Tigert Wins WSMC F1 Race to Close Out 2006 The Willow Springs Motorcycle Club finished out its 2006 season under sunny skies, but cold and windy conditions. The 12th round of the Toyota Cup Formula One series saw several lead changes throughout the first half of the race. Jason Perez, Jack Pfeifer and Jeremy Toye all led in the early going of the race, but it was Honda R&D rider Jeff Tigert who took the win in the final F1 race of the year. While he was on the top step of last month’s Formula One race, Kawasaki ZX-10R mounted Jack Pfeifer was still excited to be on the box in third place. Pfeifer led the second and third laps, but faded back a little bit in the later stages of the race due to arm pump. “Got a little arm pump with the cold. I rode maybe 10 laps Friday, maybe 10 laps yesterday. I didn’t do any practice sessions this morning,” explained Pfeifer. “Trying to go hard right from the get go, built up a little arm pump, the cold doesn’t help it and I’ve got the sniffles.” Even in that condition, Pfeifer still turned lap times in the 1:22 range. “I gave it my all, pushing it as hard as I could, [but] these guys were probably making a second on me down the front straight.” After winning the November Formula One race, Pfeifer was proud to explain that his Pirelli tires he runs are the basic compounds that anyone can buy. He even went so far as to say which compounds he was running. “White front and blue rear, anybody can get’em. My Pirellis were working great and anybody can get those [same tires],” Pfeifer said. Jeremy Toye missed last month’s WSMC races attending the Macau GP. He returned to WSMC this month on the same GSX-R1000 he rode on at Macau, just the engine was different. He kept the chassis settings the same as they had been at Macau, though he remarked that might not have been the best idea. “I don’t [normally] ride super sideways, but it wasn’t too straight out there,” Toye said about his riding style during the F1 race in which he finished second. Toye must not have been exaggerating because Jeff Tigert commented “I was watching [Toye] come out of turn two so sideways.” Toye got a good start from pole position and led the first lap, but his competitors weren’t content with letting him set the pace. “Got the holeshot, [and thought] wow, the wind is kicking. Let’s sit here and see where the wind goes. Then there goes Jason [Perez], there goes Jack [Pfeifer], OK, I guess we’re not going to see where the wind goes, let’s just go,” Toye said of his first lap. Pfeifer and Perez both got by Toye at the start of the second lap, but Toye picked up his pace and kept with the other two riders. Jason Perez had intermittent electrical problems with his GSX-R1000 and could not keep with Pfeifer and Toye after a couple of laps. While all this was happening, Tigert, who started 10th on the grid, was making his way forward. “I didn’t get the best of starts, but ya know 12 laps is a long time,” Tigert said, explaining how the longer F1 race allows riders to work their way forward even after they had a slow first couple of laps. After lap two, Tigert’s remaining 10 laps were all 1:21s. “I really had a good set-up today. I made a gamble on the tire choice today and it ended up working out really positively. So I have to give it to Dunlop for helping me out this weekend and giving me some tires that were working really good,” Tigert said of the tires and settings he had on his CBR1000RR. The race between Tigert and Toye stayed close from the middle toward the end of the race. It was obvious that each had strengths at different parts of the track as they seesawed back-and-forth. On the penultimate lap Toye made a mistake coming out of turn two. This allowed Tigert to pull enough of a gap that Toye was not able to make an attack on the last lap. Tigert won the race by over two seconds from Toye. By just holding off GSX-R1000 mounted Chris Ulrich (who started 15th on the grid), Perez hung onto fourth place by 0.001-second at the line. WSMC Willow Springs Raceway Rosamond, California Results in Chronological Order (All races 6 laps except for Toyota Cup Formula One, which ran 12 laps.) RACERLOANS.COM 2-STROKE PRODUCTION: 1. Joe Wolfe (Apr RS250) 2. Warren Spradlin Jr. (Yam) LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 2. Chris Speights (Kaw EX500) 3. Ton Moniz (KTM) 4. Larry Cochran (Hon) 5. Steven Brefka (MZ) 6. Daniel DeBry (Hon) VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT DINOSAURS: 1. George Beavers IV (Suz GS750) 2. Ed Milich (Duc) 3. Dennis “Freeway” Fryer (Suz) TRACK DAZ 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Alex Weathersby (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Dustin Coyner (Kaw ZX-6R) VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT DINOSAURS: 1. Ed Milich (Duc) 2. Larry Cochran (Hon) 3. Sean Fader (Duc) 4. Cody Burton (Hon) HARLEY-DAVIDSON/BUELL OF GLENDALE MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Jeff Dixon (H-D) 2. Tim Martinez (Suz SV650) 3. Chris Rogers (Suz SV650) 4. Michael Biard (Duc) 5. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 6. Jim Chaconas (Buell) SPORT TIRES SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Alex Weathersby (Yam YZF-R6) 4. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6) 6. John Dang (Suz GSX-R600) FASTRACK RIDERS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Jason Perez (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Jason Caldwell (Suz GSX-R1000) RACERS EDGE 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Dustin Coyner (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Jeff Dixon (H-D) 2. Don Erickson (Apr RSV1000) 3. Eric Nolan (Duc) 4. Carlos Arzola (Hon) 5. Bob Setbacken (Duc) 6. Jim Chaconas (Buell) LITTLE BIG RACING SERVICES 500cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Stuart Smith (Kaw 650R) 2. Chris Rogers (Suz SV650) 3. George Beavers IV (Suz SV650) 4. Edward Johnson (Suz SV650) 5. Seth Clark (Suz SV650) 6. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400) L&L MOTORSPORTS/GP SUSPENSION 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR) 3. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6) 5. John Dang (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Stan Bates (Suz GSX-R600) TIGERSHARK RACING OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Jason Caldwell (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. John Reeves (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Marte Cooksey (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Tony Moran-Macera (Yam YZF-R1) RACE TECH 750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750 3. Eric Nolan (Duc) 4. Steve Sturm (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Dr. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Rocky Caceras (Suz GSX-R750) TIRE PROS FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Eric Nolan (Duc) 2. Don Erickson (Apr RSV1000) 3. Carlos Arzola (Hon) 4. Bob Setbacken (Duc) 500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400) 2. Nick Tanabe (Suz GS500) 3. Chris Speights (Kaw EX500) 4. Amy Hronek (Hon) 5. Michael Quinn (Yam FZR400) 6. Debra Westermeyer (Yam) TOYOTA CUP FORMULA ONE: 1. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Jeremy Toye (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Jason Perez (Suz GSXR1000) 5. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 7. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 8. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 9. Jason Caldwell (Suz GSX-R1000) 10. Curtis Adams (Suz GSX-R1000) ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250) 2. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250) 3. Steve Lambrick (Yam TZ250) 4. Britt Arechiga (Apr RSW125) 660cc SINGLES: 1. Tony Moniz (KTM) 2. Steve Brefka (MZ) 500cc SINGLES: 1. Larry Cochran (Hon) 2. Mario Vindeni (Buell) 3. Tim Hurley (Buell) 4. Eric Compton (Hon) 5. James Provencher (Buell) 6. Cody Burton (Hon) GOLDEN WEST TRAILER FORMULA TWO: 1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250) 2. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Dustin Coyner (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. John Dang (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Matthew Bergen (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6) 125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Britt Arechiga (Apr RSW125) 2. Brian Heess (Hon RS125) DUKE 22 PHOTOGRAPHY/ADVANCED KAWASAKI OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Jason Caldwell (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Matthew Lapaglia (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. John Ashker (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. John Reeves (Yam YZF-R1) 750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Karl Lowry (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Dustin Coyner (Kaw ZX-6R 636) 5. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Steve Sturm (Suz GSX-R750) VP RACING FUELS FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Stuart Smith (Kaw 650R) 2. Kevin Jump (Kaw 650R) 3. Edward Johnson (Suz SV650) 4. George Beavers IV (Suz SV650) 5. Charlie Inman (Suz SV650) 6. Charlie Coyner (Suz SV650) 500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. JC Gibbs (Yam FZR400) 2. Amy Hronek (Hon) 3. Chris Speights (Kaw) 4. Michael Quinn (Yam FZR400) 5. Debra Westermeyer (Yam) 6. Frank Gray (Hon) FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Jeff Rheaume (Suz) 2. Tony Moniz (KTM) 3. Larry Cochran (Hon) 4. Steve Brefka (MZ) 5. James Provencher (Buell) 6. Cody Burton (Hon) GOLDEN CANTINA/MOTOTARD.COM FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Marte Cooksey (Kaw) 3. John Ashker (Yam YZF-R1) 4. John Reeves (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Ken Kramer (Suz) 6. Bob Setbacken (Duc) TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Travis Westermeyer (Suz) 3. David McLarty (Suz) 4. Charlie Coyner (Suz) 5. Lek von Kaesborg III (Duc) FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250) 2. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 501-650CC MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. James Morse (Yam) 2. Troy Tidwell (Hon) 3. John Cardenas (Hon) 4. Chris Pitcher (Yam) 5. Kevin Suwantararungsri(Suz) 6. Bradley McCall (Hon) 651cc-OPEN HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. James Henrikson (Yam) 2. Mauro Deviasso (Duc) 3. Eddie White (Suz) 4. Tige Daane (Kaw) 5. John Cardenas (Hon) 6. Eric Anderson (Yam) More, from a press release issued by Attack Kawasaki: Two Lap Records And a Championship For Advanced Kawasaki Ninja 650s. WSMC Round 12 (Final) Sunday 12/17/06 In 40-something degree and windy weather conditions, Stu (Stuman) Smith on an Advanced Kawasaki tuned Ninja 650R obliterated the competition. Starting from the back of the grid, Stu placed first and blew away the previous lap record BY OVER 2 SECONDS in the 550 Superbike class, with a 1.27.3 lap time. “The Ninja 650 was awesome I felt like I could do no wrong, it was so stable” said Stuart. “I can’t believe this bike is so well developed, after all it’s the first year of production for this model and the SVs have been around forever” Stuart continued, “Advanced Kawasaki has done a great job making this bike a winning package”. In the Formula Twins Lightweight class Stu once again was going for the lap record, and Kevin Jump (also riding an Advanced Kawasaki Ninja 650R) only needed 9th or better to win the class championship. When the green flag dropped the two Advanced Kawasaki riders were 1 and 2 exiting turn one even though Stu had to start from the back of the grid. Stu ripped off another 1.27 lap time again obliterating the existing lap record with Kevin turning a 1.28 as well. Unfortunately, a crash on the 4th lap red-flagged the race, and timing and scoring wiped away the times for the restart. Deteriorating weather conditions and tire wear meant that in the second leg Stu would still get the lap record, but at an “official” 1.28.6. The two Advanced Kawasaki riders once again gapped the field, and finished 1-2. Kevin Jump clinched the Formula Twins Lightweight class championship title. Advanced Kawasaki Ninja 650R won the first-ever WSMC Formula Twins Lightweight Championship (a class designed for the Kawasaki and the Suzuki SV650 to run head-to-head against one another) and set two lap records, not a bad weekend for the light weight riders. Advanced Kawasaki would like to credit Carry Andrew at Hypercycle for his hard work developing our motors, Arata exhaust for allowing these motors to scream, and PPS suspension for keeping our Ninjas on rails.