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-CYCL ISTS AID - I T Y-OF HOPEi C Photos & Story by Robert O. Fee RIDGECREST, CALIF. AprU 18-19,1970 - A new location on the HIgh Desert brought 521 entrants to the 10th Annual City of Hope Spring Tour, Saturday and Sunday, netting $3,952 for the City of HOPe National Medical Center at Duarte, Callfornia. , Due to the efforts of the HI-Desert Motorcycle Club, the Ridgecrest residents and merchants enthusiasticallY welcomed the road riding motorcyclists Into their town. There were " Welcome Cyclists" signs hanging In many shop windows and two naming torches bordered the gateway to the high school campus, where the motorcycle activities were held. Because of the POPularity of tra1l bikes In the surrounding desert, Ridgecrest reSidents are moto rcycle' oriented. With such a .receptton atmosphere and the Intensive, deta1Ied planning and advance work done by the members of the HI-Desert Chib, fac1l1t1es far exceeding thos e of any prior Spring Tour . The cyclists camped on the green grass of the football field and used the gymnasium faclUties for hot showers Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The evening merchandise drawing was held on the field,under the brUllance of the playing lights . No one was squeamish about the kUowatts, either. The llghts were left burning until midnight, long after the evening program had ended. Big Daddy M1l1er, Referee for the Southern' Callfornia Road Rider Committee, co-ordlnated the rally planning and mc'd all of the events. And except for the foul-ups that normally accompany a new location, the cyclists were pleasantly surprised at the smooth pace of the day 's events. About 210 motorcycles paraded down Ridgecrest's main highway, llned nearly solid with local townspeople. They evidently enjoyed the spectacle, as a tremendous number joined the procession back to the high school campus where they were entertained by ' the Victor McLaglen Motor Corps and the Huntington Park Elks Dr1l1 Team doing their precision dr1l1 maneuvers. The field events occupied the remain der of Saturday afternoon with the spectators observing from temporary bleachers provided by t1ie nearby China Lake Naval Weapons Center. ' All during the day, the High School Booster 'Club sold hot dggs, hamburgers and drinks, donating the proceeds to the City of Hope. Abandoning the usual practice of bring. Ing the meal to the rider, this year the riders went to the evening meal at Chuck's Chuck Wagon In downtown Ridgecrest. Over 600 riders were fed between the hours of five and eight from a smorgasboard that was unbellevable. It you didn't l1ke what was on the table - come back In 15 minutes and find something dlfferent. The riders consumed 70 lbs. of beef patties, 175 Ibs.BBQ ribs, 80 Ibs, meat loaf, 16 gallons spaghetti & meat sauce, 5 gallons ravloll, 50 Ibs, roast beef, 45 Ibs, sllced ham, 130 Ibs, fried chicken, 25 gallons mUk, 15 gallons Ice cream, 300 Ibs , potato solad, 200 Ibs , cole slaw, 50 Ibs , macaroni salad, 25 gallons green salad and 480 dinner rolls. No one attempted to count the coffee. Sunday morning at eiglit, the dress competition was held with members of the local Chamber of Commerce eyeing the beauty of both machines and r iders. All of the judges were enthusiastic In their appraisal of the rider's costumes, uniforms, and motorcycles. The stark simplicity of black and sUver s ee med to Impress the judges the most, as they selected the SUver Eagles M.C. as best dressed clubs, and their choice of best dressed couple was a black costume decorated with white 'scr oll. During the judging, Spyder entertained the spectators with his rear wheel artIstry. Trophies were awarded at 9:30and the riders were soon on their way home. Those returning to Los Angeles found stiff cross winds gusting up to 70 mph, maldng their perfect weekend all the more thrUl1ng. Nearly all the riders expressed satisfaction with the Spring Tour and looked forward to returning to Ridgecrest next year. , Included In the proceeds going to the City of Hope were the receipts from the raffle ticket sales for a M- 65 motorcycle donated by the Southern California Harley-Davidson Dealers Assoclatlon over $25001 The SUver Eagles M.C. stood way out In front of the ticket sellers . They so ld 606, 150 to the local Ridgecrest residents on Saturday al one . The next highe st club, The KnIghts sold 300. Racers Roll At Perris Saturday Night TT By Elaine Jones PERRIS, CALIF. Aprll 25, 1970- Jess James Jr. got things oU to a good start at the Saturday night TT's here, as he took the lOOcc Novice class. Jess Is a newcomer to Perris and has been doing all right for himself. Bob Hosford was second with Eric Arras and Jim Pool third and fourth. For the second week In a row, hard driving Jim Clubb powered his baby Greenstreet home for the gold In the - second night of 100cc Novices. Sidney Whitson had the second fastest Kawasaki . going and Joe Williams the third. John Cockburn kept It from being a clean sweep, as he got his Hodaka up for fourth. Kay Kanakl took the honors In the iasee Novice class, and Jess James J r ., with his second ride of the night, took second, with Greg Brewer and Keith Hueth r ounding out the field. Jim McClurg and Ron Lambert fought It out In the 125cc Amateur-Expert class, with Jim pulllng It out and Ron setWng for second. Dan Kegler who hasn't been out for a while took third and Sandra Lambert, keeping up famUy tradition, was fourth. ._ Kay Kanakl, s till riding high, came back to win the 250cc Novice class over Doug Hannon, Steve Brewer and Toby Stanford. ost « M Powerful « « « West of Mississippi « COOPER M OTORS 110 E. 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Jimmy had two wins going for him and was running third In the final moto when he dropped It In the esses, Bob Greenstreet ended UP' first, with Jimmy second and Tom WhIte third. Ron Rlngon was fourth. Paul Lass has found first place to his liking but It wasn't so easy with the l1kes of Dave Brait and his B.S,A. who took one of the heats In the Novice Moto. Doug Templeton 'was third ,on a 'Matchless, and Robert Shirts was fourth. After two destruction derby starts which put Gary Grilling out for the night with an Injured foot, the Amateur-Expert Moto got underway. Bob Kltne took the first r ound with C. Glen Brunsoncomlng back to ev en up the score In the second. Bob with a transmission getting very shaky still had enough left to take the third go and come up the winner . Charles Tidwell and H.B . Buchner were going round and round with their own llttle Matco duel. Chuck Tidwell came out on top In this one. Bob Greenstreet took the Sweepstakes. (Results on page 19) 500 Broadway St.. 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