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Twelfth annual California State
Championship
Mike Bast the
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song remains
the same
By Dennis Greene
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, SEPT. 12
Way back when Speedway was reborn in
America, someone came up with a good idea
- to have a title for the last race of the season,
with only the very best riders competing. The
first California State Champion.
ship was held indoors at the Los
Angeles Spons Arena. That
1968 title went to Sonny Nutter,
24
who retired last season to take up
car racing.
The State Championship moved to
Bakersfield for the next decade where
Steve Bast won it year after year. In
fact, Steve won that title six timet and
All Championahip events are run
the ume. Sixteen riden, each with five
rides in 20 events of Scratch racing.
Three points for the win, two points
for second place, one earned p?int for
third and a fourth place fimsh earna
zeropoinu.
carried the State title along with the
U.S. National Championahip title
twice. His little brother Mike matched
Steve's record, in fact far surpaued it
by winning the U.S. National title six
timet, and is It ill going strong; but he
still had to win the State title to tie
Steve's record at six.
