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Desert Riders Suffer 'Worst Lime Job'--J.N. '" '" '" <>. It) N > '" ::;: ~ w Z w ~ U >U Bill Saltzman (Husl was the apparent overall winner. APRIL 18 BISHOP, CALIFORNIA MOTO-CROSS 1st 250cc Jr. Div. I GARY FORTAINE RICKMAN 250 MX 1st 100cc Senior LARRY KREIE RICKMAN Micro 100 MAY 2 FRESNO, CALIFORNIA MOTO-CROSS 1st 125cc Senior ROBERT ROGERS RICKMAN Micro 125 MAY 2 SAN DIEGO, CA. WAYNE HOSAKA BENEFIT TT 1st Open Expert JOHN SPRAGUE RICKMAN 8-Valve 700 MAY 6 ASCOT PARK, CA. CMC 1st 100cc Junior DANNY LAPORTE R. KLING 2nd 100cc Junior 1st 125cc Expert BRUCE BARON 2nd 125cc Expert JEFF WRIGHT NITE MOTO-CROSS RICKMAN Micro 100 RICKMAN Micro 100 RICKMAN Micro 125 RICKMAN Micro 125 MAY 8 OAK CREEK RANCH, CA. MOTO-CROSS 1st 125cc '5 or less' J. D. BROWN RICKMAN Micro 125 MAY 9 SADDLEBACK PARK, CA. ACA MOTO-CROSS 1st 250cc Senior JIM O'NEAL RICKMAN 250 MX MAY 9 CARLSBAD RACEWAY, CA. 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CA. 81803 By Dick Wright LUCERNE VALLEY, CAL., May 16, 1971 - The first tip -0 ff that this was one of those rough Hare & Hounds, where a lot of riders get lost and miss checks, was when J. . Roberts )lad a good lead at the first gas check, and stopped long enough to say "this was one of the worst lime jobs 1 have ever seen. " After Roberts came into the pits all hell broke loose_ The riders came from allover, and most of them had trouble finding their pits. Also, the word was out that a lot of riders ran out of gas about five miles out. Some estimated the first loop to be around 55 miles around. Also in the first loop was a 12-mile fire road. It was on this road that Tom Poteet was dicing with J.N. Roberts for the lead when he came over a rise and all of a sudden the course made a sharp left tum. Poteet didn't make the turn and ended up in a deep ditch. He was knocked out, but should be OK after a week's rest. To quote Poteet "The danger marks were too close to the danger. These guys mark them for a slow rider. " After the gas check the riders were to go out on a 48-mile loop. Of course everyone was hoping the second loop would prove to be an improve,ment over the first. The first rider to show up was Doc Bryce, and his tank card showed he missed two checks in the second loop. After that there were a couple more lost souls, then our man J.N. Roberts came in, but a check of his card showed he missed a check in the last loop. He said "The last loop was twice as bad as the first loop, you wouldn't believe how bad it was marked, where they hid that green fourth check I'll never know." Bill Saltzman on a Husky was the first man in with all his checks. Wes Anderson, Jr. on a 250 Bultaco was second. The Triumphs of Gene Smith and J on Thomas took third and fourth. Arvie Blackstone took fifth and first Amateur on a Yamaha. It's good to see the old desert sleds do well out in the desert but again they added, "We missed the lime about eigh t or ten times, and hao to keep circling back. " A lot of riders were coming in without their checks now and any results would be unofficial but it looked like big George Walker took sixth <>n his· Kawasaki, Ken Buckspan may have taken first .125cc class. Ken Weston was the second Amateur in on a Mako, and first Lightweight Amateur should be Allen Lund on a 125 DKW. Mitch Mayes was leading the 100cc class with a flat tire but missed the lime coming into the finish line and Larry Roeseler picked up the course and came in for the win; Mayes had to settle for second. Jim Summers was third and all rode Harley-Davidsons. Dough Winchell again took first Amateur. The first Novice to come into the finish was Mark Wright on a Husky. He said he only got lost one time, "The course was pretty well burnt in by the tim_e I got there." Gary Dellespitte was next Novice in but he lost his tank card and the check sheets will have to be checked before we know for sure. Butch Nelson was the next Novice in followed closely by. fellow Novice 40-year-old Phil Dausen. Both were on 250 Yamahas. After the race there was a letter of protest given to the District. 37 Representative Larry Haley with at least 40 signatures of riders, most of them well known, experienced desert riders. One of the complain lS that was heard a lot was that there was the orange ribbon of the Spokebenders and then there was a lot of red ribbon of someone else's course that kept getting the riders in to trouble. Most of the lost riders had missed the green and the silver check, and no one likes to run out of gas. Again the Rescue 3 group did a great job. Said Tom Poteet, Sr. "Those guys are a Godsend to the desert riders". (Results on page 26)