ing mood was that of an angry mob.
One final section was planned, but then
shortened (another swamp was taken
out) after the mass carnage in the Bertino section.
Many riders could gamble in this
remaining section, and a number of
them carded zeroes, including Richard
Lafferty, Larry Poplin, M. Dean Spencer,
Todd Lockhard and a few more. If you
were playing it cautious you hung back,
and Spence finished with a 1:39, while
Groemm carded a 2:58, giving the overall win to Spence.
In spite of all the points taken, the
club dealt with nearly insurmountable
land-use problems that had the course
changing literally up to the day before
the enduro. Turkey breeding grounds
rerouted some sections and Rattlesnake
breeding others. New wilderness recreation area designated by the state,
encompassing the lands around the
Batsto and Mullica Rivers, further
cramped the sections east of U.S. 206.
Considering how hard they worked to
preserve the parts of the course they
could use, the club did a miraculous job
of running this end uro. Trail boss
Kenny Lee Taylor fielded his share of
complaints from the 'mud-haters, but
overall opinion was that it wasn't as
bad as it could ha ve been in the
swamp, and it was certainly better than
last year. According to some of the club
members, it was a miracle that the
enduro happened at all.
Curly Fern Enduro
Atsion, New Jersey
Results: March 23, 1997
GRND CHMPN, Mark spence (!
