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Part of the reason is that the event is super tough for th e Arizona riders because th ey only have two enduros a year, while California riders easil y enter 20 or so a y ear. California riders swept all class wins except one, The enduro started off mildly en ough as the course headed south on a highway for about seven miles (b ikes were required to be street legal) before turning off onto a jeep road. Soon the riders were bouncing down a rocky creek bed trying hard to keep on time. By th e tim e most riders rea ched the lust check, mo st were behind one to two minutes. More than one rider wondered if the entire distance was going to be as rough. But the co urse soon turned into some fire roads for a welcome rest and got the riders back on schedule. Danger marking was sparse at spots and more than one rider crashed in washouts h iding behind blind co m ers. At one point the co urse led down what seemed to be a dead-end can y on with the walls extending straight up into the air for hundreds of feet . wh at seem ed However, there was a path down some tr icky rocky waterfalls just a little over handlebar width to allow the riders to slip through. Really nice riding. Finally the sandwash opened up and 10 and behold, there was the infamous Verde River to cross. It looked a mile wide, but in actuality was probably just 50 yards. The riders instructions warned " Wa terp roo f to survive" and the riders who failed to heed the warning were reduced to spectator status as they tried to dry their bikes out. A check was waiting for the riders who successfully made it across and much to their surprise they were coming in a minute or two early. But the mileage was off and the check was thrown out. At the first tum after the check, many bikes went straight instead of right as desert riders found out the hard way about wet brakes. The course turned down the highway and allowed us to dry the lining out just in time as the course turned and went right back across the river ! Arghhhhh ! This time the crossing had moss covered rocks to co ntend with, turning some bikes into anch ors. The course soon turned up a very rocky mining road before dropping into a tight wash at 14 mph. Naturally a che ck was waiting and caught most riders late. It was pretty easy going most of the way in to the finish of th e first loop. Gas mileage was a problem for some b ikes as the loop totaled 56 miles, pretty long without a gas stop of some sort. Back up the highway and watch ou t for the Highway Patrol. More than o ne rider got pulled over for violations. Most got warnings. Before starting o ff the second loop, the ri d ers ra n a tim ed aeecleration/braking test wh ich would be used instead of the tradit ion al ti ebreak er check. As it turned OU I , it decided th e overall winner. Th e seco nd loop was ab ou t 85 miles long with a