From a press release issued by USGPRU:
USGPRU National Championship Round 2 (Jennings GP) Results
ODENTON, MD. The USGPRU National 125GP and 250GP converged on Jennings GP raceway in Jennings, FL this weekend for the second round of the national championship. CCS Southeast was the host organization for the weekend and put on an outstanding event at the “motorcycle only” Jennings GP track.
Saturday afternoon, 2002 125GP Champion, Brian Kcraget, set the fastest time during 125 qualifying. His pole position setting time of 1:21.4 was a full second ahead of John Klaras and Dale Greenwood. Stewart Aitken-Cade completed the front row. The 14-year-old rising star, Josh Herrin, was fast enough to lock in fifth place. In an unexpected twist, local favorite, Steve Wenner locked his transmission on the first lap of qualifying and would have to start on the back row of the main event Sunday.
In the 250 qualifying, Steve Wenner rode his ex-DiSalvo Honda RS250 to the front of the grid. Brian Kcraget rode his Honda RS125 like a man possessed and claimed second place, closely followed by another fast local rider, Mark Brown. And just like in the 125 qualifying, Stewart Aitken-Cade rounded out the front row of the grid.
For the Sunday main event, thirty-one 125GP bikes assembled on the grid. When the green flag dropped, Aitken-Cade charged from the outside row to lead the pack into turn one. Kcraget, Greenwood, and Herrin were right on his rear wheel. Kcraget was not content to watch, and made the pass on Aitken-Cade before the first lap was complete. Greenwood made a minor mistake in the back section and allowed Kcraget and Aitken-Cade to break away. On the last lap, Aitken-Cade passed Brian only 4 turns from the finish and was able to hold that lead till the end. In the “red mist” of racing, neither rider saw the checkered flag, and continued to battle for another lap before realizing the race was over. Greenwood and New York rider, Todd Puckett battled for the final podium slot, with Greenwood coming out on top. Steve Wenner, started at the back of the grid and spent the entire race destroying the field as he tried to catch the front pack. He was only able to pass 24 other riders to claim 5th place.
For the 250GP race, iron man Steve Wenner was on pole position and determined to make up for his troubles in the 125 race. He and Mark Brown led the crowd of 20 bikes into the first turn. He was followed closely by Aitken-Cade, Tim Richardson, and Kcraget. On lap 2, Aitken-Cade passed Brown on the outside of the very fast turn 1 and started closing on Wenner. Steve made a mistake on lap 3 and opened the door for Aitken-Cade to pass him on the inside of Turn 10. This was enough to spark a fire in Wenner and he put his head down and re-took the lead. Brown and Aitken-Cade stuck to Wenner until lap traffic got in the way and allowed Wenner to stretch out to about a 2 second lead that he would hold until the checkered flag. Aitken-Cade was able to fend off Brown to take second place. All the while, Richardson and Kcraget were battling for fourth place with the TZ250 riding, Richardson prevailing in the end.
The next round of the championship will be in the city that never sleeps, Las Vegas, NV on May 1-2.
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About USGPRU
The USGPRU, a chartered member of the AMA, is the officially recognized Motorcycle Grand Prix Road Racing US National Championship series. 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
Full results:
125GP:
1. Stewart Aitken-Cade
2. Brian Kcraget
3. Dale Greenwood
4. Todd Puckett
5. Steve Wenner
6. Josh Herrin
7. Gregor Halenda
8. Joshua Day
9. Scott Coccoli
10. Michael Santelia
11. Chris Cosentino
12. Brian Roach
13. Paul Hoyt Nelson
14. Reet Das
15. Dave Deggendorf
16. Chris Doktor
17. Dennis Woods
18. Dave Celento
19. Ed Chirino
20. Richard Masiak
21. Miguel Chirino
22. Philip Bangle
23. Adam Loeffler
24. Rebecca Henn
25. Frank Pate
26. Ryan Clay
27. John Klaras – DNF
28. Turu Illgen – DNF
29. Jim Lovejoy – DNF
30. Colin Finney – DNS
31. Laura Roach – DNS
250GP:
1. Steve Wenner
2. Stewart Aitken-Cade
3. Mark Brown
4. Tim Richardson
5. Brian Kcraget
6. John Long
7. Mike Wright
8. James Hillis
9. Dave Celento
10. Duncan MacDonald
11. Dennis Woods
12. Justin Long
13. Rebecca Henn
14. Ryan Clay
15. Richard Merhar
16. Brian Roach
17. Frank Pate – DNF
18. John Klaras – DNS
19. Paul Hoyt Nelson – DNS
20. Jim Lovejoy – DNS