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Gutierrez and Iannone Secure Wins at Mugello Circuit, Italy as H-D Bagger World Cup Arrives in Europe
JULY 2026
ISSUE # 324
May 29-31, 2026, Round 2, Mugello Circuit, Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy. This report is taken from Harley- Davidson ' s June 2 event weekend and race reports. The second race weekend of the FIM Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup marked the start of another spectacular chapter in the inaugural championship season. Intense competition, dramatic moments and the passionate Italian fans made Mugello the stage for an unforgettable race weekend that took place together with the Italian Grand Prix of MotoGP. In the Friday qualifying, Eric Granado( Joe Rascal Racing) secured pole position with a lap time of 1:56.704, setting a new Bagger World Cup lap record for the Mugello circuit. The Brazilian led ahead of his Australian teammate Archie McDonald, who finished second, 0.323 seconds behind. The front row of the grid was completed by Andrea Iannone |
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( NitiRacing). The newcomer impressed from the start, securing third place on the grid on his first weekend on the Harley-Davidson Road Glide race machine, just 0.547 seconds off pole
position- despite coming to Mugello with very little experience on the machine. Saturday ' s opening race was marked by a fierce battle between
Spanniard Oscar Gutiérrez( NitiRacing), Eric Granado and Archie McDonald, with the drivers switching positions again and again throughout the race.
After a clever and considered performance, Gutiérrez beat his competitors in the closing stages to
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Mike Beland ' s 4th annual ' Cash Days '- Shelby, NC., Shadyside Dragway In this issue we have Baggers racing around in circles in Cremona and Mugello, Italy, and at Hastings, Nebraska and Lake Elkhart Wisconsin. But other race options are available. Check out the two top tier Pro Bagger and Street Bagger Drag Race Classes that ran at Shadyside( April 24 & 25, 2026).
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