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Riser and Prince Clean House at Opening Round of CRA

[Buttonwillow, CA] California RoadRace Association (CRA) held its inaugural round of racing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park June 12-13, 2021. Racers from Northern and Southern California provided healthy grids for a great weekend of racing. 

CRA’s “Racers First” focus was felt throughout the paddock all weekend. CRA licensed racers received high-quality swag in addition to generous payouts and prizes from sponsors.

Bryce Prince started the RIDERZ LAW GOLD CUP from pole position, averaged mid 1:45s and ran away with the race. Rounding out the podium, Ben Hodges took second in front of Grant Boldt. And just to put an exclamation on his dominance, Bryce also went on to win the TRACKDAZ 1000 SUPERBIKE and the CTML CONSULTANTS 1000 SUPERSPORT races.

15-year old Jasmine Nichols won the FEEL LIKE A PRO 400 SUPERBIKE in impressive fashion. As a rising star, she has aspirations of gridding up in MotoAmerica in the near future. The Feel Like a Pro team was highly visible in all the 400 class races with lots of the familiar blue FLAP bikes on the grids.

Daniel Riser evidently showed up to win. Which he did spectacularly with 1st place trophies in the PIRELLI 600 SUPERSPORT, 600 SUPERBIKE and the 20-lap 61 DTC 1000 GT.  

As with any new series, the event was not without its hiccups, but CRA has maintained an open feedback and communication loop with the racers and is focused on continual improvement. “It feels like we had our wedding and gave birth all in the same weekend!” said CRA Co-Founder Gigi Chow

“I have said that for our sport to survive and thrive, racing organizations need to be actively helping it grow,” said CRA Co-Founder Daniel Mole. “Our first event is under our belt and solidified that CRA is doing just that. We will continue to look for ways to improve and provide a place for racers at all levels to learn and grow.”

CRA drew over 105 racers for the two-day race weekend, with more than 30% of that total racing for the very first time.

“The number of new racers we had on the grid proves what I’ve been saying for years: ‘There are a whole lot of racers out there… they just don’t know they are racers … yet’. And our goal is to make CRA a welcoming, exciting and great place to race,” said CRA Co-Founder Dustin Coyner.

With the 2021 race schedule cut short due to the delay in completion of the new track at Buttonwillow Raceway, CRA intends to put everything they have into what they’ve got and will be firing strong in 2022. 

For more information on CRA visit their website at www.race-cra.com. Get licensed and let’s go racing. #areyoucra #racecra #iamcra

CRA would like to thank their sponsors for their support which extends into the 2022 race season:

Riderz Law, CTML Consultants, Feel Like a Pro, Azad Wheels, Motorsport Exotica, Bellissimoto.com, TrackDaz, CT Racing, 61 DTC, VNM Sport, Boxo USA, Action Sports Canopies, The Heights Bar & Grill, ChaChaCha Motorsports, Maria Cid Agency – Farmers Insurance, 844.MY.MOTOW, Pacific Utility Installation, Inc., Suspension Matters, Capit America, and ASV.

Results:

FORMULA 40

1Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
2Grant Boldt (Yam YZF-R6)
3Stephen Rue (Yam YZF-R6)
4Keir Leonhardt (Yam YZF-R6)
5Jaakko Tiistola (BMW S1000RR)
6Robert Montgomerie (YamYZF-R6)

SPORTSMAN

1Steven Arias (Kaw Ninja 636)
2Kevin Hosseini (Yam YZF-R6)
3Dustin Douek (Yam YZF-R1)
4Matthew Termechi (Yam YZF-R6)
5Declan van Rosmalen (Yam YZF-R6)
6Geoff Sims (Yam YZF-R6)

LADIES OF CRA

1Shelina Moreda (Yam YZF-R1)
2Jasmine Nichols (Kaw Ninja 400)
3Daniela Fredrick (Yam YZF-R6)
4Crystal Looy (Aprilia RSV4)
5Savannah Jaska (Kaw Ninja 400)
6Guadalupe Vega (Yam YZF-R6)

61 DTC 1000 GT 

1Daniel Riser (Kaw ZX-6R)
2Ben Hodges (Yam YZF-R1)
3Jack Bakken (Kaw ZX-10R)
4Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
6Jaakko Tiistola (BMW S1000RR)

61 DTC 600 GT

1Stephen Rue (Yam YZF-R6)
2Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)
3Christopher Lopez (Yam YZF-R6)

BELLISSIMOTO TWINS GT

1Ryan Fritz (Suz SV650)
2Paul Geldziler (Yam FZ-07)
3Ed Sorbo (Suz SV650)
4Austin Lefevre (Kramer EVO2 R)
5Jason Catching (Yam FZ-07)

FEEL LIKE A PRO 400 GT

1Christian Gilman (Kaw Ninja 400)
2Ryan Peterson (Kaw Ninja 400)
3Jasmine Nichols (Kaw Ninja 400)
4Nick Lambert (Kaw Ninja 400)
5Andrew Gawer (Kaw Ninja 400)
6Christian Maronian (Yam YZF-R3)

PIRELLI 600 SUPERSPORT (EXPERT)

1Daniel Riser (Kaw ZX-6R)
2Grant Boldt (Yam YZF-R6)
3Harm Jansen (Yam YZF-R6)
4Stephen Rue (Yam YZF-R6)
5Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)
6Keir Leonhardt (Yam YZF-R6)

PIRELLI 600 SUPERSPORT (AMATEUR)

1Ryan Abler (Yam YZF-R6)
2Steven Arias (Kaw Ninja 636)
3Kevin Hosseini (Yam YZF-R6)
4Matthew Termechi (Yam YZF-R6)
5Declan van Rosmalen (Yam YZF-R6)
6Geoff Sims (Yam YZF-R6)

CTML CONSULTANTS 1000 SUPERSPORT (EXPERT)

1Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R1)
2Jack Bakken (Kaw ZX-10R)
3Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
4Ben Hodges (Yam YZF-R1)
5Ricardo Vizcaino (Aprilia RSV4)
6Steve Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)

CTML CONSULTANTS 1000 SUPERSPORT (AMATEUR)

1Robert Martinez (Aprilia RSV4)
2Nigel Carson (Aprilia RSV4)
3Troy Simmons (Yam YZF-R1)
4Sean Williams (Kaw ZX-10R)
5Ben Tilley (BMW S1000RR)
6Joshua Scott (Aprilia RSV4)

FEEL LIKE A PRO 400 SUPERSPORT 

1Jasmine Nichols (Kaw Ninja 400)
2Ryan Peterson (Kaw Ninja 400)
3Christian Gilman (Kaw Ninja 400)
4Andrew Gawer (Kaw Ninja 400)
5Jared Kapoor (Kaw Ninja 400)
6Joshua Ly (Kaw Ninja 400)

BELLISSIMOTO BATTLE OF THE TWINS

1Troy Siahaan (Kramer EVO2 R)
2Ryan Fritz (Suz SV650)
3Austin Lefevre (Kramer EVO2 R)
4Ed Sorbo (Suz SV650)
5Jasmin Nichols (Ninja 400)
6Christian Gilman (Ninja 400)

RIDERZ LAW GOLD CUP

1Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R1)
2Ben Hodges (Yam YZF-R1)
3Grant Boldt (Yam YZF-R6)
4Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
5Stephen Rue (Yam YZF-R6)
6Zach Harrington (Yam YZF-R6)

600 SUPERBIKE (EXPERT)

1Daniel Riser (Kaw ZX-6R)
2Grant Boldt (Yam YZF-R6)
3Keir Leonhardt (Yam YZF-R6)
4Robert Montgomerie (Yam YZF-R6)
5Raul Padilla (Yam YZF-R6)
6Guadalupe Vega (Yam YZF-R6)

600 SUPERBIKE (AMATEUR)

1Kevin Hosseini (Yam YZF-R6)
2Declan van Rosmalen (Yam YZF-R6)
3Geoff Sims (Yam YZF-R6)
4Frank Haro (Yam YZF-R6)
5Chad Pocher (Tri 675R)
6Taylor Tschirky (Yam YZF-R6)

TRACKDAZ 1000 SUPERBIKE (EXPERT)

1Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R1)
2Sahar Zvik (Kaw ZX-10R)
3Dustin Coyner (Yam YZF-R1)
4Jaakko Tiistola (BMW S1000RR)
5Steve Zoumaras (Kaw ZX-10R)
6Ricardo Vizcaino (Aprilia RSV4)

TRACKDAZ 1000 SUPERBIKE (AMATEUR)

1Robert Martinez (Aprilia RSV4)
2Thomas Babcock (BMW S1000RR)
3Troy Simmons (Yam YZF-R1)
4Nigel Carson (Aprilia RSV4)
5Dustin Douek (Yam YZF-R1)
6Ben Tilley (BMW S1000RR

FEEL LIKE A PRO 400 SUPERBIKE

1Jasmine Nichols (Kaw Ninja 400)
2Ryan Peterson (Kaw Ninja 400)
3Christian Gilman (Kaw Ninja 400)
4Andrew Gawer (Kaw Ninja 400)
5Joshua Ly (Kaw Ninja 400)
6Christian Maronian (Yam YZF-R3)

BELLISSIMOTO TWINS GRAND PRIX

1Troy Siahaan (Kramer EVO2 R)
2Ryan Fritz (Suz SV650)
3Austin Lefevre (Kramer EVO2 R)
4Christian Gilman (Kaw Ninja 400)

FORMULA E

1Troy Siahaan (Lightfighter LF19R)
2Patrick McBride (Zero SR/F)

AMERICAN IRON – BAGGERS

1Nicholas Bartlett (HD Dyna)

AMERICAN IRON – BAGGERS

1Gregory Stinnett (HD Sportster)