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In 19 ,",,", 8 mInUtlI$ and 49 sec· onds to win Class so. For Hllnes It was his 12th dass win at Baja. "We had some problems as usual. but we Ft throllgh them," Forward said. "We had a broIcsn muIIIer and a bent shifter. but we Ft tIwn fixed in one shot." The O'Neal Class-50 Team, made up of jim O'Neal, Rick Gill, Doug Heil and Kenny Sixbeny, fin- around the course and finish, while testing some race parts in the process. "It was kind of rough, but we got here," Lewis said. "As usual, we had a few problems that cost us a lot of time. When I pulled the shock apart, metal shavings came out, so I used a spare shock. Our goal was to finish and that's what we did." The fourth overall bike was the Class 21-winning team of Tim Morton, jason Trubey and Salvador Hernandez, who rode a CRF250X Honda. The team had its problems as well, but still managed to cover the course in 18 hours, I minute and 38 seconds. "We lost a tire and had to run on the rim," Trubey said. "I had it pinned the whole time and it ran real good. When Igot off, we were 10 minutes ahead." Potentially more troublesome was the high-speed crash suffered by Tim Morton, which occurred near the San Vicente area, 550 miles in the race. "I can't remember a whole lot," admitted Morton, who was bleeding and groggy at the finish. Morton was dicing with Class-40 rider jeff Kaplan, and got too much front brake at speed and crashed hard. Fortunately for Morton, Kaplan was able to steer between the downed rider and bike, or it would've been a lot worse. Morton suffered a concussion and also was treated for a lacerated nose. Kevin johnson, Ryan Gustine and Anthony Sanchez finished second in Class 21, completing the course in 18 hours, '" minutes and 20 seconds. l1ley rode a Yamaha VZ250. Third in class went to Joe Des! osHn and Dean Sharpe. Team O'Neal and CIass-40 riders Jim O'Neal, jeff Kaplan, Louie Franco. Randy Morales, Tim Withers and john Om.took first in class with a 25th overall finish. They had to overcome at least a 20-minute deficit after starting rider Louie Franco fell victim to the same booby trap that cost Bell. It took the combined efforts of Tim 18 DECEMBER 7, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS ished second in class. l1ley hung with the Haines entry until jack johnson passed Gill on the Summit. In true Class-50 fashion, Gill was riding with a knee brace, and his knee went out on three occasions. They ended up finishing two hours behind the Haines bike. john Burton, Mich and Blaine Baxter, and Brent Carr rounded out the class winners in the Under 250cc Sportsman class. The other class entrant Nobuyuki Tsugita and Masami Ishii - also eN finished on a CRF250X. TECATE SCORE BAJA 1000 ENSENADA, B.C. MEXICO RESULTS: NOVEMBER 17-20, 2005 MOTORCYCLE OVERALL: I. Steve Hengeveld/Johnny CampbelVMike Childress (Hon); 2. Robby BelVKendall Norman/Quinn Cody (Hon): 3. Brian Pinard/Scon Myers/Ron Wilson (Hon); 4. Tim Morton/Salvador Hernandez/Jason Trubey (Hon): S. Jim O'NeaVTim Withen,lJeff Kaplan/Louis Franco (Hon); 6. Kevin JohnsonlRyan Gustine/Anthony Sanchez (Yam): 7. Robert laughlin (Hon); 8. Chris HaineslScon Forward/Jim Castil~ (Hon); 9. Joe DesrOSierslDean Sharpe (Yam); 10. Gerardo Roiasf'Iicente Guerrero/Arturo Salas/Francisco Real (Hon); II. Sergio Vega/Manuel llHla/AmoIdo Ramirez (BMW): 12. Marl< Je"na\IRandy Mor.tIe>IJerr inco (Han): 2. Marl< jen'na"'Joe 8oIto<\&eve Buddey (Hen): 3. jell Ak..-lScott Mcl1arn»lScott Bun:h (Han): 4. Greg Fount3io\IMike Maron J'4l--oo'en Diamond (Yam): 5. Brett Helmfrm SiMdlMike Fowler (Han). CLASS 50: I. Chris Haines/Scon Forward/Jim Caroll (Hen): 2. Jim O'Ne>\IDoug HeiVRkk Gm (Hen). SPORTSMAN OVER 250: I. Robert Laughlin (Hon). SPORTSMAN UNDER 250: I. John Burton/8laine Baxter/Brent Carr.

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