CENTRAL ROADRACING ASSOCIATION ROUND 1 RECAP
The Central Roadracing Association held their first race weekend of the season May 6-8 in very mixed conditions. Rain tires were the hot ticket in quite a few races and more than one rider had a face-to-face meeting with the Brainerd International Raceway pavement. At one point, the runoff in turn 12 resembled a racebike salvage yard!
The Middleweight Supersport Expert race was a classic humdinger with 2010 Champ Robert Pretts battling with Christian Schmidt and Shane Fletcher to the line. Proving that one fast lap doesn’t make the race, Fletcher nabbed the win over Schmidt, who had the race’s fastest lap, with Pretts an incredibly close third. All three riders crossed the line side-by-side and the gap from first to third was .125 seconds!
The Heavyweight Supersport Novice race was run under mixed conditions that had the race start in the rain but saw the sun come out around halfway. Brett Folkerts took the win in a disciplined ride, coming home in front of Marlin Johnson, competing in his first race weekend, with Adam Purves rounding out the podium.
Fletcher continued his run at the front of the Expert field on his Yamaha R6 in the Unlimited Supersport class. Fletcher took the win in front of the Yamaha R1 piloted by Zach Hughes and Kawasaki ZX-6R mounted Robert Pretts. And unfortunately for Chase Sellers, the “highlight” of the race was his once-beautiful R6 destroying itself, and almost taking some cornerworkers with it, on its way to the often-visited turn 12 runoff area. Chase was okay and was able to come back and win his second Expert race later in the weekend.
The Lightweight Novice Grand Prix frontrunners put on a fantastic show in the wet with the top-3 crossing the line .732 seconds apart. Jon Champ took the win ahead of Alex Zelenski and Cole Naymark in a race that saw the front four places constantly changing, eventually becoming the top-3 when Jake Northrup slid off his bike exiting turn 12 and spent the rest of the race splashing in the puddles in the runoff area.
The New Rider grid featured some very impressive performances by some soon-to-be rising stars of the CRA. Peter Troyer simply checked out on the field, taking the win by over 20 seconds! Christian Alvarado and Jeremy Bloms finished off the New Rider podium. With 20 New Riders participating in the race, the future looks bright, indeed.
Middleweight Supersport Expert 1) Shane Fletcher (Yamaha R6) 2) Christian Schmidt (Yamaha R6) 3) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 4) Erik Devaan (Yamaha R6) 5) Chase Sellers (Yamaha R6) 6) Brian Hebeisen (Yamaha R6)
Middleweight Supersport Novice 1) Pat Stewart (Yamaha R6) 2) Marlin Johnson (Honda CBR600F3) 3) Drew See (Yamaha R6) 4) John Anderson (Yamaha R6) 5) Mark Klein (Yamaha R6) 6) Brandon Punt (Yamaha R6)
Ninja 250 Expert Race 1 1) Christian Schmidt (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 2) Gerry Signorelli (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 3) Jon Smrecek (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 4) Alex Freeman (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 5) Chris Harrison (Kawasaki Ninja 250R)
Ninja 250 Novice Race 1 1) Neal Krisher (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 2) Chris Knauf (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 3) Robin Stremikis (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 4) Jeff Quam (Kawasaki Ninja 250R)
Ultralight Supersport Expert 1) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster) 2) Kurt Mosher (Ducati Monster) 3) Troy Pierson (Ducati Monster)
Ultralight Supersport Novice 1) Cory Clark (KTM 450 SMR)
Heavyweight Supersport Expert 1) Chase Sellers (Yamaha R6) 2) Erik Devaan (Yamaha R6) 3) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 4) Brian Hebeisen (Yamaha R6) 5) Mike Smith (Yamaha R6)
Heavyweight Supersport Novice 1) Brett Folkerts (Suzuki GSX-R750) 2) Marlin Johnson (Honda CBR600) 3) Adam Purves (Suzuki GSX-R750) 4) Brandon Punt (Yamaha R6) 5) Drew See (Yamaha R6) 6) Pat Stewart (Yamaha R6)
Lightweight Supersport Expert 1) Derek Gallion (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 2) Brad Frey (Suzuki SV650) 3) Mark Dargis (Suzuki SV650) 4) Jeff Touhey (Suzuki SV650) 5) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster)
Lightweight Supersport Novice 1) Jake Northrup (Suzuki SV650) 2) Cole Naymark (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 3) Jon Champ (Suzuki SV650) 4) Alex Zelenski (Suzuki SV650) 5) John Buren (Suzuki SV650) 6) Stephen Johnson (Suzuki SV650)
GP1 Expert Trophy Dash 1) Kaleb DeKeyrel (Moriwaki MD250H) 2) Aaron Collins (Ducati Monster) 3) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster) 4) Troy Pierson (Ducati Monster)
GP2 Expert Trophy Dash 1) Derek Gallion (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 2) Eric Fox (Suzuki SV650) GP2 Novice Trophy Dash 1) Jake Northrup (Suzuki SV650) 2) Alex Zelenski (Suzuki SV650) 3) Jon Champ (Suzuki SV650) 4) Cole Naymark (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 5) Jake Hawthorne (Suzuki SV650)
GP3 Expert Trophy Dash 1) Aaron Anderson (Yamaha R6) 2) Brian Heibeisen (Yamaha R6)
GP3 Novice Trophy Dash 1) Drew See (Yamaha R6) 2) Cole Speer (Yamaha R6) 3) Justin Ebnet (Honda CBR600RR)
GP4 Expert Trophy Dash 1) Shane Keaveny (Honda CBR1000RR) 2) Zach Hughes (Yamaha R1) 3) Nick Campbell (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 4) Derek Gilbertson (Honda CBR1000RR)
GP4 Novice Trophy Dash 1) Adam Purves (Suzuki GSX-R750) 2) Brett Folkerts (Suzuki GSX-R750)
Supertwins Expert 1) Derek Gallion (Suzuki SV650) 2) Scott Christopher (Suzuki SV650) 3) Eric Fox (Suzuki SV650) 4) Mark Dargis (Suzuki SV650) 5) Derek Gilbertson (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 6) Jeff Touhey (Suzuki SV650)
Supertwins Novice 1) Scott Laudon (Honda RC-51) 2) Jake Northrup (Suzuki SV650) 3) Alex Zelenski (Suzuki SV650) 4) Jonathan Champ (Suzuki SV650) 5) Benjamin Foreman (Suzuki SV650) 6) Cole Naymark (Kawasaki Ninja 650R)
Sportsman Ultralight Expert 1) Kaleb DeKeyrel (Moriwaki MD250H) 2) Christian Schmidt (Yamaha YZ450f) 3) Aaron Collins (Ducati Monster) 4) Troy Pierson (Ducati Monster) 5) Kurt Mosher (Ducati Monster) 6) Kevin Anibas
Sportsman Lightweight Expert 1) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster)
Sportsman Ultralight Novice 1) Cory Clark (KTM 450SMR)
Sportsman Lightweight Novice 1) Stefan Dorn (Suzuki SV650)
Middleweight Superbike Expert 1) Shane Fletcher (Yamaha R6) 2) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 3) Aaron Anderson (Yamaha R6) 4) Jesse Nelson (Yamaha R6) 5) Chase Sellers (Yamaha R6) 6) Brian Hebeisen (Yamaha R6)
Middleweight Superbike Novice 1) Cole Speer (Yamaha R6) 2) Drew See (Yamaha R6) 3) Jeff Friesen (Suzuki GSX-R600) 4) Peter Troyer (Honda CBR600RR) 5) Pat Stewart (Yamaha R6) 6) Marlin Johnson (Honda CBR600) Ultralight Superbike Expert 1) Kaleb DeKeyrel (Moriwaki MD250H) 2) Gary Carter (Yamaha YZ450f) 3) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster) 4) Troy Pierson (Ducati Monster)
Ultralight Superbike Novice 1) Sam Miller (KTM 450SMR) 2) Cory Clark (KTM 450SMR)
Ninja 250 Expert Race 2 1) Gerry Signorelli (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 2) Christian Schmidt (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 3) Jon Smrecek (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 4) Alex Freeman (Kawasaki Ninja 250R)
Ninja 250 Novice Race 2 1) Neal Krisher (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 2) Robin Stremikis (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 3) Jeff Quam (Kawasaki Ninja 250R)
Heavyweight Superbike Expert 1) Chase Sellers (Yamaha R6) 2) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 3) Aaron Anderson (Yamaha R6) 4) Brian Hebeisen (Yamaha R6) 5) Shane Fletcher (Yamaha R6) 6) Mike Smith (Yamaha R6)
Heavyweight Superbike Novice 1) Brett Folkerts (Suzuki GSX-R750) 2) Jeff Friesen (Suzuki GSX-R600) 3) Marlin Johnson (Honda CBR600) 4) Cole Speer (Yamaha R6) 5) Pat Stewart (Yamaha R6) 6) Adam Purves (Suzuki GSX-R750)
Lightweight Superbike Expert 1) Derek Gallion (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 2) Kaleb DeKeyrel (Moriwaki MD250H) 3) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster) 4) Derek Gilbertson (Kawasaki Ninja 650R)
Lightweight Superbike Novice 1) Jake Northrup (Suzuki SV650) 2) Cole Naymark (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 3) Alex Zelenski (Suzuki SV650) 4) Jon Champ (Suzuki SV650) 5) Myles Rickbeil (Suzuki SV650) 6) Bryan Lachmiller (Suzuki SV650)
Unlimited Superbike Expert 1) Shane Keaveny (Honda CBR1000RR) 2) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 3) Aaron Anderson (Suzuki SV650) 4) Chase Sellers (Suzuki SV650) 5) Shane Fletcher (Suzuki SV650) 6) Scott Stall (Yamaha R1)
Middleweight Grand Prix Expert 1) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 2) Aaron Anderson (Suzuki SV650) 3) Brian Hebeisen (Suzuki SV650) 4) Mike Smith (Suzuki SV650)
Middleweight Grand Prix Novice 1) Cole Speer (Suzuki SV650) 2) Jeff Friesen (Suzuki GSX-R750) 3) John Anderson (Suzuki SV650) 4) Mark Klein (Suzuki SV650) 5) Marlin Johnson (Honda CBR600) 6) Pat Stewart (Suzuki SV650)
Ultralight Grand Prix Expert 1) Kaleb DeKeyrel (Moriwaki MD250H) 2) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster) 3) Troy Pierson (Ducati Monster)
Ultralight Grand Prix Novice 1) Sam Miller (KTM 450SMR) 2) Cory Clark (KTM 450SMR)
Ninja 250 Expert Race 3 1) Christian Schmidt (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 2) Gerry Signorelli (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 3) Jon Smrecek (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 4) Chris Harrison (Kawasaki Ninja 250R)
Ninja 250 Novice Race 3 1) Neal Krisher (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 2) Chris Knauf (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 3) John Anderson (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 4) Robin Stremikis (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 5) Jack Barton (Kawasaki Ninja 250R) 6) Jeff Quam (Kawasaki Ninja 250R)
Heavyweight Grand Prix Expert 1) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 2) Chase Sellers (Yamaha R6) 3) Aaron Anderson (Yamaha R6) 4) Brian Hebeisen (Yamaha R6)
Heavyweight Grand Prix Novice 1) Cole Speer (Yamaha R6) 2) Jeff Friesen (Suzuki GSX-R600) 3) Brett Folkerts (Suzuki GSX-R750) 4) Pat Stewart (Yamaha R6) 5) Scott Laudon (Honda RC-51) 6) Adam Purves (Honda GSX-R750)
Lightweight Grand Prix Expert 1) Derek Gallion (Suzuki SV650) 2) Kaleb DeKeyrel (Moriwaki MD250H) 3) Derek Gilbertson (Kawasaki Ninja 650R) 4) Geoff Egerman (Ducati Monster) 5) Eric Fox (Suzuki SV650)
Lightweight Grand Prix Novice 1) Jon Champ (Suzuki SV650) 2) Alex Zelenski (Suzuki SV650) 3) Cole Naymark (Suzuki SV650) 4) Jake Northrup (Suzuki SV650)
Unlimited Grand Prix Expert 1) Shane Keaveny (Honda CBR1000RR) 2) Robert Pretts (Kawasaki ZX-6R) 3) Aaron Anderson (Yamaha R6) 4) Scott Stall (Yamaha R1)
New Rider Race 1) Peter Troyer (Honda CBR600RR) 2) Christian Alvarado (Yamaha R6) 3) Jeremy Bloms (Suzuki GSX-R600) 4) Brandon Kunimura (Suzuki GSX-R600) 5) Jes Schwartz (Suzuki GSX-R600) 6) Mark Klein (Yamaha R6)
For more information on racing or spectating with the CRA, visit our website at www.cra-mn.com or contact the CRA Racer Liaison, Kris Skellenger, at [email protected]