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Jack Froelich and Mark Molina took check five and headed across the valley. Oren Beck II had his class leading C bike tapped out as he entered the foothills. The wash that led into the mountains was a bike sapper. Pfeiffer had a sick feeling come over him as his bike became really squirrely entering the mountains. He didn't have to look back to know the tire demon had struck. Welch flew around a sweeping trail and to his disbelief, there was the leader. Cautiously he stalked his prey then the opportunity came and the Las Vegas Maico rider bli ned past Pfeiffer for sole possession of first place of the coveted Check Chase. When Errol Clark, Ron Wood, Dave Wasden and Neil Christman en· tered this area the leader was working his way through the deep blowsand. Brett Howell and Cory Timms were dicing through this section. When Kip Wood, Steve Ballmer, Ray Conway and Ray Short hit this section Welch cleared the choppy cross grain section and flew acrOll5 Danby Dry Lake, silent· Iy hoping the bike kept humming as well as it had all day. Sciacqua began losing teeth. Not in his mouth, off of his countershaft sprocket. As the chain began slipping under the strain, Nate cast several anxious glances over his shoulder, silently hoping Beck would get lost. He didn't and passed Shirey for futh and first C bike. Welch flew down Thunder Alley on the old SCORE course, too pumped to feel the pounding fatigue the four· hour.plus racing can do. The finish line spectators sprang to life as a pintrail of dust could be seen in the distance. Heart pounding, amenalin gushing through his veins, Kevin Welch crossed the finish line to win the 1981 Check Chase. To throw a race of this magnitude is quite an accomplishment. The Check· ers did an outstanding job of putting on a race everyone enjoyed. Thanks go to Terry Davis for the result sheet, Mike. Hoyt and all the gang at gas three and to all the Checkers for the neat trophy. Congratulations go to Mr. Dwight Avery, 70 years young, whose bike gave up, but not his body and he can't wait till next year. • 00 C'I M ~ ..c o ~ u o Results 3. OPEN EX: 1. ICM1 Wolch lMol): 2. Cory T...... lHull; _ _ lHull. OPEN AM: 1. o..Id _lYom!: 2. Keith Tullor lYom!: 3. _ Halr.-lYom!. OPEN NOV: 1. Scott Mc_lYom): 2. JfJIf_ lY...., 3. _ FInlde lK8w). OPEN BEG: 1. IIiclt Price lYom!: 2. Pot Smith lYom); 3. Croig _ _ lYom!. 2SO EX: 1. _ lYom!. tHuol; 3. K_Gory t:onn. lYom!; 2. Bily Mee.nioI 2SO AM: 1. 0.10 lYoml: 3. et.Iie _ t:onn. lYom!; 2. JfJIf Voughn lC-Al. 2SO NOV: 1. J.(urt M8nn lYom!: 2. R _ S _ lHuoI; 3. Kip WoocIlYom!. 2SO BEG: 1...... Rornng tHull: 2. Brion _ lYoml: 3...MlINy ~ lKTMl 175 EX: I.S_ _ tsuzl. 175 AM: 1. 0Nn _ nlYoml: 2. Guy Gowdy lYom!; 3.Roy~ae-t. 175 NOV: 1. _ . - lYom!; 2. __ S lYom!; 3. J8If _lYom!. 175 BEG: 1. Lym _lYom!: 2. Ron TollDn lYoml. l00EX:l. _ _ lYom!. VET OPEN EX: 1. IIiclt Shny lYom!: 2. Tony n.a.-lHuoI. VET 2SO EX: 1.l1li EIIm lYom!: 2. _ Jc)r,.lHon): 3. JIm BringhInt lYom!. VET OPEN AM: 1. Ron Donley lHuoI; 2. Pot _lK8wI;3.JIm~lHuoI. VET 2SO AM: 1. Roy Shar1lK8w1; 2. Noll _ _ lY..,,; 3. DonIoI _lHuoI. VET 175 AM: 1. S-.tIng V _ lYom!: 2. JerTy BoiIoIy lYoml: 3. __ o-tlaId lY..". VET OPEN NOV: 1. Ron - . lYom!; 2. Peter _ UCTMC; 3. W8yne CoIIno lHuoI. VET 2SO NOV: 1. lion I'IpraoIU lYom!; 2. Don HuddIoolDn lYoml: 3. too S_lYom!. VET OPEN BEG: 1. _ - - . lHuol: 2. DouaIoo _ tHuol; 3. e-.n T",-lYom!. vET 2SO BEG: 1.1loneId _ISuzl. SA OPEN EX: 1. _ Sdocquo lY..,,; 2. />It Knopp lHull; 3. . . . . ~ lY""". SA 2SO EX: 1. ..... s...... lYom!; 2. Don ....0111 lHuol; 3. -e-lYemi. SA 175 EX: 1. WIlbur EvoIond lYom!. SA OPEN AM: 1. Donny ONwlYom!; 2. Irwin SincIolr tHuol; 3. Joe _lHuoI. SA 2SO AM: 1. />It e-lHuol: 2. Sid A-..lSuzl; _ 3. Bud ~ lY""". SA 175 AM: 1. Mel Teney tsuzl; 2. Pot Dompoey lY""". OPEN SA NOV: 1. Ken _ lY..,,; 2. Iloyon CocInn lYoml: 3. _ Honoing lYom!. WOMEN EX: 1. lori _ tKTMl. lY...., 2. . - . P.yno WOMEN BEG: 1. SIwon 0-. lY"",,; 2. Holen fJ¥rf lY""". 21