Round One of the Law Tigers’ Sandia Motorcycle Road Racing Championships hosted by SMRI was held at Sandia Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 8, 2016. Mike Shreve threw down the gauntlet with dominating wins in Unlimited Grand Prix and Expert Open Superbike, opening his 2016 campaign with a flourish. Shreve qualified second in Unlimited Grand Prix but started well and never fell behind in a start to finish display of his talents. Kelcey Walker also showed well in his return to roadracing with a 2nd in ULGP and good showings in other classes. Chazz Niederman also showed he hasn’t lost a step after a four-year hiatus with wins in Expert Formula 1000 and Expert Middleweight Superbike.
The round was punctuated by the appearance of AMA Pro Motard rider Sean Butterman on his KTM 450 Motard with a win in Thunderbike and a good showing in other classes.
Round Two is on June 24th at Sandia Motor Speedway.For more information please visit www.smri-racing.org.
RESULTS:
Speedin’ Motorsports Unlimited Grand Prix: 1 Mikey Shreve (YAM R1) 2 Kelcey Walker (YAM R6) 3 Daryl Wichern (TRI 675) 4 Sean Butterman (KTM 450) 5 Demo Klonis (SUZ 1000) 6 Chazz Niederman (KAW 1000)
PJ’s Motorcycles Expert Open Superbike: 1 Mikey Shreve (YAM R1) 2 Chazz Niederman (KAW 1000) 3 Demo Klonis (SUZ 1000) 4 Kelcey Walker (YAM R6) 5 Jesse Beck (TRI 675) 6 Dave Dikitolia (SUZ 1000)
Expert Formula 1000: 1 Chazz Niederman (KAW 1000) 2 Demo Klonis (SUZ 1000) 3 Dave Dikitolia (SUZ 1000) 4 Kevin Gibson (APR RSV4) 5 Mikey Shreve (YAM R1) 6 Dan Junick (BMW 1000)
Zia Construction & Steel Expert Middleweight Superbike: 1 Chazz Niederman (KAW ZX6R) 2 Kelcey Walker (YAM R6) 3 Shannon Moham (HON 600) 4 Daryl Wichern (TRI 675) 5 Jesse Beck (TRI 675) 6 Lance Echols (KAW ZX6R)
OCD Custom Cycles & Repair Formula Femme: 1 Edda Tully (KAW ZX6R) 2 Kimberly Prichard (TRI 675) 3 Rachel Buser (HON 600) 4 Lisa Garcia (KAW ZX6R) 5 Yolanda Smith (YAM R6)
Amateur Club Sport: 1 Tracy Riffe (SUZ 650) 2 Jeremy Pinckard (KTM 390) 3 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250) 4 Ed Junker (BUELL 1100) 5 Tim Sheedy (KAW 250) 6 Jeremey Ragsdale (KAW 250)
Desert Desmo Amateur Thunderbike: 1 Sean Butterman (KTM 450) 2 Daryl Wichern (TRI 675) 3 Shannon Moham (DUC 848) 4 Greg Sterosky (DUC 996) 5 Tracy Riffe (SUZ 650) 6 Ed Junker (BUELL 1100)
Amateur GTU: 1 Dylan Beck (HON 600) 2 Kenneth Kilness (YAM R6) 3 Edda Tully (KAW ZX6R) 4 Tracy Riffe (SUZ 650) 5 Scott Cloninger (TRI 675) 6 Ed Junker (Buell 1100)
Evangelos Cocktail Lounge Amateur GTO: 1 Demo Klonis (SUZ 1000) 2 Dylan Beck (HON 600) 3 Kenneth Kilness (YAM R6) 4 Chris Smith (YAM R1) 5 Dave Werth (HON 1000) 6 Luis Sanchez (DUC 848)
Permian Auto Group Amateur 250 Supersport: 1 Steve Brown (KAW 250) 2 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250) 3 Tracy Riffe (KAW 250) 4 Dennis Parrish (KAW 250) 5 Scott Metcalfe (KAW 250) 6 Tim Sheedy (KAW 250)
Amateur 500 Supersport: 1 Steve Brown (KAW 250) 2 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250) 3 Tracy Riffe (KAW 250) 4 Alan Hill (KAW 250)
Novice GTU: 1 Dylan Beck (HON 600) 2 Randy Bailey (SUZ 600) 3 Richard Hernandez (HON 600) 4 Aaron Donahey (KTM 390) 5 Ed Junker (BUELL 1100) 6 Scott Metcalfe (KAW 250)
Desert Sky Ranch Novice GTO: 1 Dylan Beck (HON 600) 2 Randy Bailey (SUZ 600) 3 Richard Hernandez (HON 600) 4 Chris Smith (YAM R1) 5 Aaron Donahey (KTM 390) 6 Rachel Buser (HON 600)
Los Lunas Motorsports Novice Superstreet: 1 Randy Bailey (SUZ 600) 2 Scott Metcalfe (KAW 250) 3 Rachel Buser (HON 600) 4 Lisa Garcia (KAW ZX6R) 5 Aaron Donahey (KTM 390) 6 Chris Smith (YAM R1)
Moto-Authority Time Attack: 1 Lance Echols (KAW ZX6R) 2 Luis Sanchez (DUC 848) 3 Scott Cloninger (KAW 250) 4 Kimberly Prichard (TRI 675) 5 Steve Brown (KAW 250) 6 Tim Sheedy (KAW 250)
Bifocal Films Super Vintage: 1 Dennis Parrish (KAW 1000) 2 Tracy Riffe (HON 750)
Sign Design Graphics Modern Vintage: 1 Randy Bailey (SUZ 600) 2 Tracy Riffe (SUZ 650) 3 Kenneth Kilness (YAM R6) 4 Lance Echols (KAW ZX6R) 5 Chazz Niederman (KAW ZX6R) 6 Richard Hernandez (HON 600)
Santa Fe Two Way Historic Vintage Ultra Lightweight: 1 Dennis Parrish (HON 250) 2 Tracy Riffe (HON 250) 3 Alan Hill (HON 250) 4 Steve Brown (YAM 175)
Southwest Cycles Historic Vintage Lightweight: 1 Dennis Parrish (HON 350) 2 Tracy Riffe (HON 350) 3 Alan Hill (HON 250)
Southwest Fire Protection Historic Vintage Middleweight: 1 Dennis Parrish (HON 350) 2 Tracy Riffe (HON 350) 3 Alan Hill (HON 250)
Grumpy Smith Customs Historic Vintage Heavyweight: 1 Dennis Parrish (KAW 1000)