Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.... Ic_ ~~~~L~ERONCOATNEYF,--A_I«_MJ_ist_rict_· _36_C_ro_ss_Co_u_n_try_Se_ri_es_,_Ro_u_n_d_4_ _ --,--_-----l rider wants tight and technical, he should stick to the enduros." In her first dirt bike competition, Sarah Schilke not only finished but took second in the Women's Combined AlBIC class. She was excited and exhausted at the finish line, claiming tha t before the race she didn't know w hat to expect or tha t it would be so hard. "But it was so much fun," she quickly added, "and I didn't realize how satisfying it would be." Schilke was one of the crowd's favorite riders to watch. She had a Barbie doll dressed in matching riding gear strapped to her back. The spectators were pleased to see that Barbie, too, had survived the race. Coming into this event, the series had two riders tied for first in the C Senior class. Roger Thieling and Philip Oliver both wanted to break that tie. Thieling lost the bolts off his front-brake caliper and had a slow first lap before. pitting to make repairs. Oliver had a good, fast ride and was the only one in his class to complete five laps, taking first. Thieling finished fifth, thus ending the tie. About 270 riders and a few hundred pectators thoroughly enjoyed the first weekend of spring, with temperatures in the upper 60s, several great races, a wonderful barbecue and the handing out of awards and prizes. The high point of the day was the long-anticipated raffling off of a new Kawasaki KLX650 Stroker I Baja Designs Dual Sport, wi th all proceeds benefiting Hollister's Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Pediatrics Ward. ('I By Jill Ashworth Patterson HOLLISTER HILLS, CA, MAR. 22 an; tency, patience and strategy paid off for Patrick Garrahan, as he and hi KTM cruised to take the oVt'rall AlB and 250cc A-class honors at the Ghostriders Me's Phantom Hare Scrambles at Hollister Hills SVRA. Garrahan credited his two-kick start and good inside line for getting him into third place during the first lap. He was behi nd his brother Brian Garrahan and Cole Mar hall for the first three laps. "I saw they were battling each other, going real fast. I just stuck' back from them a little bit and hung out," Patrick Garrahan said. ear the end of the second lap, Marshall and Brian Garrahan pleased the thrill-seeking crowd when they tangled while going into a narrow corridor that fed riders back onto the motocross track and into the pit area. Brian Garrahan did a header into the pits and reportedly broke a clutch lever. Marshall emerged upright and continued onto the MX track. Both Garrahans pitted after the third lap. Patrick said that he passed Brian as they left but, shortly after that, Brian passed him back. "Then he (Brian) broke, and then I saw that Cole ran out of gas that lap, b that was about it. I just crui ed the whole way - and I came in first." The break tha t ended the race for Brian Garrahan happened on the fourth lap. He had a derailed chain and discovered the master link was missing. Marshall lost the lead on the fourth lap, and he admitted, "T should've pitted on the third lap; I thought I could make 40 miles and I didn't." Marshall said he was thankful to "a guy on the course already having problems tha t gave me gas - only a few guys got by. I still came back to claim first in the A Fou r-Stroke class and second overall." "Battling with Brian for the lead on the first couple of laps," Marshall answered when asked what was the highlight of the day. "We were having a good race, actually." C Phantom Hare Scrambles Hollister Hills, California Results: March 22, 1999 (Round 4) A 200: 1. Chris Neal (Hen); 2. Marc Demarco (KTM). A 250: L Patrick Garrahan (KTM); 2. Cmig Wesner (Kaw); 3. Steven Hlebo (Kaw); 4. James Ptarc:inski (Hon); S. Craig Hoffman (Kaw). A 4-STRK: 1. Cole MnrshaJJ (CCM); 2. jason Howe (Hon); 3. james Perry (Han); 4. Clenn Martinson O

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