Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

·....•.•.•....." ., Behnke. Kurt Pfeiffer, on a l75cc , took fourth overall , first l75cc Beginner honors with Cary Chrisman following for the Begin ne r Open honors . Aurelio Siracuse was the Begi n ner Trailbike ace , while Sandy Love earned the first Novice girl title. The second loop adventures began with Ogilvie continuing to dog Miller with a good shot at taking the lead when he got a flat . Continuing on with only eight miles to go , his tr ansmission stuck in fifth gear and he could hea r all the broken pieces rattling around. He dropped out at the last check. Meanwhile, Invader Dick Bu r ley was pushing Checker George Zuber for position. Coming into the pits Dick was rig ht behind George . They both got smooth, qu ick pits and ';Vere back out on the trail in record time . At check three these two wer e still due ling as they hea d ed for check fou r. Finally it was Zu ber who took the checkered first with Bu rley only a dust cloud behind him . Now Sixberry had moved into the second spot with a good lead over third place. O ne half mile from the finish Mike threw a chain. He pulled off to the side and hurriedly put it back on . In the distance he could hear Scheffers coming up the trail. He started his bike again, pulled out onto the trail , jammed the bike into th e next gear , and "klu nk" ... off came the chain one more time. By this time Scheffers was on top of him. Lee didn't realize Mike had lost his forward motion and rearended him. Both riders went flying. Lee was back on his feet checking to see if Mike was all right , and then headed back onto the trail. Bu t now Mike had to put the chain back on both the back and front sprockets. Taking the checkered flag first was Miller who rode with a new , confident style - low on his bike with wide open thrott le. Sc heffe rs ; took second followed by a d iscour aged Sixberry. Mark Zoller had rea lly begun to pour it on as he headed around th e secon d loop. On th e course he hit a rock in the dust , causi ng his bike to buc k hi m off hard. He la nded in th e mi dd le of the trail, knoc king the wind ou t of him . When Max Ed dy got on th e scene riders were goi ng around Mark, bu t no one had stopped . Max helped Mark off the trail and then headed for Mike's bi ke. He saw Schumaker coming down the trail and trie d to direct hi m away from "the rock, " but Rick hit it too . Rick was already running before he even hit t he ground , since he was trying to close in on Da rren as the checkered was near. Kelly Kline pushed hard on the second loop also, catching and passing Sheila Hopkins earning t he firs t gal hon ors. Pie plater Dan Hensuey took the overall Novice win. • Unofficial results OPE EX: 1. L Scheffers; 2. M . S;, berry; 3. R. N Peterson. R : 250 EX: 1. C. Mille<; 2. K. Park; 3. ZaflC; 4. M. Butler. 175 EX: 1. O. Pret chett; 2. R. Schumaker; 3. L Dorman; 4. J. Wilson. 100 EX: 1. C. Thomas; 2. P.Adleman. OPE AM : 1. J . Ulwrence; 2. J . Mllfrison; 3. C. N Wol lson. - 250 AM : 1. T. Holmes; 2. J . Chesman; 3. R. Davis. 175 AM : 1. S. Zollinger; 2. S. Anderson; 3. R. Guilbeau. 100 MA: 1. O. Beck, Jr. OPENSR: 1. M . Norman. 250 SR: 1. G. Zuber. 175 SR: 1. A. Guzman. OPENAM SR: 1. W . Cooper. 250 AM SR: 1. B. Zoller. 175 AM SR: 1. F. Priebe. OPENNO', . 1. D. Hensuey; 2. K. Anderson. 250 NOV: 1. D. Gllfdon; 2. T. Burley; 3. B. Sho

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