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Open Expert winner at Dehesa, Don Matthews (28) on Mi ke Garretl' s BSA Gold Star, mixes It up with thi rd place fin i sher AI Flnan a (6) and second place ri der #1 Myron Carler , who I s right behind Flnana. Close contention li ke this was the order of the day and provided plenty of thr i lls for fans and riders alike. HIGH BOOTS DEHESA Wayne Hosaka lakes to the air on his Bultaeo PUrSang, shows high-flying skill that brought him tlrst place honors In the 250ee Exp.t class. Sto ry and Ph oto s by Bill Harmer Despite overcast skies that th reatened rain, a fair l y good crowd tur ned out f or the High Bo ot s M ,C. TT Scr ambl es at the Dehesa cour se near El Cajon, Calif. on F eb r uar y 11. With the continuaUon of th e three- way feud bet ween defending point cha mpion Myron Carter and challengers Don Mat thews and A l Finan, the Open Exper t class attracted the gr eate st I nterest. Carter on his seasoned T r i umph di splayed his usual s killful riding but still seem s to lack the horses to stay out in f ront on the straights and was again shaded by vet eran rider Don Matthews on Mike Garrett' s beautifully tuned BSA Gold star . A l Finan, astride Ear l Rol off ' s new T r i um ph , kept Carier and Matthews from g e t ti n g careless by pressing the m f or the di stanc e i n all three motos, nalllng down third spo t i n the standings . Wayne Hosaka , demons trating specta cular r i di ng style over the j ump and through the power sweep, captured the 250c c Expe rt class on his Bultaco P urSang, having a little troubl e in the sec ond moto when Chr is Han sen on a l 75cc Montesa squeezed by him to win the heat . Th e busiest man of the day , Jim Mc Guire, not only won the 90cc Exper t mo to- cross on his own Hodaka bu t too led Don Emde's Suzuki TM-250 to win second place honor s in the 250Cc Exper t class . Seventeen-year old Jim Harmon set such a s tzzltng pace in th e Open Novice cl as s tha t he won the fi rst two heats by more than a third of a lap , accumulating so ma ny points tha t all he had to do was finish th e final heat t o win. Bu t not being one to l oaf on the j ob, Jim got i nt o the same gr oov e and wheeled Mi ke Garrett's hot Norton Manxman to just as i mpres sive a win as the previous heats . A s usual th e 90cc Nov i ce c lass dr ew the biggest fiel d and it was som etimes difficult to tell which lap the bikes were on, but out of su ch confusion tom or r ow' s Experts emerge and now C . Cl aydon and his screaming Kawasaki are another st epcloser , havtng captured the most hectic class of all with D, Stauffer and R . Schaefer pressing him t o captur e secon d and third. Carol Chi ara got her Hoda ka off the line !ir st and held it there all the way to capture Powd er Puff honors f or the day . TOPS IN CYCLE TA CHS 6., 2.,.ma g. 8.12. 16.000 RP. M. FEATURES • In t e r n a l "" Ell t . Cush,oned • 2-'. Ae c ur a c )' Gu a rant_d • C h ~ o me P o ll s ,", C ase • EaS Il y c e e o ee t e e • I ns t a nt S~.d R e a d ing.. Cl"u·o "", . P o lr,he d Hand lebar M o u n t t • OOe6t P.nJ'rn SOI OM' M"'UfAC~~..r c'oJ til. t1471 BULTACO & GREEVES Fib ergl ass Tanks $40. wi cap PL US a comp lete line 01 Fib erglass parts lor Bullaco Mall Orde r In: VEGAS CYC LE CEl'OTE R 1020 F remont. L a s Ve gas .) i e v. 89 101 '" ~ "'~ "'..: 0 ", ~ O .., ~ z '" - ~ u - ..:Z "' :;> ~ ®Ul!JJJ/I'j ® 1635 W .VALLEY BlVD A LHAMBRA , CALIFORNIA 9 tB03