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60cc C class, while Michael Martin was first in
the 60cc A class.
Riding an outstanding race, Chad Case
XRI00 SPTSMN MOO B: 1. Scott
Yarbrougtl; 2. Brad Madden.
XRIOO SPTSMN MOD C: I. Michael
Sonchez.: 2. Jeff Griffin: 3. Steve Han.
was first to the checkers, in front of Frankie
125 B: I. Joseph Hemandl!z; 2. Bobby
fang; 3. C.O. Howe:II.
Garcia. in the 80cc A class. In the 80cc B
class, McNamara was followed to the flag by
Garret Willis.
Stephen Sikorski and D.J. Darrah each felt
the thrill of victory, in the XRlOO Youth Band
C classes. respectively. Sixteen riders lined up
for the XR 100 Sportsman Stock C class, and
once again Tyler Pullen and Jason Pullen took
the first two spots. Edward Viloton finished
third. Willis pulled out all the stops to finish
first in the 100cc Modified Youth class, in front
of D.J. Sharkey, who led the race until the last
three laps.
Joseph Hernandez topped the 125cc B
class, riding flawlessly until the last straight.
where he bobbled going into the checkers.
One of this night's most exciting races was
the Pro-Am. Jimmy Lewis shot off the line to
take the lead at the start and never looked
back, but behind him, back in sixth, Nick
Moore was using every ridable part of this
track to pick off the riders in front of him until
he crossed the line second. Kenny Carlotta
finished third. The night's most unusual
moment occurred when Carter Fisher, riding a
great race aboard his 250cc Bultaco, suddenly
found himself lying on the track when his bike
frame broke into two pieces coming out of
turn two - nothing was holding it together
raeman.
125 C: I. Brent
VII'fT 250 A: I. Chns GeiIfuss.
VINT 250 B: I. Tony Sigla: 2. Cartel
fisher.
VINT 250 C: I. Randy Kremlacek: 2.
Jooeph Ougo>h.k.
250 A: I. Vance feUdo.
250 B: I. Chris 8or)1IS.
250 C: I. Aaron Randolph: 2. Joseph
Dugish Jr.: 3. Brian AJ:ev~.
VTNT SGl A: I. JImmy Abrams; 2. John
frank; 3. Donnie Darrah.
VTNT SOL B: 1, Daniel Ashman; 2. John
Guglielmetti; 3. Dewey Quinn.
V1NT SGL C: I. Don Firenzi: 2. Larry
0rN'; 3. Austin Helwig.
VET A: 1. Paul Sanbum; 2. Jason Paoli;
3. Robert McDonnell.
VET B: I. Tyce Heebner: 2. Tony Sigala;
3. Raymond Diaz.
VET C: 1. Charles fabblanl: 2. Kevin
ferelra: 3. Randy KremJltCek.
OPEN A: I. Mark Corsettl; 2. Kenny Car·
lotte: 3. Danny Casey.
OPEN B: I. Nicholas Conti; 2. Mike
Perillo; 3. Steven Scott.
OPEN C: I. Russell Firenzl; 2. James
Willis: 3. Toby Trana.
40. A: I. Rick Hocking; 2. Robert
Los Angeles County Raceway: Ken Slater Jr. (260) and Mike McCarron (45) battled over the lead In both
McDonnell; 3. Don Darrah.
40. B: I, TImothy Burkholtz; 2. Michael
125cc Beginner motos at CRC's Sunday motocross in Palmdale, Callfomia. Slater went 1-1 for the win_
CNmp; 3. Raymond Dlaz.
40. C: I. Russell Firenzl; 2. Darol
Ashman.
50. A: I. Rick Hocking; 2. Joe Trethe·
way; 3. Bud Riddle.
50. B: I. Carter Asher.
85 (12·13): I. Tanner Langham (KItW): 2. Nick Sanchez (Suz);
break Slater needed. and he cruised the final
50. C: 1. John Randolph.
3. Sammy Ortiz (Kaw); 4. Kyle Smith (Suz); 5. D6nJel Perry (Suz).
lap on his Looney Bins/661-backed YZ 125 to
PRO·Aft\: I. James Lewia; 2. Ntdt 1".oor!:: 3. Kenny CarkJaa.
~ (14-16): I. Jared Brown (Kaw); 2. Tim ~ (Kaw); 3. Cody
except the wires.
The night's happiest winner, Tyce Heebner, was the first of five across the finish line
in the Vet Brace.
Los Angeles County Raceway
The Vet A event was an edge-of-your-seat
affair. Twelve riders came off the line and went
into tum one with Paul "Hollywood" Sanbum
out in front by a small margin. Riding a very
fast and exceptional race, Sanbum maintained
that lead throughout the contest, pulling away
from everyone except Jason Paoli, who was
awaiting the opportunity of an error on the
leader's part. That error never occurred, and
Sanbum, in true Hollywood style, wowed the
crowd with his victory.
Wood Rotax-sponsored Mark Corsetti finished first in the Open A contest. After two
restarts, track time only allowed a two-lap
main event. Carlotta was second, followed by
Danny Casey.
Slater Proves
to be Greater
BY GREG ROBERTSON
PALMDALE,CA,MAR.2
When the dust finally settled on the J.B.
Memorial Track at Los Angeles County Raceway, it was Ken Slater Jr. who prevailed, with
a hard-fought 1-1 score in the 125cc Beginner
class, during Califomia Racing Club's Sunday
motocross.
As the gate dropped for the first moto,
Mike McCarron absconded with the holeshot,
just ahead of Chris Shipley, Slater and Joshua
Brandes. Within the first lap. Slater made his
way into the top spot, with McCarron a close
second. The stage was set for the remainder
of the race, as Slater controlled the pace out
front, with McCarron all over his back fender,
just waiting for the opportunity to make his
move. McCarron would have to settle for a
close second at the checkers, as Slater put in
a flawless ride for the win. Brandes broke free
of Shipley to eam third. Damon Butts rounded
out the top five.
Moto two was more of the same, as
McCarron and Slater battled over the lead
throughout the race, but this time McCarron
held a slight advantage out front. Slater finally
slipped past McCarron while entering a long
series of jumps on the penultimate lap.
McCarron tried to retaliate with an inside pass
of his own a few tums later, only to lose his
front end and go down. That was just the
Results
P/W STK
c:
I. Vinny Acosta: 2.
TlInn~r
PittOlotti; J. Brittany
Dioz.
P/W MOD A: I. Brandon Bemardeau: 2. Joke Strong.
P/W MOD B: I. Brion Mortlnez: 2. Dominic Monlerosso.
P/W MOD C: I. Dominic Collndres; 2. Jored Slote.
60 A: 1. Michael Mertin: 2. Tony DtIvila.
60 B: 1. Potrick McNamara; 2. Jess Race Carcia; J. Brandon
Bemardeau.
60 C: I. James Wlillams Jr.: 2. Jake Strong: 3. Brian Mortlnez.
P/W 70·90: I, Mike Arawda: 2. VIncent Canepa; 3. Charlene
Mortinez.
80 A: I. ChIKl Cose; 2. Frankie Garcia; 3. Cody Anselmi.
80 B: I. Patrick McNamara; 2. Garren Willis; 3. Jorge Cabrera.
80 C: I. Troy Milligan; 2, Brent Tieman; 3. Jorge CabreJ'.
100 STX Y'TH B: I. Stephen S1korakL
100 STK VTH C: I. J.D. Dal1llh: 2. Bobby CaldeIra: 3. Uf~
Kelley.
100 SPTSMN STK C: 1. Tyler Pullen: 2. Jason Pullen: 3. Edward
VlIoIon.
100 Y'TH MOD A: I. O.J. Sharkey.
100 Y'TH MOO B: I. GarTetl Willis.
100 Y'TH MOO C: 1. Kaylyn Cnmp: 2. Rkky CoI~
)(RIOO SPTSI'\N MOO A:. I. Joe CariIo.
Vallejo Speedway: Paul "Hollywood" Sanburn (1 X) leads Jason Paoli (lOG),
Robert McDonnell (1) and Mike Besemer (96) out of turn one en route to victory in the
Vet A class at round two of the Motowest California Gold Rush Series in Vallejo.
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sew up the overall. McCarron remounted to
easily finish in second, ahead of a great battle
for third that went down to the wire, with Shipley holding off both Brandes and Butts to earn
the third-place trophy.
Chris Plouffe piloted his pair of
Answer/Factory Effex/Pit Pro/Renthal-backed
Kawasakis to four straight moto wins to dominate both the 65cc (9-11) and 85cc (7-11)
classes. Cody Eastman was runner-up to
Plouffe in both 65cc motos, ahead of Andreas
Burlet. Chandler Quimette got the holeshot in
both 85cc races but couldn't quite match
Plouffe's pace on the day. The battle over
second place was pretty intense among
Quimette, Cooper Hall and Keith Robinson.
Quimette (4-2) came out on top of a threeway points tie with Hall (3-3) and Robinson
(2-4) to prevail.
P/W HON/YAM BEG: I. Tiffany Vanderlip (Hon); 2, Ryan
Canlrell (Hon); 3. Zachary Upah (Hon); 4. Cody MJller (Hon); 5.
MItchell fostein (Hon).
P/W HON(YAM ADV: 1. Frank Tucker (Hon); 2. Tristan Morts
(Hon); 3. Matthew WoIdman (Yam); 4. Joshua Fea (Vam.).
P/W B/BEG: I. Sean Kraft (KTM); 2. MItch Tieslav (Hus); 3.
Jeremy Melrose (KTM); 4. Enrique Castillo (KTM): 5. Amanda Bak~
(KT").
PIW B/AOV: I. Dane Silveriake (KTM): 2. DilIan Epstein (KTM);
3. DaYXl Fullmer (KTM); 4. Kevin Grimmett (KTM); 5. Nicholas Metd·
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SIP/W (.-6): 1. David ful1mef" (KTM): 2. Nicholas ft\ertier (Pol).
S/P/W (1·9): 1. Dillan EpsteIn (KTM); 2. Dane saveriake (KTM);
3. Cody Aorta: 4. Giovanni Larin (Pol).
ODD BK: I. Shelby Ward (XR); 2. .Joey Holt (Kaw).
65 BEG: I. Kyle Prince (Suz); 2. Tykr"Yander1lp (Kaw); 3. Augie
Ortiz (Kaw): 4. R.J. Wageman (Suz): 5. Joey Holt (Sul).
65 (4·8): I. Michael Baker (Kaw): 2. Nicholu Franco (Kaw).
6S (9-11): I. Chris Plouffe (Kaw): 2. Cody Eastman (Kaw); 3.
Andreas Bwtet (Kaw).
M BEC: 1. KaLanl Walsh (Suz); 2. Mackane Garntbrant (Yam):
3. Garren MoniIon (Yam); 4. Sammy Y~; 5. Dozer Hall (Yam).
as (7-111: I. Chris Plouffe (Kaw); 2. Chandler Q.Jimette (Yam):
3. Coop Hall (Yam); 4. Keith Rob!nson (Yam); 5. CMIsea Candido
("on).
Van Acker (Kaw).
S/M1N" I. Cody """""""" ("on): 2. Kyi. Sm... (s",): 3.l\o