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GO l Desert M.C. Hare & Hound story and Pbotoll by DIck Wr1gbt Hodllla _tad 15 yr. old TorrY Clark . . . .d tlrst trallllike bonors. LUCERNE. Cal.. Feb. 16 - Idlial desert raciDg conditions brougbt out 635 riders as Hasky-mounted I.N. Roberts 11'7 put tbe ax to all at tbe competitioo by taIdnc a very Impressive wtre-to-wtre win. 1be course ~ set up In two 45-m1le loops, with a fast startiDg area In opeo COWllry at a s1lgbtly upb11l grade, wbere you could go just as fast as you bad the guts for. The first loop bad some beautiful sand~bes w1tb a couple at fast fire rOlldS, and some w1ld boop-dee-doos added to the fun to make tb1s loop a big success. Roberts bad the lead at the smoke with Larry Bergquist, illx, rtgbt beb1nd blm 00 a Bultaco. 1be up-and-coming DIck Camp 1122x, also Bultaco-mounted, followed the pair closely. ComiDg Into the pits after the first loop, Roberts still bad tbe lead with Bergquist rllllJl1Dg secODd. Gary Conrad, '163, bad moved up Into tb1rd spot on b1s Husky, and Mike Patrick #48x, bad posltiooed b1s Yamaha from f1fteeotb at the smoke to fourth. Rick Sbtrey 1158, a nov1ce QII a 360 Bultaco, . ~ moving through tbe pack In style, rIIIIJl1Dg at f1fteeoth. The secood loop ~ more choPPy with deep, sandy boop-dee-doos that separated the racers In shape from tbe Saturday-01gllt parV boys. Roberts pulled Into the f1n1sb with plenty at room to spare, followed by BergquIst In secood. Conrad and Patrick bad quIte a duel, with Conrad rIIIIJl1Dg toto mecbao1cal trouble and Palrtck grabbing oft tbtrd . The 230 trail btke riders 1IllI'e to &0 the ftrat 45-mtJe loop, sett1IIcafUtpace for tbi! l00cc m'cbloes, as tbe 5-speeds were able to run flIlI bare QIIl101De 01 !be all-out f1re ~. A battle blazed at tbe smoke amooc Boda1Ia-mouoted Terry Clark 116, Wes Anderson Jr" 112, 00 a Harley DavldsQII, and Jack Morgan II, also 00 a Hoda1Ia. 1brOQCbout tbe race, the young cbarprs Clark aDd ADdersoo gave a preview at tb1Dgs to come by racIng wheel- to- wheel with the old master Morgan. Young Clark ~ able to lake command at tbe lead bu1ld1oC lIP a good margin at tbe fIn1sb line, tak1Dg the big win. Anderson ~ secood, Morgan tbtrd. Hugb Gipe, 119 00 a Sachs, was pushing Morgan all tbe W8;)', flnl!!h'ag In a close fourth. Gary Grtmo 123 ~ next 00 a ZundaW. The etgbteeo-year-old UCLA student, Wayne Raglaod 1120, took first Amateur QII a Hodaka tuned by Yamaha at Eagle Rock. Be ~ followed by secODd amateur Mark Rader, 1128. Roberts FortDer, piloted bls Hodak. to first . . . . . Ia ... tr.llblko division. I'LL &0 FDA HIS KNE.&S Pb1l Bowers, *6X, ~ fourth on bls Yamaha, and Bruce Dunford, *3x 00 a Husky, was f1fth. Dick Camp be1d ooto sixth spot; R. wUson, '516x, looked real good as be took 250 Amateur and e1gbtb overall on a Husky. The fast-cbarg1Dg Chuck Raudmao, 1128, ~ the first ()pen Class rider In 00 a Triumph, rIIIIJl1Dg oIntb. He ~ followed by tbe bot nov1ce Rick Sblrey, who took first 500 Nov1ce. Btll Bubar, '659, was first Open Nov1ce, taldog tb1rteenth In line• ~::M~~::Isn~~ NATI~~~!~ ... ~o~ 250cc Hare ~rambles Lany BQIIISI- BulllCO 200cc Road Race . Ilke KIlId - Ballico .• Regional Campions 175cc Scrarrbles Sleft Basi - BalliCO 250cc Hare SCrambles Larry Be~isl- Bulllco S1eft Basi - BalliCO 200cc SCrambles Mike Bast - Ballaco 500 cc SCra mbl es Sl8ft Scoll- Bullaco 250cc Hare Scrarrbles BULTACO awarded ~:c~ ~:~sU~:u:t~Ullaco A AMnufaeturers ~~:: ~: ~OB~:iaco C a High Point Award· for 1968 AMA SHORT TRACK CHAMPION Larry BII'&'IIISI - BallICO ROMie Rail - Bullaco, Houslon, Texas, Expert Champ. So. 01 Kern County Lin. No. 01 K.m Co. Lin. BULTACO WESTERN BULTACO AMERICAN, LTD. 10929 Chandler Blvd. No Hollywood, Calif. 91601 (213) TR 7-2400 2765 Scott Blvd Santa Clara, Caiif. 95050 (408) 241-4672 Eastorn Slat.. CEMOTO EAST IMPORTING CO. P.O. Box 20 Schenectady, N.Y. 12301 (518) 372-4721 SAN DIEGO OFFICERS The newly formed Sao Diego Chapter 01. the American Federation 01. Motorcycles elected the following oWcers at their meet1Dg Wednesday, February 12th: President, Ie r r y Matbal, Lakeside: Vice-Pres .. Don Emde, Booita; Secretary, Dick Martin, SIlo Diego; Treasurer, CecH Oswald, EscODd1do; Master at Arms, Jim Cavin, SIlo Diego; Assistant Master 01. Arms, Pat Evans, El cajon. Meetings will be held throughout the year, by-weekly, Wednesday at 8:J5 p.m. You eET THE TIRES, AND spot. .... Ract- '101, made b1s ftrat Nonce wID a cooct 0118, tak1Dg 13t11 Ol'erall QII a BODda. 5econd Nov tee cold went to Doll E1de, '108. 1be Desert M.C. put 00 a great run, and everytb1ng ~ well-orpn1Zed. The road ~ limed weU Frida7 o1gllt for all the weekend campers, and the course was marked so that nobody could possibly have gotten lost. Let's hope that U tbe runs for tbe rest of the season are as good. (Results on page 16) t