From a press release issued by USGPRU: USGPRU Benny Solis Wins at Streets of Willow The second West Coast round of the USGPRU’s Rising Sun Cycle 125GP was held this past weekend at the WSMC Streets of Willow. Several newcomers were in attendance, some traveling all the way from Canada and Oregon. Weather played a factor all weekend at the southern California track, with the winds blowing at over 20 MPH. The Saturday afternoon 125GP qualifier had everyone battling for pole position. Benny Solis, Jr. and Austin DeHaven got physical, with contact made between them several times during the session. The battle made for some very fast times as Solis and DeHaven threw down the quickest laps of 1:21.255 and 1:21.724 respectively. Despite battling mechanical gremlins earlier in the day, Royce McLean captured third position with a 1:23.560. Newcomers Travis Ohge, Zach Warnock and Michael Martin beat out the rest of the field to claim the second row of the grid. When the green flag was thrown for the Rising Sun Cycles 125GP race, DeHaven shot off the line like a rocket, with Solis in tow. By Turn 4 of the first lap, Solis had overtaken DeHaven and was determined to keep the lead. DeHaven charged hard all race long, riding his fastest time in lap 10, but it wasn’t enough to beat Solis who claimed his second win of the season. Martin passed McLean for third place early on, but the Canadian fought back, reclaimed the position and held it for the rest of the race despite having sick motor issues. USGPRU newcomers Martin and Ohge both put in solid rides to round out the top five. The 250GP class was noticeably absent this weekend, but they will run their own round on the main Willow track in September with WSMC. The USGPRU would like to thank Megan, Dave, Alex, John, and the entire WSMC team. The weekend wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the 2008 USGPRU National Series sponsors: RoadracingWorld.com, CCS/ASRA, Rising Sun Cycles, Moto Liberty, Motion Pro, Repsol Lubricants, REV’IT, Bridgestone Tires, Dunlop Tires, EBC Brakes, GP Tech, Rich Oliver’s Mystery School, Powerstands, Chicken Hawk Tire Warmers, Hjelm Motorsports, Michelin Tires, Regina Chains, and Starline by Yoyodyne. USGPRU / Rising Sun Cycles 125GP Race Results 1. Benny Solis, Jr (Honda RS125) 2. Austin DeHaven (Honda RS125) 3. Royce McLean (Yamaha TZ125) 4. Michael Martin (Honda RS125) 5. Travis Ohge (Honda RS125) 6. Ryan Matter (Honda RS125) 7. Zach Warnock (Honda RS125) 8. Barrett Meeker (Honda RS125) 9. Matthew Elder (Honda RS125) 10. John Fabijanic (Honda RS125) 11. Andrew Artola (Honda RS125) 12. Conor Matthews (Honda RS125) More, from another press release issued by USGPRU: USGPRU Jacobsen and Roberts Storm Jennings GP! Jennings GP and CCS Florida played host to the first round of the USGPRU’s East Coast racing season. With rain and strong winds the prediction for the weekend, 66 racers braved the elements to race this tight and twisty road coarse. Despite the damp conditions, Nobi Iso set the fast times in 125 qualifying early on, only to have the young Texan, Lloyd Ramsey-Worrell steal pole position with a time of 1.22:382. Jake Lewis and Cassidy Heiser rounded out the rest of the front row. Surprisingly, PJ Jacobsen was only able to muster enough speed to pull a very uncharacteristic 12th place starting position. The rain stayed away just long enough to run the Rising Sun Cycle 125GP race in the dry. Nobi Iso took advantage of PJ’s misfortune, and launched his Aprilia out to a commanding lead, pulling an easy 2-second gap over Ramsey-Worrell and the rest of the 39-bike grid in only one lap. A 7-rider battle for second ensued while Iso tried to distance himself further. Jacobsen slashed through the crowd by the fourth lap and set his sights on Iso who had a substantial lead. By lap 7, PJ was on Iso’s rear wheel and ready to pounce on the lead position. Iso checked up for a lapped rider in the fast left kink of the back straight, but PJ kept his Honda spooled up and sling-shoted himself into the lead with only 2 laps to go. PJ threw lappers at Iso right an left and was able to keep Iso at bay all the way to the finish line to claim his first win of the year. Five bikes battled it out for the final podium spot with Lloyd Ramsey-Worrell narrowly edging out his teammate, Jake Lewis, for the final podium slot. Their other teammate, Chase Vivion, made it a 3-4-5 finish for team Rockwall Honda. The Moto Liberty 250GP qualifying was a back and forth battle for the lead between PJ Jacobsen on his new Celtic Racing Honda RS250, and AMA regular Barrett Long on his Yamaha TZ250. The two kept slashing each other’s times until PJ finally threw down a 1.16.49 second lap. Long was followed by Perry Melneciuc and Melissa Paris on her new Honda RS250. The skies opened up just minutes before the start of the race, and riders scrambled for rain tires if they had them. Seventeen of the 27 racers made it to the start in time and bolted for turn one. Much to the soggy crowd’s surprise, Adam Roberts put his Yamaha TZ250 into the lead immediately, and started pulling away from the crowd. Brent Lyskawa and PJ were left to battle for second place in what would turn out to be a very wet game of cat and mouse. PJ was setting Brent up for a last lap pass, practicing and testing to see where he had traction. The two were able to finally match the leader’s pace, but too late to make a charge. Adam Roberts handily won the race with a lead of over 13 seconds. PJ did make the last lap, last corner pass over Lyskawa to claim second place by half a wheel. The USGPRU would like to thank Henry DeGouw and the rest of the CCS Florida team for another great weekend. This weekend wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the 2008 USGPRU National Series sponsors: RoadracingWorld.com, Rising Sun Cycles, Moto Liberty, Motion Pro, Repsol Lubricants, REV’IT, Bridgestone Tires, Dunlop Tires, EBC Brakes, GP Tech, Rich Oliver’s Mystery School, Powerstands, Chicken Hawk Tire Warmers, Hjelm Motorsports, Michelin Tires, Regina Chains, and Starlane by Yoyodyne. Full Race Results: USGPRU / Rising Sun Cycles 125GP Race 1. PJ Jacobsen (Honda RS125) Margin of Victory 3.0 sec 2. Nobi Iso (Aprilia RS125) 3. Lloyd Ramsey-Worrell (Honda RS125) 4. Jake Lewis (Honda RS125) 5. Chase Vivion (Honda RS125) 6. Cassidy Heiser (Honda RS125) 7. Jake Morman (Honda RS125) 8. Jake Quick (Honda RS125) 9. Andres Calderon (Honda RS125) 10. Steve Wenner (Honda RS125) 11. Al Campbell (Honda RS125) 12. Shane Breeding (Honda RS125) 13. Ryan Conrad (Honda RS125) 14. Ben Young (Honda RS125) 15. Alex Lyskawa (Honda RS125) 16. Adam Loeffler (Honda RS125) 17. Chris Hamilton (Honda RS125) 18. Jeff Federici (Yamaha TZ125) 19. Charles Boyd (Honda RS125) 20. Scott Coccoli (Honda RS125) 21. Garrett Gerloff (Honda RS125) 22. Jordan Reid (Honda RS125) 23. Mike Aboyoun (Honda RS125) 24. Miles Thornton (Honda RS125) 25. Morten Frederiksen (Honda RS125) 26. Wayne Bishop (Honda RS125) 27. John Long (Yamaha TZ125) 28. Lee Hollimon (Honda RS125) 29. Josh Cook (Yamaha TZ125) 30. Eric Yurejefcic (Honda RS125) 31. Scott Thompson (Honda RS125) 32. Mikey Lainhart (Honda RS125) 33. Chris Birdsong (Honda RS125) 34. Adam Neese (Honda RS125) 35. Steve Massey (Honda RS125) 36. Alex Nieves (Honda RS125) 37. Marc Purslow (Honda RS125) 38. Scott Smallwood (Honda RS125) DNF 39. Stewart Aitken-Cade (Honda RS125) DNS USGPRU / Moto Liberty 250GP Race 1. Adam Roberts (Yamaha TZ250) Margin of Victory 16.0 sec 2. PJ Jacobsen (Honda RS250) 3. Brent Lyskawa (Honda RS250) 4. Allen Campbell (Honda RS250) 5. Eddy Brunet (Honda RS250) 6. Daniele Lenarduzzi (Yamaha TZ250) 7. Melissa Paris (Honda RS250) 8. Perry Melneciuc (Honda RS250) 9. Scott Smallwood (Honda RS125) 10. Miles Thornton (Yamaha TZ250) 11. Angus Borland (Yamaha TZ250) 12. Corey Rech (Honda RS250) 13. Jim Bergey (Honda RS250) 14. Garrett Gerloff (Honda RS250) 15. Adam Loeffler (Honda RS250) 16. Mark Stiles (Yamaha TZ250) 17. Jake Lewis (Honda RS250) 18. Mike Aboyoun (Honda RS250) 19. Barrett Long (Yamaha TZ250) – DNS 20. Steve Wenner (Honda RS250) – DNS 21. Cory Hildebrand (Honda RS250) – DNS 22. Chris Reynolds (Honda RS250) – DNS 23. Stewart Aitken-Cade (Honda RS125) – DNS 24. Lloyd Ramsey-Worrell (Honda RS125) – DNS 25. Alex Lyskawa (Honda RS250) – DNS 26. Mike Wright (Yamaha TZ250) – DNS About USGPRU The USGPRU is the officially recognized Motorcycle 125 Grand Prix National Championship ® and 250 Grand Prix National Championship ® series. The USGPRU is also the official race series for the youth-only, spec class racing the Moriwaki MD250H Powered by HONDA. The USGPRU emulates true World MotoGP racing experience and serves to attract young riders to gain experience in a professional environment and provide a path to world-class motorcycle racing. The USGPRU structures events with extended length grand prix racing exclusive to the GP machines, timed qualifying and strong contingency and sponsor support. For additional details, visit www.USGPRU.net