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fast 60 MPH first turn and took th e lead
of the better kn own
ahe ad
professionals.
F or a lap and a h alf, he held off Brad
Lackey but the n, as qu ickly as h e
start ed , he began to slow up an d drop
b ack as Brad t o ok o ver th e lead. Marty
Tripes h ad th e fac to ry CZ ab out a
hundred yards behind Brad in second ,
fo llow ed by J immy Weinert (Kaw ), Bob
Gr o ssi ( H us ), a n d th en Pierr e
Kar sm akers ,
Brad maintain ed the lead fo r seven
laps but th en Marty be gan m ovin g in on
him and Pierre w en t by Bob Grossi.
Grossi w as going quickl y but was hav in g
a hard ti me with th e tr ack an d was
co ns tan tly ge tting o u t of sha pe . A t on e
p ain t , he crested one of th e uphi ll
j um ps, landed side ways ยท and almos t
st alled the Hu sky . Over rou gh gro und;
he see me d to be spend ing more time o n
the fr on t wheel th an th e back .
By lap ten, Marty h ad rea lly m oved
in on Brad and in an o th er lap o r two
would p robabl y have passed him , bu t
just th en th e cap fell off th e fuel tank.
With gas dren ching him an d th e bike he
was forced t o slo w up . Jim Weinert
found himsel f in second behind hi s
Kaw asaki teamma te, with Marty o u t o f
th e act ion . Brad easil y took th e maLo
win ah ead o f J im, wh o wa s foll ow ed
fairly closely b y Pierre ; th en Tim Hart,
Rich Thorwaldson, Bob Grossi and Mike
Run yard.
KARSMAKERS' MOVE
They hadn't heard of Bill y Pay ne (27) down in Dixie before thi s series. T hey know who he is now.
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