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fUN IN THE THE SUN DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE \~~ ·". · L L o tta bikes , la tta peopl e, latta ca mper s, la tta bo at s, la tta wat er, latta f un . By Paul Boudre au the tr ee s as we descend ed fro m th e a rid P.\RKER. AR IZ .. May 21, 19 72 - It eve ry Sunday : th e :\Ioj a\'c. \\'h e n we arrived S atu rd ay h a p p en s a fte rnoon . th e p arty wa s in fu ll sw ing. roundy-roun d er s wer e d o in g th eir thing III' in S an .J ~se. ou r n ational en d u ro \l' e cou ld tell ev er y one was h avin g a heroes wer e be in g swallo we d in th e Ne w swe ll t ime be cause we we re gree ted by a Engla n d qu agmire, hill cl im b ers wer e sp eed in g am b u lance a t fu ll ho wl a n d seve ral Barn ey Fife types in Delighted cla wi ng a w ay a t th e lo cal ledge. ~IX e rs were ~ IXin ~. lovers were lovi n g an d a an d b esircncd b la c k-a n d -w h it es, D is mu st b e da place. wh ole bunch of p e op le were havin g fu n Boats a n d sk is wer e in . for sure . By o n th e C ol o rad o River. Ro n Vin celette and the SRA threw a no ther p ar ty an d "bo ats" I d on 't me an "Pull in you r j ib sh eet. Ma , we're com in g about !" o r eve ry body c ame. Lately , family en d u ros h ave b ec om e "Row faster, Harry, I've go t to go! " types. 1 mea n th e full bl own "lIan g o n th e h ot set -up among the sp or t riding crowd . I t 's a welc omed c ha n ge from the to th e dog, Eh tel , I'm switching on the d o g-e a r-d o g , f i ng e r - i n -yo u r-eye af te rb u rn e r !" types. I d on't think they c om pe titio n even ts th at h av e so long allo w any th ing le ss th an a fu el injected be en we ek end far e. S o h ere ' s to v ou , h emi o n th at b ro o k. ' The ev en in g' s rep ast ran ged fro m Mr, "l'ireb itcr. A in ' t we go t fu n. The Colo rado b el ow Park er Dam is. cham pagne , barbeque rib ro ast an d ra ise least, b reath ta kin g. It s h ell. to h ot d ogs ' n b ean s an d hit th e at th e l sack . aq uama rine iridescence F a sh e d through Aja y rider Bob J ar ret t do es the " F unk y Chicken" while telling ta les of terror to an ad miring too tsie. S unday m o rn in g da wned lik e a p o st c ard . \l' e h ea rd on e c o n fu se d bullf ro g retu rn ing th e ca lls of a love-starved Kawa Big 1I0rn . 700 riders su rv ived S a tu rd ay 's fun an d ga me s to sho w up for th e st art. T he firs t loop w as 2 8 m iles ca lle d of sa n d an d some th in g " b low -d u st " ( tha t's knee d eep laic p owde r fo r you non -deser t ra ts ). It w as fun a n d to ugh with eno ugh fas t trail s to keep o n tim e. The se cond lo op w as a Sunday drive, 4 2 miles o f scen ic fire ro ad a lo ng the river with a b ee r ch ec k (m mm m, go od) an d laz y so c iali zing a t 24 mph. After we go t o u r fini sher pins, it was b athin g suits. wat e r melo n a n d flo atin g " d own d at or riber fo r us . Nice. As for th e nex t SRA e n d uro ; 1I0 T DOG ! Can't wait ! r--------------------------:...----~.;.,. " I From the people who bring you 1 878&• • •'.~ Prod uct s design ed to grab yo ur greenbacks and oth erwise deflat e your wa llet . Need NEW! Three Hands? I fin d you r h er o . Your com p lete p r o gram for all 1972 Ca l ifornia A m at e u r a nd Professional races. O ve r 1 0 ,000 names and r iding num be rs. All y ou n eed to k n ow a bout Ca l i fornia c ompetiti on . $1.00 C arry it whether on you r Hod aka or your 1 0 speed . The ideal w ay to carry your b o o k s t o school o r you r lu nc h & spare plugs o n th e trail . $2 .50. Hot Hats 1972 Ca lendar H ow to novices 'Je t f ro m h ere to there . N o w d o n' t have to ask t hose qu estt o ns , t hey are a ll t hi s ea sy t o t ea ch yo u r tec h nique s t o b ec ome a n exp er t • $ 3. 00 em b a rr assi r~9 a n sw e r ed In • Dealer& Yo ur b u c k s go to h elp sUQPo r t t h e A me ri ca n M o t o c r os s T eam, an d i n ret u rn you get a swe ll h igh Qu al i ty c a len de r . $ 3.95 Vacation & Promotional Hats Travel Guide FOR CA LI FORNI A A ND NEV A DA . . . . .~. .i.> We ta k e y o ur logo an d Chan ge it i nto your very Ow n prom o t i ona l hat ( mi nt mu m order 500 hat s). Varied COIOr.s . andma te r tat s ava i lable. Dealer l nqu trtes t n v t t ed, Mo re t h an 50 FREE dm ner s and t)l g di sc ounts i n : Mo t e ls, Tri PS, At t r ac t rons , Sh OPS, Thea te rs, etc . $ 3 .75 CycleNe_sProducts,P.O.BOX498. Lon · ae ac • c a. o 01