SNOWBIRDS FLOCK TO CHUCKWALLA FOR CVMA ROUND 4 JANUARY 9-10, 2016

Solis and Anderson Rack Up Wins During Mid-Winter Racing In SoCal

Ah, mid-winter. The time of year when Southern California pays its biggest dividends. Because while the majority of the US is under snow, temps are still in the 70s in SoCal, which means ideal conditions for racing. For round four of CVMA’s Winter Series the promise of fine weather and great racing drew riders from as far off as Colorado and Oklahoma, and the migration of snowbirds contributed to the club’s largest grids to date, with 325 entries listed for the weekend’s 29 races.

Although the days were warm they were still short and resulted in some races being reduced to just four laps. In Saturday’s truncated Formula Open race, James Romero got a stellar start on his Yamaha YZF-R1, but Daytona Anderson reeled him in on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, passing Romero on the last lap and taking the win. Mikey Shreve, visiting from New Mexico, rounded out the podium on his YZF-R1.

Sunday’s full-length Formula Open race followed a similar formula, with Romero getting the holeshot and Anderson slotting in behind in second. But Anderson struck immediately and moved into first on the second lap and managed to stretch his lead to 5.5 seconds by the time the checkered flag dropped. Jorge Covarrubias, riding his Yamaha YZF-R6, made a bold move on the last lap, passing Kris Aldeman on his YZF-R1 and securing third place.

Anderson dominated in Supersport Open as well, moving from third to first on the second lap of Saturday’s race and finishing 1.4 seconds ahead of James Romero, who finished nearly 3 seconds ahead of Mikey Shreve. In Sunday’s race Romero took the lead early on, only to be passed by Anderson on the fourth of six laps. Kris Aldeman rounded out the podium on Sunday.

The small-bike grids were massive this round and saw a return to the tight, ruthless racing that’s made the class a spectator favorite. Jason Madama, escaping the cold in Colorado, took the win in Saturday’s 350 Supersport race as well as Saturday and Sunday’s Ultra Lightweight Shootout race presented by Sunline Energy. Madama did well on his Yamaha R3, but in all cases local fast guys Josh Fogle, Shane Liberty, and Duncan Marding were close on his tail. Fogle put up a serious fight on his Ninja 250R, taking second in Saturday’s 350 Supersport class and a win in Sunday’s race.

Fast kid Benny Solis continued his winning streak in the middleweight classes with uncontended Formula Middleweight wins on both Saturday and Sunday aboard his Honda CBR600RR. Conner Blevins took second on Saturday on his Kawasaki ZX-6R with Jorge Covarrubias in third on his R6. On Sunday Blevins didn’t compete and Covarrubias crashed out. With the deck shuffled, Rafael DiSilva rode to second on his YZF-R6, narrowly avoiding being passed by a rapidly advancing Jake Tihanyi on his R6.

In Sunday’s 10-lap Middleweight Shootout presented by TrackDaz, Solis didn’t have it so easy. Conner Blevins found some speed early on and passed Solis for the lead on lap two. Blevins held off numerous attempts by Solis until lap six when Solis made a pass stick, then broke Blevins with a handful of blazing-fast laps. Solis finished nearly 8 seconds ahead of Blevins, while Jorge Covarrubias took third.

In Sundays’ 12-lap Open Shootout race presented by SoCal Track Days the holeshot went to Dale Kieffer on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, but he was soon passed by Conner Blevins and Benny Solis on their 600s. Blevins held first for the first half of the race until Solis passed for the lead. Kieffer slid back to third where he successfully fended off a hard-charging Daytona Anderson, while Blevins took second and Solis secured the win.

Tired of just reading about racing? CVMA returns to Chuckwalla for more competition on February 27 and 28. Round up your racing friends, load up the trailer and road trip to SoCal for some exciting racing!

CVMA offers two full days of racing every race weekend and also includes Saturday qualifying for grid position in all classes, amateur and expert, as well as a wide variety of classes to choose from.

Additionally, CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete. Log on to www.cvmaracing.com for more information.

Also check out https://www.facebook.com/CVMARacing/ and https://www.instagram.com/cvmaracing/

CVMA. It’s club racing done right.

Round 4 ResultsAmateur Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. David Flett (Apr RSV4)
2. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1M)
3. Michael Luhm (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
5. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Alexander Acenon (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1M)
2. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
3. Nigel Carson (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. Michael Luhm (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Alexander Acenon (Yam YZF-R6)

Supersport Open
Saturday:
1. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Mikey Shreve (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Kris Aldeman (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Scott Tillery (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Kris Aldeman (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. John Menzie (BMW S1000RR)

Sunline Energy Ultra Lightweight Shootout
Saturday:
1. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
3. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
4. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
5. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC390)
6. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)
Sunday:
1. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
3. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
4. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
5. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC390)
6. Gray Pham (KTM RC390)

Formula Twins
Saturday:
1. Rex Ainsle (Suz SV650)
2. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
3. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
4. David Martin (Suz SV650)
5. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
6. Tony Perez (Yam FZ07)
Sunday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
3. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
4. David Martin (Suz SV650)
5. Tony Perez (Yam FZ07)
6. Seth Dowling (Suz SV650)

Amateur Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Marcin Jablonski (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Michael Luhm (Yam YZF-R6)
3. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
4. Radford Pajita (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Alexander Acenan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Mike Traeger (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Marcin Jablonski (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Kyle Cannon (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
4. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Michael Luhm (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Eric Mantejano (Yam YZF-R6)

Attack Performance Formula Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Rafael DaSilva (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Jake Tihanyi (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
Sunday:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Rafael DaSilva (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jake Tihanyi (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)

Sunline Energy 250 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
2. Sergio Rodriguez II (Kaw 250R)
3. Robert McCarron (Kaw 250R)
4. Ted McCarron (Kaw 250R)
5. Mike Root (Kaw 250R)
6. Shannon Deane (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
2. Sergio Rodriguez II (Kaw 250R)
3. Donald Williams (Kaw 250R)
4. Mike Root (Kaw 250R)
5. Robert McCarron (Kaw 250R)
6. Ted McCarron (Kaw 250R)

Formula 40 Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Ryan Harper (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Mark Ainslie (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Alan Cunningham (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Aaron Fisk (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Dan McCormack (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Mark Ainslie (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Aaron Fisk (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Elain Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)

Formula 40
Saturday:
1. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Michael Robart (Suz GSX-R1000)

Formula 40 Lightweight
Saturday:
1. John Reynolds (Suz SV650)
2. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
3. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
4. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
5. Matt Cina (Yam FZ07)
6. Marc Zarra (Yam YZF-R4)
Sunday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
3. Marc Zarra (Yam YZF-R4)
4. Matt Cina (Yam FZ07)

Formula 2
Saturday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
3. David Martin (Suz SV650)
4. Tony Perez (Yam FZ07)
5. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC390)
6. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
Sunday:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. James Dobson (Suz SV650)
3. David Martin (Suz SV650)
4. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
5. Tony Perez (Yam FZ07)
6. Eric Moore (Yam TZ250)

Femmewalla
Saturday:
1. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Shannon Deane (Kaw 250R)
3. Emily Grana (Kaw 250R)
4. Anitta Vrancea (Hon RS125)
5. Bonnie Chiurazzi (Kaw 250R)
6. Angela Brunson (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Elaine Carpenter (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Emily Grana (Kaw 250R)
4. Shannon Deane (Kaw 250R)
5. Anitta Vrancea (Hon RS125)
6. Angela Brunson (Kaw 250R)

Pirelli/Racer’s Edge Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Jake Tihanyi (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Rafael DaSilva (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
Sunday:
1. Rafael DaSilva (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Christian Dwiggins (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Jake Tihanyi (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Wyeth Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Ryan Whitman (Yam YZF-R6)

350 Supersport
Saturday:
1. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
2. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
3. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
4. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC390)
5. Jesse Norton (Yam YZF-R3)
6. Sergio Rodriguez II (Kaw 250R)
Sunday:
1. Josh Fogle (Kaw 250R)
2. Jason Madama (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Duncan Mardling (Kaw 300R)
4. Ruben Casarez (KTM RC390)
5. Jaret Nassaney (KTM RC390)
6. Sergio Rodriguez II (Kaw 250R)

Dunlop/RTS Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Mikey Shreve (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Kris Aldeman (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Steven Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
Sunday:
1. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Kris Aldeman (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Scott Tillery (Kaw ZX-10R)
6. Matthew Orange (BMW S1000RR)

Amateur Formula Open
Saturday:
1. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1M)
2. David Flett (Apr RSV4)
3. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
4. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Eric Montejano (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Nigel Carson (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sunday:
1. Nicholas Ciling (Yam YZF-R1M)
2. David Flett (Apr RSV4)
3. Michael Nelson (Yam YZF-R1M)
4. Nigel Carson (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Alexander Acenon (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Eric Montejano (Yam YZF-R6)

Pirelli/Racer’s Edge Amateur Supersport Middleweight
Saturday:
1. Marcin Jablonski (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Michael Luhm (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Mike Traeger (Yam YZF-R6)
4. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Alexander Acenan (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Radford Pajita (Kaw ZX-6R)
Sunday:
1. Marcin Jablonski (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Michael Luhm (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Radford Pajita (Kaw ZX-6R)
4. David Bowen (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Scott Diehl (Tri 675)
6. Jerome Samarjian (Yam YZF-R6)

SoCal TrackDays Shootout Open
Sunday Only:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Daytona Anderson (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Ray Thornton (Yam YZF-R1)
6. James Romero III (Yam YZF-R1)

TrackDaz Shootout Middleweight
Sunday Only:
1. Benny Solis Jr. (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Jorge Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Timothy Kadowaki (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Mark Rhoades (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Tyler Olmstead (Yam YZF-R6)

Shootout Lightweight
Sunday Only:
1. Pittman Wallace (Suz SV650)
2. Rich Stampp (Yam FZ07)
3. David Martin (Suz SV650)
4. Tony Perez (Yam FZ07)
5. Seth Dowling (Suz SV650)
6. Eric Moore (Yam TZ250)