Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

him at the first of the season and picked up Gene Woods. To say the least, McNeill got hot, eventhough he hu been told time after time that Woods had nothing to do with the change. So, the fuse on -this stick of dynamite was lit and it has been tossed back and forth for weeks with Mc eill knocking on Woods whenever he can without endangering his life and limb. But, if the official doesn't extinguish the flame, there is going to be one big explosion, and someone will end up hurt. While all this child's play was going on, Mike Muntean was out in front of the pack racing his heart out for his second Handicap Main Event win in two nights. Mike, better than most, can teU you why not to take your temper out on the race track - he was out of racing for almost a year with a shattered leg after getting run into the wall. He's back and doing great - his sponsor, The Spa Factory, is one of the reasons that Mike is doing so well. He told me that he just jumps into that old redwood hot tub every day and it really helps his still·healing leg. Even the Scratch Main Event did not get away without a restart. Dave Sims got into trouble on the back straightaway when he caught traction and did a big wheelie. right into Alan Christian. They really got -tied up. Dave traveled the length of the back straightaway, dragging Alan and his bike. Alan, stuck between the two bikes, was not really hurt, but Sims had to switch to his backu p bike beca_U5e all the spokes were torn out of the rear wheel. Christian came right back in the restart, taking the lead and never looking back, picking up his sixth Scratch Main Event win this year and his fourth at Costa Mesa. Alan Christian may just be the guy who will dethrone the U.S. Speedway Champ this year when the National title comes up for grabs. The Champ, Mike Bast, has not been at Costa Mesa the past two weeks because of a pay hassle with the promoters of Costa Mesa. In most motorsports, the Number One rider gets show money for many reasons; he is the top draw of fans, his name is used to get people to come out to the race, sponsors of that rider run ads expounding the glory of that rider at different tracks. So the pay is more than justified, event hough it is a. very small amount. Like everything else, it costs more to race this year, and that is how it was put to the promoters. But they say no, it costS even more to put on the show. It will work out in the long run, but right now they are both losing a lot of money. There's not a lot of money involved for winning the Second a~d Third Division Main Events, but you can be sure that Dwight Hill, in Division Two, and Troy Fisher, in Division Three, were glad to be in the winners' circle. Wins move you up - and that's where the money is. • WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PAID ONLY SS· TO SEE THE TOP NATIONAL RIDERS RACE? Now you can at the STATE'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP · SUNDAY, JULY I, 2 PM · CALIFORNIA RODEO GROUNDS RONDA Salinas HONDA Also Jr. Invitational with Honda's Jeff Haney See the Michigan Mafia led by Boody, Goss and Brow challenge the Ohio Scott Brothers; the U.S. Team with Kidd, Poovey, Keener and the Best in the West from California - Eklund, Aksland, ,PearsOn and more! .TICKET PRICES General Admission Reserved Box Seats (6 seats) AT THE GATE $6.00 7.00 42,00 IN ADVANCE $5.00 6,00 42.00 Tickets also available at local Honda dealers For advance tickets outside the Salinas area write: Mike Johnson Promotions 323 N. Thor, Suite B Turlock, CA 95380 • For tickets purchased after June 20 pick up at "Will Call" . .---------------------..----------------------------• Be cool this summer with • Mail to: Cycle News Products • • P.O. Box 498 Cycle News JOGGERS Long Beach. Ca. 90801 Name _ Address _ Results SAN BERNARDINO. 6113/79 SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: t. Mike Bes.; 2. Jim Fiohbock; 3. Dan McNeill; 4. Steve Bast. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Joe Meylor; 2. Bob Mclain; 3. Dove Sims; 4. Shawn Moran; 5. Mike CUfc.o; 6. Alan Christien. div two; 1. Jeff Carmello. DIV THREE: 1. Robin Bourgeois ASCOT,6114179 SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: ,:Mike CUtOSO; 2. Gene Woods; 3. Frank Adamao; 4, Shawn Moran. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: t. Mike Muntean; 2. Bob City Please send me DIY TWO: 1. Dwight Hill. DIY THREE: 1. Troy Moheo-. _ pair(s) of joggers at $4.96 each •• I Shawn Morin. McNeill; 6. Gene Woods. Zip Circle correct size: XS S M l Xl Mclain; 3. leni Fan; 4. Mike leila: 5. Frank Adamo; 6. olV TWO: 1. Keith Laroen. COSTA MESA. 6/15179 SCRATCH MAIN EVENT: 1. Alan Christian; 2. Tom Morley; 3. Gene Woods; 4. oalIO Sims. HANDICAP MAIN EVENT: 1. Mike Muntean; 2. Dove Sims; 3. Brad O>dey; 4. Dove DeTemple; 5. Dan State ~i,. (Red and White) ~... " 1 each large & small Cycle News stickie with order .. fC1wsoiC U..LLLLI I .. Card expire. I Credit card limit minimum $5.00 I Please fill in your complete I account number and expiration date. I. I I I I I I I I I I _ 'hoi .._ on II...., I It,. c..d 10,,,""'0 , ..... II.... .,

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