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LuC«M Valley -:- Red l!louldaln - Plaster City _ S..rchl.... t ~ SIdewinder Road _ Superstition M. . . .In'- ....n - Rand Mountalna - LuC«M Valley - Red M Shauna Hopkins took the overall one·loop win. dropping just 30 seconds . over the 35.miles. . Randy Kemp 0-95) took fifth overall just ahead of Mark Wiechmann (1.104). Seventh went to Rick Daniel (1.109), beating the four-stroke Husqvarna of John Jacobsen (1.119). Jacobsen's eighth overall was also in the Open A Veterans class. Rounding out the top to were Kenny McLean (2.100) and the Yamaha TT600 of Mark Cook (2.108). Results OYERALL 1. Scott sampson; 2. Gram Palenske; 3. Kurt Buller. OPEN AA-SR: I. Don McNemee. OPEN AA-SSR: 1. Bill Fullmer. 200 AA-Y: I. Mark Cook. OPEN A: 1. Mark Wiechmann; 2. John Owen. 260A: 1. Robert Burtis; 2. Robert Smilh; 3. Randy Pretzer. After consistent finishes well up in the order. Scott Sampson finally scored the overall victory at the CRC Roadrunner. Sampson finally wins CRC enduro By Mike Klinger RANDSBURG, CA, OCT. 9 KTM·mounted Scott Sampson finally picked up an overall win, taking California Racing Club's Roadrunner Enduro. rain. The 35-mile loop was very challenging for most of the riders, incl uding the 30 mph special test. The 3.5 mile test was a real hustle to zero,. even for some B riders, but a reset following tile section really helped o~. A long and smooth road led the.riders right through the pits to the final checkpoint of loop one. Riding on minute 18, Hopkins turned in a super score of .30, a full minute over her nearest competitor. Last montb's winner, Billy Huston, put his Yamaha YZ80 into second overall just one seco!ld ahead of Darin Trippensee (Yam), who tied. with Scott Bristol . (Suz) for third. The beginning of loop two was a real treat for the spectators, along with the riders. The start was just out of camp and the onlookers could see a tricky hillclimb section and then some high-speed ridge runnin~. Off the ridge riders dropped straIght down into a long canyon at 24 mph. The riders headed south over some real rolJer-coaster·type terrain and the first few checkpoints were easy to zero. Not so on the special test; 36 mph for quite a distance over the most demanding course CRC has provided in a long time. Because ofthe special test, none of the riders zeroed the course. Sampson's 1.56 score was one of eight scores in the one's. Three seconds off Sampson was Palenske (1.59) with Kurt Butler (1.67) third. Robb Mese· cher, a 250cc AA rider had the fourth Sampson.. who finishes among the leaders everytime he participates, took the win from Maico-mounted Gram Palenske by only three seconds. Kurt Butler (Yam), who just came off the District 37 win the week before, was third overall, just II secondsoffSampson's time. Shauna Hopkins (Hon) turned the' beSt score over more than 60 riders to to.p the one-loop contestants. Riding In the 200 A-Woman's division,.Hopkins was the only rider to zero the course, losing 30 seconds. Over 500 riders tackled the Roadrunnei enduro, with the pits just outside the township of Randsburg. With Randsburg beingan old mining town, the back country enabled the course to wind down many old mining roads and of course, Government Peak. The first riders left at 8 a.m. for a pretty aggressive first loop. As the day progressed, even getting to the three-mile marker was a chore. The first three miles, whelliaid out was a C) fast, f1a~ trail that devdoped into ~~.three mdes of sandy 3upe1'aosster---, ....·bnt_oi.·l·.8).,Y~-mounted· 2 MINI A: ,. Billy Huston. 200 A-16: 1. Todd Johnson; 2. John Jacobsen. OPEN A-4ST: 1. Jim Bollingmo Jr; 2. Glenn Larson. 126 A-SR, 1. Noel Cobbs. OPEN AN: 1. John Jacobsen; 2. BQb Neal. 260 A-Y: 1. Kenny McLeen; 2. Bill Danial. 200 A-W: 1. Shauna Hopkins. 200 ATV: 1. Mark White; 2. Doyle Smiley. OPEN B: 1. D.ave Thornberry; 2. Bob Seitz; 3. Tracy Lewis. 260 B: 1. John Bodnar. 200 B: 1. Rick Powers; 2. Phil WiI~ams; 3. Robert leaCh. MINI B: 1. Mike Chamberlain Jr. ZOO B-16: 1. Kenny Fickett; 2. Craiil Slenberg. OPEN B-4ST, 1. TIm Hoover; 2. Robert Bush. OPEN B-SR: 1. Raymond C. Throckmorton; 2. Carrol Helweg; 3. DeMis Tooman. 260 B·SR: f. Don Nelaon. , OPEN B-SSR: 1. Jill! Bol~n.umo Sr. OPEN B-V: 1. Roger Cooper; 2. Greg Winkel; 3. Charles Monroe. ' 260 B-Y: 1. William PanOllO; 2. Chris Slapleton. ZOO B-Y: 1. John Bainbridge; 2. Joseph zappia. 200 B·W: 1. Kristi Hamner. OPEN C: 1. Michael Olhiles; 2. Jim SIewert: 3. Buford Shipley. 260 C: ,. Mett Yan Gordon; 2. Randy Busta· mome; 3. Scon Furgereon. ZOO C: ,. Paul Beck: 2..Joseph Ramir... 126 C: 1. Noel Wm. Cobbs; 2. Yietor Triepke; 3. Geoff WIttig. MINI C: ,. Darin Trippensee. 200 C-16: 1. Darren Dysart. OPEN C-4ST: 1. Dave Whelden. OPEN C-SR: ,. AIbel'! Hernandez; 2. ErneSl Shaw; 3. Ed Shelton. 200 C·SR: 1. Rick Hamner. OPEN C-SSR: Frank Hoover. OPEN CoY: Roger Banowetz; 2. Frank Hamlett; 3. Tom Sutton. 260 C·Y: 1. Gordon Miller; 2. Gary Ande...,n; 3. Ed Hitehoock. Foland fastest at VetsHS By Loretta Pipkin PLASTER CITY, EAST, CA, OCT. 9 Ed Foland blasted out another II . h' h' overa Victory on is 19h~yin' "~talian Stalli0!1" .Cagiva 125 in the AMA Dlstnct 38 Vets Hare Scrambles today. The riders, starting in two waves, . "'headed ·for Gorrizo Wash Tressel·at the start, then back to Plaster City West and the first check. Foland had the lead 150 yards ahead of a charging ]effBennett (YaiMcmd. Gorden Clark (Kaw). As they ~ south to Yuha; Basin, Bennen aod Clark diced Ollli their 250cc mqlre$. Down a tw mile-long pole-line road they picke up a little time on Foland only to h' a mudhill where Foland evened t score, taking a scant minute-cushi at the end of the first 25 miles. Into the second check, Clark got Bennett, putting 30 seconds betwe the two. FolaudJ*cl to slow leavin.-; the pit as Bennett crossed his pat pulling in. Clarir.moved out, puttin a minute on Bdineh into the four check, and was holding his distan behind Foland, who was having high-speed Sunday ride. "I had to back off a little," said Clark, explaining why he cou.lckt't close the gap-;:: "My bike staned1lraDdIing wrird. b I wasn'Labour_Pelt up thar d to home." Clark later found a brok frame tube behind the left foot Foland (Cagiva/Knobby Shop) fi ished the J 00 miles in two hours a II minutes for the win, sporting usual grin. , In the- ~n class, Expert Bru ~mith (Hon) caught and passed Ki Thompson (Hon) on the second I near the mudhills. Smith hung i r there for the class win as Thompson was second, both riders leaving number one plate holder Leon Livingston to put his broken "toy" on the trailer. Brad Kird ran by Randy Belwe for first Open Novice. Roy Basin took the 125cc Amateur win over John Bird, and Tory Brookman nailed the Novice class. Senior Expen W.C. Thonon had a smooth ride, finish· ing ahead of Gordo Parham. First Senior Novice was Chuck Nelson (25Occ Amateur) got his class win with a healthy lead, finishing fifth overall with his class competition no where in sight. Darren Shotwell was first 250cc Novice at the finish flag.• Results OPEN EX: 1. Bruce Smilh; 2. SIeve Basin; 3. Leon Livingston. 260 EX: 1. Gorden Clark; 2. Jeff Bannett; 3. Todd Kennedy. 126 EX: 1. Ed Foland; 2. Kirk HeSler; 3. Jim Tucker. SR EX: 1. W.C. Thorton; 2. Gordon Parham; 3. Joe Finger. OPEN AMA: 1. King Thompson; 2. Roger Lopez; 3. Bob Towns, 260 AMA: 1. Bill Lyons; 2. Rick Denison; 3. Allan Seamen. 126 AMA: 1. Roy Basin; 2. John Bird; 3. Pam Foland. SA NOV: ,. Chuck Nelson; 2. Todd Scott.