One section of the tire basically overcooked, and it changed the compound of the tire to something more akin to a bowling ball. DeKeyrel also set a new race lap record of 1:29.467 for the Twins Cuppers.Īt WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca this past July, Westby Racing had a technical issue that caused a tire warmer to overheat part of a rear tire on Mathew Scholtz‘s Yamaha YZF-R1. REV’IT! Twins Cup rider Kaleb De Keyrel broke the track record in the two-banger class aboard his Veloce Racing Aprilia with a 1:29.398 in Qualifying 1, which he broke again in Qualifying 2 with a 1:29.088. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC rider Josh Herrin set a new Supersport record in Qualifying 1 with a 1:26.443, and then he did an even quicker 1:26.361 in Qualifying 2. In Yuasa Stock 1000, Disrupt Racing Suzuki’s Hayden Gillim set a new literbike class record of 1:25.255 in Qualifying 1, and then he lowered even more to a 1:24.183 in Qualifying 2. Also, Petersen’s teammate Jake Gagne did a 1:22.917 in race one, which set a new race lap record. On Saturday morning, during Qualifying 2, he went 1:22.035, which is now the outright lap record at Barber Motorsports Park. In Friday morning’s Practice 1, he set a new lap record of 1:22.510 and then, in the afternoon’s Qualifying 1, he lowered the record to 1:22.323. In Medallia Superbike, Cam Petersen broke and re-broke the track record multiple times aboard his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing YZF-R1. ![]() Lap records were broken at Barber Motorsports Park in four different race classes over the past weekend. It was definitely weird, but it made it exciting.” I waved to him like, ‘Just stay away from me.’ So, when I lapped him, I kind of laughed again in my helmet, and when he came back by and I waved to him and he gave me a thumbs-up, it was another funny moment. When we started the race I saw (Mesa) pull up on slicks, and I was laughing in my helmet. When Herrin was asked if he ever recalls that happening before, he said, “I don’t remember a time that that has happened to me. The rain tires held up for Herrin despite the track drying out, and he was able to get the win, but it was strange to see the riders, including Mesa, get lapped in the beginning of the race and then unlap themselves towards the end of the race. Tire strategy came into play in Supersport race two at a damp Barber Motorsports Park as Josh Herrin’s choice to race on rain tires prevailed over Stefano Mesa’s and other riders’ decision to go with slicks. Scholtz’s slightly younger brother Dean traveled from Durban, South Africa, to watch Mathew race, and when both of the Scholtz boys are wearing sunglasses, it’s difficult to tell them apart, even when they’re standing right next to each other. Nelson.Īnybody who saw Mathew Scholtz walking around the paddock had to think they we experiencing double vision. ![]() Westby Racing dealt Barber Motorsports Park a pair of Scholtzes. Who had the fastest trap speed of the entire weekend at Barber Motorsports Park? It was Medallia Superbike rider Danilo Petrucci, who went 161.0 miles per hour aboard his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R on the final lap of the 15 laps he did in Friday afternoon’s Superbike Qualifying 1 session. They apparently keep the fuel flowing to minimize the abruptness when the rider starts to open the throttle, and then, they turn the ignition back on and the residual fuel in the exhaust pipe ignites.” ![]() “I assume they are turning off the ignition on some cylinders and opening the throttle more for finer control. “It’s part of the engine-braking strategy,” Scheibe said. ![]() What is it with these BMW M 1000 RR Superbikes and their penchant for displaying pyrotechnics from their exhaust systems? I posed the question to Scheibe Racing team owner and noted motorcycle engineer/mad scientist Steve Scheibe. Random notes, comments, statistics, musings, and bits of trivia from the MotoAmerica Superbikes at Alabama event at Barber Motorsports Park: The Tytlers Cycle Racing team had the afterburners going all season long.
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