Round 7 of the Law Tigers’ Sandia Motorcycle Roadracing Championships hosted by SMRI was held at Sandia Motor Speedway on Sunday September 17th, 2017.
Dave Dikitolia stepped into the void left by Mikey Shreve’s absence to win Speedin’ Motorsports’ Unlimited Grand Prix event, setting the stage for an excellent day of racing at Sandia Speedway! Dikitolia jumped out to an early lead and never looked back besting nearest rival Kevin Gibson by six seconds for the win. Mikey Shreve secured this championship at Round 6 in September.
For the third consecutive event Scott Cloninger was involved in the closest race of the day, this time in the Kings of Speed’s Amateur Club Sport class. Chris Coriz took the holeshot on his KTM 450, but Kawasaki Ninja 250R Cloninger closed up in the turns and despite several attempts to pass fell 0.3 seconds short at the finish to Class Champion Coriz.
Madd-1 Racings’ Novice Super Street saw Charlie Winckless atop the podium for a second consecutive event with Jaime Smith and Cedric Madden taking second and third respectively. Newcomer Eric Torres kept things interesting throughout both race heats making an excellent first showing at Sandia.
SMRI wishes to congratulate all its 2017 class champions: Unlimited Grand Prix: Mikey Shreve, Expert Middleweight Superbike: Dylan Beck, Expert Open Superbike: Dave Dikitolia, Expert Formula 1000: Kevin Gibson, Amateur 250 Supersport: Scott Cloninger, Amateur 500 Supersport: John Kynor Jr., Amateur Club Sport: Chris Coriz, Formula Femme: Edda Tully, Amateur Middleweight Superbike: Randy Bailey, Amateur Open Superbike: Chris Coriz, Amateur Thunderbike: Scott Cloninger, Modern Vintage: Chris Coriz, Novice Middleweight Superbike: Josh Hill, and Novice Open Superbike: Josh Hill.
Speedin’ Motorsports Unlimited Grand Prix
1. Dave Dikitolia (SUZ 1000)
2. Kevin Gibson (APR 1000)
3. Jesse Beck (TRI 675)
4. Edda Tully (BMW 1000)
5. Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
6. Ken Kilness (BMW 1000)
Expert Open Superbike
1. Chris Coriz (SUZ 1000)
2. Dave Dikitolia (SUZ 1000)
3. Kevin Gibson (APR 1000)
4. Edda Tully (BMW 1000)
5. Lance Echols (KAW 600)
6. Jesse Beck (TRI 675)
Zia Construction & Steel Expert Middleweight Superbike
1. Jesse Beck (TRI 675)
2. Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
3. Randy Bailey (YAM 600)
4. Lance Echols (KAW 600)
5. Ken Kilness (YAM 600)
OCD Custom Cycles & Repair Formula Femme
1. Edda Tully (BMW 1000)
2. Jaime Smith (TRI 675)
3. Lisa Garcia (KAW 600)
4. Nicole Hakeem (KAW 250)
Kings of Speed Racing Amateur Club Sport
1. Chris Coriz (KTM 450)
2. Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)
3. Jereme Ragsdale (KAW 250)
4. Nicole Hakeem (KAW 250)
5. Cedric Madden (KAW 250)
6. Philip Hale (SUZ 650)
Desert Desmo Amateur Thunderbike
1. Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
2. Scott Metcalfe (DUC 848)
3. Paul Ness (TRI 675)
4. John Hill (TRI 675)
5. Charlie Winckless (TRI 675)
6. Jaime Smith (TRI 675)
Q-Realty Amateur Middleweight Superbike
1. Chris Coriz (TRI 675)
2. Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
3. Randy Bailey (YAM 600)
4. Ken Kilness (YAM 600)
5. Josh Hill (HON 600)
6. CJ Downing (YAM 600)
Amateur Open Superbike
1. Chris Coriz (SUZ 1000)
2. Randy Bailey (YAM 600)
3. Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
4. Ken Kilness (BMW 1000)
5. CJ Downing (YAM 600)
6. Charlie Winckless (TRI 675)
Permian Auto Group Amateur 250 Supersport
1. Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)
2. Scott Metcalfe (KAW 250)
3. Josh Hill (KAW 250)
4. Jereme Ragsdale (KAW 250)
5. Cedric Madden (KAW 250)
6. Nicole Hakeem (KAW 250)
Q-Realty Amateur 500 Supersport
1. Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)
2. Scott Metcalfe (KAW 250)
3. Josh Hill (KAW 250)
4. Alan Hill (KAW 250)
5. Cedric Madden(KAW 250)
6. Nicole Hakeem (KAW 250)
HTW Racing Novice Middleweight Superbike
1. Josh Hill (HON 600)
2. Michael Bishop (YAM 600)
3. CJ Downing (YAM 600)
4. Matt Zorn (SUZ 600)
5. Scott Metcalfe (DUC 848)
6. Paul Ness (TRI 675)
Desert Sky Ranch Novice Open Superbike
1. Josh Hill (HON 600)
2. Matt Zorn (SUZ 600)
3. CJ Downing (YAM 600)
4. Michael Bishop (YAM 600)
5. John Hill (TRI 675)
6. Scott Metcalfe (DUC 848)
Madd-1 Racing Novice Superstreet
1. Charlie Winckless (TRI 675)
2. Jaime Smith (TRI 675)
3. Cedric Madden (BMW 1000)
4. Nicole Hakeem (HON 450)
5. Eric Torres (KAW 900)
Madd-1 Racing Modern Vintage
1. Dave Dikitolia (SUZ 1000)
2. Chris Coriz (SUZ 1000)
3. Scott Cloninger (TRI 675)
4. Lance Echols (KAW 600)
5. Alan Hill (KAW 250)
Amateur Formula 40
1. Ken Kilness (BMW 1000)
2. Lance Echols (KAW 600)
3. Randy Bailey (YAM 600)
4. Matt Zorn (SUZ 600)
5. Kevin Gibson (APR 1000)
6. Scott Cloninger (KAW 250)