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Boni
Tokes
Three, Trette
Sweeps
Two
ot
Dode Ci
Florida
Wnt€n Am S€ri€s
Round 3: DadG Citg Motocross
DADI CITY,
TI,
JAN.
I4.I5
T1le
adage
'The
more things change,
the
I more they stay the same" could
not have
been
more true at
round
three
of $e 35th annu-
al Florida Winter Am Series,
presented
by FME
Despite competing
now in the Pro classes and
on a new track
layout
at
Dade City
-
a circuit
both ride.s
have
beefl
comp€ting on since they
were on minis
- longtime Sunshine State
rivals
Matt Boni
and Ky'e Chifiolm once egain found
themselves batllin8
each other throuShout
the
weekend. They split wins. with Boni
Betting
$e
overall
'n
rhe 250cc
Pros and Chisholm takinS
the win in the l25cc division.
Boni ruled the
headlines, however,
by sweepinS Bll three motos
in both the l25cc and
250cc A cla-rs€s.
Seautiful
Florida winter weather was enioyed
by the riders throu8hout
the weekend,
and as
always
at Dade City, the track
tot
very
rou8h
and
provided
a llttirE test of
preparedness as the
series reached its halfway rmrk. Dade Cfty
is all
abo{rt
fitness and havinS a
willingness to hanS it
out and
han8 on, and that wat certainly
the case
at this
y€ar's
Winter Am visit.
tn
the
hotly contested 85cc
(12-13) class,
local hero
Wilfredo
Guzman
Eot
the
iump
on
the
pack
to claim the
openinS-moto holeshot.
his
3-3-5
tatb/ was still
Sood
for the final
podium
spot, b€hind Trettel and Starling.
Trettel also went l- l-l to sweep the 85cc
lunior
Mini class for tlvo overalls
on the weekend.
South Carolina's
Devin Culbreth,
Oklahoma's Trey Canard, and
Texan Blake
Wharton were the
other riders who scored a
pair
of overall
wins at round three. Cll
DaDE C|TY
Moro(Ross
DaDE ClrY,
FroRrDA
REzuLrs: JANUAnY
I 4- I
5,
2006
(RouND
3)
PHOTO BY BILLSMXPHOTOS,COM
Florido Winter
Am
Series.
But his lead was shortlived.
as he fell on the
llrst lap, handing
the
poant position
to Suzuki's
lan Trettel. with Zach
Freeberg and
Justin
Starling
in tow. SErlinS was on the move early
and
sneaked his Honda
past
Freeberg and into
second on
lap t!vo, but Trectel
was already in
control out front
-
a
position
he mrely loses
once
he's
tot
it. GeorSia's Grant Ransdell took
advantage
of a bobble by
Freebe,'t a lap later
to move into third, and the
finishing order was
set,
with Trettel
Soing
on to take the checkers
first, ahead of StarlinS
and Ransdell.
Trettel
nailed the moto-lwo
holeshot,
which spelled trouble
for
the competition.
Once
again, he .ruised unchallented to the
win, with StarlinS
workinS his way into the
runner-up spot,
and Ransdell
placing
third
for a
carbon aopy of moto one s top three,
Starlint
knew he'd need to
tate
ahead of
Trettel in the
final
moto
for any chance at
scoring the overall win,
and he did
iust
dlat
with
a cl€an holeshot. But Trettel
was righr behind,
and he
ietted
past on the opninS circuit to take
the
lead from StarlinS. The
North Carolina
resident was intent on sweepinS
all three
motos, and he left the
pack
in his wake on his
way
to
),et
another win. Starlint was aSain solid
in second, while
fellow Floridjan F4att Creasy
scored Ehird at the finish. Ransdell
was fifth. but
,{otl Boni wqt
the
oi round
lhree
big
winner
ol rhe
ty
50 sTl(
(+6)r
l. Smndon
rones
(cobJ;
2. Goodman
Barc
(Pol);
3. Chddls Sn]mls
(Pol)i
{.lGh Rjlhs
(Pol):
s.
H.(rhe*
Horro.rr
(K'lta).
50 srK
(r-8):
I Devh
Cllbreth
(KTl'1)i 2. Kade
walker (KIi4)r
3.
Oevm Che$*
(Cob)i
4
Prytn
Coope
(KTtr):
5. Hunter
chandl.r
(coh).
s0 OPENi
L
Oevin Culk€th
(KrM);
2. Kade
\
4lker
(KTM)I
l. Devin Ch€'ter
(Cob):
4.
Sraden
Meyer
(Coh):
5. Orew
sw.n$n
(cob).
55
O-9)r
L rtu6 Pnce
(r(tni
2. Tay'or
Wm (KTH): :l Bodre Colargelo (KTH1:
4.
la(h Ou(h.ine
(fiM)i
5.
R.J. Hamp3hke
(KTM).
65
(10'l
r). I Md
lann€ib.um
(suz);
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lace
owen
(KTM)i
l. Rowr&d Plpp
(Kll'l)i
D.vid tlacF&Ln
(KTl'4): s. c*l Ddisla
(KTr4).
6t
OFEN:
l. D.vid l1a(FarlM
(KTM): 2. Can Dolgld
(KIM)I
l.
Ma Tannenbalm
(Suz):
4. M&n
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