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AMA District 37 Fun 4 Enduro Series Round 4 : Training Wheels Motorcycle Club 's Ghost Rider Enduro PHOTOS BY GRUMP Y Blais Scares Up Ghost Rider Win By KANDY THORNTON RED MOUNTAIN, CA, OCT. 17 T he AMA D istrict 37 Fu n 4 Enduro Series co ntinues to build on t heir goal o f establishing an end uro se rie s that pr ovides a wee ken d of fun for the ent ire family, w hile also offe ring the se rious endu ro rider a very co mpe titive course. Th e 25t h ann ual Trai ning W heels Mot o rcycle Club 's Ghost Rider Enduro provided a full day of en tertainmen t on Saturday wi t h the ir Uti Goblins Kids Ride , a po ker r un presented by t he United End uro Associat ion , and a live band and r affle in t he evening. Chris Blais and Paul Krause have been battling in th e Fo ur-St rok e Expert class in e very d ivision o f Dist rict 37 events, and th e y have move d th eir little w ar into the Enduro Se ries as well. Krause knew he was in for an uphill bat tle when he dr o pped two minutes o n the th ird che ck on Sunday. "I calculated my mileage fro m th e che ck befo re and got caught in with some slower riders," Krause ex plained of the costfy error. "I was caught in some dust, and all of a sudden I saw the check. and all the gears In my head meshed. I was 45 seconds hot com ing into the check and I had l2feetto go." Krause was able to scrub 43 seconds off by slammi ng into first gear on his KTM and playing a balancing act . "I was going uphillin the sand. and I dabbed my fool," Krause said. "The guys at the check said, 'Sorry, Paul. you didn't make it.' I simply goofed up. and it.cost me the endu ro." Meanwh ile, t he KTM -m o unted Blais, w ho had started on a mu ch lat e r mi nute than Krause , w as having his ow n d ifficultie s. " I was making little m istakes th e entire tim e," Blais sta ted. " Every on e else just made some big ones, so that helped me o ut." Blais had t ro uble on th e th ird loop w hen he lost the ri bbo n betw ee n th e first and Cory Dowda, who kept the thrott le pinned on his Suzuki. Honda rider Brandon Gardner garnered second overall w ith a stro ng second moto. Dustin Robinson was railing the corners on his Yamaha, but the last moto kept him to third overall. The 60-85cc Pret een class was witness to th e vanishing act o f David Buller, w ho w on both mo to on his Ho nda. Adam Root used his fast KTM t o take seco nd o ve ra ll. Suz uki jock e y Dylan How ell earned the final pod ium spot. The 125cc C class saw Richie Gibson w in his first overall o n his fast Kawasaki. Y amaha ride r Gage Hart man too k the se co nd podiu m spo t . Jeremy Pe ndley just moved up to C class. and he put in a good ride o n his Yamaha of Do raville spo nsor ed machine for his first C -c1ass podium. The 125cc B class was a Jase Lew is runaw ay, o n h is C a pit al Hon d a . KTM - mo u nted Mat t Wasson was the o wn er of the second-o vera ll tro phy. Kawasaki-mounted Michae l Smith took the final pod ium spot. Derr ick Fisher too k both mota wins in t he 125cc A class . Dash Lyle , o n his RH5 Ho nda, fin is he d seco nd, and Yam a ha r id er D .C . Thomason too k third overall w ith a good ride. 48 second checks. He spe nt abo ut 20 seco nds lo o king fo r th e r ibbon and d ropped one po int there. "Elmer [Symons] and I both lo st the ribbo n in t he sa me spot," Blais rec oun ted . "We did a litt le circle and finally got back o n track." Blais' littl e mist ake s pro ved to be no t too cos tly, and he turn e d in the best time fo r the day and sec ure d the overall w in and first place in the Fo ur-Stro ke A division. "The Blais brothers an d I have be en really going at it in the Four-Stroke divisions t his yea r, a nd I re ally ne e de d thi s w in," Kra use s t a te d . " I o n ly do a co u p le time kee ping events every year, and I was re ally foggy. Bes ide s bu rn ing the ch ec k, I made ano t he r mist ake wh en I blew t he tw o -m inu t e re set. I knew - I KN EW where it was , and I didn't pay att entio n to how long it was . 1 was 2.12 late at the next check. Oh, we ll, that's how it goe s." Kraus e fi nish e d se co nd ove r all a nd seco nd in the Fo ur-Stro ke A division. eN GHOST RIDER ENDURO RED MOUNTAIN, CAUfORNIA RESUtTS: OCTOBER 17,2004 (ROUND 4) a /A : I. Chris Blais (Hon); 2. Paul Krause (KTM); 3. Erik Matt so n (Ha n); .... Jim McGrat h (KTM); S. Mike Baskin (KTM). OPEN A: I. Mike Baskin (Hon) ; 2. Bob Roberts (Yam); 3. Tyler Smith (KTM); 4. Mark Babcoc k (Han); 5. Jeff Clements (KTM) . OPEN B: I. Kelly Christensen (Han) . OPEN C: I. Michael Ragan (KTM); 2. Eric Beh rse (KTM); 3. Chris Yaney (KTM); 4. Anthony Hope (Kaw); 5. Anthony Martinez (KTM). OPEN 0 : I. Gar rett Morrison (Yam 2. BillWaddell (Han) . 4·5TRK ); A : I. Chris Bl is (Hon) ; 2. Paul Krause (KTM); 3. Erik a Mattson (Ha n); 4. Nicholas Blais (Han ); 5. Jim Keating (KTM). 4-ST RK 8 : I. Bre nt Manfred (Hus); 2. Scott lynch (Han) . 4- ST RK C: I. Alex Mora le s (Yam); 2. Andrew Upton (KTM); 3. Kyle Weaver (KTM); 4. Curt Christensen (KTM); S. Kenneth Upton (KTM). 4·STRK 0: I. Ted Giuliany Sr. (Yam); 2. Mike Dorsey (Han); 3. C hris Be ngt ss o n ( Hus): 4 . Jam e s G itn e y (Ha n); 5. W illiam Gifford (Han) . 250 A: I . Rodney Goe hring (Hon); 2. Ryan Kudla (Yam); 3. Jess McKinley (Yam); 4. Elme r Symon s (KTM). 250 C: I. Je ffrey Do (Yam); 2. Chris Schmidt (He n): 3. Gabriel Morales (Han ); 4. Brian Cos tello (KTM): 5. Dave Navarro (Yam). 250 0 : I. Da nie l Bev e rly (Han) . 200 A : I . Ge off Brownell (KTM); 2. Craig Simpson (KTM); 3. Nick Sweany (GG); 4. Jeff Dillon (Kaw); 5. Nick Hamill (Yam). 200 C: I. Robby Kra ft (Yam); 2. Michael Hast ings (Yam); 3. Estevan Kinney (Han ); 4. Teddy Giuliany (KTM). 200 0 : I. Collin Beck (Kaw); 2. Sco tt Egan (Hon); 3. Bryan Cantri l (Han) . WMN A: I. Anna Segale (Yam); 2. Amy Haste n (Yam). WMN 8 : I. Angela House (Y am); 2. Kim l ynch (Hon) . WMN C: I. Jennifer Morales [Hen] : 2. Step hanie Malocco (!

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