SOLIS SNAGS #1 PLATE AS CVMA WINTER SERIES WINDS DOWN
Benny Solis wins CVMA’s Shootout race, securing the class championship and the club’s coveted number-1 plate.
Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association held Round 6 of its 7-round Winter Series this past weekend in Desert Center, CA, and as the club’s season winds down some riders have already synched class championships while others are battling for every point they can get.
Sunday’s big race, the 10-lap Shootout presented by Trackdaz and SoCal Trackdays, found Benny Solis, Michael Gilbert, and Jason Aguilar fighting fiercely under the desert sun. Solis led every lap on his Honda CBR1000RR, but Gilbert and Aquilar were never far behind and Gilbert rode by the checkered flag on his Yamaha YZF-R6 just 0.4 seconds off Solis’ tail. With the win, Solis cemented the class championship, which also brings with it CVMA’s number-1 plate. Aguilar, who briefly held second place on his 2017 Yamaha YZF-R6, may have come in third at the end but logged the fastest lap of the race and set a new class lap record of 1:47.494.
Another racer that didn’t win but set a new time to beat was Wyeth Jackson, who turned a 1:52.854 lap en route to a second-place finish in Sunday’s Formula 40 Middleweight race on her Kawasaki ZX-6R. Ryan Harper, who took second to Jackson in Sundays’ race, won on Sunday aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6. Dan McCormack landed in third place both days on his Yamaha YZF-R6.
Michael Gilbert also won the Attack Performance Formula Middleweight and the Racers Edge Performance Supersport Middleweight races both days of the weekend aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6.
Gray Pham dominated all year on his KTM RC390 and has the 350 Supersport and Ultralightweight Shootout classes in the bag. For many of the other classes—particularly the amateur classes, which have seen some close, clean racing this winter—it will come down to the final round, set to kick off on May 6-7.
CVMA offers two full days of racing every race weekend and also includes Saturday qualifying for grid position in all classes, amateur and expert, as well as a wide variety of classes to choose from.
Additionally, CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete. Log on to www.cvmaracing.com for more information.
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Round 6 Results.
Femmewalla
Saturday:
1. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Sofia Amadio (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Juliet Scott (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Nikki Riordan (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Jennifer Bauer (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sunday:
1. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Juliet Scott (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Sofia Amadio (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Nikki Riordan (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Jennifer Bauer (Kaw ZX-6R)
Femmewalla Lightweight
Saturday:
1. Emily Grana (Kaw 300R)
2. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Franchesca Tabor (Kaw 300R)
4. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Kaw 250R)
5. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)
6. Angela Brunson (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Emily Grana (Kaw 300R)
2. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Kaw 250R)
3. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Franchesca Tabor (Kaw 300R)
5. Maja Tajima (Kaw 250R)
6. Angela Brunson (Kaw 250R)
Formula 2
Saturday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
3. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
4. David Martin (Suz SV650)
5. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
6. Jason Madama (ZERO)
Sunday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
3. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
4. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
5. David Martin (Suz SV650)
Amateur Open Supersport
Saturday:
1. Rob Wax (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Leonard Guidry (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Aleks Palacios (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Rich McGee (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Adam Herzing (Suz GSX-R600)
Sunday:
1. Alex Fuller (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Aleks Palacios (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Ted Boxley (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Christopher Moreno (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Simon Barrett (Tri 675)
6. Jonathan Wilson (Duc 899)
Open Supersport
Saturday:
1. Francois Dumas (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Tyler Jones (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
6. David Purcell (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Tyler Jones (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Ryan McGowan (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Jonathan Neeter (Kaw ZX-10R)
250 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Donald Williams (Kaw 250R)
2. Emily Grana (Kaw 250R)
3. Ted McCarron (Kaw 250R)
4. Angela Brunson (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Donald Williams (Kaw 250R)
2. Emily Grana (Kaw 250R)
3. Ted McCarron (Kaw 250R)
4. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
Amateur 250 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Chase Lyons (Kaw 250R)
2. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Kaw 250R)
3. Ken Nguyen (Kaw 250R)
4. Christopher Binker (Kaw 250R)
5. Jason Tajima (Kaw 250R)
6. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Kaw 250R)
2. Chase Lyons (Kaw 250R)
3. Ken Nguyen (Kaw 250R)
4. Jason Tajima (Kaw 250R)
5. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)
6. Patrick Metzger (Kaw 250R)
Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Joshua Picard (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Matt Guiver (Yam YZF-R6)
Amateur Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Patrick Fiore (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jerome Samarjian (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Richard Garcia (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Adam Herzing (Suz GSX-R600)
Sunday:
1. Patrick Fiore (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Simon Barrett (Tri 675)
6. Ron Chieffo (Hon CBR600RR)
Formula Twins
Saturday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
3. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
4. David Martin (Suz SV650)
5. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
6. Tony Perez (Yam FZ07)
Sunday:
1. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
2. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
3. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
4. David Martin (Suz SV650)
5. Pete Murray (Suz SV650)
6. Patrick Fiore (ZERO)
Amateur Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Rob Wax (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Leonard Guidry (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Rich McGee (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Aleks Palacios (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Adam Herzing (Suz GSX-R600)
Sunday:
1. Alex Fuller (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Leonard Guidry (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Rich McGee (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Aleks Palacios (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Adam Herzing (Suz GSX-R600)
Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Francois Dumas (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tyler Jones (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Quinn Swift (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Francois Dumas (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Tyler Jones (Yam YZF-R1)
Amatuer 350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Sebastian Bechtold (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Robert Roach (KTM RC390)
4. Clifton Ramsdell (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Russell Rioux (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Justin Bordonaro (Kaw 300R)
Sunday:
1. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Sebastian Bechtold (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Robert Roach (KTM RC390)
4. Clifton Ramsdell (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Justin Bordonaro (Kaw 300R)
6. Russell Rioux (Yam YZF-R3)
350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)
2. Alex Dumas (KTM RC390)
3. Sergio Rodriguez II (KTM RC390)
4. Kevin Olmeda (KTM RC390)
5. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Ryan Smith (Hon CBR500R)
Sunday:
1. Kevin Olmeda (KTM RC390)
2. Alex Dumas (KTM RC390)
3. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)
4. Rafael Revelo (Kaw 300R)
5. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Matt Cavarlez (Yam YZF-R3)
Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Joshua Picard (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
Sunday:
1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
4. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jake Tihanyi (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6)
Amateur Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Patrick Fiore (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Richard Garcia (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Kevin Olmeda (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Simon Barrett (Tri 675)
Sunday:
1. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jerome Samarjian (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Kevin Olmeda (Yam YZF-R6)
4. John Moshay (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Theadore Tower (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Andy Blunt (Hon CBR600RR)
Formula 40
Saturday:
1. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
2. David Purcell (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Larry Sprock (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Dave Flett (BMW S1000RR)
6. Quinn Swift (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
2. David Purcell (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Quinn Swift (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Larry Sprock (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Dave Flett (BMW S1000RR)
6. Justin Lamkin (Kawi ZX-10R)
Formula 40 Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Radford Pajita (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Anthony Strippoli (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Radford Pajita (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Anthony Strippoli (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula 40 Lightweight
Saturday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
3. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
4. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
5. Pete Murray (Suz SV650)
Sunday:
1. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
2. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
3. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
4. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
5. Pete Murray (Suz SV650)
Ultra Lightweight Shootout
Saturday:
1. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)
2. Kevin Olmdeda (KTM RC390)
3. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Alex Dumas (KTM RC390)
5. Toby Khamsouk (KTM RC390)
6. Rafael Revelo (Kaw 300R)
Sunday:
1. Kevin Olmdeda (KTM RC390)
2. Rafael Revelo (Kaw 300R)
3. Alex Dumas (KTM RC390)
4. Gray Pham (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
KTM RC390 Cup
Sunday Only:
1. Alex Dumas (KTM RC390)
2. Toby Khamsouk (KTM RC390)
3. Robert Roach (KTM RC390)
KTM RC390 Masters
Sunday Only:
1. Darren Simms (KTM RC390)
2. Tony Nolley (KTM RC390)
TrackDaz / Socal TrackDays CVMA Shootout
Sunday Only:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR1000RR)
2. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Tyler Jones (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
Shootout Lightweight
Sunday Only:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Jon Glaefke (Yam FZ07)
3. Marcus DeMichele (Yam FZ07)
4. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
5. Seth Dowling (Yam FZ07)
More, from a press release issued by Aguilar Racing:
New Team Owner, Jason Aguilar wanted to bring his new bike to Chuckwalla to work on suspension setup and to get some break-in time on the new motor. Parts were continuing to arrive during the week as the team worked tirelessly to get the bike prepped in time for the weekend. Aguilar Racing mechanics, Chris Waters and Blair Ramey, pulled an all-nighter prepping the Aguilar Racing 2017 Yamaha YZF-R6 while Jason paused to get a couple hours of sleep before driving to Chuckwalla for practice Friday afternoon. The bike had zero miles on it when Jason arrived at the track late Friday afternoon just in time to get a handful of laps before practice ended.
The plan was to work on suspension setup, and to get some break-in time on the stock motor before it gets sent out for a proper race build before the start of the MotoAmerica Supersport 600 season opener at Road Atlanta. With a brand new R6 and no data, there was still much work to be done. Saturday was a struggle with issues getting the suspension to cooperate. Jason entered the Formula Middleweight and Middleweight Supersport races Saturday to get some extra testing time. Jason finished 2nd in Saturday’s Formula Middleweight and 3rd in Middleweight Supersport but his times were over 2 seconds off his normal race pace at Chuckwalla.
“I knew that going with the new R6 was going to be a challenge, as we have no data going into the season, but with the help of some great sponsors like Yamaha, Graves Motorsports, and FTECU, we hoped we could get the new bike to a competitive state by the start of the MotoAmerica season. It has been crazy busy though with my regular full time job, managing the team, still trying to finish up sponsor deals to be able to get funding for the whole season, getting all the parts in time, and putting the bike together, I have not had much time for rest”, explained Jason Aguilar.
The team worked on suspension setup Saturday night and by the 2nd practice Sunday morning, Jason had dropped his lap times by a full second. The team was still getting the suspension sorted, and in the first race, Supersport Middleweight, Jason improved by another second with a lap time of 1:48.454. There was still room for improvement as the team was coming to grips with the potential of the new 2017 Yamaha R6. A few tweaks to the suspension were made and Jason entered The Shootout: a 10 lap race that is open to both 600cc and unlimited displacement motorcycles.
Starting from 6th on the grid, Jason got bumped around in the first corner while the first two riders broke away from the pack. By the time Jason moved into 3rd place, the first two riders had pulled a several second gap. Jason went to work and set a new lap record for The Shootout of 1:47.493 in the clockwise direction while catching the two frontrunners. Some great racing occurred for the rest of the race with the 3 top riders stuck together for the remainder of the 10 lap race.