The World - News from April 8, 1985

Australian motorcycle gangs fought with police for several hours at a motorcycle race track west of Sydney, leaving 57 officers injured and 74 people under arrest, authorities said. The clashes occurred during the annual Easter weekend racing program at Bathurst, 125 miles west of Sydney, attended by 30,000 motorcycle fans and 250 police officers. Gang members hurled bricks, gasoline bombs, bottles and other projectiles at police and each other, police said. Seven officers and one fan were taken to a hospital for treatment.