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In a picturesque sening. Doug Grant's AJS leaves its trail.
Alzola. Both are Juniors. The next one
across the line was the first Expert,
Doyle Fields. John Calver, on a
Rickman, was the first of among a
handful of Novices.
Tbe smallest' field belonged to the
350 Combined with a mere ten riders to
make up three classes, Veteran desert
dude George Walker led it from the very _
beginning and the rest of the pack
spread out for ten miles behind him. As
George, an Expert, en tered the final
stretch of sandwash, his dem bike quit.
A half-dozen spectators helped him
push it to the finish line but Richard
Marquis had enough time to beat him
there. Later on, John Wright became the
first Novice to finish.
Other winners include Tom Zahtner,
who clashed with Jeff Wright and Terry
Clark in the 100 Junior/Expert bash.
Clark fell down, or was knocked down,
several times to finish behind the
always-fast Wright. In the 101-200
Junior/Expert race Clark fell hard and
broke his wrist. He ough t to be back in
a month-or two.
Rick Thorwaldson
takes a breather.
Rider approval of the course was
unanimous. Out of dozens interviewed,
nary a single discouraging word was
heard. The entire race was organized to
perfection. Rescue 3 was on hand with
their usual goodness, forever combing
the reservation for wayward bodies and
machines.
Special thanks go to Judy Alexander.
It takes a good deal of toler,ance to
operate under the pressure of a Grand
Prix, whether you're rac!ng, hosting, or
taking results. Mrs. Alexander supplied
me with as much of the results as
possible as soon as the race was over,
truly a phenomenal feat.
The final race of the day allowed the
Viewfinders to get their competitive
rocks off after they spent 48 hours
being motorcycle cops. Randy Burak,
decked in his famous gorilla helmet,
won the three-Iapper in the final
moments. He was probably the only one
who didn't cut the course, too. J.N.
Roberts is a Viewfmder, incidentally,
bu t wasn't there.
(Results on page 22)
