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k.-B.·...-Okl.ho• •-'I'....- • • • • •dco-COlo....o-.yo.....-.oa CIoId Belt and 1tIcId-CIrtps h81p~ I wadel c:hampIon win again... __ A ~tJ.::, . When you're the 500cc World Motocross Champion, you ride only with the best equipment. For Team Honda's Andre Malherbe, that means a Gold Belflll and DeCrosser Taclti-Grips!" The Original Gold Belt is the world's most popular kidney bah. It dehvers the kind of secu· rity a World Champion demands. Yet it's so light and comfortable you almost forget you've got it on. DeCrosser Taclti-Grips are designed by FiveTime World Cham- Morgan breaks jinx to top Cherry Creek By David Daniles EUREKA, UT, MAY 24 Cherry Creek 1981 will go down in the record books. After 20 years, a Utah man - Kris Morgan - finally won overall, and by the largest time difference ever! At the smoke bomb (heading out for 40 miles of heavy dune sand), a quartet of 495 KTMs ridden by Scott Gerber, Allen Gerber, Brad Strong and Bruce Nelson were followed by Scot Harden (450 Hus) and first Over 50 rider Don Fuller (465 Yam). Shonly after check one, there were several large water holes with arrows pointing out "Macho Way" and "Pussy Way." Those who went through. if they made it, never did it again. These mud holes , used the same stuff that stopped 500 riders in the 1977 race. From the air we saw Scott Gerber crash giving the lead to brother Allen followed by Harden and Strong. By now, Kris Morgan (450 Hus) had worked his way through the pack to claim fourth_ Leaving for loop two (the 4O-mile mountain loop), Harden had about one and a half minutes on Morgan, A. Gerber and Strong. Within the next 10 miles, Morgan had moved up and passed Husqvarna teammate Harden. Neither wanting to give up, a hot and heavy race developed allowing the two to put a good 10 minutes on third place Kevin Welch (490 Mai), Las Vegas number one plate holder. A. Gerber was slowed with a rear flat while Strong held a good fourth. By now, S. Gerber had recovered from his crash and was moving up fast. e"l,l pion Roger DeCoster. Made with the exclusive Tac:ki.·Grip material, DeCroBBer grips are tear and ozone resistant, come in all popular colors and clean up just lilte new with soap and water. You may not be the World Champion, but you can ride with the same equipment he does. The Original Gold Belt ($21.50) and DeCrosser Taclti-Grips ($6.95). At your dealer or order direct from the Gold Belt Line. J o Rider. blasting into this TCCRA first turn were in for a surprise. state of Texas and engraved bronze plaques. Entries were all given pins with half of the state of Texas and a second pin denoting a finish with the rest of the puzzle. jerry Rhodes of Sherman, TX rode his BMW with a finish time closest to his secret time (28 hours, 59 minutes, 15 seconds) and was declared the winner. It was the first run he ever participated in. Along with the driver plaques, passengers enjoyed trophies with best poker hands winner being Pricilla McQueen of the Killeen, TX Two Wheelers M.C. with a club flush. A plaque was also presented to the Long Distance rider from Texas, R.M. Fonier of the El Paso Desen Arrows M.C. Last Place finisher trophy went to Roy D. Beyer with 58:55:41 ride. ~~, I I ~ Out on the third loop (60 miles of desert), Harden and Morgan's battle ended with Harden's bike having engine problems. The next best race of the day was between Over 50 riders Preston Gerber (250 KTM) and early front runner Don Fuller. They were neck and wheel three-quaners of the way through the event until Gerber's KTM spit an ignition coil. First small bore at this point was Roger Zeeman (125 Suz) at ninth overall. At the fmish, it was Morgan with 19 minutes on Welch followed by Strong and Scott Gerber who just edged out Idaho's number one rider "Disco" Ron Dillion (465 Yam). Next was Don Fuller followed by first 250 Kevin Bouge (Yam). Tarter takes TCCRAcross country run The Gold Belt Line, Inc. Dept. CN 7045 Darby Ave., Reseda, CA 91335 By Boyd Bass LOMASCO, TX, MAY 17 The Texas Cross County Racers Association hosted event number seven in this year's series at Sandy Creek Motocross Park. Owner Mike Dempsey had the five-mile loop well marked with the start-finish line on the motocross track. Heavy rains before the race soaked the course with most riders not riding any practice Saturday. Rain threatened Saturday night but never came. Due to the large turnout at TCCRA-sponsored races, classes are split. The Pro class and Expert classes raced first; eight laps were run instead of 10 due to the muddy conditions. Lap times averaged 17 to 18 minutes in the Pro class which made for a demanding race due to the rutted trail and numerous mud holes. Randall Tarter gassed his 420cc Husky to the win in the Pro class with a time of 121 minutes. Right behind Taner came David Greenhill and Mike Connell with a time of 125 minutes. In the Pro class you can run any size bike although an Open class machine is the most popular. In the Expert class. Randy White took the class win and big bike overall with a time of 127 minutes. Taking small bike overall was Rich Ricarddi on a 125 who outran Ted Elmne, the first 200cc Expert. In the Over 50 Expert class, motocrosser Jeff Kring finished well ahead of Phil Oliver. The minibikes rode a shorter course due to the conditions. In Senior Mini, David Macky took first over Jim Craine. 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