Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

~ > W ..J Cl z 5 > a:: a:: e 5 > al II) 0 ... 0 ~ 00 :I: lL 0') ~ ~ C\I ~ ~o Z (Above) Senior-class rider Dick Myer on the bomb run. (Below) Chris Randall rode the ATK four-stroke to seventh Expert/Amateur overall. Honda rider Roger McCabe (above) led the race at the bomb. (Below) Cory Timms (Hua) was second in the Open Expert class. D-37 S.ca. Hare and Hound Paiement wins at Randsburg By Larry Langley RANDSBURG, CA, NOV. II The Rovers Motorcycle Club's Derrick Paiement rode his CR250 Honda to the overall win at the 40th annual So-Cal Hare and Hound; it was his second overall win of ........ the year. Paiement rode a ..;!'t....-_~QlwtQ...s..'ll.flItg<;:~-i!PJt~QiQ~d .. the dust-induced crashes that .P..~A';td hIs'com titidl1~:) So-Cal laid out a challenging 75mile course that had some riders comparing the second loop to enduro type terrain but most riders enjoyed the course. So-Cal designed the bomb run to run with the cross-grain terrain instead of across it which made for a safer start. Even so, the dust was thick and if a rider got caught behind someone else, visi bi Ii ty was extremel y limited. At 9:15 a.m. the banner dropped for the Expert/Amateur field. After a bomb run of approximately three miles, the first bike powered up the first of many uphiUs. From the distance the spectators expected the white Husky of Dan Smith but it was the red Honda of Roger McCabe with a 20-yard lead on Smith. Close behind was Rick Guertin with eventual winner Paiement running fourth and Charlie Barney (KTM) in fifth with a blown shock. After the bomb, the course funneled into a canyon where Smith ate it in the dust trying to pass McCabe. Smith tweaked his already tender wrist and bent his 500XC Husky so decided to hang it up and come back to the bomb to watch the Novice/Beginner start. Brett Howell (Hus) had a flat on the bomb run, decided to ride back to the pits and change his wheel and got going dead last. First Novice to the bomb was the Viewfinders' Mike McDonald on his CR500 Honda, taking a very substantial lead over Alan Maas. The bomb hill soon looked like desert warfare with the ovice/Beginners swarming all over looking for traction. The main trail over was fairly easy but most of the riders (;Quldn't see it beca use of the dust. , , I Th' . 5 InnDltllft oj". t}l<"lIm.Ith end • Ji-ti: ,~~ ..... ~.... ~,,~C"u of the Rand Hills and meandered through many canyons and trails before dropping back down into the flat land near Kohin Dry Lake where the course returned to the pits for a quick gas stop. First into the pits was eventual winner Paiement, who had passed McCabe. Second into the gas was Mike "Downhill" Alexander (Yam) who moved up after being ninth at the bomb. Third was Charlie Barney and that's the way they stayed the entire loop. John Rudder (Cag) .was running fourth but CoryTimms (Hus) worked his way by Rudder on the second loop. Brett Howell was smoking, trying to overcome his earlier wheel change, and came in around' 150th overall but picking off riders two and three at a time. The second loop was interesting to say the least. Miles of virgin terrain with some very challenging downhills had some riders wishing for parachutes. One particularly memorable, rocky, steep downhill had a message on it: "This one's for the Shamrocks." I assume the Shamrocks got the message. Two old-timers came through battling it out like they were back in 1968, Jack Shook and Ed Farrell. Farrell looked particularly good since he is back after triple bypass - heart surgery. Shook ended up in front of Farrell but neither cared; they were both having a ball. Most riders got lost a couple of times but nothing serious. Charlie Barney thought the second loops were "just like a good ole-time desert race" and was having a great ride running third overall with a blown shock and a blown base gasket. While the Expert/Amateurs were dueling on the second loop, first loop leader Mike McDonald went over the han. dtebars ':lI't., ti .. 1but still retained his .twice v... .,t;1o.~" b-;......,,.., 'I.."L~

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