Ryde returns to winning ways at Donington Park home round
Kyle Ryde celebrated his second victory of the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the BikeSocial Sprint Race for the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha Team, delivering a masterful performance to keep title rivals Tommy Bridewell and Leon Haslam behind him.
Ryde had hit the front of the pack after a rapid start from the Omologato pole position and he continued to set a pace that would give him the edge of 1.086s at the chequered flag, but behind Bridewell and Haslam were dueling for second place.
Haslam pushed for a last lap attack on Bridewell, making a move only for an instant fightback as the BeerMonster Ducati rider regained the position with just 0.319s between them at the chequered flag. The second place means Bridewell now has moved to the top of the championship standings by just a single point from his teammate Glenn Irwin who finished fifth.
Lee Jackson had managed to make a move on Irwin on the penultimate lap for fourth place whilst Josh Brookes battled his way up the order and into sixth place for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team.
Ryan Vickers had his best result of the season so far in seventh place for the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha team ahead of Danny Kent and Storm Stacey who scored a top ten finish for Starline Racing Kawasaki. Charlie Nesbitt completed the top ten riders, just ahead of Max Cook who was eleventh to celebrate his best result so far in his rookie campaign.
It was disappointment for Andrew Irwin and Christian Iddon when the pair crashed out at Melbourne Hairpin. The incident was reviewed by the Race Direction following the race in the presence of the two riders involved and their team representatives.
Following analysis of multiple video sources including onboard cameras, and after hearing the accounts of both riders, the Race Direction concluded that neither rider acted in a careless, reckless or dangerous manner and no further action was required.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Donington Park, BikeSocial Sprint Race result:
Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha)
Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +1.086s
Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) +1.405s
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) +9.795s
Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +12.145s
Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) +12.227s
Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) +13.090s
Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) +14.981s
Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +17.013s
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing) + 19.630s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 103
Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 102
Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) 97
Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 91
Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) 90
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) 49
Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 44
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 43
Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) 40
Jack Kennedy (Mar-Train Racing Yamaha) 40
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Kyle Ryde
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
“It has been a perfect day with the pole position and following that up with a win. It was actually a very difficult race this afternoon. I knew the pace that I could do and it was good that I did exactly what I thought I could.
“The bike worked great and I did the lap times consistently and my pit board was saying +0.3 and then +0.4, so fair play to everyone else as I think they made a big step. On paper I felt like I was a little bit quicker and they obviously matched it in that race.
“I have put so much pressure on myself all weekend as it’s always like that when you are fast, you expect big things. I’m just glad that I took all the pressure in Superpole and then backed it up in the race with a win in front of all my family. It’s a great achievement for me and the whole team.
“Tomorrow will be strategic in the longer races, but we’ll see where we end up – but I am sure we will be alright!”
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne won MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Gagne got the holeshot on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 and held a modest lead for all 16 laps of the race to take his second victory of the season.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen kept the leader honest and closed the gap slightly in the closing stages, but the South African had to settle for the runner-up spot today.
Mathew Scholtz recovered from a bad start and moved up into third place by lap three, but the Westby Racing rider could not gain any ground on the factory Yamaha duo and had to settle for third and completing a Yamaha sweep of the podium.
Race One was shortened from its original length of 20 laps to 16 laps as a precaution due to excessive wear found so far with Dunlop’s new Superbike slicks. The length of Race Two is still To Be Determined (TBD).
Gagne Wins Medallia Superbike Race One At Barber Motorsports Park
Defending Champion Gagne Wins The First Of Two Races In Alabama, Takes Points Lead
Jake Gagne (1) and Cameron Petersen (45) lead the start of Superbike Race One. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 20, 2023) – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne won his second race of the young season at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday, and he did so in the same fashion in which he won 29 races over the course of the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He started from pole, put his head down, quickly opened up a two-second-plus lead and maintained that lead to the finish of the shortened 16-lap race.
The win, which was the 31st of Gagne’s Superbike career, moved him out of a tie with Cameron Beaubier in the MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship and into the lead by himself. He now leads Beaubier by 12 points, 70-58. Beaubier finished fourth on Saturday on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
The man who was closest to Gagne at the finish was his teammate Cameron Petersen, the South African keeping Gagne honest from start to finish and crossing the finish line 1.8 seconds behind the defending two-time Medallia Superbike Champion.
Mathew Scholtz (11). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Third place went to Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, giving Yamaha a one-two-three finish at Barber. Scholtz didn’t get a good start and by the time he got through to third, the two Attack riders had distanced themselves from the rest. Scholtz ended up 6.1 seconds behind Gagne and 2.8 seconds ahead of Beaubier.
Beaubier, meanwhile, had rid himself of the battle he found himself in early with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen.
It was Jacobsen who worked his way through that pack to finish fifth, some eight seconds ahead of the Herrin/Escalante battle that went the distance with Herrin beating Escalante by just .289 of a second to take sixth.
Josh Herrin (left) held off Richie Escalante (right) to finish sixth. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Ashton Yates got the better of Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Corey Alexander by just .299 of a second for eighth with Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim rounding out the top 10 finishers.
Saturday’s race was shortened from 20 laps to 16 due to excessive tire wear and the lap count for Sunday’s race two will be announced after evaluation of the tires following today’s race.
After three races of the 2023 championship, Gagne leads Beaubier, 70-58, with Scholtz third with 43 points.
Race two at Barber Motorsports Park will begin Sunday at 3:10 p.m.
Superbike Race 1
Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
PJ Jacobsen (BMW)
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
Ashton Yates (BMW)
Corey Alexander (BMW)
Hayden Gillim (Suzuki)
Superbike Quotes
Jake Gagne – Winner
“I think that the heat this afternoon really made a difference (to tire wear). It definitely helped. I know we were suffering when the temperatures were cooler, just getting some tearing. If you saw the tires in the podium, they looked pretty dang good. Of course, they’re going to wear, especially at a track like this. The track is so hot. They (the tires) get hot. They get greasy. But that being said, temperatures like this, I think the full race distance wouldn’t have been a problem. These guys know what they’re doing and have a good feel for what’s underneath them. Dunlop always does a good job and makes the right call. But it was a fun race. Like Cam (Petersen) said, those first couple laps I was able to put my head down and kind of get that little bit of a gap. It’s a tricky spot. It was right around two seconds or so, and then that second half he was clawing back a couple tenths a lap. I think it was down to 1.5 at some point. But like we were talking about, it’s tricky. You miss your mark here just a little bit, and you’re in the marbles out there and you could push the front. Anything can happen. I just tried to play it smart. But Cam kept me honest. Like Mat (Scholtz) said, I know he had the pace and he got caught up with those guys in the beginning so I’m sure we’re in for a dogfight tomorrow.”
Cameron Petersen – Second Place
“It’s tough. Honestly, I think the difference is it’s just those first few laps. I kind of always settle down into a pretty good pace, it’s just those first few laps that Jake’s (Gagne) just so good at hanging it out and riding the bike to its full potential, where it kind of takes me a little bit. Definitely tough towards the end there. I could see there was one or two laps where I kind of maybe gained just a little bit of time on him. I was like, ‘all right, man, maybe if you push that 10 percent harder you might be able to catch him.’ But I definitely had (Road) Atlanta in the back of my mind. I wanted this podium desperately. I started off the season very horribly, so for sure just when I saw three laps to go, the gap to Matty (Scholtz) kind of stayed the same. I just kind of knew, bring the bike home in second and we can build off of this. Just again congrats to these guys. Pretty cool to share the podium with some of my best friends. Good day for Yamaha.
Mathew Scholtz – Third Place
“My start was terrible. I was back in fifth or sixth place. Battled Richie (Escalante) for one or two laps. Then Josh (Herrin) was really fighting me hard. But I managed to get past him and then put in a couple decent laps. It’s not that I caught Cam (Petersen) and Jake (Gagne). I just kind of felt that if I was there, I could have actually been a part of the battle and hung onto them. So, I know tomorrow we just have to kind of clean up a few spots on the track where we were losing some serious time. Otherwise, I feel like I can be battling these boys up here next to me.”
More, from a press release issued by Westby Racing:
Mathew Scholtz Notches Another Podium Result In Superbike Race One At Barber Motorsports Park
Mathew Scholtz (11). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Westby Racing.
Birmingham, AL – May 20, 2023 – It’s almost an understatement that Barber Motorsports Park is a magical race course for Mathew Scholtz and the Westby Racing team. In 14 Superbike races at Barber Motorsports Park over the past six years, Mathew has finished on the podium 11 times. That means that The Scholtz Kid has finished on the MotoAmerica Superbike podium 78.57% of the time during his career.
It’s a rather gaudy record of success, but Mathew will be the first to tell you that he’d rather those podium finishes be race victories. Such is the mentality of a professional motorcycle racer who always sees room for improvement.
On Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, Mathew started from the outside of the front row in third, and that’s the position he was in when he crossed the finish line. He didn’t get the start he hoped for, and that immediately made it even tougher for him to catch fellow Yamaha riders Cameron Petersen and Jake Gagne. He slipped back in the pack a bit during the first few laps, but he ultimately fought his way back up to his original starting position.
All in all, a Yamaha podium sweep is clearly something that Mathew and the entire team should be proud of.
“My start was terrible,” Mathew said. “I was back in fifth or sixth place. Battled Richie (Escalante) for one or two laps. Then, Josh (Herrin) was really fighting me hard. But, I managed to get past him, and then, I put in a couple of decent laps. It’s not that I caught Cam (Petersen) and Jake (Gagne). I just kind of felt that if I was there, I could have actually been a part of the battle and hung onto them. So, I know tomorrow, we just have to kind of clean up a few spots on the track where we were losing some serious time. Otherwise, I feel like I can be battling these boys up here next to me.”
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Meet Mathew, Get An Autographed Poster, And More
Mathew will be available for autographs during the Dunlop Hot Pit Walk & Autograph Session, scheduled for 11:15 a.m. to Noon Sunday on pit lane at Barber Motorsports Park. He and the team will be handing out free posters and T-shirts, so don’t miss it.
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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Gagne Claims Championship Lead with Back-to-Back Superbike Victories
Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing score a stellar 1-2 finish in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at Barber Motorsports Park
MARIETTA, Ga. – May 20, 2023 – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne rode superbly, scoring his second-consecutive MotoAmerica Superbike win of the season in today’s Race 1 at the Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. The victory also strengthened the reigning champ’s title defense, giving him a 12-point lead over his rival. Teammate Cameron Petersen finished comfortably in second to give the team a decisive 1-2 finish.
Gagne showed strength straight away, topping all three sessions and earning his second pole position of the season. When the lights went out, he got a flying start to take the holeshot and threw down some fast laps early to build a gap up front and remain unchallenged. His 31st-career Superbike victory brought in a valuable points haul, giving him a 12-point lead after starting the weekend tied in points.
Petersen also got a great start from the number-two spot on the grid and was right on the heels of his teammate. Although Gagne was able to put some distance on him, the South African ate away at the gap in the final laps. In the end, Petersen crossed the line in the runner-up spot, four seconds clear of his countryman Matthew Scholtz on the Westby Racing Yamaha R1.
The Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team is looking for a repeat in tomorrow’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 on Sunday, May 21, at the Barber Motorsports Park.
Richard Stanboli – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“Today went exactly as planned. The cooler weather made the tire choice a bit challenging, but the decision became very easy when the sun came out, and the track surface reached 40º C (104º F). Jake and Cam, of course, rode a perfect race to finish 1-2, and Mat Scholtz did a good job to finish third, making it a Yamaha R1 sweep. We will work tonight to make another step forward and look to do more of the same tomorrow.”
Jake Gagne (1). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Yamaha.
Jake Gagne – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing
“It was kind of a crazy day. This morning I think everybody expected it to be a wet race, but the weather cooperated. It warmed up a lot right before the race, so it was a last-minute decision on the tires, but I got off to a great start, put in some good laps, and brought it home. Cam rode awesome and kept me honest the whole race. I know both he and Scholtz will step it up, but hopefully, we’ll get another one tomorrow. It was a great day for the team with a 1-2 finish and a good day for Yamaha with a podium sweep.”
Cameron Petersen (45). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Yamaha.
Cam Petersen – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing
“It was a great day for Yamaha and the team. For myself, it was just really nice to bounce back from Atlanta, finish on the podium, and get second place. Obviously, I want to be in this championship, and Jake’s leading it right now. So he got some more points on me, but again, it’s just really nice to get some confidence back and get the season rolling and started the way we wanted to. We’re just going to build on this momentum and keep the ball rolling.”
About Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
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YMUS has a corporate office in California, two corporate offices in Georgia, facilities in Wisconsin and Alabama, and factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. Additional U.S.-based subsidiaries include Yamaha Marine Systems Company (YMSC) with divisions Bennett Marine (Florida), Kracor Systems (Wisconsin) and Siren Marine, Inc. (Rhode Island), Skeeter Boats (Texas), with division G3 Boats (Missouri), and Yamaha Precision Propeller (Indiana).
Avery Dreher came out on top of a tough fight to win MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher won the 11-lap race by 0.506 second. It was his third win of the young season.
SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van made a pass on the run from the final corner to the checkered flag to claim the runner-up spot.
Medina Racing’s Yandel Medina tried to make a pass on Dreher in the final corners, came up short, lost his drive, and was demoted to third by Van.
Hayden Gillim rode his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R to victory in MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Gillim took the lead into Turn One and held it until the race was stopped on lap 13 of 14 by a red flag. Gillim was leading by more than four seconds at the time.
Road Atlanta double race winner Ezra Beaubier finished a lonely second on his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Beaubier’s teammate Kaleb De Keyrel took third, his first podium finish in the Stock 1000 class.
Rocco Landers rode his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 to victory in MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park.
Kayla Yaakov took a close second place on her The Wagbar MP13 Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 in her return from a broken leg.
Dominic Doyle used a move on the last lap to score third on his Team Iso Yamaha YZF-R7.
The race was stopped on lap seven of 14 when it started raining and several riders, including race leader Gus Rodio, crashed.
Rodio, the Championship point leader coming into the race, was not allowed to make the five-lap restart. Exactly why Rodio was not allowed to restart was not immediately known.
It stopped raining shortly after the race was stopped, and the remainder of the race was run in the dry.
Tyler Scott, age 17, broke the lap record and took pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, Scott lapped the 2.3-mile track in 1:26.348, which eclipsed Josh Herrin’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:26.361.
Four-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was the best of the rest with a 1:26.764 on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6. Stefano Mesa earned the final spot on the front row with a 1:27.017 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Starting from row two will be Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Xavi Fores (P4 – 1:27.021), Scott’s teammate Teagg Hobbs (P5 – 1:27.272), and Disrupt Racing Suzuki’s Cory Ventura (P6 – 1:27.885).
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne captured pole position during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, Gagne lapped the undulating 15-turn circuit in 1:22.503 to top the field.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen was second-best with a 1:22.838, and Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz made it an all-Yamaha front row with a third-fastest 1:22.905.
Starting fourth will be Richie Escalante, who did a 1:23.015 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R. Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier qualified fifth with a 1:23.026 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR. Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen earned the final spot on row two with a 1:23.487.
Hayden Gillim took pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Gillim lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:25.246 to top the 43-entry field.
Road Atlanta double race winner Ezra Beaubier was second-best with a 1:25.629 on his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, and Beaubier’s teammate Kaled De Keyrel was third-fastest with a 1:25.671.
Editorial Note: American Julian Correa, riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Honda, qualified eighth Saturday at Donington Park and finished sixth in British Talent Cup Race One. Eli Banish, another American racing in the British Talent Cup, fell ill Friday and was taken to the hospital for treatment. According to a post on Banish’s social media account, the pain medication he was given prohibited him from riding his Vision Track Racing Team Honda in Saturday’s qualifying session and Race One. He plans to ride on Sunday.
Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering’s Rocco Landers captured pole position during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup final qualifying Saturday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Aprilia RS 660, Landers turned a 1:29.135 to top the 37-rider field.
Kayla Yaakov, making her return from a broken leg she suffered during testing in March, qualified second with a 1:30.357 on her The WagBar MP13 Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.
Landers’ teammate – and the Championship point leader — Gus Rodio earned the final spot on the front row with a 1:30.422, which he did on Friday.
Kyle Ryde (77) leads the British Superbike field into Turn One at Donington Park. Photo courtesy MSVR.
Ryde returns to winning ways at Donington Park home round
Kyle Ryde celebrated his second victory of the 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Championship in the BikeSocial Sprint Race for the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha Team, delivering a masterful performance to keep title rivals Tommy Bridewell and Leon Haslam behind him.
Ryde had hit the front of the pack after a rapid start from the Omologato pole position and he continued to set a pace that would give him the edge of 1.086s at the chequered flag, but behind Bridewell and Haslam were dueling for second place.
Haslam pushed for a last lap attack on Bridewell, making a move only for an instant fightback as the BeerMonster Ducati rider regained the position with just 0.319s between them at the chequered flag. The second place means Bridewell now has moved to the top of the championship standings by just a single point from his teammate Glenn Irwin who finished fifth.
Lee Jackson had managed to make a move on Irwin on the penultimate lap for fourth place whilst Josh Brookes battled his way up the order and into sixth place for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team.
Ryan Vickers had his best result of the season so far in seventh place for the LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha team ahead of Danny Kent and Storm Stacey who scored a top ten finish for Starline Racing Kawasaki. Charlie Nesbitt completed the top ten riders, just ahead of Max Cook who was eleventh to celebrate his best result so far in his rookie campaign.
It was disappointment for Andrew Irwin and Christian Iddon when the pair crashed out at Melbourne Hairpin. The incident was reviewed by the Race Direction following the race in the presence of the two riders involved and their team representatives.
Following analysis of multiple video sources including onboard cameras, and after hearing the accounts of both riders, the Race Direction concluded that neither rider acted in a careless, reckless or dangerous manner and no further action was required.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Donington Park, BikeSocial Sprint Race result:
Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha)
Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +1.086s
Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) +1.405s
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) +9.795s
Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +12.145s
Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) +12.227s
Ryan Vickers (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) +13.090s
Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) +14.981s
Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +17.013s
Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing) + 19.630s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 103
Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 102
Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team) 97
Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 91
Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) 90
Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) 49
Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 44
Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 43
Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) 40
Jack Kennedy (Mar-Train Racing Yamaha) 40
For more information on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship visit www.britishsuperbike.com
Kyle Ryde
LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha
“It has been a perfect day with the pole position and following that up with a win. It was actually a very difficult race this afternoon. I knew the pace that I could do and it was good that I did exactly what I thought I could.
“The bike worked great and I did the lap times consistently and my pit board was saying +0.3 and then +0.4, so fair play to everyone else as I think they made a big step. On paper I felt like I was a little bit quicker and they obviously matched it in that race.
“I have put so much pressure on myself all weekend as it’s always like that when you are fast, you expect big things. I’m just glad that I took all the pressure in Superpole and then backed it up in the race with a win in front of all my family. It’s a great achievement for me and the whole team.
“Tomorrow will be strategic in the longer races, but we’ll see where we end up – but I am sure we will be alright!”
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne won MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Gagne got the holeshot on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 and held a modest lead for all 16 laps of the race to take his second victory of the season.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen kept the leader honest and closed the gap slightly in the closing stages, but the South African had to settle for the runner-up spot today.
Mathew Scholtz recovered from a bad start and moved up into third place by lap three, but the Westby Racing rider could not gain any ground on the factory Yamaha duo and had to settle for third and completing a Yamaha sweep of the podium.
Race One was shortened from its original length of 20 laps to 16 laps as a precaution due to excessive wear found so far with Dunlop’s new Superbike slicks. The length of Race Two is still To Be Determined (TBD).
Gagne Wins Medallia Superbike Race One At Barber Motorsports Park
Defending Champion Gagne Wins The First Of Two Races In Alabama, Takes Points Lead
Jake Gagne (1) and Cameron Petersen (45) lead the start of Superbike Race One. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 20, 2023) – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne won his second race of the young season at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday, and he did so in the same fashion in which he won 29 races over the course of the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He started from pole, put his head down, quickly opened up a two-second-plus lead and maintained that lead to the finish of the shortened 16-lap race.
The win, which was the 31st of Gagne’s Superbike career, moved him out of a tie with Cameron Beaubier in the MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship and into the lead by himself. He now leads Beaubier by 12 points, 70-58. Beaubier finished fourth on Saturday on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
The man who was closest to Gagne at the finish was his teammate Cameron Petersen, the South African keeping Gagne honest from start to finish and crossing the finish line 1.8 seconds behind the defending two-time Medallia Superbike Champion.
Mathew Scholtz (11). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Third place went to Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz, giving Yamaha a one-two-three finish at Barber. Scholtz didn’t get a good start and by the time he got through to third, the two Attack riders had distanced themselves from the rest. Scholtz ended up 6.1 seconds behind Gagne and 2.8 seconds ahead of Beaubier.
Beaubier, meanwhile, had rid himself of the battle he found himself in early with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati’s Josh Herrin, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen.
It was Jacobsen who worked his way through that pack to finish fifth, some eight seconds ahead of the Herrin/Escalante battle that went the distance with Herrin beating Escalante by just .289 of a second to take sixth.
Josh Herrin (left) held off Richie Escalante (right) to finish sixth. Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy MotoAmerica.
Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Ashton Yates got the better of Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Corey Alexander by just .299 of a second for eighth with Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim rounding out the top 10 finishers.
Saturday’s race was shortened from 20 laps to 16 due to excessive tire wear and the lap count for Sunday’s race two will be announced after evaluation of the tires following today’s race.
After three races of the 2023 championship, Gagne leads Beaubier, 70-58, with Scholtz third with 43 points.
Race two at Barber Motorsports Park will begin Sunday at 3:10 p.m.
Superbike Race 1
Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)
Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
PJ Jacobsen (BMW)
Josh Herrin (Ducati)
Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
Ashton Yates (BMW)
Corey Alexander (BMW)
Hayden Gillim (Suzuki)
Superbike Quotes
Jake Gagne – Winner
“I think that the heat this afternoon really made a difference (to tire wear). It definitely helped. I know we were suffering when the temperatures were cooler, just getting some tearing. If you saw the tires in the podium, they looked pretty dang good. Of course, they’re going to wear, especially at a track like this. The track is so hot. They (the tires) get hot. They get greasy. But that being said, temperatures like this, I think the full race distance wouldn’t have been a problem. These guys know what they’re doing and have a good feel for what’s underneath them. Dunlop always does a good job and makes the right call. But it was a fun race. Like Cam (Petersen) said, those first couple laps I was able to put my head down and kind of get that little bit of a gap. It’s a tricky spot. It was right around two seconds or so, and then that second half he was clawing back a couple tenths a lap. I think it was down to 1.5 at some point. But like we were talking about, it’s tricky. You miss your mark here just a little bit, and you’re in the marbles out there and you could push the front. Anything can happen. I just tried to play it smart. But Cam kept me honest. Like Mat (Scholtz) said, I know he had the pace and he got caught up with those guys in the beginning so I’m sure we’re in for a dogfight tomorrow.”
Cameron Petersen – Second Place
“It’s tough. Honestly, I think the difference is it’s just those first few laps. I kind of always settle down into a pretty good pace, it’s just those first few laps that Jake’s (Gagne) just so good at hanging it out and riding the bike to its full potential, where it kind of takes me a little bit. Definitely tough towards the end there. I could see there was one or two laps where I kind of maybe gained just a little bit of time on him. I was like, ‘all right, man, maybe if you push that 10 percent harder you might be able to catch him.’ But I definitely had (Road) Atlanta in the back of my mind. I wanted this podium desperately. I started off the season very horribly, so for sure just when I saw three laps to go, the gap to Matty (Scholtz) kind of stayed the same. I just kind of knew, bring the bike home in second and we can build off of this. Just again congrats to these guys. Pretty cool to share the podium with some of my best friends. Good day for Yamaha.
Mathew Scholtz – Third Place
“My start was terrible. I was back in fifth or sixth place. Battled Richie (Escalante) for one or two laps. Then Josh (Herrin) was really fighting me hard. But I managed to get past him and then put in a couple decent laps. It’s not that I caught Cam (Petersen) and Jake (Gagne). I just kind of felt that if I was there, I could have actually been a part of the battle and hung onto them. So, I know tomorrow we just have to kind of clean up a few spots on the track where we were losing some serious time. Otherwise, I feel like I can be battling these boys up here next to me.”
More, from a press release issued by Westby Racing:
Mathew Scholtz Notches Another Podium Result In Superbike Race One At Barber Motorsports Park
Mathew Scholtz (11). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Westby Racing.
Birmingham, AL – May 20, 2023 – It’s almost an understatement that Barber Motorsports Park is a magical race course for Mathew Scholtz and the Westby Racing team. In 14 Superbike races at Barber Motorsports Park over the past six years, Mathew has finished on the podium 11 times. That means that The Scholtz Kid has finished on the MotoAmerica Superbike podium 78.57% of the time during his career.
It’s a rather gaudy record of success, but Mathew will be the first to tell you that he’d rather those podium finishes be race victories. Such is the mentality of a professional motorcycle racer who always sees room for improvement.
On Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, Mathew started from the outside of the front row in third, and that’s the position he was in when he crossed the finish line. He didn’t get the start he hoped for, and that immediately made it even tougher for him to catch fellow Yamaha riders Cameron Petersen and Jake Gagne. He slipped back in the pack a bit during the first few laps, but he ultimately fought his way back up to his original starting position.
All in all, a Yamaha podium sweep is clearly something that Mathew and the entire team should be proud of.
“My start was terrible,” Mathew said. “I was back in fifth or sixth place. Battled Richie (Escalante) for one or two laps. Then, Josh (Herrin) was really fighting me hard. But, I managed to get past him, and then, I put in a couple of decent laps. It’s not that I caught Cam (Petersen) and Jake (Gagne). I just kind of felt that if I was there, I could have actually been a part of the battle and hung onto them. So, I know tomorrow, we just have to kind of clean up a few spots on the track where we were losing some serious time. Otherwise, I feel like I can be battling these boys up here next to me.”
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Meet Mathew, Get An Autographed Poster, And More
Mathew will be available for autographs during the Dunlop Hot Pit Walk & Autograph Session, scheduled for 11:15 a.m. to Noon Sunday on pit lane at Barber Motorsports Park. He and the team will be handing out free posters and T-shirts, so don’t miss it.
Check Out The Westby Racing Sponsor Showcase
Attack Performance, Puig USA Inc, and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., are the featured team sponsors on display in the Westby Racing paddock area this race weekend, so be sure to stop by to say hello and learn about some of the companies that support the team.
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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Gagne Claims Championship Lead with Back-to-Back Superbike Victories
Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing score a stellar 1-2 finish in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at Barber Motorsports Park
MARIETTA, Ga. – May 20, 2023 – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne rode superbly, scoring his second-consecutive MotoAmerica Superbike win of the season in today’s Race 1 at the Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. The victory also strengthened the reigning champ’s title defense, giving him a 12-point lead over his rival. Teammate Cameron Petersen finished comfortably in second to give the team a decisive 1-2 finish.
Gagne showed strength straight away, topping all three sessions and earning his second pole position of the season. When the lights went out, he got a flying start to take the holeshot and threw down some fast laps early to build a gap up front and remain unchallenged. His 31st-career Superbike victory brought in a valuable points haul, giving him a 12-point lead after starting the weekend tied in points.
Petersen also got a great start from the number-two spot on the grid and was right on the heels of his teammate. Although Gagne was able to put some distance on him, the South African ate away at the gap in the final laps. In the end, Petersen crossed the line in the runner-up spot, four seconds clear of his countryman Matthew Scholtz on the Westby Racing Yamaha R1.
The Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team is looking for a repeat in tomorrow’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 on Sunday, May 21, at the Barber Motorsports Park.
Richard Stanboli – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“Today went exactly as planned. The cooler weather made the tire choice a bit challenging, but the decision became very easy when the sun came out, and the track surface reached 40º C (104º F). Jake and Cam, of course, rode a perfect race to finish 1-2, and Mat Scholtz did a good job to finish third, making it a Yamaha R1 sweep. We will work tonight to make another step forward and look to do more of the same tomorrow.”
Jake Gagne (1). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Yamaha.
Jake Gagne – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing
“It was kind of a crazy day. This morning I think everybody expected it to be a wet race, but the weather cooperated. It warmed up a lot right before the race, so it was a last-minute decision on the tires, but I got off to a great start, put in some good laps, and brought it home. Cam rode awesome and kept me honest the whole race. I know both he and Scholtz will step it up, but hopefully, we’ll get another one tomorrow. It was a great day for the team with a 1-2 finish and a good day for Yamaha with a podium sweep.”
Cameron Petersen (45). Photo by Brian J. Nelson, courtesy Yamaha.
Cam Petersen – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing
“It was a great day for Yamaha and the team. For myself, it was just really nice to bounce back from Atlanta, finish on the podium, and get second place. Obviously, I want to be in this championship, and Jake’s leading it right now. So he got some more points on me, but again, it’s just really nice to get some confidence back and get the season rolling and started the way we wanted to. We’re just going to build on this momentum and keep the ball rolling.”
About Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (YMUS), is a recognized leader in the outdoor recreation industry. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings include Motorcycles and Scooters, ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles, Snowmobiles, WaveRunner Personal Watercraft, Boats, Outboard Motors, Outdoor Power Equipment, Power Assist Bicycles, Golf Cars, Power Assist Wheelchair Systems, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Robotic Machines, Unmanned Helicopters, Accessories, Apparel, Yamalube products, and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of distributors and dealers in the United States.
YMUS has a corporate office in California, two corporate offices in Georgia, facilities in Wisconsin and Alabama, and factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. Additional U.S.-based subsidiaries include Yamaha Marine Systems Company (YMSC) with divisions Bennett Marine (Florida), Kracor Systems (Wisconsin) and Siren Marine, Inc. (Rhode Island), Skeeter Boats (Texas), with division G3 Boats (Missouri), and Yamaha Precision Propeller (Indiana).
Avery Dreher came out on top of a tough fight to win MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher won the 11-lap race by 0.506 second. It was his third win of the young season.
SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van made a pass on the run from the final corner to the checkered flag to claim the runner-up spot.
Medina Racing’s Yandel Medina tried to make a pass on Dreher in the final corners, came up short, lost his drive, and was demoted to third by Van.
Hayden Gillim rode his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R to victory in MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Gillim took the lead into Turn One and held it until the race was stopped on lap 13 of 14 by a red flag. Gillim was leading by more than four seconds at the time.
Road Atlanta double race winner Ezra Beaubier finished a lonely second on his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR.
Beaubier’s teammate Kaleb De Keyrel took third, his first podium finish in the Stock 1000 class.
Rocco Landers rode his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 to victory in MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Race One Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park.
Kayla Yaakov took a close second place on her The Wagbar MP13 Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 in her return from a broken leg.
Dominic Doyle used a move on the last lap to score third on his Team Iso Yamaha YZF-R7.
The race was stopped on lap seven of 14 when it started raining and several riders, including race leader Gus Rodio, crashed.
Rodio, the Championship point leader coming into the race, was not allowed to make the five-lap restart. Exactly why Rodio was not allowed to restart was not immediately known.
It stopped raining shortly after the race was stopped, and the remainder of the race was run in the dry.
Tyler Scott, age 17, broke the lap record and took pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, Scott lapped the 2.3-mile track in 1:26.348, which eclipsed Josh Herrin’s All-Time Lap Record of 1:26.361.
Four-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was the best of the rest with a 1:26.764 on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6. Stefano Mesa earned the final spot on the front row with a 1:27.017 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Starting from row two will be Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Xavi Fores (P4 – 1:27.021), Scott’s teammate Teagg Hobbs (P5 – 1:27.272), and Disrupt Racing Suzuki’s Cory Ventura (P6 – 1:27.885).
Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne captured pole position during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, Gagne lapped the undulating 15-turn circuit in 1:22.503 to top the field.
Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen was second-best with a 1:22.838, and Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz made it an all-Yamaha front row with a third-fastest 1:22.905.
Starting fourth will be Richie Escalante, who did a 1:23.015 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R. Five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier qualified fifth with a 1:23.026 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR. Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen earned the final spot on row two with a 1:23.487.
Hayden Gillim took pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 qualifying Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Gillim lapped the 2.3-mile course in 1:25.246 to top the 43-entry field.
Road Atlanta double race winner Ezra Beaubier was second-best with a 1:25.629 on his Orange Cat Racing BMW M 1000 RR, and Beaubier’s teammate Kaled De Keyrel was third-fastest with a 1:25.671.
Editorial Note: American Julian Correa, riding his Microlise Cresswell Racing Honda, qualified eighth Saturday at Donington Park and finished sixth in British Talent Cup Race One. Eli Banish, another American racing in the British Talent Cup, fell ill Friday and was taken to the hospital for treatment. According to a post on Banish’s social media account, the pain medication he was given prohibited him from riding his Vision Track Racing Team Honda in Saturday’s qualifying session and Race One. He plans to ride on Sunday.
Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering’s Rocco Landers captured pole position during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup final qualifying Saturday morning at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. Riding his Aprilia RS 660, Landers turned a 1:29.135 to top the 37-rider field.
Kayla Yaakov, making her return from a broken leg she suffered during testing in March, qualified second with a 1:30.357 on her The WagBar MP13 Racing Yamaha YZF-R7.
Landers’ teammate – and the Championship point leader — Gus Rodio earned the final spot on the front row with a 1:30.422, which he did on Friday.
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