IAbovel Gil Martin lead s Kurt Kriticos 1
4041. A I Collins 1151. Gordon Seim 1
61and others at Sears Point.IBelow right! Randy Mamola 1261and Alan Barbie 1491
chase an unidentified rider.IBelow left! Billy " The Bullet " Addington won Open Superstreet.IBottoml Mamola won the Golden Gate Challenge plus 250 and
750ccGP.
Mamola breezes to
AFM Golden Gate
RR victories
By Karl Okamoto
\
SO NOMA, CA ,JU LY 1-2
The American Federation of Motorcyclists'
T hird Annual Golden Gate Challenge was
blitzed by Randy Mamola , who crowned a
perfect weekend of racing by sweeping to an
easy victory. Mamola, the Santa
Clara, CA resident , ha d little
trouble in d isp osing of his
competitors. They represented
14
the fastest 20 individuals based on lap
times from the previous day's heat
races. A wide range of bikes, from
Production to GP to AMA -style
superbikes, were incl uded in that top
20. Ra ndy achieved his win in his
usual fashion a t Sears Point: lead off
at the flag , widen the lea d , a nd win by
a comforta ble margin. Mamo la
(TZ750) gave credit to his sponsor Jim
Doyle , tuner George Vukmanovich ,
PJl Lubricants, Bates Leathers, Bell
Helmets. Kal -Gard , and Yamaha "for
building a nice bike." Alan Barbie
(TZ750), whose Yamaha of San Jose
waterpum per is t uned by Steve
