Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Adve rtisemen t) See Hannah and every champion ~ when • Snpercross rocks . ~ Anaheim Stadium February 2 The MI L L ER HIGH LIFE SUP ERCRO SS invades Anaheim Stadiu m for ro u nd two of the 1985 AMA-sanctioned In sp ort Supercross Series on Sa turday nigh t, February 2. Rider rally Bo b " H u rr ica ne" H annah is p ro bably the most anxious of any rider to take the supercross championship this year. He is h u n gry for another title; and wants to take the honors during the last year of his contract wi th Team Honda. Fully-recovered from wrist and foot injuries sustained last sea son, th e " H urr ica ne" is ready to blast Anah eim in what could be hi s last appearance there before rumored retirement next year. At age 28, Hannah has a lot to prove. Hailed as th e winningest m otocrosser o f a ll time, Hannah will appl y his best .racing techniques to th e Anaheim track on February 2. "T o win , a rid er has . to devel op an arsenal of skills that will put him . ahead of hiscomperition.t'explained " -. Hannah. " O ne of th e most elusive of these skills is power to th e ground. It's not enough to just a ttack the course all-out 100 percent. Sometimes backing off just a little here and there can make you faster." For the past three yea rs, th e rider who has taken the checkered flag at Anaheim Stadium h as ultimately taken th e supercross championship tit le. Donnie Hansen won th e open er in 1982 and became th e '82 Supercross Ch am p ion ; David Bailey did the same in 1983;a nd J ohnny O'Mara fo llowed sui t in 1984. All three were a lso aboard Team Honda - can the " H urricane" a nd H onda do it aga in in '85? Many feel th at T eam Kawasaki veteran , J eff Wa rd , is th e o ne to beat. After m any yt;ars without even o ne super cro ss Will . \Va rd too k th ree checkered Ilagsin the series las t yea r - Sea u le; Pa saden a and L os Angeles; and also is th e reigning I25cc Nati onal Cham p ion. New tea m m ate, Ma rk Barnett , ha s swi tched from Suzuki to T eam Kaw asak i; an d is a good one to wa tch this year a lo ng with Goa t Breker . T eam Yamaha 's RickJohnson,the current 250cc Nat ional MX Champi on, an d Bro c Gl over , wh o won th e 1984 Miller Masters Challenge wearing pink leath ers, ar e both prime candida tes to win th e Anaheim Supercross - yet neither has ever won a race a t An ah eim before. T eam H onda crea tes more competition. David Bail ey, th e defending 500cc National C ham p ; a n d J ohnn y O'M ara , th e 1984 Su per cro ss Champion, both boa st bl istering wins at the past two A na he im event s. Add Ron " T h e Machine" Lechi en , wh ose riding style is o ften co m pa red to th at of Bob Hannah 's , and th e " H u rr ica ne " has a pretty tou gh force to bea t even a mong hi s ow n teammates! Scott Burnworth a nd G eorge H ol land will ride Anaheim under th e banner of T eam Suzuki; a nd m an v more of yo u r su pe rcro ss favori tes such as Team T arnm's Alan King, and privateers like Warren Reid, Jim H olley, and Jeff Hicks. R eid bro ke . :~. : •• .•. •:., ~ A , 1 : ". \- , 1'- -- , ,., w:.~,' . \ -::...... ' .. ;;..,;1J.~ .. ~ --::<"" ~ .' ~ \' .. " ..--/ ~~ . ! N " .0 . . . .~ ~ - MILLER MOUNTAIN .-' . c~.;~'t i>.;' .: . IS WHEELERS -;,... his leg a t An aheim last yea r, but will be ba ck to conqu er the co urse on February 2. New race format Not on ly will Ana heim fa ns thrill to the co m pe titio n in the 250cc Pro class a t the MILLE R HIGH LIFE SUPERCROSS, but a lso to th e addition oCthe I25cc Support class whi ch is open to Pro-Am and Junior Pros this year under the new AMA race forma t. With 60 riders in the 250cc class and 40 riders in the I25cc cla ss, th ere are actuall y 100 cha nc es for th e checkered flag at An aheim ! In th e I25cc Support class, 40 riders will compete in two six-lap qualifying he at races of 20 riders eac h ; and one IO-Iap main event final of 20 riders . . The I25cc-class riders will have-black number plates with white letters , and ' the 25Occ-c1ass riders will have white number pl ates with black letters on their motocross bikes. Same great track The MILLE R HIGH LIFE S UPERCROSS a t An aheim Stadium boasts th e same awesome track as la st yea r - the one the riders said was the best on the circuit! Six-hundred truckload s o f dirt will be ha u led into An a heim Stadium, transforming th e R a m 's playing field into a ma ssiv e battlefield o f spectacular jumps, pi ts, berms, whoop-de-docs. and hurdl es; including the in famo us Miller Mountain and th e Co ca -Cola Catapult. One n ew obstacle has been added to th e co urse th is year - th e 18Wheeler Screamer ! Wat ch th e best fac tory Pros a n d pri vat eer riders w rest le wi t h three 25-foot semitrailers bu rie d in the d irt ! Part iall y co ncealed from sig ht, th ese eigh tfoot-wide trailers a re nestled side- byside to crea te a men acing j u m p . Testin g th e a bilities of even th e m ost co urageous o f riders, dared evil s will j u m p li ke Evel Kn ievel over th is spectacu lar track o bstacle! LOTS OF ANAHEIM PARKING • Lots of Stadium and Neighborhood Parking • Easy Freeway Access! QUESTIONS? (71 4) 999-8990 . ... -... . : off -ramps; plus numerous side streets that will tak e yo u to the facil ity . There a re probably even ways to get to the stadi u m that you didn 't know about! You might consider a few of th e alternate routes that will give yo u other choices should your usual way become congested. Many surrounding bu sinesses a re a lso opening th eir parking lo ts for supercross spe cta tors, For th ose who want to get to th e su pe rcro ss ah ead of the cro wd, a free Toyota Early Entry Pass lets yo u avoid th e traffic and watch the Pros practice before th e race begins. Along w ith yo ur regular su pe rcross adm issio n ticket, a T oyot a Ea rly Entry Pass lets you in th e gat e a t 4 p.m . on race da y. Sim p ly sto p by any participating Toyota dea ler and ge t a Toyota Su perticke t. which gives you five supercross bon u s co u pons: a free N D Spark Plu g gap gauge off er, a $2 d isco u nt o n a l 2-pack of reg u lar or diet Co ke, a $3 d isco u nt o n a so uve ni r jersey, a I d iscount on a so uve n ir p rogra m, a n entry in the a m -pm Min i Market/ Coca-Cola Sweeps ta kes , an d yo u r Toyota Early Entry Pass! Easy stadium access Spectator specials Sta di u m Motorsports Co rp. , proSign-up at part ici pat ing area amducers o f th e MILLER HIGH LIFE pm Min i Markets, Toyota dealers, or SU PE RCROSS, is co ncerned abou t at the stadiu m o n race day for yo ur cha nce to win a prize in th e am- p m i ra ffic p roblems for fans go ing to Min i Mark et/ Coca-Col a Sweepstakes! An aheim Stadiu m . T hey are workin g with th e Citv o f An aheim a nd th e One lu cky race fan will wi n th e gra nd p ri ze of a Toyota 4x4 SR 5 Xtracab Cal iforn ia Highway Patrol to h ave ex tra office rs direct in g traffi c in th e Sport T ruck! Bu t that 's no t a ll! You stad i um vici n ity on February 2 to ca n be one o f th e man y winn ers to receive a prize. T en one -yea r su p p lies h elp spectators get in a nd o ut o f th e of musiC£rom Wh ereh ouse Enterta in a rea quickl y. T hey are even look in g me rit. ten o ne -yea r supp lies o f Coca into h irin g a Siko rs ky Sky Cran e Cola, ten Nipponden so Spark Plug H elicopter to pa trol th e freeways and literall y pick-up and rem ove a ny vehiga p ga ug es, a nd o ne-y ea r su bscri p tions to Dirt Bike, Mot ocro ss Act ion cles th at might be ja m m ing or block in g the free way due to acc ide nts or a nd MOTOcross m agazines will be gi ve n a w ay i n the a m- p rn Min i mech anical p roblems! Take a m oment to stu dy th e d iaMarket /Coca-Col a S wee ps ta kes. gram of Anaheim Stadium an d su rTh ere a re lot s of ch ances to win , so be rounding area . Wh ile yo u are prob.su re to enter. ably used to taking a certa in route to Join th e fun at th e KMET party ! the stadium. you will notice that KMET Radio is hosting an afternoon there are several freeways with various of entertainment for supercross fans (Adv ertisement) .' at Malibu Grand Prix located just off the 57 freeway, on Karella, next to the stadium. KMET will be hosting the party on race day from noon ' til 6 p.m. for a regular adm ission price of $6 per person, and a special discount price of $5 for th ose with a supercross admission ticket. The price of admission enti tl es yo u to three laps in a Malibu G ra nd Prix car plus unlimited video game playing! There will be p art y con ces sion s ta n d s, KMET music, and disc jockeys Cynthia Fox, Ri ch Lewis, Frasi er Smith , and more! See rnotocrosser Art Oliver and his dog, Banzai , th e wo rld 's greatest moto-mutt, in ac tio n a t the Ana he i m Su percross. Banz ai fli es o ff jumps, a bso r bs th e whoop-de-d oe s with hi s fro nt legs , lea ns into the co rners , a nd barks a t any rider in th e wa y as h e a nd Art ride th e track! Pla n to be at Anaheim Stadi u rn on Sa tu rday n igh t, Feb ru ary 2 for th e MILLER HIGH LIFE SU PE RCR OSS ! Find ou t if Bo b " H urrica ne" H annah can wi n - his las t vic torv a t Anaheim was in 1977!T h is sensa tion a l event has been a sellou t for th e pa st six yea rs, so ge t your tick ets early . Tickets are ava ila ble a t Ticketron o ut lets - in cluding Sears a n d T ow er Records - at Super Sh ops, a t the Anaheim Con vent ion Center Box Office, an d through the charge line --213/ 410-1062, 714/ 634-1300, 619/ 2313554. T icke t prices a re $8, $10 , $12, Sl5, an d S18; Ch ildren 10 and under are h alf-pr ice. T oyota Ea rl y Entry ga les open a t 4 p m ; reg ul a r ga tes open a t 6 pm; and racing sta rts at 8 pm. SM C is o ffer ing a " m on ey back gua ra nt ee" to su percross fans. On race nigh t, if yo u are not sa tisfied with th e show after th e first qualifyin g h eat , tak e yo ur su pe rcross ticket stu b to specially -marked ticket windo ws an d receive a full refu nd for th e a mo u nt of admission paid . There will be amat eur ra cing o n Sunday, February 3. For more information contact the California Raci ng • C lub (C R C) at 213/830-7519. .,. . .-: 13 . . "

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