Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May won Saturday’s Formula USA National Road Race Series Unlimited Grand Prix at Portland International Raceway.

Riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike on Pirelli DOT-labeled tires, May passed early leader Michael Himmelsbach on lap two and pulled away to win the 12-lap race by four seconds.

Riding an Aprilia Mille R Superbike, Himmelsbach drafted back and forth with Brian Parriott through the middle of the race on Portland’s long front straight. Parriott was finally able to get away late in the sprint and score second place on his Synergy Racing Technologies Honda CBR954RR.

Himmelsbach finished third ahead of Canadian teenager Andrew Nelson, riding a Honda CBR600F4i, and GSX-R750-mounted Owen Richey.


Unlimited Grand Prix Race Results:

1. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 12 laps
2. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
3. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
4. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i
5. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
6. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
7. Karl Schenk, Yamaha YZF-R1
8. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Donald Beck, Suzuki GSX-R750
10. Tyler Scott, Kawasaki ZX-9R
11. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600
12. Eli Edwards, Aprilia RSV1000