Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

By Joe Mclaughli n Photos by Denise Bern ier CB-.:l RAL VILLAGE, cr.NOV 15 . he Cen tral Cycle Clu b co u ld not have picked a better d ay, wea therwis e , to run th e Br oken Peg End u ro. An unusuall y mild m id Novem ber d a y set th e s tage fo r th e revival of an old, classic New Engl and End u ro . Back in the early 1970 s, th e Centra l Cycle Club used to hold Turkey Runs, a lo ng with NETRA a n d AMA N~tional End uros, spearhead ed by Max Wlbley. They had qu ite a reputati on for pu tti ng o n g re a t ev e n ts run through farmland and classic Ne w Eng land trail - tigh t and rocky. Step forwa rd to 1998: The CCC ha s evo lved into primarily a motocros s club, sponsoring N ESC, NEMA and club MX eve n ts. The club' s Turkey Run has survived through the yea rs and has always been a fun, easygoi ng rid e, with ju st en ou g h rough terra in t o m ake you remember that yo u were riding in th e Co n n ect icu t w ood s. Since the club ' s membership is predominantly MX-rooted, th ey didn't ha ve th e resources to spo nsor an end uro until one man set out on a mission. Erik [a rvas, a. k.a. "Big Erik," a d iehard ETRA Enduro and former tr ials rider, wanted to revive the Broken Peg . He team ed up w it h Frank Bauer from the cl u b to "co- tra il boss" this year's event . Co nce rned that he wou ld ha ve difficulty ge tting perm is sion for the ma ny acre s of private property th ey need ed to run the eve nt, Erik and Frank came up wi th a n in teres ti ng a ng le to ga in s upport fro m th e lo cal fo lks. H e ap proached the town about spo nso ring a "chari ty trail rid e," from which all proceeds would be don ated to Canterbury Elementa ry Sch oo l to s u p po rt th e art ard music pro gra ms. This tactic enabled tre club to obtain pe rmission for all of Ire land that they need ed , and also ge ne ri ted a big interest from the locals. "I knew that we' d nev er pull it off w :tho u t th e su p port of th e land ow nen," [arvas sa id . "This idea ga ve us all of the land we needed, plu s it genera ted a lo t of int erest and su p port from th e lo:al com m unity. They can' t wait for us todo it again next year!" Since Razee / E-Line /Factory Connection / Moose/ Shoei/Spec tro/Scott-s po nscred Kevin Hines had alrea dy wra pped uo the 1998 ET RA En d uro G ra n d championship a t the p revious ro u nd, er ery one else was gunning to move up 01 secu re their spo t in the ranks . Enthusias m was high befo re the sta rt, as the riders were anx ious to ride a new event. Tnis en th usiasm, coupled wi th the fabulcus weather, drew nearly 190 competitcrs to the NETRA seaso n finale. CRE rider and Tech Tub es pr esid ent Bob White was the man on the move. Setting fast times through the first couple of sections, he established a lead on the field that no one could overcome . "I didn' t think tha t I was doing tha t well," White said. "I kep t cras hing in the loggi ng sect ions, but I was charging pretty hard . Luckil y, I go t throu gh the mud bogs wi th ou t any tro uble. Once I cau gh t Kev in (H ine s), th at helped me ou t a lot. Ridi ng with Kevin is definitely moti va ting ; pl u s, he he lped m e fin d some grea t lines ." The firs t section co nsis ted of so me tight and muddy trail s, wi th a few hills and plenty of downed trees . Pete Tanner se t th e p a ce w it h a 3:37, follo wed by Whit e (3:47), A Vet rid er Rich Seymour (3:55) and Jason Cayer (3:59). A brief reset and some ta r led to the ne xt 's ectio n , which w a s in o re of the same, only wit h bigger hills, more mud and mo re logs. A steep, rocky downhill led to so me easie r-goi ng tra il to the chec k-ou t. B Light rid er Larry Silvia set the pace at chec k four w ith a 7:05. Dave Carlson Jr. was next fastest with a 7:25, followed by Tanner (7:38), Hines (8:18), Whit e (8:33), Factory Connection 's Rick Cla xton (8:38), and Cayer (8:57). This sectio n w as foll owed by so me really fast, open farmland, sm ooth trail and more farm land , as the course head ed towa rd th e g as s to p . Check fi v e fou nd mo st riders dropping zero, a nd so me A and B rid ers go t caught for one or maybe a couple of points. The C rid ers, Super Seniors and Women finished the d ay here, as they had been beaten up enough by this point . A known co n tr o l after th e g as a llo wed most riders to get back on to their original minute, and a tar connector section led to the Pachau g State Fores t loo p. Most rid er s were able to ze ro thi s check as well. Fr om th ere, th e co urse ra n over a reall y roc k y p ow er-line uphill fo r a s ho r t sec t io n, w he re th e le ad p a ck dropped one point, foll owed by some gna rly , rocky trail s that paraded up an d down a few good-si zed hills, and back to a known control at the finish . After ta llying u p the sco res , it wa s Whit e on top with a 12 for the overall. "This nasty and slick.stuff really suits my rid ing sty le," Whit e sai d. Tanner posted some terrific scores for the d ay and actually beat White's sco res; the trouble w as, however, th at Ta nner could n' t get his bike started on the line, and he ended up leaving the sta rt check four minutes late. Cay er finished the day first AA and second o vera ll wi th a 13, followed by Hin es wi th a 14. Dave Car lson Jr. set the pace in the A class with a 15 for A High Point and fourth over all. In the B clas s, Jim Price roost ed the co mpetit io n o n h is way to a 22- point score . Th e C Hi gh Poin t trophy w ent home with Bob Stadig, w ith a scor e of 28. Keith Goodell was the fas test Su per Senio r rid er of the day, ba ttling Gordon Razee all d ay long to take the win . Both finis hed with a 23, but Good ell came .ou t on top after the tie br eaker s were tallied . Paula Stewart rod e uncontest ed in the Women's di vision wi th a score of 34 at chec k three. I".' Broken Peg Enduro Central Village, Connectic ut Resu lts: November 15, 1998 (Top) Bob White scored the overall win at the NETRA Broken Peg Enduro in Connecticut. (Right) Bob Stad lg took High Point c-etass honors. (Below) Je rry Randal took the Senior A-<:Ias win . s O /A HP: Bub W1Ut (CRE). e A H-PT: Dave Ca rlson Jr. IHon) . B H-PTd . Price ( Ka w ). C H·PT: Bob Stadig (Ka w), AA : 1. Ja son Cayer (KT M) ; 2. Kevin Hines (Yam); 3. Rick Clax ton (H e n) . A BNTM: 1. Peter Tann e r (K T M); 2. Neil Denn er (K T M); 3.' Steve Antoniou (KTM). A UW: 1. Sha wn Mason (Yam); 2. J. Robertson (CRE); 3. Mik e Nash. A H /W : 1. D.1Vt~ Ca rl ..o n Jr . (Hun); 2. Bill Sironen (K"fM ); 3. Jim Mitc hell (Hon). A 4 -S T R K: 1. Jerry S h in ne rs (Kaw ). A VE T : 1. Ri ch .nd Se y m o u r (H en), 2. Ken Held (Suz) : 3. Mike Kelle y ISuz). A SR: 1. Jt'ITJ' Randall (Yam) ; 2. Jim Stoddard (KTM): 3. M. Baldwin (KTM). B BNTM : 1. Mark Bouvier (KTM); 2. [onathan Larabee (KTM); 3. Doug Do uchctte (Kaw) . B UW: 1. M . Carpenito (Hon): 2. Eric Landon IKaw): 3. Brandon Lee (KTM). B H/W : 1. P. Arms tron g (CRE); 2. Sco tt Har r in g ton (KT M) ; 3. r. Va nryswond (KTM) . B 4-STRK: 1. J. Pri ce (Kawl; 2. R. Sagu n (Ho n); 3. J. Green (Kaw). B V ET: 1. Dave Dugas IKaw): 2. R. Smi th (CRE); 3. S. Ogden (KTM). B S R: 1. R. Pr att ( Ka w ): 2. B. Poster (Hus ); 3. D. Mathe.on IHus). C Bf'ITM: 1. Bob Stadig (Ka w ): 2. D. wcrnersbach (KTM); 3. D . w ebster (Kaw). C UW; I. C. Bitgood (eRE) ; 2. s . Lus sier (KTM ); 3. Fra nk Frey (Kaw) . C HJW ; I. R. Limme n (KTM); 2. P. Smit h (KTM ); 3. J Wh itak er (J<11vI). . C 4· STRK: 1. C. G r iebel (He n): 2. 8. M cC a rth y . (Han ); 3. J. Benn ett (Ka w ). C VET: 1. Nic k I:A.-5tito (KTM ); 2. W. Co llins (KTM ); 3. G. Howe (Suz) . C SR: 1. C . Johnson (Ka w); 2. Jeff Auck inger (I

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