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By Paul Cosner
ArnENS, 0., May 25-Over 360 Sportsman
enduro riders representing 18 states and
Canada comeJged upon the Lake Hope state
resort in Southeastern Ohio for the
prestigious Little Bun: National Enduro.
The 12th annual running of the 250 mile
dassiI: saw Michipn's Jack McLane and
Ohio's John Penton again lock horns for the
Grand National points lead. Riding a 335
pound Honda 350, McLane dropped only 17
points to Penton's 20 to take High Point
Overall.
Penton, who bas won only 1 Ovenll this
1OUOn, stiD maintains a 15 point lead after 6
of the 12 nationals by virtue of his
consistency.
McLane, who bas won 3 ationals outright,
was disqualified twice this season for missing
. checks and went out in the other with a
busted gearbox.
There is specu1ation that both McLane and
Penton, and possibly a few others, will make
the 10JIg trip to California for the 500 mile
Greenhorn National May 31 and June 1. Both
men b8dJy want the championship and
Greenhorn points could easily make the
difference between 1st and 2nd.
Although much faster than last year's
Oooded course, it stiD took winner McLane
10 hours and 20 minutes to negotiate the 23
check points. Run Cbainnan Cnrly Steiner of
the spJPDized mn. Many riders described the
coone as near perfect. State park o.flicials
were most cooperative and as a result riders
reserved every cabin at the state ooroplex.
John Young's bad luck seems to run in
cycles (00 pun intended). At the Bun: Oak
National be was turned away at the start
becawe his entry bad been postmarked too
late. At the little Burr he no sooner got
started than the crankcase on his Victor
broke.
An.otber unJucIcy fellow was Bob Puckett of
Virginia. Bob broke. his leg abnost
immediately after the start, thus cansing a
drastic cIwI&e in his plans for the Greenhorn.
Last but not least a member of a BMW
sidebadc crew from Amherst, O. fractwed his
wrist when his mount drifted right 01I the
berro in a 4th gear comer on one of the p8Wld
road Iedions. Making up time, we presume.
RESULTS:
Grand Champion: Jack McLane, Port
Huron, Mi. (Hon) 983.
High Point Opposite: Bill Russell,
Bloomington, Ind. (Bul) 951.
Bantam Class Champ: Bob Dadum,
Columbus, O. (Sac) 934.
I-Robert Crawford, Columbus, O.
(Pen) 914; 2-Larry Pierce, Chauncey, O.
(Pen) 893; 3-William Mathers,
Trucksville, Pa. (Sac) 886.
Lightweight Champ: Bud Green,
Columbus, O. (Pen) 960.
B
Lightweight:
l·Dan Bell,
Valparaiso, Ind. (Pen) 927; 2-Gary
Slack, canton, 111.,914; 3-Ron Heaston,
Fort Wayne, Ind. (Yam) 900.
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Lightweight:
l·Dale Claridge,
Brunswick, O. (Pen) 949; 2-Doug
Wilford, Amherst, O. (Pen) 941;
3·Leroy Winters, Ft. Smith, Ark. (Pen)
939.
Light Mediumweight Champ: Bob
Fusan, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Yam) 974.
Light Mediumweight B: l·Les Grable,
Diamondale, Mi. (Gre) 939; 2-Charles
Wicker, Shepherdsville, Ky. (Yam) 929
3·Robert Baumgardner, Bristol, Va.
(Yam) 926.
Light Mediumweight A:
I-Dave
Knutson, Valparaiso, Ind. (Yam) 967;
2"",ames Buono, Laingsburg, Mi. (Gre)
962; 3-Bob Agans, Galesburg, III. (Yam)
962.
Mediumweight Champ: John Penton,
Amherst, O. (Hus) 980.
Mediumweight B: l"",im Ferris,
Millfield, O. (Hus) 945; 2·Arthur
Blough, Lowell, Mi. (BSA) 927; 3-Tom
Prater, Pontiac, Mi. (Tri) 921.
Mediumweight A: l·Skip Eaken,
Brunswick, O. (Hus) 969; 2-Ron Bohn,
Pittsburgh, Pa. (Hus) 965; 3"",ohn
Thomas, Columbus, O. (Hus) 960.
B Heavyweight: l"",arnes Bransford,
Decatur, Ga. (Tri) 804; 2-0avid
Butcher, Howell, Mi. (Tri) 713; Larry
Boettcher, Lansing, Mi. (Tri) 190 miles.
Senior Champ: Harold Ward,
Rochester, N.Y., 895.
Senior Class: Herb Gunnison,
Louisville, Ky. (Bul) 893; 2-Lewis
Seibert, Allison Park, Pa. (Yam) 846;
3"",ohn Hicks, Jonesville, Ind. (Bul) 561.
Sidecar: Ralph & Bruce Johnson,
Waterman, III. (Tri) 532 miles.
EASTSIDE M.C. IENEflTS MUl TlrlE SClflOSIS
By W.B. Speacer
GILROY, CA., May 30,1969- Memorial
Day was a day for Mario Andretti at the
Indianapolis 500 and for Bultaco and
Triumph at Uvas Meadow, with riders
like Al Kenyon, Jim Foley, and Scott
Dlf!enbaugh all on the two strokes lUId
Bob ScallY, Rick Otto and Bill F lett on
the big guns.
'Ibis benefit by the Eastside Motorcycle Club in coojunction with the Elks of
Gilroy was to aid multiple sclerosis and
apprnximately 1,000 spectators were in
attendance.
Bob Scally woo the main event over
Rick otto in a botIy -fought I».ttJe that put
less than a btke's lengtb ditference between first and second. Tbe Qpen eJ
