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May 3, 2006
OFF-ROAD RACE Flat tire doesn't stymie Herder
By DON McDERMOTT
"I am not much on changing tires, and this time ... well, the car fell off the jack and there are some other problems; it took me 10 minutes to change the darned thing," said Herder. "And for it to happen just 10 miles from the finish was tough." Herder, who did the race solo, changed the tire, climbed back into his "little ol' dune buggy" and roared back down the course to win the Terrible's Town 250 Off-Road Race overall title in 4 hours, 1 minute, 29 seconds. "At one point, I was at least 15 minutes ahead of everybody; I started first and I didn't have to contend with dust or anything else," said Herder, who was headed for a remarkable sub-four-hour drive in the 242.9-mile race, which started at Johnnie, turned at Beatty, and finished a hundred yards from the Terrible's Town Casino in Pahrump. His margin of victory was just 52 seconds over the Herman Motorsports vehicle co-driven by Damen Jefferies and Casey Jefferies of Oak Hills, Claif. Their time was 4:02:21, which put them 58 seconds ahead of a Ford truck, which included the Arizona quartet of Garron Cadiente, Chris Godfrey, Ron Whitton and Rick Geiser. Completing the top five - and finishing within four minutes of the winner - were two Jimcos. Fourth in 4:04:03 were Ronny Wilson, Randy Wilson, Charles Gioffredi, and Randy Beck, all from California, and fifth in 4:05:01 were Kory Scheeler, Larry Job, Mike Costello, and James Wischmeyer, all from Las Vegas. Sixth was a Ford truck, which had a crew that included Ed and Tim Herbst of Las Vegas, and Californians A.J. Martin and Jeremy Johnson. Their time was 4:09:09. Driving solo and finishing seventh in 4:11:33 was Chuck Hovey of Escondido, Calif. "I was going to relieve John, but he felt pretty good, so he kept on going," said Steve Melton, a Buckeye, Ariz., resident listed as co-driver for the Herder team. The Herder team filled the huge trophy that is awarded to the championship team and celebrated, as several hundred of the fans who watched the race gathered around in the Terrible's Town Casino parking lot, on a warm, humid afternoon. Winning the motorcycle race was the team of Mike Childress and Steve Hengeveld; they completed the race in 4:09:00, more than 39 minutes ahead of the California trio of Jeff Trulove, Chris Ray, and Max Eddy Jr. (4:48:29). The quad title went to Wayne Matlock and Chad Prull, whose Honda made the tour in 4:54:22 - just 14 seconds ahead of a Roll Design quad co-driven by Doug Eichner and Marc Spaeth. In the quad ironman division, Todd Hunter of Las Vegas, aboard a Honda, was first in 6:15:59. In the motorcycle ironman competition, Jerry Jones, riding a Yamaha, was first in 5:28:03. Terrible's Town 250 The cars-trucks division in the 2006 Terrible's Town 250 Off-Road Race, sanctioned by Best in the Desert, had 131 starters; 84 completed the event. (Vehicle number, class position, class/division, time, team, vehicle make, sponsors) 1. 1526, first, 1500P, 4 hours, 1 minute, 29 seconds; John Herder, Tucson, Ariz., and Steve Melton, Buckeye, Ariz.; Jimco, Herder Building, Jimco, King Shocks, Fortin BFG, VPR, WIKS, M&M Farms, Desert Rat. 2. 1510, second, 1500P, 4:02:21; Damen Jefferies, Oak Hills, Calif., and Casey Jefferies, Oak Hills, Calif.; HMS; Herman Motorsports, K&N, Karteki, Proam, UMI Fortin, BF Goodrich, King, MSD, TCS, VP Fuels, Jerico, Sunset Signs. 3. 38, first, 1400P, 4:03:19; Garron Cadiente, Mesa, Airz.; Chris Godfrey, Phoenix; Ron Whitton, Mesa, Ariz.; Rick Geiser, Desert Hills, Ariz.; Ford; Whitton Companies, Geiser Brothers Racing, Vision X, BF Goodrich; King Shcoks. 4. 1522, third, 1500P, 4:04:03; Ronny Wilson, Long Beach, Calif.; Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif.; Charles Gioffredi, Long Beach, Calif.; Randy Beck, Orange, Calif.; Jimco; BF Goodrich, King Shocks, Wilson Motorsports, McKenzies, Wiks Racing Engines, Parson Acoustical, Dirt Bagz. 5. 1528, fourth, 1500P, 4:05:01; Kory Scheeler, North Las Vegas; Larry Job, Las Vegas; Mike Costello, Las Vegas; James Wischmeyer, Las Vegas; Jimco; Realtech Realty, Inc. 6. 19, second, 1400P, 4:09:09; Ed Herbst, Las Vegas; Tim Herbst, Las Vegas; A.J. Martin, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Jeremy Johnson, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Ford; Terrible Herbst, BF Goodrich, Herbst Gaming, Ford. Motorcycles 41 started, 30 finished. 1. N14, first, Open P, 4 hours, 9 minutes; Mike Childress, Wrightwood, Calif., and Steve Hengeveld, Oak Hills, Calif.; Honda; American Honda, Precision Concepts, Donlop, Honda Pro Oils, Renthal, IMS, BRP, DID, Braking, VP Fuels, Pro Circuit, Acerbis, WC, K&N. 2. 333, first, Open E, 4:48:29; Jeff Trulove, Hemet, Calif.; Chris Ray, Torrance, Calif.; Max Eddy Jr., Barstow, Calif.; KTM; MSS Racing, GPR, Streamline Suspension, FMF, MS Parkers, MC Motorex. 3. F15, first, 4 StrokeP, 4:54:30; Jim Finerty, Hesperia, Calif.; Robby Woods, Pahrump; Yamaha; 7-11 of Apple Valley, John Burr Cycles. Quads 41 started, 29 finished. 3/Q2, first, Quad P, 4 hours, 54 minutes, 22 seconds; Wayne Matlock, El Cajon, Calif., and Chad Prull, Phoenix, Ariz.; Honda; American Honda, Alba Precision Concepts, IMS-Roll, Maxxis, Douglas, Elka, Tire-Balls, Honda Pro Oils, Tag Moose. 2. Q11, second, Quad P, 4:54:36; Doug Eichner, El Cajon, Calif., and Marc Spaeth, San Diego, Calif.; Roll Design; Duncan, Golden West, Roll Design, IMS, ITP, Fox Shok, Douglas, Wheels, ECC, Oneal, GPR, TAGT, Vortex Power Madd, Motion Pro. 3. Q3, third, Quad P, 5:02:04; Greg Stuart, Yucalpa, Calif.; Nick Nelson, Tehachapi, Calif.; Nothing listed in report on type of quad and sponsors. |
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