Army of Darkness, LocoMotion Take USNE, CMRA Endurance Victories at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
The Army of Darkness team rode their Michelin-shod BMW S1000RR “Brunhilde” to the top spot in the US National Endurance Series, and LocoMotion took the top spot in the CMRA Championship Endurance aboard their Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZF-R6 this past Saturday, September 19.
The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association (CMRA) held its fifth round of Championship Endurance, the fourth and final round of the US National Endurance Series, the eigth round of Lightweight sprints, and third round of Solo 30 sprints, bringing over nine hours of racing action to Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, in Hallett, Oklahoma. Gorgeous sunny weather with temperatures in the low 80’s and a light breeze, made for perfect conditions during the entire race.
The Lightweight Sprint grids ran first and were followed by the Solo 30 races, giving a good warm up for the endurance races with large grids of over 20 bikes each. The Four81 Motos – Grom Challenge had 24 entries, and the Island Racing Services – Solo 30 HW Expert, HW Novice, MW Expert, MW Novice grids had a combined total of 32 entries.
The 6-Hour Championship Endurance/US National Endurance Series finished out the day with a combined grid of 24 teams, some from as far away as Maryland, Arkansas, and Kansas, representing the Remember Brooks Gremmels – A Superbike/Heavyweight, C Superbike/Middleweight, Formula 2/Lightweight, and Modern Classic/Super Dinosaur Endurance classes running the 1.8- mile counter-clockwise course.
The start lights went out and the grid surged forward, making a crowded entry into Turn One. Army of Darkness with riders Danny Eslick, Chris Peris, and Ben Walters, pulled out to the early lead with the Village Idiots team of Chris Headley, John Orchard, and Craig Montgomery on their heels. The Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted team of LocoMotion was right on the tail of the Village Idiots, while Team HPC, riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 squared off against the Desert Rats Racing team on their Suzuki GSX-R750. The two person iron man Super Dinosaur team of Buffington Homes Racing on a Yamaha YZF-R6 tangled with C Superbike team Privateer Tools riding a Yamaha YZF-R6 and rounding out the front of the pack.
Army of Darkness continued to hold the lead well into Hour Two, with the Village Idiots and the LocoMotion team of Brandon Altmeyer, James Camacho Jr, and Alonzo Contreras locked into a battle for second. Camacho put down the fastest lap of the race on Lap 38, turning a blistering 1:16.916, but the Village Idiots still held them off. The Desert Rats Racing team of Stephen Guynes, Derek Thomas, and Greg Wanless, continued to have their hands full with Team HPC, while Buffington Homes got around Privateer Tools and held on. Lap times stayed fast, and riding stints were averaging over an hour each for almost all of the teams.
During the third hour, LocoMotion got around the Village Idiots and latched onto second. As the afternoon wore on, Army of Darkness would continue to stretch their lead over the rest of the field by over a lap, and several Lightweight teams surged into the top 10 due to the nature of the course: blind corners with very short straights and a lot of elevation changes evened the playing field for them against the larger bikes with more horse power. Leading the charge was the DJ & the Sunshine Band team, with the all-girl team of G-Baby hunting them down followed by Realtime Racing, all riding Suzuki SV650s.
As the clock wound down, the racing still remained amazingly close, and the final laps were nail biting, edge of seat action. Army of Darkness took the overall USNE and USNE Heavyweight win, turning a mind blowing 267 laps and finishing only one lap ahead of second. LocoMotion was battling hard with Village Idiots for second, with Village Idiots’ final rider, Chris Headley, pulling within 1.3 seconds of James Camacho Jr. Camacho realized Headley was running him down, and dropped the hammer, stretching his lead to just seven seconds before he took the checkers and cemented second overall and first in Middleweight for USNE, and took the overall and C Superbike win for CMRA Championship Endurance, with 266 laps Village Idiots finished third overall and second in Middleweight for USNE, taking second overall and second in C Superbike for CMRA Championship Endurance, turning 266 laps and finishing 9 laps ahead of fourth.
The Desert Rats Racing team took fourth overall and second in Heavyweight for USNE, and took third overall and the win in A Superbike for CMRA Championship Endurance with 257 laps. Team HPC riders Doug Frenchak, Paul Garcia, Jeromy Kumper, Nathaniel Orona, and Will Zamora took fifth overall and third in Heavyweight for USNE, and fourth overall and second A Superbike for CMRA Championship Endurance with 254 laps. The Buffington Homes Racing team of Chris Fields and Kenny Smith took sixth overall and the win in Super Dinosaur for USNE, and fifth overall and the win in Modern Classic for CMRA Championship Endurance with 249 laps.
On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like to thank our 2015 Class Sponsors including:212Decals.com, Altus Lawton Motorsports, Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1 Racing, Crazy Jack’s Powersports, Four81 Motos, Island Racing Services, JT’s Performance Plus, Leather & Lace Racing Leathers Repair, Lone Star Track Days, Moto Liberty, North Texas Superbikes, OnRoad OffRoad Suspension, Rainbow Sox Racing, Race Tire Services, RaceworX, Remember Brooks Gremmels, Road & Track Suspension, South Central Race Center, SpeedFreakDecals.com, and Texas Motorcycle Academy@H2Rraceway.
A special thanks to HighPerformanceCrew.com for sponsoring the safety curbing that was just installed on track at MSR Houston. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!
A special thank you also goes to the riders and teams that came in to participate in the US National Endurance Series event, we appreciate your support!
For a complete list of the weekend results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. To view the final standings and complete results for USNE, please visit the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/usnationalendurance. The next round in the CMRA season will be on October 10-11, 2015, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.
Details for the weekend will be announced when finalized. Come out and see some great endurance racing action!
LIGHTWEIGHT SPRINTS
FOUR81 MOTOS – GROM CHALLENGE
1. Conner Blevins (Hon Grom)
2. Dylan Deutschlander (Hon Grom)
3. Carl Price (Hon Grom)
4. Nick Chapman (Hon Grom)
5. Dustin Ducote (Hon Grom)
6. Britten Geary (Hon Grom)
FORMULA 5
1. Brylin Schrock (Hon RS65)
2. Allan Boyd (Hon RS65)
FORMULA 6
1. Sam Napier (Kaw KX65)
2. Isaiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)
3. Lindsey Leard (Yam TTR125)
4. Raynie Leard (Yam TTR125)
FORMULA 7
1. Hope Dahms (Hon CRF100)
ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – E SUPERSTOCK
1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)
2. Zachary Boldwyn (Kaw 250R)
3. Bill Syfan (Kaw 250R)
4. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC 390)
5. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR250R)
6. Michael Woodby (Kaw 250R)
FORMULA 4
1. Brylin Schrock (Apr RS125)
2. Michael Simon (Hon RS85)
RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD – RACE ONE
1. Ryan Deutschlander (SSR SR110TR)
2. Cody Kitchens (Yam TTR110)
3. Josiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)
FORMULA 8 – RACE ONE
1. Isaiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)
2. Brylin Schrock (Kaw KLX110)
3. Alicia Rypka (Hon RS85)
4. Hope Dahms (Hon CRF100)
ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP
1. Brandon Altmeyer (KTM RC 390)
2. Jim Whitten (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC 390)
4. Bill Syfan (Kaw 250R)
5. Jim Doyle (KTM RC 390)
6. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR250R)
RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD – RACE TWO
1. Cody Kitchens (Yam TTR110)
2. Ryan Deutschlander (SSR SR110TR)
3. Josiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)
FORMULA 8 – RACE TWO
1. Isaiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)
2. Brylin Schrock (Kaw KLX110)
3. Alicia Rypka (Hon RS85)
4. Hope Dahms (Hon CRF100)
500 SUPERSTOCK
1. Brandon Altmeyer (KTM RC 390)
2. Keith Hertell (Hon CBR500R)
3. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC 390)
4. Becka Caudle (KTM RC 390)
5. Danny Dominguez (Hon CBR500R)
6. Bill Syfan (Kaw 250R)
500 CLASSIC
1. David Tiede (Hon NC35)
2. Wiley Clark (Yam FZR400)
3. Reynaldo Costilla (Kaw 250R)
4. Dominic Medina (Hon FT500)
E SUPERBIKE
1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)
2. Zachary Boldwyn (Kaw 250R)
3. Michael Woodby (Kaw 250R)
4. Ben Montgomery (Kaw 250R)
5. Mitchell Klein (Kaw 250R)
6. Will Boldt (Kaw 250R)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Brandon Young (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
3. Will Shupak (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Darrell Ricks (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Carl Price (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Brandie Cox (Suz GSX-R750)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Dana DeMambro (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Paul Bradley (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Allen Dye (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Joseph Lopez (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Titus Goodger (Hon CBR1000RR)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Cory Burleson (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Andy Galindo (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bobby Davies (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Chris Coffey (Kaw ZX636)
5. Roger Murray (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Mark Niemi (Yam YZF-R6)
ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Jay Bullard (Kaw ZX636)
2. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Josh Rodriguez (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Blake Felice (Yam YZF-R6)
SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Shane Zelm (Suz SV650)
2. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE
1. David Rowe (Suz SV650)
2. Keith Jordan (KTM 690)
3. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
4. Scott Martin (Hon CRF450)
SOLO 30 ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Brandon Altmeyer (KTM RC 390)
2. Jim Whitten (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC 390)
4. Bill Syfan (Kaw 250R)
5. Brad Thomas (Kaw 250R)
6. Mitchell Klein (Kaw 250R)
CMRA CHAMPIONSHIP 6-HOUR ENDURANCE
ENDURANCE OVERALL
1. LocoMotion (Brandon Altmeyer/James Camacho Jr/Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Mark Windham), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 266 laps
2. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/Chris Headley/Craig Montgomery/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 266 laps?
3. Desert Rats Racing (Stephen Guynes/Derek Thomas/Greg Wanless), Suz GSX-R750, A Superbike, 257 laps
4. Team HPC (Doug Frenchak/Paul Garcia/Jeromy Kumper/Nathaniel Orona/Will Zamora), Yam YZF-R6, A Superbike, 254 laps
5. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), Yam YZF-R6, Modern Classic, 250 laps
6. The Skidmarks (Ashley Azare/Chase Eason/Brady Ipock/Steven Nedd/Brian Prescott), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 246 laps
REMEMBER BROOKS GREMMELS – A SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE
1. Desert Rats Racing (Stephen Guynes/Derek Thomas/Greg Wanless), Suz GSX-R750, 257 laps
2. Team HPC (Doug Frenchak/Paul Garcia/Jeromy Kumper/Nathaniel Orona/Will Zamora), Yam YZF-R6, 254 laps
3. Pieces of Eight (David Branyon/Shandra Crawford/Michael Humphries/Noah Reese), Yam YZF-R6, 238 laps
4. Team Bear (Guy Jones/Harry Tomlinson/Phil Young), Kaw ZX-10R, 232 laps
5. Big Boy Racing (Bobby Davies/Robert Garza/Roger Hill/Manny Segura/Dolph McVicker) Kaw ZX-6R, 182 laps
6. S+S Racing (Dewayne Davis/Brandon Young), Suz GSX-R1000, 41 laps
C SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE
1. LocoMotion (Brandon Altmeyer/James Camacho Jr/Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Mark Windham), Yam YZF-R6, 266 laps
2. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/Chris Headley/Craig Montgomery/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson), Yam YZF-R6, 266 laps?
3. The Skidmarks (Ashley Azare/Chase Eason/Brady Ipock/Steven Nedd/Brian Prescott), Yam YZF-R6, 246 laps
4. Privateer Tools (Olay Bayramoglu/Paul Coste/Kory Pappas/Richard Schiller/Mark Sneed) Yam YZF-R6, 245 laps
FORMULA 2 ENDURANCE
1. G-Baby Racing (Nicole Ayres/Becka Caudle/Daisy DeSimone/Jim Doyle/Anita Thomas) Suz SV650, 241 laps?
2. Realtime Racing (David Felio/Brandon Orr/Isachar Perez/Carl Price/Mark Shim) Suz SV650, 241 laps?
3. Group Therapy (James Dominique/Steve Haesemeyer/Kurt Klein/Seroj Terian), Suz SV650, 233 laps
4. Planet Express (Allan Boyd/Dean Darnell/Michael DeSimone/Lee Henry/Umayr Kaleem), Suz SV650, 224 laps
5. DJ & The Sunshine Band (Sean Brown/David Dahms/Dustin Ducote/Darrell Ricks), Suz SV650, 197 laps
6. Torquasaurus (Josh Henke/Yorke Oldfather/Chris Woolsey) Suz SV650, 175 laps
MODERN CLASSIC ENDURANCE
1. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith) Yam-YZF-R6, 250 laps
2. Misfit Racing (David Adams/Thomas Cocker/Adam Dillard/Allen Dye/Kasey Lewis) Kaw ZX636, 219 laps
3. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Kaid Hopper/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach) Hon CBR1000RR, 210 laps
4. TPM Racing (Chris Hamlett/Manuel Segura/Kevin Taylor/Matthew Taylor), Hon CBR1000RR, 10 laps
US NATIONAL ENDURANCE SERIES 6-HOUR ENDURANCE RESULTS?
OVERALL
1. Army of Darkness (Danny Eslick/Sam Fleming/Kyle Ohnsorg/Chris Peris/Ben Walters), BMW S1000RR, Heavyweight, 267 laps
2. LocoMotion (Brandon Altmeyer/James Camacho Jr/Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Mark Windham), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 266 laps
3. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/Chris Headley/Craig Montgomery/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 266 laps?
4. Desert Rats Racing (Stephen Guynes/Derek Thomas/Greg Wanless), Suz GSX-R750, A Superbike, 257 laps
5. Team HPC (Doug Frenchak/Paul Garcia/Jeromy Kumper/Nathaniel Orona/Will Zamora), Yam YZF-R6, A Superbike, 254 laps
6. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), Yam YZF-R6, Modern Classic, 250 laps
HEAVYWEIGHT ENDURANCE
1. Army of Darkness (Danny Eslick/Sam Fleming/Kyle Ohnsorg/Chris Peris/Ben Walters), BMW S1000RR, 267 laps?
2. Desert Rats Racing (Stephen Guynes/Derek Thomas/Greg Wanless), Suz GSX-R750, 257 laps
2. Team HPC (Doug Frenchak/Paul Garcia/Jeromy Kumper/Nathaniel Orona/Will Zamora), Yam YZF-R6, 254 laps
3. Pieces of Eight (David Branyon/Shandra Crawford/Michael Humphries/Noah Reese), Yam YZF-R6, 238 laps
4. Team Bear (Guy Jones/Harry Tomlinson/Phil Young), Kaw ZX-10R, 232 laps
5. Big Boy Racing (Bobby Davies/Robert Garza/Roger Hill/Manny Segura/Dolph McVicker) Kaw ZX-6R, 182 laps
MIDDLEWEIGHT ENDURANCE
1. LocoMotion (Brandon Altmeyer/James Camacho Jr/Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Mark Windham), Yam YZF-R6, 266 laps
2. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/Chris Headley/Craig Montgomery/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson), Yam YZF-R6, 266 laps?
3. The Skidmarks (Ashley Azare/Chase Eason/Brady Ipock/Steven Nedd/Brian Prescott), Yam YZF-R6, 246 laps
4. Privateer Tools (Olay Bayramoglu/Paul Coste/Kory Pappas/Richard Schiller/Mark Sneed) Yam YZF-R6, 245 laps
LIGHTWEIGHT ENDURANCE
1. G-Baby Racing (Nicole Ayres/Becka Caudle/Daisy DeSimone/Jim Doyle/Anita Thomas) Suz SV650, 241 laps?
2. Realtime Racing (David Felio/Brandon Orr/Isachar Perez/Carl Price/Mark Shim) Suz SV650, 241 laps?
3. Group Therapy (James Dominique/Steve Haesemeyer/Kurt Klein/Seroj Terian), Suz SV650, 233 laps
4. Planet Express (Allan Boyd/Dean Darnell/Michael DeSimone/Lee Henry/Umayr Kaleem), Suz SV650, 224 laps
5. DJ & The Sunshine Band (Sean Brown/David Dahms/Dustin Ducote/Darrell Ricks), Suz SV650, 197 laps
6. Torquasaurus (Josh Henke/Yorke Oldfather/Chris Woolsey) Suz SV650, 175 laps
SUPER DINOSAUR ENDURANCE
1. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith) Yam-YZF-R6, 250 laps
2. Misfit Racing (David Adams/Thomas Cocker/Adam Dillard/Allen Dye/Kasey Lewis) Kaw ZX636, 219 laps
3. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Kaid Hopper/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach) Hon CBR1000RR, 210 laps
4. TPM Racing (Chris Hamlett/Manuel Segura/Kevin Taylor/Matthew Taylor), Hon CBR1000RR, 10 laps