Hyde, Aaron Kopp and Russell Bobbitt, and
Kawasaki rider Travis Green.
Six-time ISDE participant Hyde, who
rode his first IS DE in 1982, said, "I think the
club did an excellent job here giving us a
variety of tests that put emphasis on test
times. We had plenty of time to get from
check to check, and that probably worked
to my advantage.
"I don't have any aspirations of going to Six
Days this year," Hyde said "I just wanted to
come here and ride. Qualifiers are always fun
events. 1decided to run LOI [letter of intent]
just to be up front where the action is."
Hyde won the Senior class.
"We try hard to put on an event that
best reflects what a rider would encounter
at Six Days," said Kevin Brown, the trail
boss for this year's event. "We don't have a
lot of resources to have ISO-mile days, but
we do have a mix of single-track, two-track
and back roads to give the riders a feel of
what Six Days is like."
The course covered 75 miles and had
three grass tracks and one terrain test.
Fifteen-time ISDE participant Fred
Hoess, now riding a Gas Gas, finished
eighth overall and won the E I (125cc twostroke and 250cc four-stroke) class with a
score of 1906.
"I have to give them credit: The club did
a good job putting on a European-style
event," Hoess said. "I've ridden Six Days
that are just like this."
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(Left) Gas Gas rider Fred Hoess was
oH the pace of the front-runners. He
still finished a respectable eighth.
(Below) After two long days of
riding, Nick Fahringer finished a solid
seventh overall aboard his KTM.
ATHENS Two-DAY
ATHENS, OHIO
RESULTS: JUNE 18-19,
2006
(ROUND
2)
OVERALl: I. Jimmy Jarrett (5uz); 2. John Barber (GG); 3.
Mark Hyde (KTM); ... Aaron Kopp (KTM); 5. Russell Bobbin
(KTM); 6. Travis Green (Kaw); 7. Nick Fahringer (KTM); 8.
Fred Hoes! (GG); 9. Justin Williamson (Yam); 10. Jamie
Driskell (Yam).
ENDURO I: I. Fred Hoess (GG); 2. Luke McNeil (Yam);
3. Steven Kreis (Yam).
ENDURO 2: I. Jimmy Jarrett (Suz); 2. John Barber (GG);
3. Russell Bobbin (KTM).
ENDURO 3: I. Aaron Kopp (KTM); 2. Cody Mastin
(GG); 3. John Y"", (KTM).
WOMEN: I. Amanda Mastin (Kaw).
SR, I. Mrl Hyde (KTM); 2. Scott K1amfoth (KTM); 3. J.D.
Hammock (Hus).
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