AFM Round 4 at Thunderhill Cory Call had another stellar weekend, taking his third Kal Gard Formula Pacific win in four rounds on his Dunlop-shod, MDK Motorsports Suzuki. James Randolph finished second on his Pirelli-shod Dan Kyle Suzuki, with Michael Earnest third on his EDR performance Honda. “I feel real confident right now,” said Call, who also won the Open Production, Open Superbike, and Open Grand Prix races. “But for some reason this past weekend, the bike felt extra hooked up. In the practice and the morning warmup, I felt like I couldn’t put a wheel wrong; I pushed my brake markers back and increased my corner speed pretty much everywhere! We actually had a little fire drill when I jumped a curb in the race before FP, which snapped my chain adjuster by pushing it through my chain block. Thankfully Forrest and Kevin were able to put it all together in the last few seconds!” Randolph, who was hoping to celebrate his birthday with his first Formula Pacific win of the season, seemed pleased with his second place finish. “Once I got past Michael, I was able to close some of the gap on Cory,” said Randolph. “Cory is just riding really well right now, and I couldn’t get it back. I can go the same speed as him, but going any faster is pretty hard.” After the race, Pacific Track Time’s Michael Earnest seemed happy to be on the Formula Pacific podium, while also a little disappointed that he couldn’t match the speed of the front runners. “Getting on the podium was a bit of a surprise, with Dave (Stanton)’s engine breaking and Chris (Siglin) falling,” said Earnest. “I felt like I kind of inherited the spot instead of earning it – for sure Chris was faster and Dave was going well. I’d prefer to race those guys than to finish on the podium like that, but that’s racing. Overall, I’m pretty happy with how the weekend went; with Cory, Lenny, Joy, and a few others all winning races, Pacific Tracktime did really well!” Other standout performances on the weekend went to Lenny Hale, who took first place finishes in 600 Production, 600 Superbike, 750 Production, and 750 Superbike. Will Fox and Roadracingworld.com / Kids Don’t Smoke Racing’s Elena Myers also took multiple wins on the weekend, with Fox winning Formula 4 and 650 Twins on his SV650, and Myers winning 250 Superbike and Formula Singles on her Formula 450 KX450F. The next round of AFM action is scheduled to take place on July 11-12 at Thunderhill. AFM Round 4 Thunderhill Raceway Park June 13-14, 2009 Unofficial Top 6 per Class Kal Gard Formula Pacific 1. Cory Call (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Michael Earnest (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Brian Parriott (Hon CBR1000RR) Open Superbike 1. Cory Call (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Briant Parriott (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. David Kunzelman (Suz GSX-R1000) 750 Superbike 1. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Richard Corey (Apr RSV1000R) 3. Somy Hoffman (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Billy Scott (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Andy Carman (Suz GSX-R750) Pacific Trak Time 600 Superbike 1. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Robert Tinagero (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Liko Miles (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Berto Wooldridge (Yam YZF-R6) Alpine RV 450 Superbike 1. Mark Elrod (Hon VFR400) 2. Allen Erkman (Suz SV500) 3. David Wallis (Hon VFR400) 4. Vik Anderson (Suz SV500) 5. Vlastimil Kotyza (Yam FZR400) 6. Dan Sewell (Suz SV500) 250 Superbike 1. Elena Myers (Kaw KX450F) 2. Jeff Graham (Yam YZ450F) 3. Ed Thompson (Suz) 4. Mark McKinney (Kaw EX250) 5. Lisa MAzurkiewicz (Kaw EX250) 6. Craig Harris (Kaw EX250) The Track Club Open Production 1. Cory Call (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Chris Siglin (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Hollis Adams (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Ken Casey (Suz GSX-R1000) 750 Production 1. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Liko Miles (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Andy Carman (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Stephen Gregg (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Kevin Nekimken (Suz GSX-R750) Keigwins@theTrack 600 Production 1. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Liko Miles (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Robert Tinagero (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Berto Wooldridge (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Somy Hoffman (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Greg McCullough (Yam YZF-R6) 650 Production 1. David Raff (Suz SV650) 2. Alex Florea (Suz SV650) 3. Thomas Dorsey (Suz SV650) 4. Zdenek Mika (Suz SV650) 5. David Wallis (Hon VFR400) 6. Aaron Turner (Suz SV650) RaceBikeRentals.com 250 Production 1. Brian Bartlow (Kaw EX250) 2. Mark McKinney (Kaw EX250) 3. Lisa Mazurkiewicz (Kaw EX250) 4. Craig Harris (Kaw EX250) GP Frame and Wheel Open Grand Prix 1. Cory Call (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 5. Harley Barnes (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Scott Wilson (Suz GSX-R1000) Scuderia West Formula 1 1. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 2. Richard Corey (Apr RSV1000R) 3. Gabriel Santa Coloma (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Billy Scott (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Berto Wooldridge (Yam YZF-R6) Formula 2 1. Brian Hoffman (Hon RS250) 2. Richard Denman (Hon RS250) 3. Richard Reynolds (Yam TZ250) 4. Richard Snowden (Hon TSR250) 5. Deion Campbell (Hon RS125) 6. Erik Kolstoe (Yam TZ250) Formula 3 1. Deion Campbell (Hon RS125) 2. Cameron Gish (Hon RS125) 3. Robert Ababurko (Hon RS125) 4. Eric Yoo (Hon RS125) 5. John Kreidle (Hon RS125) 6. Kevin Murray (MCE GP125) Race-Oil.com / AMSOIL Formula 4 1. William Fox (Suz Sv650) 2. David Raff (Suz SV650) 3. Dan Sewell (Suz SV650) 4. Jay Kinberger (Suz SV650) 5. Rick Ford (Suz SV650) 6. Scott Lesniewski (Suz SV650) Desmoto Sport Open Twins 1. Richard Corey (Apr RSV1000R) 2. Craig Smith (Duc 999) 3. Nick Hayman (Duc 999) 4. Matthew Green (Duc 749) 5. Brendan Walsh (Duc 1098) 6. Gus Holcomb (Duc 848) Mike Rosa, State Farm 650 Twins 1. William Fox (Suz SV650) 2. David Raff (Suz SV650) 3. Dan Sewell (Suz SV650) 4. Jay Kinberger (Suz SV650) 5. Rick Ford (Suz SV650) 6. Scott Lesniewski (Suz SV650) 500 Twins 1. Allen Erkman (Suz SV500) 2. Vik Anderson (Suz SV500) 3. Rick Ford (Suz SV500) 4. Russell Aldinger (Kaw EX500) 5. Robert Clifford (Suz SV500) 6. Michael Emmons (Kaw EX500) Formula Singles 1. Elena Myers (Kaw KX450F) 2. Jeff Graham (Yam YZ450F) 3. Ed Thompson (Suz RMX450) 4. Joe Carillo (KTM 450 SMR) 5. Richard Capps (Kaw KX450F) Teresa McKinney, Realtor Formula 40 Heavyweight 1. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ron Bunten (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Jeff Gruetter (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Greg Davis (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Robert Campbell (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R6) Formula 40 Lightweight 1. Guy Hyder (Hon CBR600F3) 2. Zdenek Mika (Suz SV650) 3. Brian Bartlow (Kaw EX650) 4. Clay Johnston (Suz SV650) 5. Thomas Dorsey (Suz SV650) 6. Jay Kinberger (Suz SV650) Formula AFemme 1. Joy Higa (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Zoe Rem (Suz SV650) 3. Shelina Moreda (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Kristy Miller (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Jennifer Lauritzen (Suz SV650) 6. Christie Cooley (Suz SV650)
Call, Hale Each Win Four AFM Races At Thunderhill
Call, Hale Each Win Four AFM Races At Thunderhill
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