Dibrino Dominates, Gessner Finds Competition at the Ridge

WMRRA Round 7, the Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, Wa. September 1-2, 2012

While cool, foggy weather threatened early in the morning on both Saturday and Sunday, the clouds soon disappeared, leaving behind brilliant sunshine over the busy Ridge Motorsports Park. The local contending faces showed for the event, along with other racers visiting from Canada and Oregon. The Novice field saw empty grid positions, as many of the racers graduated to the Expert class. The Ninja 250 Cup was again a field of about 20 riders, and featured ultra-close, competitive racing.

The 600 Supersport, 750 Supersport, and 600 Superbike classes all saw full-fledged battles between Andy Dibrino and Ryan “Chromie” Sutton. Dibrino, age 18, took all three victories, one of which came after Sutton crashed out in the Carousel after setting a new WMRRA lap record of 1:39.555. Sutton escaped without serious injury.

The Ultra Lightweight Sportsman and 250 Ninja cup, two of the most competitive classes WMRRA hosts, were almost replays of one another up until the fifth lap of the Ninja Cup, in which the #918 of Jack Stevens and #93 of Bill Cameron got together on the front straight, locking Stevens’ front brake, causing him to crash, red-flagging the race. Andrew Rodgers stretched an early gap on the rest of the field both races.

In both Novice races, the #956 of Robert Stallman ran away for the win. When interviewed after the races, he released that he had just started doing track days in March of this year and this was only his second round of racing.

On Saturday, points leader John Gessner found his hands full with Brian MacConaghy, and was defeated in both races. Gessner returned on Sunday, putting his head down and charging far ahead of Sean Galt in both races.

The Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association was formed in 1974 to organize and promote the sport of motorcycle road racing in Washington State. WMRRA currently races at two tracks in the state, Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington, and the newly constructed Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. To learn more, go to www.wmrra.com, or contact club president Tim O’Mahoney at [email protected]

WMRRA Round 7 Race Results, the Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton, Wa:

Saturday, September 1:

750 Supersport: 1. Andy Dibrino (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Sutton (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Mark DeGross (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Kevin Klemmer (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Jeff Seahorn (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Jason Doody (Yam YZF-R6)

Novice: 1. Robert Stallman (CBR1000) 2. Steven Bleistein (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Brad Huhta (Duc 996) 4. Steve Kidd (Kaw ZX-10R) 5. Blake Jarvis (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Mathew Waterfall (Yam YZF-R6)

600 Supersport: 1. Andy Dibrino (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Ryan Sutton (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Jeff Seahorn (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Mark DeGross (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Kevin Klemmer (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Wes Stults (Yam YZF-R6)

650 Supersport Twins: 1. Eric May (Suz SV650) 2. Paul Gienau (Suz SV650) 3. Robert May (Suz SV650) 4. Keith Dibrino (Suz SV650) 5. Krister Fast (Suz SV650) 6. Colt Bristow (Suz SV650)

Open Single: 1. Brian MacConaghy (Hon RS125) 2. John Gessner (RS125) 3. Greg Canright (KTM 560 SMR

Open Supersport: 1. Mark DeGross (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ken LaLonde (Duc 1198) 4. Lash Mullen (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Mike Alton (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Jason Doody (Yam YZF-R6)

MW GP Twins: 1. Barry Carlson (Suz SV650) 2. Eric May (Suz SV650) 3. Keith Dibrino (Suz SV650) 4. Robert May (Suz SV650) 5. Paul Gienau (Suz SV650) 6. Colt Bristow (Suz SV650)

Sunday, September 2

Ultra Lightweight Sportsman: 1. Andrew Rodgers (Kaw EX250) 2. Jonathan Wood (Kaw EX250) 3. Bill Cameron (Kaw EX250) 4. Jack Stevens (Kaw EX250) 5. John Stevens (Kaw EX250) 6. Chris Page (Kaw EX250)

Novice: 1. Robert Stallman (CBR1000) 2. Steve Kidd (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Steven Bleistein (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Pepito Cadelina (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Zach Smith (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Blake Jarvis (Duc 996)

600 Superbike: 1. Andy Dibrino (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jeff Seahorn (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Mark DeGross (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Kevin Klemmer (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Wes Stults (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Jason Doody (Yam YZF-R6)

750 Vintage: 1. John Nilsson (Hon CR750) 2. Paul Brodie (EXC1000) 3. Jon Lacey (BSA Rocket 3)

500 Vintage: 1. Jim West (Hon CB350)

250 Vintage: 1. Ryan Shanahan (Hon CB160) 2. Casey Meyer (Hon CB160) 3. Daric Cheshire (Hon CB160)

160 Vintage: 1. Tim O’Mahoney (Hon CL175) 2. Mark Etheridge (Hon CL175) 3. Neil Jensen (Hon CL175) 4. Mica Grohn (Hon CB175) 5. Scott Elder (Hon CB160) 6. Ronald Bloker (Hon CB160)

Lightweight Superbike: 1. John Gessner (Hon RS125 2. Sean Galt (Mor MD250H)

Lightweight Early GP: 1. Shawn Becker (Suz SV650) 2. Eric May (Suz SV650) 3. Robert May (Suz SV650) 4. Rhett Halpin (Suz SV650) 5. Krister Fast (Suz SV650) 6. Paul Gienau (Suz SV650)

Formula Thunder: 1. Don Brockett (Tri Daytona 675) 2. Shawn Becker (Suz SV650) 3. Chris Burgess (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Ted Hawkins (Yam YZF-R6) 5. John Gessner (Hon RS125) 6. David Marod (Duc 848 EVO)

Ninja 250 Cup: 1. Andrew Rodgers (Kaw EX250) 2. Bill Cameron (Kaw EX250) 3. Jonathan Wood (Kaw EX250) 4. John Stevens (Kaw EX250) 5. Jack Stevens (Kaw EX250) 6. Chris Page (Kaw EX250)

Open Superbike: 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Lash Mullen (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Ken LaLonde (Duc 1198) 4. Mike Alton (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Andrew Brackett (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Tim Kingston (CBR1000)

750 Vintage: 1. John Nilsson (Hon CR750) 2. Paul Brodie (EXC1000) 3. Jon Lacey (BSA Rocket 3)

500 Vintage: 1. Jim West (Hon CB350)

250 Vintage: 1. Ryan Shanahan (Hon CB160) 2. Casey Meyer (Hon CB160) 3. Daric Cheshire (Hon CB160)

160 Vintage: 1. Scott Elder (Hon CB160) 2. Mark Etheridge (Hon CB175) 3. Mica Grohn (Hon CB175) 4. Tim O’Mahoney (Hon CB175) 5. Neil Jensen (Hon CB175) 6. Tim Fowler (Hon CB160)

600 TFS: 1. Shawn Becker (Suz SV650) 2. Dan Cordon (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Eric May (Suz SV650) 4. Robert May (Suz SV650) 5. Rhett Halpin (Suz SV650) 6. Paul Gienau (Suz SV650)

Open Twins: 1. Ken LaLonde (Duc 1198) 2. Robert Workman (Duc 1198) 3. David Marod (Duc 848 EVO)

Formula Ultra: 1. Jesse Sherstan (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Kevin Pinkstaff (Kaw ZX-10R) 3. Mark DeGross (Hon CBR1000) 4. Anthony Manclu (Hon CBR1000) 5. Donny Schultz (Suz GSX-R1000) 6 Dave Landes (Hon CBR1000)

More, from another press release issued by WMRRA:

WMRRA Endurance Round 2 – The Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton WA

The Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA) held its final round of Endurance Racing sponsored by Canright Construction & Associates, at the Northwest’s newest race track, The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton Washington on Labor Day, September 3rd. The WMRRA “usual suspects” were joined by visiting riders from Oregon and Canada. The event concluded a full weekend of racing with sprints taking place on Saturday and Sunday.

The day began with a 2 hour event for the Ultra-lightweight class fielded entirely of Kawasaki Ninja 250’s. The Ninjettes gridded up in damp and foggy conditions, which started to clear about half-way into the race. The ULW sportsmen (and woman) put on a great show devoid of mechanical failures or off track excursions. In the end, team Wildwood/Skagit Power Sports edged out Year 112 Racing by just one lap.

Before the 6-Hour competitors gridded, they were welcomed by sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70’s. When it was over, only 2 laps separated the top three teams with the 2Fast Donkeys (GSXR 1000) edging out Misery Racing (GSRX 750). Spare Parts LTD, the overall winner in the previous round, took their Yamaha R6 to third overall, and first in Middleweight. A crash in the middle of the race which took 12 minutes to repair, kept Spare Parts LTD off the top of the box this round. When the LW team of Some Clowns Racing crashed out in the second hour, Some Other Clowns Racing cruised to the win in LW.

WMRRA 6-HOUR ENDURANCE

Overall: 2Fast Donkeys – Suzuki GSXR1000 – 184 laps Misery Racing – Suzuki GSXR750 – 183 laps Spare Parts Ltd. – Yamaha R6 – 182 laps

HW: 2Fast Donkeys – Suzuki GSXR1000 – 184 laps Misery Racing – Suzuki GSXR750 – 183 laps

MW: Spare Parts Ltd. – Yamaha R6 – 182 laps Spare Parts Ltd. a.k.a. Short Bus Racing – Yamaha R6 – 181 laps Trinity Racing – Honda CBR600 – 179 laps Can-Am Cheetas – Honda CBR600F2 – 166 laps

LW: Some More Clowns Racing – Suzuki SV650 – 176 laps Some Clowns Racing – Suzuki SV650 – 49 laps

Ultra LW Two-Hour Endurance (All on Ninja 250s): Wildwood/Skagit Power Sports – 56 laps Year 112 Racing 55 laps Steelers! 53 laps Team Six Pack – 53 laps Over By Christmas 53 laps