(Tooele, UT) Seasoned racer Shane Turpin roared to wins in six classes during Round 2 of the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains at Miller Motorsports Park. Riding fast and more consistently than he has in years, Turpin jumped out to a commanding lead in the King of the Mountain GTO class over Canadian champ Mike Zottmann. Winning the premier KoM GTU and GTO classes during the rain-plagued weekend, Turpin also swept Twins GTU, SuperTwins, Open Superbike and Formula 40. Expect Shane to be the man to beat on his home course for the Larry H. Miller Superbike Challenge May 29-31 during WSBK weekend.
Competition in the middleweight classes was fierce with Oleg Pianykh, Dave Lewis and Cory Cowan setting the pace and dropping lap times into the low 1:33s on Miller’s West Course. Trading wins throughout the weekend, Pianykh won Middleweight Superbike, Lewis won Middleweight Superstock and Cowan won Heavyweight Superstock.
Look for more action for Round 3 on June 20-21.
Canadian young gun Royce McLean quickly got up to pace on his new Yamaha R6. Fourteen-year-old McLean, a top-ranked USGPRU racer in 2008, improved his lap times dramatically over the weekend and gave chase to USBA veterans Lewis, Pianykh and Cowan. McLean placed second in middleweight superstock and KoM GTU, and forth in middleweight superbike.
The seven-race Honda Presents the 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 forth year, the series has quickly turned into a premier event drawing top-level talent from around the nation.
To learn more about the Honda Presents the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains series, visit the USBA’s website at ~http://www.UtahSBA.com~. Registration is open for the Larry H. Miller Superbike Challenge May 29-31. For a full list of payouts and a current rider roster, visit www.superbikechallenge.com View photos of the weekend’s racing at ~http://latebraker.com~. Race Results
Endurance GTU 1. Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 2. Warren Rose (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Spencer Steed (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Mark Woodbury (Suz GSX-R600) 5. James Davis (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Royce McLean (Yam YZF-R6)
Endurance GTO 1. Travis Child (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Shane White (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Steve Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Stephen Clark (Hon CBR929RR) 5. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000)
SuperTwins 1. Shane Turpin (Duc 1098R) 2. Patrick Lansu (Duc 1098) 3. Brian Whipple (Duc 1098) 4. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000) 5. Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 6. Paul Avery (Duc 848)
Formula 5 1. Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Troy Buchanan (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Pete Jenner (Suz SV650) 5. Don Roberts (Yam TZ250)
Middleweight Superbike 1. Oleg Pianykh (Yam YZF-R6) 2. David Lewis (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Royce Mclean (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Spencer Steed (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Matt Guiver (Yam YZF-R6)
Novice GTU 1. Shawn Atkinson (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 3. David Luke (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Dana Wilson (Yam YZF-R6)
Open Superbike 1. Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Mike Zottmann (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Steve Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000)
Twins GTU 1. Shane Turpin (Bim DB5) 2. Noah Talley (Yam TZ125) 3. Scott Ferguson (Bue XB) 4. Todd Seaver (Suz SV650) 5. Don Roberts (Yam TZ250) 6. Kamran Abolhasani (Suz SV650)
Amatuer GTU 1. Shawn Atkinson (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Shannon Pitre (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Brian Childree (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 6. Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6)
King of the Mountain GTU 1. Shane Turpin (Tri Daytona 675) 2. Royce Mclean (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Spencer Steed (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Matt Guiver (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Michael Bunds (Duc 848)
Amateur GTO 1. Chris Coyne (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Brian Childree (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Shawn Atkinson (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Shannon Pitre (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600)
Open Superstock 1. Mike Zottmann (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Steve Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR)
Heavyweight Superstock 1. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Oleg Pianykh (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Mac Millner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Clint Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000)
Sportsman 1. Dana Wilson (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Scott Ferguson (Bue XB) 3. Todd Seaver (Suz SV650) 4. Michelle Webb (Tri Daytona 675) 5. Joel Wolfgang (Suz SV650) 6. Don Roberts (Yam TZ250)
Novice GTO 1 Chris Coyne (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Shawn Atkinson (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Tim Koehler (Hon CBR600RR) 4 Levi Herron (Yam YZF-R6) 5 David Luke (Yam YZF-R6) 6 Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600RR)
Middleweight Superstock 1. David Lewis (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Royce Mclean (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brian Childree (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Clint Gibson (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600)
Twins GTO 1. Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 2. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000) 3. Brandal Glenn (Duc 848) 4. Scott Ferguson (Bue XB) 5. Paul Avery (Duc 848) 6. Todd Seaver (Suz SV650)
King of the Mountain GTO 1. Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Mike Zottmann (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Steve Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000)
Formula 40 1. Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Gary Poole (Yam YZF-R1) 3. John Hopperstad (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Michael Bunds (Duc 848) 5. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Kel Davidsen (Suz GSX-R1000)