Xavier Zayat and Brian Kcraget were the winningest experts of the weekend with four victories each. Zayat won the ASRA Championship Series Presented by Pirelli Tire Sportbike race after nailing the holeshot and leading the race from start to finish on his Metric Devil Moto/Maher Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6. Behind him, teammate Justin Holderman was in hot pursuit on his MDM/Maher Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6 with Craig Miller holding down a solid third on his Miller Brothers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 for all nine laps of the race. Zayat also won the CCS GTU, Middleweight Supersport, and Middleweight Superbike classes.
Kcraget nailed the holeshot and led the ASRA Championship Series Presented by Pirelli Tire Thunderbike race from start to finish on his SpeedWerks.com Suzuki SV650, using lap traffic to his advantage to open a gap on the rest of the field. Behind him, George Demetropolis held down a solid second place on his DC Painworx Suzuki SV650, with Benjamin Smith’s Suzuki SV650 close behind to finish third. Kcraget also won the CCS Lightweight Supersport, Ultralight Superbike, and Lightweight Superbike races.
Jackson Blackmon swept his AMA Sanctioned USGPRU classes winning both the Moto 3 and 250 GP races on his Moriwaki 250 after some serious battles with Brandon Paasch. The two swapped positions lap after lap, and race after race, in the fight for the lead all throughout the race weekend. Blackmon also won the GT Lights and Moto 3 classes with CCS.
Tony Leong ran the fastest lap time in qualifying and went on to win the ASRA Championship Series Presented by Pirelli Tire Superstock race on his Push Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. After taking over the lead from David Loikits in lap two of the race, Leong put his head down and never looked back, opening a gap on the rest of the field. Francois Dumas had maintained a strong second place from the start, and was closing the gap on the leader, with Chris Maher on his tail, looking for a way around. With one lap to go and moving in on the leader, Dumas lowsided out of the race through turn one. Leong went on to take the checkered flag with Maher finishing second on his Maher Motorsports/MDM Yamaha YZF-R1, and Eric Helmbach third on his BMW S1000RR.
Eric Helmbach won the Championship Cup Series Unlimited Grand Prix race on his BMW S1000RR after working his way through the early frontrunners to take over the lead in the final run for the checkered flag. Chris Maher had nailed the holeshot on his Yamaha YZF-R1 and led the first lap of the race. Loikits took over the lead in lap two on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 with the rest of the field close behind and in hot pursuit. Helmbach began to work his way up front, and made his way around Loikits with two laps to go and held on to the top spot in the final run for the checkered flag. Loikits finished second, with Paul Scalph rounding off the top three on his Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Amateur Stanislav Tambovtsev was the winningest racer of the weekend with five first place finishes. Tambovtsev won the GTO, GTU, Middleweight Superbike, Middleweight Grand Prix, and ASRA Superstock races on his Kawasaki ZX-6.
The next round of races with the ASRA Championship Series Presented by Michelin Tire and AMA Sanctioned USGPRU is scheduled for August 14th-16th at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The next event for the CCS Atlantic and Mid Atlantic regions is scheduled for June 27th-28th at Summit Point Raceway. The Southeast region will meet again at Roebling Road Raceway with the Florida region August 29th-30th. For full results, lap times from the event, and for information about upcoming events, please go to www.ccsracing.us.
RESULTS:
EX UNLIMITED GRAND PRIX: 1. Eric Helmbach (BMW S1000RR); 2. David Loikits (Suzuki GSX-R1000); 3. Paul Scalph (Suzuki GSX-R1000); 4. Chris Maher (Yam YZF-R1); 5. Steven Gould (Suzuki GSX-R1000); 6. Anthony Giangrasso (Yam YZF-R1); 7. Jeremy Krasny (BMW S1000RR); 8. Brett Molnar (Yam YZF-R1); 9. Amanjit Singh (Suz GSX-R750); 10. Adam Neese (Yamaha YZF-R6).
EX ASRA Thunderbike: 1. Brian Kcraget (Suz SV650); 2. George Demetropolis (Suz SV650); 3. Benjamin Smith (Suz SV650); 4. Jackson Blackmon (Mor 250); 5. Sam Wiest (Suz SV650); 6. Russell Masecar (Suz SV650).
EX ASRA SUPERSTOCK: 1. Tony Leong (Yam YZF-R1); 2. Chris Maher (Yam YZF-R1); 3. Eric Helmbach (BMW S1000RR); 4. Paul Scalph (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. David Loikits (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Justin Holderman (Yam YZF-R6).
EX ASRA SPORTBIKE: 1. Xavier Zayat (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Justin Holderman (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Craig Miller (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Timothy Wilson (Kaw ZX-6); 5. Major Long, Jr (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Richard O’Hare (Yam YZF-R6).
USGPRU MOTO 3: 1. Jackson Blackmon (Mor 250); 2. Brandon Paasch (Mor 250); 3. Alex Dumas (Mor 250); 4. Adrian Jasso (Yam 125); 5. F Scott Lian (Hon 400).
USGPRU 250 GP: 1. Jackson Blackmon (Mor 250); 2. Brandon Paasch (Mor 250); 3. Adrian Jasso (Yam TZ250); 4. Bruce Lind (Yam TZ250); 5. Jim Bonner (Yam TZ250); 6. Alex Dumas (Mor 250).