Jeremy Toye took the Roadracing World project Honda CBR1000RR to his fourth WSMC Toyota Cup Unlimited Formula One win of the season in the next-to-last race of the year for the series Sunday at Willow Springs International Raceway, in Rosamond, California.
Dunlop runner Toye got a less-than-ideal start and found himself mired in the pack as Karl Lowry, the WSMC overall Champion, pulled away to a substantial lead on his Graves Motorsports-backed, Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZF-R1 in the first of 20 laps around the 2.5-mile track.
Toye quickly cleared the Pirelli-shod West Coast GP Cycles Yamaha YZF-R1 of Brant Wiwi and set off after Lowry, tracking him down on the second lap and taking the lead. But Toye could not pull away from Lowry, who kept the gap under two seconds until the closing stages of the race, when Lowry’s right footpeg came off. Lowry had to slow but held onto second place by a wide margin.
Third was taken by Leandro Mercado, the Red Bull Rookies Cup standout impressing those in attendance with his performance on an Attack Kawasaki ZX-6R formerly ridden by Steve Rapp.
Jeffrey Tigert set a new lap record in the Ninja Cup race for Kawasaki Ninja 250Rs, and Rick May and Andy Palmer set new lap records in Formula 50 and Formula Twins Lightweight, respectively.
WSMC Classic Series Willow Springs International Raceway Rosamond, California October 18-19, 2008 Results (as provided by WSMC, listed in chronological order):
PEAK PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Frank Aragaki (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Phillip Davidson 6. Richard Sadler (Suz GSX-R1000)
GOLDEN CANTINA FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Hugo Mosquera 2. Bengt Brakstad (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6) 4. John Nieland
TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Rick May (Duc) 2. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Pancho Spain 4. Bob Setbacken (Duc) 5. James Davis (Yam) 6. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250)
SPORT TIRE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Leandro Mercado (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Brian Schiff 6. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R600)
VP RACING FUELS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Curtis Adams (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Matt Cusumano (Duc) 6. Armen Manougian (Suz GSX-R1000)
CALIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Frank Gray 5. David McLarty (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)
2-STROKE PRODUCTION: 1. Rick Stitely (Apr RS250) 2. Brent Meeker (Apr RS250)
FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Lloyd Johnson (Yam) 2. James Provencher (Mz) 3. Cody Burton (Mz)
500cc SINGLES: 1. Michael Quinn (Hus) 2. Ernest Snair (Buell Blast) 3. Terence Geoghegan (Kaw 250R)
HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Brian Bourgeois (Kaw 250R) 2. Dan Czerwonka (Buell Blast) 3. Joe Lopez (Kaw 250R) 4. Thomas Embree (Kaw 250R)
KAL-GARD LUBRICANTS HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Eric Nolan (Duc) 2. Rick May (Duc) 3. Bob Setbacken (Duc)
LITTLE, BIG RACING SERVICES 550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 2. Chris Speights (Suz SV650) 3. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 4. Troy Siahaan (Kaw 650R) 5. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 6. Nick Deinhard (Suz SV650)
MCPRODESIGN.COM OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Matt Quigley (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Armen Manougian (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Frank Aragaki (Suz GSX-R1000)
MOTOSPORT.COM 750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)
L&L MOTORSPORTS 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Leandro Mercado (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Jason Turner (Yam YZF-R6 3. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Bengt Brakstad (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
RACER’S EDGE OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Rick May (Duc) 6. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1)
CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING 750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Graham Faulknor (Yam YZF-R6) 6. David McLarty (Suz GSX-R750)
GOLDEN WEST TRAILERS FORMULA TWO: 1. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Brian Schiff 4. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R600 6. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)
WEST COAST GP CYCLES FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Chris Speights (Suz SV650) 3. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 4. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 5. Nathan Loyal (Suz SV650) 6. Bradley McCall (Suz SV650)
ADVANCED KAWASAKI/RACEBIKERENTALS.COM NINJA CUP (all on Ninja 250Rs): 1. Wes Totsubo 2. Troy Siahaan 3. Jeff Tigert 4. Richard Barnett 5. Joel Hermoso 6. Jim Dobson
ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Billy Dalu (Yam TZ250) 2. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250) 3. Jamie Lenore (Hon RS250) 4. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125)
TOYOTA GOLD CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA ONE: 1. Jeremy Toye (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Leandro Mercado (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 7. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 8. Mark Simon (Suz GSX-R1000) 9. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 10. Anthony D’Augusta (Suz GSX-R1000)
HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Michael Boardman 2. Joe Lacroix 3. Adam Brandt 4. Albert Andrade (Suz) 5. Jeremy Ayers (Yam) 6. Tyler Purcell
125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125) 2. Joel Manes (Hon RS125) 3. Brian Heess (Hon RS125)
VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Jim Dobson (Yam FZ750)
BATTLE OF THE TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 2. Cody Burton (MZ)
HD BUELL OF GLENDALE FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Eric Nolan (Duc) 2. Rick May (Duc) 3. Eric Pinson (H-D) 4. Bob Setbacken (Duc)
500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Jack Gillett (Yam FZR400) 2. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 3. Robert Wisehart (Hon 400)
TRACK DAZ 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Leandro Mercado (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Chris Duran 3. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sean Urua 5. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6) 6. David Christensen (Yam YZF-R6)
HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Edward Irias (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Adam Brandt 3. Bryce Hammill 4. Daniel Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Albert Carbajal, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Anthony San Andres (Suz GSX-R600)
CT RACING MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Drew Price (Suz SV650) 3. Nathan Loyal (Suz SV650) 4. Nick Deinhard (Suz SV650) 5. Amy Hronek (Kaw EX650)
500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Jack Gillett (Yam FZR400) 2. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 3. Brent Meeker (Apr RS250) 4. Robert Wisehard (Hon CBR400) 5. Rick Stitely (Apr RS250)
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam FJ600) 2. Jim Dobson (Yam RZ350)
660cc SINGLES: 1. James Provencher (Mz) 2. Cody Burton (Mz)