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By Chuck Clayton - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : AUSTIN, TEXAS Aug. 6, 1972 - You
heat really got to you, you could watch
partake of the experience, you should
could squat on a bleacher seat in the
a good portion of it from the
never be without a cold drink in your
shade, or loll in a canoe tethered along
air-c·onditioned
lobby
of
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hand, guzzHnl: at the rate of about "a
the strai~taw~r, if the 112- de ee
auditorium. Whatever way you chose to
quart-an-hour just to stay even with.the
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The occasion was the annual runrring
of the Kapital Katz M.C.'s motorcycle
road race through the streets of the
Texas state capitol. It was a fme,
day-long festivity comparable in New
World tenns to the running of the bulls
inPamplona.
One hundred and twelve racers signed
up to run eigh t AMA classes covering
both stock and Grand Prix motorcycle.
They came from all over Texas, from as
far away as Virginia and the neighboring
states of Kansas, Arkansas, and
Louisiana. Tbere should bave been
more, for action as unique and a course
as challenging as this one. But almost all
the races were fast, hard-motored
fifteen lappers (one to a class) and the
7,000 or so fans rootet! warmly for their
favorite brands.
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the
highlights
was
a
ding-dang-dong rivalry among Larry
McPhail, Ernest Thomas and Gary
Parker all trying to crowd into that first
250 Production place, all on Suzukis.
Then Gene Homot forced his Kawasaki
from third to first in the 500
Production race, taking it away from
Leight Hightower (Suz) and Vance
Person (Suz). Vance was doing it with a
250cc bike, yet!
But the best contest of all was the
250 GP featuring Tommy Byars, Larry
Beall Jr. and, again, Gene Homot
swooping madly through the comers,
swapping positions nearly every Jurn,
about a lap ahead of the pack.
Joe Patton was unbeatable on an
ill-handling 750 Honda. With it, he won
both open classes, stock and GP.
Despite the speed and the rather high
number of getoffs in the streetcomer
turns, only one rider, David Taggart,
made the ambulance ride to the
hospital. And he was back racing later in
the afternoon!
I t was all part of the Austin Aqua..
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