The final round of the California State Championship presented by Dunlop saw some of the biggest names from across California converge on the 2.5 mile Willow Springs International Raceway circuit, with a couple new lap records and fast action.

Bryce Prince of WSMC, put on another great show in 600 Superbike, 750 Superbike and Formula 1, taking away the wins in all three classes for California State Championship. Prince had this to say,” My bike felt great, I felt great, and it was an awesome weekend. I’m still a little tired from running at New Jersey, but my equipment and set up this weekend gave me a really good feel so I could just put my head down and ride.”

AFM’s James Randolph suffered some mechanical issues, and finished the weekend out on two borrowed motorcycles to ride to his class championships a Kawasaki 636 and a Ninja 250. Randolph had this to say, ” I ‘d like to thank Ricky Herd and Alex Eisner for the loan of their motorcycles. I needed to finish all the races to hold onto to my points in class. It was getting very close with Martin Szwarc in the points race, and I really appreciate their help.”

Other highlights included young Tyler Linders of WERA setting two new lap records, one in 650 GP of 1:27.198 and one in Formula Twins Lightweight of 1:28.725, taking the win and rocketing up into fourth place overall in the 650 Twins class. The battle for Formula Femme heated up between Krystyna Kubran and Christie Cooley going into this last race, Cooley held a 17 point lead over Kubran. When the green flag dropped, Kubran took off with Cooley hot on her heels. Kubran put a good lead on Cooley, and Cooley was holding good pace when she suffered a mechanical and managed to limp her bike to this finish, just holding on to her lead in the class and clinching the overall class championship. AFM’s Bill Wickersham fielded a Fischer MRX650 this weekend in the Formula 40 lightweight class, the first time this motorcycle brand has been raced in the championship, finishing sixth and giving him the overall class championship.

In the end when the dust cleared, Bryce Prince beat out Martin Szwarc and James Randolph for the overall number one spot of California State Champion.

“I’ve really enjoyed watching the camaraderie of the racers build during this second season of California State Championship,” said Shandra Crawford, Organizer. “I know it’s been a tough year for a lot of us, and I really appreciate everyone’s participation and hope you all have enjoyed competing as much as we’ve enjoyed watching all of you race.

“And I could have never done any other this without the help and support of the following people, companies, and organizations: Dunlop for being the title sponsor, Rich Oliver’s Mystery School, Guardian Commercial Realty, Leo Vince, Factory Bodyworks, San Diego BMW Motorcycles, Woodcraft CFMotorsports, Safari Cycles, Catalyst Reaction, SBK Paint.com, Galfer, Driven, GoPro, GPR Stabilizers. RK Excel chain, Cortech, Active Body Training, Cycle Pirates, Vanderkitten, and Uniform Speed for class sponsorship, rider and series support.

“WERA, AFM, and WSMC – thank you all for participating in this event. The cooperative effort is greatly appreciated. WSMC- thank you for hosting the final round, and special thanks to Ashley and Megan for doing such a good job keeping the event running smoothly. AFM thank you for letting me share an Infineon event again, and to Kathy, Paddy and Mary, the timing and scoring ladies, a big thanks for once again helping the event go well. Thanks to Evelyne from WERA for guidance, Guardian Commercial Realty for sponsoring the banquet in addition to sponsoring a class, and to my friends that helped me with all the aspects of this series, you have my deepest appreciation.” – Shandra Crawford – Organizer, California State Championship.

CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WSMC FINAL ROUND RESULTS

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School, LeoVince, Factory Bodyworks and SBKPaint.com Formula One: 1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Martin Swarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. James Randolph (Kaw 636)

Woodcraft CFMotorsports Open Superbike 1. Martin Swarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Matt Quigley (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Krystyna Kubran (Yam YZF-R1)

San Diego BMW Motorcycles, Catalyst Reaction Suspension, Driven, and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Open Production: 1. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Rick Johns (BMW S1000RR) 3. James Randolph (Kaw 636)

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School and Factory Body Works 600 Superbike: 1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Derek Eshleman (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Michael Pond (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Christie Cooley (Yam YZF-R6)

GALFER, SBKPaint.com, and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School 750 Superbike: 1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Derek Eshleman (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Brad Gitchell (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)

Guardian Commercial Realty Open Twins: 1. Steve Metz (Duc 749) 2. James Randolph (Kaw 250)

Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning, Active Body Training and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School 650 Twins: 1. Tyler Linders (Suz SV650) 2. Simon Lampard (Suz SV650) 3. Paul Merwin (Suz SV650) 4. Jason Catching (Suz SV650) 5. Nicole Cox (Suz SV650) 6. Evan Markus (Suz SV650)

LeoVince, Vanderkitten, Active Body Training and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula Femme: 1. Krystyna Kubran (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Nicole Cox (Suz SV650) 3. Christie Cooley (Yam YZF-R6)

Safari Cycle and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula 40 Heavyweight: 1. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Brad Gitchell (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Sherwick Min (Apr RSV4) 4. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)

Safari Cycle and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula 40 Middleweight: 1. Robert Chavez (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Mark Hill (Kaw ZX-6R)

Safari Cycle and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula 40 Lightweight: 1. Albert Garcia (SV650) 2. Russ Granger (Hon 500) 3. Simon Lampard (Suz SV650) 4. Paul Merwin (Suz SV650) 5. William Wickersham (Fischer MRX650)

California State Championship Two-Man Tag Team Challenge Heavyweights 1. Michael Pond (Yam R6) / Ken Pfister (Yam R1) 2. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750) / Brad Gitchell (Suz GSX-R750)

Lightweights 1. Evan Markus (Suz SV650) / Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Ben Mauceri (Suz SV650) / Gary Scheckner (Suz SV650) 3. Nicole Cox (Suz SV650) / James Morse (Suz SV650)

OVERALL CLASS CHAMPIONS

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School, LeoVince, Factory Bodyworks and SBKPaint.com Formula One: 1. James Randolph (BMW S1000RR) 2. Martin Swarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Chris Siglin (BMW S1000RR) 5. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6)

Woodcraft CFMotorsports Open Superbike 1. Martin Swarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Steve Metz (Duc 996) 5. Robert Tinegaro (GSX-R1000)

San Diego BMW Motorcycles, Catalyst Reaction Suspension, Driven, and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Open Production: 1. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Rick Johns (BMW S1000RR) 3. James Randolph (BMW S1000RR) 4. Neil Atterbury (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Quinton Jones (Suz GSX-R1000)

Rich Oliver’s Mystery School and Factory Body Works 600 Superbike: 1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jason Lauritzen (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Cameron Gish (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Joey Pascarella (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Greg McCullough (Yam YZF-R6)

GALFER, SBKPaint.com, and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School 750 Superbike: 1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Greg McCullough (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Neil Atterbury (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Robert Chavez (Hon CBR600RR)

Guardian Commercial Realty Open Twins: 1. James Randolph (KTM RC8R) 2. Steve Metz (Duc 749) 3. Jason Catching (Suz SV650) 4. Bud Anderson (Duc 1198) 5. Sherwick Min (Duc 1198)

Active Body Training and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School 650 Twins: 1. Jason Catching (Suz SV650) 2. Scott Reavey (Suz SV650) 3. Dustin O’Hara (Suz SV650) 4. Tyler Linders (Suz SV650) 5. Simon Lampard (Suz SV650)

LeoVince, Vanderkitten, Active Body Training and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula Femme: 1. Christie Cooley (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Krystyna Kubran (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Jennifer Lauritzen (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Danielle Diaz (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Nikki Nienow (Yam YZF-R6)

Safari Cycle and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula 40 Heavyweight: 1. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Brad Gitchell (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bud Anderson (Duc 1198) 4. Patrick Corcoran (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)

Safari Cycle and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula 40 Middleweight: 1. Robert Chavez (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Mark Hill (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Neil Atterbury (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Mark Bregar (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Nadine Lajoie (Hon CBR600RR)

Safari Cycle and Rich Oliver’s Mystery School Formula 40 Lightweight: 1. William Wickersham (Suz SV650) 2. Albert Garcia (SV650) 3. Russ Granger (Hon 500) 4. Simon Lampard (Suz SV650) 5. Paul Merwin (Suz SV650)

CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS TOP 5 OVERALL 1. Bryce Prince (WSMC) 2. Martin Szwarc (AFM) 3. James Randolph (AFM) 4. Steve Metz (AFM) 5. Aaron Ascher (WERA)

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