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A pack of 250cc Beginners lunge for the first turn at Baylands Raceway
Robert Sandy took the class win; stylish Merlyn Frank was second .
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Grant ~alensketook the overall win at the·FRA Shootout Enduro. narrowly
defeating Scott Sampson. Granada Yamaha was the team w inner.
Palenske wins FRA
Shoot'out Enduro
By Mike Klinger
R ED MO U NTAIN , CA , AP R. 28
H onda-m ounted Grant Palenske sco red th e overall win a t
th is year' s Famil y Racing Asso cia tio n Shooto u t Enduro . The
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LeBard an d U nde rwood-sponsored
Pal en sk e was o n ly one of two riders
to score in th e I.O-range even though
h e was r iding a n o lder 1984-m odel
C R250 R . Pa lcn skc's fi na l score o r
1.97 barely beat o u t seco nd p lace
Scott Sam pson (Hon ), who got a
1.110 . T he Shoorou t was a lso a tea m
cha llenge even t, a nd th e team from
G ranada Yamaha took th e top honors.
R an dy "Pretzer put together a fin e
enduro tea m, a nd w ith th eir six riders
indivi dua l scores and lea rn score fro m
th e specia l test , th ey sq uea ked by th e
Answer P roducts team . Eac h w inn ing team me mber received a pair of
Scott goggles a nd grips, a case o f
D.uralu be o il, team trop hies and team
p ictu res ,
T wo mi les down Trona R oad was
th e pit area a nd the beginn in g of
loop o n e. T he 33-mi le- lo ng lo o p
began a t a hot 24 mph through hills
and washes into ch eckpoi nt one. Then
ca me a one-mile reset that baffled
everyone . The actua l traveled mileage
was 2.2, but w ith the reset the odorneter readings were 3.2, right into ch eckpoint t~·o . Circling arou nd th e H ig hway 39:> -:- Tro~a roa d area - the loop
ended wi th a ligh t 30 mph test into
the las t a nd final check, a tie- brea ker.
Beg in ner rider j a m ie R iker (Ya m)
wa s th e overall winner o n loop o ne
with a sco re o f 1.48. just seco n ds o ff
R iker's pace was Pa t Vodrey (Kaw),
jcCf O lsen . (Kaw), Stephen Binder
(Kaw); fifth overa ll went toJon Bruno
. (Hon) . Mary Ba rn ett (Ya m ) wa s the
. to p Women's class fi ni sh er, a n d
Glenda J ackso n (H on) was seco n d .
Loop tw o finished up th e 70-mi le
event. T he co urse crossed Trona R oad
a nd headed do wn P ip el in e Road.
I~ to th e sa nd h ill s a t 36 mph , a nd th e
nders really had to be on th e gas to
rea ch th e check-in a t 1.8 m iles whe re
th e ~pecia l test bega!1' It was a long
speaal test - 4,8 mI les - and only
two riders sco red in th e LO-range:
Pal ensk e an d Sampso n . After a long
reset , t.he course scurri~-d through
some tight sa ndwash es in to che ckpoint three, th en sent rid er s toward
the finish . As the co u rse led ba ck to
th e pit area , rid ers were relieved th a t
the event was over. Not so - the
course changed direct ion back into
the hills wh ere a sn ea kv che ck la id in
~ai t ..An sw.er P roducts' Sampson fell
In th !s section a.n d th o ught he possib~ y d islocat ed h is shou lder, but it wa s
diagnosed as br ui sed . Sa mpson went
on to zero the check , T here was a
fina l stretch of ridge ru n ning, and
th e course ended.
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As o ne o f th e lead in g m embers of
th e Chec kpoint End uro Team. Pal en ske topped a ll two-loop competitors.
Onl y 13 seconds off the blisteri ng
pace set by Pal en ske was Sampson .
Tony Casa ga (Y';Im ) p us he d Sa m pso n for second with a score o f 2. 123,
R oundin g O U I th e top 10 were Mark
-Cook (KT M), Ro bb Mesech er (H on)
J im Bollingmo (Yam ), j ohn E. j aco b:
sen (Kaw), Ra nd y Kem p (H o n) , j err y
Russel (Ya m ) a nd Hea th H ibbard
(Ya m ).
T he team special test was so rt o f a
short-co urse m ot ocross section th at
took p l ~ce adjacent to th e pit area :
Team riders had to park th eir bikes
ba ckw ards u nder th e giant FRA
ban n~r, ru n about ~O feet uphi ll to
th e bik es, turn th e bik es around a nd
th en blast off to th e m ot oc ross test.
W hen the sixth rider of eac h team
passed th e finish lin e a to p a sm a ll
mounta in. the time wa s regi stered,
T h is time, com bined with th e end u ro
sco re of t ~ e best six times per team ,
was th e winner.
Results
A A VET OPEN: 1. Jim Boll ingmo (Vaml; 2. Heath
HIbbard (Vam!; 3. Ken Markl ing .
VET 250 : 1. Mark Cook (KTM); 2. Tim Curt is
(Kaw); 3. Robert Burtis (KTM).
SUPER SR; 1. Harry Kaast (C·AI; 2. Harold Hotsted (Vam); 3 . Bill Fuli mer Sr. (Hus).
SR OPEN: 1. Roger Toubeau x (KTM); 2. Donald C.
McName e (H us).
SR 250 : 1. Art hur W. More (Vaml.
OPEN: 1. Rick Dan iel (Hus !; 2. James Bort rae
(Husl; 3. Dave Keith (Ma il.
FOUR-STROKE OPEN: 1. John Pomo (Honl · 2
J im Tow nsend (Hon) ; 3. Ger ry Urban (Hon ).
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250: 1. Gran t Palen ske; 2. Scott Sampson (Hon)'
3. Robb Me secher (Hon).
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200: Jo hn E. Jacobsen; 2 . Wi ll iam Cooke (Yam ).
WOMEN A: 1. Dana Bell (Hus); 2. candy Hand
(Yaml; 3. Shauna Hopkins (Kaw). .
VET OPEN: 1. Greg W inkel (Hon ); 2. John M eurs
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(Mai); 3. Jeff Blix (Hon).
VET 250: 1. Larr v Bott (Kaw ); 2. Barr y Cavanagh
(KTM); 3. Dale Samford (Kaw).
SUPER SR: 1. Warre n Stirling (KTM ); 2. Noel
Cobbs (KTM t 3. Tom Bristol (Hu.).
SR OPEN: 1. Tom Cole (Vam); 2. David Sweeney
(Hus); 3. J oseph P. Dion (Hus!.
SR 25 0 A : 1. Jack laBrum; 2. John Bainb r idge
(Vam); 3. Bruce Boring (KTM ).
OPEN: 1. Lee E. Wolle (Hon); 2. Scon Taylo r
(Han); 3. John Owe n (KTM).
FOUR·STROKE OPEN: .1. Skip Cristy (KTM); 2.
Gary Zwe del (KTM); 3. Roger A. Voung (Hon).
FOUR·STROKE 250: 1. Mart in L. Blais (Hon); 2.
Randy Busta mante (Hen); 3. Bob Fan (Kaw) .
250 : 1. Jerry Russell (Yam); 2. Ed Sharp (Hon); 3.
F! rdy Pretzer (Yam) .
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200 : 1. Tonv Casaga (YamI; 2. Scon Sinnig (Hon);
3 . Den ny Wa lker (Yam) .
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WOM EN B: 1. Mary L. Barnen (Yam l; 2. M ichelle
Howard (Kaw).
VET OPEN: 1. Rick Souma (Yam); 2. Curt Clark
(Vam); 3. Dave Kirby (Hon).
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VET 250: 1. Leo Vandermeulen (Kaw); 2. Gary
Beck (KTM); 3. Jack Chostn ut (Hon).
SUPER SR: 1. Darre l Sager (Yam); 2. Ken Boach
(Mai); 3. David L. Jo nes (Kaw).
SR OPEN 8 : 1. Den nis Perr in (Yam) ; 2 . M ich eal R.
Burnen (KTM) ; 3 . Norman Wykoff (Hus).
SR 250: 1. Roger Alve s (Hon); 2. Dir k Mc Clellan '
(Vaml; 3. Joe Trewe ek (Kaw).
. OPEN: 1. William Kenn edy (Hus); 2. Tim Moore
• (Vam); 3. Ray Groom (Hon).
F OUR· STR. KE OPEN: 1. Bill Hilliard (Hon ); 2.
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.RIck Roddew rg (Hon); 3. Brian Cassid y (KTM) .
FOUR·STROKE 250 : 1. Br ian Gietzen (Hon).
250: 1. Roger Gauvin (Hon); 2. Robb McClelland
(Vaml; 3. Mark Hanson (BSA!.
200 : 1. Scon Bristol (Kaw !; 2. Steve Bebeck
(Vaml; 3. Randy Nisw ander (Kaw).
M INI: 1. Lor i Bort ree (Yaml.
WOMEN C: 1. Glenda Jackson (Hon); 2. Jean
Het henngt on (Hon); 3 . Kathy Sw een ey (Suz).
VET OPEN: 1. RA Shedlock (Vam); 2. John
McArt hu r (Vam); 3. Dolo Ogden (Han).
VET OPEN C: 1. John R. lamlen (Vam); 2. Sieve
Wampler (Hon ); 3. Larry Varnell (8ul).
VET 250: t . Br ian McGee (Vam); 2. Gary D. Perez
(Hon!; 3. Kirk Garbar (C·A).
SUPER SR: 1. Gaorge Cannon (Vam ); 2. Bill
Hayn es (Han); 3. Rich ard Tomac (Yam l.
SR OPEN: 1. Ken Seaman (Hon); 2. Lance Guilfoyle (Hus): 3. J im Solum (Yam!.
SR 250: 1. Neil F: Kirkland (Vam); 2. James R.
Hogue (Kaw) ; 3 . Curt Heintzman (Yam) .
OPEN: 1. Ma rk Gl asmeier (Yam); 2. Terry Huf·
1man (Hus); 3. Ste ve Gilmor e (Yam ).
• F OUR·STROKE OPEN: 1. Mark Riker (Hon); 2.
VictOry Triepke (Hen); 3. Joseph J . Tab ush (Yam) .
.FOUR· STROKE 250: 1. Scon Sande fur (Hon); 2.
Bill Ruffo ni (Hon) .
250: 1. And y Frase (Vam); 2. Grant C. Logan
(Vam); 3. Mark Hillyer (Ma i).
250 C: 1. Fra nk Harlan (Yam); 2 . Tim Tucker
(Vam); 3. Larry Ma son (KTM ).
200: 1. M ichae l L Sm it h (Yam) ; 2 . Bria n Urba n
(Hon); 3. Chris Salum (Yam).
M INI: 1. M ichael Olson (Kaw); 2. Ryan Sten berg
(Yam ); 3 . Dea n Bea uchamp .
Sandy, Richards
score at CMC
.Saylands ·MX
By Mike Vancil
FR EMONT, CA, AP R . 24
Robert Sandy (H on) came fro m
beh ind to ta ke the 250cc Begi n ner overa ll wi n ah ead of a
su pe r-stylish Merl yn Fra n k a t
openi ng ni g ht o f m ot oc ro ss racing
by th e Continent al MOlosport C lub
(C MC) a t Baylands Ra cewa y, Gary
Farg o look ed lik e th e ride r to sweep
t ~e 250cc Pro class after winnin g th e
fust moto, but h e
