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Cycle News 1973 05 08

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'" . N go Q. ... en M o If you can't go aro und a nd yo u can't go Bakersfield Speedway by In grid Fl an de rs BAKE RSFIE LD, CAL., Apr. 25, 197 3 - Nitro fu mes fille d the air as th e close action on th e t igh t o val unfo lded b e fo re wat ery eyes. Aside fro m a b loody n ose received by Steve Nu t te r wh en ano ther bi ke rode ove r his hel met, no serious injuries occured, T his week's track didn 't belong to anyone rider, like last w eek wh en Steve Bast won all bu t o ne of his races. Bill Co dy had the best reco rd to nigh t , w ith three wins o ut of a p ossib le six . Steve Bast also had three wins, d ue to th e fac t tha t h e won the match race against his brother Mike. T he second d ivision m ain was wo n by. Dan Too mey .fro m Ba ke rsfield . T his was D an · s se c o nd pr o fe s s i on al speed way, last week bei ng his debut when he finis hed'second in the Division II Main . Second an d third were taken b y Greg Comstock and Russ Duronsle t , Sr-n d t n r frf'c Information 011 SUPPf ,", .... , 213·_~ 7'1·3344 '1' '213- 772·1 G-11 vhtp pm q rn US.A 1St ro« lA 1I\LO<.! Valleywide Catering, Inc. you can alwavs go o ver. Photo by Buzz Batv , RESULTS : (All Jawa -mo unted ] Winning th e Scratch Main event was Bill C od y, wh o mi ssed o u t o n th e in oney last we ek when he laid h is bike down tw ice to mi ss fa llen rid ers. Following Bill was Mike Curoso, Mik e Bast and Danny Bec ker. T he las t race of the eve ning was th e Handicap Main . Comin g fr o m the 3 0 yd. lin e and wo rking hi s wa y up to th e lead in th e last lap by p assing Ken Cartee, who h ad held th e lead all th rough the race, was Mike Curoso, Righ t be hind Mi ke fo r a close second and third were Ken Cartee and Ed William s. SECOND DIVISION MAIN: 1. Dan Toomey ; 2 . Greg Comstock; 3 . Russ Duronslet; 4 . Wayne Lewis; 5 . Russ Smith ; 6 . Mark Cherf , SCRATCH MAIN: '1. Bill Cody; 2 . Mi ke Curoso; 3 . Mike Bast; 4 . Danny Becker. HANDICAP MAIN; 1. Mike Curoso; 2 . Ken Cartee; 3 . Ed Williams; 4 . Mike Konle; 5 . Danny Becker; 6 . Robbie Waite . SCRATCH CONSOLATION: 1. Larry Shaw; 2 . Steve Bast; 3 . Mike Konle; 4 . Les Chankey. HANDICAP CONSOLATION: 1 . Mike Bast; 2 . Alan Christ ian; 3 . Bill Cody; 4 . Steve Bast; 5 . Jim Ashworth ; 6 . LosChankey. Motorcycles H od ak a "~I_ '11 .. Carabela · " , ~ ~ U Montesa ~;;~:S po rt Cycle GUY R. LOUIS (7 14) 893·7057 72 19 Westminster Ave., Westminster. Ca. 7141870·5243 Special Events an d Concessions HODAKA-BILITY See your local HODAKA dealer Distributed by T iger Distributing -, P.O. B ox 444. Cypress CA. 9 0 6 30 (7 1 4) 82 7- 7 4 2 7 C OM PETITION MOTORCVC LE WHEELS DESIGNED. BUILT A ND REPA IRED ~lNI} FOR , 't"'~ ~ l'· 1.": ".~l'l, A.' CZ Opals C,nuth R.1Y Mo t o r c vcle .2001 Artf>"r,l ~-:IJd qP(jOl)c!f) ~p.1ch. L,lldJ'nLl Q0273 FrPI) t h ro ug~. 11466 Chand ler B lv d . North Hollywood , Ca . 91 601 (2 1 3) 76 6 4313 ------. . .r. 653 W . Rro·c!wav Glendale Ca .9 1204 Molorcycl e Corporal ion 172 Freedom Avenue Anah eim . Californi a 92801 MECHANICS W" t rain MoPchank . for tt. Motorc yd" Indult'ry. l\oIctt'd by Yto ar. o f rII prrltonc.!. c- Western Yamaha Writ" t~ y fot" drl:alla. Vtf"ra nl. be lIUl'e to lrqutrr .bout apprO'¥t'd cou r~I' Western Yamaha 70 1 W. 4 th Street Big Sp ring , T X 79720 " PEACE PIPE" Sile ncer, : .: , : 4 . Stro ke Exha ust Systems, Poi n t _Cha in Breaker. • QUALITY PRODUCTS YAM. , ICAW SUZ. , .. Til •• I SA, NOI . 15 223 South GRE VlllEA A.e. law ndale, Co. 90260 Ph. 1213) 6 79-2288 SIX (6) BRAND NEW 125 MONA RK SIX SPEED $ 75 0.0 0 TWO (2) BRAND NE W 400 CZ FIVE SPEED $900 .00 Sh ipping An ll .. b le - R et.. 11 Cu sto m er InQ uirl e, I nvited WHITTI. HONDA D S S ' " I~ Motorcycle Trailers . V WHlT TI E R HON DA Complete S I O.C~ 14 3 2 4 If: Wh ittier Blvd . of parts and , accessories (2 13 J 698.0065

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