AFM Round 7 September 27-28, 2008 Infineon Raceway Unofficial Results – Top 6 Per Class

Kal-Gard Formula Pacific 1. David Stanton (Yam 1000) 2. Cory Call (Suz 1000) 3. Martin Szwarc (Suz 1000) 4. Brian Parriott (BMW 1170) 5. Michael Earnest (Hon 1000) 6. David Bell (Suz 1000)

Foremost Insurance Open Superbike 1. Cory Call (Suz 1000) 2. Martin Szwarc (Suz 1000) 3. Justin Mastalka (Suz 1000) 4. Gabriel San Coloma (Hon 1000) 5. Harley Barnes (Suz 1000) 6. Gentry Carr (Suz 1000)

R Tech Fuels 750 Superbike 1. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz 750) 2. Liko Miles (Suz 750) 3. Neil O’Reilly (Suz 600) 4. Garry Combs (Suz 750) 5. Stan Riner (Suz 750) 6. Pete Demas (Tri 675)

Pacific Track Time 600 Superbike 1. Garrett Willis (Hon 600) 2. Berto Wooldridge (Yam 600) 3. Neil O’Reilly (Suz 600) 4. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 5. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz 600) 6. Matt Eccleston (Yam 600)

Alpine RV 450 Superbike 1. Todd Thompson (KTM) 2. Mark Elrod (Hon) 3. Jonathan Forman (Suz) 4. David Wallis (Hon) 5. Andrew Silva (Hon) 6. Robin Geenen (Kaw)

250 Superbike 1. Martin Ayala (Hus) 2. Daniel Lucero (Kaw)

The Track Club Open Production 1. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 2. Cory Call (Suz 1000) 3. Martin Szwarc (Suz 1000) 4. Patrick Corcoran (Suz 1000) 5. Gabriel San Coloma (Hon 1000) 6. Gentry Carr (Suz 1000)

750 Production 1. Liko Miles (Suz 750) 2. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 3. Garry Combs (Suz 750) 4. Oscar Covarrubias (Yam 600) 5. Steve Brunton (Suz 750) 6. Kevin Nekimken (Suz 750)

Keigwins@theTrack 600 Production 1. Garrett Willis (Hon 600) 2. Liko Miles (Suz 600) 3. Berto Wooldridge (Yam 600) 4. Matt Eccleston (Yam 600) 5. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 6. Jason Lauritzen (Yam 600)

650 Twins Production 1. Allen Erkman (Suz 650) 2. Alex Florea (Suz 650) 3. Andrew Silva (Hon) 4. David Wallis (Hon) 5. Rick Williams (Suz 650) 6. Stanley Chan (Suz 650)

250 Production 1. Charles Leca (Kaw 250) 2. Kelly Winkelbauer (Kaw 250) 3. Daniel Lucero (Kaw 250) 4. Lisa Mazerkiewicz (Kaw 250) 5. Rich Weidenbach (Kaw 250) 6. Akshaya Sharma (Kaw 250)

GP Frame and Wheel Open Grand Prix 1. Martin Szwarc (Suz 1000) 2. David Bell (Suz 1000) 3. Craig Smith (Suz 1000) 4. Justin Mastalka (Suz 1000) 5. Gabriel San Coloma (Hon 1000) 6. Hollis Adams (Suz 1000)

Scuderia West Formula 1 1. Liko Miles (Suz 750) 2. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz 750) 3. Matt Eccleston (Yam 600) 4. Craig Smith (Duc 850) 5. Neil O’Reilly (Suz 600) 6. Garry Combs (Suz 750)

Formula 2 1. Carlos Neves (Hon 250) 2. John Davis (Yam 250) 3. Richard Denman (Hon 250) 4. Kelly Winkelbauer (Yam 250) 5. Brian Hoffman (Hon 250) 6. Erik Kolstoe (Yam 250)

Formula 3 1. Marcus Henderson (Hon 125) 2. Phillip Krenn (Hon 125) 3. Kevin Murray (MC) 4. Daniel Pacifico (Hon 125)

Race-Oil.com AMSOIL Formula 4 1. Jay Avansino (Suz 650) 2. Donald Babb (Duc) 3. Scot Liesniewski (Suz 650) 4. Jay Kinberger (Suz 650) 5. Rick Ford (Suz 650) 6. Chase McFarland (Suz 650)

Desmoto Sport Open Twins 1. Brian Parriott (BMW 1170) 2. Matthew Green (Duc 750) 3. Patrick Blackburn (Duc 1099) 4. Craig Smith (Duc 850) 5. Scott Schwanbeck (Duc 750) 6. Bud Anderson (Duc 1099)

650 Twins 1. Dan Sewell (Suz 650) 2. Jay Avansino (Suz 650) 3. William Fox (Suz 650) 4. Scott Liesniewski (Suz 650) 5. Allen Erkman (Suz 650) 6. Jay Kinberger (Suz 650)

500 Twins 1. Jonathan Forman (Suz) 2. Robert Clifford (Kaw 500) 3. Robin Geenen (Kaw 500) 4. Michael Hickey (Kaw 500) 5. Russell Aldinger (Kaw 500) 6. Charles Leca (Kaw 500)

Formula Singles 1. Martin Ayala (Hus) 2. Todd Thompson (KTM) 3. Edward Lloyd (Hus) 4. Michael Altamirano (KTM) 5. Andre Benguerel (Hus) 6. Clay Hassinger (ATK)

Super Dinosaur 1. Michael Boyer (Hon) 2. Guy Hyder (Hon) 3. Brian Mitchell (Duc) 4. Ed Haazer (Hon) 5. Cary Hilt (Yam)

Teresa McKinney Realtor Formula 40 1. Patrick Blackburn (Duc 1098) 2. Sherwick Min (Duc 1098) 3. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz 750) 4. Timothy Kamholz (Hon 600) 5. Bud Anderson (Duc 1098) 6. Pete Demas (Tri 675)

Vintage 1. Timothy Silva (Yam) 2. Richard Haas (Duc) 3. Jim Hoogerhyde (Hon) 4. Charles Sexton (Bul) 5. Jennifer Bromme (Hon) 6. John Regan (Hon) 

Clubman Heavyweight 1. Tim Scarrott (Yam 1000) 2. Jeffrey Walters (Yam 1000) 3. Jimmy Weidman (Yam 1000) 4. Alejandro Aguilar (Yam 1000) 5. Jefferson Galatro 6. Joseph Gaffney (Hon)

Clubman Middleweight 1. James Keating (Suz 750) 2. Roi Holster (Suz 750) 3. Jeff Greenberg (Yam 600) 4. Mark Bregar (Suz 750) 5. Adrian Price (Yam 600) 6, Mike Flaa (Kaw)

Clubman Lightweight 1. Cliva Savacool (Suz 650) 2. Daniel Pacifico (Hon 125) 3. Shelina Moreda (Suz 650) 4. Alexandra Elchinoff (Hon 125)

Endurance Open 1. No Mo Drama (Suz 1000) 2. Jeff Neil (Suz 1000) 3. Mountain Militia (Duc 1098) 4. Redwood Packaging Racing (Suz 1000) 5. Leatherneck Racing (Suz 1000) 6. Race Ready Motorsports (Suz 1000)

Endurance 750 1. Desmoto Sport (Matthew Greeen, Scott Schwanbeck – Duc 749) 2. Icarus (Dave Zavatson, Blaise Camp, Greg McCullough, Jason Lauritzen – Suz 750) 3. Structinators (Michael Pesicka, Harley Barnes, Eric Arnold, Dave Moss – Suz 750) 4. Code 4 Racing (David Lucero, Andy Allen, James Brooks, Matt Petrali – Suz 750) 5. Ducs For A Cure (Mario Eddy Gonzales Jr, Simon Williams, Steve Metz – Duc 999) 6. Rattler’s Rock Racing (David Seyl, Patrick Corcoran, Kirk Korenko – Duc 1000)

Endurance 600 1. Pacific Track Side Moto (Jason Butler, Robert Macmillan – Yam 600) 2. Parkhurst Racing (Pete Demas, Brian Esslinger, Michael Miller, Ace Robey – Tri 675) 3. Joe Bar Team (Chris Rees, Michael Adrian, Regis Bectarte – Suz 600) 4. This Year We’re Going To Finish (Justus Hoffman, David Ben-Jamin, Shawn Reilly – Suz 600) 5. Eastside Motorsports Racing (Jeremy Cleland, Michael Tobin – Yam 600) 6. Mission Motorcycle Race Team (Rafal Chojnacki, Blake Wicker – Yam 600)

Endurance Formula 4 1. Twin Works Factory Plan D (Jonathan Forman, Jeff Frost, Jay Avansino – Kaw 650) 2. Code 4’s Cool Guys (Charles Burow, Scott Lesniewski – Suz 650) 3. Jerked Monkey Meat (David Sapsis, Peter Licht, Rick Cramer, Scott Reavy, Rick Williams – Suz 650) 4. Asphalt Pummeling Madmen (Patrick Clar, Bryan Hiestand, James Stewart, Thomas Hurray – Suz 650) 5. Race Inc (Ricardo De Pena, Stanley Chan, Marcus Worsley, Alan Cunningham – Suz 650) 6. Team Cyclops (Brian Paoletti, Stephan Babuljak, Chase McFarland, Mickey Fimbres – Suz 650)

Endurance Overall 1. Desmoto Sport (Matt Green, Scott Schwanbeck – Duc 749) 2. No Mo Drama (Chris Weiss, Mike Thompson – Suz 1000) 3. Icarus (Dave Zavatson, Blaise Camp, Greg McCullough, Jason Lauritzen – Suz 750) 4. Pacific Track Side Moto (Jason Butler, Robert MacMillan – Yam 600) 5. Twin Works Factory Plan D (Jonathan Forman, Jeff Frost, Jay Avansino – Kaw 650) 6. Jeff and Neil (Jeff Smith, Neil Russell – Suz 1000)

More, from a press release issued by Steve Plater’s publicist:

STEVE PLATER SILVERSTONE

Steve Plater continued his run of podium finishes when he scored a third place in the penultimate round of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport championship at Silverstone on Sunday.

Plagued with niggling problems with the AIM Yamaha Supersport machine throughout free practice and qualifying, the Woodhall Spa ace put the gremlins behind him to claim a second row start to his race in seventh position and as the lights went out he was quick to get off the line to move into fifth place at the first turn.

Just as he moved past Rob Frost into fourth the pace car was deployed which halted further progress and when the car left the circuit Frost briefly regained his position before crashing out of the race at Luffield.

Plater made steady progress and eventually passed the soon to be crowned champion Glen Richards on lap eight. The top four riders pulled clear of the pack and Plater looked to hunt down second place. But he made a slight mistake at the hairpin and lost the tow. He crossed the finish line in third place for his fourth podium finish of the current campaign and moved up the order from eighth to sixth place in the rider standings.

“I am satisfied with third place today,” said the ever-smiling Steve Plater. “We had a lot of problems throughout practice and qualifying but we managed to make a step forward in second qualifying and morning warm-up to make the bike good enough to get onto the podium, although we were never in a position to go for the win. But we can now look forward to Brands Hatch and hopefully we can win again there.”

The final round of the series is on the short and technical Brands Hatch circuit on October 12 when Plater will be looking to add to his clutch of podium finishes.

Plater is currently in talks with various teams regarding the British Championship, World Endurance, plus the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200 and is hoping to be in a position to finalise his 2009 plans by the end of October.

More, from a press release issued by AIM Yamaha:

AIM YAMAHA ON THE PODIUM AT SILVERSTONE

Following his World Endurance ride with GMT 94, Steve Plater made a welcome return to AIM Yamaha to contest the penultimate round of the Fuchs/Silkolene British Supersport Championship where he rode to yet another podium finish for the team at Silverstone on Sunday

Plagued with niggling problems with the AIM Yamaha Supersport machine throughout free practice and qualifying, the Woodhall Spa ace put the gremlins behind him to claim a second row start to his race in seventh position and as the lights went out he was quick to get off the line to move into fifth place at the first turn.

Just as he moved past Rob Frost into fourth the pace car was deployed which halted further progress and when the car left the circuit Frost briefly regained his position before crashing out of the race at Luffield.

Plater made steady progress and eventually passed the soon to be crowned champion Glen Richards on lap eight. The top four riders pulled clear of the pack and Plater looked to hunt down second place. But he made a slight mistake at the hairpin and lost the tow. He crossed the finish line in third place for his fourth podium finish of the current campaign and moved up the order from eighth to sixth place in the rider standings.

STEVE PLATER

I am satisfied with third place today. We had a lot of problems throughout practice and qualifying but we managed to make a step forward in second qualifying and morning warm-up to make the bike good enough to get onto the podium, although we were never in a position to go for the win. But we can now look forward to Brands Hatch and hopefully we can win again there.

The final round of the series is on the short and technical Brands Hatch circuit on October 12 when Plater will be looking to add to his clutch of podium finishes for AIM Yamaha.

More, from a press release issued by Team Naturally Best Suzuki:

BRIDEWELL FOURTH AT MISANO

Continuing on his great end of season form, Team Naturally Best Suzuki rider Tommy Bridewell posted a fine fourth place finish in the latest round of the Italian Superbike Championship at Misano this weekend.

The 20 year old from Devizes in Wiltshire struggled during qualifying on the 1000cc Suzuki and as a result, could only manage eighth place on the grid but in the actual race, it was a different matter despite Bridewell getting a poor start.

From being tenth on the first lap, Tommy battled his way up through the quality field to eventually claim fourth position at the chequered flag behind World Championship regulars Luca Scassa, Ayrton Badovini and Norino Brignola and in doing so, beat Claudio Corti by the narrowest of margins.

“This is more like it and I feel like I’m back to riding how I know I can” said Bridewell, who suffered a broken leg in the opening round of the series back in April. “It’s been a case of getting my confidence back and while my leg isn’t ideal, it’s better than it was and I felt comfortable out there. If only I could have got a good start, I may have been able to run with the leading trio but I’ll settle for fourth just now, and being first Suzuki home also.”

Bridewell now turns his attentions to the final round of the Suzuki GSXR750 European Cup at Magny Cours in France next weekend before returning to the UK to race in the final round of the British Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch a week later.

More, from a press release issued by SMT Honda:

Brilliant top ten finishes at Silverstone for O’Halloran and SMT Honda Australian youngster Jason O’Halloran put in two brilliant performances at Silverstone on Sunday finishing 7th and 10th in round 11 of the British Superbike Championship. The SMT Honda rider was again seeing a circuit for the first time but rode superbly to give the team their first ever top-10 finishes in BSB and their best weekend of the year. The 20-year old, the youngest rider in the field, showed great form right from the very first practice session, when he placed 10th and he carried this pace with him throughout the weekend. A time of 1m27.805s saw him claim 15th in the solitary qualifying session but having run tenth in all three of the free practice sessions, both the team and rider were feeling confident going in to Sunday’s races. It proved to be a terrific day for Jason and the SMT Honda team, and a faultless ride in the first 20-lap race saw him finish in 8th place, less than two tenths of a second adrift of seventh and ahead of both the offical Suzuki and Kawasaki riders. A great start in the second race saw him immediately move up the classification and, with another mature, and consistent ride, Jason successfully overhauled a number of riders to be rewarded with 11th place at the chequered flag. However, Gary Mason, who had finished ahead of Jason in both races, was later disqualified thus promoting Jason to 7th and 10th, and so making an already excellent day even better. Speaking later, a delighted team owner Robin Croft said: ‘It’s been a very good day and I’m very happy with the performance of Jason and the team, and with the results we’ve achieved. We had a slight stumble in qualifying and ran out of time to get Jason higher than 15th but as he’d been 10th in all of the free practice sessions, we knew our pace was better than where we’d qualified so were hopeful for the races.’ ‘Jason rode excellently and whilst there were a few mishaps for other riders in the first race, finishing races is the name of the game so we’ll definitely take the 7th spot! He put in another great ride in the second race and he’s getting more and more used to the bike and I’m delighted with how he’s settled in to the team. It’s been a fantastic day for us and we’ll be looking for more of the same at Brands to finish the year on a high.’ Jason will now return to Australia for the support races at next weekend’s Australian GP but will return to the UK in time for the final round of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch on October 10-12.

More, from a press release issued by Guy Martin’s publicist:

Silverstone woes for Martin

After being on a high after the Scarborugh Gold Cup races a week ago, Guy Martin came back down to earth with a bang at Silverstone this weekend, where he was competing in the penultimate round of the British Superbike Championship. The Hydrex Bike Animal Honda rider suffered a fall in qualifying and his mood was worsened when mechanical problems caused him to retire from both of Sunday’s races. Guy improved steadily throughout the free practice sessions and was looking for more improvements in the qualifying shootout but, after posting a time of 1m28.530s in the first phase to move inside the all important top-20, he suffered a low speed spill at the chicane. Despite the team’s best efforts, time ultimately beat Guy and he was unable to go back out on to the track to improve his time and he ended up 21st, for a sixth row start. Race day itself proved to be no better and his first race ended at half race distance when he pulled in to the pits to retire due to technical problems. The problems surfaced earlier in the second race later in the day and a fourth lap retirement completed a disastrous weekend for Guy and he went home pointless. Speaking afterwards, a disappointed Guy said: ‘This weekend has been nothing short of a disaster and I’m a bit lost for words as to what’s happened. Things were steadily getting better during practice and I was improving my times in every session but I lost the front going into the final chicane in qualifying and with the new format there’s simply no time to be stuck in the pits. The boy’s did all they could to get me back out but the clock beat us.’ ‘It was always going to be difficult from the sixth row but I’m the eternal optimist and seeing as I’m more of a racer than a qualifier I was still firmly aiming at the top 15. I got fairly decent starts in both races but the bike was misfiring almost straightaway and whilst I plugged away as best I could, there was no signs of it going away so I had little option other than to pull in each time. We looked in to everything to try and solve it but there were no immediate signs so we’ll go back to the drawing board and get our heads down in time for Brands. I got points there earlier in the year so it would be nice to end the season with similar results. The final round of the British Superbike Championship takes place at Brands Hatch, Kent on October 10-12.

More, from a press release issued by MV Agusta:

SCASSA DOMINATES AT MISANO

The other riders on the starting grid saw Luca Scassa start from pole position and only caught-up with him on the podium, the rider from Arezzo (Tuscany) leaving nothing to his opponents, not even the fastest lap. The MV Agusta F4 run by Team UnionBike Gimotorsports and directly supported by the engineers of the Varese (Italy) based factory, was the bike to beat throughout the weekend demonstrated its competitiveness against world-class motorcycles such as Claudio Corti’s Yamaha and Ayrton Badovini’s Kawasaki.

Luca and his F4 1000 R 312 were perfect, had a great start and gained precious time on Ayrton Badovini’s factory-backed Kawasaki run by Team PSG-1, while his main rival in the championship Claudio Corti retired due to mechanical problems. Third step of the podium went to the winner of the last two rounds Norino Brignola, always a threat in the final stages of the race. This time however, the backmarkers didn’t cause any problems and Scassa had plenty of time to look back and wheely across the line.

With this victory Scassa gained the lead in the championship with one round remaining. He now has 8 points on his closest rival Brignola and nine on Corti. Maurizio Prattichizzo also had a good race on his Team Factory SBK F4. Following difficult qualifying and practice sessions the rider from Milan managed to find a great race pace that allowed him to finish seventh overall.

Following an excellent qualifying session in STK, Illario Dionisi was expected to get a great result but a bad start compromised his race. The young rider from Rome came back to grasp a 12th place finish.

The last round of the CIV Italian Superbike Championship will be held at Mugello on the 19th of October

SBK FINAL RESULTS: 1. L. Scassa (MV Agusta) 21’33.988; 2. A. Badovini (Kawasaki) a 5”943; 3. N. Brignola (Honda) 10”600; 4. T. Bridwell (Suzuki) 12”528; 5. L. Conforti (Honda) 12”530; 6. R. Chiarello (Suzuki) 20”131; 7. M. Prattichizzo (MV Agusta) 21”561

SBK OVERALL STANDINGS: 1. L. Scassa 85; 2. N. Brignola 77; 3. C. Corti 76; 4. L. Conforti 71; 5. L. Mauri 53; 6 M. Prattichizzo 46

More, from a press release issued by CMRA:

The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association made its first-ever visit to Eagles Canyon Raceway, in Decatur, Texas, for round nine of its championship series, where Ty Howard turned in a four-win performance on the fast and bumpy 2.5 mile course.

For his efforts, Howard pocketed over $10,000 in CMRA purse and manufacturer contingency money from wins in the Liberty Motorsports Park B Superstock, Island Racing Services C Superbike, RaceworX A Superstock and South Central Race Center C Superstock races.

Howard also posted a new track record, turning a 1:46.236 in the Northwest Honda Formula 1 race, a race which was won by Zac Chapman, who handed Howard his only defeat of the day. Chapman returned later to also claim the AVTEQ A Superbike race.

Fresh off of an impressive showing at the AMA Sports Road Race Grand Championships (RRGC) at Mid-Ohio, Dustin Dominguez cashed in with three wins over the weekend, topping the Super Sonic Springs D Superstock, D Superbike and Exel Transportation Formula 2 races.

Meanwhile, former AMA Horizon Award winner Cory Burleson won the Team Mancuso Powersports B Superbike race, while David Roy took the win in the CompuCrew Formula 40 Heavyweight Expert division, and Conner Blevins took the GMAN Racing 125 GP victory.

Several riders traveled long distances to participate in Sunday’s sprint action, as 2007 Mexican Supersport National Champion Alain Escobedo and his brother Ulysses made the trip from Queretaro, Mexico, to turn in some top-10 finishes.

Also, 2008 Peoria TT winner Henry Wiles made the trip from Michigan to compete and finished the day with a second in the Heavyweight Twins race behind CMRA regular Van Blaylock, and sixth in the C Superbike race.

In the Novice divisions, Clint Shobert, son of former Grand National Champion Bubba Shobert, and Jeremy Kidd, each had three wins. With Shobert winning the prestigious Moto Liberty C Superstock race and Kidd taking the WINN Racing Formula 1 win.

In Saturday’s six-hour endurance race, round seven of the Shogun Motorsports Endurance Series, CS Carey Racing (Chris Carey, Gus Carey, Greg Anderson, Matt Hall, Mike Murray) claimed their first-ever overall win of the series, edging Team Mancuso Powersports Racing (Paul Wilkinson, Craig Clark, Chris Romeo, Dane Westby, Dustin Meador) by just over 20 seconds after six hours of racing.

GSX-R1000-mounted D2Cycles (Dean Thimjon, Jason Swan, Kurt Stock, Brent Wood, John Deuser) rounded out the podium in third overall and also claimed the win in the Formula 1 class.

Lone Star Track Days (Mark Niemi, Gabe McClendon, Andrew Galindo) won the C Superstock division with a fourth overall finish, while Moto Ace Racing (Richard McFarland, Joe Prussiano, Cory Burleson, Derek Wagnon, Scott Foster) maintained a slim lead in the overall standings with a fifth overall finish.

In the Formula 2 division, Faltless Racing (Eric Falt, Robert Bradlaw, Chuck Ergle, Bill Erzal, Clayton Schutz) added yet another win to their resume with a 10th overall finish.

The CMRA wraps up its series on October 18-19, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas, with a full slate of sprint races, as well as a 6 hour big bike endurance race.