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Triumph-mounted Gene Ilomero tightened the points race for the AMA
Grand National Championship with a
victory in the rain-delayed half mile
National at Oklahoma City. Eddie
Mulder made it 1-2 for Triumph with
a runner-up finish, while points leader
Dick Mann placed fifth. Kenny
R.oberta (Yam) won the Junior race.
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Adolph Weil debuted a new radial fin
Maico 400 in the 500cc International
class 'of the Elkhan Lake, WI, TransAMA and came up a winner. Suzuki's
Sylvain Geboen and Husky's TorHef
Hanlen finished second and third.
just ahead of first American Mark
Blackwell (Hus). In the 250cc
National class, Doug Grant and his
AJS topped the Tim Hart/Maico
combination.
Overseas. Phil R.ead and his private
Yamaha effort clinched the 250cc
World Road Racing Championship at
the season-ending Spanish GP. In the
1%5 GP Championship, Angel Nieto
took advantage of Barry Sheene'l late
season rnisfonunes to win the title for
Derbi.
Jody Nicholas took his 11th main
event win of the season at Ascot Park,
besting Mark WilliamI in the Expcn
half mile. DenDy Xanepe took the
Junior c1.... while the heat and main
event wins turned in the Novice c1...
by Scott Brelafonl extended his Ascot
win Itreak to 18_
Suzuki introduced three new twostroke triples in SllO. 550 and 750cc
dispacements. The 750. as you may
remember, wal water-cooled_
Ted Kennedy, Jr. - from nonhero
California. not Massachuasetts - won
the 200cc shan track championship at
the Chris Beck Arena in Santa Rosa,
CA.
The Four Aces M.C. held a GP out in
the desert - Willow Springs Raceway
- and desert riders topped the action.
In the 250cc class. Larry Pfutzenreuter posted the win, while in the
Open Amateur/Experts, it was Rich
Thonra1cbon and Bill Bogner taking
the top two spots_
It was fair time in Kansas. and at a
half mile accompanying the state fair
in Hutchinson. BSA rider Charlie
Seale took the Expcn main over
Sonny Burres..
PftItOn Gerber was the overall winner
in the Desen Striders' 80-mile hare 'n'
hound in Utah. Cotton Guio finished
second in the Open class with fint
250cc going to Kerry Fowler over Ken
Guio.
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4th C. Huguet & J. C. Ch.ma,ln Ka_k1 on DUNLOP.
5th M. Baldwin & D. Aldana
Honde on DUNLOP.
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