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IRWINDALE. CA. SEPT. 1 Irwin da le is the biggest of the tracks in southern Ca l. It has bee n called the fastest track , and each week they come u p wit h a • .different win ner . T h is, along with the , turn th ree nudie show , has made it a great place to be on Thursday night . Mark Cherry got the spotligh t back on the tra ck in the scra tch main when he ju m ped in to a n early lead over Bobby Schwartz, Scott Sivadge, and Bruce Penhall. Bruce kept trying to make a grand slam pass on the outside of th e track all four laps, but just could not get th e traction. Schwartz and Cherry battled it right to the finish , ,;vit h the victory go ing to Cherry. Don Pyeatt of South Lake Tahoe had never seen the big oval or the turn three side show , but did find the track much to his liking. He enjoyed a slight advantage in starting sp o ts and worked hard to hold off Kelly Moran fo r his first victory in the Sou thla nd s-' the 0 1 ha ndica p m a in. Irw indale will hos t th e thi rd ro u nd _ of qua lifying for the U.S . National Sp eed wa y tide on T hursday night , September 15. T he Irw indale Track Cha mpionshi p wi ll be ru n on - hu rsd a y, ,Septem ber 29. This will T also be th e last night of racing at Irwin d a le for the 1977 season. Marty Smit~: SOOcc National MX Croft 4th for series on victory at 51. Pete In a series that found the top three riders wi thin striking distance of the championship by the last race. Marty Smith took home the honors w ith a solid second overall at St. Petersburg. Tommy Croft 's first overall in the last of the SOOcc Nationals moved him up to fourth in the series standings. Throughout the series-whether the conditions were muddy. dusty, or nearly perfect-Smith and Croft wore Carrera goggles. Both know that Carreras give them the eye protection, visibility and comfort they need to concentrate on riding . - and w inning I . Congratulations. Marty and Tommy, on a great series! . M arty Sm it h CongratUlations, Bryan Wargo! AMA Youth National MX Champ . Results SCRATCH MA IN EVENT: 1. M.,k Cherry. 2. Bob Schwartz. 3. Scon Sivadge. 4. Bruce Pen hall. HAND ICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Dan Pyeatt. 2. Kelly Moran. 3. J im Fishbac k. 4. Nelson Fonte. 5. Ron Presto n. 6. Bob Mclain. FEATURE MATCH RACE: Jim Foshbacl< over Ron Prest on. DIVISION 2: Artie Nay. Through two dusty motos and one muddy one in th e twoday event at Mt. Morris, Pa.• Bryan beat out 48 other qualifiers for his championship. His goggles? Carreras, of. course. Keep up the good riding, Bryan! COSTA MESA. CA. SEPT. 2 Whatever nickname you want to hang on him doesn 't reall y matter at all. When you get right down to it, Alan "Magic" Christian is goi ng to be the rid er eve ryo ne will have to figure out how to get around next mont h when the U.S. tide is up for grabs . . Alan p rove d . last Friday night t ha t he ca n run anywhere on th e track , stayi ng away from a ll th e other riders, and still win . La st week Alan had a fir st pla ce fini sh redu ced to la st because he was the cause of a rider going down . H e has been ca lled "T he Old Gunsl inger " 'a n d A lan C r a zy Christi an , b u t with a ll of this he ha s never been a ny thi ng bu t a ge ntlem a n. Ch ris tia n has t he best win record a t Costa Mesa in scra tc h m a in eve nts . and that is wha t th e U.S . tide is all a bo ut. Alan has more wins than the cu rrent cha m p Mike Bast . more tha n Mark Cherry th e points lead er . a nd m or e th an Bruce Penha ll and J im Fishback . And Alan knows wha t bei ng . nu m be r one is all a bo ut. He did hold the titl e in northern Ca lifornia . Costa Mesa h~ts th e fin al ro und of qu ali fying on Friday, September 16 . th e last cha nce to ea rn a spot for the titl e sh ot. John Sandona , just one of a half do zen Cinderella sto ries this season , sta rted out in Division 3, moved into 0 2 in the same month and has been riding the past several weeks in first Division . John won t he biggest money , race of his speedway ca reer this -past Fr ida y n ig h t . taking the handicap ma in event. It was a very close race, wit h t he p romoter's son , Brad Oxl ey, wor ki ng ha rd to ge t past. Results SCRATCH MA IN EVENT: 1. Alan Christian. 2. Bob Sch wartz. 3. Ron Prest on . 4. Bruce Pen hall. HANDICAP MA IN EVENT: 1. Jo hn Sandona. 2. Brad Oxley. 3. M.,k Cherry. 4. Bruce Penhall. 5. Alan Christian. 6. Fred Heldoorn. FEATURE MA TCH RACE: larry Shaw over Bruce Penhail. ~hampion! .The w inners wear Carrerashow ' bout you ? T om my Croft Carrer a tmerna uonat Corporau on . PO Box 2. Norwood . New-Jersey 0 7648 .-------------------------- I Send Cash . Check or Money Order to: CYCLE NEWS PRODUCTS P.O. Box 498 Long Beach, CA 90801 Please enclose 75¢ for each Comic Book. Plus 25¢ for postage and handling. I Order your Comic Book today oNLY I I I I I I I Please send me copies of the MX Cat Comlc Book Dealer Inquiries encouraged! I I I : Name (Please print legibly) I Addr ess I I I City State ZIP -~------------------------ 15