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Cycle News 1972 09 26

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.... .. ..,. '(Continued from page 33) M " '" ~ l>- N t"- m It) N 0. " i U Pridmore wh.o won with a very comfortable lead. The 500 production class wen t to Dick Lewis on his Honda with Jim Dickensen in Second, Pridmore proved that he is indeed a very talented and versatile racer as he brought h.is Norton powered sidecar in first in' the sidecar race. Also entered in the . sidecar race was a Volkswagen powered three-wheeler which blew up and spilled oil all the way through tum seven. Said an observing Volkswagen mechanic: "1 could have told you that it was going to do that." In the 250 Junior GP even Wes Cooley Junior put out a very un-Junior-like ride to take a com fortable first ahead of Marcus Phares. Cooley also did the deed to the heavyweight Juniors aboard his Kawasaki 500, Second man in was Ross Putnam aboard his Triumph for the open Disappoin tmen t of the day was awarded to John Crossman in the 350 Junior GP event. When the flag fell·ne got away dead last, but then got cooking and put on a turn of spe.ed that very quickly brought him through the pack and into the lead. Once there he just continued to rush away, and there was nothing that anyone could do about it. But Lady Luck did, and as he went in to the last lap Crossman's gear box was stricken. Suddenly he found that he couidn't keep it in any of the top three gears. So, with over two miles to go, Crossman had to finish in second gear. He almost made it, but in the last-turn the very fast Honda of Dave Racine came by him. Dick Fuller did his usual and won the 350 production class ahead of Dale McCreary. Howard Lynggard won the 125 Senior class ahead of Colin Jones. Both ,were Yamaha mounted. James ,McWorthy brough t his Ice Men Racing Team Bridgestone in for first 100, and Greg Hartwell and Paul Wilde took the top honors in the two 50cc Senior divisions. Whitney Blakeslee again brough this -175cc Kawasaki from Anza Cycles home first in c1as~ win. Sidecars are an unusual sight at ACA events and this one is particularlx unusual. It is a T~iumph carrying Mike Kautzky and Norm J~mison. Other people besides Pridmore races BeeEms. Miles Rossteus<;:her bends this one around turn 6. • j .. t 'tJ \"'.\ ~~ . ~'t. - "~4 - ~ "- 1:.. \~' lI_ t . f,· . . • ": .. ~. Bob Endicott got . ..... f .....' ......tJ.. ~~.))"t ....... -"~~·"T"···~" j..: '.... ~.J b~ck in.to ,business with a second and a tnlrO .

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