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who knows Big Jim Fishback's got a brand new bag - winni ng at Ventu ra. Mike Curoso three time winner of the Purple Helmet rounded o ut this top field. Steve was challenged every lap by Woods, but keeping your cool is the name of the game and this newest Super Star is cool. Desert ace turned speedway star, Big Jim Fishback, took the ope ning night ho nors in the Handicap Main Event over ho metown he ro Randy l\l a rsh , J im is o ne of 20 riders that hold a d ual license th at pe rm its hi m to ride eit he r firs t or . seco nd division as needed. Dan Hu ckans, a reserv e ride r cal led into the night's show because of so m an y riders eliminat ing the mse lves o r b ikes b ecause of crashes , went the full distance in th e Division Two Main for his first win in speedway. Irwindale, California May 8, 1975 1031 West Brooks St., OntJorio, Ventura opens, Woods runs wild at Irwindale, Sexton scores Purple Helmet Trac k co n di ti on s wer e to tal ly different than they had been in the previous t hree weeks, and it sh owed in th e Handicap Even t as o nly one ride r sta rting further than 30 yard s m ade it into t he Main . Th at rider was Du bb Ferre ll, wh o only last wee k barely missed m aking it a double. Af ter las t week's Handicap win, Ferrell was placed th is time way ba ck on C8IifomiB 91762 (71.' 986-4537 "The Snake Strikes" Jones MX Products Distributon: EAST P.O. Bo x 204 , Prospect. KY 40059 (502 ) 228 -8025 CENTRAL P.O. Box 9 1. Hieo , TX 76467 (8 17 ) 79&4990 WHITTIER HONDA Motorcycle Tra ilers Bell Helmets Full Bore Produ cts 14 324 E. Whittier Blvd. 1 13 1698 .()065 2 Com plete stoc k of parts and accessories for st reet and d irt. 12 DSS~ By Denn is Greene and John Bethea Ventura, Californ ia May 6,1975 With all the color that Speedway is no te d for, the 197 5 opening o f Ve nt ura Fairgro unds to the class A show is now official. From the first waving of the flag it was to be a show of spills , thrills and outstand ing racing. Denn is Porter ana Sterling Cogar supplied part o f th e spills, bu t unfortunately th e high speed tie up on the fro nt straight sent both t o the hospi tal. Porter with a bro ken collar b one an d Cogar wi t h the sam e p lus a bro ken jaw. First Division had its share of get-off's as well , Sco t t Sivad ge, Larry Sh aw an d Bill Gray all wen t do wn fo r t he co u nt without injury. It wa s the night fo r Steve Nut te r, prob abl y the mo st improved rider of the year. He was no t intimidated at all in the Scratch Main Event wh en he we nt up agai nst Rick Woods and Mike Bast, bo th former U.S. Speedway Champs, Rick Woods holds off Wild Bill and Bobby Schwartz at Irwindale.