• ELKHORN INTER-AMA
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devote full time to a January 1973
target date. for intra of the new
Bombardiers.
Hakan Andersson ended the day with
a bottle of champagne and a trip to the
hospital to fix a gash in his leg after
banging it against his brake lever in the
final mota.
Yamaha once again cleaned the top
four places overall but consistent riders
Stuart Nunn (CZ), Mike Runyard
(Man), .Bob Grossi and Gunnar
Lindstrom (Hus) and Dave Bickers (CZ)
gave the race true international flavor.
250 INTERNATlONAL
1. Hakan Andersson Yam
2.. James Weinert
- Yam
3. Gary jones
Yam
4. Torsten Hallman
Yam
5. Stuart Nunn
CZ
6. Mi'ke Runyard
Man
7. Bob Grossi
Hus
8. Gunnar Lindstrom Hus
9. Dave Bickers
CZ
10. Bill Cook
Mai
11. Gary Semics
Hus
12. Brad Lackey
Kaw
13. Doug Sanger
Mai
14. Peter Lamppu
Man
15. Jeff Smith
Born
16. p'aul Pfrifer
Mai
17. Jim Cooke
Kaw
18.Jim Wicks
Mai
19.John DeSoto
Kaw
20. Bengt Engbom
Mai
SUPPORT CLASS
Dennis Law, who was told he would
never ride again after a broken neck,
won the Support Class at Elkhorn. Law
pu t together a fine ride on his Enduro
Enterprises Maico to capture the final
and take overall.
.
Barry Higgins was on the scene with
his Yankee, assuring everyone that the
jetting problems at Unadilla had been
cured. Higgins was not prepared for the
problem that struck this. time. The
frame broke in half between the wheel
Gary )ones, third.
and the gas tank while Higgins was
running third, sending him flying but
unhurt.
James Shotten (CZ) wasn't so lucky
as he came up with a broken leg in his
crash. Various others were shaken up in
crashes resulting from trees and near
misses with spectators crossing the
track.
Gary Chaplin (M'j.i) was running his
usual race out front in the first qualifier,
pulling away from Law, Gary Ingham
(Mai) and Lars Larsson (Hus) at the flag.
Bob Ismailof (Mai) finished fifth after
dropping back from third.
In mota two, DeWayne Jones (Yam)
and Wyman Pi-iddy (CZ) stageq a "swap
the lead" duel until Jones tired of that
and began to open up a lead of 25
seconds at the finish. Priddy stuck in
second with Roger Peterson (Mai) third,
John Borg (Bul) in fourth and Jeff
Wecker (CZ) rounding out the first five.
In the tie breaker, it was Chaplin
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