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·_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- o C(') ... Q.) ..0 S Q.) > o Dirt Digger becomes rock digger at l ucern e Va lley. D37 Jubilee Enduro By Larry Lang ley LUCERNE VALLEY, CAL. . NOV I4 Bult a co rep Mike Hannon made a strong bid for the Distri ct 37 Number One Enduro Plate by winning the Checkpoints M/C annual Jubilee Enduro. H a nnon was the only rider to zero the course. losing just 22 seconds at the two tie- breaker checks. Even a mediocre finish in the last enduro of the year December 4/5 (the two -day Last Chance) will sew up the title. M R -250 mounted Harry Kea st salvaged an otherwise disappointing yrar taking seco nd overall with one point lost. H arry aced out Punk Wilson (KTM) a nd Ch ess Gaver a t the tie- breakers as they also on ly dropped one lonely point. Chess was in a state of semi-raptu re over the performance of his new C&J-framed four stroke Honda . "It was worth every dollar!" be bubbled. Another Honda. this time a two stroke. took ligh tweig ht honors with Rick Munyon at the helm of his enduroized CR-125. The Jubilee has a reputation of being a tough enduro and lived up to its standing with a challenging course again this year. The club obviously spent considerable time designing and refining their course and speed averages. They did have fast sections, good uphills . rocky canyons that another club could have turned into bo t t lenecks , and a couple of challenging downhills thrown in. The 48 mile first loop started off easy enough. Except for some hill and gully riding after the three m ile check, the ' loop meandered around m ostly flat desert at an easily attainable 24MPH raverage . Riders went miles a nd mi les .w i t h ou t a check or anything ;resem bling a cha llenge when all of a sudden they fou nd themselves ridi ng ha rder and harder as the terra in grad ua lly t u rn e d to ugher. The ·inevita ble waiting check claimed many ' la te po in ts Including the winning three man team of Jay Tullis , Rick Munyon la n d Mike Adams. Terrain in this section featured tight wet sandwashes, laced with small rock drop offs which weren't that difficult bu t served to slacken the pace against a now fast 24 ).i I .( I M PH average . The second check was located at the . minimum distance from the first (3 .2 miles) and the fast A riders were riding their tails off to make it in their minute. Terrrain and speed averages didn't slow ; in fact the terrain got just a little bit tighter. The next check decided the enduro. Mike Hannon on his very quick and agile Bultaco was the only rider to zero the check. Only a few riders dropped one point, most dropped two or more. The B riders were taking gas and running on the average of three to four minutes late. C riders started well after the A and B riders and were averaging five to ten minutes la te. Whi le the terrain was well suited to the average C rider, the speeds were far above what they could handle. (Perhaps a separate schedule for the novices would be in order to develop their time- keeping skills. As it is they lea rn to timekeep at the fami ly enduros and come to the District runs only to throwaway their timekeeping equipment and ride fla t out.) Before the fourth check, the terrain eased and the average became somewhat more attainable. so most of the good riders found themselves back on schedule. However, the wet sand was taking its toll on gas consumption, as more than one rider found himself sniffing fumes before the end of the loop . Most borrowed enough gas to get in . At the break riders topped off their tanks to the very limit. not knowing if the second loop was to be a replay of the first. It wasn 't. With the Criders out of the way, the Checkpoints had scouted in a number of enduroing niceties. The funny part was that while the terrain was much more challenging than the first loop, the speed averages were more closely matched to the terrain . If you m ade the up h ills without pushing, all the chec ks wer e withi n reach of a good rider. O ne particular memory was a del ightful downhill canyo n which had obviously neve r bee n used before. Not only was it run at a very sedate six MPH ave rage , it sta rted right after a check (the second loop tie -breaker) so the whole canyon was free territory . At the slow speed average, most riders came out at the other end 10 to 15 minutes early and had a nice break before continueing on . Good thinking py t"~ cp~~~qi?ts:: ~ ; t J : I;(•; I(; i WET ENERGY was originally developed in Scandinavia by scientists looking for the ideal formula to keep Olympic cross country skiers operating at peak efficiency. 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