First we’ll start off with Formula AFemme, the AFM’s recently created racing series for all women. It’s funny, Evelyne Clark, the grande dame of WERA, was talking about the WERA Women’s C Superstock class: “some races have no entries, others 1 or 2, then we have those few who have 5 or more…”
Well, AFemme had only six racers this month and it felt like a huge disappointment after rounds with 9, 10 and 11 entries. Deb Barton had to keep things running at her San Francisco motorcycle shop, Scuderia West, Lisa Mazurkiewicz didn’t race her 250 (I don’t blame her, she is the only 250 that had been racing AFemme and thus there probably aren’t any other racers to play with), Jennifer Lauritzen had an unfortunate incident involving a USGPRU kid who ran out of gas on track during Friday practice and annihilated her bike and her shoulder, and I had an important workshop in Martinez I needed to attend to help out my career so I can afford to keep racing.
So six chicks. Still pretty damn good in the grand scheme of things:
1 25 Expert HIGA, J. 2:00.652
2 636 Expert MILLER, KRISTY 02:01.764
3 493 Novice MOREDA, SHELINA 02:03.582
4 925 Expert REM, ZOE 02:05.381
5 881 Novice MENAS, STACY 02:09.535
6 41 Expert REILLY, KATHY 02:13.937
A big welcome to Stacy Menas, who I didn’t get to talk to all weekend, for coming out for her first roadrace. An experienced drag racer, she got a legendary start (which I didn’t get to see) in both AFemme and her Clubman (a race for brand-spankin’ new racers) races. I was delighted that Kathy Reilly also raced, she raced years ago and did quite well and was riding a friend’s borrowed SV650. Kristy Miller’s times are also starting to come down…I think she’s gunning for you, Joy! Congratulations all around, ladies!
As for how the girls did in the other races…
Joy Higa, Expert, Yamaha YZF-R6
Formula I, 12th of 33 finishers, 1:56:610
600 Superbike, 13th of 25 finishers, 1:57:331
750 Superbike, 17th of 23 finishers, 1:58:710
600 Production, 11th of 26 finishers, 1:58:528
750 Production, 12th of 21 finishers, 1:58:786
Shelina Moreda, Novice, Kawasaki ZX6-R
600 Superbike, 25th of 25 finishers, 2:05:830
Clubman Middleweight, 5th of 11 finishers, 2:03:930
600 Production, 22nd of 26 finishers, 2:03:648
Zoe Rem, Expert, Suzuki SV650
Formula IV, 29th of 31 finishers, 2:05:997
650 Twins, 25th of 30 finishers, 2:04:317
Lisa Mazurkiewicz, Expert, Kawasaki Ninja 250
250 Superbike, 3rd of 4 finishers, 2:18:846
Christie Cooley, Expert, Suzuki SV650
Formula IV, 17th of 31 finishers, 2:01.979
650 Twins, 17th of 30 finishers, 2:01.504
Svetlana Gorina, Novice, GSXR-750
Open Superbike, 18th of 19 finishers, 2:04.112
Formula 40 Heavyweight, 17th of 24 finishers, 2:03:103
Gwyn Lewis, Expert, Honda RS125
Formula III, 16th of 16 finishers, 2:10:646
Formula II, 9th of 9 finishers, 2:10:319
