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.... Ol OMIGOSHI BUGS AND KE ~ w Z W .J U >- U The BSA team fared very well. Dick Mann won while Don Emde (25). who finished third at the last National road race, Kent, took sixth today. Jim Rice (2) ran another consistent road race to eighth while Dave Aldana lbelowl took fourth. 4.000 spectators watch' the end of Saturday's races. By Ted Raffety Cycle News East LONG POND, PA., Aug. 21-22, 1971 The country's best riders, men and boys alike, were here for the weekend of AMA National Road Racing, this time the big one went to the men, namely Mann, Carruthers and DuHamel. All wanted to win the 100-Mile AMA at Pocono International National Raceway. The fllSt Expert heat Saturday saw some of the day's fastest times with Yvon DuHamel turning in 88.91 mph average for the victory. Jim Rice (BSA) and Jedy Nicholas (Suz) battled for second place in the early taps, but on the last lap Gary Nixon really cranked it on and flew by both of them to take second. Nicholas and Rice finished third and fourth. . Speeds in the second Expert heat were considerably slower, but the racing was tight indeed. Gene Romero got away first, followed by Don Emde, Dick Mann and Kel Carruthers. Emde pulled ahead on lap two, but was soon passed by Mann and Carruthers, the latter gaining the lead on the last lap. Kel won it at 85.95 mph, trailed by Mann, Emde, Aldana and Romero. Then Sunday it was time for the big one - 100 miles. AMA staffers cautioned the riders about the track surface eating tires, and that they'd be checking for critical tread depth before the Main Events. The only rider hit with tire problems was Nixon, who had a blowout on the lOth lap in the feature. The tire failure sent Nixon into the hay bales in the tum opening on the main straightaway. Gary suffered a bruised arm, but was otherwise uninjured. DuHamel broke to the lead at the Slart and began stretching it over the rest of the pack. Eight seconds back were Carruthers and Mann, both riding steadily and smoothly; then Aldana, Erode, Nicholas and Romero. At 23 laps DuHamel had a 9-second advantage and th.e questions "when will he stop? How long will it take him?" popped up. He led by 11 seconds, riding beautifully on lap 30 but lap 34 the question was answered as he came in for fuel. It had to be the shortest pit stop of all time, anywhere. Like if you had looked at your watch, by the time you looked back to the pits he was Look fast--these two are the fastest in the country. Th July and was still going strong when this race ended. Just Race at Talledega. underway. He was stopped for less than five seconds. Carruthers and Mann went by as DuHamel got on the pit straight and headed out, hooking it into the first turn. His II-second lead had become an l1-second deficit, so the total time, from when he pulled off the course until he was back out, was 22 seconds. He couldn't make it up and he began to fall slightly back, looking down at his rear wheel as if something was wrong. Carruthers and Mann were now locked in first and second, no more than