WSMC Classic Series

Lowry Ends Season With Formula One Win, Overall Title

Defending Willow Springs Motorcycle Club Overall Champion Karl Lowry wrapped up the 2008 season this weekend with four wins, including his fourth win of the season in the Toyota Gold Cup Unlimited Formula 1 class, and clinched the overall title for the second season in a row.

Riding a Dunlop-shod, Graves Motorsports-backed Yamaha YZF-R1, Lowry led from start to finish, earning $3000 and taking the checkered flag 13.685 seconds ahead of second place finisher Brant Wiwi. Riding his Pirelli-shod, West Coast GP Cycles-backed Yamaha YZF-R1, Wiwi held second for the entire 20-lap, 50-mile race and finished 11 seconds clear of the battle for third.

Jeff Tigert, riding his Dunlop-equipped, American Honda-backed CBR1000RR, finished third but barely. While Tigert came across the stripe in third on the second lap and every lap afterward, he finished less than half a second in front of hard-charging Reno Karimian aboard a Dunlop-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000. Asked on the podium about his 2009 racing plans, Tigert revealed that he wanted to take a run at winning the WSMC Overall Championship.

Lowry also won the Open Superbike, 600cc Superstock and 600cc Modified Production races this weekend. His season at Willow Springs’ main 2.5-mile track was nothing short of amazing, with Lowry not only taking the club’s overall Championship, but winning the Formula 1, 600cc Superstock, 650cc Superbike, Open Superbike and Open Superstock class titles.

Mitchell Wissner won the Open Superstock race, while Chris Duran took the Open Modified Production checkers. Andy Palmer, who dominated the small-bore twins classes all season, took four wins on Sunday, re-setting the lap record in Lightweight Twins and finishing third in the club’s overall standings, behind 750cc Superstock and Formula 40 Heavyweight class champion Jeff Stern and just ahead of Chris Duran.

Several area freeways were closed due to raging wildfires on Saturday, including Highway 14, the main route between the Los Angeles basin and Willow Springs. Fires forced additional closures of I-405, I-210 and I-5 alternate routes. At one time on Saturday, the only freeway route to the track open to riders coming from the Los Angeles area involved a lengthy detour to I-15 North to Highway 138, rejoining Highway 14 beyond the fire closure.

Highway 14 reopened late Sunday afternoon.

WSMC Classic Series Nov. 15-16, 2008 Willow Springs International Raceway Rosamond, California Results as Provided By WSMC Listed in Chronological Order

CT RACING MIDDLEWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Drew Price (Suz SV650) 3. David Ortiz (Duc) 4. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 5. David Raff (Suz SV650) 6. Dean Wallace

500cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 2. Michael Quinn (Yam FZR400) 3. Brent Meeker (Apr RS250)

VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Rick Carmody

PEAK PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Michael Boardman (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Jaime Mantel (Kaw) 6. Simon Williams (Duc)

GOLDEN CANTINA FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Hugo Mosquera 2. Bengt Brakstad (Suz GSX-R600) 3. John Nieland 4. Brett Harrelson 5. Tania Davidson (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Richard Stampp (Kaw)

TRACK RIDERS TAX SERVICE FORMULA 50: 1. Rick May (Duc) 2. Pancho Spain 3. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 4. David Molitor (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. James Davis (Yam) 6. Chris Grabau

SPORT TIRE SERVICES 600cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600) 5. David Christensen (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Sean Uryu (Suz GSX-R600)

VP RACING FUELS OPEN SUPERBIKE: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Justin Givens

CALIPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 750cc SUPERSTOCK: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Frank Gray (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Graham Faulknor (Yam YZF-R6) 6. David McLarty (Suz GSX-R750)

ROADRACINGWORLD.COM 250cc GRAND PRIX: 1. John Ulrich (Hon RS250) 2. Benny Solis (Hon RS125) 3. Ryan Matter (Hon RS125) 4. Austin Dehaven (Hon RS125) 5. Kevin Winter (Yam TZ250) 6. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125)

2 STROKE PRODUCTION: 1. Brent Meeker (Apr RS250)

FORMULA SINGLES: 1. Lloyd Johnson (Yam) 2. Cody Burton (Mz) 3. Brad Gitchell (Hon)

500cc SINGLES: 1. George Beavers 2. Patrick McGinley 3. David Ortiz 4. Terence Geoghegan

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Brian Bourgeois (Kaw 250R) 2. Dan Czerwonka (Bue) 3. Thomas Embree (Kaw 250R) 4. Anthony Serra (Kaw 250R)

KAL-GARD LUBRICANTS HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Shawn Higbee (Bue 1125) 2. Matt Green 3. Eric Nolan (Duc) 4. Rick May (Duc) 5. Simon Williams (Duc) 6. Jeff Dixon (Bue)

LITTLE, BIG RACING SERVICES 550cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Andrew Price (Suz SV650) 3. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 4. David Raff (Suz SV650) 5. Nick Deinhard (Suz SV650) 6. Christopher Boileau (Suz SV650)

MCPRODESIGN.COM OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Mike Martin 5. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000)

MOTOSPORT.COM 750cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Shaun Sauer (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Andrew Kenefick (Suz GSX-R750)

HD BUELL OF GLENDALE FORMULA TWINS HEAVYWEIGHT: 1. Shawn Higbee (Bue 1125) 2. Matt Green 3. Eric Nolan (Duc) 4. Rick May (Duc) 5. Jeff Dixon (Bue) 6. Dean Wallace

500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Christian Rice (Yam FZR400) 2. Michael Quinn (Yam FZR400)

L&L MOTORSPORTS 600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Sean Uryu (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Nader Riad 6. Melissa Paris (Hon CBR600RR)

RACER’S EDGE OPEN SUPERSTOCK: 1. Mitchell Wissner (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Mike Martin 3. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Jim Small (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Jaime Mantel (Kaw ZX-10R) 6. Michael Pond

CATALYST REACTION SUSPENSION TUNING 750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION: 1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Travis Westermeyer (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Shaun Sauer (Suz GSX-R750) 5. David McLarty (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Debra Westermeyer (Yam YZF-R6)

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Joe Lacroix 2. Brian Parker (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Aaron Ascher 4. Jeremy Ayers (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Adam Brandt 6. Albert Andrade (Suz GSX-R1000)

ADVANCED KAWASAKI NINJA CUP PRESENTED BY RACEBIKERENTALS.COM (all on Kawasaki Ninja 250Rs): 1. Wesley Totsubo 2. Rickey Herd 3. Melissa Paris 4. Richard Barnett 5. Joel Hermoso 6. James Dobson

TOYOTA CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA 1: 1. Karl Lowry (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Jeffrey Tigert (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Mark Simon (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R1) 7. Mike Scherer (Suz GSX-R1000) 8. Eric Nolan (Duc) 9. Bengt Brakstad (Suz GSX-R600)

HYPERCYCLE TRACK DAYS MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE: 1. Adam Brandt 2. Brandon Wyrwitzke 3. Thomas Crowe 4. Jess Garcia 5. Omar Smith (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Alan Llenado (Yam YZF-R6)

GOLDEN WEST TRAILERS FORMULA TWO GRAND PRIX: 1. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Matthew Bergen (Suz GSX-R600) 3. Frank Gray (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Melissa Paris (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Kyle Indermuehle (Kaw ZX-6R)

WEST COAST GP CYCLES FORMULA TWINS LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV650) 2. Joey Toth (Suz SV650) 3. David Raff (Suz SV650) 4. Benjamin Mauceri (Suz SV650)

125cc GP: 1. Benny Solis (Hon RS125) 2. Ryan Matter (Hon RS125) 3. Austin Dehaven (Hon RS125) 4. Barrett Meeker (Hon RS125) 5. John Fabijanic (Hon RS125) 6. Joel Manes (Hon RS125)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS: 1. Andy Palmer (Suz SV500) 2. Cody Burton (Mz)

TRACK DAZ 650cc SUPERBIKE: 1. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Sean Uryu (Suz GSX-R600) 4. James Davis (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Graham Faulknor (Yam YZF-R6)