American Nathan Gouker Takes Top 5 Finish in ESBK Moto4 in Estoril,
Anthony Lupo Jr. Takes Top 15 Finish in Moto4, Kensei Matsudaira in PreMoto3
Round 5 of the RFME ESBK Spanish Superbike Championship was held this
past weekend at Circuit Estoril in Portugal with Americans Nathan Gouker
and Anthony Lupo Jr. racing in Moto4, and Kensei Matsudaira in the
PreMoto3 category.
Despite missing round 3 held at Circuit Estoril in July due to injury,
Nathan Gouker made a strong impression on his debut at the circuit
qualifying in 9th and achieving his best finish in Moto4 of 5th place in
Saturday’s race 1. He followed that up on Sunday in race 2 with another
impressive top 10 finish in 8th place.
Nathan Gouker:
“It was great to be back with my Ajevo Racing Team in Estoril, Portugal
for Round 5 of the ESBK championship this past weekend. I’m super happy
to come away with 2 top 10 finishes and get my first top 5 of the year.
I’m excited to finish the season strong with the team and know we are
going to push to the front. As always, thank you to the fans,
supporters, and sponsors for all their positive energy.”
Meanwhile, Anthony Lupo Jr. made his best qualifying result of the
season of 12th, and followed that up with a 13th place in race 1
matching his best result so far of the season, and a 15th place finish
in race 2.
Anthony Lupo Jr.:
“It was an okay weekend, it took me a little while to get up to speed
but I had some good battles. I’m looking forward to Navarra and I’m
excited to learn a new track.”
In the PreMoto3 category, Kensei Matsudaira had his second best
qualifying of the year in 14th, 1.9 seconds behind pole. In race 1
Kensei made a great start and gained more than six positions on the
first lap, and was up as high as 6th place racing in the top group until
an unfortunate mechanical issue with his clutch on lap 5 forced him to
drop back. Kensei continued to fight to finish the race, finally
crossing the line in 12th. On Sunday in race 2 Kensei had a good start
but after contact with another rider on the first lap, lost touch with
the front group and finished the race in P12, leading his group.
Kensei Matsudaira:
“In race 1 I started out really strong and though that I could be in the
fight for a podium. After the clutch issue though all I could do was to
finish the race and manage my position. Race 2 was tough. I got a decent
start but got hit in the first lap and lost the front group. I finished
at the front of my group but just didn’t have the pace to catch anyone
out front. We have a bit of a break now so I’ll definitely be putting my
head down and training even harder to finish the season much stronger.”
Round 6 of the RFME ESBK Spanish Superbike Championship will be held at
Circuito de Navarra in Los Arcos, Spain on October 26-27.
The Ajevo Nox#27 Racing Team is supported by: Comodity Window Films,
Alquilocar, FRC Fercometal, Reprocenter, Nadalfret, Viel Carrocerias
Nathan Gouker is supported by: Stadler, CP Motorsports, Bob Robbins,
Quarterly Racing, NGS Racing, KYT Americas, VO2 Leathers, Cornerspin,
Fastglass Media, Motul USA, 64degrees Racing, 35 Motorsports,
FormaBootsUSA, Carolina Supermoto, Ride Supermoto, Daniels Tire
Anthony Lupo is supported by: Hans King, American Supercamp, Nanelli
Riders Academy, MadLabs Minimoto, LS2 Helmets, Mini Moto Alliance, 73
Moto Parts
Kensei Matsudaira is supported by: Evike.com, Iconic Motorbikes, HJC
Helmets, Dave Designs, Bullit Electric Cycles, Bison Track, TJ Corse,
Alpinestars, Almassera El Teular, Project SLUSH, Moto Tecnica,
California Superbike School, Slacker by Motool, Bickle Racing, MadLabs
Minimoto, 73 Moto Parts, D.I.D Chain, Yoshimura R&D, NLAB Studio &
Wraps, Karen E. Ott Photography, VNM Sport, Galfer USA, Vortex Racing,
Hans King, The Starting Grid, Moto Survival School, Mini Moto Alliance,
Live 100 Moto
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