American rider Gerloff was involved in a series of top-level clashes with other riders in the first part of his second WSBK season, including Jonathan Rea at Aragon and Michael Ruben Rinaldi at Estoril. But he made the headlines when he knocked out compatriot Yamaha Toprak Razgatlioglu in the first …
Read More »MotoAmerica premieres racing support classes at Barber – roadracing world magazine
A title yet to be won in the MotoAmerica final at Barber Who will be crowned SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup champion at Barber Motorsports Park? IRVINE, CA (September 16, 2021) – With the MotoAmerica Superbike, Supersport, Stock 1000 and Twins Cup championships decided on last week in New Jersey, all eyes …
Read More »Daytona International Speedway and MotoAmerica Team for 2022 DAYTONA 200
80e Edition of the DAYTONA 200 Weekend scheduled from March 10 to 12, 2022; New rules, a new partner and, for the first time, the king of baggers racing on the high banks Daytona Beach, Florida – MotoAmerica, home of AMA Superbike and North America’s premier road motorcycle racing series, …
Read More »Ducati launches production of the Panigale V2 Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary Edition
The spectacular victory of Australian motorcycle rider Troy Bayliss at the 2001 World Superbike Championship marked a turning point in the history of Ducatti motorcycles. Now that 20 years have passed since this momentous achievement, Ducatti has begun production of a special edition sports motorcycle in his honor. This special …
Read More »Bagnaia breaks pole lap record in Ducati 1-2
The old Aragon lap record has been around since 2015, but Bagnaia broke it to win his second pole of the 2021 campaign and the 50th for Ducati in MotoGP. Avintia rookie Enea Bastianini set the tone with 1m47.578s in his first appearance in Q2 in 2021, but was quickly …
Read More »MotoAmerica: Gagné can clinch Superbike crown at NJMP – roadracing world magazine
MotoAmerica invades NJMP with Gagne set to claim title Jake Gagné can clinch the MotoAmerica title in New Jersey this weekend, September 10-12 IRVINE, CA (September 8, 2021) – If things go like this throughout the season, Jake Gagné will be crowned 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike champion after the second of …
Read More »Bautista solid sixth in race 1 at Magny-Cou …
After a very good qualifying (sixth), the Briton finished Race 1 in tenth place. A tough Superpole session meant a fifth row start for Alvaro Bautista, but a comeback saw him cross the finish line in solid sixth. The eighth round of the Superbike World Championship continues as the HRC …
Read More »Mandalika: only 15% of reception capacity expected for opening events | MotoGP
Mandalika, the new Indonesian circuit which will host the MotoGP and World Superbike events, has a capacity of 188,000 spectators. MotoGP Crash Podcast – Click here to listen to Keith Huewen, Harry Benjamin and our own Pete McLaren talk about MotoGP But the ongoing Covid restrictions – Reuters estimates Indonesia …
Read More »Michael Dunlop will have sights on the magic of Mondello Park
Mondello Park in Co Kildare is hosting the third round of the Dunlop Masters Superbike Championship this weekend, where Michael Dunlop is among the entries. rider Ballymoney broke the record books in Armoy’s road races last month, when he scored five wins in five starts and broke his lap record …
Read More »Tom Sykes defends World Superbike results after BMW decision
2013 WSBK champion Sykes has been part of BMW’s current project since its inception in 2019 and has so far landed six of its seven series podiums, two of three this season. However, with the Navarre round approaching last weekend in Spain, BMW has announced that it has hired Scott …
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