In the Kal Gard Formula Pacific race at Infineon Raceway, it looked as though Cory Call was going to run and hide from the field on his MDK Suzuki, opening a big gap over Chris Siglin and the rest of the pack in the the first opening laps. As the race went on, Siglin was able to close the gap on his Roseville Cycle tuned GSX-R1000, taking the position from Call heading into the last turn on the last lap before going on to take the win. Call held on for a strong second place finish, while Bobby Fong came out on top of a battle with James Randolph to finish third despite starting from the fifth row on the grid. “That was really hectic, coming through the pack like that,” Fong said after the race. “Being out there on the fifth row, I knew I had to get up there fast to run with the big guys! James ran a really good race, but these DOT Michelins I was running on my Suzuki GSX-R1000 stuck like glue. My crew has been working hard all weekend trying to get it dialed in – it’s only my second time riding the bike this year!” “That was all my bad there,” said Call, who won the Open Superbike and the Track Club Open Production races earlier in the day. “I thought he was going to come up the inside on that last lap, since I was using this late apex line into 11, and I knew his braking ability is incredible. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the bike stopped or turned! That let him just sneak up the inside, and that’s all it was from there.” “Seriously, Cory can come off a corner!” explained Siglin from the Winner’s Circle. “I think he had me in like every single corner. On that last lap I just about settled for second. I watched him use the same line two or three times into Turn 11, saw him do it again on the last lap and thought ‘Here it is! Here’s the door!’ I just set up wide, came in, side by side coming out of that last corner, and I just outdrove him to the line. Luckily I only weigh about 130 lbs!” A number of riders had very successful weekends, scoring multiple wins on the day. Allen Erkman kept his season moving with a pair of wins, taking first place finishes in 500 Twins and 450 Superbike. Former Top 10 plate holder Rob Campbell emerged from retirement on a CRF450 Supermoto, getting it sideways for the spectators a number of times en route to first place finishes in Formula Singles and 250 Superbike. Matt Green had another extremely successful weekend, with first place finishes on his Strongmail Desmoto Sport Ducati 749 in both the Desmoto Sport Open Twins race and the 750 Superbike race. One of the best races of the day went to first time winner, as Robert Tinagero came out on top of a race-long, 6 rider battle for the lead to take the win on his GMB Cycle Pro Kawasaki in the Keigwins@theTrack 600 Production race. Berto Wooldridge crossed the line in second on his BayAreaRidersForum Racing Yamaha, with Sebastiao Ferreira third. “I ended up getting Sebastian in Turn 9 when he was backing it in,” said Tinagero, “so I just went right around the outside of him thinking ‘Thanks buddy!’ I knew I still had two laps to go, and was thinking of where I could pass Somy (Hoffman) for the lead. On the last lap, we got into Turn 4 when his motor just seized or something, making me think ‘Hey, that was easier than I thought it would be!’ From there, I just said ‘Let’s be smooth, not force anything, and it’ll just happen!” The next round of the 2009 AFM Championship takes place on May 23-24 at Infineon Raceway. AFM Round 2 Infineon Raceway April 25-26 Unofficial Top 6 per Class Kal-Gard Formula Pacific 1. Chris Siglin (Suz 1000) 2. Cory Call (Suz 1000) 3. Bobby Fong (Suz 1000) 4. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 5. Michael Earnest (Yam 1000) 6. David Stanton (Suz 1000) Open Superbike 1. Cory Call (Kaw 1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 3. Bobby Fong (Suz 1000) 4. David Stanton (Yam 1000) 5. Martin Szwarc (Suz 1000) 6. Corey Sarros (Suz 1000) 750 Superbike 1. Matt Green (Duc 749) 2. Lenny Hale (Yam 600) 3. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 4. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz 750) 5. Eric Gulbransen (KTM 1000) 6. Andy Carmen (Suz 750) Pacific Track Time 600 Superbike 1. Lenny Hale (Yam 600) 2. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz 600) 3. Robert Tinagero (Kaw 600) 4. Berto Wooldridge (Yam 600) 5. Liko Miles (Suz 600) 6. Matt Eccleston (Suz 600) 450 Superbike 1. Allen Erkman (Suz 500) 2. Mark Elrod (Hon 400) 3. Ed Haazer (Hon 400) 4. David Wallis (Hon 400) 5. Jonathan Forman (Suz 500) 6. Craig Sanders (Kaw 400) 250 Superbike 1. Robert Campbell (Hon 450) 2. Ed Thompson (Suz 400) 3. Brian Bartlow (Kaw 250) 4. Pete Demas (Kaw 250) 5. Mark McKinney (Kaw 250) 6. Craig Harris (Kaw 250) The Track Club Open Production 1. Cory Call (Kaw 1000) 2. Chris Siglin (Suz 1000) 3. Martin Szwarc (Suz 1000) 4. Corey Sarros (Suz 1000) 5. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon 1000) 6. Neil Atterbury (Suz 1000) 750 Production 1. Liko Miles (Suz 750) 2. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz 600) 3. Ricardo Vizcaino (Yam 600) 4. Jeff Greenberg (Suz) 5. James Keating (Suz) 6. Andy Carman (Suz 750) Keigwins@theTrack 600 Production 1. Robert Tinagero (Kaw 600) 2. Berto Wooldridge (Yam 600) 3. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz 600) 4. Lenny Hale (Yam 600) 5. Greg McCullough (Yam 600) 6. Liko Miles (Suz 600) 650 Production 1. David Raff (Suz 650) 2. Alex Florea (Suz 650) 3. Kevin Holman (Suz 650) 4. Thomas Dorsey (Suz 650) 5. David Wallis (Hon 400) 6. Craig Sanders (Suz 650) Race Bike Rentals 250 Production 1. Richard Barnett (Kaw 250) 2. Brian Bartlow (Kaw 250) 3. Mark McKinney (Kaw 250) 4. Pete Demas (Kaw 250) 5. Lisa Mazurkewicz (Kaw 250) 6. Craig Harris (Kaw 250) Mike Rosa, State Farm 650 Twins 1. William Fox (Suz 650) 2. Dan Sewell (Suz 650) 3. David Raff (Suz 650) 4. Jay Kinberger (Suz 650) 5. Rick Ford (Suz 650) 6. Clay Johnston (Suz 650) GP Frame and Wheel Open Grand Prix 1. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 2. Hollis Adams (Yam 1000) 3. Neil Atterbury (Suz 100) 4. Jesse Carter (Suz 1000) 5. Ken Casey (Suz 1000) 6. Craig Wierman (Suz 1000) Scuderia West Formula 1 1. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 2. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz 750) 3. Billy Scott (Yam 600) 4. Berto Wooldridge (Yam 600) 5. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon 600) 6. Steve Metz (Duc 749) Formula 2 1. John Davis (Yam 250) 2. Brian Hoffman (Hon 250) 3. Richard Denman (Hon 250) 4. Richard Snowden (TSR 250) 5. Rob Drury (Yam 250) 6. Michael Altamirano (Yam 250) Formula 3 1. Debra Barton (Hon 125) 2. Phillip Krenn (Hon 125) 3. Robert Ababurko (Hon 125) 4. John Kreidle (Hon 125) 5. Gwyn Lewis (Hon 125) 6. Steve Van Horn (Hon 125) Race-Oil.com / AMSOIL Formula 4 1. Dan Sewell (Suz 650) 2. Jay Kinberger (Suz 650) 3. David Raff (Suz 650) 4. Rick Ford (Suz 650) 5. Evan Lessuk (Suz 650) 6. Alex Florea (Suz 650) Desmoto Sport Open Twins 1. Matthew Green (Duc 749) 2. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 3. Steve Metz (Duc 749) 4. Nick Hayman (Duc 749) 5. Sherwick Min (Duc 1098) 6. Scott Schwanbeck (Duc 749) 500 Twins 1. Allen Erkman (Suz 500) 2. Jonathan Forman (Suz 500) 3. Michael Hickey (Kaw 500) 4. Leonard Barker Jr. (Kaw 500) 5. Robert Clifford (Kaw 500) 6. Charles Leca (Kaw 500) Formula Singles 1. Robert Campbell (Hon 450) 2. Joe Carrillo (KTM) 3. Ed Thompson (Suz 400) 4. Clay Hassinger (ATK) Formula AFemme 1. Angie Loy (Suz 750) 2. Debra Barton (Hon 125) 3. Joy Higa (Yam 600) 4. Christie Cooley (Suz 650) 5. Zoe Rem (Suz 650) 6. Cassandra Gaddy (Kaw) Clubman Heavyweight 1. Christopher Dove (Hon 1000) 2. Quinton Jones (Yam 1000) 3. Craig Grantham (Duc) 4. William Flowers (Duc) 5. George Friss (Hon 1000) 6. Jefferson Galatro Jr. (Suz 1000) Clubman Middleweight 1. David Carpenter (Yam 600) 2. Brian Zapalski (Suz) 3. Shane Muntean (Yam 600) 4. John Stewart (Suz) 5. Gustalvo Gama (Suz) 6. William Brown (Duc) Clubman Lightweight 1. Robert Ababurko (Hon 125) 2. Conan Dooley (Suz 650) 3. Frank Shermoen (Suz 650) 4. Jim Boswell (Suz 650) 5. Aaron Turner (Suz 650) 6. Ben Martinek (Suz 650) Formula 40 Heavyweight 1. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz 750) 2. Ron Bunten (Suz 1000) 3. Sherwick Min (Duc 1098) 4. Nick Hayman (Duc 749) 5. Gavin Botha (Suz) 6. Jeff Gruetter (Hon 1000) Formula 40 Lightweight 1. Donald Babb (Duc 800) 2. Allen Erkman (Suz 500) 3. Brad Woods (Suz 650) 4. Guy Hyder (Hon 600) 5. Brian Bartlow (Kaw 650) 6. Clay Johnston (Suz 650)