Dal e Fra nk lin came out of retirement to win the inaug ural Formula Unlimited
road race in th e WMRRA season opener at Seattle International Raceway,
Premier Champion Bob Capistrant dominated the Mason-Dixon Trials Challenge
on an immaculate 250cc Ducati. The event was formerly called the Spring Trial.
DoUR gentrcw (Ya m ):
and one "o ne" each . Jason's three " twos" to
Marc'. one "two" gave J a !iOn first for the day .
The mod ern event, run on a separate sevensect ion loop , drew a disappointing 37 entries
for the first round of th e AMA Di strict 7 Trial>
Series, The Expert ciass was typified by ciase
competition th roughout the day. D istr ict 7
number two rider J im Palmer led after the
fin t loop with fou r marks, Rob Toole
followed in second wi th .ix mark>, despite
a delay due to a drowned motor and broken
starter shaft in the creek of section four. Afte r
pumping the water fro m his motor . Toole
reentered the fray without 'a starter, District
7 Champion Craig Fish a nd STRA number
two Don Wre nn were tied for third at seven
marks each.
Pa lmer maintai ned a slim one-mark lead
after the second loo p, whi le Fis h moved into
second. Amother " five" in section fou r forced
Tonie back to th ird p lace . An exce llent fivemark loop by Di strict 4 Expert Ken Clark
moved him in to a tie for fourt h with Do n
Wrenn .
Cra ig Fish rode a brilliant clea n third loo p
to tak e over fir s t p lace, w hil e Ro b Toole added
only two marks to h is tota l to mov e in to
second . Ken Clark a lso rod e a two- mark loop
to mo ve into a tie for thi rd wit h J im Palmer.
3. ~ith Pink!loLilrr (S aul; • . Marvin Beaun (Ya m) : 5. Doug
Rrllfrow (V"m).
6,1)() BOlT: I. n.a~ Rou u ird (Hon): 2. Travis Stidham
lIuw); 3. ("
.aug!' Schwm (K.aw).
OPEN BOTT: I. Srott Sopt'r (BMW ); 2. David Roobird
(Hun); 3. And y Muo~.
OPEN SGL.: I. Knin Mn.f!:MT(Vilml :%. Bill Birchrt IHon .:
3. l oo n Lary (Yam).
mxo. I. Sroll Frf'dricb (Hon); 2.. Ward Rogtn (BMW);
3. R.oand)· C rinl (Sw).
\'lro.'T: I. J OKk Youn,; (T ri ): 2. John CoUnt (BSA); 5. David
HribnK (N ut).
NO\' ; I. l'k1lrr ~trrm. (Sau); 2. Albm FaU$inl (SUI );
;m
i~";k~~lanlrlH(Jn r. 4. Jamn ManON'lk)(Sw); S. Tony
Capistrant dominates MasonDixon Trials Challenge
By Jack Pearrs
UNION BRIDGE, MD, MAR. 25
Michigan'. Bob Ca pistrant led a Yankee rout
o f sou thern trials riders at the Maso n-Dixon
Trials Cha llen~e. Arter six years running as
the Spring Trial, the new name for this
popu lar meet signaled a new emphasis on the
growing vintage movement, Forty percent of
the en tries were co mpeti ng in me opening
round of the Mid-A tlantic Vintage T rial>
Series.
Bob Capistrant, on a carefully prepared
1965 Du car i 250, led the Pre mier L ig htweightA cia ss from start to Finis h. The b u lk of h i.
meager I I ma rks were earned in the tight a nd
slimy section six . Wi ll Stoner, of Ohio, on
a Triumph 200 Cu b, moved into second on
the seco nd loo p. Co nsistent lo w scores o n the
final two loo~ kept h im in seco nd for the
day. Ohio '. BlII Gall oway, on an immaculate
250cc Greeves, rode consisten tly each loop to
bea t out a steadily improving Warren Klei s
by one mark for third place on the day. Craig
KI""h completed the first loop in seco nd pl ace
after a brilliant ride. However, th e ha ndicap
of riding a 500cc Tri u mph twin in a class
dominated by agile si ngles forced hi m back
to fifth place,
Virginian Pa te Keen. o n a '74 Honda
TLI25, rode unchallenged to first place in the
Modem Classic-A cia ss, H i. three clean rides
in each of the mud-bog sections (three and
six) stunned the other vintage riders. Dave
Mankey, on a '72 O ssa 250 MAR , rode
ccnsistern, single-digit loo p' to p ut a lock on
.seco nd place, R ich Broo ks, on a nearly-new
Montesa Cota 247, edged out Do n Pugh by
three mark. to take third for the day .
Lew Stretch, on a '45 Royal Enfield, and
Sta n jakubaszek, o n a '57 BSA 500, were the
so le en tra n t. in the Rigid a nd H eavyweigh t
cia sses, r espectivelv. Both gamely struggled
with the handicap. of low grou nd clearance
and wide tu rni ng rad ii in what became a
contest of sheer physical endurance. Lew
eventua lly conceded the persona l con test for
h igh -m ark honors to Sta n .
Jim Van Sick le, on a 250cc Yamaha, took
first in the Classic -Bclass by a 40-mark marg in
over I 25cc Ho nda- mounted Mall Francy.
Beta-mourned Rob Toole o f North Caroli na
po..ed a o ne- mark final loop to tie for first
with Yamaha-moun ted Craig Fis h. T oole'. 22
dea n. to Fi.h'. 15 clean. j;3ve Rob the win
fnr the day, wh ile Fish finished seco nd. A
th ree-mark fina l loop moved North Caro lina'.
Do n Wrenn in to a tie with Beta- mou n ted Jim
Pa lmerat 22 marks, 19 clea ns and four "ones ".
Pal mer 's two "twos" gave him third over
Wre nn, who had o ne "two" for fourth place,
New Yorker Ken Clark po..ed two " fives" o n
the fina l loop, whi ch dropped h im back to
fifth place o n the day .
At the conclusion of the firs t-ever MasonDixn n Trial. Challenge, Yan kee riders had
out-scored Southern riders by I II poi nts to
85 in vintage co mpetition, and by 209 to 183
in modem competition. Pate Keen definitely
unfur led hi. Confederate battle sta ndard in
the pi is and ta lked about recruiting add itional
riders from T en nessee and Georgia to turn
the tab I"" at next year '. Challenge. Riders
fro m a I O~ s ta te a rea participated in wha t could
beco me a c la ss ic North/Sout h rivalry.
Results
PRt:M I .lW A: I. Ru bt-rl <:avi~m,ml (Due); 2. Will S to ner
(T ri l; , . Willi.. m G..lInw4IY (G rl!); 4. Wa rrr n Klr-i, (Tri ); S.
CtaiK K I~h Ch i ); 6. Po n a ni k (B. iA); 7. Clark Fr.m cy (BSA) .
Ult
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MOO (;1. A: 1. PaU' Kt"Mi (H lIn) ; 2. f1.tvt" M;,,mk (Ou);
f'y
:i. R ic·h Kmnh (MUll): 1. DlIn PUKh ( Ru l ).
RIGIn: I. l..«"wil'o SIn·tdl cR. ":).
PR EM H /W R: 1. Su m Jak ub. ll'oN"k (RSA).
I)R EM I .lW R: I. nu nc·,uI WriKhl (BSAI; 2. R k h ard o...ukh
(Oal): :t J r Hn 'Y Cha m~-n. (liS A); 1. Julin Towery (T r i).
MO nel. R; 1. J im \ 'a nS i, kl r (Vam ): 2. M..n Fr4lncy (Bon ):
s , RlIlJc ( ':oJrril (Ru l); 'I. Brad Ealnll (USA): .'». Tral·j Toole
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