ROUND 1 / APRIL 4-6, 2025
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK / BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
P86
gan pulling away, the benefit of
saving the rear tire, while Fong
destroyed his in an attempt to
stay ahead.
Beaubier put an exclamation
point on the win by putting in
the fastest lap of the race on the
final tour, a scintillating 1:23.502
on 20-lap-old tires. Fong refused
to give in but had to settle for
second, eight-tenths of a second
back, a fine ride on his debut for
the lead at the halfway point
and, for a while, began to stretch
the gap from five-time Superbike
champion Beaubier, although
there was an air of inevitability
as Beaubier bided his time, sav
-
ing his tires for a final assault.
The move
came with two laps
to go, Beaubier using the BMW
horsepower to ease past Fong
into turn one. Immediately, the
number six lit the fuse and be
-
It wasn't a particularly close
qualifying session, with
2.3
seconds separating the top 10,
although the top three had just
three-tenths of a second be-
tween them.
Beaubier shot
off into the
lead early, but he had a peren-
nial shadow in Fong right behind
him as
the two NorCal buddies
cleared off from the chasing
pack. Fong made his move for
