VANCE & HINES HARLEY-DAVIDSON RACER HAYDEN GILLIM SWEEPS KING OF THE BAGGERS WEEKEND AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Manufacturing unit Harley Racer James Rispoli Podiums on Sunday
MILWAUKEE – RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Hayden Gillim dominated the MotoAmerica® Mission King of the Baggers double-header race weekend at Brainerd Worldwide Speedway in Brainerd, Minn. Aboard a race-prepared 2024 Highway Glide® bike, the defending Mission King of the Baggers champion Gillim set a brand new monitor document to prime qualifying, received the Mission King of the Baggers Problem sprint for money dash race, and each function races on Saturday and Sunday.
Harley-Davidson® Manufacturing unit Racing rider James Rispoli bounced again from a crash on Saturday to complete third on Sunday and rating his fourth podium end of the season. Harley-Davidson® Manufacturing unit Racing rider Kyle Wyman completed in fourth place on Saturday and in eighth place on Sunday following a mechanical difficulty.
“A weekend like it is a payoff for all of the work the Vance & Hines workforce has accomplished since September,” stated Gillim following the Sunday race. “It’s an superior weekend after a tough one at Highway America. The entire begin of the season has been somewhat tough. Carrying the primary plate this season I assumed it may be somewhat simpler than it has been. I’m actually completely satisfied for myself and the workforce and looking out ahead to Laguna.”
“I’m stoked to present my manufacturing unit Harley-Davidson crew a podium right this moment,” stated Rispoli following the Sunday race. “It was greasy on the market and I performed the sensible card to convey it dwelling. I’m bummed for Kyle and know he’ll rebound at Laguna Seca. Thanks everybody to your continued assist.”
Gillim topped qualifying with a track-record lap of 1:34.717 on Saturday on the two.5-mile, 13-turn Brainerd Worldwide street course. Gillim received the Mission King of the Baggers Problem dash race by 1.342 seconds over his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson teammate Rocco Landers. Within the nine-lap Saturday race, Gillim set the tempo from the beginning and opened a spot between him and a detailed battle between Manufacturing unit Indian rider Tyler O’Hara, Rispoli and Wyman. Wyman received by O’Hara on the final lap to complete in fourth place, with Landers zapping Manufacturing unit Indian’s Troy Herfoss within the final nook to take second place.
On Sunday, Gillim once more led from the beginning and opened a lead that might stretch to six.5 seconds on the end. O’Hara, Herfoss, and Rispoli gave chase, with Herfoss crashing on lap 5 however in a position to choose up his bike and rejoin the race. Rispoli took third place behind O’Hara on the rostrum. Championship chief Herfoss completed seventh. After setting a document tempo over the sphere within the Sunday morning warm-up session, Wyman suffered a clutch difficulty on the warm-up lap, however was in a position to full the race in eighth place and declare 8 priceless championship factors.
“At present was an enormous disgrace after setting the monitor document on the morning heat up on used tires. We actually made enormous step with the bike in a single day on Saturday. I felt like we had a motorcycle that would win,” stated Wyman. “To have a clutch difficulty proper out of the gate was robust to swallow on the warm-up lap. I simply rolled round and tried to attain all of the factors I might rating. However we’re nonetheless in actually fine condition for the championship. And I’m trying ahead to Laguna Seca and the remainder of the races.”
After 10 of 18 rounds within the 2024 MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers collection, Herfoss leads the championship with 205 factors. Wyman is second with 192 factors, adopted by O’Hara with 142 factors, Gillim with 135 factors, and Rispoli with 108 factors.
Harley-Davidson® Manufacturing unit Racing returns to motion July 12-14 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, Calif. for the MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest at Monterey.
The Mission King of the Baggers collection options race-prepared American V-Twin touring bikes. Harley-Davidson® Manufacturing unit Racing Highway Glide® bikes are powered by modified Screamin’ Eagle® Milwaukee-Eight® 131 Efficiency Crate Engines. The workforce bikes additionally function upgraded suspension elements, together with Screamin’ Eagle/Öhlins Distant Reservoir Rear Shocks, plus competitors exhaust, race tires and light-weight bodywork.
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MotoAmerica King of the Baggers Race Outcomes – Brainerd Race 1
- Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Bike
- Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Manufacturing unit Racing
- Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Bike
- Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
- Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
- Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
MotoAmerica King of the Baggers Race Outcomes – Brainerd Race 2
- Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
- Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Bike
- James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson Manufacturing unit Racing
- Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
- Cory West (H-D) Saddleman/Harley-Davidson
- Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
- Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Bike
- Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Manufacturing unit Racing
Extra, from a press launch issued by Yamaha:
Petersen Returns to Podium in Superbike Race 2 at Brainerd
Assault Efficiency Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen finishes third in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway
MARIETTA, Ga. – June 17, 2024 – Assault Efficiency Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen returned to the rostrum with a third-place end in yesterday’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway. His teammate Jake Gagne salvaged factors on a troublesome weekend in Brainerd, Minnesota, with a seventh-place end.
In Sunday’s Race 2, Petersen received one other nice begin from the second row of the grid to the runner-up spot. The South African rode a robust tempo however was handed on Lap 7. He stayed on the heels of the competitors for a lot of the race and finally rode on to attain third for his fifth podium end of the season. Petersen’s efforts superior his place to fourth and inside 28 factors of the highest spot within the hotly contested title chase.
After one other less-than-ideal begin, Gagne discovered himself sixth and was shuffled to seventh on the second lap. Regardless of being unable to journey to his full potential with arm pump points, the defending three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion did what he might to salvage factors with a seventh-place end. Because the collection approaches the midway mark, Gagne stays inside attain of the championship lead, trailing fellow Yamaha rider Bobby Fong by eight factors.
The Assault Efficiency Progressive Yamaha Racing workforce returns to motion in two weeks’ time as racing resumes with MotoAmerica Superbike Spherical 5 at The Ridge in Shelton, Washington, on June 28-30.
Richard Stanboli – Assault Efficiency Progressive Yamaha Racing Workforce Supervisor
“Not a lot to say actually. We misplaced this spherical, however we’ll transfer on and smash them at The Ridge.”
Cameron Petersen – Assault Efficiency Progressive Yamaha Racing #45
“It was not a nasty weekend for me and the workforce. I’m pleased with the rostrum within the second race and we’re nonetheless proper within the hunt for the championship. I’ll return to work and present up stronger for The Ridge so we are able to put up extra of a battle. I’ve to present a large shoutout to the entire workforce for all their onerous work.”
Jake Gagne – Assault Efficiency Progressive Yamaha Racing #1
“It was one other tough day with hand points, which was undoubtedly a bummer as a result of the bike was superior right here. I’ll get it sorted and again the place we belong!”
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Extra, from a press launch issued by Aprilia:
DI MARIO RIDES APRILIA RS 660 TO SECOND CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE PODIUM WEEKEND IN MOTOAMERICA TWINS CUP RACES AT BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
RODIO RACING – POWERED BY ROBEM ENGINEERING RIDER READY TO VIE FOR TWINS CUP TITLE AT SEASON FINALE AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS IN SEPTEMBER
BRAINERD, MN — 17 JUNE 2024 — MotoAmerica Twins Cup rookie Alessandro Di Mario is proving to be a mannequin of consistency in MotoAmerica’s Twins Cup. The rider from Kentucky piloted his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 to his second double-podium weekend previously two rounds on Saturday and Sunday at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway. Although he got here near clinching his second victory of his rookie Twins Cup marketing campaign on Sunday, Di Mario is considered one of simply two riders in competition for the 2024 MotoAmerica Twins Cup title.
Each Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering riders have been close to the highest of the time sheet Twins Cup Friday apply, with Gus Rodio and his teammate Di Mario have been third and fourth, respectively. EasyHealthPlans.com/TopPro Racing Workforce’s Avery Dreher missed out on the highest 5 by lower than a tenth of a second. The trio of Aprilia riders carried out even higher in Friday’s Qualifying 1, as Rodio provisionally certified second, Di Mario third, and Dreher in fifth.
In Saturday’s Qualifying 2, Di Mario ended up the quickest of the Aprilia riders. He certified second, and his teammate Rodio certified third to present Aprilia two of the three entrance row grid positions. Dreher made it three Aprilia riders within the prime 5 by qualifying fifth for the weekend’s two Twins Cup races.
Throughout Race 1, Di Mario discovered himself in what turned out to be a race-long battle for second place. Rodio adopted in a principally lonely fourth place all through the 11-lap race, whereas Dreher fought all through for the fifth place. Although Di Mario completed the primary three laps in third place, he made the transfer to second place on Lap 4 and held off a late-race problem for the runner-up spot to safe his sixth podium look of the season by a mere 0.036 seconds. Dreher got here out on prime within the battle for fifth place – his fifth top-five end this yr. Workforce JBR’s Josef Bittner completed ninth.
Sunday’s Race 2 had an action-packed opening lap, as Di Mario made a transfer for the lead early within the first lap, however a couple of corners later was bumped by one other rider and fell again to fifth place. Dreher took benefit of Di Mario’s unhealthy luck shifting to 3rd place within the working order. Sadly for Dreher, a technical downside ended his race on Lap 2. Rodio ran one other lonely fourth place Sunday, whereas Di Mario shortly labored his manner again to the entrance and led the tip of Laps 7-10 of the 11-lap race. A go by one other frontrunning rider early within the closing lap ended Di Mario’s likelihood at victory, however he held off a problem from one other rider to say his second runner-up end of the weekend and rating his fifth
consecutive podium look.
Of the 26 riders registered to compete in MotoAmerica Twins Cup at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway, 11 have been slated to race Aprilia RS 660s.
The final Twins Cup spherical of the 2024 MotoAmerica season takes place Sept. 13-15 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Alessandro Di Mario / Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering
“I didn’t actually anticipate to be this quick this weekend since this isn’t considered one of my favourite tracks. My tires have been actually unhealthy by the tip of Saturday’s race, so by the final lap I simply tried blocking each passing alternative and was in a position to maintain onto second by only a small margin. At present’s race was good. Our tempo on this race was completely insane, however I wasn’t in a position to win the race by just a bit bit. I can’t look forward to the following spherical at Circuit of the Americas and need to thank the workforce and everyone that’s assist me out this weekend.”
Extra, from a press launch issued by Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering:
Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering’s Di Mario scores one other two podium finishes in MotoAmerica Twins Cup races at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio bounces again from downer spherical at Highway America with two fourth locations
BRAINERD, Minn. – It was one other robust exhibiting by Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering rider and MotoAmerica Twins Cup rookie Alessandro Di Mario this previous weekend at Brainerd Worldwide Raceway. The 2022 Nicky Hayden AMA Highway Race Horizon Award winner added second-place finishes on Saturday and Sunday to his already spectacular rookie marketing campaign and is considered one of two riders who can clinch the 2024 Twins Cup title with two races remaining.
Di Mario’s teammate, Gus Rodio, loved constructive outcomes at Brainerd after enduring setbacks in each races on the earlier spherical at Highway America. The Hammonton, N.J., resident claimed two fourth-place finishes and is now third within the Twins Cup factors standings.
The weekend began effectively for each Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering riders. Rodio and Di Mario completed Friday morning apply in third and fourth place, respectively. Later Friday, the pair every moved up one place on the timing sheets to provisionally qualify second and third. Qualifying wrapped up Saturday morning with Di Mario having clinched second on the beginning grid and Rodio third to place each riders on the entrance row for each of the spherical’s Twins Cup contests.
Race 1 was a lonesome occasion for Rodio. He ran in a principally uncontested fourth place for all 11 laps of the race, whereas Di Mario discovered himself in a fierce battle for second place. Although he ran in third place on Laps 1-3, Di Mario made his transfer on Lap 4 and held off a persistent problem from one other frontrunning rider proper to the final nook of the final lap to say his third consecutive runner-up outcome by 0.036 seconds.
The beginning of Sunday’s Race 2 witnessed Di Mario pushing onerous to take the lead early within the first lap, however contact with one other rider later in that lap induced him to slide behind his teammate Rodio into fifth place. Di Mario shortly received by Rodio and was working in second place by the tip of Lap 3. Di Mario then caught as much as the race chief and assumed the lead on Lap 7. He held onto the lead for the following three laps, however received handed early within the closing lap and needed to accept one other second-place outcome – his fourth in a row. After the primary couple laps, Rodio ran and completed in a lonely fourth place.
The Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering workforce now has a a number of month break earlier than the MotoAmerica Twins Cup season finale takes place Sept. 13-15 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
Alessandro Di Mario / No. 27
“I didn’t actually anticipate to be this quick this weekend since this isn’t considered one of my favourite tracks. My tires have been actually unhealthy by the tip of Saturday’s race, so by the final lap I simply tried blocking each passing alternative and was in a position to maintain onto second by only a small margin. At present’s race was good. Our tempo on this race was completely insane, however I wasn’t in a position to win the race by just a bit bit. I can’t look forward to the following spherical at Circuit of the Americas and need to thank the workforce and everyone that’s assist me out this weekend.”
Gus Rodio / No. 96
“Saturday’s race was fascinating. I began the race with respectable feeling within the bike, however after three laps the grip in my rear tire was gone. The workforce labored actually onerous after the race to determine what had gone flawed. Total, the 2 fourth-place finishes wasn’t our greatest exhibiting as a workforce, however removed from our worst. It was good to attain a bunch of factors after how the final couple rounds have gone, and I’m excited to get to work through the break and end the season robust in Texas.”
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