AMA Superbike series racer Shawn Higbee pushed his way past a struggling Karl Lowry on the fourth lap and was never headed en route to the Toyota Gold Cup Unlimited Formula One race win at the Willow Springs Motorcycle Club meeting this weekend.

Higbee, on a Moto Forza-backed, Dunlop-shod Ducati 1098, held off a late charge by fellow AMA Superbike racer “Aussie” Dave Anthony to win the 12-lap, 30-mile Toyota Gold Cup Unlimited Formula One race, turning a best time of 1:21.063 en route to the win.

“We made some headway with the set-up, and just kept going,” Higbee said from the top of the podium. “To be up here it feels good.”

Anthony, on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 with Pirelli tires, set the fast lap of the race a 1:20.943. Anthony could catch Higbee in the tighter sections of the course, but Higbee got better drives out of the corners leading onto Willow’s long back and front straights, and that’s what counts at Willow. On the last lap, Anthony made a charge, but Higbee held off Anthony at the line by 0.109-second.

Lowry, on a Graves Motorsports-backed, Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZF-R1, was third, fighting chatter and a front end that was visibly unstable. Another AMA Superbike racer, Reno Karimian, finished in fourth, ahead of Chris Duran and Steve Atlas.

Higbee was the dominant force at Willow this weekend. On a Yamaha YZF-R6, Higbee held off Duran for the win in 600 Modified Production and beat Bryce Prince to the win in 650 Superbike. Higbee also set a new class lap record 1:21.622 en route to the win in Heavyweight Twins. On his Graves-backed, Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZF-R6, Lowry set a new lap record 1:21.798 for the 600 Superstock class.

WSMC March 20-21, 2010 Willow Springs International Raceway Rosamond, California Results as Provided By WSMC Listed in Chronological Order

CT RACING MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Jim Chaconas (Duc) 2. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 3. David Ortiz (Duc) 4. Douglas Hay (Duc) 5. Dean Wallace (Duc) 6. Rick Carmody (Duc)

125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Daytona Anderson (Hon RS125) 2. Willard Ivins (Hon RS125) 3. Brian Heess (Hon RS125)

NOVICE 125cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Ara Ashjian (Hon RS125)

NOVICE MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Carl Drake

RACERS EDGE/PRECEPTS MOTORSPORTS OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Ken Sartain 3. Pete Curtis (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Matt Quigley (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Brian Richards 6. Thomas Lusich (Yam YZF-R1)

750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. JC Gibbs (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Richard Stampp (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Chris Christensen (Suz GSX-R750)

NOVICE 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Chad Ambrose 2. Steve Radenbaugh (Suz GSX-R600)

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Michael Reed (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Nico Santucci (Hon CBR1000RR)

CYCLEMALL RACE TIRE SERVICES FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Chris Speights (Kaw 650R) 2. Tony Moniz (Suz SV650) 3. Jason Zambanini (Suz SV650) 4. Charles Fathy (Suz SV650) 5. Albert Garcia (Suz SV650) 6. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500)

500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. JC Gibbs (Yam FZR400) 2. Brian Herzfeldt (Hon RFV400) 3. Fabrizio Mascioni (Yam FZR400) 4. Eric Orr (Yam FZR400) 5. Sean Landess (Kaw 250R) 6. Warren Spradlin Jr. (Yam RZ350)

MOTOYARD.COM TRACK DAYS NOVICE FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Rob Fischlowitz 2. David Jaffe (Suz SV650) 3. Rob Weaver 4. Carl Drake 5. Andrew Yzabal 6. Niccole Cox

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE 500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. David So (Yam FZR400) 2. Wendy Newton (Kaw 250R) 3. Ronald Lee

SPORT TIRE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Shawn Higbee (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Brian Schiff (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6)

CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING NOVICE 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Derek Eshleman (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Brett Minor (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Jon Appelt 4. Cory Ward (Kaw ZX-6R) 5. Paul Mason (Tri 675) 6. Ara Karapetians

OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Steve Atlas (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Matt Quigley (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Mark Simon (BMW S1000RR)

750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. JC Gibbs (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Ryan Gagliano (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Mike DeJohn

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Brent Kapin (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Michael Reed (Suz GSX-R1000)

NOVICE 750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Steve Radenbaugh (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Chad Ambrose

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Shawn Higbee (Duc 1098) 2. Mauro Deviasso 3. Sherwick Min (Duc) 4. Michael Sirolli 5. Damon Stewart (Hon RC-51) 6. Brian Larrabure

FORMULA TWO: 1. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R600) 2. David Christensen (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Christian Gomez (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Sander Donkers (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Jamie LeBlanc (Hon CBR600RR)

MOTOYARD.COM TRACK DAYS NOVICE HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Carl Drake

VP RACING FUELS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Mark Simon (BMW S1000RR)

750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. JC Gibbs (Suz GSX-R600) 3. David Tovar 4. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)

MOTOYARD.COM TRACK DAYS NOVICE OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Brent Kapin (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Wayne Burnes (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Glen Tedtaotao 4. Nico Santucci (Hon CBR1000RR)

NOVICE 750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Steve Radenbaugh (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Chad Ambrose

TRACKDAZ 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Shawn Higbee (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sander Donkers (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Christian Gomez (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6)

TRACK DAZ NOVICE 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Steve Radenbaugh (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Derek Eshleman (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Brett Minor (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Jon Appelt 5. Cory Ward (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. Paul Mason (Tri 675)

VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Lloyd Johnson (Duc) 2. Charles Burnett (Hon Hawk) 3. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 4. Richard Haas (Duc)

660cc SINGLES: 1. Daniel Beck (Yam 450) 2. Mike Blankenship (KTM) 3. Richard Downer 4. Cody Burton (Mz) 5. Eric I’anson

500cc SINGLES: 1. Mike Blankenship (KTM) 2. Scott Fabbro (Hon) 3. Fabrizio Mascioni (Hon) 4. David Ortiz 5. Jim Chaconas (Buell Blast) 6. Steve Slaughter (Buell Blast)

NOVICE VINTAGE/SINGLES: 1. Seam I’anson

SRA SIDECARS: 1. William Becker 2. Wade Boyd 3. John-Thomas Wood 4. Michael Jones 5. Sean Bakken 6. Hans Schulz

TOYOTA GOLD CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA ONE: 1. Shawn Higbee (Duc 1098) 2. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Karl Lowry (Yamaha YZF-R1) 4. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Steve Atlas (Suz GSX-R1000) 7. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R1000) 8. Matt Quigley (Kaw ZX-10R) 9. Mark Simon (BMW S1000RR) 10. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000)

FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Ken Sartain 2. Sherwick Min (Duc) 3. Maime Mantel (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Richard Sadler (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. John Perry (Duc) 6. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)

TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Rick May (Hon) 2. Howard Lynggard (Yam) 3. Frank Laster (Hon) 4. Steve Slaughter (Buell)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Stephen Hewitt (Hon CBR600RR) 2. Jim Small (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Mark Hill (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Brett Nusz (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Terence Geoghegan (Yam FZR400)

VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Brian Herzfeldt (Hon RFV 400) 2. Mark Duncan (Yam FZR400) 3. Craig Beecher (Yam RZ350) 4. Sean Fader (Cagiva) 5. Ryan O’Neill (Cagiva) 6. Brett Nusz

RACEBIKERENTALS.COM NINJA CUP (all on Kawasaki 250R): 1. Wesley Totsubo 2. Sean Landess 3. Josh Fogle 4. Mike DeJohn 5. Daniel Rohrlick

MOTOYARD.COM TRACK DAYS NOVICE NINJA CUP (all on Kawasak 250R): 1. Wayne Burnes 2. Wendy Newton 3. Andrew Yzabal 4. Jonathan Hong 5. Rob Jacobs 6. Ronald Lee

ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Andy Edwards (Apr RSV250) 2. Jamie Lenore (Hon RS250) 3. Daytona Anderson (Hon RS125) 4. Willard Ivins

SUPERBIKETIRES.NET 650 TWINS GP: 1. Chris Speights (Kaw 650R) 2. Charles Fathy (Suz SV650) 3. Tony Moniz (Suz SV650) 4. Stephen Ludwig (Suz SV650) 5. Gary Schechner (Suz SV650) 6. Susan Schroeder (Suz SV650)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Michael Gougis (Suz SV500) 2. Sean Fader (Cagiva) 3. Mike Blankenship (KTM) 4. Ryan O’Neill (Cagiva) 5. Richard Downer 6. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)

NOVICE 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. Tony Serra (Yam TZ250)

CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING NOVICE 650cc TWINS GP: 1. Sean I’anson 2. Rob Fischlowitz 3. Carl Drake

NOVICE LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Wayne Burnes (Kaw 250R) 2. Wendy Newton (Kaw 250R) 3. Andrew Yzabal (Kaw 250R) 4. Rob Jacobs (Kaw 250R) 5. Niccole Cox (Kaw 250R) 6. Dennis Horgan (Kaw 250R)

L & L MOTORSPORTS 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Shawn Higbee (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brian Schiff (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Scott Tillery (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6)

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS NOVICE 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Brett Minor (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Steve Radenbaugh (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Derek Eshleman (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Paul Mason (Tri 675) 5. Cory Ward (Kaw ZX-6R) 6. J. David Kirby

FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Sherwick Min (Duc) 2. Mauro Deviasso 3. Damon Stewart (Hon RC-51) 4. Douglas Hay (Duc) 5. Steve Slaughter (Buell)

550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Chris Speights (Kaw 650R)

500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. JC Gibbs (Yam FZR400) 2. Brian Herzfeldt (Hon RFV400) 3. Fabrizio Mascioni (Yam FZR400) 4. Mark Duncan (Yam FZR400) 5. Eric Orr (Yam FZR400) 6. Sean Landess (Kaw 250R)

NOVICE 550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. David Jaffe (Suz SV650)

More, from a press release issued by Moto Forza:

Shawn Higbee and Moto Forza Ducati 1098R on top of the podium in Formula 1 at WSMC

Shawn Higbee rode the Moto Forza backed Ducati 1098R to a win in WSMC’s premier class. This is only the second time ever a Ducati won the Formula 1 class at Willow Springs. Setting a best lap time of 1:21.063 he was victorious by just over 0.1-second over David Anthony. WSMC Champion Karl Lowry rounded out the podium.

Shawn Higbee also won the Battle of the Twins Heavyweight class on the Ducati 1098R, setting a new class lap record of 1:21.622. Shawn also won the 600 Modified Production and the 650 Superbike races and came second in the 600 Superstock race. The 4 wins and 1 second place finish catapulted Sawn Higbee into a solid lead in the WSMC overall point standing.

Shawn and Moto Forza are now preparing for the AMA Superbike races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana this coming weekend. For more information visit www.moto-forza.com .