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Arizona's Todd Roper negotiates a rock ledge in the exhibition section on his way to fourth in the Expert class in the EI Tr ial de Espana . Kip Webb was the only rider to clean t his exh ibition section in Trial de Espana. He was runner-up to Manniko in both events. other rider to clean it on th e first loop was Webster, who sent the crowd into high cheers with a smooth, precise ride. By the end of the first exh ibitio n loop Manniko was in first with a total of 12 points, followed closel y by Webb with 14. Roper was tied for thi rd with Webs ter at 17 and Guns followed closely with 19 points. Webster lost six points on his first exhibi tio n loop compared to Man. niko 's 11, but a n II-point regular expert loop dropped him back. Loop three saw Manniko lose four points to remain in first with 16. Webb was second with 19 points and Hamann was in third with 29. Roper gained a three-point advantage over Webster as he lost 14 points for a total of 31, while Webster finished the third loop with a 17 for 34 points total. Guns was one point behind Webster and bettered Webster 's thirdloop score with a 16. On the final loop Manniko again los t only four points for a total of 20 for the day , which gave him his third-straight El Trial victory. Webb held on to second with 35 points and Hamann put in good rides to secure third with 40. Roper and Webster both ended the day with 45 points but Roper took home fourth place by virtue of more cleans than Webster. . Hamann 's third place finish was impressive due to the fact that because of a near-fatal jet-ski accident he hadn't been riding much in th e last few months. " In the last two mon ths I've p robab ly been on my bi ke for an hour and a half, " said Hamann. "It went all right, the sections were good. I had a good time and the ' competition was stiff , not like a typical local trial. " Guns finished sixth overall , farther back than what he's used to. "It was really good, I found it wasn 't too hard, " said Guns. " It 's just a lot different from where I come from in Victoria British Columbia, where it 's slippery with smaller rocks to scale , more logs and mud and stuff. I come out here with the likes of Mark Manniko and we practice all the time and it's kinda hard to beat him." Although Guns was not used to desert terrain he seemed to like it. " I found the sand is a real handful , almos t impossible. Once you get into it you almost have to hydroplane along, no sudden movements," he said. " Riding the rock sla bs is my favorite thing to do, that's what I love doi ng. I like it even though I'm not used to riding it, but I enjoy it a lot more than mud and slimy rocks." • Results . SCHREIBER CUP C'SHIP: 1. Mark Manniko (Fan): 2. Kip Webb (Fan); 3. Paul We bster (Bet): 4. Tom Hamann (Betl: 5. Todd Roper (Apr): 6. Mike Gun s (Fan); 7. Kevin Norton (Fan!; 8. Mar k Oldar (Me r). SUP: 1. Dave Webste r; 2. Bim M ill er; 3. M ike Totter; 4. Don Petr ick; 5. Ken ny Lane. EXPERIENCED NOV: 1. Bill Hannon: 2. Jeff Nielson; 3. Darin M ontgomery; 4. Ji m Hill ; 5. Dave Davenport. EL TRIAL DE ESPA NA EX: 1. Ma rk M anniko (Fan): 2. Kip Web b (Fanl: 3. Tom Ham an n (8et): 4. Todd Roper (Apr): 5. Paul Webs ter (Bet); 6. Mike Guns (Fan); 7. Kevin Norton (Fan); 8. Dave Webster (Yam); 9. Man Pr it chard (Yam): 10. 8im Miller (Fan). C'SHIP ADV : 1. Kenny Lane; 2. Jody Rich ison ; 3. Rick Daff ern ; 4. Don Petrick; 5. Jeff Phillips. VET AOV: 1. Mike Torter; 2. St eve Renstrom; 3. Man Head; 4. Gary Lawver; 5. Clive Hannon. SR A DV: 1. Gary Conrad : 2. Dallas Peak. S/SR ADV: 1. Art Webster. C'SHIP INT: 1. Greg Bush; 2. Dennis Gilmore; 3. Charlie Row lett ; 4 . Rick Bien iak; 5. Scott Hamilt on. VET INT: 1. Guy Ward; 2. Brad McClellan; 3. Dave Whittle; 4. Mark M iller; 5. Bill Hannon. SR INT: 1. Mick Vanaman ; 2. J im M ill er. S/SR INT: 1. Gary Stew art . C'S H IP NOV : 1 . Wi lliam M err it t; 2 . Ke it h J ohn son; 3. M ark Snyd er; 4. Keit h Busch; 5. John McGregor . VET NOV: 1. Den nis W ilson; 2. Todd Rum sey: 3. Jeff Latimer; 4. Larry Varnell; 5. J ay Peake. SR NOV: 1. J ohn Colli ns; 2. Bob Gaowen e. S/SR NOV: 1. Bob Miller; 2. Joe W irt h; 3. Joe Goodson ; 4 . Dean Ham br ick. VET 8 EG: 1. Doug St ephens: 2. Larry Emge: 3. Paul Ow ens; 4. Tom Blake; 5. Mike Thompson. SR BEG: 1. Den nis Finley; 2. Gary wecnner: 3. Denn is Ch in iaeff; 4. Robert Sturgeon. S/S R 8 EG: 1. Gary Calkins ; 2. Dave Baker . TRAIL BK: 1. Mark M iller; 2. Mitch Berger. National High School Champion Mike Guns came all the way from British Colombia and scored sixth in each event. David Webster aced the Support class in the Schreiber Cup, then moved up to the Expert class and finished eighth in the EI Trial de Espana.