Colorado's Tom Sonnleither (28) takes his Duck by Liz Wemett (19) during Open Production scrap ing and scratching (left inset! Paul 'Hog man' Stephenson (63 ) led Open Cafe, but
Connecticut's
Schlacter &
Canada's Kindle
double
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By Mike and Anne Ada ir
DAYT ON A BEACH, FLA., MAR. 3
an y of North America's fin est Amateur road racers were on hand for
the first AMA National Amateur Road Racing Championships which
opened up the ' 76 Daytona Motorcycle Classics. All riders
co m pet ing in the Wednesday afternoon races had q ualified for the
Ch ampionships at qualifying races run prior to Speed Week.
Connecticut's Richard Schlacter took the first checkered flag in the 380cc
Production final , Leading a Yamaha benefit, he came up from fourth and passed
early leaders Mike Baldwin and Alton Sharp.
Charles McDonald pl ay ed " cat and mouse " with fellow Kawasaki speedster Ed
Bargy before rocketing ahead in the 550cc Production class to the delight of his
fans in Rochester, N .Y.
Canadian racer Lang Kindle spoiled the American Bicentennial year for Mike
Baldwin and 30 other big-bore aces in Open Production. Kindle p ut his Kawasaki
up front early with Baldwin's Du cati adding a bass note to the otherwise high
p itched two-stroke melody.
Schlacter returned for another win in the 380cc Cafe class, which boasted the
largest field o f the day . It was no easy win, ho wever, as Maryland 's Forrest Kerns
kept th e pressure on. On ce again, a Yamaha benefit.
Texans Dave Robinson and Randy Reynolds put a pair of Hondas up in the
1-2 positions in th e 550cc Cafe division with Ted Jennings placing his Kawasaki
in third in the 12 lap even t.
Lang Kindle and Mike Baldwin repeated their performance of the earlier
Open Production race by finishing 1-2 in the Open Cafe ev~nt : Pa~1 ." Hog,!, !", "
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