G Fall Series: Round 2
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Perolio prances to
Perris MX win
By Tony Alessi
PERRIS, CA, ocr. 17 .
oleen Yamaha rider Shaun Perolio
turned in two consisten t moto finis hes a t t he s eco n d round of th e
G FI Fall Series, held a t Perris Raceway,
and was re w a rd ed with the overall win
in the 125cc Intermediate class.
T he s e con d r ound drew s o m e 5 0 0
ride rs, all o f w hom were seeking th eir
share of the cons id erable manufacturer's
contingencies up for grabs.
The starting gate was packed with 25
riders at the start of the opening 125cc
Intermedia te moto, and when the gate
dropped it was Gabe Bolivar w h o
m o to red off the line with the holeshot
ahead of T ravis Preston and Tyler King.
Bolivar offered little challenge for King
or Preston, as both riders swooped past
and into the top two positions .
Together, the two riders set a blistering
pace and began to inch away from
Boli var.
Emerging from the pack a fter a p oor
s ta r t was Perolio. "I went w ide in the
first tum and went into some s o ft d irt
that m ade me lose m y momentum,"
said Perolio, who moved in to fi ft h b y
the mid-way point in the m oto.
Pe rolio managed to up his pace even
furth er and pa s s E ric Wright and
Bo li v ar for third . T ime r an o u t fo r
Perolio, however, before he could make
a run at th e leade rs . At the fmish line the
order was King , Preston a n d Perolio.
In moto two, Boli var grabbed his second h ol eshot of the d a y and had Eric
Schnell and Perol io breathin g down h is
neck. Schnell w a s ridin g very a ggressively, and found a line that propelled
he and his Suzuki 15 feet into th e air
over a d ifficult set of double ju m p s.
" I found a sm oo th line on the inside
of this tum tha t no one else was ta k in g ,"
said Schnell. "That set me up perfect for
the double."
Schnell gained a few feet w it h each
pa s s in g lap and finally d ove und er
Bolivar in a s wee p e r to take over the
lead. A lap later, Perolio al s o pass ed
Boliva r and set out a fte r Schnell.
Perolio pushed Schne ll h ard d u ri ng
the final lap s and it appe ared a s if
Schnell w as feelin g the pressure . The
lead e r bobbled a few times, but nevertheless held on to score th e moto win. It
wa s Pero lio ' s s e c o n d- p l ace finish ,
though, th a t wrapped up the overall
win for the Yamaha rider.
" 1 came here to w in both motos
today," said Perolio. "But I knew that I
had the overall and I just rode smart. "
Bolivar returned in the 250cc
Intermediate class and waged a private
war with Chris Wheeler. Wheeler won
the first moto, but Boli var came back to
win the all-important second moto after
spoiling a last-ditch pass attempt from
Wheeler. Bolivar nabbed the overall win
over Wheeler, Ryan Ragland and Chris
Cooley.
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Results
so BEG: 1. Dane Jack.
~n (Yam ); 2. Jimmy Willia ms
(Yam) ; 3. Ch r istor her Renshaw (Yam ); 4. Matthe w
Thorp (ya m ); 5. Jef Alessi (yam ).
S/STK NOV: 1. Tommy Coc h ra n (Yam) ; 2. Mike
Conner (Yam); 3. Mar k Atkins (Ya m); 4. Mike Aless i
(Ya m); 5. Kyle Foltz (yam ).
SISTK EX: 1. Just in Lavo ie (Yam); 2. Chad Munn
(y am); 3. Tyson Talkinston (Yam); 4. Daniel Taft (Ya m);
5. Justin Munyon (Ya m).
SO STK NOV: 1. Brett Mounta in (Yam); 2. Aron
Tomota (Ya m); 3. Mike Aless i (Yam).
50 MOD NOV: I . Tommy Coch,an (Ya m); 2. Mike
A I~s.i (Yam); 3. Jus tin Wilson (Yam ); 4. Mark Atk ins
(Yam ); S. Dallas Peick (Yam) .
MOD EX: 1. Jo h n e r Fa u lkner (Ya m); 2. Bry an
Matthews (Ya m); 3. C ha r lie Jenkins (Yam); 4. Chad
Muon (Yam ); 5. Dan iel r aft (Yam ).
60 FfT: 1. Brett Mounta in (Kaw); 2. Arc" Tcmeta
(Kaw) .
60 BEC : 1. Da vid Su llins (Ka w); 2. Brock Bolling
(Ka w); 3. Derri ck McClin tock (l
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Gabe Bolivar (248 ), Tyler K ing (46) and Chuck Wheele r (58) battled a t Pe rris MX.
allowing Patel and Peacock to close in. All three
rid ers wer e separated by less than a tenth of a
seco nd. with no one gaini ng a clea r ad van tage.
You ng , Pat el. and Peacock co nti n ue d to bang
handlebars right up to the last lap, when Young
had trouble negotiating the whoop section for
the thin! time. giving Patel the oppo rtunity to
make a serious charge for third place. Peacock
had crashed out on the last lap while challeng·
ing for fourth. and Patel came up just short of
taking thin! place from Young. At the finish it
was Yamaha-moun ted Schellenberger tak ing
first, Woolsey in second and Young in third.
The 2SOcc Expe rt class was com bin ed with
the 250cc Intermed iates. so the start would be
e xtreme ly
im p o r ta n t
for
the
Exp er ts .
Schellenbe rge r holesh ot the first mo to with
Young ga in in g secon d . As th e mota wou nd
down, Schellenberger pulled away with relative
ease to win the first mota handily over Youn g.
Perry Reeder and john Schultz overcame bad
starts to finish thin! and fourt h, respectively.
The seco nd mo ta ha d Yo u ng ga ti ng fir st
Sch e llen be rger in seco nd , but
Schellenbe rger would ha ve none of seco nd pla ce
as he d rove aro und Young in the seco nd tum on
the opening lap. Schultz was circulating in third
after another POO' start. Schellenbe rger used the
op en ing laps to d ist an ce himself from Young
wit h
a nd had an II-second lead by the third lap .
Schelle n be rger crui sed to an ea sy win and the
overall victory whil e Young wa s a1l alon e in sec--
a nd pl ace, and Schultz rounded out the top
three.
Results
50: 1, Cody Dekey (y am); 2. Brandon Thom pllOl'1 (Vam); 3Ch ris Warw k lr. (Yam ); 4. Josh u.a Ta ttle (Yam); S. An d i Fr.anb
(Yom~
50 STK: 1. MicNel Hod~ (y.am); 2. And~ Jansi ng (y .am):
3. M.arlr. Dohoney (y.am); 4. C T Dickry (V.am); 5. Wnky Howard
(Yam).
50 MO D: 1. Cody Dic key (Y.am ); 2. Bran d on Tho mp'WIn
(Y.a
m); 3. Chris Warwick. (y .am); 4. Joshu.l Tu ttle (Yam); S. And i
Fr.anb (Yam).
60: 1. Dusty Fou nt.ain (Kaw); 2. }oMl Brid 8" lK.aw); 3. Ow.w
geed (~w); 4. Blake Thompson (Kaw); 5. M.J" Hun" (Kaw) .
80 BEG: I. MI" Miny.ard (K.aw); 2. Bl. kr Fanni n (K.aw); 3.
Brad Vau g hn (K.Jw); 4. Jimmy McG raw (Kaw); S. Rob Kl'i th
(Kaw).
80 JR (7- 11 ); 1. Bea u Boy n to n (Suz); 2. Ou s ly f o un ta in
(X.tw); 3. Jake JOOt'S (Kaw); 4. Adam Mftuwnga (Suz); 5. 8.arry
Otts (Suz).
80 SR (12-13): 1. Jnus M.arqu t'Z (K.aw); 2. Ryan W.Uace
3. Rod Sc:hoItinf;: 4. Mdwd Brock (Yam); S. M.1lt UniemAn
.
80 SR (14- 16): 1. GJirit LNth (K.aw) ; 2. OwrLry Bog.a (Suz);
rd
3. AIIPn Dam (K. w); 4. Dimiel Patton (Ka w ).
80 orEN: 1. Cha rit'y Bogard (Ka w ); 2. u lrb kath (K.Jw); 3.
8t'au Boyn lon (S uz); 4. Allen O.Vls ()(aw); S. O.n ll'l P.alto n
pc.w);
(Kaw ).
By A. Phee
B
URLESON, TIC, OCT. 10
Roun d one of the GNC Top Texan Series took
place at Bu,leson Motocross Pad" just south of
Ft. Worlh . Roy Schellenberger captured both
the 125 and 250cc expert classes with a fourmoto swcep.
The 125cc Expert class got started with Brad
Woolsey holeshotting the first moto. Kaylom
Young gated second while Schellenberger gated
th ird . Schellenberger wa s on the move on the
first lap as he passed Young over the big doub le,
and Woolsey ov er th e fini sh-line jump.
Schellenberger continued to extend his lead over
Woolsey and took the win. Yoang dropped back
to fifth on the second lap when he bobbled in
the supercross whoop section. T.j. Patel and
Mike Peacock moved up to th ird a nd fourth
positions respectively . which se t the finishi ng
ord er for the first moto .
Young holeshot th e second moto with
Sc hellenbe rger a dose s e cond a nd Wool s e y
third. Three turns later, Young overshot the cor·
ner, and both Schellenberge, and Woolsey got
by. The first two places were now set while the
1d ()(.aw);
3. 5t'an Kn.1K k (y " m ); 4. Ed H.ars (K.1 w);5. Dua ftt' Milln' (Kaw).
o-JO INT: I.
Pottrr (K.a
w); 2. Rus..11 Brown (Kaw); 3.
Strve MtCombs (Yam); 4. Tom IUy (Kaw ); 5. t l.lRk.H odes oc.w).
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o..JO EX: t. Willie Phee (Hon ); 2. Billy Smith (Hon ); 3. Hun tt'l'
C.. ro th ers (Ho n); 4. Ton y W.atk in s (Ho n); 5. D.. vf' Au sbr ook
(Kaw).
40+: 1. Gary Beam (K.aw ); 2. Kinnir M ~ ra w (KTM); 3.
·lon.); 5. Bill K.u&on (Yam).
D.andl hhop (lC.Jw); 4. Ed Abbott U
Ray, Swink jam at Marion
County
By K yle M yers
REDDICl<, FI.OCT. 10
Eddie Ray and Brian Swink topped their 'epectiv e cl asses at round fo ur o f th e AMA /
w o etd s p orts Elor id a Gold Cup Series at
Motocross of Marion Coun ty.
As the 250cc B class left the line, Kenn ell
jon es led the wa y with Ray, Tim Eal y, je ff
N eilander and Paul Dresb a ck in pursu it.
N e ttand er quic kly passed Ealy, while jon es
add ed to his lead. Ray then bobbled . moving
Ne ila nd er and Ealy by. jones, fres h off a mini
bike, lost co n tro l of the Honda CR250 and crashe d , givi ng Neilander th e p oi n t p osition .
Dresback out-braked Ealy go ing into a tum, as
Rodney Reber moved into fifth. jones remounted in the sixth spot and railed a roun d Reber in
the s we epe r, th en ove rtoo k Ea ly o n a ju mp .
Ne ilande r now enjoyed a hu ge lead over Ray.
On the last Iap , Jones dove undernea th Dresba ck
in a tum to take over third. At the chec kered flag
it was Neilander wi th the win ove r Ray, Jones,
Dresback and Ealy.
Th e second mo to sa w Ea ly rip the sta rt
aheard of Ray, Dresback, Neilander and Reber.
Ray flew by Ealy on the finish-line tabletop as he
opened up a four seco nd-adv anta ge. Positions
would stay the same with Ray posting a 2-1 for
the overall over Early, Dresback, Neilander and
Reber.
When the Pro class was called to the gate the
spectators lined the fences to see local lactory
Suzuki rider Brian Swink (who d rove the whole
two miles to race) battle the Reddick supercrossstyle course. Swink didn 't let his fans down as
he rocketed into the lead. Gene Naumec, Ernie
Millan, And.. Pene and josh Latina gave chase.
Swink quickly pulled a fom-second lead on the
seven-rider field. while Millan, I'ene, Latina and
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