Your Pace or Mine? and Team Howard/Young Grab Top Spots In CMRA Opener At MSR Houston

The Your Pace or Mine? team of Jeromy Kumper, Braeden Ortt, and Gavin Williams brought home the Ultra LW GP and Overall Endurance wins in the opening round of the Ultra-Lightweight Endurance series, while the Ty Howard/Brandon Young team brought home the Heavyweight and Overall Team 60 wins this past Saturday, February 18 at MSR Houston.

The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association (CMRA) began its 2017 season on Saturday with Mini and Lightweight Sprints, a 6-Hour Ultra-Lightweight Endurance, and Team 60 race, bringing over 10 hours of racing action trackside in Angleton, Texas. Beautiful sunny weather in the mid 80’s made for great track conditions on the 2.38-mile full road course.

The Mini and Lightweight Sprint grids ran first, with over to 30 bikes on the grid in combined entries each for the 500 Superstock, Ultra LW GP, E Superbike, 500 Superbike and 500 Classic lightweight sprints.

A total of 36 teams signed up for the 6-Hour Ultra-Lightweight endurance race, with the endurance classes of Von Hertell Racing Services – 500 Superstock, 500 Classic, Ultra-Lightweight GP, Road & Track Suspension – E Superstock, and Formula 4 represented, and ran on the 2.38-mile long course. As the teams lined up for the start, defending Number One plate holder Hate the Game team of Thomas Anderson, Andy Galindo, Alan Phillips, and David Tiede on their Honda RVF400 squared off against the MiniMotion team of Chris Headley, Jeff Hughes, Ryan Max Johnson, and John Orchard aboard their Honda CBR500R, with the Your Pace or Mine? and MotoBros teams fielding Yamaha YZF-R3s.

The start lights went out, and Hate the Game got out in front, followed by MiniMotion, MotoBros, and Your Pace or Mine?. The field of competitors was very large, and about 20 minutes into the first leg, a couple of bikes came together and went down, bringing out the first red flag. As the teams gridded up for the restart, strategies were changed for fueling and pit stops. Heading into Hour Two, MiniMotion took over the lead, as Your Pace or Mine? slid by Hate the Game for second, and MotoBros held on to fourth. Another red flag was brought out, and this one lasted about 25 minutes, burning the rest of the hour as the teams got ready to restart. During Hour Three going into Four, MiniMotion held their lead, with Your Pace or Mine? in second, Hate the Game in third, and Lawpup Racing moved up into fourth.

Good battles shaped up all the way to the back of the grid, as more teams made a run for the top ten. During Hour Five, the Heavy Lightweights team of Dewayne Davis, Sean Gurevich, Ty Howard, and Carl Price, and the KNYamaha.com team of Shannon Ball, Dylan Deutschlander, and Cooper McDonald, both on Yamaha YZF-R3s, took over fourth and fifth, knocking MotoBros back to sixth.

In Hour Five, MiniMotion came under fire from KNYamaha.com and Your Pace or Mine?, with a tip over costing them the lead, while Your Pace or Mine? got around KNYamaha.com to take over the lead and run with it. The 212 Decals team of Dirk Anderson, Paul Bradley, Rodrigo DaCunha, and Yorke Oldfather, riding a Yamaha YZF-R3, worked up into the top six and held on.

During the final hour, Your Pace or Mine? stretched their lead to one lap over the rest of the field, taking the checkers for the Ultra LW GP Endurance and overall wins with a fastest lap of 1:48.646 and completing 138 laps. KNYamaha.com crossed the line second in Ultra LW GP Endurance and overall, with a fastest lap of 1:49.335 and 137 laps. Team Heavy Lightweights crossed next, grabbing third in Ultra LW GP Endurance and overall, with a fastest lap of 1:49.412 and turning 136 laps. The MotoBros team of Cory Burleson, Isaiah Burleson, and Craig Thomson followed, with fourth in Ultra LW GP Endurance and overall, with a fastest lap of 1:48.258 and turning 134 laps. 212 Decals was next, with fifth in Ultra LW GP Endurance and overall, a fastest time of 1:53.724 and 133 laps. MiniMotion rounded out the top six, with first in Von Hertell Racing Services – 500 Superstock Endurance and sixth overall, with a fastest lap of 1:48.531, and completing 132 laps

The final race of the day was the Race Tire Service/Dunlop – Team 60 race, and the popular LeMans-style start was replaced with a gridded start for the 34 teams entered, with the classes of Heavyweight, Middleweight, and Lightweight represented.

The lights went out and the action was fierce, with the Howard/Young team battling the Camacho/Thornton team for the lead with the Burleson/Montgomery team and Caruso/Tomlinson team hot on their heels. The Doolan/Galindo and Martins/Mears teams fought through traffic to vie for the top spots. About 20 minutes into the first leg, a crash brought out the red flag, and safety team raced against daylight to get the track cleaned for the restart. When the course was cleared, the rider and transponder swap was made in the pits, and a mad dash to regain positions was made as the race restart. With twilight gathering, the second leg was red flagged after approximately seven laps due to limited visibility to the end the race.

Howard/Young took the Heavyweight and overall win, Camacho/Thornton took second in Heavyweight and second overall. Burleson/Montgomery edged Caruso/Tomlinson for third in Heavyweight and third in overall, followed by Doolan/Galindo for fourth overall and the win in Middleweight. Martins/Mears crossed next with fifth in Heavyweight, and sixth overall.

For a complete list of the weekend results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next round of CMRA Ultra LW Endurance, Mini and Lightweight Sprints will be held on March 11, 2017, at NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, LA. Details for the weekend will be announced when finalized. Come out and see some great racing action!

SATURDAY RESULTS

GROM CHALLENGE

1. Isaiah Burleson (Hon Grom)

2. Jordan Pence (Hon Grom)

3. Esteban Garcia (Hon Grom)

4. Ken Mathews (Hon Grom)

5. Christopher Sully (Hon Grom)

6. Vaughn Ivey (Hon Grom)

FORMULA 5

1. Travis Pence (Suz RM65)

2. Cody Kitchens (Hon RS125)

FORMULA 6

1. Colin McDaniel (Hon CRF100)

E SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

2. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR250R)

3. Mike Sweeney (Kaw 250R)

4. Scott Eichhorn (Kaw 250R)

E SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

1. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw 250R)

2. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

3. Robert Marshall (Kaw 250R)

4. Rob Lackey (Kaw 250R)

5. Jake Boatright (Kaw 250R)

6. Hayden Giarratano (Kaw 250R)

FORMULA 4

1. Bill Syfan (Hon CRF150)

2. Cody Kitchens (Hon RS125)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD – RACE ONE

1. Josiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)

2. Caleb Wood (Yam TTR110)

FORMULA 8 – RACE ONE

1. Cody Kitchens (Hon RS125)

2. Colin McDaniel (Hon CRF100)

ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP EXPERT

1. Cooper McDonald (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Aaron Graham (Kaw 300R)

3. Jim Whitten (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Robert Bradlaw (KTM RC 390)

5. Craig Thomson (Yam YZF-R3)

6. David Tiede (KTM RC 390)

ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP NOVICE

1. Isaac Bauman (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw 250R)

3. Ryan Deutschlander (KTM RC 390)

4. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)

5. Ashley Azare (KTM RC 390)

6. Robert Marshall (Yam YZF-R3)

500 SUPERBIKE

1. Keith Hertell (Hon CBR500R)

2. Danny Dominguez (Hon CBR500R)

3. Derek Thomas (Hon CBR500R)

4. David Dahms (Kaw EX500)

5. Sean Brown (Kaw EX500)

6. Karl Eason (Hon CBR500R)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD – RACE TWO

1. Josiah Burleson (Kaw KLX110)

2. Caleb Wood (Yam TTR110)

FORMULA 8 – RACE TWO

1. Cody Kitchens (Hon RS125)

2. Colin McDaniel (Hon CRF100)

500 SUPERSTOCK

1. Cooper McDonald (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Aaron Graham (Kaw 300R)

3. Danny Dominguez (Hon CBR500R)

4. Keith Hertell (Hon CBR500R)

5. Robert Bradlaw (KTM RC 390)

6. Derek Thomas (Hon CBR500R)

THE BIKE DOCTORS – 500 CLASSIC

1. David Dahms (Kaw EX500)

2. Sean Brown (Kaw EX500)

3. Wiley Clark (Yam FZR400)

E SUPERBIKE EXPERT

1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

2. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR250R)

3. Mike Sweeney (Kaw 250R)

4. John McKenzie (Kaw 250R)

5. Bill Syfan (Hon CRF150)

6. Scott Eichhorn (Kaw 250R)

E SUPERBIKE NOVICE

1. Enrique Hernandez (Kaw 250R)

2. Robert Marshall (Kaw 250R)

3. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

4. Jake Boatright (Kaw 250R)

5. Tyler Fisher (Kaw 250R)

6. Phillip Patterson (Kaw 250R)

6-HOUR CMRA ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT ENDURANCE OVERALL

1. Your Pace or Mine? (Jeromy Kumper/Braeden Ortt/Gavin Williams), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 138 laps

2. KNYamaha.com (Shannon Ball/Dylan Deutschlander/Cooper McDonald), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 137 laps

3. Heavy Lightweights (Dewayne Davis/Sean Gurevich/Ty Howard/Carl Price), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 136 laps

4. MotoBros (Cory Burleson/Isaiah Burleson/Craig Thomson), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 134 laps

5. 212 Decals (Dirk Anderson/Paul Bradley/Rodrigo DaCunha/Yorke Oldfather), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 133 laps

6. MiniMotion (Chris Headley/Jeff Hughes/Ryan Max Johnson/John Orchard), Hon CBR500R, 500 Superstock, 132 laps

7. Sport Rider Coaching (Ben Gooding/Rab McNaught), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 132 laps

8. Leather & Lace (Shandra Crawford, Ana Duran-Olivares/Chris Hamlett/Albert Richardson), Kaw 300R, Ultra-LW GP, 131 laps

9. SWEETS BEARDED BANDITS (Jeremias Moreno/David Sweet) Hon CBR500R, 500 Superstock, 131 laps

10. HBR (Dave Gallagher/Esteban Garcia/Isachar Perez/David Sprague), Yam YZF-R3, Ultra-LW GP, 131 laps

VON HERTELL RACING SERVICES – 500 SUPERSTOCK ULW ENDURANCE

1. MiniMotion (Chris Headley/Jeff Hughes/Ryan Max Johnson/John Orchard), Hon CBR500R, 132 laps

2. SWEETS BEARDED BANDITS (Jeremias Moreno/David Sweet) Hon CBR500R, 131 laps

3. Von Hertell / Harris Hill (Jon Bell/Keith Hertell/Nick Montonaro/George Schroeder), Hon CBR500R, 129 laps

4. Lawpup Racing (Danny Dominguez/Mitchell Klein/Jordan Pence/Travis Pence), Yam FZR400, 123 laps

5. Team AMP Racing (Justin Felt/Bubba Russo/Tray Russo), Yam FZR400, 8 laps

ROAD & TRACK SUSPENSION – E SUPERSTOCK ULW ENDURANCE

1. Purple Helmets (Scott Eichhorn/Mike Sweeney/Dean Webster/Shane Zelm) Kaw 250R, 126 laps

2. SNAP Racing (Shane Abbott/Craig Donahoe/Luis Pelaez/Christina Shipley) Kaw 250R, 120 laps

3. GFI Racing (Mark Lopez/Chris Newhouse/Kenny Smith), Kaw 250R, 118 laps

4. BTO Racing (Robert Bremer/Chris Newhouse), Kaw 250R, 118 laps

5. 2EXTREME (Chance Butler/Brandon Clark/Wiley Clark/James Hanson/Nick Lee), Kaw 250R, 108 laps

6. Bootleggers (Allan Boyd/Dean Darnell/Jessica Ladner), Kaw 250R, 106 laps

ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP ENDURANCE

1. Your Pace or Mine? (Jeromy Kumper/Braeden Ortt/Gavin Williams), Yam YZF-R3, 138 laps

2. KNYamaha.com (Shannon Ball/Dylan Deutschlander/Cooper McDonald), Yam YZF-R3, 137 laps

3. Heavy Lightweights (Dewayne Davis/Sean Gurevich/Ty Howard/Carl Price), Yam YZF-R3, 136 laps

4. MotoBros (Cory Burleson/Isaiah Burleson/Craig Thomson), Yam YZF-R3, 134 laps

5. 212 Decals (Dirk Anderson/Paul Bradley/Rodrigo DaCunha/Yorke Oldfather), Yam YZF-R3, 133 laps

6. Sport Rider Coaching (Ben Gooding/Rab McNaught), Yam YZF-R3, 132 laps

FORMULA 4 ULW ENDURANCE

1. HI-ZOOT (Scott McDermott/Ryan Warren/Nathan Winchester), Hon RS112, 120 laps.

500 CLASSIC ENDURANCE

1. Hate the Game (Thomas Anderson/Andy Galindo/Alan Phillips/David Tiede), Hon RVF400, 90 laps

RACE TIRE SERVICES – TEAM 60 OVERALL

1. Ty Howard/Brandon Young (KTM 1290 Super Duke/ Kaw ZX-10R), T60 HW

2. JC Camacho/Eddie Thornton (Yam YZF-R6/Kaw ZX636), T60 HW

3. Cory Burleson/Craig Montgomery (Suz GSX-R600/Kaw ZX-10R), T60 HW

4. Joseph Caruso/Garet Tomlinson (BMW S1000RR/Yam YZF-R6), T60 HW

5. Nick Doolan/Andy Galindo (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6), T60 MW;

6. Pete Martins/Ron Mears (Suz GSX-R1000/ Kaw ZX-10R), T60 HW.

RACE TIRE SERVICES – TEAM 60 HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Ty Howard/Brandon Young (KTM 1290 Super Duke/Kaw ZX-10R)

2. JC Camacho/Eddie Thornton (Yam YZF-R6/Kaw ZX636)

3. Cory Burleson/Craig Montgomery (Suz GSX-R600/Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Joseph Caruso/Garet Tomlinson (BMW S1000RR/Yam YZF-R6)

5. Pete Martins/Ron Mears (Suz GSX-R1000/Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Dewayne Davis/Jack Vigneau (Suz GSX-R1000/Yam YZF-R1)

RACE TIRE SERVICES – TEAM 60 MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Nick Doolan/Andy Galindo (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6)

2. Kyle Fox/Patrick Ortega (Yam YZF-R6/Hon CBR600RR)

3. Becka Harvey/Jeremy Harvey (Duc 1000SS/Yam YZF-R6)

4. Shane Abbott/Craig Donahoe (Kaw ZX-6R/Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Brandie Cox/Gary Welborn (Yam YZF-R6/Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Ken Mathews/Steven Smith (Hon CBR600RR/Kaw ZX-6R)

RACE TIRE SERVICES – TEAM 60 LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Zach Boldwyn/Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650/Suz SV650)

2. Andy Gilliland/Carl Price (Suz SV650/Yam FZ-07R)

3. Mitchell Klein/Travis Pence (Suz SV650/Suz SV650)

4. Sean Brown/David Rowe (Hon CBR600F3/Hon CBR600)

5. Danny Dominguez/Jim Whitten (Suz GSX-R600/Duc 1000SS)

6. Randy Autry/Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07R/Yam FZ-07R)