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._._._._._._._._._._._._.--_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.- Hi storically, t her e have always be en holesh ots, bermsh ots, skyshots, etc. At Saddleback 's Matterhorn. t hey have moonshoots. Chuck Bo w er (N71le d m uch of the CMC Car lsbad 125 Pro race, only to lose t he second moto and the win to Brian M yer scoug h (9A I. weeds. The 100s saw him holesho t all three motos and cruise to huge leads while the rest of the pack tripped over itself. Scott Clifton (Hon) put in two good second place finishes, but got upset in the last moto by Brall Dutoit (Hon). Dutoit placed third behind Clifton in the first two rounds and ended up third overall. Toyama went on in the 125 Pros with three more moto wins for another c1eansweep over Bruce McDougal (T &M) and a hardpressed Dave Eropkin (PK). Hammerin' Jon Derhammer (Mon) overcame some first round opposition from Greg Barrett (Suz), but was able to dog him into giving in and leaving the lead to Derhammer. Derhammer followed the same strategy of wearing his opponents down in the second and the third bouts to come out number one . Mike Yorba (Suz) finished second and Ken Morgan (Suz) followed for third. . Despite the beating he received at the hands of Derhammer. Yorba bounced back to take the Open Pros. Yorba opened and closed with wins in the first and last motes, but hurt himself in the second with a fifth-place finish . Tom Mayfield (Mai) took up the slack in the second moto, and was looking to do it again in the last moto when he got smoked from behind by Yorba to hand him the second overall spot. Dave Folz (Suz) was running a good , consistent second in the first two rounds , but a DNF in the third knocked him to third in class. • Results in Results Section. Absurdity wins at OTHGMX By Bang Bang Bobo VALENCIA , CAL. ,JAN. 16 The recent rains left the Shadow Glen course at Indian Dunes to Absurd AI's liking. AI went 1·1 , in his motos to win the gold in the Expert class. Goosey Garry pushed his Maico hard but couldn't quite catch up . The Amateur class was won by Doper Dave who was on a powerful Can-Am , Limp Larry. on a Maico, came in second. Sycho Sig rode his Suzuki to a 2·4 score, winning third overall. By the time the Intermediates race came up, the mudhole had become a quagmire. A swift riding Tinkle Tom tackled the tacky turf tidily and won first place. Slimy Steve was second, and Grubby Gary took third. All three were riding Yamahas. The Novices and Beginners shared the starting gate and the track. Novice class rider Lizard Lou , on a Honda , took home the gold. Northerner Mutha Mike rode his Husky to second place. Third was taken by Rathole Ron who was on a Yamaha. Lots Les won ' first place in the Beginner class with Jerryrig John bringin up second. Results in Results Section. This is one way t o make a sha rp turn on a steep hill. LaRue tops new Matterhorn hillclimb By Ann A. Powell ORANGE, CAL. .JAN. 23 HiIIclimbers got their first look at a totally new Matterhorn. The run up the big h ill had been moved 50 yards to the left, and that made it all a different ballgame. Thanks to the recent rains, the freshly turned earth held a great deal of moisture, good for traction. But, the freshly turned earth also left some mighty deep ruts, good for throwing bikes high into the air. The smaller bikes found the going particularly tough since the new run . traversed several former cut-off trails. . . . It meant that every 75 or 80 feet a biker had a 10 foot flat trail to cross, followed by a nearly vertical cliff. In all , this new trail was 340 feet of bitchin' excitement, hard work and bone jarring leaps. Through the entire first round of competition there wasn't .a sing le bike over the hill. Kerry Peterson, mount ed . on his 400 Maico , set the high mark at 310 feet . Even the monster - fuel burners found the going too rough to ' handle. On his second run in that same class. Peterson finally made it over the top . By then some of the ruts had been worn down and some of the cliff had become less sheer. Still it was no pushover, and the big bikes were again shut out. During the second run, Peterson, this time riding in the modified class on the same bike again made it over the top. He was the only biker over the crest, and all that stood between him and the top spot of the day was the open class. But this hill was "ea ting" bikes. Mike Gebhart's Norton. heavy as it is, had the power to make it to the 296 mark. Neal Mackel managed to break 300, coming to a crashing stop at 312 feet. Then came the surprise. .T orn La Rue, mounted on a Triumph, but plagued by bad luck for some time, got it"all together and went over the top as though he were on a Sunday drive. Once again, there was a battle for the overall winner. In the final contest Peterson, with overs in bo th the stock and modified classes, had the advantage. He would have two runs at th e hill. LaRue entered in just the open class, had to do his best the first time out. Peterson's first run , without a chance to build up speed and power because of the higher start, carried him to the 312-foot mark. His second run came to a halt at 280 feet . The o • '" j 19