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Moose Northern California Championship Enduro Series
Round 4 : Fool's Gold Enduro
PHOTOS BY JILL ASHWORTH PAnERSON
Brandt's the Real Thing at
the Fool's Gold Enduro
among them. Likewise, the schedule between
checks three and four had riders moving at a good
QUINTmE, CA, MAY 2
clip but again failed to take points from most. This
hat Jordan Brandt has the speed to run with
first loop, however, was just a wa rmu p for t he
anyone in t he Moose No rt hern Ca lifo rnia
tests to come.
Champi onship Enduro Series hasn't bee n in doubt
Shortly after a start contro l, riders were
for a while. At this years' Fool's Gold Enduro , he
checked into the first points-taking section of the
was also able to handle the pressure at the front
day, Cycle Gear/Motion ProlSidi-supported Brandt
while his main competitors wilted, securing his
and JP Metal Fab/ KTM/Fox's Russell laid down the
second victory of the year. T his com bination of
fast times with 2. 140 and 2.14 1, respectively, with
speed and concen tration is beco ming a req uireKTM/iMo t o-sup ported Sperle t he first o f t he
ment to win enduros in AMA D istrict 36. as the
threes, his 3.160 leading the 3.17 1 o f Cycle
tight pack comprised of Brandt, Billy Russell and
West/Moose/ IMS's Jeff Bauer and the 3, I8S of
Brian Sperle that runs at the front leaves little
FauldinefShift's Brian Butler. The 3.202 posted by
room for error.
Mach l 's Alex Gragg rounded out the threes,
The enduro started wit h an IS-mph average
followed by a large pack with scores of four.
between checks one and two. and though it had
Ch eck seven was easily zeroed by mos t, and
riders on a fast trail ride , it fa ile d to take any
riders then needed to be back on the gas for the
points from most of the A class - with t he
next 7.2 miles to check eight, with only Brandt,
exception of burners of the first check. Sperle
Russell and Sperle able to record zeroes. Check
nine was another timekeeper, and
check 10 checked riders into the final
long - and dramatic - test of the day.
Russell, however, dug himself a hole
he didn't need when he burned check
10, a costly error aher running neck and
neck w ith Brandt all day. Brandt then
showed that he didn't need the gifts
being given him, as his under-the-wire
2.149 for the I 1.8 miles from check 10
to check I I put him another point up on
Russell's 3.160 . Butler's 4.249 was the
only four, everyone else scored five or
higher, After a day of hard riding , trying
to recover from his early burn, Sperle
suf fered t he additional misfortu ne of
missing a tum and a section of course,
resulting in a disqualifkation,
When the scores were tallied,
Brandt earned a de cisive victory, his
4 .2B9 edging Russe ll's 7.30 2 for the
overall and AA·class victory. The 250cc
A winner, Butler (8.434), was next,
continuing his return to superhero
status. The always consistent speed of
Jordan Brandt scored first overall and topped the
perennial fro nt run ner Dave Wood got
AA class at the Fool's Gold Enduro .
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him a score of 10.499 for fourth, edging
out the newly serious speed of A Woman
victor Heather Wilson , whose 10. 519
score was a testamen t to a day of fast
and error-free riding.
eN
FOOL'S GolD ENDURO
QUINTmE, C AUfORNIA
RESULTS: MAy 2, 2004 (ROUND
4)
A O /A : I . Jordan Brandt (Suz) ; 2. Billy Russell
(KTH) ; J . Brian Butler; 4. David Wood (KTM): 5.
Heather Wilson. A 0·200: I. Garrison Gragg (Kaw);
2. Bobby Me,.... (KTM); J. RY"" GooIdtIv