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California Racing Club Sponsorship Series Round 2: Edwards Air Force Base Motocross Track Reina Rules the Base! By GREG ROBERTSON EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA, OCT. 30 "T"he sandy, Desert Wheels Motorcycle ClubI P'"epped Edwards Air Force Base motocross track played host to round two of the 17th annual California Racing Club/Galpin Ford/GMObacked Sponsorship Series. Honda-mounted Ryan Reina seemed to get along with the shifting sands just fine, as he collected overall wins in both the 12scc and 2sOcc Intermediate classes. Bill Smith led the field out of the drop-away right-hand first tum to get the opening 2S0cc Intermediate moto under way. Reina gated in second but wasted no time getting around his fellow Honda rider for the lead. Jason Parsons followed suit by dropping Smith back to third and closing to Reina's rear fender. Parsons had his RM-Z4s0 within striking range for the entire second half of the moto, but he had to be content with a runner-up finish. Smith greeted the checkers all alone in third, followed by Anthony Barbacovi, Jonathan Newman and Bryon Ward. Barbacovi put his YZ2S0 into the point position as moto two got rolling. Reina gated at the back of the pack, but by the completion of lap one he had joined Barbacovi, Smith, Parsons and Newman in a fIVe-rider battle over the top spot. Reina passed Newman and Parsons, and then he was handed second place when Smith got out of shape on an uphill. Reina kept the throttle pinned down the back straight to slip past Barbacovi for the lead a short time later. Once out front, Reina easily pulled away on his Axo/Dunlop/N-style-backed CRF4s0 for a sweep the class. Parson eventually climbed up into a second-place finish for second overall, topping the 5-3 tally of Newman and the 4-4 score of Barbacovi. Reina returned to split moto wins with Benny Breck in 125cc Intermediate action, with Sean Kranyak posting a pair of thirds. Zeal Racing's Adas Bakchis was on fire in both the 12scc and 2s0cc Novice ranks, as the Yamaha rider motored to four straight moto wins. Kasey Morris turned a pair of great starts into 2-2 finishes over a big field of 12Scc Novices. Brent Reyes went 5-6 to edge out Max Adams (9-3) and Tyler Enticknap (8-4) for third in the final standings. Adam Enticknap earned the second-place trophy in 2S0cc racing on a 2-2 tally, followed by Wes Pierce (6-3) and Ryan McAllister (7-4). Bill Sauro was equally impressive on his Mid Cities-sponsored Honda as he went four for four to dominate both the Junior Vet Expert and Vet Expert/Pro fields. Mike Crosby (2-2) was runner-up in Junior Vet action, over Justy Mendibles (3-3) and George laMonte (5-4). Jon Zahrt looked strong on his way back from injuries en route to a pair of second-place finishes in the Vet ranks. Nick Mairose's 5-3 finishes got the better of Crosby's 4-4 score for third overall. CN CMC Trans-Cal MX National Series Final Round, Day 2: Riverfront Park The Dramas Conclude By JOHN BETHEA MARYSVILLE, CA, OCT. 23 hampionship awards day at the CMC's 24th annual Racetech/MTA West Trans-Cal Nationals always evolves around Riverfront Park's gut-wrenching final turn: a wide, multigrooved, l8O-degree right-hander that produces some of the most exciting finishes anywhere. The day before, two particular races began dramas that spilled over into the series' final sets of motos, and both invofved veterans and former champions. Chad Anderson of Upland, California, is no newcomer to championship showdowns, having already won several classes in both the Trans-Cal and Golden State series in the past, and he had won the important second 12Scc Intermediate moto on Saturday to steal the overall from Suzuki-mounted Ryan Kirk and carried that momentum over into Sunday to sweep this day's pair of motos for his first championship. However, the J Jones/Engine Ice/Hahm/ TLD/Ready Filter Honda rider was still smarting from having had his own 250cc Intermediate win stolen in that infamous final turn on Saturday. He and Yoshimura/RG3/ American Suzuki RM racer Erik Meusling of Hubbard, Oregon, had ridden this whiteknuckler down to the finish. "There were a couple of lappers in front of us, and they wanted to get into the race," Anderson said later. "We all went to the inside rut, and I ran into one and I fell over." Bent on avoiding similar situations on Sunday, Anderson didn't give his opponent a chance. C 46 '" won all four motos today, so that's cool," said. Anderson, who at 18 is putting off a Pro bid for another year, as he lost a lot of racing time this season after crashing at the World Minis and breaking his back. In the other drama that began the day before, Bill Rubly was vowing revenge for another last-turn heartbreak on Saturday. His tenific Over 30 Master battle with Sean Conley was nearing its end in the first moto when they, too, carne upon lappers. Hung up, Rubly's bid for the win was blocked; instead, Jon Zahrt sneaked in and nearly stole everything, passing Rubly and missing taking away Conley's win by inches! ""ve never had a finish like that," said the 41-year-old Zahrt, whose bike had been bogging on gas all moto long (a broken powervalve had been the problem); he later won the second moto and garnered the overall. "Ahh, damn!" was all Rubly would say of the incident. "It's just a warmup for the Over 40, anyway." And warm up he did, gaining the Old-Timer championship despite finishing third in this day's final. With his engine's power restored, Zahrt won the Vet Master title. CN RIVERfRONT PARK MARYSVlW, CAlIfORNIA RESULTS: OCTOBER 23, 2005 (DAY Two) 50 BEG: I. Alec Vasquez (KTH); 2. Zach Thinger (KTM); 3. Jared Nelson (Pol); 4. Carson Stark (KTM); 5. ....... O'Ne;I (KTM). SO (4-6): I. Will"'" lonoo (Cob): 2. Joshua Wilson (lem); 3. James Carothers (KTM); 4. Gavin Tomberlin (Cob): S. J""'ua Lee (Kaw). 50 (7-8): I. Alec Pins (KTM): 2. Jeremy Crook>hank (KTM): 3. J""" Sanchez (Cob): ~. Tate Hende""" (lem); S. Destin Demicell (KTM). NOVEMBER 30, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS PHOTO BY GREG ROBERTSONIWWW.RAZERXPHOTO.COM EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE MX TRACK EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CAUfORNIA RESULTS: OCTOBER 30, 2005 (ROUND 2) P/W HON BEG: I. Ry>n Newby (Hon); 2. Ma Chu,chill (KTM): S. Thomu Wikox. S/P/W (4--6): I. Jake Kelley (KTM); 2. Derek Kaupp (Pol). S/P/W (7-9): l. Cody Mi.... (KTM); 2. Dillon Geake (Cob); 3. CMey ~ (KTM); ~. ,"",tin MonMch (KTM): S. Dylan Brown (KTM). ODD BI(, l. Ry>n Allen (Kaw). 65 BEG: I. Cameron Carrillo (Kaw); 2. [);Md Munkres (Suz); 3. Matthew Parada (Kaw); 4. Tanner Scogin (KTM); 5. J.,emy Mak"", (KTM). 65 (4-8): I. JO (KTM): 2. Dillon Geuke (Cob); 3. Derek McConnell (Suz); 4. Travis Mol.... (KTM): S. Man Dixon Jc. (Suz). 65 (9-11): I.]arne> Wilcox (KTM); 2. Nicholas Mercier (KTM); 3. Tanner Sawyer (Kaw): -4. Cody Miller (KTM); S. Austin Monarch (KTM). 8S BEG, I. Michael w..Jt"" (S HendeBon (Hon),~. Michael eamu.o (Hon); S. J""'" Peitz (Suz). 85 (7-11): I. Austin Hoeft (Suz); 2. Brian YOfton (KTM); 3. l)otyn SaLKer (KTM): ~. Srandon Seha"" (Suz); S. CaMn Petenon (Suz). 85 (12-13): I. Austin Howell (Suz); 2. Zackary Knudson (KTM); 3. Robert Nofn (Yam); n KKk (Sling (Hon). 30+ BEG, I. Kevin Pon., (Son. 85 (14-16): M"'tt Marden. 85 OPEN: Robert Noftt. 85 5/HINI: Robert Noftz. 125 SCHBY: Ryan Kirk. 125 BEG: Robbie Salinas. 125 IR: Thomas Elsea Jr. 115 INT: Chad Anderson. 125 PRO: Matt Bainard. 125 OPEN: Eddie Woolmore. 250 BEG: Brandon Terrell. 250 JR: Jake Nannore. 250 INT: Chad Anderson. 250 PRO: Michael Gonla J'. 500 AM, Chuck Penny. '-STRI(, Cole MeOea

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