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.... N '" e ..., ~ ~ w Z W ....J U ~ U FAST .WINDALE Ph otos By Dennis Greene IRWINDALE, CAL., June 15, 1972 Whoever co n trols the we ather co n trols th e fa tes and fo rtu nes of race promoters and com p et ito rs alike. The first break for th e fast, big, new Irwindale ova l cam e last w eek with the resu lt ing largest sp ectator tu rnout eve r (Happy days Mr . Meister), and a tra ck that was in ~ e ' best p ossibl e sh ape for very rapid speed way . In fact , the track was almost .to o good as a lot o f races tu rned m to parades with the fin ishing o rde r based o n whe re the rid ers st arted. T he lo w h andicap riders to o k fu ll ad van tage o f th e situati on and wen t on to win their events alm ost wi th o ut exc ep tion . The 10 , 20 and zero yard lines were the places to b e and a lot o f low to. ze ro h an di cap riders (Oak. th e whole th ing to the finis h . It w as that fast and the tr ack was th at smoo th . T he o ne e xception ne cessa ry to p rove a ru le so h astily made up abou t racin g came in the form o f Bill Cody . Wild Bill seems to real ly move o n th e big tr ac k an d w as th e o n ly one t o co me from th e 40-y ard line t o tak e a win . He did it in the Scrat ch Main , Th e tw o big even ts w en 1 like we sai d , as Don Cu llu m too k ad vantage of a sho t fro m the J 0 to w in the Han d icap Consol ation. w hile R on Tayl or zap ped the pack from a zero d isad van tage in th e Hand icap Main . * liability and riders medical insurance for track owners, promoters, clubs and recreational parks. '~ Spectator CARABELA HODAKA STEEN Nick Nicho lson Motors * * 11573 Vanowen, No. Hollywood, Ca. (213) 764·8674 26 years experience Wa n ted lJ\,A '~a Members l U~., To represent in gov ernme nt Mo to rcycle Ow ners, Rid ers, and Enthusiasts Se nd a m inimum contribution o f $ 1 fo r a year' s regist rat io n of your support. Reg iste r each member o f you r fam ily . Ell S. HARRIS PINSKY Century United Agencies 1888 Century Park East. Su ite 1015 Los Ange les, Calif. 90067 - (213) 553 -3511 ~ M Patrick's ike 183 1 ARTESIA BL V D .,G A RD EN A C A . 90247 PHON E (213) 3 27.(1t31 ~ ~ Sponsoring Tim Hart ~(ff1f}I1WWIP MAICO C ompet it io n C ycle P rod ucts 166 12 Beach Blvd . (71 4) 847-22 0 2 CO MPLETE LINE O F COMPETITION ACCESSOR IES * Walt ers Leat her s * G loves * Boots A lso weld ing · po rting · eu sto m pipes boring an d GUARA NTEE D tune-u ps. Exp lo re o ur new BROKER INQUIRIES INVITED PO Bo x 26062, Sac ra me nt o 95826 • HUN TI NGTO N BEACH SUZUKI CITY 728 S . La Brea Inglewo od , Ca . 90301 (213) 674 ·143 1 ,., _. MOLLY BLUE give. you more YWHA of COIOHA ~. 1101 E. 6th St. - Corona FUl l PARl\ STOCK ROUGH RIDER ROOM Levi's - leat hers - boots glo ves - MX pants $39 .9 5 up (714 ) 13~7121 .., than vou ex pected to get .....from a chain lube Weight L ifting? GET IT UP WITH A'FLOA TER' NOW AVAILABLE SUPER LIGHT 211NFRONT WHEEL s~~~ $5995 A~',",J $ 69 95~~~~HT Forall Bult3co 5 speeds and can easily be modified to lit other brands. We have co mbined st ain less steel spokes a nd doub le sealed be arings to give you a light weight rugged wheel. The FLOATER steel wheel weighs just 11',lbs ..alloy wheel 101bs . both co mplete With brake s. MX accessory catalog 50¢, FREE with order Universit y Honda Bultaco Kavvasaki & C Z 5908 Roosevelt Way NE Seattie Wash 98105 • •• • I • 1972AMXT UNICORN MOTORCYCLES Ho me of ACA #1 TEAM sho rt t rack an d IT CALENDARS $3.95 Help suppo rt 't he Ame rican Motocross Team Send check o r money or to: CYCLE NEWS Products Box 498 Long Beach, Ca. 90801 Dept. .CNP .