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Holladay on a Husky look second, If Ihe No problem al the smoke 110mb; but a mile la..r the slalMlash layoul of the course cau..d the How Not To "Iliin-'A Hare Scrambles story and Photos by Dick Wright INDIO, cal. 4'1. 13 - Mike Patrick, III ()pen Class desert rider, overcame some unexpected obstacles to win the Hare Scrambles 10 three hours and 15 minutes on bts 250 Yamaha. 1b1nk of the worst run you've ever been to, and then forget it; tbis would taft topped It. We'll try to tell it as it happened: There were 325 riders on the llne, ready to go at 10 sharp. The course was reported to be 30 mUes around, 10 the sbape of a lazy ShamrOCk, and ali classes were to go three loops. The course turDed out to be 50 mUes around and there were six checks 10 the field because of the zig-zagging of the course. The banner was dropped forty-five mloutes late; the first man to the smoke was Larry Bergquist, 11888x on bts BuItaco, followed by Al Rogers, 11118, and Milce Patrick. A mile after the smoke, the course made a sharp lett-hand turn over a single-rut btll about tenfeetlrom the btghway, causing mass contusion when ali of the bikes pulled over on the btghway. The first hall-circle of the shamrock Zig-zagged back and forth, with no lime thrown on the side of the trail to mark the direction one opcoming turn was to take, and there wasn't a burned-lo traU that you could follow. Needless to. say, even the leaders got lost a couple of times. Head-Ou. TIle course then ran down a wide, fast sandwash and made a 90 degree right turn, heading up into the hillsa~from the pits for the second half-circle at the slamrock. The leaders were able to make tbls turn because they dido't have any dust, but the next group missed it and kept going on down the sandwash; they picked up some lime a quarter of a mile down, got a check, and headed lack for the pits, mtssing a lifteen-mile loop of the course. They had no idea of their mistake, figuring they had.traveled about twenty-five or tblrty miles. Meanwbtle, Bergquist and Patrick were going the entire fifty mHes, taking them an hour and five minutes. They were using 'the buddy system as they both kept getting lost, and found themselves running loto big groups of riders going the wrong way on the trail. They stopped so many times to discuss the situation that Bergquist lost loterestand decided to head back to the pits. Besides tbat, be was suffering from a sore shoulder which occurred when he was btt beadon by one of the riders coming the wrong way. Patrick pulled loto the pits at 2 p.m. with what looked like a card with all the checks, and was followed by Steve HolIaday, 11714, on the Husky, and Yamahamounted Phil Bowers, 1t139x. Harold Mortensen, 1155, on a Triumph, also appearing to have alIthechecks,crossed the llne for fourth spot. The trail bikes wentofffilteen mloutes after the big bikes and were to go the full 150-mile distance of the course, taldng them over 3-1/2 bours. Terry Clark, 11395, on a Hodaka tuned by bts dad, had a ten-foot lead at the smoke, followed by Wayne Ragland, 11515, and Jef1 Wrigbt, ~ ~ charglog bar-to-har on 5.5. Almost ali the leaders ran into problems t1at sent them back to the pits. Jack Morgan, Hodaka-mounted ill, had the lead golng out on the third loop, but broke down hall-way out. Gene Cannady looked like the eventual winner, as there were few trail bike riders able to finish. Alter the race, we discussed the problems that arose 00 tbis run with four experienced desert riders: Larry Berg- Mosl of I ..... 325 rld.rs, who probably had to spend at least $25 jusl to make II to th. lin., missed a loop In the course without e".n knowlnc1t. HUSQVARNA Largest Stock of Motorcycles & Parts in the Los Angeles Area ALSO Suzuki. Zundapp, M. Z. & Montesa "t'alu,t4le '4(2r3) 415-454r 2 CYCLE CITY Met.. x Accessories & Equipment 10673 W. Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles, Cal. Quist, Mike Patrick, Jack Morgan, and Beo Bok, who is also a Dtstricl37 Sports Committee member. The following suggestions were made: 1. Before laying out a run, contact Ron Sloan, president of the sport committee, to get the new book, "Desert Check-List," an accumulation of the knowledge and experience of many people. It gives information on the supplies needed, how to lay out a run, how to handle results, and how to set up the pils. 2. The correct mileage on the course should be given to the riders so that proper gas stops can be arranged. 3. It is a good practice to throw lime on the side of the trail before a turn, or even get off your bike to layout a string of lime to mark the turn. 4. Have a group of riders burn in a singlerut trail to follow. 5. Have an organizational meeting for workers before the run starts, so that everyone knows what is going on, and bow to do bts job. 6. Don't try to put on a hare and hound or hare scrambles withoutenoughexperienced help. 7. Keep checks down to four 10 the field or less with the course running in stralght llnes between checks. 8. Don't run the first part of the loop close to the second hall. With that many riders they are bound to run over. P.O. Box 1154 Pomona, Calif. 91769 THE lWO-WfIDlfI 'T\a~\j't1~\D'It~, R.., F.t ... 68 • • Dell"'! 867 W. Colton Av.. Sa 1IenaNI.., Cal. (714\ TU W445 Y~!~atlsA ORANGE CO. CfCU 205 N. Harbor Blvd. Santa Alla (714) 531~'14 RONNIE RALL FLIES ON A BENELLI NBC Tells It Like It Really Is Los Angeles TV viewers last week were pleased to watch an NBC Newservice series 00 "Motorcycles and the People Who Ride Them" that told the truth, for a change, about our favorite pasttime. Produced by Peter Burns and directed by Mike Gavlo, the 3-part series, aired in prime time told about the growth of motorcycling as a participant and a spectator sport. It treated the AMA thoroughly and fairlY and put the Hells Angels into proper perspective. Everyone who saw the series sbould write to either Burns or Gavin lneareof NBC News, 3000 W. Alameda, Burbank, calil. and thank them for their thoroughly researched and fine presentation. iNTENsiFiED == ;; ; B =~== i 3 E HODAKAS BY CROWEL:;;;L~ FOR DEALER INFORMATION IN SELECTED ARElIS Write: Jesse C. LeVine Nat!onal Sales Manager COSMOPOLITAN r,()TOR5, INC. OepL A., 5521 Wayne ·Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19144 HUSKYxPENTON Parts - Acces. - Used Bikes ADDOCKIIS Outdoor lorlll 2300 W. 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