Dale Kieffer battled with Jeffrey Tigert for 12 long laps in the heat of the Southern California desert before coming out on top of the SoCal Track Days Open Shootout at the May Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association race weekend.
Kieffer, on a Racers Edge-backed Suzuki GSX-R1000, was in a tight fight with Tigert, on a Bridgestone-shod, Cyclemall/CM Motorsports-fettled Honda CBR600RR. Tigert threw down a best lap of 1:48.966, pushing Kieffer to the fastest lap of the race, a 1:48.870.
Kieffer also took a second and a first in the Dunlop/Jim Cox Racing Formula Open races on the weekend, finishing behind Kenny Perez and his BMW S1000RR on Saturday in the Formula Open contest. Perez also won both SBK Paint Formula 40 races, as well as both Pirelli/Racers Edge SuperSport Open races.
Tigert was unstoppable in the middleweight classes over the weekend, taking both wins in the InHouse Suspension SuperSport Middleweight class and both wins in the Michelin/Podium Tire Formula Middleweight class, as well as the win in the TrackDaz Middleweight Shootout on Sunday.
Andrew Zabzdyr took his Pirelli-shod, West Coast GP Cycles-backed Suzuki SV650 to the win in both of the Bridgestone/Cyclemall-CM Motorsports Formula Twins races, as well as in the Lightweight Shootout on Sunday.
RESULTS: SATURDAY:
FEMMEWALLA: 1. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Joanne Bitter (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Waraprn Wiriyahyuttamar (Tri 675) 5. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650) 6. Christin Voros (Hon CBR600RR)
MODERN VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 2. Ramin Ershadi (Hon CBR600RR)
FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Michael Gougis (MZ Skorpion) 2. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot)
ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT SHOOTOUT (all on Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Jonathan Hong 2. Darren Simms 3. Dean Sniegowski 4. Josh Fogel 5. Bryan Hagenauer 6. Kit Liberty
SBK PAINT FORMULA 40: 1. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 2. Lenny Beckman (Yam YZF-R1) 3. William Hogan (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. James Romero III (BMW S10000RR) 5. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 6. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR)
MICHELIN/PODIUM TIRE FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Clayton Wylie (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Nathan Mitchell 6. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6)
AMATEUR FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Kirk Doherty (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Currie (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Cody Newman (Kan ZX-6R) 5. Tony Scott (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Walter Nitto Sr. (Tri 657)
FORMULA 2: 1. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 2. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 3. Michael Gilbert (Suz SV650) 4. Johnathan Marquez (Suz SV650) 5. Brian Long (Suz SV650) 6. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650)
250 SUPERSPORT (all on Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Jonathan Hong 2. Darren Simms 3. Josh Fogel 4. Dean Sniegowski 5. David Kim 6. Bryan Hagenauer
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Michael Gougis (MZ Skorpion) 3. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot) 4. Stephen Gillen (Yam) 5. Stacie London (Hon CB160)
DUNLOP/JIM COX RACING FORMULA OPEN: 1. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 2. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Jeremy Armitage (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Lenny Beckman (Yam YZF-R1) 5. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR) 6. William Hogan (Suz GSX-R1000)
AMATEUR FORMULA OPEN: 1. Shane Kampstra (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jordan Wolfe (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Michael Nagy (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Andrew Maas (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Canea Rowan (Suz GSX-R1000)
INHOUSE SUSPENSION SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Nathan Mitchell (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Gavin Owens (Yam YZF-R6)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jason Currrie (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Cody Newman (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Walter Nitto Sr. (Tri 675) 5. Mark Buenaflor (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Slade Stewart (Yam YZF-R6)
PIRELLI/RACERS EDGE SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 2. Jeremy Armitage (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Lenny Beckman (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 5. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR) 6. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
OPEN TWINS GP: 1. Jim Chaconas (Duc)
BRIDGESTONE/CYCLEMALL FORMULA TWINS: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Michael Gilbert (Suz SV650) 3. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650) 4. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 5. Johnathan Marquez (Suz SV650) 6. Paul McComsey (Suz Sv650)
AMATEUR FORMULA TWINS: 1. Brian Long (Suz SV650) 2. Shane Liberty (Suz SV650) 3. Adam Johnson (Suz SV650) 4. Zander Rice (Suz SV650) 5. Brian Lensch (Suz SV650)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Shane Kampstra (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Kirk Doherty (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Michael Nagy (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Tony Scott (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Jordan Wolfe (Hon CBR1000RR)
SUNDAY:
250 SUPERSPORT (all on Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Steven Dawson 2. Darren Simms 3. Andrew Chika 4. Bryan Hagenauer 5. David Kim 6. Josh Fogle
AMATEUR FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Kirk Doherty (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Cody Newman (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Tony Scott (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Ian Schoen (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Slade Stewart (Yam YZF-R6)
AMATEUR FORMULA OPEN: 1. Shane Kampstra (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Canea Rowan (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Garrett Williams (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR)
AMATEUR FORMULA TWINS: 1. Brian Long (Suz SV650) 2. Shane Liberty (Suz SV650) 3. Adam Johnson (Suz SV650) 4. Brian Lensch (Suz SV650)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Cody Newman (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Jason Currie (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Ian Schoen (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Ryan Harper (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Kevin Hosseini
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Shane Kampstra (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Kirk Doherty (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Andrew Maas (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR)
FEMMEWALLA: 1. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650) 5. Waraporn Wiriyahuyttamar (Tri 675) 6. Kimiko Donahue (Yam YZF-R6)
FORMULA 2: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 2. Andrew Zanzdyr (Suz SV650) 3. Michael Gilbert (Suz SV650) 4. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 5. Brian Long (Suz SV650) 6. Andre Castanos (Suz SV650)
SBK PAINT FORMULA 40: 1. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 2. Lenny Beckman (Yam YZF-R1) 3. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR) 4. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 5. Jeff Gilbert (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
MICHELIN/PODIUM TIRE FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Clayton Wylie (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Nathan Mitchell (Yam YZF-R6) 6. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R)
DUNLOP/JIM COX RACING FORMULA OPEN: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 3. Jeremy Armitage (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR) 5. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 6. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1)
FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Michael Gougis (MZ Skorpion) 2. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot)
BRIDGESTONE/CYCLEMALL FORMULA TWINS: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 3. Michael Gilbert (Suz SV650) 4. Johnathan Marquez (Suz SV650) 5. Andre Castanos (Suz SV650) 6. Evan Markus (Suz SV650)
MODERN VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Ramin Ershadi (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650)
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOOTOUT: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 3. Johnathan Marquez (Suz SV650) 4. Andre Castanos (Suz SV650) 5. Dustin Coyner (Suz SV650) 6. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
TRACKDAZ MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOOTOUT: 1. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Clayton Wylie (Yam YZF-R6)
SOCAL TRACK DAYS OPEN SHOOTOUT: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 5. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR) 6. Lenny Beckman (Yam YZF-R1)
INHOUSE SUSPENSION SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Nathan Mitchell (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 6. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R)
PIRELLI/RACERS EDGE SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 2. Jeremy Armitage (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. James Romero III (BMW S1000RR) 4. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR)
OPEN TWINS GP: 1. Jim Chaconas (Duc)
ULTRALIGHTWEIGHT SHOOTOUT (all on Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Steven Dawson 2. Jonathan Hong 3. Darren Simms 4. Andrew Chika 5. Bryan Haganauer 6. Josh Fogle
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Michael Gougis (MZ Skorpion) 3. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot) 4. Stacie London (Hon CB160)