Day 4
Sept. 27, 2002 – Today
was a very tough day for all teams. Rain throughout the week made many tests
very difficult. On the second loop, Enduro Test #2 at the ski hill was shut
down, and another Cross Test was shortened.
The International Jury met last evening to review results and filed protests.
The U.S. World Trophy Team did not come out on top. Greg Gillian was issued
a five minute penalty for "cutting the course." Greg entered a check that
was not marked very well, from the wrong direction. Brian Sperle was excluded
for allegedly refueling with the engine running. We continue to argue Saturday
a.m., and it appears that Brian will be allowed to start with the 500 4-strokes.
Several Team USA riders had problems during the day. Junior Trophy rider
Wally Palmer lost his brakes and was unable to continue. Amanda Mastin,
Lance Bross, Eric Croy all had clutch problems. Cody Mastin ran the oil
out of his motorcycle. World Trophy rider Tim Taber blew a motor. Eric Moberg
broke a collar bone. Tom Huber overheated. Steve Underwood, David Klein,
Andy Gutish, and J.D. Hammock just couldn't match the impossible schedule
and houred out. Ken Tomeo, spent the night (Wednesday) in a local hospital,
with a possible broken hip. X-rays proved that wrong.
Stay tuned...
© 2002, American Motorcyclist Association
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Retired Junior Trophy rider Wally Palmer |
World Trophy rider Brian Sperle, going over Day 4 ride with
retired Family R Us team member, Amanda Mastin and journalist
Mark Kariya |
World Trophy
1st Finland
2nd France
3rd Sweden
4th Great Britain
5th Italy
6th Spain
7th Slovakia
8th Australia
9th Poland
10th Belgium
11th Czech Republic
12th Netherlands
13th Norway
14th United States
15th Brazil
16th Hungary
17th Latvia
18th Germany
World Junior
1st France
2nd Italy
3rd Spain
4th Portugal
5th Czech Republic
6th Finland
7th Germany
8th Sweden
9th Netherlands
10th Great Britain
11th Poland
12th United States
13th Australia
14th Venezuela
15th Belgium
Club Teams
28th Ridge Riders Motorcycle Club (Eric Bailey, Luke McNeil,
John Yates) Team complete
33rd Team Enduro (Dave Wolfe, Brett Dooley, J.D. Hammock)
43rd Jafmar Racing (Jeff Fredette, John Wells, Steve Underwood)
51st Merced Dirt Riders (Curt Wilcox, Chilly White, Derrick
Merrill) Team complete
63rd Family R Us (Amanda Mastin, Cody Mastin, Randy Mastin)
74th Colorado Dirt Riders (Lance Bross, Eric Moberg, Eric Croy)
86th Enduro Riders Motorcylce Club (Andy Stokely, Andy Gutish,
Carroll Dickerson)
87th Seniors (Mike McCarren, David Klein, Ken Tomeo)
90th Boise Ridge Riders (Mark Thompson, Ryan Dean, Gabriel Reos)
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125 2-Stroke
1st Petteri Silvan (Finland)
Team USA rankings
21st Fred Hoess
61st Jonathan Seehorn
Retired
Wally Palmer
William Radecky
Gabriel Reos
250 2-Stroke
1st David Knight (Great Britain)
Team USA rankings
35th David Pearson
45th Ron Schmelzle
58th Brian Storrie
60th Andy Stokeley
63rd Dave Wolfe
71st Jeff Fredette
73rd Morgan Crawford
84th Eric Bailey
86th Brett Dooley
91st Luke McNeil
99th John Wells
105th Randy Mastin
108th Mike McCarren
109th Derrick Merrill
110 Lars Valin
Retired
Tim Taber
Eric Moberg
Eric Croy
Amanda Mastin
Tom Huber
Carroll Dickerson
Brian Sperle (under appeal)
Ken Tomeo
250 4-Stroke
1st Marc Germain (France)
Team USA rankings
41st Greg Gillian
42nd Mark Thompson
Retired
Lance Bross
400 4-Stroke
1st Juha Salminen (Finland)
Team USA rankings
50th John Yates
53rd Chilly White
Retired
J.D. Hammock
David Klein
Andy Gutish
Cody Mastin
Ryan Dean
500 4-Stroke
1st Anders Eriksson (Sweden)
Team USA rankings
32nd Paul Krause
34th Curt Wilcox
Retired
Steve Underwood
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