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395 Motocross By Rex Willia m Reese ADELANTO. CAL.• JAN. 27 It was a sunny and brisk day here as the Desert Phantoms' second monthly motocross got off to a • • exiting start. The course set for the day's racing was long (1 mile), super fast, and challenging. Despite the course 's flatness, it h a d some interesting features . one being a sharp left hand t urn dubbed "Yucca Dew Corner". If you missed t his tum. you wou nd up p icking " Y ucca Dew" o ut of your teeth for the next six weeks. Kn o w what I mean? "Yucca De w Co rner" le d u p to Matterhorn J ump. Th is j ump , like Lio n's Leap of d ays go ne by, has sen t bikes and riders 50-60-70+ feet through ti me and space. Yucca Dew Comer was added to slow the riders d o wn enough so they wouldn't do any spectacular aerobatics, intentional or no t. A big water hole was placed beyon d Matterhorn Ju m p after practice. During the day's racing, nearly everyone avoided it, except for a couple of guys in the 125 class who tried to part the waters but didn 't exactly make it. At the riders meeting, it was announced that some Experts and Amateurs were sandbagging in the Novice ranks. They were given fair warning to show themselves to officials before the race or face embarrassment later. This Was done in keeping with the idea of giving everyone a fair chance and a good ti me. All Novices, Amateurs and Experts would be run together. The 125 class started out their first mo to with wha t would t urn out to be a day lo ng, three-way battle between Wade Daniel (Suz), Tyrone Brown (Suz) and Terry Sm ith (Hon). These kids diced it o ut fo r the lea d in every m o to , b ut at the end it was always Wade first, then Tyrone, then Terry . The 250s ran next, and there were more riders in t his class than in any other o ne with two ro ws of 25 b ikes. This com bination of more bikes than space created so me p redictab le results. When the flag d ro pped , everyone boogied th eir buns off. So mebody was bound to fa ll. a nd so mebody did. Bry an Gira Was the unlu cky so ul, getting h it a co uple of ti mes, w in d ing u p with a sprocket job across the back of his helmet putting a hole in his head. The moto was flagged down as the ambulance people picked up the injured rider. It was determined that while the injury was bad, it wasn't as serious as originally thought. During the time that was spent waiting for the ambulance to return, the track officials decided to split the 250 class into two divisions. \VIlen it returned, the 250 Division I class got up to the line and took off. Von Peterson (CZ) took h is first step to a gr and slam victory, with Tracy Walters (suzl getting second, and Jim Rich (Suz third. The Open class then came ' up to the line with th e best show in town . Number one District 37 MXer Troy Hollis (CZ), sponsored by Tr i um p h -Suzuki of Pomona, and number four district racer Randy Scott (Mail on a Cole Brothers Maico 400 radial were going to have their own race. These guys really go! The first moto went to Randy, with Troy getting second. Tom Lathrop (CZ) finished third. John Carme llo (Yam) seemed to be on his way to victory again in the second 250 Division 11 mo to , until he had to stop for some unknown reason. This gave Steve Bugler (Hus) the win with John having to take second, and Donnie Spikes (Yam ) third. The Open class battled started agai n with Randy SCOIl (Mai ) leading the pack in to the first tum. Here, he overcooked it a bit, missing the turn, trying to recover, then crashing it, with about four or five other guys. This gave Troy Hollis (CZ) the lead, but Randy (who was almost last when he got restarted) wasn't going to let Troy get away that easy! I've never seen anything like it! Randy on his big Maico riding and sliding in a frantic effort to play catch up. First, he was abo ut sixth. Then fifth . Fourth. Berserk ing it to get t hird. T roy Hollis did it aga in. Here he zooms down a ferocious downhill .. . Finally getting second. What a racer! Randy just co u ldn 't get to Troy, and Troy wasn't going to Iet h im . They finished one-two, with Mitch Allread (Mai) third. The Big Ones were back for the final time with everybody wondering who would get the final moto. Who would it be? Troy? Randy? Could Troy han g on for the final and win it all? Would Randy get even? When th e flag dropped , Troy Hollis (CZ)just plain berserked it with Randy Scott (Mai) hot on his tail. Neither of them let up in their battle for the lead. Both were riding to the very ragged edge of their abilities. It was in credible! Troy had the lead and buil t it up , never letting go , keeping it for the win. Randy got second . Tom Lathrop (C Z) got third. When it was all over, the trophy presentations were made to the tune of 40% trophies per cIass, with II goi ng to both divisions of th e 250 class alone! When the 250 Division I trophies were awarded, Von Peterson, who had grand-slammed the cIass on his CZ, announced that he was donating his trophy to the second place man, Tracy Walters (Su z). With Tracy getting first, that moved Jim Rich (Suz) up to second and Larry Bums (Pen) to third. Von said that he has a whole room full of trophies and didn't need any more. _ Results Mini : 1. Joe Spiers (lod); 2 . Greg Jacobs (Hon ); 3 . Mark Ranz (Hon). 100 Nov/Am/Ex: 1. Terry Ducker (Yam); 2. Paul 125 Tyrone 250 (SUli: (Pen . Rue (Vam) : 3 . Mike Laney (Hod ). Nov/Am/Ex: 1. Wade Daniel (SUl). 2 . Brown (SUZ): 3 . Terry Smith (Hon) . Nov/Am/E x Div. I: 1. Tracy Walters 2 . Jim Rich . 5UZ); 3 . Larry Burns ( 2 0 Nov/Am/Ex 011/. II : 1. John Carmello (Yam): 2 . Steve Bugler (Hus) ; 3. Ma rk Clayton (CZ) . - Open Nov/Am/Ex : 1. Troy Hollis (CZ); 2. Randy Scott (Mai); 3 . Tom Lathrop (CZ). Anybody who shoots meat w ithout eating it is sick in the head. Turtles attacked! BAKERSFIELD. CAL., JAN. 22 A desert tortoise preserve, north of California City , h as been p ro posed by t he B u re a u of Land Management to help insure the preservation of a protected and diminishing desert species. The area would be the only , sanctuary in the United States for the protection of the desert tortoise, California's State Reptile. It co nsist of some of the best habitat in the tortoises' range. The desert tortoise can only exist under ideal conditions where habitat and temperature are compatible. They are capable of living to a ripe old age, but have a very slow reproduction rate. The desert tortoise is fully protected under California State Law . The preservation of th is area is importan t in order to stop curren t ac tivities that are causing a decline in • the tortoise population. There are now abo ut 900 to 1300 tortoises per square mile here, bu t their numbers are rapidly declining because of pressures f rom increased desert usage. In othe r parts of their range pop ulations average 30 pe r square mile. Besides being illegally collected, shot, and ru n ove r b y vehicles, the tortoises' b urrows are being crushed and their forage destroyed. Effective November 1, 1973 the Bureau of Land Management's interim cri tical management program fo r recreational vehicle use on the California Desert closed the proposed desert tortoise preserve to all recereational vehicle travel. Effective protection and non-use will depend largely on the coopera tion of vehicle users. The area remains o p en to all foot-travel. _ Maps of th e closure area can b e obtained by contacting th e BUt Bakersfield office, 800 Truxton Ave., Room 311, Bakersfield. CA 93301 , phone 805/323 -7676, Ext. 271. Orange Bowl MX By Tom Corley IRVINE, CAL., JAN . 25 In this re-opener 0 f the Orange Bowl of Motocross racing it looked lik e Dave Carlson is going to be back on the weekly payroll in the 125 Expert class . He stunned the trick competitors D ave P cssy and Bruce McDougal, the two American Honda works st ars. Carlson smoothly made the others pla y fo!low th e leader in the first moto with Pessy a nd ~lcDougal coming closest. o ver Rick Bean and Brad Du:iot. For the first time in aw hile Rick Bean was o n top of t he sec o nd 125 moto with an out-a-sight start. Aro und the comer facin g the grandstands Bean, McDougal and Carlson were so close that it was fender scraping time. Anyone of them could have elbowed another to knock 'em down without the officials seeing it. Buzzing fro m behind those three . came Dave Pessv, Bryan Breker and Mike Pausell, The regular guns were ready to have the final mo t o to themselves when the new jet Bryan Breker on a Bul smoked the pack for the win. The next fastest guy in this moto was Dave Pessy who settled for second. Carlson shoved into third o ver McDougal. Bean. Pausell and Duroit, Carlson came through as the overall 125 Expert ra cer over Dave Pessy and Bru ce McDougal, making' it Honda one-two-three. - Resu lts MINI BEG : 1. RandY Moos. 2 . Steve Mahan. 3 . David Gola. MIN I NOV: 1. F. J. Stoner. 2 . Danny Van Auken . MINI I N T : 1. Jeff Ward . 2 . Je ff Henneke. 3. Pete Hillbrecht. 100 BEG : 1. Eddy K issell. 2 . Dean Adkins . 3 . Bob Crook 100 JR : 1. Chuck Tozer . 2 . Dru Haase. 100 INT: 1. Jeff Ward . 1 25 BEG : 1. Ch r is Provost . 2. Fra nk McCubbins. 3. Steve Ke ndrick 125 NOV : 1. Mike H igginbot ham. 2. Chuck Adams. 125 JR: 1. Fred Miller. 2 . Chuck Brown . 3 . Lorie Watson . 125 INT: 1. Pete Thompson. 2. J .C. Gala. 125 EX : 1. Dave Carlson . 2 . D a ve Pessy . 3. Bruce McDougal . 250 BEG : 1. Jack Crone. 2 . B ill Kissel l. 3. Glenn Byron. 250 NOV: 1. Kirk Matkin. 250 INT : 1. Jim Nasser. 2 . Eddie Coulter. 3 . Danny Finel!. 250 EX : 1. Dave eessv. 2 . Bruce McDougal. 3 . John Hrynklewlcz. 500 BEG : 1. R ichard Guitr idge. 2 . Larr y R ich . 3 . Tim Turner . 500 JR : 1. Steve Szueber; 2 . Tim Fester . 500 INT : 1. Gary Rodman . 500 EX: 1. Gary Odgen . 2 . Rick Downeo. Win an R90-S at Daytona AMA members a tte n d in g Daytona this year can again look forward t o the annual Awards Night to begin at 8 :00 p.m. a t the Jai Alai Fronton on Thursdav, March 7. It's the evening for recognition of the 0 u tstanding motorcyclists across the United States, including the top professional ch ampions, leading amateur, most popular girl riders and many more. This year's ceremo n y will end with a drawing for a new BMW R90S, courtesy of Butler and Smith. Incorporated, importers of BMW motorcycles. ( That 's mighty generous co urtesy... Ed.} Card ho lding AMA members will want to get there early, as seating capacity will limit the audience to 1,800. Otherwise. admission is free. To win the R90S, the ind ividual must be of licensable age, present at th e ceremo n y , and in possession of a curren t, valid Al\IA membership card. Employees of the AMA , Butler and Sm ith or employees of other Class B members are not eligible to win. _ ."'

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