Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Rob Mesa, Chris Ulrich, Dale Kieffer and Mitchell Pierce split race wins and Suzuki contingency money Sunday during a WERA West Sportsman series event on a hot day at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, California. Roadracingworld.com’s Ulrich, riding a Dunlop-equipped Suzuki GSX-R1000, started the day well by catching and passing early leader Kieffer, who rode a Michelin-shod Suzuki GSX-R750, to take the win in the A Superstock sprint. Keiffer finished second, well in front of third-place David Sanders. The race was stopped just past halfway when Dianetics’ Stoney Landers, who was contending for third, highsided coming out of the “Grapevine” section of the track and his Suzuki GSX-R1000 remained lying at the edge of the racetrack. The A Superstock race was called complete. Pierce, 18, took a flag-to-flag win in C Superstock on his AMI Racing Engines Suzuki GSX-R600. Two more emerging talents, 15-year-old Tristan Schoenewald and 17-year-old Scott Jackson finished second and third, respectively, on their Suzuki GSX-R600s. Ulrich, who started on the back row of the grid, was third and challenging for second early in the C Superstock race when he clipped the non-flush edge of a curb in the esses and crashed his GSX-R600 end-over-end, in fourth gear. Pierce gave Kieffer a good challenge in B Superstock, but Kieffer pulled away from the teen to win on his Racer’s Edge Suzuki GSX-R750. Pierce finished second, ahead of Jackson. In the 12-lap Roadracingworld.com-sponsored Formula One feature event, Mesa took the lead from Kieffer on lap four and pulled away to win on his Dunlop-tired G Force Performance Center Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike. Bruised but not broken, Ulrich recovered from a poor start to claim second on his Superstock GSX-R1000, ahead of a fatigued Kieffer, Jackson and Schoenewald. Also riding through pain, Landers retired from the Formula One race early-on when he discovered that his crashed Suzuki didn’t go straight anymore. RESULTS (in chronological race order): Lightweight Twins Superstock Expert: 1. Alan Schwen (Suz SV650); 2. Ken Shepp (Suz SV650); 3. Mike Haaron (Suz SV650). Lightweight Twins Superstock Novice: 1. David Osser (Suz SV650). D Superbike Expert: 1. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400). A Superstock Expert: 1. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R750); 3. David Sanders (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Mitchell Pierce (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Marcel Graeber (Suz GSX-R1000). A Superstock Novice: 1. Lyle Brown (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Terry Heard (Hon CBR1000RR. C Superstock Expert: 1. Mitchell Pierce (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Tristan Schoenewald (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Scott Jackson (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Brien Whitlock (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6); 6. David Sanders (Suz GSX-R600). C Superstock Novice: 1. Bill Drake (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Doug Rumer (Suz GSX-R600); 3. David Siminski (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600); 5. Bill Lapham (Kaw ZX-6R); 6. Steve Nelson (Suz GSX-R600). Senior Superbike Expert: 1. Jay Tanner (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Alex White (Yam YZF-R6); 3. John Thomas (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Randall Montes (Yam YZF-R1); 6. Kenneth Shepp (Suz GSX-R600). Heavyweight Twins Expert: 1. Mike Haaron (Suz SV650). Heavyweight Twins Novice: 1. David Osser (Suz SV650). B Superstock Expert: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Mitchell Pierce (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Scott Jackson (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Jimmy Wood (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Tristan Schoenewald (Suz GSX-R600). B Superstock Novice: 1. Bill Drake (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Michael Hastings (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Jay Ruess (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Doug Rumer (Suz GSX-R600). Lightweight Twins Superbike Expert: 1. Alan Schwen (Suz SV650); 2. Mike Haaron (Suz SV650). Lightweight Twins Superbike Novice: 1. David Osser (Suz SV650). D Superstock Expert: 1. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400). Roadracingworld.com Formula One Expert: 1. Rob Mesa (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000); 3. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Scott Jackson (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Tristan Schoenewald (Suz GSX-R600); 6. John Thomas (Suz GSX-R750). Formula One Novice: 1. Lyle Brown (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. David Siminski (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Jason Barker (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Terry Heard (Hon CBR1000RR); 5. Bill Lapham (Kaw ZX-6R); 6. Jay Ruess (Suz GSX-R600), DNF. C SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Bill Drake (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Doug Rumer (Suz GSX-R600); 3. David Siminski (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Trevor Fortner (Hon CBR600RR); 5. Adam Noel (Yam YZF-R6). C SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Nitchell Pierce (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Jimmy Wood (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Tristan Schoenewald (Suz GSX=R600); 4. Scott Jackson (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Jay Tanner (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Alex White (Yam YZF-R6). HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Mike Haaron )Suz SV650); 2, Richard Nauert (Hon 1000). HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Greg Freeman (Hon 1000). B SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. John Thomas (Suz GSX-R750). B SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Bill Drake (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Doug Rumer (Suz GSX-R600).