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NORTHERN DATELINE comprised of half road and half trail. Then it was back down to the next gas stop, check and start all over again. Most of the riders who made it this far finished. Most riders agreed that it , was a fun ride, with not so many tough areas that it became pure work and not so many easy areas that it became boring. The ride was organized and well planned. There was some soft muttering about the light test at the end, but that was known up front and grips were not called for . It 's just tough to ride the whole thing and lose 10 to 20 points for an unlit head or taillight. The second loop was easier for most . The traffic had been cut in half and there just were not as many people in the way in the tough sections. Eighty-eight started, forty two finished the course. Randy Paulich (KTM), riding a brand new Open bike, lost a rear fender, consequently his taillight and still 'picked up a 'gold . His teammate Dale Warmuth (WIZ) came in on time, but his lights would not work and he took a silver , Ron Clizbe (Hus) rode a brilliant ride to earn a gold. He was also next to fast time in the special test. Chris Carter (Yam) earned a gold medal and was close to the fast times set by Davis and Marshall. Results 125cc: 1. Don Dillon II(TM~ 2. Ron Clizbo(Huol. 175cc: 1. Dave _ !Suzl; 2. Tommy ~ !Suzl; 3. M.k o.w lVoml; 4. Chuck Sceohly lSuzl. 25Occ: 1. Brod _ (HUll; 2. __ lHonl; 3. Glenn W _ IKTMI; 4. Dave _ _ !Hull: 5. Tom Young (Hod! ; 6. Scott _ IHUIl, 35Occ: Gerth WiHiomolMel1. 5OOa:: 1. Ed Dovia(Hull ; 2. Chertie MaroheIl lHusl; 3 Ed Diez lV..,l; 4. Chrio C8ner lVoml; 5. Jell Henninll IHUIl; 6. RlIndy Pouficl1IKTMI. oZ' II Fast Eddie Davis flies through a section of the Grindstone One Day. - WEBCO rJlOTORO(LE ACCESSORIES BOX 429· VENICE . CALIF . 80291 -9Husqvarna Sales. Service. 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Bershaw was oozing with confidence the day before the event and at the impound area on Sunday said that all was well up on top. Eighty-five bikes were in the impound area Sunday morning . Shannon Poe, on a IT175 , and John Rothlisberger, 250 Honvarna, were first out at 9;00 sharp. What mist and fog there was hanging around base camp was left" far behind as the first section carried you up fast fireroads to the higher elevations, !I,OOO feet and more. The run consisted of 125 miles of road and trails. It was run in two loops for the total, and the special tests were run twice . Mostly fireroads were used upon leaving the start. Most riders welcomed this in the morning as it . gave them a chance to warm up and get used to their bike. Whiteface trail was thrown in also in this section. By the time this area was run the second time it got a little boring, but before long you 'were into the special test area . Fast Eddie Davis (Hus) said the special test was probably the best he'd ever ridden. Comments-were such as there were no roc" coming at you, no big trees close to the course to run into, and you could flat get it on . Even though this was the case for people like Fast Eddie, Charlie Marshall and Eddie Diaz (Yam) , there were still riders who missed turns , sunk into the deep ruts and just plain lost time through the section. By the time the riders made it through the special test and some more trail, they pulled into check two and the gas stop. At the stop Davis said that he felt he was still on gold , but that he had dropped it in the special test and was about II seconds off the pace. As it turned out he needn't have worried as he and Marshall had identical times through the section. Once leaving check two things became more interesting. The course left the tree area and wound up to the old burned-out high elevation area. There was a hill about 100 feet up that separated. the shoes from the slippers. Loose, flat rocks, vee ruts and stalled traffic was the scene presented to the bigger bores coming up" and Davis said he was lucky as he grabbed a handfull and rode the edge around four stalled riders to fall back into the groove just in front of the first rider to continue on up the hill and zero the next check. Many riders came into check three five to 10 minutes late because of that hill. Leaving the check worked you back down to Hollywood camp and was Blose,Zack, Buttner bag .a ~ R~I ~I tItleS By Mike Malone n PLYMOUTH, CA, SEPT. 17 c Chappy Blose, Jim Zack and Dick Buttner will take theiJ'; respective class championship's with them to the National Amateur Championship on, October 8 at Road Atlanta, Georgia. Blose won the 125cc Expert class, lac~ the 250ccs and Buttner the Open class of the Can-Am AMA Western Regional Final. The 125cc Experts attacked the rough Plymouth track first and three . riders, Blose , Dana Waxham and Brad Harrison, clearly wanted.to win Sunday. Harrison had inherited the point lead after former leader David Coupe of Yuba City suffered a broken leg the week before in a local race. Waxham holeshot the moto , but was passed by Blose before the first lap was completed. Within four laps Chappy had pulled out a !l5-second lead over Waxham, who maintained second to the finish . Harrison worked his way up from an eighth place start to finish third. The second moto was a carbon copy of the first, with Blose garnering 50 points for his trip up from Phoenix. Waxham received 44 points and , Harrison 40 . In the 250cc Expert run it was Jim lack's consistency that paid off, along with Don Wilson's bad luck. Wilson launched his Honda' out of the hole to ' lead the first moto to the end. lack finished fourth after getting off once. George McNamara put hit Can-Am third. Before the second moto, Wilson was pumped, until he looked at his front