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N .. N >- ::;: en ;: W Z W ..J (J ~ (J Danny Becker 's w ild outside st yle makes him a favorite of t he fans . th e crash wall righ t und e r the le gs of the fans in the jam packed gra nds tands . T he wall was reduced to so mu ch fire wood and the bike to o ne large paper we igh t . Dave walked away waving. " Well , h e re I am ra ce fans ." The Bast Bo ys will ha ve an old frien d joining them way back th ere on the 40 yard lin e in handicap racing. A s I have been reporting to you, as the points add up, riders w ill be moved around to make for be tte r events. D an ny Becker we nt to Ed Meister, the Irwindale promoter, and asked him to see if h e · had earned enough points to be moved ba ck. The answer was yes. It ma y seem a little strange t o y ou that a rider would want to make it harder for himself, but there is one good reason for going back in yardage, the mo ney . There is a bonus p aid if yo u win fro m the longer yardage m a rke r. Rounding out this w ee k , Jet's take a quick look at Costa Mesa. I thin kit could snow an d the fans would still fill this place to overflowing. It was col d a n d we t at race ti me a n d got worse as th e n igh t went on, b ut n o one see med to n o tic e b ecause al l their atten tio n . was on th e trac k for a grea t speed ing s how . Gr eat is th e un d ers t at eme n t of th e week. When th ings h ap pen , lik e television star Billy Gray win n in g the Handicap Main by a few feet, (An d I do mean feet, he had to help his bike acr oss th e finish lin e when the engine went sour) or when Ron • Stewart b le w a rear tire and it came off the rim, o nly to get lodged under th e seat an d fender s topping h im very abruptly, or when the Se cond Division Even t that was re started three times in order to get half the riders to make j ust One lap, or when the rider did a 180 degree in tum two to meet the re st of the p ac k h ead one, or the finis h line crash of S teve Gresham who was naile d by a ricocheting rider off the wall, and on and on for 2 3 events of spills and thrillIs, excitement is the theme. This is what Speedway is all about three n igh ts a week, with a fourth night to get u n derway on the 29 th of th is mon th at Ve ntura. 1ST ANNUAL SPRING - A E SL MX TIRES suco MX GLOV ES reg 8 .95 NOW 5.00 euco TIE DOWN STRAPS reg. 8 .95 NOW 5.00 NITTO NOBBY & CHEN SHI N reg sale size 350x18 4oo x18 450 x18 3OOx21 350x 21 LEATHERS Reg. $54 .95 Now $49.95 pr ice . 19 .76 20 .21 24.80 23.53 24 .20 price 14.25 14.52 17 .8 2 16.71 17 .63 TIRE TUBES 325x18 4oo x18 45Ox18 3OOx21 j50 x21 2.85 3.15 4 .30 3.86 3.95 1.99 2.19 3 .39 2 .75 2 .95 WITH T HE PURCHASE OF ANY 250cc OR LARGER YAMAHA OR HUSa VA RNA MOTORCYCL E YOU WI LL RECEIVE ABSOLUTE LY FREE YOUR CHOICE OF: A H E L MET O R EXPA NSIO N CHAMB E R . OR BOOTS OR LEATHE RS - PLUSOUR 1 5 % P REFE R RED CUSTOMER DISCOUNT CARD PAR TS AND O N ALL ACCESSORIES ----,., YAMAHA\ HUSQVARNA SALlS· st:RVICI: • PARTS. ACCf:SSOAIES mo bit Mc'~ "-toe. $_1. All" ~ I2ro5 • (7'141 SU- t !rll CALIFORNIA A0074 LIFE STYLE