Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

.-. .... 1-0 p.. < Ride,. work on their machine. in the im pound area of an Alabama two-day qualifier. 24mph Time-Distance Table . 26. . Time Mile. 0:01 0:4 0.8 0:02 1.2 0:03 0:04 1.6 2.0 0:06 2.4 0:06 2.8 0:07 3.2 0:08 3.6 0:09 0:10 4.0 0:11 4.4 4.8 0:12 0:13 5.2 5.6 0:14 0:15 6.0 6.4 0:16 0:17 . 6.8 7.2 0:18 7.6 0:19 0:20 8.0 0:21 8.4 8.8 0:22 9.2 0:23 9.6 0:24 0:25 10.0 10.4 0:26 10.8 0:27 0:28 11.2 11.6 0:29 12.0 0:30 0:31 12.4 0:32 12.8 0:33 13.2 13.6 0:34 0:36 14.0 14.4 0:36 14.8 0:37 . 0:38 15.2 0:39 15.6 16.0 0:40 0:41 16.4 16.8 0:42 17.2 0:43 0:44 .17.6 0:45 18.0 18.4 0:46 0:47 18.8 19.2 0:48 0:49 19.6 20.0 0:50 0:51 20.4 20.8 0:52 0:53 21.2 0:54 21 .6 22.0 0:55 0:56 22.4 0:57 22 .8 0:58 23 .2 23 .6 0:59 24.0 1:00 . Time M ile. 1:01 24.4 24.8 1:02 25.2 1:03 25.6 1:04 26.0 1:05 1:06 26.4 26.8 1:07 27.2 1:08 27.6 1:09 28.0 1:10 1:11 28.4 28.8 1:12 29.2 1:13 29 .6 1:14 30.0 1:15 30.4 1:16 1:17 30.8 1:18 31.2 31.6 1:19 1:20 32.0 32.4 1:21 1:22 32.8 33.2 1:23 33.6 1:24 34.0 1:25 34.4 1:26 1:27 34.8 35.2 1:28 1:29 35.6 36.0 1:30 36.4 1:31 36.8 1:32 1:33 37.2 1:34 37.6 1:35 38.0 1:36 38.4 1:37 38.8 1:38 39.2 39.6 1:39 40.0 1:40 1:41 40.4 1:42 40.8 1:42 41.2 1:44 41.6 1:45 42.0 1:46 42.4 1:47 42.8 1:48 43.2 1:49 43.6 1:50 44.0 1:51 44.4 1:52 44 .8 1:53 45.2 1:54 45.6 1:55 46.0 1:56 46 .4 1:57 46 .8 47 .2 1:58 1:59 47.6 2.0()() 48.0 Time 2:01 2:02 2:03 2:04 2.-Q5 2:06 2:07 2:08 2:09 2:10 2:11 2:12 2:13 2:14 2:15 2:16 2:17 2:18 2:19 2:20 2:21 2:22 2:23 2:24 2:25 2:26 2:27 2:28 2:29 2:30 2:31 2:32 2:33 2:34 2:35 2:36 2:37 2:38 2:39 2:40 2:41 2:42 2:43 2:44 2:45 2:46 2:47 2:48 2:49 2:50 2:51 2:52 2:53 2:54 2:55 2:56 2:57 2:58 2:59 . 3:00 Miles 48.4 48 .8 49.2 49.6 50.0 50.4 50.8 51.2 51.6 52.0 52.4 52.8 53.2 53.6 54.0 54.4 54.8 55.2 55.6 56.0 56.4 56.8 57.2 57.6 58.0 58.4 58.8 59.2 59.6 60.0 60.4 60.8 61.2 61.6 62.0 62.4 62.8 63.2 63.6 64.0 64.4 64.8 65.2 65.6 66.0 66.4 66.8 67.2 67.6 68.0 68.4 68.8 69.2 69.6 70.0 70 .4 70.8 71.2 71.6 72.0 Time 3:01 3:02 3:03 3:04 3:05 3:06 3:07 3:08 3:09 3:10 3:1 1 3:12 3:13 3:14 3:15 3:16 3:17 3:18 3:19 3:20 3:21 3:22 3:23 3:24 3:25 3:26 3:27 3:28 3:29 3:30 3:31 3:32 3:33 3:34 3:35 3:36 3:37 3:38 3:39 3:40 3:41 3:42 3:43 3:44 3:45 3:46 3:47 3:48 3:49 3:50 3:51 3:52 3:53 . 3:54 3:55 3:56 3:57 3:58 3:59 . 4:00 ••• " .-J'-' tI1·' ...... ..... , .. , M ile. 72.4 72.8 73.2 73.6 74.0 74.4 74.8 75.2 75.6 76.0 76.4 76.8 77.2 17 .6 78.0 78.4 78.8 79.2 79.6 80.0 80.4 80.8 81.2 81.6 82.0 82.4 82.8 83.2 83.6 84.0 84.4 84.8 85.2 85.6 86.0 86.4 86.8 87.2 87.6 88.0 88.4 88.8 89.2 89.6 90.0 90.4 90.8 91.2 91.6 92.0 92.4 92.8 93.2 93.6 94.0 94.4 94.8 95.2 95.6 96.0 .~JI.,JJ • Time 4:01' 4:02 4:03 4:04 4:05 4:06 4:07 4:08 4:09 4:10 4:11 4:12 4:13 4:14 4:15 4:1 6 4:17 · 4:18 4:19 4:20 4:21 4:22 4:23 4:24 4:25 4:26 4:27 4:28 4:29 4:30 4:31 4:32 4:33 4:34 4:35 4:36 4:37 4:38 4:39 4:40 4:41 4:42 4:43 4:44 4:45 4:46 4:47 4:48 4:49 4:50 4:51 4:52 4:53 4:54 4:55 . 4:56 4:57 4:58 4:59 5:00 • M iles 96.4 97.2 97.2 97.6 98.0 98.4 98.8 99.2 99 .6 100.0 100.4 100.8 101.2 101.6 102.0 102.4 102.8 103.2 103.6 104.0 104.4 104.8 105.2 105.6 106.0 106.4 106.8 107.2 107.6 108.0 108.4 108.8 109.2 109.6 110.0 110.4 110.8 111.2 111.6 112.0 112.4 112.8 113.2 113.6 114.0 114.4 114.8 115.2 115.6 116.0 116.4 116.8 117.2 117.6 118.0 118.4 118.8 119.2 119.6 120.0 . , .. ., .. , ... ._.... . . " Tim Miles 5:01 120.4 5:02 120.8 5:03 121.2 5:04 121.6 5:05 122.0 5:06 122.4 5:07 122.8 5:08 123.2 5:09 123.6 5:10 124.0 5:11 124.4 5:12 . 124.8 5:1 3 125.2 5:14 125.6 5:15 126.0 5:16 126.4 5:17 126.8 5:18 127.2 5:19 127.6 5:20 128.0 5:21 128.4 5:22 128.8 5:23 129.2 5:24 129.6 5:25 130.0 5:26 130.4 5:27 130.8 5:28 131.2 5:29 131.6 5:30 132.0 5:31 132.4 5:32 132.8 5:33 133.2 5:34 133.6 5:35 134.0 5:36 134.4 5:37 134.8 5:38 135.2 5:39 135.6 5:40 136.0 5:41 136.4 5:42 136.8 5:43 137.2 5:44 137.6 5:45 138.0 5:46 138.4 5:47 138.8 5:48 139.2 5:49 139.6 5:50 140.0 5:51 140.4 5:52 140.8 5:53 141.2 5:54 141.6 5:55 142.0 5:56 142.4 5:57 142.8 5:58 143.2 5:59 143.6 . . .6:00. .. .. 144.0 .. .. . . ", . ~- ... .. . . _ mechani ca l and tactical skills on their own . an y way they can, most of the time under d ifferent ru les. th e ru les of enduro . For the experienced enduro riders , the b ig difference would be the elimination of the stiff pe nalty for early arrival at a checkpoint, and in the addition of special speed tests as part of each meet. You 'd have to be bett er prepared . too, because, except for gassing up, outside help is outlawed under reliability tria l rules. W ith no needto keep looking at a clock or computer to keep from running hot , no 'a ve ra ge speed adjustments to make except in how hard to push yourself, you 're able to concentrate 100 percent on riding fast. enough to avoid being late and on getting good scores in the speed tests , and on keeping your bike together to the fini sh . Experts arriving ea rly at a check have time to work on their bikes or to rest. Novices usua lly don't have this time to spare so th ey keep tryi ng to improve their riding so they'll be m ore compet it ive in th e future. Both can ride toge th er sa fety be cause the essentia l ingredien t is en du ran ce. right whe re enduro sta rted . Running a whole day at on e speed average with no ea rly penalty , or with only one speed change , the minimum requi red under the ru les for nation al enduros , increases the spread of points between th e winn ers a nd low sco rers if the course is tough enough , yet does not change their relative positions, except for eli minating most ties . When com bi ned with special speed tests , already used in some N ETRA enduros, the need for a tie -breaking emergency check and the luck required to beat a close ' opponent there is el im inated. Under enduro rules the emerge ncy check too often decides th e winner , bu t once in awhile even that doesn 't work when two rid ers chance to arrive on th e same second of th eir m inute and tie th er e , too . Special tests a re a new factor to rid ers wh o've compe ted .o n ly in traditional end u ro . Mostl y they're tra il races against the clock , su pplemented by an accele ra tio n test where noise level is checked at th e sa me time and affects your score. Bes ides co m b in ing enduro and .reliab ility trials u nder one set of rules , other changes are need ed to answer t h e most ofte n -heard complaints . !"fore and ~ore of t he rea l cha llengers to th e Nationa l Enduro Champion. ships object to the schedu le, typically 26 nationals from New J e rsey to Cal iforn ia and from Minnesot a to Texas , requ iri ng any serious contender to put in more time travelling than anything else. Cutting the schedule to 10 has been suggested by some of , the riders most a ffected. Reducing it to nine meets, three from ea ch AM A region, is more logical , especially when these same runs a re ISDT qualifiers, and each ride r's best five rides are considered in making u p the Six Days team . Combin ing the national enduro a nd th e reli a bility trials schedules into one smaller an d more satisfactory series cuts long-distance travel at a time when fuel is becoming scarce and its use for recre a ti on is increasi ngly questioned. T he real be nefit , th ou gh , is that riders ha ve more time between meets for p rep a ration . all owing the m to compete eve n wh ile working ' or go ing to school. T his is an am a teur sport. An d wh y not eli mi n a te the regiona l enduro cha m pio nshi ps, too? 'T here's too much travel invo lved. At nationals , th ere sho u ld be no post-entries, because those riders ha ve the advantage of a well-worn , easily seen trail , while the pre-entries ha ve earlier numbers and hav e to bushwack from arrow to arrow on many parts of a_ ~~~~'l'l.5~ irfT'ljlr..~' riders alr~'!.

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