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Overcomes separated shoulder to take second straight AMA 25-lap event.
It was the guttiest ride anybody could rcmemberv j im Ri ce, aboard a BSA,
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w as runnin g fourth o n lap 6 when he le aned into a turn and clipped his left
shoulder o n the ra il. T he im pac t dislocated th e shou lder in stantl y . Bu t
despi te th e p ain , an d desp i te a left ar m and h and that were virt ually
useless , R ice h u ng in there . Sh if ting gears without th e clutch, steering
wi th his good right arm, he scrapped his way throu gh the pack an d was
seco nd going in to lap 25. Then, on the final straight, he ro ar ed int o the
lead and to o k the checkers . U nable to d isengage the clutch, Ri ce took
an extra lap to brake the bike to a stop , and toppl ed over. Only then did
an yone suspectthe in credible truth.
II w as Ri ce's 11th Na tion al victory - all of th em o n d irt an d all of th em o n
BSA. D ic k Man n fini sh ed th ird , a lso o n a BSA . When you ride BS.\, yo u
ride the wi n ne r.
