Hutten Metaal Yamaha Official EMX250’s Andrea Bonacorsi has secured the 2023 EMX250 Championship title with a stunning victory at the ninth and penultimate round of the European Championship in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Bonacorsi's outstanding EMX250 title campaign is highlighted by a 100% podium record, which includes four overall victories and six race wins.

Bonacorsi entered the EMX250 round of Turkey with a significant 54-point lead over his closest championship rival, Kay Karssemakers. As a result, the Yamaha ace only needed to beat the Dutch rider or finish within 4 points of him to clinch the championship crown.

Despite struggling to find his flow around the hard-packed Afyon circuit on Saturday afternoon, 'Bona' remained composed in Race One and completed 15 smooth and consistent laps to finish the race in fourth place, ahead of Karssemakers.

Entering the final race on Sunday morning, Bonacorsi maintained his composure and powered his GYTR-kitted YZ250F to a top-five start. The determined Italian then solidified his position as the championship leader and deserving champion, by making a few brilliant passes to ultimately secure the crown with a stunning race win. 

This season marks Hutten Metaal Yamaha Official EMX250's fourth term as Yamaha Motor Europe's Official EMX250 team, and in those four years, they have celebrated three titles. The team’s winning streak began in 2020 with Thibault Benistant, followed by Rick Elzinga's triumph in 2022. Now, Andrea Bonacorsi has contributed to their impressive legacy by clinching an incredible title in 2023.

Team HRC’s Tim Gajser won the second moto at the MXGP of Turkiye, to get himself on the top step of the podium for his first overall GP victory in 2023. It capped off an excellent weekend for the #243 who showed everyone once again that he is a force to be reckoned, now that he is back to full strength.

Teammate Ruben Fernandez also put a bit of a frustrating weekend behind him to ride excellently in the second race to get fourth place, giving him sixth place overall, and a much fairer reflection of how he was feeling coming into this event.

For Gajser though, it is almost a year to the day that he last won an MXGP and after topping timed practice yesterday to give him first gate-pick when the qualification race was cancelled due to a storm, he came into today’s motos feeling really confident. A good start in race one saw him quickly move into the lead on the third straight and although he tried to pull away, he understandably got a bit of arm-pump from leading this highly competitive MXGP field for the first time in 12 months. Still, he was able to cruise to a second place, knowing that a win in race two would give him the victory.

And that’s exactly he was able to achieve after once again getting into the lead round the second corner and putting in a display of riding that saw him pull out a 10 second lead at one stage. A small mistake saw him remount just in front of the chasing pack, but he regained his composure and once again pulled out a five second gap by the time he received the chequered flag, sparking scenes of jubilation for himself and all of Team HRC.

Since his return from a broken femur in February, the reigning world champion has slowly improved in each event, and this race was one that he had circled as a potential podium, but after being comfortable in the very first session, his target was upgraded to a victory and the Slovenian achieved it with a display of riding that showed everyone he is back to his 2022-best.

Following him across the line in fourth place was Fernandez, who finally got to show everyone that he had speed at this track and that he is also getting back to his best after a tough couple of months. He wasn’t able to put in a decent lap in timed practice yesterday and with the qualification race being cancelled, he didn’t have the opportunity to improve upon that 14th position.

Then in race one, after getting a good jump, he was taken out on the second straight and had to pick up his bike almost dead last. While his riding was good, he was only able to get back to 11th place, leaving him highly motivated to do a lot better in race two. And he was able to do just that, by once again getting a good start and moving quickly into fourth place. He maintained that for the duration and leaves Turkiye feeling much better about his performance.

Although there is weekend off now, both riders will be heading into Maggiora, Italy for the penultimate round of the season in excellent frames of mind and looking to keep this momentum up and really trying end this championship on a high.

A challenging day in Barcelona saw Marc Marquez and Joan Mir avoid a number of incidents on track, Marquez leaving with another point-scoring finish.

Sunday proved to be a dramatic day at the Catalan GP as chaos unfolded over the opening few corners, both Repsol Honda Team riders avoiding issues. With the Red Flag immediately coming out Marc Marquez and Joan Mir returned to the Repsol Honda Team garage and awaited the restart. Race distance was reduced to 23 laps as a result of the restart.

Marquez, starting 11th due to a grid penalty for Bastianini, launched well to quickly move inside the top ten. As in the Sprint on Saturday, the Repsol Honda Team rider held his own in the opening half of the race before settling into his rhythm for the remainder of the race. Quartararo would pressure the #93 for multiple laps, eventually getting past after a spirited defence from the Honda rider. Taking 13th at the line, Marquez was able to collect more points and complete another Grand Prix weekend without major incident.

Joan Mir made solid starts to both races and challenged for points in the early laps. The traction issues which he and the team have been looking to solve all weekend again prevented him from showing his potential, the #36 able to bring the RC213V back to the garage. Crossing the line in 17th place, Mir is aiming to reset and go again in Misano.

The Repsol Honda Team now head directly to Misano for the penultimate European race of the season and the last in-season test before the frenetic end of season marathon begins.

Race arrived for the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race (Suzuka 8 Hours) with forecast of some chances of rain, but the sun shone in the morning, and the race started amid humid conditions.

In the warmup session, held from 8:30 am to 9:15 am, Team HRC with Japan Post (Takumi Takahashi / Tetsuta Nagashima / Xavi Vierge) set the fastest time in 2 min 7.029s. YART Yamaha Official EWC TEAM (Yamaha) was second fastest, setting a 2 min 7.801s lap. No other teams managed to lap in the 2 min 7s range.

The sun shone brightly by the time the race started in dry conditions at 11:30 am. Yoshimura SERT Motul (Suzuki) rider Greg Black took the holeshot, followed by Team HRC with Japan Post’s Takahashi second, Toho Racing’s Kunimine third, and F.C.C. TSR Honda France‘s Di Meglio who started 10th on the grid, fourth.

In the opening lap, Black was chased by Takahashi, Niccolò Canepa (Yamaha), and Kunimine. Canepa took the lead on Lap 3, with Black, Di Meglio, Takahashi and Kunimine in tow. On Lap 7 Takahashi took the lead, but relinquishes his spot to Canepa, setting up a three-way battle for the lead. On Lap 11, Takahashi was back on top, chased by Canepa and Black. A distance back from the lead group, Di Meglio, Dan Linfoot (Suzuki), Kunimine and SDG Honda Racing (Teppei Nagoe / Naomichi Uramoto / Haruki Noguchi) rider Uramoto fought for fourth.

On Lap 15, race leader Takahashi extended his lead over Canepa to 2 seconds. Black, in third, was unable to keep up with Canepa. As Black and Canepa lapped in the 2 min 10s range, Takahashi lapped in 2 min 8s, growing his lead every lap.

On Lap 19, Di Meglio crashed at the chicane, but managed to pick his bike up and return to the pits for repairs.

By Lap 20, Takahashi was comfortably in the lead, Capena second, well ahead of Black third. 16 seconds behind, Mizuno moved up to fourth. Linfoot was fifth, and behind him, Kunimine, Uramoto, Honda Dream RT SAKURAI Honda (Kazuki Ito / Daijiro Hiura / Kota Arakawa) rider Hiura and Atsumi (Suzuki) battled for sixth.

On Lap 25, pit lane was busy with teams entering for their first rider change. Team HRC with Japan Post finished their pit faster than the EWC regulars, and Nagashima took the Honda back on track. Nagashima lapped a 2 min 7s, further expanding the gap to Karel Hanika (Yamaha) who, on turn, was lapping at an impressive 2 min 8s. The gap by Lap 32 was 22.901s.

At 1:05 pm, Hanika slowed down dramatically. On Lap 45 Nagashima led, Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) was second, Kazuma Watanabe third, Noguchi sixth, Kiyonari seventh, and Arakawa eighth. After extending his lead to over a minute, Nagashima pitted on Lap 53 and handed the bike to Xavi Vierge.

Vierge kept extending the team’s lead. Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing (Kosuke Sakumoto / Ryo Mizuno / Kazuma Watanabe) rider Watanabe ran into problems, forced to pit via the shortcut into pit lane. Sakumoto took over the bike, but crashed at the hairpin, losing considerable ground and rejoining the race in 15th place.On Lap 70, Vierge led Etienne Masson (Suzuki) in second, Kokoro Atsumi (Suzuki) in third.

As the third rider changes began, Vierge pitted on Lap 80. With a 1 min 45s gap, he handed the bike to Takahashi, who returned to the track retaining the lead. On Lap 100, Takahashi still led, and still kept up a 2 min 8s pace. On the team’s fourth rider change, Takahashi handed the bike over to Nagashima. On Lap 110, Nagashima led, Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) was second, Atsumi third. Nagashima was lapping as fast as Takahashi in the 2 min 8s range, consolidating the team’s lead. SDG Honda Racing (Teppei Nagoe / Naomichi Uramoto / Haruki Noguchi) rider Noguchi, in fifth, was pushing to reduce the 30 second gap with fourth place.

On Lap 128 Nagashima upped his pace to 2 min 7.601s increasing his lead. Then, his pace slowed down due to back markers, but second-place Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki) at 2 min 10s was no match.

On Lap 134, Vierge took over from Nagashima to defend the Team HRC with Japan Post’s lead. On Lap 136, the gap between Vierge and Guintoli was 1 min 54.972s. Kiyonari, third, maintains his 2 min 9s pace as he pits to hand the bike to Enokido.

A crash on the West straight causes safety cars to enter at 4:33 pm. Once the safety cars left the track at 4:49 pm, the race order on Lap 144 was Vierge, Étienne Masson (Suzuki), Takuya Tsuda (Suzuki), Enokido, Nagoe, Marcel Schrötter (Suzuki).  On  his 150th lap, Vierge was consistently riding at 2 min 9s again.

As the clock past 6:00 pm, reports came in of rain at Turn 1. The rain, however, stopped shortly, leaving the track dry, but dark clouds approached Turn 1, threatening heavy rain at any minute. The sky above other parts of the track was clear, but light rain on the track caused the red-cross yellow flag to be waved from the flag posts. The leading teams did not seem to slow down.

Takahashi was on track at that point and his lap time at the end of Lap 178 was 2 min 9.722s. The pits were busy with team preparing rain tires. The sky above Suzuka began to darken, and at 6:12 pm it began to rain.

A number of teams directed their riders to pit for rain tires. On Lap 184, Takahashi’s lap time slowed down to 2 min 34.548, but he, along with many of the other leading teams, decided to stay on slicks. SDG Honda Racing‘s Noguchi and Honda Dream RT SAKURAI Honda‘s Ito, however, pitted.

Despite his severely reduced pace, Takahashi took advantage of the team’s big lead and rode carefully. In such difficult conditions, Kiyonari lapped at 2 min 21.870s on slick tires, more than ten seconds faster than Takahashi’s 2 min 33.116s, putting pressure on Black ahead. Once the “Lights On” sign was shown and the night came, Black pitted for rain tires, but slipped on his out lap and lost many positions.

Black’s misfortune allowed Kiyonari to move up to second place. His lap time of 2 min 26.877s was much faster than anyone else on track, and he even speeded up to 2 min 15.635s on Lap 186.

On Lap 189, Takahashi was in to the pits to hand his bike to Nagashima, and for a new set of slick tires. Kiyonari was second, Takuya Tsuda (Suzuki) third, Noguchi fourth, and Di Meglio was up to fifth. On Lap 190, Nagashima upped his pace to 2 min 10.587s  while Kiyonari also set a 2 min 11.135 lap. Red-crossed flags were being waved as rain fell and the race continued. On Lap 193, Nagashima slowed down to 2 min 17.471, but was still in the lead. With thirty minutes remaining, the rain stopped. Nagashima finished his 201st lap in 2 min 10.841s.

On Lap 215, at 7:24 pm, Nagashima pitted for a splash-and-dash, and was soon out on track.

He went on to cross the finish line without further drama, giving Team HRC with Japan Post its second consecutive victory, and Takahashi’s fifth Suzuka 8 Hours win equaling the record held by Toru Ukawa.

Honda dominated the podium with TOHO Racing second and SDG Honda Racing third. F.C.C. TSR Honda France was the best EWC team performer, finishing fourth. Honda Dream RT SAKURAI Honda was sixth, Honda Asia-Dream Racing with SHOWA eighth, and Astemo Honda Dream SI Racing tenth.

Seven Honda teams were in the top 10.

Newly crowned 450 champ Jett Lawrence completes perfect season. Second overall for Chase Sexton—fourth in points despite missing three rounds. At the Ironman National in Crawfordsville, Indiana, another two chapters were added to Team Honda HRC’s incredible 2023 season. Hunter Lawrence wrapped up the Gary Jones Motocross Cup that goes to the AMA Pro Motocross 250 National Champion, while brother and teammate Jett Lawrence—who had clinched the 450 crown two weeks earlier—completed a perfect series in which he won all 22 motos. Meanwhile, Chase Sexton finished second overall after pressuring Jett hard in both 450 motos.

A poor start to 250 moto 1 made things a bit tense for Hunter Lawrence, who was blocked by a pileup after turn 1 and completed lap 1 in 17th place. However, Justin Cooper (his main title rival) was even further back, so Lawrence set about calmly and carefully advancing through the pack. It took him seven laps to move into the top 10, and he took over fifth place on the last lap and stayed there to the finish to clinch the title. With the championship in the bag, Hunter started just outside the top 10 in moto 2 and cruised to a ninth-place finish that was good for fifth overall.

Jett Lawrence nailed a perfect holeshot to start 450 moto 1 aboard his CRF450RWE. Sexton was about six positions back out of turn 1 but moved up to second on lap 2. Jett already had an advantage, which he grew throughout the moto to win with a margin of just under 6 seconds. In moto 2, Jett flinched on the gate but still somehow secured the lead in just a couple of turns. Sexton kept him honest from second throughout the race, but Jett was able to take the win by 1.7 seconds.

NOTES

• Hunter and Jett Lawrence took part in a pre-race press conference on Friday at Stone Creek Lodge, just down the road from the Ironman facility. Afterward, they and Chase Sexton participated in individual media interviews and then got some time on the track.
• A moto combine was held in conjunction with the Ironman National, with young racers getting the opportunity to receive counsel and instruction from respected individuals in the racing community. Among the participants was CRF250R-mounted Ryder Thompson, a Georgia resident sponsored by Park Ridge Pickups.
• Team Honda HRC rider Chance Hymas, who has missed much of the season while he recovers from ACL surgery, was on hand at the Ironman National to celebrate the squad’s success with his teammates.
• For the Ironman National, a pop-up activation booth was set up in the Team Honda HRC pits by Owen Motor Sports, an Illinois dealership with stores in Charleston and Effingham. Dealership staff showed off Honda powersports models and chatted with fans and customers.
• In 450 qualifying, Jett Lawrence put in an impressive late lap to post the fastest time, with Chase Sexton going second quickest. Hunter Lawrence was sixth-best in 250 qualifying.
• Jett turned the fastest lap time in both 450 motos, with Sexton second quickest both times out.
• The Ironman National is a comparatively new event on the AMA Pro Motocross calendar, and Jett Lawrence joined Chase Sexton as Honda riders who have earned the 450 class overall win.
• All three active Team Honda HRC riders participated in the post-race press conference.
• In addition to winning both the 450 and 250 Championships, Honda earned a number of other laurels in AMA Pro Motocross: Team Honda HRC won the Team of the Year Award, Honda won the Manufacturer of the Year Award, Lars Lindstrom won the Team Manager of the Year Award, and Cameron Camera and Christien Ducharme (mechanics for Hunter and Jett Lawrence, respectively) won the Mechanic of the Year Awards in the 250 and 450 classes.
• Team Honda HRC gets a weekend off before tackling the SuperMotocross Finals (a new, three-round series for 2023). Riders had to qualify through the now-completed AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross series, in which Chase Sexton was the top qualifier in the 450 class and Hunter Lawrence qualified best in the 250 division; both riders will have 3-point leads heading to the first SMX race, in Charlotte. Jett Lawrence qualified third in the 450 class despite racing a 250 indoors.

 Jett Lawrence
“I say this all the time, but we shouldn’t be here. For the way we were living in Australia and how much struggling we did there, there was no pathway to where we are now. To do what we’ve done, make history and be put alongside names such as Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart, it means the world. It was awesome to race Chase all summer, and I feel like we pushed each other to elevate. All summer, I knew I couldn’t back it down or make mistakes. I stayed focused all season long, and it’s unbelievable to leave here with a perfect season.”

Chase Sexton
“I came here a lot as an amateur, and I’ve always felt that I jell with this track. I wasn’t a huge fan of some of the changes they made this year, but I still felt like I was right there all day. I rode pretty solid, and I gave it my all. I’d say the theme to my outdoor season was ‘never quit.’ It was a trying outdoor season, but I gave it my all and put it all out on the track. That’s all we could do every week, and I know I did everything I could.”

Hunter Lawrence
“Coming around the first turn in moto 1, I knew this was going to be a tough one. Once I saw Justin Cooper on the ground, I knew it would be a whole lot easier. I knew coming in, he was the only guy I had to focus on beating. I knew where he was all moto, and I knew where I had to finish to win the war. It was ours to lose, and I’m pumped we brought it home.”

Lars Lindstrom – Team Manager
“This year really has been a dream season. I’m not sure it’s going to really set in how special it was until later, but it’s just been a whirlwind of success this year. For me personally, I don’t see how any other season will ever compare, sort of like Jett’s perfect season—it can only be tied, never beaten! We still have some more opportunities to win with the SMX Playoffs here in a few weeks, and then the Motocross of Nations with the brothers, but for me that can only be a bonus for what we’ve done so far this year.”

Day1 more than positive for the rider of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team who is the fastest in Austria. P11 for Luca Marini at the limits of the Top10

Spielberg (Austria), August 18th 2023 – Marco Bezzecchi signs the new Spielberg track record and closes the Day1 of the Austrian GP with the absolute best lap time. Fast from the morning free practices, the rider of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team takes his Ducati Desmosedici GP to P1. A more complicated day for Luca Marini, in P11 in the afternoon standings and currently out of tomorrow's Q2.Despite some difficulties at the end of the session, Marco imposed his pace and sets a superb 1'28.533, a lap time which means the provisional pole position and the direct access into Q2. 

26 thousandths from the Q2 instead for Luca (1'29.186), not completely at ease with the front hard tire and working to close the gap from the strongest guys. 

The second round of the National Traditional Enduro Championship took riders to thehot and dusty trails of Nyala pans in Richmond, where no stone was left unturned by the Brother Leader Tread KTM team. The team put on an exhilarating display of skill and determination and came back with great results. 

In the fiercely contested E2 class, Will Slater exhibited his exceptional riding capabilities and steered his KTM 300 XC-W to an impressive second-place finish, even after having a crash and helping out a fellow rider who also had a very serious crash. Slater commented, “I had a bit of a crash today that caused me to lose a bit of time, luckily the guys in the pits were quick to help me fix up my bike and get back on track.” 

He went on to say, “It was a very cool and high-speed track. Quite dusty but nothing we can do about that. The organizer put on a really good event and all in all, I just had a good day.” 

The E1 class bore witness to a sensational class victory by Dylan Jones, whose relentless pursuit of victory led him to the top step of the E1 class. Jones’ outstanding riding skills and strategic approach solidified his position as a formidable competitor in the National Enduro Championship. 

Jones commented on the day saying, “I had a great day out on the bike, it was very dusty conditions, and the track wasn’t too technical but was nice and flowy. The river was just a bit rough, and the rocks were extremely slippery, it was difficult staying on track but that’s all part of it and I enjoyed every minute of it.” 

He continued, “I had a bit of a dice with William throughout the day and on the last lap we finished together which was really fun. It was cool to ride with my team-mate and see what the level is. Now we’re off to round 3 first in the E1 class and I’m super excited.” 

Rounding off the team is young gun, Matthew Stevens in the high school class, securing a commendable fourth-place finish. “Overall, a tough, but good day for me. The conditions were very fast and by the end of the day there were a few breaking bumps by the river. I was struggling a bit through the river, it was really tough especially with harder compound tires it was quite slick and getting through there with shorter legs but I managed”. He finished off with saying, “I really enjoyed the day, and I am definitely going to come back stronger.” 

After the pole position in the rain, the rider of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team conquers another podium and the second place in the general standings. 11th Luca Marini

Silverstone (Great Britain), August 5th 2023 – Eighth podium of the 2023 season – fourth in the Sprint - for Marco Bezzecchi who, on the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Mooney VR46 Racing Team, conquers the second place in the Saturday race at Silverstone and moved up to the second place in the general classification with 167 points (P2 also among the Teams with 265 points). 11th after a good qualifying, despite the particularly challenging weather and heavy rain during the day, Luca Marini.
Started from the pole position in mixed track conditions, Marco immediately takes the pace of the very first guys in second place. In the slip stream of the P1 (A. Marquez) during the last lap, he crosses the finishing line confirming the second place.
More complicated race for Luca, who started from the sixth box on the grid. After a good start, he has struggled to interpret the treacherous track conditions and finished just outside the Top10 (sixth in the overall classification with 98 points).

WASHOUGAL, Wash. – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger raced his way to fifth overall in the 450MX Class at Round 8 of the 2023 Pro Motocross Championship, with 250MX Class contender Maximus Vohland taking an eighth-place finish at Washougal.

Plessinger opened the weekend by powering his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to the seventh-fastest time in qualifying, as riders navigated their way through the shadows of the notoriously slick track layout, which would become increasingly challenging as the day progressed.

A top-10 start in moto one resulted in a difficult outing of sorts for Plessinger, who claimed a seventh-place result by race's end. For moto two, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing pilot launched out of the gates to grab the all-important holeshot, holding onto the lead for the opening laps and setting a strong pace at the front of the pack.
Battling hard throughout the race, Plessinger would charge all moto long, and ride to a hard-fought third-place moto finish, which resulted in him climbing to fifth overall for the round and sees him maintain third in the 450MX Class points chase.

Aaron Plessinger: “I was very mad at myself after the first moto – I'm not sure what I was doing! Then I came back, thought about what it was that I did wrong, and how I could fix it, which started with a holeshot in the second moto. It was a really, really good second moto, I led a few laps, then tried to latch on to Chase [Sexton] and Jett [Lawrence] there, but they're riding fast at the moment. I was able to hold on for third, and my final few laps were strong, which was a really good end to my day."

In 250MX, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Vohland continued his consistent streak in the class, setting the sixth-fastest lap-time in the morning's qualifying session. A quick start in the opening moto saw him in the fight among the leaders, as he charged his way to an eventual fifth-place score. An eighth in moto two would secure Vohland P8 overall for the round.

National Motocross Championship - Port Elizabeth - Round 6 & 7

It was a weekend of guts, grit, and glory for the Red Bull KTM team as they left everyone in a trail of orange roost in Port Elizabeth. Reigning supreme in the MX1, MX2 and Highschool classes, it was star riders Cameron Durow and Luke Grundy who came to steal the show snatching up the top step in their respective classes.

As a favourite on the calendar, the Rover MX track served nothing but quality racing over the two rounds. With a comfortable lead and one hand on both the MX1 and MX2 Championships, Durow put on one of his best performances of the season to secure the prestigious MX1 title for the very first time and claim the MX2 title for the second consecutive year. A visibly stoked Durow commented: “My very first MX1 title and a back-to-back MX2 title! I am so excited and can’t be happier with how the weekend went.” He went on to say, “I managed to get 7 out of 8 wins for the two rounds coming close to a perfect double-header weekend. I’m so excited for the last round and to end this year off on a high note.” 

In yet another stellar performance, Luke Grundy took a clean sweep to win the High School Championship. All the rider had to do was put the finishing touches on the 54 point lead that he’d established at the double header. With yet another double win, Grundy takes the honoured title for the second year in a row.

“I had such an amazing weekend! Even though I didn’t have perfect starts this weekend and I had to work myself back up from being stone last in the second heat in round 7, I still managed to fight for my championship and climb onto that top step for myself and the team. It was absolutely unreal, and I am back-to-back 125 Highschool class champion for 2023.”

Rounding out the squad was Jono Mlimi, who had another tough day in the saddle. The rider found himself having yet again a couple of mechanical issues. “My results weren’t great, but the track was so nice in the 6th round and quite rough in the 7th round which I also really enjoyed. I just tried to get out of the weekend safe and will give it my all in the last round to wrap up the year positively.” 

Group manager Grant Frerichs had the following to say about the team’s remarkable performance,

“It’s a great feeling wrapping up these championships with the team knowing the pressure is off completely for the final round. At the end of the day, we race to win and Cameron and Luke have done a lot of winning this year and they deserve everything that comes along with these championships. I am proud of both and their work ethic and dedication towards their craft.”