Triumph AMA/FIMNA Superbike Challenge of Alabama
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series
Barber Motorsports Park
Birmingham, Alabama
June 13, 2015
Superbike/Superstock 1000 Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):
From Superpole Two:
1. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha), Superbike, 1:25.599
2. Roger Hayden (Suzuki), Superbike, 1:26.054
3. Josh Hayes (Yamaha), Superbike, 1:26.159
4. Sheridan Morais (Aprilia), Superstock, 1:26.216
5. Jake Lewis (Suzuki), Superbike, 1:26.469
6. Jake Gagne (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:26.849
7. Taylor Knapp (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:26.950
8. Danny Eslick (Honda), Superbike, 1:27.527
9. Josh Day (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:27.708
10. Chris Ulrich (Suzuki), Superbike, 1:28.055
11. Chris Fillmore (KTM), Superbike, 1:28.118
12. Tyler O’Hara (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:29.037
From Superpole One:
13. Shane Narbonne (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:28.600
14. Stefano Mesa (Honda), Superbike, 1:28.815
15. Bernat Martinez (Yamaha), Superbike, 1:28.888
16. Mark Heckles (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:29.035
17. Elena Myers (Suzuki), Superbike, 1:29.091
18. Devon McDonough (Aprilia), Superstock, 1:29.143
19. Barrett Long (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:29.577
20. Max Flinders (Yamaha), Superstock, 1:31.855
The Rest Of The Grid:
21. Frankie Babuska (Suzuki), 1:30.660
22. Stefan Dolipski (BMW), 1:31.795
23. Mathew Orange (BMW), 1:32.025
24. Jeremy Cook (BMW), 1:33.010
25. Steven Zoumaras (Kawasaki), 1:34.736
More, from a press release issued by Geiger Media Global:
GEICO Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich gunning for a pair of top-10s at Barber
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 13) — Chris Ulrich and the GEICO Suzuki bounced back from a tough race at Road America with a solid 10th-place qualifying effort Saturday for the MotoAmerica (AMA/FIM) Superbike Challenge at Barber Motorsports Park.
Gremlins forced Ulrich to the sidelines in both Superbike races at Road America, but those have been fixed, and after showing good speed at Barber, Ulrich is ready for raceday on Suhday.
“I think our race pace for tomorrow is good, and I’m looking forward to two very long, hot races to move up,” Ulrich said. “My goal this weekend is to get out of here with two solid, top-10 finishes, get some points and build on that for Miller.”
Team Hammer has fought electrical issues with the new Suzuki, but those appear to be in the past, allowing Ulrich and the team to fine-tune the chassis and ring more speed out of the GEICO bike.
“We’re at the point now with the motorcycle that we’re done fixing gremlins,” Ulrich said. “We’re working on the motorcycle itself, the chassis. And we’re working on me so I can improve. Before, we were chasing electronics stuff.
“I need to be farther up there, but we’re in the hunt for the top six, and I’m happy about that.”
Ulrich was able make it to Superpole 2 qualifying with the fastest Superbikes on Saturday by posting the quickest lap around the 17-turn, 2.38-mile course in Superpole 1 (one minute, 28.352 seconds).
“It went pretty well,” Ulrich said. “It was a little frustrating this morning, but we regrouped in the afternoon and used the Q1 session to get through to Q2.”
In Superpole 2, Ulrich went quicker, 1:28.055, early in the session.
“I laid down a time right away, and then there was a big delay,” Ulrich said. “A rider had oiled the track, so there was a lot of oil-dry. I was P9, but I got bumped right at the end. Another row up would’ve been good, but I was uncomfortable braking on that oil-dry, so I failed to improve on my time.”
The first 23-lap race is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Central time Sunday, with the second at 4 p.m.