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Beaubier Tops MotoAmerica Preseason Test
C
ameron Beaubier wasted no
time making his mark at the
MotoAmerica/Dunlop preseason
test at Podium Club in Casa
Grande, Arizona, February 22-23.
On Saturday, he finished third
on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW
M 1000 RR behind Attack Per
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formance Progressive Yamaha's
Bobby Fong and Jake Gagne, but
on Sunday, Beaubier turned up
the pace, becoming the first rider
to top a session over Fong with a
1:27.224 in session five, then im
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proving to 1:27.048 in session six.
Though Fong reclaimed the edge
in session seven with a 1:26.461,
Beaubier had the last word.
With 24 minutes left in the final
session, Beaubier set a lap record
of 1:26.390. Shortly after, both
he and Fong crashed separately
in turn one. Beaubier remounted
and went even faster, lowering the
record to 1:26.385, which stood
as the best time of the test.
Fong's 1:26.461 placed him
second, while Gagne secured third
with a 1:26.972. Sean Dylan Kelly
finished fourth overall, with his
best lap coming in session six.
In Stock 1000, Jayson Uribe
led the way for OrangeCat Rac
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ing BMW, edging out teammate
Andrew Lee. Warhorse HSBK
Racing Ducati's Josh Herrin,
preparing for another Daytona
200 attempt, posted a 1:30.404
in session six on his Ducati Pani
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gale V2. His teammate Cameron
Petersen sat out Sunday after
aggravating a knee injury.
MP13 Racing's Aiden Sneed
topped Group B on his MV
Agusta, just ahead of Celtic/
Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse
Ducati's Wristin Grigg. TAB Per
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formance's Kyle Ohnsorg was
the only Mission King Of The
Baggers rider on Sunday, finish
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ing third overall.
Koch Racing's Sean Ungvarsky
and Romeo Chiavini rounded out
the top five in Group B.
CN
MotoAmerica Dunlop Tire Test (Top 5)
1. Cameron Beaubier (BMW) 1:26.385
2. Bobby Fong (Yam) 1:26.461
3. Jake Gagne (Yam) 1:26.972
4. Sean Dylan Kelly (Suz) 1:27.320
5. Jayson Uribe (BMW) 1:28.506
Cameron Beaubier
was in fine form at the
Dunlop preseason test,
claiming a new lap
record for the Podium
Club venue in Arizona.
PHOTO: BRIAN J. NELSON
