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charging Bryan Byers rig ht o n Butler 's lin e
by Buchholz, but Mike Raga n pulled beside
Buchholz o n lap lour at the bo ttom 01 th e
h ill in tu rn three, Lhey touc hed a nd bo th lell.
Buchholz remo unt ed without ever giving up
the lead and went o n 10 th e win. Ir wa s an
exci ting seco nd place fin ish for Charlie
Ro berts lor he had no . raced in eight years.
Newcomer Jack Touchett e sho wed the Seniors
th e fast wa y a ro u nd the tra ck in h is win over
Les Eslinger and J on Baker.
On Sunday Cl int Co llie r using th e hi~h
lin e. again. domina ted th e 50cc Aut omati cs
o ver Denise Coll ier and Dan en Caner. Skyler
Wrigh.'s exce lle nt riding made him the
winner in th e 65cc class o ver Justin Luca s,
The 80cc clas s linal was a real dog Iight with
J usti n Filson com ing o ut on top, Shannon
Wright secon d, and Ra ndy Smith a close thi rd.
Wh ile lead in g the l25cc Iinal Jos h But ler lell
o n the second la p.' From a clo se seco nd spot
Davi d Allen mo ved into th e lead a nd sco red
the easy wi n. Butler mo tored back to second
j ust ahead 01 Ray Davie.
Mark Augen stein led the first lap of the
200cc final o n ly L be pa ssed by Tom Sutton
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a nd Mike Copeland. Copela nd passed Sutton
in th e lat e laps [or the win . Bri a n T homas
o rne back from th e pr eviou s day's mecha nica l
problems L take the 250cc win with hi s hi gh
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lin e ridin g style. Second place fini sher Dallas
Mayer was close o n th e rea r tire o f Thomas
a nd SCO ll Shinn mad e 3 lat e lap pas s to la ke
o ver the third spot. Gr eg Clcr, agai n domina ted th e 400cc class.
Read Bertolino co uld not ho ld oIl even tua l
winner Mike Buch ol z in the 500cc final . a nd
H year-o ld Steve Hall moved into third with
a su per rid e over Ch ad Butler. Mike Ra gan
had the last hand as th e gree n light Oashed
lor th e Open linal, but on lap two was pa ssed
by Bu<:hho lz. Butl er moved into second on
lap lour and cha llenged Bu<:hholz lo r th e lead
o n ly to co me up shorl a t th e chec kers.
Buchholz was perfect lor th e weekend winning
four heats and four mains.
The lar gest a nd mo st co mpe titi ve class was
th e Sen ior class. Two former Natio nal number
expe rts, Mike Caves a nd Denny Will iams, put
o n th e best sho w 01 th e da y. Williams wa s
quickest a t th e li!:ht, but Caves mad e an in side
m ov e in a ver y slIck lurn o ne OInd m ov ed ahead
01 W ill iams lo r the dose victory. J ad
Touchette edged J on Baker at the chec kers
lor th ird.
Results
SUNDAY
50: 1. C. Co ll i" (Yam); 2. D. Collin (YOIm).
65: I. S. Wri ll:hl ( K.aw t; 2. J. T o un gen ( ~ w,; 3. J. I...uc:u.
(Ya m ).
85: 1. R. Sm ith (Ho n ): 2. 5. W ri ghl ( K.3w): 5. J. Filson
(K.aw); 4. J Rnbi n\O n (KOI w ); 5. C. Brown (SUI).
125: I. J. BUlin ( KOI w); 2. R. Luc:a, ( Kaw ): 3. R. Davie
(S UI); i . C. Brown (S w); 5. ) . Robin son (Ka w).
200: I. ~t Copdand (Koi ); 2. T. Sunon (Stu); 3. M.
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AUll:'"n!lol~in (Ru l); 1. M. Collin ( Hon ); ~. 5. :\.! '\On (.... Im ).
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2!JO: I. D. MOly" (Ya m ): 2. 5. Shi n n (Ho n l; 5. 8 . Tumn
(Sm) ; i . R. T ho n};!10 (SUI); !». D. K.a iSt'l" (Yam ).
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iOO: J. G . e lM (Ya m); 2. R. Co llin (SUI); 3. T . Fi'IChM"
( H o n ); 4. S. ByM"" ( H on).
500: 1. M. BUt'h holz ( H o n) ; 2. C. Bud n (K.aw): 5 B. Byn,
IRlx); 4. C. Pnry ( R l x );~. R. Dftokt' (YOIm).
OPEN : I. M. Ruchholl (Ho n); 2. C. Robn"u (H on); 5. P.
ON-kro (Hem ); 1. K.. GTe7\(('(RlX); 5. L Buchho lz (Ya m).
SR: 1. J. Touchene (H on); 2. 1 ~ Eelinger (SUI): 3. J. Rakn
l K.aw); 4. R. ClJll iM" (SlUr, 5. P. Ram osk y (R lx).
MONDAY
!)(): I. C. Coll in IYOIm ); 2. Il . Co lli" (YOIm ); 5. D. Cart"
(Ya m) .
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65: I. S. Wri lil:hl (K.aw): 2. J. Lu a " (Ya m ).
85: l. J. Fil.Ml11 ( ~ w ); 2. 5. Wri gh l ( IU w ); 3. R. Smuh
(H n n ); 4. J. Rnhin!WN"l (K.aw): 5. C. Brown (SUI) .
125: 1. O. AIlt"1I (Yam ): 2. J. Buder (IU w); 5. R. Davie:
(SUI); 1. R. Millt"r (K.a w); 5. R. L.ur a" (IU w).
200: J. M. C"opt"l.and ( Ka w) ; 2. T . Sueon (SUI) ; 3. M.
Au gt'n!lolt"i ll (Ru l ); 4. !\.t. Colli" ( H o n); 5. J. H arshba rger
(Yam).
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2.>0: I. R. Thomas (SUI ); 2. O. Mayer (Yam) ; 5. S . Shinn
(H n n): 1. R. Turn er (S UI.): 5. J. Arn ul d (K;lw).
100: J. G . e l"r (Yam ); 2. S. G ill (C.. A); 3. T . Fi"" ht'r (Ho n):
1. D. G ill (Bu l); 5. S. By" !!. (Ho n).
500: I. M. BuchhoLr: (H o n); 2. R. Benol m o (W· R); 5. S.
H all (H · D): 4. C. Butler (K.a. w); 5. B. Byen. (Rlx).
O PEN : I. M. Buchhol z (He n): 2. C. Bu d r=r ( K.aw); 5. M.
R.aKiln (Ya m); 4. S. Han (1-1 -0); 5. M. Yo llo (H·D ).
S R: I. M. Cavn (Rtx); 2. D. Will i.arm (Ya m ): S. J. Toucht"lIt'
(H a n ): 4. J. Ra k" (Koi ); 5. L Esling('J"(SUl.).
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Gibson glides to Cajun
Classic Enduro win
By Sh erry Com eaux
FOREST HILI..LA, MAY 17
Kawa sak i-mounted Jerry G ibson scored th e
o vera ll win a nd capt ured the overa ll etch ed
glass troph y a t round fo ur of lhe So uthern
Enduro Riders Associa tion end uro, wh ich was
held in the Evan geline Distri ct 01 the Ki13tchi e
National Fo rest a nd was p u t o n by th e
Acadian a Din Rider s.
Gibson 's two point sco re was o ne mi nute
less than second o vera ll Suzuki rid er Geo rge
Wall er J r. Tie-breaker points had to be used
lO determ ine third through lOti; overa ll.
Trail Boss Royce Guidry look th e heat
fact or a nd the possi b i li ty of rain in to
con sid eration when he set up the course for
this race . The co u rse co nsisted of two ac tual
30 mi le loops. Luckily, the rai n held 0(( an d
th e even t went o ff withou t a hi tch .
The Ii rs t 16 mi les were run a t a 15 mph
spent average (0 get everyo ne motivated for
th e trai ls a head 01 th em. The speed th en
jumped lO 18 mph. Located at 46.4 miles o u t,
was th e first of two tie-brea ker checks. Several
rides dropped o ne point, bu t most dropped
several. At 46.5 miles there was a reset wh ere
th e special cou rse riders cu t off a nd retur ned
to th e ca mpgro und.
O nce th e specia l co urse riders cut off, the
fu n bega n lor th e A and B riders. The speed
averages were raised to 24 mph a nd the test
section began with the second tie-breaker
check located a t 57.2 miles out. Alter th e test
sectio n th e rid ers conti nued approxima tely 21
mi le> at 20 mph o n open trail s back .to the
campground , wit h th e last chec k located near
the campground.
Man y riders were over heard co mme n ting
tha t they had enjoy ed a fant asti c rid e du e '0
th e perfect trails, and lack 01 du st a nd m ud
hol es.
Resu lts
AA: I. J"ry G ib500 ; 2. Ceorge w a ttace, J r.; 3. Da vid Crain:
H oll in ~h("
..d; S. Dwight Ruddn.
200 A: I. La rry Pr.:tvy; 2. Jociy POiltenon : 3. Mic~1 Thidc:.
2.1;0 A: 1. N rbiol1 H URl: 2. J df Ahmiln : 5. C1uis Chi solm;
1. DClvid Vin " ; 5. Kt'll y Crt"Rsha w.
O PEN A: 1. T"ry &. inbr id ~ 2. Ji mm y Wu d; 3. 8