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think 1 was a good rider. However, having learned quite a bit about how things work 1 don't believe that 1 could have ever gotten anything like a factory contract. Now, if 1 had lived in southern California and been a hotshoe at some local track things might have been different." Strangely, Domokos does not believe that he has good balance. The tnck to doing a good wheelie is practice, practice and more practice. "I didn't learn overnight," he says. "I was fascinated from the first time I got on a motorcycle by people who could wheelie. Eventually, 1 learned how and actually got more of a buzz from people getting turned on by my wheelies than by a little hot dogging on the track. Some people get their satisfaction from amassing as much money as they can, some from gathering awards and accolades from their peers. For Domokos, the satisfaction comes from his acceptance by the crowd - the feeling that everyone who is watching is pulling for hi m. "There are only two people at a Supercross who can appear and immediately get the crowd cheering for them. Bob Hannah is one and I'm the other," he says immodestly. Humbleness is not his strong suit, but then to be a performer you must believe completely in yourself and your ability to do almost anything. "The crowd makes the show. There are times at an MX when somebody will hold out a drink or just their hand and 1 go over and take the can or give 'ern five and it becomes contagious. Suddenly, the whole crowd is with you. Personal contact means more than anything else in developing a one on one feeling with the crowd. 1 don't watch the track anymore than 1 have to, 1 look at the crowd and keep eye contact. "My crowd is not the usual race goer. The act appeals to all ages, but the nine to l2-year-olds are really my supporters. 1 love the kids. One thing that 1 would like to do is more charity work. You know, get people to pledge sums of money on the distance 1 could cover. Doing things like that really makes me feel good." It's been a long and sometimes trying trip for Domokos to get to where he is today. Along the way he lost a very close friend in an accident and some believe it is because of this that Domokos seems to have a dedicated death wish. Others feel he believes he is invincible. It was just over a year ago that Kawasaki signed him to a contract which he considers his first real break. "I was being interviewed at the 1978 l25cc USGP in Ohio and was asked about my sponsors. I said that outside Red Bud Cycle 1 really didn't have any. Steve Johnson, of Kawasaki, took the ball from there witl) a little prodding from Jimmy Weinert and pretty soon I was working for them." Domokos hopes his next big break will be when the movie "On Any Sunday II" in which he is a featured performe,r hits the theaters in early 1980. "Once people see me on the. screen and the things 1 do, 1 feel that a whole new world will open up. 1 want to get into the movies and do stunts, but really only wheelies because 1 perfected them and that's what I'm known for. "I'd also like to write a book about my experiences, one that really tells the inside about a lot of things. I'd tell you more about it, but that would be giving things away." Domokos will probably keep on living life one day at a time, doing what he wants to do, seeking thrills wherever and whenever they pop up and waiting for that one day when all systems are perfect and he wheelies out of sight and over the horizon. Just like in the movies. • wes ern esupp 0") ..... If you're making a list and checking it twice, check our price. 1-0 Q,) ..0 8 Q,) u Q,) ~. 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