CVMA Racing Round 7 2023/2024 Winter Series 

April 6-7 2024 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway

The final round of the CVMA 23/24 Winter series was a slugfest with riders battling for valuable championship points in an effort to secure class championships. With double points up for grabs, everyone was riding as fast as they could.

On Friday, the New Racer School graduated five riders into the amateur ranks of the club.

On Saturday night, the club had a big end-of-season party complete with a taco dinner for all the riders and their guests and a ton of prizes donated by the series sponsors and other businesses in the motorsports community. The party was a blast and everyone had a great time celebrating the awesome season of racing with CVMA!

Saturday Qualifying

Saturday morning dawned clear and cold, but with sunny skies the track would heat up quickly and riders were able to turn some faster laps in the second round of qualifying.

The fastest of all in Saturday morning qualifying, Corey Alexander topped the field of open-class bikes turning a 1:45.187 lap time.

Owen Williams was the fastest on a middleweight, turning a 1:46.019 lap time.

Gio Alvarez was fastest on a lightweight bike with a 1:50.953 lap time.

Alex George was fastest on an ultra-lightweight bike with a 1:55.320 lap time.

Alexander Calloway was fastest on an American Twin with a 1:58.836 lap time.

Saturday Races

Saturday was a perfect day for racing with sunny skies and warm temperatures, all the riders were riding fast with many turning their personal best times.

Alexander took two wins on the day winning on both an open class bike and a middleweight. George won two races on his ultra-lightweight bike, and Alvarez won two on his lightweight twin.

Lap Records

Alexander Calloway – American Twins – 1:58.612 

Luke Sanzone – Formula 40 Lightweight – 1:52.498

Sunday Shootouts

In the first of the shootout races, the Middleweight Shootout, Williams got the hole shot with Alexander second and Brenden Ketelsen starting third. Williams and Alexander ran nose to tail for the entire race with never more than a few bike lengths gap between them. Ketelsen ran a strong third but was not able to match the paces of the two riders at the front. On the final lap, Alexander made some attempts but was unable to overtake in turns four and five. However, a few turns later, he made an inside pass on Williams in turn seven to take the lead. Later in the final lap, Alexander passed a lapped a rider on the back straight, but Williams was unable to get by and was held up through turns eleven and twelve. In the end, Alexander was able to hold on for the win with Williams second and Ketelsen finishing third.  

The Formula Lightweight Twins Shootout started with Alvarez getting the hole shot, Jack Roach second, and Alexander Enriquez running third. On the second lap, Enriquez made a brave outside pass in turn sixteen, but Roach took the position back just a few turns later in turn three. Unfortunately, Alvarez’s bike failed on the penultimate lap handing the lead to Roach. Roach held off Enriquez for the win with Justin Bordonaro ending up third.

Only two racers showed up for the start of the Formula Ultra Lightweight Shootout. George Crashed on lap one and Ashten Bush won the shortened race.

In the premier race of the day, the Stock 1000 Shootout, Gilbert got the hole shot but Alexander quickly made a pass for the lead into turn three. By the end of the first lap, Bryce Prince was able to make his way into second with Alexander leading and Gilbert running third. Alexander and Prince ran very close the entire race with never more than a few bike lengths between them. Prince made several challenges for the lead but was never able to secure the pass. In the end, it was Alexander for the win, Prince second, and Gilbert third. Also of note, Jason Pridmore finished the race just off the podium in fourth.  

Full results for the weekend can be found on Speedhive: https://speedhive.mylaps.com/events/2560083 

All in all, it was a fantastic season of racing with CVMA and we saw some of the fastest riders from all over the country (and other countries as well) gathering together at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway for the best club racing experience around. We look forward to our awards banquet later this summer and an even better series for the 2024-2025 winter series.

CVMA offers two full days of racing every race weekend and also includes Saturday qualifying for grid position in all classes, amateur, and expert, as well as a wide variety of classes to choose from.

CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete. CVMA also offers a New Racers School for those starting in racing on the Friday before each race weekend. Log on to www.cvmaracing.com to sign up or for more information.

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CVMA would also like to thank the 2023/2024 Winter Series Sponsors: Apex Assassins, Ryder Gear, CaliPhotography, Racers Edge/Dunlop, RoadRace City/Bridgestone, Del’s Flooring, The California Superbike School, Ride HMVC, and First Team IT 

NRS Sponsors: Alpinestars, 6D Helmets, Racer Gloves, and Racers Edge/Dunlop

CVMA would also like to thank all the companies that contributed to our end-of-season party: 2WTD, 6d, Alpinestars, Apex Assassins, ASV, Bison, CaliPhotography, Compact Octane, Del’s Flooring, Five Glove, Galfer, Hotbodies, JP43 Coaching, KYT, Lets Ride, Lieto Factory, Mithos, Pirelli, Pit Bull, Racer Gloves, RoadRace City, Ryder Gear, Snap-on, SoCal Track Days, TrackDaz, USBA, VNM, Vortex