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d rawings. scratched here on the scorched. fla t stone. depict life as it . must have been 5 .000 years ago . The riders on this first " MO RE Bikepa ck i ng " tra ilride straddl ed almost every im agin a b le . type of m o t o rcycl e . T he Burea u of Land Management has decided to reveal its . desert art treasures to bikers ,. in hopes that we'll scare away ' thieves who 've ca rt ed off tons of petroglyp hs recently. Rangers o bse rve d this first ou ti ng closely. Bikepa ck ing . b y BLM rules. is limited to grou ps of 25 or less. T h us do the Sierra Clods cond uct their desert hikes without obtaining p ermits or p aying the $ 1 a head BLM fee which la rger organized spons have to pay. Bikepacking is a way to enjoy a guided ~~ ra i l ride to a worthwhile destination t wit h the-least "i m pact" on the ecology. Cycle News enjoyed participa tin g in this first ~ O RE Bikepack , a nd ho pe • to do it again soo n. . Bob Full er points out fake petroglyphs utilizing the Sierra Chump log o. . AME MX victory , happens for Hansen By Lee Taylor vALENc rA . CA . FEB . .13 When the 250 Pros shot off the line in the 'second mota . it was Donnie Hansen. on a Maico for C .M .S . holding th e le a d. As Ha nsen set up a ni ce lea d fo r hi mself., Ha l Strauss. Ma ico -rnou n red ou t of Cole Bro s. established - h irnself in second. Mark Garnbetta (KTM) was in third. out to overtake St rauss. Strauss · managed to hold him off. lengthening his lea d slightly only ro -fa ll back to fourth later. Dave Haugh (Mai) moved up to second a nd Gam be tt a went to work o n him. Gambetta got by Ha ugh a nd set out after Hansen. bu t can't catch him in tim e fo r the checkered . Ha nsen stayed in control for a first • overall. Ga m betta took off second and St rauss thir d. . In the 500 P ro race. T o m Clai re. ou t of C .M .S .• set ou t.for a double win and to ok it. His main competition came from Tom Webb (Mai) and Andy J anning; (M a i) • . and Chris Knowlton. At the start of the second moto , W ebb opened up a b ig lead .. J a nnings was behin d Claire. clos ing on him . a lmost getting by at th e crest of the drop- off. W ebb broke do wn in the sa nd wash ; Cl a ire took over the lead. Skeet Wyman (Mai) sta rted to close o n ' Jan nings who was pursu in g Cla ir e. K now lt o n m o ved - into t h ird a nd st arted to push Jannings. but Jannings pulled him in th e stretch at the toP .of the hill . At the checkered flag . Cla ire took first overall . Jannings pi ck ed up seco nd. with third goi ng to Chris Knowlton . • Results in Resul ts Sec t ion . (A bove) Steve Roark'l1J) and Dav e Haugh try T-form at ion' corner ing. (Bel o w) ~ME 250 Pro w in ner Don Hansen pursues Hal Srauss. 29