Updated Post: Eaton Wins WSMC F1 Race At Willow Springs

Updated Post: Eaton Wins WSMC F1 Race At Willow Springs

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Corey Eaton won the Toyota Cup Unlimited Formula 1 race at Willow Springs International Raceway Sunday, during the February round of the WSMC Series.

It was a near-perfect winter day at the track in the high desert of Southern California, with ambient temperatures in the high 60s with a light breeze.

Eaton pulled away from the field on his Carry-Andrew-built, Lion Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000. Robbie Dowie finished second ahead of Jack Pfeifer and Stoney Landers.

Eaton also won the Heavyweight Superbike race and the Open Superstock race, running on 17-inch Dunlop slicks in both races. Because slicks are not legal in WSMC Superstock, Eaton withdrew after the shortened-by-a-red-flag Superstock race. When the red flags flew after the halfway point, Chris Ulrich had the legal-bike lead in his first race since undergoing leg surgery in November and shoulder surgery in December, but when scoring was backed up a lap the win went to Landers on his California Superbike School-backed GSX-R1000. Corey Sarros was scored third in Open Superstock on his Twisted Slime GSX-R1000, well behind Ulrich’s Roadracingworld.com GSX-R1000.

Landers came back to beat Eaton in the Open Modified Production race with Dowie third.

California Superbike School’s Will Eikenberry and his Kawasaki 636 ZX-6R had another strong weekend, winning the 750cc Modified Production, Formula 40 Lightweight, Racers Edge 750cc Superstock and Formula 2 races, and finishing second in Graves Motorsports 650cc Superbike.

That 650cc Superbike race was won by Marc Palazzo, who continued to make a dazzling re-entry into road racing after several seasons off, also winning on his Yamaha YZF-R6 in 600cc Modified Production and California Race Services 600cc Superstock.

Mark Watts won the Roadracingworld.com 250cc Grand Prix race, beating fellow TZ250 pilots John Ulrich and Joji Tokumoto.

Former Yamaha AMA 250cc star Howard Lynggard continued his winning streak in Formula 50, for riders age 50 and over, on his YZF-R1, beating Jeff Rheaume and David Molitor on GSX-R1000s and former motocross hero Rich Thorwaldson and his Honda.

The day started badly when youngster James Mann crashed on the first lap of a morning practice session and a pin used by surgeons to put together his kneecap (broken in SuperMoto practice months ago) poked through the skin. Mann left the track to seek medical attention.

Race Results
(In chronological order)

APRILIA CHALLENGE (All Aprilia RS250):
1. Michael Pastore
2. Patrick Tracey
3. Ruben Archilla
4. John Melich
5. Jamie Lenore
6. Craig Smith

VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT DINOSAURS:
1. James Dobson (Yam)
2. Russ Lomanto (Hon)

BOTT LIGHTWEIGHT:
1. Franz Volpi (MZ)
2. Jim Rau (MZ)
3. Chris Shadoan (Kaw)
4. Tom Nichols (Kaw)
5. Zoran Vujasinovic (Suz)
6. Larry Cochran (Hon)

600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION:
1. Marc Palazzo (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZ-R6)
3. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Tom Aquino (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Ryan Hoffman (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R600)

FORMULA TWINS:
1. Jeff Tigert (Duc 748)
2. John-Mark Arechiga (Apr)
3. Rich Headley (Duc)
4. Michael Sirolli (Duc)
5. Simon Williams (Duc)
6. Alex Eisner

ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX:
1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250)
2. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250)
3. Joji Tokumoto (Yam TZ250)
4. Pete Ellis (Apr RS250)
5. Michael Pastore (Apr RS250)
6. Robin Clark (Yam TZ250)

APEX PREDATOR 125cc GRAND PRIX:
1. Mark Goodrich (Hon RS125)
2. Kevin Murray (Yam TZ125)
3. Britt Bohannan (Hon RS125)
4. Jay Pilster (Hon RS125)
5. Mark Wilson (Yam TZ125)
6. Michael Beck (Hon RS125)

OPEN SUPERSTOCK:
1. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Ralph Yenne (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Anthony Lanzara (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Marcel Graeber (Suz GSX-R1000)

750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION:
1. Will Eikenberry (Kaw ZX-6R 636)
2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Ruben Munoz (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Jeff Wong (Suz GSX-R750)
6. David Littlebrook (Suz GSX-R750)

500cc SUPERSTOCK:
1. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400)
2. Clinton Whitehouse III (Yam)
3. Dean Chin (Yam FZR400)
4. Britt Bohannan (Hon)
5. Arnola Tuason (Yam)
6. Keven Jones (Yam)

660cc SINGLES:
1. Franz Volpi (MZ)
2. Jim Rau (MZ)

500cc SINGLES:
1. Tom Nichols (Kaw)
2. Larry Cochran (Hon)

SPORT TIRE SERVICES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT:
1. Rich Headley (Duc)
2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Claudio Szyszkowski (Duc)
4. Steve Hewitt (Sux GSX-R1000)
5. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Kenny Perez (Suz GSX-R)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT:
1. Will Eikenberry (Kaw ZX-6R 636)
2. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250)
3. Tom Aquino (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Clinton Whitehouse III (Yam)
5. Pete Ellis (Kaw)
6. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6)

FORMULA 50:
1. Howard Lynggard (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Jeff Rheaume (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. David Molitor (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Rich Thorwaldson (Hon CBR954RR)
5. Jimm Groshong (Hon CBR954RR)
6. Dan Liota (Suz)

CALIFORNIA RACE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK:
1. Marc Palazzo (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Ryan Hoffman (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Alex Markovich (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Matthias Jezek (Yam YZF-R6)

OPEN SUPERBIKE:
1. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Jack Pfeifer (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Steve Hewitt (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Howard Lynggard (Yam YZF-R1)

RACERS EDGE 750cc SUPERSTOCK:
1. Will Eikenberry (Kaw ZX-6R 636)
2. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Ruben Munoz (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R750)
5. David Littebrook (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750)

BOTT MIDDLEWEIGHT:
1. Jeff Tigert (Duc 748)
2. Rich Headley (Duc)
3. Paul Lima (Duc)
4. Michael Sirolli (Duc)
5. Eric Pinson (H-D)
6. Bradley Adams (Suz SV650)

VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT DINOSAURS:
1. James Dobson (Yam)

GRAVES MOTORSPORTS 650cc SUPERBIKE:
1. Marc Palazzo (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Will Eikenberry (Kaw ZX-6R 636)
3. Stoney Landers (Kaw ZX-6R 636)
4. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Mark Allen (Yam YZF-R6)

BOTT HEAVYWEIGHT:
1. Paul Lima (Duc)
2. Simon Williams (Duc)
3. John-Mark Arechiga (Apr)
4. Eric Pinson (H-D)
5. Alfredo Barcia (Duc)
6. Michael Luciano (Hon)

500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION:
1. Horace Knight (Hon)
2. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400)
3. Dean Chin (Yam FZR400)
4. Clinton Whitehouse III (Yam RD400)
5. Chris Shadoan (Kaw)
6. Brott Bohannan (Hon)

TOYOTA CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA 1:
1. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Jack Pfeifer (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R)
6. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000)
7. Steve Hewitt (Suz GSX-R1000)
8. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
9. Anthony Lanzara (Suz GSX-R)
10. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R)

650-OPEN HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE
1. John Dang (Suz)
2. Andrew Krajacic (Suz)
3. David Siminski (Suz)
4. Jonathan Durate (Yam)
5. Jim Wilson (Suz)
6. Bill Lapham (Suz)

550cc SUPERBIKE
1. Kurt Spencer (Suz SV650)
2. Bradley Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Brienne Thomson (Suz SV650)
4. Michael Metcalf (Suz SV650)
5. Horace Knight (Hon)
6. Michael Pastore (Apr)

FORMULA SINGLES
1. Franz Volpi (MZ)
2. Jim Rau (MZ)

GOLDEN WEST TRAILERS FORMULA 2
1. Will Eikenberry (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
2. Stoney Landers (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
3. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Clinton Whitehouse (Yam)
6. Mark Allen (Yam YZF-R6)

L&L MOTORSPORTS 750 SUPERBIKE
1. Rich Headley (Duc)
2. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Claudio Szyskowski (Duc)
6. Mark Watts (Hon RC30)

OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION
1. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Howard Lynggard (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Anthony Lanzara (Suz GSX-R1000)

0-500cc LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Gordon Wood (Yam)
2. Dale Kolomaznik (Yam)
3. James Wilberger (Hon)
4. Kris Provost (Apr)
5. David Steinhoff (Apr)
6. Ayrton Arwood (Hon)

501-650cc MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Brandon Davies (Suz)
2. Alex Nguyen (Hon)
3. Tony Moran-Macera (Yam)
4. John Colvin (Hon)
5. Hagop Bismejian (Suz)
6. Stan Wolff (Suz)

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