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October 2, 1973 Page 10 YOSHIMURA R A. C I N Go SilYllr Vasel Bahn, Burleson, Schmidt, Smith and Lehto. Holds 21 World & American Records Set In 1973 30th. Jeff Smith on the whistling new Can-Am 125 is 40th of 42 in his class, but still running. Finishing is the name of the 6·Days. In the 175 class after the fifth day, Am.ericans still operating were Dick Burleson (Hus), Bren Moran (Puch), and Jeff Penton. Two-fifty ceesees, the largest class of entries, still holds Carl Cranke (Pen) in 10th, Malcolm Smith (Hus) 15th, Don Cutler (Oss) 20th, Charlie Vincent (Oss) 22nd, Dave Latham (Oss) 28th and Jim Piasecki (Hus) 32nd. Teen-aged Jack Pen ton is running fifth in the 350 class, Ron Bohn (Hus) is 12th followed direcly by Gary Snider (Rok), Jim Fogle (Rok), and Carl Berggren on a Husky, then the two Rokons of Ron Lamastus and Jim Simmons. Ben Bower upholds the V.S. flag in the 500 class with Jake Fisher (Huskies) lOth and 11th. SmiIin' Gary Surdyke has kept the only V.S. 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Trails are icy through the mountains, stree·ts are wet, the Italian's GHens start coming apart and ubiquitous NETRA course marshalls catch them in the act of changing motorcycles. The twenty marshalls have made our American 6·Days the least cheatingest yet. Will our Husky Vase Team hold their grip on the coveted cup to the very end? Don't get overconfident, team manager Jack Lehto warns them. The Trophy Team ham't a chance. Lack of enough preparation and incredibly sloppy liJanagement will keep them down in fifth place. The Czechs, the Germans, the Austrians and even the British know the course backwards and forwards. The foreigners cannot believe the Americans are actually getting lost. Local residents, waiting at the bad spots hoping to see some' crashes, report that all the foreigners seem to know about the hazards ahead and slow down for them, but not our guys. They discover in midair that the road has suddenly turned left under them. Dick BUrleson, riding the 175cc Husky on our leading Vase team is late to a check. Minutes tick by as we watch our chances drain. Finally, six minutes late, he clocks in. Relief. Whew. Malcolm Smith, Ed Schmidt and Ron Bohn arrive in plenty of time. We've g9t the Silver Vase. Even the Imal test cannot take it away. It is all over but the last special test, traditionally a road race, but changed for the first time to a grass track net. Some riders change into MX pants and jerseys, but most, noting the freezing drizzle, keept their riding suits on. . The grass track race is a tie breaker, but since there are no ties to break in this American 6-Days, the racers are out for a lark. It is startling to see brake lights flashing as they enter the turns. The course is virgin pasture, proving nobody has had the advantage of practice on it. The drizzle demoralizes the spectators and they anticlimatically me out before the final wave flags off. Aftermath History will note the first American International 6-Days Trial ended weU. The organizers, handicapped by the loss of their two chief honchos only four weeks before the event, rose to the challenge and seldom made the same mistake twice. Acting Director Ed Youngblood came through the crucible a tougher material than went in. The New England Trail Riders and AI Eames provided an excellen t course and ran their end perfectly - No marks lost. • Results .IWorld Trophy Teams 1 . Czechoslovak ia 2. Great Britain 3. Austria 4. West Germany 5. United States 6. Sweden 7. Netherlands 8. Belgium 9. Italy 10. France 11. Canada 12.. German Oem. Rep. Jaws Tri/Ric Puch Zundapp Penton Monark Monark Hus/Jawa KTM Mon/Bul/Ossa C·A/Yam/Zun MZ Silver Vase Teams 1. United States 2. Sweden-A 3. Czechoslo""kia-B 4. Netherlands·B 5. West Germany-B 6. Belgium-A 7.ltaly-B 8.ltaly-A 9. CzechosIo""kia 10. West Germany-A Husq""rna Husq""rna Jaws KTM BMW/Maico Puch Swm Gilel'll .-- ZunlHer/Mai Manufacturers Teams 1. Zundepp 2 NO.1 3 No.2 4. Jews No.4 5. Husq_ne II 6. Monerk II 7. Steyr-Dsimler-9uch II 8. Triumph Engineering A 9. Husq\lllrne A 10. Steyr-D.imler-9uch I 11. Clss8 12. Zundapp 1 13. Jew. No.6 14. Husq\lllrne 15...... Gar CSR GSR .CSR SSow Ala GB USA Ala Usa Ger CSR Swe CCSR Club Teams 1. Swk Eksjo 2. S_iges Militara Idrottsforbund 1 3. S_iges Milital'll Idrottsforbund II 4. Moto Club Casta Volpino A 5. Moto Club Bergamo 6. Amherst M....owl.rks 7. Gr.ytock Riders 8. Moto Club Medunina 9. Adac Kolh 10. Golden Gators 11. Twin City Competition Riders 12. Moto Club Costa Volpino B 13. Metropolitan Police 14. Adac Franktort 15. Adac ~tuttgort Swe Sow Swe Ity Ity USA USA Ity Ger USA USA Ity UK Ger Gar