Herrin And Kcraget Named USGPRU Champions

Herrin And Kcraget Named USGPRU Champions

© 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By USGPRU.

From a press release issued by USGPRU:

2004 USGPRU National GP – Herrin and Kcraget take Championship

7000 dollars in cash, trophy helmets signed by the legends of World Gran Prix racing, and custom tailored racing suits by RevIt drew a crowd of racers to compete in the 2004 USGPRU National GP Championship. The combined event also served as the finale of the Diablo-Carrera Leathers Can-Am 125 GP series. Turnout was overwhelming with racers arriving from across the US, Canada, and even from the Island of Bermuda. The result was a record grid of 49 125s and nearly 40 250s which created great competition and crowded qualifying sessions. The top three national points finishers in each class received a signed trophy helmet by a legend of GP road racing from Colin Edwards II, John Kocinski, Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts Sr., Kevin Schwantz, and Freddie Spencer, for the national podium in each class. National winners also received a custom tailored set of racing leathers from series sponsor RevIt!

For the 125 race Josh Herrin carried a comfortable 43 point lead over Brian Kcraget and needed only to keep it between the curbing to come away as the youngest ever champ in the series. Kcraget would need to win and after starting from the pole position he did just that with a dominating performance at his home track. Herrin overcame a practice crash that left him banged up but undeterred to finish second and claim the national crown while Nobi Iso also overcame a qualifying crash and back-row start to claim third. Scott Moxey just missed the podium in fourth while Todd Puckett sewed up third place in the championship with a fine performance in fifth. The broken bone count among 125 competitors totaled nine with USGPRU president Stu Aitken-Cade riding with a broken arm and West Coast rep Darrell Baker racing despite a broken clavicle.

In the 250 race the championship was a two-man battle between Kcraget and Steve Wenner. Kcraget had a substantial lead of 30 points and a pole position start only seemed to strengthen his hammerlock. The first start of the 250 event was red flagged as West Coast champ Scott McNew suffered a brake failure and launched into the turn one runoff at over 120 mph. He suffered several broken bones and would not be able to continue. The second restart provided still more drama as championship leader Kcraget crashed and was knocked unconscious leaving the door open to Wenner. Unfortunately the Floridian became caught up in an incident on the third restart and struggled to claim a fourth place finish which left him just 4 points short in the Championship tally. Sean Wray dominated the race with a convincing win over Barret Long and Patrick Dowd. Wenner finished fourth while the inveterate Bruce Lind claimed fifth. Wray’s strong performance was enough to tip the balance in the national standings as he tied McNew in total points and won third place based on the tiebreaker of most wins. Wenner came up just four points shy to finish in second while Kcraget held on to be crowned the inaugural USGPRU 250GP champion.

USGPRU sponsors include Infinity Investing, Acid Cigars, CCS/F-USA, Bridgestone, Dunlop, EBC Brakes, GPC Moto, Hjelm Motorsports, Motion Pro, Redline Cycle Imports, REV’IT! USA, Silkolene, Speed Fiber, 888-Fastlap, and VP Fuel.

About USGPRU
The USGPRU 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

125 National Championship Podium:
1. Josh Herrin
2. Brian Kcraget
3. Todd Puckett

250 National Championship Podium:
1. Brian Kcraget
2. Steve Wenner
3. Sean Wray

125 Complete Results:
1. Brian Kcraget Hon RS125
2. Josh Herrin Hon RS125
3. Nobi Iso Apr RS125
4. Scott Moxey Hon RS125
5. Todd Puckett Hon RS125
6. Jon Schendel Yam TZ125
7. Jay Pilster Hon RS125
8. Angela Hiba Hon RS125
9. John Hjelm Hon RS125
10. Frank Guadagnino Hon RS125
11. Steve Scott Yam TZ125
12. Steve Wenner Hon RS125
13. Eddy Brunet Hon RS125
14. Ryan Clay Apr RS125
15. Dale Greenwood Hon RS125
16. Bill Cole Yam TZ125
17. Merle Eschman Hon RS125
18. Debra Kuick Hon RS125
19. Chris Cosentino Hon RS125
20. John Klaras Hon RS125
21. Michael Santelia Hon RS125
22. Phillip Krenn Hon RS125
23. Gregor Halenda Hon RS125
24. John Dempsey Hon RS125
25. Kirk Snell Hon RS125
26. Reet Das Hon RS125
27. Dennis Woods Hon RS125
28. Matthew Cooper Hon RS125
29. Mark White Hon RS125
30. Joseph Melchionda Hon RS125
31. Glen Pison Hon RS125
32. Joanne Sawyer Hon RS125
33. David Jones Hon RS125
34. Darrell Baker Hon RS125
35. Samantha Johnson Hon RS125
36. Patrick Zegarra Hon RS125
37. Bill Clery Hon RS125
38. Frank Pate Hon RS125
39. Stewart Aitken-Cade Hon RS125
40. Shannon Caisey Hon RS125
41. Jim Bergy Hon RS125
42. Chris Vest Hon RS125
43. Shellie Matthews Hon RS125
44. Joel Manes Hon RS125
45. Steve Gorrell Hon RS125
46. Britt Arechiga Hon RS125
47. David Celento Yam TZ125
48. Don Roberts Yam TZ125
49. Brian Roach Hon RS125

250 Complete Results:
1. Sean Wray Yam TZ250
2. Barrett Long Yam TZ250
3. Patrick Dowd Yam TZ250
4. Steve Wenner Hon RS250
5. Bruce Lind Yam TZ250
6. Mark Styles Yam TZ250
7. Nobi Iso Yam TZ250
8. Kory Gill Yam TZ250
9. Jay Pilster Hon RS125
10. Jon Schendel Yam TZ125
11. Joe Melchionda Yam TZ250
12. Jim Bonner Yam TZ250
13. David Matthews Yam TZ250
14. Stewart Aitken-Cade Hon RS125
15. Kirk Snell Hon RS125
16. Dennis Woods Hon RS125
17. Ryan Clay Hon RS125
DNF Brian Roach Yam TZ250
DNF Turu Illgen Yam TZ250
DNF Scott McNew Hon RS250
DQ Brian Kcraget Hon RS250

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