Cameron Petersen, using his Contemporary N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, lowered his personal lap report to 1:22.323 throughout MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Q1 Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park.
Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne misplaced many of the session when his Yamaha suffered a technical drawback and shut off whereas on monitor 13 minutes into the 40-minute session.
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Extra, from a press launch issued by MotoAmerica:
Petersen Breaks Barber Monitor Document, Earns Provisional Pole
Motion-Packed Day Main Into This Weekend’s Finale At Barber Motorsports Park
BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 23, 2022) – To say that Cameron Petersen likes Barber Motorsports Park can be a gross understatement. Petersen, who gained his first profession MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike race right here a yr in the past in a rainstorm, arrives in Alabama yearly brimming with confidence. Effectively, that confidence degree simply skyrocketed at this time with provisional pole place and a brand new lap report of the two.380-mile circuit.
Contemporary N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Petersen was quick from the get-go, breaking the lap report in Free Apply 1 this morning earlier than bettering that effort in Q1 together with his 1:22.323 lap on his 18th go-around. The lap put him .595 of a second forward of Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz.
“So long as I maintain breaking it, I’m proud of that,” Petersen stated when reminded his first lap report didn’t final lengthy. “Actually, I’m fairly rattling shocked by that. Clearly, the monitor was slightly bit extra greasy this afternoon, however this bike is working so good. It’s loopy. I can’t take all of the credit score. The bike isn’t doing something unsuitable and it’s permitting me to push to that degree. I’m having enjoyable.”
Whereas Petersen had an ideal day, Gagne didn’t. With only a few laps beneath his belt in Q1, Gagne’s Yamaha YZF-R1 gave up the ghost and denied the defending MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion any probability of a faster lap.
Nonetheless, he was third quickest together with his finest lap approaching lap 4, his 1:23.310 some two-tenths faster than Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen, the New Yorker 1.5 seconds slower than Petersen’s finest.
Fifth went to Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Danilo Petrucci with the Italian having a dreadful day on the Panigale V4 R. Though the bike had the identical setup as when he’d run at lap-record tempo throughout a check right here in Might, Petrucci was left scratching his head and in fifth with a better of 1:24.177 – 1.8 seconds slower than Petersen.
SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup – Yaakov Leads ‘Em
Altus Motorsports’ Kayla Yaakov picked up the place she left off with the quickest lap of Barber Motorsports Park in Friday’s SportbikeTrackGear.com Q1 session. Yaakov, who dominated a moist race two at NJMP just a few weeks in the past, lapped at 1:36.243 to finest Bauce Racing/JL62’s Joe LiMandri Jr. by .140 of a second and championship factors chief Cody Wyman on his Alpha Omega Kawasaki Ninja 400 by .199 of a second.
The highest 9 Junior Cuppers accomplished the session inside a second of Yaakov.
Supersport – The Champ On Prime
Newly topped MotoAmerica Supersport Champion Josh Herrin earned provisional pole place on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2, besting Landers Racing’s Rocco Landers by simply .106 of a second with each riders doing their finest on their thirteenth laps of Q1.
Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott was third quickest, half a second off Herrin’s finest.
Sadly, four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was knocked out of the season finale after simply the sixth lap of Free Apply 1 when he was highsided from his Squid Hunter Yamaha YZF-R6 and suffered a damaged left ankle. Hayes was set to go for a record-setting 87th AMA race win this weekend.
Yuasa Inventory 1000 – Alexander!
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Corey Alexander wrapped up the Yuasa Inventory 1000 Championship just a few weeks in the past in New Jersey. At the moment, in Alabama, Alexander was once more on high – this time in Friday’s Q1.
Alexander’s finest was a 1:24.712 and that put him .393 of a second sooner than his teammate Travis Wyman. Third quickest was Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim.
REV’IT! Twins Cup – De Keyrel’s Friday
Veloce Racing’s Kaleb De Keyrel gained’t get the prospect to run the number-one plate in 2023 after dropping out on this yr’s championship. However he’s making an attempt to squeeze essentially the most out of that primary whereas he’s nonetheless obtained it as he earned provisional pole place for the REV’IT! Twins Cup season finale.
De Keyrel’s 1:29.398 topped Robem Engineering’s Teagg Hobbs by .483 of a second with Hobbs’ teammate Ben Gloddy ending the day third quickest.
Extra, from a press launch issued by Ducati North America:
Petrucci and Ducati Put together for the Race Weekend at Barber Motorsports Park
Danilo finishes Q1 in fifth regardless of a difficult day
Sunnyvale, Calif., September 23, 2022 – Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 SBK) confronted a difficult day at Barber Motorsports Park for the ultimate spherical of the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, with fifth place in Qualifying One.
Petrucci accomplished 23 laps of the two.3-mile Alabama venue however admitted he struggled to really feel comfy. Nevertheless, the Italian is way from giving up but and nonetheless has Qualifying 2 to hoist himself additional up the grid as he goes head-to-head with present champion Jake Gagne for the title.
Qualifying 1 Outcomes—Prime 5
P1 – Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) 1:22.323
P2 – Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 1:22.918
P3 – Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:23.310
P4 – PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:23.854
P5 – Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) 1:24.117
Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – #9) : “It was a really difficult day,” Petrucci stated. “At first, we thought it was electronics, however the primary factor is we’re having points with the tire and I don’t have the suggestions I need. We are attempting to unravel the issue. We’ll pull the bike fully aside and rebuild it tomorrow to make sure we’ve the very best probability for qualifying within the morning.”
MotoAmerica Superbike will probably be on monitor tomorrow, September 24 at 10:15 am CDT for Qualifying 2, with Race One scheduled for 3:10 pm CDT that very same afternoon. Race Two will begin at 3:10 pm CDT on Sunday, September 25.
