Over 200 racers from far and wide gathered again in the California Desert for awesome racing and perfect weather. With the rest of the country covered in snow and ice, Chuckwalla was the place to be if you like going fast on a motorcycle, as the hundreds of racers who attend round four can confirm.
Friday practice offered lots of quality track time for racers to come up to speed. Also on Friday, the New Racer School graduated eight riders who earned their racing licenses and will be joining the club’s amateur ranks.
- Saturday Qualifying
Saturday morning qualifying was fast and furious with some of the fastest riders from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico on track. Conditions were perfect with cool air to help the bikes makepower and sunshine to warm the track surface.
The fastest of all in Saturday morning qualifying, David Anthony topped the field of open-class bikes, turning a blistering 1:44.364 lap time.
Brenden Ketelesen was fastest on a middleweight, turning a 1:44.807 lap time.
Gio Alvarez was fastest on a lightweight bike with a 1:50.738 lap time.
Sawyer Lafayette was fastest on an ultra-lightweight bike with a 1:54.587 lap time.
Joel Ohman was fastest on a CVMA Hooligan bike with a 1:50.011 lap time.
- Saturday Races
Saturday’s standout racers included Joel Ohman winning both races in the rapidly growing CVMA Hooligans Class.
Sawyer Lafayette won two races on his ultralightweight class bike and went on to set a new lap record on that bike Sunday.
- Sunday Shootouts
In the premier race of the day, The Shootout, Cory Alexander (Ducati Panigale V4) got the holeshot and was first into turn one. At the end of the first lap, Alexander led, followed by Deion Campbell (Yamaha YZF-R1), and Nick Ciling (Yamaha YZF-R1). Technical issues during qualifying prevented Bryce Kornbau (Yamaha YZF-R1M) from recording a timed lap. Because of this, Kornbau started the race from the back of the grid. However, by the end of the second lap Kornbau had worked his way to third position. Throughout the race, Kornbau worked to close the gap to the two leaders, Alexander and Campbell. Alexander and Campbell ran nose to tail the entire race, with Campbell pressing Alexander but never able to mount a challenge for the lead. At the finish, it was Alexander for the win, Campbell second, and Kornbau a close third.
The Middleweight Shootout started with Owen Williams leading into turn one on his Suzuki GSX-R750. At the end of the first lap Williams was leading, followed by Brenden Ketelesen (Kawasaki ZX-6R) and Alexander Enriquez (Suzuki GSX-R750). On the second lap, Ketelesen would make a brave pass on Williams at the end of the back straight into turn ten. Enriquez would also pass Williams on the penultimate lap to set the finishing order. At the stripe on the last lap, Ketelesen was first, Enriquez second, and Williams third.
Full race results can be found on Speedhive: HERE
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Next Round. Bring your sweetheart to our next round on Valentine’s Day weekend, 2/14-2/15.
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 tochoose 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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