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.... I-< 0.. < (Above) Bike problems hurt Deve Aldana's rides. (Below) Graeme Crosby leeds Memola In race one at Mallory, gear and the clutch for most of the race. Hard on his heels was Skip Auland while Dave Potter held on to a half-second lead over Richard Schlaeter at the line. Dave Aldana's four-stroke Yoshimura Suzuki went sick and he only managed 12 laps, but he at least got the bike to the finish. YOIhimwa teammate Wes Cooley's mount broke at the worst possible moment and he just couldn't push it in to go for points. Randy Mamola didn't go the distance. His 650cc Suzuki broke a crank and he managed only nine laps. After the points had been tallied the Americans led 70 to 66, but the British supporters already sensed that it might be different in the second leg and it wasl Spencer won again, but this time Roberts and Mamola packed the next two places, leaving Britain's best man, Ron Haslam on the Yamaha, gasping for breath in fourth spot. Dave Potter and Keith Huewen took fifth and sixth spots, but that did not stop the American midfield takeover. Aksland, John Long, Cooley and Schlachter made a sandwich of John Newbold, and with Schlacter 12th, the British were handed a crushing 28point beating. Aldana again had problems, but in comparison with the host nation the reliability record of the visitors looked impressive. Within four laps of the start Mick Grant, Chris Guy, Sheene and Crosby had been forced to stop with mechanical troubles. Mallory Park 14 It was Roberts' tum to shine at Mallory. Freddie was far from impressed with the high speed Leicstershire track which was slippery due to dirt and debris on the surface. But that did not stop him from grabbing second place in the first 22-lap team clash. Third was Britain's best man, once again Ron HaaIam who kept nipping at Spencers heels, but never really looked like he'd get the better of the teenager, Mamola was fourth after another exciting dice with his factory teammate, but Transatlantic Trophy foe, Graeme Crosby. Again the Americans won, by only four points it is true, but it was enough to stretch their advantage to 56. Sheene was a disappointment. On the front of the grid at the start, he came around almost last at the end of the opening lap and fmally pulled through to eighth behind Schlachter. Barry put the result down to problems with his big Yamaha's monosbock unit and loss of midrange power, but if his fans expected an improvement next time, it did not really happen. He was fifth. Roberts once again set the pace, but he couldn't shake off Mamola. When the caution flags came out for Crosby's high-speed crash at nevil's Elbow, Mamola went ahead for awhile, but later Kenny regained command and stayed there to the flag. Third was Spencer, who had some heartstopping moments on the grid when the Erv Kanemoto Yamaha started to misfire_ But Erv came to the rescue and after a sluggish start, Freddie piled on the coals to look at one stage as a possible winner. Just three seconds covered the leading trio at the flag. Fourth was Haslam and fifth, more than 10 seconds down, came Sheene