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California Gold Cup Motocross Series Round 4: Glen Helen Raceway Park PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSON Gold Cup Laurels to Loop By GREG ROBERTSON SAN BERNARDINO, CA, FEB. 27 T he national track at Glen Helen Raceway Park was the scene of round four of the seventh annual running of the Scott/FMF/Slammin' Motorsports-sponsored California Gold Cup Motocross Series. Honda-mounted Jeff "Too Tall" Loop proved to be in a class of his own, as he emerged with overall wins in the 12Scc and 250cc Intermediate classes. as well as in the Schoolboy and 450cc Four-Stroke Non-Pro classes. Ricky James shot out to the early lead in the opening 12Scc Intermediate moto and stayed there until a fall dropped him to third near the midway point. Loop was running a close second and inherited the top spot for the mota win. James recovered to close to the back fender of runner-up Curtis Malins at the checkers. Brett Mountain led the 35-rider field out of Glen Helen's sweeping first turn as mota two got under way, but it was Johan Carlsson leading just a few turns in. Loop sliced his way up into second place by lap two and hounded Carlsson for the duration for a close second-place finish, which was good enough for the overall. Carlsson's 5-1 tally topped the 2-3 score of Malins for third. Danny Johnson (4-7) was fourth. Derrick Murphy and Loop argued over the 250cc Intermediate first-mota lead up until the last lap. when Loop inched away for the victory. Murphy held off James for second, with Anthony Charette landing in fourth. James got the holeshot in moto two. but Loop was out front and pulling away by the completion of lap one. Loop easily collected the win, and with it the overall honors. over James. Charette went 4-3 for third. Murphy had opening-lap problems but battled his way up into sixth place for fourth in the final standings. Both the Schoolboy and 450cc Four-Stroke Open Non-Pro classes were more of the same, as Loop turned consistently good starts into four more moto wins. Carlsson carded a pair of seconds in the Schoolboy field, over Malins (3-3). Eric Wright (2-2) and Kenny Martin (3-4) made it a Honda sweep of the top three in the Four-Stroke racing. Antonio Balbi Jr. got around a fast-starting Justin Mace to take the 250cc Pro first-moto win. Daniel Sani finished the moto in second and then backed that up with another second-place -4. Nicholas B. King (Yam); 5. Terrance W. Moore (Kaw). 250 PRO: I. Michael Willard (KTM); 2. Blake Hovis (Hon); 3. Chris Osborne (Suz); -4. Ridge Davis (Hon); 5. Matt Greene (Kaw). 250 B: I. Davin H. Price (Yam); 2. Kevin Smith (Hon); 1. Michael D. Mitchell (Hon); 4. Geoffrey Nance (Yam); S. Chandler Joyner (Hon). 250 C: I. Chris J. McCoy (Yam); 2. Cody litz (Hon); 3. Steven Dayton (KTM); 4. Garrett W. Church (Yam); 5. Daniel Jordan (Hon). 150 0: I. Jason Conelison (Hon): 2. Calvin Robinson (Hon); 3. Benjamin W. Holmes (Hon); 4. Derrick Green (Hon); 5. Eric L. Bentley (Kaw). U/l C/O: I. Chris 1- McCoy (Yam); 2. Ry;m Chappell (Yam); 3. Aaron Whitfield (Hon); 4. Jerry R. Cline (Hon); 5. Kevin L. Goff($uz). 4-STRK AM: I. Dale Davis II (Yam); 2. Justin L. Lewis (Hon); 3. Joshua D. Wyatt (Hon); 4. Brandon Belcher (Hon); S. OJ Conlin (KTM). WMN: I. Chasity C. Man (Hon); 2. Kristin Trammell (Yam); 3. Kayla Dayton (Suz): .of. Casey M. McClung (Yam); 5. Jenna L. Williamson (Yam). ClGBY (16.14): I. Matthew Campbell (Hon); 2. Greg G. Goldfuss (Yam): 3. Calvin Mauldin (Hon); -4. Charlie W. Wedmore (Hon); 5. Jason Venable (Suz). 25 + EX: I. Jamie S. Simpson (Suz); 2. Richie Clippard (Suz): 3. Chuck Shirley (Yam); 4. larry Sparks (Hon): 5. Jerry Sneed (Hon). 25+ AM: I. Ryan HartWig (Yam); 2. Jason Koenig (KTM): 3. Roy J. Clarkson (Yam); 4. Brian Calhoun (Yam); S. Keith W. Thomas (Yarn). 30+ EX: I. Richie Clippard (Suz); 2. William 1: Ules (Suz): 3. Joshua G. Gulnac (Suz); 4. Todd Ulmer (KTM): 5. Andrew Mitchell (Yam). 30+ AM: I. Keith Nevers (Suz): 2. Robert Speiss (KTM): 3. Jason Koenig (KTM); 1. Chris D. Coogler (KTM); S. Jerry R. Cline (Hon). 35+: I. Mark Williamson (Hon); 2. Rick Wright (Hon); 3. Lonnie J. Taylor (Yam): 4. Keith Nevers (Suz:.): S. Dean Lunsford (Kaw). 40 +: I. Mark Williamson (Hon); 2. William T. Ules (Suz): 3. Rick Wrigtu (Hon); -4. Robert Spelss (KTM): 5. Sam Dayton (Suz). 45+: I. Sam Dayton (Suz); 2. Thomas Perkins Jr. (Hon); 3. Robert Strength (Kaw); 4. David Steinmeyer (Yam); S. John G. Balrour Jr. (KTM). SO finish, behind Michael Sleeter, in moto two to earn the firstplace payback. Sleeter (4-1) got the better of Balbi (1-4) for second place. Jake Canada held off the likes of Dean Wilson and Tyler Sjoberg for the 85cc (12-13) first-moto victory. Canada was a no-show in moto two, which left the door open for Wilson and Sjoberg. Sjoberg absconded with the early lead, but Wilson dropped him back to second by lap two. Wilson bobbled a corner with just a couple of turns remaining. allowing Sjoberg to slip past and claim the overall on a 3-1 day. Wilson went 2-2 for second, over Kyle Engle (4-3). Dakota Max (7-4) and Dylan Brehm (6-6) eamed fourth and fifth, respectively. eN GUN HEUN RACEWAY PARK SAN BERNARDINO, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: FEBRUARY 27, 2005 (ROUND Dixie MX Grimsley Takes Three at Dixie By HUGH GATUN OZARK, AL, FEB. 20 B lake Grimsley turned in a full day of racing at Dixie MX. The Dawson, Georgia, rider claimed victory in all three classes he entered. In the 6Scc (7-9) class, Grimsley rode his RM65 to wins in both motos. Fellow Suzuki riders Shaun Worley and Parker Blair rounded out the top three. He also turned in a I-I score in the Trail Bike class aboard a four·stroke Suzuki; Kawasaki riders Kyle Moon and J.e. Carleton finished second and third. Daleville, Alabama's Angie Knox was the only rider to take a mota win from Grimsley. In the first 85cc Beginner mota. she rode her CR85 past Grimsley's KTM and finished first. Knox started ahead of Grimsley in mota two, but he took over first before the finish. His 2-1 tally APRIL 20,2005 • CYCLE NEWS 4) PfW (4-6): I. Mitch Epstein (Pol); 2. jerred Flowers (Cob); 3. Sean Cantrell (KTM); -4. Gregory Esquivel (Pol); 5. Shay Hawkins (Hon). P/W (7-8): t. Zachary Commans (Cob); 2. Mike Victorian (KTM): 3. Cole Gardner (Lem); 4. Jantz Grodzicki (Pol); 5. Jose Ceja (KTM). S/P!W: I. zachary Commans (Pol); 2. Jose Ceja (KTM): 3. Cole Gardner (lem); 4. lane Gardner (KTM); 5. Thunder Ralston (KTM). 65 BEG: I. Diego Luna (KTM); 2. Dyian Sivils (KTM); 3. Ricky Veronick (KTM): 4. Zach Forsyth (Suz); S. Blake Perry (KTM). 65 (6-8): I. Chaisson Cozzens (KTM): 2. Jose Ceja (KTM); 3. Mike Victorian (KTM); 4. Brandon Dutault (KTM); S. James Wilcox (Suz). 65 (9-11): I. Jake Gagne (KTM): 2. Jake Mohnike (KTM); 3. Garrett Eckman (Suz); 1. Joseph Reynokb (KTM); S. Eric Yorba (KTM). 65 OPEN: I. Jake Mohnike (KTM); 2. Jake Gagne (KTM); 3. Garrett Eckman (Suz); 4. Joseph Reynolds (KTM); S. Cody Baker (!<.aw). 85 BEG: I. Scotty Gearhart (Suz); 2. Michael Gangi (!<.aw); 3. Jarrett Loop (Hon): -4. Cameron Tribbey (Yam); S. Michael Gereghty (Suz). 85 (0-11): I. Ivan Ramirez (KTM); 2. Jake Gagne (KTM); 3. Jake Mohnike (KTM); 4. Khylar Sizemore (Kaw): 5. Blaze Raible (Yam). 85 (11·13): I. Tyler Sjoberg (Suz); 2. Dean Wilson (Yam); 3. Kyle Engle (Suz): 4. Dakota Max (Yam): S. Dylan Brehm (Suz). 85 (14.16): l. Michael Hernandez (Suz); 2. Josh lawrence (Hon); 3. Bob Summers (Suz); 4. Robbie Salinas (Kaw); S. Justin Mulford (Suz). 85 OPEN: I. Dean Wilson (Yam); 2. Jake Canada (Yam); 3. T)1er Sjoberg (Suz); -4. tv;m Ramirez (KTM); S. Kyle Engle (Suz). SlMINI: I. Jake Canada (Yam): 2. Tyler Sjoberg (Suz); 3. Dean Wilson (Yam); 4. Justin Mulford (5uz); S. Parker Eckman (Suz). 125 BEG 0-1: I. Eric Rizzo (Yam); 2. Joshua Miles (Hon); 3. Alex Goforth (Hon); 4. Eric lvarsson (Yam); S. Matt Hendrix (Yam). 125 BEG D-2: I. Justin Eubanks (Yam); 2. Adrian Roman (Yarn): 3. Kyle Prelewicz (Hon); 4. Bryce Stavron (Yam); 5. Bobby Hill (Yam). 115 NOV D-I: I. Caesar Popinhak (Yam); 2. Dalton Baillie (Hon): 3. Fredrik Gustafsson (Hon); 4. Kalani Walsh (Suz); 5. Matt Miller (Kaw). 115 NOV 0·2: I. Anthony Cicalese (Yam); 2. Brian Bebeck (Kaw); J. Cody Tithof (Suz); 4. Scott Boston (Hon); S. Tobias Ring (KTM). 125 NOV RUNOFF: I. Brian Bebeck (Kaw): 2. Fredrick Gustafsson (Hon): 3. Shane Koja (Suz). 115 tNT: I. Jeff Loop (Hon); 2. Johan CariiSon (Yam); 3. Curtis Malins (Yam): 4. Danny Johnson (Suz): 5. Mats Akerblom (Suz). 115 PRO: I. Shaun Palmer (Hon); 2. Michael Sleeter (Hon); 3. Tyson Burmeister (Hon); 4. Jason Thomas (Hon): 5. Daniel Sani (Suz). 150 BEG: I. Jeremy Hughes (Hon): 2. Rick Stumetz (Suz); 3. Charles Price (Hon); -4. Chad Ritchey (!

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