MILWAUKEE (May 17, 2026) – Super.com/Rick Ware Racing/Jacob Construction/Parts Plus rider Briar Bauman ran his Mission AFT SuperTwins winning streak to three races with a dominating performance aboard a Harley-Davidson XG750R motorcycle at the Parts Unlimited ThrottleFest presented by Carter CAT at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Md. Latus Motors Racing/Harley-Davidson/BMC Racing rider Kody Kopp finished fourth aboard a Harley-Davidson XG750R motorcycle and maintained his series points lead.
In double-header MotoAmerica road racing action at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala., Saddlemen Race Development rider James Rispoli rode race-prepared Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST motorcycle to a third-place finish on Sunday in the fourth race of the 2026 MotoAmerica Mission Foods Super Hooligan National Championship Brought To You By Roland Sands Design and Powered by Harley-Davidson and sits second in series points.
Bauman Stays Hot in AFT SuperTwins
Bauman won his heat race by just 0.201 seconds over Yamaha rider Chad Cose, and before the start of the main event (eight minutes plus two laps) on the Budds Creek half-mile it appeared that Bauman, Cose and Yamaha rider Dallas Daniels would be the top contenders for the win. Bauman elbowed his around Daniels to take the lead on the first lap. Cose also got past Daniels and the two Yamaha racers engaged in a long bar-to-bar battle for second position as Bauman sped away to open a lead that approached three seconds. Kopp trailed Cose and Daniels in fourth place. Bauman was slowed by lapped traffic in the closing laps but still managed to cross the finish line 2.208 seconds clear of Daniels, who passed Cose at the two-minute mark. Kopp held onto fourth place, 4.116 seconds behind Bauman. FRA Trust Advisors rider Aidan RoosEvans raced his Harley-Davidson XG750R motorcycle to a sixth-place finish.
“There’s something about doing it with a crew you thoroughly enjoy doing it with,” said Bauman following his 37th win in Mission AFT SuperTwins. “We just work at it. We weren’t the quickest all day. We were a bit off. But they turned that thing upside down. I’ll be upfront – we didn’t change a clicker on the motorcycle the last two Nationals except for gearing. And today we threw the toolbox at that thing, and we found it.”
Bauman’s three-race winning streak has tightened the series points race. After six of 16 rounds in the 2026 Mission AFT SuperTwins championship, Kopp leads with 117 points, followed by Daniels with 110 points and Bauman with 108 points.
The 2026 AFT Mission SuperTwins series resumes May 23 at the Appalachian Harley-Davidson Williams Grove Half-Mile at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Mission AFT SuperTwins Race Results
Parts Unlimited ThrottleFest presented by Carter CAT Budds Creek Half Mile (Top 10)
- Briar Bauman (H-D) Super.com/Rick Ware Racing/Jacob Construction/Parts Plus
- Dallas Daniels (Yam) Estenson Racing/Yamaha Racing/Monster Energy
- Chad Cose (Yam) PRO Roofing/Parker Racing/Fredericktown Yamaha
- Kody Kopp (H-D) Latus Motors Racing/Harley-Davidson/BMC Racing
- Hunter Bauer (Yam) G&G Racing/Yamaha Racing/Reel Medics
- Aidan RoosEvans (H-D) FRA Trust Advisors
- Trent Lowe (Hon) American Honda/Mission Foods/Castrol/Roof Systems
- Morgen Mischler (Apr) IFS Waste Services/D&D Cycles,
- Cameron Smith (Yam) Fredericktown Yamaha/Thee Kathy Gray
- Declan Bender (Yam) OTB Racing/Memphis Shades/Corbin
Rispoli Bounces Back in Super Hooligan
Rispoli, the defending MotoAmerica Super Hooligan champion, put the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST on the podium with a third-place finish in the Mission Foods Super Hooligan contest on Sunday. After finishing 8th and 9th respectively in the Saturday race, the first for the Super Hooligan series at Barber Motorsports Park, Rispoli and teammate Jake Lewis showed improved pace, running third and fourth for much of the eight-lap race on the 2.380-mile, 17-turn Barber Motorsports Park road course. Rispoli passed Lewis for third place on lap four but could not close the gap on Ducati rider and race winner Gus Rodio. Lewis finished in fifth place on a Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 ST motorcycle.
“I am so stoked to make the podium today,” said Rispoli. “We showed up here with a prototype setup because after we saw how well these boys were riding in the infield at Daytona and knew it might be a struggle for us. The Saddlemen team worked so hard for me. We had two days of testing and three days here, and I made more changes to the motorcycle than I’ve made in the past year and a half. I’m super thankful for the team surrounding me this weekend and never giving up.”
After four of 10 rounds in the 2026 Mission Foods Super Hooligan Championship, Rodio leads the series with 72 points, followed by Rispoli with 65 points, Lewis with 59 points, and Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson rider Cory West with 50 points.
The Mission Foods Super Hooligan Championship resumes June 26-28 at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Wash.
Mission Super Hooligan Race Results – Barber Motorsports Park Race 1 (Top 10)
- Gus Rodio (Duc) Rodio Racing
- Bryce Kornbau (Yam) BPR Racing Yamaha
- Robertino Pietri (Yam) CoatzyMoto/LatinWe
- Josh Herrin (Lit) OrangeCat Racing
- Jason Waters (Duc) TopPro Motorsports/Edge Racing
- Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development
- Cory Alexander (Arch) Arch Racing Development
- James Rispoli (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development
- Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development
- Andy DiBrino (Yam) BPR Racing
Mission Super Hooligan Race Results – Barber Motorsports Park Race 2 (Top 10)
- Gus Rodio (Duc) Rodio Racing
- Josh Herrin (Lit) OrangeCat Racing
- James Rispoli (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development
- Jason Waters (Duc) TopPro Motorsports/Edge Racing
- Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development
- Robertino Pietri (Yam) CoatzyMoto/LatinWe
- Bryce Kornbau (Yam) BPR Racing Yamaha
- Kaleb De Keyrel (Lit) OrangeCat Racing
- Andy DiBrino (Yam) BPR Racing
- Hawk Mazzotta (Yam) Trackhouse/Hawk Mazzotta Moto Camp/BluCru
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