult time and I’m very happy to find myself back. I want to continue like that. I tried to follow Aegerter, but it was impossible today. I saw Baldassarri was 0.4s in front and I said that if I can hold the gap, then I can fight. I let Caricasulo and Baldassarri pass me and I tried to pass them back, but it was difficult because the Ducati in very strong in the straight. I took Baldassarri’s slipstream when he passed Caricasulo. In the last lap, I braked hard and I passed Caricasulo. I tried to also pass Baldassarri, but it was not possible. This is the result for today, we started second and lost one position. At least it’s a podium and it’s many points.”
Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) was fighting at the front in the early stages of the race but dropped down the order to finish in fourth. Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) claimed a joint career-best fifth place in Race 1 finishing just 0.840s behind Caricasulo and 0.425s ahead of teammate Niki Tuuli in sixth. With MV Agusta in fifth and sixth, four of the five manufacturers in 2022 were represented in the top five.
On Lap 5, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) crashed at Turn 8 and, despite his best efforts to save it, retired from the race.
WorldSSP resumes on Sunday from 9:25 (Local Time) followed by Race 2 at 12:45.
Veloce Racing Aprilia’s Kaleb De Keyrel lowered his own day-old lap record from 1:29.398 to 1:29.088 during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Q2 at Barber Motorsports Park and earned pole position for the season’s final race.
Canadian Superbike Champion Ben Young (on motorcycle) and Canadian Sport Bike Champion Trevor Dion (standing) during a Bridgestone tire test at Grand Bend Motorplex, in Ontario. Photo by Ross Millson, courtesy CSBK/PMP.
Young close to unofficial lap record in dry Bridgestone day two test at Grand Bend
Grand Bend, ON – It may not be official, but Ben Young already smashed all expectations for the new Bridgestone national tires on Friday, approaching an unofficial lap record in a private test at the Grand Bend Motorplex, using the typical National 11-turn “Technical” layout.
After the official Bridgestone CSBK test was hampered by rain on Thursday, Young and fellow Pro national champion Trevor Dion stayed behind to get in limited extra laps in the dry conditions on Friday, working directly with the Bridgestone staff that stayed the night on Ontario’s west coast.
The extra time proved to be well worth it, as Young overcame less-than-ideal conditions to set a blazing time just less than a quarter-second off the official lap record that Dion established in to begin the 2022 season.
The Van Dolder’s Home Team BMW rider and reigning Canada Cup champion was ecstatic with his first dry runnings aboard the Battlax V02 tires, as he blitzed his own personal best around the Grand Bend circuit despite windy conditions and low temperatures to begin the Canadian fall.
“Everyone is very happy. It’s still only 12°C and really windy, so not ideal conditions, and yet those times were still doable. There’s still quite a bit more pace left in the bike,” Young said. “The front tire especially was awesome, right from the start it was phenomenal. Everyone is happy with the data and really stoked about the times.”
Young managed to put in roughly 40 laps on the day, adjusting his setup in the process as he adapts to the just-announced Bridgestone era of CSBK, though his pace was already better than many expected as he prepares for a full Winter Test in the U.S. next spring.
As for Dion, the reigning Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike champion took a bit more time to get going aboard his LDS Consultants BMW, but managed to find solid pace near the end of the day after making some setup changes.
Dion ultimately wound up near his official race-pace from round one this season, as it continued to be an exceptional day for the Bridgestone representatives who arrived from Japan and the U.S. for the initial Bridgestone CSBK test on Thursday.
The duo unfortunately was not joined by Sam Guerin who couldn’t stay for the unofficial second day of running, though Guerin made clear on Thursday how impressed he was with the support of Bridgestone and his initial impressions of the new tire.
All three riders are expected to head south in 2023 for the planned Pro and Amateur invitational Bridgestone CSBK Winter Test, with details to be confirmed, which will provide a number of riders with the opportunity to test the Bridgestone Battlax tires that will be on-track next season.
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC rider Josh Herrin lowered his own day-old lap record of 1:26.443 to 1:26.361 and claimed pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park.
Hayden Gillim (69). Photo by Rick Hentz/Ricks Pics.
Hayden Gillim, riding his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Yuasa Stock 1000 qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park. Not only was Gillim’s best lap time (1:24.183) quickest, it eclipsed Corey Alexander’s day-old lap record of 1:24.712.
Editorial Note: Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Jake Gagne did a 1:22.035 during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Q2 Saturday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, breaking his teammate Cameron Petersen’s day-old lap record of 1:22.323 and earning pole position.
Aegerter claims hard-fought Race 1 win, Baldassarri battles to second
The Reigning WorldSSP Champion claimed his 11th win of the season to extend his lead in the standings
Dominique Aegerter (77) won his 11th race of the season Saturday at Catalunya. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Race 1 highlights – WorldSSP
* The race was red flagged just as Lap 2 of the original race started to allow recovery of Peter Sebestyen’s (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) bike after he crashed at Turn 1 on the opening lap. The red flag was deployed as marshals needed time to clear the bike and fluids. The restarted race was reduced to a distance of 12 laps.
P1 – Dominique Aegerter (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team)
Aegerter claimed his 11th win of 2022, winning by more than four seconds. He is now one win short of Locatelli’s record from 2020.
It’s also the 11th hat-trick with pole position, win and the fastest lap.
He extended his Championship lead to 24 points over Baldassarri.
“Fantastic day. We are very fast. Yesterday we were already one second faster than second place. This morning I made a 1’43s around here in Barcelona, a new lap record. The race started well. Then we had a red flag, and the race was shortened to 12 laps. The second start, I was struggling a bit in the first two laps and then I could make my pace going in front, take a lead with 2 or 3 seconds. The 12 laps were quite fast in the end. We were really lucky with the weather on Friday and Saturday. We will see tomorrow; it looks again a little bit strange. It’s nice to finish the race in first position. Our goal was again to finish in front of Baldassarri, we take again five points more. It’s very important.”
P2 – Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team)
Baldassarri took second place in Race 1 making a pass at Turn 1 on Lap 12, claiming his 13th podium of the season.
“I have to be happy today. It was a bit bitter because when Domi escaped, I wasn’t there because I made a mistake in Turn 1. Everyone was braking very hard and when I arrived, the bike was not stop turning. I went wide. I’m happy because I could manage the race very well after this morning’s crash. I was struggling with breathing because the crash was very strong on my back, so thankful all is okay. It was fun. At that moment we were fighting, Domi was escaping. When I saw that, if Domi escapes, I can’t go to catch him because he is faster and catching him means two much risk. I wanted to manage the tyre to win my battle for second position.”
P3 – Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)
Oncu finished in third place, claiming his first podium since Assen 2022.
He now stands in fourth place in the Championship standings and is 17 points behind Bulega.
“Incredible Saturday! I feel really happy! Thanks to my team and those who support me! It’s the first time we found the confidence back, so it makes me very happy. It was a very difficult time and I’m very happy to find myself back. I want to continue like that. I tried to follow Aegerter, but it was impossible today. I saw Baldassarri was 0.4s in front and I said that if I can hold the gap, then I can fight. I let Caricasulo and Baldassarri pass me and I tried to pass them back, but it was difficult because the Ducati in very strong in the straight. I took Baldassarri’s slipstream when he passed Caricasulo. In the last lap, I braked hard and I passed Caricasulo. I tried to also pass Baldassarri, but it was not possible. This is the result for today, we started second and lost one position. At least it’s a podium and it’s many points.”
Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) was fighting at the front in the early stages of the race but dropped down the order to finish in fourth. Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) claimed a joint career-best fifth place in Race 1 finishing just 0.840s behind Caricasulo and 0.425s ahead of teammate Niki Tuuli in sixth. With MV Agusta in fifth and sixth, four of the five manufacturers in 2022 were represented in the top five.
On Lap 5, Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) crashed at Turn 8 and, despite his best efforts to save it, retired from the race.
WorldSSP resumes on Sunday from 9:25 (Local Time) followed by Race 2 at 12:45.
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