WSMC Round 5 / May 15, 2005 / Willow Springs International Raceway Kenny Kopecly. WSMC #27 On Sunday’s fifth round of the WSMC roadrace series Kenny Kopecky had a career best day with 4 race wins and his fastest laps ever at Willow Springs Raceway. Kenny posted the fastest race lap of the meet for all classes in winning his first 750 Superbike race of the year, posting a 1:22.473 on the club’s new for 2005 electronic timing and scoring system. Conditions were near ideal at the time, and later in the day the top WSMC racers would be slowed by the often present desert winds, with their best lap times held to the 1:23 range. “After last month’s great racing we were well prepared to ride harder this month, and with the new triple-compound Dunlop rear tire as our only change on the Ducati 999R we were able to run faster then ever before!” stated a grinning Kopecky at the end of the day. He last won a 750 Superbike club event at Willow in 1993. In all, Kenny rode his Ducati Oceanside 749R and 999R racebikes to seven top 4 finishes, with additional wins coming in the BOTT Middleweight, BOTT Heavyweight and Formula Twins classes. He added “The twins class competition stepped it up to the 1:23 range this weekend, but with our combination of Ducati and Dunlop we were able to come out on top again.” Kopecky finished a season best to date 2nd in 650 Superbike racing on his stock-motored 749R, trailing the returning Jason Perez by over 3 seconds at the finish. Kopeckys’ fast start and staying close to Perez for the first several laps was critical to the placing, as youngsters Mickey Lane and Michael Beck closed in late in the 8 lap sprint. “The guys at Ducati Oceanside are still working to get a race-kitted 749R together, and we hope to have it soon for even more fun winning with Ducati. They’ve done a great job and these twins are so great to ride on the track…the results and lap times show it all.” The next WSMC roadrace meet is June 17-19, 2005.