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P . - , Desert Hotline t 3:2 ·•••., With the first row underway at 9:45 a .m . • Tim Nething (250 Hus) pulled the holeshot with Scot Du nca n (250 Yam) in hot pursuit. Malocco caught the hot line in the second row with Tom Kelly (400 KTM) and Mike Mulconery (400 KTM) not far behind. As the course hea ded east down some fast fireroads, Mike Cole (250 KTM) was among the.front runners . Duncan got by Nething on a fireroad with Mal occo a nd Kelly a sho rt tim e lat er. Mal occo got out of sha pe in a washout bu t kept h is sights o n Duncan . Malocco out powered Duncan about five miles out and headed for the first uphill. Amateur Mike Palhegyi (250 Suz) was cutting through the Experts as he cut through dust and moved away from the rest of his clas s. Junior class rider.Leon Price (400 KTM) was on the gas as he took advantage of the high speed terrain . 'Bill Vanderbyl (250 KTM ) was also moving up fast in the Amateur class as was Gr eg Johnston (250 Yam) . The course ran to a nd along La Mesa Grande after running through some rocks . About three quarters of a lap had gone by when Kelly caught Duncan and had a glimpse of Malocco's dust. The fast turns and jogs of the Baja course proved to be a major factor as many riders overshot or slid out in sudden curves in th e road . Coming over a rise and past the cows, a cornfi e ld ; and houses. heading towards the pits was Ma locco's dust. Turn ing the first 19 mile loo p in about 22 minutes was quite a ride as Ma locco d ialed it on through the pits . Kelly was less than 30 seconds behind Morgan and was -in a hurry to ca tch him . Dunca n sho t in next with big Mike Martin (39 0 Hu s), Palhegyi. Nethi ng . a nd AI Wurtzel (400 KPW KTM J run ni ng qui te close at this poin t. On th e second loop Malocco was da ydreaming and Kelly moved to with in st riking range . Kell y's rear . brak e was completely used up at this tim e and he co u ld not stay with Ma locco once he worked up . Palhegyi co nt inued to dominate th e Amateur cl ass , getting past M'artin and Duncan . Mini rider Gary Curtis (Yam) was enjo ying a ' c o m fo rt a b le but controversia l lead over Mark H eth (Yam) . Paul Eddy (250 Yam) got off early in th e first lap but was moving well and cha rging with th e front runners. Enduro ace Larry Woodruff (500 Yam ) sho wed the gu ys how to thump through rocks and slid e around turns as he stead ily worked his wa y forward. At th e end of lap two . Malocco ca m e into the last turn in a full lock slide wh ich aroused dozens of cheers from local .ra ce fans . Kell y was still hanging in there. depending entirel y on his front brake. Palhegyi was gu iding his PE 250 around with the utmost precision as he was IlOW pulling awa y from Duncan a nd Martin . The final two laps were extre mely fast because everyone got used to the cou rse and the bikes were sp read ing out. The third lap saw little change with the excep tion of Eddy slipping past Beisner when he stopped to assist a downed rider and the Lori Waters (400 Yamj/ jolen e Payne ( 175 CPW KTM) battle in the Women 's Division with Waters running without a front brake. Malocco was gassin' it hard when he ca me through and set sail for his fourth and final go 'ro und . Eddy was try ing to close the gap on Martin but to no avail and Beisner was still struggling to make up lost time. As the bright red Midas jersey of Malocco came into view for the final time. the fans in the last turn were mumbling with anticipation. With a fan cy slide and roost, Malocco became the overall victor. Kell y came in a couple of minutes later , slightly disgusted with his brakes. Palhegyi d id an outstanding job taking third overall and starting back with th e Amateurs. Duncan's Mitch Ma yes Yamaha was in ahead of Martin's SLO Cycle and Edd y's Pacific Beach Yamaha. Wurtzel and his Cycle Products KTM were doing well considering a three month layoff, but Beisner from behind overtook him . Sodbuster Nething took a well deserved ninth and rounding out the top 10 was small bore winner SCOll Atchison (175 Yam). Novice Brad Nevins (250 Hus) co u ld not be stopped as he too k the class win with L bike Rusty Clarke (125 Hus) picking up second. Lori Waters got by J olene Pa yne to secure the wom en's title . In the Beginner class Gary Biggs took first but from there o n it's too ea rly to tell. Rider opinion s ranged widel y but most were favorabl e . The sta rt was delayed 14 minutes du e to the Rosa rito Ma yor not showing up to start the first of. hopefully, many more Mexicobased races to come • Results OVERALL: 1. Morgan Maio<=. ()pen Ex !Ya 2. Tom ml; Ke lly. Open Ex IKTMI; 3. Mike Palheq vi. 250 Am ISwl; 4. Scot Dunca n, 250 Ex IYam); 5. Mike Martin. Open Ex IHusl; 6 . Paul Eddy. 250 Ex IYaml;7. Oou g Be;'"",. 250 Ex (Sw); 8. Alan W uruel. 250 Jr s- Ex IKTMI ; 9. Tim Neth ing , 250 Ex IHus); 10. Scott At chison, 175 Ex (Yam); 11. Dean Mill er, 250 Ex (Yam); 12. Don L'Alli er, Open Ex. NOV; 1. Brad Nev ins (250 Husl; 2. Rusty Clarke 1125 Hus). MINI: 1. Gary Curt is; 2. Mark Crawf ord. WOMEN : l Ofi W aters. Heth; 3. Barry BEGINNER; Gary Bigg s 10penJ. Cole cleans CRC's Roadl1lnner Enduro By Jerry G. Welton CALI FO RN IA CITY , CA. SEPT. 10 After nea rly th ree months with· out an enduro. CRC's Road runner was a welcome sight. Since there had been such a long enduroless summer, CRC decided to keep the course simple with strong emphasis on time keeping. The 7 a .rn , key time was intended to keep riders from overheating. but slightly overcast skies secured a suitable temperature. An 18 mph start speed was eas y to maintain with the trail winding around the desert floor. perfect for Beginners. At 12.9 miles out the speed changed to 24 mph, but the terrain stayed somewhat the same. A couple of fireroads were used as well as raw desert. At the completion of lap one. 30 .6 miles , five riders had finished with zeros. Gail Aveveti , 200cc B. was accompanied by Ron Smith. 80cc B; Steve Jensen , 80cc B ; Tommy Pa ris, 80cc A; and Chris O 'Connor, 80cc C. for the top one-loop score. Loop two was a bit more challenging tha n the first and also had a n 18 m p h start speed. Using several six-foot drainage ditches a nd road crossing before lea ding to a hill was quite fu n wit h some riders getting sty lish. The top average of the la p was 30 mph , but good m arkings and a slight breeze kept the course safe and clean. The long-awaited check turned up after cresting the last hill . The 18 mph speed was comfortable as the course shot up a sandwash. The 21 mph creep to the last check on loop number two proved too much for many people as they arrived early. Lalo Salgado, 250cc C ; Tim Williams. O pen C; A.L. Gilbert, Open C; Gary Rose . 250 C ; and Bob Jackson. Open C Plus 35 , all had zeros for their two lap efforts. Loop number three was worth the 61.5 mile wait for it consisted of the Ra nd Mountains. The 24 mph takeoff speed was lowered to 21 mph at the first check as they ran through some neat canyons, hills. and downhills . The 30 mph . average put the A riders on their toes in the rollers and canyons . When the trail dropped out of the mountains and down by the dry lake everyone was check watching, but the 18 mph speed and flat ground turned up nothing for severa l m iles until retu rning to the hills . From this point on to' the finis h a 21 mph speed was kep t com pleting the 95 .6 mi le course at 12: 18 p .m . key time. At the en d of th ree . Open A rider Tom Cole had the magic numbers of 0:00 to take the overall victory with Dick Lo rd . Open B. finishing second with 0 :01. Larry Wood ruff. Open A ; Harry Keast, Open A Plus 35 ; and Harold Hoisted , Open A , each finished 0:02 for the da y. •