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Ca. 90801 Name - . - . . . . . - - - - - -- - - Address City State Z ip _ 1}.H_~u~mRolieTbaU at least 20 times and wears sp iked gauntlets to the races. 2) Lists Raquel Welch as their favorite actress because she starred in The Kansas City Bomber. 4 ) Thinks F reddy Blassi and Mohamm ed Ali are n o t onl y geniuses . but men of distinction as well . 5) Thinks that laying ou t dirt on the track is th e most creative job in the world, especially if you' re from Texas. 6) Wears black oxfords with steel taps, and has a wind breaker withJustice Brothers and /or their name emblazoned on the back. 7) A pot belly , pregnancy, or a hard look . Now that yo u know what a speedway fan is, the next step is going to the race. Oh, raht Stepping up to the ticket window, you pay $3.50 to get in , which is a lot of cash for a grownup . Rightly so , too , because like any other form of show ' biz, speedway is a promoter's game. The object of th e game is to I ) make money ; and 2) make the fans happy by 3) creating lots of excitem en t which willmake the fans re tu rn, so the pro· meter can 4) make mOTe money. Simple, huh? . Picking a seat: this is at the sam e tim e an art and scie nce which has been developed by hard -co re fans . If you pick a seat in t he tu rns, you will eventually ca rry a part of th e tr ack home with you as t he dirt and cla y blasted up by th e rear wheels of a ll those speedway bikes will collect in you r hair, you r clothes, an y exposed body orifices, and whatever open food or drink containers that you may have. On th e straigh ts you get to see all of the action from the best po int of view. Even then , you m ight get hit by som e mud, d irt , or even (if you're lucky) a small stone. Although there may be rent-a ·cops all around , when you seat you rself up in the grandstands , the basic structure of civilizat ion breaks down . 'lou are on your own with onl y the law of the jungle to live by. For example, if someone larger than you or your date (wife or fri end) sits in front of you, it' s advisable to sit somewhere else if that person becomes an obstruction to your viewing. If you ar e bigger than they a re . no sweat, for if th ey get rowd y about you r presen ce, you can shape their head int o another dimension. But , if that rowdy person is b igger than you, pray that you are just having a nightmare. Some other hints: Cheer for whomever you r neighbors are cheering for , since to go against the grain will raise much ire amongst fellow fans . Don't throw peanuts on the track as th is may divert th e attention of some of the hungrie r riders , causing them to scuffle amongst each other on the start line. Have a good tim e like everybody else and do whatever the track announcer tells you to do - no matter how outrageous or illegal it ma y be. As the racing progresses, you will eventually be drawn into the hypnotic _web of th e sport , deftly watching everybody go 'rou nd and around. If you don 't understand what's ' happening. or don't know any of the rules, don't worry since many riders are in the sam e fix. After the ' races are over, the proper spectator can go on down into the pits to have a conversation and/or an autograph session with the hero of his / her choice. Revel in amazement of their a bilities, and you will become one of the true believers, in which out of the hum-drum existence of Middle Americayou will have been saved! Amen