MotoAmerica’s Superbike Race weekend Pittsburgh International Race Complex Wampum Results

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – Aug. 21, 2023…Round 7 of 9 of MotoAmerica’s Superbike Race weekends took place at the newly configured 2.78-mile Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, PA. The Steel Commander Stock 1000 riders did not participate in this round, leaving the Medallia Superbike M 1000 and S 1000 riders to carry the BMW flag over three races. Cameron Beaubier regained his Saturday form and finished on the podium in Race 1. A collision with another rider during race 2 would put Beaubier out of the remaining two weekend races, however. PJ Jacobsen missed the podium in race 1 and race 3 but rode to a 2^nd place finish in race number 2.

Photo by Brian J. Nelson

Medallia Superbike Race 1 (Saturday)

 Tytlers Cycle Racing M 1000 RR teammates, Cameron Beaubier and PJ Jacobsen started the 17-lap race from 5^th and 6^th positions, respectively. By lap 3, Jacobsen and Beaubier had worked themselves into 4^th and 5^th, giving chase to the group of Yamahas ahead. On Lap 6, the teammates swapped positions when Beaubier passed Jacobsen to take over 4^th. Just a lap later, Beaubier took over 3^rd, followed soon after by 2^nd on lap 8. He would not be able to catch the race leading Yamaha however, and would finish 2^nd, putting some previously bad Saturday race luck behind him. PJ Jacobsen, who won his first Superbike race in round 6, finished 5^th.

Top 10 BMW finishers in Race 1 were:

2^nd      Cameron Beaubier    No. 6 Tytlers Cycle Racing

5^th       PJ Jacobsen             No. 99 Tytlers Cycle Racing

Medallia Superbike Race 2 (Sunday)

Tytlers Cycle Racing worked throughout the night to find a few tenths of a second per lap for each team BMW M 1000 RR leading up to race 2. PJ Jacobsen and Cameron Beaubier would start from row 2 for the second race of the weekend, in 5^th and 6^th respectively. A bad start left Beaubier in 10^th position, trying to work his way back to the front. PJ Jacobsen began the race in 5^th but soon after, on lap 3, a leading rider went off track, elevating Jacobsen to 4^th.

On lap 8, BMW S 1000 RR rider, Ashton Yates appeared to have a hesitation issue coming through the new chicane, causing Cameron Beaubier to ride up on Ashton’s rear tire, causing Cameron to crash and the race to be red flagged.

The restart of race 2 had the riders re-grid in the position they were in when the red flag was waved. PJ Jacobsen had an excellent restart, grabbing 2^nd from his 3^rd place restart position. Jacobsen would finish the race in 2^nd, making it two podium finishes for Tytlers Cycle Racing, in the first two races of the weekend.

Top 10 BMW finishers in Race 2 were:

2^nd      PJ Jacobsen             No 99 Tytlers Cycle Racing

8^th       Corey Alexander       No. 23 Tytlers Cycle Racing

Medallia Superbike Race 3 (Sunday)

PJ Jacobsen would start race 3 from 5^th position, in the middle of row 2. His Tytlers Cycle Racing teammate Cameron Beaubier would not start after a hard crash in previous race. Jacobsen was part of a breakaway group of five riders, who were chasing the race leading Yamaha, all the while battling with each other for position. The group would not catch the race leader and Jacobsen would finish in 5^th place, putting himself ahead of Beaubier in season points.

Top 10 BMW finishers in Race 3 were:

5^th       PJ Jacobsen             No 99 Tytlers Cycle Racing

10^th     Nolan Lamkin           No. 21 Tom Wood Powersports

Standings After Round 7

In Medallia Superbikes season points, PJ Jacobsen now stands in 3^rd place with Cameron Beaubier in 4^th, Corey Alexander in 8^th and Ashton Yates in 10^th.

With no racing this past weekend, the Steel Commander Stock 1000 season points standings remain unchanged with Ezra Beaubier leading, Kaleb De Keyrel in 3^rd, Travis Wyman in 4^th and Nolan Lamkin in 5^th.