Climate Wreaks Havoc On Buttonwillow Superbike Take a look at
Wind, Hail and Rain Hits South Central California And Places An Early Cease To Testing On Day Two
IRVINE, CA (February 22, 2023) – Inclement climate minimize brief the second of two days of MotoAmerica Superbike testing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park with rain lastly placing a cease to the proceedings on the racetrack in California’s central valley by 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
With even probably the most diehard of the seven Superbike testers solely handing over 18 laps, it was once more Contemporary N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne with the quickest lap of the day, although his 1:42.179 lap was virtually a second slower than his greatest from Tuesday when the climate cooperated – nicely, at the least till the wind confirmed up within the late afternoon.
“It was windy straight away within the morning and we bought like two or three periods in,” Gagne mentioned. “Then it began sprinkling on us and we have been simply ready round to see if it was going to cease raining after which it rained once more within the afternoon. There was no time for the monitor to dry after that.”
It was once more Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier who was second greatest to Gagne together with his 1:43.645. Beaubier was additionally off his greatest from Tuesday, lapping 1.532 seconds slower with the restricted quantity of dry monitor time.
Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz was third quickest immediately – 1.8 seconds off his greatest from Tuesday with Wednesday’s 1:44.151. Then got here Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen together with his 1:44.529 and virtually two seconds slower than Tuesday although he did transfer up a spot to steer Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante. Escalante’s greatest on Wednesday was a 1:45.038, a day after handing over a 1:42.918.
Toni Elias had his second day on the Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki and ended it with a greatest lap of 1:45.064.
Corey Alexander, in the meantime, battled mechanical woes and solely accomplished three laps on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Total Greatest Occasions
Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 1:41.274
Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 1:42.113
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 1:42.322
Richie Escalante (Suzuki) 1:42.322
PJ Jacobsen (BMW) 1:43.813
Toni Elias (Suzuki) 1:43.962
Corey Alexander (BMW) 1:45.824
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