In front of over 17,000 motocross fans,
Team Honda's Marty Smith and J im
Pomeroy swept to a first and second
overall at the May 1, Southwick .Mass ,
250cc National. Their feat duplicated the
Smith/Pomeroy Honda sweep of the
Hangtown 250cc National Championship
opener only three weeks before.
The track in Southwick was sandy,
dry and so demanding in nature that
nearly all of the riders fell at one time or
another during the two 40-minute motos.
Smith led the first moto from early on.
Then, a momentary fall dropped Marty
to second, just in front of Pomeroy. Both
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riders pressed hard, but time ran out .)
. before they could recapture the lead for}
Team Honda.
In moto two, Pomeroy led from the
start with Smith hot on his heels. Team .
Honda's Tommy Croft (fourth in the first
moto ) trailed Smith in third. All Team :1
Honda riders were aboard their RC-250)
factory bikes. As the bright red Honda
"freight train" ran off with the moto, -1
others were left to scrap for the
remaining positions.
Pomeroy appeared to have the moto
in the bag, but the shadowing Smith 1
squeezed by with only three laps to go
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