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Petersen Returns to the Podium at Barber
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen scores another podium finish at Barber Motorsports Park / May 20, 2024 /
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen returned to the podium with a third-place finish in race two of the MotoAmerica Superbike tripleheader at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama. The South African was setting a strong pace up front for another podium position in race three, but unfortunately crashed and ultimately finished 21st. Jake Gagne overcame adversity to score an 8-7 finish on Sunday’s final day of racing at the second round of the championship.
On the heels of his first win of the season, Petersen got a great start in MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 from the second row of the grid in third and passed his teammate a couple of laps later. He rode a strong pace in second and fought to the end, but ultimately crossed the line third. In the final race of the weekend, Petersen came out swinging and grabbed the holeshot. Although he was shuffled to second on the following lap, he maintained the runner-up position in a heated battle up front. In the latter half of the race, he was closing the gap to the frontrunner but around six laps to go, he unfortunately crashed in Turn 5. With some damage to the bike, he pulled into the pits, and the crew quickly worked to get him back on track, but with time running out he finished 21st.
Gagne also got another great start to the second race of the Superbike tripleheader and launched to the runner-up spot from the front row of the grid. He was passed by his teammate on Lap 3 and tried to stay on pace with the lead group but was dealing with some arm pump issues and ultimately crossed the line eighth. In the final race of the weekend, Gagne didn’t get the start he was hoping for and found himself back in eighth. From there, he did what he could to salvage points on a tough day and finished seventh.
The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team heads to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, in two weeks’ time for Round 3 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Road America on May 31- June 2.
Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“Sunday at Barber didn’t go as planned, but our R1’s were competitive. We will work hard to improve for the next round at Road America and look forward to seeing our fans in Wisconsin.”
Cameron Petersen – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #45
“All in all, it was a great weekend. I’m really happy with the way I'm riding. Unfortunately, we went backward on set up for the bike in the second race, but we went back to what I ran yesterday for race three and I had a great pace. I started closing in on Cam (Beaubier) a little bit, like midway through the race, and then I was just trying to give it my all and unfortunately crashed. It’s a bummer and not how I wanted to end the weekend, but I’m riding well and I think we're in a good place.”
Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #1
“It was a rough day for sure. I was also struggling with arm pump yesterday, and it was really bad this morning in warm-up, so I knew it was going to be rough. The bike was awesome here. It’s always awesome here, so I’m just bummed for the team that I couldn’t do my part.”
2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Results
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