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Cycle News 1994 06 01

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one of the later gas stops today, because the bike was pinging badly during the final m otocross," said Smi th . "1 kn ew that I didn't have to bea t Ty for the overall win, so I just let him go , and saved the bike. At that point, all I was concerned about was Danny (Hamel). He finis hed qui te a ways behind me in the final moto. I don 't think he was able to make up enough time during the day to catch me." Hamel finis hed the event 40 seconds behind Smith. In winning, Smith had won six of the Qualifier's nine special tes ts, while Davis won two, including a four-second v i ctory over Smith in the final MX . Hamel set the benchmark during Saturday's firs t terrain test. . "1 got a slow start this year, finishing .second behind Hawkins in the series opener," sai d Smi th . "Things didn't go my way in Texa s, either, when I"go t caught in a secret check .and placed eighth. I had the flu when I rode Minden (Nevada) last month, and finished third. Luckily, Randy (Hawkins) didn't overall those events." Smi th now enjoys an eight-point lead over Hawkins midway throug h the eight-event series. Each rider will be allowed to throw out his worst two scores. Though Hawkins was a ways back in the overall standings, he d id manage to w in the Lightweight class (0-125cc), besting Kelby Pepper by. 60 seconds. Hawkins' chances at the overall were limited, due mainly to a lack of power in comparison to the bigger bikes. "The special tests h ere were very technical and \'ery long," said Hawkins. "These 125s just don't have the power to keep u p with th e 250 s under those condi- tions." "Th e ridi ng was really tough," said P epper. "It w as reall y phys ically demanding, so mething we normally find only in the Nationa l Enduro Series. Fortuna tely, they gave us eno ugh time to make it to each chec k. A couple of ti mes I got ca ught up in some bottlenecks, but was able to make it without los in g any p oints ." Peppe r finished eighth overall. "R iding w it h Rodne y was kin d of fun , b ecause if he did n ' t take a n y chances on the trail, then neither did I," said Davis. "We still pushed each other so we wouldn't be late for any of th e checks. Rodney was riding reall y good, and just didn't make an y mistakes in his tests. I got caught up in traffic in a test and Rod ney took a bigger lead, so I had made up my mind to just hold onto second." Finishing third overa ll a n d in the Heavyweight class (126cc and up) w as Davide Trolli. The Italian ran ou t of fuel on Day Two, and rec eived h elp from Team Green cohort Dana Van Stee. "If it wasn' t for Dan a, I wouldn't be here," said Trolli . "1 am very glad for his help. These.events are difficu lt for me. They are nothing like the World (En d uro) Championships . These special tests are very tight. Here, you must w ear handguards, and if you catch a rider on a special test, you have a hard time pass ing. In Europe, the trail s are wide and you rarely ha ve prob lems pas sing in a test. I'm happy with my results today, but I think this is tough for on e of yo ur enduros. The las t sections were very d ifficult ." Dan Harte and Brad Turnridge took firs t and second, resp ectiv ely, in the Heavyweight Four-Stroke class (351cc a n d up), cap it al iztngon a Da y- Two injury to Scott Summer s. In th e Lig htweight Four-Stroke d ivi sion (0-350cc), KTM's Jeff Russell finished 10th ov erall.' beating Patrick Garrahan and Larry Ro e seler - both of w hom w ere o n Kawasaki KLX250s that were bored out to approximately 292cc. Dirt Rider magazine editor T o m Webb topped the Senior class on a Husaberg, bettering Lyle Duronso and Dick Burleson. CN Lone Wolf Qualifier Tillamook, Oregon Results: May14-15, 1994 (Round 4 of B ) O IA: 1. Rod ney Smith (Suz ) 6717; 2. Ty Dav is (Kaw) 6794; 3. Davide Tralli (Kaw) 69 13; 4. Dann y Hamel (Kaw} 6942; 5 . Kevin Hines (e RE) 7079; 6. Randy Hawkins (Suz) 7081; 7. Dav id Rhod es (Kaw) 7123; 8. Kelby Pepper (Kaw) 7141; 9. Jason Dahners 7297; 10. Jeff Russell (KThI) 7383; 11. Dav id Lykke 7525; 12. Patrick Ga rrahan (Ho n) 7577; 13. Er ic Ma shbir (Above) Italian DavldeTrolli rim out of gas on DayTwo, but still finish ed third overall. (Right) Wearing new gear ar:'d riding a new bike, Kelby Pepper was nearly unrecognizable in TIllamook. Here, he is helped by Steve Hatch , who sat out the event with an Injury. (H us ) 7589; 14. Brian Ga rraha n (Ka w) 7600; 15, Alan Devo 7149; 16. Curti s Dice 7826; 17. Dan Hart e 7828; 18. Bill Rush 7848; 19. Larry Roese ler (Kaw ) 7866; 20. Brad Tumridg e 7934. • AM A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RELl ABIUTY ENDURO SERIES UNOFFICIA L POINT STANDINGS (Best 6 of 8 scores count): 1. Rodney Smith (89/ 1 . ,. ' win ); 2. Randy Ha wkins (81{ 1);3. Danny Hamel (73/1); 4. Ty Dav is (69{1); 5. Davide Tralli (44). Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 · Olympia, Washington, May 21-22 Round6 - McArthur, Ohio, May 28-29 . . ' . . MotoWorld 2.··Ridirig 'the S'uzukl- RMX250 o~ . · .,.Steve Hatch , Beniardo finished Day One, but . fin'ally 'iliopped out.90. miles into Day Two. ' . .. . . .. . '. ':. '1l1at ~as' the gnal1iest racerve ever 'done in: .Team Suiuki's 'Sieve 'Hatch sat out this'round. my life; .said Bernardo. anative pf New Eng·ofthe series with a broken left foot' andnghf : ·Ian,d. "It was.raining dl"9ps lil-: ;ln · handguard a nd' broke' it too ." Hatch ,.who . · ·slOners helped to f;l8rsuade the:officers t? QlVe.. presently leads the National .Enduro Series,' .'the nders the requlred escort."A1 onepoint we', ·had J St returned 10 action May 8 after b[eak-. ··thpught we,wOuld.haye to.get a .semHruci< an,d . U ing a finger on ljis left hand tastrnonthHe · trailerl o·c;IrTYthe bikes to the finalmotocros.s,~ : · expects-to be oack'forthe neictenduroJune 5 . ' said event organizer Barrett Brown. It .really ·in MassachuSetts: . ...' .'. ',". ,:' .: ," ."" ' ' :. wasn't . matter of them not wanting 'us.to run ' a . .. . . ....: . :" . .,' .. , : .. ' :'. ' . ' .. .. ' . ' ::- ··the (test): It was more a lack'ol comrTuinlCation · Moose RllCin9'Sponsored Kelby Peppc;-r'rOde . · between (the sheriff)' and his deputies; who ·the 'Tillamook event 'on a Kawasak i KXI25 :' said eanier.truit theywouldescort us,"· . '-. ,' . . . · atter he broke·Iies wtth KiM last week: in a " " ' . " . . . " .... . .: . ' " ' ·PrEISS release dated Friday, May 13,"Pepper . Taarn Honda's Scott S ummers suffered yet: · said,'"KTf.1's tocus for 'me was solely on the' ·. another broken 'arm·at !he event.whenhe fell National EnduroSeries. ·.Since 'the. ISDEis . .during oneot Day Two's flrst trail sections. "' . .being held in the U.S.:this year; lhave decid-' was probably going about two miles an hour · ed to devote.myself full time to the National ;' When tt happened; said Summers; sporting a ,Qualifier Seiies; so .1can prepare for the · Slx ~ . .temporary.cast on hls right arm. 'We were rid-' Days in' September; It'sa once-ln-a-llfetlrne. '. irig ina deep ravine; and the handlebars were · -opportunity f.or meto do.well.at America's Six ' . almost scraping on the:wall.when·l got hung ' Days." iJnlila motorcycle-sponsorIs found;':· up.,I barely lipped over-. I Caught my fallwtth' Pepper wiil continue the season aboard bikes ' . my.ami,:and lre-broke.it in the same place I . :owned by Moo~eRadng: Alon'g w,ith several. broke 'it .seven weeks. allo; I'ni'gettlng io be . other rjders who. started !he' season'wearing ':.'. p~elt}'. good .af readi~g mYown X-rays - The , Thor gear, Pepper was sporting Moose Raq· .· break wasn't allthe way t.hrougb; so] expect tcl · ing duds-The Moos!l gear wasn 't available. . be back in' about fiVe weeks.: W!l'" justhave to . until recenlly so sponsored riders .we.re,wear' · . se e whatthe doctors' say ' when' 1get 'ho,me: . , 'ing Thor instead. (Both:companies 'a re owri d.· . When.SUmmers fell he was .Ieading the HeavY; .. e .by Parts Unli(l1iled.) . . . . ':: '.. . . vieightF!)ur-5troke ctass and was six.th oV~raJ l . :., ' :.... . " '.' ':'. , .. . . . He has three goOd days under ' his ',belt' in ~the .ESPN 2's Jerry Bernardo' showed up at t!Je :. . series, and hopes to pickup.three or four more '. 'June ' , ... .... event. to tape. a segmenitor a... . episode of . in the finat two'rounds. .' " : .. : :':' . . . . . ." ." 21

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