Cameron Petersen Tops Teammate Jake Gagne In Shock Moist Race At Ridge Motorsports Park.
Rain races are tough. Rain races once you’re not fairly positive if they’re going to keep moist are even worse. Seems that the shock rain on Saturday at Ridge Motorsports Park ended up really shocking lots of the sector – however not the Assault Efficiency/Progressive/Yamaha Racing and Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki groups.
The outcome was a runaway one-two end for the Yamaha squad with Cameron Petersen beating his teammate Jake Gagne by simply .032 of a second within the red-flag-shortened race that was already shortened due to the circumstances. The 2 crews had fitted Dunlop rain tires to Petersen’s and Gagne’s YZF-R1s and it paid dividends.
Third place went to the opposite manufacturing facility workforce that acquired it proper with Xavi Forés incomes his first-career MotoAmerica Metal Commander Superbike podium by splish-splashing his technique to third on the Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki with its full Dunlop rain tires. Forés ended up 9.5 seconds behind the Yamaha duo and a few three seconds away from Crew Brazil’s Danilo Lewis with the Superbike Cup collection chief additionally on rains.
The primary of these utilizing slick racing tires was eighth-placed Loris Baz on the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati with the Frenchman someway retaining the Panigale V4 upright to cross the road a minute and 13 seconds off Petersen’s profitable tempo.
In between Lewis and Baz got here AMD Motorsport RK Racing’s Richard Kerr, the Irishman at dwelling within the circumstances. Then got here Inventory 1000 podium finishers Ashton Yates together with his Jones Honda and Actual Metal Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim in seventh and eighth, respectively.
Forés’s teammate Brandon Paasch had rains fitted and got here again from an off-track tour to complete ninth. He was additionally given a five-second penalty for engaged on the bike on the grid.
Some massive names who gambled with slicks paid the results, together with Baz’s teammate Josh Herrin (eleventh) and Wrench Bikes’ Bobby Fong (14th).
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s JD Seashore began from pit lane after opting to swap to rain tires after the warm-up lap. He rode via lots of the pack to complete tenth, turning within the fifth-fastest lap of the race within the course of.
Among the many non-finishers had been Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier and TopPro Racing’s Sean Dylan Kelly, each of whom opted out after beginning on slicks and realizing it was a mistake.
Along with his third win of the season, Petersen jumps to 3rd within the Metal Commander Superbike Championship with 135 factors. Gagne, who has been scuffling with arm-pump points, acquired some reprieve with the rain, and his second-place end moved him previous Fong and into the lead, 150-138.
Ducati teammates Herrin and Baz are fourth and fifth, respectively, 124-109.
Superbike Race 1
Cameron Petersen (Yamaha)Jake Gagne (Yamaha)Xavi Forés (Suzuki)Danilo Lewis (BMW)Richard Kerr (Honda)Ashton Yates (Honda)Hayden Gillim (Honda)Loris Baz (Ducati)Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)JD Seashore (BMW)
Quotes
Cam Petersen – Winner
“Like Jake (Gagne) mentioned, as a workforce, we sort of sat down and determined to go along with the rains and it labored out. It positively was the best alternative. Nevertheless it was simply such a enjoyable race. It’s actually enjoyable racing with JG (Gagne) when you recognize that nothing loopy goes to occur. No one goes to throw a shot at you that’s sketchy or harmful. It was humorous as a result of actually, like Jake mentioned, we locked eyes taking place the straightaway. I seemed into his eyes, and I simply began cracking up. The workforce did an unbelievable job within the brief period of time they’d, with getting the bike considerably right into a moist setting. Only a good day general. Third win on the season. I feel coming into this season, I solely had three Superbike wins. So, tremendous stoked to get that in a single season. Simply wanting ahead to tomorrow. Trying ahead to a dry race. I’ve felt good all weekend right here, so I feel tomorrow needs to be a very good one and a dogfight. Congrats to those two boys for being on the rostrum. Congrats to Xavi (Forés) on his first (MotoAmerica) Superbike podium. Let’s go get it tomorrow.”
Jake Gagne – Second Place
“The little sighting lap factor we had, it was already actually sketchy. Simply to sort of be safer, I believed it will be a very good name. It was a troublesome name, however these bikes work actually good within the rain. Like Xavi (Forés) mentioned, it was solely 10 aps, so even when it began drying, we may simply expend that tire. Thankfully for us, it saved raining. It acquired actually, actually tough even on rains there on the finish. Hats off to Cam (Petersen). It was enjoyable racing him right down to the wire once more. Pink flag caught me unexpectedly, too. I solely noticed his hand. However good day. Clearly, it’s been a troublesome couple races. To be again on the rostrum is nice. One, two for the workforce is superior. So, we’ll see what occurs tomorrow.”
Xavi Forés – Third Place
“Truthfully, after I noticed the race distance was 10 laps, it was nonetheless gentle rain. I mentioned, ‘Now we have to take the possibility to go along with moist.’ Additionally, I noticed the blokes (Petersen and Gagne) placing the rain tires and mentioned, ‘Let’s do the identical.’ It was not a really long-distance race. The monitor was a bit tough in the beginning. In case you acquired the possibility to get the hole in the beginning with the rain tires, by the point they’re catching you, the race is sort of completed. Then we had additionally a crimson flag. So, it was a bit of little bit of a raffle, however we managed fairly effectively. I used to be completely satisfied. The primary a part of the race, I attempted to comply with them, however I used to be taking a lot danger. I used to be spinning loads. We didn’t have the possibility to go softer with the springs within the rear, so I mentioned, let’s take this podium again dwelling and get the sensation and begin right here. Tomorrow, possibly if it’s dry, we’re going to have one other probability to remain within the high 5. We made some good adjustments this weekend. I modified practically the entire bike from yesterday to immediately. The tempo is there, so I’m very completely satisfied. After Brainerd after I crashed, my shoulder continues to be not one hundred pc. To be right here on the rostrum is nice. Fairly completely satisfied. In search of extra, for positive.”
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