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Desert hotline Mayes' was jus~ a haze at Dusters .Desert doins! By Linda Hecker RED .MO UNT AI N, CA L., MARCH 28 It ta kes a club lik e the Dusters, with seventeen previous races under their belts, t o lay ou t an exciting co urse t hat everyone seems to enjoy . This even t has to ha ve bee n one of th is year 's better races. T he Duste rs' famous sissy run put riders th rough 90 miles of Red Moun tain . area's best . Again th is was a " i nning week end fo r Mitc h Mayes, w ho carried h is lead fro m sta rt ' to fin ish . Bruce · Ogilvie occasio na lly caug h t -sigh t of Mit ch 's dust, bu t co uldn't quite ca tc h the man. A.C. Bakken fo llo wed Bru ce to take third place overall, seco nd O pe n Expert. T he 250 Expert class winners were Bruce Ogilvie, Bren t Wallingsford and Larry Roeseler, Bren t and Larry ca me thro ugh the finish in fo rth an d fifth overal l with Brent staying j ust a fe w turns ahead of Roeseler. . "C" class rider Don Green was trailing Bill Fr ian t by thirtee n positions when he carne through for the first pit. By the seco nd pit stop, Don managed to pass seven more riders fo close the gap between Bill and himself. Finally Green passed Friant to pl ace first 175 Expert , with Bill righ t o n his tail. Brian Wright took the overall in the Amateur class, with Crai g Kinndman and Ron McCamash following clo se be hind. Brian was th e - eighth r ider through the fin ish with Crai g taking nin th . The Senior Division drew a large number of fast riders with Knapp being the qu ickest of them all. George Walker followed fifteen p laces behind Knapp to place second Sen ior Expert, and Dick Camp managed a th ird. . T ru d y Beck came across th e finish line 10 1 overall. That 's n ot too sh ab by . She n at ur ally wo n the Women 's Division with Dawn Grant fo llo wing abo ut th irt y p laces behind. To give a genera l idea of the speeds traveled this weekend, Mitch Mayes covered th e first two th irty mile loo p s in just less than one ho ur. Mitch slowed down a little to drive back home so that he wou ldn 't be feeding t he Bears! • • DESERT YelE ..... l-< 0.. -e E The Duste rs laid ou t 90 miles of pri me dese rt and threw in this one crum my rock. ._ April 25th, 1976 Las Vegas, Nevada Entry $250.00 plus insurance 60% payback in class 4 classes 1. 0-175cc 2~ 176-250 cc 3. 251 cc and over 4. Riders age 38 and over any displacement motorcycle $1,000 - Bonus to 1st overall if 0-175cc tea m. Professional, on course, gas pitting service available. Course and gas stops readily accessible from interstate 15. A race course laid out for motorcycles only. • 400 miles of open desert, mountains, mine roads; and sand washes. A challenge to test the endurance and skill of expert riders. Parking for campers at start/finish. Write : Mint 400 Racing Headquarters P.O. Box 2160 Las Vegas, Nevad a 89101 DELWEBB'S MINT HOTEL &CASINO, LASVEGAS ~ • I I • 33