Jervis clinches two titles

By John Hopkins

Victoria's Oliver Jervis ended the 2010 Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association season with a pair of championships last weekend, although a crash denied him a shot at a third crown.

At a damp Portland International Raceway the Zlock Racing Kawasaki rider took his ZX-6R to victory in both the 600 Supersport and 600 Superbike races.

Saturday's 600 Supersport race started on a dry track but rain later on turned the event into a fight for survival. Jervis was able to hang onto his Kawasaki ZX-6R and the lead to pick up the race win and the class title.

Torrential rain greeted the racers on Sunday and Jervis again managed to take a race win and the title in the 600 Superbike class despite the daunting conditions.

Jervis opted to ride the ZX-6R rather than the Zlock ZX-10R in the soggy Formula Ultra event. He had worked his way into the lead when he lost the front end in turn eight on lap six and crashed out of the race.

"To be honest, the next few moments were hard for me to deal with as I watched our championship hopes literally slide away," Jervis said. "As they say, that's racing. I've had my share of fortune in racing and this just wasn't my day. This time I wasn't able to deliver the goods for the team, but I have to accept what happened, learn from it, move on and come back stronger."

Fellow BC rider Alan Schmidt claimed the Formula Ultra title and the overall OMRRA crown, his seventh.