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California Racing Club Sponsorship Series Round 5: Los Angeles County Raceway e (Left) At the fifth and final round of the 14th annual California Racing Club Sponsorship Series, starter Don Gossett gets the Junior Vet Intermediate class under way. Tim Laster (third from right) was the eventual winner. (Right) Bill Sauro (60V) finished second in the 250cc Pro class and won the Vet Pro class at Los Angeles County Raceway in Palmdale, California. By GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE,CA,DEC.15 ZF-mounted Tim Laster turned a good start into a runaway victory in the Junior Vet Intermediate class during the rain-delayed fifth and final round of the 14th annual California Racing Club/Galpin Ford/Thousand Oaks Yamaha/Tru Tee/Pro Circuitsponsored Sponsorship Series. As this was the final points-paying race of the year, and along with the lure of being able to race on the same layout as the film industries' A Day In The Dirt event held a few weeks prior, nearly 400 riders made their way out to Los Angeles County Raceway. When starter Don Gossett waved his green flag to get the dead-enginestart, 45-minute race under way, Rick Knox took the early lead, followed by Laster, William Welch hance, Jason Fischer and the rest of the field. Knox put a few seconds on Laster on the opening lap of the extended track, but Laster upped the pace to close to Knox's back fender by the end of lap two. A short time later, Laster was out front and starting to pull away. Fischer got around Welchhance to control third, and Joe Masek moved up into fifth, ahead of Shy Moshe and Jeff Matthews. Laster's lead grew slightly with each passing lap, and by the time the checkers fell, he was nearly half a minute ahead of Knox. Fischer finished a close third, followed by Welchhance, Moshe and Masek. Brett Bennett was equally impressive in the Junior Vet Novice ranks; he absolutely destroyed his competition. Bennett parlayed a 10-second lead on lap one into a cushion of one minute after 45 minutes on the track. Justy Mendibles and Joel Grandbois were inseparable for most of the race, with Mendibles coming out on top to claim second place in the end. Doug Y 34 JANUARY 15,2003' cue I Wolfe chased Gabi Abayov for half an hour before being able to make the pass to secure fourth place in the final standings. David Medina led the first 10 minutes of the 85cc Beginner race before Tucker Hicks took over. Kalani Walsh relieved Hicks of the top spot near the midway point, but Kyle lmke steadily worked his way up from a 10th-place start to get to the checkers first. Jeremy Fraijo followed Imke up through the biggest class of the day to collect the second-place trophy. Walsh, Medina and Hicks finished third through fifth, respectively. Tyler Sjoberg has been a frontrunner throughout this series in the 85cc (7 - 11) class, and this day was no exception, as he made his way to the front of the pack on the opening lap and then held off fellow Kawasaki pilot Chris Plouffe during the later stages to earn the victory. Third went to Armando Aguilar, who was followed by Chandler Quimette and Keith Robinson. In what may have been one of his last rides in the 125cc Novice ranks, Garrett Norr totally dominated the class aboard his Nationwide Cycle/ Answer/N-Style-backed CR 125. Runner-up honors went to Yamaha rider Daniel Hendrix, who was the engineer of a trailing Yamaha freight train that also consisted of Colby Dawson, Brandon Reina, Benny Breck and Brett Mountain. Eric Anderson and Robert Clark traded the 250cc Novice-class lead back and forth a couple of times during their 45 minutes of track time, with Anderson ultimately prevailing at the finish. Bennett returned to methodically work his way up into a third-place finish. Paul Brown and Tyler Gunn rounded out the top five. American Honda's Mike Alessi put in a fine performance, as expected. Alessi was untouchable in both the n e _ s e 85cc (14-16) and Supermini classes, leaving everyone else to fight over second place. Jeff Alessi took runnerup honors in the Superminis, topping the likes of Bradley Turner, Plouffe and Quimette. Andrew Janes outran Tim Ritzier for second place in the 85cc (14-16) class. On his Mid Cities/Tom Morgan/ Answer-sponsored CRF450R, Jeff Eide set a blistering pace that couldn't be topped in the 250cc Pro class. Bill Sauro did his best to keep Eide in his sights en route to a second-place finish, ahead of Rory Sullivan. Sauro returned to take home some first-place money of his own by dominating the Vet Pro field on his YZ250. Bryan Nelson rode to an impressive second place on a borrowed bike, followed by Frank Costanzo, Ken Neitzel and Nick Mairose. eN Los Angeles County Raceway Palmdale, California Results: December 15, 2002 [Round 5 of 5J P/W YAM BEG: 1. Kunner Arnarld (Yam); 2. Nolan Del Valle (Yam). P/W YAM ADV: 1. Kyle Economu (Yam); 2. Nicholas Mercier (Yam). P/W HON BEG: 1. Conner Lombardi (Hen); 2. Anthony McBurney (Hen); 3. Tavara Johnson (Hen): 4. Phillip Post (Hen). P/W HON ADV: I. Shane Emerson (Han); 2. Shelby Ward (Hen): 3. Dane LaTorre (Hon): 4. Cody Floria (Hon). P/W BEG: 1. Shane Skelton (KTI',); 2. Cole Gardner (Cob): 3. Kevin Grimmett (KTM); 4. Kyle Economu (Pol): 5. Giavanni Larin (Pol). P/W ADV: 1. Dane LaTorre (KTM): 2. Shane Miller (Cob): 3. Shane Emerson (KTM): 4. Dane Silverlake (KTM): 5. Lane Gardner (Cob). S/P/W (4·6): 1. James Wilcox (Pol): 2. Nicholas Mercier (Pol). S/P/W (7-9): 1. Colby Raha (KTM); 2. Dane Silverlake (KTM): 3. Dane LaTorre (KTM): 4. Collin Farrar (KTM); 5. Shane Emerson (KTM) P/W 70-90: 1. Mallory Zahrt (Yam); 2. Rainer Ohlgren (Hon): 3. Brittany Costanzo (Hon): 4. Marsay Ucitra (Hon); 5. Matt Harwell (Yam). 65 BEG: 1. Tyler Enticknap (Suz): 2. Kyle Prince (Suz); 3. Junior Delgado (Kaw): 4. Tomas Hernandez (Kaw); 5. Tylyn Saucer (Suz). 65 (4-8): 1. Blaze Raible (Kaw): 2. Michael Baker (Kaw). 65 (9-11): 1. Chris Plouffe (Kaw); 2. Armando AgUilar (KTM); 3. Sammy Ortiz (Kaw): 4. Kyle Smith (KTM): 5. Tucker Hicks (Kaw). 85 BEG: 1. Kyle Imke (Kaw); 2. Jeremy Fraijo (Suz); 3. Kalani Wliish (Suz); 4. David Medinll (Suz); 5. Tucker Hicks (Kaw). 85 (7-11): I. Tyler Sjoberg (Kaw); 2. Chris Plouffe (Kaw); 3. Armando Aguilar (Yam): 4. Chandler Quimette (Yam); 5. Keith Robinson (Yam). 85 (12-13): 1. Nick Sanchez (Suz): 2. Brad Turner (Hon); 3. J.B. Peek (Yam); 4. Shawn Butler (Yam); 5. Adam Enticknap (Yam). 85 (14-16); I. Mike Alessi (Hon); 2. Andrew Janes (Kew): 3. Tim Ritzier (Kaw). S/MINI: I. Mike Alessi (Hon): 2. Jeff Alessi (Hon); 3. Bradley Turner (Hon): 4. Chris Plouffe (Kaw): 5. Chandler Quimette (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Chad Abbott (YZlm); 2. A.J. Wilson (Yam); 3. Cody Maness (Yam); 4. Ryan Norwood (Yam); 5. David Boyle (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Garrett Norr (Hon): 2. Daniel Hendrix (Yam): 3. Colby Dawson (Yam); 4. Brllndon Reinll (Yam): 5. Benny Breck (Yllm). 125 INT: I. Scott Howe (Yllm); 2. Ricky Parks (Yam); 3. Ryan Reina (Yam); 4. Darin Chisholm (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Kevin Hitdebrllnt (Yam); 2. Keith Cameron (Suz): 3. Walter Porada (Kaw). 250 NOV: I. Eric Anderson (Yam); 2. Robert Clark (Hon); 3. Brett Bennett (Yam); 4. Paul Brown (Hon): 5. Tyler Gunn (Hon). 250 INT: I. Bryon Wllrd (Hon): 2. Ken Neitzel (Hon): 3. Justin Eide (Hon); 4. Neil Chisholm (Hon). 250 PRO: I. Jeff Eide (Hon); 2. Bill Sauro (Yam): 3. Rory Sullivon (KTM). 500 BEG: 1. Eric Paschal (Hon). 4·STRK: 1. Ryan Butts (Yam). WMN: 1. Chelsea Candido (Hon); 2. Alyssa Prince (Suz); 3. Shelley Imke (Yam). JR VET BEG: 1. Terence Trllughber (KlIw); 2. Vincent Ramos (Hon); 3. Rllfael Ortegll (Kaw). JR VET NOV: I. Brett Bennett (Yam); 2. Justy Mendibles (Suz); 3. Joel Grandbois (Yam): 4. Doug Wolfe (Hon); 5. Gabi Abayov (Yllm). JR VET (NT: I. Tim Laster (Yam); 2. Rick Knox (Yam); 3. Jason Fischer (Suz); 4. William We1chhance (Hon): 5. Shy Moshe (Yam). JR VET EX: 1. Robbie Dunham (Yllm). VET BEG: 1. Gory Croskery (Yam); 2. Jeff Gillespie (Hon): 3. Russ Kegler (Suz): 4. Greg McConnell (Yam): 5. Tim Wiedmann (Yam). VET NOV: 1. Chris Carroll (Yam): 2. Joel Grandbois (Hon): 3. Flemming Larsen (Hon); 4. Gary Ivin (Yam); 5. Gabi Abayov (Yam). VET INT: 1. Joe Melton (Yam): 2. Mike Licitra (Hon); 3. Jeff Matthews (KTM); 4. Scott Platt (Hon); 5. Darren Stoffer (Hon). VET PRO: 1. Bill Sauro (Yam): 2. Bryan Nelson (Yam); 3. Frank Costanzo (Hon); 4. Ken Neitzel (Hon); 5. Nick Mairose (Hon). SR NOV: I. Jeff Hares (Hon): 2. Richard Marshall (Han): 3. Landus Kent (Hon): 4. Frank Mattocks (Hon); 5. Alan Chandler (Yam). SR AM: 1. Russ Schouler (Hon); 2. Bob Shimp (Yam); 3. Mike Robves (Yam): 4. Scott McDonal1 (Hon): 5. Randy Winslow (Hon). SR EX: 1. Bam Simons (Yam); 2. Tracy Hrach (Yam); 3. David Zahrt (Suz): 4. Don Bizzy (Yam): 5. Chris Leiker (Yam). OIT JR VET: t. Tony Pulliam (Yam). OIT NOV: 1. Martin Firestone (Hon): 2. Charles Watllnabe (Yam); 3. Pat Farrow (Yllm). 4. Les Oldenbrook (KTM): 5. Kerry Morris (Hon). OIT AM: I. Ron Rector (Yam); 2. Jeff Hawthorne (Suz): 3. Chris Burgeson: 4. Art Dart (Yllm): 5. Bob Woods (Yam). OfT EX: I. Robert Von Schneidau (Yam): 2. John Lovett (Hon); 3. Garry Conner (Yam); 4. Greg Robertson (Hon); 5. Mark Mangold (KTM). MSTR A: 1. Frank Costanzo (Hon); 2. Tracy Hrach (Yam): 3. Bam Simons (Yam); 4. Joe Root (Hon). orr MSTR B: 1. Tom Miller (Yllm): 2. Don Bizzy (Yam): 3. David Flljllrdo (Yam); 4. Tom Burgess (KTM): 5. Ken Greene (Hon). Teamrace 85: 1. Tyler Sjoberg/Chris Plouffe; 2. Travis Wilson/Kevin Bey; 3. Gllrrett Norr/Steve Norr; 4. Mllckane Garrabrant/Kalani Wlllsh; 5. Kyle lmke/Dylan Fox. 125 BEG: 1. Andrew Janes/David Boyle; 2. Joe NeitzelfTara Neitzel; 3. Shelly lmke/Josh Jackson. 125 NOV: 1. Adam Lane/A.J. Wilson; 2. Alain Lerner/Mike Garcia. 250-500 BEG: t. Lllndis Kent/Mike Reina; 2. DUline Raha/Ed Schultz; 3. Laurence Feldman/Vince Ramso: 4. Jeff MackiefTim Wiedmann. 250-500 NOV: 1. Enc Anderson/Robert Clark; 2. Keith Kehoe/Bill Smith: 3. Roy Abbott/Flemming Lersen; 4. Greg Ellis/Rick Smith; 5. Greg Robertson/Terry Why tal. INT -EX: 1. Scott Johnson/Colin Couto: 2. Ryan Reina/Brandon Reina: 3. Mylln Spaccarelli/Scott Platt. Ironman 85: I. Tanner Langham; 2. Jeremy Freijo. 125 BEG: 1. Rick Bochanlln; 2. Liefia lngeils. 250 NOV: I. Jim Bagge: 2. Kevin Lillywhite: 3. Stefan Neary: 4. Brian Farner. INT·EX: I. David Zahrt; 2. Chris Norr; 3. Josh Bagge. orr

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