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50 STK BEG (<4·6) : I. Gerardo Roldan (Cob) ; 2. Paul Nelll(lO
(Cob ): 3. Dan'" V
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50 MOO BEG (<4 -6 ): I . Paul Nelson (Cob) ; 2. Gerardo Roldan
(Cob) : 3. _
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50STK BEG (7-8) A:. I. ~ Kelly (Pol); 2. Christopher Partl ·
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great competitors I met this year.
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Without a Glitch
FOUTS SPRINGS, CA, NOV _ 19
Diligen ce and patience paid off for A Sports man rider Craig Hoffman; he cla im ed hi s first
ov erall vi ctory at th e annual Bea rfoo t Fa m ily
Enduro, held at th e Stonyford OHV Area in th e
Mendocino Natio nal Fo rest.
"I' ve only missed the event tw o times since
1987 '- Hoffman said. "I thin k I was 13 when I
rod e it for th e first time."
Th e Richmond Ramblers Motorcycle Club
affair drew 172 entra nts to ride o ne o f th e
most po pular fa mily events in Nort hern Cali ·
fo mia.
Once again. course experts Ed Diaz and
Mike Parsons laid out a two-loop route th~ t
all owed riders of all ages and sk ill lev els to
thoroughly enj oy the race _The 57 -mile event
offere d a great c o m bi nat io n of sing le · and
do ub le -track t ra ils , fire road s, and hill s. A
uniq ue course strategy featuring several sections of " free territory " - wh ere th ere are no
chec ks · all owed slo wer rid ers to stay on ti m e
~nd f~ster riders th e opportunity to ride fast .
pla y hard and not get bo red.
The first loo p began with a trip up Potato
Hill to a fire roa d , where the fi rst nine or 10
m iles of "free territory " were scheduled .
Th e weather was clear and warm in th e
sun, but the shaded roads and tra ils at the
h igher ele vations still held seve ral areas of
sno w and ic e from a stonn 10 d ays earli er.
Many of the less-experienced rid ers had trou·
ble on the sli c k road , and some top A -class
riders had fun helpi ng Nov ices and kids leam
how to nav ig ate th e sli ppery road.
A few miles later at c heck t wo , a sho rt ,
wood sy single-tr ack tra il featured the fir st specia l tes t. Several riders were able to stay on
time and record zeroe s, plus only ti e-brea k er
seconds , at check th ree.
The second loop began after th e gas sto p.
Riders were sent up a tr ail to th e " Heliport"
befo re a chec k· in to th e second special tes t at
c heck four.
"They ran us ba ckward s up a trai l th at the
Jackham me r and WFO [both D is t ri ct 36
end u ros) u sually send u s down, " Honman
sa id . " The tra il see m ed a lot m ore beat up
going that way."
B y H OMER EUBANKS
RAMO NA , CA , DEC. 3
At 17 years old , Bill y Laninovich is a newcom er to pro fession al motocross, but race fans at
Barona Oaks Racew ay have wat ch ed his win ·
ning perform ances for many ye ars. So fo r the
District 36 Northern California Family
Enduro: Cra ig Hoffm an t o o k f irst overall
at the Bearfoot Family En d u ro In Fo uts
Springs. California,
