Blevins Takes Four Wins at MotorSport Ranch with CMRA
Conner Blevins battled gusty winds and tough competition, riding his Dunlop-shod, EMR-backed, Kawasaki ZX636 to four wins during the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (CMRA) third round of Bridgestone/CMRA Championship sprints this past Sunday, April 9, on the 11-turn, 1.7 mile counter-clockwise course at MotorSport Ranch, in Cresson, Texas.
Cloudy skies gave way to sunshine, temperatures in the 80’s and a strong all day wind at 22 mph with gusts up to 27 mph made for some physically demanding conditions, but lap times were fast as the 23-race schedule got underway.
Blevins got down to business, taking the wins in P1 Racing/Metric Garage / CVC – Formula 1 Expert, MotorSport Ranch – B Superstock Expert, B Superbike Expert, and C Superbike Expert, with a fastest lap of 1:14.940, the fastest lap of the entire weekend, on lap 2 of Race 10 – Formula 1 Expert
Daniel Adams was out front for the Lightweights, coming back from a rough morning of mechanicals to take the wins in D Superstock Expert, D Superbike Expert, Lightweight Twins Expert, second in Formula 40 Lightweight Expert, and third Century Trucks and Vans – Formula 2 Expert with his Suzuki SV650, running a fastest lap of 1:54.673 on Lap 4 of Race, Formula 40 Lightweight Expert.
Zachary Boldwyn was the winner of the first Century Trucks and Vans Formula 2 Expert Shootout, taking home the $750 purse and turning a fastest lap of 1:19.544 on Lap 2 on his Suzuki SV650.
Morning qualifying for Sunday’s headline race, P1 Racing – Formula 1 Expert saw lap times in the high teens with the potential for some fierce battles. Conner Blevins took pole position, with Brandon Young on his Kawasaki ZX-10R, and Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted Garet Tomlinson rounding out the front row.
As the 22-bike grid lined up, the gusty winds continued to make it interesting for the racers. The start lights went out, and the tension mounted as Blevins and Tomlinson shot forward contesting for the lead. Shawn Randall, riding a Yamaha YZF-R1, had Doug Frenchak, also on a Yamaha YZF-R1 and Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted Nick Doolan all over him like a cheap suit for third. Brandon Young got a rough start and was knocking bars with Craig Montgomery to stay in the top six. Dewayne Davis, also riding a Yamaha YZF-R1, BMW S1000RR mounted Joseph Caruso, and Jorge Guerrero, astride a Kawasaki ZX-10R were so close you could throw a blanket over them to round out the top ten.
Blevins gained the lead, but had to shake Tomlinson if he wanted to win this, and he put his head down on Lap 2 to gain some distance, throwing down the fastest lap of the weekend with a 1:14.940. Tomlinson answered with a 1:15.064, so Blevins still had some work to do to, and continued to turn and burn to make a gap. The rest of the pack followed suit, with the fastest lap times only differing by .05 -.08 of a second between the top riders.
The race stretched on, and the leaders broke away from the pack, creating a 9 second gap from first to fourth place. Tomlinson hung on, but Blevins was getting away, and as the white flag came out, Blevins had a gap on Tomlinson. Blevins took the checkers for the win with a 3.980 margin over second. But their furious battle pulled them away from the rest of the pack, with Tomlinson crossing second with a 6 second margin over third. Randall was next for third, with Frenchak and Doolan finishing fourth and fifth. Montgomery got around Young for sixth, with Davis, Caruso, and Guerrero finishing eighth, ninth, and tenth. Blevins also grabbed the P1 Racing purse for being the first 600 across the line.
Top Novice went to Tyler Raboin, who took wins with his Yamaha YZF-R6, in Monkey Moto NTXSBKS – B Superbike Novice, MotorSport Ranch – B Superstock Novice, Altus Lawton Motorsports – C Supersbike Novice, and Moto Liberty – C Superstock Novice, turning a fastest lap of 1:18.260 on Lap 6 of Race 22, the B Superbike.
The Jennifer Millsap “Get it Girl” $100 award, sponsored by A. C. Horn, went to Shandra Crawford for her combined finishes aboard her Triumph Daytona 675R in Monkey Moto NTXSBKS – Formula 1 Ladies, Heavyweight Twins Expert, Formula 40 Middleweight Expert, and Solo 30 MW Expert.
On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like to thank our 2017 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, Aces High Racing, Altus Lawton Motorsports, Antic Screen Printing, Bridgestone, Century Trucks and Vans, Crazy Jack’s Powersports, Georgetown Diesel and Complete Automotive, Island Racing Services, Leather & Lace Racing Leathers Repair, Metric Garage / CVC, Monkey Moto NTXSBK, Moto Liberty, MotorSport Ranch, North LA Lawn & Landscape, P1 Racing, Promomin/Repsol Oils, RaceworX, Rainbow Sox Racing, Race Tire Services, Road & Track Suspension, South Central Race Center, Texas Motorcycle Academy@H2Rraceway, The Bike Doctors, and Von Hertell Racing Services. Special thank you to A. C. Horn for sponsoring the “Jennifer Millsap Get It Girl Award”. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!
The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association is proud to be “Powered by Yamaha Generators.”
For more a complete list of weekend results and standings, please visit the website: www.cmraracing.com. The next round of Bridgestone/CMRA Championship sprints will be held on May 22, 2017, at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hallett, OK. Details for the weekend will be announced when finalized. Come out and see some great racing action!
SUNDAY RESULTS
D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
3. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
4. Tommy Hendricks (Suz SV650)
5. Dalton Turner (Yam YZF450)
6. Robert Bradlaw (Hon CRF450)
D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
2. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
3. Karl Eason (Hon CBR500R)
4. William McDowell (KTM RC 390)
5. Michael Snyder (Suz SV650)
6. Mike Ziegler (KTM RC 390)
THE BIKE DOCTORS – CLASSIC
1. David E. Wilson (Hon CBR600F3)
2. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
3. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
4. Carl Large (Hon CBR600F3)
5. Brandon Clark (Hon CBR600F3)
MOTORSPORT RANCH – B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
2. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Chris Hamlett (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Alan Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
MOTORSPORT RANCH – B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Cody Mecklenburg (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
4. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Taylor Lambert (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jon Leger (Suz GSX-R750)
SOUTH CENTRAL RACE CENTER – C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. JC Camacho (Suz GSX-R600)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Chris Hamlett (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
MOTO LIBERTY – C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Cody Mecklenburg (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Taylor Lambert (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
5. Jonas Valentine (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – FORMULA 1 LADIES
1. Shandra Crawford (Tri Daytona 675)
2. Victoria Wade (Tri Daytona 675)
TEXAS MOTORCYCLE ACADEMY@H2RRACEWAY – MOTARD
1. Rab McNaught (Husq FE501)
2. Robert Bradlaw (Hon CRF450)
3. Dalton Turner (Yam YZF450)
4. David Gonzalez (Hon CRF450)
RACEWORX – A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Brandon Young (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Craig Montgomery (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Dewayne Davis (Yam YZF-R1)
5. JC Camacho (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Cody Mecklenburg (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Brad Bohac (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Taylor Lambert (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jason Everett (BMW S1000RR)
CENTURY TRUCKS & VANS – FORMULA 2 EXPERT SHOOTOUT
1. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
2. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
4. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
5. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
6. Alonzo Contreras (Suz SV650)
7. Tommy Hendricks (Suz SV650)
8. Rab McNaught (Husq FE501)
9. Becka Harvey (Duc 1000SS)
10. Chris Woolsey (Suz SV650)
FORMULA 2 NOVICE
1. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
2. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
3. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
4. Carl Large (Hon CBR600F3)
5. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
6. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
P1 RACING – FORMULA 1 EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
2. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Craig Montgomery (Kaw ZX-10R)
7. Brandon Young (Kaw ZX-10R)
8. Dewayne Davis (Yam YZF-R1)
9. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
10. Jorge Guerrero Jr. (Kaw ZX-10R)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT
1. Rune Medhus (Duc 1198S)
2. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
3. Fox Schaffer (Tri Daytona 675)
4. David Dahms (Apr RSV1000)
5. Shandra Crawford (Tri Daytona 675)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE
1. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
2. Jeff Bean (Tri Daytona 675)
3. Stefan Greiler (Duc 998)
4. Theron Lockett (Duc 1198S)
5. Samuel Sandoval (Tri Daytona 675)
6. Victoria Wade (Tri Daytona 675)
MODERN CLASSIC
1. Dewayne Davis (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Matthew Voss (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
4. David Gonzalez (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Gary Welborn (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
6. JoJo Anaya (Yam YZF-R6)
D SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
4. Alonzo Contreras (Suz SV650)
5. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
6. Tommy Hendricks (Suz SV650)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – D SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
2. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
3. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
4. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
5. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)
6. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
ROOKIE EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6)
2. David Felio (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Hector Barreto (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Noah Reese (Suz GSX-R600)
GEORGETOWN DIESEL & COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE – FORMULA 1 NOVICE
1. Cody Mecklenburg (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Taylor Lambert (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Kasey Lewis (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Jason Everett (BMW S1000RR)
6. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
3. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
4. Alonzo Contreras (Suz SV650)
5. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
6. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE
1. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
2. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
3. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)
4. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
5. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
6. Karl Eason (Hon CBR500R)
212DECALS.COM – A SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YFZ-R6)
4. Brandon Young (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Shane Zelm (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – A SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Cody Mecklenburg (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Jason Everett (BMW S1000RR)
4. Kasey Lewis (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Guy Mader (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Brad Bohac (Suz GSX-R1000)
FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
4. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
5. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
6. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
2. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
3. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
4. James Bass (Kaw 650R)
5. William McDowell (KTM RC 390)
6. Mike Ziegler (KTM RC 390)
C SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
2. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6)
GEORGETOWN DIESEL & COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
2. Dewayne Davis (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Pete Martins (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Jack Vigneau (Yam YZF-R1)
5. John Orchard (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jack Polzin (BMW S1000RR)
CRAZY JACK’S POWERSPORTS – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Marcelo Fartura (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Lee Snider (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Walter Wheeler (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Torres Gee (Suz GSX-R1000)
FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT
1. John Orchard (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Andrew Sukach (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
5. Noah Reese (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Gary Welborn (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Steven Smith (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Charles Klea (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Bill Klindworth (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Bill Burgess (Duc 848)
ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – C SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jonas Valentine (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Cody Mecklenburg (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
6. Steven C. Smith (Kaw ZX-6R)
B SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
2. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Chris Hamlet (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jordan Pence (Yam YZF-R6)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – B SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Cody Mecklenberg (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jonas Valentine (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
6. Steven C. Smith (Kaw ZX-6R)
ROOKIE EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT
1. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
FORMULA 3
1. Jerrett Martin (Duc 888)
2. Rab McNaught (Husq FE501)
3. Dalton Turner (Yam YZF450)