Christopher Carron came within a single finishing place of winning every one of the open-class races during the WERA West Sportsman Series Presented by Lucas Oil Products doubleheader round at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Classic Circuit on May 13-14.
Riding his Pirelli-shod Kawasaki ZX-10R, Carron took the lead on the first lap of Saturday’s Formula One race and held it for the duration of the six-lap sprint. Carron turned a best lap of 1:20.609 en route to a 5.820 second win over Jesse Sherstan, down from Canada on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, and Sahar Zvik, who turned the race’s best lap of 1:19.723 on his way to third. Ken Pfister, Manny Segura and Armen Manougian completed the top six.
Carron took the A Superbike win over Zvik and Sherstan, as well as the A Superstock win over Pfister and Segura.
Sunday’s open-class racing opened with Carron’s only defeat of the weekend. On his Pirelli-shod Kawasaki ZX-10R, Zvik found significantly more pace on Sunday, turning a 1:17.812 on his way to a comfortable 2.748 second win over Carron in the Formula One race. Pfister finished third, his first Formula One Expert podium in WERA West competition.
Carron was back on form for the A Superbike race, turning a 1:18.472 lap on his way to the win over Zvik and Sherstan and firing off a 1:17.767 lap on his way to the A Superstock win over Zvik and Pfister.
Brian Morris and his Yamaha YZF-R6 took home the majority of the mediumweight wins, with victories in Saturday’s B Superbike and C Superstock races, as well as wins in Sunday’s C Superbike and C Superstock contests.
RESULTS:
SATURDAY:
C SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Brad Saenz (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jeremiah Walker (MZ 675)
5. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
C SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Matt Warnert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Anibal Arias (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)
5. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)
FORMULA ONE EXPERT:
1. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)
FORMULA ONE NOVICE:
1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
4. Bill McNamara (Yam YZF-R1)
D SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)
D SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Brenden Ketelsen (Hon 250)
E SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Erick Vizcaino (Yam YZF-R3)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Ed Sorbo (Suz SV650)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. Scott Sherman (Suz SV650)
2. Christopher De La Torre (Suz SV650)
B SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Brian Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Mookie Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)
B SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Anibal Arias (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)
D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)
2. Erick Vizcaino (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Michael Gougis (Hon GT647)
F SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Roland Wheeler (CSC 250)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Scott Sherman (Suz SV650)
2. Christopher De La Torre (Suz SV650)
A SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)
6. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
A SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
CLUBMAN EXPERT:
1. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)
2. Michael Gougis (Hon GT647)
FORMULA THREE:
1. Brenden Ketelsen (Hon 250)
2. Ron Gentile (Hon RS125)
A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
4. Don McClary (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Bill McNamara (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)
2. Jeremiah Walker (MV 675)
C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Brian Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Jeremiah Walker (MV 675)
C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. Matt Warnert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)
4. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)
FORMULA TWO EXPERT:
1. Ron Gentile (Hon RS125)
FORMULA TWO NOVICE:
1. Brenden Ketelsen (Hon 250)
2. Scott Sherman (Suz SV650)
3. Christopher De La Torre (Suz SV650)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT:
1. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Ed Guzman (Suz GSX-R1000)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE:
1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
4. Don McClary (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Bill McNamara (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Wayne Gann (Hon CBR1000RR)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT EXPERT:
1. Mookie Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R6)
3. J.C. Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Gilbert Silva (Kaw ZX-6R)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT NOVICE:
1. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)
B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. J.C. Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Anas Sorhmat (Hom CBR600RR)
B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)
SUNDAY:
FORMULA ONE EXPERT:
1. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Brian Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
FORMULA ONE NOVICE:
1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
C SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Brian Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jeremiah Walker (MV 675)
5. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)
C SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Matt Warnert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Anibal Arias (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)
LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Michael Gougis (Hon GT647)
E SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Erick Vizcaino (Yam YZF-R3)
D SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Brenden Ketelsen (Hon 250)
D SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)
B SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Mookie Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Gilbert Silva (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)
B SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Anibal Arias (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)
D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)
2. Erick Vizcaino (Yam YZF-R3)
F SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Roland Wheeler (CSC 250)
A SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R)
A SUPERBIKE NOVICE:
1. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
2. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
CLUBMAN EXPERT:
1. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)
2. Michael Gougis (Hon GT647)
FORMULA THREE:
1. Brenden Ketelsen (Hon 250)
2. Ron Gentile (Hon RS125)
A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
3. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Don McClary (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Wayne Gann (Hon CBR1000RR)
C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. Brian Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
2. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jeremiah Walker (MV 675)
4. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)
C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. Matt Warnert (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)
5. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)
FORMULA TWO EXPERT:
1. Ed Sorbo (Suz SV650)
2. Ron Gentile (Hon RS125)
FORMULA TWO NOVICE:
1. Brenden Ketelsen (Hon 250)
HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT:
1. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT:
1. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Ken Pfister (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE:
1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)
3. Don McClary (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Wayne Gann (Hon CBR1000RR)
5. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT EXPERT:
1. Mookie Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6)
2. J.C. Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Eric Anderson (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Gilbert Silva (Kaw ZX-6R)
SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT NOVICE:
1. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)
B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:
1. David Guerrero (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)
3. J.C. Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6)
B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:
1. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)