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Jim Fishbac k came fr om the desert t o win his fir st night o ut. Mike himsel f that Steve was upse t w ith ! Fans sta r ted to pour o u t o n the t rack, and th e La w wa s called ou t to keep th e wh o le thi ng under co n tr ol. All t he noise overshad owed the ea rlier win by Dave Galvin in th e Handicap Main Even t . He b eat ou t Steve Nutter, while Mike Cur oso and Steve b attled for second. Curoso got it an d Steve Nutter had to settle for fourth, wh ile Guy Waterson and Mark Che rf trailed behind. Irwindale, California ., May 30.1974 ••• On th e track tha t his father b uilt, young Billy Meister wo n th e Handicap Main Event. Bill put his ten-yard advantage to good use an d at the en d of five laps was still out in fro nt by ten yards . Scra tch Mai n Event h e n ors aga in went to Mike Bast, wh o was d efea ted last week by brother Stev e. Mike got th e win just ah ead of S on ny Nutter wi th Steve o n th e outside . The fourt h ride r forgot to turn on his gas an d af ter on e of his best nights it was sad to see Bill Gray pul l off th e track, T he re was no problem with th e officials at this track and t he sho w was m uch be tter. Ralph Tow takes care of th e two so ut hern trac ks, Costa Mesa and Irwindale, and is well liked by th e rid ers an d ha s th eir respect. Costa Mesa. California May 31.1974 L In the last five weeks there has been but on e Scr atch Main Event winner at Costa Mesa , and this led the promoter to p ost a S I 00 rew ard for the ride r wh o co uld beat Mike Bast on an eve n (scratch) start . There was a p lan to add 50 bucks each week un til someone corralled the cha mp. Everyone was q uite su re that it would take several wee ks an d the ne xt set of posters, reading " Reward S150 .00" had alr ead y been printed. However, they'll n ever be hung. Steve Bast, like th e gunfighters of old, beat Mike Bast to the d raw on the starting line and won the reward. Jim Fishback! Yes, the . best desert racer in the country has put on a steel shoe and, without the help of an y handicap, found his way to the winner 's circle. J im rode his very first speedway race Fri day ni gh t, and won by a substantial margin . Two wins in a ro w in scratch raci ng is n o t un co m mo n , but so far no one had pulled it off in Han dicap Main Events un t il Billy Meister ba cked up his T h ursday nigh t win by doing the same thing at Costa Mesa. The feature match race King is still Sonny Nu tter and he may soon see a " reward" pos ter with his picture goi ng up . li e added J err Sex to n to his list of defeate d riders. OCIR. Irvine, Califo rnia May 29 .1974 Bobby Ross is the " Mike Bas t" of the Second Division at the Irvine track where this pas t Wednesday nigh t he wo n the Scra tc h Main aga in. Bill Man ley put up a good effort to get him o n the o utside. Handica p Main ho nors went to Steve Bon ham. • Results in Resu lts Sectio n. BOOTS Top G..r Buckle HlOh Lac» Cvcle Acm. Cowboy DUI"8ngo Harness O.npost logger Engineer Drns Zippe~ Largest Se lectio n $59 .... Iue :15. wh... 25. value $44.95 27 • • Iue 19.95 JIM. 26.95 17.95 60 . value 34.95 25 . value 17.95 25 . value 17.95 25 . value 13 .95 Work Shan 20 . value 12.95 Add 5 2 .0 0 Mail O rder p lus tax 'fBACK Work Shoes Unlimited 12086 Brookhu rst . Gar de n Gr ove 714-537-6535 1772 No . T ust in Ave .• Orange 125 2 2 West mi nster at 17 t h St .• Sa nta Ana Distributor f or V~ndramini Boots x-tre Edge Quality Ed's Dist rib ut ing P.O . Box 5268 1 Hou ston , Texas 77002 Santa Fe Springs, CA 90650 Dist rib ut o r inqui ries in vit ed (2 131921 -3235 13321 Unit C Alondra 8 11d . WHITTIER HONDA Motorcycle Trailers Bell He lme ts Full Bo re Products 14324 E'. Whitt ier Blvd. (21 31698 -0065 Co m p let e stock of parts and accessories fo r street and d irt. DSS~ "''''~ ,'a I~": "·:l~'j ••j ~Jt:nel' fIV ~uu..,eII- S END SO¢ FO A CATALOG' GUY R. LOUIS (71 4) 893·7057 7219 Westminster Ave.. Westminster, Co ,,,........ p.o _80_ ...... . CVpI'nt . ell.90630 171 817 -7"17 '" COMPETITION MOTO RCYC LE WHEEU DESIGNE D, BUll T ANO RE'AUlllD. H odak. Mon tesa Motorcycles ""~J A'" ~....... f1 ~~~:s5port Cy cle 17