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er CIty - Se.rchllpt - SidewinderRoad to th e boundaries o f th e co m pe titio n area near th e Na vy Base, into an area rarely used , m uch to th e del ight of riders. After a long , virgin , winding sa nd wa sh , th e co urse led back across Teag le Wa sh into th e Spangler Mountains wh ere th e next to last check a wa ited to ins u re th at ea rly riders were ca ught. U n fo rt u n a te ly th e checker's wat ch go t bumped to stop watch mode an d th e scores were negated. C RC had designated the en d of the seco nd loop as "secret" ra ther th an th e m or e co m m on " kn own " check wh ere riders may arrive up to 15 minutes ea rly with o u t penalty. T he riders wondered what CRC was up too. It was sim p le: By maki ng th e end secret, CRC wa s a ble to mak e th e finish a tie-brea ker chec k whe re secon ds co unted a lso. Sin ce it was a 32 mph a verage , a ll riders were late, making ita surp rise " spe cia l test " through a very tight trail to th e fin ish line near th e railroad tracks, It was only 3.2 mil es long , but felt much longer. CN 00 0') .-4 Results 2 LOOPS: 1. Bill Fullmer, Jr . (200 AA I: 2. Rick Daniel (250A): 3. Gra nt Palenske (OpenAAI; 4. Bob Balen t ine (200 A): 5. Jon M iller IOpen AA); 6. Jerry Burd (Open AI; 7. Bob Farr (250 Bl: B. John Jacobsen (Open B-Vl; 9 . Scott Sampson (250 A); 10. Doyle R. Plpins 1000 n B-SRI. 1 LOOP: 1. Shauna Hopkin s (200 A -W ); 2. (TIEl RodBlinzler (250C-1 6)/ Mo Beck(125 C-161 ke /Scott Jacob sen (Mi ni CI/Sea n Keast (Mi ni C)/Robert J. Wrlnoksy IMi ni AI; 7. Klthy Herndon 1250 A -W): B. (TIEl Ol'e Bolin IM ini C)/ M ichele Keast (250 A W )/Todd Joh nson IM ini A I TEAM S 3 M AN 2 LOOPS: 1. Gregg Lusher/Wayn e Stan field/ M ike Johnston; 2. Tom Merritt/Kenny Me Lean / Don M erritt; 3 . M ichael Holter/G erald Lafram boise/ Ron Landako. 2 MAN 2 LOOPS: 1. Oon Waller / Ken McAllister: 2. Ken Svmer/Scon Loepkey; 3. TIm Crowder/ Den is Sanford . PIC 211 LOOPS: 1. Scott Jacobsen/ Jo hn .Jecce- sen ; 2. Ha rry Keast/Sea n Kea st; 3 . M ike Chamber- lain/ M ike Chamberlain. Jr . PIC 2/2 LOOPS: 1. Bill Full mer. Jr .lBili Fullmer: 2. Rick Dan iel/Bill Dan iel; 3 . Robert A. M esecher/ Robb M e seche r. Johnson romps in Valley of Fire HS By Wayne Gales VAL L EY OF FIRE, NV , MAR. 21 j ack Johnson made it look easy as he took his 490 Maico to an overall win in the Silver City Scramblers hare scrambles. Johnson , who has won three o f the last four Motorcycle Racing Association of Nevada races, appears to be in top form and ready for the up a nd coming Las Vegas 400, Apr. 18. The Silver City Scramblers found a great place for th e rac e, just on the o u tskirt of th e Valley of Fire state park. The area is still a little damp from recent rains, and was almost dust free. Also th e racers got a real eyefu l of some of the most beautiful desert in Nevada. Second overall was as nailed do wn as first as " Bad Brad" Hilton put his Kawasak i West KX250 in to the number two spot and never looked back . Nevada Yamaha 's Bobby Davidson held onto third until late in the race when Glenn Wischmeyer took over to tak e th e checkered flag. Fifth overall and first 125cc wa s Todd Timmons and Larry Job took top Amateur honors with sixth overall _ . on a Husky. Floyd Bradley really bounced back from a bad getoff two weeks ago and brought home seventh place, second 125cc. First Over 30 was Billy McDaniels, and Ken Gu io emerged victorious in th e Ov er 38 ranks ov er Ron Loomis after a vicious battle that left both riders exhausted. Top Novice was Gary Oden a n d Paul Kline took second place, first 125cc Nov ice. • Broc Blasts Saddleback with Superbars Congratulations to Broc Glover for winning the Saddleback round of the 250cc Nationals. His perfect I-I score puts Broc in a small group of riders who have won National races IN ALL THREE CLASSES! Broc scored this impressive victory using GSM Superbars - his own "Broc Glover Bend': See your dealer for the handlebars used by race winners - GSM Superbar handlebars available in steel or chrome-moly in a variety of bends, styles and colors. &;S III _10_ No. Hollywood, CA TIRED OF BACKORDERS? Glry Surdyloo In a-Ino v po,," lor•• Yr. and ITL luy Dhct and time, ToII-F.... Orders : (BOO) 325·9915 1-_____._ lin 110 c:oII (31<) 137..1111 ~!. '- ~ . ., ;. .....,0 _ M• • ~ • • V.... 22Of7_ or- CItr. .... AIt11 . . . .27