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By The Ranchhands
BRENTWOOD, CA, OCT. 30
The rains came and Sand Hill
Ranch had one super race track
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for thelI' marathon. Georg~ opper took an early lead m the
250cc class. He easily held the lead all
the way with second place trophy to
Carl Tressar.
The 200cc class was small, ~ut the
competition was full. Jerry Edie, the
Expert MXer, took an early lead, but
it was shoTt·lived as Mark Muiso took
his Yamaha IT trail bike to the front
of the pack during the first five laps.
Edie was then pressured by Henry
Leslie. Phil Tabbitts, a recent marathon
winner, ran fourth in the early stages.
Twenty-five minutes into the race,
Edie grabbed the lead away from
Muiso, but it was still a close race as all
first four riders were on the gas and
wheel to wheel.
The final laps kept Edie in th~ lead
with Musio taking second, thIrd to
Leslie,
.
The Open class was a full. field WIth
last week's winner Joe Towbls an early
sign up. Kimo Casey: the MXer, and
Dennis Huff, one time Black Plate
holder, also signed in. Donnie Wilson,
the fence buster on his DMS, was next
in line and the list continued to grow.
The'leader on the first lap was Dave
Harrell on the Can-Am, but this didn't
last long as Casey maneuvered his
Yamaha from fifth to first by the end
of a lap. The all·time hero Craig
Christian took th~ l~ad on. the second
lap with Towbls In thIrd. Dallas
Hamilton was fourth, and Mark Cole's
Kawasaki reminded everyone of
Halloween to come.
. .
By the halfway point, ChnstIan had
lapped almost every rider. C~sey
pulled off early, with a broken nng.
Wilson landed In the mudhole but
hung in another 30 minu~es for a
finish. It was later determined that
Christian was riding a 250 and was
therefore disqualified.
As the race wound down, the last
week's ~inner took. the lead and made
it two In a row. JIm Hartbauer took
second and Chris Riddle third.
Results
200: 1. Jeny Edle (Vaml; 2. M.,k Musio; 3. Hen
