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Cycle News 1977 10 12

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(Above) Husky rider Tom Spurlock bounced from rock to rock on the downhill just before the finish. It was rumored that his bike encountered an un known slippery substance which was deposited on the rocks Saturday. (Below' Team Honda's Don Sanford thumpin' his way through the Cal State 100. Don nabbed eighth overall despite two burnt checks. Don has signed for the Enduro Squids next Timekeeping school. (Rightl Half of Team Happy Face, Ken lewis, Jr. Chess Gaver on the downhill, hoo hawl long trek to California in search of points and came out eighth overall in spite of burning two checks, one by two minutes. National scoring meant two points for the first minute early and five for the second for a total of seven points lo~t . . . ouch! Don admitted running a little hot and it burnt him . Stanford has been accused unfairly by one moto-monthly of coming West " cherry picking" but Don is sponsored by American Honda _ in Gardena. Don combines riding with bike overhaul when he comes to the West Coast. He also travels a considerable-distance east to ' take in the Nationals th ere: The Cal State 100 pioneered the use of "Resets" in Western enduros which worked out ,!ery well. Resets have been used back East for some time now. The purpose of a reset is to allow the rider to gain back time after falling late in a tough section. The concept is simple but was a little confusing to Hannon lost five points (two for hitting some riders until they grasped it. the last check a minute early), beating Basically the club designates on the out local KTM-mounted Punk Wilson route chart that at a certain point the rider will add in mileage without who dropped seven . It was one of Punk's better rides and he was trying having to ride the distance. For for the win but Hannon won the example at 10 miles the route instructions tell the rider to add in enduro in the fast , tough sections ' three miles . If the average is 18 m, p.h, where he is almost unbeatable . Texas contribution to the National that's 10 minutes. It worked out very well . Even though the enduro was Enduro scene, Don Sanford made the Hannon wins Cal State National and California State Championship enduro By Larry Langley LUCERNE VALLEY . CA , OCT. 2 Mike Hannon, aboard an IT-400 (actually a blue YZ) Yamaha, picked up 20 more National Enduro points as he easily won over a field of 340 hardy AMA District 37 Enduro riders assembled 10 for the Double Crossers Annual Cal State 100 Enduro. This year's enduro, in addition to being a National, became the California State Enduro Championship ride. It was originally intended for the Championship to be a 0 -36/37 series but 0 -36 backed out when none of the clubs wanted to take the Championship on " Too bad , •• •• • .. _ _ 4 - -- . -- .

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