The Conner Blevins/Danny Kelsey team, brought home the win in the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (CMRA) second Team 60 race this past Saturday, May 18. CMRA began its fourth round of the season on Saturday with a 4-Hour Mini Endurance, Mini Sprints, Team 60 race, and the new Solo 30 races bringing over 10 hours of racing action to Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Hallett, Oklahoma. Hot humid weather with temperatures in the 90’s and a high chance of rain greeted competitors as the lap times stayed fast on the 1.8mile, 11-turn course.
The Mini Sprint grids kicked off Saturday’s racing action with Formula 4 and Texas Tornado Boot Camp Superstock E once again having about 20 entries each.
The 4-Hour Mini Endurance had a combined grid of 21 teams, with Formula 4 Endurance represented. The green flag dropped and the Green Machine team, consisting of Brandon Altmeyer, Jesse Davis, David Tiede and Ryan Andrews, riding a Kawasaki EX250, took the lead, with the RyderHard Racing team of Ken Ryder, Jay Newton and Shawn Diamond, also on a Kawasaki EX250, hot on their heels. The two teams battled it out, holding down first and second places for the entire 4 hour event while completing 150 laps. Green Machine ran the fastest lap of the race, turning 1:32.048 on lap 112, and took the checkers for the overall endurance and Formula 4 win. RyderHard Racing finished second overall and in Formula 4, and the Rat On A Stick team of Greg Wanless and Will Boldt took third overall and in Formula 4 with a Kawasaki EX250 and completing 147 laps.
The new Solo 30 Expert and Novice races drew decent grids as well, with racers lining up to sprint for 30 minutes in one stint on one bike. Ted Phillips took the win for Solo 30 Heavyweight Expert with his Aprilia RSV4, while Kevin Taylor won Heavyweight Novice on his Honda CBR1000RR. Eric Williams rode his Yamaha YZF-R6 to the win in Solo 30 Middleweight Expert, while Chris Hamlett took the win in Middleweight Novice with his Suzuki GSX-R600. Solo 30 Lightweight Expert had Jeff Kulchinski for the win on his Suzuki SV650, and Britten Geary won Lightweight Novice with a Suzuki SV650.
The final race of the day was the Team 60 race, with a healthy grid of 30 teams. The LeMans-style start used at the first round, was not employed at the second round due to the safety concern with the much narrower track width at Hallett.
The exciting action started with the Conner Blevins/Danny Kelsey team turning the fastest lap of the race of 1:15.882 on Lap 2, leading in the overall and in Heavyweight . The Ty Howard/Brandon Young team was right on their heels with a fastest lap of 1:16.939, running second overall and in Heavyweight, and the Andy Galindo/Eric Williams pairing pulled a 1:20.172, running third overall and first in Middleweight. The race leaders diced it up, putting on a great show, and when the checkers dropped at 6 pm, Blevins/Kelsey took the overall and Heavyweight win, with Howard/Young in second overall and Heavyweight. Galindo/Williams took third overall and first in Middleweight.
For a complete list of results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next CMRA Big Bike Endurance, Mini Sprints, and Solo 30 round will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at NOLA Motorsports Park, New Orleans, LA.
CMRA SATURDAY SPRINTS
K&N MOTORCYCLES – JUNIOR MOTARD 1. Hayden Giarratano (Piranha ZTX90) 2. Shaine Giarratano (Orion OPBS-X3R) 3. Kevin Bradford Nolde (Kaw KLX110) 4. Logan Roy (Yam TTR90) 5. Makayla Benke (Kaw KLX110) 6. Ethan Hidrogo (Yam TTR110)
TEXAS TORNADO BOOT CAMP – E SUPERSTOCK 1. Ken Ryder (Kaw EX250) 2. Mark Shim (Kaw EX250) 3. Kris Lillegard (Kaw EX250) 4. David Tiede (Kaw EX250) 5. Jim Whitten (Hon CBR250R) 6. Sheila Paul (Kaw EX250)
ROAD & TRACK SUSPENSION – FORMULA 4 1. David Tiede (Kaw EX250) 2. Ken Ryder (Kaw EX250) 3. Kris Lillegard (Kaw EX250) 4. Jim Whitten (Hon CBR250R) 5. Zachary Vonler (Kaw EX250) 6. Mark Shim (Kaw EX250)
ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – FORMULA 5 1. Josh Simmons (Hon CBR150) 2. Allan Boyd (Hon RS65) 3. Collin Schultz (KTM 65)
FORMULA 7 1. Jose Gutierrez (Hon NSF100) 2. Britten Geary (Hon CRF100) 3. Tarah Lyttle (SSR 107) 4. Caleb Luu (Kaw KLX110)
CMRA 4-HOUR MINI ENDURANCE OVERALL 1. Green Machine (Brandon Altmeyer/Jesse Davis/David Tiede/Ryan Andrews), Kaw EX250, 150 laps 2. RyderHard Racing (Ken Ryder/Jay Newton/Shawn Diamond), Kaw EX250, 150 laps 3. Rat On A Stick (Greg Wanless/Will Boldt), Kaw EX250, 147 laps 4. Desert Brats Racing (Rick Hogge/Brad Thomas), Kaw EX250, 146 laps 5. Greenlawn Racing (Rich Wu/Tristan Klinetobe/David Tiede/Ron Mears), Kaw EX250, 145 laps 6. Tip Toes & Tonka Trucks(Rebecca Caudle/Jeremy Harvey/Jason Swan/Steve Haesemeyer), Kaw EX250, 144 laps
FORMULA 4 ENDURANCE 1. Green Machine (Brandon Altmeyer/Jesse Davis/David Tiede/Ryan Andrews), Kaw EX250, 150 laps 2. RyderHard Racing (Ken Ryder/Jay Newton/Shawn Diamond), Kaw EX250, 150 laps 3. Rat On A Stick (Greg Wanless/Will Boldt), Kaw EX250, 147 laps 4. Desert Brats Racing (Rick Hogge/Brad Thomas), Kaw EX250, 146 laps 5. Greenlawn Racing (Rich Wu/Tristan Klinetobe/David Tiede/Ron Mears), Kaw EX250, 145 laps 6. Tip Toes & Tonka Trucks(Rebecca Caudle/Jeremy Harvey/Jason Swan/Steve Haesemeyer), Kaw EX250, 144 laps
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT 1. Ted Phillips (Apr RSV4) 2. Cecil Keeling (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Joe Rodriguez (KTM RC8) 4. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR) 5. Ty Howard (KTM RC8)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE 1. Kevin Taylor (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Todd Larson (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Jim Dugger (Buell 1125R) 4. Mark Sneed (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Schuyler Dhooghe (Apr RSV1000) 6. Frank Roberts (Hon CBR1000RR)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT 1. Eric Williams (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Andy Galindo (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Grady Sloan (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Alan Phillips (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Alonzo Contreras (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Mark Niemi (Kaw ZX-6R)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE 1. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Kikos Villareal (Yam YZF-R6) 3. David Tiede (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Krystian Maskos (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Jose Luis Trevino (Yam YZF-R6) 6. William Thomas (Yam YZF-R6)
SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT 1. Jeff Kulchinski (Suz SV650)
SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE 1. Britten Geary (Suz SV650) 2. Connor Toner (Kaw EX650) 3. Michael Gilliland (Suz SV650)
HOUSE OF PAINT DESIGNS – TEAM 60 TEAM 60 HEAVYWEIGHT 1. Conner Blevins/Danny Kelsey (Kaw ZX-6R/Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ty Howard/Brandon Young (KTM RC8/Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Aaron Murphy/Grady Sloan (Suz GSX-R750/Yam YZF-R6) 4. Garet Tomlinson/Harry Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6/Suz GSX-R750) 5. Rick Hogge/Greg Wanless (Yam YZF-R1/Yam YZF-R6) 6. Davis/Stamps (Suz GSX-R1000/Yam YZF-R1)
TEAM 60 MIDDLEWEIGHT 1. Andy Galindo/Eric Williams (Kaw ZX-6R/Yam YZF-R6) 2. Brandon Cleland/John Orchard (Alternate – Craig Montgomery) (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6) 3. Olay Bayramoglu/Mark Niemi (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Peyton Inge/Matt Vastine (Kaw ZX-6R/Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Ben Gooding/Sean Gurevich (Duc 749S/Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Kevin Randall/Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6)
TEAM 60 LIGHTWEIGHT 1. Jesse Davis/Andy Gilliland (Duc 992R/Suz SV650) 2. Danny Dominguez/Dustin Dominguez (Suz SV650/Suz SV650) 3. David Canzoneri/Mike Canzoneri (Suz SV650/Suz SV650) 4. Steve Haesemeyer/ Jeremy Harvey(Hon CBR600F2/Duc 1000SS) 5. Britten Geary/ Ben Jones (Suz SV650/Suz SV650) 6. David Roy/Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS/Duc 1000SS)