Canadians Sherstan and Decker grab Masters of the Mountains championships

(Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele UT October 2, 2011) Jesse Sherstan overcame round 6 bad luck to grab a victory and the championship in the Masters of the Mountains’ premier King of the Mountain GTO class at Miller Motorsports Park. Sherstan earned the right to run the coveted #1 plate for the 2012 season.

“This past weekend was really where the whole year came together for us,” said Sherstan. “We’ve been learning all year on the big bike and improving as we go. The bike just worked better the harder I rode it. We were a bit worried since blowing a motor at the previous round, but a huge thanks goes to Scott Jensen for letting us use a motor and installing it in our bike with Kory Cowan from Intermountain Racer Supply. The first time we had any new tires on the bike was race time on Sunday, and as soon as the fresh Pirellis hit the pavement there was no looking back.

“A huge thanks to my parents for their continued support, Kory Cowan for providing the motorcycle that helped me take the number one plate, Aaron Clark for his great trackside knowledge and setup help, and of course Scott Jensen from Moto Garage for the motor for the final round. I can’t forget to thank all my sponsors: TG Transport, Intermountain Racer Supply, Pirelli USA, AXO, Arai, Galfer, and FMX Optics.”

Scott Decker finished the season with near domination of the middleweight classes, taking the checkered flag and season championship in King of the Mountain GTU.

“I came into this weekend thinking all we needed to do was finish strong to lock all four championships. I knew I should be OK but then I heard there a lot more people coming down and Jesse (Sherstan) chose to run KOM-U again. I figured I couldn’t crash out but I would sure like to give it back to Jesse after his round 5 win,” said Decker. “I mounted a new rear Dunlop for the race and tried to convince myself to take it easy, but my urge for revenge took over when the flag dropped. I put my head down and crushed off 2:58 laps. I looked back and couldn’t see anyone, and I thought keeping it on 2 wheels would be good, winning by 19 seconds. It was a great weekend we got our payback and won the championship with an exclamation point. I also have to send out a Congrats to the New #1 plate holder Jesse Sherstan. Good job, this year you definitely earned it. Team Canada took seven championships between the two of us.

“I would like to thank Eric Dorn from EDR for my absolutely untouchable missile of a 600. I also want to thank my family for everything and new Dunlop guy Oscar Solis as well as Barry Wressel KFG Dave at GP Suspensions, Scott Larsen and Kory Kowan. I would also like to mention it was nice to see a bigger turn out to the club as Miller is the absolute best race track in North America and people need to come out, it’s amazing.”

The seven-race Mountains series, developed by Miller Motorsports Park, organized by the Utah Sportbike Association (UtahSBA) and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), was created to encourage competitive road racing at the club and regional levels. In its seventh year, the series has quickly turned into a premier event drawing top-level talent from around the nation. For more information on schedule, rulebook, purses and contingency, visit www.utahsba.com/racing

Results

Endurance GTO 1. Chris Petersen (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Michael Robinson (Yam YZF-R6)

Endurance GTU 1. Jim King (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Mark Bigelow (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Grant Smith (Yam YZF-R6)

Endurance Relay 1. Clint Warner 2. Ray Thornton 3. Scott Rybarik

SuperTwins 1. Michael Bradshaw (Duc 1098) 2. Jon Glaefke (Duc 848) 3. Jeff Healy (Duc 999) 4. Tony Koehler (Bue 1125R) 5. Chris Crump (Bue 1125R) 6. Luke Wuckert (Duc 848)

Formula 5 1. James McKay (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Shane White (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Aaron Lanningham (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Eddie Vigil (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Scott Rybarik (Apr RSV1000R)

Middleweight Superbike 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Zach Shearon (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX6R) 5. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Geoffrey Gerbrandt (Hon CBR600RR)

Novice GTU 1. David Purcell (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Peter Tabor (Kaw ZX6R) 3. Zach Austin (Kaw ZX6R) 4. Stephen Roe (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Harith Albadri (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Derek Festavan (Hon CBR600RR)

Open Superbike 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Oleg Pianykh (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Pete De Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Douglas Kahl (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR)

Twins GTO 1. Jon Glaefke (Duc 848) 2. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000R) 3. Jeff Healy (Duc 999) 4. Luke Wuckert (Duc 848) 5. Scott Monchunski (Duc 999) 6. Brad Moore (Suz SV650)

Twins GTU 1. Brad Moore (Suz SV650) 2. Aaron Nourbakhsh (Suz SV650) 3. Tim Gallagher (Suz SV650) 4. Thomas Berry (Suz SV650)

Amateur GTU 1. Zach Shearon (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Zach Austin (Kaw ZX6R) 3. David Purcell (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Harith Albadri (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Austin Berard (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Dana Wilson (Yam YZF-R6)

King of the Mountain GTU 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Jesse Sherstan (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX6R) 4. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Geoffrey Gerbrandt (Hon CBR600RR)

Amateur GTO 1. Jared Green (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Mark Harper (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. James Mckay (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Eddie Vigil (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Casey Smith (Apr RSV1000R)

Open Superstock 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Tim Johnson (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Michael Bradshaw (Duc 1098) 6. Justin Knapik (Kaw ZX10R)

Heavyweight Superstock 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. James Mckay (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX6R) 4. Shane White (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Geoffrey Gerbrandt (Hon CBR600RR)

Sportsman 1. Jeff Healy (Duc 999) 2. Derek Festavan (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Austin Berard (Yam YZF-R6) 4. David Haak (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Aaron Nourbakhsh (Suz SV650) 6. Michael Hawkins (Suz GSX-R600)

Novice GTO 1. Jared Green (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Mark Harper (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. David Purcell (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Gary Gerber (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Peter Tabor (Kaw ZX10R) 6. Stephen Roe (Hon CBR1000RR)

Middleweight Superstock 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Gerald Hicks (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Geoffrey Gerbrandt (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Matthew Elder (Suz GSX-R600)

King of the Mountain GTO 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Pete De Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Oleg Pianykh (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Douglas Kahl (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Ray Thornton (Suz GSX-R1000)

Formula 40 1. Pete De Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. John Hopperstad (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Michael Bradshaw (Duc 1098) 5. Eddie Vigil (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Gary Gerber (Yam YZF-R1)