Dwyer, Kelsey, Fouchek – Saturday’s Top Finishers For Pirelli/WERA Southeast Sportsman Series at NOLA Motorsports Park
Sean Dwyer took his KWS backed, Dunlop-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000 to a decisive win in the Formula 1 race during the Pirelli/WERA Southeast Sportsman Series at NOLA Motorsporst Park this past Saturday afternoon, June 30, 2012. Racing WERA’s first event at the 2.75-mile track, Dwyer narrowly held off Tim Bemisderfer for the win in Formula 1, who was aboard his Dunlop-shod, Vesrah Suzuki-backed Suzuki GSX-R1000.
In the very hot and humid conditions of the Southern Louisiana Gulf Coast, Dwyer turned a fastest lap of 1.44.958 en route to the win in the six-lap event, crossing the line a mere .310 ahead of Bemisderfer. Bemisderfer turned a fastest lap of 1:44.189, but couldn’t outpace Dwyer. Bemisderfer pulled a 2 second lead on Luis Zendejas, however, relegating him to third on his Dunlop-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Ryan Kerr, James Dellinger, David Brown, Nikk Rogers, Justin Neyra, Craig Montgomery, and Rune Medhus rounded out the top 10.
Danny Kelsey took the wins in B Superstock and B Superbike, turning a fastest lap of 1:46.238 on his Michelin-shod Suzuki GSX-R750. Kelsey had this to say, “ The track was a lot fun, very high speed and far different from what we usually race, because we normally don’t race such smooth track. Bike set up got dialed in fairly quickly, and I had a really great weekend, especially considering we just decided to run this weekend on Tuesday. I would really like to thank my sponsors; KMC Controls, Komodo, Lone Star Track Days, GP Suspension, Dynojet, DP Brakes, LP Racing, Hotbodies, Arata, Penske, Vortex, WRW Racing, Sam’s Cycle Salvage, Michelin, and Island Racing Services for their continued support.”
Texan Shea Fouchek was the big winner in the middleweight classes, sweeping the C Superstock and C Superbike races, running a fastest lap of 1:45.893 aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6. Fouchek had this to say, “I had a great weekend at the WERA event at NOLA Raceway. The track was extremely fast and flowing, which I thoroughly enjoyed. My tuner, Brandon Spradling and I found a working set up for the bike early on Friday and after that point, I was able to concentrate on chasing fast lap times. I felt so comfortable in both races on Saturday. It was a phenomenal weekend and I couldn’t have asked for much more. A huge thank you to Steve Upchurch for his last minute motor build to get me up and running in time. Additional thanks to P1 Racing, Ohlins, Pirelli, South Central Race Center, Ballistik Motorcycle Apparel and Colin Edwards’ Texas Tornado Boot Camp.”
Top novices from Saturday were Christopher Crosslin, taking three wins in with his Suzuki SV650 in Formula 2 Novice, Lightweight Twins Superstock Novice, and Lightweight Twins Superbike Novice. Daniel Earnest won both C Superbike Novice and C Superstock Novice with his Yamaha 599.
On behalf of our racers, WERA would like thank our 2012 Sponsors including: Michelin, Pirelli, Lucas Oil, Ridersdiscount.com, and TOBC. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you! Also, thank you again to CMRA’s Walter Walker for bringing out Airfence provided by the Roadracing World Action Fund and setting it up for our event. It was greatly appreciated.
For more information and detailed results, please visit our website at www.wera.com. The next round for the Pirelli/WERA Southeast Sportsman Series is scheduled for July 21-22, 2012 at Roebling Road Raceway, Faulkville, GA.
NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, LA June 30, 2012
RESULTS
Formula 1 Expert 1. Sean Dwyer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Tim Demisderfer (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Luis Zendejas(Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. James Dellinger (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. David Brown (Suz GSX-R750)
Formula 1 Novice 1. Lloyd Herbert, III (Suz GSX-R1000)
A Superbike Expert 1. Luie Zendejas (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Chris Steele (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Nikk Rogers (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Justin Neyra (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Craig Montgomery (Yam YZF-R1)
A Superbike Novice 1. Lloyd Herbert III (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. James Raffield (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Peter Nicolosi (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Kevin John Bupp (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Harold Lambert
A Superstock Expert 1. James Dellinger (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Tim Bemisderfer (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Ty Howard (KTM RC8) 5. Chris Steele (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. David Brown (Suz GSX-R750)
A Superstock Novice 1. Michael Ruditys (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Jason Duplantis (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Lloyd Herbert III (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. James Raffield (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Peter Nicolosi (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Kevin John Bupp (Hon CBR1000RR)
B Superbike Expert 1. Danny Kelsey (Suz GSX-R750) 2. David Brown (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Joe Melendez (Suz GSX-R600) 4. James Peter Lubrano III (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Ryan Max Johnson (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Tim Ivanoff (Buell 1125)
B Superbike Novice 1. Alex Rata (Tri Daytona 675) 2. Jason Duplantis (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Paul Canale (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Erik Penz (Duc 996) 5. Robert Denton (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Brandon Faulkner (Suz GSX-R600)
B Superstock Expert 1. Danny Kelsey (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jimmy Merck (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Hayden Schultz (Yam YZF-R6) 5. David Brown (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6)
B Superstock Novice 1. Michael Ruditys (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Chris Hamlett (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Josh Baxley (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brandon Faulkner (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Timothy Gluvna (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Heather Szymanik (Hon CBR600RR)
C Superbike Expert 1. Shea Fouchek (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jimmy Merck (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Hayden Schultz (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Ryan Max Johnson (Suz GSX-R600)
C Superbike Novice 1. Daniel Earnest (Suz GSX-R600 2. Carson Zinger (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Brandon Faulkner (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Chad Lintner (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Timothy Gluvna (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Caleb Farrell (Duc 848)
C Superstock Expert 1. Shea Fouchek (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Nick McFadden (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Mark Windham (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Joe Melendez (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Brandon Altmeyer (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Hayden Schultz (Yam YZF-R6)
C Superstock Novice 1. Daniel Earnest (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Jamie Lee Murray (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Josh Baxley (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Chad Lintner (Duc 848) 5. Bobby Davies (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Brandon Faulkner (Suz GSX-R600)
D Superbike Expert 1. Dustin Ducote (Kaw ZX-6R)
D Superbike Novice 1. Martin Mauersburg (Duc 803)
D Superstock Expert 1. Kenneth Gresham (Hon VFR428) 2. Dustin Ducote (Kaw EX250)
E Superstock Expert 1. Brandon Altmeyer (Kaw EX250)
E Superstock Novice 1. Jay Newton (Kaw EX250) 2. Jamie Lee Murray (Kaw EX250)
W Superstock Expert 1. Kat Zimpel (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Shandra Crawford (Yam YZF-R6)
W Superstock Novice 1. Heather Szymanik (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Megan Wanat (Yam YZF-R6)
Heavyweight Twins Superbike Expert 1. Ty Howard (KTM RC8) 2. Rune Medhus (Duc 1198S) 3. Tim Ivanoff (Bul 1125) 4. Brian Mullins (Suz SV650) 5. Scott Unger (Duc 848)
Heavyweight Twins Superbike Novice 1. Alex Rata (Tri 675) 2. Erik Penz (Duc 996) 3. Steven Acosta (Yam 250)
Heavyweight Twins Superstock Expert 1. Scott Unger (Duc 848)
Heavyweight Twins Superstock Novice 1. Alex Rata (Tri Day 675)
Lightweight Twins Superbike Expert 1. Brian Mullins (Suz SV650) 2. Darrell Ricks, Jr. (Suz SV650) 3. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650) 4. Jim Whitten (Suz SV650) 5. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650) 6. Bill Adams (Suz SV650)
Lightweight Twins Superbike Novice 1. Christian Crosslin (Suz SV650) 2. Ben Jones (Suz SV650)
Lightweight Twins Superstock Expert 1. James Stroud (Suz SV650) 2. Brian Mullins (Suz SV650) 3. Gavin Elstad (Suz SV650) 4. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650) 5. Garry Owen (Suz SV650) 6. Bill Adams (Suz SV650)
Lightweight Twins Superstock Novice 1. Christian Crosslin (Suz SV650) 2. Shane Liles (Suz SV650)
Formula 2 Expert 1. Darrell Ricks (Hon RS125) 2. Palmer Kling (Mor 250) 3. Brian Mullins (Hon TSR250) 4. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650) 5. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650) 6. Jim Whitten (Suz SV650)
Formula 2 Novice 1. Christian Crosslin (Suz SV650) 2. Shane Liles (Suz SV650) 3. Steven Acosta (Yam TZ250) 4. Ben Jones (Suz SV650) 5. Caleb Smith (Hon RS125) 6. Dylan Tuttle (Yam TZ250)
Formula 3 1. Palmer Kling (Hon RS125) 2. Max Flinders (Hon RS250) 3. Caleb Smith (Hon RS125) 4. Dylan Tuttle (Hon RS250) 5. Jason Clark (Hon RS250)
Clubman Expert 1. Kenneth Gresham (Duc 750)
Senior Superbike Heavyweight Expert 1. Chris Steele (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. David Brown (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Ralph Jennings (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Christopher Patton (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Rune Medhus (Duc 1198) 6. Tim Ivanoff (Buell 1125)
Senior Superbike Heavyweight Novice 1. Peter Nicolosi (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. James Raffield (Hon CBR1000RR)
Senior Superbike Mediumweight Expert 1. Ronald Rink (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Jon Couch (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Jim Whitten (Suz SV650) 4. Ken Smedley (Suz GSX-R600)
Senior Superbike Mediumweight Novice 1. Paul Canale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Will Boldt (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Mike Loughner (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Timothy Fackender (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Randy Woodward (Hon CBR600RR) 6. William Tuttle (Yam-YZF-R6)
V7 Heavyweight 1. Steven Isenhower 2. Randy Woodward (Hon CBR600F3) 3. Steven Acosta (Yam TZ250)
V7 Mediumweight 1. Randy Woodward (Hon CBR600F3) 2. Steven Isenhower