MotoAmerica: Fog Delay Helps Keep Michael Barnes On Twins Cup Pole Position At Laguna Seca

MotoAmerica: Fog Delay Helps Keep Michael Barnes On Twins Cup Pole Position At Laguna Seca

© 2019, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

Originally, the MotoAmerica Twins Cup class was scheduled to have a 20-minute Qualifying Session Two beginning at 8:30 a.m. local time at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, but the start of that session was delayed by heavy fog at the track. 

As a result, MotoAmerica officials reclassified the shortened 10-minute session as a “warm-up” and formed the Twins Cup grid based on the results from Qualifying Session One, putting Quarterley Racing Ducati’s Michael Barnes on pole position.

Also, MotoAmerica awarded provisional starting spots to several riders because they didn’t get their final chance to earn a spot on the grid.

MotoAmerica Championship of Monterey

MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 13, 2019

Twins Cup Qualifying Session Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):

1. Kris Turner (Suz SV650), 1:34.693

2. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), 1:34.871

3. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.172

4. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.881

5. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 1:35.894

6. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.367

7. Eziah Davis (Suz SV650), 1:36.445

8. Robert Fisher (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:37.409

9. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), 1:38.000

10. Kaleb De Keyrel (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:38.940

11. Chris Parrish (Suz SV650), 1:39.224

12. Joseph Blasius (Suz SV650), 1:39.593

13. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), 1:40.369

14. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.191

15. Dr. Danielle Diaz (Kaw Ninja 650), 1:41.362

16. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.938

17. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), 1:42.766

18. Ray Hofman (Suz SV650), 1:42.822

19. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:43.642

20. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650), 1:43.763

21. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), 1:43.871

22. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), 1:44.152

23. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), 1:45.202

24. Dustin Walbon (Suz SV650), 1:45.338

25. Michael Kim (Suz SV650), 1:45.685

26. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:46.400

27. Jorge Ehrenstein (Suz SV650), 1:47.102

28. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:52.281

29. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), no lap time recorded

30. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), no lap time recorded

Final Qualifying Results (based on Qualifying Session One results):

1. Michael Barnes (Duc Monster 797), 1:33.003

2. Alex Dumas (Suz SV650), 1:33.395

3. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.312

4. Darren James (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.487

5. Kris Turner (Suz SV650), 1:34.535

6. Chris Parrish (Suz SV650), 1:34.545

7. Jason Madama (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:34.555

8. Curtis Murray (Suz SV650), 1:34.679

9. Draik Beauchamp (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:35.625

10. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650), 1:36.230

11. Joseph Blasius (Suz SV650), 1:36.330

12. Kaleb De Keyrel (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.343

13. Robert Fisher (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.489

14. Kris Lillegard (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:36.534

15. Eziah Davis (Suz SV650), 1:37.357

16. Danielle Diaz (Kaw Ninja 650), 1:37.607

17. Chris Bays (Suz SV650), 1:37.783

18. Ned Brown (Suz SV650), 1:39.479

19. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:39.913

20. Dustin Walbon (Suz SV650), 1:40.319

21. Ray Hofman (Suz SV650), 1:40.696

22. Michael Kim (Suz SV650), 1:40.794

23. Steven Shakespeare (Duc), 1:41.357

24. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.435

25. Dr. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:41.913

26. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650), 1:42.010

27. Jim Whitten (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), 1:42.425

28. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650), 1:43.142

29. Gino Angella (Suz SV650), 1:45.138

30. Jorge Ehrenstein (Suz SV650), 1:45.239

31. Austin Phillips (Yam FZ-07/MT-07), no time recorded

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