;
III
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sixth and final loop. J ody was sligh t1y
ahead, but Morgan had th e power and
the desire. He caught Belknap in a long
sandwash
and was nev er headed
thereafter. The Crown Cycle sponsored
duo fin ished with about a minute lead,
earnin g
$100
a pi e c e .
The
Padilla/Belknap team finished second
overall, firs t 250.
The Kallen/Garcia team would have
finished t hird b ut in the frant ic battle
for the lead , Garcia took the bike from
Kallen and charged out of the pits
before Chris could put the required
bandoleer over Ruben's sho ulder. The
rider's instructions warned th at riding
without
that
bandoleer
meant
disqualification and so it was th at their
outstanding ride wen t down the tube s.
Bill Conroy and Kevin Hasten, j ust
back from Baja, te amed up an d fini shed
third. Their original plan was to ride
Bill's 400 CZ , but when Conroy showed
up in 12th on the first loop, Kevin
grabbed h is personal 400 and took off
to try and catch up . Even though his air
shocks weren 't working righ t, he still
m anaged to boun ce his way into the
fifth posit ion. They ende d up th ird in
sp ite of Conroy motoring in to the pits
on the fifth loop with a flat tire and no
gas ca p.
Dale Owens and Heath Hibbard (4 00
Yam ) teamed up and rode a con sistent
race to finish fourth. Brad Denham and
Bob Burtsch er te amed on a 4 00 Mono
to take fift h and first No vice. Greg
Kammerman and Gary Rin gro se (4 00
Yam ) nearl y had a t h ird as well as fi st
r
Novice, but the chain bro ke on the last
loo p to end yet another b rillia n t ride.
II looks like Cyrus Palmer and Danny
Jones 11 (40 0 Yam ) were the overall
Beginner winners. With all t he lapping
going on however, its hard to tell and all
results herein are very unofficial.
The 22-m ile course was very fast , '
with lots of sandwashes and a long
fireroad to boot, The leaders were go ing
around in about 26 minutes. No wonder
the Beginners, starting 15 minutes af te r
the first wave , were all lapped.
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Results in Results Section.
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