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GFI Racing Winter Series South Round 3: Los Angeles County Raceway PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSON A Six-Pack for Villopoto By GREG ROBERTSON PALMDALE, CA, JAN. 23 Vawasaki Team Green/Thousand Oaks l'Kawasaki/Pro Circuit-backed Ryan VilIopoto paid a visit to Los Angeles County Raceway and walked away with six convincing moto wins, in the 12Scc Intermediate, 2S0cc Intermediate and Four-Stroke Open classes, at round three of the GFI Racing/Goat Eyewear/Swift Dodge/FMF-backed Winter Series South. Villopoto started things off with a decisive runaway victory in the opening 12Scc Intermediate moto. Jared Partridge gated in second place but was qUickly overtaken by Drew Gosselaar and Tye Hames. Gosselaar ended up finishing second, with Partridge pressuring him during the second half of the moto. Villopoto repeated his disappearing act in the second mota, as Partridge turned a good start into a second-place finish for second overall. Hames rounded out the top three with 5-3 rides, followed by Tanner Langham (4-6) and Chappy Fiene (7-4). Anthony Charette held off Villopoto for slightly over a lap on the J.B. Memorial Track before Villopoto motored away for the FourStroke Open-class win. Charette easily finished in the runner-up position, ahead of Anthony Hart and Brian Bebeck. Villopoto spanked the field in moto two, with Hart going 3-2 for second, over Jonathan Robison (5-3). The 250cc Intermediate racing was more of the same, as Villopoto not only destroyed his competition but managed to work his way up into the top five of the adjoined 2S0cc Pro class in both motos from his second-gate start. Shockey (Hon); 5. Justice Sathe!- (HlJ$). 65 BEG: I. Brynt Holt (KTM); 2. Shaun Harman (KTM); 3. Breanna McLuskie (KTM); 4. Devan Ellis (Kaw); 5. Cory M;tcKay (5uz). 65 (9-11): I. Tyler Yea (KTM); 2. Ben Chappell (KTM). 65 OPEN: I. Tyler Vea (KTM); 2. Shaun Hannan (KTM); l. Ben Ch;tppell (KTM). 85 BEG: I. Jeremy Riss (Yam); 2. Brad Fief (Kaw); l. D;titon Bradley (Suz); 1. Aaron Beck (Yam); 5. Travis Conklin (Kaw). 85 (9-11): I. Steele Angle-Davidson (Y;tm). 85 (12-13): I. William See (Suz); 2. tMl Martin (Yam); l. Charlie Mcurthy (Kaw); 1. Duane Rigei (Suz); 5. Jon Montgomery (Yam). 85 (14-16): I. AJ. Brown (Yam). S/MINI: I. William See (Suz); 2. Steele Angle-D;tvidson (Yam); 3. Ian M;trtin (Y;tm); 4. Jeremy Riss (Yam); 5. Travis Conklin (Kaw). BEG BEG: I. Broc Bames (Suz). 115 BEG: I. Kash Leon (Suz); 2. Kris Ulty (Hon); 3. Wes Ochs (y;tm); 1. Broc Barnes (Suz); 5. Corey Hewell (Yam). 115 JR: I. Cory Hoilen (Suz); 2. Wren Fuller (Hon); 3. Robby McCabe (Kaw); 1. jeremiah Sp;trks (Yam); 5. Devon Eli;t (Y;tm). 115 INT: I. Travis McM;tckin (Y;tm); 2. Nic Wolfer (Suz); 3. Mitch Rask (Hon); 4. Nick Rask (Hon). 150 BEG: I. Digger WiIIi;tms (Y;tm); 2. Michael Anderson (Hon); l. Jeff Ully (Hon). 250 jR: I. Wren Fuller (Han); 2. Robby McCabe (Kaw); l. Jon Sherriffs (Suz); 4. Zach Dinsdale (5uz); 5. Matt Trent (Hon). 250 INT: I. Nic Wolfer (5uz); 2. Zach Tait (Y;tm); 3. Brandon Kentner (Yam); 4. N;tth;tn Whitlow (Suz). OPEN PRO: I. Dean johnson (Suz). WMN BEG: ,. Breann;t McLuskie (KTM); 2. Lyndsea Dickerson (y;tm); 3. Ashley Trent (Hon); 4. Cassy W;tllace (KTM); 5. Victori;t Shockey (Yam). WMN: I. Heidi Koerschgen (Yam); 2. Jamey Parks (5uz); 3. Debra And~on (Hon). BTH jR: I. Wren Fuller (Hon); 2. Jeremiah Sparks (y;tm); l. Grant Hays (Yam); 1. Allen Yother (Hus); 5. Philip Springer (5uz). 8TH INT: I. Travis McM;tckin (Yam); 2. Mitch Rask (Hon); 3. Zaeh T;tit (Yam); 4. Nath;tn Whitlow (Suz). 30+ JR: I. Troy Gabriel (Yam); 2. D;tve Harden (Kaw). 30+ INT: I. Mike Akin (Hon). 30+ MNY: I. J.R. Meusling (Suz). 40+ JR: I. Frank Jacobsen (Hon); 2. O;tve Renner (Hon); 3. john Stephens (Yam); 4. Zack McLAin (Yam); 5. Jim We;tver (Y;tm). 40+ INT: I. Grant Brown (Yam); 2. Dave Harden (Kaw). 40+ MNY: I. Bob Meadows (Y;tm). 50+: I. Bob Me;tdows (Han); 2. Mike Perry (Suz). 60 Kyle Jenkins finished all by himself in second place in moto one, and then backed that up with a third in 1110to two, behind Mark Brewer, for second overall. Daryl Ecklund led every inch of the opening 250cc Pro contest, with Tim Weigand coming up through traffic to get around both Chris Nihan and Cale Wallace with time running out for second. Ecklund was out to an immediate second-moto lead. Weigand was only able to close to within a few seconds at the checkers. Wallace fought his way up from eighth to third for third-overall payback. Wallace led the first half of the first 12Scc Pro moto before Weigand made the pass for the win. Tetsuya Mizoguchi and Wallace battled it out over second place, with Mizoguchi coming out on top. Nihan was quickest out of the gate in moto two, but Weigand dropped him back to second at the midway point. Mizoguchi charged up into third place for the second-place money, over Nihan (4-2) and Bobby Garrison (6-4). Bryce Stewart put nearly 10 seconds on the rest of the 80cc Open racers before Blake Wharton come from out of the pack to challenge him at the halfway point. Wharton went down, resulting in a 13th~place finish. Armando Aguilar inherited second place and held off Jacob Stiver at the finish. Wharton returned to dominate moto two, but it was the 1-2 rides of Stewart that earned the overall on the day. Aguilar picked up the second place trophy on 2-3 rides. CN Los ANGEUS COUNTY RACEWAY PAlMDALE, CAUfORNIA RESULTS: JANUARY 23, 2005 (ROUND 3) so (4-6) STK: I. Nicholas Couto (KTM); 2. Derek Kaupp (Pol); 3. Blaine B;tker (KTM). SO (7-8) STK: I. CMRRA Series Round ,: Willow Spring, Kort Track Kornbau Makes His Amateur Bow By Roo GIRARD Ryan Villopoto (615) nabs the holeshot in the first 125cc Intermediate moto, ahead of Tye Hames (32). Villopoto went on to win this class, as well as the 250cc Intermediate and Four-Stroke Open classes at Los Angeles County Raceway. Brandon Leith (Cob); 2. Blake Green (Cob); 3. Cole Gardner (Lem); 4. N;tthan Hamlin (Cob); 5. Josh Fea (Pol). 50 OPEN: I. lane Gardner (KTH); 2. Jantz Grodzicki (Pol); l. Cole G;trdner (Lem); 1. Brandon Leith (Cob); 5. D;tve Fullmer (KTM). 60 FIT: I. DyIMl Politelli (Kaw); 2. Cole Gardner (Suz); 3. Koy Stewart (Suz); 4. Josh Fea (Pol). 60 BEG: I. J;tke Marler (Yam); 2. Shelby Ward (Kaw); 3. Aaron CNppell (KTM); 1. Oomink Parrillo (Kaw); 5. lane Gardner (Suz). 60 NOV: I. Damlon Tackett (5uz); 2. Cotton Sanders (KTM); 3. Cody Roewer (Suz); 1. NuhMl Cemic.ky (KTM); 5. Tristan Post (Kaw). 60 INT: '- Joey Savatgy (KTM); 2. Aaron Siminoe (KTM); 3. Austin Politelli (Kaw); 1. Jake Gagne (KTH); S. J;tke Mohnike (KTM). 60 OPEN: I. Jake Gagne (KTM); 2. Aaron Siminoe (KTM); 3. Joey Sav;tgty (Suz): 4. Jake Mohnlke (ICTM): 5. 1Y 5;"'000 (ICTM). 80 FIT: I. Cortney Roewer (Suz). 80 BEG: I. Tanner Lovgren (Suz); 2. Brett Bussey (Yam); 3. Jesse Johnston (Yam); 4. Cole Seeley (Hon); 5. Michael Walters (Suz). 80 NOV: I. Austin PolitelH (K;tw); 2. Arm;tndo AgUilar (Yam); 3. Jake Mohnike (KTM); 1. Jake Gagne (KTM); 5. Chris Carrillo (Kaw). 80 INT: I. A;tron Siminoe (KTM); 2. Joshua Lawrence (Han); 3. Tommy Aquino (Yam); 1. Conner Penhail (Kaw). 80 EX: I. Trent Pugmire (Hon); 2. Blake Wharton (Suz); 3. Mich;tel H;tll (Kaw); 1. Chris Plouffe (!

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