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    WSBK ran race 1 at Most in the Czech Republic today. All the usual suspects were at the front. Toprak Razgatlioglu led the first 5 laps before succumbing to pressure from Jonathan Rea. Rea led the next 4 laps, and Alvaro Bautista passed them both to take the lead. In the later stages of the race, Scott Redding worked his way up to second. But on the last lap he was pushed out of the way by Razgatlioglu, and then by Rea, before forcing himself back past Rea. Bautista won, Razgatlioglu 2nd, Redding matches his best finish of the season in 3rd, Rea 4th and Axel Bassani 5th. Peter Hickman filled in on the other factory BMW bike for an injured Michael van der Mark, qualifying 21st and finishing 22nd. His FHO Racing teammate in British Superbikes, Ryan Vickers, filled in for Leon Haslam who had obligations with Kawasaki to prepare for the Suzuka 8 Hours race. Vickers qualified 24th and finished 23rd. It's interesting that Vickers rides a BMW in BSB and was allowed to ride a Kawasaki in WSBK. I didn't think the manufacturers would allow such a thing. Anyway. Superpole and Race 2 tomorrow.

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    MotoAmerica got off to a tragic start at Brainerd on Friday. Stock 1000 rider Scott Briody was killed in a single-bike crash in practice. All on-track activities were cancelled on Friday.

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    Racing went as planned Saturday. Jake Gagne started on the pole. Danilo Petrucci, Mathew Scholtz and Richie Escalante were all involved in practice crashes, with Escalante being unable to start the race in his 5th qualifying spot. Gagne had a one second lead by lap 2, and maintained it at 5 seconds for the rest of the race. Petrucci and Cameron Petersen had a tight race for second before Petrucci ran off track, giving second to Petersen. Gagne 1st, Petersen 2nd, Petrucci 3rd, Scholtz 4th and PJ Jacobsen 5th. Race 2 is tomorrow.

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    Previously in this thread I ripped on WSBK for being predictable and boring, but maybe that's just me being new to the series because goddamn is it good to watch lately.

    In the superpole race, Toprak Razgatlioglu led from the start until lap 8, with Jonathan Rea right behind him until Rea was able to take the lead. Rea held it for a lap, then Razgatlioglu took it back on lap 9. On the final lap of the 10 lap race, the two swapped places a couple times before Rea went off the track into the gravel, and Razgatlioglu cruised on to the win. Alvaro Bautista finished 3rd, Michael Ruben Rinaldi 4th and Axel Bassani 5th. Peter Hickman finished 19th and his FHO Racing teammate Ryan Vickers was a retirement after a crash on lap 3.

    In race 2, again it was Razgatlioglu getting the jump with Bautista and Rea close behind. The three swapped positions almost continuously throughout the race. Scott Redding and Axel Bassani had a hard battle for fourth, with Redding able to get clear at the end. Razgatlioglu finished 1st, Bautista 2nd, Rea 3rd, Redding 4th and Bassani 5th. Hickman finished in the points in 14th, and Vickers finished 17th. I think that's the end of the WSBK appearances for Hickman and Vickers. I think Tarran Mackenzie has one more race this season, but other than that it's back to BSB for them.

    WSBK Standings after Most:

    1. 298 Alvaro Bautista (Ducati)
    2. 267 Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki)
    3. 260 Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha)
    4. 148 Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha)
    5. 134 Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Ducati)

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    Similar to how I felt about WSBK, MotoAmerica has become fairly predictable. Race 2 at Brainerd was today, and at the end of lap 1 Jake Gagne had built a 1.7 second lead over Danilo Petrucci and Cameron Petersen. He had extended it out to 4 seconds, and then suddenly got off line, lost the front and sent the bike cartwheeling into pieces. Petrucci was able to run to the win, 7 seconds ahead of Petersen. PJ Jacobsen finished 3rd, Hayden Gillim 4th and Hector Barbera 5th. Mathew Scholtz sat out this race due to injuries sustained in practice and qualifying crashes yesterday. Petrucci's win, combined with Gagne crashing and Scholtz not starting means Petrucci is back on top of the MotoAmerica standings.

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    MotoAmerica Standings after Brainerd:

    1. 253 Danilo Petrucci (Ducati)
    2. 240 Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
    3. 215 Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
    4. 183 Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
    5. 133 Hector Barbera (BMW)

    Next week, as WSBK enters its summer break, MotoGP returns from theirs to Silverstone. BSB rider Rory Skinner will make his first of two Moto2 starts with American Racing.
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    MotoGP is back from the summer break at Silverstone. Johann Zarco qualified on the pole and led early on. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo had to serve a long-lap penalty for an incident at Assen. Aleix Espargaro, second in the points, was riding with injuries sustained in a practice crash. Zarco crashed out of the lead on lap 5, giving the lead briefly to Jack Miller, before he was overtaken by Alex Rins. Rins began to struggle with grip, allowing Francesco Bagnaia to assume the lead on lap 12. In the last few laps, Enea Bastianini started a march to the front, coming from eighth to fourth in the final 5 laps. Maverick Vinales also was on the move, passing Bagnaia for the lead on lap 19 of the 20 lap race, but Bagnaia was able to pass him back and hold on for the win. Vinales finished 2nd, Miller 3rd, Bastianini 4th and Jorge Martin 5th. Quartararo seemed to have issues with grip at the end, dropping like a stone to 8th, and Espargaro held onto 9th to keep pace in the points.

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    Moto2 was even better than the MotoGP race. There were 2 separate, simultaneous battles with Augusto Fernandez and Alonso Lopez for 1st, and Jake Dixon, Ai Ogura and Aron Canet for 3rd. Fuckin Cameron Beaubier, I watched him win almost every race in MotoAmerica in 2020, and this season in Moto2 he's crashed out of 6 of 12 races. He's going to be back in MotoAmerica if he keeps this up. British Superbikes rider Rory Skinner finished a pretty respectable 21st in his Moto2 debut.

    MotoGP Standings after Silverstone:

    1. 180 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
    2. 158 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
    3. 131 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
    4. 118 Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
    5. 114 Johann Zarco (Ducati)

    In other motorcycling news, former BSB rider Gino Rea, riding for FCC TSR Honda France in the FIM Endurance World Championship, was airlifted to hospital after a practice crash at the Suzuka 8 Hours on Saturday. He was unconscious at the track with head, chest and lung injuries, and is still in a coma. The team finished the race 10th.

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    The first race for British Superbikes this weekend at Thruxton ended with another win for Jason O'Halloran. Glenn Irwin was at the front before being passed by the Yamahas of O'Halloran, Bradley Ray and Tarran Mackenzie. Ray held onto O'Halloran and was waiting to make his move, but Mackenzie caught him before he was able and O'Halloran was able to get away. Mackenzie got past Ray at the line by .003 seconds for 2nd. Irwin rallied for 4th and Peter Hickman finished 5th. Races 2 and 3 are tomorrow.

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    Also, Gino Rea seems to be on the way to recovery after his crash last week. The latest update from yesterday is that he was able to open his eyes and make eye contact with doctors and family, and move his arms and legs, before being administered sedation to continue his treatment. So that's a good sign.
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    This is why I say British Superbikes is the best racing series going. Race 2 started off much like race 1, with Jason O'Halloran leading, Bradley Ray second and Tarran Mackenzie third. Peter Hickman was up there with them for fourth, until 5 laps to go in the 20 lap race when the three leading Yamahas took off. The last two laps seemed to have a different leader in every corner, with the bikes sliding sideways and smoke rolling off the back tires. On the last lap, Ray led, then O'Halloran, then Ray, then Mackenzie, and finally O'Halloran at the line by .079 seconds over Mackenzie. Ray finished 3rd, Hickman 4th and Lee Jackson 5th.

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    Race 3 was like the first two. O'Halloran, Ray, Mackenzie and Hickman in the leading pack. Hickman's BMW gave up halfway through the race, leaving the three Yamahas at the front. On the last lap, Ray led Mackenzie and O'Halloran. Mackenzie passed Ray, sideways with the back tire smoking, and beat him to the line by .019 seconds. O'Halloran finished 3rd, Glenn Irwin 4th and Lee Jackson 5th.

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    BSB Standings after Thruxton:

    1. 331 Jason O'Halloran (Yamaha)
    2. 307 Bradley Ray (Yamaha)
    3. 219 Lee Jackson (Kawasaki)
    4. 199 Rory Skinner (Kawasaki)
    5. 192 Glenn Irwin (Honda)

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    Here's the onboard cameras from the last laps of races 2 and 3. Hopefully they work, I've never posted Facebook videos before.

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    Race 1 for MotoAmerica at Pittsburgh International Race Complex was a short one today, red flagged twice and eventually shortened to a 5 lap sprint. On lap 1, Richie Escalante crashed and pushed Mathew Scholtz off line and into the grass, sending Scholtz down to 17th or so, but Scholtz was saved by a red flag after a mechanical failure for Ezra Beaubier. The race was restarted as an 8 lap race, but was again red flagged after a crash by Jeremy Coffey. Jake Gagne led every lap of the race, with Danilo Petrucci coming in 2nd. Scholtz, with the help of the red flags, was able to work his way up to 3rd and if he had another lap would have gotten past Petrucci as the Ducati struggled with grip in the heat. 4th was Cameron Petersen, and Jake Lewis finished 5th.

    Race 2 is tomorrow.

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    Also tomorrow, MotoGP is at Red Bull Ring for the Austrian GP. Enea Bastianini starts on the pole for the first time. And the Manx Grand Prix starts tomorrow on the Isle of Man Mountain Course. Practice and qualifying goes all week, and the races start on Friday.
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    MotoGP - Austrian GP, Red Bull Ring

    Enea Bastianini started from the pole for the first time in the top series, but it was Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller on the factory Ducatis that jumped out to the front. Bastianini retired on lap 6 with a problem on the bike. Bastianini's competitor for Miller's open factory Ducati seat next year, Jorge Martin, inherited third position after that retirement with championship leaders Fabio Quartararo and Aleix Esparagaro in fourth and fifth. Quartararo passed Martin and then Miller, while Espargaro slid back to sixth. Martin crashed on the last lap but was able to get back on the bike and finish tenth. Bagnaia won by 0.4 seconds over Quartararo, followed by Miller, Luca Marini and Johann Zarco.

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    MotoGP Standings after Austria:

    1. 200 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
    2. 168 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
    3. 156 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
    4. 125 Johann Zarco (Ducati)
    5. 123 Jack Miller (Ducati)

    MotoAmerica - Pittsburgh International Race Complex

    MotoAmerica returned Sunday for race 2 of the weekend at PittRace. Jake Gagne rode away to another win, leaving teammate Cameron Petersen, Danilo Petrucci and Mathew Scholtz to sort second place out. Petrucci got around Petersen early, and Scholtz was able to get past them both in the closing laps. PJ Jacobsen just barely held off Richie Escalante for 5th.

    Jake Gagne will make a World Superbike start with his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha team as a wildcard entry at Portimao in October.

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    MotoAmerica Standings after PittRace:

    1. 290 Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
    2. 289 Danilo Petrucci (Ducati)
    3. 241 Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
    4. 219 Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
    5. 150 Hector Barbera (BMW)

    Gino Rea

    Reports indicate that Gino Rea is recovering well after his crash at the Suzuka 8 hours. He is out of his coma, off the ventilator and communicating with family.

    Upcoming Races

    August 21-29: Manx Grand Prix, Isle of Man Mountain Course
    August 27-29: British Superbikes, Cadwell Park
    September 2-4: MotoGP, Misano
    September 9-11: MotoAmerica, New Jersey Motorsports Park
    September 9-11: World Superbikes, Magny-Cours
    September 9-11: British Superbikes, Snetterton
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    Saturday was the first of two race days for the Manx Grand Prix. The races weren't streamed like the Isle of Man TT was so I had to listen to them on the radio. The Manx Grand Prix takes place on the Mountain Course like the TT, but is for amateur riders, and for amateur and professional riders in the classic categories.

    In the Lightweight Manx Grand Prix, James Hind led the first 1-7/8 or so of the 2 lap race, but retired between Brandish and Hillberry, only a few miles from the finish line, allowing Mike Browne to earn the win. With Hind's retirement, Dominic Herbertson was on to finish second, except he retired at the 33rd Milestone. Browne's teammate, Ian Lougher, finished 2nd, Stuart Hall 3rd, Rhys Hardisty 4th and Chris Moore 5th.

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    Eventual race winner Mike Browne (7) following teammate Ian Lougher (2) up the mountain with Ramsey and the Irish Sea in the background

    In the Junior Manx Grand Prix, Francesco Curinga set the pace in practice and was in a close race with Jamie Williams and Victor Lopez for the lead. But Lopez retired on lap 2 at Crosby, and Williams retired on the final lap at the 32nd Milestone, and Curinga rode his Paton to the win. Chris Moore finished 2nd, Marc Colvin 3rd, Andrea Majola 4th and Ben Rea 5th.

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    The Classic Senior race was the final race of the day. Lee Johnston edged out Stefano Bonetti for the win. Mike Browne finished 3rd, aided by Rob Hodson's lap 2 retirement at Rhencullen and James Hillier's lap 3 retirement at Governor's Bridge. Jamie Coward and Alan Oversby finished 4th and 5th.

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    The Senior Manx Grand Prix and the Classic Superbike Manx Grand Prix go Monday. Also this weekend, BSB is tackling the mountain at Cadwell Park. There are lots of tracks where superbikes have both wheels off the ground. Cadwell Park is the only one where the jump is uphill. It's the most bizarre thing you've ever seen.

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    British Superbikes race 1 at Cadwell Park started with Bradley Ray on the pole. On lap 2, Rory Skinner passed Ray to take the lead but the race was red flagged shortly after due to a crash on the mountain. Lee Jackson fell first. Takumi Takahashi crashed trying to avoid Jackson's bike, collecting Kyle Ryde. Several other bikes were able to get through but Dan Jones came over the hill and square into Jackson's bike, sending him cartwheeling over the handlebars. Jones was treated at the scene and then flown to hospital. Fortunately he has only suffered a concussion and broken collarbone.

    The race was restarted using the original starting positions, with the distance shortened from 14 laps to 12. Ryde was able to restart the race, but Jackson, Takahashi and obviously Jones were unable to. The red flag was a fortunate break for Danny Buchan and Tom Sykes, after they got together on the first lap dropping them back in the field. Chrissy Rouse crashed on lap 11, and Sykes crashed after being pushed off course by a late lunge from Christian Iddon. Ray led all 12 laps, holding off pressure from Skinner and Buchan. Jason O'Halloran finished 4th and Tommy Bridewell finished 5th.

    Races 2 and 3 are tomorrow.

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    Danny Buchan's ill-advised pass attempt on Tom Sykes on lap 1 of the first BSB race at Cadwell Park looked like the start of a long weekend. But, saved by the red flag on lap 2, he was able to come back and finish 3rd in race 1 and start on the front row for race 2. Buchan took the lead from Jason O'Halloran early on, and held it all the way. Bradley Ray appeared to be racing for points, as he maintained a comfortable second. Tommy Bridewell marched forward up to 3rd as O'Halloran slipped backwards. On lap 17 of 18 the race was red flagged for a crash on the mountain involving Josh Brookes. Leon Haslam moved up to finish 4th, and Rory Skinner 5th. This was Buchan's and BMW's first win of the season.

    In race 2, Buchan again jumped into the lead ahead of Ray. Bridewell, Haslam and Skinner rounded out the top 5. Coming into this weekend, Buchan looked to be out of the top 8 in points and out of contention for the championship. But after picking up 66 of a possible 75 points on the weekend, and 11 of a possible 15 podium points, he's only 14 points behind Kyle Ryde for 8th. There is one more round at Snetterton before the championship showdown starts, in which the top 8 riders in the points have a shot at the championship. Quite a turn from being 19th or whatever he was at the end of lap 1 in race 1.

    BSB Standings after Cadwell Park:

    1. 372 Bradley Ray (Yamaha)
    2. 359 Jason O'Halloran (Yamaha)
    3. 241 Rory Skinner (Kawasaki)
    4. 225 Lee Jackson (Kawasaki)
    5. 214 Glenn Irwin (Honda)

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    On the Isle of Man today, Stephen Smith won the Senior Manx GP and Rob Hodson won the Classic Superbike Manx GP.

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    It was a light weekend for racing this weekend, with only MotoGP running at Misano. Jack Miller started on the pole, and led the field into turn 1. Contact between Brad Binder and Johann Zarco led to Zarco, Pol Espargaro and Michele Pirro crashing out in turn 1. Miller crashed on lap 2, as did Marco Bezzecchi, although both were able to rejoin the race. Miller's crash handed the race lead over to Enea Bastianini, who nearly crashed himself before the lap was over, and Francesco Baganaia took the lead, followed by Maverick Vinales. The top 4 of Bagnaia, Vinales, Bastianini and Luca Marini put a gap on the rest of the field. With 8 laps to go, Bastianini started his push for the front and passed Vinales. Bastianini was closing in on the last lap but had to get out of the throttle after almost making contact. Out of the last corner, Bastianini mounted one last charge but came up .034 seconds short. The win is the fourth in a row for Bagnaia, the first Ducati rider to win four in a row. Bastianini, replacing Miller next year as Bagnaia's teammate, finished 2nd, Vinales 3rd, Marini 4th and Fabio Quartararo 5th.

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    MotoGP Standings after Misano:

    1. 211 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
    2. 181 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
    3. 178 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
    4. 138 Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
    5. 125 Johann Zarco (Ducati)
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    Lots of racing this weekend.

    World Superbikes

    Race 1 at Magny-Cours had Scott Redding jump out to an early lead, making him the only rider to lead a lap this season other than the top 3 in the championship, Alvaro Bautista, Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu. Razgatlioglu passed Redding to take the lead on lap 2. Rea crashed out on lap 2, as did Razgatlioglu, giving the lead back to Redding and a stranglehold on the championship to Bautista. Bautista took over the lead on lap 7 and held it to win. Redding finished 2nd, Axel Bassani 3rd, Alex Lowes 4th and Garrett Gerloff 5th.

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    The superpole race on Sunday had the usual suspects at the front. Bautista led the first half, Razgatlioglu the second. Bautista finished 2nd, Rea 3rd, Lowes 4th and Redding 5th.

    Race 2 had more drama and championship implications, as Rea in an absolute dick move rode through Bautista on lap 2, sending Bautista off the track and out of the race. Rea was given a long lap penalty, which after serving he rejoined the track and nearly took out Loris Baz. At the front there were more new leaders, as Axel Bassani and Michael Ruben Rinaldi battled with Razgatlioglu. In the end, Razgatlioglu came out the winner, ahead of Rinaldi, Bassani, Lowes and Rea.

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    WSBK Standings after Magny-Cours:

    1. 332 Alvaro Bautista (Ducati)
    2. 302 Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha)
    3. 285 Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki)
    4. 167 Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Ducati)
    5. 166 Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha)

    British Superbikes

    Snetterton was the final round before the Championship Showdown, in which the top 8 riders have a chance to compete for the championship. Podium points are awarded all season - 5 for a win, 3 for second and 1 for third. The top 8 riders in the standings at the end of the Snetterton round are reset to 1000 points, and then podium points are added on top. The championship is then decided over the next 3 rounds, 9 races in all.

    Bradley Ray was the class of the field, winning all three races. Danny Buchan, after his wins last round at Cadwell Park, ran into trouble in race 1 as he was involved in a crash with Ryan Vickers and Josh Owens. The only rider with a real chance to make it into the showdown, Buchan found himself 30 points behind Kyle Ryde with only another 50 points available. Tarran Mackenzie finished race 1 2nd, Ryde 3rd, Christian Iddon 4th and Leon Haslam 5th.

    Race 2 had Ray and Mackenzie well out in front, with a gap of over 7 seconds back to third. Ray passed Mackenzie on the last lap to take the win. Tommy Bridwell finished 3rd, Glenn Irwin 4th and Peter Hickman 5th. Buchan's hopes were finally dashed as he finished one spot behind Ryde in 7th.

    I didn't get to see race 3 as it hasn't been uploaded yet. For some dumb reason Motor Trend's agreement with BSB ended mid-season, so I had to switch to motorsport.tv and they're not as quick to get the races up. But Ray won again, despite a time penalty for passing the safety car, with Hickman 2nd, Mackenzie 3rd, Irwin 4th and Jason O'Halloran 5th.

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    BSB Championship Showdown Standings after Snetterton:

    1. 1061 Bradley Ray (Yamaha)
    2. 1048 Jason O'Halloran (Yamaha)
    3. 1031 Tarran Mackenzie (Yamaha)
    4. 1016 Glenn Irwin (Honda)
    5. 1014 Lee Jackson (Kawasaki)
    6. 1013 Kyle Ryde (Yamaha)
    7. 1009 Rory Skinner (Kawasaki)
    8. 1008 Tommy Bridewell (Ducati)

    MotoAmerica

    And finally, MotoAmerica at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Cameron Petersen led early from Jake Gagne, but the race was quickly red flagged for Hector Barbera stopped on the track with mechanical problems. After the restart, Gagne cruised to the win, with teammate Petersen 4.88 seconds behind. Mathew Scholtz finished 3rd, Danilo Petrucci 4th and PJ Jacobsen 5th.

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    Race 2 was wet, which made Petrucci the favorite as a master of wet conditions. At one point he had a 10 second lead over second place, eventually reducing to 6 seconds over a charging Scholtz. Petersen was in 3rd before crashing out late, and Ashton Yates was having a great race until he crashed out of 5th. Gagne ended up finishing 3rd, Barbera 4th, and Petersen was able to salvage 5th after remounting and riding the last lap one-handed as his left handlebar was broken off.

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    MotoAmerica Standings after NJMP:

    1. 331 Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
    2. 327 Danilo Petrucci (Ducati)
    3. 272 Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
    4. 255 Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
    5. 173 Hector Barbera (BMW)

    Next Weekend

    Next weekend will be more casual, with only MotoGP running at Aragon.
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    Another great MotoGP race at Aragon. Last year Francesco Bagnaia held off 7 pass attempts by Marc Marquez in the last 2 laps to get his first GP win. This year he came in on a run of 4 wins in a row. Marquez made his return after leaving earlier this season for arm surgery. Off the start, Marquez flew from 13th to 6th, but had to check up leaving the second corner. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo had nowhere to go and ran into the back of Marquez, sending Quartararo onto the floor and out of the race. Marquez continued but with damage to his bike, and was rearended again later on in the opening lap by Takaaki Nakagami, ending his race as well. Marquez retired to the pits after lap 1. Bagnaia led, but was kept honest by Enea Bastianini. Bastianini briefly led midway through the race before Bagnaia resumed the lead. On the final lap, Bastianini passed Bagnaia again and went on to win his fourth race of the season. Aleix Espargaro finished 3rd, Brad Binder 4th (all of it done in the first two corners of lap 1, going from 10th to 2nd) and Jack Miller 5th. Quartararo not scoring any points brings Bagnaia to within 10, Espargaro to within 17, and Bastianini 48 back with 5 races left on the season.

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    MotoGP Standings after Aragon:

    1. 211 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
    2. 201 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
    3. 194 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
    4. 163 Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
    5. 134 Jack Miller (Ducati)

    Next weekend is full of racing, with all 4 series that I follow running a total of 9 races:

    MotoGP at Motegi
    World Superbikes at Catalunya
    British Superbikes at Oulton Park
    MotoAmerica at Barber
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    Fuck me, I nearly bought an Aprilia a few weeks ago based exclusively on their Acid Gold colour and not a single other thing...
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    I want one too but not an acid gold one.

    I saw a Repsol-liveried Honda riding around town the other day. That was neat. People with bikes should do cool things.
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    Nine races this weekend across 4 series. 3 today, 6 tomorrow.

    World Superbikes

    WSBK started off with race 1 at Catalunya. Alvaro Bautista took the lead early, and was kept under pressure by Toprak Razgatlioglu. Jonathan Rea had an awful start and was pushed back to 10th. Razgatliolgu wasn't able to keep pace with Bautista, and as his rear tire began to fade he started to lose positions. At the same time, Rea was able to recover and start picking up positions. Rea would eventually finish 2nd, over 8 seconds behind Bautista. Garrett Gerloff had his best race of the season, finishing 3rd. Michael Ruben Rinaldi finished 4th and Razgatliolgu finished 5th. The superpole race and race 2 take place tomorrow.

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    British Superbikes

    Today was the first race of the championship showdown, a sort of 9 race playoff system to crown a champion, at Oulton Park. Bradley Ray set a lap record in qualifying, and then continued by winning the opening race. Tommy Bridewell and Jason O'Halloran had a good scrap throughout the race for 2nd. Championship contender, and reigning champion, Tarran Mackenzie crashed out on lap 12. On the last lap, Peter Hickman made a dive inside O'Halloran, pushing O'Halloran off the track and out of the race. Hickman was disqualified for this maneuver. Bridewell finished 2nd, Leon Haslam 3rd, Glenn Irwin 4th and Danny Buchan 5th. The other championship contenders, Lee Jackson, Rory Skinner and Kyle Ryde finished 6th, 8th and 9th respectively. Races 2 and 3 are tomorrow.

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    MotoAmerica

    This weekend is the final weekend of the season for MotoAmerica. Jake Gagne held a 4 point advantage over Danilo Petrucci going into the final two races at Barber Motorsport Park. Gagne set a lap record in qualifying and led from the pole. Petrucci struggled with a poor-handling bike and a 5 second penalty for jumping the start. Gagne was chased by his teammate, Cameron Petersen, until Petersen crashed on lap 6. Mathew Scholtz then inherited 2nd, with Petrucci 3rd on track but 6th on the clock behind PJ Jacobsen, Richie Escalante and Hector Barbera. Gagne went on to win with Scholtz 2nd and Jacobsen 3rd. Escalante crashed late and Petrucci was able to put a fast enough last lap in to take 4th from Barbera. After the race, Petrucci's team appealed the penalty and had it overturned, so the top 5 was Gagne, Scholtz, Petrucci, Jacobsen and Barbera. Gagne has a 13 point lead over Petrucci going into the final race tomorrow.

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    As far as racing goes, the race today at Motegi was kind of dull. There was a bit of excitement for the championship standings though. Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia both qualified poorly, and Aleix Espargaro qualified quite well. But on the warm up lap Espargaro's bike shit itself, and he had to swap bikes and start from the pits. Both Suzukis failed to finish. Takuya Tsuda filled in for Joan Mir, and his race ended with his bike on fire on lap 12, and Alex Rins retired on lap 14 with mechanical problems. On the final lap, Quartararo was holding off Bagnaia for 8th when Bagnaia dumped it into the gravel. Quartararo went on to finish 8th, but Bagnaia not finishing and Espargaro only being able to get to 16th means Quartararo will extend his lead.

    At the front, Jack Miller took the lead from Jorge Martin on lap 3, and held it all the way to the end. For Ducati having such a poor start to the season, they're red hot now with 4 races to go. Brad Binder, Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez and Miguel Oliveira rounded out the top 5.

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    MotoGP standings after Motegi:

    1. 219 Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
    2. 201 Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati)
    3. 194 Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia)
    4. 170 Enea Bastianini (Ducati)
    5. 159 Jack Miller (Ducati)
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    World Superbikes

    Another pair of dull races, this time for WSBK at Catalunya. I think Catalunya sucks for bikes. Anyway, the superpole race was dominated by Alvaro Bautista. Sam Lowes and Jonathan Rea had a bit of a battle for 2nd, which Rea ended up coming out ahead. Toprak Razgatlioglu was as far back as 10th, but rebounded to finish 4th ahead of Michael Ruben Rinaldi.

    In race 2, Bautista ran away again. For a time the top 3 was all Ducati, with Rinaldi and Axel Bassani following behind. Rinaldi held onto his 2nd place position, leaving 3rd to be decided between Razgatlioglu, Bassani and Rea. At the end, Razgatlioglu finished 3rd, Rea 4th and Bassani 5th. 3 wins on the weekend gives Bautista a 59 point lead in the championship standings.

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    WSBK Standings after Catalunya:

    1. 394 Alvaro Bautista (Ducati)
    2. 335 Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha)
    3. 327 Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki)
    4. 205 Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Ducati)
    5. 173 Andrea Locatelli (Yamaha)
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    British Superbikes

    Race 2 at Oulton Park was a weird one. Right at the start, Jason O'Halloran, who was ran off the track in race 1, was ran off again by Tommy Bridewell on lap 1. O'Halloran was carried off on a stretcher, but was later seen up and on his feet. Bridewell was initially given a ride-through penalty, but before he could serve it, Tarran Mackenzie crashed on lap 4 and was ran over by Peter Hickman. The race was red flagged and Mackenzie was carried off by ambulance. It was later reported that he has a broken femur. On the restart, Bridwell's penalty was changed to starting 22nd. He was able to climb to 6th before the race was red flagged again for a crash involving Christian Iddon, Rory Skinner and Kyle Ryde, which resulted in Iddon being knocked briefly unconscious and also leaving by ambulance. In the third start, Bradley Ray, who had led all of the first two attempts at the race, wasn't able to run away. Lee Jackson won, with Bridewell 2nd, Ray 3rd, Glenn Irwin 4th and Danny Buchan 5th.

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    Race 3 was held without much incident. Irwin and Ray swapped the lead back and forth before Bridewell came along and took it for himself. Bridewell went on to win with Irwin 2nd, Jackson 3rd, Buchan 4th and Ray 5th. Ray still holds a 40 point lead in the championship, with at least one of the contenders in Mackenzie likely being out for the rest of the season and O'Halloran likely effectively being out after 2 DNFs and 1 DNS.

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    BSB Championship Showdown Standings after Oulton Park:

    1. 1113 Bradley Ray (Yamaha)
    2. 1073 Tommy Bridewell (Ducati)
    3. 1065 Lee Jackson (Kawasaki)
    4. 1062 Glenn Irwin (Honda)
    5. 1048 Jason O'Halloran (Yamaha)
    6. 1031 Tarran Mackenzie (Yamaha)
    7. 1027 Kyle Ryde (Yamaha)
    8. 1017 Rory Skinner (Kawasaki)
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    MotoAmerica

    And finally, the last race of the season for MotoAmerica. Jake Gagne held a 13 point lead going into this race over Danilo Petrucci, meaning Gagne had to finish 16th or worse for Petrucci to have a chance. Cameron Petersen, Gagne's teammate, led the race from pillar to post with Gagne in 2nd. 3rd was fought between Petrucci, Mathew Scholtz and PJ Jacobsen. Scholtz would eventually fade back and finished 5th, while Jacobsen passed Petrucci on the last lap to finish 3rd.

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    MotoAmerica standings after Barber:

    1. 376 Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
    2. 356 Danilo Petrucci (Ducati)
    3. 304 Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
    4. 286 Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
    5. 190 Hector Barbera (BMW)

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