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California Gold Cup Motocross Se ri es Round 4 : Glen Helen Raceway Park Nihan Nabs Gold Cup Win BY GREG ROBERTSON SAN BERNARDINO, CA, FEB. 15 T he starting gate on the National Track at Gle n He len Raceway Park was near capacity , as 37 125cc Interm ed iates were set to do battle during rou nd fo ur of the sixth ann ual FMF/Scott/EVS-spo nso red California Gold Cup Motocross Series . After a pair of motos in the ultrac o mpetitive class, Chris Nihan emerged victorious after sp litting mota wins wit h Jake Weimer. In mete one, CRF2S0-m ou nte d Nihan led the huge field down the long start straight and into tum one. Robert Memo li got a good jump ou t of the gate to hold down second off the start, ahead of Weim er, Sean Bor ken hagen , Kevin Frisbie and Mark Brewer. We ime r had his RM12S arou nd both Memoli and Nihan on the ope ning lap, while Jared Minor came from abou t 10t h to hold do w n fo urt h. Niha n shadowed Weime r for a coup le of laps before Weimer was able to put a few seconds on the long string of fo ur-stro kes running behind . and he took the win. Nihan finished second w ith five seconds to spare over Memoli, who was an eq ual distance ahea d of Minor. Nihan got off to another exce llent start in mote two, ahead of Minor, De rr eck Murphy, Curtis Malins and Steven Cisar. Nihan appeared to have the rutted-up tra ck wired, as he put a second per lap o n Minor to sew up the overall on a 2- 1 showing. Murp hy was glued t o Minor 's back fender fo r the entire race for a well-deserved third and fift h overall, behind Mem oli (3-4 ) and Cisar (S-6) . Weimer had some pro blems and could o nly manage a 24thplace finish, w hich kep t him ou t of the to p 10 overall. Josh Grant scored so me decisive wins in both the 12Scc and 2SDcc Pro classes . Gra nt made his way to the front of the pack early in each of his four motes and was never challenged . Micky Gr iffin collected secondplace payback in both fields with four straight runner-up rides. Carlos Gonza lez ro unded out the top three in both classes . Kawasak i-mounted Nick Pa lu z z i w a s flaw less in both t he 6Scc O pen and OScc (T hro ugh 1 I ) events. Paluzzi got to the chec ke rs first, wit h substantial leads, in all four mo t o s . Aar o n Sim ino e finish e d second to Paluzzi in both Open co nte sts , ahea d of Austin Politelli and James Frigo. Dakota Garner turned good starts int o 2 ~ 2 show ings in the 85cc (Through I I) field, followed by Bryce Stewart (3-3) and Steven Tokars ki (4-4). Two divisio ns of 125cc Novices were requ ired , with the to p 10 of each being invited back for a runoff to see who would go home with some factor y co nt ingen cy m o ne y. Chad Go res ended up w ith a perfec t I- I score in Division O ne after fe ndi ng off bot h Kurt is Kae lin a nd D a na Dreier. Mat t Vande rw at e r (2· 1) earned t he Division Two overall hon ors, topping Bo bby Langin (3-2) and Andy Taylor (4-3). Travis Freistat led the first few lap s of t he ru no ff before Kaeli n took control. It all cam e dow n to a th ree-rider batt le over the lead on the last lap, with Kaeiiin taking the win by a bikelength over Gores and Daniel Paiva. eN Micky Gr iffin (Yam) ; 1. Carlos Gonzalez (Suz); 4. G ra y Dave nport (Kaw); S. Ronnie Gamb le (Suz). 25 0 BEG : I. Jason Sanchez (Suz); 2. James Stinett (Kaw); 1. Adam Green (Hon); 4. Shawn Parra (KTM); 5. Doug Coates (Hon ). 250 NOV: I. Chad Gores (Suz); 2. Mark Stultz (Yam); 1. Kurtis Kaelin (Suz); 4. Brandon Freist3.t (Yam); 5. Matt Vanderwater (Ho n). 250 INT: I . Jared Minor (Y am); 2. Donn ie We ber (Kaw); 1. Kevin Frisbie (Y am); 4. Nidas Hakansson (Hon); S. Cale b Gosselaar (Hon). 250 PRO: I. Josh Grant (Hon ); 2. Micky Griffi n (Yam); 1. C arl os Gonzal ez (Suz); 4. Todd Gosselaa r (Ho n) ; S. Bob by Steffan (Hon) . W MN : I. Je n Jones (Hon); 2. Tatum Sik (Suz); 1. Heather Dubin (Suz); 4. Vicki Golden (Hon ); S. N icole We isbruch (Kaw). SC HBY: I. De rreck Murphy (KTM) ; 2. Robert Memo li (Hon ); l . Mark Samue ls (Suz); -4 Beni Williams (Suz); S. Jake Weimer . (Suz). 25+ NOV: I. Jeff Belknap (Yam); 2. Heath Jordan (Hon ); l . Justy Mendibles (Ho n); -4 Justin Leeds (Ho n); S. . Tony Russo (Hon ). 30 + BEG : I. Chuck Houde (Han); 2. Dion Barb o za (Yam); l . Roy Gr o ve (Suz) ; -4 . Alex Ortiz (Ho n); S. Mo rga n Metcalfe (Ho n). 30 + NOV: f. Joel Grandbois (Hon ); 2 . Larry League r (Ya m) ; l . Darr en Cortines (Ho n); -4. Justin Leeds (Hon); 5. Tim McGaughey (Ha n). 30 + IN T: l. Niclas Hak ansson (Ho n) ; 2. Ste ve Bast in (Ho n); 3. Rob We xler (Han) ; -4 . Darron Sturgeon (KTM). 30 + P RO : I. Jack Lawre nce (Hon) . 40 + NOV: I. Jim Boren (Yam ); 2. Rocky Hash (Y am); 3. Mark Wiede man (Suz); -4. Jay Laume r (Yam); 5. Michael Kennedy (Hon) . 40 + AM, I. G..-y Harada (Hon), 2. Regg" Lvmon (Su,); 3. Dean Jenn ings (Hon ); -4 Leonard Kirsch ner (Hon ). 40+ EX : I. . Jack Lawrence (Hon) ; 2. Todd Fre istat (Y ). am -';r.",.~ z o ~ W lD s o W II: Cl >- lD ~ :r: a. GUN HE UN RACEWAY PARK SAN BERNARDINO, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: FE BRUARY 15, 2004 (ROUND 4) P{W (4.6): I . Bla ke G reen (Cob); 2. Ko y Stew art (KTM); 3. Sean McGrew (Le m); .. . Gil Sebalza (KTM); S. Nichobs Jon es (Lem). P/W (7-8): I. Ty Siminoe (KTM); 2. Bradle y Taft (KTM); 3. Za c Com mans (KTM); -4. Gu nnar Biggerstaff (Cob) ; S. C od y Bake r (Po l) . S/P/W: I. Ty Siminoe (KTM); 2. Co lby Raha (KTN) ; 3. Zac Comma ns (KTM); 4 . Gunnar Bigge r st aff (Co b) ; 5 . Mike Victo rian (KTM). 6 5 BEG : I. Daniel Corti nes (Suz); 2. Anthon y Amos acovelli (Suz); 5. (KTM); 3. Matt Ascencio (Suz); 4. Vincent Y Lan e Ga rd ner (Su z) . 65 (6 .S) : I. Jo nah Hill (Suz); 2. Anthony De F.,io (Su, ); 3. Joseph Re ynolds (KTM); < Cody . Mike Grapentine (61) leads Jeff Fredette (13) and Co d y Reifsnider (58) in 2 5 0cc heat- ra ce a ction a t the Oshkosh Winterfest. 56 Baker (KTM); 5. Gunnar Biggerstaff (Kaw). 6S (9.11 ): I. Bryce Ste wa rt (KTM); 2. Aaron Siminoe (KTM); 3. Blake Savage (Kaw); -4 Aust in Politelli (Kaw); 5. James Frigo (Kaw). . 65 OPEN: I. Nick Paluni (Kaw); 2. Aaron Siminoe (KTM); l . Austin PoIitelii (Kaw); -4. James Frigo (Kaw); S. Jake Gagne (KTM). 85 BEG : I. Jaime Dickson (Yam); 2. Kenny Atimoto (Yam 3. Tatum Sik (Suz); .. . Dalton Bailey (Suz); 5. Bobby ); Abrams (Suz). 85 (0- 11): I. Nick PaIuni (Kaw); 2. Dakota Gamer (Kaw); 3. Bryce Stewart (KTM); 4. Steven Tokarski (Kaw); 5. Blake Savage (Kaw). 85 ( 12- 13): I. Michael Hair (Kaw); 2. Johnny Je lde rd a (Sut ); l . Dytan McKee (Ho n); 4. Travis Baker (Yam); 5. Cu rtis McLe llan (Yam). 85 ( 14-16): I. Nick Bro wn (Ho n); 2. Phil Thortensen (Y am); 3. Kalani W a ls h (Suz) ; 4 . Jo nathan Hornbeck (Su z); 5. Jos hua Lawrence (Han). 8 5 OPEN: I. Phil Thortensen (Yam); 2. Jake Canad a (Kaw); 3. Travis Baker (Yam ); 4. Shawn Hayes (KTM); 5. N ick Paluzzi (Kaw). S/MIN I: I. Dr ew Gcsselaar (Suz); 2. Michael Hall (Kaw); l . Cody Jeffries (Suz); 4. Jake Canada (Kaw); 5 . Travis Bake r (Y ). 125 BEG: I. 'vVamm am Davis (He n) : 2. Andy De Kroyf (Suz); 3. Cod y Fle m ing (Han ); 4. Clay McEtyea (Suz); S. Louis Parke r (Hon). 125 NOV 0 · 1: I. Chad Go res (Suz); 2. Kurt is Kaelin (Hon); J . Dana Dr eier (Yam) : 4. Dan iel Paiva (Ho n); 5. Tony Prince (Yam). 125 NOV 0-2: I. Matt Vanderwater (Ho n); 2. Bobby Langi n ( Ho n) : l . And y Ta ylor (Yam); 4 . Br ett Mounta in (Ya m): 5 . Da rw yn Yag er (Ha n). 125 NOV RUNOFF: I. Kurtis Kaelin (Suz); 2. Chad Gore s (Suz); 3. Daniel Paiva (Han ); 4. Dana Dreier (Yam) ; S. Garrett George (Kaw) . 125 INT: I . C hris N ihan (Ha n); 2. Jared Mino r (Yam) ; 3. Robert Memoli (Hon) ; -4 . Ste ven Cisar (He n): 5 . De rreck Murph y (KTM). 125 PRO: I. Josh Grant (Hon) ; 2. MAR 10, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS CH . .. Eventual o verall w in n er Chris Nihan (32 ) nabs the holeshot in the first 125" Intermediate mota at the fourth round of the Ca lifo r n ia Gold Cup Motocross Se rie s . third. Smulders , on the Rob's Performance Honda, ran a good line to ta ke the 12Scc-c1ass win . Nick Smith, on another Honda, got by Suzukimounted Cody Relfsnider fo r second . Na fzger again took the lead in the Senior class . Je r r y " Mr. Ice " Westh ouse, o n t he Schaumburg Honda, and FRP Kawasaki jockey Jeff Frede tte battled over second for the entire 10 laps: Fredette got the nod . Benny Carlson put his HMC Superbike KTM in the early lead in the Open Pro race. On his 4&6 Racing 2S0cc Honda , Jesse Janisch wasted no time taking awa y that lead on the seco nd lap, finding his own line and running away with the vict o r y. Illino is Har ley -Davidson's Tim Farrell ran a so lid third , wi th local hero Dan Meschler in fo urth and Frankie Kaiser fifth. With his 450cc Y ama ha bo uncing off the revlimiter, Wollin finally gave way to Nafzger in the Ope n A final. Rosine took advantage o f Westhouse's heavy crash in turn three to grab third. Smulders tried to get by, but Rosine held on for third. Nafzger too k his third victo ry of the day on the FH K Honda. 40th Ann iversary In the Open B final. John Rosine went w ire to wire. Schwanzenbacher ran second on the Young America Honda, with Evan Schno ll third. With $300 going only to the winner of the Dash For Cash , e ight Pros blasted off the line for this 10-lap shoo t-o ut. Carlson had his KTM in the lead , but again Janisch took the outside line. Neve r looking back, Janisch ran right on the outside, next to the snow bank . The battle on the track was for second, as Carlso n and Brad swapped places for six laps. Coming out of the last corner, Kaise r slipped by to secure second . RE SULTS MIN I: I. Alexis Hoffman (Kaw); 2. Tina Tekus (Ha n); l. Zack Ryan (Kaw). 125: I. Tyle r Smuld e rs (Ho n); 2. Nick Smith; 3. Cody Reifsnide r (Suz). 250 : I. Roy Nafzger (Kaw); 2. Broc k Schwanz en bacher (Ha n); 3. Tyler Smulders (Han). OPEN A: I. Roy Nafzge r (Han) ; 2. Lance Wollin (Yam); 3. Brad Rosine (Han) . OPEN B: I. John Rosine (Hon ); 2. Brock Schwanzenbache r (Ha n) ; l . Evan Sch no ll (Ya m). 45 0 PROD: I . Brad Rosine (Han ); 2. lance Wollin (Y am); 3. Tyler Smulders (Han). OPEN TW: I. Joe Sto pp leworth (Yam); 2. Zac Hen d ricks (Y ; 3. Dan l uchon (Tri). PRO: I. Jesse am) Janisch (Hon ); 2. Benny Carl son (KTM); 3. Tim Farrell (Kaw ). S R: I . Roy Nafzge r (Ho n); 2. Je ff Fred ett e (Kaw) ; 3. Jerry Westhouse (Hon) . DFC : I. Jesse Janisch (Hon ); 2. Frankie Kaiser (Hon ); 3. Benny Carlson (KTM ).

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