Ricky Corey smashes club course record and championship fights come down to the wire at Masters of the Mountains Round 7 With championships on the line for the last round of the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains 2010 season, racers battled for wins while new racers to the series fought hard to scatter points chases and bring unexpected challenges. Ricky Corey took his Dunlop-shod RCR Yamaha YZF-R1 to a blistering 2:52.585 pace and new club record on Miller Motorsports Park’s 4.5 mile full course in the premier King of the Mountain GTO race, with Matt Cusumano also running record times but staying just out of reach. “The race went well from the start. I changed some clutch stuff before the weekend, had a great launch and got the holeshot,” said Corey. “I got a little gap on Matt, then put in some good laps to hold him off. He ran a really good pace, which is exactly what I was looking for this weekend. I love Miller’s full course. It’s my favorite track in the US. A big thanks to my dad and Corey & Sons Paving, San Jose Yamaha and Graves Motorsports.” Matt Cusumano secured a SuperTwins Championship and had three King of the Mountain GTO wins for the season, but was just out of the KoM points chase after a round 5 DNF. “Round 7 was definitely the most intense round of the series for me,” said Cusumano. “Ricky is a fantastic rider and he really put in an inspired performance this weekend. We pushed each other really hard. I had a horrible launch, but I was able to get through the pack and put myself on Corey’s tail. My Moto Forza of Escondito Ducati 1098R was working really well and I was able to improve my lap times dramatically from the Open Superbike race, but it wasn’t enough to pass Corey.” GTO points leader and new Masters of the Mountains overall champion Gerry Signorelli squeaked out a sixth place finish on a borrowed bike after taking a fall on his BMW Motorcycles of Utah S1000RR. On lap five, Jeff Stern, who was a close second in championship points, ran as high as third place in the race that would have earned him a championship and #1 plate, but Cody Matechuk and Ryan Brand fought hard for third and fourth, dashing Stern’s championship fight. Jesse Sherstan of Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada was fast and consistent all weekend. With his eye on the King of the Mountain GTU championship, he battled with race winner Cody Matechuk and held off runner-up Jeff Stern, with less than two seconds separating the racers at the finish. “I am really happy with the season after crashing my brains out in ’08 and ’09. My only crash all year was in practice last Friday while testing some new stuff that didn’t work out, and I’m going as fast as I’ve ever gone. Big thanks to Kory Cowan at Intermountain Racer Supply and my dad who builds my bikes.” Sherstan showed the cool head of a veteran racer grabbing championships in King of the Mountain GTU, Middleweight Superbike and Middleweight Superstock. The seven-race Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains series, developed by Miller Motorsports Park, organized by the Utah Sportbike Association (USBA) and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), was created to encourage competitive road racing at the club and regional levels. In its sixth year, the series has quickly turned into a premier event drawing top-level talent from around the nation. For more information on the 2011 schedule, rulebook, purses and contingency, visit www.utahsba.com/racing Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains Round 7 results View photos at: ~http://www.latebraker.com/galleries.shtml~ SuperTwins 1. Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 2. John Crump (Bue XB12R) 3. Stewart Aitken-Cade (Hon RS125) 4. Chris Crump (Bue XB12R) 5. Paul Hoyt Nelson (Hon RS250 Formula 5 1. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Brian Prax (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Warren Rose (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Daniel Short (Suz SV650) 5. Jeff Pratt (Yam TZ250) 6. Sean Black (Duc 749) Middleweight Superstock 1. Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Cody Matechuk (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Chad Swain (Tri Daytona 675) 5. Matthew Elder (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Thor Verdonk (Hon CBR1000RR Sportsman 1. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Zach Amick (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Rob Kaufman (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Chris Crump (Bue XB12R) 5. Garth Callaghan 6. Michael Carr (Tri Daytona 675) Open Superstock 1. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Clint Warner (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Pete de Graaf (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Travis Child (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Shannon Pitre (Yam YZF-R1) Heavyweight Superstock 1. Oleg Pianykh (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Cody Matechuk (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Chad Swain (Tri Daytona 675) 5. Matthew Elder (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) Endurance GTO 1. Paul Parrott (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Ray Thornton (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Shane White (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Chris Petersen (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Shannon Pitre (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Troy Buchanan (Suz SV650) Endurance GTU 1. Paul Avery (Duc 848) 2. Dustin Ohara (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Douglas Pogue (Tri Daytona 675) 4. Kimberly Prichard (Tri Daytona 675) 5. James Davis (Yam YZF-R6 Twins GTO 1. Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 2. Jon Glaefke (Pierobon F042) 3. John Crump (Bue XB12R) 4. Chris Crump (Bue XB12R) 5. Thomas Berry (Kaw EX500) Novice GTO 1. Paul Parrott (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Darrel Cherry (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Douglas Pogue (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX6R) 5. Brian Prax (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Adam Fetter (Yam YZF-R6) Formula 40 1. John Hopperstad (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Pete de Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Tommy Richardson (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Don Roberts (Yam TZ250) 6. Dana Wilson (Yam YZF-R6) King of the Mountain GTU 1. Cody Matechuk (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jeff Stern (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Oleg Pianykh (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Chad Swain (Tri Daytona 675) 6. Jon Glaefke (Pierobon F042) Twins GTU 1. Sean Black (Pierobon F042) 2. Daniel Short (Suz SV650) 3. Thomas Berry (Kaw EX500) 4. Don Roberts (Yam TZ250) 5. Aaron Nourbakhsh (Suz SV650) 6. Tim Gallagher (Suz SV650) Amateur GTU 1. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Darrel Cherry (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Gerald Hicks (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Mark Sanders (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) Open Superbike 1. Ricky Corey (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Matt Cusumano (Duc 1098R) 3. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Pete de Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Ray Thornton (Hon CBR1000RR) Novice GTU 1. Gerald Hicks (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Mark Bigelow (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brian Robertson (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Adam Fetter (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Douglas Pogue (Tri Daytona 675) Middleweight Superbike 1. Cody Matechuk (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 3. David Lewis (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Chad Swain (Tri Daytona 675) 5. Matthew Elder (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) King of the Mountain GTO 1. Ricky Corey (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Matt Cusumano (Duc 1098R) 3. Cody Matechuk (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Jeff Stern (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Gerry Signorelli (Suz GSX-R1000) Amateur GTO 1. Tommy Richardson (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Shannon Pitre (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Paul Parrott (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Mark Snethen (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Troy Siahaan (Hon CBR1000RR) More, from a press release issued by Racing for a Wish: SIGNORELLI OVERALL CHAMPION Late Season Drama Does Not Stop Success For Racing For A Wish Racing for a Wish and Gerry Signorelli dealt with late season drama on their way to clinching the overall championship in the Masters of the Mountains Series. The team made the most of what they had though as Signorelli won the King of the Mountain GTO, Open Superbike, and Open Superstock class championships. He also finished 4th in both the 125GP and Moto3 class championships in the USGPRU National Series on the Bob Fier Racing Moriwaki MD250H. A crash last month on the BMW forced Gerry to ride borrowed machinery in the last two MoM rounds to collect points to keep the hope of winning championships alive. This past weekend at Miller Motorsports Park offered exciting racing as it played host for both the Masters of the Mountain and USGPRU series finales. Being on an unfamiliar bike, Signorelli road conservatively all weekend and did what he had to do to guarantee championship wins. Conservative is not the word to be used to describe how Signorelli rode the Bob Fier Racing Moriwaki though. He rode wheels off the stock 4-stroker and put on a good show against the 125’s that are lighter and have a lot more power. “I’m thrilled to have accomplished what we did this year”, exclaimed Gerry. “We stretched ourselves, pushing to be competitive in two full series with big learning curves. Before this year, I hadn’t ever been on anything other than a 600cc sportbike. I was confident that I could learn to ride a 1000cc superbike and a 250cc GP bike well, and be able to transition back and forth quickly. Even more, we didn’t change a thing in either bike’s motor, we even kept stock suspension components. Being up against big time teams with a lot of resources and money, it feels incredible to come out on top. I really want to thank Kory Cowan with Pirelli for offering me the chance to come out to Utah to prove the effectiveness of Pirelli Tires. I also want to thank Bob Fier Racing for providing me the opportunity to ride in the USGPRU series. Both bikes have been a blast this year! Lastly, support has been tremendous this year from BMW Motorcycles of Utah, Intermountain Racer Supply, Motul, EBC, Honda, Enchanted Signs, Arthur’s Auto Collision, Woodcraft, Held, GoPro, Frank DeCarlo Construction, Sundance Studios, Armour Bodies, Penske, Kushitani, Lockhart Phillips, GPR, Sidi, and Vortex.” Racing for a Wish is a motorcycle road racing program that benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation as it supports Gerry Signorelli’s development towards becoming an internationally competitive racer. Racing for a Wish markets sponsors’ brands in the thrilling world of motorsports. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children under the age of eighteen with life threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Fifteen percent of sponsorsʼ cash contributions goes directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado so they may continue granting wishes for deserving and inspiring kids. Along with a financial contribution, Racing for a Wish reaches out to communities to raise awareness of the charity’s great cause. Sponsorship opportunities are flexible and tailored to fit each business’/individual’s needs while targeting an ideal audience in an effective manner.