FONG, ANTHONY AND COLLINS SET NEW LAP RECORDS AT CHUCKWALLA VALLEY RACEWAY DURING MID-WINTER RACING

Bobby Fong Lowers CVMA Shootout Record, David Anthony lowers Formula Open class record, Canadian youth Torin Collins sets new class record for UltraLightweight Shootout.

It’s that time of the year again, when racers from across the country migrate to Desert Center, CA, to compete with Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association and ready themselves for the season ahead. On February 23 and 24 CVMA held Round Five of its Winter Series, and the grids were full and full of talent. From a former Canadian National Mini Road Racing champion to current MotoAmerica professionals, there was no shortage of riders looking to sharpen their skills and dial in their bikes.

Bobby Fong, who will be racing on the Hudson Motorcycle’s MotoAmerica Motul Superbike team for 2018, spent the weekend getting familiar with his new Yamaha YZF-R1. He went head-to-head with MotoAmerica racer David Anthony in several classes, putting on a tremendous show where the two veterans lowered lap records with nearly every revolution of the 2.7-mile circuit.

Anthony maintained the upper hand in the Formula Open classes both days, taking the win and setting a new lap record of 1:45.408 on his Kawasaki ZX-10R in Sunday’s sprint. In the weekend’s big race, the 10-lap Shootout presented by TrackDaz and SoCal Trackdays, Fong and Anthony were on a tear. The two were consistently lapping the track in the high 44s, with Fong throwing down a 1:44.869 on the penultimate lap. The effort and strain proved too much, however, and Fong crashed out of the lead at the end of the race, handing the win to Anthony.

Canadian youth-racer Torin Collins cleaned house in the Ultralightweight Shootout races on his Moriwaki MD250H. He secured two wins and a new lap record of 1:56.500. Toby Khamsouk took the win in Saturday’s 350 Supersport race on his Yamaha YZF-R3, leading Jason Madama and Cory Ventura to the checkered flag. On Sunday Madama took the upper hand on his YZF-R3, leading the race flag-to-flag with precise riding and fast laps. Khamsouk worked his way up from fourth to second position in Sunday’s race, finishing behind Madama by 4 seconds. Cody Newman took third on his YZF-R3.

Tired of sitting around this winter? Road trip to SoCal and enjoy some sunshine and competition with one of the best clubs in the country. Racing resumes at Chuckwalla on March 31, 2018. 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.

Additionally, CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete. Log on to www.cvmaracing.com for more information.

Round 5 Results:

Formula Twins
Saturday:
1. Quinn Swift (Suz SV650)
2. James Dombson (Yam FZ07)
3. Nathan Shipmen (Suz SV650)
4. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
5. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ07)
6. Simon Barrett (Yam FZ07)
Sunday:
1. Quinn Swift (Suz SV650)
2. Nathan Shipmen (Suz SV650)
3. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
4. James Dombson (Yam FZ07)
5. Simon Barrett (Yam FZ07)

350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Cody Newman (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Ryan Luke (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Cody Newman (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Ryan Luke (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)

Amateur 350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Sebastian Bechtold (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Luciano Caruso (KTM RC390)
4. Joshua Ly (Kaw 300R)
5. Hunter Ciling (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Russell Rioux (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Paul Geldziler (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Sebastian Bechtold (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Luciano Caruso (KTM RC390)
4. Joshua Ly (Kaw 300R)
5. Hunter Ciling (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Jonathan Wilson (Hon CBR250R)

Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Brad Morris (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Larry Sprock (Yam YZF-R1)
Sunday:
1. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR)
5. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Chad Swain (Kaw ZX-10R)

Amateur Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Keoni Yap (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Shaun Blake (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Christopher Stratmann (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Shawn Sessions (HON CBR1000RR)
Sunday:
1. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Keoni Yap (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Kon Shuyeninov (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Shaun Blake (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Thomas Heller (Yam YZF-R6)

Amateur 250 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Conner Funk (Hon CBR250R)
2. James Lyons (Kaw 250R)
3. Jonathan Wilson (Hon CBR250R)
4. EveAnna Manley (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Conner Funk (Hon CBR250R)
2. James Lyons (Kaw 250R)
3. Jonathan Wilson (Hon CBR250R)
4. EveAnna Manley (Kaw 250R)

250 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Vince Slovey (Kaw 250R)
2. Christopher Binker (Kaw 250R)
3. Chase Lyons (Kaw 250R)
4. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
2. Christopher Binker (Kaw 250R)
3. Vince Slovey (Kaw 250R)
4. Chase Lyons (Kaw 250R)
5. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)

Amateur Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Austin Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jack Bakken (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Kon Shuyeninov (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jim Hornaday (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Austin Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Kon Shuyeninov (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jack Bakken (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Jim Hornaday (Yam YZF-R6)

Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Richie Escalante (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Randy Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Richie Elscalante (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. John Knowles (Yam YZF-R6)

Femmewalla
Saturday:
1. Sofia Amadio (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Joy Goddard (Tri 675)
4. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Niccole Cox (Kaw 650R)
6. Emily Grana (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Sofia Amadio (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Emily Grana (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Niccole Cox (Kaw 650R)
6. Elaine Carpenter (Kaw 300R)

Femmewalla Lightweight
Saturday:
1. Shannon Deane (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Angela Brunson (Kaw 300R)
3. Tiffany Maestas (Hon CBR500)
4. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)
5. EveAnna Manley (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Shannon Deane (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Angela Brunson (Kaw 300R)
3. Tiffany Maestas (Hon CBR500)
4. Katrina Hornstein (Kaw 250R)
5. EveAnna Manley (Kaw 250R)

Formula 40
Saturday:
1. Larry Sprock (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Quinn Swift (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Wes Farnsworth (Apr RSV4)
5. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Steve Crabtree (Apr Tuono)
Sunday:
1. Wes Farnsworth (Apr RSV4)
2. Larry Sprock (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Quinn Swift (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Steve Crabtree (Apr Tuono)

Formula 40 Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Stephen Rue (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jim Hornaday (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Johnny Moezzi (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jim Hornaday (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6)

Formula 40 Lightweight
Saturday:
1. James Dobson (Yam FZ07)
2. Mark Fitzsimmons (Hon NSF250R)
3. Ted McCarron (Yam FZ07)
4. Simon Barrett (Yam FZ07)
5. Clifton Ramsdell (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Elaine Carpenter (Kaw 300R)
Sunday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. James Dobson (Yam FZ07)
3. Simon Barrett (Yam FZ07)
4. Elaine Carpenter (Kaw 300R)

Amatuer Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Austin Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Kolb (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Kon Shuyeninov (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jack Bakken (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sunday:
1. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Austin Phillips (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Cole Fugate (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jack Bakken (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Jim Hornaday (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Kon Shuyeninov (Yam YZF-R6)

Formula Open
Saturday:
1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Bobby Fong (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR)
6. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
Sunday:
1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR)
3. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Chad Swain (Kaw ZX-10R)

Amateur Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Keoni Yap (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Dan Zapkowski (Hon CBR1000RR)
3. Shawn Sessions (Hon CBR1000RR)
4. Steve Crabtree (Apr Tuono)
5. Dennis Watson (Yam YZF-R1M)
6. Sean Taitt (BMW S1000RR)
Sunday:
1. Alejandro Thermiotis (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Keoni Yap (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Steve Crabtree (Apr Tuono)
4. Shawn Sessions (Hon CBR1000RR)

Ultra Lightweight Shootout
Saturday:
1. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
2. Mark Fitzsimmons (Hon NSF250R)
3. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Cody Newman (Yam YZF-R3)
Sunday:
1. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
2. Mark Fitzsimmons (Hon NSF250R)
3. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Cody Newman (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Josh Fogle (Yam YZF-R3)

Formula 2
Saturday:
1. Quinn Swift (Suz SV650)
2. James Dobson (Yam FZ07)
3. Nathan Shipman (Suz SV650)
4. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
5. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ07)
6. Simon Barrett (Yam FZ07)
Sunday:
1. Quinn Swift (Suz SV650)
2. Nathan Shipman (Suz SV650)
3. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
4. James Dobson (Yam FZ07)
5. Torin Collins (Mor MD250H)
6. Andrew Yzabal (Yam FZ07)

Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Richie Elscalante (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Randy Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Richie Elscalante (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kory Cowan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tanner Giao (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Randy Smith (Yam YZF-R6)
5. John Knowles (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Dennis Stowers (Tri 675)

The CVMA Shootout, Presented by TrackDaz and SoCal Trackdays
10 Laps
Sunday Only:
1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Andrew Lee (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Travis Wyman (BMW S1000RR)
5. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Richie Elscalante (Yam YZF-R6)

CVMA Lightweight Shootout
8 Laps
Sunday Only:
1. Quinn Swift (Suz SV650)
2. Nathan Shipman (Suz SV650)
3. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
4. James Dobson (Yam FZ07)
5. Cory Ventura (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Ted McCarron (Yam FZ07)

More, from a press release issued by Weir Everywhere Racing:

NEW TRACK, NO PROBLEM: WEIR EVERYWHERE RACING’S TRAVIS WYMAN SCORES TWO PODIUMS IN SECOND COMPETITIVE OUTING

Impressive teamwork helps Wyman finish within the top five in five CVMA Winter Series races

DESERT CENTER, Cali. – In only their second weekend of racing, MotoAmerica veteran Travis Wyman and Weir Everywhere Racing showed strong pace and consistent improvement at this past weekend’s Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association Winter Series event. Wyman was able to put the Weir Everywhere Racing BMW S1000RR on the podium twice while finishing no lower than fifth in all five races the team entered.

Despite having limited practice time on a track Wyman had only raced in the opposite direction, Wyman’s lap times began dropping almost immediately on Saturday. During Saturday’s racing action, Wyman piloted the Weir Everywhere Racing BMW to a third-place finish in the SuperSport Open Expert class. In the four-lap Formula Open class race, Wyman started last on the grid and battled through 10 riders to score a fifth-place finish. Working with Crew Chief Steve Weir and Lenny Albin from K-Tech Suspension, Wyman consistently dropped his lap times by nearly a second every time he hit the track Saturday.

On Sunday, Wyman continued working closely with his team and saw similar improvements in his lap times. Wyman finished fourth in Sunday’s SuperSport Open Expert class race, as well as the 10-lap CVMA Shootout. In Formula Open, Wyman rounded out the day by battling through the field to take a hard-fought second-place. Wyman found himself continuing to drop his lap times by almost a second per lap on Sunday.

Additional information concerning Wyman/Weir Everywhere Racing’s plans for the 2018 season will be announced soon.

Travis Wyman, Rider for Weir Everywhere Racing, said, “I am very pleased with the results the team and I were able to achieve this weekend. I only got six laps of practice in on Saturday morning, and I had never raced this circuit clockwise before. Despite being at a disadvantage to our competition, the team really came together and showed what we are capable of. We made consistent progress every time we went out on track. Steve’s knowledge of the bike and Lenny Albin’s suspension expertise really helped us get the bike dialed in. For only having two weekends of racing under our belt, I could not be happier with how far the team has come. I also want to give a big shout out to my dad, Bob Wyman, who flew out here from Rochester, N.Y. to help us out this weekend. I am really looking forward to continuing to develop this BMW S1000RR, and am looking forward to announcing our plans for the 2018 season very soon.”

Steve Weir, Crew Chief for Weir Everywhere Racing, said, “It was another amazing weekend with Travis and the team. We were able to fulfill all the goals I set out for us this weekend, thanks to a maximum effort from everyone involved. That kind of cohesiveness allowed us to produce big results this weekend within a minimal time frame. In the end, we are walking away with two podiums, BMW Race Contingency winnings and a team that is truly realizing its potential. We have also obtained some new sponsors that really added to our package this weekend. SBS is providing some of the most heat-friendly brake pads I have ever encountered, and Evol Technology jumped in to produce a one-off set of rear sets for our BMW S1000RR. We will continue working with Evol Technology to develop their rear sets throughout the 2018 season. We are looking forward to releasing more information about our 2018 program in the very near future.”