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One thauund rider. c.me from all o...r Canfornla and Arizona to lake part In the faurth annual Cycle New. Ensena. To... The Terrapin. M.C. 01 san Dleeo planned and executed the run to uke It a rau.lne .ueeu.. " tons at water and roaring like a jet plane as the water fell from the towering rocks back into the ocean in foamy rivulets. After "ooohing" and "ahhing" for awbile, the riders gathered for refreshments at the little open air restaurant near the Blow Hole where they were entertained by a trio of young Mexican folk singers. After the 23 mUe run back, there was just time to clean UP and eat before the dance and trophy presentation at the Crystal Palace. There, a Mexican Rock Band provided music for the dancers wbile Mexican waiters circulated among the tables delivering orders from the beautiful bar. During interinissions, trophies were presented for the best poker hands that were drawn at the border and at the finish as well as check points at Rosarito Beach, Raul'S and La Fonda on the old Mexico No. 1 Highway. Bike judging trophies were also dispursed during the band'S rest periodS. Complete results at the winners are unavallable as the bike judging contestants were identified" by numbers only and other results were either lost or destroyed before your reporter could copy them. By midnight th~ riders ~adual1y left fourt" Annual (nsenada e,cle Tour Attracts 1000 Riders By B11l Harmer ENSENADA, BAJA CAUF., MEX., Nov. 1 & 2, 1969 - The Fourth Annual CyCle News EPBenAd8 Tour wbicil for the first time was p1anDed aDd eacuted by the Co-SponsoriDg Terrapins Motorcycle Club d. San DIego, attracted some 1000 riders to the beautiful Baja resort city. The Terrapins enlisted S1ng1Dg Wheels Motorcycle Club whose members manned the check stations aDd belped run the fleld events. The hlgb point at Saturday'S daytime activities was the side tour to Baja's famous tidal Blow Hole. The caravan at 22 rtders left the Salon de! Las Crlstales (Crystal Palace) at 3 p.m. aDd traveled south past the ClPres MUltary Garrison and Airport to the immigration check at MAJlMdero. There the trek was nearly "wasIled out" by the atnclals who re- fused to honor the specla1 visas and de- manded birth certificates at everyone who desired to go beYODd the usual tourist limits. After a few minutes at arm waving discussion. the chief at the station decided to accePt draft cards as sufticient identification and ended up honorin drivers licenses and one outdated press pass. The group happily continued along the winding rl8d over the lop at the great rock guarding Todos Santos Bay (Ensenada Bay). As they neared the ridge the view below was breathtaldng. The group was actually above the clouds where the atterllOOll sun shone brightly on their billowy lops. Then the riders slowly descended through the clot:1s to the Blow Hole. The aquatic spectacular was spewing SeD,,'ioDaI SavbJ". NOW 061 De., 1970 Bodaka.l 1'06. great••, rala. . . . ., ......ow bela. oIIe.red by your Bodalca dfMl• .rt Do• ., . . . 1" Hodaka is the undisputed champion of the Trailbike class! Winner of three national championships in a row! The strongest, most versatile lOOcc screamer the industry has ever seen! NOW YOU CAN OWN THIS NATIONAL CHAMPION HODAKA AND SAVE MONEY, TOO! See yOur dealer today! This opportunity won't last long. Learn about the many advantages Hodaka has to offer. You'll be amazed at the incredible attention to detail, the exciting appearance and unreal performance! THE NEW 18'1'0 HODAKA ACE 100 •.. BEST VALUE EVER! s•• it .t "., •••rest HODAIA D ••,., How do you u, prlCII .llIlom In Spanl.h? Advice And Warning From The Sports Committee Among schoolboys there Is a popular game called liar's poker. The rules are like those of any other poker game except that each player Is expected to cheat in every possible way: stacked deck, double dealing, hidden cardS, etc., etc. It Is great fun and occasions much hilarity because everyone is doing the same things and knows that everyone else is too. Of course, even among children anyone VIIlo gets out of line in a serious poker game Is subject to swift and severe penalties. Desert racing Is not liar's poker for the good reason that the huge majority of riders consider it to be a contest to see who can ride over a given course in the shortest time on any given day. And the huge majority want it to stay that way. A rider who takes a shorter or an easier route is a cheater, whether or not he gets caught - he Is destroying the meaning of the contest for the majority and turning- the sport into a schoolboy game in which the winner is the man who is the slyest, the trickiest and the most calculating. The desert racing rules are lew and simple: 1. Except at European Scrambles, where practice at specified times is mandatory, a rider practicing on a course before or during the running of an event Is subject to disqualification. 2. The area from the starting line to the smoke bomb may be scouted before the starting time. The marked course begins at the smoke bomb and may not be scouted before the starting time. Riders should pick UP the course at the smoke bomb and remain on course thereafter. Any rider obviously ott course is subject to "disqualification. . 3. Any rider starting and leaving the line before the banner Is dropped shall be disqualified. 4. All riders must remain on course aDd approach cilecks from the proper direction. These rules mean that if you go out on Friday. Saturday, or even early Sunday and scout the course, you are a cheater. If you go out and hide near the smoke bomb before the banner drops, you are a cheater. If you "lose" or deface your tank card to conceal the evldence at missed checks, you are a cileater. If you cut across a loop in the course because you know that there Is no check th.ere, you are a cheater. If the course turns sharply after the bomb and you start at an angle to intercept the course, by-passing the bomb, you are a cheater. Even though the sponsoring ctub makes a mistake in its layout or Its placement of checks this does not justify any rider in "correcting" that mistake. If you take a shorter route than that traveled by the marked course, or a 1.on(er but easier route such asaroad,youare a cheater. You may get off the course to pass or to avoid dust so long as you are riding in the same direction, the same distance and the same t;ype at terrain as is a rider who Is on the course. In other words, 200 yards off course could be perfectly fair if distance and terrain are the same, wbile 10 yards off course would be cileating if you are on a road and the course Is in the tules. If our sport is to survive as a real contest the minority of cheaters must be eliminated. There are four ways by wbich tb1s can be done: 1. Never mind what others may do. You ride by the rules and by the spirit at the contest. 2. Let cileaters know what you think at them. You don't have to be bigger than they are: tell them pleasantly but very, very firmly what they are doing to your sport. A cileater may be your friend during the week but he Is oot your friend on Sunday. 3. Sponsoring clubs must be aware at the problem and must take every possible step both before and during the race to stop it and to report offenders. 4. The Officers, Competition Committee and Board at Directors at Distrlc"t 37 are going to do everything possible to stamp tb1s problem out. Those caught will be subject to more than a simple disqualification for the day. Brutal penalties will be assessed. If you are tempted to cileat, remember: you may be in JeopardY of losing your riding privileges for a period UP to one year • Board of Directors District 37 Sports Committee