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5 SANDBLASTERS HARE SCRAMBLES o FIRST TIME OUT FIRST No, It' s not the Caped Crusader , It's Gary Conrad soarlne to anot her du ert lIehlwe1e ht victory. by Larry Ha le y II there is any pl ac e in the worl d that is better than the Southe rn California desert in th e sp ring of the year. 1 hav en' t found it yet. The deli c at e flow ers that sw arm all ove r the desert lIoor for miles on end . th e warm, cle an air, brigh t s un and no smo g. and It's all free lor tho s e who ve nture out and get on the hi gh des ert. Some 600 peopl e did just that Sunday , March 13th. Two hund red and sixty-eight riders enj oyed a typical Sunday 's race thanks to the sandblaster's M.C . Th e course was last , safe, and had three loops , 25 miles around for the lightweights and big bores . whil e the trail bikes (aliSO 01 them) had thei r own separate course of thre e ten-mile loo ps . The trail bike co urse was dominated by the Morgan broth ers , firs t Frank and then Jack. but In the end Jack won It . Th e leaders in the bi g bike class on the first l o op were Dick vtck , Larry Ber gquist and Mi ke Patrick. On t he second loop Ber gqu is t was ah ead , leadin g Vick by only yard s , but at the fin ish Ber gquist was over a minute ahead . Don't tell me that Lar ry doesn ' t rid e hard! To make t he day complete , one has to have the ne ces sary har d knocks an d one pe rso n found his . Li ttle Bobby F erro was force d off the nar row trail on a hi gh ridge and wen t boundi ng down Into a box canyon. He co uld n't ge t back up onto th e course , so took the only way out , down the canyon. Soon he came upon a he rd of sheep and an irate Basque she eph erde r who did n't sp eak English. Howev er, th e language barri er didn 't Interfere with communi cations as his clu b waving left little doubt In Bob's mind that this guy was very unhappy about bi g T riumphs bugging his woolles . ell. Bob hightailed it out of there , W dragging his s le d th rough thr ee s t ran ds of barbed-wi re fe nc e in the process. which promptly put him out in north ov ersh oe count ry (in ot her words. lost). But bein g an old desert hand he found th e co urse again and came back in abo ut 80th and to add insult to injury . he got lost on the s econd loop. Bob the n dec id ed that it just wasn't hi s day s o he proceed ed to pl ay for th e res t of the race . (Results on pag e 12) TRAILBLAZERS BANQUET OPEN TO PIONEERS Ev erybody who i s a motorcycle rid er , ent hus i as t , or has had s ome past 2-wh eel expe rie nce Is a Qualified Trail Blazer and Is eli gi ble to attend th e 29th an nual Trail Blaz e rs Banquet and me eting April 2 in Los Angeles. This news was announced last week by T rail Blaze rs president Floyd Clymer. Th e me etings , to be held again at the remark abl e old E lks Hall at 6th St . and Parkvi ew , cons is t of an hour of conv ersation and refr eshment , followed by a dinner and topp ed off with movies both old and new of " et her bicy cl es" at speed. This year Floyd would love to be voted out of office. He has been ele cte d un animously year arter year becau s e he always does a good jo b of organizing the banquet, whi ch is t he cl ub' s only function. It s eems only fair that the res pons ib ility for the arfalr s hould r o t at e among the T rail Blaz ers . Th e group has grown rather large In size sinc e it ha s become a fr.vorit e eveni ng out for wives and girl 'friends, as well as the men . Reservations are $5 ea ch for the banquet. Th ere are no other dues . Write to Floyd Clymer , Pr esident of Trai l Blaz er s . 222 N. Virgil Ave. , Los Angeles fo r your tickets . PLACE WIN CHUCK MINERT, RIDING THE ULTRA-LIGHT 44lee BSA VICTOR SINGLE WINNING THE 500ee EXPERT CLAss, BAY MARE TT-SCRAMBLES, MARCH 20. That's Ince... AT YOUR NEARBY BSA DEALER'S - " . for the name and address of the dealer nearest you, contact BSA MOTORCYCLES - WESTERN 3814 Brladway, Oakland, Calif. . IMPERIAL BEACH APRIL 17, 1966 rr Beys Club Benefit Race sponsored lIy the OILER~ MOTORCYCLE CLUB~#I.~~~ v , FURY 200 " (Trophies to be presented by Holiday H0 nda and Hodaka, 249 Broadway , Chula Vista) Limed from Highway 101 and Imperial Beach Turnoff Well-watered and graded course. Don't miss it! MECHANIC NEEDED 3/4 HELMETS ENGINEERED for SAFETYI Develop ed after months of enginee ring t o b rin g yo u maxim um c o mfo rt and beaut y as w e ll as exce pt io na l head protection ' Brilliant highlig hts sparkle o n ev ery con tour. .. an d th e co lor is pe rman e nt ly dee p w it hin' Fee l Safe and Sure in a FURY' FURY 200 W HIT E 23 .95 METAL FLAK E CO LO RS : . • • • 24 .95 Top pay & Benefits for the right man - Experienced only need apply - IN PERSON. Ask for Dan Doyle at HONDA OF WI LM TON ING 53lI WEST ANAHEIMSTREET WILMINGTON , CALIFORNIA · COMPA RE ANYWHERE. .. IF IT'S A F U R yl T'S THE GREATEST! inq uir e at your Desler _ , NOW! AMERICAN SPORTS CD •• INC. 15899 So. San Pedro St., Box 2052, Gardena, Calif orn ia