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CMC Trans-Cal Nationals Final Round: River front Park S T O RY AND PHOTO BY J O HN B ET H E A MARYSVILLE, CA, OCT. 25·26 ic h ael Pa r k er i s on a ro ll. T he Ya ma ha ri de r fro m L a s Vegas rec ently ca pt ured the Californ ia St ate Championshi ps as a Schoolboy racer, despite injuries, and this wee kend he add ed two m ore ti tles to h is resume at the 22nd annual CMC Trans -Cal S er i e s fin al e , a t w o - d a y b ash at Marysvill e's Riv erfront Park . Reporting that h e .is "co m p l ete ly healed," Parker was one of on ly fo ur ride rs t o garn er t w o cla ss championsh ips; add itionally , he wa s o ne of only six rid ers to r e c o r d perfect scores in points races that pitted top riders from South ern and Northern California against a determ ined group of Pac -W est qualifi er s, m ostly from O regon, and from B eavercreek in particular. Parker' s perfect score of 20 5 ca me i n t he S ch o olb o y class, an d h e ba cked th at up with a series win in the 125cc Intermed iates , a cl ass he won Sunday after pla cing second t o Aa ron DeS ilva in Saturda y 's o pe ni ng stanza . In that opening ro und, Parker fell and was on ly m idpack at the end of the first lap, wh ich is j ust how his Ca l Stat e Ch amp i on ship wee kend had beg un a few week s earlier, resul t ing in a body -bru ising injury. However, th is time out , Parker ju mped back on his Yamaha and caught everyone exce pt front -runner D e r r e c k M u r p h y , on a Thousand Oaks / d Jones KTM , a nd ru nn er -u p B r a d l e y Kelly o f Yuba City , on a T h o r / S c o tt Yamaha . In doing so , Park er p lac ed his RG3 /Varner YZ j ust ah ead o f D eSil va , the M DR /MX Deca ls Yamaha ri d er from T ra l ent , Oregon. In th e second m oto , D eSilva was o ut fr ont nearl y fro m t he st art , a nd Park er was sec ond , unab le t o m ak e the pass. Ti ed for the lead on the day , D eS il v a go t the nod with the better second -moto fin ish. In Sunday's rematch , DeSilva tried to keep his momentum alive , grab bing the early lead in both m otos , but he was unabl e t o hold it in either. In the first, Parker passed h im o n the fourth lap and held on t o win . In the final round , Park er did it on th e th ird la p but was h imsel f zapped by Sacr amento' s Tony Sherman , on a Capitol Pow er Sports Yamaha . Par ker's sec o nd -plac e finish was st ill g o od for the day's o v e r all a n d his se c ond cham pio ns hip. The oth er three riders who scored t w in ti tle s on the weekend were Pre st o n Mu ll, J o shu a Duppong and Je rry Sk aggs. Mull , like Par k er , also roll ed t o a pe rfect score in one of hi s points t opping p er fo rm an c e s , aci ng t h e 80cc (7 - I I) fi el d on both da ys aft er co m ing into th e eve nt as the top rider · M fro m the No r-Cal qua li fi er s. He added the 80cc O pen class t o h is champio ns h ip l i st w hen h e w o n S u n day 's ro und in a sweep . A da y earl ier, he w as stu ng b y fa ctory Suzu k i ' s Co le Seely , who ran away w ith everything in sight, and runner -up Gared Steink e of Silvert on , Oregon , on a Fly/ Scott Kawa sa k i. Mull a ls o won t h e 80 c c (7-11) class. See ly was not in the hunt fo r series cha m p io ns hi ps, ho wev er , no t having quali fying poi nts entering th e week end, whi ch made th ings much eas ier for D up po ng , who took the o pening moto and won th e Su permini cha m pio nship, even though Seely won Sun day 's ro und and Matthew Spenc er w on Sa turday ' s o n a Shift/R o sevill e Cy cl e Yamaha . On both da y s, Dup pong rode h is Powerhouse /Th or Yamaha t o second pla ce. In addition , he wa s t he top of his 80 c c ( 12 - 13) cl ass. S im il arl y , Sk ag g s d i dn 't wi n on ei the r da y in the 25 0cc Juniors, but he sti ll m anaged t o drive home Sun da y n i ght w ith th e ser i es cha mpio nship by being th e most c o nsiste nt in th e w ildl y competiti ve fi el d . On Saturday , Cody Bu yas led th e Bea ver Cre ek clan w ith two wins on h is Pro C ircui t /S in isalo Honda , w ith Er i k Meusling of Hubbard, Oregon, second on a JRM Ma ch ine Honda . Skaggs was third . On Sunday , Buyas, who also ent ered the weekend "unqua lifi ed ," won b oth motos aga in, but Skaggs was nipping at his heels and earn ed the champ ionsh ip . Sk agg s also cla imed th e Vet J un ior honors. In add ition to Parker and Mull, oth ers wh o ta llied perf ect sc ores includ e d Bry son Ol son, who t opp ed th e 50cc Beginn er cl ass on a T hi n A ir Moto. com Suzuki ; MX Shock Honda jock ey J oey Notar o , in th e B ig Wh eel class; Works Connection/Scott Honda ri der Zac k Perryman . in the O ver 25 Amateurs ; and Kev in Weltner , who to pped the Old-Timer Amateurs on a Suzuki. Fo r th e first time ever in th e series , no Pro ch am pi o nsh ip was award ed . a s no qual ifi ed r ider e n t e r e d t h e week end 's tw o -d ay sho w, and th er e w er e n o 1 2 5cc Pr os at a ll . Mik e Gorda won th e 2 5 0c c Pro cl as s o n both days after Saturday' s o pe ni ng m ot o winner, Honda rid er Ty Car son . tallied a DNF i n the se cond ra c e and retired . Gorda did score a series c h a m p i o ns h i p . h ow ev er : H e wa s t op dog in t he O l d -T im er Mast er s division. eN Riverfront Park Marysville, Califom ia Results: October 25-26 , 2003 IFinal Round] Saturday 50 BEG : 1. Bry son Olson (Suz); 2. Au stin Oli ver (Pol): 3. c.J. Tre nd (KTM) : 4 . J ay son Hartin g (KTM ): 5. Levi Davie (Suz). 50 ( 4 - 6 ) : 1. K in ser E n d ico tt (Lem ) ; 2 . J .T . BlaUma n ( KTM); 3 . Bla ine Coon (Le m ); 4 . Austin Ching ( Lem ) ; 5 . J aco b C rawford ( KT M ) . 50 ( 7 -S) : I. Co nn or Pea rs on ( Po l); 2 . J e ss e Ja nco (Lem); 3 . Ryan Alexander (Pol); 4 . J onathan A ndre w (Co b) ; 5. J osh T ichno r (K aw ) . 60 BEG : 1. Nick Willey (Lem) ; 2.. Ky le Wpo lack (Kaw ) ; 3 . Jerem iah Elve n ( Suz); 4 . K y le Co dero (KTM): 5. Skyler Garcia (KTM) . 60 ( 0 · 8) : 1. Co nnor Pear so n (KTM ); 2 . J esse Ja nco (Lem): 3 . Cory Co lom bini (KTM) ; 4. Kin ser Endi cott ( Suz) ; 5. Garrett Christoffersen (KTM ). 60 (9 - 1 1) : I. Kyle T igert (KTM) : 2. Robert Noltz ( Yam); 3 . J o r d a n Burn s ( K aw); 4 . Lu c a s J on es (KTM); 5. Skyler Giovannetti (Suz). 60 OPEN: 1. Conn or Pearson (KTM ); 2. Garre tt Ch ris toffe r sen ( KT M) ; 3 . Kyl e Co de ro (K TM ) ; 4 . Sierra Shirley (Suz) . 80 BEG : 1. Justin Vance ( Ya m) ; 2 . Matth ew Ferr y ( Ya m) ; 3 . M ic hael Hartin g (Suz); 4 . Steven McMains (Yam ); 5. Au stin Ray (Yam ). 80 BEG B (T RO PHY ): 1. J eff Man n (Hon ): 2 . Jo rdan Scott en (Han ); 3. Mike Seso (Lem) ; 4. Cod y Haugen (Yam) ; 5. Ja son Olinger (Hon) . 8 0 ( 7 - 1 1) : 1. Presto n Mull (Yam) ; 2 . J ordan Bums Kaw ); 3. Thomas Elsea Jr. (Yam); 4 . Robert Noftz (Yam) ; 5. Brando n Locke (Yam ). 80 ( J 2 -13 ) : 1. Gared Steinke (Kaw); 2. Jos hua Dup pon g (Yam ); 3. Mit ch Bellamy (Yam); 4. J oshua McPherson (Yam) ; 5. Daniel La wson (Yam) . 80 ( 14 · 16 ) : 1. Bryce Huffman (Yam) ; 2. Trav is Bell (Han): 3. Matthew Spencer (Yam ). S /M-IN) : 1. Matthew Spencer (Yam ); 2. J os hua Dup pon g (Yam); 3. Bry ce Huffman (Yam ); 4 . Joey Notar o (Hon) ; 5. Tra vis Bell (Hon ). 80 OPEN : 1. Cole Seely (Suz); 2. Gared Steinke (Kaw); 3. Preston Mull (Yam ); 4. J oshua McPherson (Yam) ; 5. Tho ma s Elsea J r. (Yam ). 80 B /W : 1. J oey N ot ar o ( Ha n) ; 2 . J eff Ma nn (H on ) ; 3 . Dakota Will iams ( K aw ) ; 4 . Da ne Willi s (Han ). 125 BEG : I. Dustin Wil der (Yam) ; 2. Ryan Ray (Y am ): 3 . A da m Ylinen (Suz); 4 . Rick y William s (Suz); 5. Ryan Edwa rd s (Yam ). 125 JR : 1. Stenso n Wo ma ck ( Ya m) ; 2 . Nic Wolfer (Suz); 3. Br andon Bell (Han) ; 4. Erik Meusling (Su, ): 5. Eddie Wool more (KTM ). 12 5 INT : 1. Aa ro n DeStlv a (Yam) ; 2 . Michae l Parke r (Yam ); 3. Derreck Murphy (KTM); 4 . Bradl ey Kelly (Yam ): 5. Ada m Metzler (Suz) . 250 BEG : 1. Land o n Wen ne r ( Ha n ) ; 2 . Brian Ray m ond (K TM) ; 3 . Rya n Sims (Kaw) ; 4 . Tro y McWilli am s (Han) ; 5. Mic hael Gordon (Han) . 250 J R: I. Cody Buyas (Han) : 2. Eri k Meusling (Ha n) ; 3. J err y Skaggs (Ha n) ; 4 . Todd Birckelbaw (Kaw); 5. Olin Green (Han) . 250 INT: 1. Tony Sher man (Y am ) ; 2 . Ro ss Cree ch (Suz) ; 3 . Cole Brid enbaker (Hon) ; 4. Kevin McKn ight (Han ); 5. And rew Terry (Han ). 250 PRO : 1. Michae l Go rda ( Han) ; 2 . Shawn Mac Vor ald (Han) ; 3 . Brian Bacal (Han ); 4 . Tomm y Jean (Suz); 5. Beau J udge (Han ). 500 AM : 1. Erik Meu slin g ( Suz); 2 . J o n Ha ll (Han) . 5 0 0 PRO : 1. John Meusling (Han) . WMN : 1. Ni kk i Ma rsha ll ( K a w ) : 2 . Al e xah Pearson (Han ); 3. Lind sey Naydu ch (KTM ); 4. Kelli e Can n (Kaw); 5. Kry stie May (Yam ). SC H BY: 1. Michael Parke r ( Ya m ) ; 2. Brad ley Kelly (Yam): 3. Derr ec k Mur ph y (KTM) ; 4. Na than Wh itlow (Yam) : 5. Chad And erson (Yam ). BTH (1 7- 2 4) : 1. Nic Wo lfer (Suz): 2. Anthony Hou ser (Yam ). 25 + AM : 1. Zach Perryma n (Han) . VET BEG: 1. Ry an D on o van (Ya m) ; 2. Chad Levea ao (K aw) : 3 . Curtis Co nner ( Yam) ; 4 . K ev in Hunderm an (Yam) ; 5. Br ent Cash (Han ). VET JR: 1. J erry Skagg s (Han) ; 2. Mark Dawson (Ho n) ; 3 . Den n is Reddi ng (Ha n ); 4 . Chuc k Penny (Yam) ; 5. Shawn Fisher (Yam ). VET INT: 1. Thom as Elsea (Han) ; 2. Je re Meeker (Ya m) ; 3 . l ac k Per rym an ( Ha n) : 4 . Greg Pie r ce (Yam) . O fT AM : I. Kevin Weltner {Sua): 2. Mike Tod d ( Yam ); 3. Chris Poli ng ( Ha n); 4 . Curti s Conner; 5 . Gary Mahoney (Han ). O fT MSTR : 1. Dave Cr ee ch ( Yam) ; 2 . Jim Dea lba (Ha n ); 3 . M ich a el Gorda (S u z); 4 . J oh n Meus ling (Hon ). Sunda y 50 BEG : 1. Bry so n O l son ( Suz) ; 2 . J aco b Crawfo rd (KTM) ; 3. Au sti n O liv er (p ol ); 4 . J ay so n Hartin g (KTM ): 5. c.J, T rend (KTM) . 5 0 ( 4 -6) : 1. Kin se r En d ic o tt ( L em) ; 2 . J .T . Blatt ma n (KtM) ; 3 . Bla ine Coon ( Lem ); 4. Au sti n Chi ng (Lem) . 50 (7 -8 ) : I . Co nn or Pear son ( Po l) ; 2 . J esse J anco (Lem ); 3. Josh T ich no r (Kaw); 4 . Jo nat han A ndrew (Co b); 5. Sierra Shirley (Sua). 60 BEG: I. Nick Willey (KTM) : 2. Kyle Wolac k ( K a w) ; 3 . De re k Bee ( K T M) ; 4 . An t hony Ru tt er (KT M); 5. Je remia h Elven (Suz). 6 0 ( 0 -8 ) : 1. Co nnor Pea rson (K T M ) ; 2. Co ry Co lom bi n i (K TM) ; 3 . K in ser En d ic o tt ( Ka w ) ; 4 . Garrett Ch ristoffersen (KTM); 5. Josh Ti chnor (Kaw) . 6 0 (9 -11) : I. Kyle Tigert (KTM): 2 . Robert Noltz ( Yam); 3 . J or d an Burn s ( K a w) ; 4 . Lu c a s Jon e s (KTM ): 5 . Cody Evans (KTM) . 60 O PEN: 1. A ntho ny Rutt er (KTM) ; 2. Conno r Pearson ( KTM); 3. Garrett Chri sto ffer sen ( KT M); 4 . cu e e n Kyle Codero (KTM); 5. Sky lar Garcia (KTM) . 80 BEG: 1. Austi n Ray (Yam) ; 2. Matth ew Ferry ( Yam) : 3 . Ro b b i e Va l enzuela ( Ha n ) ; 4 . Rob e rt Dugga n (Yam ); 5. Michael Hartin g (Suz) . 80 BEG B (TRO PHY) : I. Jefl Mann ( Han) : 2 . Jo rdan Scott en (Han) ; 3. Benjamin Milner (Yam) ; 4 . Ja son Olinger (Han) ; 5. Dakota Willia m s (Kaw ). 80 ( 7- 1 1) : I. Pr esto n Mu ll (Yam) ; 2. Ro bert Noftz (Yam ); 3. Thoma s Elsea Jr . (Yam ); 4. Jo rdan Bums (Kaw ): 5. Bryals Coo n (Han) . BO ( 12- 13) : I. J oshua Duppon g (Yam) : 2 . Mitch Bellam y ( Yam) ; 3 . J o shu a McPherson ( Yam) ; 4 . Daniel Law son (Yam) ; 5. T y ler Mor gan (Yam ). 80 ( 1 4· 1 6 ) : I. Travi s Bell (Ha n ) ; 2 . B ry c e Huffm an (Yam ). S/MINI: I. Cole Seely (SUl) : 2. Joshua Duppong ( Yam ); 3 . Br yc e Huffman ( Ya m ) ; 4 . Preston Mull (Yam ): 5. Joey Not aro (Hon). 8 0 OPEN: t . Pres ton Mull (Y a m ) ; 2 . Gared St e in k e ( K a w) : 3 . Ro bb ie Valenzue la ( Ha n) ; 4 . Thomas Elsea Jr . (Yam ); 5. Benjamin Milner (Yam ). 80 B fW : 1. J oey Nota ro ( Ha n ) ; 2 . J eff Mann (Ha n ); 3. D ak o ta Wil li am s (K aw ); 4 . Dan e Willi s (Han): 5. Tom m y McCull y (SUl ). 12 5 BEG : 1. Ryan Ray (Yam ); 2. Dustin Wilder ( Yam ) ; 3 . Br and on F io ri to (Ya m) ; 4 . Kri s B oh m (Yam) : 5. Greg Young (SUl ). 12 5 JR: 1. Cod y Bu ya s (Han) ; 2 . Nic Wol fer (Suz) ; 3. Erik Meu sling (Ha n); 4 . Brandon Bell (Han) ; 5. Kevin Dam on (Suz). 125 )NT : 1. Michtl el Par ker ( Yam): 2 . Aa ron DeSilva (Yam ); 3. Tony Sherman (Yam) ; 4. Bradley Kell y (Yam ); 5. Adam Metzler (Suz). 2 5 0 BEG: I. Land on Wenn er (Han) : 2 . Co lton Pearson (Han) ; 3 . Ryan Sim s (Kaw) ; 4. Randy Jones (Han ); 5 . Tro y McWill iam s (Han ). 250 J R: I. Cody Buya s (Han ); 2. Jerry Ska ggs (Hon ); 3. Ju sti n Do ugla s (Ha n) ; 4. Derek Archuleta (Yam ); 5. Darren Benson (Suz). 2 5 0 I NT: 1. To ny Sherman ( Ya m ) ; 2 . Co le Br idenbaker (Han ); 3. Ross Creech (Suz ); 4. Ke vin McKn ight (Han ); 5. Chad A nderson (Yam ). 250 PRO : 1. Mi cha el Gorda ( Ha n); 2. Beau J udg e (Han) . 500 AM : I. Erik Meu sli ng (Ho n ); 2 . J on Hall (Han ). 500 PRO : 1. J ohn Meusli ng (Hon ). 4 -STRK: 1. Devi n Watson. WM N: I . J en J on es (Ya m ) ; 2. Nikki Mar sh all (K aw ) ; 3 . Krystie May ( Yam); 4 . Alexah Pearson (Han) : 5. Kellie Cann (Kaw) . SCH BY : 1. Mic hae l Parker ( Yam ); 2 . Nathan Wh it low (Ya m) ; 3 . Brad ley Kelly ( Ya m ) ; 4 . E dd ie Woo lmore (KTM) ; 5. Cam eron Bellam y (Yam ). BTH ( 17- 2 4): 1. A nth ony Hou ser ( Yam) ; 2. Nic Wolf er (Sua): 3. Kevin Dam on (Suz). 25 + AM : 1. l ack Perrym an (Han ). V ET BE G : 1. C had Lavezzo ( Ka w ) ; 2 . Ry an Do nov an (Yam) ; 3. A rt Ada me (Suz); 4. Brent Cash (Han ); 5. Jon Hall (Ha n). VET JR : 1. Denni s Reddin g (Han ): 2 . Oli n Green ( Ha n ); 3 . J erry Sk a ggs ( Hon); 4 . Ch uck Pen ny (Yam ): 5. Mark Daw son (Han) . VET INT: 1. Scott DeRoco (Han); 2. Jere Meeker ( Ya m ); 3 . Th o ma s El sea ( Ho n) ; 4 . Gr eg Pie rc e (Yam) ; 5. Steve Th inger (Han) . OfT AM : 1. Kevin Welln er (Suz): 2. Mik e Todd (Yam) ; 3 . Kevin McBride (Ho n ). orr MSTR : l. Scott DeRoco (Han): 2. Michael Go rda (Suz); 3. J im Dealba (Han ); 4. Dev e Creec h (Yam) . Seri es Champion s 5 0 BEG: Bry son Ol son . 50 (4- 6 ) : Kinser End icott . 5 0 (7- 8) : J onath an Andrew. 60 BE G: Ni ck Will ey. 60 (0 -8) : Cory Co lumbini. 60 (9 · 1 1): Kyle Tigert . 60 OP EN: Garrett Christoffersen . 80 BEG : Au stin Ray. 80 (7 ·11 ) : Preston Mull . 80 ( 12 - 13) : Joshua Duppong . 80 ( 14 - 16): Tra vis Bell. Sf MINI: J oshua Du ppong. 80 O PEN: Preston Mull. B fW : Jo ey Notaro. 12 5 BEG: Dustin Wi lder. 125 J R: Brando n Bell. 125 INT: Michael Par ker. 250 BEG: Landon Wenner. 250 J R: J erry Skaggs. 2 50 INT : Ross Creech . 500 AM : Jo n Hall. WMN : Kry stie May. SCHBY : Michael Parker. 8TH ( 17- 2 4 ): An thony Houser. 2 5 + AM: l ack Perryman . VET BEG : Ryan Donovan . VET JR : Jerry Sk aggs. VET tNT : Th om as Els ea. orr AM: Kevin Weltne r. OfT MSTR: Michll el Gorda . e _ s DECEMBER 3 , 2003 31

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