Petersen Bounces Back to Top Five Finish in Road America Race 1
Cameron Petersen takes a top-five finish despite a challenging start to the weekend for the Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing team / Jun 3, 2023 /
Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Cameron Petersen overcame challenges to secure a top-five finish in today’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at Road America. Unfortunately, his teammate Jake Gagne was unable to finish the race.
The third round of the championship got off to a tough start with limited track time on the newly repaved surface at the 4.05-mile track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. In addition to those challenges, Petersen came into the weekend not quite 100% with a wrist injury, but he overcame adversity and had a solid qualifying result in fifth. The South African was seventh after the start but kept pushing and advanced to fifth, where he would ultimately finish the shortened, red-flagged race.
Although he didn’t have many laps in qualifying, Gagne quickly got up to speed and was able to qualify sixth. The reigning champ got a great start from the second row of the grid, slotted into third, and moved into the runner-up spot. He was shuffled back to third a lap later and then to fourth before having to withdraw from the race on Lap 7 with a technical issue.
The Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team looks to return to the top in tomorrow’s MotoAmerica Superbike Race 2 on Sunday, June 4, at Road America.
Richard Stanboli – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager“This weekend has been challenging with technical issues and limited time on a track surface that does not seem to suit our bikes. Despite those challenges, Jake is ready to race tomorrow, and Cameron is riding well despite his wrist injury. We will bounce back as usual and continue the championship fight.”
Cameron Petersen – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing“I didn’t really know what to expect going into the race after doing pretty much no laps, but I was able to find my feet and the speed towards the end of the race. I’m excited for race two now that we know what we need to work on.”
Jake Gagne – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing/strong>“It was a tough start going into race one without having many laps. This new surface has thrown us a curveball, but we still learned a lot and can make improvements for tomorrow. Luck wasn’t on our side with a technical issue, but I’m up for the challenge!”
2023 MotoAmerica Superbike Road America Race 1 Resultshttp://www.motoamericaregistration.com/2016-results/
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