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BBC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Irwin aiming to be back in BSB action in August
British Superbike rider Glenn Irwin is targeting a return to the track in August after indicating that his recovery from injuries sustained in a crash at Snetterton in June is progressing ahead of suffered fractures to his hip socket and pelvis as a result of the incident and had surgery on his sacrum (pelvic region) as part of his 35-year-old crashed during a free practice session at the third round of the series, having finished on the podium in four of the first five races of the 2025 sat out the last round of the BSB championship at Knockhill in early July and will also miss next weekend's meeting at Brands record 11-time North West 200 Superbike winner says he will most likely return for the Cadwell Park races un Lincolnshire on 23-25 August but could be back in action earlier than that at the Thruxton round in Hampshire on 8-10 August."Originally I feared that my season was done. Now I'm thinking, come back, then target a podium after that and target a win before the season is out," Irwin told BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson."Realistically I should be doing the last four or five meetings, which would be starting from Cadwell, but with how things are going and the speed of recovery I wouldn't rule out an earlier return."Thruxton is maybe a good one to come back for. It's quite a relaxed track to ride at but whatever one we do come back for it will be because we are medically fit, not just taking chances." The Hager PBM Ducati rider revealed that the outcome of the crash could have been worse."I made a mistake, ran a little bit wide on the left-hander before Turn Nine and that resulted in a huge high-side."I always look at the positive picture. My brother Andrew missed me by two inches, which would obviously have been a very different outcome."I fractured my sacrum into multiple pieces and fractured my right hip socket but I'm good. I had surgery three weeks ago on Thursday."The Northern Ireland rider explained that his medical team were content with the better-then-expected pace of his recovery."I was meant to be six weeks non-weight bearing but we're already ahead of the game. I had a review in the Royal [Victoria Hospital in Belfast] and as bike riders we're always looking to 'jump the gun'."This time the doctors were saying, 'you can walk with your crutches now, you can cycle, you can swim' so now you get a picture of a return."I'm already back in the gym and that's been a huge step, so back training. The progress has been huge and I'm excited now as I see a goal in front of me."
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bobby Fong wins twice at Laguna Seca, Josh Herrin once
Josh Herrin grabbed his fifth consecutive MotoAmerica Superbike trophy in the first race of the tripleheader at WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California, and scored more points than his principal rival, Cameron Beaubier, in all three races. The winner of both Sunday races, Bobby Fong, closed the gap on Beaubier by 28 points to make this a three-way battle for the championship. Herrin currently holds a 31-point advantage over Beaubier, with Fong another six points behind. Advertisement Herrin and Fong each swept the podium with a worst result of second to make for near-perfect weekends. In Race 1, Herrin extended his points lead to 28 over Beaubier when the early-season leader crashed on Lap 7. Herrin and Beaubier swapped the lead three times in the first half of the race after Beaubier had the early advantage from the pole. After three laps of racing, Herrin secured the top spot for another three trips around the track, Beaubier retook the lead on Lap 6, and then tucked his front wheel on the next circuit. "Lately I've been approaching the races different," Herrin said. "(Beaubier has) been my main competition for the last two years, and I want to kind of find out what I need to do to try to beat him. Coming into this race, I knew it was going to be hard, but I know that he's all or nothing. I don't know if it's his bike or if it's just the way that he is, but he's got to be pushing to the limit the whole time. "He can't slow the pace down and then go back. He's got to be out there charging from the back or charging from the front. My goal was to just disrupt him a little bit, slow the pace down, throw him off his game a little bit. I knew he'd come back around and try to go hard. That's when I was counting on the mistakes. As soon as he made the pass, he made the mistake. If you can't beat him straight up, you got to figure out how to beat him mentally." Advertisement Falling back to 14th, Beaubier steadily rose through the ranks and salvaged a sixth-place finish on Saturday. Herrin led the final 14 laps, but was unable to shake Fong, who was a mere 0.367 seconds behind him at the checkered flag. "Coming into this track, this track has always treated me pretty well," Beaubier reflected after Race 3. "I've had some good wins here in the past. Had a lot of success. It's one of my favorite tracks in the world. So, coming here and getting my butt kicked like we did, it sucks." For the moment, however, the momentum belonged to Herrin. "Sometimes you've just got to play that mental warfare and try something a little bit different," Herrin continued. "Instead of me just taking all the risk and blowing wide all the time, I'm just trying to be smart. It comes with age." Advertisement Fong learned a few lessons on Saturday as well. And after finishing on Herrin's back wheel in the first contest, changing track conditions played in Fong's favor. "(Herrin) was better than me yesterday; he was right," Fong said after Race 2. "Today's race was. … It was slippery yesterday too, but it was so slippery out there, and this Yamaha likes to roll, so that's kind of using that in our advantage a little bit. This next one, I'm sure it's going to even be a little bit more slippery with the temperatures going up. So, it's definitely going to be who has a better tire. Not managing the tire, but just who can deal with the sliding the least amount out there." Fong dealt with the warmer conditions of Race 3 best. "Honestly, in the first few laps, I thought it was going to be a long race," Fong said after Race 3. "I had a few moments in the first few laps, and then battling with these guys, I thought we were just going to scrap the whole race. It was fun for a little bit. (Sean Dylan Kelly) got his nose in there, so it was good. Then I saw that Herrin kind of caught on to some of the strong sections of the track that I was doing, so he kind of learned and picked it up and gathered a few tenths in some of those sectors." Advertisement Battling the effects of a crash on Friday, Herrin tried to convince himself he would be content with a solid points day. Once a rider feels the handling and speed of race conditions, however, that resolve is hard to maintain. "The second race (on Sunday), I just told myself, we got a first and a second," Herrin said. "If I can just get a third right now, we've got a good points haul for the weekend. Just take it. Be happy. Then my mind just kind of switched. I got into the mode that I was in and just wanted to battle it up and see what happened." Herrin's pair of second-place results to Fong had another silver lining; he finished ahead of Beaubier in all three Laguna Seca races to pad his lead while losing only a handful of points to Fong. MotoAmerica's Superbikes return to action August 1 - 3 at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Advertisement Results Race 1 Results Lap Chart Lap Analysis Fastest Segment Times Detailed Segment Times Race 2 Results Lap Chart Lap Analysis Fastest Segment Times Detailed Segment Times Race 3 Results Lap Chart Lap Analysis Fastest Segment Times Detailed Segment Times Championship Points
NBC Sports
14-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
What Superbike riders said after Laguna Seca
Go around the podium and hear what Superbike riders had to say following Speedfest at Monterey, the fifth round of MotoAmerica's premier race class.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
How to Watch MotoAmerica Round 5 at WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca: Schedule, TV/stream info, past results
The MotoAmerica Superbike Series rolls into WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California, July 11 - 13 for a tripleheader in Round 5 of the 2025 season. Josh Herrin took the points lead away from Cameron Beaubier during the last outing at The Ridge Motorsports Park by sweeping the weekend and, along with his sweep of Road America, recorded four consecutive wins for the first time in his career. This is a home race for both riders as they jockey for position. Advertisement Here's what you need to know to watch this weekend's races on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW. WeatherTech Raceway Superbike entry list How to watch MotoAmerica Superbike Series in 2025 Coverage of the fifth round at WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, begins Saturday, July 12, at 6:00 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW. The second and third races of the tripleheader will be held on Sunday, July 13, at 2:45 and 6:00. You can stream the remainder of the 2025 schedule on Peacock App and NBC Sports NOW, a free 24/7 streaming channel from NBC Sports offering daily sports talk shows, live sports, and highlights on Peacock, The Roku Channel, Xumo, Pluto TV, and more. Advertisement View the full list of Peacock's supported devices here. MotoAmerica Superbike Series 2025 The MotoAmerica Superbike Series is a nine-round, 20 race season, making stops at some of the country's premier race tracks. Barber Motorsports Park, Apr. 4-6 (won by Cameron Beaubier, Jake Gagne) Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, May 2-4 (won by Cameron Beaubier) Road America, May 30-June 1 ( won by Josh Herrin ) Ridge Motorsports Park, June 27-29 ( won by Josh Herrin ) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, July 11-13 VIRginia International Raceway, Aug. 1-3 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Aug. 15-17 Circuit of the Americas, Sep. 12-14 New Jersey Motorsports Park, Sep. 26-28 Past MotoAmerica results from Ridge Beaubier and Herrin split the doubleheader at Laguna Seca last year. Beaubier finished 1.157 seconds ahead of Herrin in Race 1, with Herrin topping Beaubier by 0.244 seconds in Race 2. Cameron Petersen rounded out the podium in Race 1, with Sean Dylan Kelly finishing third in Sunday's race.
Belfast Telegraph
10-07-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
‘This is the one everyone wants to win': Davey Todd thrilled to make it a hat-trick of Solo wins at Southern 100
Todd beat a determined Dean Harrison, with Michael Dunlop rounding out the podium positions in third. Both Todd and Harrison blasted the previous outright lap record, which was set by Harrison in 2022 at 116.941mph. Todd (8TEN Racing BMW) raised the benchmark to 117.414mph in the nine-lap finale but runner-up Harrison had the consolation of the absolute record following a final lap of 117.54mph on his Honda. Todd won the blue riband highlight for the first time in 2022 and repeated the feat again last year after the race was cancelled in 2023 following a fatal accident. He took the spoils by just 0.413s from Harrison, with Dunlop having a somewhat lonely ride to third on his MD Racing BMW. Todd's Solo Championship success completed a quadruple for the 29-year-old this year after Superbike and Supersport victories on Wednesday, and a Superbike double on Thursday. 'This is the one everybody wants to win,' said a jubilant Todd. 'I didn't want to show all my cards in the other races and I think everybody was keeping a bit in hand for this last race. 'I let Dean past because I wanted to sit behind him for a bit but he was trying to slow the pace up to get the others involved, so I put my head down and did some decent laps. 'I knew if I could hit all my marks and not make any mistakes then we should be good.' Harrison, a double winner at the TT in the Superstock races, said his Honda was at a disadvantage against Todd's BMW on the fastest parts of the course. 'I led for a bit but he has the edge on me down the big straights here,' Harrison said. 'But the Superstock Honda has done well, to be fair, and thanks to everyone for helping me out. 'I'm happy to be on the podium and of course I wanted to win, but you can't win them all.' Todd won thee Senior race by two-tenths-of-a-second from Harrison, with Dunlop 16.4s in arrears in third. Dunlop later won the second Supersport race on his Milwaukee Ducati for his 26th Southern 100 victory. The Ballymoney man had finished third in the first race behind Mike Browne and Todd, but Dunlop turned the tables to wrap up his only win at this year's 70th anniversary event. Dunlop was locked in battle with Todd as the duo shattered the lap record to set up a grandstand finish. Todd (Milenco by Padgett's Honda) tried all he could to get past, but Dunlop defended his lines and won by 0.176s. Browne was almost seven seconds back in third on the Russell Racing Yamaha. 'I had far better pace in that race,' Dunlop said. 'I'm not sure who had the fastest lap but I knew me and Davey were close. 'I knew he would try and slipstream me the whole way but I was just very scrappy on that last lap because I was trying to keep things tight.' Yorkshireman Jamie Coward finished fourth ahead of Rob Hodson (Yamaha) and Joe Yeardsley ( Yamaha). Wigan's Hodson made it a double in the Lightweight class on the SMT Paton after Todd ran into problems with the front brake on Clive Padgett's Paton. Todd dropped back but rallied to claim the runner-up spot, with Michael Sweeney holding off Paul Jordan for third. Veteran Irish road racer Paul Cranston was back on the rostrum in the Supersport B race, finishing second behind newcomer John Marsh. Dungannon's Cranston won the first race on Wednesday, 43 years after his last win at the Billown course. Dennis Booth from Kells finished third yesterday behind Marsh and Cranston. Isle of Man TT double winners Ryan and Callum Crowe were victorious in the Sidecar Championship race with a new lap record at over 103mph as they brought the curtain down on the 2025 meeting.
