Blevins Wins Four at Hallett with CMRA
Conner Blevins won four races and grabbed an additional podium during the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (CMRA) eighth round of Bridgestone/CMRA Championship sprints this past Sunday, September 18, on the 1.8-mile counter-clockwise course at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Hallett, Oklahoma.
A second day of green track conditions from rain the previous night, partially cloudy weather giving way to sunny skies, and temperatures creeping into the low 90’s with soupy humidity made for good lap times. Blevins took his Kawasaki ZX-6R to the top of the box in M4/P1 Racing – Formula 1 Expert, B Superstock Expert, B Superbike Expert, C Superbike Expert, and a second in South Central Race Center – C Superstock Expert. Blevins also ran the fastest lap of the day, turning a 1:15.214 on Lap 6 of the Formula 1 Expert race.
Daniel Adams once again was the standout for the Lightweights, riding his Suzuki SV650 to four wins in: D Superstock Expert, Century Trucks and Vans – Formula 2 Expert, and Century Trucks and Vans – D Superbike Expert, and Lightweight Twins Expert. Adams turned a fastest of lap of 1:20.516 on Lap 6 of Race 9 – Formula 2 Expert.
Morning qualifying for Sunday’s headline race, M4/P1 Racing – Formula 1 Expert was exciting, with lap times in the mid-teens, and a great battle shaping up between points leader Brandon Cleland on his RES-prepped Yamaha YZF-R6 and Kawasaki ZX-6R mounted Conner Blevins. Cleland edged Blevins for pole position, turning a 1:16.244, with Brandon Young aboard his Suzuki GSX-R1000 rounding out the front row.
The 17-bike grid lined up, and the start lights went out. Cleland got the holeshot followed by Blevins, Young, and Hayden Schultz on his Kawasaki ZX-10R jumping into the fray. The pack piled up in the Bus Stop section, and Cleland shot away with Blevins hot on his heels. Schultz was shaking off Young to pursue the race leaders, with Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted Garet Tomlinson and Ron Mears riding a Honda CBR600 wrestling for an opening.
The race leaders roared ahead of the pack with less than a second separating them. Cleland continued to hold off Blevins, and Blevins was looking for any opening. Blevins turned the fastest lap of the race on Lap 4 in his pursuit of Cleland with a 1:15.426, Cleland answered with a 1:15.765, still holding his lead. Schultz held down third and put a little distance on Young, while Tomlinson shook off Mears and stretched it out. BMW S1000RR mounted Joseph Caruso got some space on Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted Jordan Pence, as the race leaders continued to go at it hammer and tongs. I twas turning into a real nail biter with the close racing at the front, with Cleland successfully thwarting Blevins’ advances. On lap eight with two laps to go, Blevins went for a pass going into the Bus Stop section and inadvertently made contact with Cleland, forcing him a little wide. Blevins squeezed by him to take the lead, and as Cleland pursued him for the last two laps, Blevins held him off with less than a one second gap between them. As they charged towards the checkers, Blevins crossed the line first,with Cleland right behind, finishing a mere 0.603 of a second behind. Their furious pursuit of each other had stretched a nearly 12 second lead over the rest of the field. Schultz crossed next for third, with Young finishing fourth,followed by Tomlinson, Mears, and Caruso. Pence, Sean Gurevich, and Brian Cox finished out the top ten. Blevins also got the P1 Racing $100 purse for being the first 600 rider across the line.
Kyle Coles was Top Novice for the weekend, riding his Kawasaki ZX-6R to four wins in Lone Star Track Days – B Superstock Novice, North Texas Superbikes – B Superbike Novice, Moto Liberty – C Superstock Novice, and Nocona Designs – C Superbike Novice turning a fastest lap of 1:19.605 on Lap 3 of Race 5, the C Superstock race.
The Jennifer Millsap “Get it Girl” $100 award, sponsored by A. C. Horn, went to Daisy De Simone for her combined finishes in North Texas Superbikes – Formula 1 Ladies, Lone Star Track Days – B Superstock Novice, North Texas Superbikes – B Superbike Novice, Crazy Jack’s Powersports – Formula 40 HW Novice, and SpeedFreakDecals.com – Formula 1 Novice aboard her Suzuki GSX-R750.
The new “Racer’s Race” award went to Tony Ugoh for spending most of the day getting his Kawasaki ZX-10R sorted out after finding oil in the radiator. He then helped a competitor fix his bike after a tumble in the races on Sunday so they could still compete against each other in Formula 1 Novice. Ugoh turned two new personal bests while finishing in the top five in all his Sunday races and grabbed a podium finish on Saturday in Solo 30 HW Novice.
On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like to thank our 2016 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, Aces High Racing, Altus Lawton Motorsports, BearShark Brand, Century Trucks and Vans, Crazy Jack’s Powersports, Georgetown Diesel and Complete Automotive, Honda/Four81 Motos, Island Racing Services, Leather & Lace Racing Leathers Repair, Lone Star Track Days, M4 Exhaust/P1 Racing, Moto Liberty, Nocona Designs, North Texas Superbikes, OnRoad OffRoad Suspension, Promomin Oils, RaceworX, Rainbow Sox Racing, Race Tire Services, Remember Brooks Gremmels, Road & Track Suspension, South Central Race Center, SpeedFreakDecals.com, Texas Motorcycle Academy@H2Rraceway, and The Bike Doctors. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!
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For a complete list of the weekend results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next round in the Bridgestone/CMRA Championship sprint series will be October 8-9, 2016 at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.
SUNDAY SPRINT RESULTS
D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
3. Jon Whitfill (KTM RC 390)
4. Cooper McDonald (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Jim Doyle (KTM RC 390)
D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Brian Young (Suz SV650)
2. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
3. Mitchell Klein (Suz SV650)
4. Dylan Deutschlander (KTM RC 390)
5. Brylin Schrock (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Chandler Slagle (Suz SV650)
CLASSIC
1. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Steve Haesemeyer (Hon CBR600F2)
3. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. John Orchard (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
LONE STAR TRACK DAYS – B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Kyle Coles (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Hector Barreto (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Umayr Kaleem (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Paul Bradley (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Justen Monroe (Kaw ZX-6R)
SOUTH CENTRAL RACE CENTER – C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Brandon Cleland (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
MOTO LIBERTY – C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Kyle Coles (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Umayr Kaleem (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Justen Monroe (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. John McKenzie (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – FORMULA 1 LADIES
1. Daisy DeSimone (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Shandra Crawford (Tri Daytona 675)
3. Sandra Siskin (Hon CBR1000RR)
TEXAS MOTORCYCLE ACADEMY@H2RRACEWAY – MOTARD
1. Keith Jordan (KTM 690)
LEATHER & LACE RACING LEATHER REPAIR – LADIES ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP
1. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Jessica Ladner (Kaw 300R)
3. Chandler Geary (Hon CBR500R)
4. Alicia Rypka (Hon CR85)
RACEWORX – A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Craig Montgomery (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Hayden Schultz (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Brandon Young (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Robert Duncan (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Pete Martins (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Jorge Guerrero Jr. (Kaw ZX-10R)
ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Terence Ladner (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Brian Yuan (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Jeff Offutt (BMW S1000RR)
4. Hector Barreto (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Paul Bradley (Suz GSX-R750)
CENTURY TRUCKS & VANS – FORMULA 2 EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
4. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
6. Cooper McDonald (Yam YZF-R3)
THE BIKE DOCTORS – FORMULA 2 NOVICE
1. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
2. Mitchell Klein (Suz SV650)
3. Dylan Deutschlander (Hon RS125)
4. Brylin Schrock (Hon RS125)
5. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
6. Allan Boyd (Suz SV650)
M4 EXHAUST / P1 RACING – FORMULA 1 EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Brandon Cleland (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Hayden Schultz (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Brandon Young (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Ron Mears (Hon CBR600RR)
7. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
8. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
9. Sean Gurevich (Kaw ZX-10R)
10. Brian Cox (Yam YZF-R1)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT
1. Steven Nedd (KTM RC8)
2. Shandra Crawford (Tri Daytona 675)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE
1. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
2. Stephen Saracini (Tri Daytona 675)
3. Jeff Bean (Tri Daytona 675)
4. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
5. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
MODERN CLASSIC
1. Dewayne Davis (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Greg Wanless (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Steven Smith (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Rob Lackey (Hon CBR1000RR)
CENTURY TRUCKS & VANS – D SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
4. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
5. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – D SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
2. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
3. Mitchell Klein (Suz SV650)
4. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
5. Chandler Slagle (Suz SV650)
ROOKIE EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Robert Duncan (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Patrick Ortega (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR600RR)
4. David Felio (Suz GSX-R1000)
SPEEDFREAKDECALS.COM – FORMULA 1 NOVICE
1. Brian Yuan (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Terence Ladner (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Jeff Offutt (BMW S1000RR)
4. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Umayr Kaleem (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
3. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE
1. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
2. Mitchell Klein (Suz SV650)
3. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)
4. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
5. Chad McCord (Suz SV650)
6. Todd Rypka (Kaw 250R)
212DECALS.COM – A SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Brandon Cleland (Yam YFZ-R6)
2. Brandon Young (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Hayden Schultz (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Ron Mears (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – A SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Terence Ladner (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Brian Yuan (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Hector Barreto (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Jeff Offutt (BMW S1000RR)
6. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
3. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
4. Steve Haesemeyer (Hon CBR600F2)
5. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE
1. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
2. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
3. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
4. Todd Rypka (Kaw 250R)
C SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Brandon Cleland (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
GEORGETOWN DIESEL & COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Robert Duncan (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Pete Martins (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Dewayne Davis (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Ron Mears (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Brian Cox (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
CRAZY JACK’S POWERSPORTS – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Terence Ladner (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Jeff Offutt (BMW S1000RR)
3. Daisy DeSimone (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Kevin Martin (Apr RSV4)
6. Mike Boyce (Yam YZF-R1)
FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Andrew Sukach (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
2. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Shandra Crawford (Yam YZF-R6)
GEORGETOWN DIESEL & COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE – FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Steven Smith (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
NOCONA DESIGNS – C SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Kyle Coles (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Umayr Kaleem (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
5. John McKenzie (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Hayden Tinsley (Yam YZF-R6)
B SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Ron Mears (Hon CBR600RR)
4. John Orchard (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
NORTH TEXAS SUPERBIKES – B SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Kyle Coles (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Hector Barreto (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Brian Yuan (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Umayr Kaleem (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jason Tessier (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Justen Monroe (Kaw ZX-6R)
ROOKIE EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Walter Walker III (Suz SV650)
2. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR250R)
BEARSHARK BRAND – FORMULA 3
1. Chris Haesemeyer (Kaw 250R)
2. Isaac Bauman (Kaw 300R)
3. Simon Cosmo Hertell (Kaw 250R)
4. Chandler Geary (Hon CBR500R)
KTM RC390 MASTERS
1. Jon Whitfill (KTM RC 390)
2. Jim Doyle (KTM RC 390)
3. Craig Hasselman (KTM RC 390)