Ceparano Endurance Classic 1/26-28/24

Hey Lance. CJ and I were talking about doing it, I don't think you are on fb, but DM me the best way to get a hold of you

 

I am not on FB...will IM phone number

 

Registered teams looks a bit light. Hopefully a few more by race weekend.

 

They haven't added my team to that list and I registered almost 2 weeks ago. I'm sure there's at least a few more that aren't on the list yet

 

Same.

 

Is there anyone coming down from the Northeast with some spare room in their trailer? I just bought a bike in Allentown, PA and I'd rather avoid the hassle of a transporter if possible. I'm more than happy to throw a few bucks your way if you can help me out.

 

I'm coming down from Morgantown, WV...if you can get it to here I'd be happy to bring it down

 

Sent a DM

 

Has anyone else been watching the weather? If the gulf coast gets snow and they shut down I10, I won't even make it there....

 

Myself and another of my teammates won't be making it this weekend. Our third teammate would still like to participate, so if anyone is looking for another rider, you can DM me or shoot him a text at 818 665 9992.

 

Well dang it. Horrible timing for a ultra rare winter storm down south.

 

You're not kidding. I'm down in Louisiana where we got 6+ inches of snow today. As cold as it is going to be for the next two days, there's just no safe way for me to make my way over there in a timely manner.

 

The 2025 Ceparano Endurance Classic is in the books. Great weekend, and great racing! Very cold on Friday, but the rest of the weekend turned out fantastic. 40's to 50's but bright sunshine Saturday, and same plus 4 to 5 degrees all day Sunday! It was odd to see snow on the ground Friday and Saturday at Jennings. Took a while to melt in some places, but track was clean.

Proud of our team, Backmarker Racing, for going in there and getting a fourth overall with my budget built Ninja 400. Especially after I crashed the bike hard in Friday practice while trying to tune out a high speed wobble that presented itself on the stretch between T2 and T4. We bent things back with pry bars and hammers, pulled parts from the practice bike and got it back going by 8 PM Friday night. Most of our riders didn't get to practice any. One rider had only been to Jennings once, and none of us got to practice reverse direction except for myself for about 3 laps before the 3 hour reverse direction race.



Hopefully there will be another one in 2026.

 

Fourth overall in points isn't really forth overall in the scoring system.
Some 400 Superbike teams had to cancel due to weather, and some went to Superstock to have more competition.
I know that we were 100 % legal for our class, and won it.
It is a great event because you are on track with first time racers and Pros like Alessandro Demario, Ella Dreyer, Avery Dreyer, etc.

Thanks for all of the hard work and money you put into bike prep @kpier883, especially post crash.
Thanks for trusting me to ride the 2024 WERA Novice D Superbike and Clubman National Championship bike!

We got down late due to weather, and I only rode the bike 8-10 laps Saturday morning before we went racing.
It was 23 degrees when I woke up at 7am.
I was the first guy on the track Saturday morning, and there was frost/ice on the curbing when I went out.
I touched the curb at T2, and realized it was a mistake quickly.
I got 4-5 laps in before any other bikes came out.

Like I said at the awards, huge thanks to Tommy Ceparano, Steven Breckenridge, and @stickboy274 !

 

The weather was good when it came time to race. I had a good time. I wish it had been warm enough to hang out in the evenings.

 

Agreed. Once racing was done, people packed in and hunkered down. Great event and sure hope it happens in 2026. I'll do my best to get some more teams involved.

 

Great event again this year! Will definitely line up again if it happens next year.