Rick'Woods and Mike Bast had their first solid meeting of the year at Irwindale. Bast came out on top.
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The week that
just sid by
Ventura
Mike Bast came back to Ventura
after that bad crash last week, and
showed everybody that he was
little the worse for wear. Mike
At Costa Mesa Ken 'Super Stop' Cartee did his thing again in front
of Sonny Nutter.
worked his way into both Mains,
winning the Scratch Main over Bill
Cody, Mike Konle, and brother Steve.
Ken Cartee (Supct' Stop) did his
thing again. He came in just a little
faster than his ability would allow and
carne to a stop just long enough to
cause Dan Becker to get off. He got
the transfer spot and went on to the
Main event. Ken won the Handicap
Main event, but it was not the most
popular win of the nigh t.
The Second Division Main went to
Rick Smith, who comes all the way up
from the San Diego area to ride. Rick
has been riding well for the last several
weeks, and is ready for a shot at division
one.
There were the nonnal amounts of
falls, though most were very minor and
required no outside assistance
afterwards. Mark' Cherry looped it on
the line, and Mark Cherf did the same
thing in turn number three. On the
oIber hand, there were more guys doing
180s or spinning around than we have seen
in some time.
This can be atmbuted to a different
racing surface for the past few weeks.
The track has been very hard with little
or no cushion on it, but this time there
was a lot of loose dirt along with a lot
more traction than the riders were
expecting at Ventura.
BakemHlId
And Bakersfield saw the most complete and wild pileup in a-long time.
Don Green, no releation to this
reporter, got his [ust big win at
Bakersfield this season in the Second
Division Main, outracing Dean York and
Tim Jim Parisi.
Fresh out of Second Division was
Mark Cherf, who found himself not
only in First Division races that evening,
but winning and working his way into
the Handicap Main event. Adding to this
time effort, the young racer got out in
front of (and held off) the likes of Steve
Bast, Steve Gresham and Dubb Ferrell
all the way for the five lap victory in the
Handicap Main.
During the Handicap Consolation
there was a pileup to end all pileups. Bill
Gray had gotten off by himself at the
back of the pack and came to stop at
_ the end of the front straightaway. The
infield man was having trouble getting
the bike off the track., and as the riders
came around tum three and four it was
apparrent that he had run out of time
and would have to drag the bike to the
infield. His timing was off, and as the
