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.ster City - Surchllcht - Sidewinder ROll
down a nd told by a Prospector that he
was disq ua lified for not rid ing exactly
on the marked course. Word came
later that eight riders were disqualified
for th e sa me offense. So the "very
unofficial resu lts" are Mor rison .
Thomas. Elias , Pete Postel and Joe
Zoller.
Mark Zoller on an Up -Tire Husky
that was spo rt ing another bran d front end suspension (m aybe Yamaha?) won
the 250cc Amateur/Expert race both
days. He had the lead well under
control on Saturday until the last lap
when he ate it hard on a downhill but
got going again ahead of Kenny Upp.
Upp was ha ving his own problems with
a broken rear shock but managed to
still finish second overall followed by
Bill Saltzman, the first Veteran.
The Open class on Saturday was
won by Bill Saltzman who worked his
waypast Dan Smith who had the lead
as they entered the canyon past the
bomb. The end of lap one found
Saltzman. Smith and Bob Balentine
30 feet apart and Kenny Upp, on his
first heavyweight ride, nailing down a
fourth overall with Brett Howell as
first Amateur. At the finish it was
Saltzman, Smith, Upp and Howell.
On Sunday Kenny Upp won the Open
class followed by Saltzman and Dan
Smith.
Livingston grabs
Fools Gold plus 50
By Loretta Pipkin
.
SUPERSTmON MTN. , CA, APR. 27
Leon Livingston capped his fifth
straight overall win in the Dirt
Riders Fools Gold plus 50, which
turned out to be 60 miles divided
into three 20-mil e loops .
Craig Corda gave Livingston a run
- for the gold with Livingston leading to
check one in the first loop. Corda got
by him in the back section out of the
first check. "In the rough stuff I
couldn't get by him," said Livingston.
"We are pretty evenly matched and it
was who got there first."
Corda led into home check with
Livingston 20 seconds behind. Corda
was slow out of the pit and he looked
to the side and there was Livingston
who had chosen a better line. Both
riders were fighting dust and lapping
riders,
Livingston was building a slight
cushion after th e first check when he
took a wrong turn trying to miss a rock
and took an unscheduled tri p over the
bars. "W hen I got up I was still ahead
thanks to the rough stuff," said Leon.
Up the sand dam Corda moved it up
but again Livingston took a better line
and topped the dam just ahead of
Corda.
Corda did the first loop in 20
minutes. Livingston the second in 27
and ' finished the third loop in 24
m inutes.
Mike Stearns held third spot all
three loops with Dale Stevenson mad ly trying to get by him. Stevenson did a
flying "W" only both feet came down
on the same side of the bike. "W ha t · I
thought wasn 't printable but I let go of
the bike before it ate me," said Dale.
Bruce Cornell again cruised it in for
the win in Senior Expert , Sandra
Anthony took home the gold in 125cc
Expert class .
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Results
OVERAll: 1. leon Livingston, Open Ex (Yam); 2.
Ctaig Corda. Open Ex IVaml; 3. Miko Stearno. 250 Ex
IMai) 4. Paul Eddy, 250 Ex (Yaml; S. Oonald Man-..
;
250 Ex (Yaml; 6. Dalo Stovonson. Open Ex IVaml; 7.
Ron lallranchi. 250 Ex (Yam); 8. Jim Smith, Open Ex
(Yam); 9. GOf_ C_I<. 250 Am IHus!; 10. Torry
a -. Nov (Yam).
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