Cameron Beaubier got here from behind to win MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Race Two Sunday at Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington.
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne received the holeshot and led the primary 9 laps on his Recent N Lean Progressive Yamaha, however Beaubier handed his former teammate on lap 10 of 16 and held on to take his third win of the season on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 R.
Gagne pushed Beaubier to the tip however got here up 2.045 seconds brief and completed second, however he nonetheless left Washington with the Championship level lead.
Josh Herrin, battered and bruised from a high-speed crash in qualifying on Saturday, dug deep to tug off a detailed third-place end — simply 1.2 seconds behind and shutting on Gagne — on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Richie Escalante crossed the end line fourth on his Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R, simply 4.750 seconds behind Beaubier.
Beaubier’s teammate Corey Alexander rounded out the highest 5 finishers solely 2.9 seconds behind Escalante.
Extra, from a press launch issued by MotoAmerica:
Beaubier And BMW Cease Yamaha’s Win Streak At Ridge Motorsports Park
Cameron Beaubier Tops Jake Gagne To Win At The Washington Racetrack
SHELTON, WA (June 25, 2023) – The speak coming into the Ridge Motorsports Park spherical of the MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike class was that the observe is tailor made for Yamaha, as evidenced by six straight wins for the YZF-R1. In Saturday’s race one, Jake Gagne ran that streak to seven straight wins for Yamaha, but it surely ended on Sunday with a BMW M 1000 RR crossing the end line first.
Satirically, that BMW was ridden to victory by the person who began Yamaha’s win streak at Ridge in 2020 – Cameron Beaubier.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Beaubier hinted at the potential for a BMW win in Washington when he ran down Gagne and his Recent N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing YZF-R1 on Saturday, solely to crash out of the race on the 14th of 16 laps whereas on the R1’s rear wheel. On Sunday, Beaubier replicated the feat solely this time he didn’t falter. He caught the fast-starting Gagne, took over on the entrance on the tenth lap and beat the championship factors chief to the flag by a tick over two seconds.
For Beaubier it was his third win of the 12 months and the 57th AMA Superbike win of his profession.
When he was handed by Beaubier, Gagne knew he didn’t have the tempo to match his former teammate and he opted to make sure of second place within the closing laps. On the end Gagne was 2.045 behind Beaubier and 1.2 seconds forward of third-place finisher Josh Herrin on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Herrin was preventing the accidents suffered in a qualifying crash on Saturday morning, didn’t get a lot sleep on Saturday night time, and limped his method by way of his Sunday and onto the rostrum for a second straight day.
With Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante getting the higher of the remainder to complete fourth, it translated to the highest 4 that includes 4 totally different producers – BMW, Yamaha, Ducati, and Suzuki.
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Corey Alexander had his second straight day of Superbike success with a fifth-place end on his BMW M 1000 RR. Alexander was some three seconds behind Escalante and three.4 seconds forward of Recent N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen.
PJ Jacobsen was seventh on the third of the Tytlers Cycle Racing BMWs with Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim eighth. Thrashed Bike Racing’s Max Flinders and CW Moto Racing’s Benjamin Smith rounded out the highest 10.
Among the many non-finishers had been Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz and Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Taylor Knapp with each riders crashing out in separate incidents.
After 4 rounds and eight races, Gagne leads Beaubier within the Medallia Superbike Championship by 23 factors, 156-133. Herrin is third with 122 factors, 21 greater than Scholtz. Jacobsen rounds out the highest 5 with 91 factors.
The collection heads to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, July 7-9, for spherical 5.
Superbike Race Two
- Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
- Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
- Josh Herrin (Ducati)
- Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
- Corey Alexander (BMW)
- Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
- PJ Jacobsen (BMW)
- Hayden Gillim (Suzuki)
- Max Flinders (Yamaha)
- Benjamin Smith (Yamaha)
Quotes…
Cameron Beaubier – Winner
“Yesterday the race was a very good confidence enhance for us as a result of, let’s be trustworthy, Jake (Gagne) was setting the tempo all weekend and in addition (Josh) Herrin was actually quick on Saturday morning. So, I felt like going into the race we might do a few these laps, however I didn’t suppose we might maintain them. The fellows haven’t stopped engaged on the factor and we got here up with a very good race bike yesterday and so they made it even higher in a single day for immediately. I used to be feeling actually good. Herrin and I had been going forwards and backwards there at the start. I really feel like we had been actually each type of making a pair errors. I used to be working large right here and there and so was he. As soon as the race type of settled down, I put my head down and I used to be actually shocked how good my bike felt. It was a fairly superb feeling. I used to be in a position to run Jake down, however he was actually sturdy getting off the final nook onto the entrance straight. I used to be struggling. I used to be spinning out of there fairly good. However I knew I had some spots that I used to be higher than him in. Similar for him, he had some spots that he was higher than me in. I used to be in a position to get the lead and simply type of saved my head down however saved a bit in reserve simply so I didn’t throw it away like I did yesterday. I used to be actually actually shocked to see a bit hole on my board. Feels nice for the workforce. It’s a bummer yesterday, falling down like that, but it surely feels actually good to cap a weekend off like we did. Plain and easy, the Superbike class is simply fairly gnarly this 12 months. To have three totally different producers on the field and all of the unimaginable riders up within the prime 10, it’s robust but it surely’s fairly enjoyable.”
Jake Gagne – Second Place
“I wasn’t shocked, for positive. I watched the race final night time. I received off to a clear begin and type of made that hole from him, however as soon as Cam (Beaubier) made his method by way of yesterday, he simply reeled me in. Similar factor immediately. At one level, I had a second hole on my pit board, after which by the highest of the chicane I might hear him proper behind me. That’s in all probability the lap he did a 39.6. At that time, I used to be struggling a bit bit. I believed we type of made the bike a bit bit higher immediately, however I used to be struggling a bit extra to even run the 40s that we ran yesterday. I knew Cam was going to make his method by in some unspecified time in the future, after which as soon as he made his method by, I attempted to latch on a bit bit however there was nothing I might do. At that time, I knew Josh (Herrin) was again there and I knew he was going to be sturdy till the tip, so I simply tried to do what I might to convey it residence in second. Both method, I feel we discovered rather a lot. It’s been some time since I’ve been in a position to race with these guys actually for this full race distance and type of see what the bikes are doing otherwise. All three of those bikes actually have totally different strengths and totally different weaknesses. So, we received some good knowledge. Know what we have to enhance. I feel we’re nonetheless within the factors lead, in order that’s all the time a very good day.”
Josh Herrin – Third Place
“Each third locations I wasn’t anticipating, so I assume it’s the arduous weekends that rely. I attempted my hardest to reap the benefits of it and, fortunately, we had been in a position to come out with two thirds. I’m bummed as a result of I needed to be there. I really feel like this weekend no person thought that me or Cam (Beaubier) had been going to be right here at this observe, I don’t suppose. I feel they thought it was going to be a Yamaha present all weekend. He’s (Beaubier) driving tremendous sturdy, and I felt tremendous sturdy up till race one. I feel we’re going to be there all 12 months. It doesn’t matter what observe we go to, I feel we’ll be aggressive. I simply received to maintain looking for extra out of this factor. I’m nonetheless driving a bit bit… Up till Saturday, I used to be driving timid on this factor, like nervous to essentially throw it in there. I’m lastly getting the boldness. Clearly, discovered the restrict now on the entrance. I’m actually proud of this. I’ve been fortunate sufficient to win three championships and know that consistency is vital. The one drawback is that I’m coping with two guys which have extra championships than I do. So, they know the secret additionally. It’s going to be a tough 12 months, however I’m glad that we’re nonetheless all fairly tight within the championship and it looks like it’s going to be a very good battle the entire 12 months, which is the best way that everyone desires to win a title. No person desires to win a title by working away. It’s all the time enjoyable to simply look again at years like this. I simply hope that we are able to have a very good weekend at Laguna and relaxation up and heal as a lot as I can. I’m stoked. Hats off to those guys and due to my workforce.”
