From a press release issued by Team Arizona Road Race Club (TARRC) Race Director Gary Stiles:

Mark Ledesma won the TARRC AZROADRACING.COM Unlimited GP season opener at Arizona Motorsports Park in Lithcfield, Arizona on Sunday Oct. 19.

Ledesma, on board his North Valley Honda CBR954RR, took the lead early-on and began to pull away from the rest of the pack. Joe Dawson and Lenny Beckman battled for second while Kane Lasky mounted a hard-charging attack from the mid pack. On lap four Lasky passed several riders to take over second, and it began to look like he could catch Ledesma. It was on lap five when Lasky let it fly making up several bikelengths on Ledesma, and setting a new lap record of 1:37.30, Lasky went on to turn a 1:37.37 on lap six and inched even closer to Ledesma. On lap seven Lasky’s charge fell apart when he lowsided in turn 15. Lasky was uninjured, and Ledesma went on to take the checkered flag and a check for $1500.

Ledesma also took home a check for $250 for a second in the Helmet Harbor/Pipe City Middleweight GP, while Lasky netted a total of $1500 with wins in both the North Valley Honda Heavyweight GP, and the Helmet Harbor/Pipe City Middleweight GP.

Racers shared a total of $8000, in cash purses.