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Tho"" oft and IUNllnc at tIIo start of tIIo Kern C..,nly Trail blazers back·to-back European Scramblos. Two wutl, IIfto,.t courso pw riders a stem tosl.
S/Dry & Photos by Oarl)' Ghent
Hills, Sand and Silt
The terrain Is undulating hills criss-
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Sunday. March 3 the Kern County
Trailblazers of Shafter held a European
scrambles In Elk HIlls, about 15 miles
North of Taft, Calif. Two courses were
laid out and each class had an appOrtunlty
to run on both for double potnts, The
cour ses were laid out on the nor th s lope
of Elk Hills and were a challenge to all
the r iders and their bikes. One course
was 5 miles and the other 3 mUes In
length. What the shorter course lacked
In distance It made up for In sand traps,
Jumps and steepness.
TIle Trailblazers are a new club and
last year their Inaugural event was a 4lap cr os s - country race around an 18mile course laid out In the same area.
This year they decided to try the dual
course so everyone could pile up points,
crossed with dry washes . The surface
ranged from a fine silt with no bottom to
loose sand In the wash bottoms; all In all
not conduslve to fast riding. The first
few laps were slow but as the riders
gained confidence the lap times picked
up and ther e was some good action.
The 0 to 120cc class r an 45 minutes
and the r est of the riders ran an hour
on each course. The Idea was to see how
many laps could be made In the allotted
time.
By day's end, there were some awfully tired riders ready to head home
and either brag how they were king of
the hill••• or lick their wounds. U fast,
r ough desert riding Is your bag keep
an ear out for the Trailblazers' next
race. It should be another good one.
(Results on page 20).
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Slight error In jud&mont sends one Husqwama rider tumbllnc. while anothor HuskJ-mounted competit or continues bllthel, on his wa,.
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