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Results NATIO NAL . CLASS : 1. Marland Wh alev, 11. 2. Bernie Schreiber, 16 . 3 . Don Sweet, 30. 4. lane Leavitt, 32. 5. Tom Mc Kinney III, 37. 6. Bob Hopkins, 45. '7. . Mark Eggar, 46. B. Bill Burgener, 46. 9. Jack Stites , 46. 10. Terrv Cheney, 49. I 1. 'J eff Fish, 50. 12. Curt Comer, 53. 13. M organ Kavanaugh. 56, 14. M artin Belair. 57. .WHAT.·PRICE VICTORY? ., 15. Rick Land , 60. 16. Vince Sandmeyer. 66. 17. Steve Darrow , 68. 18. David Burk e, 73. 19. J erry Young . 73. 20. Jimmv Garmon, 74. SENIOR CLASS :,I . W iltz Wa9 ner, 64. SUPPORT CLASS : I , John Mi ller, 66. us, National Trials DICK BURLESON· HUSKY 390OR BOB POPIEL· HUSKY 390AUTO Gold Meda)-19771SDT BronzeMeda\·1977ISDT hampionship: Final Round" By N. E. Wicker KANSASCITY " MO , OCT . 9 Final Ro und contestants of th U.S. National Trials Champion• ships found Kansas City still sog - , gy a nd drying out fro m amajor flood of less than a m onth befor e , 'Heavy rains on Frid a y had MAn m embers cryi n g a bou t raindr ops . falling on heads and a lt hough the first 'roun d of sect io ns was a bi t sq u ishy , the cou r se improved . as t_ e day h . progressed ,, _ '1 A .total of 89 ride rs (53 National com petitors , 11 Su pport and nin e Senior class) had a fin al go at the 16 'section ed Na tional Course and 11 secti one d Support ' and Senior ro u te . MATT , embarrassedly aware that some of th e Observed Sections were too easy for the 'c a liber of riders wh o at tended t h e ev en t , hopes t h a t everyone took into considerat ion th e really massive weather prob lem s that preceded the assigned date ". At the en d of the first ro und, l'vIarland Whaley, Bernie Sch reib er' and Don Sweet were tied for first with no marks lost. Lane Leavitt , Jeff Fish and T erry Chen ey were neck and neck f or second with two marks lost . Only .iWh a ley was a ble to re pea t on th e second round . Schreiber and Leavitt each dropped two . and Sweet had a d isastrous six . Sharing top ho no rs in the second round were Martin Belair and Greg Ruoff who were down with one m ark lost. . "" Whaley, who survived a first class i n itiation in mud riding in the '77 Scottish , slipped in the third round as . the cou rse dried out and dropped two m arks. Schreiber and Ma rk Eggar also lost two , t ie ing Whaley for best performance.. but th e day was all iWh aley's with a total of two lost (luri n g the three rou nds. Schreiber was second with 4 .1 (. 1 lost on time) and Don Sweet ,' who could no t overcome the second round was th ird with 10 marks lost. . In the Support class . Jerry Carrens turned in th e best per formance with scores of five , eight and five for-a to tal 'of 18. Dave Russell was second wit h 46 lost. Senior class top d og was Bob Nickel son who . d ropped 25. Second place went to Mike McCabe who was • do wn 47 forthe day. I .Result s . , NATIONAL CLASS : 1. M arland Whal ey ·2 IHon). 2. Bernie Schreiber 4.1 IBuli . 3. Oon Sw eet ·10 IMon l. 4 . Jack Stites ·111 IBuli . 5. Martin Belair ·11139 IMonl. 42 6. Lane leavitt ·12 IBuli . 7. Curt Comer ·172 IKaw l. B. Jeff Fish ·19138 IM onl . 9. Tom M cKinney , III ·1913 5 IMonl. 10. Mark Eggar ·20137 IHon). Oavid Burke 2OI341Buli. 12. Greg Ruoff -21 IMon). 13. Terry cheney ·22 IBuli . 14. Bob Hopkins -24 IVam). 15. MOI'gan Kavannaugh -31 (Bull. , SUPPORT CLASS : 1. 'J erry Carrens -18 IBuli. 2. Oavid Russell-46 IMonl. 3. Jim Bevans ·51/12IBull. 4. Butch Cribbet ·51120 IBuli . 5. Steve Smit h -53 IVam l. SENIOR ClASS: 1. Bob Nickelson ·25 IHonl . 2. M ike McCabe -47 IBuli. 3. Curt is Comer, Sr. ·56 IMon) . 4. Chester Hud speth -59 IKawl . 5. Wil tz W agner -04 IMonl. 1,. > , Parts Used Suggested Retail 1 Drive Chain . . . : . . . $19.40 7.06 1 CountershaftSprocket r 1 Air Filter : , . .. 10.58 1 Tail Light.Bulb- : . . .. . . . . .95 1 Spark Plug. . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 TOTAL. .' '. . :.' . .$39.24 Other than tires, Husqvarna spent total of $11.71 a day in replacement parts to win Gold and Bronze Medals in the 1977 International Six Day Trials, possibly the most prestigious 'competition motorcycle event in the world: a Parts Used Suggested Retail 1 Drive Chain. . $19.40 ' 1 Coun tershaft Sprocket 7.06 .56 1 Chain Rubbing Block . . 1 Quart Transmission Oil 4.00 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . .. $31.02 In addition to the above medals, Husqvarna was the highest placed manufacturer's team from the United States. When you think of value, consider more than purchase p rice. When you think of victory, consider Husqvarna! ~ ,I. Nil Rainbow Stickie I ~ St~~kie Here itis Cyc le News new Rainbow Changes co lors before y our very eyes!! . Reflects every co lor of the Rainbow !! [u st Fit 0 111 litis or d er h lan l: andse nd 10 : Cycle News Products PO Boe" -1,98, Lo ng Beach . CA 9 080 I I= .:II 1:1 r~ -.::s .. ; ; Final series results A M A fNA TC NATIONAL CHAMPI ONSHIP OBSERVED TRIALS SERIES: 1. Marland Wh alev, 75. 2; Bernie Schreiber. 52.-3. Don Sweet, 52. 4. Lane t ea vln . 51. 5. Mike Griffitts. 42 . 6. Curt Comer. Jr. 29 . 7. Tom McKinney. 28. 8. Mark Eggar, 26. 9. J ack Stit es, 24. 10. J eff Fish, 21. '!Alth ough Schreiber and Sw eet ended the series with 52 points apiece. Schreiber w as awarded second overall due to a higher number of second place finishes. 19