November 25-27, 2005
MOTOCROSS
~ Troy lEE DEsigns/Brand XlStunts Unlimited A Day In The Dirt
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t's often forgotten that the film Industry
played a major role In getting motocross and
off-road motorqde racing In generaJ on the
map back In the late 19605. In California,
one of the state's (and country's) most p0pular off-road rxes then was the Westlake Grand
Prix, '-ted by the VlewfInders Motorcycle Oub,
sponsored by the Stuntmen's Association, and
held on an aetuaI movie set. (At that time, to be a
member of the VMtWfmders M.e., you also had to
be a member of the film Industry.) That race
IMll'ItUaIIy became known as Hopetown and was
later relocated to Indian Dunes, a popular MX
facility in the 1980s that no longer exists.
The Westlake Grand Prix helped pave the way
for other famous rxes, such as the Elsinore
Grand Prix and the Mammoth Mountain
Motocross. so you can see that the film industry
played a major role, so to speak. In the early
growth of motoCI oss and off-road racing.
To honor that time in motoreydlng history,
Kenny Alexander and some of his film Industry
buddles came up with A Day in the Dirt, a long
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