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(Continued/rom page 15) little shaken . J ohnson b rought the winn ing bike in a t 3:0 1. for a ti me four m inu tes fa ster. Still . between El Rodeo and the finish , WaIIingsford was three minutes faster than J o hnso n , accord in g to SCO R E resul ts . Ru tt en was thi rd bike in , 16 minutes be hind the winning tim e . Bro oks and Bal en tine found their early snafu too much to overcome , b ut they still worked u p to fo urt h . O gil vie was the fift h o ne to fin ish . winnin g h is class by 13 m inu tes. How did he ri de a ll t he way? " Everytime I started getting ti re d, I found somethi ng to keep m e pumped ." said O gi lvie wh o ad mitted he had t ro uble hold ing o n to th e bars on the fin al leg . Mike J ohnson fin ish ed on the KTM , taking second with Kelly in the 250 cla ss. J ohnston , a desert vete ran bu t Baj a newcomer, felt d isappointed in his performance . He sa id he'd been unable to turn it on as much as he felt he sho u ld have , but vowed to do better next time . Finger' s partner Ric Seco r ra n ou t of ga s aga in on th e H usky. after he'd passed J o h nst o n . but wa s a b le to scrounge som e and m ak e it to the finish, for third in class. Baj a veter a n Gene Cannad y tea m ed with Gary Drean on a P]- I L ub ricants Hon d a four -stro ke and fin ished eighth and sixth in Class 22 . R ight behind (t hree m inutes) was another PJ·I Lubricants Honda , with AI Bak er and John H at ele y ri di ng . H a teley had been d icing with O gil vie . before getti ng a flat tire . Baker then took over at EI Rod eo but only go t a sho rt distance before he crashe d hea vily. Baker was evacu a ted to San Diego . wh er e at last . unoffi cia l report, he was )n good condition . H a teleyr ode th e last part on a nearly bald rear tire and spu n out within sight of the finish -line crowd . Ka pl an b rought th e Class 20 winn in g Hu sk y (e q ui p ped with leading -axl e H usky forks a nd m odified swingarm) and waited until eno ugh tim e had passed to be sure of th e win . Ka pla n's partner Pa yton wa s o ne of t he first to co ngrat u la te Steve R io n , wh o fin ish ed second . For R io n a nd Scott Pfeiffer, it was th ei r fir st SCORE finish after severa l impressive rides were halted by m echa n ica l ills. Town resid ent s had filled u p severa l hi llsid es wa tc hing th e st a rt. Ri d e rs learned quickly that whenever there was a la rge g ro u p to slow down . for th e Mexi cans had bu il t se ve ra l la rge bumps and di tc hes o n th e course. so me of wh ich had to be kn ocked d own by SC O RE personnel a fte r the fir st dozen riders co m p la ined . Bik es co m p le te ly domina ted th is Baj a Int ern a cion a l. N ine of th e first 10 overa ll wer e two-wheelers; 12 of t he first 15. 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