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EVERYWHERE AT
DAYTONA THE
STORY WAS THE
SAME.
AYAMAHA
VICTORY
IN DEPTH.
RONN IE DOTTL
JUNIOR
100 miles
1st Place, Ronn ie
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2nd Place, Jean Ly
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DON EMDE · DAYTONA 200 M I L.E NA TIO NAL CHA MPI ONSH IP WINNER
DAYTONA BEACH
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., FEB. 12; Highlighting a week of racing in
which Yamaha broke three records and dominated every event, Don
Emde of San Diego t hundered to victory in the Daytona 200 Mile
Naticnal aboard th e new Yamaha 350 TR3.
Making victory even sweeter for Yamaha were Ray Hempstead, David
Smit h, and Fred Gut t ner who finished 2nd, 3rd, and 5t h respectively all astride Yamaha 350's.
In the pro cess of winnin g the " Daytona 200," Emde set two major
precedents : his Yamaha was the first 2 ~tro ke ever to t ake the money
in the 200 Classic; and at 350cc t he TR3 is the smallest bike ever to
win in th is race, where com pet ito rs 'pack up to 750cc. Emde 's average
speed, including pit stops , was a blistering 103.358 mph on t he twisting
3.8 mile course.
A combination of outstanding perfo rmance and Yamaha reliability under
fire, were the over-rid ing factors that put Yamaha mach ines in the money
in every major Daytona event.
DAYTONA
LIGHTWEIGHT
RACE
100 miles, 250cc and smaller
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1st Place, Dave Sm ith on Yamaha TD2. New record set :
101 .497 mph average.
2nd Place, Kenny Roberts on a Yamaha TD3.
3rd Place, Bobby Winters on a Yamaha TD2.
Of the first 32 finishers in the Lightweight Race, all rode
Yamaha.
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76 miles
1st Place, John Lo
New re
2nd Place, Dennis
3rd Place, Mike De
Of 29 finishing, all
DAYTO A
The most repeated no
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