Mikayla Moore dominated MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop control tires, the 20-year-old defending Champion lapped the 2.3-mile track in 1:46.507. Not only was that good enough to claim provisional pole position, but that lap time was more than 4.5 seconds faster than the next rider in the all-female field.
Camille Conrad was the best of the rest with a 1:51.102, and Emma Betters earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:51.780.
Editorial Note: American Julian Correa was fastest in the one and only British Talent Cup practice Friday at Donington Park. Riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Honda around the 2.5-mile circuit, the 15-year Floridian turned a 1:41.160 to top the field of 28. American Eli Banish was 13th on Friday with a time of 1:43.952 on his Fibre Tec Honda, and his American teammate Josh Raymond Jr. was 17th with a lap at 1:44.371.
Vickers holds off O’Halloran by 0.012s in Free Practice at Donington Park
Ryan Vickers was back ahead of his Bennetts British Superbike Championship rivals after the opening Free Practice sessions at Donington Park as the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider edged out Jason O’Halloran on the Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki by just 0.012s.
Vickers was able to hold on to the leading position by the narrowest of margins as O’Halloran’s penultimate lap of the day put him second overall and just 0.076s ahead of home hero Leon Haslam and the ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad Team.
Glenn Irwin was fourth fastest on the Hager PBM Ducati as he leads the standings into tomorrow’s opening race of the weekend with Danny Kent completing the top five for McAMS Racing Yamaha.
Kyle Ryde was sixth fastest for the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing Team, holding off Christian Iddon and MasterMac Honda teammates Charlie Nesbitt and Lee Jackson.
Max Cook and Peter Hickman were inside the top twelve ahead of tomorrow’s opening race, whilst the returning Luke Mossey delivered an impressive performance on his return to the Championship. Mossey was able to complete the top twelve riders on combined times to progress directly into Omologato Superpole tomorrow on his debut with STAUFF Fluid Power Kawasaki.
Alessandro Di Mario was quickest during MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660, the 15-year-old lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:28.269. Not only was that good enough to top the field of 34 entries by a wide margin, it also broke Kaleb De Keyrel’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:29.088.
Rocco Landers was second-best with a time of 1:30.224 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R. Landers ran off track, bounced off a trackside soft barrier, and fell over in the gravel trap at a relatively slow speed. He was able to ride back to the pits and continue in the session, which was interrupted by a red flag.
Dominic Doyle earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:30.974 on his Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing YZF-R7.
Rossi Moor was fourth-fastest with a 1:31.293 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-8R.
Ryan Max Johnson rounded out the top five qualifiers with a 1:32.636 on his NNG Capital Fund/Eleven Motorsports Aprilia.
Hayden Gillim was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. On board his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, the defending class Champion navigated the 2.3-mile course in 1:24.760 to lead the field of 46 entries.
As he was in practice Friday morning, Gabriel Da Silva was once again second-best in provisional qualifying with a 1:24.949 on his GMR/Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Bryce Prince, riding his BPR Racing Yamaha YZF-R1, turned a 1:25.167 to claim the third and final spot on the provisional front row.
Because of the size of the field, Prince and nine other riders rode in Superbike Qualifying One. Results for those riders in that session are listed in a second PDF below the Stock 1000 Q1 results PDF. A list of the Stock 1000 combined qualifying results was not available at post time.
Cameron Beaubier was fastest in MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion earned provisional pole position with a lap time of 1:22.468 – just shy of Jake Gagne’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:22.035.
Less than three weeks after breaking his ankle in a crash at Road Atlanta, Frenchman Loris Baz was second-fastest at 1:23.323 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Superbike rookie Sean Dylan Kelly claimed the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a lap time of 1:23.449 on his TopPro Racing Team BMW M 1000 RR.
Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin was fourth in the session with a 1:23.461.
Jake Gagne, the three-time and defending Champion, finished fifth in the session with a time of 1:23.565 on his Attack Performance Yamaha YZF-R1.
Beaubier Vs. Baz On Fast Friday At Barber Motorsports Park
Cameron Beaubier Quickest On Opening Day Of Steel Commander Superbike Action At Barber
Cameron Beaubier (6) earned provisional pole position on Friday for this weekend’s three Steel Commander Superbike races at Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 17, 2024) – Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier ended the opening day of Steel Commander Superbike action at Barber Motorsports Park with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion on top of the timesheets at the conclusion of Q1.
Beaubier’s best lap in the 40-minute session was a 1:22.468 on his 18th go-around and it put him .855 of a second ahead of Warhorse HSBK Ducati Racing’s Loris Baz with the Frenchman lapping at 1:23.323 on his 15th lap.
TopPro Racing Team’s Sean Dylan Kelly continued his fast start to his rookie season of Superbike racing by clocking the third fastest time on his BMW M 1000 RR.
Fourth fastest and the last rider on the same second as Beaubier was Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s defending three-time series champion Jake Gagne rounded out the top five on opening day and was just a tick over a second slower than his championship rival Beaubier.
Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong ended up sixth with Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen seventh. Eighth fastest was the first of the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s in the hands of Spaniard Xavi Forés, who was making his debut on the team as a replacement for the injured Richie Escalante.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach and Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim rounded out the top 10.
Tyler Scott (70) earned provisional pole in the Supersport class at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday afternoon. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Supersport – Scott On Top
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott earned provisional pole position in Supersport on Friday afternoon by just .096 of a second over Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz in what was an ultra-close Q1 session. How close? The top 10 are all within a second of Scott’s best time of 1:26.607.
TopPro Racing Team’s Maximiliano Gerardo put in his best effort to date on the new team’s Suzuki GSX-R750 to earn a spot on the provisional front row leading into tomorrow’s Q2 session. Kayla Yaakov was the fastest of the three Rahal Ducati Moto teamsters with her best lap putting her fourth and just half a second off Scott’s pace. Her teammates, Corey Alexander and PJ Jacobsen, were 11th and 12th, respectively, with Road Atlanta doubleheader winner Jacobsen crashing out of the session early.
Wrench Motorcycles’ David Anthony ended the session fifth fastest.
Junior Cup – Cunnison Over Medina
Speed Demon Racing’s Logan Cunnison emerged from the pack of Junior Cup racers to take provisional pole for the two races at Barber Motorsports Park. Cunnison lapped at 1:37.417 to best championship points leader Yandel Medina by .571 of a second. Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe, who finished on the podium in both races at the opener at Road Atlanta, was third fastest.
Eli Block was fourth and the last rider on the same second as Cunnison on his BARTCON Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400.
BellissiMoto Twins Cup – Di Mario Leads The Way
Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario and his Aprilia RS 660 were in a class of their own in BellissiMoto Twins Cup Q1 on Friday with the Italian 1.9 seconds clear of second-placed Rocco Landers on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle was third fastest, but 2.7 seconds behind Di Mario and some .370 of a second clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Rossi Moor. NNG Capital Fund/Eleven Motorsports’ Ryan Max Johnson rounded out the top five heading into tomorrow’s Q2 session.
Stock 1000 – Gillim, Barely
Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim got his title defense off to a good start at Barber on Friday with the 2023 Stock 1000 Champion leading the way in Q1 on Friday. Gillim lapped at 1:24.760 on his Honda CBR1000RR-R SP to lead Gabriel Da Silva and his GMR/Jones Honda by just .189 of a second.
The first of the non-Hondas was Benjamin Smith’s FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. Smith was .638 behind Gillim, but almost a second ahead of OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe. Motorsport Exotica BMW rider Andrew Lee completed the top five. Meanwhile, Irishman Richard Kerr was ninth fastest on his AMD Motorsport RK Racing BMW M 1000 RR in his Barber Motorsports Park debut.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race – Who Else But Moore
Defending Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Champion Mikayla Moore was up to her old tricks in the first race of the season for the all-women series as she ended up 4.5 seconds faster than her nearest rival in the opening qualifying session.
Moore lapped at 1:46.507 to best Camille Conrad’s 1:51.102. Emma Betters was just .678 of a second behind Conrad.
Tyler Scott was fastest during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 on Dunlop control tires, 18-year-old Scott navigated the 2.3-mile course in 1:26.607 to lead the large, 48-entry field.
Matthew Scholtz was second-best with a 1:26.703 on his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.
Maximiliano Gerardo rode his TopPro Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R750 to a third-quickest 1:26.840.
Kayla Yaakov ranked fourth with the 1:27.124 she did on her Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2.
David Anthony rounded out the top five provisional qualifiers with a 1:27.174 on his Wrench Motorcycles Suzuki GSX-R750.
The 25-minute Supersport Q1 Group A session was stopped twice due to motorcycles having mechanical problems that put fluid on the course that had to be cleaned up.
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 | PRACTICE & QUALIFYING 1
Friday’s on-track activities included a practice session in the morning followed by an afternoon qualifying. The team fine-tuned the Ducatis in practice and maximized qualifying efforts in the afternoon under the sprinkling skies.
PJ Jacobsen traded the top position on the time charts for the morning’s practice session with Tyler Scott (SUZ), however, an unfortunate incident ended his day early after high siding in Charlotte’s Web on his third lap of Qualifying 1.
Kayla Yaakov ended the day the fastest rider in the Rahal Ducati Moto stable, ending up in P4 after lap 14 of Qualifying 1.
Tomorrow’s schedule hosts Qualifying 2 and Time Attack, where the trio of riders will be taking the track with their fellow Supersport competitors at 8:55 am CST to set the field for both rounds. Race 1 goes green at 2:10 pm CST concluding track activity for the team on Saturday.
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P12 (1:28.609)
QUALIFYING 1: P4 (1:27.124)
NOTES: Set her fastest qualifying lap time on Lap 14
WHAT SHE’S SAYING:
“Day one wasn’t bad. I struggled with setup in Practice 1, but the changes we made for Qualifying 1 made a big difference. There’s still time to fine tune our efforts, and we are getting closer to the results we want. I’m happy with P4 but I know I have more to give, so I’m ready to go out tomorrow and keep improving this weekend, rain or shine.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P9 (1:28.454)
QUALIFYING 1: P11 (1:27.688)
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“It was a good first day here at Barber [Motorsports Park]. Luckily, the weather held out so we got some time on a dry track. Unfortunately, because of some red flags we didn’t get to get a good lap in in Qualifying 1. Our pace was there but we didn’t get a chance to put a good lap time together. I know we have the speed and the Supersport class lap times are very close again, so it will be a competitive weekend. We’ll see what the weather brings for tomorrow, but I’m hoping it stays dry.”
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P2 (1:27.316)
QUALIFYING 1: P12 (1:28.086)
NOTE: Set his fastest lap time before high-siding on Lap 3
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“This morning went well, I ended up in P2 and I felt really good. We had a great test here [Barber Motorsports Park] during the track day a couple weeks back. Qualifying 1 didn’t go to plan, I made a mistake and crashed, which sent me into the guardrail pretty hard. We will have to look at the data and see what exactly went wrong. I ended up getting P12 on the grid right now, but we have more qualifying sessions in the morning. I’m hoping the weather stays dry and we can regroup and put us back on the front row where we belong. I’m really sorry to my side of the team, and I know we will fix it and be in a better position for the race tomorrow.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“It was a pretty good Friday. Kayla [Yaakov] did a really great job, and made her way up to P4 by the end of the session. PJ [Jacobsen] had a decent crash which sent him into the wall. It was going to be tight to get the bike fixed and make sure he was healthy, so we decided to sit him out the last 10 or 12 minutes. Corey [Alexander] was riding really well, but unfortunately on his fast lap that probably would have put him in the top three, an engine blew up in front of him and he had to stop that lap. Overall, the pace is there for all three riders and it has been an eventful day for different reasons, but I think all things will be good to go for tomorrow morning.”
Logan Cunnison was fastest during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Speed Demon Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 on Dunlop control tires, Cunnison lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:37.417.
Shortly after Cunnison did his fast time, it started raining and he – and a few other riders – crashed. Cunnison wasn’t seriously injured, and the rain prevented anyone from going any faster.
Yandel Medina, the winner of Junior Cup Race Two at Road Atlanta, was second-best with a lap of 1:37.988 on his New York Safety Track Racing Kawasaki.
Ryan Wolfe rounded out the top three provisional qualifiers with a 1:38.357 on his Wolfe Racing Ninja 400.
Alessandro Di Mario was quickest in MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup practice Friday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 on Dunlop control tires, the 15-year-old turned a lap time of 1:29.858, which was not only fastest among the field of 34 entries it was 0.550 second better than anyone else.
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio was the best of the rest with a 1:30.408.
Rocco Landers was third with a 1:30.950 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R.
Dominic Doyle made it three different brands in the top four with a 1:31.154 on his Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing YZF-R7.
Avery Dreher, the 2023 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, rounded out the top five with a 1:33.494 on his TopPro Racing Aprilia RS 660.
Hayden Gillim was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 practice Friday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, Gillim covered the 2.3-mile course in 1:25.478 to lead the field of 46 entries.
Gabriel Da Silva was second-best with a time of 1:25.812 on his new GMR/Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Bryce Prince did a third-quickest 1:26.214 on his BPR Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
Because of the size of the field, Prince and nine other riders rode in the Superbike practice session. Results for those riders in that session are listed in a second PDF below the Stock 1000 Practice results PDF.
Jake Gagne led MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Practice One Friday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Attack Performance Yamaha YZF-R1 on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the three-time and defending Champion lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:23.571 to lead the field.
Bobby Fong was the best of the rest with a 1:24.198 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Five-time MotoAmerica Champion Cameron Beaubier was third-quickest with a 1:24.356 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Rookie Sean Dylan Kelly was fourth-fastest with a 1:24.378 on his TopPro Racing Team BMW M 1000 RR.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen rounded out the top five with a time of 1:24.435.
Because of the size of the 46-entry Stock 1000 field, some of the faster riders from that class participated in Superbike practice rather than in Stock 1000 Practice One. The Stock 1000 riders are classified separately in the PDF below.
Mikayla Moore dominated MotoAmerica Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding her Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 on Dunlop control tires, the 20-year-old defending Champion lapped the 2.3-mile track in 1:46.507. Not only was that good enough to claim provisional pole position, but that lap time was more than 4.5 seconds faster than the next rider in the all-female field.
Camille Conrad was the best of the rest with a 1:51.102, and Emma Betters earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:51.780.
Editorial Note: American Julian Correa was fastest in the one and only British Talent Cup practice Friday at Donington Park. Riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Honda around the 2.5-mile circuit, the 15-year Floridian turned a 1:41.160 to top the field of 28. American Eli Banish was 13th on Friday with a time of 1:43.952 on his Fibre Tec Honda, and his American teammate Josh Raymond Jr. was 17th with a lap at 1:44.371.
Vickers holds off O’Halloran by 0.012s in Free Practice at Donington Park
Ryan Vickers was back ahead of his Bennetts British Superbike Championship rivals after the opening Free Practice sessions at Donington Park as the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider edged out Jason O’Halloran on the Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki by just 0.012s.
Vickers was able to hold on to the leading position by the narrowest of margins as O’Halloran’s penultimate lap of the day put him second overall and just 0.076s ahead of home hero Leon Haslam and the ROKiT Haslam Racing BMW Motorrad Team.
Glenn Irwin was fourth fastest on the Hager PBM Ducati as he leads the standings into tomorrow’s opening race of the weekend with Danny Kent completing the top five for McAMS Racing Yamaha.
Kyle Ryde was sixth fastest for the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing Team, holding off Christian Iddon and MasterMac Honda teammates Charlie Nesbitt and Lee Jackson.
Max Cook and Peter Hickman were inside the top twelve ahead of tomorrow’s opening race, whilst the returning Luke Mossey delivered an impressive performance on his return to the Championship. Mossey was able to complete the top twelve riders on combined times to progress directly into Omologato Superpole tomorrow on his debut with STAUFF Fluid Power Kawasaki.
Alessandro Di Mario was quickest during MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660, the 15-year-old lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:28.269. Not only was that good enough to top the field of 34 entries by a wide margin, it also broke Kaleb De Keyrel’s 2022 All-Time Lap Record of 1:29.088.
Rocco Landers was second-best with a time of 1:30.224 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R. Landers ran off track, bounced off a trackside soft barrier, and fell over in the gravel trap at a relatively slow speed. He was able to ride back to the pits and continue in the session, which was interrupted by a red flag.
Dominic Doyle earned the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a 1:30.974 on his Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing YZF-R7.
Rossi Moor was fourth-fastest with a 1:31.293 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-8R.
Ryan Max Johnson rounded out the top five qualifiers with a 1:32.636 on his NNG Capital Fund/Eleven Motorsports Aprilia.
Hayden Gillim was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. On board his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, the defending class Champion navigated the 2.3-mile course in 1:24.760 to lead the field of 46 entries.
As he was in practice Friday morning, Gabriel Da Silva was once again second-best in provisional qualifying with a 1:24.949 on his GMR/Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Bryce Prince, riding his BPR Racing Yamaha YZF-R1, turned a 1:25.167 to claim the third and final spot on the provisional front row.
Because of the size of the field, Prince and nine other riders rode in Superbike Qualifying One. Results for those riders in that session are listed in a second PDF below the Stock 1000 Q1 results PDF. A list of the Stock 1000 combined qualifying results was not available at post time.
Cameron Beaubier was fastest in MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion earned provisional pole position with a lap time of 1:22.468 – just shy of Jake Gagne’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:22.035.
Less than three weeks after breaking his ankle in a crash at Road Atlanta, Frenchman Loris Baz was second-fastest at 1:23.323 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Superbike rookie Sean Dylan Kelly claimed the third and final spot on the provisional front row with a lap time of 1:23.449 on his TopPro Racing Team BMW M 1000 RR.
Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin was fourth in the session with a 1:23.461.
Jake Gagne, the three-time and defending Champion, finished fifth in the session with a time of 1:23.565 on his Attack Performance Yamaha YZF-R1.
Beaubier Vs. Baz On Fast Friday At Barber Motorsports Park
Cameron Beaubier Quickest On Opening Day Of Steel Commander Superbike Action At Barber
Cameron Beaubier (6) earned provisional pole position on Friday for this weekend’s three Steel Commander Superbike races at Barber Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 17, 2024) – Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier ended the opening day of Steel Commander Superbike action at Barber Motorsports Park with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion on top of the timesheets at the conclusion of Q1.
Beaubier’s best lap in the 40-minute session was a 1:22.468 on his 18th go-around and it put him .855 of a second ahead of Warhorse HSBK Ducati Racing’s Loris Baz with the Frenchman lapping at 1:23.323 on his 15th lap.
TopPro Racing Team’s Sean Dylan Kelly continued his fast start to his rookie season of Superbike racing by clocking the third fastest time on his BMW M 1000 RR.
Fourth fastest and the last rider on the same second as Beaubier was Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s defending three-time series champion Jake Gagne rounded out the top five on opening day and was just a tick over a second slower than his championship rival Beaubier.
Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong ended up sixth with Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen seventh. Eighth fastest was the first of the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s in the hands of Spaniard Xavi Forés, who was making his debut on the team as a replacement for the injured Richie Escalante.
Beaubier’s teammate JD Beach and Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim rounded out the top 10.
Tyler Scott (70) earned provisional pole in the Supersport class at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday afternoon. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Supersport – Scott On Top
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott earned provisional pole position in Supersport on Friday afternoon by just .096 of a second over Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz in what was an ultra-close Q1 session. How close? The top 10 are all within a second of Scott’s best time of 1:26.607.
TopPro Racing Team’s Maximiliano Gerardo put in his best effort to date on the new team’s Suzuki GSX-R750 to earn a spot on the provisional front row leading into tomorrow’s Q2 session. Kayla Yaakov was the fastest of the three Rahal Ducati Moto teamsters with her best lap putting her fourth and just half a second off Scott’s pace. Her teammates, Corey Alexander and PJ Jacobsen, were 11th and 12th, respectively, with Road Atlanta doubleheader winner Jacobsen crashing out of the session early.
Wrench Motorcycles’ David Anthony ended the session fifth fastest.
Junior Cup – Cunnison Over Medina
Speed Demon Racing’s Logan Cunnison emerged from the pack of Junior Cup racers to take provisional pole for the two races at Barber Motorsports Park. Cunnison lapped at 1:37.417 to best championship points leader Yandel Medina by .571 of a second. Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe, who finished on the podium in both races at the opener at Road Atlanta, was third fastest.
Eli Block was fourth and the last rider on the same second as Cunnison on his BARTCON Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400.
BellissiMoto Twins Cup – Di Mario Leads The Way
Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario and his Aprilia RS 660 were in a class of their own in BellissiMoto Twins Cup Q1 on Friday with the Italian 1.9 seconds clear of second-placed Rocco Landers on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R.
Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing’s Dominic Doyle was third fastest, but 2.7 seconds behind Di Mario and some .370 of a second clear of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Rossi Moor. NNG Capital Fund/Eleven Motorsports’ Ryan Max Johnson rounded out the top five heading into tomorrow’s Q2 session.
Stock 1000 – Gillim, Barely
Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim got his title defense off to a good start at Barber on Friday with the 2023 Stock 1000 Champion leading the way in Q1 on Friday. Gillim lapped at 1:24.760 on his Honda CBR1000RR-R SP to lead Gabriel Da Silva and his GMR/Jones Honda by just .189 of a second.
The first of the non-Hondas was Benjamin Smith’s FLO4LAW Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. Smith was .638 behind Gillim, but almost a second ahead of OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe. Motorsport Exotica BMW rider Andrew Lee completed the top five. Meanwhile, Irishman Richard Kerr was ninth fastest on his AMD Motorsport RK Racing BMW M 1000 RR in his Barber Motorsports Park debut.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race – Who Else But Moore
Defending Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Champion Mikayla Moore was up to her old tricks in the first race of the season for the all-women series as she ended up 4.5 seconds faster than her nearest rival in the opening qualifying session.
Moore lapped at 1:46.507 to best Camille Conrad’s 1:51.102. Emma Betters was just .678 of a second behind Conrad.
Tyler Scott was fastest during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying One (Q1) Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 on Dunlop control tires, 18-year-old Scott navigated the 2.3-mile course in 1:26.607 to lead the large, 48-entry field.
Matthew Scholtz was second-best with a 1:26.703 on his Strack Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.
Maximiliano Gerardo rode his TopPro Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R750 to a third-quickest 1:26.840.
Kayla Yaakov ranked fourth with the 1:27.124 she did on her Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2.
David Anthony rounded out the top five provisional qualifiers with a 1:27.174 on his Wrench Motorcycles Suzuki GSX-R750.
The 25-minute Supersport Q1 Group A session was stopped twice due to motorcycles having mechanical problems that put fluid on the course that had to be cleaned up.
More, from a press release issued by Rahal Ducati Moto:
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 | PRACTICE & QUALIFYING 1
Friday’s on-track activities included a practice session in the morning followed by an afternoon qualifying. The team fine-tuned the Ducatis in practice and maximized qualifying efforts in the afternoon under the sprinkling skies.
PJ Jacobsen traded the top position on the time charts for the morning’s practice session with Tyler Scott (SUZ), however, an unfortunate incident ended his day early after high siding in Charlotte’s Web on his third lap of Qualifying 1.
Kayla Yaakov ended the day the fastest rider in the Rahal Ducati Moto stable, ending up in P4 after lap 14 of Qualifying 1.
Tomorrow’s schedule hosts Qualifying 2 and Time Attack, where the trio of riders will be taking the track with their fellow Supersport competitors at 8:55 am CST to set the field for both rounds. Race 1 goes green at 2:10 pm CST concluding track activity for the team on Saturday.
KAYLA YAAKOV
No. 19 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P12 (1:28.609)
QUALIFYING 1: P4 (1:27.124)
NOTES: Set her fastest qualifying lap time on Lap 14
WHAT SHE’S SAYING:
“Day one wasn’t bad. I struggled with setup in Practice 1, but the changes we made for Qualifying 1 made a big difference. There’s still time to fine tune our efforts, and we are getting closer to the results we want. I’m happy with P4 but I know I have more to give, so I’m ready to go out tomorrow and keep improving this weekend, rain or shine.”
COREY ALEXANDER
No. 23 ROLLER DIE + FORMING DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P9 (1:28.454)
QUALIFYING 1: P11 (1:27.688)
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“It was a good first day here at Barber [Motorsports Park]. Luckily, the weather held out so we got some time on a dry track. Unfortunately, because of some red flags we didn’t get to get a good lap in in Qualifying 1. Our pace was there but we didn’t get a chance to put a good lap time together. I know we have the speed and the Supersport class lap times are very close again, so it will be a competitive weekend. We’ll see what the weather brings for tomorrow, but I’m hoping it stays dry.”
PJ JACOBSEN
No. 15 XPEL DUCATI PANIGALE V2
PRACTICE: P2 (1:27.316)
QUALIFYING 1: P12 (1:28.086)
NOTE: Set his fastest lap time before high-siding on Lap 3
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“This morning went well, I ended up in P2 and I felt really good. We had a great test here [Barber Motorsports Park] during the track day a couple weeks back. Qualifying 1 didn’t go to plan, I made a mistake and crashed, which sent me into the guardrail pretty hard. We will have to look at the data and see what exactly went wrong. I ended up getting P12 on the grid right now, but we have more qualifying sessions in the morning. I’m hoping the weather stays dry and we can regroup and put us back on the front row where we belong. I’m really sorry to my side of the team, and I know we will fix it and be in a better position for the race tomorrow.”
BEN SPIES
TEAM PRINCIPAL
WHAT HE’S SAYING:
“It was a pretty good Friday. Kayla [Yaakov] did a really great job, and made her way up to P4 by the end of the session. PJ [Jacobsen] had a decent crash which sent him into the wall. It was going to be tight to get the bike fixed and make sure he was healthy, so we decided to sit him out the last 10 or 12 minutes. Corey [Alexander] was riding really well, but unfortunately on his fast lap that probably would have put him in the top three, an engine blew up in front of him and he had to stop that lap. Overall, the pace is there for all three riders and it has been an eventful day for different reasons, but I think all things will be good to go for tomorrow morning.”
Logan Cunnison was fastest during MotoAmerica Junior Cup Qualifying One Friday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Speed Demon Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 on Dunlop control tires, Cunnison lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:37.417.
Shortly after Cunnison did his fast time, it started raining and he – and a few other riders – crashed. Cunnison wasn’t seriously injured, and the rain prevented anyone from going any faster.
Yandel Medina, the winner of Junior Cup Race Two at Road Atlanta, was second-best with a lap of 1:37.988 on his New York Safety Track Racing Kawasaki.
Ryan Wolfe rounded out the top three provisional qualifiers with a 1:38.357 on his Wolfe Racing Ninja 400.
Alessandro Di Mario was quickest in MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup practice Friday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 on Dunlop control tires, the 15-year-old turned a lap time of 1:29.858, which was not only fastest among the field of 34 entries it was 0.550 second better than anyone else.
Di Mario’s teammate Gus Rodio was the best of the rest with a 1:30.408.
Rocco Landers was third with a 1:30.950 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R.
Dominic Doyle made it three different brands in the top four with a 1:31.154 on his Giaccmoto Yamaha Racing YZF-R7.
Avery Dreher, the 2023 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion, rounded out the top five with a 1:33.494 on his TopPro Racing Aprilia RS 660.
Hayden Gillim was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 practice Friday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Real Steel Motorsports Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, Gillim covered the 2.3-mile course in 1:25.478 to lead the field of 46 entries.
Gabriel Da Silva was second-best with a time of 1:25.812 on his new GMR/Jones Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.
Bryce Prince did a third-quickest 1:26.214 on his BPR Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
Because of the size of the field, Prince and nine other riders rode in the Superbike practice session. Results for those riders in that session are listed in a second PDF below the Stock 1000 Practice results PDF.
Jake Gagne led MotoAmerica Steel Commander Superbike Practice One Friday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Attack Performance Yamaha YZF-R1 on Dunlop Sportmax Slick control tires, the three-time and defending Champion lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:23.571 to lead the field.
Bobby Fong was the best of the rest with a 1:24.198 on his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1.
Five-time MotoAmerica Champion Cameron Beaubier was third-quickest with a 1:24.356 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Rookie Sean Dylan Kelly was fourth-fastest with a 1:24.378 on his TopPro Racing Team BMW M 1000 RR.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen rounded out the top five with a time of 1:24.435.
Because of the size of the 46-entry Stock 1000 field, some of the faster riders from that class participated in Superbike practice rather than in Stock 1000 Practice One. The Stock 1000 riders are classified separately in the PDF below.
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