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CLAIMS MANY; ACADEMIA SURVIVES the lead but hit a series of bumps and bushes and did a good size endo on his C.Z. to be first of the 'contenders out. Rich went through the smoke bomb first with the rest of the pack righ t on HARE & HOUND Shamrocks M.e. Red Rock Canyon. Calif. Sept. 26, 1971 By Dick Wright 1. Morris Norman 2. Jerome Ruzicka 3. George Walker 4. Steve Ellsworth 5. Bruce Dunford 6. Jack Knebel 7. Gary Preston 8. Ralph Garrett 9. R. Rotten Russell 10. Jon Nicholson 11. Bob Kaskel 12. Lanny Lehl9h 13. Art Knapp 14. Gary Grlfflth 15. Dennis Keefe 16. Gordon Schmid 17. Terry Clark 18. Steve Holliday 19. Jeff Marsh 20. Mike McCoy 21. Bob Dalley 2nd TRAIL Wayne Cook 3rd TRAIL Jim Summers Mike Hayes 1st NOVICE Jim Freeman Dave Pedersen AI Thomas 1st OP. NOV. Dale Newton Dave Holeman Op Ex 250 Am Op Ex OpAm Hus AJS Kaw Bul Hus Hus Bul Hus Hus Bul Hus Hus Hus Bul Hus Bul H·D Hus Bul Hus Hus 100 Ex H-D 100 Ex 100 Ex H-D H-D 250 Nov 250 Nov 250 Nov Oss Open Ex 250 Ex Op Ex 250 Ex Op Ex OpEx 250 Ex OpAm OpAm 250 Ex Open Am OpAm OP Ex 250 Ex' OpAm 250 Ex 100 Ex Op Noy Qp Nov. his tail. But then five miles out he split the counter shaft nut and the gear came off and he, too was out of the race. The next man out of the front runners was Tom Brooks on his 125ccCarabela. The deep sand was just too much for the engine and it gave up under the pressure. Then, the next rider to run into bad luck was Jeff Wright who was running fourth at the first check and got a flat rear tire and had to quit. The leader after the first loop was Jerome Ruzicka on a 250 AJS. With a big lead, he now had to go out on the second loop hoping that he wouldn't run into trouble, like losing the course which is a big problem for the leader. Morris Norman was running second at this point so the long second loop was on and Jerome had his job cut out for him as the first loop took one hour and five minutes. Halfway through the second loop Jerome still had a good lead but missed a tum out of a sand wash and lost two minutes fmding the course and now he could see the dust of the riders behind him. He got with it. Then it happened again. He missed a righ t tum and over shot the comer and hit a big cactus and u o ~ w Z w .... >U U or Zounds, such dust. George Zuber honks across a sand wash but failed to make the final results. the bike came down on _top of him. It took a little time to ge the bike off and the front end was a little ben t. Norman came right up, and-a couple miles later was able to pass Ruzicka and come in for the big win on his Husky. This is the second overall win for Norman, who is a professor at a So. Cal. college. "That was a real Hare 'n Hound. That first loop was tight and rocky, and the second went through some real beautiful country. I was sure glad to see the finish line," Norman said at the end. The last loop took an hour and 45 minutes which is a long haul. Ruzicka had to settle for second and first lightweight. Tom Muto, who was running third, was a second loop break down. The old desert pro, George Walker, came in next on his Kawasaki. He was running about 25th at the bomb and came through the pits fifth. His 12-year-old daughter, Suzie, commented proudly, "He really. was getting it on; I hope he can keep it up and doesn't get tired." He didn't as he moved up a couple more places on the second loop. Steve Ellsworth was the next man in on a 250 Bultaco. He, as wdl as a lot of riders, had troubles with running out of gas on the long second loop. The first Amateur in was Ralph Garrett on a Husky, this makes about the fourth, fust Amateur for him, so he is getting it altogether. R. Rotten Russell, a second Amateur, was following him very close but couldn't get him and had to settle with eating his dust. Terry Clark pulled in 17th on his 100cc Harley-Davidson, for another win for him. Jeff Marsh deserves some credit for his ride. He has been working hard in that 250 Amateur class and he put it all together in this big one taking first gold. ''That was bitchin, my Bul never missed a beat," he said happily. "Great day!" Jim' Freeman was the frrst Novice in on an Ossa, making it two in a row for him. Dave Pedersen was second, followed by Al Thomas; all were on 250s. The first Open Novice went to Dale Newton, who also deserves some credit. He has been working hard as a Novice and now all his practice and hard work had paid off. Second Open Novice went to Dave Holeman. (Results on page 32) Jerome Ruzicka keeps getting closer and closer to an overall win, which will also win him a brand new AJS so long as he rides one. Today he had tbe lead but missed two turns and hit one cactus. He still got second overall and first Lightweight Expert. -_...-----_.... Goold 01' George Walker, astride his Kawasaki, was third overall, second Heavyweight Expert. and very talkative after the race.