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. RIPES TAKES ATLANTA SUPERCROSS.
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The 'learn Honda Supercross snowball continued to
grow in Atlant a on March 4, 1978as Marty 'Iripes took the
overall win aboard his CR-250R production Elsinora'"
With a second place already under his belt from the
Supercross opener in Seattle (won by Honda's Jimmy Ellis),
Marty went out and dazzled a crowd of 36,000 frozen
spectators in near zero-degree weather.
The track was sandy and rough, but Marty and his
Honda were up to the task. His machine was a box-stock
Honda CR-250R with only a shock absorber change to more
closely suit Marty's riding style. Obviously the Honda suited
'IHpes well, for he predicted his victory in the pits, well
before th e main event.
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Joining Marty as winners for the night were his Honda
teammates Jimmy Ellis, Warren Reid and Steve Wise, who
finished 1-2-3 in the first qualifying moto, and Jim Pomeroy,
who brought his Honda in for second, behind 'Iripes, in the second ten-lap qualifier. Jimmy Ellis also got the award for
the longest jump of the night.
It was a great night for 'learn Honda and the new
CR-250R Elsinore. See the new ultra-quick, super-longtravel Honda CR-250R Elsinore today, at your Honda
dealer. And go have a great time of your own.
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