TRANSPORT GOING TO THE QUEEN MARY

  
 
 
   
 
 
 

NASMOTO and ESMRA Take Laps at the Beaver

 
 
 
 

by Mark Wolbrink
photos by Tara Bogart / GingerSnaps
2 September 2006, Beaver Run, PA

The sixth round of the 2006 NASMOTO Supermoto Series is being hosted by the ESMRA at the Beaver Run Motorsports Complex. After two sunny days were enjoyed by all the riders that made it to Thursday's open practice and Friday's West Coast Supermoto School, it was a ‘rain tire only' dance on Saturday. The day started with showers that ended up sticking around and keeping everybody wet and the dirt section roped off for the whole afternoon.



Beaver Run has a full size Supermoto track that allows the bigger bikes running in the Seventy Thirty Racing SM1 class to really shine. A nice long asphalt front straight backs into a high speed left and there is also a bon-a-fide, genuine dirt section straight away. But don't kid yourself, nobody has time to eat finger sandwiches! There are more than enough tight turns to keep the minis and two-fitties plenty interested.

After taking the Open Amateur class back in July at OVRP, Dennis Flynn continued his winning ways on Saturday and sloshed his way around the track faster than anyone else. He set the overall fastest qualifying time on the day and went on to win both the Open Amateur heat as well as the main event. Giving chase was Adam Jabouri and Chris Young. Despite a couple of low altitude flying W's, they managed to finish in second and third.

Jabouri also spent the day running at the front of the SM2 class. This time however, he was driving the bus and it was Emerson Connor's turn to chase chrome. Michael Cerrechio had a great ride and rounded out the podium in the class.

Much like Jabouri, Connor also ran in more than one class. And just like Jabouri, he was riding at the front of both packs! Adding to his second in the SM2 class, the young Canadian took the win in the Premier Mini class. Both young riders are perfect examples of how the NASMOTO race format is helping to make riders of all ages go faster!

With rain tires still on their bikes and soggy boots on their feet, everyone that raced on Saturday was more than ready for Sunday’s first pratice session. By the rider’s meeting however, the skies had cleared enough that riders were again arguing about slicks.

Dennis Flynn was one of the guys that started Sunday’s Seventy Thirty Racing sponsored SM1 Main with a rain tire on the front. At the green flag, he took off after holeshot artist Darren Kochanowski. By the end of the first lap he had worked his way into the lead. By the second lap, Adam Jabouri had also worked forward past Kochanowski and by the midpoint of the race he was the only one pressuring the leader.



But forget about that greasing rain tire, Flynn was in the lead and it was his race line. Jabouri was turning lap time 2/10th of a second faster, but was unable to get clear. There were so close in a lot of the corners it looked like the two riders were on a three-wheeled bike. In the end, Flynn held on and slid across the finish just ahead of Jabouri. Kochanowski ran most of the race in third until a get off on the white flag lap took him off the podium and gave Jesse Henderson a chance to raise the trophy and a Red Bull can.

Dan Storm took the holeshot in Sunday’s Novice Main. After spending Friday at the West Coast Supermoto School and taking a third on Saturday, he was ready to run at the front of the pack! With Matt Parson pushing every lap and Sean Hutchinson close behind, Storm had to really work to keep his lead. At one point, Parson slipped past Storm but was unable to hold it and he went a bit wide turning onto the front straight. Storm ducked inside and found the drive to take back the lead! Lap after lap, Parson kept after the leader right up to the point where he, his bike and the track all separated from each other in a shower of titanium sparks. Hutchinson took over second and Mark Powers moved up into third. After the race and still wearing his helmet, Storm was positive about why he won, ”The money spent on Darrick’s class made me faster than any after market pipe ever could!”



Up next is Nashville! The AMA Pros on Saturday and jumping their diamond plate on Sunday. Live music on Saturday morning and singing through the dirt section on Sunday. Drawling women in cowboy hats and tight jeans on Saturday and drawling women in cowboy hats and tight jeans on Sunday. Hey porter, how much longer will it be till we cross that Mason Dixon line?

Race results from Beaver Run, as well as lap chart and rider times are available on-line here. Entry forms, additional series information and a second by second count down to the Queen Mary finale can be found at www.NASMOTO.com.
 
 
 
 

Aprilia USA and West Coast Supermoto

  
 
 
 
  Aprilia USA and West Coast Supermoto announces
Aprilia SXV Supermoto schools.
 
 
 
 
Aprilia USA and West Coast Supermoto are happy to announce that West Coast Supermoto has been designated as the official Supermoto training school for the 2007 Aprilia SXV Supermoto 450cc and 550cc. The partnership will continue the tradition of Aprilia track days, now centered on the technologically advanced SXV series.

Aprilia SXV 450 and 550 owners will benefit from discount programs, and SXV specific training in addition to the thorough Supermoto curriculum offered by WCSM. Despite the name, WCSM has been offering classes throughout the country, with many dates still to be announced. All brands are always welcome at any WCSM schools.

The following dates have been designated as “Aprilia SXV Schools” to provide and even more concentrated learning experience for Aprilia SXV owners.

Friday September 1st, Beaver Run, PA In conjunction with NASMOTO event
Saturday September 9th, US International Raceway, WI
Saturday October 21 Stockton Motorplex. CA.
TBA…

“I’m really happy that we will be working with Aprilia,’ Says West Coast Supermoto School owner Darrick Lucchesi. “I saw the future of Supermoto in the SXV the first time I saw the bike and was lucky to be able to test it over a year ago. Supermoto is growing, and increased training and track day opportunities will only help get more riders into the sport."

“Aprilia USA is very excited about the growth of Supermoto in the USA,” says Mike Kull, Vice President of Marketing for the Piaggio Group Americas, Inc. “It is important to get to use the new SXV’s on the surface they were designed for – the race track. The Supermoto experience is spectacular, and training is the only way to increase rider skills and explore full capabilities of the machine."

In addition to student sessions, West Coast Supermoto will host media interested in the Aprilia SXV's and Supermoto training.
Lucchesi, and AMA Professional ranked rider, has developed a detailed an intimate curriculum for his students. Small classes and direct training offer a unique and high-value experience for SXV and other Supermoto owners. All-brand classes are currently scheduled and more information can be found at www.westcoastupermoto.com or by calling (415) 298-4963.

Media Contacts:
Darrick Lucchesi; wcsupermoto@aol.com
Mike Kull; mkull@piaggiogroupusa.comSincerely,
Aprilia USA



  
 
 
 

Supermoto Finds Fast Lane at Fernley

  
 
 
 
Round 7 Supermoto USA Championship Series and NASMOTO qualifier
August 12-13, 2006
Reno-Fernley Raceway, Fernley, NV
Story and Photos by Bob Stokstad

  
 
 
 

250F heat. Danny Casey (40), Joey Pascarella (825) and Casey Yarrow (92). Lap 5, before Pascarella passed Casey to take the lead and win. Note sparks from dragging foot peg.
 
 
 
 


The road-racing track at Fernley is relatively new, having opened three years ago and undergone major expansion in '04 and '05. The Supermoto section for this event was 1.4 miles long and offered uphill and down hill serpentines with four turns each. The asphalt is wide and there are sections where Supermoto speeds can approach 100 mph. (A typical 1 minute 30 second lap time corresponds to an average of 56 mph - it's a fast track!) The dirt section was created by building single and double jumps in a field lying between the asphalt. Though short, the dirt did enable occasional lead changes and the jumps were impressive. As at any race track located in rolling hills spectators could view only a portion of the course - even the announcer had to work with information radioed back from turn workers in the sections he could not see. But for racers, the track is living up to its tag line, "Racing's Field of Dreams."

As a qualifier for the NASMOTO grand championship to be held on November 4th, this event attracted a large number of riders from California and Nevada, with a few coming from as far as Seattle. The largest class was the novice, with 33 entrants, while the average number of entrants for the ten races on Sunday was 18. All this contributed to a lively atmosphere under sunny skies and temperatures that, even at their highest, were still manageable.

The Mach 1 Motorsports Open Expert motos delivered wheel-to-wheel dueling and the exciting racing we expect from pros who are closely matched. In the first moto Vincent Guisande, Jr. came out first from the start but lost that lead early in the first lap. Casey Yarrow worked up from a third place to catch leader Danny Casey in the eighth lap of the ten-lap race. The two went at each other for the last two laps, staying within a bike length. Casey was unable to get around Yarrow, with both riders keeping perfect lines and making no mistakes. Guisande, Jr. held third place through most of this race while Michael Hannas and David Deveau maintained their 4th and 5th spots from start to finish. The second moto saw another Yarrow-Casey battle, this time with Yarrow leading from the start, but with Casey close on his tail. Guisande, Jr. kept the pace, holding third place about five bike lengths behind Casey. The three held these positions until the last lap where Casey was able to pass Yarrow on the pavement at the first long turn on the course. Roles now switched, Yarrow stayed within ten feet of winner Casey for the remainder of the last lap -- all in all a very good day for Mach 1 teammates Yarrow and Casey. As in the first moto, the remaining slots went to Guisande, Jr. (3rd), Hannas (4th) , Deveau (5th) and Andrew Dickson (6th).

The Suzuki 250F was another tightly fought class. This time, though, Joey Pascarella was added to the Yarrow-Casey mix. Only 13, Pascarella runs with bigger boys twice his age. In the heat, he stalked Casey all the way until the last lap, when he beat him out for first place. Yarrow was third. The main was similar, but this time Pascarella was dogging Yarrow for six laps, unable to get by. Casey, now sparring with Garret Willis (15 yrs), led until the last lap, but on the sixth, Willis passed him to take third. Aj Jorgensen was a consistent fifth place in both motos, edging Ricky Colindres (16 yrs) each time. The up and coming racers in their teens are already awesome and getting faster.

Fernley resident, track builder and water-truck driver at Reno-Fernley Raceway, Al Mcelroy raced in both veteran classes. The supermoto senior citizens, SME VET(35+), were the first in the order of racing while the supermoto super seniors, ProMotoBillet VET(45+), were fifth. Mcelroy managed fifth in the 'younger' set, behind Deveau, Brian Bartlow, Michael Vargas and Bert Toth, in that order. But he really shone when the competition was narrowed to those over 45. In the VET 45 heat , the first really exciting race of the day, he came from a starting position near the rear and steadily worked his way toward the front. Before long he was second, behind leader Allen Yarrow. Holding his line with the grace that accompanies age, Yarrow kept Mcelroy in check - until the end of the last lap. Coming to the second jump in the dirt, Mcelroy gassed it and doubled the jump, while Yarrow singled. This got Mcelroy past and he stayed in front for the next fifty yards to the checkered flag. The main was Mcelroy's to keep as well. He led from the start and used all six laps to distance himself in ever increasing measure from Yarrow, Brian Pecore, Colin Macdonald and (fifth place) Harry Hoffman. Having helped build the track he was racing on, and piloting a water-truck around it might seem like unfair advantage for a local. But the gentlemen racing at this stage in life don't see it that way. It's just how well you can twist the throttle, hold a line, and edge out your competitor. And they are very good at it.

 
 
 
 


Open Pro Moto 2. Casey Yarrow (1) at the top of the
hill, leading Danny Casey (40), followed by Vincent
Guisande, Jr. (76) and David Deveau (46) in the distance.


Vet 45 heat. Al Mcelroy (931) has caught up
with leader Allan Yarrow (11)


Novice Main. First lap - the riders wind their
way up the serpentine to the top of the hill.

 
 
 
 
RESULTS (* indicates NASMOTO qualifier)
BEG: 1. Scott Weems (Hon); 2. Jerod Popejoy (KTM); 3. Ted Tamagni (Hon); 4. Jerame Teel (Hon); 5. Dave Brady (Hon).
*NOV: 1. Sam Knox (Hon); 2. Joe Brown (KTM); 3. Jerod Popejoy (KTM); 4. Niko Bruich (Hon); 5. Nathan Marbry (Hon).
*INT: 1. Jacob Lehman (Hon); 2. Josh Jackson (Yam); 3. Tony Souza (Yam); 4. Jon Fisher (Hon); 5. Daryl Tenbrink (Hon).
F-110: 1. Gage Mcallister (Hon); 2. Tucker Lancaster (Kaw); 3. Aliyah Pullen (Hon); 4. Jamie Knox (Yam).
S/50: 1. Kia Bartlow (Hon); 2. Cesi Yarrow (Yam); 3. Tyler Bartlow (Hon); 4. Anthony Garcia-shaw (Yam); 5. Preston Schoewe (Yam).
S/L/W: 1. Cameron Beaubier (Suz); 2. Joey Pascarella (KTM); 3. Dominic Colindres (Hon); 4. Ryan Kearns (Yam); 5. Anson Maloney (Suz).
*E MINI MOTARD: 1. Cloyse Holland (Kaw); 2. Ricky Colindres (Hon); 3. Jonathan Kearns (Yam); 4. Colton Welch (Hon); 5. Derick Powell (Hon).
65-125: 1. Gage Mcallister (Kaw); 2. Tucker Lancaster (Kaw); 3. Ryan Kearns (Yam); 4. Blake Farris (Hon); 5. Jeremy Lehmann (Kaw).
125 S/SPT: 1. Dan Caldwell (Hon); 2. Greg Hasz (Suz).
*250F: 1. Casey Yarrow (Yam); 2. Joey Pascarella (KTM); 3. Garrett Willis (Hon);4. Danny Casey (Yam); 5. Aj Jorgensen (Suz).
400 AM: 1. Matt Buchter (Yam); 2. Bert Toth (Hon); 3. Mike Camera (Yam); 4. Richard Goforth (Yam); 5. Don Hayler (Yam).
450: 1. Vincent Guisande Jr. (Hon); 2. Joey Pascarella (KTM); 3. David Deveau (Hon); 4. Jacob Lehmann (Hon); 5. Michael Vargas (Hon).
*SPTSMN: 1. Darren Johnson (Hon); 2. Daryl Tenbrink (Hon); 3. Jon Fisher (Hon); 4. Colin Macdonald (Hon); 5. Brian Pecore (Yam).
VET 45+: 1. Al Mcelroy (Yam); 2. Allen Yarrow (Hon); 3. Brian Pecore (Yam); 4. Colin Macdonald (Hon); 5. Harry Hoffman (Hon).
*VET OPEN: 1. David Deveau (Hon); 2. Brian Bartlow (Hon); 3. Michael Vargas (Hon); 4. Bert Toth (Hon); 5. Al Mcelroy (Yam).
*OPEN PRO: 1. Danny Casey (Yam); 2. Casey Yarrow (Yam); 3. Vincent Guisande, Jr (Hon); 4. Michael Hannas (Kaw); 5. David Deveau (Hon).
  
 
 
 

Queen Mary Track Map

 
 
 
 


Click on map above for larger image.
 
 
 
 

Supermoto Racer Steps Up

  
 
 
 
The kind folks at Supermoto Racer Magazine are taking care of racers this weekend, by dishing out cash for the rider who gets the hole shot in all racing classes.
$10. CASH will be given to the motorcycle and Quad racers who nails the hole shot, and succesfully get thru the first corner first, during the Supermoto USA / Nasmoto, AMA Grand Championship Qualifier held at Reno-Fernley Raceway.
In addittion, SMR magazine will be giving another $50. CASH to the fastest Qualifier in the combined SM1 / Open Expert class.
Timed Qualifying will be held on Saturday along with Quads, Mini classes and two Endurance/Team races. The remaining SMUSA and Nasmoto classes will run Sunday

Click here for more info
 
 
 
 

NASMOTO GP OF NEW YORK - DAY ONE

  
 
 
 

by Mark Wolbrink
photos by Tara Bogart / GingerSnaps
15 July 2006, Cuddebackville, NY
 
The NASMOTO train pulled into Cuddebackville, New York with ATV and 2-wheel racers from all parts east of the Mississippi in tow. Friday’s Doug Henry Supermoto school was a blast and many of the recent grads where already racing on Saturday. A couple of good, old-fashioned summer rain showers closed the dirt section mid-day, but it also pressured washed the asphalt at the Oakland Valley Race Park. The riders really weren’t slowed down and it made it easy to see the single and double lines the racers were drawing through the corners.
 
Professional and amateur ATV classes were the first racers out for the day. Eric Jennings won the Duro Tire Pro ATV class with Jeramey Orlando finishing in second. Jennings is taking a year off from the Pro ATV series and was looking forward to a good race, “ I really haven’t rode and am not in shape, he was starting to catch me at the end. I think tomorrow will be a good race again!” Brandon Garda won the Amateur ATV class finishing ahead of William Key and Sean Touley. At the checkered flag, all three were grinning as wide as their lead on the rest of the four-wheeled field.

 
 
 
 

Eric Jennings
 
 

 

  
 
The Seventy Thirty Racing SM1 main was a race for the ages or at least a race of the ages. 18-year old Amateur Open winner Dennis Flynn and Vet class winner Jeffrey Shields were both grided in the front row. The two riders took off from the pack with Shields in the lead and they circled the track never more than a few feet apart from each other. After a bit of contact in the infield, Flynn took over the lead and finished ahead of Shields. Shane Scott rounded out the podium.
 
  
 
 
 

Jeffrey Shields

  
 

 

  
 
Graves Yamaha rider Doug Henry was riding on his home track and dominated the bigger Pro classes. In spite of being grided backwards, Henry won both the 450 SX and the Open Pro classes. After losing the front brake and DNFing the 450 SMX class, Lewis came back and finished a strong third behind Cycle Performance Chris Fisher in the Open Pro final. Fisher also won the 250 Pro class.
  
 
 
 

Doug Henry
  
 
 
 

NASMOTO GP OF NEW YORK - DAY TWO

  
 
 
 
Sunday morning practice started with wide-open skies and as a result the Doug Henry designed dirt section was also wide open for racing. It is a perfect fit with the tight and technical track at OVRP. The dirt section features a challenging whoops section, multiple berms, a couple little rhythm jumps and an inspiring double. After a couple of practice sessions, the riders were eager to qualify and start racing. By mid-afternoon, when the first main was grided it was even hot in the shade! Partly because of the sun, but mostly because of the action on the track.

KTM Canada / Team One Environmental rider Emerson Connor took another solid win in the Mini class on Sunday. With the support of a proud uncle, as well as Hudson Valley Motorcycles, Corey Alexander finished a very stylish second ahead of Brody Shields. In fact, Shields and his father were last seen standing at the podium ceremony discussing which trophies got to ride up front on the way home!

Jeffrey Shields, Brody’s father, took a decisive win in the Seventy Thirty Racing sponsored SM1 final. After a rough and tumble race on Saturday, Shields put his head down and never looked back on Sunday. Literally! Even after a red flag restart, he steadily gapped the rest of the field and crossed the finish line with Peter Wright comfortably in second. Third place finisher Dennis Flynn got to start at the back of the restart, err umm ahh, and had to work his way forward the last half of the race.
 
 
 
 

Zac Willett
  
 
 
 

In addition to sponsoring the Pro ATV class, Duro Tires is in full tilt development mode! Working with riders like Zac Willett, they are testing compounds, sizes and tread patterns and after countless laps of testing these guys are starting to figure it out. Willett rode his Duro tire wearing, Media Allstars, FMF, Kelloggs sponsored Honda to win that was insured by nearly a half a lap lead! While Willett was being interviewed in the A/C, his Dad and the Duro guys were still out in the pits measuring tech stuff like tire temperature differences. All in the name of speed! Eric Jennings finished second in the Pro ATV class, while Nac’s Racing Jeremy Orlando held off Jason Steadman to finish in third.

Next stop on the 2006 NASMOTO tour is Reno Fernley Raceway on the 12th and 13th of August. Do You remember Reno last fall? Put the Supermoto USA, NOR CAL Qualifier on your schedule and you’ll get the chance to remember the Queen Mary Finale next year. As the last checkered flag dropped in New York there were only 111 days, 1 hour, 13 minutes and 36 seconds before the first main is grided in Long Beach! Get to www.NASMOTO.com to register on-line, surf over to www.seventythirtyracing.com for bike parts and then get out to the garage to prep the bike! Hurry, we are talking about the Queen Mary for ship sake!
 
 
 
 


88 Dennis Flynn - 626 Jeffrey Shields

  
 
 
 

Chris Fisher
 
 
 
 
 
 

Duro Tire Hitches Up With NASMOTO;
Plans To Grow Along With Supermoto

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duro Tire must have liked what they saw during the wild and woolly ATV races at last month’s NASMOTO stop in Circleville, Ohio. The 60-year-old Georgia-based company has now committed to supporting the ATV events during this year’s NASMOTO season with both purse money and contingency.
 
“We see NASMOTO as an ideal grass-roots path to growing our ATV tire business,” said Steve Richardson, Duro’s Regional Manager. “We may not be the biggest name in that category yet, but that’s absolutely our goal.”
 
Of course, the Duro folks weren’t the only ones who enjoyed the clashes in the ATV classes at Circleville, where Duro-sponsored Zac Willett ultimately came out on top. Anyone who was there will tell you it was some of the most exciting and unpredictable racing they’ve ever seen. And there’s more of it coming this weekend as NASMOTO follows the pros onto the magnificent track at USA International Raceway in Shawano, Wisconsin.
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
At Circleville, Duro Regional managers Steve Richardson (left) and Rick Emmert helped the racers and the public figure out which Duros to use.
  
     
 
 
 
 
  Circleville Race Park in Circleville, Ohio.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Duro team presents a cheque to the winner,
Media Allstars, FMF, Kelloggs backed rider Zac Willett.
 
 
 
 

Duro may be better known for its quality tires for more utilitarian vehicles such as trailers and golf carts. But their R&D guys have been hard at work improving what is already a strong lineup of off-road racing tires, with more products on the horizon. Currrently the pro riders are running Duro models like the Scorcher, the Power Trail and the Leopard … just a few of the choices they have depending on the track conditions and layout. A comprehensive company history and product lineup – as well as how to find your local distributor – is online at www.durotire.com.
 
“We are thrilled to have a dynamic and progressive company like Duro join our growing sponsor ranks,” commented NASMOTO Vice President Ted Baker. “The Supermoto races this weekend at Shawano will be another great showcase of the ATV riders, plus of course there will be plenty of outstanding action of the 2-wheeled variety.”
 
Rider registration forms and NASMOTO event information are available at www.nasmoto.com.

Duro Tires will have a booth set up at Oakland Valley Race Park this weekend, Saturday, July 15th and Sunday July 16th.
Visit OVRP at www.ovrp.com
Visit Duro at www.durotires.com

  
 
 
 
KTM wrap up Australian Supermoto Championship
 
 
Press Release KTM