Round 1 of the Law Tigers’ Sandia Motorcycle Roadracing Championships hosted by SMRI was held at Sandia Motor Speedway on Sunday May 20th, 2018.
First time ULGP victor Chris Coriz stepped into the limelight in his first full year as an Expert after being promoted mid-season during the 2017 campaign. Coriz battled for several laps with veteran Kevin Gibson before passing due to a Gibson bobble leaving the turn 3 hairpin, leaving Gibson to fend off Dylan Beck and Jesse Beck to stand on the second step of the podium.
Scott Cloninger, who has built a reputation for close races over the last several years, was again involved in the closest race of the day, this time overcoming Richard Hernandez to win the Amateur Open Superbike race by 0.266 seconds. Cloninger stalked Hernandez for most of the race threatening to pass on several occasions, but Hernandez held firm until the final turn. Cloninger lagged on the drive to the ultimate turn, then grasped a speed advantage on the exit of turn 7 to win a drag race to the finish line. Cloninger also won races in SMRI’s Amateur Thunderbike and Amateur 250 Supersport classes, and stood on the podium for Amateur Middleweight Superbike, Expert Middleweight Superbike, Amateur 500 Supersport, and Formula 40 classes!
Madd-1 Racings’ Novice Super Street saw first time racer Curtis Salazar atop the podium with fellow new racers Tim Meeks and Steve Mulkey rounding out the podium. Fourth place went to yet another new racer, David Hall, with class sponsor Cedric Madden, on leave from his current overseas posting, making an excellent showing!
Round 2 of the Series is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 17th.
With Memorial Day approaching, SMRI wishes to thank all those who have served in the US Armed Forces in defense of our country.
Speedin’ Motorsports Unlimited Grand Prix
1 Chris Coriz (SUZ 1000)
2 Kevin Gibson (APR 1000)
3 Dylan Beck (HON 600)
4 Jesse Beck (TRI 675)
5 Demo Klonis (SUZ 1000)
6 Edda Tully (BMW 1000)
Q Realty Expert Open Superbike
1 Kevin Gibson (SUZ 1000)
2 Dylan Beck (HON 600)
3 Jesse Beck (TRI 675)
4 Demo Klonis (SUZ 1000)
5 Edda Tully (BMW 1000)
Zia Construction & Steel Expert Middleweight Superbike
1 Jesse Beck (TRI 675)
2 Dylan Beck (HON 600)
3 Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
4 Lance Echols (KAW 600)
5 Richard Hernandez (YAM 600)
6 Ken Kilness (YAM 600)
OCD Custom Cycles & Repair Formula Femme
1 Edda Tully (BMW 1000)
2 Rachel Buser (HON 600)
3 Jaime Smith (TRI 675)
4 Lisa Garcia (KAW 600)
5 Nicole Hakeem (KAW 250)
Team R&S Powersports Amateur Club Sport
1 Chris Coriz (KTM 450)
2 John Kynor Jr. (KTM 390)
3 Philip Hale (SUZ 650)
4 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)
5 Greg Sterosky (KAW 500)
6 Paul Ness (KAW 250)
Desert Desmo Amateur Thunderbike
1 Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
2) Greg Sterosky (BUELL 1125)
3 John Hill (TRI 675)
4 John Kynor Jr. (KTM 390)
5 Phillip Hale (SUZ 650)
6 Paul Ness (TRI 675)
HTW Racing Amateur Middleweight Superbike
1 Richard Hernandez (YAM 600)
2 Lance Echols (YAM 600)
3 Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
4 Ken Kilness (YAM 600)
5 CJ Downing (YAM 600)
6 John Kynor Jr. (KTM 390)
Amateur Open Superbike
1 Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
2 Richard Hernandez (YAM 600)
3 Chris Coriz (SUZ 1000)
4 Ken Kilness (BMW 1000)
5 Lance Echols (YAM 600)
Permian Auto Group Amateur 250 Supersport
1 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)
2 Paul Ness (KAW 250)
3 Cedric Madden (KAW 250)
4 Nicole Hakeem (KAW 250)
5 Scott Metcalfe (KAW 250)
Q-Realty Amateur 500 Supersport
1 John Kynor Jr. (KTM 390)
2 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)
3 Paul Ness (KAW 250)
4 Cedric Madden (KAW 250)
Josh Hill Memorial Novice Middleweight Superbike
1 Michael Bishop (YAM 600)
2 Matt Zorn (SUZ 600)
3 John Hill (TRI 675)
4 CJ Downing (YAM 600)
5 Rachel Buser (HON 600)
6 Dan Troglin (HON 600)
Desert Sky Ranch Novice Open Superbike
1 Michael Bishop (YAM 600)
2 CJ Downing (YAM 600)
3 Rachel Buser (HON 600)
4 Jaime Smith (YAM 600)
5 Paul Ness (TRI 675)
6 Lisa Garcia (KAW 600)
Madd-1 Racing Novice Super Street
1 Curtis Salazar (SUZ 750)
2 Tim Meeks (HON 600)
3 Steve Mulkey (HON 1000)
4 David Hall (KTM 390)
5 Cedric Madden (BMW 1000)
6 Miguel Medina (KAW 250)
Triumph Albuquerque Modern Vintage
1 Chris Coriz (SUZ 1000)
2 Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
3 Ken Kilness (YAM 600)
4 Dan Troglin (HON 600)
5 Cedric Madden (KAW 250)
Amateur Formula 40
1 Kevin Gibson (SUZ 1000)
2 Ken Kilness (BMW 1000)
3 Lance Echols (KAW 600)
4 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)