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GFI Racing Fall Series North Round 5: Oatfield Raceway Bv JIM AND JUSTIN ENOS PHOTOS BV JIM ENOS TURLOCK,CA,SEPT.30 -J allon Vohland showed up at the fifth and final round of the GFI Racing Fall Series North and simply let his Pro Circuit Kawasaki do the talking as he aced both motos for the 250cc Pro-class win. As Oatfield is one of his most favorite tracks in Northern California, the veteran speedster won by huge margins in both motos and found his only challenge on the day in moto one. Both David Boothe and Yamaha of Modesto's Craig Truglio got out front early, while Vohland sat midpack among the 10-rider field. However, being the hard-charger he is, Vohland got right onto Truglio's rear fender in a hurry and began applying the pressure. Truglio hung tough for three laps, keeping Vohland at bay and forcing him to seek different lines. And Vohland did just that, diving down inside on a huge berm tum and pushing Truglio off the track upon exiting. Meanwhile, Boothe, aboard his sportscenter.com Suzuki, lay just ahead of the duo. Once by TrugJjo, Vohland quickly zapped Boothe and began stretching out his lead, eventually taking the win. Boothe trailed. Evan Laughridge, Turbo Reif and Truglio rounded out the top five. "I love this track," Vohland said. "The Azevedos do such a great job out here. It gets rough and the ruts get deep. It's hard to pass, and it makes you work a little harder and get a little more creative." In moto two, Vohland got off to a better start, with a solid holeshot over Truglio, Laughridge and Matt McCrummen. Reif came around the first turn near last but was on the move, and he quickly made his way up to Laughridge while Vohland began checking out. It turned into a threeway battle for second between Truglio, Laughridge and Reif, but the Hondamounted Reif looked determined and, once by Laughridge, he put the heat on Truglio. That's when things got ugly. As the two entered a sharp lefthander, Truglio was in the low rut and Reif was going high on the berm. The problem was that Truglio's rut exited right into Reifs line, and with neither shutting down, the two collided and flew off the track. Reif remounted his bike, and it appeared he was going to ride over and check on Truglio, who was still on the ground, obviously in pain. Instead, Reif rode up to Truglio and promptly spun a doughnut next to him, showering him with dirt. Back on the track, Vohland won by a huge margin, followed up by Laughridge, McCrummen, Reif and Boothe. Reif's totally unsportsmanlike, boneheaded move prompted a later discussion with promoter Jack "Corky" Azevedo. Among other 58 NOVEMBER 14,2001 • (Right) Kawasaki jockey Tallon Vohland scored both the 125cc and 250cc Pro overall vlc10ries at the final round of the GFI Racing Fall Series North. (Left) Charfie Morrison rode his Honda to the Schoolboy and 125cc Intermediate overall wins at Oatfield Raceway. (Right) Yamaha-mounted Arik Swan won the 250cc Novice contest in Turfock, California, after a tough three-way battle with Zac Baxter and Robert Blake. things, Reif was advised that moves like that attract poor representation from sponsors. "We've been friends for a long time," Truglio later said. "Then he pulls a move like that. He ran into me, meaning I had an advantage and I wasn't going to shut off. I don't know what he was thinking out there." Well over 500 riders converged on the Oatfield Raceway and, considering it was the final round of the series, the huge turnout was somewhat of a surprise. "We usually get our smallest turnout at the final round of any series," said Azevedo, "but since we only use this track a few times a year, due to our permit restrictions, I think a lot of riders not even in the hunt for a series award come out just to practice and race." Charlie Morrison was back on track after a couple of tough prior rounds. The Honda speedster took both the Schoolboy and 125cc Intermediate overall class wins. However, he did it the hard way, after taking a second in both first motos. Daniel Sani took the first Schoolboy moto win, keeping Morrison behind him, but Morrison rebounded in moto two with a solid holeshot and uncontested victory. In the first 125cc Intermediate moto, Eric McCrummen came out on top after Morrison got a mid pack start, but once again Morrison persevered in moto two with a wire-to-wire victory. In 250 Novice action, it was a three-way battle for the overall between Arik Swan, Zac Baxter and Robert Blake. The trio cut loose from the pack early on in both motos. In moto one, Swan held off Blake in a moto-Iong battle in which Swan ended up getting a little help from lappers on the white-flag lap. However, in moto two, Baxter took the early lead, with Swan and Blake tucked in cue • e neVY's close behind. As the trio crossed the finish line a mere bike length apart, Swan scored a crucial second, giving him the overall with a 1-2 score. Baxter ended up second with a 3-1 tally, while Blake carded a 2-3 to round out the top three. eN llatlield Race.s, Turlacll, Cslifllmis Results: September 30, 2801 [Round 5 of 5) Pee Wee Track 50 (4-6) P/W JR: 1. Gunner Sigler (Vom): 2. Keith Clark (Yam); 3. Jesse Janco (Vern); 4. Alexandnll Moore (Yam); 5. Dusty Nunes (Yam). 50 (7-8) P/W JR: 1. Donnie Pet.. (Yom). 50 F{T: 1. Christopher Buckman (KTM). 50 (4-6) STK: I. Elric Flory (Pol); 2. Zoch Hudson (Pol); 3. Colton Fredrickson (Pol); 4. John Preston Jr. (Pol); 5. Nick Pette (Pol). 50 (4-6) MOD: 1. Mark Broden (KTM): 2. Blaine Franke (KTM). 50 (7-8) STK: I. Aaron Williams (Pol); 2. Chris Buhlig (KTM); 3. Cody Evans (Pol); 4. Melissa Johns (KTM); 5. Michael Fontana (Pol). 50 (0-8) OPEN: I. Kyle Freitas (Cob): 2. Zach Summers (Cob); 3. Weslee Valerio (Pol); 4. Chris Arroyo (Cob). Main Track 50 (4-6): I. Elric Flory (Pol): 2. Zoch Hudson (Pol); 3. Justin Muscutl (HM); 4. Gunner Sigler (Vom); 5. Sho Suzuki (KTM). 50 (7-8): I. Aaron Williams (Pol): 2. Cody Evans (Pol): 3. Mark Braden (KTM); 4. Chris Buhlig (KTM); 5. Melissa Johns (KTM). 50 OPEN: I. Chris Arroyo (Cob): 2. Kyle Freaos (Cob); 3. Weslee Valerio (Pot): 4. Zi!lIch Summers (Cob). 60 BEG: I. Charlie Moore (KTM): 2. Blake Jump (KTM); 3. Michael Coffey (KTM); 4. Shane Bee<:her (Kow): 5. James Culbertson (KTM). 60 NOV: I. Michael Flores (KTM); 2. Zok Fredrickson (KTM); 3. Taylor Domschot (KTM); 4. Crystal Layton (KTM): 5. Scotty Craven (Kow). 60 OPEN: I. Ruben Hernandez (Kaw); 2. Michael Flores (KTM): 3. Zok Fredrickson (KTM); 4. Bloke Jump (KTM); 5. Charlie Moore (KTM). 80 FIT: 1. Ross Kelly (SUl). 80 BEG: 1. Chris Sinoni (Yam): 2. Delano Corter (Vom); 3. Bryon Rodgers (TM); 4. Scott McKinnon (Vom); 5. Colton Walker (Kow). 80 NOV: I. Kramer Patterson (Kaw); 2. Corey Pennington (Hon): 3. Kent Snyder (YlIm); 4. JilTed Morrison (Hon); 5. Ruben Hernandez (Yam). 80 tNT: I. SrYlIT Perry (Yam); 2. Kyle Kent (Kaw): 3. Adem Kowalcyzk (Suz); 4. Garrett Henderson (Kew); 5. Jacob Sanchez (Vern). 80 EX: 1. Robert Memoli (Yem). S/MINI 0-1: 1. Robert Memoli (Vom); 2. Bryar Perry (Vom); 3. Kyle Kent (Kaw); 4. Adam Kowolcylk (SUl); 5. Brad Kelly (Hon). S/MINI 0-2: I. Marcus Bredshow (Hon); 2. Brandon Bell (Hon); 3. Tr8vis Bell (Hon): 4. Justin Posey (Yam); 5. Brad Morrow (Yam). 8!W: I. Curtis Roe (Han). SCHBY: 'I. Charlie Morrison (Han): 2. Daniel Semi (Han); 3. Eric McCrummen (Suz); Nick Davis (Su,); 5. Tony Sherman (Vam). 125 BEG 0-1: 1. Kris Reimer (Vom); 2. Nick Kneisly (Yam); 3. Josh Stockton (Suz); 4. Luke Campbell (Hon); 5. Chris Lolano (Suz). 125 BEG 0·2: 1. Max Scolari (Han): 2. Jason Smyth (Hon); 3. Ale. Booth (Hon); 4. Dan Krekelberg (Hon); 5. Matt Sanders (KTM). 125 NOV: 1. Jimmy Hazel (Yam); 2. Travis Enzweiler (Yam); 3. Trevor Donlak (Yam): 4. lac Baxter (Han); 5. Arik Swan (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Charlie Morrison (Han): 2. Eric McCrummen (Suz); 3. Celrson Meyer (Yam): 4. Daniel 58ni (Han): 5. David Gassin (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Tallon Vohland (Kaw); 2. Evan laughridge (Su,); 3. David Boothe (Suz); 4. Matt McCrummen (Suz); 5. Craig Truglio (Vam). 250 BEG: I. Nick Wachter (Vam); 2. Joey Hurlburt (Han); 3. Brien Elliot (Han): 4. N~h Hulst (Suz); 5. Ryan Wesson (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Arik SWIm (Yam): 2. lec Baxter (Hon): 3. Robert Blake (Hon); 4. Ronnie Raymond (Vam); 5. Broc Hays (Hon). 250 INT: 1. David Gassin (Y8m); 2. Shawn Trantham (Han): 3. Trafton Ch8ndler (Yem): 4. Rory Radovich (Han): 5. Steve Thinger (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Tallon Vohl8nd (K8W); 2. EV8n laughridge (Suz); 3. David Boothe (SUl); 4. Turbo Reil (Hon); 5. Mall McCrummen (SUl). 500 NOV: 1. Nick McKinnon (Yam). 4-STRK: I. Ben Shonk (Vom). 25. BEG; 1. Jason Revelli (Han): 2. Jay Amo!d (Suz); 3. Robert Stephens (Y8m): 4. Chris Becvar (Hon). 25. NOV: I. Rob Belskey (Y8m); 2. David Chick (Kaw); 3. Craig Ranells (Han); 4. Michael Jones (Vom); 5. Robert Becvar (Vam). 25. INT: 1. Brent Nichols (Han): 2. Jimmy Robinson (Han): 3. Steve Thinger (Han); 4. Steve Storie (Hon). 25. EX: 1. Eric Ducray (Yam): 2. Jeremy Deubner (Suz). 30. BEQ: 1. Martin Nunes (Yam): 2. Dennis Arey (Kaw); 3. Shawn Davis (YZlm): 4. Chenning Amerk (Y8m); 5. Kevin Gotto (Suz). 30. NOV: I. Leo Solo,ar (Vam): 2. Rob Belskey (Yam): 3. Delvid Chick (Kaw): 4. Joe Spiers (Yam); 5. Doug Eisenbeis (Yam). 30. INT: 1. Mark Wemyss (Hon): 2. Ken McKenzie (Y8m); 3. Steve Storie (Han): 4. Kurt SmIth (SUl). 30. EX: I. FrZlnk Darnky (Han): 2. Johnny Souza (Han): 3. Kelly Hammer (Suz). 30. PRO: 1. Mike Johnson (Yam). 35. NOV: 1. David Adair (Hon); 2. Durbin Uoren (Yam); 3. St8cey Rowe (Ya'm): 4. Stewart Ferrie (Kaw); 5. Ross Robertson (Vom). 35. INT: 1. Steven Storie (Han); 2. Lud D8wson (Hon); 3. Ed Golden (Hon); 4. Kurt Smith (Suz). 35+ EX: 1. Mike Newman (Suz). 40+ NOV: 1. Ross Robertson (Yam): 2. Stuart Nelson (Yam); 3. John Treverso (Yam): 4. Nick McKinnon (Yam): 5. Raymond Buck (Han). 40+ l.NT: 1. Craig Ranells (Han); 2. Jeff Baxter (Vam); 3. Ed Golden (Hon); 4. Kurt Smith (Suz); 5. Pat Saugllr (Yam). 40. EX: 1. Mike Newman (SUI): 2. Shawn Hybarger (Vom). OlliG 30. BEG: I. Mark Rael (Vom): 2. Richard Greenwood (Vam); 3. Richard Adams (Hon). OTHG 30+ NOV: t. Shawn Davis (Y8m); 2. Johnny Chavez (Hon); 3. James Lester (Kaw): 4. Glenn Delatorre (Suz); 5. Alex W8gner (Han). OlliG 30. INT: I. Rob Belskey (Vam); 2. Mike Taylor (Han); 3. Robert Woehrle (K8W): 4. David Ornelas (Kaw); 5. Steven Foster (Kaw). OTHG 30. EX: I. Fronk Dornley (Hon): 2. Sleven Storie (Han): 3. Leo Sal8z8r (Y8m); 4. Lud Dawson (Hon). OTHG 30. PRO: I. Mike Johnson (Yam): 2. Johnny Souza (Han). OTHG 38. BEG: I. Ron Larkin (Hon): 2. Greg Greenhaulgh (KTM); 3. Su,l Daniels (Yam); 4. Bob Kosovilka (Kaw). OTHG 38+ NOV: 1. Robert Henneuse (Yam): 2. Kurt Marriner (Yam); 3. Gino Scolari (Yam); 4. Jesse Cac8s (Yam); 5. David McCandless (Hon). OTHG 38. INT: 1. Ross Robertson (Vom); 2. Kevin Peterson (Yam): 3. Marcus Woods (Kaw); 4. Tim Dunn (Han); 5. Vince Macio (Yam). OTHG 38. EX: I. Craig Ranells (Hon); 2. Michael Renner (Han); 3. Gary Plaatje (Yam): 4. Ted Netti (KTM); 5. Kurt Smith (SUl).

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