(Editorial Note: Since this article was originally published, FIM and MotoAmerica have changed the maximum rpm limit to 10,000 rpm and now allow the airbox of the CBR500R to be modified.). 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. Two-wheeled insanity awaits in this crash course on Americas premier motorcycle road racing organization. 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. (Editorial Note: Since this article was originally published, FIM and MotoAmerica have changed the maximum rpm limit to 13,000 rpm, have lowered the minimum weight limit to 138 kg or 303.6 pounds, and have allowed the airbox of the Yamaha to be modified.). Youll see team managers working alongside grunts to set up garages, close family members pouring their hearts out, and intriguing interviews with usually unseen staff members. 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. They compete in this class on highly modified versions of the cutting-edge production sport bikes, like the Ducati Panigale V4 and Yamaha R1. After three races, Rodio leads Davis by 14 points in the championship, 65-51. He competed aboard a Yamaha YZF-R7 in 2022, finishing 10th in [] Starting in ninth on the grid, Jack got a good jump off the line and was in sixth place at the end of the opening lap. the public about an event, product, or service from the issuers own point of view, and if deemed More, from another press release issued by Westby Racing: Westby Racings Jack Roach Notches A Top-Five Result In Rain-Soaked Junior Cup Race At Barber. .mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav{margin:auto;width:min-content;text-align:center;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:#f8f9fa;padding:0.5em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-header,.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-subheader{border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;padding:0 1em}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-header{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-body{display:flex;align-items:flex-start}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-label,.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-links{flex:1 1 auto;padding:0.2em 0.1em}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-label{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-label:after{content:":"}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-links+.motorsport-season-nav-label{flex-grow:0}.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav-links{text-align:left}@media only screen and (min-width:769px){.mw-parser-output .motorsport-season-nav{float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;min-width:19em}}, The 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season was the 45th season of the premier class of circuit-based motorcycle racing in the United States and the 7th since its renaming to MotoAmerica. Team Iso has signed South African rider Dominic Doyle to race in the 2023 REV'IT! This after ripping off four wins in a row early in the season. 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. Meanwhile, newly crowned MotoAmerica Champions Sean Dylan Kelly and Jake Lewis earned victories in the Supersport and Stock 1000 classes, respectively, while Kensei Matsudaira and Jesse James Shedden won in Mini Cup by Motul action on a purpose-built racetrack on site at Barber Motorsports Park. On the final lap, Kelly got past Escalante to take the checkered flag by .040 of a second for the 12th time this season. There was a lot of dicing for the lead, as is usually the case with MotoAmericas class of entry-level road racers, but on the final run to the checkers, Rodio had a clear path to the front, and he took advantage of it to win the race by just .016 of a second. Yuasa Stock 1000 OHara finished 1.830 seconds behind Wyman with Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands/Indians Bobby Fong third. This page is not available in other languages. Samuel Lochoff - Kawasaki - 126 6. Completing the podium in third was North East Cycle Outlet Racing Yamahas Benjamin Smith. MotoAmericas season typically consists of 10 weekends at 10 tracks that host races in all championship classes. On Saturday at Road Atlanta that all changed as Beaubier didnt resemble a first-time winner as he withstood constant pressure from the likes of Travis Wyman and Geoff May to win his first career MotoAmerica race on his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR without putting a wheel wrong. Heres a breakdown of the motorcycles that are eligible for MotoAmericas Junior Cup. Gillim lapped at 1:21.823 to best Mesa37 Racings Stefano Mesa by .261 of a second with champion-elect Corey Alexander third on the Tytlers Cycle/RideHVMC Racing BMW third fastest in Q1. As this is meant to be a primer into MotoAmerica, lets focus on the 20-race-long Superbike class. Kawasakis tagline, Let the good times roll., is recognized worldwide. However, on the final lap, Martinez took advantage of a missed shift by Peterson and overtook her right before the finish line. Defending Mission King Of The Baggers Champion OHara is 14 points behind in fourth place. 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. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzukis Richie Escalante was sixth, some nine seconds ahead of his teammate Toni Elias in what was the Spaniards first race in over a year. 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. Twins Cup Championship points leader Gus Rodio was fourth fastest. Ganges teammate helped make Attack Performance Yamaha a dominating presence on the paddock, even after a COVID-19 infection forced him to miss four races. Aftercare Scheibe Racings Ashton Yates, meanwhile, failed to start the race after encountering mechanical problems with the teams BMW. Under the leadership of president Wayne Raineya three-time motorcycle Grand Prix (known now as MotoGP) champion MotoAmerica has exploded in popularity. Barbera rounds out the top five in the MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike point standings with 101 points. 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. And the bodywork can be replaced, but not the fuel tank. The podium finish was Petersens 10thon the year with Scholtz landing on the podium for a ninth time in 2022. Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki rider Avery Dreher won MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race Two Sunday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Despite a limited number of laps, Fors was just 1.3 seconds off Scotts pace. Junior Cup racebikes will have yellow number plates. While Hayes pulled a gap at the front to win by a little over four-and-a-half seconds, Herrin and Landers diced back and forth until Herrin got in front of Landers for good and cemented his title with a second-place finish, while Landers came home in third. Sean Dylan Kelly (40) leads Richie Escalante (1) and Alejandro Thermiotis (78) in the Supersport race prior to the red flag stoppage of the race. For 2018, however, not only has KTM turned its attention to classes like Supersport 300 and the Junior Cup, the company has developed a homologation special model, the RC 390 R, and a special SSP 300 Race Kit of over 200 parts (which will also work with 2017-model RC 390s). On Sunday, he came out with guns blazing and completely dominated the race, beating his teammate Gus Rodio by 4.166 seconds. Wyman led Q1 with his 1:25.713 to lead his brother and teammate Kyle, the defending series champion just .047 behind his younger brother. 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. Under pressure to attract as many eyeballs as possible,Drive to Survive is known for borderline manufacturing drama by splicing in footage taken from various points in the season. Barbera strengthened his hold on fifth and now leads his teammate Jacobsen by 32 points. Fernandez Racings Jayden Fernandez rode his Ohvale GP-0 to victory in race one of the 160cc class, while race two was won by Atlas Speed Factorys Jesse James Shedden. Tytlers Cycle Racings Hector Barbera was fourth, some 25 seconds behind Gagne and four seconds ahead of Petersen with the South African remounting and riding his Yamaha to fifth without a left handlebar. I think there was more water on the track after the red flag. BMWs G 310 R ($4,750) comes with a liquid-cooled, DOHC 313cc single-cylinder engine in a chassis that includes 41 mm inverted front forks. Cody Wyman - Kawasaki - 95 16. 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. The race was won in damp conditions by Disrupt Racing Suzukis Hayden Gillim, while Alexanders teammate Travis Wyman finished second, and Altus Motorsports Suzukis Brandon Paasch was third. 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. Landers took full advantage of the opportunity on Friday by earning provisional pole position for the weekends two REVIT! 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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. The announcement was made by Nobi Iso, owner of Team Iso. (From left) MIchael Gilbert, Jake Lewis, and Travis Wyman finished third, first and second, respectively, in the Stock 1000 race. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Washington-based rider Jennifer Chancellor completed the podium in third. Chuckwalla Valley Raceway/Octane Lending Kawasaki rider Michael Gilbert finished second, and Motul/Travis Wyman Racing BMWs Travis Wyman rounded out the podium in third. I thought the red flag was for him for a second, but he was able to get restarted. Well, Barry seems to have found his groove again at NJMP as he flew to provisional pole with a recood-setting best lap of 1:24.929. 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. 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. 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. Any foot and hand controls can be used. 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. 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. Jacobsens teammate Hector Barbera was sixth, some 10 seconds behind his teammate and just 1.2 seconds ahead of Disrupt Racings Hayden Gillim. Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzukis Tyler Scott was fourth after finishing second on Saturday. 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. Think of it as the NASCAR of the sport bike world. 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. There were a couple streams and stuff, but the first part of the track was really dry. Cant thank the whole Altus Motorsports team enough for giving me the opportunity this year.. Best result was fifth (twice). 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. Travis Wymans championship rival Tyler OHara was third and .673 of a second off Wymans best on his Mission Foods/S&S Cycle/Indian Challenger. Twins Cup googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Sundays Junior Cup race two is at 1 p.m. CT and will bestreamed onMotoAmerica Live+. 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. Birmingham, ALSeptember 18, 2021Westby Racings Junior Cup rider withstood the prodigious rains on Saturday at Barber Motorsports to finish fifth, which was his best result of the season with one more race left to run. This will be Doyle's second year in MotoAmerica Twins Cup. Made some changes before the race. googletag.defineSlot('/14173571/970x250_New', [970,250], 'div-gpt-ad-1567032993772-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); 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. But the KTM was not a factor in the 2017 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship because the Austrian manufacturer was focused on supporting its RC Cup series, which raced in several different countries over the last three years. I just told them to soften it and Ill just ride it. In his fifth year saddling up on Westbys striking black-and-gold Yamaha R1, the South African-born Matthew Scholtz has been a points-scoring machine for the single-rider team. and he did so in a surprisingly dominant fashion. H-D Screamin Eagles Kyle Wyman was unstoppable in the first of two Mission King Of The Baggers races at Road Atlanta on Saturday. With two races remaining in the championship, Gagne leads Petrucci, 331-327. Then, with just five minutes left, Gagne and Petrucci threw in their fast laps and moved to the front. Yamaha and Graves Motorsports have teamed up to offer turn-key Yamaha YZF-R3 racebikes built specifically for racing in MotoAmerica Junior Cup. Hailing from eastern France, Loris Baz has one of the strongest pedigrees in the paddock, having competed in multiple seasons of MotoGP and World Superbike. 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. to have news value, may be placed on roadracingworld.com as a service to our readers. Alpha Omega Kawasaki rider Cody Wyman rounded out the podium in third. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; There was also little doubt that Petrucci would be fast in the conditions as he came to the MotoAmerica with a reputation for being a rain master. Twins Cup Junior Cup Mini Cup Baggers Supersport Daytona 200 3. A press release is not an article written by Roadracingworld.com staffers. Dominic Doyle - Kawasaki - 151 3. Herrin was also happy on Sunday afternoon, despite missing out on the podium. Three riders failed to finish the race, including Tytlers Cycle Racings PJ Jacobsen who crashed early in the race. The Junior Cup will race twice at the remaining eight events, resulting in a 17-race season. The 2021 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season was the 45th season of the premier class of circuit-based motorcycle racing in the United States and the 7th since its renaming to MotoAmerica. the 2020 or 2021 AMA MotoAmerica Superbike standings may apply for this license. A press release is promotional text issued by a rider, team, company or organization to inform 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. Altus Motorsports' Kayla Yaakov, age 14, made some great moves under braking on the last lap and crossed the finish line first, apparently. }); A press release is promotional text issued by a rider, team, company or organization to inform (Editorial Note: Since this article was originally published, FIM and MotoAmerica have changed the KTMs maximum rpm limit to 10,000 rpm and raised its minimum weight limit to 142 kg or 312.4 pounds.). 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. KTMs RC 390 features a tubular steel trellis frame, 43 mm inverted forks, a radial-mount front brake caliper, low overall weight, and a strong 373cc single-cylinder engine. Last year, Beaubier raced in Superbike and Stock 1000 with a best finish of fifth in Stock 1000. Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson teamsters Hayden Gillim and James Rispoli finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Herrin did what he needed to do, which was to finish ahead of Landers Racing Yamahas Rocco Landers. Scotts best was .526 of a second faster than Tytlers Cycle Racings Stefano Mesa, on a Kawasaki ZX-6R, with Michael Gilbert Racings Michael Gilbert ending up third in his return to the Supersport class on his Suzuki GSX-R750. 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. This one was a bit different than last years version in that the names were mostly different as a new class of youngsters settled in at the front with last years best moving on to other classes. Roadracing Worlds Chris Ulrich at speed with a 2018 Suzuki GSX250R Katana on the racetrack. Supersport Featuring middleweight, twin-cylinder motorcycles in the spotlight, racers from regional and local clubs get their first opportunity to shine on a national level. Westby Racings Mathew Scholtz completed the session in sixth. This page is not available in other languages. Jake Gagne entered the season as the defending champion, after taking his first title in 2021. REVIT! The Spaniard started slower than in yesterdays race but finished with a bit more comfort as he topped Tytlers Cycle Racings Stefano Mesa by 1.4 seconds after 18 laps of Road Atlanta. 2023, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica. Heftier swingarms improve handling. Train. Landers teammate and REVIT! Still just 17 years old, Scott was a revelation in his first season of middleweight competition after previously dominating the Junior Cup category. . to have news value, may be placed on roadracingworld.com as a service to our readers. This weekends results are brought to you by 6D Helmets. Going into the 2021 season, Jake Gagne had 12 podiums but no wins in MotoAmericas AMA Superbike Series. His 2021 record is loaded with second- and third-place finishes, enough secure the seasons runner-up spot in the final standings. 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. Mission King Of The Baggers At the end of his first season in MotoAmerica Superbike, Baz is firmly established near the top of the pack, with current points putting him in fifth. 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. 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. After a timed practice session, the real action begins with qualifying. It feels nice to win. It was the same top-three finishing order as in Race One. googletag.cmd.push(function() { After four races, Rodio leads the title chase with 85 points 26 more than Schultz and 29 ahead of Davis. There were seven non-finishers, including Vision Wheel M4 Suzukis Richie Escalante with his GSXR-1000 suffering a mechanical failure. Race. Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands/Indians Bobby Fong rounded out the provisional front row, .649 of a second slower than Wyman. Crystal Martinez was the fastest rider in Saturday mornings Practice 2, and it portended things to come for the Californian, who also earned the pole position for the race. In addition to that, a rider can earn up to $500 for winning any one of dozens of club races across the country on a 2018 Ninja 400 or 2017 Ninja 300, both of which have a Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $4,999 for non-ABS versions. MotoAmerica Junior Cup Standings 1. Pole sitter PJ Jacobsen was fifth after losing out on his race-long battle with Petrucci, finishing just .051 of a second behind the Ducati at the finish line. If theres a Race Three, that grid order is determined by Race Twos finishing order. 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. Cody Wyman - Kawasaki - 116 13. Forty-seven-year-old Hayes was masterful in the rain-shortened race, which started out in the dry. After clinching the 2021 Supersport Championship last weekend in New Jersey, Kelly started off the weekend with the announcement that he will race in the Moto2 World Championship next year. 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. 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. To learn more about MotoAmerica, see the 2018 schedule, or to buy tickets, go to www.motoamerica.com. Lewis started from the pole and led from start to finish, deftly negotiating the very tricky race surface aboard his Altus Motorsports Suzuki. Ezra Beaubier had never finished on the podium in any of the MotoAmerica classes hed dabbled in. 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. [6] Engine configurations requirements are listed below: Over 300cc up to 500cc, 4-stroke, 1- or 2-cylinder Models: Honda CBR500R, Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha YZF-R3 googletag.enableServices(); Landers Racings Rocco Landers, the only person mathematically still alive in the championship posted the third quickest time in Qualifying 1. To be fighting for the win and then end up with another victory, its something to be proud of. For 2023, the Oklahoma-based racing team has announced part of its rider lineup, with New Jerseyan Joseph LiMandri Jr. and Kentuckian Alessandro Di Mario joining incumbent rider Jaret Nassaney on the team's iconic blue-and-yellow liveried [] More stressful, because I just wanted to keep the bike on two wheels and get points towards the championship. 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. All rights reserved. Beaubiers win was also the first in the Superbike class for the Tytlers team and the first AMA Superbike win for BMW in 45 years, dating back to Harry Klinzmanns victory in 1978 at Bryar Motorsports Park in New Hampshire. The next-generation of motorcycle racing stars get their start in MotoAmericas Junior Cup on production-based bikes with entry level-sized engines. Information about Kawasakis complete line of powersports products and Kawasaki affiliates can be found on the Internet at www.kawasaki.com. googletag.pubads().set('adsense_background_color', '#000'); Atlanta. SportBikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup Season: 2022 4/22/2022. e. Riders who do not meet the above AMA Stock . 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. By David SwartsCopyright Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Luckily, it rained before the race and it dried out a whole lot, actually. Petersen is the last rider on the same second as Jacobsen. As mentioned above, several other manufacturers have motorcycles that are eligible for the MotoAmerica Junior Cup. googletag.pubads().set('adsense_background_color', '#000'); Supersport The Pennsylvanian started from the pole, but he was overtaken by Veloce Racing Kawasakis David Kohlstaedt on the first lap. It was cool to have some fun up there.. 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. When asked about the wet track, Scott said, It was definitely a little sketchy. Second place went to Westby Racings Mathew Scholtz, the South African also impressive after charging through the field from behind after being relegated to the back of the grid after missing the sighting lap. 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. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducatis Xavi Fores followed up his debut Supersport win on Saturday with another flawless performance on Sunday.