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• I Steve's fin al ride of the night saw him take over the lead at the starting gate with brother Mike in seco nd. Steve to o k the victory and the title for the sixth time in eight years , with a perfect score of fifteen p oin ts. . Larry Shaw and Du bb Ferrell tied at twelve points each , with th e runoff goin g to Larry . • Results C ALIFORNIA Dabb Ferrell gets a little drive on Larry Shaw (outside) and Sonny Nutter (trailing) . Shaw late r topped Ferrell in a runoff fo r seco nd place. Dubb Ferrell and Alan Christian at six pain ts each. The unbelievable in event number eigh t! Mike Bast blew a rear tire fo r th e second time in two rides, with the win going to Larry Sh aw. Mike finally got his first points in event nine behind Bruce Penh all with Bobby Schwartz taking three pain ts. During half-time the Junior Speedway riders ha d their first title shot for the California State Ch am pi o nship Jun io r . Style : four riders in two heat rac es w ith firs t an d secon d going to the Main . Louis Kossu th , th e smal les t o f them all, was pitch ed over th e handlebars , hi tting the crash wall an d kn ocking the win d ou t of himself but not t he st eam. He wo n the re start of his he at race and came back in the Main Even t to take th e ti tie . . The th re e-way tie fo r first came to an en d in event twelve when Bast, Ferrell an d Christian m et head on at six poin ts each. Steve Bast go t the thre e poin ts , Ferre ll two, Larry Moon go t on e and No rthern ri der Alan Chri stian "'took fo urth for no poin ts. St eve cam e right back in eve n t 13 for th e win over J im Fishback and Bill Cody. All through the nigh t Larry Sh aw and Du bb Ferrell kept rac king up points keeping them in a tie for sec o n d. . STATE SPEE DW AY CHAMPI ON SHI P : Steve Ba st (IS) . L ar r y S haw (12), D u bb Ferrell (12 ), Ji m F i shback (l 0) M ike Cu ro so rror, Bi ll C odY (8), BObby SCh war tz ( 8) , Al an Christian ( 7) R ich Mac M urray (7) , Mike B ast (6) , B ruce Pen hall ( 6 ) , Son ny Nu tter (4). Larry M o o n (4) , Mike Konle (4). Sc o tt Slva dge (4 ) , M ark Ch er ry (3 ) , Woods blasts tacky track By Dennis Greene COSTA MES A, CAL ., OCT . 3 Rick Woods, the only three-time U .S. National Champ, showed the fans that h e is back on top. Rick won the Scra tch Main on o ne of tackiest tracks ever laid down at Cos ta Mesa. Ther e w as m uch mo re tractio n than th e riders were used to, caus ing several riders to lo op their bikes at t he starti n g gate. Rick 's little brother Gene is one o f th e newest ride rs on the Speedway scene, but is making hi s mark with one win after ano th er. Gene won t he Division Two Main in the last few feet of the fin al lap wh en S tu Egli le ft j ust enough room fo r Woods to slip by . Bruce Penh all ran second to Rick Woods in th e Scratch Main Event, but the Handicap Main was all Bruce 's. He took over th e lead in the 111'5t lap with a great pass on the inside fro m fif th pl ace to the lead in one tum . The new Miss Speedway was picked by the riders. Paula House will be the Miss Speedway for th e 1976 seas o n . • Mulholland is a total suspensi Ol1system of shocks~ springs and forks withinterChanllllllbla compI)NntI designed ~ -lou~ competitor. A systeni . , competition-proven .su~n.ion prOd~ that ...,_ ' the rider ..0 most out ~f. hi. equipment. A.svstem that lets you matCh IIhOck .00 fork damPing to fit you, yoUr bike and the " ,'J'i·' :ii,,M" " for the tIM punithmerit you give it. The choice I. yours ... MUlholland has it. SlInd $2.00 for complete Intefpart Catalog. Dept.CN-l. ..-.: 100 Oregon Street,EI ~ndo, Cal ifornia 90246 . NYLON & LEATHER MOTOCROSS PANTS FROM THE PROFESSIONALS Heavy duty nylon and leather make a lightweight , cool , water repellent and extremely durable combination. Fully lined and equipped with snap-in hip pads and removable plastic knee and shin guards . Available in sizes 28-44. Red , blue, or black nylon with any color leather. ILL WALTERS LEATHERS , INC . Denis Porter gave the Pork Chop Harley project bike its first overall win in Division III competition at Costa Mesa. (!tJ~W California 91506 i i i ~~~;hV~~~~~d . \. ' F i .O>f+ (213)982·373 8 ATTENTION YZ80A & B OWNERS BIG BORE cc NOGUCHI KITS N ow Available $24995 High Pipe Only 83 MOre r. MOre/t Orqlle or$epo 4902 Slevens Creek Blvd. wer San Jose,.California 95129 (408) 243-7149 11 '_.' ..