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INDIAN DAY .. ~ = ~ CI) t.:l ...:l U :... U By Bill Petti grew Sam Pi erce• Booze, old movies, and good food· greeted fellow Indian enthusiasts at sam Pierce's EI Monte, Call f. Indian factory lat e last month when " Indian Day" was celebrated. nus annual eventls the hlghpoint In any good Indian fan's year. Aside from the many well -p r eserved Indians on hand there were also new American Indians In different stages of completion sitting around on work benches and hanging In the paint shop. The new Indian Scout that Sam Is marketing Is a beautifully done unit with regard to finish and overall appearance . He can hardly keep enough new rigs coming ott the assembly li ne to fill the orders that are pouring In fr om around the country. Sam's first new model Is reported to pump out appr oximately 63 mph In first, 85 In second and 108 mph In third. That' s pretty good for a machine of this bike's or iginal vintage. One thing to keep In mind, says sam, Is that Indian still holds over halt the world r ecor ds for motorcycles . Highlight of the evening was the presence of Pop Stuckey who was flown In from back East. Pop built the first Indian 45. Also among the throng attending was the Kretz family, Including Ed Sr . and Jr. Ed Kretz Sr. won the 1937 Daytona race on an Indian. The night's activities were highlighted by many old movies with Indians In the limelight. With all the food and drink availa ble the party turned out to be a typical Indian bash. Keep up the redskin spirit Sam, we're all for ya'. DARNED KIDS! Frank Matheny, who told poli ce he was 87 years old, was arrested on a so uped-up foreign built motorcycl e near Manteca, Calif. on charges of not using his rea r view mirror, nearly ca using a hl l!hway accident, being uncooperative when sto pped and for fail in g to ha ve a driver s license. ble scrambles machi ne Is a BSA Gold Star which he cal ls " Tar Baby." Tar Baby is not only a top notch competition bike, but Joey al so uses It to deli ver hambur ger s after school . Joey' s two big ri vals In the upcoming scrambles are Grubby Grubman, who has a new Royal Enfield Interceptor and Reed Selby, who along ' with being the school's star athlete, is also In competttlon with Joey for Coach Colter's daughter, Anita. Coach Colter Is the Inevitable likeable adult who goes all out to organize a bike club and provide cycle recreation after a drag r ace between Joey and Grubby ends with the acc ident of an uninvolved motorist. Joey, however, would have nothing to do with the club, and many followed the lead of their hometown Idol, Kamikaze Joe. As Joey . his sidekick Neeley and a . few others were returning from a prac tice r un over Drop- Dead, a hill no one dared Jump but Joey . they were met on the highway by an outlaw motorcycle club, the Marauders. nus bunch was no ordi nary one-pe r center gang. They were every bit as mean and ornery as might be expe cted, but to top It off, they were all ski lled scrambles r iders that traveled -rr om race to r ace. AId' s slight know~-'.'Y'l ledge and lack of r es earch Is apparent Among those enj oy ing themselves at Sam Pi erce's annual al ndl an Day· were Ed Kretz, Sr. ( fore' In his choice of bikes he consider s good elO unll) and Earl Flanders (ri ght). They Inspect one of the new Indian Scout s that are being prescr ambles equipment that the Marauder s duced at Plerc e.'s EI ManIB, Calif. Indian Factory. ride. For example, what would you think of a BMW R60 or the leader , Cove's, dual - engined Tr iumph for r ough scram, ble s ? Joey's confidenc e Is slightly deflated after qualif ica tions , when he finds he was the last to quality for the big r ace . To make matters worse, Grubby Is killed In a bike accident afte r the qualifying .BY J olin She dd r ac e, and Joey Is blamed. The police for bid him to ride, and It appears that find some of the faux pas quite funny. he will miss the annual classic. nus Pe rhaps the most amazing Impression Joey Vlccars, the her o who discovers r es triction Is lItted at the last moment , I formed about " Rough Scrambles " , is In the end that his every aspect has and he has his chance to compete with that even with Its many Inaccuracies, It room for Improvement, Is a slightly r ethe bes t. wasn't as bad as I'd expected. bellious high s chool student whose every AId's extreme use of alliter ation In Roy AId has aimed for a young audi walking hour Is Involved with motor - . names , such as Neckless Noonan, Donence . I' m certain that for a teenage who cycles . The story Is bas ed on the motor ald Donker , Chopper Charlie and many, knows lIttle aoout motorcycle racing and cycle explosion, and Joey' s desire and many more make his characters seem Is hankering for his first machIne, the preparation to win the annual Pi edmont somewhat unr eal at fir st, but a few of book otters a ,temporary dream fuUillCity r ough scrambles. He Is called them are quUe well developed. His charment. For the ' exper ienced s cram bles "Kamikaze Joe " by his friends and adacterization of Joey Vlccars Is realistic r ider, Ald's lack of understanding of the mirer s , but his characterization doesn 't and somewhat unusual. It Is surely the sport Is evide!,!,- aJ.!.? at times he will . quite match the name. 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