NELSONS LEDGES, Ohio The 2009 Fasttrax racing series opened Saturday with three-hour endurance races followed by sprint races on Sunday.

Team Empty Pockets got the first checkered flag of the weekend, with a first overall finish and first in class in the three-hour endurance, a heavily contested race in all four divisions.

Rush Hour Racing Two’s Suzuki GSX-R750 was leading overall after 93 laps when rider Ricky Carlisle collided with the sliding Triumph Daytona 675 of Team Localriders.com when rider Corey Bannister low sided in Turn 13. Both riders were home recuperating at end of the weekend.

On Sunday club-racing legend Bill Bloom, 74, of Wellsboro, PA dropped the first green flag of the season’s sprint series inaugurating the Bill Bloom Heavyweight Challenge followed by the Bob Stanley Lightweight Challenge. Both races offer a cash pool based on the size of the grid.

Robert Rowles of Linden, OH ran the fastest lap of the day with a 1:10.286 running a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Supersport Middleweight race.

Fasttrax is a family-oriented club racing, track day and performance riding education organization with its home track at Nelsons Ledges, Ohio. For information on all of Fasttrax’s events and programs visit www.ridefasttrax.com

Three Hour Endurance, Saturday, April 25

Heavyweight: 1st) Empty Pockets Racing, Yamaha YZF-R1, 106 laps; 2nd) Rush Hour Racing Two, Suz GSX-R 750, 93 laps.

Middleweight: 1st) Madhouse Racing, Yam YZF-R6, 106 laps; 2nd) Hooligan Industries, Yam YZF-R6, 103 laps; 3rd) Rush Hour Racing One, Yam YZF-R6, 99 laps; 4th) Team CH5K, Hon CBR600RR, 97 laps; 5th) Twist-It Racing, Suz GSX-R600, 97 laps; 6th) Team Localriders.com, Tri Daytona 675, 83 laps.

Lightweight: 1st) Team Racer RX, Suz SV650, 102 laps; 2nd) DAYAM Racing Suz SV650, 101 laps; 3rd) Empty Pockets Racing, Duc PS1000LE, 100 laps.

Iron Butt Solo: 1st) Wayne Yurak, Suz SV1000, 95 laps; 2nd) Allan Pett, Suz GSX-R750, 64 laps; 3rd) Eddie Kraft, Yam YZF-R6, 57 laps.

Sprints, Sunday, April 26.

Bill Bloom Heavyweight Challenge: 1st) Robert Rowles, Yam YZF-R6, 14:20.954; 2nd) Allan Pett, Suz GSX-R750; 3rd) Greg Massie, Suz, GSX-R1000.

Bob Stanley Lightweight Challenge: 1st) Sammy Snellenberger, 15:09.295, Suz SV650; 2nd) David Ingram, Suz SV650; 3rd) John Noel Bartlett, Suz SV650.

Vintage Lightweight: 1st) Sam Williams, Kaw KZ1000, 14:06.222; 2nd) Bill Bloom, Kaw GPz550; 2nd) Eric Boettcher, YAM FZR400; 4th) Ed Savoy, Suz GZ500.

Supersport Middleweight Expert: 1st) Robert Rowles, Yam YZF-R6, 11:58.07; 2nd) Jim Vaughn, Hon CBR600RR; 3rd) Sam Wang, Suz GSX-R600.

Supersport Middleweight Novice: 1st) Michael Farmer, Suz GSX-R, 12:11.00; 2nd) Kurt Russman, Hon CBR600RR; 3rd) Jim Fear, Hon CBR600RR; 4th) Daniel Runion, Suz GSX-R600; 5th) Timothy Kennedy, Suz GSX-R600; 6th) Nicholas Lefurgery, Hon CBR600RR: 7th) Lee Barbicas, Suz GSX-R600; 8th) John Daniels, Yam FZR 600; 9th) Casey Crain, Hon CBR600RR.

GT Heavyweight: 1st) Andrew Sexton, Duc 999, 12:44.728; 2nd) Daniel Shetler III, Hon RC51; 3rd) Bill Smith, Buell XB9R; 4th) Wendell Crain, Suz SV650.

Vintage Heavyweight: 1st) Eric Boettcher, Yam FZR400, 13:19.02; 2nd) Bill Bloom, Kaw GPz550; 3rd) John Daniels, Yam FZR600; 4th) Ed Savoy, Suz GS500; 5th) Aaron Lacefield, Kaw GPz750.

Supersport Heavyweight Expert: 1st) Robert Rowles, Yam YZF-R6, 12:00.243; 2nd) Allan Pett, Suz GSX-R750; 3rd) Greg Massie, Suz GSX-R1000.

Supersport Heavyweight Novice: 1st) Rob Grabowski, Suz GSX-R1000, 12:20.00; 2nd) Curt Reese, Suz GSX-R750; 3rd) Daniel Shettler III, Hon RC51.

Superbike Middleweight Expert Race One: 1st) Robert Rowles, Yam YZF-R6, 12:04.412; 2nd) Jeff Agnes, Suz GSX-R1000; 3rd) Jim Vaughn, Hon CBR600RR/

Superbike Middleweight Novice Race One: 1st) Daniel Runion, Suz GSX-R600, 12:41.864; 2nd) Jim Fear, Hon CBR600RR;, 3rd) Lee Barbicas, Suz GSX-R600; 4th, Nicholas Lefurgety, Hon CBR600RR; 5th) Casey Crain, Hon CBR600RR.

GT Lightweight Expert Race 1: 1st) Sammy Snellenberger, Suz SV650, 13:20.331; 2nd) Tim Batten, Suz SV650; 3rd) Todd Narduzzi, SV650; 4th) John Noel Bartlett, SV650; 5th) Bruce McLaghlan; 6th) Jeff Manley, Suz SV650; 7th) David Ingram, Suz SV650.

GT Lightweight Novice Race 1: 1) Sean Wilson, Suz SV650, 13:58.392; 2nd) Steve Nero, Suz GS500; 3rd) Broderick Crain, Suz SV650; 4th, Wendell Crain, Suz SV650; 5th) Bill Smith, Buell XB9R; 6th) Ray Cull, Suz SV650.

Superbike Lighweight: 1st) Ed Savoy, Suz GS500, 13:46.369; 2nd) Eric Boettcher, Yam FZR400.

Superbike Heavyweight Expert Race One: 1st) Jeff Agnes, Suz GSX-R1000, 12:00.824; 2nd) Allan Pett, Suz GSX-R750; 3rd) Greg Massie, Suz GSX-R1000; 4th) Andrew Sexton, Duc 999; 5th Dave Eller, Kaw ZX600.

Superbike Heavyweight Novice Race One: 1st) Ron Grabowski, Suz GSX-R1000, 12:47.951; 2nd) Robert Kovach, Suz GSX-R1000.

Superbike Middleweight Expert Race Two: 1st) Jeff Agnes, Suz GSX-R1000, 12:03.695; 2nd) Robert Rowles, Yam YZF-R6.

Superbike Middleweight Novice Race Two: 1st) Daniel Runion, Suz GSX-R600, 12:54.040; 2nd) Lee Barbicas, Suz GSX-R600; 3rd) Casey Crain, Hon CBR600RR.

GT Lightweight Expert Race Two: 1st) Sammy Snellenberger, Suz SV650, 12:25.444; 2nd) Tim Batten, Suz SV650; 3rd) Todd Narduzzi, Suz SV650; 4th) Bruce McLaghlan, Buell XB9R.

GT Lightweight Novice Race Two: 1st) Sean Wilson, Suz SV650, 13:07.613; 2nd) Steve Nero, Suz GS500; 3rd) Broderick Crain, Suz SV650: 4th) Wendell Crain, Suz Sv650; 5th) Bill Smith, Buell XB9R; 6th) Ray Cull, Suz SV650.

Superbike Heavyweight Expert””Race Two: 1st) Jeff Agnes, Suz GSX-R1000; 2nd) Allan Pett, Suz GSX-R750; 3rd) Andrew Sexton, Duc 999; 4th) Greg Massie, Suz GSX-R1000; 5th) David Eller, Kaw ZX6R.

Superbike Heavyweight Novice Race Two: 1st)Rob Grabowski, Suz GSX-R1000, 12:46.677; 2nd) Robert Kovach, Suz GSX-R.

Mini-Endurance (30-Minute) Heavyweight: 1st)Kurt Russman, Honda CBR600RR, 24 laps; 2nd) Rob Grabowski, Suz GSX-R1000; 3rd) Tim Kennedy, Suz GSX-R600; 4th) Dan Shetler, Hon RC51.

Mini-Endurance (30-Minute) Lightweight: 1st)Ray Cull, Suz SV650.