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NIXON, GRANl, HAlLWOOD D :N-.F. ,. Gary Nixon led the 250 race brieflY but Kel (75) Carruthers soon took the lead and was never That 's right, Dusty (32) Coppage. Here Yvon (5) DuHamel t akes the Insi de li ne past these t wo riders In his race with Ron Pierce. That pair battled for most of the race but Yvon ended Ron's hopes of putting an American In the top three. Rod Gould was second. Cari"uthers Captures 2S0cc Amat~ur Expert Final ••..u. . DA YTONA, FLA . Saturday, March 14 Reigning World 250Cc Champion Kel , Carruthers was vlrtua1lYunchallengedln his swoop of the 250cc combined Amateur-Expert 100 mller at Daytona Speedway Saturday. N t ood tart f th f ~ txo~ g~ g s d C r0'::t r~ ron rowan ac y pass~ arr~ e : lea.;td~I~;n ~ two ut~s r~~we to e ~ th' ~nh gl hr:~ s chances cap e e g we g onors. r:r~ed from the chase without ge ng • Englishman Rod Gould then proceeded to follow Australlan Carruthers at a din aa:J respectful distance for the remainder of the race. "I think our machines wer e Identical as f ar as horsepower," Gould said In the Trlumph-BSA Pr ess Trailer after the race, " But Kel's fairing was enough narrower that he went about two MPH faster. Weput on the highest gear we could hope to pull with a tailwind and we were watching the flags blowing the wind right UP to starting time, In case the wind stopped, we'd have switched to a lower ratio. I was able to pull an extra 200 or .300 rpm down the back straight with the wind's help." All three winners wore Buc o helmets and the first two used DunloP tires. The hot r ace was for third place between Canada's Yvon DuHamel and Ron Pierce. They took turns being f ox and hound f or tw enty laps unW Yvon put the young Calltor ntan behind him f or good and ended the chances of a U.S. rider rolling Into Victory Lane. Yamahas captured the first 4 positions again this year. Kel's tuner was Don Vesco, who chortled, " 1 should have done this years agol" Vesco usually rides his own Iron. Gould creditS tuner Randy Hall for his hot setup. _ DuHamel rode on Goodyears. Kel used 'Bl emizall 011 In the w1nn1ng Yamaha. First place collected $1,150 prize money In addition to several hundred dollars In contingencies. Lap times were as low as 2 minutes, 18 seconds In the early laps around the 3.81 mile coursejust under 100 mph. Earlier in the race Chuck Palmgren (Yam) was challenging DuHamel for 3rd place until his engine slowed and he dropped out. Several 350Cc four-strokes were competing under the new A MA f or mula. Cal Rayborn (35OCc Sprint) ran 7th unW a rubber grommet In one shock absorber split. ,'It made things pretty shaky uP on the banks," Cal said, droPping out of-the chase. r-~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~\VA ~ontt5a . Vlt4 THESE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MONTESA DEALERS INVITE YOU ~'r'."A~ 'r••"'_ 'r••"C~ 'rl."D~ TO COMPARE Lancaster: W hinier: • LARRY LILLEY M OTORCYCLE KAG AY'SUSED CARS & MOBILE HOMES ierra Highway 45345 North S 13428 Telegraph Road (805) 942·2227 (213) 941-5012 Sepulveda: W ARREN WILSON MOTORS 9000 Sepulveda Boulevard (213) 894-9218 Burbank: ROEHR BROTHERS -317 North Vietory Boulevard (213) 842·4841 EI M onte: KAR CYCLE SHOP 10619 East G ravey (213) 443·5112 La Mesa: B-N SUPPLY 1500 EI Cajon Boulevard (114) 465-8327 Westminster: W TMI NS ES TER SPORT CYCLE 1514 Westminster Avenue (114) 893·7057 San Pedro: , COMPETITION _SERVICE INC. 1244 North Gaffey (213 ) 541-2203 Los Angeles: VALERIAN'S TWO CYCLE CITY 20673 West Pieo (213) 475-4541 Redlands: HONDA OF REDLANDS 405 W Redlands Boulevard est (714) 793-2833 or 793·2834 Inglewood: SUZUKI CITY 728 South La Brea (213) 674-1431 Ventura: OMO & SON MOTORCYCLE SALES 480 North Ventura Avenue (805) 643·7125 Glendora: GEORGE DYE MO TORS 723 East Alosta (213) 963-5463 Ontario: DON 'S CYCLE SALES 1108 W Holt est (114) 986-5002 .Thousand Oaks: BOB'S M SALES & SERVICE IC 2001 Thousand Oaks Boulevard (805) 495-7211 Orange: ORANGE HONDA 2020 Chapman (714) 633-7344 MONTESA MOTORS, INC. BACKS OUR DEALERS & CUSTOMERS 150% ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~