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KTM/HMC SUPERBIKE RACING TEAM REPORT – BARBER MOTORSPORTS

published at 06/26/2012

Birmingham, AL – KTM/HMC Superbike Racing Team rider Stefan Nebel finished 11th during Sunday’s AMA Pro SuperBike Race held at Barber Motorsports Park.

Nebel and his teammate, Chris Fillmore, arrived to Barber Motorsports eager to race the sixth round of the AMA Pro SuperBike Racing Series. Unfortunately, Fillmore suffered a crash on the third lap of practice which resulted in a broken hand. His injury forced him to withdraw from the race in order to return home to get it treated. Fillmore’s goal is to return to racing for the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca round.

 

With Fillmore out, Nebel was the lone KTM on the track. He continued to improve his lap times with each lap on the course and felt comfortable about Saturday’s race. Off the start of Saturday’s race, Nebel suffered a mechanical problem and had to return to the pits on the first lap to grab his other bike. He returned to racing action but had lost a lot of time in the switch. He finished the race in 20th place.  

 

In Sunday’s race, Nebel got off to a much better start. He found himself in a three-way battle for 9th position throughout the majority of the race. On the last lap, it was a close battle for 9th, and unfortunately, Nebel was squeezed out at the end and finished 11th.

 

“I am really happy to get one good finish out of the weekend,” remarked Nebel. “I would have liked to be in the top ten, but I feel confident that we have made a lot of progress and I was happy with my speed on Sunday. We are now heading to a two-day test which should help us make solid improvements for the next round.”

 

Next Event: Round 7 – Lexington, OH – July 13-15, 2012

 

Overall Results AMA Pro SuperBike Race (Sunday):

  1. Josh Hayes
  2. Blake Young
  3. Josh Herrin
  4. Geoff May
  5. Roger Hayden
  6. Ben Bostrom
  7. Steve Rapp
  8. Larry Pegram
  9. David Anthony
  10. Chris Ulrich
  11. Stefan Nebel – KTM
  12. Trent Gibson
  13. Jason Farrell
  14. Jordan Burgess
  15. Tim Bemisderfer
  16. Sean Dwyer
  17. Chris Clark
  18. Reese Wacker
  19. Danny Eslick
  20. Robertino Pietri
  21. Chris Fillmore – DNS

 

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