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ished first in their divisions. Sixteenyear-old Ryan Kudla was one of the talented "Minute S" riders and not only
finished I Ith overall and first in the
aboard
his
2S0cc
B division
O'Neal/Casitas
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backed
Yamaha, but was also t he top ove rall B
finisher des pite gett ing lost in one sect ion.
"We were in a tight canyon section,
and the markings were confusing,"
Kudla said . " I turned around when I
shou ldn't have and lost about two minutes . This course was really fun - they
had a very cool virgin trail in the back
section. The speed averages were pretty fast so the y could get you off time ;
you really had to 'concentrate on your
timekeeping for this event."
Other top Minute S finishers included Jim Sandefer who finished first in the
Magnum Over SO Open />. class, and
Cycle News off-road editor Kit Palmer.
Palme r used to ride qu ite a few District
37 Enduro s and e ither still has what it
takes to get a to p finish or was incredi bly lucky to team up with some experienced "Minute -Mate s" who dragged
him to a first-place finish in the Sen ior
Over 40 2S0cc B class. He'll tell you,
though , it was because he still has what
it takes. Go figure!
Although he didn't win a class, Jared
Webster, who was recently bum ped up
to A status, st ill did a good job representing t he Minute 5 guys. Webster
posted a respectable finish by placing
th ird in the Open A division.
One rider who used the heat to his
advantage was Vet Over 30 250cc C
rider Kevin Helfend who finished first
in that division on his Mastercardbacke d Kawasaki.
" I just seem to ride better in hot
weather," Helfend said. "This race definitely put t he endurance fact or in
enduro. I found it really tough to stay
on time, and I was riding as fast as I
could go ."
He lfend compared the second loop
of this enduro to a National-caliber
hare and houn d loop with mind games
thrown in.
" I always think of enduros as chess
on a motorcycle - it's not the fastest
rider that wins, but the one that can
play the game!" Helfend said.
The atyp ical heat, which no doubt
made the second loop more challenging
than the Prospectors had in mind, certainly played a major role in this year's
Gold Rush Enduro. Of the ap prox imate ly 335 riders that started, a little
over 80 neve r made it to the finish line.
eN
GOLD RU SH ENDURO
RED MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA
RESULTS : MARCH 21 , 2004
(ROUND 2 OF 4)
O / A: I. Nicholas Blais (Ho n); 2. Rick Oaniel (KTM);
3. Erik Mauso n (Ho n); ... Jim McGrath (KTM); S. Kevin
Haste n (Yam) .
O PEN A : I . Chuck McBurn ey (Hon); 2. Mike
Baskin (KTM ); 1. Jared Webster (Yam ); .... Jeff C lements
(KTM ): S. Mark Babcock (Hon) .
OPEN B: I. Tyfer Smith (KTM); 2. Chris Ray (Kaw) ;
3. Richie Wohlen (Hon); 4. Kelly Christensen (Ho n); S.
Eric Etucn (GG) .
OP EN C: I. Eric Behrse (KTM); 2. Seth Ca rreon
(KT M); 3. Chris Yaney (KTM); .... Eric Dal ton (Kaw) .
O PEN 0: I . Bill Wadde ll (Hon); 2. Matt
Schlo tte rbe ck (Hon).
4- ST RK A: I . N icholas Blais (Hon ); 2. Erik Mattson
(Hon); 3. Chris Blais (Hon) ; 4. Br ent Farrell (H us); 5.
Richard Lancaster (Ho n).
4- STRK B: 1. Scott Lynch (Hon ); 2. Robin Borrelli
(KTM) ; 3. Nicho las Balderas (Yam).
4-ST RK C: I. Alex Morales (Yam); 2. Kyte Wealler
(KTM ): 3. Keith Chri stensen (KTM) ; 4. Kirk Johnson
(Hon); 5. Mkhael Updegraff (Yam).
4-ST RK 0 : I. Ted Guiliany (Yam); 2 . Tren t Defries
(Yam); 3. Mike Dorsey (Hon); 4. Graham Brown (Yam);
5. Carl Grande (Hon).
25 0 A: I. Rodney Goehri ng (Hon); 2. Jess McKinley
(Yam); 3. Andrew Goldammer (KTM) ; 4. Kellin Knight
(KTM) ; 5. Luke Dod son (Suz).
2 50 B: I. Ryan Kudla (Yam); 2. Brad Price (Yam); l ,
Chad Peters (KTM) ; .of. Ra
ymond Gray (Yam).
2 50 C: I. Pet er Shore (Yam); 2. Jason Shatwell
(Yam); l . Jeffrey Do (Yam): 4. Gabriel Mora les (Ha n); S.
Chris Holmes (Kaw) .
1 50 D: I. Eric Corne lison (KTM).
0 -1 00 A: I. Geoffrey Brownell (KTM): 2. Craig
Simpson (KTM ); 3. Jeff Dillon (Kaw); 4. Jared H enderson
(Yam).
0 -200 B: I. Jeff Truelove (Yam); 2. Tony Samero
(KTM).
0 -200 C: I. Michael Hast ings (KTM ); 2. Estevan
Kinney (Kaw).
0 -2 00 D : I . Brad Zimmer (Yam); 2. Daniel D avis
(Kaw) ; 1. George Cast ellanos (Kaw); 4. Bryan Cantr il
(Hon) ; S. Abraham Am ezguita (Kaw ).
M INI A : I. Kellin Beakes (Kaw ); 2. Richard
Chandler, III (Yam); 1. Jacob Argubright (Kaw ): 4.
Cameron Kearney (Yam).
M INI B: I. Brent Bet ker (Hon) ; 2. Kyte Br ist ol
(Kaw) .
MINI C: I. Jason Ramsey(Hon ).
MINI 0 : I . Joseph Davis (Han); 2. Karl Keller (Suz);
1. Jacob Smith (Suz).
W H N A: I . Amy Hasten (Yam).
W H N B: I. Kim Lynch (Hon); 2. Heather Gongor a
(Kaw); 1. Kim Qu inn (Kaw)
W HN C: I. Rolli n Severance (KTM) ; 2. Heathe r
Mazorow (Han) ; 3. Tara Too mey (Kaw); 4. Angela
House (Yam); S. Kon Kemp (Yam).
VET OPEN A : I. Rick Daniel (KTM) ; 2. Brett
Hoffm an (Hon) ; 3. Craig Hunter (Hus) ; 4. Todd lies
(Yam); S. Tim Schultz (KTM ).
VET OPEN B: I. Mark Henry (Hon); 2. Steven
Boudreaux (Kaw); 1. Robert Wranosky (Han ); 4. Gary
K;og (KTM) ; S. Curt Yaney (KTM).
VET OPE N C , I. Zen Todd (Hoo); 2. Wayne Cook
(KTM); 3. Undsay SmIth (Hon); .of . Paul Nelson (Han); S.
T im Morene (KTM ).
V ET 250 A: I . Brett Ribeneck (Yam); 2. Tony
Underwood (Hus); 3. Jeff Howard (Yam); ... Robert
Keller (Kaw); S. Rex Steerman (Kaw).
V ET 250 B : I. Kellin Bendey (Han).
V ET 25 0 C: I. Kevin Helfend (Kaw); 2. Mark
Patt ison (Yam); 3. Jim Pyeatt (Yam); .... Chris Cox (Kaw):
S. Tim Alexander (H an).
V ET 25 0 0 : I. Richard Clar k (Yam); 2. Wade Su
(Hus); 3. Kris Pet erson (Han) .
SR OPEN A : I. Jim McGrath (KT M); 2. James
Curry (KTM); 3. Steve Morefield (KTM ); .of . Will iam
Blocher (KTM) ; S. Phil Clowani (Yam ).
SR OP EN B : I . Mike Richardson (Yam); 2. Barry
Van Fossen(KTM) ; 3. Rob Hall (Yam); .of. Andrew N aykH"
(KTM ); 5. 10'* 5m;th (KTM).
SR OPEN C: I . Jeffrey Brown ( KT M) ; 2 Phil
Brillin ger (Hon ); 3. Mark Slater (Hon) ; .of . Steven Bennis
(Han) ; S. Steven Morgan (Hus) .
SR OPEN D : 1. David Criswell (!