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Mosley Leaks; Habeck Takes It All Home by Betty Luch t KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., Sq>t. 3, 1972 - An estimated 2,000 to 2,500 people watch the sage and sand 100 king for that cloud of dust. Suddenly they see it, is it a wind devil? Is it a roadrunner? No, it's Ken Habeck coming across the finish line to win the Fourth Annual K.B.M.A. 100-mile cross-country race. Ken has won this event three years in a row which means he takes home a 6'6" trophy for first overall. Ken proved the experts wrong when they said no one could win it three years running. The race this year was a two-man race, Ken Habeck and 17 year-old Don Mosley from Hines, Oregon. Last year Don was ahead of Ken through the first lap until he blew up his machine. This year, Don was out for bear. There were four checkpoints each with radio communication which went back to the start/rlnish line. As K.B.MA. officials heard who was through the checkpoints, they would relay the information on to the spectators. Ken got off to a good start and was in the lead at the first checkpoint. At the second check, Robert Strobel from Eugene was first, Ken second and Don Mosely third. Everyone knew this was going to be a hard race for first. A t the third checkpoin t, which was also the gas stop halfway around the 50 mile course, Strobel was still in the lead with Ken and Don still close. At four, which was the last checkpoint until they came into the finish, Don Mosley was in the lead with Ken second and Robert was out of the race. What makes a rider come all the way from Reno, Nevada; Dillon Cycle Shop in Caldwell, Idaho; Seattle, Wash.; San Rafael and Santa Cruz; allover Oregon. They travel 10 to 12 hours to run 100 miles in sand, sagebrush, rocks and wind; blowing dirt everywhere? After the race, it's the same thing, 10 to 12 hours home with aches and pains, but they keep coming back year after year. The course this year was basically the same but with a rock patch taken out and a rock canyon put in. Off the starting line, it was much sand and sagebrush. It then went into rocks up a hill and then down into a rock canyon. 1 guess it must be nice being able to say, "I finished this course". Take, for example, John English from Klamath Falls, Oregon. He went approximately two miles on the course and did an end-over-end, his bike was out of contention sO he borrowed another 250cc and -took off 40 minutes behind the pack. He passed a lot of bikes but neve~ got close enough to win a trophy. After the race, John smiled and said, "After three years of racing, I finished the course." K.B.M.A. officials are always on the alert to make the course safer for the racers. There were two airplanes to transfer any injured riders to Bend, Ore. (35 air minutes from Christmas Valley). These planes also has spotters who observed anv bikes and riders broken down or hurt on the course. Then, they went in trucks to where they had spotted the downed bikes. By 9:00 p.m., 1 I hours after the race, all bikes and riders were in and accounted for. At each checkpoint, there was constant radio communication, first aid kits, air splints, stretchers, water and at the start/finish line, lemons for any rider who wanted it. The day before, the club' gave out salt tablets to the riders. At the Christmas Valley 100, the rider comes firs t. Desert ridees from four states converged on Eastern Oregon to go 100 dustry miles in the Fourth Annual Christman Valley 100. Photo by Dave Snyder When Don came into the finish/start which was another gas stop, he was in a hurry. His father grabbed his gas can and rushed to nil the bike. Mr. Mosley no.ticed the tank was leaking and wondered if it would leak too much gas out; only time would tell. All through the second lap, Don was getting time on Ken and at each check, he was that much closer to winning the race. At checkpoin t four, Don had five minutes on Ken and since checkpoint four is only 20 minutes into the start/finish line over an easier part of the cou.rse, everyone figured Don had it won. . Two miles out of town on a wide dirt road, Don ran out of gas. The leak took its toll. A friend of Don's saw what happened and took him some gas bu t by then Ken has 'passed him and won the race. Don came in second with Al Baker running third. Below: George Kalamaras is going to get a black plate. He won the 650 Expert Main at Vallejo scrambles. Vallejo Scrambles - Faria Champ------- wheel off. Drew unloaded and the bike went back onto the track into traffic. That's a report from a bystander. Drew didn't look in the mood to question after the race though he had came back for a third on the BSA in the 500 Expert final won by Jerry Kole with Bill Calicura in second. George Kalamara who has unofficially moved halfway Up' the District 36 black plate point tab)es in August won a high speed chase in !,he 650 Expert final with Mike Kane and Dave Dotson the chasers. George's brother, Dennis Kalamaras, is getting it on too with a first in the 175 J uniot final and back for a third in the 650 Junior fmal: In the 650 fill al , he had moved into second by passing Tom Coleman, but Coleman recovered the rmishing position. Bill Hom came from fourth to second in the 125 Novice final won by Frank Crane, with motocross rider Mike Miller also coming from behind to third place. . With September 8 the final race of the season at Vallejo there are still a few night scrambles scheduled around the Bay at other track that are going to be very crowded. by James Brammer VALLEJO, CAL., Sept. I, 1972 - Dave Faria who started the season as a Novice, accelerated through the Junior class and continued to ride a 100cc Yamaha as an Expert became the track champion at Vallejo Friday night. With only one race left of a six·month series of Friday night scrambles, Dave will get the overall championship trophy on the final nigh t, September 8. Going into the nigh t's program,. Larry Drew from the 250 Expert class held a tie with Dave Faria of 60 points. Points were earned in descending order with five for first in a class rmal. Up-tight before the race, Drew said that he very much wanted the title and that he could beat Dave if he could run against him but Dave rides in a 100-125 class. Dave won his final supported by brother Mike in second, meaning Drew could do no better than tie by winning his seventh trophy final. 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