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cMc Gold€n StatE National
s€ri€s 9outh
Round 5: l-5 MX Park
PHOTO
BY
JOHN
EETHEA
Three-Wqy Gunfight
GORTiAN, CA, TIB,
19
lake
Canada continues to domrnate the
quali-
!fiers
for the CMC Golden Stare
National
leries
South, sponsored by Fly RacinS and
WPS, but
another
past
triple winner,
Travis
Baker,
will
be
h€ading to th€ series' fina,s on a
down note,
havint lost two of his three classes
to another triple
ace, Tanner tangham.
Throughout
the series, Canada's hassles
with Nick Paluzzi
in 85.c events have been
$emendous dices,
but when the
younger
Palurzi,
riding a Powerhous€/R&D
Yernaha,
eked ou! rhe
85cc Open and 85cc
Supermini
wins the
previous
week at Av
Motoplex, one
miSht expect Canada
to come back
fi8htin8. He
did, and found
ii a thre€-way swaptest,
when
Chris
Plouffe
joined
the series for
dle first time.
The
most interestinS tusrle came
in the
Supermini contegt.
Holeshot artist Canada
led
on his Thousand Oaks/Spy/l'laxima/Hansen
l,lotorsports/Renthal
Yamaha until lap three,
when he fell, handin8 the
le.d over to Paluzzi,
with Plouffe close behind- Canada
rebounded
quickly
and b€gan to close on second, and
took
it when Plouffe toppled his
Factory
FX/Answer/Six Six One/Sunline/Twin
Air
Honda. Canada
passed
Plouffe for the lead on
the
second lap, followed by Felurzi, who took
over second
on l+ three. only to lose it when
he himseffspill€d
a lap later
Momentum
Soing
into the finals was also a
priority for Travis Baker. looking to be the
leader
in multiple classes, but the Alloy/
ShoeifforcoAmitl/l'lontclair Yamaha
rider
8ot
stunned by Langham, who siwept all six of
his
motos aboard a
pair
of WBRffoshimura/
TLD/DraSon/AmeriBn
Stflukis. Even thouth
he led
from start to finish in both
250cc
lntermediate motos. his l25cc
lnlermediate
and Schoolboy
outin8s were all come-from-
behind
affairs.
ln the
first I25c. moto, he
passed Yamaha-
moumed I'latt Gom€u
near
the
midway
point
and
held on, while Eaker worked to overcome
a
poor
5tart,
passint
Gomez
for second
iust
two turns
from the checkers.
Baker then
jumped
out in front
in
the second
stanza and
held it almost to the white flaE, when LanSham
cau8ht and
passed him for an apparent overall
vi(ory But Baker tenaciousba
fought back and
yanked
it away three turns later, ln the
whoops
past
the turn-two
tunnel, the lead was
exchanged
agajn, this time
for
tood.
Baker also
nailed the holeihot
in
the
first
Schoolboy moto and wai again
nipped by
t-antham on the final lap. His shot at the ovemll
beSan to e\/'aporate
when t-angham
pess€d
him
for second
on lap two of the second moto.
Again, Baker would not
give
up
easily, and he
repassed lanthafi momenB later, but when he
lo3t second within the
same lap and then later
fell, it was over.
Meanwhile, Maxxis/Spencer/
Oad Racint-backed Honda rider Shawn
Hohr,
who'd
placed
third
in the first moto, l€d for the
firsr half before slippint
behind the .harSing
Lantham for the
duration.
Baker did claim on€ victory
however, acing
the
125c. Op€n contest. over Gomez, in both
mo(os.
,oey
Rossi,
who has been unbeatable in
the l25cc.luniors
in this series on
his
Cycle
GearApy/Ky'e/FBC
Honda,
tested
the
waters
against the lntermediates
and
placed
a
respectable third. Cll
Joke
Conodo
round
(
t 96), Nick Poluzzi
(17)
ond Chris
Plouffe
(23)
foced off ot
five
of
rhe CMC Golden Stqlo
Notionol S'eries South.
l-5 ,ltx P^RK
eor
aN. CauForNlA
(Hon);
I T6v6 r@t
6aw)i
3.
Adam Yiren
(Hon)i
{. l"lylB
Tedder
(Kaw):
5. Oakoa
Ted.ler
(xaw).
I 25 lNr: L Tam.r
L
8nm
(suz);2.T
n Eaks
(Yd)j
l. Shryn
Moh.(Hon);
4. Matt
Gome,
(Yah)i
5. Nick BrNn
(Hs).
125 oPEN:
l. Tnvk Brke.
(Yam):
2. rlm Cme
(/r):
L
ioey
RGr
(Hon)r4. Nkk srom
(Hon)i
,. Lu.a Nadhi
(Kaw).
125
PRO:
l. Rye B.at
(Hd)i
2. l'1atth.w
-r€dder
Ji
(Kaw).
250 BEG: L
Johnn,
Sak
r (Y.m): 2. Frky Ga8er
(Hon);
]. GarcR
Humph.er
arm)i
{. chrk Loclfrood
(Y.m):
5.
zlch Finne,
(Ho).
2t0lR. l.
Adam
Entkknap
(Hon):
2.
Shawn CarD.nrer
(Ym)r
L Tyler
f,liz
{Hd)i'+.
Adam'4inEn
(Hon)i
s. Andw Hamikon
(Hon).
2t0 INT: I.
Tanner
L,nshd
(Suz):
2. Eddie
woolllue
(Hon):
3. Cody T'lhoa
{Hd);
1. Artw Couto
C/am)i
s. chns PbuffE
(Hm).
250
FRo: l. Matt Tedderjr
(Kawlr
Z.
Ryan Beat
(Hon)
4-STB( AM:
l. Cody TnhoI
(Hon)i
2.
Eddie wbolmore
(Hon)i
l.
Shaun
Hisham
(Kawli
4. R/an Busn
(KTH).
wMNi l. T.tim Sik
(Yam)r
2
Jack.€
lv€s
(Yam)i
l.
Ayra
Cabus
(Yad):
4.
Mcki
Gold6
(Hon)r
s.
J.s!i@
Ptrt€n
(Hon).
scHEY l.T-nsL
8h6m
(S@):
2. ShaM
l'lohr
(H6)r
3.
T6vit
B.k*
(Yam):,1.
Nick Srom
(Ho);
s. Andlw co4o
(Yam).
ls+ HsrR: l. Cr.g Fier.e
(Yam)i
2.
l'aerl€
Hamng(Kaw). ?5+
FRO: L I''1attTeddersi
(Kaw)- 30+
J&
l.
Tqy oEcuillo
(su):
2.
John
Matthes
(Yam)r
3
Tim
Dollisn
(Suz).
t0+ lNr:
l.
Chuck
Potut
flam)i1.
VellM
P@1.
(Hs).
30+
MSTR l. Gres PieEE
(Yn);
2. t1.rle
HammEr
(K.w).
!0+ PRO:
L tlatt Tedder Sr
(xaw).
40+
AM: I
ve.hon Poole (H6n)i 2. ch!.k P€nny
(Y.m)i
l.
Ada6 Entickmp 5i
{Hn)r
4 Peulladlllo
(Hon):
s. LE
Seyle
(Hon).
40+ rSTR:
L t-1aft Tedder sr
(Knw):
2.
Mede HmmEr(Kaw). 5o+ SR. l. flich He!6
(Yo)
REsuLIs: FEERUaRY t9, 20()6
RoUND
5
50
BEG: l. Nolan KEckhy
(Lem):
2. Troy Hcoonald
(K
).
50
(1-6):
l. Sweet Pea De la
Moa
(fiM):
2 r4il6
HcDonald
(KTI'i).
5o
(7-8):
L Rra Suratt
(fiM):
2.
M,pell
Ted&'
(K&r:
I
,ale
KGhnke
(K:w):
4. chfl*ff
(ilSDre
(KTf4):
5.
Ni.hohs couto
(Pol).
50 oPEN: l.lake
(.ehnkE
(Krw);
2. chrctian Kilsore
(KrH)r
3. Sw@t
Pea
oe L: Mo6
(KIM)|4. Hirs
I'l.Donald
(KTl'1).
6l
(0"8).
I
8@dd Roach
(KIH)i
2. Ryan Slratt
(Kaw):
3.
M.Iwll
T.dder
(Xrw):
,{.
lak€
Kehhle
(K,w);
s. wynter T.iplett
(Kiw).
6!
(9.r
r): r. Ard.ew Frankos
(KTm)i
2.
lake
Hohn*E
C/aF);
3. Bddon Sdler
(Ke)i 4
Oaiel D.
La
Mora
(K-rr,1);
5.lantr Grodzi