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Hummer and Gilbransen lead the way through the first turn on the second lap.
by Patriek Neil
SEARS POINT, CAL., May 17 - Allen
Barbie took two firsts and a second at
this AFM Road Race run on the
twisting 2.5 mile long Sears Poin t course
in the small· hills very near the bay of
San Francisco, while Dave Scott won
the only race he entered, beating Barbie.
Practice at ten
found a
riot-as-many-as-expected turnout with
the big road race being run back East.
However, that made it all the easier to
go fast. After the practice, rider's
mee ling was held and everyone got to
get in his commen Is before the action
began. One comment was, "The outside
of the course has loose sand on it!" A
reply from another rider went, "So
don't ride on the outside!" And the
meeting broke up with instructions to
the side hacks to get ready to go first.
The team of Hummer/Gilbransen on
a Harley-Dee took the win in this event
hut not after chasing some of the other
teams to get that lead. The race went
for six laps and I'm sure that after 72
comers the monkey was just a bit-tired.
Some real exciting speed took place on
this one.
Allen Barbie on a 350 Yamaha won
the 350-0pen GP class. In second was
Dennis Pigelow on a 750 Honda. Third
was Humphurs also on a 750 Honda.
Allen completely pulled away from the
rest of the field during this eight lap
event.
In the 0-200 GP event, Dave Scott
dominated the race aboard his 125
Yamaha while Barbie had to settle for a
second place finish. The third place
went to AI Geissler on his 200 Yamaha.
The 250 GP again had Allen Barbie
winning against Tom Bright. Try as he
might to catch the first place leader,
Tom just couldn't get it to happen.
The weather was perfect for road
racing, and only one accident of any
consequence occurred during the 500
when a rider lost it on' a comer and a
fire started, cuttinR short the race.
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