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Ch ip Howell rode to a second Ope n A class w in at Sierra Blanca . 3. Michael VenComp (Suzl. 125 B: 1. Laurie Hempsh ire (Kew); 2. Tom Bleke (Suzl: 3. Phil ip Alli son (Yaml . 250 A: 1. TIm Ealy (Vam); 2. Vinc e DeVan a (Yam l; 3. Mark Paterson (Kawl. 250 B: 1. Raben Noa (Han); 2. Kenny Johntin g (Kawl; 3. David MacN eal (Kawl. 250 C: 1. Jeff Ping el (Kaw); 2. Jerrold Wi lli ems (Han); 3. Georga Ryan. OPEN AM : 1. Hal Neighbors (Honl; 2. Kraig censtantino (Yam); 3. Ted Vannest (Hon). OPEN NOV: 1. Dan Cr awford (Vaml; 2. Greg Bagant (Hon); 3 . Johnnv Sim pk ins (Hon ). SRS: 1. Donald Leddy (y am);; 2. Kenneth McK innon; 3. J ohn Ayswe (Honl . WOMEN 'S : 1. Beth Rewi s; 2. Laurie Kitsch ; 3. Gina Perry. . L.ambert soars at Sierra Blanca By Yvonne Moreno ENSENADA. MEXICO, FE B. 8 H i-P oin t!Arai H elmets/ Smi th Goggl es/Red Do t Tires/ Reno Kawasaki -Husqvarna-sponsored Du ke Lam bert ba ttl ed the elements 10 win th e overa ll victo ry at th e Seco nd An n ual Malcolm Smi thsponsored Sierra Blanca En d uro in Mexico . Ra in , a nd lo ts of it, awaken ed 140 ride rs fro m Ca lifornia, Co lorado , U tah , H awa ii, Arizon a and Mex ico who ca me 10 co m pe te on the cha llenging co u rse of hand-cut trails, o ld jeeps roads , steep u ph ill s and white-knuck le downhills. The m ud a nd rain made it a true test of su rviva l. Lambert's clos est co m pe tition wa s Team H usky AA cla ss rider Larry Roese1er on a 1986 H usky 400 crosscou n try . Roe seler, th e trail magician, wa s just one minute beh in d Lambert a t th e end of loop o ne . The seco nd loop, co ns isti ng o f to ugh trails a t 24 mph. Roeseler was using every trick 10 ca tch th e smooth -ri ding Lambert, but a fter a bad fall an d a terrib le o negroove uphill wh ere numerous riders were pl anted , Roeseler 's bag of tricks ca me up em p ty. Roeseler settled fo r seco nd pl ace with a score of 30. Thi rty-six hard-a s-roc k riders finished. with third overall, firs t Ve t A goi ng 10 J ohn Blythe fro m Colorado , j us t seven minutes beh in d Roeseler, The legendary Ma lco lm Smi th came o u t for a trai l ride and to ok hom e four th overa ll , first Open Sen ior A. At the finish, Sm it h was wearin g hi s famous ear-to -ea r gr in , say ing ," Boy, that was fu n!" Wayn e Mart in Cr ea m Ma lcolm Smith ) put in a stro ng ride with a sco re o f 49. good for fifth o vera ll and first O pen A. Don't tell Peter " Pa n" Postel that CR 125 Hondas a ren' t made for end uro~ Postel b't~zed th atCRI25 through a,Ue:Mepihu'dar'id t.j{inartyhUls to Produced8y Talent8y Interviews 8y Color8y CHRIS AGAJANIAN LARRY HUFFMAN KIIS Radio's RAECHEL DONAHUE MARGO KING SANDONA MONDAY AT 10:00PM SATURDAY AT 4:00PM . .4~ ._#~;') A~ MAl w· s Round 4 of t he A SHOE! Rider JEff WARDSe:res February 14 in the Nippondenso ~upe~~~ss . d Seattle. WA Kmg ~ JEf f W ARDrelies on SHOE' f or co mfort and Confidence . . f Cham pIo ns ~uoB' The ChOIce 0 ~ ;Y M ET CORPORATION SHOEI SA FETY HE';ng e1 • CA 90064 es 2228 Cot ner . L os . . (2,1 3) 477 -60 5 1 " - /1"' . ' 1 : lC j · l t I L J ~ r J · ~ ' 33