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riders went on to compete in three semis and a last-chance California Cup Series Round I: Hills Ferry Raceway qualifier. Sam Halbert, Jesse Sanchez and Jermaine Baco.. finished the three semis in front. First and second semi finishers went to Casey Tips the California Cup By KAREN GOULD NEWMAN, CA, APR. 30 The premier California Cup Series kicked off tonight at the I Hills Ferry Raceway in Newman, California, courtesy of promoter Matt Lorenzo and the rest of the Motowest Racing team. This new series for California flat-track racing will include eight PHOTOS BY KAREN GOULD/CHECKEREDFLAGPHOTOS.COM rounds shared by several of the California race promoters on several different tracks, including Del Mar, Lodi Cycle Bowl, Placerville Raceway and more. Run on both blue-groove and cushion tracks, ovals and one n: racers will have every opportunity to use their various skills in this competition. A&A Racing, together with Digger Helm, High Roller, K&N Filters, KLH Racing Presents, Maxis Tires, Motion Pro, Motor Ex. Race Image, Rod Lake Racing, Tsubaki. Saddleman Racing, West Coast Hot Shoe, Ron Wood Racing and Zanotti Racing, have each contributed funds to provide a $12,000 purse at the end of this series. Other contributors are welcome to join in to increase that purse. As it now stands, the rider who accumulates the most points in seven of the eight rounds will win a minimum of $5000. Cash awards will be made to the top five finishers at the end of the series and to the top riders of each of the eight rounds. Round one featured 33 riders competing for one of the 15 spots on the line in the main event. Time trials provided information for placement in the six heat races. Danny Casey, Jethro Halbert, Tony Souza Jr., Shawn Raggio, Shaun Russell and Rick Hocking secured front-row positions in the main by winning their heat races. Riddle Racing's Hocking, a four-time Grand Danny Casey (1) and Jethro Halbert (69) compete for the money at the California Cup Series opener at Hills Ferry Raceway. National Channpion, was aboard the only two-valve Yannaha 500 in the field. Putting this Bud Riddle-built motor to the test, Hocking clocked the fastest heat-race lap time. The other 27 the main, while those finishing in slots three through fwe went to the LCQ. Mark Corsetti took the LCQ home; he and the other four top finishers went to the main, completing the IS-rider grid. AMA District 36 2Q0.4 champion rider Danny Casey put on a show on this night. At the top of his game, he won every event he contested. The Rodman Desinz/Hlebo Brothers/Cycle Gear/Motion Pro/KLH Racing Presents-sponsored rider got the holeshot in the Open A event and took this race pole to pole. Zanotti Racing's Jethro Halbert kept Casey honest, staying on his back wheel for all 12 laps. Behind them, Russell and Souza badgered each other for the third spot. Russell lost his front wheel, giving Souza the opportunity he wanted, but just behind Souza, Sammy Halbert was preparing to make his move. On lap 10, Sannmy got past Souza, and Raggio worked his way up into the fifth finishing spot. Casey, Jethro Halbert and Sannmy Halbert CN finished one, two, three. HILlS FERRY RACEWAY NEWMAN, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: APRIL 30, 2005 (ROUND 1 OF 8) SEMI I: I. Sam Halbert; 2. Lonnie Pauley; 3. Stewart Barber, 4. Brandon Bergen; 5. Chad Cose; 6. Mark Key; 7.1OOn Hlebo; 8. Kay Bell. SEMI 2: I. Jesse Sanchez.; 2. Chris Canepa; 3. Stevie Bonsey; 4. Mark Corsetti; 5. Marty Weisler. SEMI ]: I. Jermaine Bacosa; 2. Sammy Halbert; 3. Mike Rush; 4. David Brown; 5. Scott Corsetti; 6. Anthony DeMario; 7. Jimmy Abrams; 8. Kevin Knudsen. lCQ: I. Mark Corsetti; 2. David Brown; 3. Stevie Sonsey; 4. Stewart Barber; 5. Marty Weisler; 6. Chad Case; 7. Brandon Bergen; 8. Mike Rush. OPEN A: 1. Danny Casey; 2. Jethro Halbert; 3. Sammy Halbert; 4. Tony Souza Jr.; 5. Shawn Russell; 6. Jesse Sanchez; 7. Rick Hocking; 8. Joseph Hernandez; 9. Chris Canepa; 10. Mark Corsetti; 11. Stevie Bonsey; 12. Jermaine Bacosa; 13. Lonnie Pauley; 14. David Brown; 15. Shaun Russell. PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSON Californian Racing Club Dunestown Series Round I: I-S Motocross Memoli Dominates Dunestown Opener BY GREG ROBERTSON GORMAN, CA, MAY 1 D obert Memoli was the picture of dominance as he went six I"for six in mota wins on the high-speed 1-5 Motocross track during the opening round of the 28th annual California Racing Club/Riders' Choice Performance·backed Dunestown Series. Memoli flew his Honda of Houston/Shift/Scott/EVS-sponsored Hondas to victory in the I25cc and 250cc Intermediate classes. as well as the Four-Stroke Open class. Memoli quickly made his way to the front of the pack in the opening 250cc Four-Stroke moto but went down on lap two and found himself back in fifth. Brett MounGtin inherited the top spot and ran out front until Memoli caught and passed him just prior to the white flag's unfurling. Mountain finished all by himself in second place, ahead of Adann Lane, Nick Tokarski and Tyler Pierce. Memoli made short work of the pack in moto two, as he absconded with the holes hot and pulled out to a comfortable IS-second lead at the checkers. Mark Brewer and Garrett George chased each other up through the field and ended up going at it over second place on the last lap until Brewer overshot a turn, handing the position to George. George's 6-2 score just edged out the 3-5 tally of Lane for second overall. Pierce (5-4) and Brewer (7-3) rounded out the top five. George nabbed the holeshot in the opening 12Scc Intermediate contest, but his lead was short-lived, as Memoli went by within a few turns and pulled away. George went the distance for runner-up honors, ahead of Kevin Wageman. Benny Breck was a close fourth, with Tony Prince getting around Mountain on the last lap for fifth. Breck did manage to keep Memoli honest during the first couple of laps of the second I25cc Intermediate mota until Memoli upped his pace and walked away. George challenged Breck and got by just past the midway point to go 2-2 on the day. Breck's 4-3 score got the better of Wageman's 3-4 tally for the third-place trophy. Breck and Memoli returned to do battle early in the first 250cc Intermediate race, with Memoli inching away for good. Sean Bailey claimed third, ahead of a good battle for fourth 52 JUNE 22, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS between Anatol Kozlowski and Justin Reese that ended up in Kozlowski's favor. It was all Memoli in mota two after he escaped the grasp of Breck by lap three. Breck piloted his Santa Barbara Motorsports-backed Suzuki to another second-place finish, with Bailey going 3-3 for third over the 4-5 score of Kozlowski and the 8-4 finishes of Brewer. Honda-mounted Garrett Ordelman was perfect in the 250cc Pro class. Ordelman turned a couple of great starts into convincing victories to collect the first-place payback. Shane Smith worked his way up into 3-2 finishes to top the 2-3 efforts of Donnie Weber for second overall. Nicholas Burson and David Antillion finished fourth and fifth overall, respectively. Kawasaki Team Green/Fox/PC5-backed Blake Baggett was one of the top Mini riders on the day. Baggett outran everyone in both Supermini races, with Tyler Sjoberg going 2-2 for second. Chris Plouffe proved to be a formidable opponent in the 8Scc (12-13) class, as he picked up the opening-moto win, over Baggett. Baggett proved to be untouchable in moto two to earn his second class victory on the day with 2-1 rides. Steven Tokarski went 3-3 for third, behind Plouffe. Austin Barks earned a pair of fourths. CN 1-5 MOTOCROSS GoRMAN, CAUFORNIA RESULTS: MAY 1, 2005 (ROUND 1) P!W HON BEG: I. Garret Beach (Hon). PjW YAM BEG: I. Winston Churchill (Yam). P/W HON MOD: I. Ethan Quinn (Hon); 2. Cody Eaton (Hon); 3. Jake Kelley (Hon). P/W B/BEG: I. Conley Kautz (KTM); 2. Dylan Adams (KTM); 3, Kerns Churchill (KTM); 4. Kristal Smith (KTM). P/W B/ADV: ,. Jeremy Byrne (KTM): 2. ea.ey Lango'h (KTM): 3. M", VMgM (KTM). S/P/W (4-6): INicho,,", C""'o (KTM): 2. J.....",. Byrne (KTM): 3. c...y Lang",h (KTM): 4. Joke Kelley (Hon). S/P/W (7-9): I. Nicholas Merder (Pol); 2. Cody Miller (KTM); 3. Brandon Kaupp (Pol); 4. Joshua Fea (Pol); 5. Austin Monarch (KTM). 65 BEG: ,. TImothy G.".,. (KTM): 2. H""l' Hupole (KTM): 3. M", Bru""'" (Kaw). 6S (4-8): I. Nicholas Mercier (Suz); 2. Dylan PoliteUi (Kaw); 3. Brandon Kaupp (Suz); 4. Joshua Fea (Kaw); 5. Cody Mitler (Suz). 65 (9-11): I. Damion Tackett (Kaw); 2. Daniel Cortines (Suz); 3. James Wilcox (KTM); 4. Aaron Chappell (KTM); 5. Matt Ascencio (5uz). 85 BEG: I. Cory Conner (Han); 2. Cameron Tribbey (Yam); 3. Michael Gereghty (Suz); 4. Cole Garrity (Suz); 5. Garrett Ginchereau (Kaw). 85 (7-11): I. Austin Politelli (Kaw); 2. Kevin Weisbruch (Kaw); 3. Chris Carrillo (Kaw); 4. Jacob Shaw (Suz); 5. Jake Lyon (Suz). 85 (12-11): I. Blake Baggett (Kaw); 2. Chris Plouffe (Kaw); 3. Steven Tokarski (Kaw); 4. Austin Barl

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