Expert Jason Brown stepped up his game this past Sunday, April 3, as he won both races he entered, the Unlimited Superstock sponsored by kurveygirl.com and the premier event Formula Arroyo sponsored by Evan Steel Performance.
With a best lap time of 1:09.2 in Saturday’s qualifier, it seemed that Expert Mikey Shreve might eke out a win this second round of racing in the clockwise configuration. David Hurtado, the last round’s two-race winner, was close behind Shreve with a 1:09.4, and last round’s third-place finisher Jason Brown finished off the first row with a 1:09.6.
In the Unlimited Superstock, Brown on board a Suzuki GSX-R1000 once again nabbed the hole shot, with Hurtado on his Kawasaki ZX-10R and Shreve on his Yamaha YZF-R1 behind in the two and three spot, respectively. Shreve’s late braking led to a pass of Hurtado on the back straight of the second lap, and Shreve immediately set his sights on challenging Brown for the one spot. Coming out of the Carousel on the third lap, Brown was late on the gas, and Shreve might have shown him a front tire on the back straight had Shreve not run out of track, which forced him to resume his position behind Brown’s rear tire. The top three matched pace the rest of the race and remained in the same positions when they crossed the checkers: Brown finished first by a margin of 0.07 of a second, followed by Shreve and Hurtado. Shreve claimed the fastest lap of the day with a 1:09.267.
The Formula Arroyo was almost an exact repeat of the Unlimited Superstock, but this time Greg Talbot on his Yamaha YZF-R6 entered the Carousel in the third after a poor start from Hurtado just behind. But with better drive out of the Carousel, Hurtado passed Talbot in the back straight just seconds later. Brown, Shreve and Hurtado resumed the same top three positions they had before for most of the race, until the eighth and last lap when Shreve lit his Yamaha R1’s afterburners and an overtake seemed inevitable on the back straight, but Brown warded him off with late braking into the Esses. After twelve laps and the checkered flag was raised, it was once again a win for Brown, with Shreve, only 0.088 of a second behind, and Hurtado in his wake.
Jason Brown: “This (clockwise configuration) is the direction I feel most comfortable going. Today, the weather was perfect and my bike was running well. I knew I wasn’t the fastest, but I knew I had a chance if I could get the holeshot. I kept my head down and kept them (Shreve and Hurtado) behind me with late braking.”
David Hurtado: “I’m on a stock bike, under power, unable to keep up (with Brown and Shreve) out of the turns, though I’m better on the brakes. Next round, I’m going to have an aftermarket shock that’ll help me a bit. And I’ll return to the configuration I’m better at. I can get on the gas a lot harder with all of the left turns. I’ll be back next round.”
Dan Dickerman won his first races ever as an expert, and he only needed two rounds to climb his way to the top. On board a Yamaha YZF-R6, his first win was in the Middleweight Superstock sponsored by the Law Tigers. The Middleweight Superbike sponsored by ASMA Racing proved to be a repeat for Dickerman, but was by no means an easy feat as he fought his way to the top from the fourth position on the grid. When the green flag was raised, it was Joe Janiga on his Kawasaki ZX-6R first, followed by Talbot and Sebastian Musewicz, also onboard a ZX-6R. Musewicz quickly pushed his way in front of Talbot for the two spot on the back straight, and Dickerman replicated the same overtake maneuver on Talbot a lap later. But Dickerman would only hold the third for a single lap when he later passed Musewicz in the 111R. By then, Janiga had built himself an impressive gap, but it seemed to only fuel Dickerman and his mission for the top position. Three laps later on the sixth lap, Dickerman also passed Janiga in the 111R, but Janiga didn’t let Dickerman slip away into the distance. Not far from Dickerman’s tail, Janiga made a last-hope bid for first when he exited the Horseshoe with better drive, but Dickerman held on for the win with a 0.0239 second gap in front of Janiga.
Dan Dickerman: “I switched to Pirellis, which had much more grip and gave me so much more confidence. I went out for qualifying never having used Pirellis, and immediately chopped 1.1 seconds (from my best lap time). I’m hopeful to fight for first again next round.”
Race Results for Round Two at Arroyo Seco Raceway
Formula Arroyo by Evan Steel Performance
1. Jason Brown (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Mikey Shreve (Yam YZF-R1)
3. David Hurtado (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Thibault Few (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Dan Dickerman (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
Formula Amateur by Speedcell
1. Joseph Chasser (Yam YZF-R6)
2. James Yogi (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Scott Diehl (Tri 675)
4. Zac Ferencz (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Anthony Gipson (Suz GSX-R1000)
Amateur Unlimited Superstock by KurveyGirl.com
1. Joseph Chasser (Yam YZF-R6)
2. James Yogi (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Matt Hacker (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Anthony Gipson (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Dan Junick (BMW S1000RR)
6. Bill Yelverton (Hon CBR600RR)
Expert Unlimited Superstock by KurveyGirl.com
1. Jason Brown (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Mikey Shreve (Yam YZF-R1)
3. David Hurtado (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Lorenzo Thomas (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Thibault Few (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Josh Kauffman (Yam YZF-R1)
Beginner
1. Brent Morrison (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Philip Bohn (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Jonathan Guzman (BMW S1000RR)
4. David Owen (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Aaron Donahey (Honda CBR600RR)
6. Andrew Malinowski (Kaw 300)
Formula 40 by Southwest Suzuki Kawasaki
1. Greg Talbot (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Josh Kauffman (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Ken Murray (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Mickey Rupe (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Victor Pope (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Matthew Zorn (Suz GSX-R600)
Amateur Middleweight Superstock by Law Tigers
1. Joseph Chasser (Yam YZF-R6)
2. James Yogi (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Zac Ferencz (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Scott Diehl (Tri 675)
Expert Middleweight Superstock by Law Tigers
1. Dan Dickerman (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Sebastian Musewicz (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Greg Talbot (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Mickey Rupe (Yam YZF-R6)
Lightweight Superbike by ASMA Dunlop
1. Michael Sobjak (Suz 650)
2. Leif Munson (Hon CBR300R)
3. Mike Essig (Suz 650)
4. Daniel Berger (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Tony Tavitas (Kaw 250)
6. Justin Brown (Kaw 250)
Lightweight Grand Prix by Ideal Electric
1. Michael Sobjak (Suz 650)
2. Leif Munson (Hon CBR300R)
3. Mike Essig (Suz 650)
4. Justin Brown (Kaw 250)
5. Tony Tavitas (Kaw 250)
6. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
Amateur Middleweight Superbike by ASMA Pirelli
1. James Yogi (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Joseph Chasser (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Zac Ferencz (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Phillip Bohn (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Scott Diehl (Tri 675)
Expert Middleweight Superbike by ASMA Pirelli
1. Dan Dickerman (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Sebastian Musewicz (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Greg Talbot (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Ken Murray (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Mickey Rupe (Yam YZF-R6)
Southwest Thunder by Fast by Few
1. Scott Diehl (Tri 675)
2. Michael Sobjak (Suz 650)
3. Leif Munson (Hon CBR300R)
4. Justin Brown (Kaw 250)
5. Tony Tavitas (Kaw 250)
6. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
Amateur Unlimited Superbike by Twigs Jewels
1. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Anthony Gipson (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Brent Morrison (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Matt Hacker (Suz GSX-R750)
Expert Unlimited Superbike by Twigs Jewels
1. Thibault Few (Kaw ZX10R)
2. Josh Kauffman (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Lorenzo Thomas (Kaw ZX-10R)
Ultra Lightweight Superstock by Sinner Moto Photo
1. Leif Munson (Hon CBR300R)
2. Daniel Berger (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Justin Brown (Kaw 250)
4. Tony Tavitas (Kaw 250)
5. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
Ultra Lightweight Cup
1. Leif Munson (Hon CBR300R)
2. Justin Brown (Kaw 250)
3. Tony Tavitas (Kaw 250)
4. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)