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MartY Tripes has burst onto the International scene in a blaze of glory. The crowd is on their feet to cheer him on in his chase of Hansen.
Husqvama team had been running high
all evening, effectively blocking a lot of
bids. The rest of the Yamaha team in
the In temational class couldn't seem to
get untracked in the first two motos.
Jones and 'Weinert were seldom among
the
front-runners.
Only
Hakan
Andersson looked his usual competitive
self.
The young Yamaha factory rider
from Sweden finally exploded in the
final mota to take the lead. He was
never seriously challenged as Torlief
Hansen settled into second after running
with Arne Kring for a while. Marty
Tripes was somewhere back about tenth
for the first few laps. But he started
moving up. about a rider a lap, making
passes that looked easy in places where
other riders were crashing just trying 10
stay on the track. About halfway
through the last malO, he had moved up
to third. Hansen was riding in a very
serious, concen trated manner and
Andersson was -long gone, throttle to
the stops.
Then the chase was on. Tripes slowly.
very slowly so it seemed to the wildly
screaming fans who were now coming to
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The National class over the first jump. All the contenders are up front. T. DeWayne Jones (7) Bill Payne (127) Bryar Holcomb (991 Gary Chaplin
141.
John DeSoto passes Torsten Hallman to lead Moto Two until his tremendous get-off.
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Torlief Hansen won a moto and provided the drama if "the Tripes chJel to finish second overall.
