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KRING KING- Klinches _Series For Husky Photos by Terry Pratt, Action Photo, Tom Culp, C. Clayton ORANGE, CAL. Dec. 14th, 1969 - The hills of Saddleback Park swarmed with approximately 20,000 sun-drenched spectators who gathered to watch Arne Kring spark the Swedish Husqvarna team to a three-position sweep of the 1969 Inter-Am finale. Based on unofficial tabulation Kring is the series winner, having posted more wins than anyone else on the tour. Arne won the second and third moto on Sunday and dropped only one place in the first heat behind teammate BengtAberg. Bengt was second overall and third went to Hakan Andersson. Winner of the non-Swedish category and fourth overall was Vic Allan. Scotsman Vic had his Greeves' wick turned up all day and pulled off a third in the second moto and a f11th in the final heat. Ake Jonsson rode the opening lap of the second moto in dead lastposition but bard work earned him a f11th at the end of the day. Highest placing C Z rider was J1ri Stodulka who was sixth just ahead of C Z mainstay, Roger DeCoster. Joel Robert bad returned home reportedly favoring a recurrent back injury. The HuSky domination began early when Kring, Torsten Hallman and An~ dersson became the avant garde of the first moto. Jonsson, Dave Smith on the American Eagle, Stodulka and Aberg followed. Smith seemed to be in full command of fifth spot but a fried piston ended one of the better showings of the American Eagle team. Another Eagle rider, Ray Jordan, was ninth at sundown. Starting from seventh place, Aberg steamrollered over everyone in sight and even got past Kring in the final laps. DeCoster was also making up for a lackluster start and picked off several riders to geff11th. Dave Bickers snapped off the contact POints breaker arm and took a DNF. The second act bad a new cast; for a wblle at least. The man who started it all over here, Torsten Hallman, led the first laps but was pressured by Stodulka. Torsten bad to write off the day when his rear hub destroyed itself. This race found some good people going through the ropes. Jonsson, DeCoster and Aberg all either crashed or toured the infield. Kring, who bad been third, took over the lead and after a tnssle with Vic Allan, Andersson got second. Bengt Aberg, who even crashes quickly, got back up for fourth. The final moto bad the gallery cheering for old favorites. Dave Bickers eclipsed most of the pack on the high side of the first turn. He then passed Aberg and Jonsson to challenge Kring for the lead. Dave was riding like the Bickers famed in song and fable. He seems to delight in throwing a rooster tail across a section that a lesser rider would brake through. DeCoster also showed inspiration and bumping off seven riders before the flag fell. Bickers finally let Aberg past and Jonsson disappeared for awh11e and was later seen dragging enough weeds to make a hay bale. Both Gary Bailey and Barry Higgins were off form and finished 15th and 16th respectively. Lars Larsson was eighth overall but if you think that Lars rides too much like a European then Bill Silverthorn was the first American. Bill was tenth, just ahead of Bob Grossi, Tim Hart, Mark Blackwell and Russ Darnell. (Results on page 17) PLEASE TURN TO PAGE II •••••• ABOVE: Arne Krlnl carved anatller nalch CIIl his Int..·Am win .-cord. RIGHT: Vic Allan 1m 1.11 oal of t .. clar bl.. So. Cal. u,.