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San Gabriel ValleyM.C. ~ I mportant Race Notice C(') c-r l-< Il.) The BLM has denied our permit for the November 27 , 1976 Hare & Hound at 29 'P a lms. Our club and District 37 did everything required for the permit. The BLM bl ew it on their E .A.R. (Environmental Anal ysis Report). The Sierra Club wins again! Four months of our work down the drain ! We will have a 3 loop Hare & Hound at Soggy Dry Lake , near Lucerne Valley on Saturda y, Nov. 27 , 1976. . We need yo u r support to show the Environmentalists that District 37 is still intact and ve ry organize d . ..0 E Il.) > · 0 Z Limed from Lucerne Valley District 37 Point'Event Rescue 3 - Finisher Pins Unique Trophies - Decals sw~epstakes trophy amidst cries of " No w on ay a 125" from the 250cc and up conti ngen t still mulling over in their nliilds the second loop off-camber hill imich ' conju red up all kinds of Halloween goblins, Curran, fresh from the'two da y trial series . rather had a 'ood time while taking home th e gold f victory. " T he course started off easily enough from the Stateline Casino and wound uneventfully under the freeway and ttie railroad tracks. across Roach Dry Lake (super freeway) to a completely u'npretentious section rising into th e m 'buntains. The soft approach and 13 mile speed average left th e seasoned ndu ro ride rs apprehensive about hat was coming. Sure enough! After thousands of yea rs of flash floods and desert storms, the Nevada desert ha s set up many and varied ways for its flood waters to recede to the lowest level. SRA found on e of them . For three m iles befo re check two , th e course bounced off the sides of rockfalls. cactus bushes. boulders and 59ft sand trying vainly to reverse th e flow 'of nature. There was· nothing difficult . but rather time consuming. , ,After check two. more washes and fun< ~i-iding through old corrals and a ter tanks attesting to the fact that ff:ioaders seldom stray in to the area . neck three was set up .3 m ile off and eliminated by the SRA scorers for final tabulation. Then about eigh t ore' m iles of fun and games brought 's. (, the gas pits and the end for the fry and womens division . None "'.~ soon for most of them as loop two ICKed up the tempo considerably. In air. ess to th e distaff riders. five of hem opted for the whole event and . nished handily. ~ I "a s .€ mall u • A 26 mi nu te break for suds and fu el b rou gh t everything to a head as th e rem aini ng riders headed for a rock wash and hill climb ap proaching che ck five. Then a chance to see som e pretty , scenery across Hidden Vall ey was marred b y som e va nd alism. It seem s tha t a movie com pa ny had built an hon est-to-gosh tum of th e century ranch complete with a 50 foo t windmill . house . ba m , an d all th e paraphenalia native to that per iod . Through a quirk in th e law (called a loophole). th e property had reverted , back to Uncl e Sam. The alert SRA layout folks decid ed to run th e cou rse right through it and what more natura l place for a check. righ t? Wrong! It seems some enterprising locals (not bikers) sto le th e windm ill and burned the buildings to th e ground. Scratch 'one check.. . The fini sh line was located on the outskirts of La s Vegas almost within the shadows of the strip ho tels . and the thought of fin ishing plus the sight of th e goodie pl ac es seemed to rejuv enate th e group , making the last five miles almost bearable for those riders used to a 60 mile fun gig at California City. The handy little fin isher pin turned out to be a slot machine with a real dime sticking ou t. J ust a little class to add to a memorable even t. A watchful member of th e group noted that the radio and safety units of IRRC seem ed to be keeping a watchful eye on th e whole course and all the road crossings. It is people like th e IRRC that add so much to the sport of desert rid in g and m ost of us have a te nd ency not to notice or give them th eir du e. They were still on the course until 8: 00 Saturd ay making sure that all rid ers were accounted for. • Trophy Presentat ion Sunday morning Sidehacks - Beginners Pie Plates Welcome 8:30 am - Sidehack start 9:00 am - Am/Ex start 9:15 am - Novice/Beginner start Trail Novices & Beginners . go all the way if you're fast enough not to get cut off! The BL M has promised to h ave Soggy Dr y Lake Rd. graded prior to the event? Come spend T han ksgivin g Weeken d wi th us - . RelDelDber the BtoV Send $12.00 and 2 S.A.S.E• prior to 11 /20 (pref erred) to: S.G.V .M.C. PO Box 6095, Wh ittier, CA 90609 or sign up at race - same price for info call (213) 964-8929 ********************** 15