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The Pfeiffer brothers were running third overall when Kent took over for th e last tim eat OJos Negros. But then a close call hit him. " I was going too fast on on e of th ose fast gravel roads. I co u ld n't sto p and there was a barbed wire fence, so I grabbed too much fro nt brake and crashed ," related Ken t. " I was out for a second, then I got up a nd I thought I heard so me body say 'G ive him au.' The specta tors pointed the wa y and I too k off: ' Kent finish ed the race wi th a cut on his lower li p. Their tim e of 8:13:54.80 bested th e 8:24:42.41 of Ashcraft a nd Kell y, who were th e next ones to fin ish . The nex t bik e in was the Kaplan and Ogilvie Honda, and they placed th ird in Class 21. Kapl an said that hi s inj ured hand was sore, and that Ogilvie had ridden all but abou t a hundred miles. Another Honda was the next bik e into the fin ish , but it wasn't th e Steams/Scheffers machine. Stearns, was the reported victim of another ma n-made jump, near Jamul, a nd ' was out of th e race with a dislocated shoulder. The Honda in was the CR480R of Denby Dailey and Ted Vanden Raadt, and th ey too k third in Class 22, suffering only one flat tire a nd a motor tha t "didn't ru n too well on top." . Kurt Pfeiffer contin ued h is Class 20 win streak as he fini shed fora tim e of 9:03:46.82, taki ng the flag with a brok en rear hub and severa l dangling rea r spokes. "I go t it right at Ojos when I h it a rai n ru t," sai d Pfeiffer, "other tha n tha t no problerns the bi ke ran great." In Class 30, J ackson was not Erl's origi na lly scheduled partner, but the pairing worked very well as th ey took the win by one minute over Bell and Drean after Erl 's crash . Jackson, who started, had some problems of his own in the early going: " I couldn't see and I cras hed on ce, lightly. It was so muddy th at everythi ng would stick to yo ur goggles. You pull your goggles off a nd yo ur eyes would fill with mud. It was some thi ng else." After Erl's cra sh, Jackson rod e the rest of the race , from San Matais Pass to the fin ish . The team 's winni ng number was 8:52:44.77 to the 8:53:50.79 turned by Bell and Drean. Ron Bishop was th e first Class 38 rider into the fini sh after h e and Watkins had staged a lat e race cha rge to ge t back in front of Etchart a nd . Wood. But th ey didn't get far enough in fron t, and Wood arrived at th e lin e and took th e win . " No problems," sai d Wood, " A little dust, but no problems." Their margin of victory was alm ost two minutes, 9:21:40.96 to 9:23:38.43. • Any bike yoU trade on a new 1982 Oualifier* IV 125~ Qualifier IV 175, Qualifter IV 250, Qualifier IV 400, or Sonic* 500 4-stroke, is now worth an extra c-- Any This is the month to talk dirt bike with y our I Can-Am dealer: YOI111 find him ready and willing to deal. And Can-Am iskicking in an extra S cash for whatever you trade him on any 200 new 1 982 OualifierIV or . . . . . . .1 ~ Sonic 500. Two questions, however. come to mind. 0 : What if I don't have a trade-in? A : Everybody ~_ ._ hasa trade-in. Can-Am makesno restriaions with regard to age, scale or number of dimensions. 0: What ismy Can-Am dealergoing to do with all those funny trade-ins? A : Why worry? He gelS . . ..... ' the problem, you get the ~_ ~_ _ Can-Am.And the S200. ~ ® Takehimyour ~ • • •~ problem, now ~ WE WILL WIN UOU I ~ .h T rademarks of Bomba rdier Inc. June is Can-Am Across-The-Board Trade-Up bonus month. Results CLASS 22 : 1. Lar ry Roeseler/ Chuck M iller. 7 :57:18 .90 (Y8 m) ; 2 . Scot Harden /8rent Wellingaford. 8:0 1:28.5 1 (Hus); 3. Denby DelleylTed Vanden Raedl. 9:09 :5 1.78 (Hon): 4. 8i11 Holmes/DIMI Chese (Hus); 5. Russell Jenkins / Paul Chr istensen (Hon); 8. William Herr is/StlMl Sub ith (Hon); 7. Rober! Ewing /Robert Cline (Ma i); 8 . Anton io Marrlco/Fabian Bucheli (Yam); 9 . Donel 8s rt ley/Todd Moreland (Hus ); 10. Richerd Hensing /Ken Hans ing (Yam). CLASS 21 : Kent Pfeiffer/Scott Pfeiffer. 8:13 :54 . 80 (Ya m ~ 2. Tom Kelly/Dan Ashcraft. 8:24 :42 .41 (Hus); 3. Jeff Kaplan /8ruce Ogilv ie. 8:47 :19 .90 (Hon); 4. Larry Stowers/Paul W ilk ins(Hus); 5. Larry Fife Duane/Roben Casas (Vam); 8. Kent Richardson /Kinney Jones (Hon); 7. Phil StumbolTim Calleran (Yam); 8. Jim Sharp /Raymond Schooley (Hon); 9. Craig Givant/ Jim Townsend (Hus); 10. Gary OSIer/John Deavers (Hus). CLASS 20: 1. Kurt Pfeiffer/Donnie Mo rrison. 9 :03:48 .82 (Yom) ; 2. Pete Postel /8i11 Poste l. 9:31 :20 .42 (Hon); 3. seen Anderson/Jim Mattox. 9 :46:28.38 (yam); 4. Vanko Quesada Acosta/ Francisco Gonzalez Cota (Hus); 5. Ruben Hale/ Carlos Hernandez Rodrigues (Vam); 6. 8ill Decker /John Hardwick (Vern). CLASS 30 : 1. George Erl /Richard J ackson. 8 :62:44.77 (Hus); 2. Steve 8ell /Gary Drean. 8:53 :50 .79 (Hon); 3. Rick Shirey /John "Smokebomb " GeelZ. 9:04 :19 .96 (Vam); 4. Max Switzer/ Casey Folks (Hus); 5. Jim Draves /Bob Dahlgren (Hus); 6. Bob Prlckell/Ron Treat (Vaml; 7. Mac Doug las/Don Watkin s. Jr. (Yam); B.Timothy Carlson/R ichard Cloud (Yam). CLASS 3B: 1.John Etchan/Dave Wood. 9:21 :40. 96(Yam); 2. Ron Bishop /John Watkins . 9:23 :38 .43 (Yam); 3. Char lie Conway. 9:35 :05 .0B (Hon); 4. Don Teeters/Ron W ilson (Hon~ 5. Cliff SCOIIIHal Bankhead (Hus); 6. Lou Peralta /Nick Quackenbos(Yam); 7. Peter 8ormanis /Pat Rice (Yam). ".eDII .... eRGoEoF"· .." .~ .,.:..:.:..~':~':~'.~f/?:'~:·30/:~?~t:~;·:!-: i.:~::15~:~:i:~~·t::.'~~~':1.~;!~.~:1 .:.~:'.~!f:::::.:::·:1}!r;:.:--~·~~:.:.,~ . f.~·:.:f~· ···· 5/ 82 Mt. Morris, PA· ·· · ·..-, :. , . J ; 5t 6 ROUND 250cc AMA NATIONALMX RICK JOHNSON Yamaha on DUNLOP 2nd . David Bailey Honda on DUNLOP 3rd Donnie Hansen Honda on DUNLOP , 5 of the top 6 rode DUNLOPS. Congretuletionl, Rick, on your 2nd Netionel Win of the le..on end for veulting yourself to e greet pointl leed. . ~DUN~OP P.O Box nOB. Buf1alcl. NY 14240 . 13