Tomlinson Wins Four at MSR Houston at CMRA Opener
Garet Tomlinson shined bright amid stiff competition, riding his Pirelli-shod, GMAN Racing-prepped, Yamaha YZF-R6 to four wins during the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (CMRA) first round of Bridgestone/CMRA Championship sprints this past Sunday, February 19, on the 17-turn, 2.38 mile road course at MSR Houston, Angleton, Texas.
Overnight condensation made for some slick spots in practice, and the day stayed cloudy and overcast with a stiff wind and temperatures in the mid-60’s, but lap times were still good despite the conditions. Tomlinson went to work, outriding his fellow competitors for five podiums total, taking the wins in 212Decals.com – A Superbike Expert, B Superbike Expert, C Superbike Expert, South Central Race Center – C Superstock Expert and second in P1 Racing/Metric Garage – Formula 1 Expert, with a fastest lap of 1:34.690 on Lap 2 of Race 4 – C Superstock Expert.
The other Sunday standout was Nick Doolan, who rode his Yamaha YZF-R6 to five podiums as well, with the wins in: P1 Racing/Metric Garage – Formula 1 Expert, MotorSport Ranch – B Superstock Expert, second in B Superbike Expert, C Superbike Expert, and third in South Central Race Center – C Superstock Expert with a fastest of lap of 1:35.205 on Lap 3 of Race 10 – Formula 1 Expert.
Morning qualifying for Sunday’s headline race, P1 Racing – Formula 1 Expert was exciting, with lap times in the mid to high 30s, with Eddie Thornton on his BMW S1000RR turning a 1:34.840, JC Camacho aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6 with a 1:35.241, and Garet Tomlinson, also on a Yamaha YZF-R6 with a 1:35.726, grabbing the top three spots.
The 28-bike grid lined up, Thornton had pole position, with Camacho in the middle, and Tomlinson on the outside of the front row. The start lights went out, and Thornton shot into the lead with Camacho and Tomlinson in hot pursuit. As the field spread out on Lap 2, Thornton held the lead. Suddenly, he tucked the front going into the turn Diamond’s Edge, and Camacho who was immediately behind, jumped his motorcycle. The rest of the pack wove around the crash and really shook things up. As the tangle sorted itself out, Tomlinson and Doolan were battling for the lead, with Kawasaki ZX-10R mounted Craig Montgomery and Brandon Young fighting right behind. Yamaha YZF-R1 riders Doug Frenchak and Steven Nedd went at it hammer and tongs, while Braeden Ortt poked his Yamaha YZF-R6 around Dewayne Davis on a Yamaha YZF-R1. Shawn Randall, also on a Yamaha YZF-R1, had his hands full with BMW S1000RR rider, Joseph Caruso.
A lot of the up-front battles had less than a second separating them for a real nail biter of a race. Doolan finally got a tight pass on Tomlinson to grab the lead, and crossed the checkers a mere 0.299 second ahead of Tomlinson. Montgomery was next for third, edging Young by a hair, who in turn managed to hold off Frenchak by a scant 0.115 second. Nedd crossed next for fifth, followed by Ortt, Davis, Randall and Caruso to round out the top ten. Doolan also grabbed the P1 Racing purse for being the first 600 rider across the line.
Top Novice was Tyler Raboin, taking four wins with his Yamaha YZF-R6, topping the box in MotorSport Ranch – B Superstock Novice, Monkey Moto NTXSBKS – B Superbike Novice, Moto Liberty – C Superstock Novice, and Altus Lawton Motorsports – C Superbike Novice, turning a fastest lap of 1:39.692 on Lap 2 of Race 3, the B Supestock race.
The Jennifer Millsap “Get it Girl” $100 award, sponsored by A. C. Horn, went to Abigail Van Slooten for her combined finishes aboard her Suzuki GSX-R750 in Monkey Moto NTXSBKS – A Superbike Novice, A Superstock Novice, Monkey Moto NTXSBKS – B Superbike Novice, MotorSport Ranch – B Superstock Novice, and Monkey Moto NTXSBKS – Formula 1 Ladies.
On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like to thank our 2017 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, Altus Lawton Motorsports, Bridgestone, Century Trucks and Vans, Crazy Jack’s Powersports, Georgetown Diesel and Complete Automotive, Leather & Lace Racing Leather Repair, Monkey Moto NTXSBKS, Moto Liberty, MotorSport Ranch, P1 Racing, 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.
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A special thanks to all of the CMRA Race Staff, Racers, Crew, and Corner Workers for their continued support and hard work to for another great CMRA race season. We couldn’t do it without each and every one of you!
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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 March 12, 2017, at NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale, LA. 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. Robert Bradlaw (Hon CRF450)
6. Jesse Smartt (Yam YZF-R3)
D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
2. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
3. Scott Martin (Suz SV650)
4. Chandler Slagle (Suz SV650)
5. Spencer Gunderson (Suz SV650)
6. Karl Eason (Hon CBR500R)
THE BIKE DOCTORS – CLASSIC
1. David Rowe (Hon CBR600)
2. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
3. Fox Schaffer (Hon CBR600F2)
4. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
MOTORSPORT RANCH – B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
2. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Cory Burleson (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Eddie Thornton (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
MOTORSPORT RANCH – B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
3. Jeff Bean (Tri Daytona 675)
4. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Charles Fowler (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Jon Leger (Suz GSX-R750)
SOUTH CENTRAL RACE CENTER – C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Cory Burleson (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6)
MOTO LIBERTY – C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Taylor Lambert (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jason Fricke (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
6. Charles Fowler (Suz GSX-R600)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – FORMULA 1 LADIES
1. Abigail Van Slooten (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Daisy DeSimone (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Shandra Crawford (Yam YZF-R6)
TEXAS MOTORCYCLE ACADEMY@H2RRACEWAY – MOTARD
1. Robert Bradlaw (Hon CRF450)
2. Robert McNaught (Husq FE501)
LADIES 500 SUPERSTOCK
1. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)
RACEWORX – A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT
1. Brandon Young (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Eddie Thornton (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
5. Dewayne Davis (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Pete Martins (Suz GSX-R1000)
A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE
1. Bryan Evans (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Brad Bohac (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Kasey Lewis (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Jon Leger (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Eugen Luja (BMW S1000RR)
CENTURY TRUCKS & VANS – FORMULA 2 EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07R)
3. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
4. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
5. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
6. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
FORMULA 2 NOVICE
1. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
2. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
3. David Rowe (Hon CBR600)
4. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
5. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
6. Scott Martin (Suz SV650)
P1 RACING – FORMULA 1 EXPERT
1. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Craig Montgomery (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Brandon Young (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Steven Nedd (Yam YZF-R1)
7. Braeden Ortt (Yam YZF-R6)
8. Dewayne Davis (Yam YZF-R1)
9. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
10. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
ROOKIE EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Jeff Offutt (BMW S1000RR)
2. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Kyle Coles (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Hector Barreto (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07R)
6. Daisy DeSimone (Suz GSX-R750)
GEORGETOWN DIESEL & COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE – FORMULA 1 NOVICE
1. Brad Bohac (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Eugen Luja (BMW S1000RR)
4. Kasey Lewis (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Taylor Lambert (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Cody Mecklenburg (Yam YZF-R1)
D SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
4. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
6. Alonzo Contreras (Suz SV650)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – D SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
2. Scott Martin (Suz SV650)
3. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
4. Chandler Slagle (Suz SV650)
5. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
6. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT
1. Rune Medhus (Duc 1198S)
2. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07R)
3. Alonzo Contreras (Suz SV650)
4. David Dahms (Apr RSV1000)
5. Shandra Crawford (Tri Daytona 675)
6. Fox Schaffer (Tri Daytona 675)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE
1. Brandon Beals (EBR 1190RX)
2. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
3. Jeff Bean (Tri Daytona 675)
MODERN CLASSIC
1. Dewayne Davis (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Gary Welborn (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Shane Abbott (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Matthew Voss (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
5. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
ROOKIE EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT
1. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
2. Mitchell Klein (Suz SV650)
3. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07R)
4. Jesse Smartt (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Daisy DeSimone (Suz SV650)
6. Craig Hasselman (KTM RC 390)
FORMULA 3
1. Cooper McDonald (Yam FZ-07R)
2. Jesse Smartt (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Jerrett Martin (Duc Scrambler 888)
4. Robert McNaught (Husq FE501)
5. Ty Manson (Hon CBR500R)
6. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – B SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jon Leger (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Abigail Van Slooten (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Cody Mecklenberg (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Shawn Swearingen (Suz GSX-R750)
B SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Enoc Garza (Yam YZF-R6)
ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – C SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Tyler Raboin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jeff Bean (Tri Daytona 675)
3. Dustin Tessier (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Shane Smith (Tri Daytona 675)
5. Steven C. Smith (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Wes Johnson (Tri Daytona 675)
GEORGETOWN DIESEL & COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
2. Allan Campbell (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Jeff Offutt (BMW S1000RR)
4. Ron Mears (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Jack Vigneau (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Andrew Sukach (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
CRAZY JACK’S POWERSPORTS – FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Bryan Evans (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Shawn Swearingen (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Kevin Martin (Apr RSV4)
5. Mike Boyce (Yam YZF-R1)
FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Craig Montgomery (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Andrew Sukach (Kaw ZX-6R/636)
3. Kyle Fox (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jeromy Kumper (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
6. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
FORMULA 40 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Steven Smith (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Shane Abbott (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Ken Mathews (Hon CBR600RR)
C SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Nick Doolan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Rice (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Kevin Randall (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Aaron Graham (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Enoc Garza (Yam YZF-R6)
FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT
1. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
4. Danny Dominguez (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
6. David Dahms (Hon CBR600F3)
FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE
1. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
2. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
3. David Rowe (Hon CBR600)
4. Dean Webster (Suz SV650)
5. Sean Brown (Hon CBR600F3)
6. James Bass (Kaw 650R)
212DECALS.COM – A SUPERBIKE EXPERT
1. Garet Tomlinson (Yam YFZ-R6)
2. Shawn Randall (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Brandon Young (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Nick Doolan (Yam YFZ-R6)
5. Doug Frenchak (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)
MONKEY MOTO NTXSBKS – A SUPERBIKE NOVICE
1. Tony Ugoh (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Bryan Evans (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Brad Bohac (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Steven Shakespeare (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Eugen Luja (BMW S1000RR)
6. Kasey Lewis (Kaw ZX-10R)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS EXPERT
1. Shawn Adams (Suz SV650)
2. Daniel Adams (Suz SV650)
3. Jim Whitten (Duc 1000SS)
4. Zachary Boldwyn (Suz SV650)
5. Carl Price (Yam FZ-07R)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS NOVICE
1. Isaac Bauman (Suz SV650)
2. Randy Autry (Yam FZ-07R)
3. Scott McDaniel (Suz SV650)
4. Steven Smith (Suz SV650)
5. Travis Pence (Suz SV650)
6. Scott Martin (Suz SV650)