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... NATION'S TOP SCRAMBLER TURNED BACK BY J7 PONDEROSA REGULARS Leads The Way Up the hili to lhe finish line. , .- Sallinlover a rise comes Bob Maynard, new owner of Oranp Count)' Cycle,whoseYamaha ' carried him to second spot In ' 250cc Junior class. were run of! In two sections with all who made points In the first two transferring to the third round. Problem Time Greg Smlth(C-Z) had the third wrapped up when he crashed badly just past the tower before the drop-aU, toward the last part of the heat. This was tough luck for Greg because he was really going great, and It dropped him down to a 6th overall. Hockie (Ossa) was twice up ahead In his first two heats by the time the gang came off the line and hit the upper part of the course . He dropped It once In third place, went over the handlebars but " Litt l e Bear" kept running and he was able to get hack under power again quickly but In the third (and final) mota real disaster struck. First came a flat tire and then one lap later his spokes tore loose from the hub and put him out after a good showing of the Ossa's speed. It was rough luck for Willie. Kurt Lohmeyer won the class on his Bultaco and he'S becoming a "fixture" In the 250 Juniors at Saddleback. Just look up front and there's Kurt wearing his San Gabriel M.C. , colors sailIng around In first or at least In the top three. A few more runs and the 250 Seniors are going to have to l ook to tbelr laurels! Bob "Badger" Maynard (Yamaha) took the second and his Yamaha sure looks good all set up for moto-cross. There were onlY four (where were you guyS?) Open Entries with Ken Sparkman (Triumph) winning overall with two straight and first Junior Jim Bellach (Triumph) tak ing two seconds and first Junior wins . Added "local" note Is that the Sham. rocks had a very satisfactory day and ' wer e disappointed that no Checkers showed up even If the Shamrocks would have defeated them (end quote Shamrocks). Our guess Is that the Checkers were out riding that groovy Coachella Valley run! (Results on page 16) By Jack Ross PONDEROSA, Cal., July 28 - Would you belIeve a cool , dust-free desert hare scrambles In the middle of ยท summer? That Is just what greeted riders at the Ponderosa Ranch on a recent Sunday. Morning rain left the ground soaked but not muddy, with skies clearing for the 10 a.m, start. Rained out at the Adelanto T.T., District 37 number one scrambler John Rice entered his T . T . Honda against 110 Open Class riders to try for one of the 58 t rap hie s given. John went home pleased at his first desert trophy win for a hard fought 18th place finish. "UnbelIevable". was what one rider described John's performance on the hard, slick, twisting flreroad section on the backside of "Hearthreak MountaIn". Riders are sUll wondering who the guy was that went so slow through the whoop-de-doos and then passed them lIke a shot on the flreroad sections of the course . Brooks Unbeatabl e Tom Brooks, wbo was spawned as a Novice at the Ponderosa Is now In un- beatable form as he again won another Open Class first. Tom Muto grabbed second ahead of Checker Club President Jim Camaret, the Husky rider wbo mixes gas, all, Fresca, wine and beans . Bl11 Good copped fourth followed by MIke Mahoney and Larry Burns. Jim Dorman and Paul Greenwood fought wheel-towheel around tbe third and last lap of the nine-mile course . Dorman took sev enth In a photo finish over Greenwood who was trailed In by Jerry Rateliff and Jerry Isaacson. Hoyle Heads Trailsters Tom Hoyle lopped the trail class as 89 riders rode for 47 trophies. Giving Hoyle a real go on the third lap was District 37 number 2, Jack FroelIch who finished second over E .C . Blrt and Dale Banks. Larry Keeler nailed down fifth spot ahead of George Flanders and Boondocker Bar r y Eisenberg. Man MountaIn Wes Anderson Sr . led the "Forty- Plus" brigade, finishing 17th dlsguised as an Invader (Larry Haley: take note) . Due to some concern over which trail is best to take from home check to the smoke bomb, a suggestion was made by Neil Fergus to allevlate this problem. Starting with the next event, hare scrambles. the home check will be moved further Into the desert. Rumors have been flying over the future -of motorcycles at the Ponderosa. Things are settled for now as Clyde McDowell, a retiring Air Force Sargeant, has leased the Inn from owners Al and Lois Coltzau. On a trial basis ClYde has agreed to the use of the ~ and picnic grounds as apltareafor more races. AS always, trophies will be awarded to 50% of the finishers. Watch the "Calendar of Events ." (Results on page 16) Trophy 250 TR25W A brano new Triumph for 1968 in the p.opular 250 range. This powerful 4-stroke pa~kage With the ruggedness of the big Trophy machines handles with cat-like ease, on road and trail alike. New style lank, has upswept exhaust. Offers top perlormance to expert and beginning riders al ike who want something really new. ":> .... ~ a.. ~ 0> .... CIi :: .8 e: ~ ~