Joseph LiMandri Jr. Steps In for Ella Dreher at MP13 Racing for MotoAmerica Round at Ridge

MotoAmerica Supersport rider Joseph LiMandri Jr. will fill in for injured Ella Dreher at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington this weekend, joining MP13 Racing aboard one of the team’s MV Agusta F3 RR machines. Ella Dreher is sidelined recovering from injuries sustained at Barber Motorsports Park. Her sister Avery Dreher (#47) continues as the team’s regular entry.

Joseph LiMandri Jr. at Ridge: Form, Machine, and What to Expect

Joseph LiMandri Jr. — known to MotoAmerica regulars as “Bazooka Joe,” customarily running #64 — has competed across Junior Cup, Twins Cup, and Supersport in MotoAmerica and has raced the Daytona 200 for the past two seasons. Last weekend at the 103rd Loudon Classic in New Hampshire, he qualified fifth and finished fourth in a 21-lap race. Combined with a recent test of the F3 RR at New Jersey Motorsports Park, that result gives him more preparation than most fill-in situations allow: he has current race form and machine familiarity before the weekend begins.

MP13 Racing owner Melissa Paris noted that when the team needed a fill-in, LiMandri Jr.’s name surfaced consistently and the results supporting that judgment were already on record. “I’m thankful to Melissa and MP13 Racing for their confidence in me,” Joseph LiMandri Jr. said. He will carry #641 for the weekend in place of his usual #64.

The Loudon fourth and the prior F3 RR test narrow the unknowns going into Ridge considerably. This isn’t a rider being handed unfamiliar machinery at an unfamiliar pace — the variables are the track, the Supersport field, and how quickly Joseph LiMandri Jr. can synchronise with the MP13 setup. Those are the right variables to be working with.

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