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open if the place wasn't burned over already." They figure we can't hurt it."
Four hundred families braved the '"
dust and ashes of the parking lot to ride
a 9-mile trail that Clark and his City ....
Cycle Center crew blazed through part en
of the park. Twice around the trail and
you were eligible to win a prize. I truly
enjoyed sashaying through the rocks
and streams, blasting over the bills and <[
trails of the course on my 250. Running ~
Springs bas not only beautiful, secluded . w
scenery (it's not all burned) but Z
rollicking motocross trails as well as ~
trials sections that call for plenty of ~
footing. I even won a Valvoline racing u
jacket for 36th place. Wow!
Dick Jackson, 36, has been named
resident manager of Running Springs
Trail Ride Inaugurates New Park
Switzer Wins _
By John Eckert
BOULDER CITY, NEV., April 4,1971
- The Boulder City Dirt Riders M.C.
conducted its first Motorcycle Racinl!
Association of Nevada (M.R.A.N.)
sanctioned competitive event, a
European Scrambles, and drew 119
entries from as far away as Southern
California and Arizona.
The very demanding 6.8 mile course
was laid out within the city limits and
consisted of terrain varying from a very
long sandy wash to steep downhill
sections with whoop-dee-doos and
jumps severe enough to lunch a number
of suspension systems and several
engines.
Spectator viewing was optimum with
spectators being located on a high mesa
overlooking the start area. An estimated
600 people enjoyed the event which
consisted of three five-lap heats.
Max Switzer took top honors for the
day easily winning the open class riding
a Husqvarna 400. Max again displayed
the smooth form that enable him to
capture the recent Mint 400.
The Boulder City Dirt Riders were
formed about six months ago and have
several ambitious projects in the mill. A
motocross track is now being
constructed within the city limits on
land given by Boulder City specifically
for the city's many off-road
mo torcycling en th usiasts.
(Results on page 22)
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By Chuck Clayton
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SAN BERNARDINO, CAL.
Skip Clark is usually in the
forefront of motorcycle progress
(he once headed Yamaha's
American operations) so when he
mentioned this new cycle park he
is involved in, I took notice.
The place is called Running
Springs Recreational P..ark and it
starts 6 miles up the road to Big
a
FOR
1971
and charged with getting it ready for
grand opening next month. Picnic
grounds as well as bike, horse and hiking
trails will be open then, with a list of
additional recreational facilities
scheduled to follow. But don't go there
until they're open. Running Springs will
be a "membership park" with certain
privileges to members. For membcnhip
information, send your address to
International Investment Co., Route 3,
Box 119, Chino, Calif. 91710.
Wherever the bulldozer hasn't
scraped, spring grass is starting to
appear. Perhaps, if plans for reseeding
and development arc carried out (sec
map) Running Springs will become THE
popular staging area for some of
Southern California's greatest runs.
Meantime it's a hell of a fun place to
ride.
Bear, just a stroll east of San
Berdoo. The park is privately
owned and enormous: 1,180
square acres. Plus it borders
20,000 acres of BLM desert on the
East and 20,000 acres of public
forest on the northwest, giving
oyer 40,000 available acres for dirt
riding.
After a long court battle, Clark & Co.
got provisional permission from San
Bernardino County to develop a
motorcycle and horse riding operation
at Running Springs, now a blackened
stub of the rich forest it used to be
before last year's fires wiped it out.
"In a way we were lucky," grins
Clark. We'd probably've never gotten to
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