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Cycle News 1972 09 19

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Badger Racing Assoc. en li '" til til ;;: UJ Z UJ ..J U >- U GUTHRIE CENTER, IOWA, Sept. 2, 1972 - On a beautifully prepared cushion track Badger Racing Assoc. held one of its fastest and safest races. Not one crash occurred on the almost perfect track. Walt Foster battled for ten laps to hold on to his first place in the 25 Occ Final with Mark Oswald and Rick Sexton breathing down his neck. Coming out of turn number four Rick Sexton blew his engine and pushed the sixty yards to the finish to salvage fifth position. Steve Droste put on a show, holding off Lee Greene for the entire 750 Final. Lee passed Steve two times, but Steve would not be put off on the well cushioned track. fourteen year-old Jay Lamkin won the 125cc Final going away. The 125cc class in Badger is growing quite large, becoming a really important part of all Badger even ts. BADGER RACING ASSN. Guthrie Center, Iowa Sept. 2, 1972 750cc Steve Droste Lee Greene Lynn Holloway Yam BSA Tri 250cc Watt Foster Yam Mark Oswald Bob Raymond Oss Bul 125cc Jay Lamkin Don Loftus Lynn Smitt"l Car Bul Bul BETHANY, MO., Sept. 3, 1972 - On a smooth groove track, Badger Racing Assoc. held another Championship race playing to an overflow crowd that had to stand along the straigh taway. Steve Droste, came from seventh place and picked off riders one at. a time to win the 750cc Final. Fred Marshall led the Final for eight and three quarters laps before broste could ge by him. In the 250cc Final Walt Foster jumped in to the lead and just barely held off Rick Sexton to take the win. J.D. Nezrab led the 125cc class for the first lap bu t Ron Cochran passed to take the lead for the next two laps. On lap four, fourteen year-old Jay Lamkin, who started in sixth place, took over the lead after a really good ride through the pack and was first at·the checkered flag. The last Championship race will be held Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6, at the Nebraska State Fair at Lincoln. BADGER RACING ASSN. ~:~~~~;i~o2 750cc Steve Droste Fred Marshall Lynn Holloway 250cc Walt Foster Rick S;exton Wade Lamkin Yam Tri Tri Yam Oss Kaw 125cc Jay Lamkin Ron Cochran Lynn Smith Car Yam Bul OSAGE, IOWA, Sept. I, 1972 - On a fast quarter-mile track Steve Droste won the Badg

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