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Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
How to Watch MotoAmerica Round 6 at Virginia International Raceway: Schedule, TV/stream info, past results
The MotoAmerica Superbike Series switches coasts this week and heads to Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, following an exciting round at WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Round 6 of the 2025 Superbike Series will give Cameron Beaubier and Bobby Fong a chance to close the gap on Josh Herrin, as 37 points separate the top three. Fourth-place rider Jake Gagne may be the most enthusiastic rider in the field after sweeping the doubleheader there in 2022 with three-second gaps over Matthew Scholtz in both races. Fong won two of the three features the last time the riders took to the track, and he swept the podium, allowing him to close to within six points of Beaubier. Much is at stake this weekend, and fans will not want to miss a minute of the action. Here's what you need to know to watch this weekend's races on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW. WeatherTech Raceway Superbike entry list Track Map How to watch MotoAmerica Superbike Series in 2025 Coverage of the sixth round at Virginia International Raceway begins Saturday, August 2, at 3:00 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW. The second race of the doubleheader will be held on Sunday, August 3, at 3:00. You can stream the remainder of the 2025 schedule on the 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. 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 (won by Bobby Fong, Josh Herrin) 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 VIR MotoAmerica Superbikes returns to Virginia International Raceway for the first time since 2022, and that was a big day for Yamaha when they took five of the six podium spots during the weekend. Gagne and Scholtz ended both races in first and second, respectively, with another Yamaha rider, Cameron Petersen, joining them on the box on Sunday. Ducati made their presence known on Saturday with Danilo Petrucci finishing third. He was fourth on Sunday.
NBC Sports
a day ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How to Watch MotoAmerica Round 6 at Virginia International Raceway: Schedule, TV/stream info, past results
The MotoAmerica Superbike Series switches coasts this week and heads to Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, following an exciting round at WeatherTech Raceway, Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California. Round 6 of the 2025 Superbike Series will give Cameron Beaubier and Bobby Fong a chance to close the gap on Josh Herrin, as 37 points separate the top three. Fourth-place rider Jake Gagne may be the most enthusiastic rider in the field after sweeping the doubleheader there in 2022 with three-second gaps over Matthew Scholtz in both races. Fong won two of the three features the last time the riders took to the track, and he swept the podium, allowing him to close to within six points of Beaubier. Much is at stake this weekend, and fans will not want to miss a minute of the action. Here's what you need to know to watch this weekend's races on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW. WeatherTech Raceway Superbike entry list Track Map How to watch MotoAmerica Superbike Series in 2025 Coverage of the sixth round at Virginia International Raceway begins Saturday, August 2, at 2:00 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBC Sports NOW. The second race of the doubleheader will be held on Sunday, August 3, at 2:00. You can stream the remainder of the 2025 schedule on the 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. 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 (won by Bobby Fong, Josh Herrin) 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 VIR MotoAmerica Superbikes returns to Virginia International Raceway for the first time since 2022, and that was a big day for Yamaha when they took five of the six podium spots during the weekend. Gagne and Scholtz ended both races in first and second, respectively, with another Yamaha rider, Cameron Petersen, joining them on the box on Sunday. Ducati made their presence known on Saturday with Danilo Petrucci finishing third. He was fourth on Sunday.
Forbes
7 days ago
- Automotive
- Forbes
Pro MotoAmerica Racer Ella Dreher Knows Exactly What She Wants: To Win
Ella Dreher, teen motorcycle racer, showing off her formidable skills on the track. Ella Dreher, 15, is a typical teen in many ways. She goes to high school near Cocoa Beach, Florida, where she lives. She thinks about her future and her goals without fear. And she has her driving permit. However, there is one way that Dreher is much different from her peers: she's a rising young motorcycle rider working to break barriers as the only female competing in MotoAmerica's new Talent Cup. This teen motorcycle racer is hurtling at speeds topping 150 miles per hour on the track, trying to make history in North America's premier road racing series. Dreher has her sights set on the bright lights of MotoGP in the future. For now, she's acutely focused on the Talent Cup, a groundbreaking championship for young racers in North America to get ready for the global stage. Ella Dreher gets ready for her next race. Chasing The Dream In March, Dreher debuted at the Red Bull MotoGP of The Americas, at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. In this setting, the teen racer got to pit her skills against other elite competitors and show off her talent. At the end of the season, five standout riders from the MotoAmerica Talent Cup will earn an invitation to the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Largely considered a launchpad for the sport's next global stars, this Red Bull event would propel Dreher toward the champion status she seeks. 'It's always been a dream,' Dreher says. 'I've been dreaming about going pro since I was little.' In fact, Dreher was only seven years old when she started riding. The only girl in a family with three brothers, Dreher learned how to be assertive not just on the bike but in life. Melissa Paris and Ella Dreher discuss equipment and strategy at a recent race. Working With Mentor Melissa Paris In her quest to reach the global stage, she enlisted the help of former pro racer Melissa Paris, the owner of MP13 Racing. Paris is mentoring Dreher along the way, both setting an example as a woman in motorsports and teaching Dreher everything she needs to know about competing. 'I got into racing like later in life, and I don't have near the talent that Ella has,' Paris says. 'I'm aware enough to realize that I did get almost unfair level of support just because I was unique in the series, and I made a promise to myself that when it was time to stop racing and I would pay that forward and help create opportunity for others.' Dreher was only 11 or 12 when Paris first spotted her and picked up on the then-preteen's skills immediately. Paris got to know Dreher's family and followed her trajectory as the teen made her way. 'To see a 15-year-old with that kind of race intelligence is impressive,' Paris says. 'You either have it or you don't. You can't teach someone that.' The Commitment To Ride Dreher has her eyes on the prize and is open to wherever the racing universe takes her, depending on how her next few wins go. 'My best advice is to keep your focus on your goal," Dreher says. "You have to know where you want to end up.' Paris says one of her favorite things about Dreher is her enthusiasm and love for the sport. The teen is always ready to race and she is tenacious, flexible, and drama averse. All she wants to do is ride. 'The first time we tested [her current] bike, she sat on it and I said 'Hey, do you want me to move the handlebars? Do you want to move the levers or anything?'' Paris remembers. "And just said 'Nah, let's just go ride it." Ella Dreher is destined for champion status. Ella Dreher is a 15-year-old motorcycle racer.
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.
