The Quarterley Racing rider
started from pole after setting
a 1:35.646 in qualifying and
engaged Sam Drane (Yamaha
bLU cRU Estenson Racing) in a
proper hand-to-hand race-one
duel. The pair quickly broke
away from the field, swapping
the lead repeatedly.
Drane led onto the final lap
before allowing Gouker through
at turn one, hoping to use the
draft to make a final-corner
attack. The plan fell just short,
with Gouker holding off Drane
in a drag race to the finish by
0.034 of a second. Champion
-
ship leader Kensei Matsudaira
(Team
Roberts) finished third,
14 seconds behind the leaders.
Gouker was even faster in
race two, opening a gap of more
than five seconds over Drane.
ond. Kevin Olmedo (Karns/TNT
Industries Racing) completed
the podium in third.
Kensei Matsudaira made his
Twins Cup debut at VIR and fin
-
ished strongly aboard an experi-
mental Kramer GP2-790R but
was disqualified because
the
machine is not yet homologated
for MotoAmerica competition.
Talent Cup >
Nathan Gouker delivered a domi-
nant performance at his home
round
of the Talent Cup at Virginia
International Raceway, sweeping
both races to close right up in the
championship battle.
ahead of Bodie Paige (M4 Ecstar
Suzuki) to secure the title.
He did exactly that, passing
Drane to take his seventh vic
-
tory of the season, with Drane
second
and Paige third. The
result gave Vossberg an insur-
mountable points advantage
and
extended his remarkable
season-long podium streak.
Vossberg completed the
weekend sweep in race two,
which was also shortened by a
red flag. Paige crashed from sec
-
ond at turn three, while Chapin
had
already retired following a
highside crash. Vossberg then
controlled the five-lap restart but
once again had Drane applying
pressure to the finish.
The Australian stayed within
striking distance, but Vossberg
held on to win by 0.122 of a sec
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ROUND 7 / AUGUST 14-16, 2026
VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY / ALTON, VIRGINIA
ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
P94
Hank Vossberg (31) made it a
pair of wins and the Twins Cup
Championship after another
dominating performance at VIR.
