and not see anything bad hap-
pen because it really was gnarly.
This
Yamaha just works so well
in the wet. I've been on it for so
many years. We've had a lot of
rain races, so it just feels like we
got a good setup that we can
take anywhere in the wet."
Beaubier got the better of
Herrin for second, the latter
admitting it was his best wet-
weather performance on the
Panigale V4 R following a dras
-
tic setup change in the morning
warm-up session.
Fourth,
again, went to Kelly,
and again, it was a lonely race,
as he was five seconds off Her-
rin and a massive 32 seconds
up on Fong,
who had persistent
fogging issues with his KYT
helmet's visor.
got the run on Beaubier and went
around the outside, heading into
the fast turn 11. From there, it
was "Good night, everyone."
Gagne proved he was back to
his old self following a disas
-
trous 2024, as he proceeded to
stack second upon
second on
the chasing pack. By lap seven,
he was 10 seconds clear, a gap
that was reduced to 6.7 seconds
by the flag after Gagne rolled
out of it and cruised home for
his first race win in 350 days.
"I was kind of excited for the
rain today, but watching that
Supersport race, the track was
really gnarly, especially on the
Superbike," Gagne said. "It's
so easy to hydroplane. On the
warmup lap, I was just really
hoping we all could be patient
ROUND 1 / APRIL 4-6, 2025
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK / BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
P88
Gagne put on a disappearing act in race two.
Josh Herrin (1)
managed his first
wet podium on the
V4 R, while Fong
(50) slipped back
with visor fogging
problems.
