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~ ~ lackey Appears on 450 (how about 490?) Kawasaki" " Brad Lackey-Super .sty le. Photos by Racin g Pho to s Finishing seco nd and th ird to winner Lackey, were T o m Simpson and Joe Cus haway, b oth CZ-moun ted . In the 250cc pro events, which ma rked the ret urn to action of Maico sensation, Gary Chaplin , who finished second overall in th e A me rican tables of the 197 1 Trans ·A:VIA Se ries, it was again a case of too mu ch Lackey . After Tom Rapp had with drawn with mechanical problems , Eddie Cole unleashed some trem endo us d rives fro m th e loo se dirt, man agin g to mak e the sit uation hotter than the af ternoon's w eather o n riders like Jim Hoover, Dave Rodgers, Bryar Ho lcomb , J oh n Maro ney and Jo n , - .... Th e race is on , wind ow, Lackey was asked : "Just wh at was th at th ing tha t yo u sprung on th e Op en tro ops... ?" " It's a proto type, " Brad replied. " It 's th e only one o ut righ t now - I think it's got so me name, so me letters o n it, I don't know; but it's super, super fast. .. !.. When asked about the total w eight o f the new ma chine, Lackey answered: "I'm not sure. But, it's probably under 200 pounds, for sure. And it's got more power than anyth ing I've ever rode.,;" Well, the spectators could have affirmed that par t icular po int. They watched Lackey punch is wa y thro ugh the D unes wa ter crossing wit h more sp lash t han the wake created b y the props o n a 200-tonner! - ,. . ..... . <> . ~ Q. N .... '" r-.: Dallaire. It was Lackey, however, getting the ~ final decision while coming from behind ::< to win both 20·minute heats, Maroney ~ and Chaplin were the second and th ird w overalls. z Larry Watkins (DKW) recorded so me ~ of the d ay's swi ft est he at s, while sailing o to two straigh t victo ries over a large ~ field o f 1 25 pros. Behind the l5-year-old Newh all 'crosser were Bob Brook s on a Carabe1a and Bultaco-mounted , Ken Zahrt . Tom Hoyle sailed his 200 Bultaco to another grand slam me r over the Old Timers' brigade. Jim Gappa (Hod) , Ron Acevedo (Bul), Rick Salmon (Yam) and Ti m Aitken (Mai) were the big winners for the vario us divi sions of Seniors. Conflicts for J unior.ranked racers we re won by Cary Marin (Bul), Mike Biddlingmeir (Pen) , Dave Hovet (Bul) and Ro n Dugan on a Husky. T he 5th annual Viewfinders ' Grand Prix, alo ng with A.C. E. moto cro ss, hillcIimbs, flat track, and "B uddy Racing, " (and about any other type of c o m p e ti t i v e ac ti o n th at c an be dreamed-up) will h old sway at the Old Re serv at ion this Satu rd ay and Sunday. Gates, both d ays, will o p en at 6 a .m. So, co me early and pick ' up yo ur own hill to witness the explosion. .' By J o hn Gro ut VALENCIA, CAL., Feb. 2 7, 1972 Brad Lackey made h is 400-miJe pl u s jo u rn ey a win ning one tod ay, as he traveled from the San Franciso area to Ind ian Dunes. and co llec te d victories in b o th th e 250cc and Op en p ro fessional bo u ts. While tak ing h is second rid e o n t he new Sh ad ow Gl en o bstacle track, Lack ey sco red ' a gran d slam o n th e 250cc crew o n a rattlin g and ro lling CZ; t he n, a fte r uncorking an absolute ho wler of a Kaw asak i, dug a d eep trench for th e o perato rs of Op en m ach in ery . R et u r n in g f rom th e wampum '" ~&-- ' (0 .- '- "'''' -, ;"~,!".:..... "