Landers Takes WERA West Formula One win at Auto Club Speedway

by Michael Gougis

Rocco Landers spent the weekend training with four-time AMA Pro Superbike Champion Josh Hayes, then took his Yamaha YZF-R6 to the Lucas Oil WERA West Formula One win at Auto Club Speedway.

On his Dunlop-shod middleweight, Landers cleared off to take the win in the headlining six-lap race by more than 14 seconds over Terry Heard and Manny Segura. Landers was in the 1:28 range all three times he was out, with a fastest lap of 1:28.501 in the A Superstock race, where he came from deep in the field to finish second to Edgar Zaragoza on a ZX-10R by 0.772 seconds. Landers also took the win in C Superstock.

Zaragoza would go on to win the C Superbike, B Superbike and B Superstock races on his Yamaha YZF-R6.

Heard came back from a crash in the A Superstock race to not only finish second in Formula One but to take third in A Superbike, which was won by Jack Bakken, closely chased by Sahar Zvik. Heard had the consolation prize of the fastest lap in the A Superbike race.

RESULTS:

A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Edgar Zaragoza (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Rocco Landers (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jack Bakken (BMW 1000)
4. Sahar Zvik (BMW 1000)
5. Manny Sagura (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Brian Evans (Duc 999)

A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. David Barbario (BMW 1000)
2. Cliff Coglietti (BMW 1000)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Demond Wilson (Duc 848)
2. Ed Guzman (KTM 1190)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Steve “Wheels” Bucaro (Duc 1198)
2. Mike Nelson (KTM 890)

C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Rocco Landers (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Edgar Zaragoza (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Orel Madar (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Bo Bin (Yam YZF-R6)

C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Damiano Dall’Anese (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Christopher Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tyler Shaw (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Jai Dicipulo (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Blake Gentry (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Eric Gallarza (Suz GSX-R600)

FORMULA TWO EXPERT:

1. Ed Sorbo (Suz 650)
2. JC Gibbs (Yam 700)
3. Anthony Morrison (Suz 650)
4. Cody Burton (Suz 650)

F SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Mercedes Cook (Yam YZF-R3)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT:

1. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Don McClary (BMW 1000)
3. Brian Evans (Duc 999)
4. David Price (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Ruben Soto (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Alex White (Yam YZF-R1)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE:

1. Thomas Babcock (BMW 1000)
2. David Barberio (BMW 1000)
3. Cliff Coglietti (BMW 1000)
4. Ryan Soliman (Kaw ZX-10R)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE EXPERTS MEDIUMWEIGHT:

1. Moises Castaneda (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Gerardo Flores (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Jeff Solberg (Yam YZF-R6)

B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Edgar Zaragoza (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Orel Madar (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Michael Gougis (Hon CBR600RR)

B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Damiano Dall’Anese (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Christopher Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jai Dicipulo (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Joe Caudillo (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Mike Nelson (KTM 890)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. JC Gibbs (Yam 700)
2. Ed Sorbo (Suz 650)

E SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Mercedes Cook (Yam YZF-R3)

C SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Edgar Zaragoza (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Orel Madar (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Bo Bin (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Gerardo Flores (Kaw ZX-6R)

C SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Damiano Dall’Anese (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Christopher Morris (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Tyler Shaw (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Blake Gentry (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Eric Gallarza (Suz GSX-R600)

FORMULA ONE EXPERT:

1. Rocco Landers (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Terry Heard (BMW 1000)
3. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Ben Gary (Apr RSV4)
6. Thomas Asseo (Yam YZF-R1)

FORMULA ONE NOVICE:

1. Thomas Babcock (BMW 1000)

V8 HEAVYWEIGHT:

1. John James (Tri 675)
2. Wayne Gann (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Nick Zaan (Suz GSX-R600)

B SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Edgar Zaragoza (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Orel Madar (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Gerardo Flores (Kaw ZX-6R)

B SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Damiano Dall’Anese (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Mike Nelson (KTM 890)

V8 MEDIUMWEIGHT:

1. John James (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Nick Zaan (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Demond Wilson (Duc 848)
4. Jeff Solberg (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Edward B. Hearn (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Wayne Gann (Yam YZF-R6)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. JC Gibbs (Yam 700)
2. Ed Sorbo (Suz 650)
3. Anthony Morrison (Suz 650)
4. Cody Burton (Suz 650)

D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Mercedes Cook (Yam YZF-R3)

A SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Jack Bakken (BMW 1000)
2. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Terry Heard (BMW 1000)
4. Manny Segura (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Ben Gary (Apr RSV4)

A SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Thomas Babcock (BMW 1000)
2. Ryan Soliman (Kaw ZX-10R)