Former AMA Pro road racer Dale Kieffer was the big winner at the final round of the Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association’s inaugural season, taking five victories, including the featured SoCal Track Days Unlimited Shootout.
Aboard his Racers Edge-backed, Michelin-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000, Kieffer stalked Canadian racer Pete deGraaf aboard his Suzuki GSX-R1000, which was rolling on Dunlop rubber.
DeGraaf led the first three laps of the event, running consistently in the 1:50 range the club racing in the counterclockwise direction on the 2.68-mile circuit. Kieffer matched deGraaf’s lap times, then immediately after the crossed flags flew at halfway, Kieffer passed deGraaf and threw down a 1:49.769, the fastest lap of the race.
DeGraaf responded, dropping his lap times into the 1:49s, but could not match Kieffer’s pace and had to settle for a comfortable second. Kieffer attributed his performance to the capabilities of Michelin’s new Power Cup DOT race tire, introduced at the WERA GNF just days before the CVMA event.
Following the pair of veteran racers across the stripe was Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race winner Joe Roberts, the 14-year-old making his competition debut with CVMA on a BMW S1000RR.
Roberts, working with former AMA National road racer and California Superbike School Chief Mechanic Will Eikenberry, kept his head, rode smoothly and recovered from a crash earlier in the day to run 1:51 lap times and put his very stock BMW S1000RR on the podium.
Roberts best time of the weekend was an impressive 1:50.327, set in the Formula Open race on Sunday, when he finished third. Roberts would add a third in Saturday’s Formula Open and a second in Saturday’s SuperSport Open to his trophy haul for the weekend.
Kieffer also hauled down wins in the Formula Open and SuperSport Open classes on both days, and deGraaf won both Formula 40 races.
Loren Black and his Yamaha YZF-R6 ruled the Middleweight classes, taking the win in the TrackDaz Middleweight Shootout on Sunday. Black was flying, knocking down a 1:49.679 in Saturday’s SuperSport Middleweight race.
Young Andrew Zabzdyr demonstrated the speed he has been quietly building all season long in the 650 twins classes, taking the win in the Lightweight Shootout on Sunday with a best lap of 1:55.054 aboard his West Coast GP Cycles backed, Pirelli-shod Suzuki SV650. Zabzdyr was quicker still in Sunday’s Formula Twins race, notching a best lap of 1:55.027, and was only a tick slower on his SuperSport-spec SV650, turning a best of 1:57.850 in Saturday’s SuperSport Twins race.
Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association Nov. 12-13, 2011 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Desert Center, California Results as Provided by CVMA
SATURDAY:
PIRELLI/CT RACING FORMULA OPEN: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Pete deGraaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Joe Roberts (BMW S1000RR) 4. Dave Stone (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8) 6. Brian Short (GSX-R600)
AMATEUR FORMULA OPEN: 1. Nathan Shipman (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Mookie Wilkerson (Hon CBR600RR) 3. William Hogan (BMW S1000RR) 4. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8)
MICHELIN/RACERS EDGE FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Rocco Horvath (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Adam Waheed (Yam YZF-R6)
AMATEUR FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Matt Schrag (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Stefan Luka (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Dennis Stowers (Tri 675) 6. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6)
BRIDGESTONE/CYCLEMALL FORMULA TWINS: 1. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 657) 3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 4. Dustin Coyner (Suz SV650) 5. Kaare Olsen (Suz SV650) 6. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650)
AMATEUR FORMULA TWINS: 1. David Martin (Suz SV650)
SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Joe Roberts (BMW S1000RR) 3. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8) 4. David Siminski (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Nathan Shipman (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Mookie Wilkerson (Hon CBR600RR) 3. William Hogan (BMW S1000RR) 4. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Pittman Wallace (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR)
DUNLOP/ERION RACING SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Ben Truslow (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Rocco Horvath (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Matt Schrag (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 4. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Daniel Reyna (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Dennis Stowers (Tri 675)
SUPERSPORT TWINS: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650) 3. John Reynolds (Suz SV650) 4. Michael Gougis (Suz SV650) 5. Tony Baker (Kaw Ninja 250R)
FORMULA 40: 1. Pete deGraaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Dave Stone (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Lenny Beckman (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 5. Jim King (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Tom Tatosian (Suz GSX-R1000)
FORMULA GP: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250)
FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot)
MODERN VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 2. Brian Herzfeldt (Hon NSR250) 3. Pete Esquivel (Suz SV650) 4. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot) 3. Damian Doffo (Hon CB160) 4. Patrick Wilkening (Hon) 5. Marcelo Doffo (Hon CB160) 6. Ezra Black (Yam FZR400)
250 SUPERSPORT (all Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Jason Madama 2. Tony Baker 3. Jonathan Hong 4. Steven Dawson 5. Andrew Chica 6. Michael Davis
FEMMEWALLA: 1. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Christin Voros (Hon CBR600RR)
TEAM CHALLENGE OPEN: 1. Rocco Horvath/Nathan Shipman/Matt Schrag (Yam YZF-R6/Kaw ZX-10R/Yam YZF-R6)
TEAM CHALLENGE MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Daytona Anderson/Tyler Linders/Ben Truslow (Hon CBR600RR/Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jonathon Howard/Jim King (Yam YZF-R6)
WEST COAST GP CYCLES TEAM CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Dustin Coyner/Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Paul McComsey/Kaare Olsen (Suz SV650) 3. Richard Stampp (Suz SV650) 4. Michael Gougis/Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
SUNDAY:
SOCAL TRACK DAYS UNLIMITED SHOOTOUT: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Pete deGraaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Joe Roberts (BMW S1000RR) 4. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 5. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8) 6. Brian Short (Suz GSX-R600) 7. David Siminski (Suz GSX-R1000) 8. Dave Stone (Hon CBR1000RR)
TRACKDAZ MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOOTOUT: 1. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Rocco Horvath (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Brian Short (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Adam Waheed (Yam YZF-R6)
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOOTOUT: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 657) 3. Dustin Coyner (Suz SV650) 4. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650) 5. Michael Davis (Kaw Ninja 250R)
PIRELLI/CT RACING FORMULA OPEN: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Pete deGraaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Joe Roberts (BMW S1000RR) 4. Davey Stone (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 6. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8)
AMATEUR FORMULA OPEN: 1. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 2. William Hogan (BMW S1000RR) 3. Mookie Wilkerson (Hon CBR600RR)
MICHELIN/RACERS EDGE FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Rocco Horvath (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Ben Truslow (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Adam Waheed (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR)
AMATEUR FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Dennis Stowers (Tri 675) 4. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Stefan Luka (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6)
BRIDGESTONE/CYCLEMALL FORMULA TWINS: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 657) 3. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650) 4. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650) 5. Pete Esquivel (Suz SV650) 6. Kaare Olsen (Suz SV650)
SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 3. David Siminski (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8) 5. Joe Roberts (BMW S1000RR)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Mookie Wilkerson (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. William Hogan (BMW S1000RR)
DUNLOP/ERION RACING SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Ben Truslow (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Rocco Horvath (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)
AMATEUR SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Stefan Luka (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Dennis Stowers (Tri 675) 6. Daniel Reyna (Yam YZF-R6)
SUPERSPORT TWINS: 1. John Reynolds (Suz SV650) 2. Michael Gougis (Suz SV650) 3. Tony Baker (Kaw Ninja 250R) 4. Jason Madama (Kaw Ninja 250R)
FORMULA 40: 1. Pete deGraaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 3. Jim King (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR)
FORMULA GP: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250)
MODERN VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650) 3. Brian Herzfeldt (Hon NSR250)
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Scott Fabbro (Hon Ascot) 3. Ezra Black (Yam FZR400) 4. Patrick Wilkening (Hon) 5. Stacie London (Hon CB160)
250 SUPERSPORT (all on Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Jason Madama 2. Tony Baker 3. Steven Dawson 4. Andrew Chica 5. Michael Davis
FEMMEWALLA: 1. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Christin Voros (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Stacie London (Hon CB160)