More, from a press release issued by Dorna:
Herrera just pips Carrasco to the WorldWCR Race 2 win
Race 2 Highlights:
Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team) and Sunday’s Race 1 victor Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) proved to be in a league of their own in Race 2 at Donington Park, with Herrera securing her third win in four races, just two tenths of a second ahead of a very combative Carrasco
From second on the grid, Herrera made a lightning start to take an early lead ahead of Carrasco. Soon breaking away from their closest rivals, the pair crossed the finish line almost twelve seconds ahead of the rest of the field
Fellow Spaniards Sara Sanchez (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) and Beatriz Neila (Ampito / Pata Prometeon Yamaha) were embroiled in an exciting battle of their own for third, a duel that was ultimately won by Sara, with Beatriz closing just a fraction behind in fourth
Israeli rider Ran Yochay (511 Terra&Vita Racing Team) and Australian Tayla Relph (Tayco Motorsport) both brought home solid points after crossing the line P5 and P6 respectively
Chun Mei Liu (WT Racing Team Taiwan) sustained a back injury after a lap two crash and has been transported to Queen’s Medical Centre for further assessment. Mallory Dobbs (Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team) also failed to finish after crashing on lap five, while Yamaha Motoxracing WCR team-mates Roberta Ponziani and Ornella Ongaro both went down at turn 11 on lap seven
Britain’s Alyssia Whitmore (Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team) was ruled unfit to compete in Race 2 after sustaining a left wrist contusion in Saturday’s Race 1
The third round of the WorldWCR championship is scheduled to take place over the weekend of 9-11 August at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal
Championship Standings:Now with 88 points, Herrera retains the championship lead, followed closely by Race 1 winner Carrasco (81)
Sanchez (68) and Neila (57) place third and fourth in the standings, with both having worked hard to boost their tally this weekend
Key Points:
Race 1 winner: Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team)
Race 2 winner: Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Factory Team)
Race fastest lap: Ana Carrasco (Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team) – 1’39.209 (Race 2)
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P1 | Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team
“I felt confident that we could do well today. I was fast in warm-up and knew that I had to push right from the start of the race to build a gap. Ana followed me but I knew I was going to be able to battle until the end as I felt comfortable and strong on the brakes. I was pretty angry about the Race 1 result, to be honest, as I knew I had the potential to finish at least P2 but lost ground when I had to brake to avoid Beatriz when she made a mistake. So honestly I set out to make up for that result today, aware that I needed to break away from the pack early on to avoid any risky situations.”
P2 | Ana Carrasco | Evan Bros Racing Yamaha Team
“I’m really happy with my weekend and it was difficult to ask for more. I wanted the win in Race 2 and did my best but lost a little time on the first lap with Beatriz, which meant I then had to push to reach Maria, who was really fast in the beginning. I eventually caught her and got in front but in the end, she got the better of me when I ran wide. But we’ve had a good weekend, scoring pole, a race win and the fastest lap in Race 2 so this is a positive result. I felt really good and now it will be important to continue in this way, as I know Maria and I will battle like this all season long. We’re really close in the championship right now and so we need to continue working to be ready for the next round at Portimao.”
P3 | Sara Sanchez | 511 Terra&Vita Racing Team
“Ana and Maria had more than us today; I did my best to stick with them through the early stages, but it was not possible, their pace was simply stronger. I lost ground when Neila passed me, and it was hard to close that gap once it opened up in front of us. I was also struggling a little with corner entry in some places. But the important thing is to be on the podium, and we were able to secure third again today, so we’re pleased with that.”
More, from a press release issued by Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team:
Smashing time for Sekhmet Racing at Donington Park
Three DNFs, one DNS and one fractured scaphoid. You couldn’t make it up.
Donington Park UK, 14 July 2024
The second round of the World WCR Championship proved to be a trying weekend for Sekhmet Motorcycle Racing Team. Despite promising performances, no points were secured.
Mallory Dobbs showed potential with two near top-10 finishes. Unfortunately, her first race saw her tenth position lost due after interference from another competitor on the last corner of the last lap. In the second race, Dobbs was in P9 when she suffered a crash with seven laps remaining, ending her race prematurely.
Lissy Whitmore also faced difficulties. She sustained a fractured scaphoid following a crash at Craner Curves in Race 1, rendering her unfit to compete in the rest of the weekend’s events.
The team remains determined to make strides in the following rounds with plans to follow for Portimao, August 9-11.
Maddi Patterson, Team Principal
First of all to our Lissy, I hope she recovers and recuperates. She has made strides and I won’t be told otherwise. It was an unfortunate crash that left her with a broken scaphoid – it happens.
Unfortunately for Mallory, it felt like she had her points taken from her yesterday. The lack of cohesion of rulings across classes is quite obvious as well. Today, however, I’m not sure what to say really. What will be, will be.
My observation of the box this weekend was quite simple – there is a fixation on the things we don’t have rather than improving the things we do. I can’t sit here and make excuses for the performance; it’s a single make championship. Motorcycle riding on the world stage is all encompassing, and I’m afraid it is all part of the job.
Donington is one to forget.
Mallory Dobbs, #14
Race 1 DNF, Race 2 DNF
It was shit. Our goal today was to get a good start and to hang on to that front group. We did that. We slotted into eighth off the line, so gained four spots off the grid. We stuck up with one other person that was up there, and really just hanging onto it for the most of the race. I dropped a whole second from yesterday, went faster than we did yesterday. We had a pace – kept clicking off 1 minute 41s so really only one or two seconds off the fast girls. We tucked the front in a place that a lot of people tuck the front. And I don’t have long legs like Toprak to save me. That’s basically what happened.
It’s hard to think about the positives, as it’s probably the shittiest race weekend I’ve had in my career. There’s that. But there are things – we did do some development. We did work our way through the pack. We have the pace and we showed it – even if the results don’t.
Reset. Do some training at home. Ride the bike. Learn some more about the front end, just really try to figure out how we can ride around this front end. Everyone is dealing with the same thing, so we got to figure out how to ride it. Regardless of if it sucks or not, we’re all dealing with the same things. That’s the nice thing about the same bike championship. So yeah, just go home, learn more about it, ride some more, regroup and try to mentally forget a lot of this negative stuff and start planning for Portimao.
