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01 ~ " .. NRUETER REGAINS LEAD-- WINS CHECK CHASE co Q. trail. Those who wouldn't stop when flagged had their numbers taken and were disqualified. Mickey Mouse, No.1 (this week) Ron "the Burp" Burpo, riding a Honda SoL 70 out of Oassis Honda of Palm Springs did rather well today_He was first mouse, about 150 overall, to within 10 miles of the fiIUslt, when his little yellow scooter gave up_ Ron, a clever mouse, loaded his bike in the trunk of the car, drove to the finish line got out and walked down the hill to receive his finisher's pin. Those MMMC'ers just don't give up! A few miscellaneous commen ts heard during the day follow: "Whoever laid out that run to the bomb knew he warn't going to have to n'de it. ~ w Z W ..J c.> >c.; U HThat race was TUFf" "Well, I guess the Desert Turtles told the Checkers where to find some rocks... man it must have taken a month to truck them all in." !f+I%/&*@ . Checkers". Rescue 3 is said to have had a very busy day, including a rough estimate of 33 broken bones. Seems like everybody got off at least once. A California Highway Patrolman showed up at the first gas pit, check 2, and stopped traffic for our racers and pit crews so the guys could ride their bikes across the highway and pit crews could rna ke a dash for the nex t pit area. Now, they aren't all such bad guys, are they? It was a fun race for everybody who finished. It was a rough one, going through a sand wash that must have been 20 miles long, across more rocks than most people see in a lifetime, and even through a water hazard (mud hazard?) but nobody said it wasn't fun. Results were computed Saturday night and trophies presented Sunday afternoon. Ron Sloan and George Walker, thanks for helping me put it together. It was a real fun race, Checkers. It really takes a lot of work to locate that much terrible country and lime and ribbon it. REsULTS 1. L. Pfutzenreuter 2. 3. 4. 5. M. Patrick T. Muto R. Alexander W. Gregory Bul Yam 400 Hus CZ AJS 250 500 500 250 500 Ex Ex Ex Ex Ex J.N. Roberts was forced to spectate after his accident before the first gas SlOp. 6. J. Sanie 7.J. Bailey 8. W. Cook 9. R. Mark 10. G. Schmid Kaw Hus H-D Yam But 12. B. Klock H·D· Yam 14. C. Curnutt Jr. 15. Bill Walters Hus 11. M. Mayes 13. R. Kendall 16. L. Danis 17. J. Orndoff 18. J. J. Brown 19. B. Fleming 20. J. Harnback 21. R. J. Anglin 22. A. Blackstone 23. J. Summers 24. T. Oilton 25. T. Oilton 26. D. Hammonds 27. M. MCCoy 28. L. R. Taylor 29. C. Hockie 30. G. Klcenskl 31. L. Davis Jr. 32. M. Cummins 33. J. Erickson 34. D. R. Kilne But Bul Ric Hus H-D Hus Hus Hus Hus Tr! Bul 250 • SODAm 500 100 100 250 100 Ex Ex Ex Ex Ex 500 Ex 500 Ex 400 Ex 500 Ex 500 Am 250 Ex 250 Ex 250 Ex 500 A. 500 Am 100 Ex 250 Am 250 Am 500 Ex 500 Ex Open Am 250 Am 500 Ex. 250 Am 250 Am 500 Ex 500 Ex J. Sanie powered a big Kawasaki in to become the first Amateur to arrive--sixth overall. 35. E. Young 36.F.Burk ~7. E. Whiteside 38. M. Deigh 39. T. Clodt 40. J. Ahlefeld 41. J. Heineger DKW 42. B. Dailey 43. C. Lukens 44. M. Hauss 45. M. Phillips 46. D. Symonds 47. 48. 49. 50. J. Krogstad B. Brownell W. Casperson W. Bachr 51. D. Gruner 52. E. Sanches 53. J. Levrett 54. M. Green 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. E. Farrell D. Newton L. Joines Ed Farrell Dale Newton Floyd Joines Ron Lanier 62. Tommv Poteet 63. S. R. Elsner 64. Jeff Wright 65. Glenn Bowen 66. J. Jeffries 67. A. C. Bakken E. Sanches (723) second 5005. Yam H-D 500 Am 250 Am 250 Am 500 Am 500 Am 500 Am 125 Am 500 Am 250 Am 250 Nov 250 Nov 500 Am 500 Am 250 Am Open Ex 100 Am 500 Am 500 Nov 500 Nov 250 Ex 500 Ex 500 Am 250 Ex 500 Ex 500 Am 250 Ex 250 Nov 250 Ex 250 Am 250 Ex SOOAm 125 Am 500 Nov. 68. Derle Walker 69. Larry Ross. Jr. 70. Tim Ryan 71. Richard Eddy 72. Darry Scalia 73. Dan Reynoldy 74. James Hall 75. Dane Kersting 76. Den Rice 77. Phillip Dawson 78. Paul Boles 79. Keith Starforth 80. Jan Drake 81. Bob Gilbet 82. Jerry Standefer 83. Tom Sa wyner 84. Jerry Platt 85. Gary Westergard 86. Norm Gaiger 87. Ed Scheidler 88. Rann Blumke 89. Allan Ralls 90. Jim Watrlng 91. Dan Torgeson 92. Richard Richardson 93. Chester Whelchel 94. Ed Williamson 95. Ray Mitchell 96. Kevi n Porter 97. Harold King 98. Rich Austen 99. Fred Graef 100. Paul Cuffman H-D 500 Am 500 Am 250 Am Open Am 125 Am 500 Am 250 Am 500 Am 250 Am 250 Am 250 Nov. 500 Am 250 Am 250 Am Open Am 125 Am Open Ex 250 Ex 250 Am 250 Ex 500 Am 250 Am 100 Am 500 Nov 500 Am 500 Nov 500 Am 250 Nov 500 Nov 250 Ex 100 Am 500 Nov. 500 Nov.