By Bob Holcomb

New Hampshire Motor Speedway Neal Garvin beat both Mother Nature and Shane Narbonne in GTO. Meanwhile the fast lap was set by Argo Cycles’ Scott Greenwood in his GTU win over Bruce Transportation’s Cory Hildebrand. Greenwood clocked a remarkable 1:21.624 on a wet track. All four riders raced on Dunlop rain tires.

Souhegan Valley Motorsport’s Scott Mullin, held off Nate Mendell to take the GTL win. Mullin clocked a fast 1:24.681 aboard his Dunlop shod Kawasaki EX650. Weather and an oil-down forced three sprints races to be run on Sunday, including the Motorace Dash for Cash.

Trading Paint

An annual sprint, Miz Match kicked off Sundays racing schedule in front of a boisterous crowd. Cynthia Bisagni and Lorna Murphy launched their Suzuki SV650’s perfectly side by side with Murphy on the outside going into turn 1. After trading paint at the apex, Bisagni emerged in control but had to fend off an aggressive attack in turn 3. Jackie Halpa trailed Murphy closely aboard her Honda CRF 450 Supermoto.

Murphy took over the lead in the ‘bowl’ and put her head down to steadily stretch her advantage all the way to the flag. She set a personal best lap time in what was her second win of the season. Bisagni kept Murphy in sight to hold onto second place in front of Halpa in third.

Motorace Dash for Cash

Christian Cronin led every lap aboard his Chronic Motorsports/Dunlop Yamaha. Steve Giacomaro’s Orient Express/Dunlop Yamaha ran second ahead of Scott Greenwood until the third lap when Greenwood took over the spot. Cory Hildebrand ran fourth with Motorace’ Kip Peterson rounding the top five aboard his Michelin equipped Suzuki GSX-R600. Greenwood put on a late charge to catch Cronin on the penultimate lap but was unable to make the pass for the win.

Motard

Tyler Sweeney grabbed the holeshot aboard his fast KTM, but was quickly swallowed up by two of the club’s top riders. Coming from the third row, Jeff Wood took the point on the first lap in what turned out to be a barn burner. Shane Narbonne ran a close second ahead of Sweeney, Mike Martire and Jason Routhier. Narbonne passed Wood for the lead in turn 6 of the third lap but gave it back in the infield of the next. Meanwhile, Martire was coming fast and took Sweeney in the ‘bowl’ for third. Running laps in the sixteens, Wood held off repeated attacks by Narbonne before finally claiming a small gap late. Jeff celebrated with a victory wheelie the length of the front strait while Narbonne sat up and watched from a few lengths back. Martire claimed a comfortable third with Sweeney holding off Routhier at the flag.

The Fastest Race

Unlimited Grand Prix featured a blazingly fast Eric Wood aboard his Woodcraft Ducati 1098. Wood led every lap, but fended of a charging Shane Narbonne coming from the back aboard his DAS/Dunlop Suzuki GSX-R1000. Narbonne made an early attempt but was unable to run Wood’s pace. Christian Cronin, Cory Hildebrand and Dennis Levesque aboard his Seacoast/Dunlop Aprilia RSV rounded the top five. Wood set the fast time of the weekend with a 1:11.3.

The Best Race

Lightweight Supersport turned out to be the best race of the weekend, showcasing four riders battling for the win. Young Scott Mullin grabbed the holeshot ahead of Broad Squad’s Mark Dages. Plaistow Powersport’s Rick Doucette was coming fast in third and towing Motorace’ Brian Kent with him. Doucette soon displaced Dages and began pressing Mullin. Kent trailed in fourth less then a half second from the leader. At the halfway point, Doucette made his move for the lead and made it stick. Dages started probing Mullin and passed the youngster in turn 10 for third. Meanwhile, Kent looked to follow Dages through, but Mullin held him off at the stripe.

“That was the most fun I’ve had all year,” said Dages. “I got by Mullin in traffic. He’s real polite out there. I was worried about Kent, though. He is a tough racer and we always seem to be going for the same spot. It’s been that way for years, so I’m glad Mullin kept him off me.”

LRRS Round 8 Results:

GTO Expert: 1. Neal Garvin (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ivan Debord (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Ryan Sander (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Zev Ginsberg (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Jason Carter (Suz GSX-R1000)

GTO Amateur: 1. Noel Brown (Sux GSX-R600) 2. Chris Ormonde (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Lorenzo Pecora (Suz GSX-R600)

GTU Expert: 1. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Wojciech Kasperuk (Yam YZF-R6)

GTL Expert: 1. Scott Mullin ( Kaw EX650) 2. Nate Mendell (Duc SS1000) 3. William Tansey (Suz SV650) 4. Doug Fogg (Suz SV650) 5. Nick Rockwell ( Duc SS800) 6. Ryan Oosterman (Suz SV650)

GTL Amateur: 1. Eric Johanson (Suz SV650) 2. Andrea Fregonese (KTM XCF450) 3. Alberto De Gobbi (KTM XCF450) 4. Joel Bryan (Kaw EX500)

Middleweight Superbike Expert: 1. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Cory Hildebrand ( Yam YZF-R6)

Supertwins Expert: 1. Rob Nigl (Duc 853) 2. I-J Helmke (Duc 996)

Middleweight Superbike Amateur: 1. Luis Nunes (Suz GSX-R600 2. Tim Barber (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Kevin Senecal (Suz GSX-R600)

Supertwins Amateur: 1. Bryan Kelly (Suz SV650) 2. Waylon Knehr (Suz SV650)

Production Twins Expert: 1. Matthew Guilbault (Kaw EX500) 2. Mark Dages (Kaw EX500) 3. Dana Temple (Kaw EX500) 4. Branch Worsham (Kaw EX500) 5. Tom Joyce (Kaw EX500) 6. Kevin Glick (Kaw EX500)

Supersingles Expert: 1. Eric Block (KTM SXF450) 2. Mike McDermott (Hon CRF450) 3. Travis Beaudoin (Hon CRF450) 4. Mike Martire (Kaw KXF450) 5. Jason Routhier (Hon CRF450) 6. Frank Babuska Jr (Kaw KXF450)

Supersingles Amateur: 1. Andrea Fregonese (KTM SMR450) 2. Livio Basiutti (KTM SMR600) 3. Adam Clark (Hon CRF450) 4. Seth Lolli (Hon CRF450) 5. Alberto DeGobbi (KTM SMR560)

125 Grand Prix Expert: 1. John Doll (Tigcraft 450) 2. Shawn Spear (Hon RS125) 3. Bob Poetzsch (Hon RS125)

125 Grand Prix Amateur: 1. Michael Jakubowski (Hon RS125) 2. Richard Demetrius (Hon RS125)

Heavyweight Supersport Expert: 1. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Kipp Peterson (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Ryan Sandner (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Zev Ginsberg (Yam YZF-R6)

Heavyweight Supersport Amateur: 1. Justin Landry (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Peter Ross (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Chris Ormonde (Yam YZF-R6)

Lightweight Superbike Expert: 1. Bryan Kent (Suz SV650) 2. Nate Mendell (Duc SS1000) 3. Peter Gaboriault (Suz SV650) 4. Mike McDermott (Hon CRF450) 5. William Tansey (Suz SV650) 6. Joel O’Donnell (Suz SV650)

Lightweight Superbike Amateur: 1. Eric Johanson (Suz SV650) 2. Waylon Knehr (Suz SV650) 3. Eric Connolly (Suz SV650) 4. Brian Kelly (Suz SV650)

Ultra-Light Superbike Expert: 1. Mike McDermott (Hon CRF450) 2. Eric Block (KTM SXF450) 3. Nick Rockwell (Duc SS800) 4. Travis Beaudoin (Hon CRF450) 5. Mike Dube (Duc 800SS) 6. Geno Wetherell (Yam YZF450)

Ultra-Light Superbike Amateur: 1. Alexanger Lange (Apri SXV550) 2. Peter Woodward (Hon CRF450)

Formula 40 Expert: 1. Rob Nigl (Duc (853) 2. Neal Garvin (Suz GSX-R750)

Formula 40 Amateur: 1. Noel Brown (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Chad Falcone (Suz SV650) 3. D E Ouimet (Suz GSX-R600)

Formula 40 Lights Expert: 1. Brian Kent (Suz SV650) 2. Jon Burbank (Suz SV650) 3. Nick Rockwell (Duc SS800) 4. Mike Dube (Duc SS800) 5. Doug Fogg (Suz SV650) 6. John O’Donnell (Suz SV650)

Formula 40 Lights Amateur: 1. Charles Brighenti (Suz SV650) 2. Eric Johanson (Suz SV650) 3. Alberto DeGobbi (KTM XCF450)

Middleweight Grand Prix/Motorace Dash Expert: 1. Christian Cronin (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Steve Giacomaro (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Kip Peterson (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Ivan Debord (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight Grand Prix Amateur: 1. Tim Barber (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Justin Landry (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Kevin Senecal (Suz GSX-R600) 4. David Hanig (Duc 749)

Expert Middleweight Supersport 1. Christian Cronin (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Joel Allen (Yam YZF-R6) 5. David Fett (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Ron Poulin (Yam YZF-R6)

Middleweight Supersport Amateur: 1. Tim Barber (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Justin Landry (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Kevin Senecal (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Richard Maracina (Suz GSX-R600) 5. D E Ouimet (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Erasmo Pinilla (Suz GSX-R600)

Motard Expert: 1. Jeff Wood (Hon CRF450) 2. Shane Narbonne (Hon CRF450) 3. Mike Martire (Kaw KXF450) 4. Tyler Sweeney (KTM SMR 525) 5. Jason Routhier (Hon CRF450) 6. Eric Block (KTM SXF450)

Motard Amateur: 1. Alexander Lange (Apr SXV550) 2. Matthew Barber (Hon CRF450) 3. Chris Ormonde (KTM SMR560) 4. Peter Woodward (Hon CRF450) 5. Matthew Caputo (Hus 450) 6. James Poole (Hon CRF450)

Lightweight Sportsman Expert: 1. Michael Donovan (Hon CRF450) 2. Travis Beaudoin (Hon CRF450) 3. Richie Pittenger (Suz RMZ450) 4. Dana Temple (Kaw EX500) 5. Matt Guilbault (Kaw EX500) 6. Martin Hanlon (Yam YZF450)

Lightweight Sportsman Amateur: 1. Matthew Barber (Hon CRF450) 2. Eric Paquette (Hon CR500) 3. Chris Ormonde (KTM 560) 4. Jackie Halpa (Hon CRF450) 5. Matthew Caputo (Hus SMR450)

Middleweight Production Twins Expert: 1. Rick Doucette (Suz SV650) 2. Mark Dages (Kaw EX500) 3. Brian Kent (Kaw EX650) 4. Scott Mullin (Kaw EX650) 5. Glenn Coolbeth (Suz SV650)

Middleweight Production Twins Amateur: 1. Alexander Lange (Apr SXV550)

Unlimited Grand Prix Expert: 1. Eric Wood (Duc 1098) 2. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Christian Cronin (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Dennis Levesque (Aprilia RSV1000) 6. Jason Carter (Yam YZF-R1)

Unlimited Grand Prix Amateur: 1. Richard Maracina (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. David Hanig (Duc 749) 3. Erasmo Pinilla (Suz GSX-R750)

Lightweight Supersport Expert: 1. Rick Doucette (Suz SV650) 2. Mark Dages (Suz SV650) 3. Scott Mullin (Kaw EX650) 4. Brian Kent (Kaw EX650) 5. Nick Rockwell (Duc SS800) 6. Alan Quinn (Suz SV650)

Formula 50 Expert: 1. Neal Garvin (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Bob Poetzsch (Yam TZ250) 3. Dan Frisbie (Yam TZ250) 4. Jon Burbank (Suz SV650) 5. Alan Quinn (Duc 1080SS) 6. Tim O’Connor (Yam TZ250)

Unlimited Superport Expert: 1. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Cory Hildebrand (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Zach Holcomb (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Jason Carter (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Zev Ginsberg (Yam YZF-R6)

Unlimited Supersport Amateur: 1. Peter Ross (Suz GSX-R600)

Heavyweight Superbike Expert: 1. Eric Wood (Duc 1098) 2. Rob Nigl (Duc 853) 3. Neal Garvin (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Norman Pomerleau (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Ron Poulin (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Houk Nichols (Suz GSX-R600)

Heavyweight Superbike Amateur: 1. Tim Barber (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Justin Landry (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Noel Brown (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Shawn St Laurent (Duc 933) 5. David Hanig (Duc 749)

Unlimited Superbike Expert: 1. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ivan Debord (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Dennis Levesque (Apr RSVR1000) 5. Jason Carter (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Norman Pomerleau (Suz GSX-R600)

Unlimited Superbike Amateur: 1. Shawn St Laurent (Duc 933) 2. Joel Bryan (Kaw EX500) 3. Irasmo Pinilla (Suz GSX-R750)

Thunderbike Expert: 1. Brett Guyer (Duc 1000) 2. Nate Mendell (Duc SS1000) 3. Doug Fogg (Suz SV650) 4. Nick Rockwell (Duc SS800) 5. Alan Quinn (Duc SS1080) 6. John O’Donnell (Suz SV650)