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Cycle News 1976 07 27

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·Fo r·motos.Fourhole shots. rfi • Over 15,000 see repeat perfonnance of MartY Smith and his Elsinore at 125cc Qrand Prix. As if his earth-shattering demolition of the world's top 125 riders at last year's Mid-Ohio USGP wasn't enough, Marty Smith and his factory RC·125 Honda Elsinorew went out and did it again this year. T he dynamic duo absolutely amaz ed the cheering crowd of over 15,000 Mid-Ohio fans. . In each 40-minute,moto, Marty's game plan was simple and he executed it to perfection. After establishing himself as the man to beat-by grabbing both hole , shots- Marty was content to temporarily give up the lead position after a few laps . Then he set into a relentless pre ssuring situation. Trying to wear his competitors out, Marty forced the race to a blistering pace, driving inside , blasting around the outside and soaring off the track's 15 different jumps. At about the two-thirds point in each moto, Smith decided he'd had enough and gassed his Honda back into the lead. Then he stretched that lead lap after lap, to win going away. Marty Smith and his Honda just about ownthe United States 125 Grand Prix. There have been four USGP motos and the Smith/Honda record is an unblemished four perfect hole shots and four straight wins . Marty and his red racer are America's winningest Grand Prix team in history. Get on a Honda Elsinore at your Honda dealer today. Then go out and sic 'em. Always wear a hel met and eye ere recnce when ri ding , M od e l availability may be Ii mited_eR 's ar e de signed pr imarily tor motocross use and are sold ~as is - without wa"anty, For tree brochure, write: A merican Honda M ot Ot'" Co ., Inc., Dept. G M . Box 50 , Gardena, C.lifornia 90247 . See Yellow Pages Imn••r...! dealer. C 19 76 AHM . ..

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