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Team captain Kenny Roberts won two races and added a trio of second placings. Roberts experienced throttle problems in one event which dropped him to 15t h, . Mick Grant and Barry Sheene discuss a little post -race party strategy. III 1fB)).eJII III PERFORMANCE. DISTRIBUTING,INC. IIF~ 3350 West Highway 13 • Burnsville. MN 55337 Phone: (612) 890-5541 Sheene's race fizzled out after just 't h ree la ps. Ba rry was well down t he field once again , bu t when his -Su zu ki engine b lew up there was no ch ance of another impressive climb through the pack. Roberts and Hennen were already well clear of the rest by this time and it was left to Dave Potter to provide the British challenge in third spot. Hennen. had had front brake problems in the first leg wh ich had cost him the battle for number one I spo t with Roberts. But in this race Hennen caught , passed and left his captain far behind. Pat crossed the line over eight seconds ahead of Roberts with Potter sprinting in the closing stages to get within a second of Roberts. , Behind this trio came a re al battle for much of the race with Mike Baldwi~ showin g incredible form in his Mallory debut to set the pace early on followed by Mick Grant, Dave A ldana . R on Haslam , Gene R o m er o , and Barry Ditchbum. The pace proved too hot . After nine laps Ron Hasl am dumped his 750cc Pharoah Yamaha in a big wa y at the ent ra nc e to th e Esses after losing co n trol alm ost 100 ya rds before the co rner . Man and machine hit the solid barrier with a sickening thump and _ th e accident detuned severa l riders in • th e group . • _.' • , ... ~ I • Ro n escaped wit hout se rious injury and the bike, which caught fire . was not too badly damaged . Haslam 's departure allowed Rom ero to move up into fourth spot , though not for long because Barry Ditchburn passed him two laps later. Dave Aldana and Mike Baldwin kept ahead of Mick Grant un.til the flag . Sheene's engine fa ilure , Haslam's crash and a retirement for Steve Manship with a sick motor after 13 laps cost the British squad dearly and the Americans . after. protesting sue cessfully to have Skip Aksland ba ck in th e results in 11th place after he was wrongly flagged off, won this ' leg 79 -56 . • Results First leg: 1. Roberts ; 2. Hennen; 3. Sheena; 4. Potter; 5. Grant; 6. Marshall ; 7. Haslam; 8. Romero; 9. Ditc n- burn ; 10. Baldwin; 11. Aldana; 12. Manship; 13. Aksland; 14. Wiliams; 15. Singleton; 16. Em de. Fastest Lap: Sheene 48 .85. 99.59 mph . Team Scores: GB 76. USA 60. Prograssiv e Total : GB 238. USA 170 . . Second Leg: 1. Hennen; 2. Roberts; 3. Poner ; 4. Ditchburn ; 5. Romero; 6. Aldana ; 7. Baldwin; 8. Grant; 9. DEALERS Contact us for all of your motorcycle needs! POI is a major midwest distributor for; • • • • Bel·Ray Oil Tsubaki Chains Yokohama Tires Sand WShocks and Springs Team Scores: GB 56. USA 79 . Prog,e"';ve Total: GB 294. USA 249 . Mik e Patrick 's .. . Scott USA Or. Smith Goggles Luja Unleathers POI Plastic Replica Tanks POI Suspension Accessories ·Write or call for POI's '18 product-filled catalog. Marshall; 10. Williams; 11. Aksland ; 12. Sing leton ; 13. Emde ; 14. Manship; 15. Sbeene. Fastest Lap: Hennen 495. 99 .18 mph. Oulton Park Americans were again the stars but not the midfield scorers in th e crucia l third round of the John Pla yer Match Ra ces on Monday, In front of a record • • • • • YAMAHA af CORONA 1101 E. 6th. St ., Corona, CA ( 714) 735- 772 1 FINISHER PINS WeMakeEmAsk Lenny for Samples Cal·Mart Piatins 507 s. Hin $1. SuIt. 01 La_ Angeles. CA 10014 21........, 15