The 14 acres (5.7 ha) Barber Proving Ground opened in 2014 to serve as an additional test facility for the Barber Museum. Just pushing over the pavement. As a rider it’s so good to see those guys having a good time and enjoying their job like I am. That handed the battle for second place to Hayden Schultz Racing’s Hayden Shultz, who barely nipped Robem Engineering Suzuki’s Jackson Blackmon at the line in a near-photo-finish for the pair, with Blackmon settling for third. 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There is generally no spectator access to the infield. Fong closed on Scholtz at the end of the race, eventually finishing less than a second behind the South African. Gagne was in the battle early but ran into clutch trouble that slowed him to an eventual fifth-place finish. Perfect weekend. Looking at the lap times today, I was able to go pretty quick. [12] The motorcycle collection includes bikes dating from 1904 to present production. Matty (Scholtz) is riding really well and going really fast. After moving just a few feet only to be parked again...participants were lined up to wait in line to register for the event. Starting from the pole aboard his Altus Motorsports Suzuki, Petersen got a good jump and led the 13-lap event from start to finish, taking the checkers by just over seven seconds. We knew we were off yesterday, so we made it happen and had a better bike today. We were kind of there in the low 24s and mid 24s. For more information on MotoAmerica, visit www.MotoAmerica.com. My pace started to fall off. Vi skulle vilja visa dig en beskrivning här men webbplatsen du tittar på tillåter inte detta. The four-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion, however, wasted little time in re-passing the South African and from there he was never headed, winning his 12th race of the season by 4.5 seconds with a celebratory stand-up wheelie across the finish line. Time to start thinking about the championship a little bit. It was built by Alabama native George W. Barber, and includes the 230,000-square-foot Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. For additional information, please contact [email protected] “I’ve done well here, but I’ve never enjoyed the track. The race I had here last year was kind of the same. It’s just fine little tweaks here and there. Let the world see your experience through your eyes. Meanwhile Lochoff, who was aboard his Celtic HSBK Racing Kawasaki, raced neck and neck with Benjamin Gloddy, with each rider taking turns in second place. They’ve gone to work. The track is unusual in having no general-access spectator seating at the start/finish line. Fans can. Vintage Motocross: Barber Motorsports Park has a 7/10-mile-long vintage motocross course. WASHINGTON – President Trump tweeted Thursday night that he and First Lady Melania Trump will be quarantining while waiting for their COVID-19 test results. Impressive stuff. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s not the championship weekend it was originally scheduled to be for MotoAmerica Superbike riders at Barber Motorsports Park, but that doesn’t diminish the excitement for rider Josh Herrin. Vehicle Off-Road Course: The vehicle off-road course at Barber Motorsports Park consists of approximately seven miles of trails confined to a 50-acre site adjoining the Barber Proving Ground. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the date(s) you selected. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s not the championship weekend it was originally scheduled to be for MotoAmerica Superbike riders at Barber Motorsports Park, but that doesn’t diminish the excitement for rider Josh Herrin. AHRMA is still accepting entries for road racing, cross country racing, and trials. Ride HVMC Racing’s Corey Alexander was seventh with FLY Racing ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony ending up eighth. I feel like we found a little bit of something this morning after practice going into Superpole. “So it becomes like a circus – you see the same people over and over, and you get close with them. Barber was repaved a year ago so the track should be fast. I feel like every rider knows that feeling when you start to push that front and you feel it in almost every right-hander. Like I’ve said all weekend, the owners have done such a good job resurfacing this place.”. The infield of the track has a number of large sculptures, including a series of large steel spiders and dragonflies created by artist Bill Secunda, a pair of lions, and a sisyphean figure pushing a boulder. They never give up. That’s how fans describe the annual Barber Vintage Festival. KATO Fastenings/KWR Ducati’s Kyle Wyman was seventh behind Fong and well in front of Scheibe Racing BMW’s Josh Herrin. He started from the pole and, after scrapping for the lead, he got out front and eventually built a gap of more than three seconds by the time he took the checkers. In addition to hosting major events such as the Indy Car Series and the MotoAmerica Superbike Series, it is also home of the official US driving school of Porsche. When Landers was asked about the fact that De Keyrel was catching him, he said, “I knew I was going slower, for sure. In Saturday’s race one, the 15-year-old Oregonian started from the pole, and led every lap to take his 10th victory in a row. Once again, thanks to everybody and looking forward to Indy.”. De Keyrel rebounded from a crash on Saturday to finish as runner-up on Sunday, and Schultz recorded his second podium result of the weekend. However, it was Beaubier and his Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha YZF-R1 on top at the end of the day. At the checkered flag, it was Lochoff, who clinched the second step on the podium with Gloddy bringing his Quarterley Racing/On Track Development Kawasaki across the finish line in a very close third. Additional spectator areas are outside of Turns 2, 3, and 14.