ASRA Team Challenge
New Jersey Motorsports Park- Millville, NJ
September 2, 2017
Team Jones Express, with solo rider Ryan Jones, won the Combined ASRA Team Challenge on his BMW S1000 RR under rainy and wet conditions at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Team Jinba Ittai Motorsport was out front and leading the race after a good start on the Oska Blues / Dales Pale Ale Yamaha YZF-R6 with the rest of the pack shuffling for position behind him. By lap seven, Team Bubblegum had taken over the lead on their Kawasaki ZX-10R and proceeded to consistently drop lap times. Team Jones Express was on a mission and took over the lead a few laps later, also pushing the pace and dropping lap times.
One hour into the scheduled 69 lap race, pit stops and rider changes were happening across the board. Team Jinba Ittai Motorsport was back out front and leading the way with teams Jones Express and Dead Presidents in hot pursuit, having completed 28 laps. Jinba Ittai Motorsport was able to fend of the rest of the field until lap 42, when Jones Express took over the lead that Ryan Jones would continue to hold until a red flag incident in lap 52 brought the race to an end.
Team Jones had completed 51 laps and was the Overall and GTO race leader at the time the race was called. Team Jinba Ittai Motorsport was the only other team to complete 51 laps, and claimed second place Overall as well as second in the GTO class. Team TSE – Wolfpack had completed 50 laps and rounded off both the top three in Overall and GTO classes.
The next round of the ASRA Team Challenge is scheduled for September 16-17th at Virginia International Raceway along with Championship Cup Series sprint races with the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of CCS. For lap times, points standings, full results, and additional information on past and future events, please go to: www.ccsracing.us.
ASRA TEAM CHALLENGE RESULTS:
GTO COMBINED:
1. Jones Express (BMW S1000RR)
2. Jimba Ittai Motorsport (Yamaha YZF-R1)
3. TSE – Wolfpack (BMW S1000RR)
4. Bubblegum Racing (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Team New Zealand (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Dead Presidents Racing (BMW S1000RR)
GTU COMBINED
1. Fairfax Cycles Racing (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Rhoades Racing (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. National Granite (Yam YZF-R6)
4. MotoGirl GT (Hon CBR600RR)
GTL COMBINED
1. Grease Monkey Racing (Suz SV 650)
2. LWT Racer 171(Suz SV 650)