Husqvarna's Goat Breker passed KaW8I8ki-mounted Lenny Giger to
win the semi-Pro race.
Breker IIGoatsfor it" at 21st Dirt
Diggers GP
By Mark Kariya
TRABUCO CANYON, CA. 1-2
Though nearly claimed by the infamous mudhole a couple times, Husky-mounted Goat
Breker survived and passed early leader Lenny
Giger to win the $1200 Semi-Pro race in the
21st annual Din Diggers Grand
Prix held at Racing World,
The mudhole had been just
another mudhole on Saturday
18
so DDMC members decided to make
amends for thaI with liberal and
repeated applications of lake water
one race prior to the Pro event.
They succeeded in creating a bikeeating pit that sucked practically every
rider into it at least once. much to the
crowd's enjoyment.
II proved to be 100 much of a
monster, though, and after the OldTimers and Pros. the course was
changed to avoid it.
In fact, the stan of the Pro race was
delayed while DDMC workers helped
pull the remaining Old Timers out of
their muddy shackles and attempted,
in vain, to dry the bog at least a little.
When . the green flag finally
dropped, Giger opened up his
Kawasaki and cooked. As they came
around for their first shot .at the
mudhole. he blasted through with no
apparent let-up in his rhythm.
The hole went to work after that,
though, slowing down KTM-mounted
Danny Sanchez.. Breker and many
more. Rodney Brand, who was one of
the fastest in practice. went from fifth
to near the tail-end of the pack when
his Kawasaki dropped into a hole. and
the aggravated Brand was forced to
wait for help to pull it out.
Meanwhile. Giger waited for no one
and staned to stretch his lead. Danny
Jean, on a Suz.uki, and Yamaha rider
Bruce Ogilvie played tag until lap
three when Ogilvie chose a different
line through the mud and shot in front
ofJean..
By lap four, Giger came through
with a big lead followed by Ogilvie,
Mike "Siulin' Six" Sixbery's Yamaha
and Breker who was flying everywhere
but in the mud.
