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California City Grand Prix '76 with the kids - nice day. Banged up my arms yesterday in a car race in Nevada. Over nine ' hours. Parnelli Jones wo n thousands of dollars, I finished six th, maybe I won $600. " A pair of 400 Monoshocks were early leaders, first John McDaniel and then Scott Hatfield. Hatfield was leading at the end of the first 20-mile loop . On loop two, Hatfield had slip ped to seco nd with Tibblin leading and then Bill Thornburg, the district heavyweight class champion. S With both riders fro m European Sports Cycles in Escondido, Mark Barb er led Rick Finger for the ' 250 Expert class at the end of th e seco nd loop . Rick led the third an d so on un til th e finish with Ric k winning and the two riders wou nd u p with" third and fo urth overall. n Mark Braudaway led J ohn Moreno on a' fast chase for t he 125 Expert class . with the 125s finishing seven th and eighth ove ral l. Twelfth ov erall was the next 125, J unior clas s winner Davidson Ro bins o n. Winner Tibblin had ridden the final 30 miles of the 80 m ile hig h spe ed chase, by the Dirt Riders Unli mited, on a flat tire. " .• Hi Vista update: HI VISTA, CAL , MAR. 13 Bikers formed the bu lk of the 160 very involved people who got together at Hi Vista Co mmun it y center to try to work out differences between residents and riders, with Sheriff Sergeant Bob Wallace moderating. M.O.R.E.'s Russ Sanford arid rider-candidate Bob Hayes were there to spread some cool around, along with reps from several desert clubs. Although so me area residents seem determined to sabotage any p eac e efforts, the more level heads are going A lega l deten. benefit run . (the only real G rand Prix) Racin g T hro ugh T own & Dese rt Pl US add itional $200 1st, $15 0 2nd. $1 0 0 3 rd overall A m ·E x. No money t o non-mem bers. O n e tr o PhY every four' entries - Beg. only. O n e trophy every f ive en tries all others 2" Super fi n i S i n g p in s. . h Saturday, May' 1 All Beg - PP - Mini Entry li m it 350 a race. f irm. Memb ersh ip n ot require d b u t must have current c l assi fi ca t i on ca r d , either Desert. MX. Sc rambles, etc. Send Phot oco py or r i de Ple·Pl at e E xpe rt . Sunday, May 2 All Nov-Am- Ex $2,160 purse Mall entry w ith two 4 Jh x 9 112 stamped self-ad dresse d eve teees t o: p lus contingencies ORA memberShi p $15 1st o verall Expert lst 0,200, 25 0, Open Ex 2nd 0-20 0. 2 50 . O pen Ex t~f ~:~?I' X~a't~J'ren Out of st at e & No. calif. 57.50 Entry 520 moll . $100 5100 5 50 Ex S ~g . 1st 0-2 00. 25 0 , Ope n Am 2n d 0· 200. 2 50. Open Am 3rd 0-200, 250. O pe n Am Po st m ar k d etermines start position I f start p os iti ons are. assigned. Members p r oc essed first. 5 75 5 50 5 25 1st overall N ovi ce 80 $ 1st 0-2 0 0. 250. Ope n Nov 2nd 0,200, 250 , Op e n Nov 3rd 0·200, 2 50. Op en Nc v ORA CA lifo rnia City Gra nd Prix P.O. Box 2605 Califo rnia City . CA 93505 5 50 5 30 5 20 Ist Se n ior Expert 1st Seni o r Ama te u r $5 0 $40 $30 $4 0 1s t Seni o r N o vice 1st Powd er Pu ff Inlo: 714-373-4.47 Fr ee Spectating & Camping Applicat ion for Entry ~-----------~---------DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION lORA Rid ing No . CALIFORNIA CITY GRAND PRIX. Na m e -'- _ State City Rabbit Chase winner Rolf Tibblin comes churning in to the finish on a flat tire: to develop a map of open riding and n o trespassing areas, to be posted at Hi Vista store. Sanford also promised to gather information useful to those already busted und er Los Ange les Co unty's disputed trespass ordinance. Correspondent Terry Rezek no ted that since the harassment campaign started, business is off as much as 35% . at Penny Bough's Hi Vista Store. The lady is one of the dirt rider's best friends in the area. Warning: When you patronize the store, don 't unload your bikes. 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