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By Ed Yotmgblood
LARUE, OHIO, Oct. 26,1969- ThenewJy oPened Marton ~ountyRacewayhosted
over 14,000 spectatnrs today for lIle
Mtdstates Interam, the second In the
International Serles. Many of the riders
seemed to Uke It better than 'pepperell,
claiming that one could better COIIcenIrate on speed when not worrying about
flying stones.
The show got IIDderway wtlll the running of lIle ttrst 125 moto, a race that
turned Into an East versus West CODtest
~ Penton riders Lars Larsson
aDd Jet! Penton, son of the bike's destener. No olber rider was able to match
lIIelr pace as Jeff chased Lars for the
t1rst half of the moto, !ben began to d1ce
lIell HUIlf
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with him near the end. Near lIle 20
minute mark Penton gained lIle lead and
kePt It to the flag, heating Larsson by
lbree second. In lIle second and f1na1
moto 1n lIle class Penton outran Larsson
but a fall put him out permanently, ctvtng
Larsson the overall win.
WheD the Internal10nal riders began,
Bengl Aberg showed why he Is a world
chamPton. The Husqvarna star tookttrst
slot In all lbree motos. The ttrst one
was an International parade as the winning aeven held thetr pOSltions all the
way, wtlll Aberg lapping the rest of the
field lbree times. Local excitement was
s~lled by Number One Michigan motocrosser Dick RobbInS who lost his front
wheel and fork tubes adm1st ahtghspeed
jump In front of the main group of spec-
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RoprOeCo• • Jump.bl. CZ onID tb. strallbt la pur..tt of Au John.. an an a Malco. JolIn.. an
bad lb. anly Malco In tb. top toa .d nalabod .Ixtb. DeCoster led lb. flr.t dozen laps of tbe
first dozen lap. of tbe nasi lIlOlo.
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Scot. man Vic (10) Allan
alrberlll with Ea.t Coast American rldor Barry (19) Hillin•• Hie'
raced with Gary Ball.y .overa I tlmos durlnlth. day and a duol for A..... lcan superiority so.ms
to be do.oloplne.
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