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Central Pipeline
The Steamboat Springs Enduro had a variety of water crossings.
In heavy Open action, the first
moto began with Brian Hayes shooting the big Yamaha out in front , as
the pack headed into the first turn,
with Terry Sims, Kelly Olson, Perry
Bicek, Mike Shurman and Hobbs all
setting chase. The only rider making
great headway in the rnoto was Hobbs
as he methodically picked off riders
each l ap until he was in second
behind Hayes. Time ran out before
he could get close enough for a challenge, and he had to settle for the
runnerup slot. Olson nursed an ailing machine in for third ahead of
Sims and Bicek.
Moto two was all for Hobbs as he
rocketed out to an early lead and ran
off with the race. Sims, Hayes and
Olson gave chase, but when Olson
tried to overtake Sims for third, the
two riders locked bars going into a
turn and, in a cloud of dust, went
head-first into the berm. Sims got up
and going quickly and set after Hayes
and Hobbs, wh ile Olson 's
Honda suffered a stuck throttle, wide
open, of course. Sims managed to
work into second before the end of
the moto, and from there it was
Hobbs crossing the line first ahead of
Sims, Hayes, Schurman and Bicek.
In a hot Mini A class;Ladd Poitra
ran off with the first moto while Jerry
Wagner slipped past Clint Overman
for second by mote's end. In round
two, it was Wagner grabbing the
early lead, but Poitra took over at the
halfway mark, soon after which
Wagner bailed on a double-jump and
had to pull off the track with a
twisted front end. Overman rolled in
for second with Stace Waugh grab-bing third.
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Results
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125 A: 1. Ben Norfolk (Yam): 2. Todd Gikling
(Yam): 3. Shannon lvey (Suz).
25~ A: 1. Terry Hobbs (Han); 2. Billy Stork (Yam);
3. Mike Schurman (Yam).
500 A: 1. Terry Hobbs (Han); 2. Brian Hayes
(Yam); 3. Terry Sim s (Yam).
SR: 1. Bob Bail.ey (Han); 2. Bill Huntington (Suz);
3. Lyle Cook (Ma.).
250 B: 1. Tim Reinke (Yam); 2. Rich Wooley
(Yam); 3. Terry Halverson (Yam).
125 B: 1. Scott Salver son (Han); 2. Kevin Forrester (Yam); 3. Greg Hyde (Suz).
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MINI A : 1. Ladd Poitra (Yam); 2. Clint Overman
(Yam); 3. Stace Waugh (Kaw).
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MINI B: 1. Marc Metzger (Yam); 2. John Nonachick (Kaw); 3. Eric Eckholm (Yam).
' . ENDURO: 1.. Jo;e.Kj eer (Y~I1'!); .2 : «;ireg Chicoine .
125 C: 1. Dale Nelson (Han); 2. Scott Seifert
(Yam); 3. Keith Anderson (Yam).
Weider smokes at
Steamboat Springs
By Geoff Hamilton
Photos by Robert Schleicher
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS,' CO,
AUG. 8
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Three time Rocky Mountain
Enduro Circuit Champion
Drigan Weider (KTM) smoked
the troops by dropping only 10
points to take overall honors at the
Timberline Enduro. Second overall,
and first Senior A, went to visiting
California rider Malcolm Smith (H us)
with an excellent score of 12. I guess
this goes to show that old enduro riders never die - they just retire (?) to
Senior A and settle (? ) for second
overall.
Kevin Davis ' (KT M) 15 was good
enough for first Open A, edging Joe
Coppedge (Mai) by one point. Roy
Norgard somehow kept the duct tape
and baling wire together to bring his
antique Yamaha in nine seconds in
front of Mark Hynes (Hus) for third
Open A with 23 points lost. T exa s
rider Zack Elkins (C-A ) made the
long ride worth it, dropping 19points
to take first 250cc A. Morrill Griffith
(Yam) turned in his usual fine ride to
take the 200cc A class with a score of
23, beating Jim Rase (Yam ) ill 27 and
Gary Myers (Hon) at 28. Justin Brickner (Yam ) took the I25cc A class with
a score of 63.
The course started out with some
easy riding up Solomon Creek Trail
at 18 mph. At seven and 2!loth miles,
the average was upped to 24 mph,
where it stayed for the remainder of
the event. A rocky jeep road led over
Farwell Mountain and on to Hahn's
Peak for the first check at 14.4. A
short tight trail and some tight jeep
roads brought you out of the heavens,
to the point where you could almost
breathe normally again, when you
hit the reset at 20.0. Next was a scenic
tour on jeep roads through the thriving village of Columbine. Lopez Trail
was next, where Check two at 29.6
kl, €alCb the laG riders,
The next 10.4 miles of tigh t trail
around Nipple Peak was some of the
most exciting riding of th e day. The
best score in this section was five '
points lost and even Weid er lost six
points here. .
The reset at 40.8 let some of the A
riders get back on time. Summit
Creek Trail was next, followed by
" Wa terbar" jeep road, which had 83
of those cute little suckers on it (I
could have sworn it was more like 183
waterbars!).
Check four at 51.6 was zeroed by
most A riders. It was followed by a
reset and the first gas stop at 56.0.
Ellis Trail was next and then on to
Sheep Driveway which follows the
Continental Divide. Most riders were
pleased at this point because they
knew the rock pile was next, and we
would get to go down it this year.
After the rock pile, the course turned
onto Whiskey Creek Trail.
Check five, at 70.8, awaited at the
end of the trail. Again , Check five
was zeroed by the top riders. Five
miles of jeep road brought you to the
second gas at 76.1.
A reset had most A riders on time,
and a few were caught hot at Check
six (80.4 mi. ).
Next was a trip across Little Snake
River and then up Killer Hill. The
hill had a few people stuck on it, but
it was wide enough to avoid any bottlenecks. Elk Horn Stock Drive had
riders hustling to Check seven at 89.2.
Everyone lost points here, including
Weider who had the best score of one
point lost. More tight roads and trails
had riders losing addi tional points at
Check eight (94.4 mi .). Again, Weider
had the best score, losing three points.
A reset at 94.8 helped most A riders
get close to being back on time.
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Elk Horn jeep road then brought
the riders to the mud holes in Hog
Park and back on to Ellis Trail to
Check nine at 112.4. The top A riders
were not losing points at this check.
Next, it was back onto Sheep Drivewayand then Manzanita Trail, through the waterholes in Big Red Park and a
race down Soloman Creek Trail to
the finish check at 126.4.
The Timberline Trailriders put on
an excellent event for the rider who
wants to go fast in the woods, and
they still threw in their usual timekeepers, to catch those who like to
ride hot. I heard virtually no negative
comments from the riders, and the
event should have a good shot at
repeating as "Enduro of the Year."
Results ,
OVERALL A: 1. Drigan Weider (KTM).
OPEN A : 1. Kevin Davis (KTM); 2. Joe Coppedge
(Mai); 3. Roy Norgard (Yam).
250 A : 1. Zack Elkins (C-A); 2. Steve Matthiesen
(KTM); 3. George Hayes (KTM).
200 A: 1. Morrill Griffith (Yam); 2. J im Rase
(Yam); 3. Gary Myers (Han).
125 A: 1. Justin Brickner (Yam); 2. Ron Pepper
(C·A) .
SR A: 1. Malcolm Smith (Hus); 2. AI Hjelm (Hus).
OVERALL B: 1. Casey Quinn (KTM).
OPENB: 1. Bill Burgener (Han); 2. Colvin Cameron
(Hus); 3. Murray Barber (Yam).
250 B: 1. Jack (Kaw); 2. Jim Boman (KTM); 3. Hal
Blair (C-A).
290 B: 1. Ed Bright (Hus); 2. Marshall Cook (Han);
3. Rich Anderson (Han).
125 B: 1. David Sebring (Yam); 2. Jordan Hunt
(Yam); 3. Torrey Carroll (KTM).
SR B (4 CHECKS): 1. Fred Matthiesen (KTM); 2.
Don Burgener (Han); 3. Bill Lehner (Han).
WOMEN (4 CHECKS): 1. Sandy Freydendal (Yaml;
2. Patr icia Sandt (Kaw).
By Brian George
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