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'" ~ w Z FIRSTCARRERA INTERNATIONAL OFF-ROAD RACE OCT 7-8-' W ...J U > U Seven hundred seventy-five miles, covering the Baja peninsula from the Pacific Ocean to . the Baja Gulf - this is the course planned for the First Annual Carrera International Off·road Race to be staged October 7. 8. 9. The Baja Racing Association and the Palm in Springs Dune Buggy Association are working cooperation with the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Camara de Comercio de Mexicali, the Direccion General de Turismo de Baja California and the Camara de Turismo de Mexicali to sponsor the race for the benefit of schools and orphanages in Baja California. The guaranteed purse is 50% of all entry fees. Motorcycle classes are: Class 6 - 125cc and under; Class 7 - over 125cc but less than 251 cc; Class 8 - over 250cc. One, two or three riders may ride one machine. Competition numbers and starting positions are to be assigned by drawing, announced for 6 pm, Saturday, September 11 - one hour after entries close. The drawing. open to the public, to be held at the office of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. 190 Amado Road. Palm Springs. The entry fee of $250 per vehicle will include gasoline at each point, tickets to the festive "Good Luck" party at the EI Mirador in Palm Springs and Awards Presentation at Mexicali on October 9. The EI Mirador party plans include cocktails, a Beauty Contest, and a show of vehicles and related products. Registration and inspection of all competing vehicles will begin at 12 noon at the hotel. At 8 am on October 7, the first lap of approximately 250 miles is scheduled to begin. Rathia Doubles at (ycleland By John Noffsinger CHICO, CAL'. , Aug. 14, 1971 - David Rathja had his blue Hodaka in front all evening here at Cycleland Speedway in the 100cc events. He took th~ B Main with ease, and then proceeded to stomp the faster boys in the HllJ1dicap Main. It was not even close as he was a whirl of blue by himself by some 30 yards at the finish. Dick Turner (Tri) and Roland Eskew (Yam) really had some exciting battles during the course of the evening in the 250cc class. Roland got the jump in the Expert Main and !tad Dick behind him during the entire race. Rollen' would hang tight in the comers, and never wen~ wide in the straights. Although Dick would put his front tire on the inside in the north corner along side Rollen's left leg he found he simply did not have enough room, or steam to take the lead away. However, in the 250 Scratch Main Dick got off the line first, and Rolle~ found himself trying to pu t his bike on the inside in the comers. Dick would simply shut the door at each comer, and Rollen had to be content with second in this event. Both completely ran away with these two events, and really dominated action in the 250 class during the course of the evening. In the 200 class Jim Hubbard (Suz) had his Blue Duster in fine order as he placed second in the Handicap Main having to pass some seven riders in the process. He was closin!! in on the winner, Phil Carando (Bul), at the finish. Jim also ran a close second to Jeff Damon (Bul) in the Scratch Main. Jeff got the lead quickly at the start, and then held off Jim the rest of the race. Jeff is perhaps the one individual who has improved the most here at Cycleland Speedway during the course of the season. Once in the lead he is really hard to pass, and he has the ability to pass in heavy traffic, thus making it doubly hard to catch im when behind. There were two spills in ol}e heat in . the 250 races. Mike Hardy (Bui') had the lead corning out of the north comer when he lost it. Four other bikes proceeded to go over him, each other and ended up halfway down the front straightaway. Luckily no one was huTt in this unavoidable acciden t. They again lined up, took off, and Wade Neilson (Yam) fell in the north corner taking three riders with him. Dick Turner tried to go wide, lost his bike and then found himself sliding along the ground and into the fence. He was out for a time, and track officials wisely decided to call intermission, repair the track, and start this heat over again after things had cooled off. (Results on page 24) Foley, Gennai Share Gold , By Bill Spencer MORGAN HILL, CAL., Aug. 8, 1971 In the all-encompassing 250 Expert run, John Brumond led off on his Swanson Ossa. Brumond is a newcomer to this racing but adapts well and is usually right in the thick of things at professional events. Righ t behind Brumond was Rick Hocking with Foley tucked in third just ahead of Pat Brown. After two laps, Foley closed in on the leaders but had to hold his ground. Hocking managed to slip by Brumond and took off like a rabbit. Brumond held Foley and John Gennai came upon the scene after slipping by Pat McCaul when McCaul tried a low-side pass on Foley. On the next lap, Gennai got by both Foley and Brumond at the first turn when all three riders tried to go through the tum at once. Foley had the right line - low - but Brumond shut him off and both went wide leaving the hole for Gennai. Hocking was too far away to catch and pass but Gennai did manage to close the gap to almost nothing, but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. The 500 Expert run took quite a time to get going as the slipping of clutches caused several riders to start from the foul line. On the first start, Foley nabbed the lead only to be called back for some riders still waiting at the line. On the restart, .John Silva did one of his usual trick starts ana was long !tone before anybody else knew the race' had started. Holding down second was new Expert Gary Vanderpool with Foley in third having his hands full of Mike VanLienden. Foley wasn't about to have too ,!!uch to do with this, though, as he had only gotten a fourth in the 250 Main. He had to get some points. He turned the wick up on his Rick Schell Yamaha and took one lap to get away from VanLienden, one lap to get by' Vanderpool and one more lap to get Silva. From that poin t he sailed smoothly away from the pack to the checkered. John Gennai led off the 10-lap 650 Expert Main but proved he was human by making a mistake in the first comer and he went wide, taking .Bill Landsborough with him and giving-the lead to Bob Masters. Masters had his hands full of Dan Hughes and on the next go-round Hughes took command. At the same time Bruce Anderson moved into second spot and began to pressure Hugh es. Meanwhile Gennai and Landsborough had recovered sufficien tly enough to move in to fifth and sixth. But John wasn't to have much to do with this because, like Foley, he had not won a race yet. The gas on his Triumph went to WFO and two laps before the end he passed four riders, all in one fell swoop. He went so fast that.he carried Landsborough. , . (Resllhs 011 page-f,!8) ,; I' From Palm Springs, the route goes south past the Salton Sea; across the Mexican border through Laguna Salada; southwest through the Sierra to Colonia Guerrero on the Pacific Ocean - the first overnight stop - in the maximum running time of 15 hours. At each overnight stop, ri'ders will find many distributors offering parts and services to those riders mounted on their brand of bike. Friday, the 8th, with another 250 miles ahead and an 8 am start, the race wends southward to El Rosario; east, then south to the check point, Rancho Chapala; north to the second overnight stop on the Gulf of California. The maximum running time for this second leg is 12 hour.;. In 10 hours on Saturday, a zig-zag route runs.t0 the finish line at the Mexicali Country Club. With free snacks and refreshments provided by the Baja Racing Association, the presentation is to be there at the Club. Special commemorative trophies will be included in the presentations. The monetary awards - First Overall - 10% of all prize money; class winn.ers: 1st - 30% of all prize money in the class; 2nd - 25%; 3rd - 20%; 4th - 15%; 5th Included in the almost $15,000 worth of contingencies for motorcycles is $6,500 from Kawasaki and a new AJS 370 from Norion Villiers. Also offering many valuable prizes are DKW, Jawa. Webco. Buco. Montesa, Bultaco and Steen·s. The notifications of other contingencies continue to be received. To join in the excitement of this race that will benefit many, send a check, payable to "Carrera Internacional". P.O. Box 1803. Calexico, Calif. 92231. Any further information can also be obtained by writing to this address. • .aJa Wins again! Barstow M.C. Hare Scrambles Aug. I, 1971 Trailbike Class 1st Greg Hawks - BAJA 100 - 4th Overall ','. 2nd Larry Roseler. - BAJA 100 - 5th Overall ~ ~ the HarleyDavidson ~itFif.I"ltnIJRB{({Ism