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o 00 0') IAbovel Frank Stacy won his second Two-Day Qualifier.IAbove rightl Larry Roeseler placed third in the Open class.IRightl Open winner Frank Gallo lIeftland early leader Dick Burleson compare notes. AMA ISDT Qualifier Series: Round five Stacy berms out come-frombehind win at Rose City By Bill Moss ROSE CITY, MI. MAY 10ยท11 Frank Stacy put all his MX experience to work as he blitzed the final special test in the Rose City Two-Day Qualifier to come out on top of the tally sheets. KTM sponsored Stacy had been fifth overall going into Day Two. " I reall had a good time .. . y .. today, ,sa id Stacy afterwards.. Stacy s best score earned hirn the 250cc class win and a 14 point (seconds) margin over Open class victor Frank Gallo of Team Husky . Dick Burleson, also aboard a Husky . was two points shy of Gallo's score and . carded second in the 250cc class. The event was the result of a lot of hard work by the sponsoring Bentwheels Competition Committee. Day One 18 justa week before this event a forest fire eliminated 50 miles of what was to be first day trails. The trail could have been remarked, but rangers didn't want anyone in the burned area. It wasn't possible ~o route around the area, so all 160 miles for the first day were scrubbed. The second day trails were substituted. Then they were used again on day two. The only effect was 'the reduction in total mileage by about 50 miles and there was a well established trail on Sunday. The trail on ~aturdar posed a problem for some early nders. They got lost in tight sections and were late at the following checks. However, the first and fourth checks were thrown out, thereby solving the late problem for many.. The firs.t check was removed because ume was Improperly kept and the ' fourth because arrows had been torn down. A 1.6 mile grass track served as the special test area . There .were two tests each day with riders going through the course one at a time. The final test on the second day, however, had 10 riders going at it MX style for four laps. Walking the course Friday evening, Mike Rosso stated, "It is really representative (of Six Days). What I like about it is it is so wide." Vinually every rider shared Rosso's enthusiasm for the course. A charging Dick Burleson and Husky teammate Mike Melton set the . pace in the first special test. Frank Gallo took the honors from Burleson by one second in the second test . That left Burleson in the lead by just one second over Frank at the end of day one. Gallo held a sizeable 19 point lead over Steve VanWatermeulen in the Open class at the end of the first day of competition. Burleson had a nine point advantage over Ed Lojak and Jeff Fredette in the 250cc class. The 175's had the tightest race going with Kevin Brown and Jack Penton tied for second, three points behind Ron Ribolzi. Greg Davis held sway over Dane Leimbach in the 125cc class. Bobby Pearce had second place test scores, but took 240 trail points. Drop outs for the day were light. Steve Hess was out with a failed engine. Les Grable also had engine problems. Keith Biddle, a 250cc B rider, had a bit of tough luck. After zeroing the course and turning respectable test scores he houred out after getting stuck in a very small mud hole on his way to impound. Day Two Riding the same trails on the same schedule as he previous day made Day Two easier for everyone. There were separate schedules for Letter of Intent, A and B riders. None were designed to . allow much time at any check. The trails were the same but the special test area was different. What was supposed to be a grass track was really mostly sand. The berms got higher with each rider and the one wet area got soupier. For Day Two the direction of travel was reversed. One spot in the special test that became a problem for many riders was a deep washboard section that was wet. With use, the holes got deeper