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GFI Winter Series North/South Showdown
Oatfleld Raceway
Brandes, Holland Show 'em
Up at the Showdown
By JIM
AND JUSTIN ENOS
TURlOCK, CA, MAR. 7
T
he GFI Winter Series Showdown was actually far from a " North vs. South" showdown , as only a handful of "sout he rn" riders
made an appearance. Howeve r, a pair of seasoned Pros, Michael Brandes and Rusty Hclland, showed up and had a showdown of their
own at the Oatfield Raceway. Brandes , aboard
a BR-I ·backed Kawasaki, aced both 125«
motes, while Holland walked away with the
overall win in the 250s via a 2-1 effort.
Brandes dominated both I25cc matos, and
though Holland lurked close behin d at times ,
Bra ndes never gave him an oppo rtu nity to
challenge and finished up with a pair of flawless
motos under his belt .
The most drama came in the second 250cc
Pro mota, as Brandes had won mota one and
was looking for a complete sweep on the day.
Holland , piloting a C lawson Motorsports/Pro
Circuit/Thor/Smith-backed Honda, had other
plans, and he grabbed the ho leshot, ahead of
Brandes and T im Weigand. Though he kept
Brandes at bay, Holland knew that one mistake
could make the difference - and fo rt unat e ly
that mistake was made by Brandes, who came
into a quick left-bander a little too hot and
tucked the front end . Holland took advantage
of the situat ion and motored on for the win.
ahead of Cory McDaniel and Weigand.
Charlie Morrison , injure d wrist and all.
continued his winn ing ways by capturing the
125cc Intermediate overal l with a perfect I-I
effort on the day. Cu rtis Roe, who has really
come alive in tile series, followed up with a
pair of solid second- place rides. In fact, Roe
topped t he 25 0cc Inte rmediates . be st ing
Morrison's 1-6 score w ith a 2-3 effort on the
day, which pro ved good enough for the overa ll.
Yuba City's Brad Kelly toughed it out to a
well- deserved win in the 125cc Schoolboy
class, posti ng a pair of aces over Greg Fouts ,
who finished out the day with a 2-2 score.
Ross Thre e t and Justin Posey beste d th e
Novice ranks. Thre e t rode to a per fe ct 1·1
score in the 250s , and Posey piloted his
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amaha to a class-winning 1-2 tally in the 125s.
Dustin Enochs and Bla ke Ju m p found
success in the Supermini and Bflcc Ncvlce
cla sses , respect ively. Enochs a ced the
Supermini motos, while Jump ( 1· 1) leaped out
front in both motos for the Novice win on the
day.
Ty Kee no m t ook ca re of busines s in the
60cc O pe n class with a pair o f huge w ins ,
followed by Paul D'Eredlta, who went 2·2 on
the day.
In the Pee Wee ra nks, Gunnar Sigler and
Cody Fendley topped the SOcc (7-8 ) Stoc k and
(4· 6) Stock classes, respective ly, on the main
track , while Bruno Moreda found success on
the Pee Wee track aboard his KTM, going I- I
eN
in the 50cc (4·6 ) Stock class on the day.
RESULTS: MARCH
7, 2004
Pee Wee Track
SO P/W JR (4-6): I. J
ames Carothe<> (KTH ); 2 Junin
Bye (KTM); 3. Legan Ha ll (KTM). 50 F{T: I. Garren
Hrtchel l (Hon ). SO (01-6) ST"-' I. Bruno _ _ (KTM); 1.
jonbn R= (Cob); 3. Cort>in Hayes (lem); • . j