Assanti, Willis Win Big at Buttonwillow Alessandro Assanti and Garrett Willis took big wins at Buttonwillow Raceway Park this weekend in WERA West competition at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, California. Riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000, Assanti won the Formula 1 Expert race by more than six seconds over Corey Sarros, with a best lap time of 1:52.950 over the three-mile Buttonwillow course. Assanti also took the A Superstock race over Sarros, but this was much closer the gap at the line was a mere 0.377 seconds. Sarros took the A Superbike Expert win, however, with nearly 12 seconds in hand over Eddie Barajas. Both were Suzuki GSX-R1000-mounted. Assanti took third. Riding his Honda CBR600RR, Garrett Willis ran the table in the races he entered, winning four of four on Saturday and Sunday. Willis won the Mediumweight Solo 20 Expert race a 20-lap, 60-mile contest by more than 28 seconds on Saturday afternoon, and backed that up by winning the C Superbike, C Superstock and B Superstock sprint races on Sunday. Former AMA Superbike Champion and 500cc GP podium finisher Doug Chandler wiped out the field in the Heavyweight Solo 20 Expert race on Saturday. Chandler won by nearly a full minute over second-place Sarros. WERA West Series August 18-19, 2007 Buttonwillow Raceway Park Buttonwillow, California Results as Provided by WERA Listed in Chronological Order MEDIUMWEIGHT SOLO 20 NOVICE: 1. Shane McGoey (Kaw 600) 2. Christopher Clark (Tri 675) 3. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 4. Aaron Hartshorn (Yam 600) 5. Cameron Meng (Suz 600) 6. Mack McKinney (Yam 600) MEDIUMWEIGHT SOLO 20 EXPERT: 1. Garrett Willis (Hon 600) 2. Derek Keyes (Kaw 600) 3. Josh Galster (Kaw 600) 4. Jett Chandler (Hon 600) 5. Javier Ramirez (Yam 600) LIGHTWEIGHT SOLO 20 EXPERT: 1. David Raff (Suz 650) 2. Matthew E. Buck (Suz 650) 3. Michael Gougis (Suz 500) HEAVYWEIGHT SOLO 20 EXPERT: 1. Doug Chandler (Hon 1000) 2. Corey Sarros (Suz 1000) 3. Lloyd Magruder (Suz 1000) 4. Angie Loy (Suz 750) 5. Tige Daane (Suz 750) 6. James Henrickson (Yam 1000) HEAVYWEIGHT SOLO 20 NOVICE: 1. David Lewis (Yam 600) 2. Jeffrey Havlik (Hon 1000) 3. Eric Gomez (Suz 1000) 4. William Yates (Suz 750) 5. Cody Gower (Yam 600) 6. Kyle Dulcich (Suz 600) C SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Garrett Willis (Hon 600) 2. Lenny Hale (Yam 600) 3. Derek Keyes (Kaw 600) 4. Gregory Grouleff (Suz 600) 5. Josh Galster (Kaw 600) 6. Scott Gilbert (Yam 600) HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Tyler Odom (Duc 1098) 2. David Raff (Suz 650) 3. Joseph Shelton (Hon 1000) 4. Amber Rimes (Duc 749) 5. Matthew E. Buck (Suz 650) C SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Christopher Clark (Tri 675) 2. Shane McGoey (Kaw 600) 3. Mark McKinney (Yam 600) 4. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 5. Mark Howell (Hon 600) 6. Cameron Meng (Suz 600) FORMULA 1 EXPERT: 1. Alessandro Assanti (Suz 1000) 2. Corey Sarros (Suz 1000) 3. Brad Puetz (Suz 1000) 4. Eddie Barajas (Suz 1000) 5. Terry Heard (Kaw) 6. James Henrikson (Yam 1000) FORMULA 1 NOVICE: 1. Shane McGoey (Kaw 600) 2. Aaron Hartshorn (Yam 600) 3. Jeffrey Havlik (Hon 1000) 4. Andrew Akins (Hon 1000) 5. Joshua Navarro (Suz 1000) B SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Ryan Regalado (Hon 600) 2. Curtis Cash (Suz 750) 3. Angie Loy (Suz 750) 4. James Morse (Yam 600) 5. Amber Rimes (Yam 600) 6. Thomas F. Bednash (Suz 750) B SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. Christopher Clark (Tri 675) 2. Shane McGoey (Kaw 600) 3. Mark Howell (Hon 600) 4. Cameron Meng (Suz 600) 5. Amel Tangonan (Suz 750) 6. Kyle Dulcich (Suz 600) D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz 500) LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Elena Myers (Kaw 650) 2. David Raff (Suz 650) 3. Scott Lesniewski (Suz 650) 4. Matthew E. Buck (Suz 650) 5. Brad Pitman-Armstrong (UM 650) 6. Charles Burow (Suz 650) A SUPERBIKE EXPERT: 1. Corey Sarros (Suz 1000) 2. Eddie Barajas (Suz 1000) 3. Alessandro Assanti (Suz 1000) 4. Matt Quigley (Kaw 1000) 5. James Henrikson (Yam 1000) A SUPERBIKE NOVICE: 1. David Lewis (Yam 600) 2. Aaron Hartshorn (Yam 600) 3. Jeffrey Havlik (Hon 1000) 4. Eric Gomez (Suz 1000) 5. Andrew Akins (Hon 1000) 6. Joshua Navarro (Suz 1000) CLUBMAN EXPERT: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz 500) HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: 1. Tyler Odom (Duc 1098) 2. Joseph Shelton (Hon 1000) 3. Amber Rimes (Duc 749) LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: 1. Brad Pitman-Armstrong (UM650) A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: 1. Alessandro Assanti (Suz 1000) 2. Corey Sarros (Suz 1000) 3. Terry Heard (Kaw) 4. James Henrikson (Yam 1000) 5. Thomas Bednash (Suz 750) 6. Mathias Jezek (Yam 1000) A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE: 1. David Lewis (Yam 600) 2. Jeffrey Havlik (Hon 1000) 3. Aaron Hartshorn (Yam 600) 4. Eric Gomez (Suz 1000) 5. Andrew Akins (Hon 1000) 6. Kyle Dulcich (Suz 600) FORMULA 2 EXPERT: 1. Elena Myers (Kaw 650) 2. Scott Lesniewski (Suz 650) 3. David Raff (Suz 650) 4. Charles Burow (Suz 650) 5. Matthew E. Buck (Suz 650) 6. Brad Pitman-Armstrong (UM650) C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: 1. Garrett Willis (Hon 600) 2. Lenny Hale (Yam 600) 3. Ryan Regalado (Hon 600) 4. Josh Galster (Kaw 600) 5. Scott Gilbert (Yam 600) 6. Gregory Grouleff (Suz 600) C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE: 1. Christopher Clark (Tri 675) 2. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 3. David Lewis (Yam 600) 4. Mack McKinney (Yam 600) 5. Cameron Meng (Suz 600) 6. David Christensen (Yam 600) SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT: 1. Alessandro Assanti (Suz 1000) 2. Curtis Cash (Suz 750) 3. Matthias Jezek (Yam 1000) SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Mark McKinney (Yam 600) 2. Kim Greenwell (Hon 600) 3. John Slee (Suz 600) 4. Ann Deschenes (Hon 600) B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT: 1. Garrett Willis (Hon 600) 2. Gregory Grouleff (Suz 600) 3. Jett Chandler (Hon 600) 4. Ryan Regalado (Hon 600) 5. Josh Galster (Kaw 600) 6. Angie Loy (Suz 750) B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE: 1. Christopher Clark (Tri 675) 2. Frankie Garcia (Hon 600) 3. David Lewis (Yam 600) 4. Mark McKinney (Yam 600) 5. David Christensen (Yam 600) 6. Amel Tangonan (Suz 750)