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October 16, 1973
It took the leader of the 0-250 Am/Ex class about 9:30 to get around the
5% mile course. The first round that was Stan Smith. Larry Pfutzenreuter
had moved up along with Doug Winchell. Smith lost his pipe on the second
lap and Pfutz was pushing hard enough to take over the lead on lap three.
Winchell was second, Matt Betton (Bull was in third and Jeff Wright
(Puc) had moved from a thirteenth row start to fourth. The four front-runners
shifted places as they pined and ran into traffic around the sticky, tight, clay
river crossing. By lap eight, Betton had a good lead over second place Jeff
Wright and that's the way they finished. Matt was'first on his 250 Maico and Jeff,
back after' a long lay-off, second on his Chuck Daly-tuned 175 Puch. '
Charlie Curnutt's Husky featured prototype gas suspension that is receiving
a thorough field test. What else have they got up their sleeves?
more competition clubs get together in
a high-strung racing environment- The
The Monahan/Ramsden Honda
weather was mostly overcast and cool
Wasp was third hack, an unusual
with the sun breaking through only
position for the usual front·
occasionally. Fri~nds and spectators
runners.
stood about quietly drinking from cans
and knowledgably watching the racing.
It was the kind of place where a family
'man would want 0 take his kids to
expose them to motorcycle
competition.
There were no hassles in the refueling
pits aside from the usual levels of ability
which varied from professionally slick to
comical. No shouting and yelling, just
gas and Gatorade. The Four Aces did a
creditable job on short notice and
Rescue Three, though present, did not
have aU that much to do as injuries
·~,~~totalled five in two days.
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And since it seems that one of them
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