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Er;;;;;';~l ~ !!\\AXI!\'A i ~! ~ . NOllING!!! Desert Hotline ! i SCOT HARDEN! -. of I c::; i TEAM HUSQVARNA i e-. TOPS i ~ ! NEVADA STATE i ; ! CHAMPIONSHIP i -'! HARE & HOUND i ~ • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • 1 • • • • • • • • 1 • 1 • 1 • 1 • 1 SCOT HARDEN _ _. 1 • 1 • 1 • 1 • • • NEVADA STATE CHAMPION • • 1 • 1 • • • 1 • • • • • • • 1 • De-Gummed Recl"1l Culor Clean Bumlng caSlO, Fortified Petroleum Be.. Two-Cycle 011 •• Fork 011: 5, 10, 15 & 20 wIs. • 1 • • Gear 011: 10W2O wI. & 10W3Ow1. 1 WRITE OR CAll FOR FREt BROCHURE· • ""'*"" I'ertDnnMce Products 1 11401 PIor-. Wrty #14' EI Cajon. CA 92020. • (714) 442-9723 1 DEALER INQUIRIES WElCOME _ L ._._._._._.-.--- IClockwIH from top left) Chuck "Chucko" Rush topped the 2&Occ event and took the numb.- one plate. Kevin Devt8 ueed MX1*iel1Cll to dominate the Open cIeu. The 2IOcc cilia ...".. the 1118. Number XIx Is the Infamous Dr. Gonzo. Davis dominates MRANseason ender By Wayne Gales and Chuck Harper BEERBO"ITLE PASS, NV, DEC. 21 Nevada racers trekked out to the desert on the last Sunday before Christmas for one final shot at much needed Motorcycle Racing CURNUTT SHOCK Rebuild & Sales FRAME WORK OF ALL TYPES By Charlie Curnutt Jr. W.F.O. INDUSTRIES 1471 Cota Avenue Long Beach, CA 908l!J (2l!J) 436-2926 Association of Nevada points at the Chargers West-sponsored European Scrambles. Usually, a scrambles offer spectators a welcome opportunity to see the riders several times as they travel around a relatively short course, but the exceptionally rough and challenging terrai", kept even the best riders to a mere two la ps on the dusty 12-mile track. At promptly 9 a.m. all the Open bikes blasted off the line and Kevin Davis brought his Maico 490 Mega II into a well-built lead and stayed there to the finish line. With Davis' extensive motocross experience the tight, sandy, trail was just his cup of tea. Anthony Pasqualotlo, also Maico-mounted, ~rou.s.!J~ ~n.-s.ecol'}~.. ~.nJ~q'D'. ~,!s.~!\ barging to the front as of late and 1981 may be his year. Can-Am-mounted Kevin Welch brought up third, and Chuck "Chucko" Rush moved up to a rare Open class effort to power his big bore Husky to a fourth. Factory Husky rider Scot Harden retired after one lap, visibily shaken from numerous bail offs. "I endoed, looped out, and just tipped over," Harden recalled while sitting in the back of his van. "Everything hurts." In the 125cc Experts it was "Mad Dog" Jody Mader leading most of the first lap and all of the second on the way to the checkered. Mader, whose absolutely insane riding style included a spectacular, near disastrous cross-up at the photo jump, had to ride wide open to keep ahead of Sportsman Cycle/Husqvarna-sponsored D a ry I Folks. Folks, while in the process of nailing down the number one plate in the 1'25cc class for 1981, had insisted before the start that all he intended to do was "ride slow and finish," but Daryl isn't much in the habit of riding slow so second was the worst he could come up with. Bringing up third was the other half of the Can-Am brothers, Mike Welch, who will again hold the number two plate in the 1981 125cc la~~ :.,__• • In the 250 Expert class Chuck Rush rode to a win, his second of the year. Chucko's key word is consistency, and hard work has earned him the number one plate in the 250cc class for 1981. Rush led from start to finish despite a hard, early charge from Mike "Sizzling Six" Sixbery, who bailed late in the race. Yamaha·mounted Troy Fitch moved up a class from a very successful 125cc season and took a second, despite a hean-stopping endo in a sandwash right at the checkered flag_ Kevin Steele brought in a somewhat disappointing third. Steele was supremely confident at the stan and really wanted to end the season with a win_ The first 250cc Amateur to come into sight at the finish was JiJp Wischmeyer, mounted on a suspiciously quiet Suzuki. Wisch had run out of gas nearly a mile from the end, and was frantically coasting and pushing his bike toward the checkered. Wischmeyer, with a little help from a few friends, managed to get the machine up the last hill and collapsed at the finish for the win in front of a closing Rich Capri. Frequent Cycle News contributor Chuck "Dr. Gonzo" Harper edged his KX250 by a faltering Reb Wallace just a few yards from the checkered to n,'!.!? m.rJL .•___ _ _ we