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(L!t#t) Winner B . ' nt 9hty deb (T ern.e SChreiber . We'ter,. (Ab Op) Third piece DWit~ e Ove) Runner_up S ""elne . . CoftHeed. ATX Event, winner share name By Len Weed LITTLE ROCK, CA, DEC. 11 Bernie Schreiber (SWM) was the winner in an event with little rocks, big rocks, lots of wa ter, an d -. new for '82 - enoug h t" Ime t0 g et the J" obdone" Only three of the 29 starters failed to finish; the 1981 . Sc h reI'ber C up, su b tIt Ied "Beat the Clock," saw 22 of 25 starters time out. This year, the riders had five hours to complete the first two loops before a final sweep began. The year before, the riders had five and a half hours to complete three loops. The trial drew a record 29 starters (17 Expert, 12 Support) to challenge 12 sections three times. . The battle of "European" Americans went to 1979 Observed Trials World Champion Bernie Schreiber by 15 points. Former V.O.T.E. Scott Head finished second. Both riders had flown home just days before the event. Head came out ahead in the cleans battle, 12 to 11, riding the new whitefenders-and-tank Italjet T350. Bernie, who switched to the new Jumbo 350 ~WM several months ago, competed ride the Jumbo in the 1983 world rounds. Schreiber held a three point lead after the first loop, 23 to 26. He lowered his score to 13 on the second circuit to open a 10-point margin. The sections were severe enough that two Expert riders finished the first loop with 60 points (all fives). Head and Schreiber accounted for 23 of the 29 Expert cleans. In the Support class, cleans were about as common as whiskers on a belly dancer. Bim Miller, Mike 'Read, and Dan Dixon each had one perfect ride. The first half of the loop took the entry through rocks and water before leading them to the main fire road. This arrangement permitted excellent spectator mobility. After riding section six, dubbed "Andre's Revenge," the competitors motored up into a spooky storm drain angled 40 feet ben~ath the main fire road. Section six featured a slippery slab. Six days before the Schreiber Cup, Scott finished second at an indoor trial at the Bologna Motor Show. Scott reported that he'll be riding for Italjet again in 1983, concentrating on world rounds and the new Manufacturer's Series that will allow foreign riders to compete for separate • honors at Italian nationals. Scott plans to take out an AMA license in 1983, but doesn 'tforeseem uch chance to ride the American series because of schedule conflicts. Bernie will ride for SWM again in 1983. He has not yet determined if he will defend his American championship. Dwaine Walters, number one again in the ATA, finished third in the Schreiber Cup, 51 points behind Head. SWM's Dave Pyle took fourth (on ones) over Dan Suffin. V.O.T.E.'s Joe Grencius, back on the pegs after a year's layoff, topped Mike Read by one marker, 117-118, in Support. John Robertson, Clive Belvoir, and Dan Dixon claimed the next three placings. • you had to ride It. Scott Head scored the only three on the first loop. Section seven sent the heroes up a mossy waterfall. The firsttwo loops ne~~~i~~i~f~~~~~~~f~r~~~;~ad. The riders had to rocket up a five-foot nearly vertical rock slab just inside the start gate. At an angle, naturally. Section nine climbed, dropped, climbed again, dropped again, and then dumped the riders into a long water-and-rocks ride to the exit gates. Section 10, full of nasty boulders, begarr and ended at the edge of a paved water crossing. At section 11, old-timers saw another familiar face. The checker was Ute Cup winner Doug Bradbury, a former V.OT.E. competition chairman who deserted to Colorado. Section 12 demanded riding over a wet angled log, sneaking between two monster boulders, and then dropping into white water to reach a sharp left up a sandstone bank. Schreiber (56) and Head (71) were the only riders to finish under 100 points. Scott enjoyed the wide sections. Both rated the event equivalent to a good American national. Bernie and Scott came home from Europe for the Schreiber Cup on high notes. Bernie won two two-day indoor trials in Italy. One of the events, in Milan, drew 10,000 specta- dWlM_M_"",_~"",*-IMI"''''''''''~!M'I~~MI_,",.....rMtMSlrq'.~·M:tJtf(f . IS' M~M~· Results EX: 1. Bernie Schreiber (56); 2. Scott Head(71); 3. Dwaine Walters (122); 4. Dave Pyle (128); 5. Dan Suffin (1 2B); 6. Kip Webb (129); 7. Andre Plouffe (138); 8. Anthony Dilabio (1401; 9. Lane Leavitt (144); 10. Jeff Fish (149). SUPPORT: 1. Joe Grencius (1 17); 2. Mike Read (118); 3. John Robertson (121); 4. Clive Belvoir (123); 5. Dan Dixon (124); 6. Bim Miller (130); 7. t ~~Jj1_P!I'Q 'jst5R?::";