Canadian racers Sherstan and Decker sweep Masters of the Mountains expert classes

Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele UT The weather started off cool and calm for the second round of the Masters of the Mountains road race series, but things heated up quickly when wind gusts in excess of 60 mph added to the challenge and two Canadians swept the expert classes. Jesse Sherstan of Stony Plain, Alberta took his Intermountain Racer’s Supply GSX-R1000 to a perfect weekend in the big bike classes, winning all three races entered including the premier class, King of the Mountain GTO. “This was a weekend I’ve been shooting for for a long time. I ended up putting down the fast lap of the weekend in crappy conditions, and led every race flag-to-flag. It was a nice change,” said Sherstan. In the King of the Mountain GTO race, Sherstan got out to a good lead leaving Ryan Brand and Jeff Stern to battle in extremely windy conditions. Stern got by Brand on lap three and knocked out solid, quick laps with a charge that brought him within two seconds of Sherstan before the race was stopped with a red flag on lap nine of the 14 lap race. “I got on the gas and was watching the gap on the guys behind me,” said Sherstan. “Jeff (Stern) was tangling with Ryan (Brand) and I got a good gap on them, so I backed off a little. Once I saw Jeff reeling me in I put the hammer down and we had a red flag shortly after. That saved me a little stress.” Sherstan added, “I want to thank my parent’s company, TD Transports, Kory Cowan and Aaron Clark. They’ve been a huge help this season. Also AXO, Arai, Galfer and FMX Optics. See you at round three with WERA.” Scott Decker of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta on the Phantom Freightlines Suzuki GSX-R600 had a near perfect weekend with wins in Middleweight Superbike, King of the Mountain GTU, Heavyweight Superstock, and a single forth place against the liter bikes in Open Superbike. “I was most happy with my King of the Mountain GTU race. It went just as planned,” said Decker. “I nailed my start and just put my head down. I didn’t want to have Jeff Stern and Dave Lewis to have any kind of sniff, so I wanted to get out and get away real quick so I didn’t have to worry about battling with them. After a few lap I saw I gapped them, so I just put it on cruise control.” Decker’s biggest fight of the day came from Lewis on the Budweiser Ducati in Middleweight Superstock. Decker got the hole-shot and lead two laps, with Lewis passing in turn 1 on the brakes. Lewis put his head down and he and Decker gapped the field until the last lap where a sudden gust of wind forced a mistake from Lewis forcing him into the dirt and handing Decker his final win of the day. Decker added, “I’d like to thank Argo Motorsports, Suzuki Canada, my wife and my daughter “¦ without their support I couldn’t race. I love coming down to see you guys and race. Miller is such a good track and UtahSBA does such a good job running the club, I wish our grids were a little bigger.” The new racer introduction and licensing program offered by UtahSBA was a success in its second weekend, with 14 students in the program and eleven going on to regular racing Sunday. RacingExperience lets riders interested in racing test the waters with a UtahSBA membership, a new racer certification class, a mentor, track time, practice starts and a mock race all on a regular race weekend for just $200. Regular trackday-prepped bikes are OK, so full race-prep is not required. 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 2011 Masters of the Mountains race schedule: June 18-19 – Miller Motorsports Park Perimeter Course (with WERA) July 16-17 – Miller Motorsports Park West Course (with USGPRU) August 20-21 – Miller Motorsports Park East Course September 3-4 – Miller Motorsports Park West Course October 1-2 – Miller Motorsports Park Full Course Masters of the Mountains 2011 Round 2 Results Endurance GTO 1. Dustin Ohara (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Paul Parrott (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Chris Petersen (Yam YZF-R1) Endurance GTU 1. Mark Bigelow (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Dana Wilson (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Cody Steggell (Hon CBR600RR) Endurance Relay 1. Clint Warner (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. David Peterson (Suz GSX-R750) SuperTwins 1. Jon Glaefke (Pierobon F042) 2. Vaughn Pedersen (Duc 848) 3. Lance Lee (Apr RSV1000) Formula 5 1. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. James Mckay (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Brian Prax (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. David Peterson (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Warren Rose (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Michael Carr (Tri 675) Middleweight Superbike 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. David Lewis (Duc 848) 3. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Darrel Cherry (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Jim King (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Thor Verdonk (Hon CBR600RR) Novice GTU 1. Harith Albadri (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Vaughn Pedersen (Duc 848) 3. Zach Austin (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Anthony Loucks (Hon CBR600RR) 5. David Purcell (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Austin Berard (Yam YZF-R6) Open Superbike 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Oleg Pianykh (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Sam Verderico (Suz GSX-R1000) Twins GTO 1. Jon Glaefke (Pierobon F042) 2. Vaughn Pedersen (Duc 848) 3. Thomas Berry (Kaw EX650) 250 GP 1. Don Roberts (Yam TZ250) 2. Jeff Pratt (Yam TZ250) 3. Andy Edwards (Apr RSW250) 4. Bruce Lind (Yam TZ250) 5. Daniel Qualtire (Yam TZ250) KOM GTU 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. David Lewis (Duc 848) 3. Jeff Stern (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Shane Kelsey (Suz GSX-R600) Twins GTU 1. Sean Black (Suz SV650) 2. Thomas Berry (Kaw EX650) Amateur GTU 1. Darrel Cherry (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Harith Albadri (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Zach Austin (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Thor Verdonk (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Dana Wilson (Yam YZF-R6) Amateur GTO 1. Jared Green (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Darrel Cherry (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Troy Siahaan (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Zach Austin (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Mark Harper (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Mark Snethen (Suz GSX-R1000) Women’s GTO 1. Michelle Webb (Tri 675) 2. Kimberly Prichard (Tri 675) Open Superstock 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Sam Verderico (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Paul Parrott (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Brian Prax (Kaw ZX-10R) Heavyweight Superstock 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Gerald Hicks (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Shane White (Suz GSX-R750) Sportsman 1. Gary Gerber (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Colt Staake (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Stephen Incledon (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Eric Bradly (Tri 675) 5. Thomas Berry (Kaw EX650) 6. Casey Newell (Yam YZF-R1) Novice GTO 1. Mark Harper (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. Zach Austin (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Gary Gerber (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Rob Kaufman (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Anthony Loucks (Hon CBR600RR) 6. David Purcell (Yam YZF-R6) Middleweight Superstock 1. Scott Decker (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Gerald Hicks (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Austin Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Darrel Cherry (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Clint Gibson (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Brad Moore (Suz GSX-R600) King of the Mountain GTO 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeff Stern (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Ryan Brand (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. John Hopperstad (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Eric Jones (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Brian Prax (Kaw ZX-10R) Formula 40 1. John Hopperstad (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Paul Parrott (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Mark Snethen (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Jim King (Yam YZF-R6)