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ks the big boys J possible to t hei r goggles in h opes t hey could see where they were going in the dust. It hardl y helped . Not in th at kind of dust. A malfunc tion of the starti ng gate wh ich th rew Tony DiStefano to the ground ne cessitated a restart o f t he second moto, "J u st my luck," said Brad, " It was the only time I go t a good start all day . Once we go t off with the restart my nu mbe r pl ate cam e loose and every time a gust of wind would ca tch the number plate , it would pull my throttle wide open!" Lackey wasn't the only one to have problems as Gerrit Wolsink took to the lead . of the second moto ahead of Pomeroy. Smith , Defloster, Karsmakers and Chaplin. Weinert ba iled off h is Yamaha on the first lap to find himself in last pl ace . but moved up to eighth by the end of the race . Karsmakers broke a piston. Marty Tripe s started having gear bo x problems to slo w him off his first mota pace, an d Jim Pomeroy fell off. Bimbo got back up in fourth pl ace behind DeCoster and remained there for t he rest of the moto. With suc h a good sta rt get ting him out ah ead o f the dust. Ro ger began moving up on Sm ith and Wolsink to take over the lead by the halfway point in the race. From th ere . the Rocket just kept on increasing it . Marty Smith go t around Gerrit to finish second for th e moto, givin g Marty the overall by o ne critical point. The finishing order for the moto read : DeCoster, Smith, Wol sin k. Pomeroy . DiS tefano , Ch aplin. Tripes. Mosier. Weinert and Jim West. Marty Smith 's victory this week gave Am eri ca three wins fo r th e Serie s. bu t Roger DeCoster still h olds onto th e p oin ts lead by a wide m argin with his consisten t rid es. Om ah a proved to be a track the Hondas could handle, and Marty proved to be th e ride r that could handle both. " Th e bike just kept running beautifully, " he said. " an d m y mechanic, Dave Arnold. is one of the best: " • Results 500cc INTERNATIONAL. 1. Marty Sm ith 1. 2 (Han ) . 2 . Roger DeCoster 3,1 (SUZ) . 3. Marty Tr ipes 2 . 7 ( Bul ). 4 . Tony DiS te fano 5 . 5 (Su z) . 5. Jim Pomeroy 8 , 4 (Bul ). 6 . Gerrlt Wolsink 11 3 (Suzl . 7 . Ji m m y Weinert 7 . 9 (Vam) . 8. GaylOn Mosler 10.8 (Ma l). 9. Kent Howerton 6 . 12 (Hus) . 10. Brad Lackey 9, 11 (Hus). 11 . J im West 14, 10 (Mal). 12. Arlo Englund 13, 16 (Kaw) . 13. Charles Sun 17. 13 (Hus) . 14. Ko jl M asu d a 12, 18 (Su z ). 15. Masaru I keda 16, 15 (SU Z) . 16. Gregory The iss 20, 14 (CZ ) . 17. Peter Lamppu 21.20 (C Z ) . 18. Bob Harris 26, 17 (C Z ) . 19. Pie rre Karsmak ers 4. 40 (H o n ). 20. Gary Chaplin 40,6 (CZ). 2S0cc SUPPORT: 1. Jimmy Ellis 1 , 1 (C·A). 2. Rich Elerstedt 2. 2 IV am). 3 . M ike Runyard 4, 3 (C·Al . 4. Rick Bu rgett 5. 5 (V am ). 5 . Tim Hart 3, 10 t'vern) , 6 . Tommy Croft 1 2 , 4 (Ho n ). 7. Wayne Boger II , 7 (C Z ). 8. Buck Mu rPhy 9 , 9 IC ·A). 9 . Don Kuda lsk l 7. 11 (Hon). 10. Jim Turne r 13,6 (Vam). 11 . T erry Clark 6, 13 (Hus). 12. Bob Flutter 8 12 (Bul). 13. M ike Kessler 10, 14 (Hus). 14 . Charles Cooper 14, 16 (Pen) . 15. Gary Duncan 18, 15 (Yam). 16. John Kelly 17, 17 (Yam). 17. Scott McPherson 16, 18 (Suz) . 18. Denny Swart z I S , 19 (Y a m ). 19. David Boyd 19 . 20 (CZ). 2 0. Danny We ir 20. 21 (Kaw ). UNOFFICIAL STANDINGS 500cc INTERNATIONAll. Roger DeCoster 640 : 2. Jim Pomeroy 450; 3. Gerrlt Wolslnk 410; 4. Marty Smith 335; 5 . Jim m y Weine rt 315; 6. Brad Lackey 290. Bimbo is still top American on point for the series. Gerrit Wolsink sneaks a look at Brad Lackey . who, the way his luck has been running. is probably having troubles of his own. 7