CVMA Racing Round 4 2023/2024 Winter Series
January 20-21, 2024
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
Round four of the CVMA 23/24 Winter series featured near-record attendance with over two hundred racers from all over North America coming out for some of the most competitive racing in the country. With huge grids of super-fast riders, the racing on Saturday was action-packed with close battles throughout the fields in every class. There were so many riders, that the field had to be split into two waves for several classes.
Unfortunately, the normally sunny California desert weather was absent on Sunday with rain settling into the area overnight and soaking the track. Despite the best efforts of the track crew, even with help from many of the racers lapping the track in their tow vehicles, the track was too wet to allow racing on slick tires (which are permitted in all classes with CVMA). Additionally, the tire vendors in attendance did not have enough wet weather tires on hand for everyone, so race direction had to make a hard decision and cancelled the racing on Sunday.
Saturday Qualifying
The fastest of all in Saturday morning qualifying, Jayson Uribe posted a 1:44.502 lap time on his open-class bike.
David “Aussie Dave” Anthony was fastest on a middleweight turning a crazy fast 1:45.930 lap time.
Gio Alvarez was fastest on a lightweight bike with a 1:50.538 lap time.
Rossi Moor was fastest on an ultra-lightweight bike with a 1:52.718 lap time.
Michael Smith was fastest on an American Twin with a 2:02.815 lap time.
Saturday Races
Saturday morning’s races kicked off with a bang with Andrew “General” Lee, Uribe and Bryce “The” Prince in a close battle for the Formula Open win. In the end, Lee took a close win over Uribe and Prince. Later in the day, Corey Alexander took the win in the Supersport Open race with Uribe and Prince finishing second and third, respectively.
Brenden Ketelsen dominated the day taking both the Supersport and Formula Middleweight race wins. In the Supersport race, Jorge Ehrenstein finished second and Roberto Bolanos third. Owen Williams finished second and Aldo Rivirosa third in the Formula Middleweight race.
Jacob Fejer, Rodney Thomas, and Ross Heaton had great battles for the podium spots in the Amateur Open races. Fejer took the win in the Amateur Formula Open race and Heaton the win in the Amateur Supersport Open class.
Lap Records
Luke Sanzone – Formula 40 Lightweight – 1:51.281
Sahar “The Zohan” Zvik – Formula 40 middleweight – 1:49.772
Full race results can be found on MYLAPS: https://speedhive.mylaps.com/events/2504947
Racers were going faster than ever and the competition was intense with some of the fastest riders from all over the country coming out to compete with CVMA. Come on out and join us at our next race weekend, Feb 10-11 2024.
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 to choose 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 out 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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CVMA would also like to thank the 2023/2024 Winter Series Sponsors: Apex Assassins, Ryder Gear, CaliPhotography, Racers Edge/Dunlop, RoadRace City/Bridgestone, Del’s Flooring, The California Superbike School, Ride HMVC, and YellowDog IT
NRS Sponsors: Alpinestars, 6D Helmets, Racer Gloves, and Racers Edge/Dunlop
