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"> g The Second First.Granny Run Two Q. M r- '" N c " .., ~ ~ W Z W ..J U > U Th is rider just Came out of th e cement mi xer uph ill . • by Dave Schoonmaker STODA R D WE LLS, CAL ., June 3 WeB, they cal led it th e , G ran ny Run Res che d ule, bu t if y o u made the first one you h ardl y w ould have recognized this one. It did n't even loo k like th e same p ar t of th e same high d esert. . T he firs t Grann y Ru n II (?) took pla ce way back in the winter and was snowed out. Yep, snowed out! A few people made it to the end of th at first one (very fe w) , but their time c ards were u nreadabl e. So , the PVD R resch eduled the run. Instead o f sn ow and wind, today's Granny got sun, p leasan t tempe ratu res, and a ligh t br ee ze . The two revamped loo ps co mb ine d together with the weath er to add up to a th oroughly enjoyable run . Wo men and ch ild ren join ed in for th e first loo p , which wa s a so mewha t modified backwards first loop from th e "There is no such th ing as an Unbreakable Lever" ever.: Conventional,Lever Our Lever It lever YOU Can Reach * Blade has cam (ramp) which gives 2 to 1 mechanical advantage . Saves cable wear and reduces am ount of force needed in o perat io n . * Bend makes for easy reach w ith same cable travel length. * Lockable brake and clutch (save $$ o n you r insu ra nc e) * Made of tough Po lyt herapht ha lat e :' . ..k _"'-.. A _ Beef ed -so t hi ng-a- m a- gi g wo uld pullout of the w na t-a- m a- ca tt-l t , W;:"':'~:;;'':il / ,/ -, onl y Th is is d e s ig n e d to brea k, . 0 the cl amp w ill not. "' ( fi ts most Japa nese ma ke s ) • Th is hole is rc;;;:Cki ng y o ur lev ers t o the b ars to pr event the ft . W e h av e re gul ar blades, fo r you non -believers Write to : Campower Leve rs , Inc.: 724 " C" Jame s St. , Costa Mesa , Ca . 92627 - (71 4 ) 642·1347 o rigin al bon ified Grann y Run. While th er e weren ' t any ups o r d own to speak of, th e one loo pers go t a fine fill of bottomless san d piles: Afte r so me n ice hard trails t he co u rse began the end less sandwas h. T he sandwas hes were p u nc t uate d h y occasi o na l whoop-de -doos an d every o nce in awhile so me h ar d ground to ge t o ne 's hopes up . The first loopers had n o easy task. The speeds were fairly high ( 18-24 MPH) an d in p laces, required so me moder ate to quick rid ing to stay o n schedule. A fte r about 3 0 mile s it was back into the p its fo r a 46 mi nute break. T he second loop started out running the same rid ges as befo re. Some nic e inter estin g riding. Nothing too hard but lots of cas e punchers to wa tch o ut for. After some whoop-de-b umpy road th e co urse c arne to a . right inte rest ing intersec tion . I'm not sure, but I think it .