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can-am Hiinolin - Frame rig idi ty based o n pe rfec t tri a ng ul atio n. Ad justable steering head to suit yo ur rid ing s tyle. - New lo ng- tra vel suspension sets new standard fo r s uperb overall ha ndling con trol. - Technically advanced tra nsmissio n pe rm its im m e di a te start-up in a ny g e ar. - Front fork feat ures b reathe r valve to e nsu re c onsi stent action. - Let's hear it for Mom and apple pie! Hold ing alo ft the spoils of victory, Mike Bast, Mike Cu roso. Th ird place Bill Cody : " Go t you r p icture? Can I go , now?" T ight scrimmage at t he Bakersfield Firecracker Derby, left to right, Cody, Steve Nutter, Mike Ko n le. can-am motorcycles by bombardier Dlllr ibu led by Bomb l rd ler Co rp. , P.O. Box 6106, Dululh, Mlnnelole 55101 \ OFf -ROADI _ Co dy ca m e o u t the winner with Mark Che rry second , Bru ce Penhall third , Jim Gr esh am fourth an d Dave Sims fift h . The Mat ch race wa s won by Sonny Nu t ter in tw o stra igh t ov er Mike Curo so. Bo th rid es wer e ve ry t igh t. In fact, the fin al was so close th at it to o k th e score rs se vera l minutes to m ee t a nd finall y agree th at it was Nutler by a sca nt fe w inch es. - Costa Mesa, Califo rnia July 4, 1975 Alt hough the crowd was small for Cos ta Mesa because o f the Fourth of J ul y wee ken d , th e racing was outstanding wi th J eff Sex to n pi cking u p hi s se co nd Scratch :'I ain win ina row. Jeff held off Mike Bast , Rick Wo od s and S teve Nutter, wire: to wire. Bo b b y Schwart z did it agai n , for the six th time th is season he w on the Firs t Division Han d icap Main, Th is b roke the tie between Jim Fish bac k an d himself. You can see Sp eedw a y free for th e next tw o we ek s at Costa Me sa, The Orange County Fair will be runnin g and on ce you have paid to ge t in to the fa ir, yo u ca n sec Spe ed way as p art o f th e night's fun. - Bakersfield, California July 5,1975 The first Championship even t of the 197 5 seas on wa s h osted by Bakersfield. All Ch amp ionship program s arc 20 eve n ts o f Scrat ch rac ing with 16 rid er s c o m p e ting in five eve n ts . Thi s progr am is d esign ed so each will ride at leas t once aga ins t ea c h o f the o the r rid ers . T o win a four-lap even t is wo rth thre e p o ints . seco nd p la ce two p o ints, third pl ace one puint and fourth place zero p oints. /I. very sim ple st y le of scoring, a perfect score would be 15 points. T he Fire cra cke r Der b y is o nly three years o ld . T he fi rst wi n ner wa s Mik e Bast in 197 3 , an d Du bb Ferrel l in 1974 . T he new t it le h older for 19 75 is ' 73 w in ne r Mik e Bast with avtop sco re o f 13 po in ts . Ther e was a three-wa y t ie at 12 poin ts fo r sec o nd pl ace between Bill Cody, So n n y Nutter and l\like Cu roso, In th e tie-b re aker even t Cu roso ca me o u t on to p . m ovin g hi m in to se cond overall. Cody ran second p u t ting him in th ird p lace , t hen N utte r fo r fo ur th . Big Mike Ko nl e was in t wo pi le up s th at nigh t b ut sti ll came up wit h ni ne big points to put h im self in fifth all by h im sel f. Each of the 20 even ts was close, and for those o f us th a t tried to guess t he resu lts of th e race prior to th e start , we ll, be tt e r luc k ne xt year. Th er e w ere m an y upsets not on ly for the fir st sp o t b u t all t he wa y d own in eve ry eve n t. In winning, Mik e Bast lost o ne po in t to Bill Co d y a nd o ne point to Sonny Nu t t er , Guy Wat erson was the fir st reserve rider of th e ni ght and was called o n t o fill in for St eve Bast wh en he called in sick. T he se cond reserve ride r. Jim Gres ham di d n ot ge t a c ha nc e to ride. He sho wed hi gh sp o rtsmanship whe n h e gave up a c ha nc e t o ride in o ne even t. Dubb Ferrell had bike trouble and Jim sen t o u t h is own bi ke . St eve Nutt er was t he o nly inj ury for th e n igh t. li e hit th e wall a nd hi s ha!,d we n t into the re ar sprocke t . he was cu t be twee n his fin gers and w as ta ken to he st itc hed up. Results in Rcsu l ts Se c t ion . Specializing in Off-Road Vehicles & Motorc ycles New & used parts. Motocross & Desert accessories ~rnW~mrnill~~ RACEWAY SUNDAY JULY13 ANINTERNATIONAL RAC EWAY PARKS, INC, FACILITY Irwindale Ave. e xit off 210 freewav. 213-334-4949 . Buyer Gat es Open 9 a m - 3 pm Seller Gat es Open 7 a m - 9 a m (must be in by 9) *Attention Sellers * Private seller's $5 (late entry $10) Commerc ial seller's $10 (late entry $20) Register early for p rime loc ations a nd save on seller fee T&C ENTERPRISES 346 No. Bradoaks St., Monrovia, CA 91 016 213-358-1098 Show no fears Shift the gears DIST RI BUTED BY Sammy Tanner Dis tributin g --...--. 17213 R ose to n Avenue ~~~~ Ar tesia, CA 90701 213/924-2 111 Betor Forks and Shocks Make the Difference 15