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. _.~_._._a_._._._ , 1 E • -, 650 great reasoDS you had buns. Many were large and deep , th e kind that let you know you have kidneys. A couple of the hills were a tad tri cky. The obvious line up was sometimes a real problem . As mentioned before. Government Peak was as tough as usual. Some riders thought the speed was a little fast for traversing this pile of rocks. Off the peak the course worked its . way back toward the pits . Along t his sect ion several WFO rid ers got out of shape trying -to make up time. The course here was very deceiving. Lots of small gullies. then a sneaky deep one. The loop was 28 .3 miles and the finish line and the super finisher pins were a welcome sight. For Ma rcel Fortney, riding as a 8·200 on his second-ever enduro. the course must have been just right as he hit it dead on with a 0 .00 for a first overall. The clocks and mileages were right on, a few minor complaints were regis'tered, but were proved wrong. The course was superbly marked with a ton of ribbon and arrows. Most danger spots. save for a few , were well marked. Mike and Lynn and their ent ire ERA crew deserve a big pat on th e back for a job well don e . ~ 10 iaake your. . E 00 l' best deal •Dow on the· hi Champ• FREE $295.* Laltmeisler Fairing. + 0') ...... a.n M CJ ,.0 e FREE $355.* CJ > 0 Z BMW Saddle Bags emel MOIIDts. - BMW 880/7 nameel ToJ' Heavyweight Roaelster in Cycle Worlel's 'Te n Best Bikes ofl978~ (Oc:to b e r l 97 8 issue) Schreiber's treat . as V.O.T.E. serves up terrain tricks By Cosgrove Gilmore LITTLEROCK . CA , OCT. 29 -- ::' oo easy" was Bernie Schreiber's T sm iling post-competition comment as he cruised to an easy victory in his first outing since scoring a second in the final world championship trial last September in Czechoslovakia . That clinched third in the world standings for him. (leV .O .T .E's third annual Trick or .Treat T rial nicked him for 42 points. T ha t winner's score is steeper than seven of this year's n ine ' National Championship T ria ls. Ja;.Ma ri a n d Whaley m ade his first appearan ce since not being the only tri a ls rider to compet e in th e Subaru Motorcycle O lympiad II last month . T wo hund red fifty st itches were required to close a gash across his kn ee when the power saw he was holding hit a kn ot and kicked back int o his leg two days before tha t event. Luckily . it was <:>n ly a ·flesh wound , as they say in th e !!l,?vies . Marland 's first outing after a si)[ week lay off produced . a <;om m enda b le ru n ner·u p performance wit h a sco re of 56 . ,~ Greg Lersch, hot for a trip to th e f.re nch and Spa nish world rounds next yea r , was top privateer , scoring 76 poin ts to take third . 1't And th en th ere was a bit of a skip on the old score sheet. PITSter Dan Suffin . drawn from northern Ca lifornia by the repu tation of ~ . O. T .E. trials, placed fourth , another 36 markers down with 112 as the eight remaining Expert finishers bunched within 11 points of each other. '(f:And re Plouffe , fully back in form . after his two year vacation into the banal boredom of four-wheeler frolic , look fifth with 116 . edging clubmate Scott Head b y one point. Another PITS man , Tony LeDuc. and Paul Webster finished one point beh ind Head . Tony edged Paul for seventh on cleans. Clean? He actually had one. One clean and one one.. V.O .T.E . lived up to their lee's-make-thingsinteresting·for-the-Experts reputation . . Your participating BMW dealer has great year-end deals now on the 1978 R80/7. Plus the special $650 accessory package. FRE!;. \ Fre e Luftmeister Fa irin g in a choice of co lors. Free bla ck or white BMW saddle bags and mou nts. An d a special year-end, mo ney-saving d eal tha t will knock your socks off. All on th e BMW R80/ 7 - the tough heavywe ight roadster named first in its class in Cycle ~ VI World's "Te n Best Bikes of 1978': For co mple te details, se e your participating BMW dealer NOW. Rig ht no w! Beca use stocks of the se 1978 models a re limited. And when they're gone, you'll have missed the deal of th e year on ·th e b ike of the year. - Butler 8£ Smith lIorwood.lI.J. ComptoD. Cal. .- • CUR RENT SUGGEStEO RETAI L PAleE :************************************"*************•••***1 I SANTA CROSS IS COMING-I * t t t * : : : * But before he does he;n be' checking out Cycle News' . . I 'Christmas Buyers Guide, Issue #48 on sale pee. 6th. Don't be caught with an empty stocking! ! ' . Advertisers - Make sure Santa sees you tool Ca ll for details now1213/427-7433 * * I I * I I I * .*********************************~**************........ 31