2021 LODI CYCLE BOWL RACE RESULTS
17 April - LMC TT
| lmc_results_4-17-21_tt_newspapers.pdf |
18 April - LMC ST
| lmc_results_4-18-21_st.pdf |
15 May - LMC ST
| lmc_results_5-15-21_st_newspapers.pdf |
29 May - LMC ST
| lmc_results_5-29-21_st_newspapers.pdf |
5 June - Stockton MC - ST
This was an SMC event held at the Lodi Cycle Bowl. See the Stockton Motorcycle Club's website for results.
12 June - LMC TT - 100 National
| lmc_results_6-12-21_100_nat_newspapers.pdf |
13 June - LMC TT - Russ Brown
| lmc_results_6-13-21_tt_russ_brown_newspapers.pdf |
26 June - LMC TT
| lmc_results_6-26-21_tt_rev1.pdf |
14 August - LMC ST
| lmc_results_8-14-21_st_newspapers.pdf |
21 August - LMC ST
| lmc_results_8-21-21_st_newspapers.pdf |
10 September - Night Before the Mile
| 2021_nbm_newspapers.pdf |
Provided by Tom Stein -- Northwest Track Shots
Lodi Cycle Bowl, September 10, 2021
Lodi Motorcycle Club's annual Night before the Mile has become a key component of the Sacramento Mile race weekend experience. This year's running was its tenth anniversary.
This is one of those great events that gives fans a chance to get up close to some of the stars of the sport and a chance for local riders to compete against those same pros. It also gives the national riders an opportunity to pick up some helpful prize money. For some it's a return to the place where their careers began and they can perform in front of an adoring hometown crowd.
Lodi Cycle Bowl has a long and storied history in Central California, being the starting point for great names such as Chris Carr, Kenny Roberts, Doug Chandler, the Bostrom family, and others. The track sits in the bottom of a rectangular hole, or bowl, dug into the valley floor. Grandstands, fan parking and the race pits line the edges of the bowl.Race director John Martin explained that the event is a major fundraiser for his club, and described a bit of its history.
"The club was founded in 1937," Martin said. "We've been racing on this site since 1953. The club bought the property from the State of California for $2,500, I think. The bowl was the source of fill dirt for the construction of Highway 99 in 1947," he said.
Martin described the appeal of the place to spectators. "It's a spectacle. Everything unfolds right in front of you." Martin said he expected to have about eighty riders on hand (there were 83) and perhaps 2,000 fans watching.
Local racer Christian Spurgeon won the premier 450 Open Expert Singles Class, becoming first Lodi racer to win the event in its ten-year history. He crossed the line ahead of Lodi regulars Tony Meiring and Travis Petton. Pointing out what the home court advantage means here, the finisher list included several AFT regulars, including Chad Cose, Andrew Luker, Kody Kopp, Morgen Mischler and Trent Lowe. Former AFT riders Justin Jones and Scott Baker were also in the main event. Petton was the top qualifier, with a time of 16.09 seconds around the hard packed oval. Spurgeon and Meiring were the heat race winners. Luker topped a six rider field in the Expert dash for cash.
At the green light it was outside pole sitter Meiring jumping to an early lead. Lodi is a track that favors a good start, and passing is hard. Spurgeon hounded Meiring until the closing laps before throwing a wild Hail Mary pass at the leader going into turn one. Traveling far too fast into the turn, Spurgeon slid wide, going nearly to the outfield grass and his race appeared to be lost. Amazingly, he gathered it up and got back on course without losing a position. A lap later he pulled the same move going into turn three, made the pass on Meiring and rode to the win. Petton was third, followed closely by Cose, Lowe, Baker, and the others.
"I saw the win in my eyes and I had to go for it," said Spurgeon of the wild pass attempt. "I would have regretted it if I didn't, so I went for it twice. The first attempt I blew turn one, so I gave it another shot and I made it happen. I didn't think I would be able to (catch Meiring) on the second try. I'm pretty stoked about how I performed."
Riding an Estenson Racing-sponsored Bultaco Astro. former GNC champion Joe Kopp led the Vintage Open field off the line. Kopp quickly gapped the the others and it looked like he was headed to a runaway win. But with the race not even halfway done, Kopp pulled off, leaving Anthony Mitchell, Jimmy Abrams and Curtis Peebles to fight a close three-way battle for the lead. The trio finished in that order.
After the race, tuner Mike Weddington explained that a retaining clip had fallen off of the compression release on Kopp's machine, causing a loss of power but no other apparent damage. Sometimes the smallest things can make a very big difference to the outcome of a race.
Myles Henderson got a great start and rode a steady race to win the Open Singles class. But it was Kage Tadman who lit up the field. Riding a framer with KTM power, heat race winner Tadman fell back at the start from his front row grid spot and had to work his way forward again. He sliced and diced through the field on his nimble machine for several laps before he was finally able to take second place from the other heat winner, Casey Yarrow Jr., and attempt to strike at Henderson.
If given another lap or two, Tadman might have done it, too. But in the end it was Henderson holding on to the win, with Tadman almost alongside. Yarrow was third, a bit farther back.
"It was really fun," Henderson said of the race and win in a podium interview with race announcer Scottie Deubler. "That framer is so loud. I knew he (Tadman) was there, and I knew he was coming."
Casey Yarrow, Dave Sanchez, and Jimmy Sanchez went 1-2-3 in the Vet 40+ class. Christian Knox topped the 85cc field, followed across the line by Ryder Bitz-hay, and Jett Katarzy.
Lodi Cycle Bowl, September 10, 2021
Lodi Motorcycle Club's annual Night before the Mile has become a key component of the Sacramento Mile race weekend experience. This year's running was its tenth anniversary.
This is one of those great events that gives fans a chance to get up close to some of the stars of the sport and a chance for local riders to compete against those same pros. It also gives the national riders an opportunity to pick up some helpful prize money. For some it's a return to the place where their careers began and they can perform in front of an adoring hometown crowd.
Lodi Cycle Bowl has a long and storied history in Central California, being the starting point for great names such as Chris Carr, Kenny Roberts, Doug Chandler, the Bostrom family, and others. The track sits in the bottom of a rectangular hole, or bowl, dug into the valley floor. Grandstands, fan parking and the race pits line the edges of the bowl.Race director John Martin explained that the event is a major fundraiser for his club, and described a bit of its history.
"The club was founded in 1937," Martin said. "We've been racing on this site since 1953. The club bought the property from the State of California for $2,500, I think. The bowl was the source of fill dirt for the construction of Highway 99 in 1947," he said.
Martin described the appeal of the place to spectators. "It's a spectacle. Everything unfolds right in front of you." Martin said he expected to have about eighty riders on hand (there were 83) and perhaps 2,000 fans watching.
Local racer Christian Spurgeon won the premier 450 Open Expert Singles Class, becoming first Lodi racer to win the event in its ten-year history. He crossed the line ahead of Lodi regulars Tony Meiring and Travis Petton. Pointing out what the home court advantage means here, the finisher list included several AFT regulars, including Chad Cose, Andrew Luker, Kody Kopp, Morgen Mischler and Trent Lowe. Former AFT riders Justin Jones and Scott Baker were also in the main event. Petton was the top qualifier, with a time of 16.09 seconds around the hard packed oval. Spurgeon and Meiring were the heat race winners. Luker topped a six rider field in the Expert dash for cash.
At the green light it was outside pole sitter Meiring jumping to an early lead. Lodi is a track that favors a good start, and passing is hard. Spurgeon hounded Meiring until the closing laps before throwing a wild Hail Mary pass at the leader going into turn one. Traveling far too fast into the turn, Spurgeon slid wide, going nearly to the outfield grass and his race appeared to be lost. Amazingly, he gathered it up and got back on course without losing a position. A lap later he pulled the same move going into turn three, made the pass on Meiring and rode to the win. Petton was third, followed closely by Cose, Lowe, Baker, and the others.
"I saw the win in my eyes and I had to go for it," said Spurgeon of the wild pass attempt. "I would have regretted it if I didn't, so I went for it twice. The first attempt I blew turn one, so I gave it another shot and I made it happen. I didn't think I would be able to (catch Meiring) on the second try. I'm pretty stoked about how I performed."
Riding an Estenson Racing-sponsored Bultaco Astro. former GNC champion Joe Kopp led the Vintage Open field off the line. Kopp quickly gapped the the others and it looked like he was headed to a runaway win. But with the race not even halfway done, Kopp pulled off, leaving Anthony Mitchell, Jimmy Abrams and Curtis Peebles to fight a close three-way battle for the lead. The trio finished in that order.
After the race, tuner Mike Weddington explained that a retaining clip had fallen off of the compression release on Kopp's machine, causing a loss of power but no other apparent damage. Sometimes the smallest things can make a very big difference to the outcome of a race.
Myles Henderson got a great start and rode a steady race to win the Open Singles class. But it was Kage Tadman who lit up the field. Riding a framer with KTM power, heat race winner Tadman fell back at the start from his front row grid spot and had to work his way forward again. He sliced and diced through the field on his nimble machine for several laps before he was finally able to take second place from the other heat winner, Casey Yarrow Jr., and attempt to strike at Henderson.
If given another lap or two, Tadman might have done it, too. But in the end it was Henderson holding on to the win, with Tadman almost alongside. Yarrow was third, a bit farther back.
"It was really fun," Henderson said of the race and win in a podium interview with race announcer Scottie Deubler. "That framer is so loud. I knew he (Tadman) was there, and I knew he was coming."
Casey Yarrow, Dave Sanchez, and Jimmy Sanchez went 1-2-3 in the Vet 40+ class. Christian Knox topped the 85cc field, followed across the line by Ryder Bitz-hay, and Jett Katarzy.
18 September - Toby Jorgenson Memorial ST
| lmc_results_9-18-21_newspapers.pdf |
25 September - LMC TT
| lmc_results_9-25-21_newspapers.pdf |
26 September - LMC ST
| lmc_results_9-26-21_newspapers.pdf |
9 October - LMC ST
| lmc_results_10-9-21_newspapers.pdf |
