Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

14K The Movie’s Eric Wood ran away to a 15-second victory Saturday in the wet Formula USA Unlimited Grand Prix at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Wood was second on the first lap and inherited the top spot when race leader Chuck Chouinard crashed his Suzuki GSX-R750 in turn ten on the first lap. From there, Wood ran away with some of the fastest laps of the day on a 160-size, rear Dunlop rain tire.

After driving all night to get to Loudon, Shenandoah Honda’s Tim Bemisderfer kept his Honda CBR954RR on its Dunlops and splashed home to take second place.

Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May crashed his Suzuki GSX-R1000 out of second on lap seven. With the help of corner workers, May was able to pick his machine up and re-join the race in 11th place. Lapping faster than his Unlimited Superbike qualifying time through the remainder of the race, May was able to work his way up to third before the end of the 20-lap contest.


Unlimited Grand Prix Final Results:

1. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 20 laps
2. Tim Bemisderfer, Honda CBR954RR, -15.570 seconds
3. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -28.579 seconds
4. Christopher Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750, -59.553 seconds
5. George Jones, Suzuki GSX-R750, -88.888 seconds
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, -1 lap
7. Joseph Bilinski, Ducati 996, -1 lap
8. Michael Martire, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -2 laps
9. Robet Belensky, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -3 laps, DNF, crash
10. David Peloquin, Suzuki GSX-R600, -3 laps
11. Todd Cashman, Honda CBR900RR, -3 laps
12. Scott Desmont, Yamaha YZF-R1, -10 laps, DNF, crash
13. Craig Shertzer, Ducati 996, -13 laps, DNF
14. Chuck Chouinard, Suzuki GSX-R750, -20 laps, DNF, crash