ENDURO
SErRA ENDURO SERIES
(Left) Team
SCR
Yamaha's.
Randy
Hawkins
showed the
rest of the
field why
he's won
fiveAMA
National
Enduro
tilles when
he carded a
19to win
the
prestigious
Alligator
Enduro.
come to test their skills in a Florida
enduro. This year, the enduro was sponsored by SETRA and points were paid
in that series. It is not a national, but
nevertheless, some of the best off-road
racers in the country participate - just
for the bragging rights.
This year, Yamaha's Randy Hawkins
is the man who gets to do the bragging.
The Yamaha-sponsored Hawkins
claimed the win with a score of 19.
"The guys did a really good job with
the race," Hawkins said of his ride. '1t
was tough and I had a lot of fun. My
SCR/Pro Circuit/Factory. Connection
Yamaha worked great."
Hawkins' win didn't come without a
bit of controversy, though, as Ty Davis
on his Kawasaki KX250 finished the day
with an 18 - one point less than
Hawkins. (Congoversy seems to follow
these two competitors, as Davis lost out
to Hawkins for the '96 National Enduro
title at the final round in Delaware
under protest.)
Everyone in the Kawasaki pits was
beaming, but it seems that Davis lost his
score card and had to be scored with the
backup sheets. According to the roles,
he was given a two-point penalty for the
lost card, bumping his score to 20 and
handing tbe win to Hawkins. The
Kawasaki pits went from jubilation to
frustration.
"Everyone knows who won here
today, n one of the Kawasaki crew members said. It was not how Davis wanted
to end his otherwise-flawless ride. He
(Left) SETRAregular Frank
Ramey III rode
his KTMto
third overall
with a score of
22.
(Right) Team
Green
Kawasaki's Ty
Davis actually
carded an 18 to
beat Hawkins
by a point, but
lost his score
card and was
penalized two
points. He still
got second
with a 20 to end
the bittersweet
day.
By Kenneth King
Photos by Kinney Jones
DA¥rONA, FL, MARCH 6
or many, Camel Bike Week
evokes images of custom
Harleys cruising Main Street
and road racing. For the off-road
crowd, it's the Alligator Enduro.
For 47 years, the Daytona Dirt Riders
have been promoting the event, and offroad riders from all over the country
settled lor second, while SETRA's own .
Franklin RaJ?1ey III had a great ride, ~
rounding out the top three with a score
of 22 on his KTM.
SETRA riders are quite accustomed
to Florida races, but for riders from elsewhere in the country, the Alligator is a
race they won't soon forget. It usually 2
gives a new definition to the phrase 1
"tight trail."
Typically, fhe first ]0 or 15 rows
break new trail - the rest just follow
