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California Racing Club Sponsorship Series Round 3: Los Angeles County Raceway STORV AND PHOTOS BV GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE,CA,OCT.28 icky Parks and Mike Alessi continued their winning ways at Los Angeles County Raceway during round three of the 13th annual California Racing Club/Galpin Ford/ N -Style/O' Neal/Maxima -backed Sponsorship Series. Parks has proved himself to be the one to beat in both the 125cc and 250cc Novice classes, while Alessi won all six motos entered to continue his stranglehold on the 85cc (12-13), Supermini and Schoolboy classes. In the first 125cc Novice moto, a four-way battle over the lead quickly developed between Brett Klein, Ryan Riess, Parks and Cory Redenius. Riess had made his way to the front for good by lap three, with Parks eating his share of sand while running a close second. Riess took the win, with Parks on his back fender. Third went to Redenius. with Ryan Reina putting a last-lap pass on Klein for fourth. Redenius snared the holeshot in the second moto and ran out front until Parks dropped him back to second place at the midway point. Parks and his Nationwide Cycle/Boyesen/ HRP/Maxima-backed YZ125 were untouchable once out front, as he went 2-1 for the overall. Redenius easily took second and second overall. Riess sliced his way toward the front after completing the opening lap back in 14th place to go 2-5 for third overall. topping the 4-4 score of Reina and the 8-3 tally of Kyle Jones. Yamaha four-stroke-mounted Blake Runestad came out smoking in the opening 250cc Novice moto and led every lap for the win. Although Runestad won the moto, Parks may have been the fastest rider on the track, as he came from last place on lap one to get around both Redenius and Jonathan Belding on the last lap to finish third. behind Reina. Things went better for Parks in moto two. as he got around a faststarting Randy Knox by lap two and disappeared to claim the overall on a 3-1 performance. Reina's 2-2 tally got the better of Runestad's 1-4 score for second overall. It was the Alessi brothers show in the 85cc (12-13) and Supermini classes. Mike Alessi absolutely ran away with all four motos aboard his Honda Racing Corporation-backed CR80. Brother Jeff was runner-up in all four outings. Tye Hames kept Jeff honest throughout the first 85cc moto. but he wasn't quite as successful in moto two, going 3-3 on the day. R 44 NOVEMBER 21. 2001 • cue Kyle Griffin (4-4) and Mitchell Knox (5-5) rounded out the top five. The (RIght! Ricky Parb 85cc (14-16) class winner, Sterling continued his win Zepeda. finished third to the Alessis s1reaks in both the in the Supermini contests. followed 125cc and 250Cc Novice classes at by Knox and Griffin. the third round of Mike Alessi returned to dominate the California both Schoolboy motos with ease Racing Club aboard his CR125. Anthony Barbacovi Sponsorship Series. had a pair of runner-up finishes, over IBelow) Jeff Alessi Darin Chisholm and Kasey Morris. (801) leads eventual YZ250F -mounted Scott Howe winner Mike Alessi turned a holeshot in the first 125cc (800), Tye Hames Intermediate moto into a wire-to-wire (32) and the rest of romp. Justin Eide put in a great ride the pack at the start of the first to come from out of the pack and fin85cc (12-13) moto ish in second place, ahead of Cody in Palmdale, Hertel, Nick Cali and Steve Colson. California. Things were a bit tougher for Howe in round two. as CRl25-mounted Eide got the holeshot and wasn't about to _.l-~~ -~----::--:,:,::~~~r ....... give up his lead to anyone. Howe dogged Eide throughout the race, finally powering around Eide with just a handful of turns remaining in the moto. Cali's consistent 4-4 score edged out Hertel's 3-5 tally for fourth, with Bryon Watson coming on strong in moto two to go 10-3 for fifth overall. In 250cc Intermediate first-moto action. Eide. Shane Smith. Donnie Dur(RIght! Shane Smith (57) gets the jump rer and Watson all went at it over the top spot. Eide overshot a berm while leading, handing the first-moto win to the Honda CRF450R-mounted Smith. Eide finished second, with Howe slipping past both Watson and Durrer with time running out to claim third. In moto two, Smith got another good start aboard his new Honda, only to get out of shape coming out of a corner on lap one, allowing Howe to jet past. Howe ran off with the win. Smith's 2-1 tally was good enough for the overall. Watson went 4-3 for third, topping Durrer's 6-4 score. A first-lap crash held Eide to a fifth overall on the day via 2-9 finishes. YZ 125-mounted Chris Tocco worked his way up through a field of bigger bikes for the Combined Pro class' first-moto win over Raymond Smith, Nick Mairose and Frankie Mecono. Tocco was well on his way to doing it again in round two when a fall on the penultimate lap dropped him back to third and second overall. Smith and his G-Sport/VP Fuels/Factory Effex-sponsored CR250 collected the biggest chunk of the 200-percent payback on a 2-1 score. CN La Aageles Ceunty 1llIcew8Y ...llIId.... Cellfenlla 1IauIts: 1IctII.... 28. 2U1 (bAd 31 P/W VA/il BEG: I. Ryan /ilatter (Vam): 2. Zechery Key (Hon); 3. Nicholas Mercier (Vern). P/W VAM ADV: 1. Shane Emerson (Suz): 2. Shane /ililler (Vam): 3. Justin Shepard (Hon): 4. Brenden MUI1lIY (Suz). P/W BEG: 1. Nathan Walker (KT/iI): 2. Dane laTorre (KTM); 3. Dean Spzlngler (KTM); 4. Jason I _ n __ s on Jeremy Ferro (921), Neil Chisholm (124), Scott Howe (16) and the rest of the field en route to the overall 250Cc Intermediate victory at Los Angeles County Raceway. Hinrichs (Pol): 5. Ryan Cochran (KT/iI). P/W ADV: 1. Shane Miller (Cob); 2. Michael Rucker (KT/iI): 3. Diego Benedetti (Pol). SIP/W (4-6): 1. James Wilcox (Pol). 5/P/W (7-9): I. Ryan Gilly (Pol): 2. Diego Benedetti (Pol): 3. Shane Emerson (KT/iI). P/W 80: I. Aly~ Prince (Yam): 2. Blaze Rllible (Yom). 65 BEG: 1. Dorin Smith (Ko ....): 2. Damicn Tackett (Kaw); 3. Andrells Burlet (Kew); 4. Cody Eastman (Ke.... ); 5. Chelsea Candido (Kew). 65 (4-8): I. Chris Plouffe (Ka..). 65 (9-11): I. Travis Bright (KT/iI): 2. Sammy Ortiz (Ka..): 3. Kruz Griffith (KT/iI): 4. Kyle Smith (KT/iI): 5. Shana Rhinehart (Ke..). 85 BEG: 1. Cory Tocco (Hon); 2. Kruz Griffith (Vam): 3. A.J. Wilson (Ke..): 4. Christian Melhorn (Ka..); 5. Chadd Cole (Suz). 85 (7-11): 1. Nick Sanchez (Vom): 2. Sha..n Butler (Yam); 3. Travis Bright (Yam); 4. Shllnll Rhinehart (Yom): 5. Kyle Smith (Suz). 85 (12-13): 1. Mike Alessi (Hon): 2. Jeff Alessi (Hon): 3. Tye Hames (Ka..): 4. Kyle Griffith (Hon): 5. Mitchell Knox (Yam). 85 (14-16): 1. Sterling Zepeda (Vom): 2. Kevin Bey (VlIm); 3. Benny Breck (Yam); 4. Kevin Wells (Hon). S/MINI: 1. Mike Alessi (Hon); 2. Jeff Alessi (Hon); 3. Sterling Zepeda (Vern); 4. Mitchell Knox (Vam): 5. Kyle Griffith (Hon). SCHBY: 1. Mike Alessi (Hon); 2. Anthony Barbacovi (Yam); 3. Darin Chisholm (Hon); 4. Kasey Morris (Yam); 5. Lester Varnum (Vern). 4-5TRK: 1. Patrick Wade (Vam): 2. Scott Roegner (Vern): 3. Jeremy Ferro (Hon): 4. Kyle Jones (Vam). J 25 BEG: 1. Mtltthew Jones (Yam); 2. Jared Whitlaw (Hon); 3. Anthony Sena (Suz): 4. Jeremy Cote (Vam): 5. Curtis Lacey (Vom). 125 NOV: 1. Ricky Perks (Vam): 2. Cory Redenius (Yam); 3. Ryan Riess (Hon); 4. Ryan Reina (Hon); 5. Kyle Jones (Vom). 125 INT: 1. Scott Howe (Yam); 2. Justin Elde (Hon): 3. Nick Cali (Vern): 4. Cody Hertel (Hon); 5. Bryon Watson (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. /ilike Wills (Vam); 2. Eugene Hernandez (Suz); 3. Jeremy Heiner (Han); 4. Corey McCaslin (Yam); 5. Steven Perry (Yam). 250 NOV: I. IGcky Parks (Hon): 2. Ryan Reina (Vam): 3. Blake Runestad (Vam): 4. Cory Redenius {Yam}; 5. Jonathan Belding (Han). 250 INT: I. Shane Smith (Hon): 2. Scott Howe (Yam); 3. Bryon Watson (Yam); 4. Donnie Durrer (Vam): 5. Justin Eide (Hon). PRO: 1. Raymond Smith {Han}; 2. Christopher Tocco (Yam); 3. Frankie Mecono (Yam); 4. Nick Mairose {Yam}. JR VET INT: I. William Welchhence (Hon): 2. Bruce IGchards (Vom): 3. IGck Knox (Vam): 4. Shy IiIoshe (Hon). JR VET EX: I. Jon Zohrt (Ko.. ): 2. Robbie Dunham (Vam ); 3. Petrick W8de (Y8m); 4. Jimmy Chamberiin (Hon): 5. Franke /ilocono (Vom). VET BEG: 1. Assaf "lush (Hon): 2. Doug Wilson (Hon): 3. Offer Cohen (Hon). VET NOV: 1. Joe M8sek (Hon); 2. Will Lubin (Hon): 3. Stefan Neary (Hon):4. Gabi Abeyov (Vom): 5. P8ul Neilsen (Hon). VET INT: 1. Randy Wilkins (Yam); 2. William WeIchhance (Hon); 3. Mike Licitrll (Suz); 4. Mike Embry (5uz): 5. Shy IiIoshe (Hon). VET EX/PRO: 1. Frank Costazno (Hon); 2. Robbie Dunham (Yam); 3. Jimmy Chllmberlin (Hon); 4. Jon Zahrt (Ka..). SR NOV: 1. Russ Schouler (Hon); 2. David Cote (Vom): 3. Paui Willis (Vam). 5R A/iI: 1. Kenny Kopecky (KTM): 2. Kevin Peterson (Yam): 3. Kris Goolsby (Vam); 4. Ken Slater (Hon): 5. Bob Dunham (Vam). SR EX: 1. David Zahrt (Suz); 2. Joel H8rriott (Vam): 3. Randy Griffith (Vam): 4. Clarke Coleman (Yam); 5. Harold Smith (Yam). OIT AM: 1. Mike Reina (Hon); 2. Dave Huffman (Yam). OjT EX: 1. Bob Dunham (Vom). OIT Jll\STR B: 1. Tom Burgess (Y8m); 2. Kevin Olen (Han). OIT MSTR A: 1. Fr8nk Cosuuuo (Hon).