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Mark Hyde Results AMA Distr ict 37 Check Chase Hare & Hound Lucerne Valley, CA Oct. 9,1988 1988AMA Pro Twins Championship Pete Silva attempts the hillclimb. His clutch fa iled befo re t he top . so me of th e crazy th in gs they used to do a t th e Sacramen to Mi le. Gary N ixo n, a not h er former Grand Nationa l Champion, got u p a nd told a few stories . Tom Si fton, desig ner of racing en gine s fo r decades, arrived leaning o n two ca nes, bu t was ha le enough to crac k a few jokes. Mert Lawwill , yet a nother former Grand Natio na l Champion, and Sammy Tan ner, Ralph White a nd Jimmy Odo m took their turns at th e m ike. H ap J ones, n o w a t least 90, said a few wo rds to the cro wd an d Ma nn prom ised that h e would save u p a ll hi s money 'an d b uy a P A system . Che ers - th e P A was o ne o f the few parts of th e show that didn 't work smooth ly. The last event was .th e d irt track exh ib it io n. Sa ndh ill Ra nch boast s a quarter m ile track. One by o ne, th e old di rt track bikes were waved o ut on th e tr ack , di d few lap s a n d we nt back in . T his was n o t a rea l ra ce, but th e crowd hugging 'the fenc e urged on th e ride rs to faster laps a n d bigger roostertails of dirt. Gordon Rudy , C lass " C " P ro a nd so n o f an o ld ti m e racer, took o ut an Indian built by Eddie Bratton a nd managed to whip the crowd u p a lo ng wi th th e track. Fran cis Clifford, a lway s a crowd pl easer , dumped h is bike a n d got bi gger cheers th an ever wh en he got u p , got it goi ng again a n d did his laps, as fast as ever. O f course, th e lo u dest n o ise was saved for Dick Mann h i m self , sh o w in g h is ra ce form o n a BSA. Someone asked Gary Nixon if h e wanted to tak e a lap . " I did tha t a co u p le o f yea rs ago. It scared me. I didn 't remember how fast we used to go." Th e sp iri t of th e even t was best sl!mmed up by Dinosaur Racing , a vintage m otocross race team . T hey had a tent wi th a banner wh ich read, "Y ou 're Never Too Old To H ave a H ap p y Ch ildhood." • Rider : DALE QUARTERLY Tuner: " Fast by Ferracci" Motorcycle: DUCATI 851 Superb ike DAN SM ITH pilots his Husqvarna to 1st Overa ll among over 300 race rs. Congratulations, Dan! . Co!,gratulations, Dale! The Husqvarna Cross Country Models AMA National Hare Scrambles Sand Springs, OK Oct. 2 , 1988 1 st 250cc MARK HYDE - The motorcycle that domin ates Hare & Hound and Hare Scrambles nation wide. Fou r models to choose from: 250XC. 430XC. 500XC. 510TX Husqvarna WR K . 1st 4 -Stro ke DAVID RHODES - Husqvarna 510 AMA National Hare Scrambles Millville, MN Oct. 9, 1988 1st 4 -Stroke DAVID RHODES - Husqvarna 5 10 Join The TEAM Go to your local CAGIVA - DUCATI - HUSQVARNA dealer. He w il l show you how Novice. Amateur. Expert and Sen ior ri ders in Motocross. Enduros, Road Races. Hare Scrambles and Desert Races can receive suppo rt for t he 1988/89 season! ~ • • CAGIVA. NORTH AMER ICA. INC. 700 We st 190t h Str eet. Gardena. CA 90248 . IMrc:1 ~ Ride safety . Al w ays wea r a hel met . eye prot ect ion and pr otective ••• , ... . .. clothj ~g Congratulations Scott: Scott's maga horsepower XR-600 eats stock Mt. Morris PA . - 1st overall sprockets. The NEW "Titan Tough" sprockets "last about 4 ti mes longer than stock" states Scott Buckeye OH. - 1st open A If you want the longest wearing, best looking, most Black Coal IN. - 1 st open A realistically priced sprocket available get Millville MN. - 1 st open A TITAN TOUGH The ONLY l ruly hardened sprocket II