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Canyon Crest Trial
Bob Rtars aDd JoIlD ErsoD took
Report aDd Pbotios by G.L. BI.rtXlIl
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and tb1rd respectlftly.
CANYON CREST, CAL., JWHl 22, 1969Rocks, rocks aDd more rocks, tbis'briefly describes tile cODdiI:1oDll encountered
by emu- 130 trialers JUDe 22. Some riders wW sbow excelleDt abilUy in mud,
oIIIers wW eclipse 00 saud, and otbers
sbow success 00 rocky terrain. However,
if you'R going to become a successful
trials conteDder you bad better excel in
all types of terrain.
Those who did compete at !be Canyoo
Crest Area of R1verslde, surely went
borne wttll some new found r1ding ability
for rocky countryside.
Nearly everyooe of tile seven Master/
amount amateur sectlOO5 coota1necl, to some degree, rocks
of several stzes. Add to !bese some good
bard climbs, tllbt turns aDd hairy desExpert aDd like
ceots and you have the rec1pe for a
good tr1als.
1be riders uoQPed for a meeting
a.m. andtbenassembled
for !be start, but were de1IIyed t11l a
abeepberder who bad been grazing his
flock, cleared !be lmmed1ate r1ding area.
Amateur trap one and Master sectloo
etcht were located just a few feet from
tile camping area for tile convenience of
tile spectators.
1be Master class bad a real see-saw
battle go1ng all afternoon in tile flrst four
places. Jack ward and Bob NicJcelsen
both eoded wttll ldentlca1 scores of 39 but
Ward lot tile ood for h1s 14 clean rides
to Nick's 13. Ward showed real Scottish
determ l lll!t1on after tak1ng a bad fal1in
Trap 11. HalfWll3' up a naed climb,
Ward's Bultaco tbrew 1ts cbaiD and Jack
suffered a nasty cut 00 his rtebt band
t:l'y1JIi to get clear •
Nick's Bultaco was tak1ng a beat1ngas
well for be and Bob Grove were sharing
!be same machIne, and the rocks were
really claIna&'lni to tile machineS. Jolin
Walters aDd Ed Davenport were dicing
and both evened out wltb 40 marks and
13 cleans each. in !be ride off tbat followed a large crowd ptbered to give
moral support to botll tile r1ders and
tbree sections were r1dden both forwards
and bachlards before Walters edged
The women and klds bad tbeh' _
sections to contend wltll and tIIey bad a
real good tlme on the fun-lWed traps.
Joyce Davenport-took tile women's claa
wltll 3 points lost aDd Grc Lerscb pat
1n a faultless performanc!! to
kid's division.
Three women rode in tile l!JD8. . . .
class and Carrol Stone rode her Greens
Anglian to flrstplace over Nancy Walters
and Doreen Portner.
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