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five , nine , zer o and five , compared to Jenks' six, 1 I, ze ro , six. "T h e long, t ight sections fit m y sty le very well : Lafferty said. "It gives me time to gain a few seconds here and there that add up to minutes at the end. My KTM worked great - I feel ve ry co mfortable with th e new 2002 suspension we 've be en us ing ." "It fe lt good to h a ve a good ride be c aus e I DNFed the last two Nation als here : Jenks said . "Be in g on a later row 136], you ha d better trail in s o m e pla ce s a nd more rutted in oth e rs , so it was pro ba bly a wash. J e n k s was sti ll good e no ugh fo r second overa ll, but things to ok a flipflop b ehind th e t o p du o . Bla c kw ell cra shed o ut, whic h left fe llow Ya ma ha ride r Ha wk with no time-keeper, and he we nt s ix, II, 17 , five . '" ha ve won th e last four ye ars, but I d idn 't dec ide to ride this ye ar unt il th e las t m inute : Bla c kwe ll said. "So I was back on row 4 I, a nd the s low e r rid er s a nd deep ruts slowed m e down u nt il I fe ll and h urt m y e lbow g o ing into the last section . I called it a da y." "I ha d fun : Hawk said. "It wa s my first e ndu ro, so I rode with Dou g Blackwell on row 41. but when he fell and hu rt his elbow just before the last section , I didn't know how to keep time. I burned a check by fou r minutes ." Hoess s tayed strong. maki ng it in for third overall , a nd s aying, "I overs hot a tu rn in the last section and s lid in to a ditch a nd then was stuck for a sh o rt time trying to get out." As fo r Sta vish , he c ap ita lize d on the Yamaha two-stro ke riders ' mi sfo rtun es, s ne aking in for fourth, h is 42 total just 12 po ints off th e final tal ly of Lafferty. "I h ad fun : he s a id. "I made a mistake and burned a check , but otherwise had a good day ." The next spot was taken b y Hawkins , who approved of the co nd itions . "It was a classic Ohio enduro tight and s lippery: he s a id. "It was a littl e ea s ier t h a n in the p ast , but I wa sn ' t com p lai nin g bec a u s e I wa s ju st happy to finish after dislocat ing m y shoulder last week at the GNCC. " The lo ng -di s ta nc e award went to Da vid Lykke , who traveled all the way from Be llingh a m , Wa shington. "I had tro uble s all da y with my computer, so I pla yed it safe and we nt in a little late each tim e: he s aid . "But I still burne d on e chec k in th e last loo p." CN TlCIETS Sl UT e ... Wellstun. Ohl. Results: June 10,200 1 0 / A : I . M;ke Lafferty (KTM) 30 : 2. Robbie Jenk s (Yam) 34 ; 3. Fred Hoess (Hus) 40; 4. Matt Stevish (G· G) 42 : 5. Randy Hawkins (Yom ) 42: 6. Rodney Juds on (G·G) 46; 7. Rich Lafferty (G·G) 46: 8 . Terry Cunningham (G·G) 47 ; 9. Barry Hawk (Yam) 48 ; to. Da vid Lyyke (Yam) SO. AM A FMF NATIONA L CHAMPIO NS HIP ENDURO S ER I ES POIN TS ST ANDI N G S ( Af t er S of 9 rounds): I. Mike Lafferty ( 160/5 wins); 2. Fred Hoess (82) ; 3 . Randy Hawkins (75); 4 . Matt hew Stavish (73) ; 5 . Ric herd Lafferty (69) ; 6 . Rod ney J udso n (6 5); 7. Devld Lyk ke (59); 8. Brion Gerrehen (45) ; 9 . Russell Pear son (35 ); 10 . Patrick Garrahan (34 ). Upcoming Rounds : Round6 - West Greenwich Rhode Island, June 24 , Round 7 - Del Norte, Colorado, Ju ly 15 cue I e n e _ S • ..JUNE 2 7 , 2 001 45