Round 2 brought blistering laps, big grids and epic battles across all classes during the October 27 & 28, 2018 round of CVMA at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.
Richie Escalante swept all 4 Middleweight races during the weekend. The highlight being Sunday’s Supersport Middleweight race where he and Michael Gilbert battled flag to flag – setting new records with every lap. Escalante came out on top with the win and a new lap record in the class – 1:46.276. Richie also set a new record in the Formula Middleweight class – 1:47.813.
During the club’s premier race, the CVMA Shootout, presented by TrackDaz and SoCal Track Days, “Aussie Dave” Anthony ran away with the win. Noteworthy in this race was 2nd place Michael Gilbert who ran a 1:45.906 on his Riderzlaw Yamaha YZF-R6. To date, the fastest recorded time anyone has completed on a 600. Anthony also used his Supersport Kawasaki ZX-10R to score a win in Sunday’s Supersport Open, and set a new lap record of 1:47.463 in that class.
Chad Lewin took a pair of wins on Saturday in Formula Open and Supersport Open.
In Ultra Lightweight action, Rocco Landers and Torin Collins were the stars of the weekend. These two youngsters took their respective motorcycles and mopped the floor with the competition. Rocco taking wins in 500 Supersport on his Kawasaki Ninja 400. Then, riding his RS125 to a new lap record in the Ultra Lightweight Shootout with a 1:52.518. Collins on his Moriwaki MD250H was able to score wins in Ultra Lightweight Shootout and Formula 2 both days.
In Formula 40 Middleweight, Quinn Swift and Stuart Smith battled it out on their Yamaha YZF-R6’s. Quinn coming out on top both days and setting a new lap record on Sunday of 1:51.670.
Tired of sitting around worrying about this coming winter? Road trip to SoCal and enjoy some sunshine and competition with one of the best clubs in the country. Racing resumes at Chuckwalla on December 1, 2018.
CVMA offers two full days of racing every race weekend and also includes Saturday qualifying for grid position in all classes, amateur and expert, as well as a wide variety of classes to choose from. Additionally, CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete.
Log on to www.cvmaracing.com for more information.
CVMA. It’s club racing done right.
Round 2 Results:
350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Rafael Revelo (Kaw 300R)
4. Jesse Davis (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Justin Bordonaro (Kaw 300R
6. Jim Honaday (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Jesse Davis (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Rafael Revelo (Kaw 300R)
6. Justin Bordonaro (Kaw 300R)
Amateur 350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Hugo Fernandez (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Danny Rice (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Mike Shyu (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Marshall Keller (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Ryan Bennett (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Paul Magnano (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Mike Shyu (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Danny Rice (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Paul Magnano (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Marshall Keller (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Ryan Bennett (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Hunter Ciling (Yam YZF-R3)
Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Chad Lewin (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Justin Simmons (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
Sunday:
1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Alex Fuller (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Larry Sprock (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Justin Delong (Yam YZF-R1)
Amateur Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Jorge Ehrenstein (BMW S1000RR)
2. Tor Kristiansen (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Darren Snipes (Apr RSV4)
4. Jeremy Sims (BMW S1000RR)
5. Dan Zapkowski (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. Michael Mulloy (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Tor Kristiansen (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Darren Snipes (Apr RSV4)
3. Grant Bergfeld (BMW S1000RR)
4. Scott Tuttle (Hon CBR1000RR)
Formula Twins
Saturday:
1. Rocco Landers (Hon RS125)
2. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07)
3. Robert McCarron (Yam FZ-07)
4. Jon Glaefke (Kra HKR)
5. Tony Perez (Suz SV650)
6. Ted McCarron (Yam FZ-07)
Sunday:
1. Rocco Landers (Hon RS125)
2. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
3. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07)
4. Matthew Redlinger (Yam FZ-07)
5. Jon Glaefke (Kra HKR)
6. Fabian Morales (Suz SV650)
Formula 40 Ultra Lightweight
Saturday:
1. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jesse Davis (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Dustin Morse (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Joshua Ly (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Joel Bailey (Kaw 400R)
Sunday:
1. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Mike Pond (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jesse Davis (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Joshua Ly (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Jim Hornaday (Yam YZF-R3)
Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bradley Ward (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Quinn Swift (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Cole Fugate
5. William Russell (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Edgar Zaragoza (Yam YZF-R6)
Amateur Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Keerati Julsphon (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kate Keffernan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jorge Ehrenstein (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Michael Mulloy (Yam YZF-R6)
5. John Richey (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Nicholas Tennant (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. John Richey (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jorge Ehrenstein (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Keerati Julsphon (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jose Revelo (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Tyler Bengford (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Michael Mulloy (Yam YZF-R6)
500 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Rocco Landers (Kaw 400R)
2. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jack Roach (Kaw 400R)
4. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Emily Grana (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Joel Bailey (Kaw 400R)
Sunday:
1. Rocco Landers (Kaw 400R)
2. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jack Roach (Kaw 400R)
4. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Joel Bailey (Kaw 400R)
6. Emily Grana (Yam YZF-R3)
Amateur 500 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Ethan Cook (Kaw 400R)
2. Dexter Wipf (Kaw 400R)
Sunday:
1. Ethan Cook (Kaw 400R)
2. Dexter Wipf (Kaw 400R)
Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Chad Lewin (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Alex Fuller (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Abraham Garcia (BMW S1000RR)
4. Curtis Biegel (Yam YZF-R1)
5. West Farnsworth (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
Sunday:
1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Alex Fuller (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Justin Simons (Kaw ZX-10R)
Amateur Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Jorge Ehrenstein (BMW S1000RR)
2. Tor Kristiansen (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Jeremy Sims (BMW S1000RR)
4. Hunter Fermil (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Dan Zapkowski (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. Darren Snipes (Apr RSV4)
Sunday:
1. Tor Kristiansen (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Darren Snipes (Apr RSV4)
3. Jorge Ehrenstein (BMW S1000RR)
4. Jeffrey Recodo (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Scott Tuttle (Hon CBR1000RR)
Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bradley Ward (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Conner Duffy (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bradley Ward (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Caroline Olsen (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Conner Duffy (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula 2
Saturday:
1. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
2. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07)
3. Jon Glaefke (Kra HKR)
4. Famian Morales (Suz SV650)
5. Shawn Hill (Yam FZ-07)
6. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650)
Sunday:
1. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
2. David Catalina (Yam FZ-07)
3. Matthew Redlinger (Yam FZ-07)
4. Jon Glaefke (Kra HKR)
5. Famian Morales (Suz SV650)
6. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650)
Femmewalla
Saturday:
1. Kate Heffernan (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Niccole Cox (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Emily Grana (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sunday:
1. Keerati Julsophon (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Niccole Cox (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw ZX-6R)
Femmewalla Ultra Lightweight
Saturday:
1. Ashley Koehler (Kaw 300R)
2. Angela Brunson (Kaw 300R)
Sunday:
1. Ashley Koehler (Kaw 300R)
2. Angela Brunson (Kaw 300R)
Amateur Suportsport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Jorge Ehrenstein (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kate Keffernan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Michael Mulloy (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Tyler Bengford (Suz GSX-R600)
5. John Richey (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Lee Callans (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. John Richey (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Keerati Julsphon (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Kate Keffernan (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jorge Ehrenstein (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Michael Mulloy (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Eric Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
Ultra Lightweight Shootout
Saturday:
1. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
2. Rocco Landers (Hon RS125)
3. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Jack Roach (Kaw 400R)
6. Emily Grana (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
2. Rocco Landers (Hon RS125)
3. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Jack Roach (Kaw 400R)
5. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Rafael Revelo (Kaw 300R)
Formula 40
Saturday:
1. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Tor Kristiansen (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Danny Lee (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Mathew Cannava (Duc 1199R)
5. Steve Crabtree (Apr Tuono RF)
6. Travis Westermeyer (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Mathew Cannava (Duc 1199R)
2. Rich McGee (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Steve Crabtree (Apr Tuono RF)
4. Sean Taitt (BMW S1000RR)
5. Bret Batchelor (BMW S1000RR)
Formula 40 Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Quinn Swift (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Stuart Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Dan Sharp (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Alex Uhl (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sunday:
1. Quinn Swift (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Stuart Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dan Sharp (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula 40 Lightweight
Saturday:
1. Robert McCarron (Yam FZ-07)
2. John Glaefke (Kra HKR)
3. Shawn Hill (Yam FZ-07)
4. Ted McCarron (Yam FZ-07)
5. Tony Perez (Suz SV650)
6. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650)
Sunday:
1. John Glaefke (Kra HKR)
2. Robert McCarron (Yam FZ-07)
3. Clifton Ramsdell (Suz SV650)
4. Simon Barrett (Yam FZ-07)
Junior Cup
Sunday Only:
1. Rocco Landers (Kaw 400R)
2. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jack Roach (Kaw 400R)
CVMA Shootout presented by TrackDaz, and SoCal Trackdays
Sunday Only:
1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Curtis Beigel (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
More, from a press release issued by Rocco Landers’ publicist:
ROCCO LANDERS SCORES 6 WINS AT CVMA AND SETS TWO NEW TRACK RECORDS ABOARD JEREMY TOYE’S KAWASAKI NINJA 400R AND A HONDA RS125 OVER THE OCTOBER 27-28, 2018 RACE WEEKEND.
This past weekend, just one weekend after a 5th place finish in the Spanish RFME National Championship race in Jerez, Spain, Rocco Landers wins 6 races and sets 2 new track records at the CVMA races at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway in Desert Center, California.
Building off of last month’s experience on the Jeremy Toye tuned Kawasaki Ninja400R.com machine, combined with a new Dunlop tire that is being developed for the Moto America Jr. Cup Class, Rocco lowered his MotoAmerica Junior Cup class record by 3 seconds to a 1:56.5.
In addition to racing the Kawasaki Ninja 400R, Rocco’s riding duties included racing a Honda RS125, with which he also lowered the track record in the Ultra Lightweight class from the previous 1:56.6 to a 1:52.5 minute lap time.
Rocco has this to say about the experience, “Again, I would like to thank Jeremy for giving me the opportunity to help him develop his Ninja400R.com machine. Also, thanks much to Jon for the tuning on my RS125. It ran great and we learned a lot about it. Even though we broke the lap records, there is still a lot of improvement to be had and I cannot wait to race the next round in December. With decent weather, the lap times will be broken again. These races are a great way for me to stay sharp and improve until our 2019 season takes off again in Spain.”
Jeremy Toye says, “Rocco showed maturity on track after a small tipover and a tire warmer failure. Then showed speed by utilizing a new tire design that produced more lap records.”
Jeremy Toye’s past racing accolades include a podium and many strong finishes in the Macau Grand Prix, “Fastest Newcomer” in the Isle of Man, multi class wins at Pikes Peak including King of the Mountain, 2x Toyota 200 winner at Willow Springs.
Dale Kieffer had this to say about Rocco, “It was great to work with Rocco Landers this weekend. He was very receptive to the changes on the bike. In regards to the tires, he had great feedback, and in the end he came out with multiple wins and 2 track records. He is a great kid to work with.”
Currently, Rocco is looking for sponsors to partner with for his 2019 racing season in the Spanish European Championship racing series.
Rocco would like to thank the following sponsors: Barnett Clutches and Cables, Jeremy Toye – ninja400R.com, Dale Kieffer and Jason Paden with Dunlop Tires, Powered by JG – Jordi Granell, Dale Keiffer with Racer’s Edge, Justin Barry, California Superbike School – Keith Code, Bell Helmets, Promographics – Marlon, Alpha Structural – Dave Tourje, Cycle Gear, Stylmartin, Zach Bainter, CDream Leathers.
Rocco’s social media: Youtube Channel: Rocco Landers Racing
Donations to help keep Rocco racing in Europe for the 2019 season can be made at: www.gofundme.com/rocco-landers
Website: www.roccolanders.com
Instagram: @roccolanders96
Facebook: Rocco Landers Racing