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through the first day were tough enough to hang In there for another day of the same. The Buddy Class was won by John and Joann Williams on a 250 Suzuki with only 64 miles completed. Four senior riders finished the entire distance led by Ollie Lelgeh on his 360 Yamaha. Another notable finish came from Ctssy Webb and her 125 Rickman to pick UP a twelvth place In the 125 B class. On Saturday there were at least three accidents. Dave Welton suffered a headon 'crash that resulted In a broken jaw when he rode on a Irall the wrong way. Elmo Grant broke his leg and Tom Mariuccl lost half a thumb while working on his bike. At last word all had been treated at the Grayling Hospital and were in satisfactory condition. There were no Injuries reported Sunday. This year was the first year for many of the people responsible for the event, and they did a fine job with this national. o M ;:; o ~ W Z W ..J t) >t) RESULTS: High Point: R. Hartman (360 Hus) High Point B: R, Bliesener (250 Oss) High Point A: D, Scharphord (450Hus) , . ." 4 .- Ed Bo"e tries the beach. 125 A: 1. L. Keen (125 Pen); 2. L, Grable (123 Dal); 3. J. Morgan (125 Pen) 250 A: 1. J. Young (250 Oss); 2. B. Capistrant (175 Yam); 3. D. Donn (250 Hus) John Hale and Ka" bathing. iackpine 400 MILE NATIONAL ENDURO Story and Photos By Jeff Harrison MOORESTOWN, MI., Sept. 9, 10 - About 46 years ago a fellow by the name of Oscar Lenz had a good Idea for a motorcycle run. You, start out with a desert of beautiful loose sand; cover most of It with a pine forest; get about 600 enduro riders to ride 400 miles across this terrain In two days while trying to average 24 mph, and this Oscar called "Jac1qllne". The Idea has endured all these years to constantly yield one of the longest, most famous national enduros going. Unfortunately the "Original Jackpiner" wasn't there to see his creation Cissy Webb alter 392 miles. happen this time. He died a week before this year's event, so approPriately enough this one was dedicated to him and - his years of hard work. Jim Manning came from the AMA to suggest this dedication, and also see this classic for himself. Oscar won this "Cow Bell Classic" seven times himself and was quite famous for his sidecar rigs. 400 miles Is a long way to ride no matter how you're riding, and cross country makes It seem twice as long. Maybe that's because 1 ride a bit slower than most of these enduro men, but It's awfully hard for me to convince myself to charge that hard through unfamiliar territory. At any rate, I must say that there were some real riders there and anyone who finished the 392 miles knows a little bit about riding. After being exposed to this unique terrain, It's not hard to understand why Michigan natives seem to do so well In this event. Overall winner Robert Hartman (Hus) and high point B rldj!r Rollie Bliesener (Oss) are both from ,V1idland Michigan and high point A rider Don Scharphorn (Hus) Is from Zeeland, Mich-, 19an. Sand Is much easier to ride If you're at least used to riding it and the results seem to bear that out. There was a surprising number of four-stroke bikes entered, mostly Hopdas and the pleasant sound of these thumpers was a welcome change to the constant ring-dlnging. But as usual, the results In the small classes were dominated by Pentons and the large class by Huskys. This Is not surprising because these were the most popular bikes In those classes. The absence of most of the usual top national enduro contenders was noticeable. Most were at the ISDT or the Canadian Corduroy Trial. It seems strange that all these important evenls fall on the same dates. The 392 miles must be described as grueling at best and the statistics prove this out. 600 riders started at 6 p.m. Saturday and by the end of the day oniy 200 riders were eligible to start the second day. That's a lot of retirements, but the amazing th.1ng'ls that 197 riders flntshed the second day. Therefore almost all the riders who mac!~ It 200 B: 1. T. Kelly (l75 Kaw); 2. R. VanVllet (l75 Kaw); 3. D. Winston (175 Pen) 250 B: 1. G. Johansen (250 Suz); 2. D. Lipovsky (250 Hus); 3. E. Ward (250 Gre) Open A: 1. J. Clark (400 Hus); 2. T. Boyd (360 Hus); 3. J. Fortune (450 Hus) Open B: 1. J. Patrick (400 Hus); 2. L. Lindenberg (400 Suz); 3. L. Boyd (360 Hus) 100 B: 1. D. Pawlowski (lOO Pen); 2. F. Abney (lOO Pen); 3. J. Bumby (100 Pen) Buddy: 1. J. & J. Williams (250 Suz) 125 B: 1. J. Noteboom (125 Pen); 2. E. Bober (125 Pen); 3. E. Grover (l25 Pen) . Senior: 1. O. Leigh (360 Yam); 2. F. Barber (185 Suz); 3. G. Potter (380 Gre) Team: 1. D. Downn, J. Allswede, J. Clark (Hus) /