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While his Yamaha enjoyed a stake land banner) dinner. Jim Fishback rode to the overall win - his third in as many years.
Rick Munyon landed atop the 250cc class by just 0.15 seconds!
AMA ISDT Qualifier Series:
Round four
Fishback takes
third straight
Sh am rocks TwoDay win
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By Dale Brown
SEARLES STATION . CA . APR. 26-27
Capitalizing of the misfortunes of teammate
Larry Roeseler late in the second day, Team
Yamaha's Jim Fishback took his third straight
overall victory in the Sunland Shamrocks TwoDay ISDT Qualifier.
Both Roeseler and Fishback,
mounted on YZ465s , had posted
special test scores well clear of
the rest of the pack. But nearing
18·
the end of the third of four loops on
Sunday, Roeseler slid out on the trail.
The miscue bent his exhaust pipe up
int o the gas tank, where it soon burned
a hole and drained the tank. By the
time Roeseler could get it repaired and
underway . he lost 44 minutes.
Fishback poared on the coals and had
over 30 seconds (points) over the
nearest competitor overall, and 48
seconds on the second place Open
bike piloted by Husky 's Scott Harden.
Team Yamaha captured the first
two spots in the 250cc class but the
margin between first and second was
not quite as large. After two days , six
trips around a 1.4-mile special test and
acceleration test , Rick Munyon edged
Chuck Miller by 0.15 pointsl They
were tied after Day One. and though
Miller had a one second advantage in