Turpin Takes Seven Wins in Seven Starts for New Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains Record
- June 24, 2009
Shane Turpin's experience and home-track advantage shone in Round 3 of the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountain series, held June 20-21 at Miller Motorsports Park. Turpin had seven starts and seven wins, taking the checkered flag in half of the weekend's races.
"The toughest part was jumping from bike to bike. They're all so different," said Turpin. He used five different bikes in the seven races, including a Buell 1125R, Ducati 1098R, Bimota DB5, Triumph 675 and Suzuki GSX-R1000. "This season I'm running the Masters of the Mountain and MRA series, so I'm trying to stay fit and be as fast as I can without making any mistakes. I'd like to thank Joe Denning at Pikes Peak Harley Davidson, Salt Lake Motorsport, Michelin and Fastline Race Tire, Fox, Oakley and Redline Oils. I couldn’t do it without them."
Seven wins is Turpin's personal best and a new all-time single-day wins record for Miller Motorsports Park.
Jimmy Wood and Brandt Wiwi battled in Middleweight Superbike, Open Superstock and Middleweight Superstock with Wood winning every race and Wiwi in a close second. In the amateur ranks, Shannon Pitre won the Amateur GTO and GTU races and had a strong showing in the expert ranks.
The seven-race Honda Presents the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains series, developed by Miller Motorsports Park, organized by the Utah Sportbike Association (USBA) and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), was created to encourage and develop fun and competitive road racing at the club and regional levels. In its fourth year, the series has quickly turned into a premier event drawing top-level talent from around the nation.
To learn more about the Honda Presents the Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains series, visit the USBA¹s website at www.UtahSBA.com.
This coming weekend at Miller Motorsports Park all the action will be taking place at the Miller Karting Complex. Round 3 of the Utah Kart Championship will take place on Saturday, June 27, and Round 4 of the Utah Supermoto Championship will take place on Sunday, June 28.
The Ace Café will be open for lunch both days and the Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum will also be open.
Tickets for this weekend are priced at $6 per day for adults, with kids 12 and under free.
For information regarding Miller Motorsports Park, call 435-277-RACE (7223) or visit the track’s website at www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com.
Plaza Cycle Masters of the Mountains
Race Results
June 20-21, 2009
Endurance GTU
1. Michael Bunds (Ducati 848)
2. Mark Woodbury (Suzuki GSX-R600)
3. Warren Rose (Honda CBR600RR)
Endurance GTO
1. Travis Child (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
2. Stephen Clark (Honda 929R)
3. Shane White (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Super Twins
1 Shane Turpin (Ducati 1098R)
2 Casey Smith (Aprilia RSV1000)
3 Michael Bunds (Ducati 848)
6 Brandal Glenn (Ducati 848)
8 Scott Ferguson (Buell XB12)
9 Brian Whipple (Aprilia SXV550)
Formula 5
4 Troy Buchanan (Suzuki GSX-R600)
5 Trevor Fortner (Honda CBR600RR)
7 Tim Koehler (Honda CBR600RR)
10 Anthony Loucks (Yamaha YZF-R6)
11 Justin Stillwell (Honda CBR600RR)
12 David Haak (Yamaha YZF-R6)
Middleweight Superbike
1 Jimmy Wood (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
2 Brant Wiwi (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
3 David Lewis (Yamaha YZF-R6)
4 Kory Cowan (Yamaha YZF-R6)
5 Shannon Pitre (Yamaha YZF-R6)
6 Matt Guiver (Yamaha YZF-R6)
Novice GTU
1 Tim Koehler (Honda CBR600RR)
2 Trevor Fortner (Honda CBR600RR)
3 Dana Wilson (Yamaha YZF-R6)
4 Michelle Webb (Triumph 675)
5 David Luke (Yamaha YZF-R6)
6 Shane Kelsey (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Open Superbike
1 Shane Turpin (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
2 Mike Zottman (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
3 Ryan Brand (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
4 Clint Warner (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
5 Gary Poole (Yamaha YZF-R1)
6 Steve Davidsen (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
Twins GTU
1 Shane Turpin (Bimota DB5)
17 Brian Whipple (Aprilia SXV550)
19 Noah Talley (Yamaha TZ125)
20 Don Roberts (Yamaha TZ250)
23 Joe Brady
24 Kamran Abolhasani (Suzuki SV650)
Amateur GTU
2 Shannon Pitre (Yamaha YZF-R6)
3 Brad Moore (Suzuki GSX-R600)
4 Shawn Atkinson (Yamaha YZF-R6)
5 Brandal Glenn (Ducati 848)
6 Trevor Fortner (Honda CBR600RR)
7 Brian Childree (Yamaha YZF-R6)
KoM U
1 Shane Turpin (Triumph 675)
2 Kory Cowan (Yamaha YZF-R6)
3 Matt Guiver (Yamaha YZF-R6)
4 Shawn Atkinson (Yamaha YZF-R6)
5 Clint Gibson (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
6 Michael Bunds (Ducati 848)
Amateur GTO
1 Shannon Pitre (Yamaha YZF-R6)
2 Christopher Coyne (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
3 Mark Snethen (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
4 Brad Moore (Suzuki GSX-R600)
5 Casey Smith (Aprilia RSV1000)
6 Garth Callaghan (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
Open Superstock
1 Jimmy Wood (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
2 Brant Wiwi (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
3 Ryan Brand (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
4 Gary Poole (Yamaha YZF-R1)
5 Clint Warner (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
6 Steve Davidsen (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
Heavyweight Superstock
1 Shane Turpin (Buell 1125R)
2 Brant Wiwi (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
3 Kory Cowan (Yamaha YZF-R6)
4 Matt Guiver (Yamaha YZF-R6)
5 Casey Smith (Aprilia RSV1000)
6 Mac Millner (Suzuki GSX-R600)
Sportsman
1 Dana Wilson (Yamaha YZF-R6)
2 Michelle Webb (Triumph 675)
3 Scott Ferguson (Buell XB12)
4 Anthony Loucks (Yamaha YZF-R6)
5 David Haak (Yamaha YZF-R6)
6 Joey Richardson (Suzuki SV650)
Novice GTO
1 Christopher Coyne (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
2 Trevor Fortner (Honda CBR600RR)
3 Levi Herron (Yamaha YZF-R6)
4 Tim Koehler (Honda CBR600RR)
5 David Luke (Yamaha YZF-R6)
6 Dana Wilson (Yamaha YZF-R6)
Middleweight Superstock
1 Jimmy Wood (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
2 Brant Wiwi (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
3 David Lewis (Yamaha YZF-R6)
4 Kory Cowan (Yamaha YZF-R6)
5 Shannon Pitre (Yamaha YZF-R6)
6 Matt Guiver (Yamaha YZF-R6)
Twins GTO
1 Michael Bunds (Ducati 848)
2 Brandal Glenn (Ducati 848)
3 Scott Ferguson (Buell XB12)
4 Joe Brady (Honda RC51)
KoM O
1 Shane Turpin (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
2 Brant Wiwi (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
3 Mike Zottman (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
4 Clint Warner (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
5 Ryan Brand (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
6 Gary Poole (Yamaha YZF-R1)
Formula 40
1 Shane Turpin (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
2 Gary Poole (Yamaha YZF-R1)
3 John Hopperstad (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
4 Michael Bunds (Ducati 848)
5 Tommy Richardson (Suzuki GSX-R750)
6 Mark Snethen (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
