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Kyge r had a disastrous day that started going bad when his bike didn't arrive in time for the first race. On the right day Kyger can put it on anybody, unfortunately these insta nces are few and far between. J ack Johnson took over t he lead after Kyger crashed and was ro bbed of a sure win by a flat tire. Laswell was circulating smooth and fast and is usually the rider that wins when one of the big guns break down or doesn't show at a race. Laswell took the checkered flag in front of hard charging Kev in Welch on the surprising Can -Am and Mel Chapman (older brother of 125cc ace Marv Chapman) on a Yamaha. Things got back to normal on course two as Husky's dynamic duo of Jack Johnson and Scott Harden finished 1-2. Kevin Welch and Mel Chapman continued their day-long. dice with Welch besting Chapman for third place honors. A big thanks to the Groundshakers M.C .: Casey Folks, J r. , Chuck Rush , Montie Gerber. J ack Bowsher and the rest of the club members that devoted their time to produce the two fine I evel1tS'. All you desert racers out there be sure and let the promoting club know that you apprecia te their efforts. T he Sou thern Nevada Vol unteer First Aid crew was on hand and their most notable customer(?) was Rich ie Ca p ri (owner of Valley Yamaha) who crashed heavily in the d ust on the start of course two, breaking his arm in three p laces. Thanks volunteers . A special thanks is extended to Greg Thompson of the BLM . IA bove) Riders head away f rom Soggy Dry Lake on loop one of the CRC Hobo 100. IBelow) MRAN 250cc Expert w inner Fred Hansen, Jr. KRWHelmets Win Races Bike Color-Matchi ng KRWHeimets Win Friends t! ~. t .. u' Traba ca Products of Californ ia division of American Sports Co.• Inc. 2970 E. Maria Street Compto n, CA 90221 (213) 638-7814 OBay Area Bultaco KTM-Hodaka Largest Stock of Genui ne Parts in U .S.A. For your convenience Wt.hip •• , . htrc _ I f Iaour . . il wmu 5606 W . Ma n chester Westchester , CA 90045 213-649-1700 520 McG Ll NC Y LANE . CA MP BELL . CA 95008 (408) 371 -1221 16 Results Chapman aces Groundshakers MRAN back-toback EuroScrams By H. Alvarez SEA RCHLIGHT, NV , APR . 8 "Movin" Marv C ha pm a n , on a Motorcycle Tire Center Suzuki. roosted the pack in both legs of the 125cc Expert event in the Groundshakers M .C . Motorcycle Ra cing Association of Nevada seventh annua l Back-to -Back European scrambles. The Groundsha kers laid out two courses with one connecting starting area . The riders lined up back -to-hack for the LeMans stan. When _ the banner dropped the racers ran in opposi te d ir ections to th eir wa itin g mounts , fr antically fired th em up and took off for the ir hour's worth of ra cing on th eir respective cou rses. When they finished their first race they had about an hour and a half down time , th en they went back , lined up in the opposite di rection for th e other course and did it all over again . Course one featured a stee p , rock y uphill that was just past the start and lined with waving spectators flashing va rious gas -it signs. Further down the • trail where numerous whoop-de-doo sandwashes , a long, dusty road and a .cou p le of iron-grid cow -catchers to cross - moo! Course two was mostly you r flat -out , bumpy , o n e -line trai l with the dreaded , rocky, uphill-downhill section and of co urse th ere was the cross -grain washout stuff that threw many Junior riders over the bars. Marv Chapma n holeshot both sta rts of the 125cc ra ces and was never seriously cha llenged in either event. Marvin is definitely the class 125cc racer in th e northern Ne vada area . Kei th Adams and Fred Hansen ,Jr. , both riding Husqvarnas for the Sportsman Cycle team eac h nabbed 250 cc Expert wins . Hansen smoked th e COURSE ONE: 125 EX: 1. Marv Chapman lSuzl: 2. Daryl Folks(Suzl : 3. Billy McCallielIVaml. 250 EX: 1. Fred Hansen. Jr . lHusl ; 2. Leonard Sikooski (Yam l; 3. Rod Ahlstrom (KTMI. OPEN EX: 1. BUlch l.aswell lHusl; 2. Kevin Welch ICA): 3. Mel Cha pmen (Yaml. 125 AM: 1. Trey Kimberlin ISuz l; 2. Randy Honeycutt IVam ); 3. Michael WelchIC·A). 250 AM: 1. Jeff Davis IHon); 2. Donald O'Kuly (Husl; 3. Michael Roe (Hus). OPEN AM: 1. Mike Mono lMail; 2. Chuck Piddisi IVa ml; 3 . Bill Spendlove IVam l. 125 NOV: 1. F\ovd Bredley IHusl; 2. AngeIo1annucci IVaml; 3. Da niel Ozuna IHusl. . 250 NOV: 1. Shawn Shirley lS uz); 2. Cera! Houston ISuzl ; 3. Terry Trea t (Husl. OPEN NOV: 1. Kevin Colan (Husl; 2. J eff Benson IVaml; 3 . Robert Arnold IHusl. OVER 38-A: 1. James Ram sey IHusl; 2. Ron Timmons (Hus); 3. Max Switzer (Hus). OVER 38-B: 1. Grant Thornton (Husl; 2. Can Stadtander (Suz); 3. Mickey Dawson IC·A). OVER 3lH:: 1. Clarke Da viso n IHus!; 2. Ron y Harshman (Suzl ; 3. Sergio Elizondao IHusl. COURSE lWO: 125 EX: 1. Ma ry Cha pman lSull; 2. Daryl Folks (Suzl ; 3 . Billy M cDaniel (Yaml . 250 EX: 1. Keith Adams IHusl: 2. Fred Hansen, Jr . IHusl: 3 . Kevin Da vis IKTMI. OPEN EX: 1. Jack Johnson IHusl: 2. Scott Hardin IHus); 3. Kevin W elch le·AI. l25 AM: 1 Randy Honeycutt (Yaml; 2. Trey • Kimbe rlin (Suzl; . Scon Morris (Sun. 250 AM: 1. Pat Mu lchay (Yam); 2. Jody M organ IHus); 3. St eve Brow n fHu sl. OPEN AM: 1. Chuck Piddisi IVaml; 2. Gee.ge Batalies (Yam); 3. Mike M otto IM ai). 125 NOV : 1. J oe Timmons (Yam ); 2 . David Gaskill IC·AI; 3 . Floyd Bradley IHus l. 250 NOV: 1. Steve Beck (Hon); 2. Deral Houston (SuzJ 3. Shawn Shirley tSuzl. ; . OPEN NOV: 1. Scon Sumpter IHusl; 2. Kenneth Averty IHus); 3. Kevin Colan IHusl . ~