SETTING N EW RECORDS
1ST
OVERALL
Bob Gro ssi and Rolf T ibb lin teamed up to
give Husk y the overall win and led the
Husqvama sw eep of th e top four places .
(At right) Fin ishing only six min utes 56
seconds behind the winners were Gene
Felly and Bill Silverthorn o n the second
Husky.
,.
Rolf Tibblin, three times World Mo to-Cro ss Cham pion, now instru cto r of the New
Generation Husky Team ' (sho wn a bove) on his way to a new Mint 400 record,
The start and fini sh of Malcolm Smith's record setting last lap for 250cc machines--47 miles in 1 hr . 25 min.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Rolf Tibblin/Bob Grossi (Husqvarna)
Bill Silverthorn/Gene Fetty (Husqvar'na)
Max Switzer/J . N. Roberts (Husqvarna)
Malcolm Smith/Mark Blackwell (Husqvarna)
Richard Thorwaldson/J ohn DeSoto (Suzuki)
Mick Quade/Mike Harper (Yamaha)
7
7
7
7
hrs. 26 min . 26 sec.
hrs. 33 min . 22 sec.
hrs. 47 min . 59 sec.
hrs. 51 min . 19 sec.
8 hrs. 2 min. 49 sec.
. . . . 8 hrs. 4 min .
