For more updates about Westby Racing, including news, photos, and videos, visithttp://www.WestbyRacing.com. Escalante will once again race the MotoAmerica Superbike class for Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki on board a Suzuki GSX-R1000R. Then you need to know more about MotoAmerica, the organization that makes it happen week after week. Now, KTM is turning its attention to the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship and the MotoAmerica Junior Cup with a new homologation special, the 2018 KTM RC 390 R. Photo by CaliPhotography.com. I had a really good feeling with my bike. Any motorcycle that fits within Europes A2 tiered licensing system, and that means any motorcycle that produces 46.9 horsepower (35 kw) or less in stock form. I think were putting in the work that we have to be, Jacobsen said. Landers Racings Rocco Landers, the only person mathematically still alive in the championship posted the third quickest time in Qualifying 1. Thats not bad money for a teenage racer! History was made in Supersport race two at New Jersey Motorsports Park when Squid Hunter Yamaha rider Josh Hayes won the race and tied AMA Hall of Famer Miguel Duhamel at 86 victories for the most all-time road racing wins in AMA history. Four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was back onboard his personal Squid Hunter Yamaha YZF-R6 at NJMP after spending a few races as a fill-in rider for Kevin Olmedo on the N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto R6. Jacobsens flyer left the two championship protagonists, Gagne and Petrucci, scratching their heads and hoping to restore order in tomorrow mornings Q2 session. Riders who rise to the top of MotoAmericas ranks dont just get bragging rights. After three races, Rodio leads Davis by 14 points in the championship, 65-51. The day concluded with the REVIT! Altus Motorsports Kayla Yaakov finished the day in fourth. It dumped down rain this morning, Lewis said. Jack tenaciously held onto his top-five position and maintained it all the way to the checkered flag. Here, racer Chase Lyons (13) tries out his new YZF-R3 on track. This after ripping off four wins in a row early in the season. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Fors was fighting electrical issues that have carried over from the issue that put him out of the Daytona 200 early. }); It is our hope that opening up the class to other manufacturers should bring a broader base of participants into MotoAmerica and create more opportunities for riders, manufacturers and teams, MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey said in announcing the Junior Cup. And when the smoke cleared after 15 intense laps it was defending two-time Superbike Champion Jake Gagne crossing the finish line first on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, just half a second ahead of yesterdays winner Cameron Beaubier on the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR. Train. I thought David Kohlstaedt was going to lead the race. With five minutes left in Q1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Friday, normalcy returned to the timing sheet in the MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike class with the top two in the championship Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racings Jake Gagne and Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYCs Danilo Petrucci moving up to first and second, respectively. Midway through the race, the thing was sliding around and moving around quite a bit, which is nice for me, growing up flat tracking, and I still ride in the woods a lot. Both machines have high-tensile steel-tube frames and are powered by liquid-cooled, Parallel Twin engines with double overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, but the engine displacements are obviously different, 296cc for the Ninja 300 and 399cc for the Ninja 400. Altus Motorsports' Kayla Yaakov, age 14, made some great moves under braking on the last lap and crossed the finish line first, apparently. It was Beaubiers first MotoAmerica race since his championship-winning 2020 season and his two years of competing in the Moto2 World Championship. Herrin recovered but couldnt get his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati stopped for the chicane and his off-track excursion allowed Westby Racings Mathew Scholtz to pass him, putting Scholtz third and Herrin fourth at the finish line. That weight limit has gone up from 330 pounds (150 kg) in 2017, when the Honda CBR500R won two races and finished fourth in the Supersport 300 World Championship. The South Africans difficult weekend ended early when his Yamaha YZF-R1 caught fire just a few laps into the race. Washington-based rider Jennifer Chancellor completed the podium in third. MOTOcoach Set To Begin Second Year Of MotoAmerica Sponsorship Paul Carruthers April 5, 2023 Beating Around The Bush Sean Bice April 5, 2023 Gus Rodio 45 Aprilia Jackson Blackmon 36 Yamaha Hayden Schultz 27 Yamaha Blake Davis 26 Yamaha Stefano Mesa 25 Yamaha Joseph LiMandri Jr 19 Yamaha Doyle began his MotoAmerica road racing career in 2017 and was a top competitor in the Junior Cup Championship. Highly modified is the operative descriptor. All rights reserved. . Scholtz and the Westby Racing crew worked hard over the course of the weekend and the South African said theyd made huge progress over the course of the three days. There are still many question marks on the eve of the opening round of the 2023 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta but defending champion Jake Gagne showed that hes not one of them. In 2015-2016-2017, MotoAmerica ran a one-make/one-model entry-level class, making it possible for riders as young as 14 to race regularly on the largest stage in American motorcycle road racing and do it at a relatively low cost. The all-new Ninja 400 engine is about the same physical size and weight of the Ninja 300 engine, but makes 36% more horsepower (45 vs. 33 at the rear wheel) and 47% more torque (25 vs. 17 lbs.-ft.)! After a timed practice session, the real action begins with qualifying. Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); The 2022 Yuasa Stock 1000 Championship was also decided on Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park with Corey Alexander clinching the title on the strength his fifth-place finish aboard his Tytlers Cycle RideHVMC BMW. googletag.enableServices(); Conditions were tough out there. Struggled for the whole practice. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzukis Jake Lewis was sixth with fellow Kentuckian Hayden Gillim seventh on the Disrupt Racing Suzuki. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica. Landers teammate and REVIT! googletag.defineSlot('/14173571/970x250_New', [970,250], 'div-gpt-ad-1567032993772-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); Weather was a factor in both legs of the race, and in the six-race second leg, Kelly was in the lead at the beginning, but Escalante overtook him with three laps left to go. Although the RC 390 and RC 390 R share the same engine, the rule makers at FIM and MotoAmerica have not yet said whether or not the R model will share the RC 390s 299-pound (136 kg) minimum weight limit and 11,000-rpm maximum rev limit. Not KTM RC Cup, not Stock 600, not Supersport. Gagnes championship rival Danilo Petrucci was fourth on the Warhorse HSBK Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R, with the Italian finishing off the podium for just the second time all season. Rodio Racing Powered By Robem Engineerings Rocco Landers suffered an engine failure while leading Saturdays REVIT Twins Cup race. 2018, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Or so it appeared. Westby Racings Mathew Scholtz was also in the fight early on before eventually finishing fifth, 1.7 seconds behind Petersen, who was beaten to the line by Herrin by .206 of a second. For more MotoAmerica news and results, click here. googletag.cmd.push(function() { Aftercare Hayes Scheibe Racings Ashton Yates was eighth with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzukis Jake Lewis and Tytlers Cycle/RideHVMC Racings Travis Wyman rounding out the top 10. More stressful, because I just wanted to keep the bike on two wheels and get points towards the championship. Junior Cup; Stock 1000; Twins Cup; King of the Baggers; Super Hooligan. But it was a great race andcongratsto these guys.. Engine: The only engine modifications allowed include installing a thinner head gasket to increase compression; using slotted camshaft sprockets to adjust cam timing; installing aftermarket air filters to improve air flow; modifying or replacing the exhaust system to reduce weight and make more power; and reprogramming the engine control electronics or using a MotoAmerica-approved piggyback fuel-injection module. With both 2013 AMA Superbike and 2016 MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 titles under his belt, Georgia-native Josh Herrin is the other potential third-place finisher for the 2021 season. So, difficult conditions, but this is something that Im pretty happy with. When asked about the wet track, Scott said, It was definitely a little sketchy. Corey Alexander, third member of the Tytlers Cycle Racing team, was ninth with Wrench Motorcycles David Anthony rounding out the top 10. 2023 Nashville Supercross Round 15 Results, 2023 Spanish MotoGP News and Results (Updated), Throwback Thursday: Jeff Glass Leads the Way at Red Bud AMA 125 National (1988), 2023 and 2024 Honda MiniMoto, Scooter and Trials Models, Suzuki Video Showcasing Development of Hayabusa NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle, Winning Ducati: 400 Victories in the Superbike World Championship, Mission Dallas Half-Mile Presented by Roof Systems on FS1 Sunday, Honda and the Honda USA Foundation Award More Than $2.7 Million to Advance Environmental Sustainability and Conservation Activities, Suzuki and Pipes Motorsports Group Announce RM Army Boot Camp #2, Iker Lecuona to Stand In for Marquez at Jerez, MotoGP Racer Aleix Espargaro Joins Team Mips. He was rewarded with a podium finish on Sunday. 2021, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts. Beaubiers perfect 50 points puts him 14 points ahead of May and 17 clear of Travis Wyman. Now, Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. is doing the same thing here with its bLU cRU racing department and a new Graves/Yamaha YZF-R3 Support Program. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzukis Tyler Scott ripped off a 1:28.977 on his 16th lap of Q1 to earn provisional pole in the Supersport class. googletag.pubads().set('adsense_background_color', '#000'); There were a couple streams and stuff, but the first part of the track was really dry. The Pennsylvanian started from the pole, but he was overtaken by Veloce Racing Kawasakis David Kohlstaedt on the first lap. Scott bided his time in second, and Kohlstaedt crashed in the wet conditions on lap three of the seven-lap event, which handed the lead to Scott, who maintained it all the way to the finish line. With Gagne and Beaubier tied atop the standings with 45 points, Herrin is third with 29 points, two ahead of Scholtz and eight ahead of Escalante. Jacobsens teammate Hector Barbera was sixth, some 10 seconds behind his teammate and just 1.2 seconds ahead of Disrupt Racings Hayden Gillim. MotoAmerica Junior Cup Standings 1. The Junior Cup will have a schedule similar to what the KTM RC Cup had in the past, including practice and provisional qualifying on Friday, final qualifying and a race on Saturday, and a second race on Sunday at most MotoAmerica events. Kawasakis tagline, Let the good times roll., is recognized worldwide. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. KMC and its affiliates employ nearly 3,100 people in the United States, with approximately 260 of them located at KMCs Foothill Ranch, California headquarters. Alessandro Di Mario crashed his Altus Motorsports Kawasaki while trying to pass Van for second place on the final lap. Calendar and results [ edit] [1] [2] Stock 1000 Cody Wyman - Kawasaki - 95 16. Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors. Information about Kawasakis complete line of powersports products and Kawasaki affiliates can be found on the Internet at www.kawasaki.com. Heavy rain fell prior to the start of the 14-lap race at NJMP, leaving no doubt that the field would be using rain tires. Intrigued? And Shedden was also the winner of both races in the 190cc class.Matsudaira clinched both the 110cc and 160cc season championships, while Shedden was presented with the number-one plate for wrapping up the 190cc title. Sundays Junior Cup race two is at 1 p.m. CT and will bestreamed onMotoAmerica Live+. Fores leads the title chase with 50 points, 17 ahead of Mesa and Scott, who are tied for second, and 18 ahead of Hayes. Third place went to new BARTCON Racing Kawasaki team member Spencer Humphreys, who is from Easton, Pennsylvania. Tytlers Cycle Racings Corey Alexander was eighth with Wrench Motorcycles David Anthony and Disrupt Racings Hayden Gillim rounding out the top 10 finishers. Gagne could also breathe a bit easier when Ashton Yates crashed the Aftercare Hayes Scheibe Racing BMW with two laps to go while hounding the Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing rider. These competitive speed freaks are scraping their knees through corners and sprinting down straights at nearly 200 mph, all while fighting like hell for ever-changing positions. With a mix of podiums and points-scoring finishes, hes the favorite to take third in the 2021 Superbike Series heading into the final race weekend of the season at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. 2 AMA/FIM NA Eligibility 10-5-2021 a. Rocco Landers - Kawasaki - 185 2. The new Junior Cup class coming to the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America Road Racing Series in 2018 is creating high expectations for a variety of reasons. When a post is labeled with the words press release, it means that Roadracingworld.com is not responsible for its content and that Roadracingworld.com makes no guarantee that it is accurate. It was a good day to be a Beaubier on Friday at Road Atlanta with Ezra Beaubier riding the Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR to the fastest lap in Stock 1000 Q1, besting Geoff May Racings Geoff May by a scant .029 of a second. Check your local provider for scheduling. I kind of would have let him win just to not risk any overtakes. Ducatis Scrambler Sixty2, which is powered by an air-cooled 399cc V-Twin, is also eligible for the MotoAmerica Junior Cup, but has not been homologated by Ducati. The 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup and two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup champion Landers also lowered the race lap record for the Twins Cup at Road Atlanta during Race 2 by about 0.8. Cameron Beaubier picked up where he left off three years ago today at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion winning the first race of his comeback season in a straight fight with two-time and defending champion Jake Gagne. Cody Wyman - Kawasaki - 116 13. }); A press release is promotional text issued by a rider, team, company or organization to inform Twins Cup Championship points leader Gus Rodio was fourth fastest. Cant thank the whole Altus Motorsports team enough for giving me the opportunity this year.. The points breakdown follows: 1st: 25 points2nd: 20 points3rd: 16 points4th: 13 points5th: 11 points6th 10 points7th: 9 points8th: 8 points9th: 7 points10th: 6 points11th: 5 points12th: 4 points13th: 3 points14th: 2 points15th: 1 point. But it was the ending of the race that brought the most attention. Lighter exhaust systems keep weight down while upping horsepower. Since Rainey essentially rescued the AMA Superbike Series six years ago, viewership has shot up by 90 percent, while 45 percent more fans are turning out to see races live. Twins Cup BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 18, 2021) Mother Nature chose to dump rain on Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday, but nothing could dampen the spirits of Tyler Scott as the 15-year-old captured the 2021 MotoAmerica SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Championship in style in his debut season of MotoAmerica. The race was red-flagged and restarted with just a four-lap sprint, but Yaakov, aboard her Altus Motorsports Kawasaki, crossed the finish line nearly three seconds ahead of Rodio Racing Kawasakis Gus Rodio in second place. Race Two grid order is determined by the finishing order of Race One. From there, he focused on being smooth in the wet conditions, and it paid off since he was able to move up to fifth on lap three of the seven-lap event. Race. Kyle Wymans brother and teammate Travis had a narrow three-point lead in the championship coming into New Jersey, but he crashed in the wet conditions and ultimately finished ninth. When you take all of that into consideration plus the fact that riders on the Ninja 300 won three races and finished third in the 2017 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship, the green machinesespecially the new Ninja 400look to be very competitive this season. Dominic Doyle - Kawasaki - 151 3. They compete in this class on highly modified versions of the cutting-edge production sport bikes, like the Ducati Panigale V4 and Yamaha R1. Hayes, meanwhile, held on for third, just .315 of a second from victory as he searches for what would be a record-setting 87th AMA victory. to have news value, may be placed on roadracingworld.com as a service to our readers. Nineteen years later, Fores was back on the top step of the podium with a scintillating victory over 17-year-old Tyler Scott by a scant .041 of a second after a thrilling 18-lap battle. Kawasaki has two models eligible and homologated for competition in MotoAmerica Junior Cup: The all-new 2018 Ninja 400, and the Ninja 300, which was introduced in 2013. Defending class champion Blake Davis was third fastest on the N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha, 1.3 seconds slower than Landers. Ducatis Scrambler Sixty2 ($7,995) is powered by an air-cooled 399cc V-Twin with two valves per cylinder in a 400-pound (claimed wet weight) package. Then, with just five minutes left, Gagne and Petrucci threw in their fast laps and moved to the front. I think there was more water on the track after the red flag. Notably missing from the results was Gagnes Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha teammate Cameron Petersen. On Sunday, he came out with guns blazing and completely dominated the race, beating his teammate Gus Rodio by 4.166 seconds. MotoAmerica's entry-level race class, Liqui Moly Junior Cup presents the series' youngest riders competing aboard small-displacement, production-based motorcycles. Landers, who won nine Twins Cup races en route to the title in 2020, lapped at 1:31.907 to top Optimum Performance Motorsports Jody Barry. The 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup and two-time MotoAmerica Junior Cup champion Landers also lowered the race lap record for the Twins Cup at Road Atlanta during Race 2 by about 0.8 seconds. Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Herrin will be coming off back-to-back podiums heading into the last races of the season. Disrupt Racings Hayden Gillim ended up third and just .211 of a second from first and .130 of a second ahead of Ezra Beaubiers teammate Kaleb De Keyrel in his Stock 1000 debut. In 2015, MotoAmerica formed to take the reigns from the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), thereby becoming the sanctioning body of the long-running AMA Superbike Series. Supersport Gagnes teammate Cameron Petersen completed the provisional front row despite a crash, the South African lapping at 1:24.542 just a tick over a second off Gagnes best. Gagnes best lap was .928 of a second faster than the returning Cameron Beaubier, the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion lapping at 1:24.381 on the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR in his return to the series after two years in the Moto2 World Championship. Bad Boys Racings Avery Dreher completed the top three on his Kawasaki. When a post is labeled with the words press release, it means that Roadracingworld.com is not responsible for its content and that Roadracingworld.com makes no guarantee that it is accurate. But then with less than a minute to go in the session Jacobsen showed that he means business this weekend and shot back to the top with his 1:20.365, which put him just half a second from Cameron Beaubiers Superbike lap record at NJMP. The biggest change, however, is that the new Junior Cup will be open to any manufacturer that chooses to homologate an eligible, small-displacement sportbike. Superbike Race Two Jake Gagne (Yamaha) Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) Hector Barbera (BMW) Richie Escalante (Suzuki) Hayden Gillim (Suzuki) Corey Alexander (BMW) PJ Jacobsen (BMW) David Anthony (Suzuki) Championship Point Standings (after 17 of 18 races): Scott, 365 points, clinched Championship Gloddy, 326 Rodio, 211 Kohlstaedt, 196 Cody Wyman, 186 Davis, 124 VanDenBrouck, 123 Max Toth, 109. It was the same top-three finishing order as in Race One. Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidsons Hayden Gillim and OHaras teammate Jeremy McWilliams rounded out the top five. With two races remaining in the championship, Gagne leads Petrucci, 331-327. SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Altus Motorsports Alessandro Di Mario led the Junior Cup class qualifiers at Road Atlanta on Friday, the Kawasaki Ninja 400 rider leading Bicknese Racings Hayden Bicknese by .312 of a second. Jake Gagne entered the season as the defending champion, after taking his first title in 2021. The 2023 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship begins April 21-23 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with the 27-rider field hoping to prevent Jake Gagne (1) from winning a . And he turned all of that into a second win in a row on his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, this time over Geoff May Racings Geoff May by six seconds with the 25-year veteran of the sport announcing his retirement from racing this weekend. REVIT! Those aching to watch a full MotoAmerica race can do so in one of two ways: Over 750cc up to 1000cc, 4-stroke, 3 and 4-cylinder, Over 850cc up to 1200cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder, Over 750cc up to 1000cc, 4-stroke, 3- and 4-cylinder, Over 400cc up to 600cc, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, Over 500cc up to 675cc, 4-stroke, 3-cylinder, Over 600cc up to 750cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder, Over 600cc up to 800cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder. An aftermarket battery can be installed as long as it can power the electric starter to start the motorcycle. Kawasaki riders won three races and took third in the 2017 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship. Despite a limited number of laps, Fors was just 1.3 seconds off Scotts pace. Forty-seven-year-old Hayes was masterful in the rain-shortened race, which started out in the dry. Mission King Of The Baggers Put simply, MotoAmerica is the premier motorcycle road racing organization in the United States. The New Hampshirite was hampered by a wrist fracture that he suffered a few weeks ago. Twins Cup races. To be fighting for the win and then end up with another victory, its something to be proud of. In what was arguably the best race of the day, MotoAmerica's entry-level class, SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup, featured a tight battle between the top six riders. Kawasakis impressive new 2018 Ninja 400 has been homologated for racing in the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship and the new MotoAmerica Junior Cup class. Jack Roach - Yamaha - 13 For more updates about Westby Racing,. And just as Rainey hoped, the new Junior Cup has attracted more attention from motorcycle manufacturers, which have posted significant amounts of contingency money to make it more attractive for racers to purchase and compete with their motorcycles, including as much as $2,500 to win a single race and $15,000 to win the Championship. But Im super happy with the result. 2021 record is loaded with second- and third-place finishes, enough secure the season's runner-up spot in the final standings. the public about an event, product, or service from the issuers own point of view, and if deemed Visit MotoAmericas official YouTube channel to dig into the Inside MotoAmerica: Pressure to Rise playlist before the final two episodes air onFox Sports 2. Competing aboard smaller-displacement, production-based motorcycles, these racers serve up some of MotoAmerica's most compelling battles. In the only Stock 1000 race of the weekend, which started race day one at Barber Motorsports Park, recently crowned class champion Jake Lewis overcame the wet track conditions to notch his sixth win of the season and fourth in a row. Altus Motorsports is one of the original MotoAmerica teams, and both organizations have grown symbiotically since joining together in 2015. The 11-lap SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup race two got off to its usual rousing start, with nearly 20 of MotoAmerica's youngest riders racing in close formation aboard their lightweight 400cc motorcycles. KMC markets and distributes Kawasaki motorcycles, ATVs, side x sides, and Jet Ski watercraft through a network of almost 1,100 independent retailers, with close to an additional 7,400 retailers specializing in general purpose engines.
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