MotoAmerica Round 5 - The Ridge Motorsports Park - Shelton, Washington - **Spoiler Possible**

[budman]

Back to the West Coast for some high speed MotoAmerica Fun!!!

To be honest this is my least favorite track to watch the gang race on. I know some of you are probably headed there. How is fandom in person??

MotoAmerica

MotoAmerica is the organization that promotes the AMA Superbike Series since 2015. Sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, it features six classes of road racing: Superbike, Stock 1000, Supersport, Twins Cup, Junior Cup, and Mini Cup.

www.motoamerica.com

Who sits where in Superbike?

You have to be impressed with Orange Cat Racing's SDK.


I expect Andrew Lee and Deion Campbell to go at it. Wish MA would show more of them on the broadcast.



And Supersport too:


Binder has impressed in his first year in the USA.


We also get to see Talent Cup


Super Hooligans

and the women in Build Train Race.

Should be some good racing and my opinion of the track does not mean shit!!

Unlimited choices in the poll... get busy!!

 

[peterhively]

I'm here and super stoked to see the MA boys and girls ripping the Ridge!

Been coming every year since 2021, first couple years I rode up the coast, last couple years been driving up and bringing the track bike so I can ride the track myself.

It was pretty warm, mid-90s on Monday and Tuesday with 2Fast Trackdays. Very nice track, perfect asphalt, freshly painted curbs (non-slip FIM paint) grass and trees all around. Several places on the track you can use certain trees to get your eyes up the track. Some slower technical bits, some faster flowing bits. Lots of time to be gained or lost! It was so exciting to see some of the MotoAmerica and race team trucks trickling in.

Stoked to see the SBK and SSP battles continue. CamP is the only SBK rider who has won here before, sure would love to see him do it again. I saw Kayla get her first win in Junior Cup here, hope she can get her first win in SSP here on her 19th birthday weekend!

Can't wait to see the Super Hooligans sending it. Really looking forward to seeing the Talent Cup kids live for the first time. Don't forget the ladies of the Royal Enfield Build, Train, Race program, always fun to see them on their only West Coast round.

As a spectator I am very happy to see they have finally opened up another viewing area with a trail down to Turn 2, that is gonna be awesome especially at the starts.

It is cool and overcast here in Hoodsport WA this morning, with some rain on the way, luckily it looks like it will mostly happen overnight then clear up for the weekend. But it will still be cool, hope the tires work OK. Big difference from 21 and 22 when it was well over 100 degrees every day, that was too damn hot.

 

[peterhively]

This place is so nice!

 

[budman]

The track looks hella fun to ride. Enjoy yourself!!

 

[budman]

Nice to see an AFMer rock in Supersport.

A 4th for Ketelsen is awesome!! Good to see. Hope he can match that in the dry tomorrow.

 

[peterhively]

Such a great ride!!!

 

[budman]

Deion!!!
Catching up on the Superbike race from yesterday.

Damn... dicing it up with Andrew Lee and bam. Bummer.

Good to see him get up and walk away.

 

[budman]

Hooligan R2 was fun. Quite the battle.
Debrino with the smooth moves and then lines to rock his home track.
Heron on the other hand built bike throwing blows!

New world order with ARCH taking a win in R1 and backing it up with a 2nd today. Pretty cool that the track owner qualified and ran the race too.

I don't ever remember hearing that a track owner made a pro moto grid.

 

[budman]

Your AFM FP 2025 Champ

 

[budman]

KAYLA!!!


Damn.. she was doing so well holding off Josh.

 

[budman]

Fun stuff.

On to Superbike!

 

[PaulR]

I watched today on Samsung TV Network
Sunday Races
Looking forward to Laguna Seca in few weeks.
Bike Night should be fun and I will post lots of pictures.
I been going every year for a long time.
Miss Moto GP and WSBk
The ride in when Moto GP was here was a blast. Riding up the freeway in fast pace is somewhat of understatement.
I be traveling from Paso Robles up the coast on Saturday. Lots of good times, great riding and racing in a few weeks
PaulR

 

[Norton Margie]

Looks like Kayla was at least able to finish, but bad luck on that turn!

 

[budman]

The R2 Superbike race was fun... quite the comeback by SDK. Actually by Matthew as well after frankensteining his bike. Bobby with a solid 3rd was good. He seemed happy as a clam... or new Daddy

 

[peterhively]

There were a number of teams scrambling to rebuild smashed up bikes or replace blown up engines after Sunday morning warmup. Some of them got buttoned up at the very last minute! Well done to all the hard working teams, busting their butts all weekend in the rain, the cold, the wind.

As usual I had a few requests for me to rejoin the circus, as usual I was very flattered, and as usual I said thank you very much, but I am quite happy to continue in my current role as an very interested spectator!

 

[budman]

Here is the wrap up from CYCLE NEWS

 

[peterhively]

Tino, Tino, Tino!!!

Robertino Pietri and his small but mighty crew put it in 3rd place on the Super Hooligans podium in Race 1

 

[budman]

Very cool.

 

[peterhively]

BBBF shows us the way!