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100 Mile National Road Race
On June 11, 1972, Gary Fisher rode his new Yamaha 350 to a
record -breaking win in the 100 Mile National Road Race at
Loudon, New Hampshire in a b listering time of 1:20 :47 at
74.866 mph average speed over the tw isting 1.6 mile course.
Yamaha dominated the entire event with 9 finishes in the top 20!
250 Junior/Expert Combined Race
Gary Fisher ret urned to the winners circle with a b ig w in on a
Yamaha 250 in the 250 Combi ned Race, where he was fo llowed
by Yamaha Team Hide r Kenny Robert s. The victory roster told
the whole story : Yamaha walked away w ith 10 places in the top
12!
Junior Race
Jim Evans passed everyt h ing in sight o n h is Yamaha 350, and won
a first place finish over the com petition 's 750s. Yamaha wo n
again wit h 6 plac es in t he top 10!
Novice Race
The Novice race was a 1-2-3 sweep for Yamaha 250s! John Long
finished first followed by William Labrie in 2nd p lace and Len
Fitch in 3rd. When the dust sett led, Yamaha captured 6 places in
the top7!
The next time you read a vict ory roster, rem ember: for every
Yamaha that win s, th ere's a real close cousin you can buy at your
Yamaha dealer. What we learn in com peti tio n, we incorporate
into every production bike we build. So wh en you buy a Yamaha
Street machin e, End uro, or MX, you 'r e bu ying a bike with a
race-winn ing heritage. Th e great mach ines th at win, mak e th e
mac hines yo u can buy.
The most repeated name on the victory roster.
The great machines for '7 2
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