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few miles before heading south and into the east end of the Buttes. This final section through the big boulders provided a foretaste of the upcoming loops. Most of the top Expert riders zeroed the first loop, but a surprising number of seasoned enduro racers were caught napping and burned the first check. The loops' two longest special tests, a 21-mph section from mile marker 12.3 to 18.8 and a 27-mph dandy from 23.0 to 34.2, failed to take points from the usual contenders. The 34-mile second loop headed east from Cougar Buttes as well, Not-50-Tuff-Enuff Enduno: Rick Daniel put in a but this time riders were mistake-free performance to win the opening round of the sent into the technical District 37 Enduro Series In Lucerne Valley, California. Wilson Mountains before veering north just west stayed within the cozy confines of of Bessemer Mine Road. Racers startCougar Buttes. Racers traveled in a ed a 36-mph special test at milesomewhat clockwise direction. There marker 7.4 that wound north through were tight, rocky ravines with dropthe Wilsons, mostly on rocky ridge offs and stair-steps that would have trails, and then finished at the bottom of a big, sandy downhill at Anderson made any weekend trials rider proud Dry Lake. of cleaning. There were momentumRacers were then treated to a run robbing uphills and white-knuckle through the Slot Car Track, a twisty, downh ills and enough rocks for even banked-turn groove on the south the most die-hard stone lover. The edge of the lake bed. After a short technical loop, which also had a surreset, riders then left Anderson and prising amount of high-speed bursts headed in an easterly direction sprinkled throughout, was topped off toward the Gum Drop hill, where they with several spectator sections. enjoyed a nice mixture of medium The IMS/Torco-sponsored Daniel and high-speed sand washes. had the top score in the difficult final The course then traveled southspecial test, and this helped propel east, meandering its way through the him to the overall and A Vet Open infamous Cinder Cones just north of wins with a total of 10. Mattson held the Rock Pile at Bessemer. After a liton for second and first A 250 with a tie high-speed resting, riders were score of 12, while Baehr grabbed the then sent west into the treacherous final podium spot and second A Vet Fry Mountains, where the toughest Open with a 13 on his Honda. test so far took points from the entire Ron Shuler, third A Vet Open, field. Daniel checked out just a hair rolled home fourth overall on his faster than Husky rider Chuck McBurKX500, with A Four-Stroke winner ney, and these two gents were the Brent Farrell not far behind in fifth. only racers able to escape with only Bill Fullmer Jr. won the A 200 class one point lost, but burned checks had at sixth overall, while Jim McGrath dropped McBurney out of contention. finished seventh and second in the A After leaving this check, which Four-Stroke division. Ed Hoffman was located at the bottom of a gnarly, took fourth in the A Vet Open class rocky downhill, riders headed back and eighth overall. Blais posted into the eastern end of Cougar Buttes another top finish on his XR650 at and up the same return trail that was ninth overall. A Senior Open winner incorporated in loop one. Ron Pocher rounded out the top 10 At the end of two loops, Daniel sat on his Z Racing KTM. on top with just the previously men"That was a really fun race, but I tioned one point, while Erik Mattson, especially liked the spectator secRobert Baehr and Chris Blais were all tions," said Daniel. "Us enduro riders nipping at his heels with only two usually ride for hours without anyone points dropped. seeing us, so to have people yelling The 12-mile third loop also started and cheering for you like that was in an easterly direction, but this loop really a treat." CN VET OPEN B: I. Lawrence Ensign (KT"'); 2. Ch.r1es Wolfsen (Han): 3. Eri. Durr (KTM). SR 250 B: I. Roger Becke.. (K.w); 2. G.ry Gortside (Han): 3. Ed Regehr (Kow). SR OPEN B: I. John Pujol (Y.m): 2. Bill B.tem.n (Han): 3. Mike Moore (KTM). WMN C: I. Amy H••ten (K.w). 200 c: I. Ry.n Boker (Han). 250 C: I. Brett Ribeneck (Y.m); 2. Kent Wotson (KTM); 3. David Smith (Han). OPEN C: I. W.yne Vogler (Han): 2. Eric H.wner (Y.m); 3. Mark Salmon (KTM). 4·STRK C: I. Ale. Mor.le. (Y.m): 2. Kyle We.ver (KTM): 3. Se.n Gr.tt.n (y.m). VET 250 C: I. Jorge Villorrubio (KTM): 2. W.yne Cook (Y.m); 3. Scott Rickett (Suz). VET OPEN C: 1. Tom Hopkins (Yam); 2. Van Richardson (Kaw): 3. Peter Brillinger (Hon). SR 250 c: I. Robert Ro.sitto (Y.m); 2. Mork White (Kaw); 3. 3. David Johnson (Suz). SR OPE/'! C: 1. Joy Betker (KTM); 2. Brent Ross (KTM); 3. Doniel Clements (Han). WMN 0: I. Kim Upt.k (Han): 2. Tyrell G.IIi.n (Kaw). 200 D: 1. Bri.n Costello (Han). 250 0: 1. Yamaguchi Toshihiro (Hon); 2. Dane Johnson (Suz). OPEN 0: 1. Cannon Schramm (Kaw); 2. Joshua H.II (Y.m). 4-STRK 0: 1. Aklro Ito (Hon); 2. Brian Koneval (Han). VET 250 D: I. Don Me•• (KTM); 2. Kohji Tochigi (Hon). VET OPE/'! 0: I. Terry Remyn (Han); 2. R.lph Torres (KTM); 3. Dovid Kohler (Han). SR OPE/'! 0: I. J.y Lei.hmon (Han); 2. George Homill (Y.m).; 3. Keith Martin (KTM). JIlhnson Valley OW Area lucama Valley, Califllmia Results: January 21, 2 01 (Round 11 MiNI A: 1. Ry.n Mcintyre (Han): 2. Lee Bunting (K.w). WMN A: 1. Annll Segl.lle (Gas); 2. Michele C....II. (K.w): 3. Kri..... Southworth (Kaw). 200 A: 1. Bill Fullmer Jr. (Kew); 2. Vernon Sorensen (KTM); 3. Tr.vis W.gsch.1 (Yom). • 250 A: 1. Erik M.attson (Hon); 2. Jeff Meek (Y.m): 3. K.C. Maw (Kaw). OPEN A: l. Kurt Hintz (Kaw); 2. Mike Baskin (K.w); 3. Chuck McBurney (Hus). 4·STRK A: 1. Brent Farrell (Hus); 2. Jim McGrath (Y.m); 3. Matt Freem.n (Y.m). VET 250 A: 1. Mike McGregor (Han): 2. Mike Rusiewski (Kew); 3. Ron Warren (Kaw). VET OPEN A: 1. Rkk D.niel (Y.m); 2. Robert B.ehr (Han); 3. Ron Shuler (K.w). SR 250 A: 1. Tr.cy W.lters (Suz); 2. Kevin H••t... (Y.m); 3. Rusty Scott (Suz). SR OPEN A: 1. Ron Pocher (KTM): 2. Chip Howell (KTM): 3. Mark Ciemi. (KTM). MAG A: I. Dick Cressy (Y.m); 2. Bill Herold (KTM): 3. Phil White (Han). S/SR A: I. Roy W.tson (KTM); 2. Ned Jane. (Han): 3. W.lt Baehr (Su.). WMN B: I. Magd.leno (Y.m). 200 B: 1. Jeff Dillon (K.w). 2508: 1. Nicholas Blais (Hon); 2. Jess McKinley (Ko",). OPEN 8: 1. Kevin Knight (Kaw). 4-STRK B: I. Christopher BI.i.5 (Han): 2. AII.n LaFrambone (Yam); 3. Chris Wacker (Yam). VET 250 B: 1. Doug Imhof (Han); 2. John Sutherl.nd (K.w): 3. J.B. Brown (K.w). Wortd Cup ICE Speedway Series Round 3: The Fa ily Arena BarloV\T Back in Front By Speedway Championship Series and was leading in the championship points race when the accident took place. On Saturday, the first round of Scratch heats included some interesting match-ups. The first heat saw Colorado's Shawn Hurley on the pole, with James Mann from Bolbon, England, next, Canada's Nick FaFard in the number-three slot and defending champion Anthony Barlow from Merseyside, England, starting on the outside. FaFard and Barlow dragraced to the first corner. FaFard's inside starting position made the difference - he beat Barlow through the turn. FaFard fought off Barlow for the victory. Mann made a last-lap pass to steal third from Hurley. GARY DENSFORD SAINT CHARLES, MO, FEB. 2·3 n the very first heat of the nonpoints St. Charles Challenge Cup Race, Charlie Venegas from San Bernardino, California, entered turn one immediately after the start, and his rear wheel wouldn't come around; it appeared he then grabbed a handful of throttle, which only made matters worse, launching him straight into the outside retaining wall. Venegas was still on his machine when he hit the wall very hard. He was rushed to the hospital, where it was confirmed that he suffered a badly broken right femur and cracked ribs. Venegas was scheduled for surgery the next day. Venegas had won all the previous events in the 2001 World Cup ICE I The Family Arena: Anthony Barlow (center), Nick FaFard (left) and Peter Boast fill the podium at round three of the World Cup ICE Speedway Series in Saint Charles, Missouri. c U a I _ n __ S • MARCH 7, 200f 49

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