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KRING NEW 500 LEADER Sweden's Arne Kring, it was reported In the English weekly Motor Cycle News , snatched the lead in the 500cc world motocross championship on Sunday with the epic rides through rain and mud In France. This was the fourth round of the World 500 Championship. But the Maico threat to Husqvarna's lead loomed ever closer as Adolf Well slithered his 390cc machine to second place overall. It was Malco's best performance in two years of serious competition in the 500cc class, and on this form the West German factor y could win a grand prix any weekend now. Of the two world champions In the race, " ex-500 king Paul Friedrichs stopped In the first race when water got into the carburetor of his 400 CZ• . And reigning champion Bengt Aberg tumbled , from the lead at this year's series during a dramatic second leg. He crashed - forcing Vic Allen into the straw bales - when holding fifth place. With his hands covered In grease as a result of the spill, he fciund difficulty in restarting his Husqvarna, and got back into the race a long way behind the leaders. Twice his chain jumped the sprocket. But using the reserves of guts that the Swedes possess In abundance, he plodded on to finish 15th - and eighth overall. He was not troubled by the hand injury that stopped him in Holland the previous week. _ "The 1-1/4 mlle : circult at Vesoul formed a difficult test for the 30 starters. It scooped and soared like a coaster and included a dozen jumps that confused r iders. To add to the variety, a couple of the gradients had cobblestone surfaces. " Unbeli evable," was Vic Allan's verdit. As s o often before, the 44 bhp Maicos out-dragged the pack Into the first turn. But Ake Jonss on' s race ended after only one lap when he hit a bale knocked onto ~ the track by Kring 'S "machine. ~ Kring , a brllliant r ider In the wet, ~ forced on to a 23-second win , with Well r.:I holding back the remaining works Husq- ~ varnas 'of Chris Hammargren, Aberg :;:: and Jef Teu wissen. U Teuwissen led the second leg until the last lap , when he fell and allowed Kring to pinch first spo t. But the 29-year-old Belgian, who has s cored in all four grand prix held this year, remounted to finish third overall, and now holds second place In the championship table, only ,six points behin d Kring. !Andrews Takes Stot'ish Six Daysl EI Toro Rough And Muddy Mick Andrews won last week's Scottish Six Day Trail for the first tim e In his Career 'on a 250cc Ossa. The win for Andrews was overdue as he has bee n runner-up three times in the last nine years it was reported In the English weekly Motor Cycle News. . It was a close match all the way with Rob Edwards, Sammy Miller and Malcolm Rathmell all in contention to the end. Rob Edwards (Montesa), one of the four aces who held number one sport during the week, snatched second place from Sam my Miller (Bultaco) on Saturday'S final stage. Malcolm Rathmell (Bultaco) was fourth-ten marks behind the winner. Initial leader Miller was the only ace who lost no marks on time, but the battle for supremacy was close throughout the week. Final scores were: Andrews 26, Edwards 31, Miller 34, Rathmell 36. Though not represented in the big manufacturers' team contest, In which Montesa defeated Bultaco' the new Ossa behaved perfectly. ' Spanish machines dominated the event, held In perfect weather until Saturday's final stage. Geoff Chandler (Bultaco) was fifth. John Hemingway (Suzuki) was rr-the best 125. 17 year old Gerald Rathmell (Sprite) was the best newcomer. Third on two previous occasions, 25year-old Andrews said: " I was choked pj ~ , 1/ (imichrome ~'~ -/Shines Suddenly , ~ ~,rc SImlchrome Is a honey 11: , ' when I lost six marks on time on Wednesday. On ThurSday I knew I was near enough to win. ' On Fr iday I got the lead I wanted." He added : " I tried to keep my mind off the marks I had lost I deliberately avoid ed looking at the · s coreboard." Five times winner Miller, whose relegation to third was a repetition of last year's Highland fli ng, held a slight ad- _ vantage on the first and fourth ·day. To his sorrow his team 's defeat was witnes s ed by Buitaco boss Francesco Bulto who flew fr om Spain to watch for the first time. Thanks to Edwards, Gordon Farley (Bth) and Lawrence TellIng, Montesa took the manufacturers team prize. It was a war of nerves in the best Scottish tradition. And with more at stake than most, MUler cracked under the strain. 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Steve Phi l McDonald on a Yamaha started Nichols did manage to squeeze by Rayoff the evening with a win In the 12 man mond and teammate Scott Autry had the Main In the 125 Jr. TT. He stretched the same plan. Unfortunately Autry was unlead leaving Ruben Benites and Scott - able to hold on to the momentary gains Hoffee to battle It out for second spot. he would manage to get. In the Senior 125 TT, Mike Pays e Yamaha mounted Bob Hardison jumpjumped to the lead. Jim Raymond on a ed to the lead In the 250 Junior shortKawasaki passed, him on the second lap track, with Dave Riggs and Kevin Bush to take numbe r one spot and playing right in his dust. . Durin g the middie of foll ow the leader, Steve Nichols rushed the race Greg Wickam whizzed by both past Pays e Into second spot at the same Bush and Rigg's and found himself in time. Steve Nichols finally got the 125 second spot. Hardison took the win, WickYamaha all together to pass Raymond's ' am was second on a Bultaco, Riggs was 100Cc Kawasaki before the infield jump third on a Montesa. and stretched out the lead. In the Junior shorttrack Open Don Bob Prior went down hard at the start ' WUliams on a Montesa took his second of the 250 Junior TT. The race was win of the night. Virtually unchallenged black fla gged, Prior got up and the starthis nearest threat was a second place er lined ' em up again. On the restart Steve Thomas on a BSA and third place Bob Hardison on a Yamaha took the win. went. to Richard Mus s er also on a MonJim Raymond had a battle onhishands tesa. in the 250 Senior TT. Jim Petersen Raymond astride a Montesa took home pressed race leader Raymond, until the first place money in the open Senior Bultaco mounted Tom White took his s horttrack class. Dave Fletcher took attention. 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