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Husky's Tom Kelty 16431 spent moat of the d8y bettllng for the I..d, finally finishing second with pertner Terry Clerk. 16 Terry Clark at Ojos Negros and Clark, stiD mending from a back injury he suffered at the Las Vegas 400, rode it into the finish, taking the checkered flag a couple of minutes after Roeseler. Harden finished third on a bent motorcycle. Fourth went to the Morgan Malocco/Kevin Hopkins Honda of Hollywood/Pennzoil CR450R, after their early flat caused by a nail. For Hopkins, a top runner in the D-57 desert 175cc class, it was his first race on a big bore machine. Fifth in Class 22 was taken by the Leon Livingston/Randy Hollenbeck Husky. The next bike in Class 22 was the AI Baker/Bob Balentine four-stroke Honda, winners in Mexicali. Their bike sported a new single-shock C&J frame, but that didn't keep air in the tire. Baker suffered a slow leak going up to Mike's and the pair lost some time. They were sixth in Class 22. The first 250cc bike in was the Pfeiffer/Pfeiffer Yamaha. "It went really well," said Scott. "We had a little problem right off the bat. I laid it down trying to pass Boyer right where you meet the ocean. I got in a rut and bailed and bent the handlebars. I got them fixed and caught up to Boyer and passed him, but we lost a lot of time." Later they had problems when the brake adjuster nut backed off and locked up the rear brake. "From San Matais my brother got on and took it all the way to Santa Catarina. He just lays on the tank and goes for it. I keep us in striking distance, and he does the rest," Scott added. It was the Pfeiffers' second consecutive Class 2I victory. Second in Class 21 went to the Pro Cycle/Duralube/Works Performancesponsored entry of Schumaker and Zoller. They were followed by the Cliff Thomas Yamaha. Fourth went to Paul Eddy and Gordon Clark, although Eddy fell 25 miles from the finish, and rode the remaining distance with a broken arm. He was taken to the medics directly from the fmish line. Keeping victory in the. family, Kurt Pfeiffer crossed the line as the first Class 20 entry. "No problems at all other than the bike was running a little rich," said Kurt. "It was pretty dusty at the start, but I passed most of them before the first pit." Panner Goodwin rode the section from San Matais down through San Felipe and up to Santa Catarina. "It was really hot in the basin," said Goodwin. "And the course wasn't as easy as it might have looked, a lot of sand and bumps and rocks lying right below the surface. I overshot a comer once and ate a bush." Second in class went to the Montclair Yamaha entry ofJim Mattox and Oren Beck. Mike Burke and Damon Clayton finished third on another Yamaha. George Luther brought his 450 Husky past the checkered flag to take Class 50. "George Erl prepared the bike and did a fantastic job," said Luther. "It didn't even miss a beat." The battle for second in Class 50 was decided by only ]] seconds! Steve Bell and Denby Dailey turned in a smooth ride on their Up·Tite Husky to hold off the closing charge of Peterson and Douglas after their tire problems. Casey Folks and Max Switzer finished fourth, riding a Sportsman Cycle Husky. Folks had to borrow gas twice on a highway to complete one segment of the race. Jackson and Szekula finished fifth to give Husky four out of the top five spots in the class. Class 58 went down to the final miles as McGraw and Maynard got out in front of Bishop and Watkins, holding a two-and-a·half minute lead at EI Crucero. But a slow tire change at a subsequent pit cost McGraw and Maynard their lead. McGraw finished side by side with Bishop at the line, but Bishop had started a minute and a half later, so he and Wakins took the win on their Ron Bishop Motorcyclessponsored mount. Third in class went to a nearly-deaf Ed Curran and Leroy Dorf. Their Yamaha holed the pipe midway through the race and it was maximum noise and minimum power for many miles. When results were pasted on Sunday morning. Terry Clark and Husqvama filed a protest against Roeseler and Ogilvie. The protest objected to Ogilvie's being on the course on the fmal mile. following Roeseler, and being in a position to help or take over if problems arose. "Larry and Bruce rode a fme race. But we feel they did something illegal and detrimental to OUT effort," said Husky's Bob Popiel. Ogilvie contended that he was riding through to inform their pit crews that the other rider they were pitting. Bob Maxwell, was injured and out of the race. Ogilvie said he also took care to stay out of the way of other riders. After a lengthy discussion involving SCORE personnel and rider and driver reps, the protest was disallowed. They issued the following message: "After reviewing the evidence presented by both parties, a board of rider-driver representatives and SCORE stewards has voted to disallow t~ pro: test on the ~unds that the alJedged infraction would not have changed the outcome of the race. "However, the panel has also found merit in the questions railed by Mr. Clark's protest regarding the presence of competitor-related, non-racing vehicles present on the course in the vicinity of competitors. "The panel of stewards believes the question raised in the protest might call for a re-evaluation of existing SCORE rules regarding the presence of non-racing vehicles on the course." Results a.ASS 22 Kll'9lI: 1. Urrt lY~ 8:42:34.Ii8; 2. T...., ~7.2l1.14; 1 Scot ... CIgIIwIo K.-y ftuoI ~_ CllrlrlTam _01lio.,1 -;0' d lHuII HCkA393;4.=~ . . . . ~&. L.-. LM dy . _ - lHuoI; Mort lC. e. _ tHuol;7.~""""''''''''~ I. PhI 51umlloITm e - lY-': t. Jim _ CIlud< a-.lHuoI; 10. _l'ric:UafTam _ lY8IIlI; 11. AIcIwd -vTam ~ lY-': 12. PhI BInI lMIII; 11 _ Ewlnall'lul1Iw1rIIII tMoII; 14. Mn ~LymAb*1HuII. ClASS 21 C2BOccI: I. K.nl _1Scoa _ lYan! 7:01:33.57; 2. Rick ~1Morll ~ IlCTIII 7-.33:04047: 1 CIII ~ lY~ 1:07:14.1&; 4. ..... Eddv/GaIdDn CIorIl lY8IIlI; &. . . ~ HoagIond CHant; e. Grt c../Jahn o.-a lHuoI; 7. JI-.~-.....e-IHDnl. a.ASS 2D n2lia:l: 1. Kurt PlwIIIa _ lYan! .. .27:34.liO; 2. Jim MotlaoICnn _ lY~ 7:51:34.liO; 1 MIcheoI . . . - CIoyton lY~ 8:12:12.31; 4. . . - - . e.-tghl lY-': 5. Jahn KJoho/llo;ar Dufour lYoml; e. Jim T _ PhI NyIond ac-t; 7. IIIloIMo6o AIjano lHuII: 8. iii -.015_ Wobb lHull; t . ....,. file DuaW ,J..,.~_lY~; 10. J a . a . - - - . .... (Hull: II. Scott _ b .... lHuol. CLASS 30 !Ricin _ 301: I. ErtIl*rge LuUw lHuol 7:32:58:93; 2. S - IlIIIOonby DIlIIy lHull 7:010:56.01; 3. Lon "--"Moe: Oougloo lYoml 7:41 :11.2lI; 4. _ SwIUw~ FoIblHuol:5._ .J8c:IcoonIS_ SnlwIIi lHull; e. Lee EwnI/IIII c.. lYoml: 7........ , , - . . . . T..... -'lHuol; 8. Jim o-.tIIHI Friont IHuII; 9. S_ C1u;alIonIArt WeoI"y lYoml; 10. Bill Con;arl~ ~ IYoml; 11. _ T~ _ _ lY8IIlI; 12. MIke HoboakILou PaIlIs lHonI; 13. W..".. ~ MiIolYoml; 14.18ll5. a.ASS 38 1_ _ :Ill: 1. lion BiIhopIJahn _ lYoml 7:511:47:01; 2. Lym McGr8w1Bob Meynad lYoml 1.-o1:1e.l4: 3. Ed ~Dorf lYoml8:22:37.91; 4. Jahn ~ _ lY~; 5. Ja:k IC.pon lHuoI; e. J.D. _ lHuoI; 7..... lYanl. aa:. co-vo "'".iIoiIPMllIco