Class 50 had 14 finishers out of its I!>
entries, and the last one to finish; with
a time of 41 hours, was Iron Horse
Gresham entry of Stephen and Terry
Doane. Their effort was hindered
from the start when help they were
expecting didn't show. So while one
was on the bike, the other had to drixe
the van to the next meeting spot.
Terry got on the bike at EI Crucero,
and Steve drove to San Ignacio, but
fell asleep there, and Terry missed
him. Steve went back to look for
Terry, while Terry went on down the
course. They continued missing each
other:, with Terry eventually getting
off the bike at Ciudad Constitucion for
some sleep, finishing the race later
while Steve, hearing that he was at
Constitucion, drove out there only to
miss connections again.
Pfeiffer brought the Class 20winning Husky across the line about
seven o'clock in the moming' for an
elapsed time of 2!>:!>8:38.62. The team
had had their troubles, ranging from a
shredded pipe before El Crucero to a
broken keyway on the mag at the fISh
camp. Still, they were over fOUT hours
ahead of s«ond place. Second went to
the Leckich/Lockhart Yamaha, after
they received some help from Kent
Pfeiffer, who did some riding for them
after Leckich hurt his leg. Atchison
and Kelly recovered from the ignition
change to finish 44 minutes later.
The first Class 58 finisher was the
Gilliland/Prather
Husky,
taking
26:06:01.71 to complete the 98!> miles.
Second place was captured by the
team of Lee Midgley and Paul Sorenson on a Rainbow Wallets Husky,
despite Midgley incurring a broken
foot. The Doug Douglas Motorcycles
KTM of Doug Douglas and Whitey
Gregory placed third.
The first four-wheel vehicle placed
s«ond overall with a time 30 minutes
slower than the winning bike. It was
not one of the unlimited single--seat
buggies, but rather a big two-wheeldrive Dodge pickup driven by Walker
Evans.
•
Results
CLASS 22 lOVER 251ccl: 1. Jock
_,
19:.04.24
lTop left) The HaydlalHutchina Vamahll took second In Class 21.lTop right) Carl Cranke cranks It on.lAbovel H.cten
is Interviewed lit the finish by SIll Fish. (Belowl RoeseIer gets his booty.
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(Huol: 2. 5aJI
WaIi.glfon" 21:09.35.41 IHuiI: 3. Cycri -..Yann
C8doreI. 29:50.10_02 CHuol: 4. Dominique SouvenI
Herbert Auriol lVarnI: 5. _
GoldonIRick
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ltUl: 6. RicIrd ArriIIgi/OlNid vogtjlAltlJlo VIZCaino
1HonI.
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CLASS 21: 1. Riel< Finger/Jell KapIen. 22.'04.1I9.18
lhuil: 2. A.L Hlr;diiIDorreII Hutr:hini. 27:13.30.98
lVlm~ 3. Koilh UoighlyIFfed Germain. 27:14.04.n
(Hon).
CLASS 20: 1. Scott CouttiIScon PfeifferlMark
ZoIor. 25:511.31UI2 lHuil: 2. Brent Lecl. •
