Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Paul Crumling grabbed the holeshot then held off the advances of Rodney Farris to win the 250cc Pro class at the Timonium Indoor .ST. Donaca 's WDe5 in th e first moto to card a win ahead of Mik e Hamness and Donaca at the finish, but in mo re two it was Donaca devouring the.co mperirion for the overall win whi le H a m ncss' 2-3 performances look home second p lace brass. Third overall went Bal ask i 's way wi th Eric Rogers (5-2) and Todd Burchell (1-1) filli ng out the top five. Results 250 PRo: 1. Tony Graves IHonl: 2. Darr en Rogers tHon); 3. Gary Beyer (Kaw) 125 PRO: 1. Tony Graves (Hont; 2. Darr en Roger s (Hon); 3. Grayson Hart IHonl. 250 INT; 1. Jeff Daily (Yam); 2. Shane Oonaea (Hon); 3 . Kevin Yeager {Yaml . 1251NT : j . Shane Oonaca (Hon) ; 2. Mike Hamness(Kawt 3 . Jason Balaskl (Hon) . • 250 J R: 1. Shaw n Lauer (Ho n); 2. Gordon Po5tma (Kawt 3. Kevin Strang (Honl . 250 BEG: 1. Gary Sather (Yam); 2. Bert Pramer (Ka wl; 3 . Ra ndy Parker (Hon). 125 J R: 1. Rod Com5Iock (Kawl; 2. Darren Strun k (Hon); 3. Roby leach (Co1lI. 125 BEG: 1. Scan Willis (Kaw); 2. Robert Harwell (Hon); 3. Ken Harwell (Hon). OPEN JR : 1. A nt ho ny Cabodi (Han!; 2. R.C. M er ch (Hon); 3. Steve Evensen (Hon) . UTH : 1. Joe Knight (Yam); 2. Jesse Dean (on). OT: 1. Rusty Gar rison (ka w) ; 2 . Cliff Kobe rni k (Yam); 3 . John Macl (Cag). 80 J R; 1. Ryan Hagerma n (Yam); 2. Russ Post ma IKaw); 3. Jeme Gill son (Han) . 80 BEG: 1. Cory Fuller (Kaw); 2. Br andon Wh ite (Yam); '3. Doug M cKuhn (Kaw) . . 60: 1. Cory Fuller IKa w); 2. Doug M eKuh n; 3 . Cory Johnson (Kaw). PP: 1. Dea nna Holbr ook IKTM); 2. Lisa Garrison (Kaw); 3 . Laurie St ang e IKaw ). PEE WEE: 1. Jo hn Hardy (Yam); 2. Rich ie Pesch el (Suzl ; 3 . Kevin Schoe n (Yam) . Crumling captures Timonium Indoor ST By Len Breech T IMON IUM. MD, NOV. 12 Pa ul Crumli nR grahbl'd a h() I t'~ho l at I h~ !">ta rl of t he.' 2!)Occ Pro fina l and b("c ame tht' first rit.l('r in tht' hl ll -~ill' d.lsses to dai m two wi ns as tht' ' Ra h im o rt' Cou nty T rai l R id e rs/ Cockl'ywiJk Oplimist Club-sponsoT('d indoor ~("rl~ at Timonium passt'C! the' halfwa y point in th("ir fivt'-ran' M"r ie~ . The Sweet en dan lOok two wins wilh muhi-National Am ateur ('hamp G ("or~ie Prin' taking tilt'" 12::'cc class while hi s u ndt', La rr y Swet'ten, bumped his wa y paM Adam \Vt"iss to 1;:lkf" Ihe 250cc class . And Clan'nct' Hull ren'ivro S(llne help from hi!ii brotht'r 1() tak t, tilt" 3fiOcc fin ~lI . . In th t' sma ll bon"classes. Pa ul Lynch seo n·d Iwo ~trai ~h ( w in~ in the 50cc c1 a ~~" but Brody Mill('r shol hi!\. wa y pas ion th (' third lap. Lyn ch 'rl'l~a i ll(-d Iht" Ie- d as Ihey entered th e d fir M turn on the final lap, o n ly to fall co m i n ~ orr tlw fin al lurn, g- i \' i n~ M i lier the 1 e<:ld a n d win . j ert' Alt'xander o\ 'erGun e hi~ season-long u"ndt'ncv In fall as he took lh f' lead from a do wm-d' ~like H a('kf'r as the 80(:"(" class Glme o rr til(' st'("ond lUrn and pulled a way 10 an t";lS)' wi n as h is dlall ellg-er~ all fell by dIewa yside . Hacker rt'mo ul1lt"d last and b ('~n to stin:o his way through th e others lO take st"Cond wit h a flow la ps 1<'£1. G(·org-ie.· Price ~rabbt"d the lead fro m Mike Klo p p . Mik,' Johnso ll. Bret Freidel and Billy Bromley as tlw 125cc cla~s heR3n th t'ir IS-lap journt·y. On the fourth lap, Klo p p ('o Uided with a downed ridt 'r " g i\'ing Fri('(td ~("t"( H1d . Klo pp remou nt ed ill fifth a nd began to knife h is way th rough th(' two rid('rs in front of hi m to talt· third. In lh e hltt· !;:lp S, Fr il·del wo rk ed hi s way to Pr i(:e's rea r tir e, but cou ldn 't find, or m;lke , a way pasl. Adam \Veiss Wa bbt"d th e Ie-ad fro m La rry Swee ten , Lew \ Voods a nd \Varren Diem as th e 250cc class h it th e bac k straig h t. \\'eiss a nd Swet"ten pui ll'd a lit tle d ista nce over rhe()( hers. \ Veiss ke p t a steady o ne- length ma rg: in unt il about the 10th la p when Sweeten charge-d int o the first turn , ta kin g \ Veiss o ut a nd ta kingthe lead , 'Neiss rejoine-d in th ird. o n ly to ra Il in th e th ird turn. At the co nc lusion of the race, tempers Oared wit h weiss very angry a t Swe ete n 's rid ing tactics. La st week 's 360Cc class winner j oe \\'hite loo ked like- he wa s going to repea t th is week as he gra bbed the lead fro m Clarenc e Bull , Charlie Majeski and Mark Burkhol derr o n the restart. Maj eski slipped under Bull as they ca me off the .ser o n d tum on the fo urth lap' and sta rted to probe white's defen ses. Up uruil the final lap, \Vhil e ran a tig:ht insi de line with his H arl ey Sprint th at Ma jeski co u ld n' t penet ra te. On th e fina l lap, they tr ied to lap Cla rence 's brother Dav id, wh ite went to th e outsid e, and Maj eski though t he sa w an opening inside, and shot hi s Bul iruo it. ~I aj csk i and Bull fell . with White bogging slil';htl y, leuing Claren ce Bull a nd Burkho lder by. After a ll th e exci teme n t o f th e pr evious tw o ra IT'S" Paul Crumli ng decided to tak e maners int o his o wn hands as he grabbed the hol eshot pn his H o nda of York / Pr o Pla tes-spo nsored Honda ov er Rod ney Farris, Bob SWN:tt'n and Scott Saunders. In thi s arena, Farris is Ihe a lltime winner and a mas ter a t passing . During the midd le stages. he worked his way up 10 Crumling's rear" but instead of Crumling bobbling" it was lh e veteran Farrb who had th e slil';h, m iscue. •Iil';htly bobbli nl'; co m inl'; off the fourt h turn on th e 10th la p, g ivin g Cr um ling a few more len gt h s that he ad ded lO by Ihe end . R esults 50 : 1. Brody M ill er (ltd; 2. J ohn W insett (Hon l; 3 . Paul lynch (Yam); 4 . Tom Skelhwa y (Yam) 80: 1. Je re Al exander IKawl; 2. M ike Hacker (Kaw ); 3 . Roy Miller (KTM ); 4 . Char les Ble$Sing (Yam) 125: 1. Georg ie Price (Han); 2. Brei Fri edel (Kawl; 3. M ike Klopp (Yaml; 4 . Billy Brom ley (Suz); 5. Jeff Isola (Kawl . 250; 1. Larry Sw eel en (Kaw l; 2 . W arren Diem (Mail; 3 . Dan Reiche n (Bul l; 4. lew Wood s (Bul ); 5. Roy Colli ns (Bul) . 360: 1. Clara nce Bull IHonl ; 2. Mar k Bur khol der l Bul); 3 . Joe Wh il e (H·D ); 4 . Rich Row e (Yam); 5 . Rob Smi th (Bul). 250 PRO: 1. Pau l Crumli ng (Honl ; 2. Rodney Farr is (Yam); 3 . Bob Sw eeten (Han); 4 Scott Saunders (Han ); 5. Rob Maje&k i fYam). Sellards tops Amherst MX By Peggy Adamic AMHERST. au. ocr. 30 Honda rider Marcus Sellards tOPped the 17ride r lineup in the co m bined I25/25Occ A class by I';rdhbing 1-2 moto finishes for ,he o\'erall win s and took home the biggesl portion o f the over $500 pro purse. More th an 120 riders br a\'ed the northern Ohio ch illy fall weather to a tte nd the CRA's d osing race o f th e .sea ~ n a ' Amherst ~Ieadowlark 's MC Club. Kaw asaki·mou l1ted, Gear Ra cewear ·backed Brya n Jones ho leshol mota o ne as he made h is move into lh e A class rank s. \Vi llo Hardware rider Steve \\'(X) ledge chased J ones lhrough turn o ne as · did David Hand and Sellards. J ones and Wooledge held th eir po~itions (or three laps wh en Sellards movt"d a hea d o f Hand a nd th en p assed Wooledge withi n the nex t hal f la p . KT M rid er ROil Du n fee moved in o n Ha nd for fiflh . Ha nd a nd Dunfee was ted no lime passi ng Wool edge. Sellards passed J ones th ro ug h the air 10 ta ke th e lead o n la p four. H an d co m in ued his campaign LO the front of th e pack by passi n!? J on es. Dun fee and Wooledge lOok hol d of tlllTd a nd fourth whe n J ones fel l in a rou gh whoop sect io n. H and a nd Dunfee camped o n Se lla rd 's b ack , ir e for th e rema inder o f the mot o with Dunfee p assing H an d o n th e fin a l lap. Woo ledge a nd J ones held th eir 1-5 positio ns to th e chec kered flag . Wool edge h ol csh ot mo to two with Dunfee ta king ,h e lead in turn two. Hand , Sellards . a nd J ones chased th e du o for two la ps wh en H and rou te d past Woo le dge. D u n fee remounted q uick enoug h 10 h old fo urth. H and held a two -second lead a hea d o f Sella rds on the fin al lap as Dunfee regained thi rd from Wool edg e. J ones held a sli m fifth/lace as H onda rider Barn ey Barn ell a n KTM · mo u n ted Chris Grasso ca m ped o n J ones' back Lire for the final two la ps, Suzuki-mou nted Shane Smith closed the door on the 250cc C class with 3-2 rno to finishes for seco nd overal l. Although Joh n Bell took the wi n wit h perfect I-I mo to finishes, Smith 's secon d p lace gave hi m the yearl y class win by two points over H onda rider J ack Steele. who finished 2-3 for th e da y. Smith 'wen t on to grab the doub le mota wi ns in th e Open B Class. J ay Hers hey rod e his '89 Suzuki 10 the double rnot o win in th e 80cc ( 12- 13) class. Hershey's win was made possible by hi s backers , Brunswick Suzuki . who made a speci al trip 10 pick up H ersh ey's '89 ride in lime for the final race o r the season, H ershey's I-I fini shes made the trip worthwhile a n d assured Hershey o f second overall for th e year, J ohn Grasso rod e his KT1\I to 3-2 moio fini sh ~ for seco n d overall a nd finished one point beh ind Hershey in th e season point sta nd ings . Kawa saki rider Brock Sella rd s took th e double m ote wins ahead o f Randy Salamon, Karl Scott and Chad Wr ig h t in the 60cc class. The Io ur riders g rab bed id entica l moro finishes in each of the two ou tings. Sa lamon went o n LO win both m ores of the 80cc (7· II ) class. Bill Koleno topped the Schoolboy class, Finishing wit h perfect I·) moto scores atop h is '89 Ya ma ha . Kol en o a lso boasted the ove ra ll win in the I 25cc C class . T he 2· 1 m oto finish es moved Ko len o a hea d o f C hr is Miller by tw o points [or th e season 's h ig h po in ts awa rd. H owever , Miller took th e year's class wi n as h is best 18 races totaled a bove Kol en o 's, Results 50: 1. Ryan Andrews (Yam); 2 . Sieve Savage (Yaml; 3 . Jonalhan Persinger (Suz). 60; 1. Brock Sellards (Kaw); 2. Randy Salamon (Kaw ); 3 . Karl Scan (Kaw); 4 . Chad Wright (Kaw) . 80 7 -11 : 1. Randy Salamon (Kaw ); 2. Mike Sala mon IKa w); 3 . Jeremy Lawson (Kaw) ; 4 . Dave Br ehl(Honl. 80 12 -13: 1. Jay Her shey ISuz); 2, John Gr asso (KTM ); 3 . Mike Kalin (Hon ); 4 . Tr evor Trace (Kaw); 5 . M ike Sala mo n (Kawl. BO 14 ·1 5: 1. Trevor Vanes (Hon); 2. J oh n Caru so (Han); ~ . Jason Myers IKawl; 4 . Dave HerNi nsky (Yam); 5 . Eric Nepodal(Kawl. 125 SCHBY; 1. Bill Koleno (Yam); 2 . Tim Baker (Kawt 3. Je ff W~e (Hon); 4 . M ike Baker (Kaw); 5 . Joe M elatest a (Han). 125 /250 A : 1. M arc us Sellards (Hon ); 2. DaVid Hand (Han); 3 . Ron Dunfe e (KTM ); 4 . Steve W ooledg e (Hon); 5 . Bryan Jones (Kaw) . 125 B: 1. Rlck Boepp le (Suz); 2. Chr is Bodo (Hon); 3. Aaron M cCoy (Hon) . 125 C: 1. Bill Koten o (Yam); 2 . Jack Steele (Hon); 3 . Kelly Johnson (Kaw ); 4 . J eff W ooledge (Hon); 5 . Tr8VOf Vi nes (Hon) . • 250 8 : 1. D.J . Heberlein (Hon); 2 . Chud: Ada ms (Hon); 3 . Steve Wilmington fKawt 4 . Bryan Becker (Han). 250 C: 1. J oh n Bell (Hon); 2. Sha ne Sm ith ISu Z); 3 . Jack Sleele (Han); 4. Gregg Hansel (Hon); 5. Randy Evans (Yaml . OPEN B: 1. Shan e Smi th (Hon ); 2. Ji m Skok (KTM ); 3 . Jerry Boyd (Hon); 4. Terry Wad e (Hon); 5 . Dave Blauman (Han) SR 1: 1. Hen ry Hauenstein (Han); 2. Doug Bower lKawl; 3 . Gary Rice (Cag); 4 . Ste ve Kapl an (Hon). SR 2: 1. Stan Counad (Han); 2. Denny Salamon lHonl; 3. Larry Slahl (Han). EXTRA: 1. Ron Dunfee (KTM); 2. Mar cu s Sell ards (Hon); 3 . Ch riS Grasso (KTM);: 4 . Steve Woo ledge (Hon ); 5. Chuck NichOlson (Hon) . Davis' day at .Vulture Mine 100 By M ichael Ross WIC KEN BU RG, AZ, ocr. 30 j ust when it looked li ke Sco tt Da vis' cha nces o f wi nning th e o vera ll Arizona Desert Racing Association's number o ne p la te were a ll ove r " ,h e determined Yama ha YZ190 rid er pulle d a ra bb it o u t o r hi s ha ' a nd wo n th e 11th Ann ua l Vu ltu re Mine 100. Not o n ly d id Davi s win th e o verall a t th e ADRA 's pen u ltimate race , but he a lso moves lD wi thi n 15 poin ts of ar ch rival Jeff Da rla nd goi ng into the fina l round in Mexi co . . The Arizona Cycle Cen ter a nd Sparks Cyclesponso red Dav is ma n aged to kee p Chris Strang ·a t bay . ca pitalizi ng o n Darla nd's problem s and wi nni ng $500 from the ADRA en roure to a siuli ng 40. 12 mph average in 2:29:31 o n th e fast bu t dusty JOO-mile course. Davi s a nd Strang. who finis hed only 15 seco nds behind aft er ch arging back rrom a nat tir e in the first loop, beal hare and hou nd winner Dan Smith's time on th e same cour~ by o ver two minutes. " \ Ve did our homework for this race "" said Davis afteJ"\-\'ards, " \V e took a li tt le exua time 10 so lve o ur problem s berore we got 10 Ihe track a nd it paid off. " . Davis. Darland and Stran~ all left a' the sa me time with Strang gr ab lu ng the holeshot o n his Robby Stroud tu n ed , Mo to rcycl e Mecca , Arizo na Cycle Center a nd Momspo n sored Yamaha YZ250. Da vis worked h is wa y past Stra ng ea rly in th e first 50-mi le loop a nd o pe n ed u p a big lead whe n Stranl'; p itted wi th a na t tire. Da rland, mi red in cho ki ng dust, struggled to keep th e leaders in sight but lost touch with Davis when his Li re wem flat . At lh e end o f . the first loop , Dav is bar el y made il to h is p it as th e 190 co ughed a nd sp u tte red o u t o f gas. L uc ki ly th e Yamaha coasted up hi s pit a nd he was ab le to rduel without losin g an y time, Meal1whileStrang repaired hi s tire and took o rr after Davi s" CUlling a two·minute def ici t at th e ha lfwa y point to 15 seco nds a t th e end or the race . Da rland was in a nd o u t of h is . p it q u ickly bu t la ter sto p ped o n th e co u rse wit h a locked -u p tr ansmission. Darland reported tha t h is Sunnyslope H onda!AXO / Maxima Oils/Phoenix Mot or Sports / Sports Gas-b acked H onda CR500 refu sed to shift and '0 turn th e back whee l. After tryin g desperately to restart hi s Honda , Darl and sta rted walk in g back to the fin ish line bu t stopped, returned lO h is b ike a nd started it whi le hol din g th e th rottle wid e open a nd droppi ng it int o gear. The C R broke lree a nd Darl a nd rode it o n in with a time of 2:39:3 1 at 37. 15 mph. Re sul ts OPEN EX: 1. Scan Dav is (Yam); 2. Jeff Darl and (Hon); 3 . Ken Kozlik (Hon); 4 . Tim Abr il (Hon t 5 . Bob Russe ll (Hon) . 250 EX: 1. Chris Si ran g (Yam ). 200 EX: 1. Todd Davis (K, wl . OPEN AM: 1. D.vid Edwa rd s (K.w); 2. John Al ba (Yam); 3 . Garr en Sweetland (Hus). 250 AM; 1. D. n M archand (Hont 2 . M ill e Kozlik (Hon); 3 . Dan Fargen (Kaw t 4 . Todd Smith (Hon ); 5 . Slacey M ill er lHon) . 200 AM: 1. Oestry Abbon(KTMI: 2 . Bob Henderson (Hon); 3. A ndy Reid (Han); 4 . Bry an Bruning (laM). OPEN NOV : 1. David Gilbert (Hon); 2 . Bob Kirkwood (Hon ); 3 . Kevin A ljet s (Han ); 4 . Si eve Holland.; 5. Mark Baker (Yam). 250 NOV; 1. Mer le n Slaught er (Suz ); 2. Craig Connar (Hon);: 3. W ill Cosne r (Yam ); 4 . M an Krneta (Hont. 5. Mi ke M aier (Hus). 200 NOV: 1. Ban Boardman (Yam); 2. Brandon Begg s (KTM ); 3. Bruce M orrr son (SuL);: 4 . Michael Newberry (Ka w) . OPEN BEG: 1. Randy Hutchinson (Hon ); 2. James Mode (Hus ); 3 . Doug W . Bays (KTM J; 4 . Roger Gridley (Suz);: 5 . Monty Betcher lCag) . . 250 BEG : 1. Mark Winkelman (Hon); 2 . Raben VelOSQuez (Hus ); 3 . Ron Lee (Hon ); 4 . ManlO Grossman IKTM); 5 . Shawn Schm lU: (Hanl . 200 BEG: 1. William Rowe (Han); 2. Clay Romo (Han); 3. M ich ael Har ris (yaml; 4 . Andy Smallhouse (Kaw); 5 . M ike Foogh l (Yam). 28 + SR: 1. Tim Leebe (KTMI ; 2 . A ll en Poore (Hus). 38 + SR: 1. Rob Beggs (KTM); 2. W ayne Decklever (Hon ); 3 . Boyd A bbon (KTM I; 4 . Si an FO Sler (KTM ); 5. Jer ry Sm it h (Hus). 30+ AM: 1. Elmer Anson (Yam); 2. Kennelh SlumpH (Suz l; 3 . Randy Cha mberlain (KTM ); 4 . Rich ard Genov ese (Hon); 5. A lan Wheal cr ah (Hus l. 30+ NOV; 1. Robe n GUl1erud (Han); 2. Barry Harelson (Hus). 40+ NOV: 1. J erry Rice (Yam); 2. Jack Laporte (Han); 3 .Jacob Schn eiker (KTM); 4 . Mark Koch end erf er ISu z). 30+ BEG: 1. Si aphen Bogan (Hon); 2. Dave McE lyea (Kaw) ; 3 . Jay M oore (KTM); 4 . Larry Hefl ey (M -SI; 5. Larry Besh ow (C·A ) 45 +: 1. J ohn Kozlik (Han); 2. Ron Zelli tt i (KTM); 3 . Joe Pro$Ser (KTM); 4 . Gordon Rames (Han ); 5. Lee Bal icki (KTM). Cl C DINO : 1. J eff Howe (Yam); 2 . Hank lapon e (Hus); 3. leo Shan ks (Hus). M INI: 1. Tony French (Honl ; 2. Fran k Ramos (Hon). M INI AM : 1. Cara yona ; 2. Church; 3. M cElyea; 4 . Shivers ; 5 . Sm ith . M INI NOV: 1. Murra y; 2. Forsyth ; 3 . Fr iedman; 4 . Charl son ; 5. Edw ard s. MINI BEG: . Suar ez; 2. Ma rtin; 3 . A n son . Giem shines at DeAnza MX By M ickey Wood SUNNYMEAD, CA. NOV. 20 Mik e Giem rode his H o nda to th e overall wi n in th e 250cc Beginner class at today's S M X event a ' DeAn za Cycle Pa rk. G iem to p ped both mo te s in th e nine-rider class. with Suzuki-mounted Mike Sohn coming i n second with a 2-4 ta lly . Tim J o nes wo u nd tip third on the day, poSlin~ 4·3 mote finis hes. Turnout was extremely lig ht , due to the fact that S~I X was also hos ting the CZ World Championships today a t DeAI11.a. For the th ird year in a row, Ma rk Joh nso n wo n the Open Modi fied CZ World Championship. bu t· he was a lso compeling in the regu lar 250ec P ro class, where he look another vicLOry. J oh n son 's 3- 1 edged the 2-2 scor e of Brad Toms. First·moro vic tor Tony Morela DN F th e seco nd race. In th e M in i Begi n ner class Ar man d o Overl an d pu t in a pe rfect pa ir o f races to ta ke top h onors o ver rell ow Kawasak i p ilot Brian McClure. J acab Brieden went 3-3 for th ird overall, The fir st-pl ace lrop hy for th e Vetera n d ivis io n found its way int o Stev e Don ova n 's tru ck; Donova n a lso had 1·1 mot a fini shes to ta ke the win over Tonv Par sons. Bri an T hienes follow ed H onda rider J ohn Lay ne ho me in bUlh motos o f th e 250cc Novice class, allowi ng Lay ne the overall w in. Results MINI BEG: 1. A r mand o Overland (Kawl; 2. Brian M cCure (Kaw); 3. Jacab Br ieden (Han). MIN I NOV : 1. Denni s Turner (K8wl . 12 5 NOV: 1. Billy BUller (Kiltw) . 12 51NT: 1. Ma tteo Cosen tino (Cag ) 2 50 BEG: 1. M ike Giem (Hon); 2 . Mik e Soh rt (Suz);: 3 . Tim Jo nes (Hon); 4 . Bria n Brown (Y8m);5. Ray Edwa rds (Suz). 2 50 NOV: 1. J ohn Layne (Hon); 2. Br ian Thienes (Suz). 2501 NT: 1. Ja mes M oveta (Kawl . . 250 PRO; 1. Mark Johnson (Suz): 2 . Brad Toms IKawl; 3 . Tony Morela (Kaw). OPEN NOV : 1. DaVid Simon (KTM ). VET: 1. Sieve Donovan lHon); 2. Tony Parsons (Hon ). Nielsen nails Cowboy Enduro By Paul N ielsen BELU NG HA M, WA, NOV. 6 Joh n Nielsen rode his 500cc Ka wa sa ki through a nd a ro u n d the mud a nd wa ter holes to win the 58th Annual Cowbell Enduro, hosted by the 1\1<. Baker MOlOrcycle Club . More than 100 ride rs left the sta rti ng li ne o n th eir given minute a nd found mo st o r the checkpo in ts 100 rar away ror th e: Lime allotted to ge th ere. The trails were very di fficu lt due 10 a m p le ra infall -r hich resu lted in 40 DNFs a nd n o finishen a t a ll in th e Open B class. Quite a few riders recorded a zero po in t loss u p to lhe th ird chec k, th en th in gs started to tig h ten u p . At chec k five Wayne Keezer had hi s 130 Husky in th e lead with a perfect sco re, N ielsen had dropped one while Mik e Sch m idt and J ohn Moody had dropped three. Bo,h Sch mid t a n d Moody went o n to win th eir clas s, as did Niels en a n d Keezer , H onda rider Darren Williams was als o in th e hum w it h a two poin t loss. At chec k six Ni elsen a nd Keezer were even, with each rid er down lWO. The club expe ri enced land closu re problems; an d the even t had to use the same loop twice. A few bottlen eck s occ u rr ed , a nd the

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