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NorCal Speedway Announcing . .. . Alondra Cycle Supply's Grand Opening Sale!!! By Sneaky Pete SACRA~I E.:'no, Jim Fishback is starting to win some money at a .C.!.R. Three and four man cra shes are no fun to see. There ' were some hard words, especially about the riding style of several riders who are riding way over their heads. High speed , a tri cky track and a lack of -com m on sense will put you in the wall every time. Dan Becker lived up to his nick name .. Berserko " by bo uncing off the wall and other riders. lie worked h is way into t he Scratch Main event, along with Steve Nutter, a rider who has been in m ore than his share of pileups, because of just plain trying so ha rd. Big Mike Konle and Bruce Penhall rounded out the field. Pen hall and Becker got the jump off the line. Becker str e tched out his lead and was all alone at the checke re d flag. Nutter moved up into second, Konle took third with the wrap up spot going to Bruce Penhall. The Handicap Main event was one of the smoothest ra ces all night. All six riders gave each other some racing room . Dave Sims had the lead in tum one, but gave way t o Jeff Sexton and Scott Sivadge. Berzerko Becker and Dangerous Dubb Ferrell took Sexton . one on each side. Ferrell moved to the front of the three-man pursuit of Scott Sivadge , but SCali never yielded to the pressure all the way to the finish line. Costa Mesa, California Friday, June 21,1974 A deafening roar as the ground shook - not from the noise of the motorcycles but from the fans who watched Dubb Ferrell out-gate M ike Bast in the Scratch Main Friday n igh t at Costa Mesa. Dubb go t the ju mp and was first into turn one , Mike went -t o the outside (where he never goes) and got into a wheelstand. By the time he brought it down. Fe rrell was well on his way with Sonny Nutter right beside hi m, and the fo u rth man. Bill Cody, was just a few feet off the pace. ' Mike got the third spot about 30 feet behind Ferrell, who crossed the finish line waving both hands in the air. Then came a standing ovation fo r the rider nic kn am ed Dangerous Dubb the Flying Flag Ferrell. Bruce PenhaJl joined the group with Dave Galvin and Les Chanky as the only riders to win four Handicap Mains this season. Penhall 's win was a three-way go between Steve Bast and Dubb Ferrell . Steve had the most ground to make up. starting from the 40·yard line, ten yards back from Ferrell who was ten back from Penhall. That was the way they finished after five laps of ra cing. The Feature Match race lost its king. Sonny Nutter, who was looking for his tenth straight win in the two lap sprint. He was dethroned by the new Kin g of the Hill. Mike Bas t, O.C.I.R . - Irvine, California Wednesday, June 19, 1974 Jim Fishback, the desert ace, set his sights on t he Handicap Main event Wednesday night at OC IR's speedway m ee t. T he desert star outrode Tom Sawyer. DOll Stubbs and Scott Parker, all previou s win ners. . The growing support of the Second an d Third Division tracks has inspired In dian Dunes to open up their track on Sa turday night for an all Division Two and T hree show. Bill Manley is the mos t consistent winner at OCI R. T his week he won the Scratc h Mai n eve nt ho ld in g off Ph il Moon . another strong rider at this track. Now through J uly 13 Plus, these ot her ",reat buys : Children's :\!X BOOlS (sizes 4Y2- 5Y» 29.95 Loading Ramp - best b uy aro und $ 10.95 Plasti c Levers - co mplete set .. .. . . . . 4.9 5 pai r CAL .. J UN E. 14 Rich :\ladl urray wo n a Scr at ch Main that took its toll of both mach inery and m oney. The race w a s r est art ed wh en J ohn Che ck ou t the newest street & d irt cy cle sho p aro u nd for "TEE-RICK" parts and low prices!!! Cu nni n gh am and Barclay T re hal wen t down in tum o ne. Joh n changed a fro n t wheel during t he two minute ho ld a nd on the restart, he and Barcla y aga in went down. ( Bo th spills were not their own doing.) When the th ird start went without an y mishap. the win was l\Iac~lurray's and the two-three spots to Trehal and Jerry Baugh. John Cunningham watched the finish from the infield. His bent machine was one thing. but the $25.00 fine for tossing h is gloves at the ri der he (and others) fel t responsible for the earlier spills was what h u rt. The after in t e rm issio n even t is now called the 'Dash for Dollars'. Two riders, two laps and the winner returns the following week until he is defeated. Mike Rooney won this event tonight in a close race with John Cunningham. ;;~ NGK Plugs 694 l' --'" Helm ets $19 .95&up T-Shirts ~ aIl sickle brans ~ $1.99 Kidney Belt $7.95 6 Gallon Gas Can $6.95 \\ ~~ ALONDRA CYCLE SUPPLY 9721-23 Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, Calif. Phone 866-9355 ~ _ _ . A lan Christ ian dazzles t he Na pa fans with this style . NAPA . CAL.• JUNE 15 Mike Rooney was the on ly 'flat lander' to line up in the Scratch Main against the Reno riders. Mike got a bike length at the start and each lap was increasing this lead. The order of finish being Rooney. Rich MacMurray , John Cunningham and Alan Christian. The ambulance took Cliff Ball to the hospital after a Heat race spill and the delay had many of the fans and riders wondering if the program would be completed by 10 o'clock curfew. The last event was finished just past ten. Bob Busey had his sights set on a Division Two Main event win until his machine let go with an expensive sounding crunch. The win went to Gabe Dick with Jerry Bowers and Dennis Robinson taking the place and show spots. • Ron Sparl ing and Be n n y McDani els need so me he lp t o se parate their b ike s after Napa crash. ~--------~ I IrQuality Van or Truck Rack '"11..InH- ~ ~ ~ lAItuM~ Folds down out of way . - r .- .... 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