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; ;HEBCULES t DEALERSHIPS ~ ...... AVAILABLE All machines made in West Germany and equipped with world famous Sachs engines. 1st Wan'kel Rotary Engined St reet Bik e - W2000 HERCULES 125cc MOT OCROSS - 5 Speed T ransm issio n 125cc ENDURO GS - 6 Speed T ransm ission 175cc ENDURO GS - 6 Speed Tra nsm ission 47 cc MOPED - Fully A utomatic .1 DEA L E RS: Send f or free brochure on our complete line of I .----------------------~ Hercules motorcycles for 1975. ' I 1 1 Name 1 Ad dress I I I 1 City State We always suspected Mike Bast does it in his sleep •• • I I Zip I ROTARY Cycles of U.S.A. I \ 202:: W. 28th si., Cleveland, O. ..411:1 Tel. (2161 651·0469 ~, ~--------------------~ Looking for something new? See Beck/Arnley Phosphor Bro nze Swinging Arm Bushings Improve stab ility and handling. Part No. 28-0158 CR-250, MT-250, CB-SOOHonda - $8.95 per set. Part No. 28-01 59 H-1, H-2, 5-2, F5 & Z-l Kawasaki - $8.95 per set. Part No. 25-9004 Rear Hub Bolt and Bushing Kit, eliminate stud breakage, damper failu re and rear wheel damage . A must in the dirt. Mounting holes in sproc kets must be drilled out sligh tly. Fits Honda 100cc thru 175cc. Availab le from Beckl Amley Corp. an d your reg iona l Beck l Arnley Dist ributor Beek/Amley Corp. • 548 Broad Hollow Road. Melville. L1_ N.Y. 11746 AMA Pilot ProgramA every Tuesday night IS 1/4 mile June 3 ~: l:~le 3 classes: Minicycles a12Scc a2S0/360cc Open to all riders - licensed &unlicensed - except Pro Experts Advancement points for AMA Novices & Juniors. call for info: Daytime 213·321·161 0 213-323·97 10 Nighttime 213-532-6363 213-676-8124 Carab. la Hodaka Indian Ma~o Monlna Puth Sletm Westminster 16 SportCl~~! 7219 Wts lmmSle, A...... Westminster. CA (1 14 ) 8931051 Part s- Ser vice. Fr a m e Mo ds . A c c eSSOri e s " W,.,EELSMITH M DTDRCVCLES 3641 W. McFadden. Santa Ana, CA 92704 7 14 8 39 0 150 Darkmoon, weird crashes, but ifone Bast doesn't do it, the other will. By Dennis Greene and John Bet hea Ventura, Califo rnia May 20 , 1975 When you have done what no other rider in recent history has done (win both Main events two nights in a row), you can only try to make it th ree . This may have been what was on Mike Bast 's mind when he went wide to miss a downed rider. As he went to the wall he was hit from the side by a third bike who did not miss the downed bike, Mike was nailed to the wall, taking most of the impact in his left knee, one that he has had much trouble with over the years. Mike was taken to the p its in the ambulance, but did not go to the hospital. His knee was taped up and he went home under his own power. Steve Bast. older of the two brothers, upheld the family name by winning the Scratch Main Event o ver Steve Nutter, Dubb Ferrell and Scott Sivadge, Steve took the lead at the start and never looked back. At the finish he had 10 bike lengths on Nutter. . Ventura may ha ve a hometown winner in the Handicap Main so on; Randy Mars h has been moving closer to his first victory each week. This week he took third just inches beh ind Bill Meister. Th e win went to Mike Muntean, one more rider to work his way th rough all three divisio ns to Firs t Division fo r a win.. Irwindale. California May 22. 1975 Making up for last week's grooved track conditio ns, this time the traction was superb both on the inside and the outside. It was also the firs t week for a new twist here at the' 'Dale. Instead of a quick two-tapper Match Race, the crew tried something different: a best two-out-of-three series. The intention was to add new life to the head to head battle and it did just that. Bruce Penhall was slated against Bob Schwartz in the (nick-nick] gru dge confrontation. Both have their own following of young ladies so the crowd was really prepared for this one. Penhall got the drive into the first tum an d managed to hold off Schwartz all the way. Then the positions reversed after they lined up again. The third race was an almost even split with Penhall up front and Schwartz driving hard into and out of the comers trying to get mo re t han a wheel alo ngsi de . As it was, Penhall won by about four feet. Penhall was also the reci pient of a standing ovation after he crashed in the second Scratch Heat. No, the cr owd was n't pleased that he had spilled. Instead. they were overcome by the brilliant riding style of Bru ce wh o ch ose to ri de th e ou tsid e all the way wedged righ t b esid e Mike Curo so in the hassle for sec ond spot. Then, less than 50 yards fr om the checkere d , he final ly lost it but was unhurt. The crowd went insane with appreciation. Top money winners for the night, however, were Steve Bast an d Sonny Nutter, ca pturing the Scratch Main and Handicap Main respectively . Nutter commented afterward, "I knew it was just ab out now o r never. 1 haven't been doing too well in rec ent