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California Racing Club Sponsorship Series Round 2: Los Angeles County R~ceway STORY AND PHOTOS BY GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE,CA,OCT.21 lose to 300 riders converged on the Saddle Glen track at Los Angeles County Raceway for round two of the 13th annual California Racing Club/Galpin Ford/Tru Tec/ Riders' Choice Performance/Factory Effex-backed Sponsorship Series. When the dust finally settled after a full day of racing, 13-year-old Aaron Graham topped 27 other riders for the 125cc Beginner win. Steven Perry made his way to the front of the pack early in moto one to lead Matt Jones, Graham and Jared Whitlaw. Perry's lead lasted a couple of laps before a bobble dropped him back to fourth. Perry's miscue gave Graham a lead he wouldn't relinquish. Jones finished second. Whitlaw was third, a safe distance ahead of Curtis Lacey, Perry and Evan Wilhelm. Perry proved his first-moto start was no fluke as he led Whitlaw, Jones and Graham as moto two got under way. By lap two, Whitlaw was running out front, with Jones dropping Perry back to third. Graham went down and remounted in sixth, behind Tony Sena and Lacey. Whitlaw ran out front until the penultimate lap, when a crash dropped him to 21 st. Graham was picking off a rider per lap and gladly took over the top spot when Whitlaw had problems for a sweep of the field. Sena held off Jones for second. Jones picked up the secondplace trophy. ahead of Lacey (4-4) and Sena (7-2). Scott Howe made his way to the front of the 250cc Intermediate class on the opening lap of moto one and never looked back. Shane Smith and Justin Eide argued over second, with Eide getting the upper hand at the midway point to claim the position for good. Neil Chisholm earned fourth, over Bryon Ward and Jeremy Ferro. Eide snared the moto-two holeshot and led until lap six, when Howe was finally able to make the pass. Howe continued on for the win, over Eide and Smith. Ward (5-6) edged out Donnie Durrer (8-4) for fourth overall. Howe returned to lead every lap of the first 125cc Intermediate moto. The rest of the class played followthe-leader throughout the moto. Eide finished second, ahead of Cody Hertel, Anthony Barbacovi, Dan Roegner and Darin Chisholm. Hertel got the jump on the field in moto two to lead Howe, Steve Colson and Roegner. By lap two, Howe was out front, where he would stay for his fourth moto win of the day. Hertel (3-2) topped Eide (2-3) for second overall. Nicholas Burson put in a 62 NOVEMBER 14. 2001 • a U a (Above) Consistent finishes gave Stefan Neary the Over 30 Novice win and second overall in the Over 25 Novice class in Palmdale, California. (Below left) VZF-mounted Scott Howe won both the 125cc and 250cc Intermediate classes at Los Angeles County Raceway. (Above) Aaron Graham flew to a 1-1 sweep of the 125cc Beginner class at the second round of the California Racing Club Sponsorship Series. great ride to come from out of the pack and go 8-4 for fourth, topping Chisholm (6-6). Michael Young was the top money winner on the day, as he went four for four to collect the 200-percent firstplace payback in both the 125cc and 250cc Pro classes. Christopher Tocco was runner-up in both 125cc races, ahead of Jeff Eide and Jason Wood. Raymond Smith went 2-2 in the 250cc class and at one point led Young in the second moto for a while. Frankie Mecono (3-3) was third, followed by Nick Mairose and Eide. For the second week in a row, Ricky Parks has proved himself to be the one to beat in the 125cc and 250cc Novice ranks. Parks was nearly perfect in the 125cc class, leading every lap of both motos. Cory Redinius turned in a couple of solid second-place rides, ahead of Kyle Foltz, who slowly worked his way up into a pair of third-place finishes. Parks ran away with the first 250cc Novice moto, over Travis Anway and Redinius. Things were a little tougher for Parks in moto two, as Grant Moore Jr. and Anway took turns running out front. Parks finally wrestled the lead away from Anway on lap five. Moore encountered problems and didn't finish. Redinius came from way back to pick off Anway on the last lap to go 3-2 for second overall. Mike Alessi won all six motos entered to walk away with wins in the 85cc (12-13), Supermini and Schoolboy classes. Mike's brother Jeff collected the second-place trophy in both the 85cc and Supermini events. Tye Hames went 3-3 in the 85cc class, ahead of Mitchell Knox, with Knox returning to go 3-3 in the I e n e _ s Superminis. Barbacovi went 2-2 in the Schoolboy class, followed by Darin Chisholm and Lester Varnum. Consistency paid off for Stefan Neary in the Over 30 Novice class, as his 2-2 tally earned the win. Will Lubin was the wire-to-wire winner in the first moto but could only manage a fourth in round two for second overall. Mike Crosby got stuck in traffic, resulting in a sixth-place showing in round one, but he was untouchable in the second race, going 6-1 for third overall. Neary returned to go 4-4 to claim the second-place trophy behind the 1-1 score of Brett Avazian in the Over 25 Novice class as well. CN IJls Angeles Coualy llaceway Palmdale, California Results: lJc:tober 21, 2001 (Round 2l P/W YAM BEG: 1. Joke Stockton (Han): 2. Zllch8ry Kay (Hon); 3. Ryan Matter (Yllm); 4. Nicholas Mercier (Yam): 5. Tyler Lavorci (Yam). P/W YAM ADV: I. Shone Emerson (Suz): 2. Shane Miller (Yam); 3. Justin Sheppard (Hon); 4. Brenden Murray (SOl). P/W BEG; 1. Nathon Wolker (KTM); 2. Done LaTorre (KTM); 3. Jason Hinrichs (Pol); 4. Maison Corey (KTM); 5. Mike Kell (Pol). P/W ADV: I. Garrett Gincherellu (KTM); 2. Shone Emerson (KTM): 3. Michoel Rucker (KTM); 4. Shone Miller (Cob). S/P/W (4-6): 1. Jomes Wilcox (Pol). S/P/W (7-9): 1. Shone Emerson (KTM); 2. Garrett Ginchereau (KTM). P/W 90: 1. Chelsea Candido (Hon); 2. Alyssa Prince (Yam); 3. Jason McKay (Yam). 65 BEG: I. Damion Tackett (Kaw); 2. Cody Eastman (Kaw); 3. Nicholas Bucccieri; 4. Andreas Burlet (Kaw); 5. Chris Carbone (Kaw). 65 (4-8); 1. Chris Plouffe (Kow). 65 (9-11); 1. Trovis Bright (KTM); 2. Sommy Ortiz (Kow); 3. Kyle Smith (KTM); 4. Tyler O'Horo (KTM); 5. Chris Bell (Kow). 85 BEG: 1. Cory Tocco (Han); 2. A.J. Wilson (Kaw); 3. Jason Parsons (Hon); 4. Keith Robinson (Yam); 5. Julien Unares (Hon). 85 (7-11): 1. Nick Sanchez (Yam); 2. Travis Bright (Yam); 3. Shawn Butler (Vem); 4. Frankie White (Yam); 5. Shana Rhinehart (Yam). 85 (12-13): I. Mike Alessi (Han): 2. Jeff Alessi (Han); 3. Tye Homes (Kow); 4. Mitchell Knox (Yom); 5. J.B. Peek (Yom). 85 (14-16); I. Sterling Zepedo (Yom); 2. Kevin Bey (Yom); 3. Benny Breck (Yom). S/MINI: I. Mike Alessi (Hon); 2. Jeff Alessi (Han); 3. Mitchell Knox (Yam); 4. Shana Rhinehart (Yom); 5. Cory Tocco (Han). SCHBY: 1. Mike Alessi (Hon); 2. Anthony Barbacovi (Yam): 3. Darin Chisholm (Hon); 4. Lester Varnum (Yam). 4-STRK: I. Scott Roegner (Yam): 2. Jeremy Ferro (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Aaron Graham (Hon); 2. MdttJones (Yam): 3. Curtis Lacey (Yam); 4. Tony Sena (Suz); 5. Steven Perry (Yam). 125 NOV; I. Ricky Porks (Yom); 2. Cory Redinius (Yam); 3. Kyle Foltz (Kaw); 4. Brandon Reina (Hon); 5. Blake Runestad (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Scott Howe (Yam); 2. Cody Hertel (Hon); 3. Juslin Eide (Han); 4. Nicholas Burson (Kaw); 5. Darin Chisholm (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Michoel Young (Yom); 2. Christopher Tocco (Yom); 3. Jeff Eide (Han); 4. Jason Wood (Yam). 250 BEG; I. Steven Perry (Yam); 2. Benny Hensley (Kaw};-3. Mike Wills (Yam); 4. Jeremy Heiner (Han); 5. Jameson Peacock (Yam). 250 NOV; l. Ricky Porks (Han); 2. Cory Redinius (Yam); 3. Travis Anway (Yam): 4. Jonathan Belding (Han); 5. Bloke Runestad (Yom). 250 INT: 1. Scott Howe (Yam); 2. Justin Eide (Han); 3. Shone Smith (Yom); 4. Bryon Word (Han): 5. Donnie Durrer (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Michoel Young (Yom); 2. Raymond Smith (Hon); 3. Frankie Mecono (Yam); 4. Nick Moirose (Yam); 5. Jeff Eide (Han). 25+ BEG: 1. Assaf Alush (Han): 2. Guillaume Charron: 3. Kory Gewecke (SOl). 25. NOV: I. Brett Avazian (Hon); 2. Stefan Neary (Hon): 3. Roy Ledoux (Hon); 4. Joe Masek (Han); 5. Gobi Abayov (Yom). 25+ INT: 1. William Welchhance (Han): 2. Bruce Richards (Yam); 3. Rick Knox (Yam); 4. Shy Moshe (Han). 25+ EX: 1. Frankie Mecono (Yam): 2. Patrick Wade (Yam); 3. Robbie Dunh8m (Yam); 4. Jimmy Chamberlin (Hon). 30. BEG: I. Asoof Alush (Han); 2. Doug Wilson (Han); 3. Kevin Woodbury (Suz); 4. Rick Forr (Yom). 30+ NOV: 1. Stefan Neary (Hon); 2. Will Lubin (Han); 3. Mike Crosby (Yom); 4. Gobi Abayov (Yom); 5. Paul Nielsen (Hon). 30. INT: 1. Rondy Wilkins (Yom): 2. Tony Pulliam (Yam); 3. William Welchhance (Hon); 4. Matt Drury; 5. Bruce Richards (Yam). 30+ PRO: I. C8rter Cumee (Yam); 2. Jon Ortner (Yam); 3. Frank Cos18nzo (Hon); 4. Jimmy Chomberlin (Han); 5. Robbie Dunhom (Yom). 40+ NOV: 1. Russ Schuoler (Hon); 2. David Cote Sr. (Yam): 3. Paul Willis (Yam). 40+ AM: 1. Kevin Petersen (Yam); 2. Ken Slater Sr. (Yam); 3. Randy Winslow (Han); 4. Bob Dunham (Yom); 5. Scott McDonoll (Han). 40+ EX: 1. Joel Harriott (Yam); 2. Greg Martinez (Han); 3. Harold Smith (Yom). OfT NOV; 1. Poul Leds (Han); 2. Chorles Watanabe (Yam): 3. Larry Kirsch (Yam). OIT AM: 1. Mike Reina (Hon); 2. Dennis Tooman (Kow); 3. Eorl Adoms (Kow); 4. Bob BI.ke (Kow). OIT EX: 1. John Lovett (Han); 2. Bob Dunham (Yam); 3. Mark Martin (Kaw); 4. Jeff Hllwthorne (Suz); 5. Scott McDonoll (Han). OfT MSTR A; 1. Jon Ortner (Yom); 2. Fronk Costanzo (Hen); 3. Jim Sendelbach (Yam): 4. Greg Martinez (Hon). MSTR B: 1. Tom Burgess (Yam); 2. Ken Greene (Hon); 3. Kevin Olen (Han); 4. Gary Conner (Yam); 5. George Jimenez (Y8m). orr

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