THE GREEN FLAG DROPS ON ROUND 1 OF THE CVMA 2015-16 WINTER SERIES
Honors Fallen Rider Joanna Bitter, Benny Solis Snags Nine Wins
It was a weekend of excitement and solemnity as Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle Association pressed the starter button on a new race season and also paid tribute to a fallen family member, Joanna Bitter. Joanna passed on September 3rd and was memorialized Sunday with a flying lap by her husband, Bill McCoy. There was also a “moment of noise” during which club members revved their engines in Joanna’s honor. To further memorialize Joanna, CVMA retired her race number, 88, and has named Turn 4 “Bitter” in Joanna’s honor. You will be missed, Joanna.
It was an agonizingly hot weekend in Desert Center, but triple-digit temperatures and blazing sunshine didn’t seem to put a damper on the race action. Daytona Anderson landed the first knockout in the fight for the #1 plate in Sunday’s 12-lap SoCal Track Days Open Shootout. The race started with Benny Solis well ahead of the fight for second, which was fought between Daytona Anderson and Dale Kieffer. Midway through the race however, the entire grid shifted forward when Solis exited the track with an electrical issue. Anderson finished in the lead on his Yoshimura sponsored Suzuki GSX-R1000, followed by Dale Kieffer in second on his Racers Edge Performance Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Ryan Matter in third aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6.
Solis was dealt some bad luck in Open Shootout, but he was clearly blessed with speed (and stamina!) throughout the rest of the weekend. The young rider won an astounding nine races during the two-day event, all despite stiff competition and punishing heat. Solis won the Attack Performance Formula Middleweight and Pirelli/Racer’s Edge Supersport Middleweight races on both days on his Honda CBR600RR and also dominated the Dunlop/RTS Formula Open and SD Track Gear Supersport Open races both days as well as winning Sunday’s TrackDaz Middleweight Shootout race on his 600.
The small-bike grids had quite a bit of new color for Round 1 in the form of numerous new yellow novice plates and several orange KTM RC390s, but it was a red Honda CBR300R that dominated the 350 Supersport and Sunline Energy Ultra Lightweight Shootout on both days with Ari Henning winning all four races. Shane Liberty took second in Sunline Energy Ultra Lightweight Shootout both days on his Kawasaki Ninja 300 followed by Josh Fogle on his AP MotoArts Ninja 250. Fogle won the 250 Supersport races both days, and on Saturday he was followed by Matt Cavarlez in second and Don Williams in third, while on Sunday Williams took second and John Semroska came in third.
Richard “Cowboy” Stamp garnered attention and a win on his new AP MotoArts-built Yamaha FZ-07R during Sunday’s 8-lap Lightweight Shootout class. Stamp progressed from second to first midway through the race and maintained his position, crossing the finish line in front of John Reynolds on a Suzuki SV650 and Eric Moore on a Yamaha TZ250.
With the conclusion of Round 1 the season’s first event is in the books. Round 2 of the 2015-16 Winter Series takes place on the weekend of October 17th and 18th.
CVMA offers two full days of racing every race weekend and also includes Saturday qualifying for grid position in all classes, amateur and expert, as well as a wide variety of classes to choose from. Additionally, CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete. Log on to www.cvmaracing.com for more information.
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Amateur Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1M)
2. Josh Simons (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
5. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Fabian Morales (Suz GSX-R750)
Sunday:
1. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
3. Dave Flett (Apr RSV4)
4. Simon Barrett (Tri 675R)
SD Track Gear Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Tyler Omstead (Yam YZF-R6)
6. John Menzie (BMW HP2)
Sunday:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5. John Menzie (BMW HP2)
6. Oliver Kho (Suz GSX-R750)
Sunline Energy Ultra Lightweight Shootout
Saturday:
1. Ari Henning (Hon CBR300R)
2. Shane Liberty (Kaw 300R)
3. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
4. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
5. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
6. Donald Williams (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Ari Henning (Hon CBR300R)
2. Shane Liberty (Kaw 300R)
3. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
4. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
5. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)
6. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
Amateur Formula Twins
Saturday:
1. Tim Bloch (Suz SV650)
2. Seth Dowling (Suz SV650)
Sunday:
1. Tim Bloch (Suz SV650)
2. Seth Dowling (Suz SV650)
Formula Twins
Saturday:
1. Christian Readyhoff (Suz SV650)
2. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
3. Rex Ainslie (Suz SV650)
4. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
5. Henry Yip (Suz SV650)
6. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
Sunday:
1. Rex Ainslie (Suz SV650)
2. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
3. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
4. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ-07)
5. Henry Yip (Suz SV650)
6. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
Amateur Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Dan Dickerman (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Marc Mittelsteadt (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Marcos Brito (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Marcin Jablowski (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Rafael DaSilva (Yam YZF-R6)
2. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Radford Pajita (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Mike Traeger (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jai Dicipulo (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Simon Barrett (Tri 675R)
Attack Performance Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Ryan Matter (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Rory McNinch (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Alex Villarreal (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jake Tihanyi (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Rory McNinch (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
250 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
2. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
3. Donald Williams (Kaw 250R)
4. John Semroska (Kaw 250R)
5. Robert McCarron (Kaw 250R)
6. Ted McCarron (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
2. Donald Williams (Kaw 250R)
3. John Semroska (Kaw 250R)
4. Ted McCarron (Kaw 250R)
5. Mike Root (Kaw 250R)
6. Vishal Bhosale (Kaw 250R)
Formula 40
Saturday:
1. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR)
Sunday:
1. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Rudy Chavez (Hon CBR1000RR)
Formula 40 Middlewight
Saturday:
1. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Dan Sharp (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Mark Ainsle (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Dan Sharp (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Mark Ainsle (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Simon Barrett (Tri 675R)
5. James Clayton (Hon CBR600RR)
Formula 40 Lightweight
Saturday:
1. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
Sunday:
1. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ-07)
2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
3. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
4. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
5. Steve Bancroft (Kaw 300R)
Formula 2
Saturday:
1. Kalvin Kwong (Suz SV650)
2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
3. Rex Ainslie (Suz SV650)
4. Eric Moore (Yam TZ-250)
5. Tim Bloch (Suz SV650)
6. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
Sunday:
1. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
2. Eric Moore (Yam TZ250)
350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Ari Henning (Hon CBR300R)
2. Shane Liberty (Kaw 300R)
3. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
4. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
5. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
6. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
Sunday:
1. Ari Henning (Hon CBR300R)
2. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
3. Shane Liberty (Kaw 300R)
4. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
5. Matt Cavarlez (Kaw 250R)
6. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)
Femmewalla
Saturday:
1. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jennifer Dunstan (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Shannon Deane (Tri 675R)
4. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Jennifer Dunstan (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Sofia Amadio (Suz SV650)
4. Emily Grana (Kaw 250R)
5. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw 250R)
Pirelli/Racer’s Edge Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Ryan Matter (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Andrew Zabzdyr (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Humberto Baca (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Chad Lewin (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Rory McNinch (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Humberto Baca (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)
Pirelli/Racer’s Edge Amateur Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Dan Dickerman (Yam YZF-R6)
2. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Marc Mittlesteadt (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Matt Brown (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Marcos Brito (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Rafael DaSilva (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Dan Dickerman (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Marc Mittelsteadt (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)
5. George Monteverdi (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Mike Traeger (Yam YZF-R6)
Dunlop/RTS Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Oliver Kho (Suz GSX-R750)
Amateur Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Josh Simons (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
4. Dave Flett (Apr RSV4)
5. Fabian Morales (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Marcin Jablonski (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
2. Josh Simons (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Dave Flett (Apr RSV4)
4. Jeff Semmig (Yam YZF-R1)
SoCal Trackdays Open Shootout
Sunday Only:
1. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Ryan Matter (Yam YZF-R6)
4. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Andrew Zabzdyr (Yam YZF-R6)
TrackDaz Middleweight Shootout
Sunday Only:
1. Benny Solis Jr (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Ryan Matter (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Chad Lewin (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Andrew Zabzdyr (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Marcus McMillan (Tri 675R)
Lightweight Shootout
Sunday Only:
1. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ-07)
2. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
3. Eric Moore (Yam TZ250)
4. Henry Yip (Suz SV650)