Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier earned pole position this morning for this weekend’s two Superbike races at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion bettering his lap time after earning provisional pole on Friday afternoon.
Beaubier’s best this morning was a 1:23.763, and that was .392 of a second better than yesterday’s best. Still, Beaubier was a tick off Jake Gagne’s lap record from 2022 of 1:23.407.
“I’ve always enjoyed this place,” Beaubier said. “We normally come here for the first round of the season, so it’s a little different getting Barber out of the way and then coming here. I kinda like it. It’s been a track that’s always suited my style, the fast flip flops, and the flowy last section. We’re just enjoying our time. We made a little bike change overnight, and I feel like it really helped me in the fast flip flop section. I know Sean (Dylan Kelly) was really fast there yesterday and so was Bobby (Fong). So far so good.”
Rain is forecasted for this afternoon’s race, which would mean that no one would have practiced or qualified in wet conditions.
“We’ll put our rain setting in that we’ve been working on, especially after Barber,” Beaubier said. “I feel a lot more comfortable in the rain after Barber. We really haven’t had that much wet time on this bike over the last couple of seasons. I feel like we will be ready for any weather conditions, but definitely hoping it stays dry because I feel like we have pretty good pace right now.
