Lex Hartl Wins WERA West 125 GP and Formula 2 Championships, Sets 125 GP Lap Record at LVMS. From Lightning Lex Racing Lex Hartl finished the WERA West Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend Nov. 6 & 7, 2010. He won the 125 GP/Clubman race and set the 125GP lap record at an official time of 1:21.329. Lex won 125 WERA West championship with all first-place finishes for the season in the class. Lex won the Formula 2 WERA West Championship as well and took second in the Formula 2 race on Sunday. On Saturday Lex took second in the Lightweight Solo 20-lap, starting from 11th, and set the fastest lap of the race. Lex will be transitioning to a Yamaha YZF-R6 next year. www.lexhartl.com Lex would like to thank: Ben Solis of EBA RACING for impeccable tuning and guidance. Keith Code and James Toohey of the CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKESCHOOL for key coaching and guidance. Anscari Nadal Estape of EDNA RACING for the incredible custom frame, exceptional 125 parts and guidance. Lenny and Shawn and the rest of the RACETECH suspension team. Boris at CALIFORNIA CYCLE AND WATERCRAFT DESIGN Arai Helmets CycleGear Dianese Dunlop F&L Fuels Galfer Brakes Motul Santa Monica Honda Sharkskinz ZeroGravity PSR Racing The Trackclub Fastrackriders More, from a press release issued by Bernard Broderick: Javelin Broderick, a 14-year-old road racer from Ojai, California secured the #1 plate for Lightweight Twin Superstock Expert in the WERA West regional championship on Continental Tires provided by SuperbikeTires.net! In a nailbiting end to the 2010 season, young gun Javelin Broderick upset the field by winning his Lightweight Twin Superstock Expert race and winning the 2010 championship by a single point! Javelin Broderick – “Yea it was a close one for sure! I was in third position in the championship but only trailing by 3 points to first. I knew I needed to win but the order of the finish had to be correct to get the championship. If second and third place were reversed, I would tie for first but may have lost it due to race wins. The order it did finish in secured the title by one point and I am so happy for the team and all of our sponsors”. Broderick campaigned Continental Tires all season on the Suzuki SV650 even though they were new to the West Coast and not the preferred tire by many. Broderick Adds – “It was funny because our team knew the tires were competitive but so many riders were just sticking to what they had and weren’t willing to experiment with a new brand? I thought it was odd because to win, you have to test. If you don’t experiment and give new stuff some time to get used to it, you never move forward. We certainly had an advantage over our competition with the grip and handling of the Conti’s. We won the race with over a three second gap to second and that was after I backed off so yea, I would say that the Conti Race Attack COMP tires do their job just fine” Broderick also secured 2nd place in the WERA West “B” Superstock Expert championship aboard his Conti-Shod Suzuki GSXR600. Broderick – “We plan on campaigning the Continental brand from Superbiketires.net for the entire 2011 season on both our GSXR600 Superstock and our new GSXR600 Superbike that we will be adding for the 2011 season in WERA and hopefully AFM”. A thank you to all of our sponsors for the 2010 season: Continental Tires, Superbiketires.net, Royal Purple, NEXX Helmets, Arlen Ness Leathers, Race Tech, PSR-Powerstands, Galfer Brakes, Dynojet Research, The Track Club, Vanhap Photography, Applied Powdercoat, Aksland Real Estate, Safari Cycle Salvage, Andrew Swensen Design, Spyder Leatherworks, Hindle Exhaust, Woodcraft, Motion Pro, Zero Gravity and Sunstar Sprockets. More, from a press release issued by Viets Performance: 2010 has been a busy year for Viets Performance. We helped customers with product recommendations and support both at and away from the track. We contributed to the AFM Air Fence Fund, Roadracing World Action Fund and Speedway Children’s Charities through product promotions and events. Many of our customers have achieved breakthroughs in their riding and/or racing this year and we congratulate all who lowered lap times, achieved personal bests and pursued their racing goals. Here are just a few of our customers who achieved some outstanding results this season: Scott Wilson – 3rd in AFM Open Superbike AND Open GP Championships Scott worked so hard this year, struggling with setup of his AFM #47 GSX-R1000 and a change from 16.5″ to 17″ Pirelli slicks. He pushed through adversity and mechanical struggles to finish third in TWO very competitive classes. Great effort and congratulations, Scott! Steve Metz – 3rd in AFM Open Twins Championship AFM # 99 was on a mission this year and using the radical Double Dog Moto monocoque carbon fiber tail and full exhaust system on his Dunlop-shod Ducati, took the fight to his rivals and provided some very entertaining race reports (one includes kitty litter) along the way. Congrats Steve! Neil Atterbury – 1st in CA State Championship 750 Superbike, 4th in AFM 750 Production AFM # 175 came back from injury and still waxed the competition at every opportunity, competing on a near-stock GSX-R750 using VP Racing fuels and Dunlop tires. Neil has helped race school students, customers and competitors – he even helped fix our compressor! Thanks for all the help and support, and congratulations Neil! Zoe Rem – 3rd in AFM Formula AFemme Championship Zoe used an aging CBR600RR on Bridgestone tires to battle riders on newer machines in AFM this season. She also rode in AMA Nationals including finishing 2nd in the TTXGP class at Road America! Congratulations Zoe and thanks for the support! Mitch Joseph – 2nd in Clubman Lightweight I met Mitch at the first AFM round at Buttonwillow, where he won his first race on Bridgestone slicks and never looked back – finishing on the podium or winning most of the races he entered on his SV650 with the help of a very close-knit support team. Congrats on a great season, Mitch! Steve ‘Papi’ Chappell – 2nd in 1650cc Production Motorcycle – Bonneville Nationals While many of our customers compete in roadracing, Steve is going after top speed records and used Bridgestone race tires on his Kawasaki ZX-14 to achieve #1 Record Holder at El Mirage in class with a 191.895 MPH speed in the 1.3 mile course. #2 in class at Bonneville with a 199.480MPH speed and a 200.076MPH exit speed on the long 5 mile course. Man that’s fast! Congratulations Steve and thanks for the tire feedback and race reports! Congratulations to all our customers who turned a wheel in competition during 2010 and our thanks for your patronage and support. Wishing you all the best this Holiday season and looking forward to the year ahead. Jeff Viets Viets Performance is the General Products Vendor for the American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) offering race tires, sportbike performance products and VP Racing Fuels. Established in 2003, we support sportbike enthusiasts and road racers in Northern California and across the US. More, from a press release issued by South Central Race Center: Congratulations are in order for the great riding and efforts put fourth this season by all of the South Central Race Center (SCRC) riders. Dustin Dominguez ended up dominating the CMRA with 8 class championships, and tying Ty Howard for the overall #1 plate points. The owner John Hutchinson was quoted “I think it reflects how good our products are and well we support them with technical advice and having the right compounds in stock at the track. I think our riders did great and am very proud of each and every one of them.” SCRC riders claimed 21 class championships of a total 35 classes available. Dustin Dominguez 8 total class championships B, C & D Superstock, B, C, & D Superbike, Lightweight Twins & Formula 2 (All Expert) Ronnie Hay 1 class championship Heavyweight Twins Expert Connor Blevins 1 class championship 125GP John Orchard 1 class championship Formula 40 Heavyweight Expert Rick Kirk 1 class championship Formula 40 Lightweight Expert Cameron Kirk 1 class championship Classic Unlimited Wil Kitchens 1 class championship Clubman Ryan Max Johnson 1 class championship E Superstock Jordan Scott 3 total class championships D Superstock, Lightweight Twins & Formula 2 (All Novice) Isachar Perez 1 class championship Heavyweight Twins Novice Toni Bui 1 class championship Formula 40 Heavyweight Novice Scott Eichhorn 1 class championship Formula 40 Lightweight Novice For the Endurance race series, SCRC riders also stood up and put the pressure on the field. Netting 2 of the 4 class championships and filling 5 of the overall top 7 spots. Village Idiots 1st in class C Superbike / 2nd Overall Lone Star Track Days 2nd in class C Superbike / 4th Overall ST II 3rd in class C Superbike / 5th Overall Faltless Racing 1st in class Formula 2 / 6th Overall Hellcat Racing 3rd in class Formula 2 / 12th Overall Too Tall Racing 3rd in class A Superbike / 9th Overall South CentralRaceCenter is the regional distributor of Pirelli and Bridgestone race tires. They also supply riders with Vesrah Brake pads, VP Race Fuels and Chicken Hawk Racing Products. Recently partnering with Pilot Leathers, they have a “One Stop Shop” offering everything a rider needs to win races. SCRC has a wealth of knowledge and the right tools to get you up front and winning. SCRC can be reached at [email protected]