Four-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was the fastest rider during Motul Superbike/Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Qualifying Practice One Friday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Riding his Monster Energy/Yamalube Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike, Hayes turned a lap time of 1:25.118 around the historic 2.2-mile circuit and said he didn’t expect to be on the top of the time sheets.
“I’m kind of surprised to be P1 and that no one went any faster there at the end,” Hayes told Roadracingworld.com. “It could have been the traffic, because there were quite a few riders out there that weren’t exactly on the pace. I got a pretty clean lap in, and it was OK. I made it through the first session, and that was my first goal. Now we’ve got some information to work with, and we’ll try to come up with something better for this afternoon.”
Hayes was nearly matched by his teammate Cameron Beaubier, the two-time and defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Cameron Beaubier, who recorded a 1:25.178.
And Josh Herrin was a close third in the session with a 1:25.184 on his HelmetSounds.com/Western Services/Meen Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike.
Toni Elias was the fastest non-Yamaha rider with a 1:25.360 on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike.
South African Mathew Scholtz was fifth overall and the top rider in the Superstock 1000 category with a time of 1:25.467 on his Yamalube/Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
Frenchman Sylvain Barrier made his return to the MotoAmerica paddock Friday, after recovering from 11 broken ribs and surgery to have his spleen removed following a major crash during Round Two at Road Atlanta. Barrier’s return was not smooth, however, as the shock linkage on his Brixx Performance BMW S1000RR Superbike (an ex-Josh Brookes Milwaukee BMW World Superbike) failed while he was going through the Corkscrew, causing him to crash. Barrier was uninjured in the crash, according to his team.
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series/Honda Championship Of The Monterey Peninsula
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
July 7, 2017
Motul Superbike/Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Qualifying Practice One Combined Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:25.118
2. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:25.178
3. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:25.184
4. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:25.360
5. Mathew Scholtz (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:25.467
6. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:25.611
7. Danny Eslick (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:25.789
8. Bobby Fong (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 1:25.873
9. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:25.901
10. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:25.941
11. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, 1:26.286
12. Hayden Gillim (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, 1:26.894
13. Anthony West (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 1:27.216
14. Jason DiSalvo (BMW S1000RR), Superbike, 1:27.513
15. Sylvain Barrier (BMW S1000RR), Superbike, 1:27.947, crash
16. Tomas Puerta (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), Superbike, 1:28.014
17. Tyler O’Hara (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 1:28.174
18. Cameron Petersen (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 1:28.302
19. Sebastiao Ferreira (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:29.839
20. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:30.132
21. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:30.335
22. Sam Verderico (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:31.015
23. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:31.096
24. Mathew Orange (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:31.686
25. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 1:32.218
26. Joy Higa (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:32.259
27. Curt Biegel (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:32.688, crash
28. Jason Lauritzen (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, 1:33.270
29. Scott Harwell (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, 1:39.398