Kaleb De Keyrel wins four classes at the May CRA races
Kaleb De Keyrel started his first weekend out with the CRA on Friday, May 6, in the new riders school. Kaleb attended the class room portion of the new riders school as a requirement by the CRA because of his age. Friday practice went great and the day ended with the new riders race. Kaleb was invited to race in the new riders race for sitting through the class room portion of the new rider training. Kaleb finished second in the lightweight division behind ex AMA pro Rick Bullock.
Saturday started off with more practice and the chance of wet weather moving in. In the second practice session on the RS 125 Kaleb had a mechanical coming into turn 12. Kaleb pushed the bike up to the tire wall and got a ride back to the pits. Not knowing what had happened to the bike for sure, De Keyrel racing decided to race the Moriwaki MD 250 H in the only race of the day. The GP 1 trophy dash would be Kaleb’s only race for Saturday and it was scheduled for the second to last race of the day. The rain moved in and Kaleb’s dad put the Dunlop rain tires on the Moriwaki to prep it for the race. As the afternoon came so did the sun. The track was drying out fast and the Dunlop slicks went back on the Moriwaki. Kaleb lead all 18 laps of the GP 1 trophy dash race racking up the first win of the weekend. After talking with Doug, (Kaleb’s dad) he had told us he was worried Kaleb would run out of gas. The Moriwaki just made it on fuel for the 18 lap race. Saturday ended with a church service put on by Jim Wiles and John Anderson.
Sunday was going to be a busy day for the De Keyrel Racing team. Kaleb would have 5 races. The day started off on the wrong foot when Mason, (Kaleb’s younger brother) woke up with the flu. The team regrouped and went to work on practice. The first race up for the day was the sportsman race. Kaleb had a great race with a dry track and the second win of the weekend. By noon the rain had moved in again and was not looking like it would dry up. Doug again fitted the Moriwaki up with the Dunlop rain tires. Up next was the Ultra light Superbike race. Kaleb got a great hole shot and again lead the race from start to finish. The rain was starting to fall even harder and the puddles on the track were getting deeper. Up next was the light weight superbike class. This class would test the skills of the young rider. Kaleb again took the hole shot and was leading the race. On lap 2 on the long back straight Kaleb was passed by a rider on a Suzuki SV650. Kaleb would keep him honest in the tight sections of the track but could not stay with him on the long back straight. Kaleb rode hard for a second place finish. In the ultra light GP race the wet weather continued. Kaleb’s Moriwaki again launched him into the lead on the start. Kaleb lead the Ultra light GP race start to finish. The last race of the weekend for Kaleb was the Light weight GP class. Kaleb would again be up against the more powerful SV650’s. Going into the first turn it was Kaleb De Keyrel again with a huge lead this time. The rain was coming down hard and Kaleb was not letting off. Kaleb rain the entire race in first place till the last lap. Kaleb fought hard and finished out the weekend with a second.
It was fun to watch the young rider attack the track all weekend wet or dry. Kaleb finshed the weekend with 4 firsts and 3 seconds. Not a bad weekend at all. Looking forward to watching him race and win again.
Results link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccckey=0AnPdEnsyUObFdHREX0U5ek5sSDhLRnNJYXRFR09kOHc&hl=en&authkey=CNDisGs#gid=0
Photos link: http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/2011/may/251/index.html