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NETRAEnduro Series, Round 9 da (Left) CREmounted Jason Cayer took his fourth overall victory of the year at the NETRA Rubber Cow Enduro In Wrentham, Massachusetts. (Below) Bob Stradler leads Glenn Amold through the gasline mud hole at the Rubber Cow Enduro. By Paul ClipperlTrall Rider Magazine Photos by Jay Chittenden WRENTHAM MA, SEPT. 29 he Rubber Cow? You either had to be a KPTR member or a BMW fan with a memory for obscure details to know what the King Philip Trail Riders had in mind when they named their enduro. Actually, a group of BMW-fancying club members pulled the name from BMW history, after learning that the German engineers referred to the flexing frame on early '70s machines as gummikuh, which literally translates into "rubber cow.." Without a doubt, if's a disparaging term, and anyone who has ridden a King Philip course probably can identify it with the feeling you acquire after 50 miles or so of Massachusetts rocks. Jason Cayer mayor may not have known or cared about the Cow history, but he attacked the Cow like he has the rest of the NETRA enduros this year, and once again chalked up an overall win. Cayer now has four overall wins to' his credit, and the best shot of anyone at takfng the NETRA championsli.ip away from last year's champion, Kevin Hines. In spite of a very technical course, made more so by two inches of rain the day before, Cayer stayed strong and consistent through each of the 10 checkpoints, dropping only 28 points along .the way. Darrell Szlachetka chased after him for second overall with 30 points, while Dave Gunn (31), Bob White (31), and Kemp Stewart (34) filled out the top five ·overall. Cayer started out in the catbird seat, by setting the lowest score of the eventual top five at the first points-taking check, check three. Cayer scored a 7:45 there, barely edging out Stewart, who posted a 7:50. Szlachetka and Gunn both dropped'eight points and change, while White. was starting out the slowest wit!:l a 9:24. There was no time to catch your . NETRA Rubber Cow Enduro Wrentham, Massachusetts Results: September 29, 1996 (Round 9 of 12) T \0 0'\ 0'\ T'""'1 (f)' N ~ E u o 44 Magoomba, "and he just had that thing pinned wide open." White came blazing in with only five points' lost - too little. too late - but it did move him up to fourth overall from potentially much lower in the standings. Cayer and Szlachetka were not far behind with six points each, and for Cayer it w,as just enough to ensure him another first overall. Gunn was third with his seven points at the checkout, and Stewart's eight was enough for fifth place overall. Szlachetka was awarded the A High Point trophy for his 30-point score and his brother Gary took home the B High Point to go along with it. Both of the brothers ride Kawasakis, and no, they're not twins. Jarrod Kurosh came out of the C Lightweight class, riding a KTM 250, to win the High Point C trophy. Considering the rain and the usual technically demanding course, the Rubber Cow was quite a challenge, but there were no protests lodged and everyone seemed happy with the ride. The route sheet had shown 84.5 ground miles, with an actual mileage of just over 66 miles. In honor of its bovine namesake, the King Philip Trail Riders gave away milk-bottle trophies and Team Cow Tshirts, and a raft of continge.ncy prizes from AXO Sport, CRE Imports, Kevin's Cycle, Cliff's Cycles, Morel's Husky and Razee Motorcycles. A tip of the hat. a pinch of the udder, and a toast of "Heffa Reffa" home brew to the KPTR for anoth.er job well done. If you want to ride a real enduro next year make plans for the Rubber Cow II, coming to a pasture near you. breath after the third check, since it was back-to-back with check number four, the real check-out for the section. Cayer once again topped the crowd, this time with a nine on his card and a whole point over Gunn and Stewart, who each dropped 10. Szlachetka came in on 11, while White dropped 12 at the . check. A gas stop gave a few minutes respite, and !}ten check five was a checkin to one of the KP' s shorter but equally points-robbing sections. Two points seemed to be the norm here, except for Stewart, who squeaked in just past his minute for a three. The next check was an obvious check-in, with plenty of road connectors to keep everyone on time going in, and you could see it in the scores. All the riders hit it at the top of their minute, even though it was an emergency check. All gave away valuable seconds here, but when you're talking about King Philip terrain, it's best to take it away early rather than give away an extra minute at the end. In other. words, no oj\e was going to zero this section. At the check-out, the results were surprising. White, who up until check number eight was fighting to get warmed up, finally came out of the doldrums and lit a fire under his CRE. He. twisted it through the section with a . 3:54, very quick compared to Cayer's 4:14, but just barely on top compared to 'Szlachatka's 3:57. Gunn did a 4:35, and Stewart, who appeared to be losing steam while White came alive, came out with a 6:35. Another connector section allowed all to get back on time, and then the final section of the Rubber Cow followed a zeroable check-in. White continued his fast afternoon pace and blitzed the section. "We heard him coming for it seemed like five minutes," said trail boss Joe O/A: Jason Cayer (CRE) 28. HI PT A: Darrell Szlachetka (Kaw) 30, HI PT B: Gary Szlachetka (Kaw) 62. HI PT C: Jarrod Kurosh (KTM) 63. A BNTM: 1. Darrell Szlach~tka (Kaw) 3.0; 2. Pete Tanner (CRE) 42; 3. David Fraser (Kaw) 59. L/W A: 1. Jason Cayer (QE) 28; 2. Dave Gunn (KTM) 31; 3. Robert White.(CRE) 31; .. Kemp Stewart (Hus) 34; 5. Paul Millikemn (KTM) 35. HlW A: 1. Dave Carlson Jr. (Hon) 45; 2. Eugene Sweetser (ATK) 53; 3. Bill Sironen (KTM) S7; 4. Michael Zahansky (KTM) 115. 4~STRI( A: 1. Rich SeymolLr (Hon) 45; 2, Bill Drummey (Hon) 50; 3.Jim BuUls (Hbg) 61; 4.Tim Murphy (Hus) 78. VET A: 1. Ken Robbins (CRE) 41; 2. Frederick Goldberg (Hon) 54; 3. 'Fom Vella (Hon) 55; 4. Geoff WurHtzer (Hus) 70; 5. Ed Bishop (Kaw) 70, SR A: J. Duncan Broatch (KTM) 46; 2. Jerry Randall (Hon) 46; 3. Jim Smith (eRE) 51; 4. Roger Rodrigue (KTM) 56; 5. Jim Stoddard (KTM) 69. BNTM B: 1. Gary Szlachetka (Kaw) 62; 2. Jason Rawlins (KTM) 68; 3. Ken Bessette (Kaw) 81; 4. Jeff Black (Kaw) 86; S. David Corrao, 103. UW B: 1. Paul Piva.. 69; 2. Glenn Arnold (Suz) 69; 3. Dave Richardson (I

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