Tyngsboro, Mass. native Shane Narbonne made an inside pass on turn six of New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s 12-turn road course on the final lap to win the 86th Annual Loudon Classic.

Narbonne, 19, passed Dunbarton NH’s Scott Greenwood in the closing moments of the race to win his first Loudon Classic. The two riders dueled for the majority of the 20-lap race, steadily pulling away from Loudon, N.H. prodigy Christian Cronin.

“I knew I could do it at the end of the race,” said Narbonne. “I knew if I passed Scotty too early he’d pass back. So I went with the flow and followed him to see where he was strong and where he wasn’t. It’s so hard to pass Scotty.”

“I could hear him behind me,” said Greenwood. “Late in the race he caught up. I was better on the brakes but he was better overall.”

Narbonne was the pole sitter to start the Classic, and was expected to receive strong competition from Cronin and Winchendon, Mass.’s Jeff Wood. But when Wood was scratched from the race with a shoulder injury and Cronin was bumped out of position on the race’s very first turn, Narbonne built a quick lead.

Greenwood passed the pole sitter for first place on lap four and led all the way to the last half-lap. The two battled for position, pulling away from the rest of the pack.

Cronin is the first Loudon resident to ever finish in the top three of the Loudon Classic.

“It’s great,” said Cronin of his finish. “I live across the street pretty much so it feels good.”

Narbonne piloted the DAS Performance Suzuki GSX-R600; Greenwood the Argo Cycles Kawasaki ZX6-R. Christian Cronin rode his Chronic Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6. All three raced on Dunlop DOT labeled race tires. The track surface was dry.

Michelin Factory Pro Sportbike National:1. Shane Narbonne, Suz GSX-R600 2. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX-6R 3. Christian Cronin, Yam YZF-R6 4. Paul Allison, Yam YZF-R6 5. Cory Hildebrand, Yam YZF-R6 6. Brent Lyskawa, Duc 848

Michelin ASRA Thunderbike

New Hampshire’s Brett Guyer took the holeshot aboard his Seacoast Sport Cycle/Dunlop Ducati Classic and steadily stretched his lead for 15 laps in a dominant performance. Riding his Spears Racing/Ted Temple/NEP/Woodcraft Suzuki SV650 on Dunlop slicks, Todd Babcock dug deep to hang with Guyer but came up short. Meanwhile, Thunderbike title contender, Joel Spaulding of Huntley, Ill did well to grab the last podium spot aboard his Integrity Design/Michelin Buell. He took third early, but had to withstand a race-long attack from young Scotty Mullin riding his Souhegan Valley Motorsports /Dunlop Kawasaki EX650.

Spaulding: “I’ve never been to a track like this. It’s so hard. I’ve never seen a bowl before! I’ve been trying to learn it, making small gains every session, but it’s been tough. The local riders have been terrific, though. They helped me a lot.”

ASRA Thunderbike National: 1. Brett Guyer, Duc Classic 2. Todd Babcock, Suz SV650 3. Joel Spaulding, Buell XB12 4. Scott Mullin, Kaw EX650 5. Brian Kent, Suz SV650 6. Joe Rozynski, Buell XB12

Michelin ASRA Superstock

Eric Wood and Shane Narbonne withdrew from Superstock; Wood with a blown motor and Narbonne, nursing a minor injury and saving himself for the Classic. Steady rain completely soaked the track but it was drying fast, raising concerns about rain tire life over 15 laps.

Scott Greenwood stole the holeshot aboard his Kawasaki ZX-10 and was never headed, winning by nearly 10 seconds while trying to preserve his tires late on a dry track. Team mates, Kip Peterson and Jason Carter rounded the podium aboard their Motorace/Michelin Suzuki GSX-R’s. Neal Garvin charged from the back of the pack to come up a half second short of third in a great ride aboard his Dunlop equipped GSX-R750.

ASRA Superstock National: 1. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX-10 2. Kip Peterson, Suz GSX-R600 3. Jason Carter, Suz GSX-R 1000 4. Neal Garvin, Suz GSX-R750 5. Ivan Debord, Yam YZF-R6 6. Mike Martire, Kaw ZX-6R

Michelin ASRA Superbike

With the track nearly dry, ASRA Superbike Championship leader, Paul Allison grabbed the holeshot aboard his Chronic Motorsports Yamaha R6 but was quickly overtaken by local star, Scott Greenwood, riding an improved Kawasaki ZX-6R. Meanwhile, Robby Nigl was coming fast on his Peachpit Ducati 748 in third, followed by Fred Stearns on his Souhegan Motorsports/Foglieta Realty Dunlop equipped Yamaha R6 and Kyle Thompson on a BCM Dunlop shod Ducati 848. Nigl took over second on the third lap and the order was set at the front all the way to the checkered flag.

Scott Greenwood; “We’re finally getting some help with our set-up. Jim Allen at Dunlop and Jamie Hacking’s crew has been terrific with us. They gave us some new base settings Friday morning and we are making progress with them. We have a lot of work yet to do, but we think we’re going the right direction.”

Paul Allison; “Every round it’s the same. The track is new to me and I’m slow in the first sessions. I keep working at it and my crew finds ways to improve my set-up as the weekend progresses. Somehow I find myself fairly competitive by Sunday afternoon. I am a first year road racing expert, although I have some supermoto experience. I’m 28, so I don’t have time to waste if I’m going to go anywhere. I want to race AMA next year. Dave Brite of Chonic Motorsports has been terrific in teaching me the ropes and giving me a chance to compete.”

ASRA Superbike National: 1. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX-6R 2. Robert Nigl, Duc 748 3. Paul Allison, Yam YZF-R6 4. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 5. Kyle Thompson, Duc 848 6. Bob Poetzch, Yam TZ250

More, from another press release written by Bob Holcomb for LRRS:

LRRS Round Four

Loudon, NH Laconia Bike Week kicked off with round 4 of the Loudon Road Racing Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The races ran a special schedule that began Friday and finished up early Sunday afternoon with three sprints leading into to the 86th Loudon Classic.

A large rider turnout showed up for a chance to win more then hardware. Middleweight GP, Middleweight Supersport, Unlimited GP and Lightweight Supersport featured excellent purses for both experts and amateurs. An altered road course only added to the excitement.

Turns 1, 1a and 2 were new, and proved over a second slower in the early races, but by late Friday afternoon lap times were dropping closer to the old track. Under perfect conditions on Saturday, Eric Wood was close to his best time with a 1:11.327 in a Heavyweight Superbike win aboard his Woodcraft Ducati. Then Shane Narbonne went 1:10.950 in winning Unlimited Supersport aboard his DAS GSX-R1000, setting a personal best.

While similar to the old layout, the new turns produced different strategies on the starts as well as the closing laps. Most riders entered turn 1 on a tighter line, setting up for faster apexes at turns 1a and 2. Eventually everybody improved through the section, making for thrilling passing. We could see significantly lower lap times as the season wears on.

Among the experts, Brett Guyer continued his undefeated season with four LRRS wins aboard his Seacoast/Dunlop Ducati Classic. Michael Donovon piloted his Woodcraft/Higgins Powersports Honda CRF450 to three wins, while Jeff Wood, Eric Wood and Scott Greenwood scored 2 wins each. Among the amateurs, Juan Rivera won three times aboard his Algeria Racing GSX-R600, while Tyler Sweeney won twice aboard his SRE/Brian Kent Honda RS125.

Round five is scheduled for July 18-19 and marks the beginning of the second half of the LRRS season. Log onto www.lrrsracing.com for details.

LRRS Round 4 Race Results:

MWGP EXPERT: 1. Jeff Wood, Kaw 600 2. Christian Cronin, Yam 600 3. Scott Greenwood, Kaw 600 4. Steven Giacomaro, Yam YZF-R6 5. Cory Hildebrand, Yam YZF-R6 6. Brent Lyskawa, Duc 848

MWGP AMATEUR: 1. Juan Rivera, Yam YZF-R6 2. Josh Kruse, Yam YZF-R6 3. Tim Barber, Yam YZF-R6 4. Justin Landry Suz GSX-R600 5. David Hanig, Duc 749 6. Joel Bryan, Hon CBR600rr

GTO EXPERT: 1. George Terricone, Suz GSX-R 1000 2. Rick Doucette, Suz GSX-R 600 3. Scott James, Yam YZF-R6 4. Zev Ginsberg, Yam YZF-R6 5. Jason Carter, GSX-R1000 6. Neal Garvin, Suz GSX-R750

GTO AMATEUR: 1. Brian Kieth, Suz GSX-R750 2. Tyler Sweeny, Hon RS250 3. J. Vazquez, Duc SS1100 4. Jason Markham, Hon RC999

GTU EXPERT: 1. Christian Cronin, Yam YZF-R6 2. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX-6R 3. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 4. Brent Lyskawa, Duc 848 5. Ron Poulin, Yam YZF-R6 6. Dan Bergeron, Kaw ZX636

GTU AMATEUR: 1. David Hanig, Duc 749 2. Richard Maracina, Kaw 600

GTL EXPERT: 1. Brett Guyer, Duc Classic 2. Todd Babcock, Suz 650 3. Nate Mendell, Duc SS1000 4. Scott Mullin, Kaw 650 5. Jason Staley, Suz SV650 6. Doug Fogg, Suz SV650

GTL AMATEUR: 1. Eric Connolly, Suz 650 2. John Dorans, Suz SV650 3. Ryan Oosterman, Suz SV650 4. Lorna Murphy, Suz SV650 5. Cynthia Bisagni, Suz 650 6. Jason Cavanaugh, Hon Crf450

MWSB EXPERT: 1. Jeff Wood, Kaw ZX-6R 2. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX-6R 3. Christian Cronin, Yam YZR-R6 4. Steve Giacomaro, Yam YZF-R6 5. Cory Hildebrand, Yam YZF-R6 6. Kip Peterson, Suz GSX-R600

MWSB AMATEUR: 1. Juan Rivera, Suz GSX-R600 2. Tim Barber, Yam Yzf-R6 3. Kevin Senecal, Suz GSX-R600 4. Andrea Fregonese, Suz GSX-R600 5. Jose Delorbe, Suz GSX-R600 6. Jose Lora, Yam YZF-R6

SUPERTWINS EXPERT: 1. Eric Wood, Duc 848 2. Robby Nigl, Duc 748 3. Dennis Levesque, Duc 1098 4. Kyle Thompson, Duc 848 5. Joel Spaulding, Buell XB12 6. Ian-James Helmke, duc 996

SUPERTWINS AMATEUR: 1. Jason Marham, Hon RC999 2. David Hanig, Duc 749

PT EXPERT: 1. Mark Dages, Kaw EX500 2. Branch Worsham, Kaw EX500 3. Dana Temple, Kaw EX500 4. Joe Latona, Kaw EX500 5. James Murcurio, Kaw EX500 6. Charlie Tarna, Kaw EX500

SSIN EXPERT: 1. Michael Donovan, Hon crf450 2. Mike Martire, Hon crf450 3. Jason Routhier, Hon crf450 4. Jason Hillsgrove, KTM 525 5. Travis Beaudoin, Hon crf450 6. Martin Hanlon, Yam yzf450

SSIN AMATEUR: 1. Jason Cavanaugh, Hon crf450 2. Richie Pittenger, Suz RMZ450 3. Daniel Carr, KTM 450 4. Mathew Barber, Hon Crf450

125 GP EXPERT: 1. Alex Guilbeault, Hon RS125 2. Richard Martin, Hon RS125 3. Bob Poetzch, Hon RS125

125 GP AMATEUR: 1. Tyler Sweeney, Hon RS125 2. Richard Demetrius, Hon RS125

HWSS EXPERT: 1. Steve Giacomaro, Yam YZF-R6 2. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 3. Cory Hildebrand, Yan YZF-R6 4.Brent Lyskawa, Duc 848 5. Zev Ginsberg, Yam YZF-R6 6. Neal Garvin, Suz GSX-R750

HWSS AMATEUR: 1. Javier Vazques, Yam YZF-R6 2. Michael Lombardi, Suz GSX-R750 #. Chris Ormonde Yam YZF-R6 5. James Folan, Suz GSX-R750

LWSB EXPERT: 1. Brett Guyer, Duc Classic 2. Brian Kent, Suz SV650 3. Scott Mullin, Kaw EX500 4. Todd Babcock, Suz SV650 5. Brian Oxx, Suz SV650 6. Nate Mendell, Duc SS1000

LWSB AMATEUR: 1. Eric Block, KTM450 2. Jason Cavanaugh, Hon CRF450 3.Ryan Oosterman, Suz SV650 4. John Dorans, Suz SV650 5. Chad Falcone, Suz SV650 6. Aaron Wolfe, Sux SV650

ULSB EXPERT: 1. Michael Donovan, Hon crf450 2. Alexander Dunstan, Suz RMZ459 3. Nick Rockwell, Duc SS800 4. Andy Hull, Duc SS800 5. Travis Beaudoin, Hon crf450 6. Scott Ferguson, Hon Nt650

ULSB AMATEUR: 1. Mathew Barber, Hon crf450 2. Jason Cavanaugh, Hon crf450 3. Bob Stone, Hon 650 4. Kevin Quinn, Yam TZ250 4. Richie Pittenger, Suz RMZ459 5. Richard Blake, Duc SS800

F40 EXPERT: 1. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 2. Robby Nigl, Duc 748 3. Dennis Levesque, Duc 1098 4. Scott James, Yam YZF-R6 5.Neal Garvin, Suz 750 6. Jason Carter, Yam YZF-R6

F40 AMATEUR: 1. Brian Kieth, Suz 750 2. Javier Vazquez, Duc SS1100 3. Alberto DeGobbi, Suz GSX-R600 4. Andrea Fregonese, Suz GSX-R600 5. Livio Biasiutti, Yam YZF 6. David Ellenberger, Yam YZF-R6

F40L EXPERT: 1. Todd Babcock, Suz 650 2. Brian Kent, Suz SV650 3. Doug Fogg, Suz 650 4. Nick Rockwell, Duc SS800 5. Andy Hull, Duc SS800 6. Jon Burbank, Suz SV650

F40L AMATEUR: 1. Chad Falcone, Suz SV650 2. John Dorans, Suz SV650 3. Bob Stone, Hon 650 2. Charles Brighenti, Suz 650 3. Mike Jakobowski, Hon RS125 4. Malcomb Macintosh, Duc 748

MOTARD EXPERT: 1. Michael Donovan, Hon crf450 2. Mike Martire, Hon crf450 3. Brent Lyskawa, Hon crf450 4. Alexander Dunstan, Suz RMZ459 5. Travis Beaudoin, Hon crf450 6. Jason Hillsgrove, KTM 525

MOTARD AMATEUR: 1. Eric Block, KTM450 2. Jason Cavanaugh, Hon crf450 3. Matt Barber, Hon crf450 4. Richie Pittenger, Suz RMZ450 5. Alberto DeGobbi, KTM 450 6. Andrea Fregonese, KTM 450

MWSS EXPERT: 1. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX6R 2. Steve Giacomaro, Yam YZF-R6 3. Cory Hildebrand, Yam YZF-R6 4. Kip Peterson, Suz GSX-R600 5. Alex Shaw, Kaw ZX6 6. Paul Allison, Yam YZF-R6

MWSS AMATEUR: 1. Tim Barber, Yam YZF-R6 2. Louis Nunes, Suz GSX-R600 3. James Flagg, Yam YZF-R6

LWSP EXPERT: 1. Michael Donovon, Hon crf450 2. Jason Routhier, Hon crf450 3. Alexander Dunstan, Suz RMZ450 4. Eric Shaw, Yam yzf450 5. Jason Hillsgrove, KTM 525 6. Branch Worsham, Kaw EX500

LWSP AMATEUR: 1. Mathew Barber, Hon crf450 2. Eric Block, KTM 450 3. Jason Cavanaugh, Hon crf450 4. Richie Pittenger, Suz RMZ450 5. Brian Bulis, KTM 560 6. Daniel Carr, KTM 450

MWPT EXPERT: 1. Scott Mullin, Kaw EX650 2. Rick Doucette, Suz SV650 3. Brian Kent, Kaw EX650 4. Glen Coolbeth, Suz SV650 5. Daniel Bergeron, Suz SV650 6. Jackie Halpa, Duc SS750

UGP EXPERT: 1. Cory Hildebrand, Yam YZF-R6 2. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 3. Shane Narbonne, Suz GSX-R1000 4. Paul Allison, Yam YZF-R6 5. Jason Carter, Suz GSX-R750 6. Eric Wood, Hon crf450

UGP AMATEUR: 1. Javier Vazquez, Duc SS1100 2. Luis Nunes, Sux GSX-R600 3. Tim Barber, Yam YZF-R6 4. Tyler Sweeney, Hon RS250 5. Angel Nunez, Kaw ZX6 6. Joel Bryan, Hon CBR600rr

LWSS EXPERT: 1. Todd Babcock, Suz SV650 2. Rick Doucette, Suz SV650 3. Scott Mullin Kaw EX650 4. Mark Dages, Suz SV650 5. John Tansey, Suz SV650 6. Brett Parks, Suz SV650

LWSS AMATEUR: 1. Ryan Oosterman, Suz SV650 2. Lorna Murphy, Suz SV650 3. Cynthia Bisagni, Suz 650 4. Waylon Knehr, Suz SV650 5. Chad Falcone, Suz SV650 6. Aaron Wolfe, Suz SV650

F50 EXPERT: 1. Neal Garvin, Suz 750 2. James Brown, Apr RSVR 3. Tom O’Connor, Yam TZ250 4. Bob Poetzsch, Yam TZ250 5. Nicholas Rockwell, Duc SS800 6. Daniel Bergeron, Kaw ZX636

F50 AMATEUR: 1. Brian Kieth, Suz GSX-R750 2. Richard Marccina, Kaw ZX6 3. Livio Biasiutti, Yan YZF-R6

USS EXPERT: 1. Shane Narbonne, Suz GSX-R1000 2. Scott Greenwood, Kaw ZX10 3. Christian Cronin, Yam YZF-R6 4. Cory Hildebrand, Yam YZF-R6 5. Zev Ginsberg, Yam YZF-R6 6. Michael Calderon, Yam R1

USS AMATEUR: 1. Javier Vazquez, Yam YZF-R6 2. Todd Stryker, Hon RC51 3. Robert Rogers, Yam YZF-R6

HWSB EXPERT: 1. Eric Wood, Duc 848 2. Paul Allison, Yam YZF-R6 3. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 4. Kip Peterson, Suz GSX-R600 5. Brent Lyskawa, Duc 848 6. Neal Garvin, Suz GSX-R750

HWSB AMATEUR: 1. Brian Keith, Suz GSX-R750 2. Tim Barber, Yam YZF-R6 3. Juan Rivera, Suz GSX-R600 4. Josh Kruse, Yam YZF-R6 5. Tyler Sweeney, Hon RS250 6. Joel Bryan, Hon CBR600rr

LWGP EXPERT: 1. Brett Guyer, Duc Classic 2. Todd Babcock, Suz 650 3. Nate Mendell, Duc ss1000 4. Tim O’Connor, Yam TZ250 5. Bob Poetzsch. Yam TZ250 6. Jon Burbank, Suz SV650

LWGP AMATEUR: 1. Tyler Sweeney, Hon RS125 2. Cynthia Bisagni, Suz SV650 3. John Dorans, Suz SV650 4. Lorna Murphy, Suz SV650 5. Weylon Knehr, Suz SV650 6. Richard Blake, Duc SS800

UNSB EXPERT: 1. Scott Greenwood, Kaw 1000 2. Ivan Debord, Yam YZF-R6 3. Paul Allison, Yam YZF-R6 4. Dennis Levesque, Duc 1098 5. Fred Stearns, Yam YZF-R6 6. George Tarricone Suz GSX-R1000

UNSB AMATEUR: 1. Juan Rivera, Suz GSX-R600 2. Brian Kieth, Suz GSX-R750 3. Josh Kruse, Yam YZF-R6 4. Joel Bryan, Hon CBR600rr 5. Jose Delorbe, Suz GSX-R600 6. Jose Lora, Yam YZF-R6

THUNDERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Brett Guyer, Duc Classic 2. Todd Babcock, Suz 650 3. Joel Spaulding, Buell XB-12 4. Brian Kent, Suz SV650 5. Tommy Eckfeldt, Duc SS1000 6. Joe Rozynski, Buell XB-12

THUNDERBIKE AMATEUR: 1. Dave Hanig, Duc 749 2. Eric Connoly, Suz SV650 3. Malcomb Macintosh, Duc 748