American Kensei Matsudaira Finishes P4 and P2 in MotorLand Aragón at RFME ESBK Moto4 Championship Round 2, Faces First Podium Loss Due to a Technicality After topping the the timesheets on Friday with what would be the fastest lap time of the weekend, 12-year old American Kensei Matsudaira completed Round Two of the RFME ESBK (Campeonato de España de Superbike) Moto4 Championship at MotorLand Aragón in Spain with a fourth place finish just 0.2 seconds behind the race winner in Race One, and a photo-finish second place in Race Two, just 0.04 seconds behind the winner. The elation after Kensei s first podium in the Moto4 championship was short-lived as the Technical Director of ESBK moved to disqualify Kensei s results after observing the kick starter mechanism was not present on Kensei s bike. JR Esteve, Crew Chief of Evike.com Nox#27 Racing Team disputed the move, as the technical regulations clearly state that retention of the kick starter mechanism as recommended, not obligatory,
American Kensei Matsudaira Starts RFME ESBK Moto4 Championship with a Top 10 Finish April 3, 2023 American 12-year old Kensei Matsudaira has started his 2023 racing campaign with the Evike.com Nox#27 Racing Team in Spain with a top 10 finish in Round 1 of the RFME ESBK (Campeonato de España de Superbike) Moto4 championship held at Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto in Andalusia, Spain. On Saturday in one of the biggest grids in the history of the category, Kensei qualified 9th out of 31 riders, with a lap time just 0.850 seconds off of pole position. Starting on the 3rd row, Kensei latched onto the top riders from the start and stayed in the top group until the end of lap 7 when he crashed out of 8th position in the final corner after contact with another rider. On Sunday, Kensei started morning warmup with the 7th fastest time, but would start race 2 from 12th position in the
Rodio Racing Concludes 2022 Season at Barber Motorsports Park Gus Rodio Ties for STG Junior Cup Championship; Anthony Mazziotto Ties for 2nd Place in REV’IT! Twins Cup Entering the season finale at Barber Motorsports Park Gus Rodio and Anthony Mazziotto held second place in their respective championships. Despite being 20 points behind in the class championship, with 50 points available in two races Gus was optimistic about the prospect of erasing the deficit. Rebounding from fifth place in the first qualifying session Gus secured a third place grid position being only one of three riders in the 1:35’s. In an exciting Race One, Gus battled for the lead throughout, leading the white flag lap but dropping to third at the finish. Race Two was a different story, where Gus was credited with the lead in nine of the 11 laps, including the final lap for the his third win of the season. The win was enough to erase the entire