Village Idiots Wins CMRA Six-Hour Endurance Race At MotorSport Ranch

Village Idiots Wins CMRA Six-Hour Endurance Race At MotorSport Ranch

© 2014, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

CMRA Endurance & Sprint Championships

MotorSport Ranch

Cresson, Texas

August 23-24, 2014

Results:

ONROAD OFFROAD SUSPENSION – FORMULA 5

1. Allan Boyd (Hon RS65)

2. Walter Walker III (Suz RM65)

3. Robert Bremer (Hon CB160)

FORMULA 6

1. Walter Walker III (Suz RM65)

2. Greg Abbott (Hon Grom)

3. Kevin B. Nolde (Kaw KX65)

4. Britten Geary (Hon CRF100)

FOUR81 MOTOS – GROM CHALLENGE

1. Ryan Andrews (Hon Grom)

2. David Tiede (Hon Grom)

3. Jeremy Harvey (Hon Grom)

4. Darrell Ricks (Hon Grom)

5. Nick Chapman (Hon Grom)

6. Dave Gallagher (Hon Grom)

E SUPERSTOCK

1. Brad Thomas (Kaw 250R)

2. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

3. Kevin Randall (Kaw 250R)

4. Mark Shim (Kaw 250R)

5. Jaret Nassaney (Kaw 250R)

6. Chris Woolsey (Kaw 250R)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD RACE ONE

1. Brylin Schrock (Kaw KLX110)

2. Zach Nolde (Kaw KLX110)

3. Daniel Phillips (Kaw KLX110)

4. Logan Roy (Kaw KLX110)

FORMULA 4

1. Brad Thomas (Kaw 250R)

2. Kevin Randall (Kaw 250R)

3. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

4. Jaret Nassaney (Kaw 250R)

5. Mark Shim (Kaw 250R)

6. Chris Woolsey (Kaw 250R)

ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – 500 SUPERSPORT

1. Brandon Altmeyer (Hon CBR500R)

2. Jesse Davis (Hon CBR500R)

ALTUS LAWTON MOTORSPORTS – 300 SUPERSPORT

1. Justin McWilliams (Kaw EX300)

2. Braeden Ortt (Kaw EX300)

3. Gabriel Martinez-Abrego (Kaw EX300)

4. Javier Martinez-Abrego III (Kaw EX300)

500 CLASSIC

1. Brian Oakley (Yam RD400)

2. David Kessler (Hon FT500)

3. Richard Pearson (Yam RD400)

RAINBOW SOX RACING – JUNIOR MOTARD RACE TWO

1. Brylin Schrock (Kaw KLX110)

2. Logan Roy (Kaw KLX110)

3. Zach Nolde (Kaw KLX110)

4. Daniel Phillips (Kaw KLX110)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT

1. Kevin Taylor (Hon CBR1000RR)

2. Joseph Caruso (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. Jeff Wrobel (Suz GSX-R1000)

4. Guillermo A. Gonzalez (BMW S1000RR)

5. Peyton Inge (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Carl Price (Kaw ZX-10R)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE

1. Drew Jankord (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. Fabian Kale (Hon CBR1000RR)

3. Scott Canady (Duc 1199)

4. Ryan Miranda (Tri Daytona 675R)

5. Manuel Segura (Hon CBR1000RR)

6. Allen Dye (Yam YZF-R1)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT EXPERT

1. Eric Williams (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Will Shupak (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Harry Tomlinson (Yam YZF-R6)

ISLAND RACING SERVICES – SOLO 30 MIDDLEWEIGHT NOVICE

1. Michael Klesel (Suz GSX-R600)

2. Josh Simmons (Suz GSX-R600)

3. Jeff Bean (Tri Daytona 675R)

4. Jaret Nassaney (Kaw ZX-6R)

SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT EXPERT

1. Andrew Sukach (Suz GSX-R600)

2. Britten Geary (Suz SV650)

3. Andy Gilliland (Suz SV650)

4. John Byus (Duc 1000SS)

5. Scott Lapierre (Hon CRF450)

SOLO 30 LIGHTWEIGHT NOVICE

1. Zachary Vonler (Suz SV650)

2. David Felio (Suz SV650)

3. Justin McWilliams (Kaw EX300)

4. Peter Cook (Suz SV650)

5. Michael DeSimone (Kaw 250R)

6. Jessica Coons (Kaw EX300)

MOTOMASSAGE.COM – SOLO 30 ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Kevin Randall (Kaw 250R)

2. Brad Thomas (Kaw 250R)

3. Jim Whitten (Kaw 250R)

4. Walter Walker III (Hon RS150R)

5. Zachary Boldwyn (Kaw 250R)

6. Scott Martin (Kaw 250R)

CMRA 6 HOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ENDURANCE

OVERALL

1. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/ Chris Headley/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson) Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 266 laps

2. Lone Star Track Days (Brandon Altmeyer/Andy Galindo/Mark Niemi/Eric Williams) Kaw ZX636, C Superbike, 264 laps

3. LocoMotion (Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Matt Vastine/Mark Windham) Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 263 laps

4. TipToes & TonkaTrucks Too (Becka Caudle/John Deuser/Jeremy Harvey/Drew Jankord/Ron Mears) Yam YZF-R6, A Superbike, 251 laps

5. Privateer Tools (Paul Coste/Ben Gooding/Kory Pappas/Richard Schiller) Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 248 laps

6. Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith) Yam YZF-R6, Modern Classic, 247 laps

A SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE

1.TipToes & TonkaTrucks Too (Becka Caudle/John Deuser/Jeremy Harvey/Drew Jankord/Ron Mears) Yam YZF-R6, 251 laps

2. Crazy Jacks Powersports (Rusty Grant/Jack Moss/Matthew Palmore/Jack Polzin/Kevin Taylor/Chris Walicek) Suz GSX-R1000, 242 laps

3. Desert Rats Racing (Stephen Guynes/Rick Hogge/Derek Thomas/Greg Wanless) Suz GSX-R750, 126 laps

4. I Like Big Gas!! (Scott Buckley/Dewayne Davis /Brad Kelly/Craig Montgomery/Brandon Young) Suz GSX-R1000, 10 laps

C SUPERBIKE ENDURANCE

1. Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland/ Chris Headley/John Orchard/Garet Tomlinson) Yam YZF-R6, 266 laps

2. Lone Star Track Days (Brandon Altmeyer/Andy Galindo/Mark Niemi/Eric Williams) Kaw ZX636, 264 laps

3. LocoMotion (Alonzo Contreras/Ryan Max Johnson/Matt Vastine/Mark Windham) Yam YZF-R6, 263 laps

4. Privateer Tools (Paul Coste/Ben Gooding/Kory Pappas/Richard Schiller) Yam YZF-R6, C Superbike, 248 laps

5. LSTD II (Jesse Davis/Nick Doolan/Will Gruy/Wyatt Sperry/David Tiede) Kaw ZX-6R, 239 laps

6. Excel EMR (Shannon Ball/Conner Blevins/James Camacho Jr/Dustin Meador/Jay Newton) Kaw ZX636, 181 laps

FORMULA 2 ENDURANCE

1. Team EDS (David Branyon /Scott Eichhorn/Darrell Ricks/Mike Sweeney/Shane Zelm) Suz SV650, 246 laps

2. Slick Willy (William Coats/Josh Henke/Renee Stephenson/Chris Woolsey/Rich Wu) Suz SV650, 235 laps

3. G-Baby Racing (Nicole Ayers/Daisy DeSimone/Lindsey Redfern/Theressa Riggs/Anita Thomas) Suz SV650, 228 laps

MODERN CLASSIC ENDURANCE

1.Buffington Homes Racing (Chris Fields/Kenny Smith) Yam YZF-R6, 247 laps

2. Lawdawg Racing (Danny Dominguez/Britten Geary/Peyton Inge/Jordan Pence/Andrew Sukach) Hon CBR1000RR, 235 laps

3. Full Tilt Racing (Brandie Cox/Thomas Eimermacher/Marco Gismondi/John Jankowski/Gary Welborn) Kaw ZX636, 224 laps

4. FOX2 (Stefan Greiler/Marcus Henriksen) Yam YZF-R6, 9 laps

More, from a press release issued by Village Idiots:

Village Idiots win CMRA 6 hour Endurance at Motorsport Ranch Cresson

The Village Idiots (Brandon Cleland, Chris Headley, John Orchard, Garet Tomlinson) claim the CMRA 6hr endurance overall victory aboard their Raceworx/Dunlop/RES R6 at Motorsport Ranch Cresson on Saturday August 23rd, 2014.

Scorching temperatures set the stage for a grueling 6 hour endurance race. Racing in Texas, in general, is HOT but endurance racing in August is a recipe for 100 degree temperatures, cooling issues of man and machine, as well as a Cresson race track infamously known for its greasy surface. Village Idiots managed to overcome all the obstacles
and widen the gap on their lead in the overall CMRA endurance points standings.

Chris Headley, the longest standing Village Idiot, would take the green flag for the team. Headley jumped out to a great start and settled into the third position. The front group would remain tight for the first thirty minutes then eventually begin to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. As the competition began to fade toward the forty-five minute mark, Headley continued to shine and would find himself in the number one position before the end of his stint. Headley ran the Raceworx/Dunlop/RES R6 sixty seven laps, burring through all 7 gallons worth of fuel before handing the bike off to Brandon Cleland.

After the pit stop, the Village Idiots entered back on track in the third position. Cleland put his head down and went to work. The Village Idiots opted with a two tire strategy leaving Cleland to make-do with what was left over from Headley’s stint. Cleland’s stint was not marked by the fastest times, but his consistency was key in regaining the lead on lap 98 of 267. “I did everything I could to ride a mistake free stint,” said Cleland. “The surface made it difficult to
push, which can be frustrating, but I’ve done enough of these (endurance races) to know that it isn’t about the fastest lap. It’s about putting together a solid stint.” On lap 125 Cleland decided it was time to pit and send “Monkey Boy” Garet Tomlinson out on a new Dunlop rear tire.

The Village Idiots pit crew has always played a crucial role in their race success. Harry Tomlinson and Marian Orchard were on point as usual with this fuel stop and tire change enabling the Village Idiots to mount back up just seconds behind the new race leader. 

It took Garet Tomlinson no time at all to put the new Dunlop slick to good use. Garet set the fastest lap of the race at 1:17.155 on just his fifth lap out with a forty-five pound fuel load. The young-gun Garet Tomlinson continued to put in a string of 1:17 lap times and made the pass for the lead. His dominating performance and the Village Idiots pit strategy allowed the team to gain an astonishing two lap lead over the field with two hours to go. Garet, without a doubt, left
a lasting mark on the competition in what seemed like a statement performance. Garet signaled to pit after an hour and twenty-five minute stint and the team would prepare for a fuel stop and to send John Orchard out on track.

John Orchard, CMRA President, has been battling injuries over the last couple months and was in debate on how long he could manage. The team’s doubts were quickly diminished as Orchard went out and rode a flawless 53 lap stint. In the process, Orchard managed to put the Village Idiots an additional lap up on the field leaving the Idiots
with a three lap lead before calling it a ride. 

With just twenty minutes to go, the Village Idiots sent Chris Headley back out to finish what he started. Headley rode the remaining stint without comlications which allowed the Idiots to finish 1st in class and 1st Overall.

“It feels so good to reclaim the top spot of the podium. Our team works extremely hard in all aspects to come out here and be the best and we did just that,” commented Cleland.

The Village Idiots enter the next round with a 272 point lead over second place in the CMRA overall endurance standings. The Village Idiots will be competing in the next round at Motorsport Ranch Houston on September 20th, 2014. For a complete schedule and points standings visit www.cmraracing.com

The Village Idiots would like to thank their sponsors: Raceworx, Dunlop Tires, Racing Engine Service, Scorpion Helmets, M4 Exhaust, Woodcraft, Lone Star Track Days, Vesrah, Yamaha, Silkolene, Supersprox, GMan, Moto Liberty, Shogun.

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