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California Gold Cup Motocross Series Round 2: Perris Raceway Two Out of Thre Ain't BCld A STORV AND PHOTOS BV GREG ROBERTSON PERRIS, CA, JAN. 26 merican Suzuki's Drew Gosselaar won five out of six motos entered to top both the Supermini and 85cc Open classes and also finished a close second in the 85cc (12-13) field at Perris Raceway during round two of the fifth annual Maxxis/FMF/ Barnett/Maxima-sponsored California Gold Cup Motocross Series. Perris Raceway regular Justin Mulford was the quickest out of the gate in the first Supermini moto, but he was soon being pressured by Gosselaar and Sean Hackley. Mulford's lead lasted until the midway point, when he slid out in a turn. Mulford was quickly back up and under way in third place, behind Dana Drier, who had overtaken Hackley for second place. Gosselaar got to the checkers first with five seconds to spare over Mulford, who managed to repass Drier for second. Hackley was a close fourth, followed by Cody Jeffries and Buck Ford. Moto two was a duplicate of the first, with Mulford, Gosselaar and Hackley arguing over the top spot early in the race. Mulford and Gosselaar made contact in a corner, and Mulford went down. Hackley was running a close third and also went down while trying to avoid the fallen Mulford. Gosselaar cruised in for the uncontested win. Hackley remounted and got under way to finish second in the moto and second overall. Third went to the Drier (3-4), who topped Mulford (2-6) and Beau Weigand (7-3). Gosselaar and Hackley returned to do battle in the 85cc Open class. Gosselaar pulled out to insurmountable leads on his Axo/Renthal/Dunlop/661 /FMF -backed RM85 for a sweep of the field. Hackley worked his way up into a pair of runner-up finishes, ahead of Michael Truglia (4-3), Nick Sanchez (3-5) and Ivan Ramirez (7 -4). Hackley and Mulford went at it over the lead in the opening 85cc (12-13) moto_ Hackley held off Mulford for the well-deserved win. A bobbie midway through the race held Gosselaar back to a third-place showing, ahead of Drier, Tyler Smith and Ford. Moto two was run under the lights, and it was all Gosselaar's, but the overall belonged to No Fear-backed Kawasaki jockey Hackley, with a 1-2 tally. Mulford (2-4) picked up the third-place trophy, behind Gosselaar. Drier (4-3) and Sanchez (7-3) rounded out the top five finishers. Team Green's Richie Owens was untouchable in the first 250cc Pro moto_ Leighton Lillie overtook Cody Randall for second place halfway through the race but ran out of time in an attempt to run down Owens. In moto two, Owens and Lillie got around a fast-starting Randall and battled over the lead right up until the checkers, with Owens prevailing. KTM-mounted Cale Wallace collected the 125cc Intermediate firstmoto victory, though not without a fight from Garrett Taylor, Jeff Bell and Michael LaPaglia. Wallace got the much-needed start in moto two, but Taylor kept his YZ250F glued to Wallace's back fender for the entire distance, just waiting for Wallace to make a mistake, which never happened. LaPaglia was a close third for third overall. Bell (3-4) and Shawn Taylor (5-8) earned fourth and fifth, respectively. LaPaglia got some revenge by running away with both moto wins in the 250cc Intermediate class on his U.S. Suzuki/Pro Circuit-sponsored RM250. Caleb Gosselaar put in a great come-from-behind secondmoto effort, going 3-2 for second overall_ Taylor went 2-3 for third. Adam Gragg's 5-4 score edged out the 4-5 tally of Jason Jeffrey for fourth overall. The race for the 65cc (9-11) win became a two-man show in both motos, with Johnny Jelderda and Nick Paluzzi dicing well ahead of the field. Jelderda ended up seeing the checkers first, with Paluzzi camped out on his back fender. The battle for third was just about as intense; (Left) Michael LaPaglia was runner-up In the 125cc Intennediate class at Perris Raceway but came back to sweep the 250cc Intennedlates. (Right) Team Green's Richie Owens won the 250cc Pro class and finished second in the 125cc Pro class in Perris, California. 58 FEBRUARY 26, 2003' eye I e n e _ 50 Drew Gosselaar won the Supennini and 8Scc Open classes and finished second in the 8Scc (12-13) class at round two of the California Gold Cup Motocross Series. Armando Aguilar held off both Kyle Corfman and Dylan Schmoke to get the job done. Paluzzi returned in 65cc Open action for a commanding two-moto sweep aboard his Maxxis/JBC/Renthai-backed Kawasaki. KTM pilot Mason Sweeden turned a couple of good starts into a pair of runner-up finishes, a safe distance ahead of Aguilar, Schmoke and Tommy Aquino. Jessy Nelson was equally impressive in the 65cc (6-8) class, where he escaped with a couple of good starts and let everyone else fight over second place. Garrett Jackson easily finished second in the opening moto and then came from out of the pack in moto two to duplicate his performance to earn the second-place trophy. A 3-4 score gave Eric Yorba third, over the consistent 5-5 tally of Gerardo Roldan and the 8-3 efforts of Daniel Overton. eN Perris Raceway Perris, California Results: January 26, 2003 [Round 21 P/W (4·6): I. Zac Commons (KTM): 2. Tyler Tungate (Pol); 3. Mike Victorian (KTM); 4. James Wilcox (Pol); 5. Jose Ceia (Pol). P/W (7-8): 1. Colby Raha (KTM): 2. Darrell White (Cob); 3. Eric Yorba CLem); 4. Gerardo Roldan (Cob): 5. Bryce Cords (lom). S/P/W: 1. Eric Yorba (Lem); 2. Daniel Overton (Pol): 3. Colby Raha (KTM): 4. Blake Campos (lom): 5. Bryce Cords (Lem). 65 BEG (6-11) 0-1: I. Dylan Brehem (Suz): 2_ Bobby Abrams (Kaw); 3. Quinton Bowen (KTM); 4. Garrett Eckman (KTM); 5. Devin Foreman (KTM). 65 BEG (6-11) 0-2: 1. Clint Miglia (Kaw): 2. Kyle Brakebill (KllW); 3. Donny Fish (Kaw); 4. Brandon Green (Kaw); 5. Joey SllVlltgy (KTM). 65 (6-8): 1. Jessy Nelson (KTM); 2. Garrett Jllckson (Kaw); 3. Eric Yorba (KTM): 4. Gerllrdo Roldan (Kaw); 5. Daniel Overton (KllW). 65 (9-11): I. Johnny Jelderda (Kaw); 2. Nick Paluzzi (Kaw); 3. Armando Aguilar (KTM): 4. Kyle Corfman (KTM): 5. Dylan Schmoke (KTM). 65 OPEN: 1. Nick PlIluzzi (Kaw); 2. Mason Sweeden (KTM); 3. Armando Aguillir (Yam); 4. Dylon Schmoke (KTM): 5. Tommy Aquino (KTM). 85 BEG 0-1: 1. Kllhmi Wllish (Suz); 2. Matt Cady (Hon); 3. Brian Cavllnauah (Suz); 4. Luke Brehm (SUl); 5. Chris Green (Kaw). 85 BEG 0-2: 1. Grady Dagnan (Vam): 2. Mackane Garrabrant (Yam); 3. Tyler Pierce (Hon); 4. Brandon Toole (Hon); 5. Damian Collins (SUl). 85 BEG 0-3: I. Trevor Allred (Suz); 2. Michael Woempnel (Hon): 3. Joshua Lawrence (Yam); 4. Casey Meron (Kaw): 5. Cody Bastain (Suz). 85 (0-11): 1. Dean Wilson (Hon): 2. Johnny Jelderda (Kaw): 3. Dakota Garner (Kaw); 4. David Meade (Suz): 5. Armando Aguilar (Yam). 85 (12-13): 1. Sean Hackley (Kaw); 2. Drew Gosselaar (SUl): 3. Justin Mulford (Hon); 4. Dana Drier (Yam); 5. Nick Sanchez (Suz). 85 (14-16): 1. Beau Weigand (Yam): 2. Eric Francis (Suz); ,). Cory Costa (Yam); 4. Rene Lopez (Kaw): 5. Joey Alvarez (Yam). 85 OPEN 0-1: 1. Drew Gosselaar (Suz); 2. Sean Hackley (Kaw); 3. Michael Truglia (Kaw): 4. Nick Sanchez (Suz): 5. Ivan Ramirez (Yam). 85 OPEN 0-2: I. Trevor Reis (Yam); 2. Travis Baker (Yam); 3. Cody Jeffrles (SUI): 4. Beau Weigand (Yam): 5. J.B. Peek (Yl:lm). S/MINI: 1. Drew Gosselaar (SUI): 2. Sean Hackley (Kaw); 3. Dana Drier (Yam): 4. Justin Mulford (Hon): 5. Beau Weigand (Yam). WMN: 1. Katrina Wilson (Hon); 2. Alyssa Herrera (Suz); 3. Jessica Ciarlette (Yam); 4. Nicole Weisbruch (Yam). SCHBY: 1. Michael LaPaglia (Suz); 2. Eric McCrummen (KTM); 3. Jeff Loop (Suz): 4. Michael Parker (Yam); 5. Matt Gomez (Yam). 125 BEG 0-1: I. Andy Taylor (Vam): 2. Brandon Garay (KTM); 3. Justin Sjorberg (K8W): 4. Tom Cochran (Hon); 5. Dl:Ivid Boyle (Hon). 125 BEG 0-2: 1. Phillip Melville (Vam): 2. Tomas Ribble (Hon); 3. Ulrry Woodhouse (Yam): 4. Jerry Ponce (Yam): 5. Wes Pierce (Hon). 125 NOV 0-1: 1. Mark Stultz (Vam): 2. Brett Mountain (Yam): 3. Matt Latendresse (Yam); 4. Spenser Wernli (Yam); 5. Kevin Bey (Yam). 125 NOV 0-2: 1. M;ke Lopez (Hon): 2. Sterling Zepeda (SUI): 3. Frankie Salvatore (Yam); 4. Brock Whitehead (Suz); 5. Jimmy Gonzalez (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Cale Wallace (KTM); 2. Garrett Taylor (Yam); 3. Michael laPaglia (SUl): 4. Jeff Bell (KTM); 5. Shawn Taylor (Vam). t 25 PRO: 1. Bob Kiniry (Suz): 2. Richie Owens (Kaw). 250 BEG: 1. David McAninch (Hon); 2. Salvador Hernandez (Hon): 3. Matt Seeley (Hon): 4. Keith Kehoe (Yam): 5. Ryan McAninch (Hon). 250 NOV: 1. Andrew Terry (Hon); 2. Matt Cleveland (Hon); 3. Bill Smith (Hon); 4. Mark Desch (Suz): 5. Mike Giem (Hon). 250 tNT: I. Michael LaPaglia (Suz): 2. Caleb Gosselaar (Hon); 3. Garrett Taylor (Yam); 4. Adam Gragg (Hon): 5. Jason Jeffrey (Kaw). 250 PRO: I. Richie Owens (Kaw); 2. Leighton Uilie (Hon); 3. Cody Randall (Hon): 4. Mitch Dervin (KTM); 5. Justin Jenson (Vam). 25 ... BEG: 1. Eric Warrington (Hon): 2. Jarrod Dobson (Kaw); 3. Aaron Willi ems (Hon); 4. Jeremy Hozen (KTM); 5. Paul Romanek (Yam). 25 ... NOV: 1. Justy Mendibles (SUI): 2. Robert Goettling (Yam). 25. INT: 1. Eddy Jay (Hon). 30 ... BEG: I. George Fuentes (KllW); 2. Augustine Herrera (KTM); 3. Dell Posey (Yam): 4. Dion Barboze (Yam); 5. Mark Allen (Kaw). 30 ... NOV: L Robert Goettling (Yam): 2. Mark Desch (Suz); 3. Kenard Lipscomb (SUI): 4. Jim Boren (Yam): 5. Joel Grandbois (Hon). 30 ... tNT: I. Eddy Joy (Hon): 2. Mike Geim (Hon). 30. PRO: 1. Todd Flaming (Hon). 40. NOV: I. Dan Martinez (Yam): 2. Mike Rossard (Hon); 3. Dean Jennings (Vern). 40. AM: 1. Weston Reid (Hon); 2. Russ Schuoler (Hon). 40 ... EX: 1. Tim Latendresse (Hon).

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