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Women ' s Circuit Racing is finally to get its own championship with an inaugural six-race 2024 FIM Women ' s Circuit Racing World Championship ( WorldWCR ) that kicked off in June at the Emilia-Romagna MWC " Marco Simoncelli " ( 14-16 June ) before a Prosecco DOC UK Round at Donington Park ( 12-14 July ). " As a single-make series , all participants will compete using the 687 cc Yamaha YZF-R7 , focusing on skill and strategy rather than differences in equipment . This inaugural 2024 season will feature 24 riders from a variety of backgrounds , all poised to leave their mark on this historic championship ." The series will continue with races in Portugal ( Algarve ) and Hungary ( Balaton Park ) in August , Italy in September ( Cremona ), before a Prometeon Spanish Round as a finale at the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto , October 18-20 ; www . worldsbk . com
MotoAmerica will launch an allnew Talent Cup in 2025 as an addition to the ' Road to MotoGP ' program - " designed to provide a new , competitive platform for young riders in North America to hone their skills and get valuable racing experience ." It will take the place of the current Junior Cup class at MotoAmerica ' s Championship rounds and is for riders aged 14 to 21 . The inaugural season will feature a pre-season test and a minimum of six events comprising 12 races . The majority of the events will be held alongside MotoAmerica , with one taking place alongside MotoGP at COTA . Participants will race on Krämer APX-350 MA machines , featuring a Krämer chassis and a KTM 350 engine .
Last year saw renewable sources supply 30 % of global electricity for the first time . The rapid growth of solar power led to a record-breaking year for clean energy generation in 2023 , and the year is expected to mark the start of a long-term decline in fossil fuels - the rapid growth of solar power in China is being cited as having irrevocably changed the world ' s electricity mix ( New Scientist ).
PSB has opened nominations for its 2024 ' Women With Spark ' award and is " inviting industry people to nominate a woman who should be recognized for her accomplishments , hard work and dedication ." 2023 winners included Cinnamon Kernes ( MIC / AIMExpo ), Vanessa Klock ( Klock Werks ), Erica Orange ( Smoky Mountain H-D ), Motorcycle Hall of Famer Jody Perewitz and industry sales and marketing expert Jessica Shine of Brands That Shine .
< interested observer than a potential winner for a large part of the race , spending much of his race swapping position with Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) and James Ott ( No . 19 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450 ) over third , last year ’ s winner , Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ), traded haymakers and handlebars with Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R ) as they waged war for first . But with two minutes remaining , Kopp turned up the heat and closed in on that fight . He then made his move to
Grand National Championship leader Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) checked off another career goal with a peerless performance in this year ’ s edition of the Lima Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle and Drag Specialties , Round 9 of the 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season , sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing , on June 29 …
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Despite lining up for Saturday ’ s Main Event as the only rider among the leading title contenders without a prior win to his name at the Allen County Fairgrounds - and despite Yamaha similarly being without a premier-class victory in the history of the fabled event at Lima , Ohio - Daniels was simply unstoppable from start to finish . He immediately leapt out into the lead and set about executing his escape . Ripping off a series of laps quicker than anyone had managed all day long , Daniels stretched out his advantage by big chunks over the race ’ s opening half . With some three seconds separating him from Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ) and five from Jared Mees ( No . 1 Rogers
Mile Master Mees Makes Magic
Reigning Grand National Champion Jared Mees ( No . 1 Rogers Racing / SDI Racing / Indian Motorcycle FTR750 ) demonstrated his Mile mastery yet again with a victory at the Memphis Shades Illinois DuQuoin Mile , Round 10 , of the steal away the lead with less than a minute remaining and carried that momentum forward to a 0.703- second margin of victory over runner-up Drane . The win was Kopp ’ s third consecutive and the 20th of his Progressive AFT career - handing him sole possession of the all-time victory mark in the category .
Daniels Devastates Rivals in Lima Blowout
Racing / SDI Racing / Indian Motorcycle FTR750 ), Daniels was already deep into traffic by the race ’ s halfway point . Even after easing up late , he would go on to lap more than half the field before at last taking the checkered flag with nearly six-and-a-half seconds in hand . Reigning champion Mees took second after catching Robinson ( third ) from a couple of seconds back , ultimately moving through with an insideoutside-inside maneuver as the clocks hit zero . Davis Fisher ( No . 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ’ s BMC Racing Indian FTR750 ) scored fourth , ahead of last year ’ s Lima HM winner , Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Rick Ware Racing / KTM / Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke ) in fifth . Brandon Price ( No . 92 Memphis Shades / Sody Ent / OTBR Yamaha MT-07 ) finished five seconds back of the Fisher-Bauman fight in sixth . There were Three Yamaha MT-07 riders in the Top 10 , with four on the Indian FTR750 , two KTM 790 Dukes and Dalton Gauthier eighth on the Moto Anatomy X Royal Enfield 650 .
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Australian Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F )
2024 Progressive American Flat Track season on July 6 , 2024 …
Mission AFT SuperTwins The Mission AFT SuperTwins Main Event at the “ Magic Mile ” was a racelong struggle of nerves and consistency . Mees attempted
Saathoff finished third , less than a second off the win , while Ott and Lowe settled into fourth and fifth respectively after factoring into the podium mix until the final laps . Kopp ' s was one of three KTM 450 SX- Fs in the Top 10 ( plus the Husqvarna FC 450 badged KTM ), and three each of the Yamaha YZF450F and Honda CRT 450R .
overcame the best efforts of a motivated Kody Kopp ( second on the No . 1 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F ) to win the Parts Unlimited Singles . While Chase Saathoff ( ultimately third on the No . 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R ) took the holeshot from pole , Drane cut up underneath him to snatch away the lead exiting Turn 2 on the opening lap . The championship ’ s fourth- and fifthranked riders , Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ) and James Ott ( No . 19 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450 ), finished in those same positions , but only after chasing down promising rookie Evan Renshaw ( No . 265 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R ), who equaled his bestcareer Progressive AFT finish in sixth . Including the winner , there were two Yamaha YZ450F riders in the Top 10 , three on the Honda CRF450R and five on the KTM 450 SX-F - one of them on the Husqvarna badged FC 450 iteration .
throughout to shake loose at the front while a three-rider pack of pursuers consisting of Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ), Brandon Price ( No . 92 Memphis Shades / Sody Ent / OTBR Yamaha MT- 07 ) and Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Rick Ware Racing / KTM / Parts Plus KTM 790
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