History; The Tracks; Gearing For Success; . 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. From there the two ran in formation with Beaubier leading and Gagne tucked in behind and the battle went to the finish with five-time champ Beaubier beating two-time champ Gagne to the finish line by a scant .340 of a second. 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.)! I wanted to go out on top. Gagne stayed out of trouble and gained a spot late in the race when his teammate Cameron Petersen crashed out of his battle for second with Scholtz. Finishing third and a little over 2.5 seconds back was MESA37 Racing Kawasaki rider Stefano Mesa. A rider has to finish the race to earn points. The top seven riders ended the session on the same second as Hayes with the returning-from-injury Sam Lochoff ending up seventh on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. The 2022 Mission King Of The Baggers Championship had its final round of the season at New Jersey Motorsports Park, and their one race on Sunday putting a fitting crescendo on what has been an exciting third season for the Harley-Davidson versus Indian race series. Its nice to click off four wins in a row at the end of the season. More stressful, because I just wanted to keep the bike on two wheels and get points towards the championship. 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. Gagne won his 11thMedallia Superbike race of the year and the 28thof his career on a sunny afternoon in New Jersey. Mesa, meanwhile, had worked his way past Squid Hunters Josh Hayes for second place on the final lap with Hayes ending up third for a second time on the weekend. In the final round of the 2021 Mini Cup by Motul, which was held on a purpose-built racecourse at Barber Motorsports Parks Proving Grounds skid pad, the 110cc class was swept by American Racing Teams Kensei Matsudaira. By David SwartsCopyright Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. 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. 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) Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson teamsters Hayden Gillim and James Rispoli finished fourth and fifth, respectively. But it was a great race andcongratsto these guys.. }); Championship Point Standings (after 17 of 18 races): More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica: Scott Crowned As MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion At Barber, All The Class Championships Are Decided But The Racing Is Hectic In Alabama. Petersen is the last rider on the same second as Jacobsen. The Junior Cup race featured your typical Junior Cup race with a horde of racers battling to the bitter end. Petrucci raced away in the rain at New Jersey Motorsports Park to score his fifth race win of the season and perhaps his most important. Bicknese Racings Hayden Bicknese, a one-time podium finisher last year, was third and just .348 of a second behind Van. The 29-year-old former Stock 1000 champ took Superbike wins at 16 consecutive races, most recently to clinch the title at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Beaubiers .340-of-a-second victory over Gagne marked the 55th AMA Superbike win of his career and his first on the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR. the 2020 or 2021 AMA MotoAmerica Superbike standings may apply for this license. On the original start of the MotoGP race Sunday More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Mark Heckles went three-for-three with three podium finishes during Mooney VR46 Racing Team's Marco Bezzecchi turned the best Roadracing World MotoGP Editor and Isle of Man TT Roadracing World Magazine | Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News, MotoGP: Oliveira Broke, Dislocated Left Humerus In Crash At Jerez, British Superbike: Race Two & Race Three Results From Oulton Park, ASRA: Heckles Wins Superstock Race At Rainy New Jersey Motorsport Park, MotoGP: Bezzecchi Best In Post-Race Testing At Jerez, MotoGP: Former Racer Oxley & Former Crew Chief Bom Have A New Podcast. The announcement was made by Nobi Iso, owner of Team Iso. BMWs new G 310 R sportbike, which is powered by a 313 cc single-cylinder engine, is eligible for MotoAmericas Junior Cup, but it has not been homologated by BMW Motorrad. 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. Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki rider Avery Dreher won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. 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. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzukis Jake Lewis was sixth with fellow Kentuckian Hayden Gillim seventh on the Disrupt Racing Suzuki. SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup The 2021 SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Championship wrapped up on Saturday, and Scott Powersports/KTM rider Tyler Scott clinched the title in the best way possible, by also winning the race. MotoAmerica's entry-level race class, Junior Cup is one of the first steps that young motorcycle riders take in pursuing their professional road racing careers. 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. And if that werent enough, the new Ninja 400s claimed curb weight, 361.5 pounds (164 kg), is nearly 18 pounds (8.2 kg) lighter than the Ninja 300, and the bike handles well! Jack Roach - Yamaha - 24 For more updates about Westby Racing,. Jesse James Shedden (99) won three races in the Mini Cup by Motul races on Saturday afternoon. Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki rider Avery Dreher won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. If the battle for the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship were a prizefight, then H-D Screamin Eagles Travis Wyman has won the first two rounds after leading the way in both Fridays mornings practice session and the afternoons Q2 session. The race was won in damp conditions by Disrupt Racing Suzuki's Hayden Gillim, while Alexander's teammate Travis Wyman finished . Jacobsens flyer left the two championship protagonists, Gagne and Petrucci, scratching their heads and hoping to restore order in tomorrow mornings Q2 session. Twins Cup Championship points leader Gus Rodio was fourth fastest. e. Riders who do not meet the above AMA Stock . So, great fight. Hammonton, New Jerseys Gus Rodio prevailed with the victory aboard his Rodio Racing Kawasaki, while Bauce Racing/JL62 Team Kawasakis Joseph LiMandri Jr., who hails from Garden City, New York, was second. There were a couple streams and stuff, but the first part of the track was really dry. SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasakis Max Van was the runner-up, and Bicknese Racing Kawasakis Hayden Bicknese finished third. Schultz was fortunate to be racing as he was taken out in a crash on the warm-up lap but was able to get back to the pits for repairs in time for the restart. Kelly went on to win the restarted race.Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica. Calendar and results [ edit] [1] [2] 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. It hasnt been homologated. Visit MotoAmericas official YouTube channel to dig into the Inside MotoAmerica: Pressure to Rise playlist before the final two episodes air onFox Sports 2. Altus Motorsports is one of the original MotoAmerica teams, and both organizations have grown symbiotically since joining together in 2015. 4/22/2022; . googletag.enableServices(); Atlanta. Junior Cup racebikes will have yellow number plates. Polesitter Kyle Wyman won the race aboard his H-D Screamin Eagle Road Glide Special, and Daytona Harley-Davidson/Hoban Brothers Racings Michael Barnes finished third. 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. Made some changes before the race. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.pubads().set('adsense_background_color', '#000'); Not bad company, especially considering that Gagne didnt win his first race until last year. SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup race two concluded the weekends race action at New Jersey Motorsports Park, and Pennsylvanian Kayla Yaakov won her third race of the season. Here, Harun Cabuk (54), riding a Kawasaki Ninja 300, leads Yamaha YZF-R3 riders Enzo De La Vegas (14), Dorren Loureiro (hidden behind Cabuk) and Mykyta Nick Kalinin (22) during the 2017 FIM Supersport 300 race in Portugal. 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 . However, on the final lap, Martinez took advantage of a missed shift by Peterson and overtook her right before the finish line. 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. 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. Featuring middleweight, twin-cylinder motorcycles in the spotlight, racers from regional and local clubs get their first opportunity to shine on a national level. MotoAmerica Junior Cup Standings 1. 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. Rodio Racings Gus Rodio needs to win this weekends two SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup races to have any chance of catching Cody Wyman in the championship. As this is meant to be a primer into MotoAmerica, lets focus on the 20-race-long Superbike class. Second place went to 14-year-old female racer Kayla Yaakov, the BARTCON Racing Kawasaki rider becoming the first female rider to finish on a MotoAmerica podium since Jamie Astudillo finished third in race two at Road Atlanta in 2018. KTMs RC 390 has been raced in the one-make KTM RC Cup around the world and in MotoAmerica for the last three years. Prior to the five-minute mark, it was Tytlers Cycle Racings PJ Jacobsen with the fastest lap time. Jake Gagne entered the season as the defending champion, after taking his first title in 2021. Transmission: Allowed modifications to the transmission include undercutting engagement dogs and treating gear surfaces; replacing the shift star and detent; installing aftermarket drive chain and sprockets; and fitting a mandatory MotoAmerica-approved quick-shifter/rev-limiter. He competed aboard a Yamaha YZF-R7 in 2022, finishing 10th in [] Kawasaki is offering a large amount of contingency money to riders who win races on Ninja 400s and Ninja 300s in 2018. Supersport 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. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); But Beaubier had other ideas and he put his head down and went after his former teammate, closing the gap until catching and passing Gagne on the seventh of 19 laps. 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Home-track advantage definitely came into play inSportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup race one as the podium was made up of riders who are all from the Northeast and consider New Jersey Motorsports Park their local track. The pair fighting for third actually closed in on the Beaubier/Gagne duel in the final laps with Herrin just 1.9 seconds behind Beaubier at the end of 19 laps. Landers teammate and REVIT! MotoAmerica, the home of the premier motorcycle road racing series in North America, has announced that the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship schedule, which will feature 10 rounds and 20 races on the premier racetracks in the U.S., including a return to the world . Not KTM RC Cup, not Stock 600, not Supersport. 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. It was a stressful race, Jack said. Twins Cup Championship aboard a Giaccmoto LLC-prepped Yamaha YZF-R7. Completing the podium in third was North East Cycle Outlet Racing Yamahas Benjamin Smith. 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I kind of would have let him win just to not risk any overtakes. View Full Standings Junior Cup Avery Dreher 50 kawasaki Max VanDenBrouck 40 kawasaki Hayden Bicknese 32 kawasaki Chase Black 24 kawasaki Yandel Medina 21 kawasaki Ivan Rivera 18 kawasaki View Full Standings Stock 1000 Ezra Beaubier 50 bmw Geoff May 36 Honda Travis Wyman 33 bmw Taylor Knapp 27 BMW Kaleb De Keyrel 24 BMW Nolan Lamkin 19 BMW Blackmon is third with 49 points. Landers took full advantage of the opportunity on Friday by earning provisional pole position for the weekends two REVIT! Still, race officials have used the balancing rules the most with the CBR500R, limiting its liquid-cooled, DOHC, 471cc Parallel Twin engine to 9,500 rpm while the entire motorcycle in race trim has to weigh at least 343 pounds (156 kg). SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup: Scott Crowned! Jacobsens teammate Hector Barbera ended the day in fourth, .491 of a second behind but ahead of Gagnes teammate Cameron Petersen. the public about an event, product, or service from the issuers own point of view, and if deemed Conditions were tough out there. Altus Motorsports' Kayla Yaakov, age 14, made some great moves under braking on the last lap and crossed the finish line first, apparently. Apparently, he found his comfort zone as he ripped off a 1:23.001 on Friday afternoon to lead Warhorse HSBK Racings Josh Herrin, Hayes former Yamaha Superbike teammate on the verge of earning his first MotoAmerica Supersport Championship. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. MotoAmerica has released its 10-round, 20-race 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship schedule. MotoAmericas season typically consists of 10 weekends at 10 tracks that host races in all championship classes. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYCs Danilo Petrucci has been doing a rain dance all year, but it took until the ninth round of the 10-round 2022 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship for his wish to come true. It may seem odd that Hondas CBR500R (which sells for $6,599) is allowed in the Supersport 300 World Championship and the MotoAmerica Junior Cup, especially considering Honda has a CBR300R, but as mentioned above, the CBR500R is legal for A2-licensed riders in Europe and it competes with the others where it counts the most dealership showrooms. The returning Toni Elias was eighth on the second Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000 with Aftercare Scheibe Racings Ashton Yates and Disrupt Racings Hayden Gillim rounding out the top 10.
