Canadian Corduroy.?And Pictures.

[Speedy]

Hmmmm,..looks like the Penton Family was the last Generation who came to Canada to compete in the Corduroy.[:0]
Just for the people who dont know better.
In September there is no ice and snow in Ontario.[}:)]


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[Speedy]

quote:Originally posted by Speedy

Hmmmm,..looks like the Penton Family was the last Generation who came to Canada to compete in the Corduroy.[:0]
Just for the people who dont know better.
In September there is no ice and snow in Ontario.[}:)]


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Not a single answer from any of the large PENTON group?[:0][?]

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[Ernie Phillips]

Speedy,  Sounds like a wonderful event.  Only 4 things are keeping me away - 1. time, 2. distance, 3. money and 4. 60 rule.  With proper planning I can over come 1,2,3 ... but, I would only go if Christopher (age 16) could ride.  If he rode his '72 Penton, he will meet the 60 rule in 2016.  If we start saving now, we should be able to make it ... but in 9 years I'll be too old!  Hope you are able to coax some US Penton riders to represent the POG.  Sounds like fun.

Ernie P.
Chattanooga, TN

[rd400pi]

Speedy,
  Ditto the comments about time.  Maybe not the distance if there is plenty of travel time.  Maybe they will have one next year?  Cheers.

  Mike H.

[Speedy]

quote:Originally posted by rd400pi

Speedy,
  Ditto the comments about time.  Maybe not the distance if there is plenty of travel time.  Maybe they will have one next year?  Cheers.

  Mike H.

Well POGERS,..
This years Canadian Corduroy and Vintage event with a very nice trailsystem for 120 Km is over.
Two Canadian and 2 USA Riders entered the Vintage class.
One US rider never made it out of the pits.
At a test run his ROKON broke the belt and no spare was available.
The 2.US rider made it about 15 Km into the trails when his Hercules began to selfdestruct.He DNF.
Canadian Gary Richards (well known RR rider for years) with his little Zuendapp 125 finished 2.I was able to beet Gary for first Place only because my Sachs 250 hat more power in the Speedtest.
Logically the Organiser was very disapointed because a lot of man hours where spend to find detours and cut easier trails for us Vintage guys.
Unless there is a lot of Pre entry with Pre pay next year ahaed of time , there will be NO Vintage class.





All former ISDT riders

Nobody says the Corduroy is easy.

But the result is worth it.







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[Tom Penton]

Fellow riders, past & present ...

I've always had a special place in my heart for the Corduroy Enduro and Canada/Canadians. Especially in Autumn I reflect back fondly at that lovely countryside and warm people north of Toronto.  I loved the crispness in the air, the wonderful foliage, the fine soil, the winding roads (which way is it going to turn over this rise? ... WHOOPS!) and "somewhat" foreign ambiance.

The Gold Rock Lodge was where it was happening, and my Uncle Ted was at the center of those "happenings" (partying...). Uncle Ted was always glad to add some hoopla to the motorcycling scene when the other of us Pentons might have been too serious about things. And not just motorcycling...well, let's not get into the incident where he got his boat confiscated smuggling beer from Canada across Lake Erie!

I was fortunate to have won the Corduroy twice (with an "*"....see below), but that is not nearly so important as having participated: riding the trails and mixing with the locals.

About the asterisk: My first win was 1973 ... I remember it well because it was the week before the Massachusetts ISDT, the first in the USA. Carl Crank and I decided to ride, whereas many others didn't want to "chance" it (injury) and/or needed the time for preparation for the ISDT. But Carl & I went for it and drove together in a van to Canada.  I stayed within range of him throughout the two days but he had me legitimately beat going into the final special test. Well, things were different back then vis-a-vis ISDT type events ... there were a lot of trying different things. This year at the Corduroy they had for the first time I was aware and perhaps the last an OBSERVED TRIALS final special test. So I was able to plunk my trusty 125 Six Days up and down the 5mph course without dabbing. Carl brought is 250 Hare Scrambler (with his renowned cylinder work for that dazzling horsepower, geared up for those open corduroy & gravel roads) to the "starting line" with dread in his eyes: his worst fears realized! And he met his fears ... terribly!  The dabs came fast and furious, and his overall win went with them.

Oh, was it a cold ride from the Canadian woods to Massachusetts! Not Fair! That isn't our sport! Our machinery is so wrong for it! It isn't what we've practiced doing! Yes Carl, I agree ... well, some, mostly maybe, but ...  like they said back at the Lodge, aren't we supposed take what comes? Well, how about we split this one half & half?

But that isn't what its all about ... it's the good memories of trail and people.

Tom Penton

Oh, and I SO liked the trophies!

[Lew Mayer]

Thanks for that great story Tom.

Lew Mayer

[Rocket]

Tom
Thanks for the great story and I can't wait for next year's Reunion Ride to ask Carl about "his" side of the story.
Welcome to the POG site and it is great to have another Penton on the site.
Rocket

[TGTech]

I have a warm spot in my heart for the Corduroy as well. Honestly, I can't tell you what created it, but I did like the event. Especially back in the old days when it was at the Gold Rock Lodge. Maybe it had to do with the sauna at the Lodge.

I also have a story about the event similar to Tom's. The very first year I rode the Corduroy, I think was '70, I went up with the rest of the family that was going to ride the event. On Saturday, we rode though a very long section that actually had corduroy roads in it, and I rode really fast through the whole section. I made it all the way through the section without losing any points, where Jack and Jeff did.  When I got to the end of the day, I hadn't lost any points, where Jack and Jeff had lost two and one respectively.

Unfortunately on the second day, I "relaxed" a little, and ended up losing three points, where Jack and Jeff, didn't lose any. That put me in  third place overall.  And what made me mad, was that because I didn't ride as hard as I had the first day, and it cost me. In my mind, if I'd ridden like I did the first day, I may have won the overall. As it turned out, Jeff won the overall and Jack was second.  

Oh, and did I mention that I was on my '69 Berkshire? I did get an award for being the highest scored rider in a class other than the Overall winner. I don't remember the name of it, but I still have it.

Dane

[Speedy]

quote:Originally posted by Rocket

Tom
Thanks for the great story and I can't wait for next year's Reunion Ride to ask Carl about "his" side of the story.
Welcome to the POG site and it is great to have another Penton on the site.
Rocket

Yes Tom and Dan.
I rode them too.I rode a total of 13(make that 14 with this years)
I remember well the Golden Lodge Camp,and I remember after the Saturday parties,the view of all the empty beer bottles on top of the cabin roofs.
I remember the in the middle of night engine change(which included to get the bike out of the park ferme,change engine and put the bike back.)You remember whos engine it was:D[}:)]


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[tooclose racing]

Cool stories from Tom and Dane.  The final "trials" test story has to be one for the POG shrine.  I say no asterick in the Canadian Corduroy records book next to Tom's name.  I'm thinking you've just given the rest of us poggers a fresh, um...data point, when we have the pleasure of meeting/running into Mr. Cranke.  []

[Speedy]

quote:Originally posted by tooclose racing

Cool stories from Tom and Dane.  The final "trials" test story has to be one for the POG shrine.  I say no asterick in the Canadian Corduroy records book next to Tom's name.  I'm thinking you've just given the rest of us poggers a fresh, um...data point, when we have the pleasure of meeting/running into Mr. Cranke.  []

The TRIAL tests in our corduroy events came direct from the ISDT times,when T-tests where common.
Later,because of so much more work and need for extra OBSERVERS,we did not use them anymore.I always had a feeling that  NOBODY realy liked them anyway.

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[Paul Danik]

The TRIAL tests in our corduroy events came direct from the ISDT times,when T-tests where common.
Later,because of so much more work and need for extra OBSERVERS,we did not use them anymore.I always had a feeling that NOBODY realy liked them anyway.

Helmut"Speedy"Clasen
Ontario Canada

Speedy,

   I do bek yur pardnn, Tom Penton liked them [}:)]

Paul

[Speedy]

quote:Originally posted by Paul Danik


The TRIAL tests in our corduroy events came direct from the ISDT times,when T-tests where common.
Later,because of so much more work and need for extra OBSERVERS,we did not use them anymore.I always had a feeling that NOBODY realy liked them anyway.

Helmut"Speedy"Clasen
Ontario Canada

Speedy,

   I do bek yur pardnn, Tom Penton liked them [}:)]

Paul

Yeaaa,but only that ONE time when he realised that Jack had the wrong bike,...:D:D

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[Tom Penton]

Paul, Helmut ... Did I say I lIKED Observed Trials? Not quite! I just managed to survive them better than most trail racers.

Mick Andrews visited Amherst back then for a couple days and were we ever impressed! What those guys can do!

"Balance" is nice to have but perhaps not key
to fast trail riding ... it maybe has more to do with eyesight/body reaction. My friend Jim Simons, Air Force fighter pilot and later Thunderbirds Solo, could do wonders on a bike at slow speeds. He could balance at a standstill about forever, it seems. I'd envy that. But I could smoke him in the fast stuff ... OK, a bit more experience on bikes!

I was slated to take a back-seat ride with Jim, but got shipped to Vietnam first. Probably a good thing ... Jim would have had his revenge!

Tom