WSMC – Classic Series
Lowry Starts Title Defense Strong, Winning Toyota Cup Formula One Race At Willow Springs
Karl Lowry, winner of the 2007 Overall Willow Springs Motorcycle Club Championship, started 2008 strong, winning the Toyota Cup Unlimited Formula 1 race in dominant fashion and taking two other wins this weekend.
Lowry took his Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R1 to the front at the start and was never headed, pulling to a 10.265-second win over Jeff Stern, runner-up in the 2007 WSMC Overall Championship. Stern, on his Dunlop-shod, Simi Valley Cycles-sponsored GSX-R1000, held second the length of the 12-lap race.
Robbie Dowie held third for the first half of the race. But AMA Superbike series guns Michael Beck and Josh Hayes were taking advantage of the clear, sunny but breezy Southern California weather to get in some track time on a pair of 600s during January.
Once they got hooked up, they ran down Dowie and demoted him to fifth. Hayes on his almost stock CBR600RR just edged Dowie, but Beck took his Graves Motorsports YZF-R6 to a clean third, putting in an impressive performance against a field of mostly liter bikes.
Lowry also took the Open Superstock and Open Superbike wins, and took a pair of thirds in 600cc Superstock and 650cc Superbike aboard his new Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6.
Beck made a clean sweep of the Middleweight classes, winning the 600cc Superstock and Modified Production races as well as the 650cc Superbike race.
WSMC Classic Series January 18-20, 2008
Willow Springs International Raceway
Rosamond, California
Results As Provided By WSMC
Listed In Chronological Order
651cc to OPEN HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Dominique Ruangnol (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Kris Johnson (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Robert Tinagero (Kaw) 4. Shane Christman (Tri 675) 5. Ali Khani (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Jason Hong (Honda)
500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Nick Tanabe (Suz GSX-R400) 2. Joseph Robedeau (Kaw EX500) 3. Brent Meeker (Apr RS250) 4. Christian Rize (Yam FZR400) 5. Reese Timonen (Apr RS250)
660cc SINGLES: 1. James Provencher (MZ) 2. Cody Burton (MZ)
500cc SINGLES: 1 Brad Gitchell (Honda Ascot)
PEAK PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Claudio Szyszkowski (Duc 999R) 3. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Jim Small (Yam) 5. Eric Anderson (Yam) 6. Simon Williams (Duc)
GOLDEN CANTINA FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250) 2. William Clarke (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Ed Sorbo (Honda Hurricane) 6. Tania Davidson (Yam YZF-R6)
TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Howard Lynggard (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Rick May (Suz GSX-R) 4. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250) 5. Debra Westermeyer (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Brett Riley (Kaw)
SPORT TIRE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Bradley Adams (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6)
125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125) 2. Joel Manes (Hon RS125) 3. Brian Heess (Hon RS125) 4. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125)
FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Brad Gitchell (Honda Ascot) 2. James Provencher (MZ) 3. Cody Burton (MZ)
0-500cc LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Alex Esquivel (Apr RS250)
VP RACING FUELS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Jack Pfeifer (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Jeremy Stepper (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000)
CALIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Brad Gitchell (Suz GSX-R750)
DOMINO’S PIZZA FORMULA 2: 1. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Lloyd Magruder (Tri 675) 6. Ed Sorbo (Honda Hurricane)
WEST COAST GP CYCLES FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Eric Angel (Suz SV650) 3. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 4. Chris Rogers (Suz SV650) 5. Steve Sturn (Suz SV650) 6. Don Erickson (Kaw Ninja 650R)
OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Jeremy Stepper (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R1)
750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Brad Gitchell (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Simon Williams (Duc) 6. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750)
L & L MOTORSPORTS 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Frankie Garcia (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Marc Scizak (Yam YZF-R6)
KAL-GARD LUBRICANTS HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Eric Nolan (Duc) 2. Claudio Szyszkowski (Duc 999R) 3. Michael Biard (Duc) 4. Simon Williams (Duc) 5. William Finnerty (H-D) 6. Michael Sirolli (Duc)
LITTLE, BIG RACING SERVICES 550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 3. Eric Angel (Suz SV650) 4. Chris Rogers (Suz SV650) 5. Jim Dobson (Yam FZR400) 6. Don Erickson (Kaw Ninja 650R)
ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250) 2. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250) 3. Tom Sera (Yam TZ250) 4. Jamie Lenore (Hon RS250) 5. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125) 6. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125)
TOYOTA CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA 1: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Robbie Dowie (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1)
501-650cc MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Andrew Krajacic (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Robert Tinagero (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Jason Hong (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Patrick Merrill (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Lior Gabay (Hon CBR600RR)
RACER’S EDGE OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Ben Fansler (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000)
CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING 750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Bryan Kovarick (Suz GSX-R750)
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. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R600)
2-STROKE PRODUCTION: 1. George Beavers (Yam RD400) 2. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 3. Brent Meeker (Apr RS250) 4. Warren Spradlin, Jr. (Yam RZ350)
VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT “DINOSAURS”: 1. Jim Dobson (Yam) 2. William Finnerty (HD)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 2. Nick Tanabe (Suz GS500) 3. Joseph Robedeau (Kaw EX500) 4. Cody Burton (MZ)
FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Eric Nolan (Duc) 2. Michael Biard (Duc) 3. Simon Williams (Duc)
500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Nick Tanabe (Suz GSX-R400) 2. Reese Timonen (Apr RS250)
MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Biard (Duc 749) 2. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 3. David Ortiz (Duc SV650) 4. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 5. Don Erickson (Kaw EX500) 6. William Finnerty (H-D)
VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT “DINOSAURS”: 1. Jim Dobson (Yam RZ350) 2. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 3. Warren Spradlin, Jr. (Yam RZ350)