HI-JINX af tlte SCRAMBLES
Report and Photos by Larry Welborn
RADER THE RIDER
Mark Rader propelled his Honda
6-90 to a first place finish in convincing fashion in the Hi Jinx Family
Motorcycle Club's Palmdale Jackass
SCrambles on Feb. 12.
Rader lapped every other rider on
the tbree-mile course with the exception of second place finisher
Steve Paul, aboard a Bridgestone
SCrambler 90.
Tbe course was limed out over
three very tough first gear hills.
sandwashes and bone-jarring cross
country sections. Average lap time
was 5 minutes for the top riders.
Bill Passes Bill
Freddie Mendez riding another
Honda 6-90 captured third place.
despite running out of gas in the
middle of the race. Bill O'N eill on a
Yamaha 80 passed Bill Davis on a
Hodaka on the last lap to gain fourth
position, with Davis placing fifth.
Bud Dinslow led Ray Carvajal
across the finish line in the three
hour Le Mans style race to nail down
sixth. Botb riders were on Yamahas.
Steve Paul jumped out to a Quick
lead on the first corner, and held
that advantage for six laps. Rader
then passed Paul and led for the
rest of the race.
Wheelie Costs a Spot
Mendez ran a constant third for
most of the race. O'Neill and Davis
swapped back and forth during the
last couple of laps, and O'Neill took
advantage of Davis when the latter
pulled a wheelie on one of the hills.
and had to restart his engine.
No injuries to the riders were reported during the course of the race.
but a few of the bikes suffered damages due to crashe s.
(Results on page 16)
4th piaci Bill O'NIIII on a Yamaha.
#77 John Wilborn an a Yamaha, Bill O'NIIII
an Yamaha.
TIll· First Hili.
111 piaci Mark Radw, Handa 5-90.
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