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00 t Go .... ... ... '" Tur/(ey TfJ/(en TllorwfJldson Umpteentll Turltey Run Tf/lten by TIIDrwflldsDn ~ w Z W ...J ...J U o >o t By Dick Wright RED ROCK CANYON, CAL., Nov. 21, CANYON . of trucks in the pits. Mitch Mayes was 1971 197 1 Rick Ric k Th orwaldson, Thorwaldson, the first 100cc rider through, and had to an d Suzuki-mounted, overcame a wrong change a flat tire in the pits. tum, dtopping him back ten places, plus turn, dropping After about an hour some of the running out of gas, to take the big So. riders came back from the first loop and Cal run which should move him closer reported that they couldn't make the couldn 't to that No. 1 spot, in his point battle to thaI No.1 second sandy off camber hill. The fU'St first with J.N. Roberts; (it's only the big J .N. 20 got over easily but then the two-rut 20 point runs that count for these guys trail got jammed and some good riders now as they both have over 20 runs). had to push around the traffic jam. There' were a lot of Amateur and - The second loop was a very long 50 Expert riders ready to go at 10 a.m. and 10 a.m, miles and Thorwaldson had to catch miles to the fust loop was a long 45 miles of first was two more riders, then he hit a Checker tight trails with a couple of sandy up M.C. member seven miles out from the hills. Tborwaldson was the first man to Thorwaldson finish for a gallon of gas, then he came he the bomb with a couple of other riders into the finish with plenty of time to me on the trail to the far left. About 20 20 spare. miles out he came bombing down the Larry Bergquist was second on his trail and there (as he told it), "a it) , 250cc Bultaco. He came up from about Bultaco, sandwash crossed the trail and it had a fifth at the gas check. big spot of lime on the left side and a "I didn't get lost but I gal off twice, didn 't got good trail so I took it and got myself I the second time was a real good one ." was ," lost. I guess the lime was old stuff. I was Bergquist mentioned. Anyway, I cut across to the right and I Ruzicka pulled in third saying, "I just dtopped in about tenth, and had to start dropped couldn't hold those guys off. It was a working on the guys in front." good run. 1 really enjoyed it;" Morris I Jerome Ruzicka was the fust man first Norman came in next on a 500 Husky, through the pits on his 250 AJ S, Tom AJ S , followed by Steve Kirk on' a 250 on Muto was second on a Husky then came Montesa, then came Tom Muto on a Tborwaldson. He had run out of gas just Thorwaldson. just 500 Husky, Steve Ellsworth on a 250 as he came to the fust truck in the line to first Bultaco, followed by Ron DuRll" who Dugan at ...while Brent Wallingford was first 250 Amateur in at 11 th overall. was took first 500 Amateur, his first Amateur race after being transferred from Novice. Next came LeRoy Davis on a Husky who had been pushing Dugan for sometime but couldn't get by him and had to settle for second Amateur. The next rider in was Brent Wallingfford who took first 250cc Amateur; this was his fl1'lt class win on first his new Ossa. The first 100 rider in was the red hot in fU'St Milch Baja Mitch Mayes on a Baja running 15th overall which is pretty good on what on was a long, hard course. Rick Marks was was the second 100 in on a Yamaha. The first Novice honors went to Eddie first Sanchez and fust 250cc Novice went to Steve Pack on a Yamaha. Both riders belong to the Antelope Ramblers M.C. Second 500 Novice was Steve Penn, was second 250 Novice went to Doug McLaughlin, fIrst 100 Amateur was Jeff first was Fries. and fl1'lt 100 Novice went to R. first to Morrison. Patty Clagg was the first girl Clagg me fl1'St to finish on a 125 Rickman and Jan Ditson was the first 100 girl to finish. in As is usual in most runs the riders me that finished liked the run, as Steve Ellsworth said, "Bitchen, 1 was really "Bitch en. I stoked, outasight." Then there were the riders that couldn't pass anyone on the tight first loop and then got stuck in the pack of guys on the second hill and couldn't get around them, and it was tough luck that a lot of riders picked up up me old lime going up the sandwash the where, in the dust, a lot of riders just where. followed the rider in front. and got lost. front, But guys like George Walker, take it all in a day's ride as "that's the breaks of desert racing" and will be out next week to give it another go hoping that they don't bottle neck the hill next time mey out. ouL SO. CAL. HARE & HOUND RESULTS 1. Rich Thorw'ldson 1. Thorwaldson 500 Ex. Ex . 2. Larry BergQuist Bergquist 250 Ex 3. 3. Jerome Ruzicka 250 Ex 4. Morris Norman 500 Ex 5. Ki rk 5. Steve Kirk 250 Ex 6. Tom Muta Muto 500 Ex 7. Steve 7. Stew. Ellsworth 250 Ex 500 Am 8. Ron Dugan D~n 9. Gary Gr ffln 9. Griffin 250 Ex LeRoy Davis 10. LeRClY Da¥ls 500 Am Am 11. Brent WalllngffClrd Waillngfford 250 Am Am 12. AI Wurtzel 250 2'50 Ex 13. Chartle HOCkey Charlie 250 Ex 2S0 14. Hoyt Statham 500 Ex 15. MitCh Mayes Mitch 100 Ex 16 . 16. Terry Davis 500 Ex 17. Whitey Martino Marti no 500 Ex 18. Gordon Schmid 250 Ex 19. Ron Jones 500 Am Am 20. Harold King 250 Ex 21. AI Baker AI 175 Ex 22. Jack Byers By ers oc Ex. OP E x. 2nd Trail: Rich Mark Trail : 100 3rd Trail: Randy Milligan Trail : 100 1st Am . Trail: Jeff Fries Am. Trail : 100 2nd Nov: Steve Penn St ev e 500 lst 250 Nov: Steve PaCk 1st NOY: Pack 2 50 2.50 2nd 250 Nov: Doug McLaughlin 250 lSt TrailR. 1st Trail Nov.: R. Morrison 100 1st Girl, Patty Cragg Girl : Clagg 125 ht Trail Girl: Jan D ltson lst Girl : OllsO" 100 Suz . Bul Bu' AJS Hus Hus Mon Man Hus Hus Bul Hus Hus Bul Hus Hus ass Oss CZ Suz Hus Hus H-D CZ Hus Hus Bul Hus Hus Hus Hus Puc Ric Ric Ex Ex Ex Ex Am Nov Nov. Noy. Yam H-D Su z Suz Hus Yam Nov. Nov . Nov. Ex Ex DKW DKW Hod Hod Ric R ic Hod Hod