and move up despite having killed the
engine twice. Kent took fifth from
Stacen on the rough and last downhill .
whoops with a keep the throttle on
charge. Shortly after Howerton's move
Stackable outdueled Eierstedt for third
and set sights on Pierre who had a
pretty good lead in second.
DiStefano 's good luck failed him with
less than two laps to go as he bit the dirt
halfway up the appropriately named
"Screw U, " a sheer drop downhill
combined with an immediate steep
uphill. Karsmakers, Stackable, Eierstedt
and Howerton flew by as Tony
struggled first to start his bike and then
to get up the steep incline from his
halfway position. The excitement
started as the race changed complexion
with Stack probing Pierre for a weak
spot and Pierre shutting the door on his
charges, one after another. Into the
valley and speeding along the whoop-de
power straight Pierre pulled out a 100
foot lead before the duo dissappeared
into the tree obscured twisties. Pierre
still held the lea d as the apir emerged
with Stack closing. It was Stackable
alone cresting the uphill from the valley
with Pierre crashing at the bottom, but
quickly back in second. Eierstedt ran
third and then Tony fourth when
Howerton's Husky picked a very
inopportune moment to throw its chain.
Terry Clark and Chuck Sun followed a
ways back to the checkers.
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ng 500cc National moto takes to the Unadilla Sportscenter track. Stackable took
II with Wayne Boyer (32) in ninth. "
factory rider Gary Semics took fourth
overall with a 9-1 scoring ahead of
current 500 cc p oi n ; leader Kent
Howerton who posted a 8-2 tally for the
day.
In Support. ' class acti o n Frank Stacy
put his Penton East sponsored Penton
in to the top spot on the tally sheets
with a perfect I -I score to take the
overall win followed by the Maico's of
Barry Higgins, 2-3 , and Ed Moor, 4-4.
Rain, wind, clouds and a general will
it rain or won't it atmosphere clouded
race day after an all night downpour
which turned th e nation's premier
motocross circuit (to a majority of
riders) into two undulating miles of
slippery and tri cky track . The
naturalness and length of the Unadilla
Valley Sportcenter co mb ine to make
the track a first rate test of rider skill
and stamina a s well as machine
reliability and power. "The length of
the track makes it easier to score since
you don't run as many laps and
therefore don't end up riding with the
lapped riders as much. It's a demanding
course." Barry Higgins, who has been
compet ing a t the circuit since its
inception and had a h and in th e lay o ut ,
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