​WERA West: Aussie Dave Racing Dominates At Auto Club Speedway

​WERA West: Aussie Dave Racing Dominates At Auto Club Speedway

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Fresh from the MotoAmerica pre-season tests at the Circuit Of The Americas, Aussie Dave Racing (ADR) took all the big-bore wins at the WERA West Sportsman Series Presented by Lucas Oil Products round at Auto Club Speedway on April 9.

Cameron Petersen started the day for the team with a win in the A Superstock race, leading home David “Aussie Dave” Anthony by 0.186 seconds on their Dunlop-shod, Fly Street/Motul/ADR Kawasaki ZX-10Rs. Petersen’s best time was a 1:28.456, edging his team owner’s 1:28.714, but a full second ahead of third-place finisher MotoAmerica and AMA Pro Road Racing competitor Sebastio Ferreira’s best of 1:29.471 on his OmegaMob-backed, Pirelli-shod Yamaha YZF-R1.

Anthony took the Formula One win over Petersen by a clean 2.452 seconds, with Justin Simons taking third on his Pirelli-shod, NextLevelCycles Kawasaki ZX-10R for his first career Formula One Expert podium.

Anthony completed the day with a win in the A Superbike race, lowering his best time to a 1:27.623, with Petersen 0.764 seconds back. Petersen also dropped into the 1:27 range, turning a 1:27.766 on his way to his third podium finish of the day. Christopher Carron bounced back from a DNF in the A Superstock race to take a fourth in the Formula One race and to take the final podium spot in A Superbike on his Kawasaki ZX-10R.

RESULTS:

GROM CUP (all on Honda Grom):

1. Keir Leonhardt

2. Christine Padilla

MINI 50:

1. Argee Cardenas (Hon 50)

2. Owen Williams (Hon 50)

MINI 80:

1. Selin Buyuksonmez (Hon 125)

A SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Cameron Petersen (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)

3. Sebastio Ferreira (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Justin Simons (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Louis Jutras (BMW S1000RR)

6. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)

A SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)

3. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)

4. Don McClary (Suz GSX-R1000)

5. Ian Tanner (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)

HEAVYWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)

2. Jeremiah Walker (MV Agusta 675)

3. Ruben Soto (KTM 1190)

4. Anthony Morrison (Suz SV650)

C SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Edgar Zaragoza (Hon CBR600RR)

3. Brian Morris (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Keir Leonhardt (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Oscar Covvarrubias (Kaw ZX-6R)

C SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. David Raffo (Yam YZF-R6)

5. P.J. Fontanetta (Yam YZF-R6)

6. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)

FORMULA TWO EXPERT:

1. Lance Lewman (Suz SV650)

2. Ed Sorbo (Suz SV650)

3. Peter Murray (Suz SV650)

4. Ron Gentile (Hon RS125)

5. Cody Burton (Suz SV650)

FORMULA TWO NOVICE:

1. Brenden Ketelsen (Mor 250)

2. Scott Sherman (Suz SV650)

3. Errol Sullivan (Hon RS125)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT EXPERT:

1. Brad Saenz (Hon CBR600RR)

2. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-10R)

3. Aaron Ascher (Apr RSV4)

4. Armen Manougian (Duc 1199)

5. Louis Jutras (BMW S1000RR)

6. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R1)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE HEAVYWEIGHT NOVICE:

1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Don McClary (Suz GSX-R1000)

4. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)

5. Wayne Gann (Hon CBR1000RR)

6. Jefferson Laureles (Suz GSX-R1000)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT EXPERT:

1. Mookie Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Timothy Chin (Kaw ZX-6R)

3. Gerardo Flores (Kaw ZX-6R)

4. J.C. Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Mitsu Ueda (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Moises Castaneda (Yam YZF-R6)

SENIOR SUPERBIKE MEDIUMWEIGHT NOVICE:

1. David Raffo (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Steve Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)

3. James Salters (Kaw ZX-6R)

B SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Edgar Zaragoza (Hon CBR600RR)

4. Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)

5. John Knowles (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Anas Sorhmat (Hon CBR600RR)

B SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)

2. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)

4. P.J. Fontanetta (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Jacques Cochran (Yam YZF-R6)

C SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)

3. John Knowles (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Timothy Chin (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Joe Janiga (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Edgar Zaragoza (Hon CBR600RR)

C SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Anibal Arias (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Isaac Fahima (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Steve Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)

5. Christopher Arreaza (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)

CLUBMAN EXPERT:

1. Marc Rittner (Yam 450)

2. Gray Pham (KTM 390)

3. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)

5. Michael Gougis (Hon 650)

6. Roland Wheeler (CSC 250)

FORMULA THREE:

1. Brenden Ketelsen (Mor 250)

2. Argee Cardenas (Hon RS125)

3. Ron Gentile (Hon RS125)

4. Errol Sullivan (Hon RS125)

FORMULA ONE:

1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. Cameron Petersen (Kaw ZX-10R)

3. Justin Simons (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Sebastio Ferreira (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)

7. Aaron Ascher (Apr RSV4)

8. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R1)

9. Helmut Kohler Jr. (Yam YZF-R1)

10. Louis Jutras (BMW S1000RR)

FORMULA ONE NOVICE:

1. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)

3. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)

4. Ian Tanner (Kaw ZX-10R)

5. Paul Raphael (Yam YZF-R1)

6. Ryan Davis (Yam YZF-R1)

D SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Zach Harrington (Yam 450)

2. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)

D SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Brenden Ketelsen (Mor 250)

E SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)

2. Gray Pham (KTM 390)

3. Erick Vizcaino (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Josh Kent (Yam YZF-R3)

5. Richard Barnett (Kaw 300)

6. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Kaw 250)

E SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Errol Sullivan (KTM 390)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Ed Sorbo (Suz SV650)

2. Peter Murray (Suz SV650)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Scott Sherman (Suz SV650)

B SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6)

2. Joshua Picard (Yam YZF-R6)

3. Keir Leonhardt (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Edgar Zaragoza (Hon CBR600RR)

5. Robert Pierce (Yam YZF-R6)

6. Mookie Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6)

B SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Anibal Arias (Kaw ZX-6R)

2. Adam Kakiki (Suz GSX-R750)

3. David Rankin (Yam YZF-R6)

4. Christopher Arreaza (Kaw ZX-6R)

5. Bryant Rosas (Kaw ZX-6R)

6. Steve Nelson (Yam YZF-R6)

D SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Gray Pham (KTM 390)

2. Toby Khamsouk (Yam YZF-R3)

3. Erick Vizcaino (Yam YZF-R3)

4. Yuri Barrigan (Yam 450)

5. Michael Gougis (Hon 650)

D SUPERSTOCK NOVICE:

1. Errol Sullivan (KTM 390)

F SUPERSTOCK EXPERT:

1. Chase Lyons (Kaw 250)

2. Cheyenne Covarrubias (Kaw 250)

3. Eric Anderson (Kaw 250)

4. Tony Serra (Kaw 250)

5. Roland Wheeler (CSC 250)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. Peter Murray (Suz SV650)

2. Marc Rittner (Yam 450)

3. Lance Lewman (Suz SV650)

4. Cody Burton (Suz SV650)

LIGHTWEIGHT TWINS SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Scott Sherman (Suz SV650)

A SUPERBIKE EXPERT:

1. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R)

2. Cameron Petersen (Kaw ZX-10R)

3. Christopher Carron (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. Fabrice Vilder (Yam YZF-R1)

5. Justin Simons (Kaw ZX-10R)

6. Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)

A SUPERBIKE NOVICE:

1. Daniel Mole (Yam YZF-R1)

2. Greg Arnold (BMW S1000RR)

3. Ian Tanner (Kaw ZX-10R)

4. David Henderson (Yam YZF-R1)

5. Ryan Davis (Yam YZF-R1)

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