Gilbert to Race 24
Hours of Le Mans
A
merican road racer Michael Gilbert is
gearing up to compete in the 2025 FIM
Endurance World Championship, starting
with the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gilbert will
again partner with the Maco Racing Team—
this time aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1 super
-
bike in the premier EWC category.
"Competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
is a dream come true," says Gilbert. "There's
no doubt this will be the toughest race I've
faced so far. That said, I'm happy to be
partnered with a long-standing team like
Maco and to absorb as much as possible
from its decades of experience in the paddock.
I'm also looking forward to teaming up with Chris
Bergman, whom I got to know very well at Spa
[Spa-Francorchamps]. I like to think that all of the
team's experience will be motivating when it's time
to saddle up for a stint in the middle of the night!
It will be the team's 20th consecutive appear
-
ance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
"It's great for me to give an American rider the
opportunity to experience the Endurance World
Championship, especially the 24 Hours of Le
Mans. When I think back to the days of Jason
Pridmore and Doug Toland, I want to welcome
Americans back to the paddock," says Martin
Kuzma, the owner of Maco Racing Team.
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American road racer
Michael Gilbert is set
to race the 24 Hours
of Le Mans with the
Maco Racing Yamaha
Team.
PHOTO: DAVID
REYGOMDEAU
Shannonville To
Host MotoAmerica
Mini Cup Qualifiers
M
otoAmerica announced that MiniSBK
Canada will host two MotoAmerica
Mini Cup Qualifiers at Shannonville Motors-
ports Park in Shannonville, Ontario, Canada.
The two races will be held in conjunction
with rounds three and four of the MiniSBK
series on June 13-14 and July 4-5, respec-
tively.
The two Qualifiers will provide young
local racers with the opportunity to qualify
for the Mission Mini Cup National
Final, which will once again be held
at Road America in Elkhart Lake,
Wisconsin, August 8-10.
Qualifiers at the two MiniSBK
events will be held for all six classes:
Stock 50 (ages 6-8), Stock 110 (ages
8-12), GP 110 (ages 8-12), GP 160 (ages
10-14), GP 190 (ages 10-14) and Street
GP (ages 14 and up).
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MiniSBK Canada will
host two MotoAmerica
Mini Cup Qualifiers at
Shannonville Motorsports
Park in Shannonville,
Ontario, Canada.
