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E • ~ E - ..... s.. 0. -< Minute 23, including Cycle's Jess T ho mes; gets set to re-discover the old Baja. COSTA MESA ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNOS 8:15P.M. EVERY FRIDAY STARTING APRIL 16th EVERY FRIDAY 2 - ' Rick Woods WATCH 9 - Billy Gray THE ORANGE COUNTY 17 - Mark Chert EAGLES 25 - Mike Muntean 28 - Alan Christian Eddie Reves - New Zealand / I W hen I JUST RIGHt Get the right lubricating and penetrating cons istency with Gumout Moto rcycle Chain Lube. Protect a nd cushion your chain aga inst heat, shock and friction, dirt a nd gr ime. Special additives keep it from getting too thin even while runn ing at high 'speeds. Send for Bulletin # l l 6-MC "Cycle Chain Care," Gumaut, Cle-wodand, Oh io 44104. THE !~~~RE IS. C Pen n zo ll Co . 19 76 A Pennz oll Product BAY AREA BVLTACO I~ ~ sal~c;;s~~~~~ce Porting - We also 16 mall order 2'3-649·'700 Welding IZ\ e 5606W. Manchester Blvd . West ch ester. CA 90045 7 5<1 for catalog ,..~ Fr~me MO~s, ~, .... ~ V ,1 or. ud M/C Annuali NOTTOOTHIq, NOTTOO THIN. • By larry langley 500 Enduro IS fast becomeq , In a few short years has -become one of; , doubt, gassitl . in Hustin' thro brush-Teca Port ing, Weldmg Race Preparat io n (714) 645-8008 2334 New port Blvd " Costa Mesa, CA highway and the local police were directing riders with their cruise. -bloc kin g the highway, p rotecting the riders from oncoming traffic. A ten mi le jaunt up the road and the course finally tu rned off for the start of man y , ma ny miles of Baja riding at its best.. The fog was causing some vision problems as goggles were becoming blurry, as dew mixed with dust, creating mud. A number of riders were late to the first check as they had to slow down to see : A brisk 36 mph average had everyone moving right along. ' Soon the fog lifted and the riders were treated to some spectacular Baja scenery. Baja is truly one of the last unspoiled deserts on earth and the Los Ancianos led us through some of the best, mostly on old roads which were barely recognizable as trails at times. We saw the highway one more time atGas One before heading out on what was possibly the most difficult section of the enduro. The 63 mile leg was mostly deep sand and you know what that does to gas mileage. By now the temperatures had climbed into the high 80's. The combination of sand and heat destroyed man y an engine in that unforgettable section. Some ran o ut of gas. Those luc ky enough to make it to the gas had a chance to relax for awhile as ·it was also the lunch stop. Many ride rs went back to pull their buddies oo t. 1 T he .c lub provided roast beef sandwiches with ice co ld drinks of your choice, plus co ld oranges, candy bars, mixe d p eanu ts bags and what' have you. A cold towel was handed to each rid er as he entered the area to wash off with as club members lubed the chains. All too soon it was time to move on a u t and see what the club had in min d next. (Some wish they had stayed.) " The sand was still there but now it was rock' city. Running over roc k fields at 30 mph averages is exciting to say the