;
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Rudy Galindo (249). Gary Fisher (24 ) and John tong played fibreglass rollerball back in 16th, 18th and 19th. (belo w) Robe rts
and Baker pushed t heir 250's to average laps right at 100 mph.
Kenny's
consolation
DA YTONA BEACH , FLA., MAR. 6
en ny Roberts, after an ea rly
.
lap duel with Pat Hennen and
Steve Baker, registered his
second consecutive. Lightweight road
race win at Daytona on Saturday
morning. The two-time Grand National
Champion "played" with Hennen and
Baker during the first half of the 26
lap/IOO mile event, waving the eventual
second and third place finishers "on up
to do some racing." The waving and the
desire to top the acknowledged pavement master producted 18 lead changes
and a blistering speed for the nearly
all- Yamaha 250cc field which by the
20th lap reached 99.302 mph.
Qualifying events, run on Friday,
produced one runaway win, that by
Yamaha Canada sponsored Steve Baker,
and a tightly co ntested one which saw
Ron Pierce and his Boston Cycle
sponsored Kawasaki win after a five lap
bas h th at produced 12 lead changes,
Pierce's heat was the faster of the two
. and he was joined on the front line by
He nnen and h is Harry Hu nt prepared
Yamaha, Phil l\lcDo nald and his Bel Ray
sponsored
Yamaha,
Yamaha
In tern at io nal's Roberts and Baker. The
re mainder of the field saw eight n ation s
represe nted among the 80 starters .
K
International 250
Pat Hennen led the mob through the
infield and across the finish line on the
initial lap with Roberts, Pierce and Baker
in hot pursuit. For the next ten laps it
was a three man show for the lead as
Pierce dropped back to fourth.
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