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HILLTOPPERS' HE BAY
Gall (115) F....I, first Novice In.
Reed Price, on a Triumph picked up
the Hilltoppers H & H win Sunday, \XI t
had to work for it because there were a
lot of fast experts pushing him all the
WIlY.
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The course near Lllceme was set up
for two separate 35-mile loops, starting
from a long. gradIB1 \lP"'hill open area
with 2 smoke bombs in the middle of a
saddle bacl< between two high hills.
The 157 open class riders and 130
250cc lightweight riders took off at the
drop of the 1BDDer at 10:00 a.m. sharp.
Dick Dean, on a Trillmph led it to the
first smoke bomb, where the dusty trail
sPlit into a couple of trails. At this
point, Bobby Ferro passed Dick Dean at
the second smoke bomb.
Ferro ran at the point IlOtil about 20
miles out, when he had mechanical
trouble and had to stop. At this point,
Reed Price made his move and led it
into the 1st gas check, with James
Martino, on a BSA 2nd, and Ken Knudsen
and Lon Peterson, both on Trillmphs,
coming 3rd and 4th.
The 1st loop was good and fast open
desert territory with a long fire road and
a long downhill sand wash which was a
blast to ride. The 2nd loop was much
rougher, and as Dick Dean Pllt it, -The
last loop was cobby \XIt the WIlY I like
it. not fiat-out 4th
Reed Price led it tmo the fiDisb, with
Loa p ~ pubiag banl ....d .....ing
• time, liIIi.... Dg oaIy 10 seconds bebiDd Reed. LaJry Bergquist, 1m a USA
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