Team Thornton/Wagnon and the Village Idiots Win Big at MSR Houston with CMRA

The Heavyweight team of Eddie Thornton/Derek Wagnon, brought home the win in the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (CMRA) Round Four Team 60 race, while the Village Idiots team of Brandon Cleland, Chris Headley, John Orchard, and Garet Tomlinson grabbed the win in C Superbike and the overall win for Championship Endurance Round Six this past Saturday, September 20.

CMRA held its ninth round of the season on Saturday with a 4-Hour Championship Endurance, Mini & Lightweight Sprints, and the final round of the Solo 30 and Team 60 races, bringing over 10 hours of racing action to MSR Houston in Angleton, Texas. The weather was sunny and very humid, with temperatures in the 90’s, but lap times were still fast on the 2.38-mile course.

The Mini and Lightweight Sprint grids ran first, kicking off Saturday’s action, with Formula 4 and E Superstock having 18 entries each. The new 481Motos-sponsored Grom Challenge class continued to grow with 12 grid entries as well.

The 4-Hour Championship Endurance had a combined grid of 17 teams with the classes A Superbike, C Superbike, Formula 2, and Modern Classic Endurance represented.

The lights went out and the Village Idiots, aboard a Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZF-R6 were off to the early lead, with the Pirelli-shod, Suzuki GSX-R1000 mounted, I Like Big Gas!! team of Scott Buckley, Craig Montgomery, and Brandon Young hot on their heels in second. These two teams held off all comers for the next 4 hours, with I Like Big Gas turning the fastest lap of the race on lap 64, turning a 1:37.783. The Village Idiots ran a 1:38.623, but held onto their lead. The LocoMotion team of Alonzo Contreras, Ryan Max Johnson, Matt Vastine, and Mark Windham, aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6, wrestled the Excel EMR and Lone Star Track Day teams for third and won, holding it down for the final three hours of the race. When the checkers dropped at 4:30 pm, the Village Idiots took both the overall win first in C Superbike, I Like Big Gas!! crossed the line in second overall and first in A Superbike, and LocoMotion finished third overall and second in C Superbike.

Team 60 was the final race of the day. The 60-minute timed race consisted of two rider teams, competing on their own bike, riding 20-35 minutes each and making a mandatory transponder swap pit stop under “dead engine” conditions, with the classes of Heavyweight, Middleweight, and Lightweight. Thirty teams gridded up to do a Le Mans-style start. When the lights went out, the first leg riders sprinted from the infield across the track to their motorcycles being held by a crew member. As the riders started the motorcycles and pulled into the race line the crowd was on their feet cheering the amazingly clean rolling start.

The racing was close, with the BMW S1000RR and Kawasaki ZX-10R mounted heavyweight team of Eddie Thornton/Derek Wagnon battling for the lead with the Yamaha YZF-R6 mounted middleweight team of James Camacho Jr/Brandon Cleland. Both riders for the teams went back and forth, each team putting down a fastest lap of 1:34 and change. But the Thornton/Wagnon team edged ahead, and widened their lead, taking the overall win by 46 seconds over the Camacho Jr/Cleland team. The Kawasaki ZX636 and Yamaha YZF-R6 team of Andy Galindo/Eric Williams crossed the line for third overall.

CMRA would like to thank Island Racing Services and Motomassage.com for sponsoring the Solo 30 classes, and would also like to say thank you to Sweet William’s BBQ & Catering and the HighPerformanceCrew.com for providing a catered dinner for the CMRA event staff and corner workers on Saturday night. After a long day of endurance races, it was greatly appreciated!

For a complete list of results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next Championship Endurance round will the the USNE final round, run in conjunction with the Grand National Finals and WERA, on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL.

The next CMRA Mini and Lightweight Sprints, Lightweight Endurance, and Championship Endurance round will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2014, the tenth and final round for the CMRA 2014 season, at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas.

CMRA SATURDAY SPRINTS

ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – FORMULA 5

1. Kyle Jenkins (Kaw KX65)

2. Allan Boyd (Hon RS65)

3. Sam Napier (Kaw KX65)

4. Steven Barone (Piaggio GPR50)

FORMULA 6

1. Kevin B. Nolde (Kaw KX65)

FOUR81 MOTOS – GROM CHALLENGE

1. Ryan Andrews (Hon Grom)

2. Conner Blevins (Hon Grom)

3. Alan Phillips (Hon Grom)

4. John McKenzie (Hon Grom)

5. Vaughn Ivey (Hon Grom)

6. Carl Price (Hon Grom)

E SUPERSTOCK

1. Brad Thomas (Kaw 250R)

2. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

3. Mark Shim (Kaw 250R)

4. Zachary Boldwyn (Kaw 250R)

5. John Redford (Kaw 250R)

6. Roger Albert (Kaw 250R)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD RACE ONE

1. Brylin Schrock (Kaw KLX110)

2. Hayden Giarratano (SSR SR110TR)

3. Zach Nolde (Kaw KLX110)

4. Shaine Giarratano (SSR SR110TR)

5. Daniel Phillips (Kaw KLX110)

FORMULA 4

1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

2. Mark Shim (Kaw 250R)

3. Zachary Boldwyn (Kaw 250R)

4. Roger Albert (Kaw 250R)

5. John Redford (Kaw 250R)

6. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – 500 SUPERSPORT

1. Jesse Davis (Hon CBR500R)

2. Brandon Altmeyer (Hon CBR500R)

ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – 300 SUPERSPORT

1. Gabriel Martinez-Abrego (Kaw 300R)

2. Braeden Ortt (Kaw 300R)

3. Javier Martinez-Abrego III (Kaw 300R)

4. Justin McWilliams (Kaw 300R)

500 CLASSIC

1. Brian Oakley (Yam RD400)

2. Mike Milligan (Yam RD400)

3. Richard Pearson (Yam RD400)

4. Rob Rowland (Yam RD400)

RAINBOW SOX RACING JUNIOR MOTARD RACE TWO

1. Hayden Giarratano (SSR SR110TR)

2. Daniel Phillips (Kaw KLX110)

3. Zach Nolde (Kaw KLX110)

4. Brylin Schrock (Kaw KLX110)

5. Shaine Giarratano (SSR SR110TR)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT

1. Jeff Wrobel (Suz GSX-R1000)

2. Guillermo A. Gonzalez (BMW S1000RR)

3. Eddie Thornton (Kaw ZX636)

4. Kevin Taylor (Hon CBR1000RR)

5. Dr. Joseph Caruso (BMW S1000RR)

6. Carl Price (Kaw ZX-10R)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE

1. Fabian Kale (Hon CBR1000RR)

2. Scott Canady (Duc 1199 Panigale)

3. Manuel Segura (Hon CBR1000RR)

4. Steven Riley (Hon CBR1000RR)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT

1. Brandon Cleland (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Eric Williams (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Bobby Davies (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Enoc Garza (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Harry Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Tim Rose (Yam YZF-R6)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE

1. Michael Klesel (Suz GSX-R600)

2. Chris Coffey (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Kyle Fox (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Brandon Orr (Suz GSX-R600)

5. Ryan Miranda (Tri Daytona 675R)

SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT

1. Andy Gilliland (Suz SV650)

2. Andrew Sukach (Suz GSX-R600)

3. Dominic Medina (Hon FT500)

SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE

1. Zachary Vonler (Suz SV650)

2. David Felio (Suz SV650)

3. Theofilos Giagmouris (Suz SV650)

4. William Clark (Suz SV650)

5. Jessica Coons (Kaw 300R)

MOTOMASSAGE.COM – SOLO 30 ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

2. Brad Thomas (Kaw 250R)

3. Zachary Boldwyn (Kaw 250R)

4. Bill Syfan (Kaw 250R)

5. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

6. John Redford (Kaw 250R)

CMRA 4 HOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ENDURANCE

OVERALL

1. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/ Chris Headley/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson) Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 140 laps

2. I Like Big Gas!! (Scott Buckley/Dewayne Davis /Brad Kelly/Craig Montgomery/Brandon Young) Suz GSX-R1000, A Superbike, 137 laps

3. LocoMotion (Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Matt Vastine/Mark Windham) Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 136 laps

4. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Peyton Inge/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach) Hon CBR1000RR, Modern Classic, 132 laps

5. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith) Yam YZF-R6, Modern Classic, 132 laps

6. Excel EMR (Shannon Ball/Conner Blevins/James Camacho Jr/Dustin Meador/Jay Newton) Kaw ZX636, C Superbike, 131 laps

A SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE

1. I Like Big Gas!! (Scott Buckley/Dewayne Davis /Brad Kelly/Craig Montgomery/Brandon Young) Suz GSX-R1000, 137 laps

2. Desert Rats Racing (Stephen Guynes/Rick Hogge/Derek Thomas/Greg Wanless) Suz GSX-R750, 65 laps

3. Team Penetration (Enoc Garza/Nathaniel Orona/Tim Rose/Will Zamora) Yam YZF-R6, 41 laps

C SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE

1. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/ Chris Headley/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson) Yam YZF-R6, 266 laps

2. LocoMotion (Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Matt Vastine/Mark Windham) Yam YZF-R6,136 laps

3. Excel EMR (Shannon Ball/Conner Blevins/James Camacho Jr/Dustin Meador/Jay Newton) Kaw ZX636,131 laps

4. Big Boy Racing (Robert Garza/Roger Hill/Mike James/Dolph McVicker/Michael Sanchez) Kaw ZX-6R, 120 laps

5. Misfit Racing Too (Thomas Cocker/Adam Dillard/Kasey Lewis/David Proler/Renee Stephenson) Kaw ZX-6R, 101 laps

6. Team Unobtanium (Braeden Ortt/John Redford/Gavin Williams) Yam YZF-R6, 70 laps

FORMULA 2 ENDURANCE

1. Team EDS (David Branyon /Scott Eichhorn/Darrell Ricks/Mike Sweeney/Shane Zelm) Suz SV650, 129 laps

3. G-Baby Racing (Nicole Ayers/Daisy DeSimone/Theressa Riggs/Anita Thomas) Suz SV650, 125 laps

MODERN CLASSIC ENDURANCE

1. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Peyton Inge/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach) Hon CBR1000RR, 132 laps

2. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith) Yam YZF-R6, 132 laps

3. Full Tilt Racing (Brandie Cox/Thomas Eimermacher/Marco Gismondi/John Jankowski/Gary Welborn) Kaw ZX636, 123 laps

TEAM 60

OVERALL

1. Eddie Thornton/Derek Wagnon (BMW S1000RR/KTM RC8), HW

2. James Camacho Jr/Brandon Cleland (Kaw ZX636/Yam YZF-R6), MW

3. Andy Galindo/Eric Williams (Kaw ZX636/Yam YZF-R6), MW

4. Peyton Inge/Jeff Wrobel (Kaw ZX-10R/Yam YZF-R6), MW

5. Garett Tomlinson/Harry Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6, MW

6. Ty Howard/Brandon Young (KTM RC8/Suz GSX-R1000), HW

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Eddie Thornton/Derek Wagnon (BMW S1000RR/KTM RC8)

2. Peyton Inge/Jeff Wrobel (Kaw ZX-10R/Yam YZF-R6)

3. Ty Howard/Brandon Young (KTM RC8/Suz GSX-R1000)

4. Joseph Caruso/Michael Klesel (BMW S1000RR/Suz GSX-R600)

5. Scott Canady/Guillermo Gonzalez (Duc 1199/BMW S1000RR)

6. Jeromy Kumper/Carlos Lescale (Yam YZF-R6/BMW S1000RR)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. James Camacho Jr/Brandon Cleland (Kaw ZX636/Yam YZF-R6)

2. Andy Galindo/Eric Williams (Kaw ZX636/Yam YZF-R6)

3. Garett Tomlinson/Harry Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6)

4. Bobby Davies/John Orchard (Yam YZF-R6/Yam YZF-R6)

5. Brandon Orr/Jordan Pence (Suz GSX-R600/Suz)

LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Daniel Adams/Shawn Adams (Suz SV650/Suz SV650)

2. Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary (Suz SV650/Suz SV650)