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Kevin Ben n ett p i loted hi s Ya m ah a Y Z250 t o second overall, five points
behind winner Russell. Third overall went to Honda's Drew S m it h .
Pond Sta te Par k. In a sta te as flat
as Delaware, attacking a roc ky u p h ill
strea m fu ll o f slip pe ry rocks is quite
a cha lle nge. Most rid er s saw it a nd
pani cked , ga ssin g it th rough th e
spec ta to r-lin ed sect io n as if a ll th e
devils o f Hades were a fter them .
Tro u ble was, th t; Slu ice was exactly
th ree mi les fro m the last check .a nd yes, there was a no ther check a t
the to p.
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Honda rid er Bru ce Den g ler was
cau g h t hot a t th e Slu ice. Den g ler has
been ru nn ing righ t a t th e to p a ll
season , spen d ing th e first half of th e
ECEA season ga theri ng first p lace
poi nts . In thi s seco nd half o f the year :
th e press u re ha s been too strong from
Laffertv a nd Bennett , a nd Bru ce ha s
been wa tchi ng hi s lead ero de with
every even t. H is burn kno cked hi m
down to 13th overa ll a t Dela war e;
fu rt her lo wering h is po ints sta ndi ng.
Ben nett's finis h behind R ussell
ma de th is h is thi rd top p laci ng at
an ECEA end u ro in a row, putting
him o n top of th e poi nt s - 195 to
the 17i o f j ack Laffe rt y j r. La ffert y
ha s been ha vin g bad lu ck during the
seco nd half o f th e seaso n , a nd he will
need to bea t Ben nett bad ly in th e last
two ru ns in o rder to mak e 1987 hi s
fifth cha mpio ns hi p in a row. .
Mike Hoover p ilot ed h is KT M to
th e Hi g h Poin t A win wi th a 26,
whi le Dave T ucker too k th e H igh
Point H with 3 1 points lost, Kathy
Ca m p be ll scored the Wom en 's class
win wi th a 56, wh ile j ohn Cooper
wo n. th e Sup er Seniors wi th a 42 he do esn' t stop , even th ough h e h as
the class tro p h y wrapped u p !
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The wea ther coo pera ted wi th a
war m, dry day; a marked differen ce
to la st year 's muddy Nat ional. The
tra ils were in good sha pe, if not a
lit tl e du st y in sections , a n d th e
Delaware Enduro Riders did a grea t
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job of ma rk in g and mannin g the
. co urse. O ver ·150 riders en tered to ride
th rough Dela war e in ' th is el usive
end u ro - elusive because righ t after
th e la st rider go es th rou g h, the swee p '
cre w is pu ll in g a rr o ws. By lat e
Su nday n ight. the co ur se will be
·clea ned a nd a ll th e ga tes d osed , a nd
th ere' ll be no ridi ng o n the Del aware
- co u rse for a not her yea r.
Co m p lai n ts ov er th e b urn sect io ns
as ide, everybod y enjoyed the run , and
th e 17 check cre ws packed up with
on ly o ne suggestio n to th e field: T h e
next ti me vo u come to Dela wa re,
be tter pack yo u r a sbe stos rid in g
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Res u lts
O/ A : 1. Jeff Russell .
HI·PT A : M ike Hoover.
HI· PT B : Dave Tucker.
ECEA AA : 1. K. Bennen ; 2. C. Puff; 3. D. Smit h;
4. J . Rogers: 5. J . Laffe rt y Jr .
125 A : 1. D. Gahm; 2. A. Bau lch: 3 . S. Read;
4 . J . Coste llo; 5. G. Razee.
200 A : 1. S. W olf ersberger; 2. R. Pine : 3. D.
Burnen ; 4 . B. Atherholt; 5 . B. Dan a .
250 A: 1. J . Franks; 2. R. Cook; 3. M . Glvsc:
4 . M . Hand; 5. A. Kell y Jr.
OPEN A : 1. J . Smit h; 2. R. Deveney; 3. A. Recch ia;
4 . C. Tenn ey; 5 . L Ma son.
4·ST RK A : 1. R. Benn ett ; 2. J . Smit h; 3. N.
Bill h im e; 4 . M. Young; 5. B. Kenny.
SR A : 1. B. Trip lett ; 2. J . Laff erty Sr.; 3 . A.
Mollenkopf; 4. G. Click ner; 5. K. Ridenour .
125 B: 1. M . Lane; 2. S. Speak: 3. B. Vancho;
4. T. Napier; 5. K. Kreis.
200 B: 1. O. Varn es; 2 . T. Topham; 3 . B. Hickm an;
4 . M. Reszkow ski; 5 _B. Sta tton .
250 B: r. J. Rosenberg; 2. J . Theur kauf; 3. D.
Nenstiel. 4 . M . Larse n; 5. R. Gaylor .
OPEN B: 1. A. Frel; 2. K. Kudla; 3. D. Zuraw ski
J r.; 4 . C. Salim; 5. A. Ellis.
4 -STRK B: 1. P. Emm on s; 2. G. Noble; 3. T. Lytle;
4. J . Cooper; 5. W . Hess.
SR B: 1. T. Ebersole; 2 . A. Ast le; 3 . E. Me llor;
4. D. Zuraw ski Sr.; 5. R. Spano .
200 C: 1. T. Steese: 2. T . Steese; 3. S. Str us;
4 . M .A. Coll in s; 5. K. Wa lton.
250 C: 1. T. Ray; 2. H. M cCannick: 3 . C. Coll ins;
4. J . Smeltz; 5. S, M arand o.
OPEN C: 1. M . Fel egie; 2 . J . Fal comiero; 3 . B.
Wilks; 4 . T. Burns; 5. M. M oyer.
4 -STRK C: 1. B. Oesm imon e; 2. R. Bar r; 3 . J .
Bishop; 4 . C. Wil son; 5. D. Kram er .
S /SR : 1. J . Coop er ; 2 . D. Bu rn ett ; 3 . B.
Edmondson; 4. J . Gali e; 5. T. Rossi.
WMN : 1. K. Campb ell ; 2. L. Luh n; 3. D. Hickman .
TEAMS : 1. Tr i Count y; 2. Ridge Rdiers; 3 . SJER;
4 . CJCR; 5. BEA.
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