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1991150E JUNIOR WORLD TROPHY CIIAMPION 19913SOCC World Enduro Champion• 1990/91 sooec World Enduro Champion fo r second was hea ted even thoug h the temperatures were in the 60s u nder occasiona lly clo udy skies. Four riders were tied for the ru nner-up spot with 24 points alter the firs t tour of the snares. Mark Mill er eme rg e from the pac k with d a 19-poinl seco nd lap to ta ke sole possession of the seco nd spot go ing into the last loop. But, Miller crashed o n a da ngerous portion of section ni ne which caused him to take a voluntary ·" five" on the last section due to an inj ured knee. Com ing from way bac k in sixth place was Larry Varnell to take second after all the scores were tallied. His strong 16-point loop three card did th e job, Of th e 74 riders co m pe tin g, the da y's ironman was undoubtedly Tho m Engelhardt, Engelhardt raced a 1976 Suzuki RM250 in th e Class ic Expert class at th e Adelanto G P the same morning as th e trial. H e then jumped in his van a nd drove 150 miles to Black Ca nyon. arriving two hours after the even t started. With only 90 minu tes remaining before the sweep for the final loo p , Englehardt hurriedl y rod e hi s Yam ah a TV through the sectio ns to bea t the sweep and finish bo th even ts. " I' ve been goi ng to every (AT A) even t for th e last five years and I didn 't want to miss o ne," Englehardt exp lained. "A delanto was a brutal race for the Classic class," he said, " So I was super tired (at Black Canyon)." Five-time and cu rren t AT A Champion T om H am a nn built a h uge lead on the second loop over Mall Pri tchard and cruised to an easy Champ ions hi p class win. Montesa 31I-mo un ted Martin Belai r had th e low est o vera ll Sportsman class score and Vetera n Dave Sta nley ha d the lowest overall No vice to tal . T akash i Yak o ta earned the lowest overall Begin ner marks. 1991 CONTINGENCY PROGRAM* $500 - 1st Place Overall $2 50 - 1st 4-Stroke Overall $100 - 1st 4-Stroke A $50 - 2nd 4- Stroke A $25 - 3rd 4-Stroke A ' Payout per event for AMA Nat ional Enduros. Hare & Hound. Cross Coun try . Hare Scrambles and ISDE Qualif iers, plus t he A lligato r Enduro, Blackwa ter 100, Flat River GP ad lIIini os Cross Country Champ ionsh ip CHECK OUT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HUSABERGS AT THE FOLLOWING DEALERS CAUF ORNIA Frisbie 's A uto R8pIlIir Bill Salaman Motorcycles 14333 E. GaNeY Ave. Baldwin Park, CA 91 706 Cycle Gallery 8440 Graham Hill Rd. Fe.on, CA 95018 1 8181337-6811 MASSACHUSETTS Cycle Sales 6229 Easts ide Rd. Reddi ng, CA 96CX)1 (9161241-1832 Eric's Mot orcycle Co. 136 1 E. W alnut 5 1. Pasadena. CA 9 1 106 1619 1747· '360 (818) 448-ERIC MIC HIGAN The Din BroKer 11 504 W. Colfax Lak_ , CO 80215 (303) 234-1051 J ack's Cycle Worid WAS HINGTO N 43 S. Ma in ST. 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M issouri MC350 Enduro MC499 "Cross" MX ._ 1992 MC502 - Enduro $5499.00· $5699.00· $6599.00· R esul ts I.X: l. Tom Ha mann (5 1); 2. Ma tt Pri tcha rd (70 ); 3. Mar k Olda%" (77); i . Ri ck D- Jfem (98 ): 5. Scan Annand (99). . SPTS MN: 1. Mart in Iklai l' (52); 2. Cuy Sm ith ( 68); ~. Duane Feland (77); -4. Bob Maddn1 (SO): 5. Tom Lasa ter (92). SR SPTSMN: 1. Clive Ha nnon (73); 2. Xmt Graham (85); 5. Da~ Whittlt> (ll l ). INT: I. Craig McCJdbn (.sa); 2. Jim Collim. (60); 3. Br.ad. McCldbn (67). SR INT: l. O1olrl"" Row k u (52); 2. uny V~l1 ( ~ ); 3. Bi ll Mqriu (65): 4. Rogn- Cuard (67); 5. David Rt'CtOr (68). 5/S R If'oo' 7: I. Bill Hannon (60); 2. SI~ 8«k (78): 3. T om Bb kc= (89). NOV : I. Lee Holm (23) ; 2. Doug Sitphnu. (28); 3. Sin e Mo ntilgu e (41); 4. Robnt PttriU (SO ). S/N OV: I. Ian G riHin (%51: 2. M.ltlr. Graviu (32): 3. Gary Ve:a1Ch (33); 4. Kn- in Rrynolds (39/ 14); 5. Cary Dborn (39/ II, S/SR NOV : 1. Many Argo (30); 2. 80m Capt'tillo (WI8); 3. Marlc. Alpnt (38/15); 4. Abn Ma lmquist (43); 5. John Collin. (45) . VET NO V: l. Ditve Stilnley (9); 2. Dl1.ilnl" Sto ne (14); 3. Steve Hill (26); 4. Dd Harland (29); 5. Bill Markham (!8). BEG : I. Takashi Yalr.ota (22); 2. Wolf gan g Bur ke (55); 3. Ibvid uh~ (56); ... Steven Varne ll (81). SR BEG : 1. 'redZin!olIlOlnn (27);2.1kc1c. Ra ia (28); 3. M ichael Chen (43); 4. Bruer &.W trom (44); 5. J oe Myn a (56). S/S R REG : 1. Don Edwar ds (45); 2. Dave Maw (52); 3. Walter Buau n il (69). Awards highlight D-36 banquet By N uklear Neukam RAJ\"CHO CORDOVA, CA, FEB. I Fo r th e past 13 yea rs, th e AMA/ District 36 members hav e gathered fo r th eir a n n ua l aw ard s d i nner and da nce. where th e cha m pions of each form of mo torcycle co mpe ti tio n recieve th eir hard earned rewa rds. This year 's banquet was held a t the In ternational Mach inists Hall in Ra nch o Cordo va. Co ngressman \Villi am Dan ne mever served as the keyno te speak er, and hi s speech was punctuated with the message that it's " lime that we treat huma ns as good as the a nimals." Whi le wat ching th e racers win th eir awards is mor e exci ti ng than watching th em receive an th em , th e org izatio n honored its heroes wi th the respect the y were en tilled. Ju>tifiabl y so. District 36 prides itself o n the man y gr eat racers th at hail from the northern Cal ifornia and Nevada regi on. This incl ude> 11 of th e pa st 16 Grand National Cham pio ns, co u ntless motocross greats, trials a nd end uro standouts, and World Champions. From America's first ever 500cc GP triumphant, Brad Lack ey, to the len gen da ry Ken ny Roberts and today 's superbike star Fredd ie Merkel. Chris Carr, Mert Lawill , Dick Man n, Jim Rice, Danny Tur ner , Da rryl Schultz, Donni e Cantaloupi a nd, o f co urse, Dan n y Chandler ar e but a lew o r the District 36-bred eli te who have left their mar k o n o ur memories and in o ur hearts. But no t often recog n ize , or at least fully d ap precia ted , are the beh in d-t he-scene pow ers that are the District 's fo rte. These po litical act io n forces work ti relessly to preserve as ma ny of o ur enda ngered r i~h ts as possible. \Ve m ust rem ember that if no t for th eir polit ica l in flue nce. ene m ies lik e Alan Cra nsto n . The Sierra Clu b, Eart h First ! a nd myriad other rad ica l do-no-gooders wo u ld have free reig n to close o rr o ur pu b lic lands a nd force us to park o ur bikes. 'Th is year, as trad iti o n dema nds, th e number o ne plat e in their respective co lo rs were awa rded to the future stars by their Stewa rds. 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