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• Burpo runnin g third, found the only big ~ r ock on the course, and did one of those 0() "bad things, " but was able to get up and continue with the help of Eddie Crowell. Morgan led It into the pits on the first 00 lap, with Sumners staying in close, and ~ he held that 'lead for the balance of the .... race to come In for the win. Terry Clark, .,; #395, had moved Into second spot and ' :u was thirty seconds behind Morgan. Sum- oCl nsrs took third, and Jerome Johnson, ~ #74, was fourth. Q. Eddie Crowell, #92, pulled In seventh ~ after lending a hand to Burpo, and Jeff Wright, #76, was close behind him, after u:J getting off the line last. Ron Burpo ~ followed Wright In. Mary Ann Eyre was :c: the first gir l to finish, taking sixteenth. '-l In the pi ts after the race, Patrick was ..,J heard to remark, "I'm glad I have high U gearing, as that twin just ate up the fire roads." All the r iders agreed thatlt was a fast, enjoyable course, with the klndof sandwashes that everyone likes. (Results on page 16) Nev. State Championship Hare Scrambles c: Story and Photos by Dick Wright , LAS VEGAS, Nev., Aug. ll-There is something special about hare scrambles in Las Vegas, the city that plays all night (particularly after a State Championship!). Twenty-five miles south of Vegas was the setting for the large contingency of riders from California, Nevada and other states, who were lined up and ready to go at 10:00 a.m. for the three loops of a fast, mgged, twenty-five mile course. G Fast- charging, Norton-mounted Mike Patrick, #7, took the overall win to prove Correspondenl Dick Wright's son Jeff (76) aga ta his position as lOp des er t racer . bombs by another rider on his way t08th place The cour s e was a wide counter-clockTrallblke. wise sweep around a big mountain, The start was in open, bushy territory that led to the top of the mountain, via a tight uphill with a few small rocks. A quick , ascent brought us to a bea utiful threemile sandwash and a fi r e r oad followed by a fast trail, and then s ix danger marks cautioned the way to the only bad rock on the entire course. Another mile- long san dwash and five miles of fir e roads brought us back to the pits. . RONNIE RALL FLIES ON A BENELLI FOR DEALER INFORMATION IN SELECTED AREAS Write: Jesse C. Levine National Sales Manager COSMOPOLITAN MOTORS. INC. Dept A., 5521 Wayne Ave., Philadelphia. Pa. 19144 Patrick At The Bomb At the smoke bomb on the top of the hill , the command position was held by PatrIck; then cam e Tom Maxwell, #54, also on a Nor ton Twin, and .Tom Potee t, #45x on a Bultaco was the first 250 through. They made the first loop In about twenty-five minutes and Patrick came around with an unbelievable lead. Maxwell had gotten off In a san dwash and Harold Mortensen, #55 on a Triumph and a member of the Checker s M.C., had taken over second spot. Al Baker, #13 and also a member of the Checkers, was running well up in the bunch until he got a flat tire. On the second lap, Patrick s till held the lead and had already added a fewmor e min utes over the s econd man. T ,e hea t wasn 't too bad as there were clouds over the sun , but everyone was getting tired and the course was pretty well s liced up. The two miles of California-style sandwash and the five-mile stralghtfir e road were really welcome to the ti red r iders. Patrick pulled In for the win with an eleven- minute leadl Mortens en was s econd on the Triumph, to prove that the big twins can still do the job in the des er t over the lightweights. Ca s ey Folk, #43x, an Amateur from Vegas , pull ed in third on a Husky to take first lightweight. Terry Tracy, #113x, on a Greeves , moved up from 10th on the firstloop to fourth overall and second lightweight. USED PARTS ALL MAKES 40% TO 60% Off FI rstOpen Novice was Tr lumphllountlld Ernie Nogosek, #507. Mike Patrick flrst overall on his Norton for the second year In a row. If he wins next year he gains permanentpossession of giant 7-foot trophy. SUZUKI MAKES IT ... SO Tom Scales , #931, another Vegas rider, took t1tth and was the first 5U O Novice on a Husky. Bill Johnson, #149, was sixth In and took firstOpenAmateur on a Triumph. J. Roberts, #309 on a Husky, pulled In for first 250 Novice and twelfth overall. Ernle Nogosek, #507 on a Triumph, had bad luck at the tables on the strip Saturday nlght, but made out real well Sunday by picking up first Open Novice and sixteenth overall. Trail Bikes Second Trallblke, first 100cc Amateur was Terry Clark (Hodaka). 1801 W. Burbank Blvd. Burbank, Calli. 849 or 845-8738 Ext. • 7 05907 Local Vegas· rider Tom Scales (Husqvama) comes In for 5th overall, first SOOcc Novice. . " YAMAHA DEALER * SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLES The trail bikes took off ten minutes after the big bikes, to go two laps on the same course. 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