" TEAM HUSQUARNA RIDER "

Carl Rehatchek, 18-year-old son of Len and Pat Rehatchek of Hauto, (Coaldale) tied three times with the East Coast Enduro
motorcycle champion, Bill Harris, at the CANYON RIDERS ENDURO held Sunday ( Aug. 10, 1980 ) in WELLSBORO. The 75-mile

cross-country event saw the two riders lose by one point (minute) each with Harris beating Carl at the tie-breaker check by five seconds.

Carl, a FACTORY SUPPORT TEAM HUSQUARNA RIDER, also holds two " EXCELLENT " AWARDS in the EASTERN

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ENDUROS held in NEW JERSEY and NEW YORK earlier this year. Carlhad a second and fifth

place finish in those events.

The young cyclist is looking forward to competing in two NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPENDUROS this month, one in MICHIGAN

on AUGUST 17 and the other at PITTSFIELD, MASS., on AUGUST 24. The MICHIGAN event is a 200-mile cross-country event.

Last year Carl placed fifth in the "B" OPEN CLASS, a 400-mile event, known as theMICHIGAN JACK PINE NATIONAL.

REHATCHEK BURNING UP DIRT BIKE CIRCUIT

Carl Rehatchek, fast riding "Open-A" class dirt bike Enduro rider is

raising the eyebrows of Jack Lafferty Jr., two time East Coast Enduro

Association (ECEA) champion : Don Tomlin , and Ken Yankowski,

the current first through third overall point leaders.

Rehatchek, a support rider for SWEDISH MANUFACTURER

HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES came out of retirement and in the last

five races has three firsts and two seconds.

Carl on September 22 rode to a first place class win in the 100-mile

MOONSHINE ENDURO at Brandonville, Pa., a "On the ROCKS"

challenge of tight woods trails and and heart-stopping rocky downhills.

CHATSWORTH, NEW JERSEY and the SANDY LANE ENDURO on

September 29 also fell to REHATCHEK with a class win, but more

importantly a fifth overall, missing fourth overall by one second in

95.8 miles of sand and 337 competing riders.

Carl is 23 years old, rides a HUSQVARNA 400WR motorcycle

and resides with wife Sharon and son Kyle Joseph in the

village of Hauto, Pa.