Last ye a r' s Carlsbad w inner, Gerrit Wol sink, leads t hree·time Cha m p , Roger DeCoster,
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q u al i f ic a ti o n s t o co ntest th e U,S .
Na tio n a l C ha m p io n sh i p an d t h e
J apa nese Hond a f act o ry h ave paid h im a
fo rtu n e to c h as e th e ti tle for them . His
co n t ra ct fee co uld net h im a six-figure
i n come this year, reputedly th e mo st
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
m on ey eve r p aid t o a mota -cro ss star.
. K ar smake rs h as j ust retu rned f ro m
J ap an whe re h e ha s been tes ti n g
H o nda ' s late st " sec ret weapon " fo r
19 7 5 . . .an d a w in in Ame ri ca's mo st
important mot o-cross, T H E HANG T EN
UN IT ED STATES G RAND P R IX , is the
SUNDAY , JUNE 22,1975.
250cc Pract ice
500cc Pract ice
9 :30 - 10 :00
10 :00 - 11 :00
Open ing Ceremo nies
12:00
12 :30 - 1:00
1:10 -2 :00
2:00 - 2 :30
2 :30 - 3 :00
3 :10 - 4 :00
1st 250cc Mota 20 Minutes + 2 Laps
1st 500cc G.P. Moto 40 Minutes + 2 Laps
Air Show
2nd 250cc Moto 20 Minutes + 2 Laps
2nd 500cc G.P. Moto 40 Minutes + 2 Laps
g oal th at b o t h he and Honda have
uppe rm ost in their m ind .
Am erica' s 500 c l' M ot o cr o s s
C ham pi o n . J im W einert. o f Laguna
Be a ch , Ca lif or n ia . is hopi ng th at a
change o f team for 197 5 wi ll h ring him
success in t he ra ce th at h e mo st w an ts
to wi n , . . t he HANG T E ' U.S .G .P. It ' s
th e most impo rt a nt mo tocross ra ce in
the Un ited Sta tes. dr aw in g some 40 ,000
fa ns and being se en hy mi ll ions mo re via
AB C Tele vi s ion ' s " W i de World o f
S port s" sh ow .
A rt er taking t he Num ber On e p late
ov e r fo r 19 75 , W e i n e rt qu it th e
K a w a s a k i t e a m t h at he lped hi m to
v i ct o r y and c hos e in st ead t h e
hum hie-bee ye llo w a nd black liver y o f
t he Ya maha tea m sq uad .
A lre ad y it lo o ks as though his c ho ice
was the right o ne fo r h im .. . he swe pt
t o t h e o ve ra ll vic to ry in th e o pe ni ng
Na t io n a l Cha m pions hi p motocross o f
I '! 7 5 las t mon t h at Bruc e t on Mills in
We st Vi r g ini a. Now h e hopes fo r a
re pe a t of th a t effort a t Ca rlshad o n J u ne
22 . th ou gh hi s is und er no illu sion s
about th e d i f f icult ic s, " I go t to b e
National Cha mp hy bea ti ng t he bes t in
Am e ri ca" s ays t h e gui tar-p lay ing
We ine rt. " But to w in t hi s o ne I 1 ve to
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