Great Racer Turnout for MRA Round 3 at HPR
MRA Round 3 was held at High Plains Raceway on June 11th & 12th with a rain delay for Saturday thunderstorms but beautiful weather on Sunday. ABATE of Colorado hosted a big BBQ dinner for the paddock Saturday night and everyone joined in the fun!
One of the new 2011 classes is Formula 40, and it started the weekend off with a great race for the crowds. John Burr seized the holeshot on his Triumph 675, followed closely by Tim Young and Aaron Fisk, with a hard charging John Fifield just back from a morning practice crash on his Yamaha R1. Fifield made short work of the three racers in front of him, and quickly stretched out a comfortable lead. Riders were battling throughout the field, but from the back of the pack Aaron Petrie was coming on his big Honda CBR1000RR. Petrie laid down his fastest laps as he cut his way through, and as he broke into second place he focused on closing the gap with Fifield. By crossed flags Petrie was glued to the R1’s rear wheel; the two duked it out corner by corner over the next 3 laps, with Petrie pressuring constantly but unable to make a pass. The pair held those positions til the end, and as they came up the front straight for the checkers Fifield took the win with Petrie barely a bike length behind. Another great F40 ride came from Chris Coonshead, who also charged from the back of the grid on his Yamaha R6, and took home the 3rd spot on the podium.
In premier Race of the Rockies it was deja vu with Dalton Dimick first into turn 1 on his BMW S1000RR. But Shane Turpin was right behind him on the BMS 1098R, and on the very first lap relegated Dimick to second place. Dan Turner was enjoying a flying weekend on his GSX-R1000, and as Dimick slowly lost touch with Turpin, Turner reeled in the BMW. Rob Christman had spent valuable time during the previous days dialing in his new ZX-10R, and he was laying down fast laps in 4th, with Josh Galster running his little R6 flat out in 5th place. As the laps ticked down Turner closed in on Dimick and overtook for 2nd, with Christman trailing them at a distance. From there it was a short run to the finish line, with Turpin claiming the win, Turner in 2nd and Dimick bringing home the final podium spot.
Production 250 Cup offered spectacular battles yet again. In Saturday’s race Geoff Cesmat got a big holeshot and looked like he might gap the field, but points leader Tracy Schram put his head down and broke the class lap record to prevent Cesmat from getting away. For the rest of the race Cesmat and Schram alternated breaking the fastest time on a 250 at High Plains, pushing each other to ride harder every lap. It was Schram who set the final new class record on the last lap, at 2:09 on the 2.55 mile circuit, and he eked out the win over Cesmat by just .016 at the line. It was a photo finish for the leaders, with Jonathan Kuo turning a personal best time to take 3rd.
On Sunday Shannon Moham’s typical dominance of his races got a rare monkey wrench thrown in during Modern Vintage GTU. Moham later described having an uncharacteristic “moment” on the grid, when he jumped the start in a big way. Only a second’s hesitation as he realized the error, then he dropped the hammer to make as much time as possible, knowing the meatball flag was coming. Sure enough on the next lap he flew by start finish seeing his number on the board, and prepared for his stop and go penalty. He had a huge lead over Aaron Hersh in second, and if he executed the stop and go smoothly he could limit the time lost. But as Moham ripped down hot pit lane he failed to come to a full stop for the penalty, and as he charged back around the track trying to make up lost time, he was re-meatballed! As he arrived on hot pit for his second stop and go of the race he came to a careful stop, and then pulled the trigger, cutting his absolute fastest last laps of the race. Even after serving two penalties Moham was able to work his way back to a remarkable second place finish. Fernando Arroyos rode a great race to 3rd on the box.
MRA Round 4 is July 9 & 10 at Pueblo Motorsports Park in Pueblo, CO. Race tickets are just $10 at the gate and kids under 12 get in free; stop by any Colorado motorcycle dealership to pick up a 2 for 1 gate entry. For 2011 the MRA is honoring our Armed Forces, just present military ID and get in free to all MRA races. ABATE of Colorado will host a BBQ on Saturday night immediately following the races, please join us!
RESULTS:
Race of the Rockies Championship Series Race 1 Shane Turpin (Duc 1098R) 2 Dan Turner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Dalton Dimick (BMW S1000RR) 4 Rob Christman (Kaw ZX-10R) 5 Josh Galster (Yam YZF-R6) 6 Colter Dimick (Yam YZF-R6)
Fay Myers Motorcycle World Race of the Rockies GTO 1 Shane Turpin (Duc 1098R) 2 Dan Turner (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Dalton Dimick (BMW S1000RR) 4 Rob Christman (Kaw ZX-10R) 5 Patrick Lansu (Duc 1098R) 6 Keith Eastin (Hon CBR1000RR)
Vickery Motorsports Race of the Rockies GTU 1 Josh Galster (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Colter Dimick (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R) 4 Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Jon Glaefke (Pierobon FO42) 6 Mike Applehans (Suz GSX-R600)
MotoGear Outlet Solo Lightweight Endurance 1 Shannon Moham (Suz SV650) 2 Mike Hellerstedt (Suz SV650) 3 Geoff Snyder (Suz SV650) 4 Keith Lincoln (Suz SV650) 5 Tracy Schram (Kaw EX250) 6 David Labarr (Suz SV650)
Wyeth Homes Solo Middleweight Endurance 1 Christopher Coonshead (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Mike Applehans (Suz GSX-R600) 3 Aaron Hersh (Kaw ZX-6R) 4 Aaron Fisk (Kaw ZX-6R) 5 Matt Dunn (Hon CBR600RR) 6 Tom Lilly (Yam YZF-R6)
Kahl & Partners Solo Heavyweight Endurance 1 Mike Applehans (Suz GSX-R600) 2 Christopher Coonhead (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Casey Smith (Apr RSV-R) 5 Frank DiRanna (Tri Daytona 675) 6 Joseph Turek (Suz GSX-R600)
ABATE of Colorado Solo Open Endurance 1 Doug Kahl (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Keith Eastin (Hon CBR1000RR) 3 Chris Fuller (Yam YZF-R1) 4 Jeremy Widmann (Suz GSX-R1000) 5 Zach Ritchey (Suz GSX-R1000) 6 John Fifield (Yam YZF-R1)
MotoAdventure Kawasaki Production 250 Cup (Saturday) 1 Tracy Schram (Kaw EX250) 2 Geoff Cesmat (Kaw EX250) 3 Jonathan Kuo (Kaw EX250) 4 Christopher Fairbanks (Kaw EX250) 5 Matt Diehl (Kaw EX250) 6 David Mobley (Kaw EX250)
MotoAdventure Kawasaki Production 250 Cup (Sunday) 1 Tracy Schram (Kaw EX250) 2 Jonathan Kuo (Kaw EX250) 3 Matt Diehl (Kaw EX250) 4 Christopher Fairbanks (Kaw EX250) 5 David Mobley (Kaw EX250) 6 Mike Kionka (Kaw EX250)
Vickery Motorsports Amateur GTU 1 Peter Tabor (Kaw ZX-6R) 2 Zach Shearon (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Anthony Ross (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Nicholas Lenski (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Aaron Fisk (Kaw ZX-6R) 6 Martin Garvey (Yam YZF-R6)
BMW of Denver Amateur GTO 1 Jason Patton (Suz GSX-R1000) 2 Anthony Ross (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Peter Tabor (Kaw ZX-6R) 4 John Beldock (Apr RSV4 Factory) 5 Aaron Fisk (Kaw ZX-6R) 6 Martin Garvey (Yam YZF-R6)
Brighton Radiator & Muffler Middleweight SuperSport 1 Josh Galster (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Colter Dimick (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Steven Grubbs (Kaw ZX-6R) 4 Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R) 5 Jarret Scarberry (Yam YZF-R6) 6 Christopher Coonshead (Yam YZF-R6)
Grand Prix Motorsports Middleweight SuperBike 1 Josh Galster (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Shane Turpin (Duc 749R) 3 Colter Dimick (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R) 5 Anthony Ross (Yam YZF-R6) 6 Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6)
Apex Sports, Inc. Heavyweight SuperSport 1 Colter Dimick (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R) 3 Steven Grubbs (Kaw ZX-6R) 4 Zach Shearon (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Matt Dunn (Hon CBR600RR) 6 Carlton Sorensen (Tri Daytona 675)
Factory Trained Auto Repair Heavyweight SuperBike 1 Shane Turpin (Duc 749R) 2 Patrick Lansu (Duc 749R) 3 Shannon Moham (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Carlton Sorensen (Tri Daytona 675) 5 John Burr (Tri Daytona 675) 6 Tim Young (Yam YZF-R6)
Coyote Motorsports Open SuperSport 1 Dalton Dimick (BMW S1000RR) 2 Jason Patton (Suz GSX-R1000) 3 Jarret Scarberry (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Chris Fuller (Yam YZF-R1) 5 Louis Ortiz Jr (Suz GSX-R1000)
Colorado Powersports Open SuperBike 1 Shane Turpin (Duc 1098R) 2 Dalton Dimick (BMW S1000RR) 3 Rob Christman (Kaw ZX-10R) 4 Dan Turner (Suz GSX-R1000) 5 Keith Eastin (Hon CBR1000RR) 6 Aaron Petrie (Hon CBR1000RR)
Colpar Hobbies Formula 40 1 John Fifield (Yam YZF-R1) 2 Aaron Petrie (Hon CBR1000RR) 3 Christopher Coonshead (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Matt Dunn (Hon CBR600RR) 5 Bill Andrews (Kaw ZX-6R) 6 Tim Young (Yam YZF-R6)
HPR Ladies of the Rockies 1 Donna Turner (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R) 3 Samantha Coleman (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Siobhan Bennett (Hon CBR600RR) 5 Trina Dawson (Yam YZF-R6)
Boulder Motor Sports Thunderbike 1 Patrick Lansu (Duc 749R) 2 Carlton Sorensen (Tri Daytona 675) 3 Jon Glaefke (Pierobon FO42) 4 John Burr (Tri Daytona 675) 5 Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675) 6 Scott Rybarik (Duc 748)
Foothills BMW Triumph Colorado Class 1 Tracy Schram (Hon RS125) 2 Anthony Ross (Hon CR450F) 3 Dominic Medina (Hon Ascot) 4 Gabe Sandoval (Tri 900 Thruxton) 5 Mike Kionka (Kaw EX250) 6 Spencer Russell (Kaw EX250)
Scooter News Lightweight GrandPrix 1 Shannon Moham (Suz SV650) 2 Keith Lincoln (Suz SV650) 3 Geoff Snyder (Suz SV650) 4 Tracy Schram (Hon RS125) 5 Ray Gaimara (Suz SV650) 6 Mike Hellerstedt (Suz SV650)
The Walnut Room Modern Vintage GTU 1 Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Shannon Moham (Suz SV650) 3 Fernando Arroyos (Suz GSX-R600) 4 Scott Rybarik (Duc 748) 5 Tracy Schram (Hon RS125) 6 Aaron Fisk (Yam YZF-R6)
Un!nk Printworks Modern Vintage GTO 1 Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6) 2 Aaron Petrie (Hon RC-51) 3 Fernando Arroyos (Suz GSX-R600) 4 Aaron Fisk (Yam YZF-R6) 5 Scott Rybarik (Duc 748) 6 Michael Gallucci (Yam FZR400)
Woody’s Wheel Novice GTU 1 Peter Tabor (Kaw ZX-6R) 2 Kevin Finnegan (Yam YZF-R6) 3 Nyles Gourlie (Yam YZF-R6) 4 Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675) 5 Zach Amick (Yam YZF-R6) 6 Martin Garvey (Yam YZF-R6)
Rocky Mountain Kawasaki Novice GTO 1 Peter Tabor (Kaw ZX-6R) 2 Zach Hill (Suz GSX-R750) 3 Stephen Robards (Yam YZF-R1) 4 Dennis Stowers (Tri Daytona 675) 5 Jeremy Widmann (Suz GSX-R1000) 6 Martin Garvey (Yam YZF-R6)
Scooter News SuperTwins GTU 1 Shannon Moham (Suz SV650) 2 Ray Gaimara (Suz SV650) 3 Mike Hellerstedt (Suz SV650) 4 David Martynowski (Suz SV650) 5 Alfred Eastin (Suz SV650) 6 Charlie Coyner (Suz SV650)
Alliance Motorsports SuperTwins GTO 1 Patrick Lansu (Duc 1098R) 2 Jon Glaefke (Pierobon FO42) 3 Shannon Moham (Suz SV650) 4 Aaron Petrie (Hon RC-51) 5 Scott Monchunski (Duc 749R) 6 Scott Rybarik (Duc 748)
Chicane Track Days Clubman Points Championship 1 Shannon Moham 2 Tracy Schram 3 Aaron Fisk 4 Shane Turpin 5 Peter Tabor 6 Colter Dimick
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