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Jim Pomeroy
1975 Road Atlanta
Trans-AMA
By Charles Morey
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA., SEPT. 28
America's two World Championship Grand Prix" con tenders, Bultaco's Jim Po~eroy and
Husqvarna's Brad Lackey kicked
in the doors of the 1975 TransAMA series with an astounding
one-two run in the first 500cc In.
ternational moto of the 10 event
series. No amount of planning by a
theatrical director could have done
more to draw the totally partisan
American spectator assemblage in to the
ac to Pe o ple were yelling for their
personal preference between the pair,
and at the same time were obviously
overjoyed that two Americans were
stealing the show from the visiting
European superstars.
Foreign riders were few. Roger
DeCoster and Gerrit Wolsink, Suzuki's
one-three. punc~ in the ~OOcc World '
Champlo~shlp standmgs, were
ac co mp an ie d by only one other
European contender, Gilbert De Roover,
riding a factory CZ.
DeCoster and Wolsink avenged the
first round U.S . runaway in second
moto performances, DeCoster's second
moto victory put him second in the
day 's overall standings. Wolsink bettered
his sixth place first moto showing with a
second in round two, the total being
good enough for a fourth overall behind
Honda rider Marty Smith's more
consistent three-four score. Lackey
Pomeroy (background) is gaining on Lackey for the lead in mota one.
followed in fifth overall with a two-six
total:
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Can-Am ganged up on the 250cc
Support class, entering both Jimmy Ellis
and Mike Runyard. Ellis won both
motos, Runyard worked up to finish
second in the first round and had moved
to within striking distance of Ellis in the
final bout when he crashed, finishing
sixth in the moto and third overall.
Second place fell to Northwestern Rick
Burgett (Yam).
Motorcycle Industry Council proved
to be a bottleneck in the
. registration/inspection procedure. The
MIC offers a $100 contingency award
for the quietest bike tested, and the first
' winner was Mike Runyard with a 101
dB reading on his factory Can-Am.
First moto
It was Brad Lackey with his 13-star
bi-centennial American flag .jersey who
escorted the 500cc International class
through the opening lap. Kawasaki's
Gary Semics rode a strong second,
followed by Marty Smith's Honda.
Gaylon Mosier's Maico and 500cc
Who put that mudhole on the starting line? Curse you. Road Atlanta!
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