In Torque We Trust Wins Big At NOLA With CMRA/USNE

The In Torque We Trust team of Jim Dugger, Andy Gilliland, Jorge Guerrero Jr, Carl Price, and Walt Sipp grabbed the overall wins in both the US National Endurance Series and CMRA Championship Endurance with their Michelin rains and Pirelli slicks-shod Buell 1125R R6 this past Saturday, June 18.

The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association (CMRA) held its second round of Championship Endurance, the second round of the US National Endurance Series (USNE), fifth round of Lightweight sprints, and first round of Solo 30 sprints, bringing over 9 hours of racing action to NOLA Motorsports Park, in Avondale, Louisiana. Morning downpours and humid temperatures in the mid 80’s made the 2.75 mile course treacherous.

The Mini and Lightweight Sprint grids ran first, with combined grids of approximately 20 entries each for the lightweight sprints despite the weather. A red flag was brought out during Race 6 due to the rain and gusting winds increasing to the point of no visibility and lightning close to the track. The weather brought on a delay that caused the Solo 30 races to be postponed to a future date, and held off the start of the endurance race until 1 pm.

The 6-Hour Championship Endurance/US National Endurance Series race was finally gridded up, with a combined grid of 23 teams, representing the Remember Brooks Gremmels – A Superbike/Heavyweight, Promomin Oil/eni – C Superbike/Middleweight, Formula 2/Lightweight, and Modern Classic/Super Dinosaur Endurance classes. The rain continued to come down, making deep puddles in some parts of the course, and keeping the conditions slick.

When the start lights went out, the Privateer Tools team was off to an early lead, with a fastest lap of 2:10.717, over 4 seconds faster than the rest of the field. However, Village Idiots was stalking them in the number two spot, with LocoMotion right behind. A tip over right before hour two cost Privateer Tools the lead, and the Village Idiots team of Cory Burleson, Chris Headley, John Orchard and Garet Tomlinson riding their Yamaha YZF-R6 took over with the LocoMotion team of Brandon Altmeyer, Alonzo Contreras, Ryan Max Johnson, Darrell Ricks and Mark Windham, also on a Yamaha YZF-R6 in second, and In Torque We Trust in third headed into the second hour.

During hour two, the weather continued to make teams falter, with Team HPC and Davis Rod & Cycle/LSTD sliding into the second and third positions, but In Torque We Trust stayed solid, taking over the lead and stretching it to one lap over the rest of the field going into Hour 3. The rain left, and the course started drying up. In Torque We Trust switched from Michelin rain tires onto Pirelli slicks and continued in the intermediate conditions. Davis Rod & Cycle/LSTD team of Jesse Davis, Andy Galindo, Will Gruy, Alan Phillips, and David Tiede also switched off rains, gaining second over Team HPC. The Village Idiots and LocoMotion also switched off rains, and still stayed in the top five. As the sun came out, temperatures rose to the 90’s and the track continued to dry, several teams chose to stay on rains while others switched, with enough puddles on the course to keep rains cool.

The drying track made for faster lap times and more fuel consumption, forcing strategy changes for everyone. During Hour 4, In Torque We Trust held on to their one lap lead, while Davis Rod & Cycle/LSTD held off LocoMotion and the Village Idiots from the number two spot. Meanwhile, the Just Can’t Quit Racing team of Pete Martins, Ron Mears, Craig Montgomery, and Jeff Wrobel riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and The Skidmarks team of Chase Eason, Brady Ipock, Steven Nedd, Jay Newton, and Brian Prescott aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6 battled into the top six. As Hour 5 progressed, LocoMotion got around Davis Rod & Cycle/LSTD for second, Just Can’t Quit Racing edged the Village Idiots for fourth, and The Skidmarks held down sixth.

As the track continued drying and lap times dropped, it was becoming apparent that a lot of teams were going to need a fuel “splash and go” pit stop to complete the race with about 20 minutes left. During the final hour, things got very interesting as the strategies played themselves out. Just Can’t Quit Racing squeezed by Davis Rod & Cycle/LSTD for second, and with eight minutes left in the race, both LocoMotion and the Village Idiots, running fourth and fifth overall, simultaneously crashed in the same corner. It was a scramble for them, as they both had a three lap lead over The Skidmarks, but would that be enough?

As the final seconds wound down, In Torque We Trust took the checkers for the Overall USNE and CMRA win, and first in Modern Classic/Super Dinosaur Endurance with a one lap lead over the field. Just Can’t Quit Racing was next over the line, finishing second in both overalls, and taking the win in A Superbike/Heavyweight Endurance, followed by Davis Rod & Cycle/LSTD, who finished third in both overalls and second in A Superbike/Heavyweight Endurance. The Village Idiots were next, with fourth overall, and the win in C Superbike/Middleweight Endurance, and LocoMotion was right behind, with fifth overall and second in C Superbike/Middleweight Endurance. The Skidmarks round out the top six and third in C Superbike/Middleweight Endurance.

On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like to thank our 2016 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, Aces High Racing, Altus Lawton Motorsports, BearShark Brand, Century Trucks and Vans, Crazy Jack’s Powersports, Georgetown Diesel and Complete Automotive, Honda/Four81 Motos, Island Racing Services, Leather & Lace Racing Leathers Repair, Lone Star Track Days, M4 Exhaust/P1 Racing, Moto Liberty, Nocona Designs, North Texas Superbikes, OnRoad OffRoad Suspension, Promomin Oils, RaceworX, Rainbow Sox Racing, Race Tire Services, Remember Brooks Gremmels, Road & Track Suspension, South Central Race Center, SpeedFreakDecals.com, Texas Motorcycle Academy@H2Rraceway, and The Bike Doctors. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!

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For a complete list of the weekend results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next round in the CMRA racing series will be on July 23-24, 2016, at MotorSport Ranch, Cresson, Texas. Details for the weekend will be announced when finalized. Come out and see some great racing action!

SATURDAY RESULTS

HONDA/FOUR81 MOTOS – GROM CHALLENGE

1. Dylan Deutschlander (Hon Grom)

2. Britten Geary (Hon Grom)

3. Ryan Deutschlander (Hon Grom)

4. Jesse Davis (Hon Grom)

5. David Tiede (Hon Grom)

6. Timo Geary (Hon Grom)

BEARSHARK BRAND – FORMULA 5

1. Brylin Schrock (Hon RS65)

FORMULA 7

1. Timo Geary (Hon CRF100)

2. Hope Dahms (Hon CRF100)

E SUPERSTOCK EXPERT

1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

2. Jeremy Harvey (Kaw 250R)

3. Clint Austin (Kaw 300R)

4. Wiley Clark (Kaw 250R)

5. Kevin Randall (Kaw 250R)

E SUPERSTOCK NOVICE

1. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 250R)

2. Simon Cosmo Hertell (Kaw 250R)

3. Craig Hasselman (KTM RC 390)

4. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

5. Spencer Gunderson (Kaw 250R)

6. Robert Marshall (Kaw 250R)

FORMULA 4

1. Jonas Valentine (Hon RS85)

2. Michael Simon (Hon RS85)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD – RACE ONE

1. Gabryel Hopper (Yam TTR110)

2. Dominic Harper (Kaw KLX110)

ACES HIGH RACING – FORMULA 8 – RACE ONE

1. Hope Dahms (Hon CRF100)

ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP EXPERT

1. Jeremy Harvey (Kaw 250R)

2. Jim Whitten (Yam YZF-R3)

3. David Tiede (KTM RC 390)

4. Robert Bradlaw (KTM RC 390)

5. Kevin Randall (Kaw 250R)

ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT GP NOVICE

1. Dylan Deutschlander (KTM RC 390)

2. Brylin Schrock (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 250R)

4. Aaron Graham (Kaw 300R)

5. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

6. Craig Hasselman (Kaw 250R)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD – RACE TWO

1. Gabryel Hopper (Yam TTR110)

2. Dominic Harper (Kaw KLX110)

ACES HIGH RACING – FORMULA 8 – RACE TWO

1. Hope Dahms (Hon CRF100)

500 SUPERSTOCK

1. Brylin Schrock (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Dylan Deutschlander (KTM RC 390)

3. Craig Hasselman (Kaw 250R)

4. Erica Muse (Yam YZF-R3)

5. Robert Bradlaw (KTM RC 390)

500 CLASSIC

1. Eric Falt (Kaw EX500)

2. Wiley Clark (Yam FZR400)

3. David Dahms (Kaw EX500)

4. Sean Brown (Hon CB1)

E SUPERBIKE EXPERT

1. Jeremy Harvey (Kaw 250R)

2. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

3. Kevin Randall (Kaw 250R)

E SUPERBIKE NOVICE

1. Jesse Smartt (Kaw 250R)

2. Simon Cosmo Hertell (Kaw 250R)

3. Jonas Valentine (Hon RS85)

4. Spencer Gunderson (Kaw 250R)

5. Robert Marshall (Kaw 250R)

6. John McKenzie (Kaw 250R)

6-HOUR CMRA CHAMPIONSHIP/USNE ENDURANCE OVERALL

1. In Torque We Trust (Jim Dugger/Andy Gilliland/Jorge Guerrero Jr/Carl Price/Walt Sipp), Buell 1125R, MCE, 160 laps;

2. Just Can’t Quit Racing (Pete Martins/Ron Mears/Craig Montgomery/Jeff Wrobel), Suz GSX-R1000, A Superbike, 159 laps;

3. Davis Rod & Cycle / LSTD, (Jesse Davis/Andy Galindo/Will Gruy/Alan Phillips/David Tiede), Yam YZF-R1, A Superbike, 159 laps;

4. Village Idiots (Cory Burleson/Chris Headley/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 158 laps;

5. LocoMotion (Brandon Altmeyer/Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Darrell Ricks/Mark Windham), YZF-R6, C Superbike, 158 laps;

6. The Skidmarks (Chase Eason/Brady Ipock/Steven Nedd/Jay Newton/Brian Prescott), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 155 laps;

7. Apex Predators (Paul Bradley/Jay Bullard/John McKenzie/Yorke Oldfather), Yam YZF-R6, A Superbike, 151 laps;

8. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach), Hon CBR1000RR, A Superbike, 148 laps;

9. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), Yam YZF-R6, Modern Classic, 145 laps;

10. Torquasaurus (Josh Henke/Brandon Orr/Isachar Perez/Chris Woolsey), Suz SV650, Formula 2, 144 laps.

REMEMBER BROOKS GREMMELS – A SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE/HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Just Can’t Quit Racing (Pete Martins/Ron Mears/Craig Montgomery/Jeff Wrobel), Suz GSX-R1000, 159 laps;

2. Davis Rod & Cycle / LSTD, (Jesse Davis/Andy Galindo/Will Gruy/Alan Phillips/David Tiede), Yam YZF-R1, 159 laps;

3. Apex Predators (Paul Bradley/Jay Bullard/John McKenzie/Yorke Oldfather), Yam YZF-R6, 151 laps;

4. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach), Hon CBR1000RR, 148 laps;

5. BT Racing (Mike Boyce/David Branyon/Scott Eichhorn/Mike Sweeney), YZF-R1, 142 laps;

6. Team HPC (Bobby Davies/Doug Frenchak/Jeromy Kumper/Nathaniel Orona/Will Zamora), YZF-R6, 129 laps.

PROMOMIN / ENI – C SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE/MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Village Idiots (Cory Burleson/Chris Headley/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson), Yam YZF-R6, 158 laps;

2. LocoMotion (Brandon Altmeyer/Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Darrell Ricks/Mark Windham), YZF-R6, 158 laps;

3. The Skidmarks (Chase Eason/Brady Ipock/Steven Nedd/Jay Newton/Brian Prescott), Yam YZF-R6, 155 laps;

4. Privateer Tools (Ulug Bayramoglu/Steve Ebeling/Ben Gooding/Kory Pappas/Mark Sneed), YZF-R6, 142 laps;

5. DasWish (Craig Donahoe/Charles Klea/Christina Shipley), YZF-R6, 128 laps;

6. ONEprop North Texas Superbikes (Kevin Martin/Raymond Roberts/Michael Sanchez), Kaw ZX-6R/636, 127 laps.

MODERN CLASSIC ENDURANCE/SUPER DINOSAUR

1. In Torque We Trust (Jim Dugger/Andy Gilliland/Jorge Guerrero Jr/Carl Price/Walt Sipp), Buell 1125R, 160 laps;

2. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), Yam YZF-R6, 145 laps;

3. Full Tilt Racing (Brandie Cox/Guy Jones/Gary Welborn), Kaw ZX-6R/636, 143 laps;

4. Bohica (Rob Green/Michael Klesel/Albert Richardson/Steven Shakespeare/Lawrence Vu), CBR600, 125 laps.

FORMULA 2 ENDURANCE/LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Torquasaurus (Josh Henke/Brandon Orr/Isachar Perez/Chris Woolsey), Suz SV650, 144 laps;

2. Realtime Racing (Sean Brown/David Dahms/Dustin Ducote/Brian Young/Shane Zelm), Suz SV650, 137 laps;

3. No Shenanigans Racing (Anthony Anguiano/Michael Chenoweth/Deion Clark/Lee Malone/Michael Sneed), SV650, 128 laps;

4. Knight Riders (Dirk Anderson/Patrick Dowd/Eric K. Johnson/Jose Silva/Justin Sonnen), SV650, 126 laps;

5. G-Baby Racing (Nichole Ayres/Daisy DeSimone/Jim Doyle/Becka Harvey/Anita Thomas), SV650, 123 laps;

6. RD Firearms (Will Boldt/Allan Boyd/Kyle Fox/Lee Henry), SV650, 114 laps.