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e fell twi ce in his semi. Th~ second crash
a rne in th e final turn, but he l ucki ly
mo u n ted without losin g his positio n. As
ng as he fin ished fift h or higher, th e title
s h is. Tha t's wha t he did, as he trai led Sti th ,
odd Win sett , Ch ri s Hathaway and Mar ev
nsen ig. Sensenig fell o n the second lap. The
p four stayed very close for mos t of the race,
n til Winsett tried to ta p hi s way by Sti th ,
ut as he ha s do ne severa l o ther tim es thi s
a so n, Winseu ended up on th e concrete, This
rough t o ut th e red. flag. and the race was
lled.
Greg Boutwel l breezed through his heat and
m i a nd j um ped out to a large lead over
aro ld Brossman, Dave Van Pelt, joe White
nd Paul Shoemaker in the main. On the
pening lap, Char les Maj eski got tangled up
nd fell , ~tting lapped by Boutwell before
e got rolhng. With the title in hand, he Could
ave stoked it, but he fought ba ck and
nlapped himself. Once by, he ca ugh t up to
he pa ck and wor ked himself back to fourth
pot by the end .
550: I. Billy Still well (M. M); 2. Ben McFaddr. n (Ya m ); 3.
ndv Donner (Ya m ); 4. Bill y Sod y (Yam ); 5. Bobby Kraft
am).
80; I. R icky w in sen (Sull; 2. J ohn Wimctt (Suz); ' .Mike
cgee (Ra w); 4. Brody Mill er (Ya m ); 5. Dona ld Mu llen
am).
125: 1. Todd Stit h (Han); 2. O1ri s Ha!.hawa}' (Ha n ); 3.
ike Hacker (Han): 4. Paul Lynch (Ha n ); 5. james Blair
on).
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t. Taylor W h ile (Hon); 2. T od d Hu nt (SUl); 3. lbvid
( K.aw) ; 4. Lmy Ikrtholdt ( K.aw); 5. Danny Rri chm.
ul ).
.
360: I. Creg Bout well (Ya m): 2. j oe White (H .D ); 3. Harold
rowna n (Bu l); 4. Otarks Majesk.i (Bul); 5. Pa ul Shonnak.tt
t"("W't,
on).
250 PRO: 1. Paul Crumling (Ho n); 2. Mike V.aJTtt'S (Ya m);
· R ich ard Rt'n'n ( lU:w ); 4. Scott SoIunckn (H · O); 5. Robert
weeeen ( lU:w).
endosa masters Lodi
ough Scrambles
y Max Speed
om, CA, DEC. J
usty Mend osa sco red th e wi n in th e Pee Wee
las s o n m fast cu shion tra ck at me Lodi
e
ycle Bowl.
Mickey Lane grabbed th e holeshot fro m a
II field of Pee Wee racers. Mendosa reco vered
m a bad start to gi ve chase , and th e two
iders went at it for a co u p le o f laps . Mendosa
de a gutsy pass in tum o ne to take o ver
L La ne stayed dose, but remained a bike
gth behind Men dosa at th e fin ish.
The Vet Novice class saw Richard Cervantes
'de h is H onda to a clear wi n , with a good
ce for second place be tween Ed Miller and
a ny Souza. The two battled throughou t th e
ce wi th Mill er edging o ut So uza at the fi nish.
The Vet Expert class saw Alex j orgense n
ke the easy wi n over Ted Thompson and
n McGeHee.
With nin e 80cc Experts o n th e li ne, T ob y
orgen sen was firs t ou t or tum o ne. with
el der Al ve nez dose b eh ind. Alve rn ez
o unded jorgense n u ntil th e th ir d lap, wh en
e too k advantage of a m ista ke by j orgenso n
tak e the lead While th e leaders were
attling, j eff Gabhart was o n the move a nd
n catching them. The last few laps had
e leaders inches apart as they cros sed th e
'nish lin e, wi th Alvemez holdin g o ff j or ensen and G ab hart.
.
The 80cc junio r d i vis ion saw David
o lloway sleal the hol esh o t with Ku rt is
oberts and Casey Yarrow in hot pursui L
allo way held o n to th e lead for a lap, before
oberts made hi s move aro u nd him. O n th e
ext la p , Yarrow saw the opening he was
ki ng lor and scoo ted into th e lead. Roberts
ve ch ase, but cou ld o nly get within a few
ike len gths at th e checkered flag.
esults
P/W CB; I. Dust y Mm doz.a; 2. Mickey La ne; 3. Jeanna
1Ii&; 4. IU:theTine Ancknm.; 5. Vincmt Guisandt.
60 A-8 : I. K.c. RiK'l'adm; 2. Digger Smi th.
80 C: l. J»OII Ellis ; 2. Robert Simpson; 3. Jttnny Meyers;
· MK::hafoI H anman.
80 B: I. Cuey Yarrow; 2. Kun is Robnu.
8OA: 1. Helder Alv.amn; 2. Toby Jorgmsm: 3. JdIGabhan;
· Bill y Manin; 5. Sha wn RUSK'II.
WM N, I. Rhonda en....
125 C: I. Don Shi pky; 2. Mike Applq(ale; 3. P~II
.uti~ 4. Da n Manin.
200 CB: I. T roy Winkln; 2. G lm Bttkttdite; 3. Bill Sl.ilmoL
250 C: I. Don Sh i pl~; 2. R. n Verducri; 3. Tom Ecchos.
250 B: I. Don Chrk; 2. Km ny Robnu Jr. ; 3. J U5 n Ownby.
ti
250 A: I. Alo J orgensen : 2. BiI1Arbogul; 3. k ich Faeriano .
O PEN C: I. Mike H um; 2. Cory Yarrow.
O PEN B: I. ~~ RodJ:iguez; 2. J ustin O wnby .
OPEN A: I. Rich' FiKOiIno: 2. Alan M~hn:.
4-S1"RK C B~ A : 1. Mike Dr1acy; 2. Dwayne Ellis; 3. Eddie'
·xon .
VET C: I. Richard Cmr.tntn; 2. Ed Mill rr .
VET B: 1. Tony Mil ner ; 2. Cory Lt wis.
VET A: l. Alex Jordm.m; 2. Ted Thompson; .5. Alan
1>«
.
OT C: I. Charla Pahel ; 2. Doyko Cook.
ard, Bertram best
t 49'er Enduro
y Glenn Martinson
S FLU , CA,NOV. 23
e Distri ct 36 end uro seaso n ended with the
'er Enduro and m uch anticipated perfect
'ding co nditions . The Polka Dots M.e. laid
FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE!
o u t almos t 80 mi les o f challenging woods
trails and firs t roads. Darren Bachard a nd Dave
Bertram each dropped zero points in a tie for
the overall win.
The 8:00 a.m . key time saw many riders
sporti ng seldom used jackets and multiple
layers 01 cloth ing. Trails on the first loop
co n ta ined a m ixture of wooded single track,
roc ky two track , and snow d usted fir e roads
with r lent y of rese ts and free time. - After
severa d usty end uros du rin g October, all o f
the ri ders were enjoying the d us t free co nd itio ns . A few riders u naccu sto med to the
slip pe ry pa tches o f snow, like perennial fast
g uy Steve Shoemak er, were found taking sn ow
samples ear ly in th e first loop. The excitem en t
reall y began approximately two mil es before
th e gas stop, as th e club placed a zeroa ble
emerge ncy check after a tight woods tra il ru n
at 18 mph. Many A riders arrived o n ti me
to th e tiebreaker chec k and scrubbed rim e to
check in 30 seconds into the ir minutes.
Severa l riders had zero scores at the 25
mi nute gas stop break . Team Suzuki 's Dave
Bertram showed. his timekeeping prowess
with a perfect first loop scor e. ISDE go ld
meda lis t and Cycle Gear-s u pported j on King
described the trai l co nditio ns as , " best of the
year ," and tied. Bertram wit h zero seconds
dro pped.
After lu eling u p lor th e second loo p , the
event heat ed up as the club challenged the
riders with more woods trails a nd h igher speed
averages. H igh er speeds, how ever, were no t
enough to take late points from ma ny riders .
Kawasaki A-rider Darren Bachard rode two
pe rfect loo p s lor a 0.0 second score a nd
no tch ed his first o verall win. Sharing th e
overa ll with Bach ard was Bertram WIth a
matching 0.0 seco nd score. Bertra m co mm ented , " The cl ub did a good job, the
markin g was pretty good, and the trails were
exce llent."
The exce llen t trail conditio ns p roduced
man y stel lar scores. as evidenced in the Vet
classes. Vet-A winner . · District 36 enduro
steward Jeff Neff, d rop ped th ree seconds a nd
barely edged ou t Ron de Bru in 's four-second
sco re. Woodla nd Cycle's Tim Stove foll owed
in th ird.
Results
AA: 1. Da~ 8fmr.I m (SOl ).
200 A: I. Cary Fargo ( Ka w ); 2. Carl R&d (K.aw ).
250 A: I. Da rren &chilrd (Ka w); 2. (TIE) Duke Lambert
(Youn)/ G knn M.llr inlOn (Hon ): 4_Bohu mil Pe»Iedn i (SOl ).
t
OPE.~ A: 1. Dan Sell (KTM ); 2. J im Norris (Hon); .5. Doug
Byen (KTM ).
4-STR.K A: I. Phi l Doug las (KTM); 2. Bob Hol ma (Hbg);
3. Mike Po rter (Yam ).
VET A: I. Jdf Ndl ( lU:w); 2.. Ron deBruin (SOl); 3. Tim
Stove (H a n ).
SR A: 1. Bill Dan (Yam ); 2. Don Matheso n (H o n ); 3. Ken
L gn-i g (Hon).
SlSIl Ie 1. David Kin g