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GFI Fall Series South: Round 3
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Team Peak/Pro Circuit's Mike Chamberlain (2) roosted Dana Wiggins (4), Joel
Albrecht (7) and Craig Decker en route to the 125 and 250cc Pro class wins.
Ryan King (44) and Ryan Picard (R7) battled around Perris Raceway's speciallydesigned Pee Wee course in the Pee Wee Stock Division One class.
By Tony Alessi
PERRIS, CA, ocr. 25
0 Circuit's Mike Chamberlain delivered a crippling blow to the competition by way of a four-moto sweep in
the 125 and 2S0cc Pro classes at round
three of the GFI Fall Series South, held at
Perris Raceway. Chamberlain's crusade
began in the 2S0cc Pro class, where he
was forced to compete in the first moto
aboard his 12Sec machine after his bigger
bike broke during practice.
Chamberlain and Joel Albrecht had a
tug of war for the lead in the opening laps
of the first moto. Chamberlain gained
control oj that battle with a convincing
pass near the beginning of the second lap.
With that/ Chamberlain broke free of the
pack and rode away with the win. Firstyear pros Craig Decker and Donald
Upton rode impressively and together
worked through the pack for second and
third, respectively. Albrecht survived a
trip over the bars in the supercross section of the track to hold onto fifth/ behind
Billy Joe Mercier.
The second moto saw Chamberlain
pull up to the line aboard a borrowed
machine. The 2S0cc motorcycle that he
was aboard was borrowed from a Costa
Mesa motor officer, who was on hand to
Check out the track prior to the upcoming
Police and Firemen/s National.
Chamberlain proceeded to run away
with the moto win/ riding unchallenged
from the get-go. Steven Kotajarvi held the
runner-up position in the early stages of
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the race, but succumbed to the pressure
of Upton, who set a blazing pace.
Kotajarvi also fell victim to Albrecht and
Decker, who motored into third and
fourth, respectively.
Chamberlain laid waste to the 12Scc
Pro class, as he led the first moto from
wire to wire. Dana Wiggins rode a lonely
second throughout the race, while Decker
finished third, ahead of Upton and Mike
Metzger.
Wiggins led briefly during the second
moto, but was no match for Chamberlain/
who pounced on the second lap. Wiggins
maintained second for much of the race
but was nipped by Decker in the closing
stages. Chamberlain scored an easy win,
ahead of Decker, Wiggins, Albrecht and
Kotajavi.
The Perris Raceway Pee Wee track is
known for its fierce Pee Wee competition,
and today's races were no exception. The
Division One Stock class is composed of a
set of riders set apart from the rest of the
Pee Wee bunch. These riders are older,
faster and more aggressive than the rest.
For most of them, winning is the prime
objective and it/s often an all-or-nothing
scenario:
Jason Ciarletia'dominated the opening
moto of the day, forging ahead without a
single mistake. A few bike lengths behind
was Nick Alvarez, who settled for second
but vowed to win the next melto. Ryan
Picard, Cale Wallace and Chad Gaumer
Sean Hamblin (378) grabbed the holeshot in the 80cc Beginner class ahead of
Randy Clark (9) and Oscar Valdez (13). Hamblin went on to notch the win.
battled closely and completed the top five
finishers.
The start of the second moto saw
Alvarez holding strong to the inside line
with Picard directly to his left. First-moto
winner Ciarletia tried to squeeze between
the two/ but lost control and crashed to
the ground. As the pack roosted away, he
threw his hands up as if to say, "forget
it." After some parental counseling,
Ciarletia resumed the race and began
. what would be an impressive comeback.
Alvarez rode unchallenged throughout the race and notched the overall win/
while Wallace enjoyed a problem-free
ride for second. The battle for third was a
hotly-contested race between Picard,
Gaumer and Ciarletia. Picard was first to
falter, as he pitched it away on an offcamber. Ciarletia pushed Gaumer hard in
the closing laps and was rewarded with a
last-lap pass for third.
Ciarletia had an easier time in the
Modified class, as he swept both motos
for the overall win. Wallace rode a consistent pair of races for second, followed by
Picard, Alvarez and Joe Anderson.
Bryan McGavran was .untouchable in
the 60cc 9-11 year-old class, and easily
romped away with both moto wins. Sean
. Hamblin gave chase early in the first
moto, but crashed while trying to keep
up. Hamblin battled for the remainder of
the race with a high-flying Jonathon
Shimp/ who was the only 60cc pilot to
jump the finish-line double jump.
Shimp/s arial assault, however, was not
enough and Hamblin held on for second
behiryd the speedy McGavran.
Hamblin returned later in the day to
put together a pair of second-place finishes for the overall win in the 80cc Beginner
class. Hamblin topped Tyson Taylor,
Oscar Valdez and Randy Oark.
Ty Kady roosted to a double-moto victory in the 500cc Intermediate class, easily
besting Kelly Pichel, Garth Milan and
Dan Paulson.
Kady added to his day's accomplishments by finishing fifth in the 2S0cc
Intermediate class behind R.c. Bennett,
Chris Radzinski, Dennis Dahlin and winner Kevin Geyer.
Kady's stiffest compettion, though,
came in the 12Scc Intermediate class.
Steve Andrich roosted away with the firstmoto win/ leaving the rest of the pack in a
cloud of dust. Bennet got the nod for second over Larry Linkogle, while Dave
Ferrier held off Kady for fourth.
The second moto saw another Andrich
runaway. E.J. Wright held fast for second,
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ahead of Bennett, Kady and Ferrier.
RESULTS
PIW RRST TIMER: 1. Justin Louie (Yam); 2. Charlie
Jenkins (Yam); 3. Tyler Brumler (Yam); 4. JeffBeU (Yam).
P/W STK DlV 1: 1. Nick Alvarez (Yam); 2. Jason
Ciarletia (Yam); 3. Cale Wallace (Yam); 4. Ryan Picard
(Yam); 5. Chad Gaumer (Yam).
P/W STK DIV 2: 1. Mike Hale (Yam); 2. James
Wallace (Yam); 3. Ty Winnen (Yam); 4. James Baker
(Yam); 5. Andrew Renshaw (Yam).
-PIW MOD DlV}, 1. Jason Ciarletia (Yam); 2. Cale
Wallace (Yam); 3. Ryan Picard Yam); 4. Nick Alvarez
(Yam); 5. Joe Anderson (Yam).
PIW MOD DlV 2: 1. Nicholas Wells (Yam); 2. Joe
Lozon (Yam); 3. Chad Munn (Yam); 4. Justin Louie (Yam);
5. Ryan Hays (Yam).
PIW MOD DlV 3: 1. Mike Hale (Yam); 2. Francisco
Cabo (Yam); 3. Charlie Jenkins (Yam); 4. Andrew
Renshaw (Yam); 5. Tommy Cochran (Yam).
60 0-8: 1. David McFarland (Kaw); 2. Dylan Lord
(Kaw); 3. Shane Bess (Kaw); 4. Jeremy Keioer (!