Barnes, Rapp Set And Re-Set Lap Record At CVMA

Lowry Clinches Unlimited Shootout Title

Attack Performance brought a rocket-fast Kawasaki ZX-10R to the penultimate round of the inaugural Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association season, and Michael Barnes and Steve Rapp used it to set and re-set the track record over the weekend.

And Karl Lowry took his Yamaha YZF-R1 to a steady fourth in the SoCal Track Days Unlimited Shootout, clinching the club’s first-ever overall No. 1 plate.

Lap times over the two-day event started out fast, with Barnes getting in some track time before participating in the Macau GP setting the quickest time in qualifying with a 1:48.941, more than a second quicker than his closest competitor, Dale Kieffer, winner of last month’s Unlimited Shootout.

Barnes, who raced a Harley-Davidson XR1200 in this year’s AMA Pro Racing series, took the Kawasaki shod with Dunlop’s AMA Pro Superbike slicks to a 1:47.912 lap in Saturday’s Pirelli/CT Racing Formula Open sprint. On Sunday, AMA Superbike and XR1200 racer and Daytona 200 winner Steve Rapp jumped on the bike and won the Sunday Pirelli/CT Racing Formula Open race, logging a 1:47.413 lap on the 2.68-mile course.

Rapp also won the SoCal Track Days Unlimited Shootout on Sunday over James Randolph who ran a 1:49.316 lap on his Dunlop-shod KTM RC8R and Canadian racer Pete de Graaf, who turned a 1:49.115 lap on his Dunlop-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Lowry was fast a best of 1:49.438 in the Unlimited Shootout aboard his Dunlop-shod, Graves Motorsports YZF-R1, but could not quite hang with the leading trio. Still, his fourth-place finish sealed the Unlimited Shootout Championship, and Lowry earned the right to carry the No. 1 plate in next year’s CVMA series.

Young Guns Lex Hartl and Ryan Matter continued their 600cc duel in the desert, with Hartl and his Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6 taking the wins in Saturday’s and Sunday’s Michelin/Racers Edge Formula Middleweight races, and winning in Sunday’s Dunlop/Erion Racing-backed SuperSport Middleweight race as well.

Matter won Saturday’s SuperSport Middleweight race, and took the win on Sunday in the TrackDaz Middleweight Shooting after a thrilling battle with Hartl that came down to a last-lap braking duel at the end of the back straight. Hartl had closed and made the pass, and both later said they were on the ragged edge of control, but Matter managed to take the position back on the binders and held off Hartl to the line.

CVMA principal and co-founder Dustin Coyner and young standout Andrew Zabzdyr took their Suzuki SV650s to their third straight win in the West Coast GP Cycles Team Challenge Lightweight, sealing the Championship in the class.

Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association Oct. 22-23, 2011 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway Desert Center, California Results as Provided by CVMA

SATURDAY, Oct. 22:

FORMULA OPEN/PRESENTED BY PIRELLI/CT RACING: 1. Michael Barnes (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Pete de Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR)

AMATEUR FORMULA OPEN: 1. Nathan Shipman (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Ivan Rodriquez (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. William Hogan (BMW S1000RR) 4. Jorge Covarubbias (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Kevin Gatz (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Darren Simms (Hon CBR1000RR)

FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT/PRESENTED BY MICHELIN/RACERS EDGE: 1. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R)

AMATEUR FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Rory McNinch (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR) 4. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR)

FORMULA TWINS/PRESENTED BY BRIDGESTONE/CYCLEMALL: 1. Jason Aguilar (Hon 450) 2. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 3. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 657) 4. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 5. Dustin Coyner (Suz SV650) 6. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650)

AMATEUR FORMULA TWINS: 1. Steven Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. David Martin (Suz SV650) 3. Johnathan Marquez (Aprilia)

SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. James Randolph (KTM RC8R) 3. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 4. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 6. Ray Thornton (Hon CBR1000RR)

AMATEUR SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Ivan Rodriquez (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. William Hogan (BMW S1000RR) 3. Nathan Shipman (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Kirk Doherty (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Kevin Gatz (Suz GSX-R1000)

SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT/PRESENTED BY DUNLOP/ERION RACING: 1. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sander Donkers (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Brian Short (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR)

AMATEUR SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Rory McNinch (Hon CBR600RR) 3. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Daniel Reyna (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6)

SUPERSPORT TWINS: 1. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 2. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650) 3. John Reynolds (Suz SV650) 4. Michael Gougis (Suz SV650) 5. David Martin (Suz SV650) 6. Andrew Chica (Suz SV650)

AMATEUR SUPERSPORT TWINS: 1. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650)

250 SUPERSPORT (all on Kaw Ninja 250R): 1. Steven Dawson 2. Michael Davis

FEMMEWALLA: 1. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650)

FORMULA 40: 1. Pete de Graff (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 4. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 5. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 6. James Davis (Yam YZF-R1)

FORMULA GP: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 2. Jason Aguilar (Hon 450)

MODERN VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 2. Ramin Ershadi (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Richard Stampp (Suz SV650) 4. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)

VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Stacie London (Hon CB160)

TEAM CHALLENGE OPEN: 1. Gatz/Doherty Racing (Yam YZF-R6/Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Larsen/Simms Racing (Hon CBR1000RR/BMW S1000RR) 3. McNinch/Shipman Racing (Hon CBR600RR/Kaw ZX-10R)

WEST COAST GP CYCLES TEAM CHALLENGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Coyner/Zabzdyr Racing (Suz SV650) 2. McComsey/Olsen Racing (Suz SV650) 3. Gougis/Perdiew Racing (Suz SV650)

SUNDAY, Oct. 23:

SOCAL TRACK DAYS UNLIMITED SHOOTOUT: 1. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. James Randolph (KTM RC8R) 3. Pete de Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 7. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R) 8. Bill McCoy (BMW S1000RR) 9. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8R) 10. Josh Uebersetzig (Suz GSX-R1000)

TRACKDAZ MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOOTOUT: 1. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)

SHOOTOUT LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Jason Aguilar (Hon 450) 2. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 657) 3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 4. Dustin Coyner (Suz SV650) 5. Michael Davis (Kaw 250R) 6. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)

FORMULA OPEN/PRESENTED BY PIRELLI/CT RACING: 1. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. James Randolph (KTM RC8R) 3. Pete de Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Ray Thornton (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8R)

AMATEUR FORMULA OPEN: 1. Ivan Rodriquez (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR) 3. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Darren Simms (Hon CBR1000RR)

FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT/PRESENTED BY MICHELIN/RACERS EDGE: 1. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Clayton Wylie (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6)

AMATEUR FORMULA MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 4. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Stefan Luka (Yam YZF-R6)

FORMULA TWINS/PRESENTED BY BRIDGESTONE/CYCLEMALL: 1. Jason Aguilar (Hon 450) 2. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650) 3. Ryan Gagliano (Duc 657) 4. Andrew Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 5. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650) 6. Richard Stampp (Suz SV650)

AMATEUR FORMULA TWINS: 1. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650) 2. David Martin (Syz SV650) 3. Steven Zabzdyr (Suz SV650) 4. Johnathan Marquez (Suz SV650)

SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. James Randolph (KTM RC8R) 2. Aaron Ascher (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 4. Jay Ruess (KTM RC8R) 5. Ryan Whitman (Hon CBR1000RR)

AMATEUR SUPERSPORT OPEN: 1. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Ivan Rodriquez (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Darren Simms (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR) 6. Chris Alford (Yam YZF-R1)

SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT/PRESENTED BY DUNLOP/ERION RACING: 1. Lex Hartl (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Matter (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Tyler Linders (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Clayton Wylie (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6)

AMATEUR SUPERSPORT MIDDLEWEIGHT: 1. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Daytona Anderson (Hon CBR600RR) 3. B.J. Miles (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Dani Taylor (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Erik Dunshee (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Daniel Reyna (Yam YZF-R6)

SUPERSPORT TWINS: 1. Paul McComsey (Suz SV650) 2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650) 3. Michael Gougis (Suz SV650) 4. Andrew Chica (Kaw 250R)

AMATEUR SUPERSPORT TWINS: 1. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650)

250 SUPERSPORT (all Kaw 250R): 1. Steven Dawson 2. Michael Davis

FEMMEWALLA: 1. Joanna Bitter (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Lea Cutshall (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650) 4. Stacie London (Hon CB160)

FORMULA 40: 1. Pete de Graaf (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Kenny Perez (BMW S1000RR) 3. Ray Thornton (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Anton Sohn (Hon CBR1000RR) 5. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R1) 6. James Davis (Yam YZF-R1)

FORMULA GP: 1. Jason Aguilar (Hon 450) 2. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250)

MODERN VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Vincent Rolleri (Yam TZ250) 2. Ed Sorbo (Hon CBR600) 3. Ramin Ershadi (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Richard Stampp (Suz SV650) 5. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)

VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 2. Stacie London (Hon CB160)