Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

mina . The section ended with an MX track through piles of sand and leaves, and the final checkout, a known control. As expected, scores through this section decided the outcome of the race. Going a day's best 6-8 through the two checks, Spence easily overcame his one-point deficit entering the section and earned the overall crown with a 20 card. Jack Lafferty Jr. went 7-10through the section, and coupled with the solid morning effort earne d him the seco nd ove ra ll slot; 22 points d own on the da y. Afterwards, Lafferty said he was pleased with the section; bu t added, "It was a lot harder than I expected ." Richard Lafferty and WER's Drew Smith each dropped 20 through the section, going 8-12 an d 7-13, respectively . Richard stayed in the ECEA points hunt with a 27 card and third overall finish, while TM 12S-m ounted Smith finis hed fourth overall with a 29, earnin g him the High Point A trophy. While admitting he was lucky to have a good number (row three), Smith observed, "Its cornmon to have these kind of sections in European ev ents, excep t that they're tougher and longer. " Rounding out the top five overall was Tricounty's Craig Cossaboon with a 34/418 score , ed gin g HPA runner -up Mike Arend owsy who posted a 34/459. In all, a third of the A class houred out in the finaI section. In other class action, OCCR's Torn Britton posted another High Point B victory, with a nine-point score on the abbreviated B loop. HPB runner-up with a 10 score was John J. Robb ins. Open-class rider Robert King earned High Point C honors with a 17-point card; runners-up were Jerry Gribble and Dan Stoppi Jr. who posted 195. Dan Van Oriel upset Joe Galle for the Masters-elass win, while Audrey Harris was the top Women's-eIass competitor. After the event, riders had vastly d ivergent opinions on the merit of the event's new, tough section. However, Drew Smith might have summed it up best, saying, "The enduro was a wellrounded test, using extremely high-speed sections in the first two loops and an extremely low-speed test in the final A section - it was a fair challenge." ~ CurlyFern Enduro Indian Mills, New Jerse y Results: April 28 (Round 3 of 17) O/A: 1. Mark Spence; 2. Jack Laf,ferty Jr.; 3. Drew Smith; S. Craig Cossaboon, Ak I. Mark Spence; 2. Jack Lafferty Jr.; 3. Richard Lafferty. . 125 A: 1. Drew Smith; 2. Joe Ta van i; 3. M. Dean Spencer. 200 k 1. ScottObcr; 2. Ron Lucas; 3. Ed Hamilhm, 250 A: 1. Mike Ar end ow sk y ; 2. Bri an Russet; 3. Michael Moore. oPEN k I. Dave Broemm; 2. Brian Culbertson; 3. Ed O'Flynn. 4-STRK k 1. Keith Mahon; 2. Damn Russel; 3. Mark Hummel VET A: 1. Ken Law; 2. Kevin Ku ezner; 3. James Gunsel.man. SR A: 1. Tom Ebersole; 2. Gary Nobel; 3. Bill Atherholt SlSR k 1. Jack Lafferty; 2. Charles Staplelord; 3. Ken Schaefer. 125 B: 1. Galen DiMatteo; 2. David Frazier; 3. Eric Hannah. ' 200 B: 1. Steve Moseley; 2. John Castaldi; 3. David Moorehause. 250 B: 1. John Shukovsi

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