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WICHITA, KANSAS November 9 - Barrelllng his 360 CZ through a rough, muddy. cross-country course against only three other European champions. world 250Cc Champ Joel Robert notched two firsts and a second place in three motos to take top glory at the Kansas Inter-Am, Sunday. Jere Stodulka, the sUm, silent Czech placed second and American Barry Higgins tallled third to make It a grand slam for the CZ brand. Of 18 starters only seven finished all three motos. thanks to a mudhole soaker that drowned out a good many racing engines. 500cc World Champion Arne Kring (Hus) had a nice lead in the first moto before going out with a broken rear shock absorber. He returned to ride subsequent motos, but the damage to his standings wa'S already done. While batWng with Joel in the 3rd moto his wheel collapsed, ending the day for Kring. European Husqvarna team man Chrlster Ham margren also fared badly in the second moto and didn'Ulnish, after placing 2nd In the first leg. He came back in true show business tradition and took ~ . 2nd In the third moto. however, to give Despite snow fences crowd control presented a problem. But with threats of beine strafed from above no wonder the crowd was restlelS. the fans their money's worth. American riders had all the rest of the bad luck. Bill Thomas went out early with a waterlogged Ignition. Mike Runyard was running well In front of the first moto -hen he collided with a spectator, ending ~is racing for the day. lucidly withou. serious harm done to either. Spectator control was awful. American Eagle team riders. both British and American, didn't do so well either. Gordon Dusenberry spent more time courting the prairie girls in the pits than perhaps he sbould have, and was late to the starting Uoe at least once. Tom Ledbetter tended to business. but suffered mecbanical problems with his Eagle. Barry Higgins again topped the U.S_ standings, adding proof to the contention that he Is the best American motocross racer today. His few months of racing In Europe this season, arranged by his sponsor. Ghost Motorcycles of New York, Joel Jets To Inter-Am Victory '- has paid off. Weather was in the comfortable 70'S and stunt filers from a nearby airfield performing acrobatics 200 feet over the terr1t1ed crowd left spectators confused as to what they should look out for the motorcycles or the planes. (Results on page 17) Many people noticed the softly roillne, pntJy undulallnc curves and 5...-115 of the fine ••• sandy course, of course. AFM International Grand Prix Orange County International Raceway November 2. 1969 I I I I I I I I I I NORTON COMMANDO S A Dirt Tr.ck "'•• pion TT Scrambles - 10/26/69 Sakersfiel d, Cal. Open Am/Ex. Class 1st Mi dge Griffith - Norton COlIDl1ando S Heavyweight Production Class 1st Bi II Manley - Norton Conmando S 3rd George Kerker - Norton Commando 5th Jerry Green - Norton COlIIlIando 6th Jack Silllllons - Norton COlllll3lldo 8th Marty Lunde - Norton COlllllando I I I I I I I I I