Fierce battle in WMRRA Round 6 drops Pacific Raceways track record multiple times

WMRRA Round 6 had some fantastic racing, showcasing some of the best racers in the Pacific Northwest.

On Sunday, August 9th, on the 2nd lap of the Open Supersport race, Mike MacConaghy on his Dunlop shod Aurora Suzuki GSXR1000 broke the Pacific Raceways overall track record of 1:24:062, previously set by himself with a lap time of 1:23:900. One lap later, Ross DeLong on his Dunlop shod Paulsen’s Suzuki GSXR1000 re-broke the record with a time of 1:23:817. The race was stopped one lap later for a red flag and resumed shortly after. Mike and Ross continued a fierce battle for the remainder of the race, with MacConaghy beating DeLong at the line by 0.013 seconds. Mike MacConaghy went on to win WMRRA’s premier class, Formula Ultra later in the day.

Former WMRRA #1 plate holder Eli Edwards set the 600 class track record in 600 Supersport on his Dunlop shod Yamaha R6 with an unbelievable time of 1:25:234, faster than the 750 class record. Also falling this weekend was the 750 class track record in the 750 Superbike race, when Ross DeLong turned a time of 1:25:444. Edwards went on to win 2 races this weekend, while DeLong won 5 races. Edwards and DeLong are currently #1 and #2 in the WMRRA Overall Championship standings.

This past weekend was also was home to WMRRA’s annual Sounds of the Past event. Vintage bikes from up and down the West coast come up to participate in this the various races held throughout the weekend. The Sounds of the Past races kicked off Saturday with the ever popular Puget Sound Greyhound Adoption Formula 160 race.

All times were recorded by AMB electronic timing system and are certified correct by WMRRA scoring officials.

Below are the provisional results for the entire weekend’s races.

125 Grand Prix 1. David Matthews (Hon RS125) 2. Devon McDonough (Hon RS125) 3. Kirk Potter (Hon RS125)

250 Grand Prix – Canright Construction 1. David Matthews (Yam TZ250) 2. Andy Moore (Yam TZ250) 3. Devon McDonough (Hon RS125)

600 Supersport – KFG Racing 1. Eli Edwards (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Oliver Jervis (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Mike Sullivan (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Patrick Bertram (Yam YZF-R6) 5. James Wadkins (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Moaka Clay (Yam YZF-R6)

600 Superbike – Halpin Custom Sportbikes 1. Eli Edwards (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Oliver Jervis (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Mike Sullivan (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Patrick Bertram (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Tim Jones (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Jason McCarty (Yam YZF-R6)

600 Tired Former Supersport 1. Joshua Ellingson (Suz SV650) 2. Eric Featherstone (Suz SV650) 3. Gary Ryder (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Mickey Borroz (Kaw ZX6) 5. Damon Wells (Suz GSXR600)

650 Supersport Twins – KBC Helmets 1. Nicholas Finken (Suz SV650) 2. Eric Featherstone (Suz SV650) 3. Brad “Factory” DeLong (Suz SV650) 4. Katharine Herkelrath (Suz SV650) 5. Todd Sparrow (Suz SV650) 6. Andrew Graham (Suz SV650)

750 Supersport – SpeedDealer Motors 1. Ross DeLong (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Eli Edwards (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Dan Chancy (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Allister MacKinnon (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Corson Piper (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Andrew Brackett (Suz GSX-R750)

750 Superbike – R Tech Fuel/Ricci Motorsports 1. Ross DeLong (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Dan Chancy (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Corson Piper (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Allister MacKinnon (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Andy Brackett (Suz GSX-R750) 6. John Lippis (Suz GSX-R750)

Formula Thunder 1. Ross DeLong (Duc 848) 2. Howard Crow (Duc 848) 3. Brad “Factory” DeLong (Suz SV650) 4. Eric May (Suz SV650)

Formula Ultra – Performance Coatings 1. Mike MacConaghy (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ross DeLong (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Mike Sullivan (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Eli Edwards (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Brian MacConaghy (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Andrew Brackett (Suz GSX-R1000)

Heavyweight Early Grand Prix – KBC Helmets 1. John Kaiser (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Cody Koth (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Gary Ryder (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Jerry Kassebaum (Suz GSX-R750)

Lightweight Superbike – Puma Boots 1. Oliver Jervis (Suz SV650) 2. Joshua Ellingson (Suz SV650) 3. Brandon Knowles (Suz SV650) 4. Nicholas Finken (Suz SV650) 5. Brian Jeffrey (Suz SV650) 6. Randy Grein (Suz SV650)

Middleweight Grand Prix Twins – Max RPM 1. Oliver Jervis (Suz SV650) 2. Joshua Ellingson (Suz SV650) 3. Jonathan Friesen (Duc 748) 4. Brandon Knowles (Suz SV650) 5. Nicholas Finken (Suz SV650) 6. Brian Jeffrey (Suz SV650)

Open Supersport – Bell Helmets 1. Mike MacConaghy (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ross DeLong (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Mike Sullivan (Kaw ZX-10R) 4. Brian MacConaghy (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Corson Piper (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Allister Mackinnon (Suz GSX-R750)

Open Single – KBC Helmets 1. Devon McDonough (Hon RS125) 2. David Matthews (Hon RS125)

Open Grand Prix Twins – Eastside Motorsports 1. Ross DeLong (Duc 1098S) 2. Jason Valley (Duc 1098S) 3. Andrew Brackett (Duc 1098R) 4. Martin Abbenhouse (Duc 1098S) 5. Lindsay Gupton (Duc 1098S) 6. Troy Cook (Duc 848)

Puget Sound Greyhound Association Formula 160 1. Tim O’Mahony (Hon CL175) 2. Mick Hart (Hon CB160) 3. Thomas Deem (Hon CB175) 4. Michael Bateman (Hon CB175) 5. Joel Crabtree (Hon CB160) 6. Aaron Frank (Hon CB175)

Sounds of the Past 250 1. Tim O’Mahony (Hon CL175) 2. Mick Hart (Hon CB160) 3. Thomas Deem (Hon CB175) 4. Michael Bateman (Hon CB175) 5. Michael Polkalbla (Hon CB160) 6. Cody Wood (Hon CL175)

Sounds of the Past 500 1. Tim O’Mahony (Hon CL175) 2. Mick Hart (Hon CB160) 3. Michael Bateman (Hon CB175) 4. David Fallon (Harley) 5. Michael Polkalbla (Hon CB160) 6. Arash Nadershahi (Hon CL160)

Sounds of the Past Open 1. Gary Ryder (Suz GT750) 2. Jon Lacey (BSA 750) 3. David Kaechele (BMW 750) 4. Alex Dumitru (Norton) 5. Wallace Riddle (Yam 750) 6. Todd Thelin (Hon CB175)

Twinline Motorcycle 160 Vintage 1. Michael Polkalbla (Hon CB160) 2. Aaron Frank (Hon CB175) 3. Tim O’Mahony (Hon CL175) 4. Thomas Deem (Hon CB175) 5. Wallace Riddle (Hon CB175) 6. Troy Knapp (Hon CB160)

Twinline Motorcycles 250 Vintage 1. Kirk Costello (Hon 250)

Twinline Motorcycles 500 Vintage 1. David Fallon (Harley)

Twinline Motorcycles 750 Vintage 1. Ron Rumbolz (Norton) 2. Gary Ryder (Suz GT750)