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Page 17 October 16, 1973 ORA Up on Red Mountain By The Shadow RED MOUNTAIN, CAL., SEPT. 23 Gus Paull: Three in a row Before getting into the best of the Sunday hare scrambles, the California Racing Club opened with the presentation of four CALIFORNIA CITY, CAL., SEPT. 30 At the bomb it was Jim Irby heading the first start with Mike McElfresh following closely. Pushing Mike from both sides were Mark Zoller, AlIan GiUum, Gus Paull, Chuck Carson and Jim Francis. McElfresh had moved up and was pushing Irby on the way to the wash. While dodging tbrough some big pucker-bushes, Mike took the lead. As Mike put it; "We were busting around some thick brush, I wen t to the left and this guy in the red jersey wen t right. He went into a big bush and never came out." The rider in the red jersey was Jim Irby. A t the halfway poin t McElfresh was stilI leading, Zoller was running second and Gus Paull had slid in to third place. The race was starting to take shape and the interesting sections were still ahead. The course offered a relatively fast run, a little sandy in the start, opening up into a three mile up Iiill wash, running over a couple of hills and' through some fast rolling valleys, changing for a two mile ridge section with a handful of up hills and down hills, twisting through some rocks and circling back" towards the finish. Then it ran down a nice down hill and across the flats a couple miles to the pits. The second wave got underway after the dust cleared from the first. Leading the Beginners at the bomb was Jeff Maughan (360 Yam). Off to his right was Ron Williams getting closely acquainted with his new 250 Elsinore and Randall Smith (250 Yam) was flying rigbt along with him. John Steen (250 Hon) and Pat Kouri (500 Yam) made up the balance of the front runners. The first wave was finishing loop one with Mike McElfresh still in front. Mike came charging out of the desert in the little motocross type section that DRA had set up in the finish area to slow the riders down some and to add a little excitement for the spectators. McElfresh had completed his little motocross demo and was on his way out when Gus Paull, now running second, came through. _Mark Zoller was next rider through with Allan GiUum right on his rear fender. Jim Francis and Chuck Carson were running a close race for fifth. boss-looking trophies, as the CRC closed out its second championship series of 1973 with the presentation of championship-sized trophies to four class winners, and new number plates to the top desert competitors. Three times a year, the CRC offers championship competition in both desert a,:,d motocross, with .desert win ners for the period between May and August being Dean Meltzer, desert Minibike; Sue Kannon, desert Powder Puff; Patrick Jones, who is sponsored by Cycle House in Anaheim, desert regular classes; and Leo Kannon, Sue's ridin' father, desert veteran.. A new championship series is now underway and will end with the close of December. Trophies and number plates will be awarded in January, 1974. Choosing the Red Mountain area first, the CRC returned to the desert in style Sunday, opening the fall with an extremely fine race; a race greeted by nothing but praise from . riders participating. The Red Mountain course was laid out by CRC prexy Jerry McNeal (in person), and included just about everything - sand washes, hills, gullies, and wide open space. And it was almost impossible to get lost or hurt, as the course was marked in a way you had to be blind to miss a dangerous spot or . make a wrong turn. The Open Novice class took three of the top five places, with the 250 Novice class second best, taking two of the top eight slots - so we know where five of the first finishers came from. Hitting the finish line first was Daryn Wyatt, who also was the first Open Novice. Second across the finish line was Ron Dugan, the number one Expert rider. Then came Mark O'Conner, third overall, second Open Novice; Chris Hightower, fourth overall, first 125 Novice; and rounding out the first five, Larry Robidoux, third Open Novice. Ray Ruppel finished sixth overall and was the first 250 Novice; Dan Ray, seventh overall, first Open Beginner; John Klug, eighth overall, second 250 Novice; Burl Baxter, ninth overall, rlTst Open Novice Veteran; and Brian Sweary, 10th overall, first 250 Intermediate-Expert. Top Minibike competitor today was Billy Sears, and the number one Powder Puff finisher, who was 78th overall, was Sigrid McAlIjster. _ Heading out of the pits on loop two McElfresh and Gus Paull were participating in a replay fr2m last week's race. About five miles out Gus put his Husky in front. Mike was hanging right in there but the old man was just a little more than he could handle, and, as they hit the finish, it was Gus Paull on a 450 Husky picking up his third win in a. row. Mike McElfresh pulled in second overall after a good race and picked up first Open Amateur. Allan GiUum has really been turning on since his transfer and pulled in third overall, first 250, and first Novice. Sliding right around the motocross turn in good shape was Jim Francis for fourth overall and second Open Expert on his 500 Yamaha. First rider in with a red plate was Ron WiUiams (250 Hon). Pulling in for second spot was Jeff Maughan (360 Yam). John Steen and Randall Smith were having quite a go of it today with Steen finishing third, and Randall fourth. _ Results Overall: 1. Gus Paull (Hus) I, Open. 2. Mike McElfresh (Hus) I, Open. 3. Allan Gillum (Hon) I-J 250. 4. Jim Fran.cis (Vam) 2, Open. 5. Mark £oller (Vam) 2 250. 6. Ramon Lowe (Vam) 1,250.7. Chuc k Carson (Yam) 3, Open. 8. Jack Orndoff (Hus) 4, Open. 9. John sands (Vam) I, Open 10. John Fisher (Vam) 1,250. Open Am: 1. Mike McElfresh (Hus). 2. Robert Dotson (Hus). Open Nov: 1. Allan Gillum (Yam). 2. Dave Berlan90l (Vam). 175 Ex: 1. Bob Johnson (Bul). 2. Stephen Gaskins (Kaw). 175 Nov: 1. Glen Finley (Pen). 125 Ex: 1. Dean Hammonds (Bul). 2. John Woodard (Yam). 125 Nov: 1. Gary Martin (DKW). 2. Mike Delaney (OKW). 100 Ex: 1. Tim Johnson (Vam). 100 Nov: 1. David Taylor (Vam). 2. C.V: Green (H-O). • Overall Beginners: 1. Ron Williams (Hon). 1. 250. 2. Jeff Maughan (Vam) I, Open. 3. John Steen (Hon) 2. 250. 4. Randall Smith (Vam) 3, 250.5. Mike Martin (Vam) 2, Open. 6. 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