The Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association (CMRA) held its seventh round of Big Bike Endurance and Mini Sprint grids and sixth round of Mini Endurance, bringing 8 hours of racing action to both the 1.7-mile and 1.3-mile tracks at MotorSport Ranch this past Saturday, August 25, in Cresson, Texas. Temperatures in the 70’s, pouring rain with gusting winds made for difficult racing conditions. Big Bike Open Practice ran on the 1.7-mile course while the Mini sprints and 4-Hour Mini Endurance ran simultaneously on the 1.3-mile short course. This is the second time this season that the CMRA has utilized the short course for a race weekend. The 4-Hour Mini Endurance had a combined grid of 18 teams, with the classes of Formula 4, Formula 5, Formula 6, and Formula 7 Endurance. The green flag dropped on full wet conditions on a slick track, but about an hour and a half later, the rain let off, and the wind started to dry the track. The Davis Rod and Cycle team, consisting of Jesse Davis, Ryan Andrews, and Brandon Altmeyer, riding a Kawasaki EX250, took an early lead, and would go on to set the fastest lap of the race, running a 1:12.075 on lap 116 of the race. Their motor seized two laps later, and the Greenlawn Racing team of Rich Wu, Michael Thurber, Ron Mears and Tristan Klinetrobe, also on a Kawasaki EX250 would overtake the lead, holding on to take both the win in Formula 4 and the overall endurance win. The RyderHard Racing team; Ken Ryder, Shawn Diamond, and Jay Newton on a Kawasaki EX250 took second in both Formula 4 and the overall. Rounding out the top three overall was the Fastline Minis team of Peter Shaddock, Sid Shaddock, Kris Lillegard, and Matt Tingsanchali who also took third in Formula 4 with a Kawasaki EX250. The 4-Hour Big Bike Endurance had a combined grid of 23 teams, with classes A Superbike, C Superbike, Fastline Motorcycle School Formula 2, and Modern Classic Endurance. The earlier rain left the track cool, damp, and slick, but the lap times remained fast. The NORDCO Racing team of Todd Larson, Brandon Young, Michael Rochester on a Yamaha YZF-R1 took the early lead, holding off the points leader teams of Team SCRaceCenter.com KTM Racing and Village Idiots. The track continued to dry out as the race went on, but remained cool, leaving the racing conditions challenging. The Village Idiots team; John Orchard, Chris Headley, and Blake Cochran on a Yamaha YZF-R6, seized the opportunity to take over the lead, with the 212Decals.com team of Dirk Anderson, William Guthrie, Brandt Dillon, Landon Talley, and Allan Campbell on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 pulling into second. NORDCO Racing wasn’t giving up, and traded places with the 212Decals.com team until a tip over coming off a slick corner would cost them a pit stop to re-tech and push them back into third place. As the afternoon progressed, the wind picked up, and the track continued to dry out. When the checkers dropped at 6:30 pm, the Village Idiots would take the win in C Superbike and the overall win, 212Decals.com would take the win in A Superbike and second overall. NORDCO Racing would take second in A Superbike and third overall. For a complete list of results and standings, please visit the website: www.CMRAracing.com. The next CMRA Endurance round will be held on Saturday September 29, 2012, at Eagles Canyon Raceway, Decatur, TX. CMRA MINI SPRINTS ROAD & TRACK SUSPENSION – FORMULA 4 1. Jay Newton (Kaw EX250) 2. William Renville (Kaw EX250) 3. Brian Millsap (Kaw EX250) 4. Barry Hobbs (Mori 80) 5. Wyatt Sperry (Hon RS80) 6. Brandon Altmeyer (Kaw EX250) ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – SOLO 30 – FORMULA 6 1. Collin Schultz (Hon NSF100) 1. Lindsey Leard (Yam TTR125) SOLO 30 – FORMULA 7 1. Gabriel Martinez-Abrego (Kaw KLX110) 2. Cooper McDonald (Yam YSR50) 3. John Black (Hon NSF100) TEXAS TORNADO BOOT CAMP – E SUPERSTOCK 1. Jay Newton (Kaw EX250) 2. Brandon Altmeyer (Kaw EX250) 3. Alan Phillips (Kaw EX250) 4. Ken Ryder (Kaw EX250) 5. Jacob Faires (Kaw EX250) 6. Alex Stephenson (Kaw EX250) K&N MOTORCYCLES – JUNIOR MOTARD 1. Trey Walker (Yam TTR110) 2. Logan Roy (KTM 50) 3. Daniel Phillips (Kaw KLX110) CMRA 4-HOUR MINI ENDURANCE OVERALL 1. Greenlawn Racing (Rich Wu/Michael Thurber/Ron Mears/Tristan Klinetobe), Kaw EX250, F4, 133 laps 2. RyderHard Racing (Jane Ryder/Ken Ryder/Shawn Diamond/Jay Newton), Kaw EX250, F4, 132 laps 3. Fastline Minis (Peter Shaddock/Sid Shaddock/Kris Lillegard/Matt Tingsanchali), Kaw EX250, F4, 126 laps 4. TDK Racing (Kevin Johnson/Steven Skobel), Hon CBR250R, F4, 119 laps 5. Howlie Boyz (Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan/Kurt Stock), Kaw EX250, F4, 118 laps 6. Turtle Racing 2 (Lee Henry/Jay Pakulski/Richard Garcia), Kaw EX250, F4, 111 laps FORMULA 4 ENDURANCE 1. Greenlawn Racing (Rich Wu/Michael Thurber/Ron Mears/Tristan Klinetobe), Kaw EX250, 133 laps 2. RyderHard Racing (Jane Ryder/Ken Ryder/Shawn Diamond/Jay Newton), Kaw EX250, 132 laps 3. Fastline Minis (Peter Shaddock/Sid Shaddock/Kris Lillegard/Matt Tingsanchali), Kaw EX250, 126 laps 4. TDK Racing (Kevin Johnson/Steven Skobel), Hon CBR250R, 119 laps 5. Howlie Boyz (Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan/Kurt Stock), Kaw EX250, 118 laps 6. Turtle Racing 2 (Lee Henry/Jay Pakulski/Richard Garcia ), Kaw EX250, 111 laps FORMULA 5 ENDURANCE 1. OnRoad OffRoad Racing (Barry Hobbs/Roger Albert), Hon CBR150, 57 laps FORMULA 7 ENDURANCE 1. Underground NSF (Wyatt Sperry/Johnnie Phelan/Dustin Sperry/John Black ), Hon NSF100, 19 laps CMRA 4-HOUR BIG BIKE ENDURANCE OVERALL 1. Village Idiots (John Orchard/Chris Headley/Blake Cochran/Brandon Cleland), Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 160 laps 2. 212Decals.com (Dirk Anderson/William Guthrie/Brandt Dillon/Landon Talley/Allan Campbell), A Superbike, Suz GSX-R1000, 159 laps 3. NORDCO Racing (Todd Larson/Brandon Young/Michael Rochester), A Superbike, Yam YZF-R1, 157 laps 4. Desert Rats Racing (Derek Thomas/Stephen Guynes/Rick Hogge/Greg Wanless), A Superbike, Yam YZF-R1, 156 laps 5. Lone Star Track Days (Mark Niemi/Andy Galindo/Eric Williams/Hunter Morgan/Gabe McClendon), C Superbike, Kaw ZX-6R, 155 laps 6. ST II (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), C Superbike, Yam YZF-R6, 155 laps A SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE 1. 212Decals.com (Dirk Anderson/William Guthrie/Brandt Dillon/Landon Talley/Allan Campbell), Suz GSX-R1000, 159 laps 2. NORDCO Racing (Todd Larson/Brandon Young/Michael Rochester), Yam YZF-R1, 157 laps 3. Desert Rats Racing (Derek Thomas/Stephen Guynes/Rick Hogge/Greg Wanless), Yam YZF-R1, 156 laps 4. D2Cycles (John Deuser/Dean Thimjon/Jason Swan/Ron Mears/Kurt Stock), Suz GSX-R750, 150 laps 5. Vic Lancing Racing (Robert Lingo/Jeremy Dillon/David Hildebrand/Bill Sharp), Suz GSX-R750, 122 laps 6. BT Racing (Gale Tynefield/Mike Myers/Christopher Lombardo/Mike Boyce ), Yam YZF-R1, 107 laps C SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE 1. Village Idiots (John Orchard/Chris Headley/Blake Cochran/Brandon Cleland), Yam YZF-R6, 160 laps 2. Lone Star Track Days (Mark Niemi/Andy Galindo/Eric Williams/Hunter Morgan/Gabe McClendon), Kaw ZX-6R, 155 laps 3. ST II (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith), Yam YZF-R6, 155 laps 4. Team Penetration (Nathaniel Orona/Joseph McCamish/Mark Delano/Will Zamora), Yam YZF-R6, 152 laps 5. 5 Gal. Bucket O’ Monkeys (Jesse Davis/Jay Newton/Shandra Crawford/Brandon Altmeyer/Hayden Schultz), Yam YZF-R6, 150 laps 6. Rockstar Racing Too (Mark Klepper/Pierson Callahan/Tony Wang), Yam YZF-R6, 131 laps FASTLINE MOTORCYCLE SCHOOL FORMULA 2 ENDURANCE 1. Team EDS (Michael Humphries/Alan Phillips/Shane Zelm/Scott Eichhorn/Darrell Ricks), Suz SV650, 154 laps 2. Faltless Racing (Eric Falt/Bill Erzal/Ted Phillips/Robert Bradlaw/David Branyon), Suz SV650, 152 laps 3. Hellcat Racing (Aaron Gore/Tad Murley/Ulug Bayramoglu/David Tiede/Blaine Johnson), Suz SV650, 147 laps 4. Double D Express (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Keith Cornman/Josh Norton), Suz SV650, 144 laps MODERN CLASSIC ENDURANCE 1. Broke Backmarkers (Jim Dugger/Mark Sneed/Carl Price/Jim Webster/Andy Gilliland), Hon CBR600RR, 132 laps 2. Chaos Racing 5 (Bill Klindworth/Nick Chapman/Larry Wise/Patt Hagens), Hon CBR600RR, 109 laps