Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

.. ..". II High Siel'l'a M.C. pl'esents 7th Annual IIa II!: ... IIa g Mammolh Mounlain Molo X ~ JUDe 29.30 $5000 Cash a Pl'izes g 7 eO) -< JUNIORS - SAT. JUNE 22 00 C'J 125-250 Open - 2-20 min . mot os - Entry fee: $7.00 Troph ies & Contingencies >~ SENIOR - SUN. JUNE 23 ~ 3·30 min . motos - Entry fee : $20 .00 - Pay to te nth plaee 1st - $500, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200 . Ent ries oPen May 13 Close Ju ne 5 Post ent ry : SSO .OO Self addressed stamped en velope must acc ompa ny all entr ies . . Mail ent ries to : High Sierra M.C. - P.O. Box 48 2 Mammoth Lakes, Califo rnia 93546 No rider w ill be aJlowed to ride bo th ~avs . r-------------------~- - Mammoth MI. MX Official Enlry Name _ Address DO NOT WRITE I N T HIS SPACE I _ CLASS State' Make Maeh ine Zip Engine No. ASS\,J M PT'ON O F R ISK A GR EEM EN T 1 hereby ack nowledge thai I am aw are o f t he dangers incid ent 10 thi s event and vol un ta rily and k nowing ly enter t he event w ith said knowledge . I fu r ther ac knowledge that I am aware o f the fact th at any in ju ri" or damagl!'S sus tained by me d ue to my PiIIrti ciPation in perrne~1 and grave naturlt and I. nrwrtheless. voluntarily and knowingly enter sa id eve nt . I furthe r aekn O'Jl,j ledg e that dur ing the course of sa'd event t her e may be t imes at which though not aetiwly partiCipating in sa d event. I may _ _ CC this event may be of a _ NO. City _ be a spectator and tha t I may sustain permaMnt or grave in jur ies as a spectator and I, neverthe'less. voluntarily and knONingl y assume suc h risk . I further acknowledge tha t I may sustain permanent Of grave in juries as either a part iCipant or spectator at t his event due to the negl igence o f other persons including pat"tieipants. Hi S ierra M.e. C lub . the referee. or o ther oUictals. tl'le owners of the premises . or an y of the lessees and that wit h t his in"mind . I. nevertheless. voluntar ily and knowingly ass u me such ris k . I HAVE READ THIS ENTR Y BLANK AND AGREE TO T HE ABOVE CONDITIONS. ;-;:::===- senior --, Junior Ride rs Signat ure Rid ers Age If Rider is und er 21 years of age NOTAR IZED par ents signatu re L . ~~~ 0 0 VIII! R unaway Bu l on the rocks at Trap Ten. ~ WhaleylSchreiber duel at Blustery Bear By Lane Campbe ll THERE'S NO HOLOINGHIM DOWN ON THE SALT.., • BIG BE AR ,CAL., MA Y 18· 19 Southern California's two wunderkinder, BernieSchreiber (Bul) and Marland Whaley (Mon), continued their duel for the ATA Expert poi nts lead in a two day trial tha t may be re-c hr iste ne d th e " Po lar Bear R un " after this year's event. Cold, blustery wind greeted the P.O. BOX 89 1 EL. SE G UNDO CAL. ' F. 9 0245 rG - - - I I I lwant In t e rn ati onal Cyde House 1708 So . Lyon St., Santa Ana, CA 92705 _ I I _ Deliver to " my" house : Name _ Address _ State _ _ lip _ _ UY a Membersh ip and save 20 %. Cost $5 .1 Cit y _ CAr n eS Cyd e Shop 30 ~~1o-~11 714·558-9543 ROKON RT 340 ENDUROS ... ~ _ I'"" enelosed I want you to ship C.O.D. I L1El L;;; ----~ 1I'd. __ SN ELL APPR OVED HELMETS with viny l carrying bag. Total price....$24,50 B459 Foothill BIIId . - P.O. So . 608 Sunland, CA 91040 (213) 352·1458 - I --~ trialcrs Saturday, and it never let up througho u t the meet. It snowed Sunday m orning in Big Be ar City, partially closing Hig hway 18, but passed by the trials area. The riders bundled up as we've seldom s een them in Southern California. Cold and sti ffn ess figured in m an y a high sc o re both d ay s. One o r two riders, after eo m in g down o ff the .high ridge between Traps Three and Four on Sunday , were too ragged out by c o ld to ride Four (which was tight and nasty Sunday) , taking a mandatory five in tha t section. Marland Whal ey s tarte d o ff slo w Sa t u rday , with eight p o ints th e firs t loop . Bernie Schreib er c am e in with five. He h ad ta ken th at fi ve trying to put toge th er a ne ar -clean in Trap T hree , wh ich w as a treacherous ro ckpile a t op a w in d -swe p t ri dge ahou t 6, 0 0 0 feet above sea level. T h e section req ui red delibera tel y banking the front wheel off th re e d if ferent boulde rs in seq uence to m a ke the n e ce ssa ry turns and keep th e bash plate lo ft e d o ver jagged edges. Ber nie wiped o ut a st ake a ttempting an un o r th o d o x line t h rough th e trap. Marland ca me back on the secon d loo p wit h a three; Bernie reta l ~a t ed with a one. T hen Marland cleaned th e entire third loop to finish th e d ay with 8-3-0 -for eleven points. Berni e , going in to the thi rd lo o p with six points total for the da y , dabb ed a e o up le times, then picked up a five in Trap 14, to finish up with 13 points. Mike Griffiths (Ma n) and J eff Ko skie (Suz) also ca m e in with 13 's, an d Martin Belair's 16 left five of ATA's to p Experts in a tight group at the h alfway point. Riehard a n d Anthon y DiLabio finis hed Sa turday leading th e Amateur class at 13 points ea ch , and Novice D . Pagel had eight p o int s ove r his n earest ri val. Vince V awter. More rid er s arc showi ng up on prod uction Suzuki RLs , including Gustav Herrne ilin, who p ic ked his up the ni ght before the tri a l. Gustav, an exc ha n ge st ud e n t from Sw eden, entered ATA com petit io n th is ye a r as an Amateur an d quickl y vault ed to Expert s ta t us. He had b een an Ex per t rider in S we den. G ustav is a fo rceful and often agg re ssi ve ride r. He crashe d hard in Sec ti o n Four Sund ay , slam mi ng his chest in t o a tree, bu t fini sh ed the trial in a d e ad he at with George S mi th. (The two w ill ea rn d uplicate poin ts fo r th e unresolved tie.) S unday saw Bernie and Marland cont in ue their d u e l, wi th Marland h an gin g on to a slim lea d until the sec o n d tri p th rough Section T en. The

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