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California Gold Cup Motocross Series Round 2: Perris Raceway PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSON James, Huerta, Canada Conquer Perris By GREG ROBERTSON PERRIS, CA, JAN. 30 \ A fhat do Ricky james, Joshua Huerta and Jake Canada all Y V have in common? They were all triple-class winners at round two of the seventh annual FMF/Scott/Slamin Motor- sports/Race Signs-sponsored California Gold Cup Motocross Series. The series continues to grow, and this day's entries closed in on 900. which meant a full day of racing. James started things off with a couple of nearly flawless performances in the 12Scc Schoolboy DMsion One class for a pair of wins. Tye Hames overcame a bad start in mota one to finish in fifth, and then backed that up with a second-place showing in mota two for second overall, over Kevin Hurt (3-6) and joey Bitto (2-7). In the 125cc Intermediate Division One contest, James turned a pair of early leads into runaway victories on his CRF250. Anthony Charette piloted the lone KTM in the field up through traffic to a 2-3 tally and second overali. Freddy Sanchez (6-7) edged out Dana Dreier (9-5) for third overali. A pair of great starts helped James outrun his competition in both 2sOcc Four-Stroke Open Non-Pro Division One races. Tyler KaJisiak did his best to keep James in sight en route to a pair of runner-up finishes. A.J. Sjostrom (3-3), Travis Freistat (4-4) and Brian Bebeck (6 7) finished third through fifth, respectively. Honda-mounted Trent Pugmire dominated the opening 85cc (14-16) moto. Huerta battled with Taylor Roberts before breaking free for second at the checkers. Pugmire was a no-show for mota two, so Huerta sewed up the overall on a 2-1 showing. George Jeffers (4-2) came out on top of a points tie with Roberts (3-3) for second overall. Similarly, in Supermini Division Two racing, Pugmire won the first moto, over Huerta and Roberts. Pugmire's absence in mota two paved the way for Huerta's second overall win, on another 2-1 tally. Roberts (3-2) placed second, over Dean Wilson (4-3) and Tyler Sjoberg (5-4). Chris Piouffe nabbed the hoieshot in the first Bscc Open moto, but by lap two it was Huerta out front and pulling away. Roberts was again second, followed by Plouffe, Sjoberg and Wilson. Sjoberg grabbed the early second-moto lead, while Huerta was stuck mid pack. Huerta ran out of time in his attempt to run down Sjoberg, but his 1-2 effort was good enough for the class win. Sjoberg was runner-up overall, with Bryce Stewart (6-3) third. Nick Paluzzi, johnny jelderda and Canada argued over the Supermini Division One lead for most of the first mota, with Paluzzi prevailing. Paluzzi didn't contest moto two, setting the stage for a Canada-Jelderda showdown. Canada proved to be slightiy faster in moto two, going 3-1 to top Jelderda's 2-2 taly. Canada and jelderda butted heads again in both the 8scc (12-13) Division One and 85cc Open Division One classes, with Canada keeping his Yamaha just out of the reach of jelderda's RMBs for his second and third class wins of the day. Austin Tessitone (5-3) rounded out the top three in the 12-13 field, ahead of James Frigo (4-5) and jarred Spano (7-8), while Ivan Ramirez (7-3) was in Open racing, over Frigo (B-s). CN PERRIS RACEWAY PERRIS, CAUFORNIA RESUtTS: JANUARY 30, 2005 (ROUND 2) P/W (4-6): I. Jerred Flowers (Cob): 2. Mitchell Epstein (KTM); J. Chat Vasquez; 4. Sean Cantrell (KTM); 5. Greg Esquivel (Pol). P/W (7-8) 0-1: l. Thunder Ralston (KTM); 2. Sean McGrew (KTM); J. Matthew Hubert (KTM); 4. Nathan Hamlin (Cob); 5. Tyler Tungatu (Pol). P/W (7-8) D-2: 1. Blake Green (Cob); 2. Mike Victorian (KTM); 3. Punky Jones (KTM); 4. Brandon Outcault (KTH); 5. Zachary Commans (Cob). S/PfW: I. 1Y Siminoe (KTM); 2. Blake Green (Cob): 3. jose Ce}a (KTM); 4. Punky Jones (KTM): 5. Mike VICtorian (KTM). 6S BEG (6-11) 0-1: I. Shelby Ward (Kaw); 2. T.j. Hajewski (Kaw): 3. Colton Aec.k (Suz); 4. lAne Gardner (So2): 5. Cole Gardner (So2). 6S BEG (6-11) 0-2: I. Ricky Veronick (KTM); 2. Dylan Sivils (KTM); 3. Zach Forsyth (Suz): 4. Blake Perry (KTM); 5. Trevor jessen (Suz). 65 (6-8): I. Mike Victorian (KTH); 2. Chaisson Conens (KTM): 3. Jose Ceja (KTH): 4. BrandaI"' Outault (KTM): 5. jantz Gradzkki (KTM). 6S (9-11) 0·1: I. Levi Hall (KTM); 2. Aaron Siminoe (Kaw); 3. Garret Eckman (Suz): 4. Michael Maze (KTM): 5. Eric Yorba (KTM). 6S (9-11) 0-2: I. jessy Nelson (KTM); 2. jake Gagne (KTM): 3. Jake Mohnike (KTM): 4. Cody Baker (KTM); 5. Colby Raha (Suz). 6S (9-11) RUNOFF: I. Cody Baker (KTM); 2. Michael Arana (Kaw); 3. Colby Raha (Suz); 4. joseph Reynolds (KTM). 65 OPEN 0·1: I. Jessy Nelson (KTM): 2. jake Gagne (KTH); J. Michael Maze (KTH); 4. jake Mohnike (KTH); 5. Daniel Paluni (Kaw). 65 OPEN 0-2: I. Aaron Siminoe (KTM); 2. levi Hall (KTM): 3. Garret Eckman (Suz); 4. Colby Raha (Suz); 5. Eric Yorba (KTM). 85 BEG D-I: I. Cameron Tribbey (Yam); 2. Tyler Kezer (Hon): 3. Connor Green (Kaw); 4. Scotty Gearhart (Yam); 5. Michael Gangi (Kaw). 85 BEG D-2: I. Jarrett Kovacs (Suz); 2. Sara Price (Kaw); 3. Brett Bussey (Yam): 4. Michael Gutierrez (Hon); 5. Michael Gereghty (Suz). 85 (0-11) 0-1: L jessy Nelson (KTM); 2. Ivan Ramirez. (KTM); 3. Aaron Siminoe (KTM); 4. Austin Politelli (Kaw); 5. Khylar Sizemore (Kaw). 85 (0-11) D-2: I. Bryce Stewart (Suz); 2. Levi Hall (KTM): 3. Derik Brooks (KTM); 4. jake Hohnike (KTH); 5. Shane Post (502). 85 (0-11) RUNOFF: I. Derik Brooks (KTM); 2. Khylar Sizemore (Kaw): 3. Michael Arana (Kaw): 4. Colby Raha (Suz). 85 (12-13) D-I: I. jake Canada (Yam); 2. johnny jelderda (5uz): 3. Austin Tessitone (Yam); 4. james Frigo (Suz): 5. Jarrod Spano (Suz). 85 (12.13) D-2: I. Tyler Sjoberg (Suz): 2. Dean Wilson (Yam); 3. Steven Tokarski (Kaw); 4. Christian Craig (Suz); 5. Drew Weaver (Kaw). 85 (12-13) RUNOFF: I. jake Canada (Yam); 1. Tyler Sioberg (Suz); 3. Christian Craig (Suz); 4. Dillon Huddleston (Suz); 5. Kyle Engle (Suz). 85 (14-16): I. joshua Huerta (KTM); 2. George Jeffers (Suz): 3. Taylor Roberts (Hon); 4. Justin Mulford (Suz); $. Craig Tomlinson (Suz). 85 OPEN D-I: t. Jake Canada (Yam); 2. johnny Jelderda (Suz); 3. Ivan Ramirez (KTM); 4. James Frigo (Suz): 5. Mason Sweeden (Suz). 85 OPEN D-2: 1. Joshua Huerta (KTM): 2. Tyler Sjoberg (Suz); 3. Bryce Stewart (Suz); 4. Dean Wilson (Yam); 5. Kyle Engle (Suz). S/MINI D-I: I. Jake Canada (Yam): 2. Johnny jelderda (Suz): 3. Parker Eckman (Suz); 4. George Jeffers (Suz); 5. Ivan Ramirez (KTM). S/MINI D-l: I. Joshua Huerta (KTM); 2. Taylor Roberts (Hon); 3. Dean Wilson (Yam); 4. Tyler Sjoberg (Suz): 5. Cole Martinez (So2). S/MINI RUNOFF: I. jake Canada (Yam); 2. Tyler Sjoberg (Suz): 3. Dillon Huddleston (Suz); 4. Christian Craig (Suz): 5. Kyle Engle (Suz). 125 BEG: I. Adrian Roman (Yam); 2. Casey Howard (Hon): 3. Matt Babbitt (Yam); 4. Matt Fox (Yam); 5. Nick Coluzza (Han). 115 NOV D-I: I. Cody Tithof (Suz): 2. Dylan McKee (Han); 3. Ryan Ray (Yam): 4. j.B. Peek (Han): S. Dalton Ballie (Han). 125 NOV 0-2: I. jeagher 1.4 Fountaine (Han); 2. Brodie Humphries (Suz); 3. Nick Tokarski (Kaw); 4. Brandon Gillespie (Suz). 125 NOV 0-3: I. Brian Bebeck (Kaw); 2. Nick Bussey (Yam); 3. Caesar Popwhak (Yam): 4. Matt Ortega (Kaw): 5. Daniel Huddleston (Suz). 125 NOV RUNOFF: I. Brian Bebeck (Kaw): 2. Daniel Southern Enduro Riders Association Awards Ceremony: Barbers Motor Sports Museum SERA Celebrates 30 Yearsl By CAROLYN REEO BIRMINGHAM, AL, JAN, 22 he Southern Enduro Riders Association celebrated its 30-year anniversary at the Barbers Motor Sports Museum in Binningham. Alabama. The five-story building was an incredible place to host the celebration, and SERA presented awards to some remarkable people. The ceremony opened by recognizing SERA's lifetime members. These were the people who formed the organization, and many are still actively involved in SERA. Seeing these men and women who have committed so much T 44 of their lives to SERA was exceptionally moving, and their dedication has been inspirational. Taking the overall for the year in the Enduro and Hare Scrambles series was four-time SERA enduro champion and two-time SERA hare scrambles champion Stephen Reed. He managed to win eight out of I I enduros and seven out of 10 hare scrambles in 2004, and he's ready for the new season on his 2005 Gas Gas DE300. "I really enjoyed the competition, along with the friendships I have with SERA." Reed said. "I thank my family for their support and look forward to 2005." MARCH 9, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS Ricky James picked Up wins in the 250cc FourStroke Open Non-Pro, Schoolboy and 125cc Intermediate classes at Perris Raceway, site of round two of the California Gold Cup Motocross Series. Huddleston (Suz): 3. Brock Bryant (Hon); 4. Jake Poole (Hon); 5. Dalton Brown (KTM). 115 INT D-I: I. Ricky James (Hon); 2. Anthony Chareue (KTM): 3. Freddy Sanchez (Hon): 4. Dana Dreier (Yam); 5. Travis Freistat (Hon). 125 INT D·2: I. Kyle Griffrth (Hon); 2. Tanner Langham (Han): J. Nick Sanchez (Suz); 4. Jake Oswald (Suz); 5. Garrett George (Kaw). 125 INT D-3: I. Trey Canard (Kaw); 2. Ben lamay (Suz); J. Tommy McAdams (Hon); 4. Spencer Wernli (Yam); 5. Brandon Ellingsen (Han). 125 INT RUNOFF: I. Ben l..amay (Suz); 2. Trey Canard (Kaw): 3. Travis Freistat (Hon): .of. Spencer Wernli (Yam); 5. Nick Sanchez (Suz). 125 PRO: I. Mike Alessi (KTM); 2. Bob Kiniry (Hon); 3. Juss laasnoo (Hon); 4. Tetsu Mizoguchi (Kaw); 5. Yoshitkl Kitai (Suz). 250 BEG: I. Charles Price (Yam); 2. Nick Godinno (Yam); 3. Rick Stumetz (Suz); 4. Matthew Racine (Hon); 5. John Dunlap (Yam). 250 NOV: I. Eric Wright (Han): 2. Brent Bohanon (Yam); 3. Brandon Freistat (Hon); 4. Preston Tilford (Yam); 5. Kevin Bey (Yam). 150 INT: I. Anthony Charette (KTH): 2. Nick Sanchez (Suz); 3. Weston Arthurs (Hon); 4. Jack Musick (Yam); 5. Freddy Sanchez (Hon). 250 PRO: I. Mike Alessi (Hon); 2. Kenjiro Tsuji (Hon); 3. Takeshi Koikeda (Yam); 4. Jack Carpenter (Han); 5. Brian Burns (Hon). 125 2-STRK OPEN NON·PRO: I. Anthony Charette (KTM); 2. Brandon Gilhodey (KTM); 3. Anthony Cicalese (Yam): 4. Ryan Ray (Yam); 5. Matthew Gamboa (502). 250 4-STRK OPEN NON·PRO D-I: I. Ricky James (Hon); 2. Tyler Kalisiak (Hon): 3. AJ. Sjostrom (Kaw); 4. Travis Freistat (Hon); 5. Brian Bebeck (Kaw). 250 4-STRK OPEN NON-PRO 0-2: I. Ben Lmlay (5uz): 2. Trey Canard (Kaw); 3. Cas Swift (Kaw): 4. Kyle Griffith (Hon); 5. Josh La Fountaine (Hon). 450 4·STRK OPEN NON-PRO: I. Weston Arthurs (Hon); 2. Danny Hart (KTM); 3. Eric Wright (Hon): .of. justin Reese (Yam); 5. Shane Keja. WMN: I. Katie McGuire (Hon); 2. Sara Price (Kaw); 3. Tanya Elbers (Suz): 4. Katrina Wilson (Yam); 5. Michelle Stender (Kaw). SCHBY D·I: I. Ricky James (Hon): 2. Tye Hames (Suz); 3. Kevin Hurt (So2): 4. joey Bitto (Hon); 5. Dana Dreier (Yam). SCHBY 0-2: I. Trey Canard (Hon): 2. Ben lamay (Suz); 3. Chad Gores (Suz); 4. Cameron Rodriguez (Hon): 5. Jake Oswald (5uz). 25+ NOV: I. Anthony Myers; 2. Tracy Rhoads (Kaw). 15+ INT: I. Ole Henden (Yam); 2. George LaMonte (Hon). )0+ BEG: I. James Scharer (Han): 2. Shelly Imke (Yam): 3. Randy Enfinger (Yarn). ]0+ NOV: I. Gino Prida (Yam); 2. Justin leeds (Han); J. Kenard Lipscomb (Suz); 4. Brian Adams (Hon); 5. Jeff Hendriksz (Yam). JO+ INT: I. Mark Howell (Hon); 2. John Flores (Yam): 3. Bret Avazian (5uz). 40+ NOV: I. Bob Frida (Hon): 2. Kenard Lipscomb (Suz); 3. Jim Butts (Hon); 4. John Reese (Hon); 5. George Andrews (KTM). 40+ AM: I. Darren Cortines (Hon); 2. Reggie Lamson (Suz): 3. Tony Discuillo (Hon). 40+ EX: I. Mark Howell (Hon). Reed also thanked Gas Gas Motors of America, Hattiesburg Cycles. Moose, Michelin, ICO Racing and all his ocher sponsors. The overall class winners for the Enduro series were overall series champion Reed, overall A champion Steve Nicholas Sr., overall B champion Dustin Stevens, overall C champion Nathan Hammons, and overall Special Class champion John Manning. Reed dealt with stiff competition throughout the Hare Scrambles Series. Glenn Myatt and Frank Davis walked away with their own wins throughout the season, giving them second and third for the year. Davis also earned the wellmerited Open A win for the year. Stevens has moved up in the Hare Scrambles Series. winning the tough Open B class, while Lee Everett took second. Another young man of note is 17-year-old Michael Johnson; the KTM 200 B rider took the winning helmet in his class and proudly shows off his A card. Open C rider Robbie Stange had to contend with John Widenen but prevailed by two points in the end. while Robert Singley won the 200cc C class. In the Kids Series, Micah Williams of the Pee Wee class, Jordyn DuBose of the Kids Intermediate class, and Vet Kids rider Spencer Cook won their respective classes in both the Enduro and Hare Scrambles series. PW50mounted Cameron Reed took the Hare Scrambles Beginner Pee Wee win, while Trent Whisenant was unbeatable in the Enduro Beginner Pee Wee class. The prestigious Sportsman of the Year Award was given to two very special people,

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