Jeremy Toye was as fast as he needed to be, leading from start to finish in the restarted 20-lap Toyota Cup Unlimited Formula One race and taking home $3,000 from the Willow Springs Motorcycle Club (WSMC) for his efforts.
On an afternoon when temperatures soared well over 100 degrees and the notorious Willow breeze was in full force, Toye put his Lee’s Cycles-tuned, Dunlop-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000 into the lead on the second restart and never failed to lead across the stripe en route to a 12.276-second win.
Jeff Stern took second place on the second restart and held it the entire distance on his Simi Valley Cycles and Proline Fastener-sponsored Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Jack Pfeifer held down the third spot for the first two laps, then Chris Duran took the position for the next two laps. Mark Simon pushed his X Dot Racing GSX-R1000 into the final podium spot for three laps, but Duran responded on his AIPRacing.com and Slowpoke Racing-sponsored Yamaha YZF-R1, took the spot back on lap eight and held it until the end.
The race was red-flagged twice, once for a crash involving Robbie Dowie, and the second time on the first lap of the restart when multiple bikes collided.
Andy Palmer collected a trio of wins in Solo GT-Light, 550cc Superbike and Formula Twins Lightweight aboard his West Coast GP Cycles-tuned Suzuki SV650. Shawn Higbee took a Buell 1125R to a pair of wins in Heavyweight Twins and Formula Twins Heavyweight, and Lenny Hale took the 600cc Superstock and 600cc Modified Production wins.
Reigning club overall champion Karl Lowry won the 650cc Superbike race on his Graves Yamaha YZF-R6, but crashed in the Open Superstock race and opted to sit out the rest of the day.
WSMC Classic Series May 16-18, 2008 Willow Springs International Raceway Rosamond, California Race Results (as provided by WSMC, listed in chronological order):
SOLO GTO: 1. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000)
SOLO GTU: 1. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Frank Gray (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Graham Faulknor (Yam YZF-R6)
SOLO GT-LIGHT: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 3. Peter Esquivel (Suz SV650) 4. Nathan Loyal (Suz SV650) 5. Alex Esquivel (Suz SV650) 6. Royce Kemp (Suz SV650)
SOLO GT-GP: 1. Andy Edwards (Aprilia RS250) 2. Jamie Lenore (Hon RS250) 3. John Fabijanic (Hon RS250)
TRACK DAZ 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Joel Manes (Hon RS125) 2. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125)
VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT ‘DINOSAURS’: 1. Charles Burnett (Hon Hawk) 2. Ed Milich (Duc) 3. Jim Dobson (Yam)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 2. Nick Tanabe (Suz GS500) 3. Clinton Whitehouse III (Kaw Ninja 250) 4. Cody Burton (MZ)
RACER’S EDGE OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Anthony D’Augusta (Suz GSX-R1000)
CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING 750 cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Rick May (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Chris Van Rensburg (Suz GSX-R750)
MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Biard (Duc 749) 2. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 3. David Ortiz (Duc) 4. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 5. Charles Burnett (Hon Hawk) 6. Dean Wallace (Duc)
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT ‘DINOSAURS’: 1. Jim Dobson (Yam) 2. Brad Gitchell (Hon Ascot) 3. Warren Spradlin Jr. (Yam RZ350)
PEAK PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Jaime Mantel (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Phillip Davidson (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Richard Sadler (Suz GSX-R1000)
GOLDEN CANTINA FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Hugo Mosquera (Yam YZF-R6) 2. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brian Schiff (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Alex White (Yam TZ250) 6. Bengt Brakstad (Suz GSX-R600)
TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Howard Lynggard (Yam) 2. Rick May (Suz) 3. Clinton Whitehouse III (Suz) 4. Frank Spain (Suz) 5. David Molitor (Suz) 6. Tom Sera (Yam)
ADVANCED KAWASAKI NINJA CUP (all on Kawasaki Ninja 250s): 1. Wes Totsubo 2. Clinton Whitehouse III 3. Joel Hermoso 4. Kenny Kopecky 5. Richard Barnett 6. Chris Babcock
500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Jack Gillet (Hon) 2. Nick Tanabe (Suz GSX-R400) 3. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 4. Edward Gonzales (Yam FZR400)
500cc SINGLES: 1. Brad Gitchell (Hon Ascot)
660cc SINGLES: 1. James Provencher (MZ) 2. Cody Burton (MZ)
651cc-OPEN HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Randy Smith (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Benjamin Goldwasser (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ryan Borders (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Rick Erickson (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Garrett Metzler (Honda CBR1000RR) 6. Steven Higgins (Suz GSX-R1000)
VP RACING FUELS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Mark Simon (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000)
CALIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Brian Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Matthew Bergen (Suz) 5. Julian Wust (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Chris Van Rensburg (Suz GSX-R750)
FORMULA SINGLES: 1. James Provencher (MZ) 2. Cody Burton (MZ) 3. Brad Gitchell (Hon Ascot)
0-500cc NOVICE: 1. Ross Wenger (Kaw) 2. David Moore (Kaw)
SPORT TIRE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Joseph Shelton (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R)
ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Alex White (Yam TZ250) 2. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250) 3. Andy Edwards (Aprilia RS250) 4. Jamie Lenore (Hon RS250) 5. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125) 6. Kris Johnson (Yam TZ250)
GOLDEN WEST TRAILERS FORMULA 2: 1. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Joseph Shelton (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Frank Gray (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Albert Garcia (Tri 675) 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. Peter Esquivel (Suz SV650) 6. Nathan Loyal (Suz SV650)
TOYOTA CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA 1: 1. Jeremy Toye (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Mark Simon (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000)
501-650cc MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Jamie LeBlanc (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Rudy Davila (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Allan Sombillo (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Gianluca Salvatori (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Oliver Tumsuden (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Jonathan Sherry (Suz GSX-R600)
BARNETT CLUTCHES SIDECAR CHALLENGE: 1. Frank Riolo (Suz) 2. Oliver Brama 3. Mark Macanga (Suz) 4. William Becker (Suz) 5. Richard Murray (Suz) 6. Steve Stull (Kaw)
KAL-GARD LUBRICANTS HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R) 2. Matt Cusumano (Suz) 3. Eric Nolan (Duc) 4. Kenny Kopecky (Duc 999) 5. Michael Biard (Duc) 6. Richard Downer (KTM)
LITTLE, BIG RACING SERVICES 550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Chris Speights (Suz SV650) 3. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 4. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 5. Peter Esquivel (Suz SV650) 6. Nathan Loyal (Suz SV650)
L&L MOTORSPORTS 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Bengt Brakstad (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Gregory Ludt (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Sean Uryu (Suz GSX-R600)
MCPRODESIGN.COM OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Armen Manougian (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Anthony D’Augusta (Suz GSX-R1000)
MOTOSPORT.COM 750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Chris Van Rensburg (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Julian Wust (Yam)
HD BUELL OF GLENDALE FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R) 2. Eric Nolan (Duc) 3. Jeff Dixon (Bue 1125R) 4. Matt Cusumano (Suz) 5. Michael Biard (Duc) 6. David Ortiz (Duc)
500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Jack Gillet (Hon) 2. Nick Tanabe (Suz GSX-R400) 3. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 4. Edward Gonzales (Yam FZR400)