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:4 MESA ME s o MO ", ' ~ c .., " ~ w Z W ..J U >U M ik e Kon le and Jim Gr esham in t he f eature Match Race. Danny Becker on a 1937 J.A.P. in Hagen frame. Retu rn to th e past. By ~ Iike Capalite COSTA MESA , CALIF ., ~ lay 26,1972 - Bill Cody again showed the riders that he is the man to beat in the Scratch Main as he zapped the rest of the riders off the line to grab the lead and hold it all the way for the win . L ocal crowd favorite Rick Woods seemed to have the same j inx hanging over h im tha t has b ee n there for two weeks. After fa ntastic ri des in the semi and heat w hic h he won handilv, Rick had tro ub le in the firs t corner of the Main event an d almost los t it. Afte r recovering i t, he made a valiant hid to overtake , bu t wi th Lar ry S ha w in seco n d and Mike -Bast in third . th ese are rid ers you ju st d on 't Rive an edge t o. Photos by De nnis Greene Rick h ad to sett le for four th spo t for the second week in a row. A prime examp le of wishy-washy officiating was given the fans in th e Handicap races. In the first Hand ica p Se mi. J Dhn Fishburn took 'th e wi n with Dan Recker second and Don Cullum third. l\like Bast was fourth. After the race was over. the officials announced that Becker and Cullum would bo th be penalized one position -fo r ta kin g a roll ing start (I always thought that second guessing the starter was the na me of the game) . This wou ld mean th a t Becker w ou ld b e m o ved b ac k to thi rd. movi ng Cull um up to second , But th en Cullum w ou ld a lso be moved b ac k to third , leavin g no bod y in second and Wild Bill does it in t he d irt. Get acqu ainted with o u r LOW , LO W p rices If it goes in the dirt, we've got it. (If it goes on wh"t goes in the dirt, we've got it too!) ·(11\·\ V\~l,I~~":;;:~~~7:::~~,~"~:;~~~: Sales ~ Se rvice - Accc sso no s Pru ts Hrvr.tf s Ch. uurncn L(',llt ll ' I S H USOVAR NA ' JA W A CZ' SUZ U KI ' PEN TGrJ' ::2 · t:UNT£ St. · 1 1 · m ;. I ' ~ . f: I: . 1 TlU, I 'Op r ~n rn oncJ .lY It IH }II Cj s..llurfl.lY h 175 PUCH Cyclepath Motors M TO RO O C SS IS HERE! Pa rts - Accesso rie s ALL BRANDS - ALL SI ZES Sa les - ServiceFeaturing Gemini & Ruk on EXTRA SPEC IAL OPENERS Unbreakable Fenders * T ire s He lmets * Plugs HACIEND A SPORTS CYCLE 1114V, HAC IENDA BLVD . LA PUENTE, CA. (213) 968-6971 14932 Bushard, Westmin ster 17141531-413 1 Open 10-6, Friday 12·9 ____ 5 • 6 ~ ,I 'J' ,. . , Bo ri~g-Wheel T ru ing & Lacing Portmg - Co m pet it io n Tuning 10-6 Tues-Sat. • Closed Sun . & Mon . I _ -;. JOE SMITH RACES .,.0 W IN I That's why NHRA Indy Nationals champ Joe Smith insists on ve notie Forged Pistons for all his racing bikes . Trust a professional like Joe Smith to make the right choice! Send $1.00 lor For other selective buyers like Joe we make bike pist on s lo r STREET...TRAIL . , . , DIRT and MOTORCROSS. 1I.1I811J1 ALL SIZES - BO ES FROM 2%" UP R Featuring exclusive Veno lia design and all the basic perlormance characteristics we bu ild into our bigger automotive pistons. FOR GED RACI NG P ISTONS 2160 Che rry Industrial Circle Long Beach, Calil . 90805 (213) 636-9329 531-8463 " All we do is think a little smaller, but we give you just as much!"