ROCK ISLAND RIDERS
840 Leilani Street
Hilo
Jon Bratten of Honolulu took top honors in the first two-day motorcycle enduro ever held
in the State. Dennis Vierra of Hilo finished second over-all and Colin Iwasa, expert trials rider from Honolulu, finished third.
Bratten, 24-year-old 125cc amateur motoscross racer, finished second the opening
day of the trials event and finished first on closing day. Bratten kept his mind, body,
and motorcycle at the right attitude during the grueling contest. He commented after
the enduro that this was a situation where a rider could not stop to consider if it
would be possible to maneuver the formidable terrain. If he thought about it, he would
never attempt it.
Nathan Jensen of Hil was the outstanding rider of the event. He placed first
on opening day with an almost flawless score of 3 points. Bratten had 24 points that
day. The span of points for the first hundered miles was from 3 to 543. Jensen was on
his way to top honors the second day when mechanical trouble caused him to pull out
near the end of the course.
Thirty-five riders started the Rock Island Riders' 200-mile enduro the first
day and 26 finished. The first hundered miles were the roughest with water-holes, boulders,
fallen trees and deep mud part of the obstacles along the course. One tall riders, Paul Novak, was
observed walking his submerged bike through chest-high water. Bike was towed out and
rider did not finish that day but managed to wring out himself and motorcycle in time
for the next day's contest.
The first riders to complete the opening day course were at the finish line after
four and a half hours. The last rider in had been on the trail 8 hours and 48 minutes.
Twenty-seven riders started the second day and 24 finished the course. All riders
completed the course within the estimated time of six hours. The "blue Ribbon Trail",
which made "rock riders" of all competitors, was over nine miles of lava bed with every
variety of lave.
Top place riders for Over-all, first Day and Second Day Awards are as follows:
Over-All: Jon Bratten (Honolulu) ... 1st
Dennis Vierra (Hilo) ... 2nd
Colin Iwasa (Honolulu) ... 3rd
First Day: Nathan Jensen (Hilo) ... 1st
Jon Bratten (Honolulu) ... 2nd
Dennis Glasgow (Honolulu) ... 3rd
Second Day: Jon Bratten (Honolulu) ... 1st
Steve Kuenstle (Honolulu) ... 2nd
Colin Iwasa (Honolulu) ... 3rd
Results Listing
Age First Second Overall
Day Day
17 Jonathan Bratten 24 11 -2 9
27 Dennis Vierra 28 36 25 61
9 Colin Iwasa 21 77 6 83
10 Robert Mead 21 71 46 117
28 Shon Bowden III 29 107 12 119
25 Dennis Glasgow 32 27 94 121
23 Yarnell Akana 36 95 27 122
30 Michael Hargrove 27 198 27 225
15 John Domke 24 125 17 142
1 Ed Ung 30 122 38 160
24 Gerrit Osborne 34 148 32 180
12 Sandy Brodie 35 265 9 274
14 Steve Kuenstle 26 277 1 278
29 Cave Rochlen 51 256 24 280
13 Alec Probst 20 121 177 298
32 John Arizumi 380 75 455
34 Michael Sheehan 416 116 532
4 Charles Dawrs 17 543 27 570
20 Peter Halford 32 504 126 597
2 Owen Farrior 28 DNF 41 DNF
3 Edward Dawrs 18 DNF 36 DNF
5 Herbert Dawrs 47 561 --- DNF
6 Dave Webster 31 DNF DNF DNF
7 Louis Silva 21 173 DNF DNF
8 James Yost 22 84 DNF DNF
11 Edward wilson 33 DNF DNF DNF
16 Nathan Jensen 19 3 DNF DNF
18 Rovert McDonald 22 --- --- ---
19 Steve Harris 33 DNF DNF DNF
21 Robert Smelker 30 DNF 68 DNF
22 Cully Judd 31 105 DNF DNF
26 Siamani Salavea 28 29 DNF DNF
31 Paul Novak 17 DNF 91 DNF
33 Mike Muller 32 DNF 64 DNF
37 Bill Colvin 47 DNF --- DNF
38 Tom Leonard 30 DNF --- DNF
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