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GFI Racing Fall N ational Ser ies South Round 2 : Victorville M otocross Complex S T O RY A N D PH O T O S B Y G RE G R O B ERTSO N VICTORVILLE, CA, AUG. 24 1\ fter dominating the 80cc Open , p.""::'Superm in i and Sch oo lb oy class es at the ope ning ro und of th e GF I Raci ng /Goa t E yew ear/Fa nta sy M uff1 e r / PJ 1/ W i sec o/ Pr o C ircu it - sp on sored F all Nation al Ser ies So uth at Perris Rac ewa y , Mike A lessi ret urne d for an encore perfo rm an ce , do ing it all o ve r aga in - th is ti m e at ro und two, held at the Victorvill e Mot ocross Complex . Al essi st art ed things off with a pair of wire-t o- wire vic to ries in the Superm ini c l a s s a board h is Am er i can Hond a /Varn er M otor sp o r t s / Al l o y / Du n lop -ba cked red m achine. M ike's yo unge r brother J eff had no problem s holding down second place each t im e o ut , a hea d of Arm ando Agui lar and Willie Woo. It w as mo re of th e sam e in th e 80 c c Open- c la ss ran k s, wh er e Mike absco n de d with both ho leshots and stea d i ly pulled awa y un c ontested. T on y Bl ood g av e J eff som eth ing t o thin k abo ut for th e first coup le of laps in moto one , but Jeff pu ll ed clea r of th e Suzuki -mounted Bl ood fo r an oth- but qu ic kl y had hi s hand s fu ll w it h Mike and Gwin. James and Mike tr ad ed the lead back and forth a coup le of ti mes, w it h Alessi getting the up per hand by the start of lap th ree . Gwi n stuffed his way past J ames for second , and J eff dropped J am es another p ositi o n at t he mi dway p o int . M ik e to o k th e w in wi t h f iv e seco n ds t o spa re. J eff got aro und Gwin o n the p enultim ate l a p and t h en h e ld o ff the determ ined K awasak i p ilot fo r a hard -fought seco n d overall. James went 4 -4 f or fo u r t h , wi th Mark Samu e l s ( 5- 5) r oundin g o u t th e to p five. B ri an Hul sey go t the holes hot in th e single 20-mi nute 12 5cc Pro race, an d Jared M in or fillin g o ut th e t o p a head of Ju st in E id e, Cal e Wall ac e five sp ots . Reese and Korlaet argu ed o ver th e seco nd -mo to l ead until an o f f- t hetr ack excursio n on the part of Reese allowed Ko rlaet to m ot o r awa y w it h th e seco n d- m o to w i n a n d o ve ral l vi ctory . Reese cl aimed second o ve r all on \ -3 rides , over Corey Murphy ( 7- 2 ) , Ryan Mc Phillip s (6 -4 ) an d Mi nor (5 -5) . La Fountaine returned to ace both 125cc Intermediate c o nte sts ab oard h i s Th or/ T ag /On e Indu stri es- sp on- (w ho was m ak in g hi s GFI Racin g Pro deb ut), Randy Cla r k a nd Ri ch a r d A lbach . It didn 't take lon g for Wall ac e to mak e his way to th e fr ont o f th e field and start pul ling awa y . Walla c e wa s putting a seco nd p er lap o n his c o m p et it i o n , a nd by th e end of th e 16 -l a p m oto , h e had an im pressiv e 2 0 -seco nd m ar g in of v ic t ory o n hi s M alcolm Sm ith Motors po rts- backed KTM 12 5 . K ev in Roberts fou ght h is hi s second cl ass victo ry of the day . Koy le Carter went 2 -3 fo r sec on d , fo llow ed by Cole (3 -4 ). eN V ictorville Motocros Comple. s Victorville, California Results: August 24, 2003 (Round 21 5 0 STK (4 -6) : 1. Jon Ame s (Co b) ; 2. Jose Ceja (Pol) : 3. GH Sebelae (KTM ). 50 STK (7-8 ) : 1. Lane Gardner ( KTM) ; 2. Bryce Cor ds (L em ); 3. Co le Ga rdne r ( Co b) ; 4 . Luca s Serrecchle ( KTM) ; 5, Daytona Anderson ( KTM ). 50 OPEN : I . Lan e Ga rdne r ( KT M ) ; 2 . Kay leC arter ( KTM) ; 3 . Cole Ga rdner ( KTM); 4 . Brandon Jones ( KTM ); 5. Bryce Cords (l em ). 60 F rr: 1. Lexi Anderson (Suz). 6 0 BEG : 1. Co nn er Green ( Ka w) ; 2 . Ky le Brakebill ( Kaw) : 3 . Caleb Tangudy ( Kaw); 4 . Ty lyn Saucer (Suz ); 5. Bryant Sentsever (Suz). 60 NOV: 1. A ustin Pol itellt ( Ka w) ; 2. Steven Tokarski ( Kaw) : 3. Jere my McCool ( Ke w) : 4 . Ryan Robles ( KTM ); 5. Dillon Trott er (Suz) . 60 INT : 1. Jordan Bum s ( Kaw) . 60 OPEN : 1. Jordan Burns ( Kaw ); 2 . J ere m y McC ool ( Kaw); 3. Steven Tokarsk i (Kaw): 4 . Dillon Trotter (Suz); 5. Michael Rucker ( KTM ). 80 F /T : 1. John Nowak (Suz). 80 BEG : 1. Gar rett Mor rison (Yam ): 2 . Derek Ste phe ns ( Ha n); 3 . Ryan Wa lters ( Ha n) ; 4 . Chris Gaum er (Han) ; 5. Anthony Guerrero ( Han) . 8 0 NOV; 1. Came ron Rodriguez (Yam) ; 2, Ty ler Pierce ( Kaw ); 3. T om Sm ith ( Ha n) : 4. Nick T okar ski (Yam); 5. Ze c Clar k (Ha n). 80 INT: I. Phillip T h cr st en sen (Yam) ; 2. Tony Blood (Suz); 3. Jeagher La Fountaine (Kaw); 4 , Matt Lord (Suz) . 80 OPEN: 1. M ike Alessi ( Ha n); 2 . Jeff Alessi ( Hon) ; 3 . To ny Blood (S uz) ; 4 . Came ron Rodriguez (Yam) ; 5. Je agher La Fountaine ( Kaw) . S /MINI : 1. M ik e Ale ssi ( Han ) : 2 . Jeff Alessi ( Han ) ; 3 . Ar m a ndo Ag uilar (Yam) ; 4 . Willie Wo o (Ha n) ; 5. M ichae l Hernandez (Suz ). 4· STRK OPEN: 1. Corey Murphy (Yam) : 2. Ryan Co well ( Han). 125 NOV : I. M ik e Lopez ( Ha n); 2 . Joey Bitto (Yam); 3 . Patrick Bleek ert (Yam) ; 4. Mark Samue ls (Suz) ; 5. Adam Lane (Suz) . 125 INT: 1. Jos h La Fountain ( KTM): 2. Leo T idwell (Yam); 3. Aaron Gwi n (Kaw); 4. Tyle r Keefe (KT M ): 5. Jared Minor (Yam ). 125 PRO : 1. C a le W a lla ce ( KT M); 2 . Kevin Roberts (Ya m); 3. Brian Hulsey (Suz) ; 4. Randy Clark ( Han ): 5. Brandon Milstead (Ya m) . 2 50 BEG: 1. Josh Thom pson ( Han) ; 2. T ommy John (Yam) . 2 5 0 NOV: 1. J ustin M cCoy ( Ya m) : 2 . Bro ck Whiteh ea d (S uz) ; 3 . Ad am Lan e ( S uz); 4 . D a ve Freem an ( Han); 5 . Patrick Bleeke rt (Yam ). 250 INT: 1. Andro Korlaet ( Han); 2. Larry Reese (Suz): 3. Corey M urphy (Yam ) : 4 . Ryan McPhillips (Suz); 5. Jared M inor (Yam). 250 PRO : 1. Michael Sandoval ( Ha n): 2. Justin E ide (H a n) ; 3 . Chad Gaume r ( Han); 4 . Bra ndon M ilstead (Yam) . SCHBY : 1. Mike Alessi ( Ha n) : 2. J eff Al essi ( Han) ; 3. Aa ron Gwin ( Kaw); 4. Rick y James (Yam) ; 5. Ma rk Samu els ( Suz). 25 + IN T : 1. Leo T idwell (Yam ). 25+ EX : 1. Craig McCall (Ha n) , 3 0 + BEG : l . Ma rc Dun low ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Janice Welch (Hon). 3 0+ NOV : 1. J a rod Sc ogg in ( Ha n); 2 . Er ic Nelson (H an ). 30+ INT : 1. Ray Hensen (S uz); 2 . Geoff Wa lters (Yam ). 30+ EX : I. Craig McCa ll ( Ha n). 35 + N O V: 1. Allen Grant (Ha n) . 40 + N OV : I . Bru ce Th ompso n ( Ha n) ; 2. J eff Cardone (Han ); 3 . Allen Grant ( Ha n). 40 + INT: 1. M ilton Mize ( Han) . 40 . EX: I . Ma rk Moscrap (Kaw) . (Above) Mike Alessi (800) nabs the ho leshot in the first 80cc Open moto at round two of the GFI Racing Fall National Series South. He went on to win the c lass, as well as t he Supennin i a nd Sc hoolboy classes, In Victorville, California. (Left) When the gate dropped for th e 12 5 cc Pro s at the Vi ctorville Motoc ross Complex, Cale Wallace 1 5 6) ro cketed off t o the win in 5 hi s GF I Ra cing Pro debut. er pa i r o f runn er -up finis hes . Cameron Rod rigu ez and Jeagher La Founta ine went at it ove r fo urth pla ce in both motos, with Rod riguez com ing out on to p w ith a 5 -4 sco re, over La Founta ine's 4 -5 tally . way up from th e bac k of the pack for a we ll -deserve d second -pl ace finish . Hul se y en d ed up takin g h om e t he t hi rd -p l ace m o ney , ahead o f Cl ark and Brandon Mil st ead. sore d KTM . Leo T idw ell turn ed a co u pl e of good starts int o a pa ir of run ner-up finishes , ahead of Gw in (6 -3) , T yler Keefe ( 4-6 ) an d Min or (3 -8) . Lan e Gardner was perfect in th e Steven F igueroa led slightly m or e 5 0cc ( 7 -8) St o ck c la ss, going 1- 1 In th e o p eni ng Sch o o lb o y moto, th an a lap of th e fi rst 250cc Inte rme- for the win on hi s KTM. Bryc e Cords Mik e got his usual good start to lead d iate m ot o before Larry Reese to ok (4- 2) c ame out on top of a points tie Aaron Gwi n , Rick y J am es and Jeff. ove r. J osh La Founta in e m ov ed into w ith Cole Ga rd ne r (3 -3) and Luca s Mik e went the dista nc e for the win . second place and was ke eping Reese Serre cc hia (2 -4 ) for the second-place J eff passed J am es for third a co up le honest until cl utc h prob le m s forc ed trophy . o f lap s in bu t co u l d n' t qui te fi nd a way aro u nd Gwin and had t o settle hi m out of th e race. Reese easily go t to th e checkers First. Ryan Cow ell and fo r a close third at th e checkers. VZ 12 5-m oun t ed J ames wo n th e An d ro Kor laet overca me m i d pack sta rts to fin i sh in second and th ird Co rds was a no -show in th e fir st 50 cc Open m ot o, bu t he m ad e up fo r it wi th a win in m oto two. Lane won the openi ng m oto a n d t he n trailed d rag race to the first tu rn in m ot o tw o place, respectively, with Cody Hert el Cords across th e line in m ot o two fo r cue I e n e _ S • S EPTEM BER 24 , 2003 55

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