I'.ut yoII ride over 156 miles
acnnrs lOCks Mel llesen sud to
llave YOfU .-e eagtaved Oil an old
maer's bat? Y OQ bet. if t.IIat till hat
is tile perpetual UOphy 0/ tile RiVe7side Bombers' CactBs Derby.
The Cactus Derby dates all the way back to 1935, wilen It
was bosted by the Pomona Valley M.C. This was the year
that Dave Livingood won the right to be the ftrst to bave his
name Immortalized on the old miner's bat with a cactus
mounted on its top. This old bat, which bas now become the
historical symbol of this enduro, was actually found in the
desert many years ago. There is also another perpetual
trophy whicb is awarded the low point man. It's an old rallroad lantern with a motorcycle mounted on its top. The
lantern was aiso found in the desert. It was recovered from
an old abandoned mine. This trophy was lost in 1955, but it
bas been recovered and wilI be awarded this year for the
ftrst time in 12 years.
The Riverside M.C. took over the running ot the Cactus
Derby 31 years ago and sponsored It each year until World
War
There were no runs beld from 1941 trbougb 1946 due
to the war, and when Johnny came mucbing bome and kicked
tile dust otf his bike, the Riverside M.C. was reorganized and
called the Bombers. This year's run made 20 in a row for the
Bombers, and also 20 daylight starts instead ot leaving !rom
town at midnight like they did in Dad's day.
Frank McCartney won the derby in 1936 and '37, makiIIg
him the first two-time wiDDer. This feat _ ' t eQlIa11ed
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