Round Five – Laguna Seca talent cup Kensei Matsudaira turned his home round into a championship-changing Talent Cup double at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, while Australians Jake Paige and Sam Draine both claimed podium finishes in each race. Matsudaira arrived in California 14 points behind Nathan Gouker, but walked away with a 23-point advantage, knocking
Fourth round – ridge talent cup The Talent Cup provided the strongest Australian approach of the weekend and one of the closest finales in the entire event. Nathan Gauker will prove to be a major force in this era Kensei Matsudaira topped qualifying with a 1m53.721 for Team Roberts, with Australian Jake Paige second for
Fabio di Giannantonio has pulled out all the stops – while Ducati’s star names are faltering, he has stepped up to stake his claim as the brand’s unlikely championship leader. At stormy Assen, riding for the VR46 Racing Team, Di Giannantonio navigated the chaos left by out-of-form rivals. With Marc Marquez still troubled by injury,