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pulled off his helmet at the fmish. "I kept waiting for them (the club) to throw a race but they never did. 1 never really got behind." That was the general feeling of all the AA riders eventhough they all seemed to enjoy the ride. Sanford called the event "a nice trail ride"; Rick Munyon commented that the club was actually lucky it had rained or all the AA riders would have probably zeroed out. George Hendrix somehow cut his finger quite badly before the enduro started and had to ride the entire 103 miles with the painful wound. Then, during the event, he lost his speedometer. How did George like the day's event? "It's still the Cadillac of the northern California enduros," he said with a smile. First A rider was Tom Webb, who lost only five points riding in the Open class on a Can-Am. First 250cc A rider was Mike Godfrey on his Maico. Mike lost only six points. The Band C riders had different perspectives of the event. Tales of getting up the uphill, or just finishing, flowed freely. Oregon rider Glen Nielsen rode the last 50 miles on a flat front tire. One older rider came in and his wife immediately gave him a bottle of cloudy liquid with something floating around. in it. It was homemade Apricot Brandy. And there was Team Mud Hen, a local club from Blue Lake. Rich Lopez the club's newest member was "riding the hen." That is, he had a disgusting looking plastic featherless chicken on his front fender. "Really helped me over the bad spots" said Rich. Any member who does something out of the ordinary gets to "ride the hen." Wonder what Rich did? As is commonplace with enduros and enduro riders, everyone was extremely polite and friendly. A special compliment must go to those B and C riders who either got stuck on the hill or never made it to the hill .~ecause of the bottlen~ck. All the rtders were tremendous sportsmen and none really complained. Also the Far West M/C of Eureka, and especially Jim Crook, deserve a lot of credit. The Big Boot was run smoothly and professionally. Rich Munyon commented that the mileages and checks were spot on. . The reward for Mike Hannon's victory was a beautiful redwood burl clock. All the other riders who trophied received redwood burls with a plaque built into them. They were all very beautiful and fitting awards. While most other riders were talking about the next National enduro which will take place in Redding, California, >Drew Smith was talking about heading to Kentucky for the Twin States. National Enduro. Drew and his mechanic, Gus Blakely, who have been on the road for five weeks, were more than ready to head for home. When Drew isn't racing or driving, he works on the other factory Suzuki bikes .a s a mechanic. Where was Mike Hannon talking about going next? Down to the beach ,to get some driftwood and some more redwood to take home with hini. • Results OVERALL: Mike Hannon. AA: 1. Mike Hennon lKawI; 2. 0._ Smith (Suz); 3. Rick Munyon lHonl; 4. Don Sanford lMai); 5. George I:Iondrix lMaiI. A OPEN: 1. Tom Webb IC-A); 2. Rob Sutfdl lVam); 3. ~iH:uSI;. 4. Johnnie Beckon I)'aml; 5. = A 250: 1. Mike GodfToy (Mai); 2. Men Cullins IHusl; 3. Dole Wormuth IKTM). . A 200: 1. Jim Sshon IVaml. B OPEN: 1. Chud< Hamilton IVaml; 2. Bob Holmes IVam); 3. John Hasker (Hus); 4. Michel Smith (Hus); 5. Al Cleaveland (Hus). B 250: 1. Lawrence CroniSler IV.... I; 2. TIm Klassen IKTM); 3. Frederick Budde (Suzl. B 200: 1. Jolf Irwin IVaml; 2. Gory Frank ISuz). . COPEN: 1. Brion Tormoy IKTM); 2. Dan Neilson IHus); 3. Ken Percy ISuz). € 250: 1. Robert Windham IYaml; 2. Roy Olsen ISuz); 3. Dave Biovin. C 200: 1. Roy Watkins IVam); 2. Robert LiIlOIV (Vaml; 3. Dan Robinson. . II a; I 5 ; & J ~ 1 1 ) t:l '1) J .1. I , :. j . .1 · •· • .......................... ftIere9s . TRANS-USA MOTOCROSS INTERNATIONAL CLAS'S OVERALL CHAMPION ~~~~~~~~~on~op Atlanta, GA. J. st Mike Bell 3 rd Kent Howerton Yamaha on Dunlop Suzuki on Dunlop Plus8 of the Top 10 on Dunlop, Sears Point, CA stMike Bell 2ndDarrell Shultz 3rdKent Howerton Yamaha on Dunlop Suzuki on Dunlop Suzuki on Dunlop NATIONAL SUPPORT ,CLASS J, OVERALL CHAMPION ~i:~X ~~i~unloP In the 1978125cc, 2sOec, and 500cc Nationals, the CMC Golden State Series, Trans AMA and liS. Grand Prix events, Dunlop Motocross Tires powered more motorcycles to the winner's circle than aU other tires combined And Dunlop's winning again in 1979. Check the Dunlop Kl90, K88 and K88tIT: three championship knobbies ... each engineered with a tread design and compound to conquer specific types of terrain. One of them is your key to winning. ~DUN~DP Dunlop Tire and Rubber Corporlllion. P.O. Box 1109, Buffalo, New York 14240 II you must go laster, think lirst how you'll look in plaster. MXL MOTOCROSS lOOTS s~ooth . Don't Go Out' Without It... or enduro sole .,,9 95 '8IG~,.c. Order Toll Free 1-800-541-2677 ~r. rt')l'( ~l]-))ll«( t ~).!-ltl ." ] :r J I ~ t ~ t I' l J I") 1 ) I • It=, I. I' ' ':: 7 J