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. CIl i' a. ... '" Carruthers Nips Roberts for Combined Win '" u o 0' '" ~ W Z W ..J U >- U Kel and Kenny were almost always this close, but Kel was in front at the flag. He repairs it and con tinues. The order is [n the Combined race Kel now Carruthers, Roberts, Fisher, Smith Carruthers proved again that he is the and Lunde. DuHamel is now in eighth master of this class, but challenged came and still gaining, but then his ignition from his Yamaha factory teammate, system packs up, and he retires. Kenny Robetts. Kenny gets a better drive out of the When the flag drops, Gary Nixon critical last tum, but Kel has a slight aboard a Kawasaki 350 single leads the edge in top speed and is using traffic to field of 32 riders through the first tum. his advan tage. Howevt:r, Kenny seems to He is followed by Steve Baker, the be learning from the fonner 250 World second place finisher in the previous champion and is closing again as some day's Junior race. Yvon DuHamel forgqt of Ontario's playful jackrabbits come to tum on his gas and gets away about out to play on the course. Number 19, 30 seconds after the second wave. Keith Mashburn, retires on lap 19. He is By the end of the first lap Kenny listed as 19th in the results. Roberts, Gary Fisher, and Marty Lunde On lap 20 Kenny out-brakes Kel for have scooted by Nixon. On the next lap turn 10 and takes over the lead again. Carruthers also gets by Nixon and then Behind them, Gary Fisher is being passed Lunde for third position. Also caught by Smith who was in neutral at coming through the field was Dave the flag. Smith's Vesco pit crew hands Smith aboard a Vesco Yamaha. After out a pit board: "Go fishing." But starting 25th, he is now disputing fourth Smith can't seem to get any closer than with Baker and Yamaha factory Junior about eight seconds. The first rider, Howard Lynggard. Ron Pierce, a non-Yamaha is the Honda 350 of usual front runner in this even t is out "Cyde" magazine's Jess Thomas. Th.e with a eizure. Jerry Greene crashes in leaders lap him. turn 18, the first part of the "S" before On lap 23 Carruthers repasses the tight turn 20 leading onto the Roberts and begins to pull away. This straigh t, and he is run over by Paul time it's for good as Kenny's engine Higgins and some other riders. Greene is sours sligh tly. Fisher is 38 seconds taken to the hospital with a broken behind Carruthers. His bike just doesn't pinkie. have the steam of the factory machines. Carruthers snaps up second place on On lap 29 there begins another rash lap 7. but Robens is still a ways in of machine failures as Bob Endicott fron t. continues his weekend's string of Bikes begin to drop ou t as Don Emde mechanical bothers and pits several pulls out. Nixon retires with a loose times wi th only one cylinder working. exhaust pipe, and Jeff March crashes He finishes that way. Gary Fisher loses putting him oul. Back in the pack his third place when he runs out of gas DuHamel has amazingly carved his way and eu ts the course as he pushes his bike into tenth place by the end of lap 10. in. All weekend, Yvon is m:u<.ing up time. The leaders have now lapped On lap 12 Carruthers goes high on everyone behind Marty Lunde who is the banking in the first turn and passes running fifth.. As they start the last lap, Roberts for the lead. Now Carruthers Conrad Urbanowski, who has run in the begins using traffic to pull ou t a four top 10 for most of the race, runs out of second lead over Roberts. Lynggard gas. Jim Dunn passes him but he loses crashes in turn 6 but restarts. Later he is still more when his pit crew push him black flagged because his fairinjl" is loose. I":':"':"-:-:-:-::-:-::-:--= --~------~ CHAMPION SPARK PLUG MOTORCYCLE CLASSICS Ontario Motor speedway 250 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP ROAD RACE October I, 1972 Pas. Rider/Hometown Make Heat Finishes Paul Smart, London, England I. Kaw 5-1 Suz _ 4-2 Georgg Perry, Auckland, New Zealand 2. Renzo Pasolini, Varese, Italy H-D 64 3. Mark Brelsford, Los AltOs, Ca. H-D 11-3 4. 5. John Cooper, Derby, England BSA 9-6 Mert LawwillJ.. San Francisco, Ca. H-D 8-8 6. 7. Gary Fisher, parkesburg, Pa. Yam 7-10 8. Dave Smith, Lakewood, Ca. Yam 18-7 9. Conrad Urbanowskl, Miramar, Fla. Yam 16-13 John Hateley, Van Nuys, Ca. Tri 15-14 10. Art Baumann, Brisbane, Ca. SUZ 13-20 II. Steve McLaughlin, Duarte, Ca. Hon 10-23 12. Gary Scott, West Covina, Ca. Tri 17-17 3. 4. Kel CarruthEfrs, SYdney, Australia Yam 1-34 5. Ron Grant, Brisbane, Ca. Suz 27-9 Cliff Carr, Arlington, Mass. Kaw 3-35 6. Jim Dunn, Everett, Wash. Yam 23-16 7. George Kerker, Glendale, Ca. Hon 30-12 8. Paul Higgins, Islington, OnL, Canada Yam 20-22 9. O. Keith MaShburn, Santa Susana..t Ca. Yam 25-18 Kenny Roberts, Lower Lake, l.;a. Yam 245 I. 2. Jess Thomas, Westlake Village, Ca. Yam 19·30 Phil Read, Surrey, England Nor 36-15 3. 4. Dick Mann, Richmond, Ca. BSA 14-37 Ron Pierce, Bakersfield, Ca. Yam 12-39 5. Gary Nixon, Phoenix, Md. Kaw 41·11 6. 7. R.W. Ring, Imperial BeaCh, Ca. BSA 28-24 8. Ed Wirth, Dana Point, Ca. Yam 26·27 Cal Rayborn, Spring Valley, Ca. H-D 50·5 9. Chuck Palmgren.! Freehold, N.J. Yam 35-21 30. Eugene Brown, ....ortland, Ore. Yam 21-36 3l. Frank Scurria, Glendale, Ca. BMW 31-28 2. Mike Kidd, Hurst, Tex. Yam 43-19 3. 4. Bob Bulmer, Morrice, Mich. Suz 32·31 Doug Libby, Deaborn, Mich. Yam 22-41 S. John Samways, Louisville, Ky. Kaw 38-26 6. Yvon DuHamel, La Saller Que., Canada Kaw 37-29 7. Dave Aldana, Santa Ana, Ca. Yam 24-43 8. Mark Williams, springfield, Ore. Yam 46-25 9. Tony Jeffries, London, England Trl 42-32 O. Burt Richardson, Carson, Ca. Yam 3440 I. Dave sehl, Waterdown, OnL, Canada H-D 29·DNS 2. Gene Romero, San Luis Obispo, Ca. Tri 44·33 3. Peter Williams, Hampshire, England Nor 33-44 b~~ ~~~r~~~~'I~~~?deen,aC;a. I~~ ~~:zrs Larry' Schafer, Hyattsville, Md. H-D 40-DNS Eddie Mulder, Burbank, Ca. Tri 52-38' Ron Kruseman, Oxnard, Calif. Tri 47-DNS Marty Lunde, Hermosa Beach, Ca. Yam 48-DNS Jody NIcholas, Newport Beach, Ca. Suz 49-DNS Martin Carney, London, England Kaw 51-DNS Allen Kenyon, Cupertino, Ca. BSA 53-46 Don Emde, San Diego, Ca. Yam 54-DNS 5. Reg Pridmore, Santa Barbara, Ca. BMW 55-DNS 6. Mike van Bibber, AJbuQuerQue N.M. Kaw 56-DNS ime of two heats: Heat One: 1:25.13, average speed 87.926. eat two: 1:25.16, average speed 87.926. Overall average speed 87 .9~6. ttendance: 23.110. - . . . down the straigh t illegally, and his doc ked a lap. Carruthers wins thirteen seconds ahead of Roberts whose Yamaha is still off-note and over a minute and a quarter ahe.ad of third place Smith. Mary Lunde is fourth by Steve Baker and Cliff Carr. The first non-Yamaha IS ,Thomas, Honda, in ninth. CHAMPION SPARK PLUG MOTORCYCLE CLASSIC Ontario, California september 30. 1972 Junior/Expert Combined Pos. Rider Make LaPS . 22. Jeff March Yam 8 1. Kel Carruthers Yam 39 23. Gary Nixon Kaw 6 2. Kenny ROberts Yam 39 24. Don Emde Yam 6 3. Dave Smith Yam 39 25. Ron Byrd Yam 6 4. Ma"rty Lunde Yam 39 26. Paul Higgins Yam 6 5. Steve Baker Yam 38 27. Jerry Greene Yam 5 38 6. Cliff Carr Yam 28. George Miller Yam 4 38 7. Jim Dunn Yam 29. Ron Pierce Yam 3 8. Conrad Urbanowski Yam 38 30. Steve Froschauer Yam' 2 9. Jess Thomas Hon 37 2 31. Doug Libby Yam 37 10. Gary Flstler Yam 32. Perry Armstrong Yam 1 11. Howard Lynggard Yam 37 DNS Wade Kilen Yam 12. Rudy Galindo Yam 37 DNS Steve Mallonee Yam 13. Alan Seddon Yam 37 DNS James Chen Han 37 14. Jon Ciener Yam DNS Dick Talbot H-D 15. John Nash Yam 36 DNS James Evans Yam 16. Robert Endicott Yam 32 DNS Dave Aldana Yam 17. Bruce Lind Yam 22 Time of race: 1 :26.38 Average Speed: 86.900 18. Tom Rockwood Yam 19 Both new records 19. Keith Mashburn Yam 18 Lap Leaders: No. 73 (Carruthers) led 25 laps; 20. Yvon DuHamel Kaw 15 No. 60, ROberts, led 14 laps. 21. Harry Cone Yam 11 Yvon DuHamel, as usual, playing catch-up. .. This is how Jerry Greene ended his combined ride. He broke a finger.