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Easter Saturday Grand Prix Big S GP Series Round 2: Honey Lake Motocross Park PHOTO BY TIM@MOTOSHOTS.COM Soule: Color Him the Winner! By 10 laps. Soule crossed the finish line in the front position to claim CASHEL HACKLAND MILFORD, CA, MAR. 26 located in Northern California, which is prone to very temI-peramental and ever-changing weather, Honey Lake Motocross Park was ~anketed in snow for much of the winter. Easter Saturday presented itself as the perfect day for a preseason warm-up. Where weather is involved, March is renowned (or being one of the most unpredictable months in Lassen County; however, Saturday morning dawned with perfect moto weather. The format for the weekend was a series of 4S-minute Grand Prix races, although comparably mellow next to other such races; the track still incorporated the surrounding wooded areas and slight, rocky drop-offs as well as the regular motocross track. Longtime Team Green rider Justin Soule was on hand to show why he has made off-road racing his main priority. Another a11arounder, Coty Loudenburg, was also eager to tackle the alwayschallenging Honey Lake track. Not one to make things easy, track owner Larry Wosick had riders lined up facing their bikes, allowed to hold up their bikes with one hand only. At the gunshot, racers scrambled to mount their trusty steeds and engines were fired up as the first race of the 2005 Honey Lake season officially got under way. The first rider to navigate the approximately six-minute loop was Soule, with an I I-second lead on Loudenburg, who had claimed the second posrtion. As the race hit the halfway mark, instead of tiring, all the entrants seemed to be getting faster and faster each lap. Riders who were here for the fun of it could be heard yelling praises to themselves after every lap was completed. After 45 minutes and first, and Loudenburg was an honorable second after challenging the Kawasaki rider for the entire race. Top contenders from the morning races advanced through to one of two main events in the aftemOOf!. The last of the events saw the A and B riders pitted against one another. B rider Azevedo surprised everyone by making it off the start gate seconds before Soule. ':All I knew was that I had started my bike and was out of the start gate, and next thing I knew, a blur of green had blasted by me," Azevedo said afterward. "I realized that I had beaten Soule off the start. and it felt awesome'" The finale was similar to the previous event in that Soule was the dominant rider, while Loudenburg again challenged him for the majority of the race. Soule's off-road experience assisted him in taking the win. The day's events were successful, and everyone left happy after getting their early Honey lake fix. The participation of everyone who came out to support Honey Lake is much appreciated, and everyone is looking forward to a fun, awesome 2005 season! eN HONEY lAKE MOTOCROSS PARK MIlFORD, CAuFORHIA RESULTS: MARCH 26, 2005 KTM-mounted Stone Edler (9) leads the 65cc class at round six of the Battle of the Best Winter Series in Loranger, Louisiana. Battle of the Best Winter Series Round 6: Ho/eshot Motocross Park Edler "Zones" Outl By Roy JENKINS LORANGER, LA, APR. 2 T wo dominating performances in the Mini classes was the story of this picture-perfect day at Holeshot MX, site of round six of the Winter Series. Brandon Hubbard got off to a slow start in the 8Scc Open/Small-Wheel ciass, but he qUickly adjusted his volume to "high" for the rest of the day, getting past Kawasaki jockeys Stephen Wagely and Kirby Dodd to score the win. Hubbard again won in the second 56 mota on his KTM, despite furious challenges from Wagely and Dodd. D.J. Cortez jumped all over the Schoolboy class on his Champion Cycle KTM, while Brendan Harp got a slow start on his Yamaha, behind Jeremy Brasseaux. Cortez took a soil sample, turning the race over to a speeding Harp on lap two. At the checkers, it was Harp with a sizable lead over Brasseaux, Blair, Broussard and Jeffrey Harper. Harp got the draw on the other cowboys in the second moto, and it took half a lap for Cortez to catch JUNE 1,2005 • CYCLE NEWS (ROUND 2) GP (4-6) NOV: I. Ryan Tantum (Yam): 2. Chemey Woskk (KTM); 3. Drew Chatt;n (Kaw). GP (406) ADV: I. William lonna (Cob). GP (7+) NOV: I. G_ Clouser (KTN); 2. Travis Wosick (KTM); 3. Rowdy Broughton (KTM): 4. Dylan E""", (Pol); S. Blake Son", (Han). GP (7 +) ADV: I. Tucker Lanieu (Kaw). GP 125 A: I. Justin Soule (Kaw); 2. Coty Loudenburg (Hon): 3. Dennis Belingheri (Yam); 4. Alex Edwardson (Yam). GP l:z.s B: I. Bryar Perry (Kaw): 2. Zack Palmqu;n (Hon); 3. Dav;d 80" (Yam); 4. Chris Jonlan (502); S. Ross Neely (SU2). Justin Soule was faster than the Easter Bunny at Honey Lake Motocross Park, tepping the Easter Saturday Grand Prix. GP 115 C: I. Dustin Poe (Yam); 2. Rob Azevedo (Han); 3. Roben Unclerr (Han): 4. Randy Brooks (Hon); 5. Kyle Fenner (Kaw). GP 30+ A: I. Russell Pereira (Yam); 2. Pete Neely (KTM); 3. Steve Tiy Dodd (Kaw); 3. Stephen Wagley (Kaw): -4. Jarron Plaisance (Yam); S. Colby Airhart (Hon). 105 SlMINI: I. Mason Roy (KTM); 2. Kirby Dodd (!<.aw): 3. Stephen Wagely (Kaw); 4. O.J. Canez (KTM); 5. Rylan Campbell (KTM). S/MINI SM/W: I. Brandon Hubbard (KTM); 2. Kirby Dodd (Kaw); 3. Stephen Wagely (Kaw); 4. Jarron PlaisallCe (Yam); 5. Colby Airhart (Hon). 115 8: I. Dustin Manuel (Suz); 2. Jeremy Ford (Kaw); 3. Nikofas Gautreaux (Kaw). 115 C: I. Ryan Breaux (Hon); 2. Joseph Pizzuto (Hon); 3. Chris Pursell (Hon); 4. Blake Thompson (Yam): 5. Devin Blair (Yam). 125 0: I. Bryan Hodnett (Kaw); 2. Jared Broussard (Hon): 3. Jeffrey Harper (Yam); 4. Andrew Coutee (Yam); 5. Brennon Arcemont (Hon). 115 OPEN: I. Chris Pursell (Hon); 2. Blake Thompson (Yam); 3. Chris St. Pierre (KTM): 4. Dustin Manuel (Suz); 5. Brice Bass (Hon). 150 B: I. Dustin Manuel (Kaw); 2. Cody Wagoner (Hon). 150 0: I. Rodney Guggenheim (Yam); 2. Cody Oliver (Hon); 3. Donnie Stewart (Yam); 4. Sean Rucker (KTM); 5. Nick Bernhard (Yam). WMN: l. Addi Forrester (Kaw); 2. Ulldsay Escoyne (Yam); l. Jenna Schillage (KTM); 4. leslie Poche (Kaw); S. Stad Brown (KTM). SCHBY: l. Brendan Harp (Yam); 2. Devin Blair (Yam); 3. Jeremy Brasseaux (KTM): 4. Dorsey Broussard (KTM); 5. Jeffrey Harper (Yam). VET 35+: I. Jeremy Aitken (Hon): 2. Gene Lipps (Hon); 3. Gabe Aitken (Yam); 4. Douglas Smith (KTM): 5. Keith Dean (Hon).

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