Village Idiots Take Second Overall Endurance Win of the Season at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit with the CMRA

Round Four of the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s endurance season came to Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Hallett, Oklahoma this past Saturday. Sunny weather, temperatures in the 80’s and very little wind made for perfect track conditions at the 10 turn, 1.8 mile course for the morning Mini Sprints and the afternoon’s endurance races. American MotoGP racer Colin Edwards was on hand at the event, helping out with pit stops for some of the endurance teams and awarding trophies at the Mike Stephens Winner’s Circle at the end of the race as well.

The 2-Hour Mini Endurance had a combined grid of 23 teams with classes for Formula 4, 5, 6 and 7 Endurance. The Howlie Boyz team, consisting of Dean Thimjon and Jason Swan riding a Kawasaki EX250, would take the lead from Davis Rod and Cycle and go on to take the win in both Formula 4 and the Overall Mini Endurance win. The Davis Rod and Cycle team of Jesse Davis, Ryan Andrews, and Brandon Altmeyer riding a Honda CBR250R, held on to take second in both the Overall and Formula 4.

The 5-Hour Big Bike Endurance race had a combined grid of 33 teams with the classes A Superbike Endurance, C Superbike Endurance, Formula 2 Endurance, and Modern Classic Endurance. The action was very close, with four teams going at it for the top spot from the drop of the green flag: Team SCRaceCenter.com KTM Racing, CS Carey Racing, Excel Racing, and the Village Idiots duked it out until well after the 1 hour 45 minute mark. The Village Idiots team of John Orchard, Chris Headley, Blake Cochran, and Brandon Cleland on a Yamaha YZF-R6 edged past CS Carey Racing and Team SCRaceCenter.com KTM Racing to take the lead, landing both the Overall and C Superbike Endurance win. The CS Carey Racing team of Chris Carey, Sam Carey, and Matt Hall, also on a Yamaha YZF-R6, would hold on to second for both the Overall and C Superbike Endurance. Team SCRaceCenter.com KTM Racing team of Ty Howard, Ryan Andrews, Shea Fouchek, and Jeremy Louder on a KTM RC8 would take third Overall and first in A Superbike Endurance.

Village Idiot’s team owner John Orchard had this to say, “We’re really pleased with this result and to be leading the CMRA endurance series championship again. Today was a lot of fun – we had Colin Edwards pitting next to us all race long holding the fire extinguisher during pit stops, we had over 30 teams take the green flag, and the racing was ultra-tight from start to finish. I think we had four teams on the lead lap with just over an hour to go in the race. We took the lead on lap 77 and held it through lap 216, but it could have been anyone’s race if we had made a mistake. I have to hand it to my teammates Brandon, Blake and Chris every one of them rode amazingly consistent. We all had good stints and excellent pit work with my wife Marian keeping us organized and precise every step of the way. This was our first time this year to run the American Dunlop GPA’s. We couldn’t be more impressed with them. The grip and wear was every bit as good as the UK tire that we’ve run all season. We worked with RaceworX Jimmy Cambora on Friday to adjust the suspension set up on our RaceworX sponsored Yamaha R6 for the new GPA tire, got the bike dialed in, and we were off to the races!! Big thanks to Cori Maynard and Tony Romo with American Dunlop, and Whoopie Cycles for working with us between races to put together a great tire that goes the distance and is made right here in America! Can’t beat racing with the CMRA!”

The next CMRA endurance round is scheduled for June 9, 2012, at Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, Texas. For a complete schedule and list of results, visit www.cmraracing.com

CMRA MINI SPRINTS

ROAD & TRACK SUSPENSION FORMULA 4 1. Brandon Altmeyer (Kaw EX250) 2. William Renville (Kaw EX250) 3. Wyatt Sperry (Hon RS80) 4. Jay Newton (Hon CBR250R) 5. Jesse Davis (Hon CBR250R) 6. Jane Ryder (Kaw EX250)

ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION FORMULA 5 1. Taylor Myers (Hon RS65) 2. Ryan Warren (KTM 65) 3. Nick Doolan (Hon RS65) 4. Michael DeSimone (Hon CBR150)

FORMULA 6 1. Collin Schultz (Hon NSF100) 2. Lindsey Leard (Yam TTR125)

FORMULA 7 1. Cooper McDonald (Yam YSR50)

TEXAS TORNADO BOOT CAMP E SUPERSTOCK 1. Brandon Altmeyer (Kaw EX250) 2. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR250R) 3. Alan Phillips (Kaw EX250) 4. William Renville (Kaw EX250) 5. Jay Newton (Hon CBR250R) 6. Ken Ryder (Kaw EX250)

K&N MOTORCYCLES JUNIOR MOTARD 1. Trey Walker (Yam TTR110) 2. Isaiah Burleson (Kaw KLR110) 3. Daniel Phillips (Kaw KLX110) 4. Callie McDonald (Yam TTR110) 5. Chloe Mears (Yam TTR90)

CMRA 2-HOUR MINI ENDURANCE

OVERALL

1. Howlie Boyz (Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan), Kaw EX250, F4, 76 laps

2. Davis Rod and Cycle (Jesse Davis/Ryan Andrews/Brandon Altmeyer), Hon CBR250R, F4, 76 laps

3. 995 Paintworks (William Renville/Jay Newton), Kaw EX250, F4, 72 laps

4. American Style Racing (Robert Nickell/Jeff Mendelson/Derek Thomas), Hon RS85, F4, 72 laps

5. Greenlawn Racing (Rich Wu/Michael Thurber/Ron Mears), Kaw EX250, F4, 71 laps

6. Green Machine (David Tiede/Ulug Bayramoglu/William Guthrie), Kaw EX250, F4, 71 laps

FORMULA 4 ENDURANCE 1. Howlie Boyz (Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan), Kaw EX250, F4, 76 laps

2. Davis Rod and Cycle (Jesse Davis/Ryan Andrews/Brandon Altmeyer), Hon CBR250R, 76 laps

3. 995 Paintworks (William Renville/Jay Newton), Kaw EX250, 72 laps 

4. American Style Racing (Robert Nickell/Jeff Mendelson/Derek Thomas), Hon RS85, 72 laps

5. Greenlawn Racing (Rich Wu/Michael Thurber/Ron Mears), Kaw EX250, 71 laps

6. Green Machine (David Tiede/Ulug Bayramoglu/William Guthrie), Kaw EX250, 71 laps

FORMULA 5 ENDURANCE

1. SMRC (Taylor Myers/Nick Doolan), Hon RS65, 67 laps 

2. Life’s Good (Michael DeSimone/Daisy DeSimone/Jay Newton/Ken Ryder), Hon CRF150, 43 laps

FORMULA 6 ENDURANCE

1. Perpetual Motion (Lindsey Leard/Michael Gilliland/Andy Gilliland), Yam TTR125, 57 laps

FORMULA 7 ENDURANCE

1. Team 2 Kids (Dylan Holman/Collin Schultz), Hon NSR50, 27 laps

CMRA 5-HOUR BIG BIKE ENDURANCE

OVERALL

1. Village Idiots (John Orchard/Chris Headley/Blake Cochran/Brandon Cleland), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 216 laps

2. CS Carey Racing (Chris Carey/Sam Carey/Matt Hall), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 216 laps

3. Team SCRaceCenter.com KTM Racing (Ty Howard/Ryan Andrews/Shea Fouchek/Jeremy Louder), KTM RC8, A Superbike, 213 laps

4. Excel Racing (Dustin Dominguez/Conner Blevins/David Rice), Kaw ZX-6R, C Superbike, 210 laps

5. 212Decals.com (Dirk Anderson/William Guthrie/Brandt Dillon/Landon Talley/Allan Campbell), Suz GSX-R1000, A Superbike, 210 laps

6. D2Cycles (John Deuser/Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan), Suz GSX-R750, A Superbike, 208 laps

A SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE

1. Team SCRaceCenter.com KTM Racing (Ty Howard/Ryan Andrews/Shea Fouchek), KTM RC8, 213 laps

2. 212Decals.com (Dirk Anderson/William Guthrie/Brandt Dillon/Landon Talley/Allan Campbell), Suz GSX-R1000, 210 laps

3. D2Cycles (John Deuser/Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan), Suz GSX-R750, 208 laps

4. NORDCO Racing (Todd Larson/Brandon Young/Michael Rochester), Yam YZF-R1, 202 laps

5. Team Apex (Steve Nance/Kevin Greer/Tony Moore), Hon CBR600RR, 202 laps

6. Vic Lancing Racing (Robert Lingo/Jeremy Dillon/David Hildebrand/Bill Sharp), Suz GSX-R750, 188 laps

C SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE

1. Village Idiots (John Orchard/Chris Headley/Blake Cochran/Brandon Cleland), Yam YZF-R6, 216 laps

2. CS Carey Racing (Chris Carey/Sam Carey/Matt Hall), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 216 laps

3. Excel Racing (Dustin Dominguez/Conner Blevins/David Rice), Kaw ZX-6R, C Superbike, 210 laps

4. ST II (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), Yam YZF-R6, 207 laps

5. Team Penetration (Nathaniel Orona/Joseph McCamish/Mark Delano/Will Zamora), Yam YZF-R6, 201 laps

6. ASR Racing (Arthur Fonseca Jr./Michael Hahn/Fabian Kale/James Presley), Kaw ZX-6R, 187 laps

FASTLINE MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL FORMULA 2 ENDURANCE

1. Team EDS (Michael Humphries/Alan Phillips/Shane Zelm/Scott Eichhorn/Darrell Ricks), Suz SV650, 120 laps

2. Faltless Racing (Eric Falt/Bill Erzal/Ted Phillips/Robert Bradlaw/David Branyon), Suz SV650, 120 laps

3. Hellcat Racing (Aaron Gore/Tad Murley/Ulug Bayramoglu/David Tiede/Blaine Johnson), Suz SV650, 198 laps

4. Double D Express (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Keith Cornman/Josh Norton), Suz SV650, 192 laps

5. Underground 650 (Dustin Sperry/Wyatt Sperry/ John Black/Jesse Davis), Suz SV650, 192 laps

6. Team EDS (Michael Humphries/Alan Phillips/Shane Zelm/Scott Eichhorn/Darrell Ricks), Suz SV650, 182 laps

MODERN CLASSIC ENDURANCE

1. Broke Backmarkers (Jim Dugger/Mark Sneed/Carl Price/Jim Webster), Hon CBR600RR, 178 laps

2. Chaos Racing 3 (Bill Klindworth/Sean Gurevich/Ryan Warren/Jeremy Harvey/Rebecca Caudle), Hon CBR600RR, 145 laps

3. Ramrod Racing (Joe Rodriguez/Patrick Kelly/Benjamin Gooding/Ulug Bayramoglu) Apr RSV1000, 40 laps