Updated Post: Greenwood, Harwell, Bemisderfer, Yaakov Win Monday’s Formula USA Races At Summit Point

Updated Post: Greenwood, Harwell, Bemisderfer, Yaakov Win Monday’s Formula USA Races At Summit Point

© 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

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Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Scott Greenwood, Scott Harwell, Tim Bemisderfer and Dave Yaakov each won a Formula USA race on an odd race day, Memorial Day Monday at Summit Point Raceway, in Summit Point, West Virginia.

The day was not only odd because it was scheduled on a holiday Monday, but because it saw a little bit of every kind of drama seen at races.

Rain just before the start of the 20-lap Superbike (600cc) final forced racers to choose rain tires, but the rain stopped and the track dried substantially before its completion. Bemisderfer, a Summit Point specialist, controlled the race from lap five to the finish on his Dunlop-shod Shenandoah Honda CBR600RR.

Championsonline.com/Prieto Racing’s Michael Barnes chased Bemisderfer closely throughout the race but was unable to make a last-lap pass due to his melted Pirelli rain tires spinning on the dry track.

Michael Himmelsbach finished a lonely third, after leading the race for the first four, fully-wet laps on his Pirelli-fitted Yamaha.

Uncomfortable with the mixed conditions and weary of Summit Point’s reputation in the wet, Harwell and Robert Jensen rode conservatively to ninth and 10th, respectively, one lap down.

Barnes, Himmelsbach, Jensen and Greenwood battled for 19 of the 20 laps in the Sportbike (600cc) final on a dry track. Barnes seemed to have the best package, but as he passed under the white flag, he moved off line and raised his hand to notify the riders behind him that he had just run out of fuel.

Himmelsbach, Jensen and Greenwood crossed the finish line in that order, but Himmelsbach and Jensen were both demoted three positions for marginally going over the class’ 100-horsepower limit (as measured on a Factory Eddy Current dynamometer).

Greenwood was promoted to be the race winner over Vesrah Suzuki’s Brian Stokes, Bettencourts Suzuki’s Jeff Wood, Himmelsbach, Jensen and Harwell.

Harwell came back later to win the 20-lap Formula Sportbike (750cc) race by a narrow margin over Stokes and Greenwood. Jensen started the race from pit lane, due to mechanical troubles in qualifying and before the start of the race, and still finished fourth.

Brian Baker finished fifth in Formula Sportbike but was disqualified for being under the 375-pound minimum weight limit in post-race checks.

Pole-sitter Dave Yaakov and Harding Buell’s Bryan Bemisderfer led from the start of the Thunderbike final, but Bemisderfer’s XB9R Superbike developed an oil leak early-on, forcing him to retire. From there, CAD Racing’s Yaakov was able to cruise unchallenged to the win on his Superstock-spec Suzuki SV650.

Hal’s Performance Buell’s Dan Bilansky crossed the line second, but was demoted three positions after testing over his allowed horsepower limit after the race. This promoted Hoban Brothers Racing/Appleton Buell’s Jeff Johnson to second, with CAD Racing’s Darren Danilowicz third, on a Suzuki SV650.

After originally crossing the line fifth and then being elevated to fourth, Harding Buell’s Dave Estok, the defending Thunderbike Champion, was disqualified for going 2.5 horsepower over his allowed horsepower limit. Suzuki SV650-mounted Edward Repkoe was credited with fourth, ahead of Bilansky.

In USGPRU racing action, NESBA.com’s Brian Kcraget ran away with both the 125cc and 250cc Grand Prix races on his Phil-Dodd-tuned Honda RS125 and RS250.

Behind Kcraget in the 125cc race came 15-year-old Garrett Carter, second in his first-ever USGPRU race, after starting from the back of the 23-rider grid. Steve Gorrell, third, and Todd Puckett, fourth, raced with Carter right up to the checkered flag.

Steve Wenner and Scott McNew finished second and third, respectively, behind Kcraget in the 250cc race.

Provisional Formula USA Race Results:

Sportbike: 1. Scott Greenwood, Yam YZF-R6, 20 laps 2. Brian Stokes, Suz GSX-R600 3. Jeff Wood, Suz GSX-R600 4. Michael Himmelsbach, Yam YZF-R6* 5. Robert Jensen, Yam YZF-R6* 6. Scott Harwell, Suz GSX-R600 7. Des Conboy, Yam YZF-R6 8. Michael Garofalo, Suz GSX-R600 9. Jason Moss, Yam YZF-R6 10. Chris Ulrich, Suz GSX-R600 11. Jason Smith, Yam YZF-R6 12. Dave Ebben, Yam YZF-R6 13. Dave Rosno, Yam YZF-R6 14. Brian Baker, Suz GSX-R600 15. Randy Rega, Yam YZF-R6 16. William Meyers, II, Yam YZF-R6 17. Ryan Lettich, Kaw ZX-6R 18. Michael Barnes, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 19. Joshua Lilburn, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 20. Calvin Martinez, Suz GSX-R600, -1 lap 21. Gus Holcomb, Hon CBR600RR, -11 laps, DNF 22. Brian McClain, Suz GSX-R600, -13 laps, DNF 23. Donny Kelley, Yam YZF-R6, -13 laps, DNF

*Docked three finishing positions for being over horsepower limit.

Sportbike Championship Point Standings: 1. Greenwood, 52 points 2. Barnes, 47 points 3. Himmelsbach, 33 points 4. Wood, 32 points 5. Steve Rapp, 25 points 6. Stokes, 24 points 7. Jensen, 23 points 8. Shawn Conrad, 22 points 9. Conboy, 21 points 10. Blake Young, 20 points

Superbike: 1. Tim Bemisderfer, Hon CBR600RR, 20 laps 2. Michael Barnes, Yam YZF-R6 3. Michael Himmelsbach, Yam YZF-R6 4. Jason Moss, Yam YZF-R6 5. Jeff Wood, Suz GSX-R600 6. Donny Kelley, Yam YZF-R6 7. Chris Ulrich, Suz GSX-R600 8. Des Conboy, Yam YZF-R6 9. Scott Harwell, Suz GSX-R600, – 1 lap 10. Robert Jensen, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 11. Gus Holcomb, Hon CBR600RR, -1 lap 12. Jason Smith, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 13. Joshua Lilburn, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 14. Michael Garofalo, Suz GSX-R600, -1 lap 15. Ryan Patterson, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap 16. Brian Baker, Suz GSX-R600, -2 laps 17. Dave Rosno, Yam YZF-R6, -2 laps 18. Adam Vella, Suz GSX-R600, -3 laps (docked one lap for ignoring meatball flag)

Superbike Championship Point Standings: 1. Barnes, 47 points 2. Jensen, 32 points 3. Wood, 31 points 4. Himmelsbach, 27 points 5. TIE, Bemisderfer/Vincent Haskovec, 25 points 7. TIE, Harwell/Shawn Conrad, 24 points 9. Conboy, 22 points 10. TIE, Steve Rapp/Blake Young, 20 points

Formula Sportbike: 1. Scott Harwell, Suz GSX-R750, 20 laps 2. Brian Stokes, Suz GSX-R750 3. Scott Greenwood, Suz GSX-R750 4. Robert Jensen, Suz GSX-R750 5. Joe Ribeiro, Suz GSX-R750 6. Matt Malterer, Suz GSX-R750 7. John Farrell, Suz GSX-R750 8. Eddie Bingham, Suz GSX-R750 9. Scott Santiago, Suz GSX-R750 10. Dave Rosno, Yam YZF-R6, -1 lap, DNF 11. Tom Bibeau, Suz GSX-R750, -9 laps, DNF 12. Michael Garofalo, Suz GSX-R750, -12 laps, DNF 13. Greg Harrison, Suz GSX-R750, -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 14. Brian Baker, Suz GSX-R750, DQ (underweight)

Formula Sportbike Championship Point Standings:
1. Harwell, 63 points
2. Ribeiro, 37 points
3. Stokes, 33 points
4. Greenwood, 32 points
5. Shawn Conrad, 25 points
6. Kevin Gordon, 24 points
7. Malterer, 22 points
8. Blake Young, 20 points
9. John McGarity, 18 points
10. TIE, Rosno/Marco Martinez, 16 points

Thunderbike:
1. David Yaakov, Suz SV650, 16 laps
2. Jeff Johnson, Buell XB9R
3. Darren Danilowicz, Suz SV650
4. Edward Repkoe, Suz SV650
5. Dan Bilansky, Buell XB9R*
6. Walt Sipp, Buell X1
7. Jeff Harding, Buell XB9R
8. Russell Masecar, Suz SV650
9. Joseph Rozynski, Buell X1
10. Kurt Miller, Buell XB9R
11. Joey Thomas, Suz SV650
12. Jeff Gochenour, Buell 1200
13. Mark Evry, Suz SV650, -1 lap
14. Chris Kalb, Suz SV650, -1 lap
15. Alan Cheese, Buell 1200, -1 lap
16. David Watson, Buell XB9R, -1lap
17. Jason Kosco, Buell XB9R, -1 lap
18. Randy Rega, Buell XB12R, -11 laps, DNF, mechanical
19. Bryan Bemisderfer, Buell XB9R, -13 laps, DNF, mechanical
20. Art Diaz, Buell XB9R, -13 laps, DNF, crash
21. Sam Rozynski, Buell X1, -14 laps, DNF
22. Dave Estok, Buell XB9R, DQ (for being 2.5 horsepower over limit)

*Docked three finishing positions for being over horsepower limit.

Thunderbike Championship Point Standings;

1. Estok, 41 points
2. Bemisderfer, 40 points
3. Bilansky, 36 points
4. Joseph Rozynski, 34 points
5. Danilowicz, 32 points
6. Yaakov, 26 points
7. Miller, 23 points
8. Johnson, 20 points
9. Sipp, 18 points
10. Clint Brotz, 15 points

USGPRU 250cc Grand Prix:
1. Brian Kcraget, Hon RS250, 16 laps
2. Steve Wenner, Hon RS250
3. Scott McNew, Hon RS250
4. Josh Herrin, Hon RS125
5. Garrett Carter, Hon RS125
6. Stewart Aitken-Cade, Hon RS125
7. J. Pat Bartlett, Yam TZ250
8. John Klaras, Hon RS125
9. David Celetino, Yam TZ125
10. Dennis Woods, Hon RS125
11. Chris Doktor, Yam TZ125
12. Rebecca Henn, Yam TZ125
13. Merle Eschman, Hon RS125, -1 lap
14. Brian Roach, Yam TZ250, -4 laps
15. Frank Pate, Hon RS125, -12 laps

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix:
1. Brian Kcraget, Hon RS125, 16 laps
2. Garrett Carter, Hon RS125
3. Steve Gorrell, Hon RS125
4. Todd Puckett, Hon RS125
5. Steve Wenner, Hon RS125
6. Scott McNew, Hon RS125
7. John Hjelm, Hon RS125
8. David Celento, Yam TZ125
9. Brian Roach, Hon RS125
10. Dale Greeenwood, Jr., Hon RS125
11. Stewart Aitken-Cade, Hon RS125
12. Turu Illgen, Hon RS125
13. Scott Bourke, Hon RS125
14. Rebecca Henn, Yam TZ125
15. Bill Clery, Hon RS125
16. Glen Pison, Hon RS125
17. Rafael Garcia, Hon RS125 (docked one lap, start infraction)
18. Mark Johnson, Hon RS125
19. Chris Vest, Hon RS125
20. Philip Bangle, Hon RS125
21. Gregor Halenda, Hon RS125
22. Errol Tucker, Hon RS125
23. James Lovejoy, Hon RS125
24. Josh Herrin, Hon RS125, DQ, no transponder

From a press release issued by Brian Kcraget’s Publicist:

Kcraget Runs Away from the Field and Takes Two Needed Wins in Second East Coast USGPRU Round

Memorial Day Weekend brought riders from all over the United States to Summit Point for the second East Coast round of the USGPRU National. Team NESBA.com/Acid Cigar Racing’s Brian Kcraget entered this round of competition behind in points in both the 125GP and 250GP classes, but left as the man to beat in the east coast region.

During the first East Coast round of the USGPRU series at JenningsGP in April, Kcraget raced his Honda RS125 with injuries he sustained after a vicious high side during the qualifying session in Saturday’s 250 practice. After placing 2nd in the 125GP and 5th in the 250GP, the pressure was on for him coming into the second round of the season if he wanted to stay a main contender for the championship.

Kcraget took to the track for Sunday’s first 15-minute qualifying session, the 125GP, and qualified on the pole with a fastest lap time of 1:20.51, 1.12 seconds over second place Scott Moxey. His 250GP qualifying session was on a Honda RS250 provided by NESBA.com and prepped and delivered by Speedwerks.com. Kcraget qualified second on his newly acquired 250, .85 seconds behind pole setter Brian Surtees.

Memorial Day brought weather challenges for the racers when back and forth mixtures of pouring rain, drizzle and sunshine complicated track conditions. With ten minutes before the 125GP race, after an extended period of rain, the sun broke through the dark skies, bringing with it a wet/dry track condition. Riders were scrambling with their tire choices, but Kcraget had a choice of two bikes. Kcraget’s tuner, Phil Dodd, dedicated the past two weeks to setting up two bikes, one for rainy conditions, the other for dry. Because of Dodd’s hard work, Kcraget was able to relax until the last minute when he decided to go with the dry set up and headed out on slicks.

With 24 bikes on the grid, and Kcraget on the pole, the 16-lap race got under way. Lap by lap,as the track continued to dry, those riders on rain tires slowed their pace or pulled in, proving Kcraget made the right choice. Without any close competition, Kcraget sailed uneventfully to the checkered flag and the win, with second place rider, 15-year-old Garrett Carter, nowhere in sight.

The 250GP race went without Brian Surtees, the pole sitter, leaving Kcraget without his main competitor for the weekend. Even without Surtees, Steve Wenner, Brian Roach (another Speedwerks.com rider) and Scott McNew, were ready to chase him down after qualifying just over two seconds behind him. As the riders took the green flag, Kcraget entered the last turn of the first lap with a marginal lead ahead of Wenner, but lap after lap, the pavement between Kcraget and Wenner grew. The NESBA.com 250 rider was 15 seconds ahead of second place Steve Wenner at the finish.

Kcraget took both wins with what seemed like ease, and is now first in points in the 125GP eastern region, with 26 points separating him and second place Stewart Aitken-Cade. In the 250GP, Kcraget came back strong in the points, and is now in second place in the eastern region, 18 points behind first place runner, Steve Wenner.

His wins in both 125GP and 250GP also increased his place in the USGPRU’s National Overall Points. Kcraget sits in third place in 125GP with 90 points, 14 points behind second place Aitken-Cade and 18 pointsbehind first place, Herrin. In the National Points for 250GP, Kcraget is up to fourth place, with only ten points separating him from third place.

Kcraget’s next chance to increase his points in this heated championship battle is the third East Coast USGPRU round at New Hampshire Int’l Speedway, Loudon, NH, on June 18th-20th.

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