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California Trail Rides of three former champion s - Ivan Mau ger, Barry Briggs and Ol e O lsen - Brod ie would no t alte r hi s decision. Police were su mmo ned to the pi ts as the arg u ment erupted and wh en the call came to start the rerun , Correy joined th e o ther riders at the tapes. Althou gh he was sho wn ' the . black exclusion flag he would no t budge off th e starting line and was o nly persuaded to return to the pi ts under pro test a fter FIM Track Racing P residen t Gunther Sorber warned him if he di d not move he woul d be banned for the rest of th e season. After making ano ther defia nt gestu re to the referee, Correy was fin ed 500 Swi ss francs whi ch he says he will not pay. " No body was go ing to prevent me going back on to the tra ck:' declared th e an gr y Ca liforn ian. " I wa nte d the referee to see me o ut th ere beca use he must have kno wn he had made the wro ng decision . Everyone apar t from the referee agreed it was not my fault." Riss, who took th ird p lace in the reru n to pick u p a poi nt and finis h o n the same level as Correy, apologized to him after the race and admitted he was to blam e but he 'said it was u p to the referee to mak e the decisions. Correy sco red two second p lace finishes behind Knu dsen and Handberg befor e ga in ing hi s on ly win in hi s th ird heat. Li ke Errnolen ko , he beat three East Europeans - Jan Petrikovics o f H u ngary , Vacla y Mi lik of Czechos lovakia, and Schneiderw ind a nd a third place to Pedersen and R ickardsson gave hi rq his fina l q ual ifying poi nt. But th oug h Correy was annoye d and upset, he fared better than the third American co n tender, Kell y Mor an, who had a totally disorgan ized day. After failing to turn up for the official practice the previous day , he was two ho ur s late in reporting to the track for th e meeti ng . Engl and's J oe Screen , the first reserve, was read y to take h is pla ce bu t Referee Brodie was in a mor e len ient mood. Instead o f d isq ualifying Mor an , he fined h im 200 Swiss fran cs, but even then Moran was ted his seco nd chance. Havin gmissed the practice, he was to tally at sea in his opening heat , ta ilin g off last, bu t then picked up two second p laces befor e havin g h is mo tor go in his fo urth heat when a pis ton r od sha tte re d th e eng i ne cas i ng . Ano ther second pla ce in hi s las t race was not eno ug h to see him throug h. Erm o len ko a n d Co rr ey w ill be joined in Sweden by the third America n qual ifi er , Bill y Hamill , who top ped the score chart wi th 12 points in the first sem i-fin al at Rovno, Russia , a week earlier. H amill has the natural racing ta lent and the ded ica tio n to go righ t to th e top bu t the three Americans already kn ow wh o they have to beat in Go thenburg - th e " G rea t Dan e" H an s Niel sen, who looks right o n course for hi s fourth in divid ua l title. H is su premacy was never threatened as he race d clear of the pa ck to win each of h is five heats in immaculate style. It was a Danish domina ted semi final. Nie lsen was th e o nly rider to tak e a point from Pedersen while Tommy Kn udsen to o k third p la ce o n the victory rostru m with 12 po ints . T he Eastern Bloc riders were com p letely annihilated, none of th e five conte nders succeeding in getting a place in the to p eigh t. CN _ ....iCT ? => ~ Dual Spor t Jamboree WLl An AMA D-37 .Dua l Sport Adventure sta rting in the Barton Flats area of the San Bernardino National Forest. Sunday, Ocfober6, 1991 Open to Street Legal Trailbikes Only. Spark Arrestor Required. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A 100+ mile dual-sport loop in the beautiful San Bernardinomountains around the Big Bear, California area with opt ional sections for the more experienced riders. A great rid e for novice and experienced riders al ike ! ~ ~~~ .zlldA/IIUIOt {)atJt SP-ott ri1'7i:fl.J-l vAtlf8tJeEE· FREE BARBEQUE FREE BBQ Saturday Night for All Entrants, courtesy of Cycle News. Entry also includes T-Shirt and automatic chance to win a new Suzuki DR350S in the California Trail Rides series drawing at this event. PRIZES PRIZES PRIZES Come up and enjoy the entire weekend! We'll be gathe ring on Sat urday in' the group camping area (no water or hookups) off East Jenks Lake Loop Rood in the Barton Rats area. Hiking. fishing and other.outdoor activities are nearby. Porta-potties are in place. i N . Many new 1992 motocycleswill be on display. including new Dual Sport models from Suzuki on saturday and Sunday. r1 , o - RED LA ND S No unlicensed. not-street legal riding allowed in campground. Start time forthe CYCLENEWSDual Sport Poker Run is 7:00 to 9:00 a.m.,Sunday, OCtober 6. Map no t Roll Chartsprovided.Bring yourrollchart holder. Navigation by mileage. to ae"le ENTRIES ARE LIMITED! Mail Entry Recommended Entry Fees: Mail: $25 Passeng e rs ride FREE! Bring a friend, kid, sp o use or p et. Post: $30 'Free passenger entry does not include i-Shirt, but can be purchosed for just $5.00 S end Entry with Name. Address. AMA Number, 0..37 Dual Sport number and ONE SELF-ADDRESSED. STAMPED ENVELOPE to: CALIFORNIA TRAIL RIDES - 16458 Balsa Chico #216 - Huntington Beach, CA 92649 - INFO: (714) 846-1241 ) - - - - ' ' - - - -- - X XXl l Sm I understa nd thai my street licensed motorcycle must comply wit h a ll Cal~om la motor veh icle equipment laws. Motorcycles must have current registration. meet sound requ iremen ts. ca rry liabili ty Insura nce a nd be equipped with SP ARKARRESTOR. tum signals, hom. m irror. etc. SIGNATURE -,--- _ In addition to entered riders, approximately how many extra members of your gro up will be , ISTHISYOUR FIRST DUAL SPORT RIDE? 0 YE 0 NO S atle,:\ding the barbeque $ R esults QUAunERS: I. H an ' Nielsen (Denma rk} 15; 2. J an Pedersen (Den mark) 14; 5. T o mmy Kn udsen (Denmar k) 12; 4. Sam Erm olenk o (USA) I I: 5. Tony Rickardsson (Sweden) 10; 6. (TI E) Ronnie Con ey (USA)/Kel vin T atum (Engla nd )/ Gerd Ri ss (O erma ny) 8; 10. Reserve: Ger l Handberg (Den ma rk) 7. Presents The 2nd Annual L :".. ' ~ Rid ing Tige r SUZUKI Official Bike of CALIFORNIA TRAIL RIDES counrnoum !": il ;i~ (Q ~D" ~ ~" " ~ ......ANC [ ~ ~ ...,aU SA !I:;--- I~~ ~ 6Cc~3i) IJIINIT~ 4/: ' -~ . ~ ~ u. ~..·r~~ <, __ : )iNl' ~ ~ J