(Tooele, UT) Shane Turpin continued his impressive record of wins in the 2009 Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains roadrace series, despite a near-catastrophic mechanical failure and DNF in the King of the Mountain GTU race. Turpin jumped out to a six-second lead in the first two laps of the race running nearly three seconds a lap faster than the closest competitor on Miller Motorsports Park’s East Course. On lap three entering “The Attitudes,” the motor in Turpin’s Triumph 675 let go nearly causing a highside.
With Turpin out, Canada’s Jesse Sherstan took his solid second place into significant lead over Kory Cowan. Cowan put his head down and reeled-in Sherstan, but couldn’t get past. Sherstan took the win and prize money by a tight .66 second victory.
Even with the setback in KoM GTU, Turpin won the endurance race with team captain Kel Davidson, SuperTwins, Open Superbike, Twins GTU, Heavyweight Superstock, KoM GTO, and Formula 40 for an impressive seven wins in eight starts.
The best battle of the day was in Middleweight Superbike where Oleg Pianykh fought with David Lewis all the way to the line to win by .06 seconds, with Sherstan and Cowan taking third and forth.
With the USGPRU at Miller joining the USBA race weekend, there was plenty of talent on display with young kids on small bikes roughing up seasoned Masters of the Mountain veterans.
In Twins GTU, Miles Thornton and Benny Young ran their Aprilia RSW125s to second and third behind Turpin, edging out Shannon Moham for a podium spot. A 250GP class will be added to the last round of Masters on the Mountain on October 3-4 on Miller’s Full Course.
“I’d like to thank Jill Giles and Dan Kyle for all their help last weekend,” said Turpin. “The Buell took me to a Heavyweight Superstock win, so special thanks to Pikes Peak Harley Davidson and my sponsors, Redline Oil, Vortex, TCX Boots and EBC Brakes. I’ve got a few Yamaha Champions schools to teach, then it’s off to High Plains Raceway for the last MRA round on August 29. It’s been a good season.”
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 and develop fun and competitive road racing at the club and regional levels. In its fourth year, the series has quickly turned into a premier event drawing top-level talent from around the nation. To learn more about the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains series, visit the USBA’s website at ~http://www.UtahSBA.com~.
View photos of the weekend’s racing at ~http://latebraker.com~
Results:
Endurance GTO 1 Kel Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Travis Child (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000)
Endurance GTU 1 Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 2 Warren Rose (Hon CBR600RR) 3 Mark Woodbury (Hon CBR600RR)
SuperTwins 1 Shane Turpin (Duc 1098R) 2 Paul Avery (Duc 848) 3 Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 4 Brandal Glenn (Duc 848)
Formula 5 1 Troy Buchanan (Suz GSX-R600) 2 Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600RR) 3 Ben Young (Hon RS125) 4 Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 5 Dan Short (Suz SV650) 6 Don Roberts (Yam TZ250)
Middleweight Superbike 1 Oleg Pianykh (Yam YZF-R6) 2 David Lewis (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 6 Matt Guiver (Yam YZF-R6)
Novice GTU 1 Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600RR) 2 Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 3 Shane Kelsey (Suz GSX-R600) 4 Jeremy Ross (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Brian Kitts (Tri Daytona 675) 6 Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6)
Open Superbike 1 Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4 Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 5 Jeff Stern (Hon CBR1000RR) 6 Steve Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000)
Twins GTU 1 Shane Turpin (Bim DB5) 2 Miles Thornton (Apr RSW125) 3 Ben Young (Apr RSW125) 4 Shannon Moham (Suz SV650) 5 Don Roberts (Hon RS250) 6 Dan Short (Suz SV650)
Amateur GTU 1 Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 2 Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 3 Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Warren Rose (Hon CBR600RR) 5 Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 6 Mark Sanders (Hon CBR600RR)
King of the Mountain GTU 1 Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Gerry Signorelli (Kaw ZX-6R) 4 Matthew Berry (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 6 Matt Guiver (Yam YZF-R6)
Amateur GTO 1 Christopher Coyne (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 3 Warren Rose (Hon CBR600RR) 4 Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Mark Sanders (Hon CBR600RR) 6 Brian Childree (Suz GSX-R600)
Open Superstock 1 Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 4 Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR) 5 Kevin Dolan (Suz GSX-R1000) 6 Kel Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000)
Heavyweight Superstock 1 Shane Turpin (Bue 1125R) 2 Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Matt Guiver (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Sam Verderico (Suz GSX-R600) 5 Mac Millner (Suz GSX-R600) 6 Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sportsman 1 Jeremy Ross (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Douglas Pogue (Suz SV650) 3 Adam Fetter (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Pat Hastings (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Ho Wong (Suz SV650)
Novice GTO 1 Christopher Coyne (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 4 Shane Kelsey (Suz GSX-R600) 5 Brian Kitts (Tri Daytona 675) 6 David Peterson (Suz GSX-R750)
Middleweight Superstock 1 Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Shawn Atkinson (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Gerry Signorelli (Kaw ZX-6R) 5 David Lewis (Yam YZF-R6) 6 Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600)
Twins GTO 1 Paul Avery (Duc 848) 2 Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 3 Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 4 Don Roberts (Yam TZ250)
King of the Mountain GTO 1 Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 4 Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 5 Jeff Stern (Hon CBR1000RR) 6 Jon Hopperstad (Suz GSX-R1000)
Formula 40 1 Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 3 Kevin Dolan (Suz GSX-R1000) 4 Mac Millner (Suz GSX-R600) 5 Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 6 Tommy Richardson (Suz GSX-R750)