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, California Racing Club Dun estown Ser ies Round 4 : Los Angeles County Raceway PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSON Couto Cleans Up BY GREG ROBERTSON PALMDAlE, CA MAY 30 , t seems like just yesterday that Andrew Couto was barding it out at the fro nt of the 8Scc (12-13) class with the California Racing Club. Couto recently made the jump up to the full -sized bikes , and w ith much the same res ults. as he easily went I-I to dominate the 12Scc Beginner class at Lo s Angeles Co unty Raceway during round four of the 27th annual I ru nning of the J.B . Memorial Dunestown Series. When the nearly fu ll gate of 12Scc Beginners slid their way through the first turn , Ch ris Pullia m held a slight adva ntage over Co uto , jared Brow n, Broc Condon and josh Erickson. Pulliam's reign lasted a little over half a lap before Co uto found his way into the lead. Couto put a coup le of seconds on Pulliam on the following circuit and then upped the pace to eventually take the win by a commanding margin on his O 'NeaV66l1CEF-backed Suzuki. Brown and Condon were inseparab le throughout t he race and ended up finishing second and third, respectively. Brent Reyes put a last-lap pass on Pulliam for fourth . Couto wasted little time making it to the fr on t of the pac k in moto two , ahead of Brown , Reyes and Matt Babbitt. By lap two , Co uto had a comfortable IO-second cushio n over a good battle for second between Brown and Reyes. Couto would more tha n doub le the size of his lead before the checkers for an impre ssive I- I showing. Brown too k home the seco nd-place tro phy on 2-2 rides , with Condon co ming from out of the pack in mota two to finish third for third overall. Team Green's Chris Plouffe dominated both t he 8Scc (7- 11) and Supermini ran ks. Consistently good starts and runaway victor ies were on order for Plouffe on this day. Fellow Kawasaki rider Steven Tokarski was runner-up after that I started to get the hang of it again," Bor eing said of his co me back . W l1en asked about his future plans, he answer ed , "I think I'm just going to ge t back into it slowly right now. I just got so burned out before." Taking sixth overall was AA rider Lando n C ar ter, wh o w as fo llo w ed by Ve t A rid e r Darre n Pittman in seve nth. "I thought I was having a bad day," Pitt man said, "but when I loo ked at the scores , I realized I didn't do th at bad afte r all. I busted a che ck early on, and that messed me up a little, but after the race, I found out the check was off and they wer e throwing it out, so I came out all right." Finishing th e to p- 10 line up wa s A 2S0cc race r Fran k Davis in eight h, AA ride r Kevin Hutchinson in ninth, and O pen A rider Ste ve Nicholas in l O . th RESUL TS OIA: I. Rodney Judson (TM); 2. Stephen Reed (GG); l . Glen Myatt (KTM); 4 . Nathan Knight (Kaw); 5. Clay Boreing (KTM); 6. Landon Carter (Suz); 7. Darren Pittman (Hon) ; 8. Fran k Davis (Suz); 9 . Kevin Hutchinson ; 10. Steve Nkbctas (KTM). Ak I. Rodney Jud"", (TM ); 2. Stephen Reed (GG); l . G len Myatt (KT M) ; 4 . Nathan Knight (Kaw) ; 5 . C lay Borei ng (KTM). A OPEN : I. Steve N icholas (KTM); 2. Jerry in both 8Scc (7- 11) ra ces , ahead of Aust in Politelli and Keith Ro binson. Parker Eckman and Brennan Towle spilt second-place finishes in Supennini racing, with Eckman prevailing in mota two . Cale Wallace cashed in with victories in both the 12Scc and 2S0cc Pro classes. The secondplace money in the 12Scc Pros was handed to Billy Payne on 2-2 rides, over the 3-3 e fforts of justin Eide. It was mo re of the same in 2SOcc ac tion , as Wa llace slowly distanced himself from do uble r unner-up fin isher N icholas Burson and Eide. Local hotshoe Nick Sanchez also picked up two class victories. as he ran away from his competi tion in both 125cc Inte r med ia te outings and then split moto wins w ith Ryan Reina in the Schoo lboy class. It was all Dane Silverlake in the Super Pee Wee (7 -9) and 6Scc (4 -8) fields, as the Pro Taper/ Riders' Edge -backed KTM rider went four for fo ur. jack Evans pulled off a pair of good starts in t he Pee Wee class that he parlayed into a 2-2 score, over the 4-3 finis hes of Nicholas Mercier and the 3-4 tally of Ryan Cantrell. Silverlake came out on top o f a heated bat tle w it h Brenden Murray and R.J. Wageman for the 65cc opening-moto win and t hen checked o ut w ith the second -mota victory for the overall. Murray got the better of Tristian Post and Wageman for anothe r secondplace finish. eN Los ANGELES COUNTY RACEWAY PALMDAU, CAUFORNIA RESUL TS: MAy 3 0, 2004 (ROUND 4) P/W HON B EG : I. Sean Cantrell (H o n); 2. C ase y Langosh (Ho n); l . Ro bb ie Wa ge man (Ho n). P/W YAM am) BEG : I . Casey Langosh (Yam); 2. Winst on ChUl'"chill (Y ; 3. just in Reyes (Suz) . S/ P!W (4-6): I. De nver Silverlake (KTM). S/ P/w (1.9): I. Dane Silverl ake (KTM) ; 2. Jack Evans (KTM); l . N icholas Mer cier (Pol); 4. Ryan C antr ell (KT M); S. Mich a e l Aqu ino (KTM ). 6 5 BEG : I. Hyle s He rsely (Kaw); 2. She lby War d (Kaw); l . Andrew Mitc hel l (Suz); 4. Zach Casas (Hon ); 5. Andrew Richardson (Kaw ). 65 (4- 8): I. Dane Silverlake (KTM); 2. Brend en Murray Cook (KTM); 3. Garrett McKey; 4. Clay Hedg epath (KTM). A 200: I . Eric Meeks (KTM); 2. jason Reine (Suz); l . Chris Roberts (KTM) ; 4. Will McCon ne ll (KTM). A 250: I . Frank Davis (So2); 2. Lucas Comeaux (KTM); l . Bryan Petty (KTM); 4. Ken Potts (Yam); 5 . Wes ley Porte r. A 4-STRK: I. jimmy Bates (KTM); 2. Rob in DuBose (KTM) ; 3. Jim bo Mitchell (KTM ); 4 . Ph illip Whisenant (Hus) ; 5 . Curt Whittington (Hon) . A VET: I. Dar ren Pittman (Hon) ; 2. Jimmy Ward; l . Par ke r Evans (KTM ); 4 . Huff Burt o n ; 5. Blaine W illiams (KTM). A SR: I. Robert Cowles (KTM); 2. Gregg GogIen; l . Be nnie Waldrop (GG); 4. John Wade (KTM); 5. Edmund D. Herringt on (KTM). A S/SR : I. Mk hael Schrimsher (Yam); 2. Gary Go ff (KTM); 3. Jo hnn y C ra ft (KTM); 4 . Edwin Petty (KTM); S. Fred Pitt man (Y am). A MSTR: I. Ronald Walters. A G LD N MSTR: I. Joh rmy Fried li (KTM); 2 . Robert Rocko; l . Earnest Lynch . B O P EN : I. Lee Everett (GG); 2. Je U Provencher, l . Jerry Pop well; -t. Brian Yates; S. Joh n Lewis. B 200: I. Kevin Gray (KTM); 2. Tim Roberts; l . John Laird (GG); 4. Shawn H ru bes (KTM). B 2 50: I. Dustin Stevens (Suz); 2. Aaron Womble; l . Troy Willis (Hon ); 4. Jimmy Dunn (KTM); 5. Chet Batson . B 4·STRK: I. Mark Lewis; 2. Bennie Helton (Ho n); l . Je ssie Po lke y Jr. (Hon ); 4 . Shane Garner (KTM); S. James Smith . B VET: I. Fran k Autry (Ho n); 2. Mark Johnson (KTM); I . De rrick Thiele (KTM); 4. Warren Cam pagne (GG); 5. Steve Paternost ro (KTM). 8 SR: I. Tom Farmer; 2. Mike Higuera (KTM); l . Barry Webber (KTM); 1. Randy Edgen (Yam); 5. Ed Baker (KTM). B S/S R: I. James D ickinso n (KTM): 2 . Rickey Hill; 3. Mar k Eva ns; 1. G ene Stelly (Kaw) ; 5 . Royce Gu idry (GG ). B MSTR: I. Blaine Sills (GG); 2. Kim Kirkwood (KTM); 3. Byrle Stockstill (GG ); 4 . Carl lvey (KTM); 5. VICtor Ostrowski . B G l D N MST R: I. Jack Schidelmeher; 2. Gerald Earl (Kaw) . C O PEN : I. Jon Roberson; 2. Randall Adamson (KTM); l. Jeff Costner; 4 . Russell Reed (Yam); 5. James Henry. C 200: I. Robert Glass; 2. Robert Rizzo (KTM); l .J ust in May; 4 . Justin Jo nes. C 25 0: I. Rodrick White Jr.; 2. Jam ie Newton. C 4 -STR K: I. C hris Eventual w inner Andrew Cauto (868) leads Chris Pulliam (30), Josh Erickson (9) and the rest of the pack in 125cc Beginner action at round four of CRC's Dunestawn Series at Las Angeles County Raceway. (KTM) : l . Trist ia n Po st (Kaw); 4 . R.J. Wagem an (Suz) ; S. Daniel C ortines (Suz ). 6$ (9-1 1): I. Steven Tokarski (Kaw); 2. C m s Plouffe (Kaw); l . Aust in Po lite/Ii (Kaw) ; 4. Garrett Eckman (Suz): 5. C hri s Carrillo (!dl""""" 3. Cathyw..Jk~. JR OPEN ( 12· 16), I . Je r e m y Womble ; 2. We s Re d d e n (Kaw); l . Spencer Loc khart (KTM); 4. Bre tt Johnson; 5 . Co le Owen . JR 100 ( 12- 16): I. Spencer Cook (Kaw ): 2. Eric Bowen (Kaw) : l . Trent Gray (Kaw ) ; 4. Tyle r Patterson (Suz); 5 . Deason Benson . CMA Friday Nig ht Spring Series Round 4: Little Okie Ra ce way Vasquez Vanquishes 'eml By EDDIE GRAVEUNE MADERA, CA, MAY 21 ne th ing t hat's great about spring in ce nt ral Ca lifor nia is the annu al re t urn o f mot ocross under the lights. The cool te mpera tu res and laid-back atmosphere bring a co mplete ly d iffe re nt fe e l t han some of t he bigger se ries and draw a slightly different crowd . Along with the hard-core fans and racers, the Friday and Saturday Night Series seem to be popular with families and the more casual racers . No matter how laid back t hings get in the pits, though, a race is always a race. When the gate drops, adre naline and competitive ness take O www.cyclenews.com over. Ro und four of the Friday Night Spr ing Se ries saw its share of great com petition. Th e 85cc classes seemed to be especially co mpetitive. Yamaha ride r Garrett Wee ks got t hings go ing w ith a first-mota victo ry in th e Beginner division. He was ke pt company by fe llow blue -bike riders Taylor McC ullough and Marco Trevino . Wee ks st ayed st rong in t he second moto as we ll, b ut Tre vino a nd McC ullough we re stronge r. The three ride rs were t ied , w ith combine d mo to scores that eq ualed four. Trevino won the tie breaker with his 3-1 performance, while McCullough's consistency (2-2) netted him the runner-up spot. Weeks had CYCL E NEWS • JUN E 30, 2004 51

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