Updated Post: Hayes Wins F1, Stern Wins Title At Willow, Kopecky Quits WSMC

Updated Post: Hayes Wins F1, Stern Wins Title At Willow, Kopecky Quits WSMC

© 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

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Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Attack Kawasaki’s Josh Hayes rode a 2004 ZX-10R to win the featured F1 race during the final WSMC weekend of the 2003 season, at Willow Springs International Raceway.

Jeff Stern won the 2003 WSMC Overall Championship without challenge, the lone other title contender (and defending Champion) Jeremy Toye missing the November WSMC weekend to race in Macau and missing this weekend due to ribs broken in a SuperMoto crash.

And Kenny Kopecky, the only Operations Manager WSMC has ever had, announced that he is quitting his job running the club after 12 years and is moving back to San Diego. Kopecky received a standing ovation of appreciation at the riders’ meeting after making his announcement.

Stern crashed in turn five early in the F1 race, bringing out a red flag, but he was uninjured and his drive toward the overall title undiminished. When Stern fell, Hayes was out front and sailing. At the restart, Hayes again took the lead and checked out, while Stoney Landers held second on his Superstock GSX-R1000 and Chris Siglin and Corey Eaton battled for third and edged closer to Landers. At the line it was Eaton just ahead of Siglin, followed by a charging Will Eikenberry on a Kawasaki 636 ZX-6R.

Hayes was also in a position to win the Open Superbike race (leading by eight seconds) when he pulled into the pits on the final lap. According to Attack Kawasaki Team Owner Richard Stanboli, Hayes didn’t want to interfere with his friend Stoney Landers’ race for the Open Superbike class Championship.

Landers won the race and the Championship.

Hayes also pulled out of the Open Superstock race with electric shifter problems, but according to Stanboli, Hayes planned to pull out of the race anyway because his bike was AMA Superstock legal on 17-inch Dunlop slicks but not WSMC Open Superstock legal.

Overall, Stanboli said Attack Kawasaki’s effort with Hayes at Willow Springs was simply to get him more comfortable on the new ZX-10R.

WSMC Race Results
Willow Springs Raceway
Rosamond, California
(In chronological order)

GRAVES MOTORSPORTS 650cc SUPERBIKE
1. Will Eikenberry (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
2. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Stuart Smith (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
5. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Matthias Jezek (Yam YZF-R6)

L&L MOTORSPORTS 750cc SUPERBIKE
1. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Marte Cooksey (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R750)
6. David Littlebrook (Suz GSX-R750)

OPEN MODIFIED PRODUCTION
1. Josh Hayes (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Tyler Paulson (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Steve Hewitt (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Dan Lebson (Suz GSX-R1000)

APRILIA CHALLENGE (All Aprilia RS250)
1. Michael Pastore
2. Ruben Archilla
3. Jamie Lenore
4. Keith Giglio

VINTAGE HEAVYWEIGHT DINOSAURS
1. Scott Fabbro (Suz GS750)
2. 2. Jeff Rheaume (Suz)
3. Russ Lomanto (Hon)

BOTT LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Pete Ellis (Duc)
2. Chris Shadoan (Kaw)
3. Bradley Adams (Hon)
4. Michael Gougis (Kaw EX500)

600cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION
1. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R600)
2. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Mark Allen (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Ryan Hoffman (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Ademar Nunes Jr. (Yam YZF-R6)

ROADRACINGWORLD.com 250cc GRAND PRIX
1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250)
2. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250)
3. Ed Sorbo (Yam TZ250)
4. Jason Dave (Yam TZ250)
5. Joji Tokumoto (Yam TZ250)
6. Joel Manes (Hon RS250)

CALIFORNIA RACE SERVICES FORMULA TWINS
1. Eric Pinson (H-D)
2. Robert Setbacken (Duc)
3. Pete Ellis (Duc)
4. Jonathon Lowery (Duc)
5. Alex Eisner (Suz TL1000R)

125cc GRAND PRIX
1. Debra Kuick (Hon RS125)
2. Mark Wilson (Yam TZ125)
3. Michael Long (Hon RS125)
4. Scott MacAdam (Hon RS125)

OPEN SUPERSTOCK
1. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Tyler Paulson (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Dan Lebson (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. James Fahey (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Marcel Graeber (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Patrick Stevenson (Yam YZF-R1)

750cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION
1. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Ruben Munoz (Suz GSX-R750)
5. David Littlebrook (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Jeff Wong (Suz GSX-R750)

500cc SUPERSTOCK
1. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400)
2. Dean Chin (Yam FZR400)
3. Clinton Whitehouse III (Yam FZR400)
4. Alfred Jung (Yam FZR400)

660cc SINGLES
1. Danny Farnsworth (Hon)

500cc SINGLES
1. Bradley Adams (Hon)

SPORT TIRE SERVICES FORMULA 40 HEAVYWEIGHT
1. Jeff Stern (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Steve Hewitt (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Tyler Paulson (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Ken Kramer (Suz GSX-R)
5. Robert Setbacken (Duc)
6. Kenny Perez (Suz GSX-R)

FORMULA 40 LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250)
2. Will Eikenberry (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
3. John Ulrich (Yam TZ250)
4. Mark Hargis (Yam YZF-R6)
5. David Turner (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Joji Tokumoto (Yam TZ250)

FORMULA 50
1. Chris Crowell (Hon)
2. David Molitor (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. John Thomas (Suz GSX-R)
4. Jeff Rheaume (Suz GSX-R)
5. Howard Lynggard (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Shaun Lynch (Kaw)

HOTBODIESRACING.com 600cc SUPERSTOCK
1. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Sam Carnibucci (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Ryan Hoffman (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Alex Markovich (Suz GSX-R600)
6. Stan Bates (Yam YZF-R6)

BOTT MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. Eric Pinson (H-D)
2. Danny Ayala (Suz SV650)
3. Robert Setbacken (Duc 748)
4. Mark Loveland (Duc 748)
5. Rick May (Suz SV650)
6. Chris Shadoan (Kaw)

VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHT DINOSAURS
1. Danny Farnsworth (Hon)
2. Bradley Adams (Hon)

500cc MODIFIED PRODUCTION
1. Dean Chin (Yam FZR400)
2. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400)
3. Alfred Jung (Yam FZR400)
4. Clinton Whitehouse III (Yam FZR400)
5. Chris Shadoan (Kaw)
6. Erin Pinson (H-D)

PACIFIC TRACK TIME BOTT HEAVYWEIGHT
(No starters)

TOYOTA CUP UNLIMITED FORMULA 1
1. Josh Hayes (Kaw ZX-10R)
2. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Chris Siglin (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Will Eikenberry (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
6. Robbie Dowie (Suz GSX-R1000)

651 To Open Heavyweight Novice
1. Emilio Bernal (Suz)
2. Jason Currie (Hon)
3. Jonathan Duarte (Kaw)
4. Michael Doohan (Hon)
5. Miguel Herwing (Yam)
6. Jim Wilson (Suz)

Formula 2
1. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R6)
2. Mark Watts (Yam TZ250)
3. Blair Sullenger (Yam YZF-R6)
4. Stuart Smith (Kaw ZX-6R)
5. Matthias Jezek (Yam YZF-R6)
6. Mark Allen (Yam YZF-R6)

Open Superbike
1. Stoney Landers (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Tyler Paulson (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Steve Hewitt (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Dan Lebson (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Marcel Graeber (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. John Ashker (Hon)

750cc Superstock
1. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Will Eikenberry (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
3. Skye Girard (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Ruben Munoz (Suz GSX-R750)
5. David Littlebrook (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Mickey Lane (Suz GSX-R750)

Bud Light 550cc Superbike
1. Danny Ayala (Suz SV650)
2. Clinton Whitehouse III (Yam FZR400)
3. Horace Knight (Hon)
4. Morgan Broadhead (Suz SV650)
5. Dean Chin (Yam FZR400)
6. J.C. Gibbs (Yam FZR400)

Formula Singles
(no starters)

0-500cc Lightweight Novice
1. Helmut Kohler Jr. (Hon)
2. Michael Beck (Hon)
3. Leslie Roe (Apr RS250)
4. James Brown (Kaw)
5. Kristiaan Provost (Apr RS250)
6. Warren Spradlin (Yam)

501-650cc Middleweight Novice
1. Michael Peters (Kaw)
2. Ben Gary (Hon)
3. Tony Moran-Macera (Yam)
4. Khachik Kejejian (Suz)
5. Ed Bailes (Kaw)
6. Jack Aroch (Suz)

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