Daunting weather conditions at RAD Torque Raceway couldn’t slow down Sam Guerin on Sunday morning, as the GP Bikes Pro Superbike pole-sitter paced FP3 ahead of their feature class doubleheader later today.
Guerin showed the most confidence in what was a tricky session to navigate, with many of the pro riders completing their first ever wet laps around the circuit.
The times were hardly representative as most of the big names sorted through setup changes and tried to alter their lines on a very wet track, but Guerin was visibly on another level as he topped the timesheets by over 1.7 seconds aboard his EFC Group BMW.
Guerin led majority of Saturday’s race one before finishing third to Alex Dumas and winner Ben Young, but different conditions for today’s races could go the way of the Quebec City native based on his morning pace, even with rain expected to stop prior to race two.
Jordan Szoke was next-fastest in FP3 as he searches for a maiden victory of the season, having been slightly off the pace on Saturday in a dry race aboard his CKM Kawasaki.
Dumas would go third-fastest and just marginally clear of rival Young, an advantage he will hope to maintain later today as the Economy Lube/Fast Company BMW star tries to cut his seven-point deficit to Young.
The three-time reigning champion would be fourth-fastest on Sunday morning, with his Van Dolder’s Home Team Honda squad hoping the rain won’t disrupt his momentum after a debut victory for Honda in a thriller on Saturday.
Rounding out the top five was home hero Torin Collins aboard his Octagon Energy Services Suzuki GSX-R750, a distant fifth behind the lead quarter but clear of his Supersport rivals, though by just 0.020 seconds over Alex Michel in sixth.
The feature class will keep their eyes glued to the weather forecasts ahead of what should be at least a wet race two at roughly 11:30 am MT, before conditions hopefully improve in time for race three at roughly 3:00 pm MT.
Sunday morning combined Pro Superbike and Pro Supersport practice results
