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Cycle News 1976 10 05

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ass esanother one ~ ~ first moto win afte r so me heated dicing with Can-Am's J immy Ellis. A thrown chain on. Jimmy 's bike while holding down the lead in the moto gave Savitski a cle ar sh ot at the checkered flag. In his first ride ever on a Pen ton Imports supported Penton, Don KudaIski marked his return to the circuit after an injury by finishin g fourth after LaPorte nipped him for third on the white flag lap. In the second moto, Chuck Sun ran a < composed three seconds ahead of Jimmy Ellis the entire moto to take the win on his Husky, with Savitski in third. For Jimmy Ellis the two , runnerup performances were all he needed for the overall win ahead of Savitski, "It was raining so hard out there the track had tu med to greased snot," grinned Captain Cobalt, "and I didn't need to take any chances... - R.D. checks out his mud box , I ~an airbox. Results 500cc INTERNATIONAL: 1. Kent Howerton 2-3 (Hus) . 2. Akira Watanabe 104(Suz). 3. Brad Lackey 7·2 (Hus). 4. Gary Sernlcs 4-5 (Kaw). 5 . Jimmy Weinert 3--8 (Kaw). 6 . Marty Smith 8-7 (Ho n). 7. Pat R ichter 6-9 (KTM). 8. Jim Pomeroy 12~ (Bul). 9. Billy Grossi 9-13 (Suz) . 10. Steve Stackable 5-17 (Suz). 11 . Tommy Croft 14-11 (Hon). 12. Mic key Boone 16·10 (Suz). 13. 80b Harris 18-12 ( Mal). 14. Gary Chaplin 13-18 (Suz). 15. Tony DISte fano 19-14 CSuz) . 16. Bob Han nah 17·16 (Yam). 17. 'rerrv Clark 15-20 (Kaw) . 18. Gaylan Mosier 21·15 (Mal). 19. Roger DeCoster 4(H (Suz). 20. Jo hn Aye rs 23·19 (Mai) . . 250cc SUPPORT : 1. J immy Ellis 2-2 (C·A). 2 . John Sav lts k l 1.04 (S uz). 3. Chuck Sun 8-1 (Hus). 4 . R ich Elerstedt 6- 5 (Hon). 5 . Fred ' Ve rtu cci 7·6 (Suz). 6. Denny Swartz 12·3 (S uz). 7 . Frank Stacy 9·7 (Pen) . 8. Danny LaPorte 3-15 (Suz) . 9 . Pat Moroney 14-10 (Hus). 10. James Jertes 18·9 (Suz) . 11 . Dan Farley 15·14 (Hus). 12. Jef f Jennings 13·20 • (Suz). 13. Brian Jodry 16·19 (Pen) . 14. Rick Walsworth 23-12 (Pen). 15. Cha rles Holcomb 29-8 (Hus). 16. John Bomberger 21 ·17 (Ma il' 17. Scott Wallenberg 17-21 (Mai). 18. Curt 5 Hammons 26-13 (HU5). 19. James Both 24·16 (Hus) . 20. Mark Weidner 31·11 (Hon) . 9

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