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those in front of him ~hi'l('England's Dave Thorpe, riding the Honda of Bailey after DeCoster had allowed the use of the bike, was up LO eighth. The battle for third raged over the next 10 minutes with O'Mara deftly choosing his places LO pass and 'nip; ping Malherbe, Rinaldi and Whatley on his way to third. At about the same time, Whatley's rear tire began to go £Iat and he slipped backward to finish 17th. johnson, despite a slowing engine which was later traced LO a cracked cylinder, continued his move to the front and moved inLO seventh with a short time LO go. The man in the black and white checkerboard suit and hat dropped the checkered £lag on Ward and he rode off the track with both arms upraised. Glover was 20 seconds back with O'Mara, in Ihird, 25 seconds behind Glover. Rinaldi took a close fourth over Malherbe with Thorpe edging Johnson for sixth. "It helps to be out from," said Ward. "I rode a conservative race. 1 charged LO open a gap on second and then kept up an even pace. It was a 'safe auack style of riding." '" played it safe on the start," said O'Mara because 1 didn't want LO'be involved in any accident. My starting spot, because' probably had the fastest bike, wasn't the best, but' didn't plan on being in the last third of the field after the first turn. , quickly made up some positions and then set about to work my way loward Ihe front. " "The track is preuy rough and you really have to hold on or you'll end upon the ground," said Glover. ''I'm really sore from being jerked around so much trying LO hold on and go fast. " johnson, although he had charged through LO seventh, was quiet in the period between molOS. In the pit area there was plemy of work with hanges LO new tires, a thorough going over and any other changes needed. Leu worked on johnson's bike to replace a cracked cylinder wall he had discovered after johnson lOld him the engine appeared to be slowing. The U.S. team, with six points, lhe 1-2-3 finishes, LOpped the molO one tally with England at37 points, Italy at 39 and Belgium with 44. Sweden was fifth at 46. One Swedish journalist said he had the headline for the next morning's issue: "Americans could hardly do any beuer." He wasn't concerned with maLO two. Glover blistered his way to the front on the start of moLO two with Ward aboul seventh and O'Mara and johnson back in 15th and 16th. The British hopes came to an early end in a turn-one crash which left Whatley and teammate Willie Simpson bringing up the rear of the pack. Malherbe put a dent in the Belgian hopes as his front tire went nat near the end of lap one and he SLOpped LO' replace it. Malherbe returned LO action up at the front of the pack although he was a lap down and proceeded to duel it out with Glover and Ward who were running one-two. The crowd-pleasing baule continued all over the track until Malherbe parked his bike with another tire problem. Once past and then rid of Malherbe, Ward began LO put pressure on Glover and finally moved into the lead with about 20 minutes run. The LOp two were set although Ward continued to keep the gas on and held an I I-second advantage by the finish. Behind the .front runners, things began to heat up with Sweden's jorgen Nilsson, Rinaldi, jobe, a hardcharging Carlqvist in a string with (Continued to page 21) ... .. . ... •• . MICHELIN HI-SPORT: U KNO • UNPRECEDENTED. ~ 00 O"l AND NOW UNBEATEN. HI-SPORT EQUIPPED 750 HONDA INTERCEPTOR WINS LOUDON, N.H., ENDURANCE RACE ON SEPI'.3RD. First time out, first time in. That's the remarkable introduction of a production racing tire that's so new it hasn't even been advertised yet. But this street-legal tire-speciallydesigned by Michelin-had enough stick to stick-it-out. And come in a winner. Congratulations to riders Brian Johnston, Silas Hiscock, Jr., and Michael Ricciardi. Look for more good news about our Hi-Sport. Or, better yet, get a set and make your own good news. Available soon at your favorite dealership. HOW DO YOU SCORE A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP? Take BRIAN MANlEY, throw in Malcolm Smith gear, put him on a Honda 250 and tum him loose on Riverside Raceway. On September 16th Brian destroyed the competition in class 21 and all the other motorcycle classes, for an impressive overall win at the SCore Off-Road World Championship. Next time Brian stops by Malcolm Smith Products we're going to treat him with a little more respect, now that he's a World Champion. You too can win with MS products. look for them at your local dealer 15