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PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSON GFI Racing Winter Series South Round 4: RacEtown 39S Malins Makes Good at Racetown By GREG ROBERTSON ADELANTO. CA, MAR. 6 C urtis Malins flew his YZ250F to four straight moto wins to claim the overall honors in both the 125cc Intermediate and Schoolboy classes at Racetown 395 during the rain-delayed fourth round of the GFI Racing/AMP Racing Winter Series South. When the 125cc Intennediates left the line in the first moto, Bronson Hethcote absconded with the early lead, over Malins, Ryan Penhall, Andy D'Arrigo and the rest of the field. Malins latched on to Hethcote's back fender and hounded the Kawasaki rider up until the penultimate lap, when he was finally able to make the pass for the win. Third went to Penhall, after having swapped positions with Mark Brewer along the way. finishing a distant seventh. Joshua Lawrence inherited the top spot late in the race but was passed by Armando Aguilar and Kevin Weisbruch, who would continue on to finish in the first and second places, respectively. Penh all returned with a vengeance on his KX85 to lead every lap of mota two for a convincing win. Aguilar's steady second-place performance was good enough to clinch the overall. Weisbruch went 2-3 for third, followed by Penhall (7-1) and Brandon Ward (4-4). The 80cc Novice class fell victim to the hard-charging Aguilar, as he led every lap of both contests for his second class victory on the day. Jacob Shaw battled it out with Weisbruch in both motos en route to his 2-2 shOWing. Ward (4-6) and Hunter lent (7-4) rounded out the top five finishers. Antonio Balbi jumped out to the early Malins put his blue machine into the point position as moto two got under way, with 12Scc Pro lead, only to get passed by Kyle Mace by lap two. Balbi retaliated with a pass of Brewer and Penhall giving chase. Hethcote his own on Mace on the final circuit for the went down on lap one and had to start his charge from dead last. Up front, MaJins put in a win. Daryl Ecklund was a couple of seconds back in third, followed by Cody Knauss and near-flawless performance, leading all eight laps Carlos Gonzales. Balbi was a no-show in mota for a sweep of the class. Penhall finished in two, which turned into a battle over the lead second to secure the second-place trophy. between Mace and Ecklund, with Mace Hethcote motored all the way up into third at prevailing in the end to take home the first- the checkers for third in the final standings, place payback. Ecklund's close second-place over the 4-4 score of Brewer and the 6-5 finish earned him the second-place cash, over finishes of Matt Vanderwater. the 5-3 efforts of Gonzales. Both Schoolboy motos were a Malins benefit, as he turned a pair of great starts into runaway victories. Cameron Rodriguez held down the runner-up position throughout both races for second when the dust settled, ahead of Darwyn Yeager (3-S) and Vanderwater (6-3). Conner Penhall led most of the first 80cc Open mota before encountering problems and RAeETOWN 395 ADElANTO, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: MARCH 6, 2005 (ROUND eN 4) 50 STK (7-8), I. Aryton Ward (Cob). SO OPEN, I. Dytan Gillespie (PDf). 60 BEG: I. jacob Marler (Yam); 2. Cole Hawkins (Kaw): 3. Cortney Roewer (Suz). 60 NOV: I. Dylan Gillespie (KTM); 2. Cody Roewer (Han); 3. Teren Salinas (KTM). 60 INT: I. Damian Tackett (Kaw); 2. Chris Carrino (Kaw). 80 F/'T: I. Dylan Gillespie (Pol); 2. Cortney Southern Enduro Riders Association Enduro Series Round I: Magnolia C/ass;c A Shining Knight Steals Magnolia Victory By SUZY MOODY WIGGINS. MS, MAR. S N athan Knight landed the first overall win of the 2005 SERA Enduro Series at the Mag- nolia Classic in Wiggins, Mississippi. Out of a field of I I AA riders and a serious group of very fast A riders, Knight held his own and kept one point between himself and the rest of the field The key to riding this race was to watch the might expect, there were plenty of folks that just left the line and pinned it to the end of the section, so many were caught a little early here - not a good way to start the day. Throughout the rest of the day, there were multiple speed sored rider was more than pleased with his area and Even competitor Mike Monroe, who had a The Masters B class, led by Michael Armistead, sport and should perhaps become part of high school physical education classes. And surprisingly, Kim (Royster) Deloach jumped back on her scoot and won the Women's class, which also had a great turnout. Aher all was said and done, everyone had a great time at this year's Magnolia Enduro. It was all three loops leaving from there. a terrific way to start off the season, and from the iooks of it, there should be plenty of good retired, ride-only-once-a-year Aaron Sanders racing during the year. The Masterlinks club did a great job of grooming the trails, knitting together the trails from limited available land, winning the A Vet class. Maybe he'll oil his chain and bring the "Zook" out again. Yamaha-mounted Justin Robinson did a great job nailing down the B 250cc-c1ass victory, noted, "No one was more deserving for an while Benny Helton from Huntsville, Alabama, overall than Nathan." won the B Four-Stroke class. MAY 4,2005 • CYCLE NEWS Some of the largest classes of the day consisted of the (ahem) "more mature crowd." It was good to see past Six Days rider, semi- good day en route to the Four Stroke A win, S6 Open class. was the largest of the day, while the Senior B touch was having the gas resets at the staging and concentrate on the race," Knight said. score. Geoffrey Sanders won the C FourStroke class, while Timothy Sanders won the C class, won by Suzy Moody, was next largest. It is just a testament that dirt biking is a "lifetime" Sport Center of Cleveland, Mississippi-spon- "It felt good to really forget about the knee Williams (Han); 2. Chris Martinez (Han); 3. Travis Geissel (Han); -'t. Daniel D'Agostino (Han); S. Nathan Strong (Han). 250 NOV: I. Shane Koia (Han); 2. Tommy Deuchars (Yam); 3. Jimmy Van lund (Yam); 4. Matt Miller (Kaw); 5. Damian Baker (Han). 150 INT: I. josh Brown (Han); 2. Ryan Penhall (Kaw); 3. Mark Brewer (Han); .... Andy D'Arrigo (Kaw). 250 PRO: I. Daryl Ecklund (Han); 2. Justin Mace (Han); 3. Nick Foister (Han). 500 BEG: I. Daniel D'Agostino (Han). 4·STRK OPEN: I. Josh Brown (Han); 2. Curtis Malins (Yam); 3. Bronson Hethcote (Kaw); 4. Matt Vanderwater (Han); 5. Steve Uedberg (Han). WMN: I. Nicole Weisbruch (Kaw). SCHBY: I. Curtin Malins (Yam); 2. Cameron Rodriguez (Hon); 3. Darwyn y~ (Han); 4. Matt Vanderwater (Han); 5. Zach Brown (Kaw). 15+ NOV: I. Wesley Tumer (Han). 15 + EX: I. Nick Foister (Han); 2. Jon Zahrt (Kaw); 3. Mike Hammer (Kaw); 4. Wayne Tackett (Kaw). 30+ NOV: I. Wesley Turner (Han). 30+ INT: I. Steve Uedberg (Han); 2. Mike Battista (Han). 30+ EX: I. Mike Hammer (Kaw); 2. Jan Zahrt (Kaw); 3. Wayne Tackett (Kaw). 35+ INT: I. Dave Cullinan (Han). 40+ NOV: I. Robert Ripley (Han). 40+ EX: I. Jon Zahrt (Kaw): 2. Hike Hammer (Kaw); 3. Wayne Tackett (Kaw). KTM rider Grant Owen looked very sharp winning the C 200cc class with a commanding 4.5-mile section before the first check. As one changes and plenty of resets. Another nice knee for the past few years. Roewer (Suz); 3. Jordan Reynolds (Suz). 80 BEG: I. Cole Seeley (Han); 2. David Okon (Yam); 3. Michael Walters (Suz): 4. Kyle Rodriguez (KTM); S. Jacob Marler (Yam). 80 NOV: I. Annando Aguilar (Yam); 2. jacob Shaw (Suz); 3. Kevin Weisbruch (Kaw); .... Brandon Ward (Kaw); 5. Hunter lent (KTM). 80 INT: I. Connor Penhall (Kaw); 2. Joshua lawrence (Han); 3. Daniel Sanders (Suz). 80 OPEN: I. Armando Aguilar (Yam); 2. Kevin Weisbruch (Kaw); 3. Connor Penhall (Kaw); .... Brandon Ward (Kaw): 5. Michael Gangi (Kaw). SlMINI:'. Connor Penhall (Kaw); 2. Kevin Weisbruch (Kaw); 3. jacob Shaw (Suz). 100 OPEN: I. Andrew Mettler (Hon); 2. Aaron Mettler (Han); 3. Jordan Reynolds (Suz). 125 BEG: I. Curtis Mclellan (Kaw); 2. Chris Martinez (Han); 3. Tyler Clarke (Kaw); 4. David Williams (Han); S. Dean Hawkins (Han). 125 NOV: I. Shane Koja (Suz); 2. Brian Bebeck (Kaw): 3. Matt Miller (Kaw); 4. Anthony Gould (Yam); 5. j.B. Peek (Han). 125 INT: I. Curtis Malins (Yam); 2. Ryan PenhaJl (Kaw); 3. Bronson Hethcote (Kaw); 4. Mark Brewer (Han); 5. Matt Vanderwater (Han). 125 PRO: I. Kyle Mace (Han); 2. Daryl EclUund (Han); 3. Carlos Gonzalez (Suz): 4. Cody Knauss (Yam); 5. Nick Valdez (Han). 250 BEG: I. David clock. Starting out at 18 mph, there was a short to fire the first volley of the series. The Knight's win, as he has been struggling with an injured Curtis Malins topped the 125cc Intermediate and Schoolboy claSles during the fourth round of the GFI Racing!AMP Racing Winter Series South in Adelanto, California. and keeping everyone safe. RESULTS O/A: I. Nathan Knight (Kaw); 2. Matt joachim (Kaw); 3. landon Carter (KTM): 4. Nolan Knight (Kaw); 5. Rodney Nathan Knight scared the overall win at the Magnolia Classic, the Southern Enduro Riders Association Enduro Series opener in Wiggins, Mississippi. Judson (Han). A 200: I. Eric Meeks (KTM); 2. Derek Bratcher (IITM); 3. Robert Cowels (KTM): 4. Derrick Theile (IITM); 5. Chris Roberts (KTM). A 250: I. Jeff Parke (Kaw); 2. Jeremy Ketchum (KTM); 3. Jason Reine (Suz); 4. Wesley Porter (KTM); 5. Josh Scott (KTM). A 4·STRK: I. Michael Monroe (Yam): 2. Dustin Stevens (KTM): 3. Bryan Petty (KTM); 4. Jason Wofford (KTM); S. Hark Lewis (KTM). A

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