Defending WSMC overall champion Karl Lowry made it three for three in 2008, again taking a decisive win in the Toyota Cup Unlimited Formula One race at the Willow Springs Motorcycle Club’s (WSMC) March 16 race event. In blustery, chilly conditions, Lowry led each of the 12 laps as he took his Graves Motorsports, North County House of Motorcycles-sponsored, Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZF-R1 to a 3.452-second win over Michael Beck. “I ran off a string of 1:22.1 laps, and the gap (to second) stayed the same,” Lowry said in the post-race interview. I was thinking, ‘Wow, who’s back there? They’re riding pretty good.’ But it was good, it kept me focused.” Beck was indeed riding well, especially considering he turned the fastest lap of the race (1:21.938) while on his Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6 Supersport bike, which wore Dunlop DOT-labeled tires. “I just tried to be consistent and hit my markers,” Beck said. “I gave it everything I had.” Third in the Formula One race went to Fastline/MCM Racing’s Jeff Stern, after an intense battle with newcomer Ben Fansler. In addition to the Formula One race, Lowry also won in Open Superstock and Open Superbike and took second 600cc Superstock and third in 650cc Superbike. Beck, meanwhile, won all three middleweight races: 600cc Superstock, 600cc Modified Production and 650cc Superbike. Wesley Totsubo won the club’s first Ninja Cup race for Ninja 250s. WSMC Classic Series March 15-16, 2008 Willow Springs International Raceway Rosamond, California Results As Provided By WSMC Listed In Chronological Order RACER’S EDGE OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Tim Knutson (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING 750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Rickey Herd (Kaw 636) 6. Chris Van Rensburg (Suz GSX-R750) MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Biard (Duc 749) 2. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 3. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 4. Michael Pastore (Duc 749) 5. Patrick McGinley 6. Som Naderi (Suz SV650) VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT “DINOSAURS”: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Brad Gitchell (Hon Ascot) 3. Warren Spradlin, Jr. (Yam RZ350) 651cc TO OPEN HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Shane Christman (Tri Daytona 675) 2. Frank Spain (Suz) 3. Bengt Brakstad (Suz) 4. Dominique Ruangnoi (Suz) 5. Garrett Metzler (Hon) 6. Albert Garcia (Tri Daytona 675) PEAK PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Phillip Davidson (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Bob Bright (Suz GSX-R) 6. Jaime Mantel (Kaw ZX-10R) GOLDEN CANTINA FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. John Ryan (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6) 3. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Chris Babcock 6. Michael Pastore (Duc) TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R) 2. Rickey Herd (Kaw 636) 3. Rick May (Suz GSX-R) 4. Bob Setbacken (Duc) 5. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250) 6. Debra Westermeyer (Yam YZF-R6) ADVANCED KAWASAKI NINJA CUP: 1. Wesley Totsubo (Kaw Ninja 250) 2. Richard Barnett (Kaw Ninja 250) 500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Rick Stitely (Apr RS250) 2. Jack Gillet (Yam FZR400) 3. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 4. Hector Flores (Yam FZR400) 5. Edward Gonzales (Yam FZR400) 6. Reese Timonen (Kaw EX500) 500cc SINGLES: 1. Brad Gitchell (Honda Ascot) 660cc SINGLES: 1. James Provencher (MZ 660) 2. Cody Burton (MZ 660) SPORT TIRE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Bradley Adams (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6) 5. John Ryan (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600) 2-STROKE PRODUCTION: 1. Rick Stitely (Apr 250) 2. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 3. Reese Timonen (Kaw EX500) FORMULA SINGLES: 1. James Provencher (MZ 660) 2. Brad Gitchell (Honda Ascot) 3. Cody Burton (MZ 660) 0-500cc LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Jeff Pratt (Yam) 2. Terence Geobhegan (Kaw Ninja 250) VP RACING FUELS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Ben Fansler (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Christopher Ancien (Yam YZF-R1) CALIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) GOLDEN WEST TRAILERS FORMULA 2: 1. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6) 2. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. David Christensen (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Andrew Werner (Yam YZF-R6) WEST COAST GP CYCLES FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 2. Steve Sturm (Suz SV650) 3. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 4. Som Naderi (Suz SV650) 5. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 6. Royce Kemp (Suz SV650) ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250) 2. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250) 3. Richard Barnett (Yam TZ250) 4. Mike Danielson (Yam TZ250) 5. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125) 6. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125) BARNETT CLUTCHES SIDECAR CHALLENGE: 1. Frank Riolo (Suz) 2. Oliver Brama 3. Richard Murray (Suz) 4. Mark Macanga (Suz) 5. William Becker (Suz) 6. Wade Boyd (Suz) TOYOTA CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA 1: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Ben Fansler (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Tim Knutson (Suz GSX-R1000) KAL-GARD LUBRICANTS HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Biard (Duc) 2. Bob Setbacken (Duc) LITTLE, BIG RACING SERVICES 550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 2. Jim Dobson (Yam FZR400) 3. Steve Sturm (Suz SV650) 4. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 5. Nick Deinhard (Suz SV650) 6. Som Naderi (Suz SV650) 501-650cc MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Bengt Brakstad (Suz) 2. T. J. Padden (Kaw) 3. Ricardo Vizcaino (Yam) 4. Jason Hong (Hon) 5. Scott Holmes (Yam) 6. Jeremy Simmons (Yam) L&L MOTORSPORTS 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Bradley Adams (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Jason Turner (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Ryan Drumm (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Chris Babcock OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Matt Cusumano (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) MOTOSPORT.COM 750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Julian Wust (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Chris Van Rensburg (Suz GSX-R750) H-D BUELL OF GLENDALE FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Michael Biard (Duc 749) 2. Jeff Dixon (Bue) 3. Bob Setbacken (Duc) 500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Jack Gillet (Yam FZR400) 2. Edward Gonzales (Yam FZR400) 3. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 4. Reese Timonen (Kaw EX500) 5. Hector Flores (Yam FZR400) TRACK DAZ 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Bradley Adams (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Rickey Herd (Kaw 636) 6. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6) 125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125) 2. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125) 3. Brian Heess (Hon RS125) LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 2. Cody Burton (MZ 660) 3. Reese Timonen (Kaw EX500)