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August 2008 Issue 8
CENTRAL MOTORCYCLE ROADRACING ASSOCIATION
Team Mancuso Powersports
and Desert-Mice Rule Hallett
First Turn
CMRA Members at Mid-Ohio
CMRA members and former CMRA members carried the club banner at the AMA
Superbike Championship Series at MidOhio. A week after setting a new lap record
at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Dane
Westby raced to 12th place finishes in both
the Supersport and Superstock races at
Mid-Ohio. In addition, Cory West was seventh, Shea Fouchek was 14th and Danny
Eslick was 28th in the Supersport race.
Meanwhile in the Superstock race, Ben
Thompson was 7th and Randall Kienast
was 13th, two seconds behind Westby.
In the Formula Xtreme race, Eslick finished 7th and Westby was 29th.
In the Red Bull Rookies Cup race at MidOhio, Hayden Gillim won his first race of the
series, beating Benny Solis, Jr. and
Argentina’s Leandro Mercado. Hayden finished 3.3 seconds ahead of Solis. Austin
Medrano finished 12th, Hayden’s brother,
Frankie Lee, was 15th, while Garet
Tomlinson was 23rd.
Competition Number Reminder for
Endurance Teams
Please remember that you must run your correct, 2-digit endurance team number on your
bike when racing endurance. If you use the
same bike to compete in sprints and
endurance, be sure to have the correct number
on the bike. A number of teams were meatballed at Hallett requiring them to come in and
correct the number on their bike.
Board of Directors Nominees
So far, the following people have been nominated to run for the Board of Directors. A
notation appears next to those who have
returned their letter of acceptance or
refusal.
Les Banta
Chuck Ergle - accepted
Brooks Gremmels
Lindsey Leard
Norm McDonald - accepted
Steve McNamara - accepted
Barry Nichols - accepted
John O'Donnell
John Orchard - accepted
Walter Walker – accepted
Nominations close on August 15th and
the deadline for responses from nominees
is August 20th. Nominees are encouraged
to submit a photo and statement to be
included in the next newsletter. Ballots for
the election will also be included in that
issue.
ON THE COVER:
The Big Bike and Mini Endurance Podiums at
Hallett. Photo by Barry Nichols.
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Entry in the CMRA’s new Mono-Wheel class? (Photo by Barry Nichols)
News items, tid bits and anything of importance to the CMRA or roadracing in general can
be e-mailed to [email protected] for inclusion in
The Inside Line. - Shan Moore/editor
First Turn
2008 CMRA Schedule
Feb. 23-24
Oak Hill Raceway
Henderson, TX
Mar. 22-23
MotorSport Ranch
Cresson, TX* (Clockwise)
Apr. 12-13
Texas World Speedway
College Station, TX
May 9-11
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Hallett, OK (Clockwise)
June 14-15
Oak Hill Raceway
Henderson, TX
July 5-6
Mercedes-Benz of Sugarland
Angelton, TX (Clockwise)
July 25-27
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Hallett, OK (Counter-Clockwise)
Aug. 23-24
MotorSport Ranch
Cresson, TX (Counter-Clockwise)
Sep. 27-28
Eagles Canyon Raceway
Decatur, TX*
Oct. 18-19
Texas World Speedway
College Station, TX
Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association
PO Box 123888
Fort Worth, TX 76121
(817) 377-1599
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Harry Tomlinson - [email protected]
Vice President: Christopher Corder - [email protected]
Ronnie Hay - [email protected]
Don Wagnon - [email protected]
Pierson Callahan - [email protected]
Frank Newman - [email protected].
John O'Donnell - [email protected]
Advertising, Contingency & Sponsorship Coordinator - Bill Syfan
[email protected]
Administrator/ Club Secretary - Nancy Selleck
[email protected]
Director of Competition - Walter Walker [email protected]
Chief Corner Working Marshall - Barry Nichols
[email protected]
Awards Official - Roxana Nichols [email protected]
Manual Scoring - Kim Walker [email protected]
Electronic Scoring - Jess Johnson
[email protected]
Track Chaplain - TBA
Rider School Instructor - Gabe McClendon [email protected]
Newsletter - Shan Moore
[email protected]
* Double Points Sprint Weekend
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Interview
clintSHOBERT
Meet the Shobert family, Bubba, Clint and Tara.
A couple of issues ago we told you about
CMRA racer Ricky Parker and his famous
dad, Trampas, who is a former two-time
World Motocross Champion. In this issue
we will talk to Clint Shobert whose father
is Bubba Shobert, a former three-time
AMA Grand National Dirt Track Champion
and AMA Superbike Champion.
Clint, a 17-year-old from down around
Lubbock, got his first CMRA win at the
Hallett race back in May and he has been
winning consistently ever since.
How long have you been road racing?
Clint: I started road racing in April. I went to
the Freddie Spencer School and rode with
Freddie and that was the clincher, after that, I
never want to stop.
Did you do any other racing before that?
Clint: I dirt tracked for about a month last
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summer but I have always stuck to off-road
and trail riding. I've always been a "dirt guy". I
like riding the dirt and it gave me lots of experience with the rear wheel sliding around.
Is your mom 100% behind your racing,
too?
Clint: Well, she's not 100% behind it but
she supports it.
You are probably too young to have
seen your dad race.
Clint: Yeah, but I've heard all the stories
and people tell me how good he was and I
just hope I can follow in the same footsteps.
So does your dad do your mechanical
work, too?
Clint: Yeah, he does all the work on the
bikes for me. He does everything a mechanic
would do; I just call him dad instead of
mechanic.
Did that make you want to race?
Clint: Yeah, that's my drive to want to do
good. To do what he was doing.
Does your dad give you advice?
Clint: Yeah. We'll go out and practice and
afterward he will tell me all the things he
knows from experience that can help me. It
really helps.
Are you still in school?
Clint: No, I graduated a year early so I
could concentrate on racing.
What are your goals?
Clint: MotoGP is my dream. To be able to
compete with the top guys: Ben Spies, Mat
Mladin, and all the top guys. That's what I
work for every time I step on the track.
Interview
Profile: Jess Johnson
In the next several issues we will
"get to know" some of our CMRA
workers. Here is a quick profile of
Jess Johnson.
Duties with the CMRA:
Electronic Timing and Scoring, BBS
host/administrator.
Time spent with CMRA:
My first races were in 2000.
Attraction to the CMRA:
My attraction to the CMRA now is the
friends I made while racing.
Real job:
I'm a unix sysadmin for Cisco.
Bikes:
I formerly raced an RS125, SV650,
R6 and ZX6R. I raced three seasons
on a NSR50 and won the class
championship with STD racing. I had
several bikes. Superhawks and a
Mille on the street. Now I just pedal.
Other hobbies:
My other hobbies include aviation,
firearms and scuba.
Favorite thing about the CMRA:
My favorite thing is a Saturday night
at the track.
Would change about the CMRA:
I think the CMRA leaders are doing
the best job with what they have. In
my opinion the biggest problem is the
rising cost of just getting to the track,
which is not something the club can
directly influence.
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Sprints
Westby Gets Hallett Record
Dustin Dominguez (68), Ricky Parker (10) and Dane Westby (213) in a tight formation.
CMRA Championship Series: Round 7
July 27, 2008
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Hallett, OK
Photos by Barry Nichols
Dane Westby, Dustin Dominguez and Cory
Burleson dominated the action at Hallett
Motor Racing Circuit in Hallett, Oklahoma, for
round seven of the Central Motorcycle
Roadracing Association's championship
series. On a hot and humid weekend, the trio
accounted for eight expert wins and a new
lap record for the counter-clockwise direction
on Hallett's undulating 1.8-mile course.
Had Westby not missed the call for one of
his races he might have ended the day with
four wins, but instead, the Tulsa native
wound up with wins in the South Central
Race Center C Superstock Expert race, the
Northwest Honda Formula 1 race and the
Island Racing Services C Superbike Expert
race. Westby also posted a record-breaking
1:15.571 on his GSX-R1000 in the Formula 1
race, a race he won by 10 seconds over
Westby Racing teammate Dustin Meador.
Westby's record lap eclipsed Ty Howard's old
mark of 1:16.149 set this time last year.
Meanwhile, Dominguez finished off a successful day of racing by taking wins in the
Exel Transportation Formula 2, Raceworx A
Superstock Expert and the D Superbike
races.
Despite crashing in the Formula 1 race,
Arkansas rider Cory Burleson also had a
good weekend, taking wins in the Liberty
Motorsports Park B Superstock Expert, and
Team Mancuso Powersports B Superbike
Expert races.
In one of the tightest races of the day,
Westby and Dominguez went head to head
in the C Superstock race, a thriller which was
decided by a mere .001 seconds, with
Westby getting the upper hand. Westby also
beat Kansas City's Matt Hall to the line by
five seconds to win the C Superbike race.
One of the most exciting races of the day
was in the GMAN Racing 125 GP race, which
saw three different riders vying for the lead.
Conner Blevins, who was riding with his foot
in a cast, took the early lead but was pushed
hard by fellow Honda RS125 riders Austin
Medrano and Garet Tomlinson. On lap two,
Medrano took the lead but was soon passed
by Tomlinson, who was also riding in great
pain after severely injuring his foot at a recent
Red Bull Rookies Cup race.
On lap four, Medrano went down, moving
Blevins back into second; however, a lap
later, Tomlinson crashed on the fastest section of the course, handing the lead back to
Blevins.
Blevins ended up with the win, while another Honda rider, Mike Sweeney, finished second.
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Sprints
Blevins also added wins in the Clubman class
and the Super Motard class.
Meanwhile, Eric Falt and Robert Marsh each
posted two wins on the day. Falt laid claim to wins
in the E Superstock and Lightweight Twins divisions, while Marsh topped the Classic Unlimited
and Formula 40 Lightweight classes.
Falt also battled with Brandon Spradling for the
win in the Sonic Springs D Superbike race but
Spradling took the win by just over a second over
Falt.
Van Blaylock claimed his fourth-straight win in
the Heavyweight Twins class, but still trails Ronnie
Hay in the class standings by 15 points. Hay finished second at Hallett behind Blaylock with Ryan
Warren finishing third on a Triumph Daytona 675.
Dewayne Davis won the CompuCrew Fomula 40
Heavyweight, edging Darnell Dorsey to the line by
0.278 seconds. According to Dorsey, "we made
our fastest laps ever in that race." Danny
Dominguez, who was riding with half a clutch
lever and a bent shifter after crashing in the race
before, was third.
Meanwhile, Randy Stamps, who was making his
first race weekend back after nearly 10 years,
won the F40 Heavyweight Novice division.
In other Novice races, Jeremy Kidd ended up
with three wins: B Superstock, A Superbike and B
Superbike. The B Superstock race was a squeaker over Clint Shobert (son of three-time AMA
Grand National Champion Bubba Shobert) by
0.145 seconds.
Robert Duncan had three wins: D Superstock,
Unlimited Motard and D Superbike.
Meanwhile Shobert won the prestigious Moto
Liberty C Superstock race and Cecil Keeling ran
away with the equally important WINN Racing
Formula 1 race.
In other races, Tryg Westby won the Ridesmart
Lightweight Twins race, James Keenan won A
Superstock, Ryan Warren won Heavyweight
Twins, Aaron Gore won Formula 2, Lori Miller won
Formula 40 Lightweight, and Brandon Cleland
won C Superbike.
In Saturday's Mini Sprint races, Stephen
Guynes dominated the Formula 4 race, winning
by an 11-second margin, with Roger Albert taking
the F6 win, beating Austin Gore by a large margin.
In the F5 race, Derek Wagnon beat Jeffrey
Martin and Roger Albert to the line to take the win,
and Austin Gore claimed the win in the F7 class
over Brandon Altmeyer and Joey Howells.
Lane Magnus won the Creative automation &
Design/H&H Communications Junior Motard race
with Ana Arthur taking second.
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Above: Robert Duncan won the Unlimited Motard race.
Below: Eric Falt won the E Superstock and Lightweight Twins races.
Sprints
Above: James Keenan leads Jeremy Kidd in the A Superstock Novice race.
Below: Gamba Stewart (230).
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Sprints
Above: Dustin Meador leads Cory Burleson.
Below: Robert Marsh won the F40 Lightweight race.
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Endurance Series
Team Mancuso Powersports
Repeats at Hallett
Team Mancuso Powersports (72) leads Lone Star Track Days (2). LSTD blew an engine and finished seventh, while “Mancuso” won.
Shogun Motorsports Endurance Series:
Round 5
July 26, 2008
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Hallett, OK
Photos by Barry Nichols
Team Mancuso Powersports Racing (pictured above) claimed its second win in a row
at round five of the Shogun Motorsports
Endurance Series, a five-hour race held in
the Oklahoma heat at Hallett Motor Racing
Circuit.
With only Dane Westby and Dustin Meador
sharing the riding duties, the GSX-R1000-
mounted team led all 219 laps and finished
five laps ahead of second place finishers
Moto Ace Racing (1st in C Superbike).
"Dane got a fast start and pretty much led
from the get-go," said Meador after the event.
"His fastest time was a 17.1 (a 1:17.124 on
lap four, to be exact), so he made it easy on
me. I just got out there and tried to maintain
the gap over Moto Ace and we just tried to be
steady the whole race since it was just the
two of us. We just wanted to make sure we
made it to the end since it was so hot."
The heat was indeed a factor as teams
tried various strategies, including shortening
up their stint times, to combat the 100-plus
degree temperatures that had moved into the
area on race day. One saving grace was the
fact that Race Director Walter Walker moved
the race from the afternoon to the morning to
help matters and it really didn't get excessively hot until the last few hours of the race.
With the win, Team Mancuso Powersports
Racing (Paul Wilkinson, Craig Clark, Chris
Romeo, Dane Westby, Dustin Meador)
moved into second overall in the series
standings, ahead of GMAN Racing. However,
Moto Ace Racing (Richard McFarland, Joe
Prussiano, Cory Burleson, Derek Wagnon,
Scott Foster) still maintains the lead in the
overall standings - aided by their secondplace finish at Hallett - and leads Team
Mancuso Powersports Racing by 221 points
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Endurance Series
Above: Moto Ace Racing finished second overall.
Below: CS Carey Racing was fourth overall.
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(1800 to 1579).
Riding a GSX-R600, Moto Ace Racing
passed CS Carey Racing (Chris Carey, Gus
Carey, Greg Anderson, Matt Hall, Mike
Murray) and Lone Star Track Days (Mark
Niemi, Gabe McClendon, Andrew Galindo,
Brad Kelly) during the first hour to move into
second overall, a position they held until the
finish.
"Our bike was running hot, it overheated
during the first hour," said Moto Ace Racing's
Derek Wagnon. "We ran top five during the
first hour, but we were able to go longer
before pitting then everyone else and we
made up a lot of ground. We were able to
get about an hour and five minutes out of
each stint."
D2 Cycles (Dean Thimjon, Jason Swan,
Kurt Stock, Brent Wood, John Deuser) finished the day in third overall and first in the
Formula 1 class on a GSX-R1000, and other
than the start, the race went pretty smooth.
"The race went really good for us, but our
start wasn't so good," said Kurt Stock of D2
Cycles. "We started eighth on the grid and
we were about 20th in turn one after Dean
decided to check out how well the bike could
wheelie - three times. So not the best start,
but Dean was able to make it up and we
were in good position after the first hour."
"Our lap times fell off a little bit in the end,
because of the heat," added Stock. "But all
of our guys ran consistently fast times and
we were able to work our way up to a podium finish."
Carey Racing held on for fourth overall and
second in the C Superbike class, while
Tucker Rocky (Ricky Parker, Todd Fleeman,
Dustin Doucet) claimed the C Superstock
win with a fifth overall finish.
Faltless Racing (Eric Falt, Robert Bradlaw,
Chuck Ergle, Bill Erzal, Clayton Schutz)
added yet another win to their resume in the
Formula 2 division with a 14th overall finish,
despite the fact that team member Clayton
Schutz went down just before the finish.
Faltless Racing now holds a commanding
lead in the F2 standings, with 385 points to
spare over 1TooMuchSpeed.com.
With three rounds still remaining on the
schedule, Moto Ace Racing holds a comfortable lead in the overall standings, however,
Team Mancuso Powersports Racing is on a
roll and can make the race for the title close
if things continue like they have the last two
rounds.
Endurance Series
Above: D2Cycles finished third overall.
Below: Tucker Rocky was fifth.
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Mini Endurance
Desert-Mice Top Hallett
Shogun Motorsports Formula Mini
Endurance Series: Round 5
July 26, 2008
Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
Hallett, OK
Photos by Barry Nichols
With Stephen Guynes and Jeff Mendelson
sharing the riding duties, Desert-Mice (pictured above), rode a RSF150R to the overall
win at round five of the Shogun Motorsports
Formula Mini Endurance at Hallett Motor
Racing Circuit.
After trailing Excel Racing during the first
hour, Desert-Mice (Stephen Guynes, Jeff
Mendelson, Troy Green, Bill Hirstius) finished
the two-hour race with a full lap to spare, as
Excel Racing dropped off the pace and settled for second, some 37 seconds ahead of
third-place finishers GMAN Racing 2.
"Dustin [Dominguez] was flying on that
EX250, backin' it in everywhere," said
Guynes. "I decided to just sit back and watch
him, since he couldn't ride the whole race by
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himself and Conner Blevins is out with a broken foot. So we just ran consistent lap times
and eventually everything fell into place for
us."
"We got lucky and the bike didn't break,"
added Guynes. "We ran a clean race, plus
we were able to run the entire race on one
tank."
"We got a good lead on them during the
first hour," said Excel Racing's Dominguez.
"And I was going to run an hour and 45 minutes but we had a little confusion with our pit
board and I came in early. It was just a little
bit of bad luck."
The win was the third for Desert-Mice so far
this season and gives them a bit of breathing
room in the series standings, with a slim 33point lead over GMAN Racing 2.
Since Blevins was out with his foot injury,
Dominguez and Alex Humphries carried the
load for Excel Racing, riding a KTM SX85 to
their third podium finish of the season.
GMAN Racing 2 (Garet Tomlinson, Harry
Tomlinson, Bill Syfan, Jake Lewis, Ryan
Andrews) also relied on just two riders, Garet
Tomlinson and Bill Syfan. And the duo finished third overall on an ill-running Honda
RS85, although Tomlinson wasn't up to par
either after suffering an injury to his foot at a
recent Red Bull Rookies Cup race.
Hambone (Charles Ergle, Keith Hertell, Eric
Falt, Jess Foltz) finished fourth overall on a
EX250, with Highlands Kawasaki Mini
(Carson Wieland, Corbin Wieland, Steven
Skobel) taking fifth on a KX85.
Bit-Pulse (Dennis Foster, Sha Edwards,
Larry Myers) claimed their first win of the
series in the F5 class with a ninth overall finish on an Aprilia RS50, while 3-Musketeers
Racing (Brandon Altmeyer, Joey Howells,
Austin Gore, Cristian Esparza) remained
undefeated in the F7 division with a 17th
overall finish.
Meanwhile, JSK Racing (James Selman,
Stephen Selman, Kevin Weaver, Luke
Conlin) claimed the win in the F6 class in
11th overall and moved ahead of KSDS (Pat
Brown, Chris Reed, David Taylor, Richard
Eads), who finished second in class and 14th
overall, for the lead in the class standings.
Mini Endurance
Above: Despite finishing second overall, OnRoad OffRoad Racing (84) still leads the class standings.
Below: GMAN Racing 2 ended up third.
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Mini Endurance
Above: Highlands Kawasaki Mini (5) leads Team Sidewinder (17) and Teenagers From Mars (15).
Below: Cycle1Racing (52) and Bit-Pulse (89) exit turn three.
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The Paddocks
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