Updated: Hayes Leads Then Crashes During AMA Pro Superbike Warm-Up Session At Barber

Updated: Hayes Leads Then Crashes During AMA Pro Superbike Warm-Up Session At Barber

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AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Championship point leader Josh Hayes turned the fastest lap time, a 1:26.110, during Sunday morning’s warm-up at the Triumph Superbike Classic at Barber Motorsports Park and then crashed two laps later, heavily damaging the Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1 he planned to race. “I was on an in lap, and I just made a mistake,” Hayes told Roadracingworld.com. “I was just cruising and not as mentally alert as I would be if I was trying to go fast. It happened pretty early. I was still pretty upright and just touched the brakes and I lost the front.” The crash happened at the entrance Turn 11, one of the fastest parts of the 2.3-mile road course. Hayes said he “flattened out,” just slid on his back and escaped injury, but his Superbike flipped high in the air and suffered a lot of damage. Hayes said the bike he crashed was the one he planned to race Sunday, but now he will race the same YZF-R1 that he won Race One with on Saturday. Triumph SuperBike Classic/AMA Pro Road Racing AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama June 24, 2012 Provisional Warm-Up Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:26.110, crash 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), 1:26.451 3. Geoff May (EBR 1190RS), 1:26.456 4. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.524 5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.539 6. Danny Eslick (EBR 1190RS), 1:26.604 7. Chris Clark (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.797 8. Ben Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.891 9. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.263 10. Larry Pegram (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.675 11. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.282 12. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.411 13. Stefan Nebel (KTM RC8 R), 1:28.533 14. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.689 15. Jordan Burgess (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.335 16. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.477 17. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:29.787 18. Sean Dwyer (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.115 19. Tim Bemisderfer (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.419 20. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.604

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