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Saturday night the results were nearly all the same. One rider would break ou t to a lead and never be challenged. This leads us to try a more open course. We felt a faster course might create closer competition, especially near the end of the final race. You may recall that the main event at Pasadena was a very exciting duel between Glover and Ward from the middle of the final up to the end when Ward got past Glover on the 18th lap and hung on to win. Havingauendedall theSupercross races this year, I assure you that the excitement generated by the final race at Pasadena was 10 times greater than all the others (except the Pontiac-Hannah win). While I can't say that the "easy" track was the a bsol ute only reason for the exciting final, we feel it was definitely a factor. Also, it now appears that the track was a liule less of a test than it could have been; however, juding by the enormous crowd response, the event was a real success in terms of excitement. We are continuing to fine-tune our track design, as Buffalo was somewhat more difficult than Pasadena; our next event, at Boston, will be a more challenging course in an effort to find the right balance of speed and obstacles to cre.ate an exciting event. GENE TROBAUGH Executive Director Insport Irvine, CA WEST America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Sharon Clayton, Publishc M.ik~ Klinger. Comptroller Skip Johnson. Associale Publishc/ National Sales MantA8nCarolin~ Gendry. Executive S~cretary to the Publisher Editorial John Ulrich. E.ditor Dale Brown. Senior Editor Kit Palmer. Associate Editor Rex R~. Feature Editor Advartlaing Terry Prau. Sales Manager Mike Spcn~. Sales Manager Tim Ryan. Sale,s Ala-ndger Linda Brown. Advertising Coordinator Nancy Wasldl. Advn-tis;ngl£ditorial Assistant Kellie Truelson. Advn-ti.sing Ass;.stdnt Graphics and Production Lori Tyson. Graphic Artist Larry Cill. Graphic Artist Marion Har..ashita, Typesetter Sheila Larsen, Typesetter Dennis Greene. Lab. Tech. Accounting/Date Processing Donna Bryan. Accounts Receivtlble Coordinator ~nnoa Repass. Assistant Circulation Rheba mith, Managtf Michelle Hanna. Assistant Sarah Taylor. Assistant Debbie Walker, Assistant Lyna Hood. Assistant Dealer Salas end Service Bob Elliou. Dea/er Sales ~anagn' Want Ads Judy Hil~nbc=rg, Want Ad ales Service and Support Chris Aitcheson, Receptionist Gregory Hanson. SbS West 2201 Cherry Ave.. Long Beach, CA P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801· 0498 (213) 427·7433: L.A. Line 636·884'1. East 4190 First Ave., Tucker. GA. P.O. Box 805. Tucker. GA 30085·0805. (404) 934·7850. Cycle News/West (USPS 141·340) is published w('('.kly exttptlhe first and last week of the calendar year for $25 per year by Cycle News, Inc., 2201 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach. CA 90806. Second cia.. pos· lage paid Long Beach. CA. a' POSTMASTER: Send form 3579 to CycleNewa, P.O. 80,,498, Long a-ch, CA 90801 ·0498. Subscription niles: One- )'('3r. second class mail. $25; (Wo years. second class mail. 545: three years. second class mail 568: 25 weeks. 515. Foreign nates available on requesl. Cycle News welcomes unsolicited editor· ial malerial including stories. C'dMoons. photos. eiC. Such malfTial. if published. becomes the t.'Xciusivt' property of Cycle News. Such aea'pled material is subject to revision as is necessary in the sole discretion of Cycle News. Unsolicited material which is not used will be relurned if accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope. All unsolicited material will be handl(od with reasonable Cdre. ho\\·ever. Cycle N('ws assumes no responsibility for the safelY. loss ordamap;e LOsuch material. Reprinting in whole or part only by pel'. mission of the publisher. Ad\'ertising rail'S and circulation information will Ix' senl upon requ(·sl. Sl·t· S.R.D. Copyright