Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

The other work s Kawasakis had a sad day. After four laps Mick Grant's machine was still mi sfiring badly, and then two la ps la ter Gregg Hansfor d sto pped, co mplai ni ng that his b ike ha d lost po wer. At th e flag . behin d Ball ingt on and Kat ayam a came Michel Rougerie wit h the Bimota Yam a ha . chased by Tom Herro n and Vic Soussan on standa rd ,versions. West German Anton Mang was charging through the field , and was up to fourth spot , on his Ka wasa ki before engi ne problems put him out, and T om Herron was ba rtling with Pa trick Fernandez until the French man lost grou nd whe n a ba lancing weight fell off his front wheel . a nd th en a petrol pipe broke , Six th home was Jon Ekerold on the Opsilan sponsored Yamaha , b ut he had been up in thi rd place early on , behind pa cemaker Michel Rougerie and Ball ington , Bu t as th e twin lost power th e Sou th African .d ropped back . Ch as Mortimer m igh t well have gra bbed ch ampion sh ip points, too . If Finn Pekk a Nurmi had not dropped off in fro nt of him . T rying to go bet ween rider and ma ch ine , C has hit a lampost with his foot rest an d fell off. Ball in gto n ca kewalked the 250cc ' race. He ca ug h t a nd passed Mario Leg a after a couple of la ps. and the opposition did not see which way he went. Gregg H a nsfo rd moved up into seco nd SpOl. but Kork left him at m ore than a second a lap . to extend his lead in th e championship chase' to five point•. Kenn y Roberts was an early ret irement with a sick engine in his Yamaha . and with him ou t only Lega on the Morbidelli could stay with the Kawasak is. Mario hung on to H ansford. tho ugh he never got near eno ugh to be a serio us th rea t. Mick Gra nt was' p roba bly happy to finis h a race. H e was sevent h. get ting the better of a very light -hearted battle with T om Herron who was d isguised in Chas Mort im er's helmet after his own ha d lost its visor on the warm·up lap. Ch as, feeling a bit groggy after that 350cc tumble. managed only a cou ple of laps. wearing Tom 's helmet . before ' pulling our , T he 125cc ra ce was a corker. Victory went to Sp aniard An gel Nieto after his Minarelli teammate Pierpaolo Bianchi cra shed in -a big way an th e last la p. Bianchi. Niet o a nd ch ampionsh ip leader Eugeni o Laz za rin i (M orbidelli) had a real battle th rou gh ou t the 18 laps . but when Bianchi bobb led Eugenio was the re to gra b second spot and clinch the titl e . No w he lea ds by 30 points fro m Bia nch i. who will be out for the rest of the season with a broken leg . Results Chuck Joyner, on Carlisle tires Steve Eklund, on Carlisle tires Scott Pearson, on Carlisle tires Mike-Caves, on Carlisle tires Alex Jorgensen,on Carlisle tires Randy Skiver, on Carlisle tires Sonny Burres, on Carlisle tires Donald Bailey, on Carlisle tires Coogratuiations; everybody. From the makers of Carlisle rrrrrrracing tir.es Carlisle Tire & Rubber Company , Division of Carlisle Corporation , P.O. Box 99 Carlisle Tire & Rubber eJmm Carlisle, Pa. 17013 017)249-1 000; Telex 84-2330 (CarfISle CLSU . 500cc121 laps . 78 ,64 miles! : 1, W . Hartog IS uz); 2. T, Katayama (Yam); 3. J . Cecono (Yam); 4. t. Lansivuori (Suz); 5. S. Parrish ISuz); 6. S. Baker ($ 02 ); 7. B. van Oulmen (S ud : 8. M. St einer IS uz); 9. G. Rossi 1st 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th ($ 02); 10. B, Kneubuhler tS uz), Fastest lap: ceccrtc . 2m8.4s. 104 .76 mph, World Championship positions: 1. K. Robert s 85; 2. B, Sheene 82; 3. W , Hartog 65 ; 4, P. Hennen 51; 5 , J , Cecono 50 ; 6 . T. Ka1a'(ilma45 , 350cc t20 laps . 74 ,89 miles! : 1. K. Balling!on IKaw); . 2. T. Kata yama (Yam); J . T. Herron (Ya m); 5. J. H erold !Yam); 6 , G, Bertin (Va m); 7. M, Rou g eri. !Ya m); B, 0 , Chevallier (Yam); 9. P. Pileri (Mor bi; 10. H. Hyvarinen IVa ml. Record lap: Ka1a'(iIma. 2mI 3,Bs. l00,73 mph. Wo rld Championship po sitions : 1. K. Ballington 92; 2. T, Ka tay ama 57; 3, G. Hansf ord 49 . 250cc 119 laps, 71.15 m ilesl: 1. K. Bullingt on (! ::E 'C 'C ~ u;

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