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Roper rips at Kangaroo Rat Trial
By Do n Williams
ROMOUND, CA, J."N. 13
T ryal s Shop-sponsored Todd Roper rode his
Aprilia Climber ' 0 a clean third loo p to come
lrom beh ind ' 0 beat lour-time and cu rr en t
Ameri can Trials Association Champion Tom
Hamann, 9-15, at the 2nd Annual Kangaroo
Rat Assistan ce Project Trial o n a BL\f parcel
east 01 Romoland.
It was Hamann's first defeat a t an ATA
event in a year. H amann led by a dab after
"two loops, but Roper 's cl ean loo p pushed him
ahead 01 Hamann wh o dr opped seven points
on his lin al loop.
The Southern Calilornia Trials Association
sp~>nsored l l -secrion , three loop trial drew 80
rid ers and was round o ne 01 the ATA's 10round 1991 Championship Seri es. Rain ea rli er
in the week eli m ina ted any d ust problems and
provided th e trialers wi th nea rly unl imit ed
tra ction . The sect ions were pr imar ily tight
and techn ical with numerous o ff-cam ber turns
in soft so il.
The doses. battle 10 th e da y was in th e
Senior (30+) Novi ce clas s. Fantic riders Mik e
Rieser an d Jerry Peasna ll fin ished wi th 28
points each . Reiser had to co me lrom behind
to win o n clea ns, 19-18, alter he scored hall
01 his dar 's points on the fir st loop. Ian
Griffin, a so o n a Fantic, was four poin ts
behind in th ird place. three points ahead 01
Yama ha -mounted J eff Seiler t ,
ATA Sportsman Thorn Engelhardt go t a
good start in defending his n u mber on e p la te
by bea ting Guy Smi th, 63-65, wi th cons isten t
loo ps 0122,22 and 19. Smith 's best and worst
loops varied by a dozen dabs.
.
The lo w scori ng Sp~>nsman 01the da y came
from the Sen ior division. Pete Croft rod e h is
Yam aha TY350 to th e o n ly sin gle-digit loo ps
in th e cla ss.
A senior a lso had th e low sco re in the
Interm ed iat e cla ss. Santa Maria n J oe Sla ughter coasted h is Fantic 247 to a 28-37 win o ver
Mark Mill er. .
Veteran (50+) Novi ce rider Dave Stanley
easi ly grabbed th e low score in his class with
a to tal 0118 p?ints.
Sen ior division rid ers Ralph Thomukie a nd
Matthew Schmok e ba ttled all day lor th e
low est ove ra ll Begi nner to tal. Tbomukie, o n
a n vintage Kawa saki KT250. came o u t.o n top
by clea ni ng 31 01 33 sections o n his wa y to
a 4-7 victory over Schmok e.
The Beginner cla ss wa s an a ll twi n-s hock
affair with Yamaha TYl75 rider a nd Beginner
number o ne pl a te holder Debi Lazzara beating
YTBO-mounted Steven Varn ell, 34-38. Kris
Ri eser rod e hi s Fan tic 240 to third wi th 53
points.
Results
C SH IP: I. Todd ROpt'f (Ap r); 2. T om Hamann ( Ikt:) ; .5
.
Kevin Nor ton (Fan): 1. Ma lt Pri tchard (Yam): 5. Mall H_ d
(Bet l.
SPTSMN: I. Thomal Englr-hard l (Fan): 2. G uyS mi lh ( Bt1.):
5. Robm: M:tdden (Rd); " . DlQn~ F~land (Merl.
SR (30"') SPTS MN: 1. Pr-te Cro C (Yam); 2. OiV(' Ha n non
t
(Filn); 5. Kml G rilha m (Apr ): 4. Day~ Rm or (IMot); 5. Randy
Minler (Bct ).
S/S R (10+) SPTS MN: I. Art Wt'bll er (lkl): 2. J ohn
Bourtkau (Yam).
(NT: I. Brad McClr-lIi1nd. (Yam); 2. J im Rogns ( Bt1.); 5.
Paul Jo hnlO n (Yam); 1. Roga G U4llrd (Bd); 5. J arN
M4lIlmq u lw. (Yam).
SR Ir-IT: 1. Joe Sla uduO" (Fan); 2. M.,.,k Mil ler ( Rn); 5.
Bill MnT iu (bt' l); 1. l ..any Vamd l (Yam); 5. D. Pa ul
lkArmond (Yam).
S/S R 1N1' : I. JOt' Winh (Yam ); 2. J ilm" HiH (Yam )..
NO \': I. l..« H ollh (Yam): 2. Miteh 8agn (Y.;un); 3.l..Dwr- I
1
Ikll i~ (Ikt): 1. Ph ili p Lu na (Fan); 5. Bria n Ltt (Ya m).
SR NOV; 1. Mikr- Rion- (Fan): 2. J t'IT)' Peurull (Fanl :
k
5. Iiln Gri ffin (Filn); 1. J d l Sri lert (Yam): 5. Rick T mbrOt'
(Yam)..
SlSR SOV: I. MMk Alpm (Ikt): 2. Tom Blake (Fan ): 3.
Strow" Bn:k (Fan); 1. Doug Stephn ll (Yam); 5. J ohn Ha ne-y
(Yam).
VET (SO ) NO V: I. Dave Stan ~ (Fan); 2. SltW' Hill (1k1);
...
5. Dd Ibrbnd (Yam); 1. Ln Pt"tM"5Ofl (1k1); 5. Dt'an
Ham brid (Hon) .
BEC : 1. Ikbi Uuala (Yam); 2. Stt'Vn'l Varnell (Yam); 3.
KrU. Rinn (Fan )..
SR BEC : I. Ra l ph 'Thom:lkie (Kaw); 2. .ulthew.sctunott
(Yam); 3. Michae l Suzuk i (Yam ); 1. Bruct ~k.srrom (Yam );
5. Jack Ha d (Hon).
SlSR.BEG: 1. Dmnil Rea","" (U K).
VET BEC : 1. Da~ &ok" (Yam); 2. AI S ourian (Yam);
S. Jac k Voider (Bet ,
Dailysmokes to Salem AX wins
By Cl ay Ligh t
SALEM OR, JAN. 13
,
Jell Dai ly was . he overa ll win ner ol . he 125cc
Pr o class , a t th e Sa lem Are nacross. Daily
hol eshot . he fir st moto, and breezed '0 th e
moto win ahea d 01 Sco u G rimm and Bill y
Radclille.
Dail y sullered a miserable sta rt in molOtwo,
whi le Chad Berry and Trevor Por.ner led the
pack. By lap three, Dail y had rag ed throu gh
the pack and began '0 pressure th e lead ers.
O n lap five, Dail y cu t '0 th e inside 01 a la st
turn a nd swoop ed p ast both Berry a n d
Portner. Once in to the lead, Da ily p ulled o u t
to a co mmand ing win over Berry and G rimm.
Resul ts
OT JR : I. T etTYnl()fflU; 2. Skip Wadde l; 5. B.oblniwidl:
1. Randy l....iIynr;5. Lorrn Boll ier.
OT INT: I. Bob Conutock; 2. Dew~ I....maburg; S. Jamo
StyJer, t . Bob Pin Cl': $. Ra y f iahc:i.
OT EX: 1. J im Hal'l'U; 2. Bill Row : 5. J"'l Dt'-witt; 1.
J dr Yoll~.
3()..10 JR: I -.Cnogg Bb.nch£idd; 2. Dt'a '!na Holb rook ; 3.
01ar1a buwnid.; 1. (;m(' McDon.neI1; 5. Uri Petersen.
O PEN BEG: 1. Joh n Lrwi&; 2. Jason Smith.
n
O P EN J R: 1. Sk'W' Ewn~; 2. J im A l t'X.iI dn; S. Chril
Petexn; 't. Anlhony vree.
250 INT: 1. Richard Po.una; 2. S~ 1.c'wis: 5. Man Goibk .
2SOJR.: I. RYiin Uach; 2. AllnITcrl t'Cki:5. Crq Hannon
250 ""BEG : I. Ir ~ 2. SltW' &otdlek»r: 5. Mrk SMler:
.1O
f;"B~G~tt ta~~c:tr~
1.
2. Eric Gravn; S. Brad
Bru nul; 4. 01ad En gl ish; S. Ible Corn.
1:5 BEG 0.2: I. Scot l ~11 ; 2. JOAh T rue; 3. Gornon
Young: 1. Rya n Blodgrtt; .s. Jason Burhy.
125 PRO: I. Jeff Dail y: 2. Owl Ikny; S. Scott Gr imm ;
t . Tm.