Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

hesitant start 10 move into second and then overtake and pass Hansford . He momentarily slowed on laps four and five after losing his rear brake. but then quickly picked up the pace. La ter , in the winner's circle after getting a ride back fro m tu rn six with Hansford , Pierce told his tale. " 1 lost he rea r brake in the first few laps , but once I learned to ride without it I was a ll rig ht. Bu t that meant I had 10 use the gearbox a lot more for braking and that , in turn, made me use more gas . In the end , I just ran dry. We ha d a good race goi ng a nd were havi ng a lot of fu n mot ion ing a nd waving to eac h 'ot her. I ho pe th e fans enjoyed the show ." H ansford was not without prob lems. His tra nsmiss ion began to m iss thi rd la nd fou rth gea r in th e tricky infield sections , thus slowing his ride ,.too. I Beh in d t he front-runnin g duo ca me th e dogfight of Mamola a nd Mang 'a ccom pa nled by a 1 01 of fr antic posit ion swapping. It a ll boil ed down to the last lap where Marn ol a 's strategy won out. " 1 kn ew th a t I wou ld have to ma ke one fina l move a nd tha t"! didn't want to ma ke it too soo n. I began to ' set Mang up to think that I didn't have enoug h power to pass him on the last lap before the finish . Ma ng had more low end than I did and co u ld get away from m e in the infield, but I knew that I had the top end steam , "On the final la p I followed him through the infield and then let him lead on the back straight. I cou ld have passed him in the chicane, but that would have been 100 soon so I stayed ehind and remained in fifth gear to give the impression that I was losing tea m . His draft p u lled me along faster than I wanted, and I was forced to shift to sixth and ta ke a high line aro und .him which took me rig ht up to the wall. I then swooped low and held him off. I know he was surprised ." Later , Mang confirmed Marnola 's observations t hro ug h an interpreter; he speaks on ly Dutch . Ma ng also com me nted tha t he felt tha t raci ng on the ba nking of Dayton a was a very scary thi ng to do . , For the first ha lf of the race Joh n Long and Ted Herner ha d the company of Miles Bal dwin . However , soon after mid -poi nt Bald win slowed leaving the fight to Herner and Long , Although they were 100 distant to pose any threat 10 the leaders. the pair rode like a victory in the zoo was at stake. Postion swapping was the name of the game, and each did his best to be in the right place at the right time. Com ing off the final turn and onto the front straight, Long moved out to Heater's draft and took the high line. It was a drag race 10 the flag . In a blpr . they swept across the finish line So close that it took almost a n hour for th e official word on th a t Hern er held h is edge. '[here were ma ny more ba t tles throughout the field , but the intensity of the three ring high -speed circus taking place a t the front of th e pack kep t everyone's eyes glued to the actio n. ~: Fo r t he records, Hansford and Pierce cha nged th e lead a n officia l 22 . times. Uno fficia lly, it was mu ch mor e th:in th a t . H ansford a veraged 100 .4 89 mph in h is rid e to vict ory. • Results 1. Gregg Hansford IKawl. 2. Randy M amo la (Yaml . 3. Anton M ang {Kawl. 4 . Ted Heeter IYaml. 5 . John Long (Yaml . 6 . Jay Spring st een (H·ot. 7. Bruce Sass (Yam). Dunlop (Yam) . 9. Hal Colema n (Yam) . 10. Frank McTaggart (Yam). 1, . Scott Pearson (Yam). 12. M ilp. Baldwin (Yaml. 13. Hugh Humble (Yaml. 14. Eddie Lawson IYam) . 15. Jessie BYafsIYam). 16. Ma rk Jones (Yam), 17. Van SaI1IYaml . 18. Eduardo Aleman (Yaml . 19. Larry Legarra (Yam). 20 . Da ve Garoutte (Yaml. a:Joey • • • The ultimate front end Preston Petty Engineering No Dive' Engineered to give the rider the ultimate handl ing , steering and stopping . T rack-tested by super stars. Now the No Dive is in productio n and available. The most effective way to ensure fu ll fo rk tr avel. When the fro nt bra ke is app lied the front end will no t collapse. Brak ing torque app lied to the fl oati ng brake plate is t ransferred via a lower arm to a compress ion rod and upper arm clamp - offsett ing fork dive. Available for Suzuki RM, Yamaha YZ. It's a real winner. Now at your local To rste n Hallman Racing dea ler , WEST /1300 Hill Street , EI Cajo n, Cal ifornia 92020 (714) 442-043 1 EAST/440,Be lden Avenue, Add ison, Illinoi s 6010 1 (312) 543-5247 NEI Rainbow Stickie Here it is - Cyc le News new Rainbow St ickie Changes colors before your very eyes!! Reflects every color of the Rainbow! ! JII .~I [il! 0111 tltis ordrrb lan k (/1/(1 scu d 10 : Cycle News Products PO B () ~ -!98. (.ou g Beach. C,\ !l08 0 l ~~~n-= I .;.llII Ir~ _ CD -e c:a

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