Corey Sarros and Benny Solis, Jr. each won three races during the Pirelli WERA West Sportsman Series Presented by Lucas Oil season-opening event January 25 at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California.
Sarros, riding his Pirelli-shod Shades of Vail-sponsored Suzuki GSX-R1000s, won the Formula One Expert, A Superbike Expert and A Superstock Expert races. Sarros took the lead early in Formula One and A Superbike and came home the victor over Marcel Irnie each time.
Sarros got a bad start in the A Superstock race, and Irnie jumped out to an initial lead. Sarros made up some of his early deficit, but Irnie crossed the finish line first at the end of the six-lap sprint. After the race, however, Irnie was disqualified for having an aftermarket front brake master cylinder on his Mobi/Irnie Racing BMW S1000RR. Irnie’s disqualification promoted Melissa Paris from third to second on her Dunlop-fitted MPH Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory.
Solis collected first-place finishes in the C Superstock Expert, C Superbike Expert and B Superstock Expert races on his Dunlop-backed Team H35 Yamaha YZF-R6. Sahar Zvik, who rode a 636cc Kawasaki ZX-6R, finished second each time.
Daniel Costilla turned 15-years-old on Saturday, and on Sunday the teen took narrow, come-from-behind victories in the Kenny Anderson Formula Three and Formula Two Expert races on his Dunlop-fitted Revidalize Honda RS125. Gabriel “G3” Hernandez, III, led each race from the start, but Costilla passed 14-year-old Hernandez on the last lap of each race to take the wins.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS (listed in chronological order, as provided by WERA):
WERA Minis 50cc:
1. Toby Khamsouk, 4 laps
2. Jeff Semmig, -21.723 seconds
3. Sergio Rodriguez, II (Hon 50)
4. Andrew Kenefick (Hon 50)
5. Roni Schuetrum (Hon 50)
6. Cheyenne Covarrublias (Hon 50)
WERA Minis 80cc:
1. Gray Pham (Hon 85), 4 laps
C Superbike Expert:
1. Benny Solis, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 6 laps
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-6/636R), -1.001 seconds
3. Brad Saenz (Kaw ZX-6/636R)
4. Andrew Zabzdyr (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6)
C Superbike Novice:
1. Mitsu Ueda (Hon CBR600RR), 6 laps
2. Kai Sato (Yam YZF-R6), -16.010 seconds
3. Marcus McMillan (Tri Daytona 675)
4. Ryan Houck (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula One Expert:
1. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000), 6 laps
2. Marcel Irnie (BMW S1000RR), -4.119 seconds
3. Shawn Higbee (TaylorMade Carbon 2 Hon)
4. Steve Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Mark Joubran (BMW S1000RR)
6. Melissa Paris (Apr RSV4 Factory)
Formula One Novice:
1. Gerardo Flores (Kaw ZX-10R), 6 laps
2. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R1000), -1.946 seconds
3. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Tim Parchman (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
6. Ray Harris (Yam YZF-R1), DNF
Vintage Eight Heavyweight:
1. Alan Brown (Duc 996), 6 laps
2. Gill Barnett (Kaw ZX-6R), -11.975
D Superbike Expert:
1. Ashton B. Wright (Mor MD250H), 6 laps
E Superstock Expert:
1. Ruben Casarez (Kaw 250R), 6 laps
2. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300), -1.071 seconds
3. Ezra Beaubier (Kaw 250R)
4. Stuart Hipkins (Hon CBR250R)
B Superbike Expert:
1. Shawn Higbee (TaylorMade Carbon 2 Hon), 6 laps
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-6/636R), -9.373 seconds
3. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Javelin Broderick (MV Agusta F3 675)
6. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
B Superbike Novice:
1. Mitsu Ueda (Hon CBR600RR), 6 laps
Vintage Eight Mediumweight:
1. Gerardo Flores (Kaw ZX-6/636R), 6 laps
D Superstock Expert:
1. Josh Serne (Kaw 400), 6 laps
2. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300), -29.473
F Superstock Expert:
1. Ruben Casarez (Kaw 250R), 6 laps
2. John Semroska, -19.781 seconds
3. Ed Sorbo (Kaw 250R)
4. Ezra Beaubier (Kaw 250R)
5. Stuart Hipkins (Hon CBR250R)
Lightweight Twins Superbike Expert:
1. Tommy Woodbury (Suz SV650), 6 laps
2. Charles Fathy (Suz SV650), -23.967 seconds
3. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
4. Anthony Morrison (Suz SV650)
5. Albert Garcia (Suz SV650)
6. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650)
A Superbike Expert:
1. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000), 6 laps
2. Marcel Irnie (BMW S1000RR), -10.073 seconds
3. Melissa Paris (Apr RSV4 Factory)
4. Steve Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Krystyna Kubran (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Mark Joubran (BMW S1000RR)
A Superbike Novice:
1. Ray Harris (Yam YZF-R1), 6 laps
2. Tim Parchman (Yam YZF-R1), -1.344 seconds
3. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
Kenny Anderson Formula Three:
1. Daniel Costilla (Hon RS125), 6 laps
2. Gabriel “G3” Hernandez, III (Hon RS125), -0.013 second
3. Ashton B. Wright (Mor MD250H)
4. Peter Yates (Hon RS125)
5. Nicholas Swensgard (Mor MD250H)
Clubman Expert:
1. Ezra Beaubier (Kaw 250R), 6 laps
2. Stuart Hipkins (Hon CBR250R), -1 lap
3. Ruben Casarez (Kaw 250R), DNF
A Superstock Expert:
1. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000), 6 laps
2. Melissa Paris (Apr RSV4 Factory), -5.145 seconds
3. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Krystyna Kubran (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Brad Saenz (Kaw ZX-6/636R)
6. T.J. O’Doan (Suz GSX-R1000)
Senior Superbike Heavyweight Expert:
1. Steve Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R), 6 laps
2. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R), -1.542 seconds
3. Mark Joubran (BMW S1000RR)
4. John Wagner (Hon CBR1000RR)
5. Gill Barnett (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Lennie Combs (Yam YZF-R1)
Senior Superbike Heavyweight Novice:
1. Sean Brown (Suz GSX-R1000), 6 laps
2. Ray Harris (Yam YZF-R1), -0.968 second
3. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
5. Van Palmer (Hon CBR1000RR)
Senior Superbike Mediumweight Expert:
1. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6), 6 laps
2. Thomas F. Bednash (Yam YZF-R6), -4.053 seconds
3. David Grajeda (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Eric Anderson (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. John Slee (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Tony D. Augusta (Suz GSX-R600)
Senior Superbike Mediumweight Novice:
1. Mitsu Ueda (Hon CBR600RR), 6 laps
C Superstock Expert:
1. Benny Solis, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 6 laps
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-6/636R), -1.758 seconds
3. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Javelin Broderick (MV Agusta F3 675)
5. Brad Saenz (Kaw ZX-6/636R)
6. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
C Superstock Novice:
1. Mitsu Ueda (Hon CBR600RR), 6 laps
2. Kai Sato (Yam YZF-R6), -22.869 seconds
3. Ryan Houck (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula Two Expert:
1. Daniel Costilla (Hon RS125), 6 laps
2. Gabriel “G3” Hernandez, III (Hon RS125), -0.596 second
3. Tommy Woodbury (Suz SV650)
4. Josh Serne (Kaw ZX400)
5. Peter Yates (Hon RS125)
6. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
B Superstock Expert:
1. Benny Solis, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 6 laps
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-6/636R), -2.995 seconds
3. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Yaniv Attias (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Humberto Baca (Yam YZF-R6)
B Superstock Novice:
1. Mitsu Ueda (Hon CBR600RR), 6 laps