Butler Machinery’s Robert Jensen won in Sportbike, Bryan Bemisderfer claimed the victory in Thunderbike and Tim Bemisderfer (Bryan’s brother) took first place in Superbike at round five of the eight-round ASRA Championship series on a rainy Sunday at Virginia International Raceway, near Danville, Virginia. Tim Bemisderfer won first on his Dunlop-shod Shenandoah Honda CBR600RR in Superbike, while Arclight Suzuki’s Jeff Wood, the Superbike Championship leader, came back from a big moment early in the wet race to finish second. Absolutecycleperformance.com’s Ryan Patterson was third on a Pirelli-fitted Yamaha YZF-R6. Harley-Davidson/Buell of Frederick’s Bryan Bemisderfer slid off track during the even-wetter Thunderbike final but still came back to pass Veatch Motorsports Buell’s Dave Estok on the last lap to take his first win of the 2006 season and extend his Championship points advantage. Riding in what he described as the most dangerous rain conditions he had ever raced in, Estok finished second, well ahead of Suzuki SV650-mounted Arnold Hastings. Championship contenders Nate Kern and Dan Bilansky both crashed out early in the eight-lap Thunderbike final. Jensen passed Wood on the front straightaway to take the lead on the second lap of the premier event, Sportbike. Seconds later, Wood crashed at well over 100 mph when he hit a puddle — before the braking zone — at the end of the front straightaway. Wood was uninjured in the fall, and Jensen built up a three-second lead. Tim Bemisderfer got a bad start but was able to reel Jensen back in through the middle of the race. Jensen then upped his pace and pulled away to a sizeable margin of victory on his Michelin-tired Suzuki GSX-R600. Tim Bemisderfer took second, while Martinmoto.com’s Michael Himmelsbach finished a distant third on his Triumph Daytona 675. The day started dry, but rain intensified during the day and led to standing water and rivers on the racetrack. No riders were seriously injured Sunday. ASRA Championship Series Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia June 25 Race Results: Superbike: 1. Tim Bemisderfer (Hon CBR600RR), 12 laps 2. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Ryan Patterson (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Donny Kelley (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Gustavo Laya (Kaw ZX-6RR), -1 lap 6. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 7. Michael Himmelsbach (Tri Daytona 675), -1 lap 8. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap 9. Jamie Hall (Kaw ZX-6R), -4 laps 10. Rick Beggs (Kaw ZX-6RR), -10 laps, DNF, retired Thunderbike: 1. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB-9R), 8 laps 2. Dave Estok (Buell XB-9R) 3. Arnold Hastings (Suz SV650) 4. Walt Sipp (Buell XB-9R) 5. Sam Rozynski (Buell XB-12R) 6. James Delk, Jr. (Buell XB-12R) 7. Anthony Caligiuri (Buell XB-12R) 8. Jason Owens (Yam FZR400), -1 lap 9. William Thomas (Duc 748), -1 lap 10. Sean Marston (Suz SV650), -4 laps 11. Dan Bilansky (Buell XB-9R), -6 laps, DNF, crash 12. Nate Kern (BMW R1200S), -7 laps, DNF, crash 13. Gary Bunner (Duc 748), -7 laps, DNF Sportbike: 1. Robert Jensen (Suz GSX-R600), 12 laps 2. Tim Bemisderfer (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Michael Himmelsbach (Tri Daytona 675) 4. Donny Kelley (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Gustavo Laya (Kaw ZX-6RR), -1 lap 6. Gregory Ludt (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 7. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 8. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap 9. Jamie Hall (Kaw ZX-6R), -4 laps 10. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), -11 laps, DNF, crash