SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thunderhill Raceway // Round 4 SATURDAY 06.20.2015 SUNDAY 06.21.2015 8:00 Mandatory Riders Meeting 8:20 Practice Groups 1-5, Round 1 9:20 Practice Groups 1-5, Round 2 10:25 Practice Groups 1-5, Round 3 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 Practice Groups 1-5, Round 4 2:15 Practice Groups 1-5, Round 5 3:15 Break for National Anthem/ Mark grids 3:30 Race #1: Formula 50 Race #1: Clubman Heavy Race #1: Clubman Middle 3:50 Race #2: Clubman Light 4:15 Race #2: Vintage Race #2: Formula III Race #3: Formula 40 Heavy Race #3: Formula 40 Middle JPH Suspension JPH Suspension 4:40 Race #4: Afemme MC Tech Race #4: Formula 40 Light JPH Suspension 9:15 Mandatory Riders Meeting / Mark grids/national Anthem 9:45 Race #1: 250 Superbike Race #1: Legacy Lightweight Stiegler Insurance 10:05 Race #2: 750 Superbike Racer Gloves 10:30 Race #3: 650 Production Race #3: 500 Twins Racer Gloves Race #3: Formula Singles 10:50 Race #4: 600 Superbike Mach 1 11:15 Race #5: Open GP Fastline Cycles Race #5 Super Dino 11:40 Race #6: Formula 1 12:00 Lunch Break Lagunitas Brewing 1:05 Race #7: Open Superbike Woolich 1:30 Race #8: Formula IV Spears Racing Race #8: Legacy Middleweight 1:55 Race #9: Formula Pacific Dunlop Race Tire Service Break for Winners Circle Presentation 2:40 Race #10: Formula II Race #4: 350 Production Feel Like A Pro Race #10: 650 Twins Spears Racing 8:00 Practice Groups 1-5 WANT TO GO RACING? Call and ask for our $99 special! 775.338.8530 licensing@afmracing.org 3:00 Race #11: Open Twins Race#11: Open Production 3:25 Race #12: 600 Production Pacific Track Time Keigwins @ The Track 3:55 Race #13: 450 Superbike Motowrx Race#13: 250 Superbike Catalyst Reaction Race #13: Legacy 250 4:20 Race #14: 750 Production Motoshop Race #14 Legacy Heavyweight All times are approximate, listen for PA announcements
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2015 CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Formula Pacific 1 Pascarella, Joey 153 2 Call, Cory 116 2 Ferreira, Sebastiao 116 3 Metz, Steve 99 4 Kemling, Peter 90 5 Siglin, Chris 88 6 King, James 78 7 Higa, joy 74 7 Nigliazzo, Mike 74 8 Lauritzen, Jason 67 2015 Class Leaders 250 Production NV 250 Production 230 Johnson, Paul 667 Driscoll, Steve 350 Production NV 350 Production 128 Guinn, Austin 977 Haglunds, Kalle 600 Production NV 600 Production 8 Campbell, Dion 880 Costorphine, Alex 650 Production NV 650 Production 787 Romick, Sam 444 Sullivan, Martain 750 Production NV 750 Production 142 Lee, Andrew 937 Diegelman, Christian Open Production NV Open Production 28 Flores, Jose 937 Diegelman, Christian 250 Superbike NV 250 Superbike 9 Moss, Dave 436 Pull, Gordon 450 Superbike NV 450 Superbike 10 Cunningham, Alan 892 Reed, Chris 600 Superbike NV 600 Superbike 142 Lee, Andrew 186 Hudson, Carl 750 Superbike NV 750 Superbike 8 Campbell, Dion 186 Hudson, Carl Open Superbike NV Open Superbike 89 Ferreira, Sebastio 357 Flores, Alex Formula I NV Formula I 61 Call, Cory 937 Diegelman, Christian Formula II NV Formula II 180 Staropoli, Ralph 717 Leviste, Timothy Formula III NV Formula III 128 Guinn, Austin 997 Hsu,Andrew Formula IV NV Formula IV 180 Staropoli, Ralph 860 Prestano, Michael Open Grand Prix NV Open Grand Prix 1 Siglin, Chris 357 Flores, Alex Formula Afemme NV Formula Afemme Formula 40 LT Formula 40 Middle Formula 40 HVY 82 Higa, Joy 500 Whitmire, Kate NV Formula 40 LT 180 Staropoli, Ralph 725 Flatley, Owen NV Formula 40 Middle 61 Call, Cory 186 Hudson, Carl NV Formula 40 HVY 69 King, James 920 Weidman, Jimmy Formula 50 NV Formula F50 37 Anderson, Bud 731 Droogas, Constance 500 Twins NV 500 Twins 128 Guinn, Austin 821 Pull, Gordon 650 Twins NV 650 Twins Open Twins 55 Tulchinsky, Aaron 444 Sullivan, Martin NV Open Twins 13 Metz, Steve 920 Weidman, Jimmy Super Dino NV Super Dino Vintage 146 Baker, Roger 859 DeAugustine, Sam Formula Singles 893 McKinney, Mark 797 Katona, Norbert Legacy 250 NV Legacy 250 300 Corwin, Joshua 717 Leviste, Timothy Legacy Light NV Legacy Light 510 Almy, Charles 993 Cordova, Gabriel Legacy Middle NV Legacy Middle 110 Kuchno, Tom 937 Diegelman, Christian Legacy Heavy NV Legacy Heavy 23 Hyder, Guy 130 Hendrix, Tom Clubman Lightweight 444 Sullivan, Martin Clubman Middle Weight 973 Diegelman, Christian Clubman Heavy Weight 825 Rapisardo, Gabriel
THE WRITE-UP With Winning In Mind The season of 2015 this would be my 9th year of racing. I remember when I was a shiny new racer. Well, my spray can painted race bike wasn t really all that shiny back then. Sometimes, it feels like that was just yesterday and other times it feels like it was centuries ago. Reflecting back, it is amazing how my racing goals have changed over the years and how they still continue to morph in ways that I never expected. I was a pretty inexperienced asphalt rider when I started racing with only a few hundred street miles under my belt. In my first couple of race weekends, my goals were simple, at least they seem simple now, 1) make it through the Clubman Race on Saturday without crashing, and 2) at a pace fast enough to qualify for Sunday s races. That constituted a win. By the end of my first season I had graduated out of Clubman. The next year my goals progressed, as I had been told they would by the seasoned racers; finish not last, improve your personal best lap time, finish top 30, then top 20, then top 15 we had grids of 70 plus back then. I followed the program, each year getting a little bit faster and finishing a little higher up the order. In my 4th season, I made the transition from the 650 to a 600 and had to take a step back in order to take two steps forward. I was in a different class of racers now. The 600 classes were known for the crazy fast young guns, more aggressive racing, and at a faster pace than the 650 s. Even though I took to the 600 immediately and improved on my 650 lap times, I found myself at the back of the pack once more. Prior to making the jump to the 600 I was working towards my top 10 goal in 650 Twins, but on the new bike I was suddenly shooting for top 25 once again. As frustrating as that was, it was time for me to take a fresh look at my riding skills, my understanding of my bike, and my ability to set goals yet keep an open mind. I developed a new plan centered around learning to ride the 600 and go faster, but with less risk. Coaching and bike set-up were major factors, yet the biggest difference was a change in my own personal belief in myself and my skills; the mental side of racing. If you think you are beaten you are! If you think you dare not you don t! If you like to win, but think you can t, it s almost certain you won t. If you think you will lose, you ve lost. For out in the world you find success begins with the knowledge that it is all in your state of mind! I raced that entire season and the next 2 seasons without one crash, while I improved my personal lap times by 6-8 seconds at each track. I moved through the program in the 600 class, top 20, top 15, AMA racing, top 10, by 2014, I was aiming for top 5 and I was close, so close I could taste it. I was really beginning to push myself and find my limits. On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, Okay, this is the limit. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high. Ayrton Senna And then my luck ran out, I crossed the limits and found myself on the ground. Injury is a wicked side-effect of racing at times. Now, as I work through recovery and getting back to racing I have discovered that I have new goals; giving back to the sport I love, helping others find their way into the sport and achieving their goals. It is impossible to accurately convey all the great things that being a part of the AFM has filled my life with. Promoting and keeping this AFM club that I love thriving is should be a goal for us all. I dream of the soon to come days of having 70 bike grids once more and holding my own in the madness. That is victory! (Of course a few more plastic trophies along the way would be nice.) -Jennifer Lauritzen AFM 619
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