standard no-B.S. Makos modified only
by KONI gas shocks a t the rear.
Then , in a downhill first tum that is
re ally too narrow for 40 GP bikes, came
the stunning crash. Three bikes went
down. It was Brad's Husky that lay on
the ground wi th t he throttle stuck open
as the dust blew aw ay. The works
Husqvama ran at full chat even after
Brad y an ked the plug wire, until the big
end went.
By the end o f th e first lap, Adolf had
worked his way past Gerrit in to first. He
did not get awa y , as Gerrit remained
very smooth and very tight on him.
DeCoster was back about eighth on the
first lap . Within 12 minutes, he had
somehow worked his way up .t o third,
but there was a big gap between the first
two riders (Weil and Wolsink) and
eV"!,Ybod y else . The dust made it that
wa>:.
About
the
same time, Pierre
Karsmakers - who had been fourth took his Honda to t he pits. The rear
mounting bracket of Honda's angular
fuel tank had sn apped off. Every bump
pulled the gas line off the carbo Willi
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