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PHOTO BY GAEG AOBEATSON.www.AAZEAXPHOTO.COM California Racing Club Sponsorship Series Round 3: Los Angeles County Raceway Two for Tribbey at CRC, Round Three to within a couple of seconds of jennings, but that was it. jennings got to the checkers first. However, Tribbey's 1-2 punch earned the overall victory. jennings' second-moto win earned him the second-place trophy, over Brandon (2-5) and Nipper (B-3). Tribbey returned aboard his AV KTM/Slammin' Motorsports/Axo-backed 2S0F to sweep both motos of 250cc Beginner racing. Jimmy Roy scored a pair of second-place finishes. jeremy jones was third both times out, over jerry King and Andrew Bosma. Anthony Barbacovi absconded with the 250cc Intermediate opening-moto holeshot and led a lap before jason Parsons dropped him back to second and took off for the win. Scott Boston slipped past Barbacovi with time running out to finish in second place. Parsons went wire to wire in mota two, letting everyone else fight over second place. Boston would prevail in the end after a tough moto, going 2-2 for second overall on the day. Barbacovi's 3-S tally got the better of Anatol Kozlowski's 5-4 score for fourth. joey Savatgy and Chris Carrillo each picked up a pair of class victories. Savatgy ran away with wins in both the 6Scc (9-1 I) and 8Scc (7-1 I) classes. Carrillo split moto wins with Mason McBride for the first-place trophy in the B5cc (12-13) field. Carrillo's 1-2 tally topped the 4-1 score of McBride in Supermini action eN for his second win of the day. By GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE, CA, NOV. 6 VTM-mounted Matt Tribbey proved to be I'-;ust too much (or his competition to handle, as he walked away with wins in both the 125cc and 2SDcc Beginner classes during round three of the 17th annual California Racing Club/Galpin Ford/GMO-backed Sponsorship Series. Good start or bad, it didn't matter much to Tribbey, as he attacked the J.B. Memo- rial Track at Los Angeles County Raceway to win three out of the four motos he emered. Derek Brandon led the 2S-rider field out of turn one as the opening 125cc Beginner moto got under way. Tribbey gated in fourth but quickly moved around Nick Matthews and David Fajardo. By the start of lap two, Tribbey had passed Brandon for the lead and was starting to pull away. Tribbey continued on uncontested for the win, with Brandon holding off Daniel Jennings at the checkers for third. Matthews was fourth, with Dalton Bailey camped out on his back fender for a close fifth. Brad Nipper pulled a nice holeshot in moto two. ahead of Matt Nicholls, Brandon and jennings. Tribbey gated outside of the top 10. but by the completion of lap one he was all the way up into fifth. jennings dogged Nicholls for a lap before taking over the top spot. Tribbey found a way around Nicholls at the midway point and set out after jennings. Tribbey closed Northwest Vintage & Evolution Motocross Series Round 3: Woodland Motocross Park Capps Sloshes to Victory! ited Expert-class wins and also placed second to Kawasaki rider Mike Harritt in the 2S0cc WOODLAND, WA, NOV. 12 Evolution Expert class. n the Northwest, what a difference a few For most riders on this day, though, success weeks makes! At round two of the North· meant simply finishing the race! Honda rider west Vintage & Evolution Motocross Series in Charlie Branstetter was also among the select October, the temperature peaked at 7~ few riders to capture dual overall wins. Riding a degrees, with no rain. November, however, 1975 Honda CRI25, Branstetter kept upright was a different story: Cold weather, blustery long enough in the quagmire to earn the overall winds and plenty of rain greeted the nearly 200 12Scc and Over 50 Intermediate-class wins riders in attendance at round three, held at during the Vintage portion of the program. Woodland Motocross Park. One of the most The newly implemented 100cc class has successful of those riders was Yamaha-mountdrawn large numbers in the series, which started ed Washingtonian Leon Capps. Capps sloshed at Ward Creek, Washington, this season. Nick his way to a pair of overall Over 40 and UnlimChapman has been the dominant perlonner this Ii' year, as was evidenced by his I-I rampage in the ::; wet conditions. Riding a 1974 Hodaka Super Rat, ~ Chapman darted ahead of the pack in both u fu motos and stayed there to finish ahead of Suzuki rider B.T. Price in both motos. Price's consistent placings earned him second overall, followed by Brian Adams (S-4) and Hodaka riders Thai Anderson (3-6) and Axel Anderson (6-5), who rounded out the top fove. As tough as Chapman's been to beat thus far this year, he did meet his match in the Andrew Sullivan sloshed ta the 12Scc Vintage Intermediate class, as overall win in the Four-Stroke Branstetter bested Chapman and Chris Kerber Vintage Expert class at round three in the messy conditions to top the class. of the Northwest Vintage & Evolution Motocross Series. Branstetter had Thai (who this time out had By CLAY LIGHT I '" ~ 52 DECEMBER 14, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS Los ANGELES COUNTRY RACEWAY PALMDALE, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: NOVEMBER 6, 2005 (ROUND 3) P/W HON BEG: t. Zachary Bierbower (Hon). P/W HON MOD (0.6): I. Ryan Newby (Hon). P/W HON MOD (7.9): I. Cameron Relnel (Hon). P{W YAM BEG: I. Tanner Brown (Yam). P/W JR S5 BEG: I. Anthony Wayne (KTM); 2. Austin Beaird (KTM); 3. Shea McBride (KTM). P/W JR 55 (0-6)' I. Cody Chomberlin (KTM). P/W JR 55 (7.9): I. Nash Franko (Lem); 2. Brandon Pozas (Cob). p!W SR 55 (0.6), I. Jake Kelley (KTM). P/W SR 55 (7-9), I. Casey Langosh (KTM); 2. Conley Kautz (KTM); 3. Jacob lGrley (KTM); 4. )uon Wotheropoon (KTM); S. Dyl~ Adam> (KTM). S/P/W (4-6)' I. Se~ C~"ell (Cob): 2. J.ke Kelley (KTM). S/P{W (7.9): I. Cody Miller (KTM); 2. Austin Monarch (KTM); J. Tanner Scogin (Cob): 4. Denver Sitverlake (KTM); S. Max Vargas (Cob). ODD BK: I. Ryan Hernandez (Suz). 65 BEG: I. Cameron Carrillo (Kaw): 2. Tanner Scogin (KTM); J. T)ier Davis (KTM); 4. Brent Rouse (Suz): S. Matthew Parada (Kaw). 65 (4-8): I. Joshua Fea (KTM); 2. Travis Miller (KTM); J. Derek McConnell (Suz). 65 (9-11): I. Joey Savatgy (KTM); 2. Michael Maze (KTM); J. James Wilcox (KTM); NIcholas Mercier (KTM): 5. Timothy Gasser (KTM). 85 BEG: I. Taylor Lamson (Suz): 2. Broc Shoemaker (Suz); J. Michael Walters (Suz); Dalton (Kaw); S. Shelby Ward (5uz). 85 (1-11): I. Joey Savatgy (Hon); 2. Blaze Raible (Hon); J. Shane MlIIer (!ecg (Bul). 40+ AM, I. Marl< Percy (Y3m); 2. Mike RaJI (CZ); J. Bob V"lin (Yam). 40+ EX: I. Mark Sullivan (CZ); 2. SteVe Clark (CZ). 50+ INT: I. Charlie Britnstetter (Hon); 2. Thol Andenon (BuI); J. CIvU Keti>e< (lion). 50+ AM: I. Bill Blumberg (CZ): 2. Mike Norwood (Bul); J. (}ov;d Chounnd (Suz). 50+ E)(, I. """ Hoehn (Suz), 2. Charlie Brown (Man). E......- 115 AM, I. j""" Sonde (Hon); 2. Mike RaIl (Hon): J. Ctwiie McAllister (Suz). 150 INT: I. Erik Sullmn (Hon); 2. o.ve Epplg (Suz); J. Mathew SuH"'" (Hon). 150 AM, I. Steve Buckner (Yam); 2. leremy Fogg (Kaw); J. George Baseley {CoAl. 150 EX: I. Mike Harritt (Kaw); 2. Leon eapp. (Y.m); J. Lyndell Rophael (Hu,j. OPEN INT: I. D.1e Richardson (Yam). OPEN AM: I. Doug Dunham (Yam); 2. J""" Sonde (Hon); J. Carl Schou: (Husj. aPEN EX: I. Ben SulUvan (Y.m); 2. J.y L..I (Suz); 3. Lyndell Raphael (H",). .·STRK INT: I. Scott Koch (Yam). •-STRK AM: l.l"Y .tones (SUl): 2. Steve Pulsinelli (Yam); J. Neil Miner (Hon). WMN, I. Aly". WIse (Hon); 2. Charlene LaeI (Su.). _ INT: I. Jeff Christopherson (Yam); 2. Matthew SullivilIl (Hon). _ AM: I. Doug Dunham (Yom); 2. )uon Sonde (Hon); 3. Je:emy Fogg (Kaw). _ EX: I. Joe Brockwoy (Yam); 2. Chris Walther (Hon). .0+ INT: I. J.R. Cunningham (Hus); 2. Dave Eppig (Suz); J. Lyle Suc" (Yam). 40+ AM: I. Chuck Pratt (Yam): 2. Steve Pusine'li (Yam); J. Ken Hedval (Yam). 40+ EX: l. Leon C"pps (Y3m): 2. J.y LaeI (Suz); J. Rick Fern, (Hu,). 50+ INT, I. Mo Loehmann (Yam); 2. Thom Green (Mai). 50+ AM: I. Ken Hoehn (Yam); 2. Ray Fisher (Hus): J. Erik KrilSk (Yam). 50+ EX: I. Russ Hoehn (Yam); 2. Doug H.asfos (Mai). U/L INT: I. Jeff Harshman (Hon); 2. J.R. Cunningham (Hus). U/l AMI I. Doug Dunham (Yam): 2. Stan Jensen (Hoo); J. George Fejle: (Hon). U/L EX, I. Leon eapp. (Yom); 2. Ben Sullivan (Yom); J. Lyndell Rophael (Hus).

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