Heavy rains, high winds and lightning forced AMA Pro Racing officials to stop AMA Superstock practice Friday morning at Barber Motorsports Park. Race officials saw the severe weather approaching on weather radar and warned teams along pit lane during the Superstock session. As the rain began to fall and the winds picked up, teams scrambled to disassemble canopies on pit lane and seal and secure the larger canopies attached to their semi-trucks in the paddock. At least one large canopy in the paddock, that of the Parts Unlimited dealer hospitality area, was destroyed by the winds. AMA Pro Racing announced at the rider’s meeting, held at lunch time, that Friday’s activities would resume with Supersport practice following the lunch break, provided there was no lightning or severe winds. Barber is one of the few racetracks AMA Pro Racing will conduct activities on in the rain. The weather forecast for the rest of the weekend shows a decreasing chance of rain along with lower temperatures. The forecast high temperature for the Barber area for Saturday is in the low-to-mid 60-degree range.