Phoenix Ray Thibedeau pushed his No. 1 XCEL Trackdays Honda CBR1000RR inside Chris Peris on Turn 3 in the third lap and held on to win the Iron Horse BMW/Evan Steel Performance Unlimited Grand Prix in the third round of the Roadrace Southwest CCS Series on Sunday, April 17 at Firebird International-East. “Chris has about 40 horsepower on me, so I knew I would have to do something drastic to run with him,” explained Thibedeau, who rides Dunlops. “He would open up a huge gap on the straight and then I’d catch back up in certain areas. My big concern was him getting away. Chris Peris is a fast guy. He went a little wide in the carousel and I went underneath. I take that turn much more shallow than he does so it was a good passing place for me.” Peris, riding the No. 8 Iron Horse BMW / Evan Steel Performance BMW S1000 RR, won the Jim Cox Racing Unlimited Superbike race earlier in the afternoon setting up a dramatic showdown for the next round of the CCS Series when it travels to Peris’ home track at Inde Motorsports Ranch in Willcox, Ariz. Peris conducts his racing school at Inde and owns the track record on the 2.75-mile course. “I ran a little bit wide in the carousel and it’s super slippery if you get offline,” explained Peris, also a Dunlop rider. “I wanted to chase him down but then decided to be careful.” Peris will be racing Infineon and Miller later this spring. Having an AMA rider of his caliber in the field generated added excitement for the local racers. “Unlimited GP was exciting because Chris Peris was here,” said Dustin Apgar, who rode the Pirelli-shod No. 31 DTR Motorsports / Bazzaz Suzuki 600 to a third-place finish in Unlimited GP. “That’s the only reason I had my 600 in the 1000 class. It’s nice to see where you line up against a real AMA rider and a real AMA bike. It was a nice battle for 1 or 2 turns but I was stoked to hang with those guys on my 600.” The Championship Cup Series Southwest Round 4 will debut at Inde Motorsports Ranch on Sunday, May 22 in Willcox, Ariz. Trackdays for riders interested in testing this exciting new course are scheduled for April 30 and May 1, as well as on Saturday, May 21. Registration for trackdays and for the Round 4 race weekend at Inde is at www.xceltrackdays.com. Amateur Middleweight Grand Prix 1. VICTOR LING (Hon CBR600RR) 2. JOHN VERNON (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. ANDY LESZCZYNSKI (Suz GSX-R600) 4. RICHARD MCGEE (Hon CBR600RR) 5. STEVE BANCROFT (Hon CBR600RR) Amateur Middleweight Superbike 1. VICTOR LING (Hon CBR600RR) 2. JOHN VERNON (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. ANDY LESZCZYNSKI (Suz GSX-R600) 4. RICHARD MCGEE (Hon CBR600RR) 5. STEVE BANCROFT (Hon CBR600RR) Amateur Middleweight SuperSport 1. VICTOR LING (Hon CBR600RR) 2. JOHN VERNON (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. BRION MUSCARELLA (Kaw ZX-6RR) 4. RICHARD MCGEE (Hon CBR600RR) 5. ANDY LESZCZYNSKI (Suz GSX-R600) 6. STEVE BANCROFT (Hon CBR600RR) Amateur Unlimited Superbike 1. MIKE CARVER (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. ANDY LESZCZYNSKI (Suz GSX-R600) 3. RICHARD MCGEE (Hon CBR600RR) Amateur Unlimited SuperSport 1. VICTOR LING (Hon CBR600RR) 2. MIKE CARVER (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. BRION MUSCARELLA (Kaw ZX-6RR) 4. RICHARD MCGEE (Hon CBR600RR) 5. ANDY LESZCZYNSKI (Suz GSX-R600) 6. STEVE BANCROFT (Hon CBR600RR) Expert Middleweight Grand Prix 1. DUSTIN APGAR (Suz GSX-R600) Expert Middleweight Superbike 1. DUSTIN APGAR (Suz GSX-R600) 2. TREVOR VAN HORN JR (Hon CBR600RR) Expert Unlimited Superbike 1. CHRIS PERIS (BMW S1000RR) 2. RAY THIBEDEAU (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. BILL DAVIS (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. SCOTT LADD (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. JAMES ROMERO III (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. SCOTT BERGEN (BMW S1000RR) Expert Unlimited SuperSport 1. SCOTT LADD (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. TREVOR VAN HORN JR (Hon CBR600RR) Formula 40 1. PATRICK BERTINELLI (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. BILL DAVIS (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. SCOTT LADD (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. ANDY LESZCZYNSKI (Suz GSX-R600) Lightweight Grand Prix 1. ANDREW GLUVNA (Suz 650) 2. BILLY PEDRO (Suz 650) 3. RAY CALDWELL (Suz 650) 4. ANTHONY DINOBILE (Suz 650) Lightweight Superbike 1. ANDREW GLUVNA (Suz 650) 2. CHAZ ABBOTT (Suz 650) 3. BILLY PEDRO (Suz 650) 4. ALAN CHOOK (Suz 650) 5. JOEL DENNIS (Suz 650) 6. RAY CALDWELL (Suz 650) Lightweight SuperSport 1. ANDREW GLUVNA (Suz 650) 2. CHAZ ABBOTT (Suz 650) 3. ALAN CHOOK (Suz 650) Thunderbike 1. ANDREW GLUVNA (Suz 650) 2. CHAZ ABBOTT (Suz 650) 3. ALAN CHOOK (Suz 650) 4. BILLY PEDRO (Suz 650) 5. JOEL DENNIS (Suz 650) Ultra Lightweight Superbike 1. ANDREW GLUVNA (Suz 650) 2. ANTHONY DINOBILE (Suz 650) 3. JOEL DENNIS (Suz 650) 4. ALAN CHOOK (Suz 650) 5. RAY CALDWELL (Suz 650) Expert Unlimited Superbike 1. RAY THIBEDEAU (Hon CBR1000RR) 2. CHRIS PERIS (BMW S1000RR) 3. DUSTIN APGAR (Suz GSX-R600) 4. SCOTT BERGEN (BMW S1000RR) 5. JAMES ROMERO III (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. TREVOR VAN HORN JR (Hon CBR600RR)