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rights ✪ riding ✪ racing District 36 News Page 1 District 36 Motorcycle Sports Committee, Inc. July 1, 2018 rights ✪ riding ✪ racing Volume 16 — Issue 61 District 36 News The ISDE Dream Come True! My ISDE qualification run started back when I was 6 years old (in 1994) when my Dad qualified to be on the US ISDE Team for the ISDE that was held in Tulsa Okla- homa. Since that time, I have looked at my dad’s six-days helmet in his trophy case and dreamed of earning one of my own. Fast forward 14 years, I was 20-years-old and selling my dirt bike, as I was getting ready to move to Louisville, KY to play football at the University of Louisville. At this point in time, I assumed that any dream/chance of earning a spot on the US Adam Froman ISDE Team was gone. I came to terms with it and was able to distract myself for the next seven years playing football for the University of Louisville, Atlanta Falcons, Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, and the Spokane Shock in the Arena Football League. After my playing career ended, I went through some competition withdrawals, for lack of a better term, and needed to do something that allowed me to be competitive again. So, I bought a bike in 2014 at 26-27 years old and planned on just enjoying riding and doing a little bit of racing "for fun." Turns out that I am not very good at doing anything competitive just "for fun" and I moved from the C class, to the B class, to the A class in two years. I tasted a little bit of success, winning the B-Open class at a few national enduros, as well as logging some top 10 A-class overall's in 2016 at the local series regional series in Indiana. At this point in 2016, I started having thoughts about actually trying to train, practice, and get competitive enough to challenge for a spot on the ISDE team. continued page 7 CERA’s “Enduro Weekend” The Dust, albeit a very small amount” has settled, the results are final, the trophies are ordered and the tools put away for another year. California Enduro Riders Association has completed our first at- tempt at running the Fools Gold Enduro and the Crazy Miner Family Enduro on the same weekend. From the comments heard at both the Enduros and on social media it appears that it was a huge success with the riders as well as the volunteers, both club members and friends, who worked so hard to make it hap- pen. Congratulations to Italo Ruggiero, Overall Winner of the Crazy Miner! Congratulations to Steven Godman Overall winner of the Fools Gold! For those riding one or both Enduros it became a “family weekend” of camping and riding with friends while competing in the District 36 Championship Enduro Series and the District 36 Championship Youth/Family Enduro Series. And a bo- nus for us was seeing all the families together, making the weekend even more special to our club. All types of off road riding is and should be a family sport in- volving the youngest to the oldest, bringing family’s together under a shared desire to “play” together. continued page 13 rights ✪ riding ✪ racing District 36 News Page 2 Inside this issue: District 36 Volunteers Youth Enduro Report 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: COMPETITION COMMITTEE: Russell Brace x Dave Pickett (BOD, Officers and Stewards are also President’s Desk 4 John Davis Ed Santin on this committee) Al Fitch Ray Spore Chaplin Fred’s 5-6 Jeff Irwin Austin Tavares At Large Lance Doyle Nevada Adventure Paul Machi At Large Jill Patterson At Large Katie Pond Race Standings 10-12 At Large Fred Sumrall OFFICERS: At Large Dave Wright ISDE Bound 14 President: Jerry Fouts Cross Country Charlie Coiner Vice President: Al Fitch Cross Country Bill Goodno Rick Guidice Receives 15 Treasurer: Sharon Scott Cross Country Mike Kendro Appreciation Certificate Secretary: Liz Chamblee Cross Country Elizabeth Lampman LAO: Dave Pickett Cross Country Eric Lotspeich Enduro Steward Report 16 Cross Country Matt Patterson Cross Country Rich Reppert Sawmill ISDE Qualifier 16 COMPETITION STEWARDS: Cross Country Jennifer Spore Winners Director of Comp. Bill McGibbon Cross Country Casey Vandevanter Honey Lake 17 Sanctioning: Jeff Irwin Youth CC Donald Chamblee Race Report Cross Country: Ray Spore Youth CC Albert Clement Youth CC: Al Fitch Youth CC Laura Coiner Dirt Track: Carter Fisher Youth CC Douglas Lampman D36 Dual Sport 19 Enduro: John Davis Youth CC Bruce Swenston A CC Steward 22 Youth Enduro: Jim Boardman Dirt Track Jon Eichelbaugh Mis-Adventure Women: Dirt Track Michael Fowler Dual Sport: Curt Backhaus Dirt Track Ronald Knight RMATV/MC Race Gas 23 Dirt Track Thomas Knight Enduro Terra Conlon RIP Cody Krimm 30 Enduro Scott McClelland Youth Enduro Ryan Boardman D36 Meet Flyers 26-29 Not a District 36 member? Wanna July—Sept Meets 33 be? There are three easy ways to D36 Membership Info 34 join or renew your membership. Act now and ride with the best in the west. Join District 36 Update Your District 36 Membership Is your District 36 membership It’s a fact….. expired or getting close? The The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the 2016 competition season is up- age of eleven: $6,400 on us, so if you need to renew your membership or want to ex- Only in America… tend it why wait until the next Tool Definition: meet? Renew now and go pre- Do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used pared. buns in packages of eight. to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and To renew or extend your District splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be 36 Membership go here: Renew used, as the name implies, to strip out Phil- My Membership lips screw heads. Have you moved, changed your On her return from the grocery store my wife email address and/or phone commented, “I think the store clerk was flirt- ing with me. He said I reminded him of his number? If so please send Jill, late wife.” Pop Quiz our Membership Director, an So I asked, “Before or after she died”. email with your updated infor- mation so she can update our …...And that's when the fight started How long did the Hundred Years War last? records. Email Jill (please in- (answer page 35) clude your D36# in the email) rights ✪ riding ✪ racing District 36 News Page 3 The 2018 series kicked off on May 5th with the Crazy Miner Family Enduro at Mace Mill OHV near Georgetown, CA. This event is hosted by CERA every year. This timekeeping event is known for having technical trails, good speed averages and some tricky timekeeping techniques. The 2018 Crazy Miner lived up to the reputation and everyone appeared to have a good time. Same day results allowed everyone to go home with the knowledge of how they performed against their fellow com- petitors. For those that wanted more riding, CERA hosted the Fool’s Gold Enduro the following day. This made for a great weekend with two timekeeping enduros on the same weekend at the same riding loca- tion. The Wild Piglet Family was rained out in March. The Timekeepers MC worked with D36 and the Hollister Hills SVRA staff to secure a new date. June 9th was the new date selected. This was another timekeeping event. The trails in Hollister were quite dry and dusty this time of year. However, with a clever route sheet and reasonable speed averages, everyone had a great time. The Timekeepers did an excellent job of having the results ready on the same day, trophies handed out to 70% of the winners, and having the results posted on the D36 site that evening. I know that both CERA and the Timekeepers are actively seeking new membership. Both clubs struggled to get enough volunteers together to host these two events. Please consider joining a club to allow these events to happen in the future. The 49er Family Enduro was scheduled for May 12th. The Polka Dots MC had to postpone this event. Ru- mor has it that they will host this event in the Fall of 2018. Watch for it on the D36 calendar in the near future. The last event on our calendar is the Bearfoot Family Enduro hosted by the Richmond Ramblers at Fouts Springs near Stonyford, CA. This event is scheduled for November 18th. Don’t miss this event. The Ram- blers always host an excellent event. Have a great Summer and we’ll see you this Fall at the Enduros. Jim Boardman AMA District 36 Youth Family Enduro Steward Three District Enduro riders win custom Tie Down Straps do- nated by District 36 sponsor: Honda-Kawasaki-KTM of Modesto! Andrew Souza 144D Brandon Peterson 216A Joe Machi 301D photos by Laura Coiner rights ✪ riding ✪ racing District 36 News Page 4 from the Jerry Fouts. AMA-District 36 President 209-681-5613 [email protected] Smile Power The power of a smile.....stronger than a 747, able to leap giant screwups at a single bound. Yep that simple act of moving your facial muscles up and making eye contact can erase all but the most egregious acts. A smile while signing up can bring even the most anxious girl at the sig- nup table a little relief, it can tell the referee that even though you might disagree with him you aren’t going to assault him (or even better can make him wonder what you are up to).