Victors Desert Blast
RED ROCK CANYON, Cal. Apr. 13- The
two number one riders had a ninety mile
duel in the'desert. Larry Bergquist on a
500 Bultaco (number one 250cc rider)
and Mike Patrick on a 250cc Yamaha
(the number one open class rider), cbanged first place back and forth throughout ~
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win. Patrick was second. Steve Staats/5
on a 360cc Harley-Davidson was tbird.
Ron Wilson, the early leader, was slxtb
and took first 250cc Amateur. Tom Maxwell 123 took first open class on his Norton. Dennis Keefe 1547x was the first
novice in on a 250cc Husky and G. Lane
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Lillie bikes Cet away willi Pat (77) Bedillion In front and RandY (99) Ellis In hot pUlsull.
(Also, see below).
We TT'd In Tucson
The race was set uP as two 45-mile
loops in a figure eight. The pits were in
the canyon floor, four miles from the
start.
The riders would come through the
pits and UP the steeP canyon wall and out
in the open boondOCks, a real spectators
treat. First rider to reach the CllYon
after the start was Ameture Ron WlJsoo
#516X on a Husky, Bergquist was second
and Patrick was running fifth.
They made the first loop in about one
hour, with Bergquist and Patrick both
getting a quick gas check and going out
wheel-to-wheel in spectacular half-mile
broad slides. Ron Wilson was running real
close to them.
The first loop was a real pistol with a
three hundred foot long downhill, so long
in fact, that you couldn't see a rider at
the bottom when you sat at the top.
The second loop was super fast, with a
COuPle of slippery, graded fire roads.
Just Bergquist's meat.
At the finish line after a fast second
loop and one "endo" and the lead changiug twice, it was Bergqulst in for the
~ on a Sachs. Robert Moll 192
took first
0 500 Amateur on a Husky.
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The lOOcc class came through the can:; yon next.and was there a lot 01. theml
iii Wes Anderson Jr. 12 had a good lead on
his Harley-Davidson, with the balanceof
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