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relatively close, Davis ripped out of the check and got on the gas hard. Most riders picked up a minute in the next six miles, losing one fewer point at check nine than they did at check eight. Laffer: . ty and Hawkins zeroed the check for the only two cleans of the day. While everyone else was struggling to lose as few points as possible, Davis was on the gas, racing to catch up with his computer which was still telling him he was late. He picked up two minutes in the section and thought he went into check nine on time. Instead, he was two minute early and gave up seven points to his competitors. At the third gas stop, Jeff Fredette, who was riding on Davis' minute and was supposed to slow Davis down, finally caught up with Davis. Fredette said, "1 can't slow him down. Not even if 1 hang off the back of his bike and he drags me." . Fredette, whose computer was working fine, did the time keeping down the easy road section into the final A-only loop. AA and A riders were checked into the final 13 miles. Davis, whose computer was still out of whack, was on his way to burning the check when Fredette got in front of him and had to count out the seconds to keep Davis from entering the 10th check early. After check 10, there is no computer made that was going to help any of the riders. It was complete "on the gas" mode all the way to the finish. Davis ent through check 10 on time and put the hammer down for the next seven miles of wicked, virgin single-track trail, weaving up and down and along some steep hills. Davis hit check11 three minutes late. Lafferty and Hawkins went four. Whitaker and KTM's Jason Danners scored five, Tabor, KTM's Stavish and Kawasaki's Kelly Getz managed sixes, while everyone else was seven or more minutes late. Just when most A and AA riders had had enough, the club had five and a half miles of new trail left. This last section would determine the winner. After 11 checks and one to go, Lafferty was leading with 15 points. Hawkins and Davis had 16. Riders had to carry their late time at check 11 into the final section. Davis dropped three more mi~utes in the slimy conditions to score a six. Lafferty and Hawkins each dropped four more minutes to go eight. Dahners went nine for the only other single-digit score at the final check. A six was enough for Davis to sneak by and capture his fourth win. Riders came through the final check tired, beaten and with a sense of accomplishment for having completed a truly national-caliber enduro. As one rider put it, "That was an enduro." Stavish echoed the sentiment of many when he said, "1 can't remember a better enduro:' ~ Daniel Boone National Forest London, Kentucky RlIlIUlts: September 15, 1996 (Round 7 of 9) 01A; 1. Ty Da,"- (!Caw) 22; 2. Mike Lafferty (I(TM) 23; 3. Randy Hawkins (Suz) 24; 4. TUn Tabo, (Han) 33; 5. Harvey Whitake< (Hon) 34; 6. Jason Dahner.i (I(TM) 35; 7. F.. nklin Ramey III (KTM) 38; 8. Te.,y Cunningham (Kaw) 42; 9. crug Holasek (I(TM) 43; 10. Kelly Getz (Kaw); 11. Jason Chancey (Suz) 43; 12. Matthew Davidson (Hus) 44; 13. Bradley Sells (l

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