Loudon, NH June 19, 2011 The ASRA Michelin Pro Series stopped at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for Round 4 of the series today marking the halfway point for the 2011 season. Although Friday and Saturday were plagued with showers, on Sunday the weather cleared and saw good track conditions for racing. Michelin PRO Series qualifying commenced at 11:00 AM and the following qualifying results were posted for the top three riders in each class.
ThunderBike Comp# Time Rick Doucette 6 1:15.929 Scott Mullin 24 1:16.517 Dan Frisbie 80 1:17.016
Amateur ThunderBike David Hanig 914 1:18.149 Tim Hogan 414 1:18.885 Matthew Calhoun 142 1:20.752
SportBike Shane Narbonne 64 1.11.725 Cory Hildebrand 33 1:14.152 Alex Guilbelt 32 1:15.033
Amateur SportBike Ron Ealy 823 1:20.653 Darin Klemens 21 1:20.775
SuperStock Shane Narbonne 64 1:11.393 Steven Giacomaro 8 1:13.063 Brett Guyer 11 1:13.538
Amateur SuperStock Angel Nunez 545 1:19.140 Richard Maracina 614 1:19.711 Tim Hogan 414 1:20.352
Race Results
In Michelin PRO SuperStock former CCS/ASRA Champion Shane Narbonne won handily with a 17-second lead leaving second to Yaphank, NY rider Steven Giacomaro aboard his Orient Express Honda 1000. Dennis Levesque of Merrimack, NH finished third aboard Seacoast Sport Cycle Ducati 1098. In the Amateur SuperStock class the win went to Angel Nunez of the Bronx, NY on a GSXR 1000. Second place went to Kawasaki ZX6R rider Richard Maracina of Commack, NY and third to rider Tanner Ose of Essex Junction, VT on his GSXR 600.
In Michelin PRO ThunderBike Rick Doucette of Sandown, NH rode his Suzuki 650 to the top step on the podium with second going to Brian Kent of Arlington, MA on another Suzuki. The third spot went to Scott Mullin of Amherst, NH on a Kawasaki 650. In Amateur ThunderBike Rocky Hill, CT rider Michael Weyant topped the field on his Suzuki SV650 scoring the win from the fourth qualifying spot. David Dayon of Manchester, NH scored second after qualifying sixth aboard his SV650 and Kevin Russell took the third slot on a Ducati 748.
In Michelin PRO SportBike Shane Narbonne again topped the podium with a best lap of 1:12.6. Tyler Sweeney finished second on the Sweeney Race Engines Yamaha R6 and rounding out the podium was Cory Hildebrand on the Bruce Transportation Yamaha R6. In Amateur SportBike Darin Klemens and Ron Ealy finished first and second respectively, both on Kawasaki 600s.
Don’t miss the action! Round 5 is just five weeks away as riders and teams prepare their machinery for a Michelin PRO Series and Michelin Team Challenge combo weekend at Blackhawk Farms, Wisconsin July 23-24, 2011.
The American SportBike Racing Association (ASRA) is the parent organization to the Championship Cup Series (CCS), the largest amateur motorcycle road racing organization in the United States with 4,000 licensed riders. ASRA sanctions eight Michelin Pro Series and eight Michelin Team Challenge road racing events for 2011. The CCS Series runs 50 events at popular tracks around the united states. Tracks include Daytona, Loudon, Firebird, Heartland Park, and Virginia International among other fine venues. In 2011 ASRA and CCS provide riders with access to millions of dollars of sponsorship awards through participation in its sanctioned events.
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