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J ust as a t Jacksonville, the th ree lim e
green T eam Kaw asa kis of Brad Lack ey,
J oh n DeSoto and Jim Wei nert go t the
j ump shot and q uick ly too k to th e lead.
J im tu rn ed the wic k up o n the 4 5 0 and
in no t ime a t all had b lasted past bot h
te am m a te s to pull away with a good
lead .
Bo th Brad and J ohn began to lose
pace when they lost sight of. J im and
star ted dro ppin g b ack. T im Hart was
wo rk ing h ard and m o ved in t o second o n
the 36 0 Ya ma ha. T eamma te Pie rre was
n o w j ust b eh ind him af ter hav in g
worked his way quickly thro ugh the
pack.
On th e fourt h lap , Pierre Karsm a kers'
b ike sputtered to a h alt a t th e side of
the track. As a t O rla ndo the Yam aha' s
air box had ac ted like a fun nel su cking
in wa te r and bringing t he engine to a
halt. Pierr e sw ung his leg over the tan k
and Jet the b ike drop 10 th e ground . He
wa lke d back to th e pits in di sgust.
S t. Pe tersb urg was th e fo urt h of the
Flo rid a Win ter-AMA Series and saw
real izatio n an d reali ty co n tin ue... Pie rre
Ka rsrn akers is ce r tai n ly faste r than any
A m e rican a t th is tim e. He proved it by
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