USA CRITS Leaders after 3 Events
With three events in the USA CRITS Series, Mark Hekman (Mountain Khakis) and Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom) are leading the Overall competitions, while Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Erica Allar (Colavita/Sutter Home) are leading the Best Young Rider Competition. Russ Langley (Battley Harley Davidson) and Cath Cheatley (Colavita/Sutter Home) lead the Laps Led Competition, with 37 laps and 19 laps respectively. Mountain Khakis has a 241 point lead over Colavita-Sutter Home in the Team Competition, while Team Vanderkitten (2008 USA CRITS Team Champions) lead by a mere 23 points.
The next race up for the teams is the Chris Thater Memorial in Binghamton, NY on August 29 and 30, 2009.
Here are all of the leaders in the USA CRITS Series:
MEN’S OVERALL
1. Mark Hekman (Mountain Khakis), 604 pts; 2. Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies), 563 pts; 3. Tom Soladay, Mountain Khakis, 552 pts; 4. Adam Myerson (Mountain Khakis), 518 pts; 5. Yosvany Falcon (Champion Porsche p/b Racer’s Edge), 495 pts
WOMEN’S OVERALL
1. Laura Van Gilder (Mellow Mushroom), 709 pts; 2. Kristen Lasasso (Mellow Mushroom), 547 pts; 3. Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO), 506 pts; 4. Tina Pic (Colavita/Sutter Home), 481 pts; 5. Jennifer Wilson (Team Vanderkitten), 476 pts
MEN’S BEST YOUNG RIDER (Under 25)
1. Jake Keough (Kelly Benefit Strategies); 2. Euris Paulino (Champion System Racing); 3. Will Hoffarth (Mountain Khakis)
WOMEN’S BEST YOUNG RIDER (Under 25)
1. Erica Allar (Colavita/Sutter Home); 2. Sam Schneider (Team Type 1); 3. Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1)
MEN’S LAP LEADERS
1. Russ Langley (Battley Harley Davidson), 37 laps; 2. Kyle Wamsley (Colavita/Sutter Home), 24 laps; 3. John Murphy (OUCH presented by MAXXIS), 16 laps
WOMEN’S LAP LEADERS
1. Cath Cheatley (Colavita/Sutter Home), 19 laps; 2. Lauren Tamayo (Team TIBCO), 10 laps; 3. Jacquelyn Crowell (Team Type 1), 9 laps
MEN’S TEAMS
1. Mountain Khakis, 2164 pts; 2. Colavita/Sutter Home, 1923 pts; 3. Kelly Benefits Strategies, 1692 pts
WOMEN’S TEAMS
1. Team Vanderkitten, 1756 pts; 2. Team Kenda, 1733 pts; 3. Team TIBCO, 1709 pts