Shreve Takes the Double at ASMA’s Season Opener
Expert Mikey Shreve won two races last Sunday, March 12 at Arroyo Seco Raceway near Deming, New Mexico. Shreve’s dominating performance this first round of the season is a clear indication that he will once again be a serious contender for the premier Evan Steel Performance Formula Arroyo race.
Having been promoted to expert after winning the Speedcell Formula Amateur series in 2016, Joe Chasser proved he was worthy of battling with the fastest, as a stellar performance in the Formula Arroyo qualification landed him on the front row of the grid between Shreve and the pole sitter and reigning champion David Hurtado.
At the raise of the green flag, it was Chasser and his Yamaha YZF-R1 reacting fastest and he nabbed the hole shot. Shreve, also on an R1, and Tom Savoca and his Kawasaki ZX10 followed in the two and three spot, respectively. Unfortunately for Chasser, his lead was short lived as his front tire touched Shreve’s rear tire, causing him to tuck the front in the 80mph turn 3 on the very first lap, leaving Tom Savoca to inherit second place.
Hurtado and his Kawasaki ZX-10R climbed into the second position when he passed Savoca on the back straight during the second lap, but by then race-leader Shreve had built a comfortable gap, which he would refuse to surrender as he continued quick laps, one of them a personal best 1:08.176 for the clockwise configuration. On the fifth lap, dirt and dust erupted from the infield when Hurtado low-sided in the Carousel. The rest of the race was smooth-sailing for Shreve and he would be first to meet the checkers, but the final two spots of the podium were hotly contested until the very end.
With Hurtado out of the race, Savoca and Josh Kauffman fell into the two and three spot, respectively. But Kauffman, unsatisfied with the last step of the podium, closed in on Savoca with a succession of fast laps. Kauffman, however, never made the pass and instead was overtaken by the 2015 Formula Arroyo champ Thibault Few during the sixth lap. Two laps later Few out-broke Savoca on the back straight for the pass into second, but Savoca reclaimed his position also on the back straight just before the race finish when Few began to run out of fuel.
The ASMA second round will take place Sunday, April 9, with testing scheduled for Saturday.
Mikey Shreve:
“I wanted to start the year with a different approach than last season–––to just have fun, and it paid off. For the money race (the Formula Arroyo), the goal was to gap (Hurtado) as much as possible the first few laps. It’s been about ten years since winning the Formula (Arroyo). I’m looking forward to having fun all season with ASMA.”
Tom Savoca:
“Phil Allison from Evan Steel Performance saved me. There were all sorts of issues with the throttle during the first race. He fixed some things and we got through without traction control, and I was about a second off my usual times. But it was great battling with those guys; I knew I had to get in and out of the corners as fast as I could, and to be as big as I could to keep them behind me.”
Race Results for Round One at Arroyo Seco Raceway
Formula Arroyo by Evan Steel Performance
1. Mikey Shreve (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Thibault Few (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Josh Kauffman (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
6. Kevin Gibson (Aprilia RSV4)
Formula Amateur by Speedcell
1. Shane Proffitt (Suz GSXR1000)
2. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Roberto Reynoso (Hon CBR1000RR)
4. Clayton Lester (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Mike Sobjak (Suz GSXR600)
6. Bill Yelverton (Kaw ZX-10R)
Amateur Unlimited Superbike by KurveyGirl.com
1. Shane Proffitt (Suz GSXR1000)
2. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Clayton Lester (Kaw ZX-10R)
4. Bill Yelverton (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Roberto Reynoso (Hon CBR1000RR)
6. Joshua Williams (Aprilia RSV4)
Expert Unlimited Superbike by KurveyGirl.com
1. Mikey Shreve (Yam YZF-R1)
2. David Hurtado (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. 3. Joe Chasser (Yam YZF-R1)
4. 4. Josh Kauffman (Yam YZF-R1)
5. 5. Mickey Rupe (Suz GSXR1000)
6. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
Beginner
1. Clayton Lester (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Jeff Zimmer (BMW S1000RR)
3. Roberto Marrufo (Hon CBR1000RR)
4. Joshua Hill (Hon CBR600RR)
5. Frank Bauer (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Christian Chaparro Jr. (Kaw 250)
Formula 40 by Southwest Suzuki Kawasaki
1. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Josh Kauffman (Yam YZF-R1)
3. Kevin Gibson (Aprilia RSV4)
4. Mickey Rupe (Suz GSXR1000)
5. Dan Junick (BMW S1000RR)
6. Marlon Swaby (Suz GSXR1000)
Amateur Middleweight Superbike by Law Tigers
1. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Michael Thompson (Tri 675)
3. Mike Sobjak (Suz GSXR600)
4. Jake Herzog (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Joshua Hill (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Oscar Ybarra (Suz GSXR600)
Expert Middleweight Superbike by Law Tigers
1. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Kelcey Walker (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Sebastian Musewicz (Kaw 636)
4. Tim Byma (Suz GSXR600)
5. Zach Ferencz (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Tony Tavitas (Yam YZF-R6)
Formula 500 by JR Cochran Services
1. Robert Roach (Kaw 250)
2. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
3. Daniel Berger (Yam YZF-R3
4. Leif Munson (Hyosung GD250)
5. Dan Junick (Kaw 300)
6. Anthony Tontodonati (Hon CBR250R)
Lightweight Grand Prix by ASMA Dunlop
1. Robert Roach (Kaw 250)
2. Mickey Rupe (Yam YZF-R3)
3. John Quintana (Kaw 250)
4. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Leif Munson (Hyosung GD250)
6. Andrew Malinowski (Kaw 300)
Amateur Middleweight Superstock by JR Cochran Service
1. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Mike Sobjak (Suz GSX-R600)
3. Michael Thompson (Tri 675)
4. Joshua Hill (Hon CBR600RR)
Expert Middleweight Superstock by JR Cochran Service
1. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)
2. Sebastian Musewicz (Kaw ZX-6R)
3. Kelcey Walker (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Tim Byma (Suz GSXR600)
5. Zach Ferencz (Hon CBR600RR)
6. Tony Tavitas (Yam YZF-R6)
Southwest Thunder by Fast by Few
1. Robert Roach (Kaw 250)
2. Joe Janiga (Kaw 250)
3. Daniel Berger (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Leif Munson (Hyosung GD250)
6. Arturo Johnson (Kaw 250)
500 Cup by Fast by Few
1. Robert Roach (Kaw 250)
2. Joe Janiga (Kaw 250)
3. Daniel Berger (Yam YZF-R3)
4. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)
5. Leif Munson (Hyosung GD250)
6. Arturo Johnson (Kaw 250)
Amateur Unlimited Superstock by Twigs Jewels
1. Matt Kendrick (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Clayton Lester (Kaw ZX-10R)
3. Dan Junick (BMW S1000RR)
4. Bill Yelverton (Kaw ZX-10R)
Expert Unlimited Superstock by Twigs Jewels
1. Thibault Few (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Tom Savoca (Kaw ZX-10R)
Ultra Lightweight Superbike by JR Cochran Service
1. Christian Chaparro Jr. (Kaw 250)
2. Joe Janiga (Kaw 250)
3. Robert Roach (Kaw 250)
4. John Quintana (Kaw 250)
5. Leif Munson (Hyosung GD250)
6. Loren Jury (Yam YZF-R3)