10/4-5/2025 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway – The CVMA 2025/2026 Winter series started with a bang! Drawing riders from all over North and South America to the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway for excellent racing and great people, the experience at CVMA is unequaled. CVMA attracted a record number of racers for our first round and everyone was super pumped to test their skills against some of the fastest riders anywhere.

Friday’s practice and New Racer School kicked off the weekend with the NRS graduating eight new racers who will join the amateur ranks racing with CVMA this season.

• Saturday Qualifying

Saturday morning dawned cool and breezy, but things heated up quickly with the start of qualifying.

The fastest of all in Saturday morning qualifying, Deion Campbell topped the field of open-class bikes, turning a 1:45.680 lap time.

Victor Perez de Leon was fastest on a middleweight, turning a 1:46.062 lap time.

Justin Bordonaro was fastest on a lightweight bike with a 1:53.460 lap time.

Sawyer Lafayette was fastest on an ultra-lightweight bike with a 1:55.159 lap time.

Andy DiBrino was fastest on a CVMA Hooligan bike with a 1:50.153 lap time.

• Saturday Races

Standout racers on Saturday included:

Justin Fite had two open-class race wins.

Andy DiBrino won both CVMA Hooligans races.

Justin Bordonaro won two Lightweight races.

• Sunday Shootouts

Summary

In the first shootout race of the day, the Middleweight Shootout, Bryce Kornbau (BPR Yamaha YZF-R9) got the holeshot and led the first lap, followed by Owen Williams (Suzuki GSX-R750) in second and Nicholas Telliard in third. Williams made a brave pass in turn eleven on the third lap to take the lead on the third lap, demoting Korbau to second. Telliard and Joel Ohman (Suzuki GSX-R750) ran nose to tail for most of the race until the last lap, when Ohman was able to make the pass and take the final spot on the podium. In the end, it was Williams for the win, Kornbau second, and Ohman third.

At the start of the Formula Ultra Lightweight Shootout, Alex George jumped into the lead at first, but Sawyer Lafayette was able to pass George to take the lead by turn four. At the end of the first lap, the order was Lafayette leading George and Josh Lerner. The order remained the same until the last lap, when Wesley Lakis was able to make a pass on Lerner to take third. Also on the final lap, Lafayette broke a long-standing lap record in the class, turning a 1:52.656 laptime. At the finish, Lafayette was first to see the checkered flag, followed by George in second, and Lakis in third.

In the premier race of the day, The Shootout, Deion Campbell (BPR Yamaha YZF-R1) got the hole shot and was never headed. At the end of the first lap, Nicholas Ciling (Yamaha YZF-R1) was second and Andy DiBrino third. On the third lap, Michael Gilbert (BPR Yamaha YZF-R1) made a pass on DiBrino on the brakes into turn six to take third. Gilbert was able to pass Ciling a lap later to take second. Ciling and DiBrino ran very close the entire race in a battle for the final spot on the podium, but DiBrino was never able to make the pass. In the end, Campbell took the win with Gilbert second and Ciling holding off DiBrino for third.

The Formula Lightweight Twins Shootout started with Justin Bordonaro (Aprilia RS 660) leading into turn one. At the end of the first lap, Bordonard led, followed by Matt Hornschu (Yamaha YZF-R7) in second, and Gio Alvarez, who started from the back of the grid on his Aprilia RS 660, was able to make his way to third. Alvarez made an inside pass on Hornschu into turn sixteen on lap four to take second. Alvarez then chased down Bordonaro and made a pass in turn six on the last lap to take the lead. Alvarez won the race, followed by Bordonaro in second and Hornschu in third.

Full race results can be found on Speedhive: Link

Next Round. Come out and join us for the next round of the CVMA 25/26 Winter Series on October 31st – November 2nd.

CVMA offers two full days of racing every race weekend and also includes Saturday qualifying for grid position in all classes, amateur, and expert, as well as a wide variety of classes to choose from.

CVMA offers free reciprocity as a means of encouraging racers from other clubs to come out and compete. CVMA also offers a New Racers School for those starting in racing on the Friday before each race weekend. Log on to www.cvmaracing.com to sign up or for more information.

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CVMA would also like to thank the 2024/2025 Winter Series Sponsors: Support Moto Racing, Apex Assassins, Ryder Gear, CaliPhotography, Racers Edge/Dunlop, RoadRace City/Bridgestone, Del’s Flooring, The California Superbike School, Ride HMVC, First Team IT, Yamaha, CT Racing/Pirelli, Compact Octane Trackdays, 2Fast Track days, Statewide Services Inc.

NRS Sponsors: Alpinestars, 6D Helmets, Five Gloves, and Racers Edge/Dunlop