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00 l' 0') lAbovel Takazumi Katayama finished third in the 360cc event. IBeiowl Wil Hartog was second to Barry Sheena in the 500cc race. Kork Baliington. runner-up in the 360cc class. lead winner Gregg Hansford. leif Gustafson lets his 260cc Yamaha get away from him. lAbovel Vlrglnlo Ferrari 1131 leads Johnny Cecotto 141. Teuvo Lansivouri 1101 and Steve Parish III In the 500cc race.lBelowl American Steve Baker. fourth In the 500cc cia..: (Continued from page 20) 22 throughout, though they could not hold off Patrick Fernandez who caught and p~d them to finish a good third behind the two Kawasakis. Ekerold beat Herron home in the earlier S50cc race with the South African fourth and Tom fifth. Vic Soussan might have easily taken fourth place but for an excursion onto the grass when Italian Franco Uncini went for a real purler after his rear tire slid away. Uncini was lucky to escape with only a broken bone in his hand, but it was enough to stop him riding in the 250cc race. Kenny Roberts gave the l!5Occ race a.miss as weD. but out of choice. He decided that 76 laps, including t~ 500cc battle straight after, were just too much. It most certainly would have been, too, because Kenny was up in third spot behind Hanog and Sheene soon after the stan of the race. But he soon dropped back and could do little to fight off the challenges as they came. Hartog was like a rocket, but Sheene, making haste slowly. had . pegged him back by the half· way stage. Moving at a much quicker rate was Takazumi Katayama who ~t a record lap on the works four-cylinder 500cc Yamaha. But then his softer compound front tire began to slide. and Sheene. n6w ahead of Hartog. quickened Ius pace to stretch the gap. Katayama went on to fi~ish third, with Steve Baker breaking clear of t~ bunch for fourth spot, his Nava Oliofiat team mate Virginio Ferrari fifth, Johnny Cecotto sixth and Roberts seventh. If the racing was good. however. the crowd didn't reflect it. Despite the switch from the previous year's TT at Anderstorp, only 17.000 made it to Karlskoga in the three days of racing. K.llellinglon IKawI: 3. T. ~ !Yoml; 4. J. Ekerold 10p0I; 5. J. Homln IVom); 6. P. _ !Yoml; 7. P. ~ !Yoml; 8. V. _ !Yom); 9. M. G<8nt fJC8w1; 10. M.~. _ l o p : _ . , m,22.220. 85.82 mph. World etwnp;orIOhip pooiliono: 1. IlIlIington (771; 2. HonIford (49); 3. ~ l46l; 4. Ekerold 1361; 5. _1261: 6. Uncini ond Homln 1191. 250cc 136 • • 71.54 miIeII: 1. G. HonIfordIKaw); 2. K. 8lIIIington (Kawl; 3. P. _ !Yoml; 4. J. Ekerold (OpoI; 5. T. Herron IVoml; 6. C. Podgell !Yoml; 7. M. l8go (Morbi 8. C. Morti~ IVom'; 9. A. Manu (Kawl; 10. H. Moi~ IVoml. F _ lAp: HonofClfd. 1 m231. 84.52mph. Results HonIford (881; 3. K. Roberts 1541; 4. F. Union; (40); 5. _ 1311; 6. Herron 1231: 7. Ekorold.l22l; 8. Pileri (21); 9.l8go 120); 10. e-ier 1171. 125cc'(32 • • 63.6 milool: 1. P. Bionchi IMin); 2. A. Nieto IBulI; 3. T. &pie (Mol); 4. P. CIrIIIon IMBA!: 5. A. Auingor (Morbi; 6. J. Guig_ (Morbi; 7. C. Hor· ton (Morbi; 8. M. Kinnunen IMorbI; 9. H. MueIIor IMorbI; 10. W. KoodIine (!len). F_lAp: _ . , m28.7•• 80.85 mph. World e:t.mp;onehip pooiliono: 1. ~ lB9l; 2. 500 cc 1«) • • 79.5 milool: 1. B. ~ 1Suzl; 2. W. Hortog 1Suz}; 3. T. ~ !Yom); 4. S. _ . (Suz}; 5. V. - . lSuzI; 6. J. Cecotto !Yom); 7. K. Flobona IVoml; 8. T. lMlIillOUri 1Suzl; 9. P. Coulon 1Suz}: 10. A. Gootge lSuz}. F_lAp:~.lm.22.07 •• 87.17mph. World ChompiooIOhip pooiliono: 1. Flobona. 85; 2. 3. P....... 1511; 4. Hortog l46l; 5. Cecol· to 14Ol; _ _ ond K-.mo (33); 8. lAnIivouri 1231; 9. M.l.ucchinoIIi l22l; 10. S. _ (141. 350cc 136 • • 71.54 _ 1. G. _ fJC8w1: 2. ~ 182l; WClfld chImpi_ip pooiliono: 1. 8lII1inglon (89); 2. _ (701; 3. ..,.,. 1"1; 4. _ 1 4 2 ) ; 5. &pie 13lD; 8. CIrIIIon 1381; 7. _12Bl; 8. Guigllobocloll27l; 9._1181;10._(151.