Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association’s Round Two returned to The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington, for the traditional three days of Memorial Day weekend racing.
Round One saw constantly changing weather, with racers gambling on dry and wet setups. This past weekend the racers’ only gamble was to see who could stay upright in torrential rains. At times standing water in the pits was over 1/2″ deep!
WMRRA 2012 #3 plate holder Ryan Sutton (Yamaha) was able to take a commanding lead in the Overall Championship by winning 600 Superbike, 750 Superbike, and the first heat of Formula Ultra. Hot on his heals was Kyle Staples (Yamaha) with wins in both the second heat of Formula Ultra and 750 Supersport. Kyle’s successful weekend put him solidly in second place for the Overall Championship.
Vintage racing saw a pair of wins in 750 Vintage for John Nilsson (Honda) on his beautifully prepared Honda CR750 Replica. Mick Hart (Honda) also has a pair of wins in Formula 160
250 Ninja racing had some hard fought battle in the rain with young gun Jack Stevens (Kawasaki) pulling out a close win over his dad, John Stevens (Kawasaki), in Ultra Lightweight Sportsman, and Bill Cameron (Kawasaki) winning 250 Cup when a hard charging Jack Stevens lost grip in the rain on the last lap.
The wet weekend’s racing was a testament to die-hard Pacific Northwest racers, who will race in virtually any conditions!
Results:
160 Vintage: 1. Mick Hart Honda 2. Daric Cheshire Honda 3. Tim Fowler Honda 4. Mica Grohn Honda 5. Neil Jensen Honda 6. Howard Nusbaum Honda
250 Vintage: 1. Brett Andrist Honda
500 Vintage: 1. Swiss Niederberger BSA 2. Jim West Honda
750 Vintage: 1. John Nilsson Honda 2. Duncan Craick Seeley/Westlake
250 Cup: 1. Bill Cameron Kawasaki 2. John Stevens Kawasaki 3. Philip Melnyk Kawasaki 4. Sean Galt Kawasaki 5. Marybeth Harrison Kawasaki 6. Preston Kendrick Kawasaki
Ultra Lightweight Sportsman: 1. Jack Stevens Kawasaki 2. John Stevens Kawasaki 3. Philip Melnyk Kawasaki 4. Bill Cameron Kawasaki 5. Sean Galt Kawasaki 6. Preston Kendrick Kawasaki
Open Single: 1. Greg Canright KTM
600 Superbike: 1. Ryan Sutton Yamaha 2. Mark DeGross Yamaha 3. Kyle Staples Yamaha 4. Eli Edwards Yamaha 5. Wes Stults Yamaha 6. Kevin Klemmer Yamaha
650 Super Sport Twins: 1. Barry Carlson Suzuki 2. Rhett Halpin Suzuki 3. Duston Walbon Suzuki 4. Paul Gienau Suzuki 5. Cliff Beebe Suzuki 6. Krister Fast Suzuki
Formula Thunder: 1. Rhett Halpin Suzuki 2. Paul Gienau Suzuki 3. Krister Fast Suzuki 4. Chris Burgess Triumph
750 Super Sport: 1. Kyle Staples Yamaha 2. Mike Alton Suzuki 3. Keven Klemmer Yamaha 4. Rob Workman Suzuki 5. Ryan Sutton Yamaha 6. Kevin Klemmer Yamaha
750 Superbike: 1. Ryan Sutton Yamaha 2. Kyle Staples Yamaha 3. Eli Edwards Yamaha 4. Kinzer Naylor Kawasaki 5. Kevin Klemmer Yamaha 6. Wes Stults Yamaha
Formula Ultra-Race 1: 1. Ryan Sutton Yamaha 2. Kyle Staples Yamaha 3. Steve Kidd Kawasaki 4. Jacob Rower Aprilia 5. Kevin Klemmer Yamaha 6. Kinzer Naylor Yamaha
Formula Ultra-Race 2: 1. Jacob Rower Aprilia 2. Ryan Sutton Yamaha 3. Eli Edwards Yamaha 4. Kyle Staples Yamaha 5. Steve Kidd Kawasaki 6. Sam Verdico Suzuki
600 TFS: 1. Matthew Chater Yamaha 2. Jeremy Johnson Yamaha 3. Dan Cordon Yamaha 4. Greg Canright Yamaha
Clubman Qualifier: 1. Jeremy Johnson Yamaha 2. Dan Cordon Yamaha 3. Chris Mann Suzuki 4. Greg Canright Yamaha
Heavyweight Early GP: 1. Donny Schultz Suzuki 2. Brad Huhta Honda 3. Matthew Chater Yamaha 4. Jeremey Johnson Yamaha 5. Dan Cordon Yamaha 6. Greg Canright Yamaha
Lightweight Superbike: 1. Rhett Halpin Suzuki 2. Krister Fast Suzuki 3. Neil Heineman Suzuki 4. Marybeth Harrison Kawasaki
Middleweight GP Twins: 1. Barry Carlson Suzuki 2. Rhett Halpin Suzuki 3. Paul Gienau Suzuki 4. Krister Fast Suzuki 5. Cliff Beebe Suzuki 6. Paul McComsey Suzuki
Open GP Twins: 1. Raymond Parsons Ducati
Open Superbike: 1. Mark DeGross Honda 2. Steve Kidd Kawasaki 3. Allister MacKinnon Suzuki 4. Lash Mullen Suzuki 5. Sam Verdico Suzuki 6. Tim Kingston Honda
Open Super Sport: 1. Mark DeGross Honda 2. Rob Workman Ducati 3. Donny Schultz Suzuki 4. Steve Kidd Kawasaki 5. Mike Alton Suzuki 6. Randy Kingston Suzuki