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point chase with Davis still ahead by a few points with one race left on the tour. Results OPEN EX: 1. Donnie Cantaloupi (Yam); 2. Ken Ramsey (KTM); 3. Duke Dowell (Han). OPEN JR: 1. Wayne Rudi; 2. Neal Notaro; 3. Rich Barchard. 250 EX: 1. Marc Bowman; 2. Matt Cullin (Yam); 3. Da.... Wood (Yam). 250 JR; 1. Bill Cooles; 2. Tony Escuduri; 3. Duane SCott. 200 EX: 1. Dave Mozingo (Hon); 2. Jim Norris: 3. Jeff Nafs. 200 JR; 1. Don Haagland; 2. Howie Ross (Suz); 3. Mark Prince. VET EX: 1. GaryVanderpooIIKTM); 2. Greg Hubb; 3. Eddie Edgyed. VET JR: 1. Vic Amatucci; 2. Doug Larson; 3. Art Kamp. OT EX: 1. John Fraser (Hus); 2. Wylie Wilson; 3. Rich Carlson (KTM). OT JR; 1. Merrill Rempler; 2. Bob Hurst; 3. Gary Mavann. OPEN NOV: 1. Phil Smart; 2. Bruce NewmannJr.; 3. Gary Stevens. 250 NOV: 1. Terry Haggart; 2. Stephen Sattler; 3. Rich Roy. 200 NOV: 1. Rod McCollough; 2. Paul Hinson; 3. Shawn Lostix. OT NOV; 1. Rich Constantino; 2. John Fry; 3. John Mitchell. VET NOV; 1. James Willis; 2. Roger Lollar; 3. Roger Howard.. Cantaloupi, Coupe mud wrestle to Marysville wins By Madame Mabel MARYSVILLE, CA, NOV. 13 Donnie Cantaloupi has been hot in northern California lately, dominating the Marysville MX and winning the Wilseyville Hare Scrambles. (File photo.) Cantaloupi crashes then wins; Vanderpool takes Vets at Wilseyville HS By W.H. Spencer WILSEYVILLE, CA, NOV. 13 In a constant downpour from start to finish, the annual Wilseyville Hare Scrambles was, without doubt, the wettest, 26 muckiest, deepest creek crossing infested and absolutely the worst place lO try and get support vehicles out of that this intrepid, but erstwhile, story teller has witnessed in the past 17 years of race reporting. The first shotgun blast went off only a few minutes after 9 a.m. and it was Pat Brown and his new CR480 Honda wi th the lead over John Haaker and the trick new 4-stroke South City Cycle KTM buzzing along in second over Ken Ramsey and nearly 100 Experts and Juniors. Donnie Cantaloupi had a problem starting his YZ490 and was the last guy to leave camp but came around in fourth place despite falling and popping his shoulder out of joint, a not-to-unusual occurance for the Nationally rated motocrosser. Starting the third lap, Brown rode right on by his crew with a one-anda-half minute lead on Haaker, who SlOpped at the Hi-Point garage for an easy and quick pick-me-up. Cantaloupi SlOpped for fuel in third. Turning 23-to-25-minute laps saw Brown late for tbe fourth round, with Haaker coming through like a buzz saw and Cantaloupi relegated to third. With only a minute left in the 1.5 hour event, Cantaloupi' showed up all alone with a wave from the Blue Mountain Timber Wolves M.e. to go for another lap. Cantaloupi.stopped for consultation with his crew and wi th the pain of his aching shoulder etched in his face, he wisely waited for the checkered to fall and took the Wtn. Ramsey brought in the Hi-Point, South City Cycle two-stroke KTM for second. commenting, "I saw Haaker on the side of a hill but he didn't indicate that he needed anything and so I went on, it sure was sloppy." Duke Dowell was a few minutes back, with Haaker finally limping in on a flat rear tire. "I SlOpped just a few miles back when the tire came off the rim and got the locks back in but it was lOO late when I saw Ken (Ramsey) go by," Haaker said. Cantaloupi was trying to smile through the pain and even talked of retiring what with hard times for the motocrosser's crew and his recurring injuries. The second one-and-a-half hour . marathon session saw the largest line of the day get the shotgun blast in the same constant downpour with HiPoint KTM rider Gary Vanderpool off the line at one end and Eddie Edgyed at the other end. Vanderpool, a three-time number one Vet crosscountry rider at the tender age of 38, had just been ripped off two nights earlier when omeone broke in a side door lO his garage and got his backup KTM and almost all of his and young son Mark's riding gear. A tip of the duck bill to Bruce Young of Hi-Point Racing and Danny Dunning at Zoom Cycle for getting gear together for Vanderpool. Vanderpool repayed the favor as he smoked through the first lap with a twominute edge on Edgyed and Greg Hubbs. It was no contest for the rest of the three-lapper with times of 29, 31 and 31.5 minutes as the checkered flew and a minute later Vanderpool came through the check point and threw both himself and his body on the deck with a big grin. "I loved every second of it, it was tough and muddy and had deep creek crossings, but the bike was great and everything went just right, for a change." The win accompanied by a fifth-place for arch rival Scott Davis makes fqr. <:I.close It probably would have taken a flood to wash the dedicated riders off the track after a morning of solid, non-stop rain turned motocross inra "mud-o-cross" at the Marysville track, leaving riders to depend on their skill to shine through despite the gloomy weather. The first molO of the 125cc Pro class started off with a holeshot lead by Yamaha-mounted Cory Cantaloupi. However, a sizzling battle was brewing between Jim Cressa and Steve "Leaping Leprechaun" Vlahos, both on Hondas, enabling them to capture the first- and second-place positions, dropping Camaloupi to third. They flew by the finish line in that order; Cressa in first, Vlahos second, Cantaloupi third, and Willie Miller, on a Honda, in fourth. Cantaloupi immediately replayed his holeshot at the start of the second moto, this time holding on to the lead for the first few laps before a pursuit by Vlahos caught him and their battle began. Cressa was closing the gap also, but a fallon the fourth lap left bim unable to complete the moto. With Vlahos leading and Cantaloupi keeping close contact, there wasn't any room left for mistakes. Vlahos fell, Cantaloupi swiped first; he then fell, and Vlahos got the lead back. Both of these guys were destined to keep riding the storm out and by the time they got the checkered flag, Cantaloupi was again the leader, with Vlahos coming around in second. Willie Miller closed in for a third and Chris Heyman, also a Honda rider, was fourth. Cantaloupi scampered away with the overall in front of Vlahos, thanks to his better second-moto showing. The 250cc Pro class held some tough competitors within it's starting gate. The local defender, Dave "2-Door" Coupe, once again back on a Honda, had some heavy mud to sift through in order to catch Yamaha Support rider Rodney Smith, who jumped into the lead and put some distance between himself and the rest of the pack. Honda-mounted Chip "How Much" Vanderford and Dexter "Dex" Hayhurst had a battle of their own for third. Coupe was gaining on Smith, and mission accomplished, he snatched oDlolirst in a curt fashion, leaving Smith in second, fighting the sting of a mud-filled right eye. Vanderford clung to third and Hayhurst cruised in for fourth. At the starting line once again, the gate was short a couple of riders. Smith and Vanderford decided they'd had enough and sat out the last moto. but, not to be fooled by the angry Mother Nature, Coupe quickly made life easy for himself and took off in first, with Dan Turner and his Kawasaki gripping onto second. Turner had suffered a bad first-lap spill in the first molO and wasn't about to ruin his second chance. Hayhurst took a fall which left him unable to finish but his third'place position was readily captured by Honda-mounted Dave Montgomery. That was the whole race. Coupe came around first, Turner second, and Montgomery was third. Bertram by four at Cowbell enduro By Jim Bowman LAKE PILLSBURY, CA, NOV. 5 Nelson Bros. Husqvarna/HiPoint/ShoeilCycIe Gear-sponsored Dave Bertram finished the 1983 National enduro circuit in seventh place and returned home to northern Californ ia today to win the AMA District 36 Cowbell Regional enduro with a four-point margin. Tied for second place were Open A class winner John Haaker and second AA class rider Jeff Irwin. Haaker (South City Cycles) motored his giant four-stroke KTM lO a score of 16:373, seconds ahead of Hi-Pointl Interlink/JK Cycle Inn's Irwin (16:407). As shown by the point loss of the National caliber riders at this event, the Cowbell was a tough enduro with long special tests that claimed lots of points. National AA Maico pilot Matt Cullins was fourth overall with 18 points and JK Cycle ll]n's Brian Beatie was fifth overall, second Open A with 19 points. Next. Duke Lambert (250cc A) and Bob Terwilliger (200cc A) both scored 21 points, with Lambert taking the nod for sixth overall (both riders won their classes). Taking the Old Timer number-one plate for the second year in a row, Cycle Gear-sponsored Jerry Kramer scored 30 points lO win his class for the seventh enduro in a row. The B class arrow chasers rode right behind the A class pilots and had no trouble with dust this year. Richard Roy piloted his Husk y 250cc over the slick trails and logs to the overall B honors and first in class with 28 points. Walt Menge and Jim Wetzler cut through the thick mountain fog to place first and second, respectively, with 31 points in the Open B class, and Steve Shoemaker lost 32 points to win the 200cc B class for the last time before being promoted to the A class. Richmond Yamaha's Doug Fielding (43 points) topped Terry Rush (90) for the fourstroke B honors and Robert Lively (43) beat Cycle Gear's Richard Christian (46) for the Old Timer B number-one trophy. The Hayward Motorcycle Club made it no secret that their enduro would be tough and stated on the £Iyer that C class riders would not be disqualfied for being over an hour late. Fortunately for the Criders, course designer Jerry "Buffalo" Lozier included lots of resets and a few slow sections. Jerry Schockmel took the overall C and 250cc C honors