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Sect ion nin e was a speed and sou nd BLM closes part of Cow Mtn. area U KIA H . C A. MAR . re t . Lea vitt had th e lowes t time with s 2" Th e Bu re a u of La nd Ma nagcrn cnt is (It-sig na ting- a po rt io n of t he Cow Mo u nt a in U n it cl osed to Pl ann in g m otori ze d t ravr-l, The approxima te ly 21 A ·IO acres in t he c losu re ar ea will he avai la h h- for hiki ng . horse-ha r-k rid ing . huntin g , a n d o th er , n o n ' \'(' h ic u la r recre-ation act ivit ir-x . The rem a ini ng :19 .000 arrrs in t lu- un it will co n rin uc o pe n to vr-hirh - us c o n ('x isting roads a nd tr ails . TIlt' dosed area t' llcoln p a ssc s la nd s no rth of Mill C reek. Lvou 's Va lk-v C reek a nd Scotts C n 'l'I~ : sou th ,;f H igh wa y 20 ; ea st of t lu- Ukia h Vall ey: a nd west o f Sco us Valley. T he closu re will takeeff"et Ap ril 30 . 1977. Mot o ri zed t rave l will he proh ih iu -d in the area ('xc cp t o n a n in e m ile lo ng' co rr id o r whic h i n rl u d r-s th e M eri d o Rock Road st a rt ing fro m tilt' Mill Creek Ro a d and u -rmin a ting a t a signed b arru-r in t lu- nort h ('('n tra ) pan of the area . T Ilt' vi-h ick- co r rid o r a lso in cludes the a ccess roa d s into \ Villo \\, Cn'ek an d ;\1a ya c 3 m a s n -rrr-a rion sin -s. :'01<- 1 C lause n. Ukiah D istr ict :'o l an ag,' r. sa id . "'f ht' land us r- p lan for Cow Mo un ta in was dt" 'e lop "d a fter conside-ra hk- study and pu hlic input. It will n 'dun' con fl icts lu-t wer-n off: road vehi cle usc a nd ot hr-r ex ist inz o r proposed recreation uses . and will also minim ize ve- h icl e d a m ag e to natio nal rvso u rcc la n d s ." Th e sout he rn part of t he Cow M ount a in unit. often kno wn as the. Red Mo unt ai n Area . is currentlv a popu lar O RV area . Cla use n a dr lcd . " An O R\' m an agement plan will be co m pleted to defi ne g ui deli nes to he followed in ma nag ing tilt' O RV rid ing a rca .' • Leavitt dabs thrice at P.I.T.S. Parsons family trial By Bill Garriso n CASTR O VA L LE Y. CA . MA R . 27 This was a n excellent tra il for all co nce rn ed . wit h the possible exf e p tio n of Lan e Leav it t. who m ad e t he sect io ns loo k so easy it was rid iculous. He to ok th ree poi nt s during- t he whole tr ia l a nd was a joy and wonde r to behold . l\Iost of t he sec t ions pl a ced th e em p hasis on turn ing a b ility a n d co ntrolling- t he b ike in loose dirt. N umber th ree was a g-u lly with wall s -a bo ut t hr ee feet a pa rt . a nd three sh a r p tu rn s in it. T o m a ke t he turns. the fro nt wheel had to run u p o n th e ba nk . Five feet a fte r th e last turn was t he exi t , th at went five feet u p a bank . Sectio n eig-ht was easy for the Novices - a stra ig ht shot u p a hill t hroug h a de e p notch filled wit h loose d irt over ha rd pan . The fun ca me in wat chingthe Ama te urs and Ex perts. for th e ir sectio n wo u nd arou nd at t he bot tom a nd th ey hit the hill with no run at it. Le avitt clea ne d t he sect ion an d go t a rous ing c hee r fr om h is fe llow com pe tito rs .. seven seco nds. a nd Bill Ga rr ison ha d second lowest with seven and a ha lf. Secti on I I was ve ry unu su a l. It was a ref r es h m e ru sto p co m p le te wi th McD o nal ds' o ra nge d ri nk . coole rs. a nd cu ps. You didn 't ha ve to d ri n k. but yo u ha d to st op a nd g-et your sco reca rd punch ed. Secti on 14 was a n Expert a nd Am ateur o nly sect ion . rig-ht above t he parking lo t so everyo ne co u ld see the m tak e th eir dabs. Th e rest of th e sect io ns were th e ty pe you find in an y tri a l and were a bo ut med ium difficult y for t he N o vices , ta king- a d ab here and a dab there. T he Pa rson s fa mi ly d id a very good jo b setti ng- up a nd ru nn ing 't he tria l. o CN All the answers in the most complete Baja tour book ever! ••• R id ers wen t out o ne at m inute so t h ere was no bun ching- up at .. the sect ions. a nd sco rec a rds were turned in at t he e nd of each loop so th e results d idn 't tak e lo ng- to tabul at e . T he re wer e no tr ophi es . but th ere were p ri zes d on ated by variou s peopl e . Th ey included two cases of oi l. wat crbcds. a nd lot s of o the r things. • Resul ts in Results Section. 12 detailed, large reference maps in color highlight. Vehicles for various road conditions discussed in the" About the Wheels You Drive" section. Over 100 full-color and black and white photographs. And much more!! Duncan, Corporron lead action in Cancer Benefit MX By L. J . Duplichan HOUSTON , TX, APR. 3 Rio Bravo track operator Red Walling donated the entire day's gate and registration money to the American C a n ce r Society in the big ann u al benefit race with Walling and race d irector Bill Law , also donating th eir time as the race was handled with precisio n . Ba rry Duncan pulled the trigger on a two -year-old Can -Am 250 and shot to an early lead in the 250 Expert class. With each lap . Duncan widened the gap over second-place finisher Glenn Johnson and Florida Expert Joel Nicholson. In the first mota. it was all mud and money for Duncan as a light rain fell during .the early part of the da y. By early afternoon . the sky cleared and with the 250 money in h is leathers , he was ready for the special Rio Bravo Cash Dash featuring the leadin g Expert riders of the day in a win ner take a ll race. Duncan's faithfu l Can-Am once again brought him to the cashi er's window where he added an extra $ 100 for his day's efforts . . Suzuki-m ounted Rodney Corporron was the big man and the big win ner in th e Am ate ur divisio n . Rodney got off to a goo d start in the mud to st a y ahea d of Steve Read in t he 250 Amateur action . A first in both motos ga ve him the undisputed claim to the winner's hardware in that class. It was more di fficult in Open Amateu r com petition as mechanical problems plagued Corporron in the first mota. Rodney blasted to an early lead and held on just ahead of Hazen Sm ith and managed to cro ss the finish line with rear sprocket bolts dangling. Some quick repair action between motos by Corporron's fa ther and pit ch ief got him back on the line in time for an easy win on a dry track in the second m o ta . D alla s. T exas r ider Smith claimed second . T rac k operator W all in g a nnounced that begin n ing Su n day, April 10 , ra cing would get underway at 10 a .m. because of the la rge number of rid ers! 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