SEXTON RIDES A"'N AT f)J7 SCRAMBLES
By Ed Drechsler
ADELANTO, CALIF., Aug. 19, 1972Going into the third moto, Doug Nicol
and David Edge were tied with iden tical
scores. The last 50cc moto was shaping
up as a hard fough t. race. Doug has size
on his side - in the 50cc class even
ounces count at the finish line. David,
fighting his size handicap consistantly
puts on a good show. There is no doubt
that he knows how to ride a
motorcycle, as exhibited by the Number
,13 ultralightweight plate he wears
(Doug is Number 12),
A flash of green and the 50's rip into
tum one with David in the lead. Doug
fights his way to the front, but a missed
shift puts him back in second place.
Doug gets it back in the straight-away,
but on the next lap the Ugh ts go out
causing a restart. The race is f1agge~ off
with the riders in the order that they
came across the finish line on the prior
lap. This time it is pure, testbook as
Doug Nicol holds onto the lead and the
overall 50cc win.
While walking' through the pits I
spotted a very familiar 400 radical
fmned Maico with a Number one place
attached to it. Knowing full well that
Jeff Sexton used to own the bike, and
still owns the plate I inquired if Jeff was
going to ride. Jeff got off bad in a
speedway contest and broke his back
the first of June (two days before Gail
King's birthday),
On the ready line I saw him, long,
blonde hair and all. It certainly lookec
like Jeff before the accident, but I felt
that maybe it would be wrong for him
to try to early. With his timing .off and
all, how could he possibly do any good?
Jeff was hot on Kirk Redding's
fender in Moto 1 when Kirk fired a plug
and had to drop out. Moto 2 saw
Redding get a fair start in row two and
push to the number three position,
Sexton won it decisivly with Bob
Sanders on a super-trick 350 Kawasaki
taking second,
Moto 3 saw Redding get a super good
start. Sexton worked his way up to
second at the jump of the first lap, and
thats the way they finished. Bob
Sanders broke, but his two seconds were
enough for a third overall. Jeff won it,
with Kirk second. What a race!
c.
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