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SUPERCROSS ·ROCKS e LA. COLISEUM MAY II e PERISTYLE STARTLINE ~ ~ GOODWIN'S RETIREMENT PARTY e SEVEN HOURS OF RACING A record number of fans jammed the L .A. Coliseum last November. Letters and phone calls have been pouring in saying, " We wan t the Miller High Life Superbowl of Moto- pm Mini Markets and a t the Co liseum on race da y to ente r th e a m-p m / Coca-Cola " Fu n in the Su n '' Sweep- , stakes! T he gran d prize th at will be giv en away is a T oyota 4x4 SR5 Xtra Cab Sport T ruck a nd a Bic Sa il boa rd ! O th er fab u lo us prizes i nclu de a cro ss earl ier in 19851 " On Sa turday nigh t, May 11, yo u' ve go t it ... Round 10o f the 1985 AMA-sancti oned Supercross Series at the Lo s Angeles Mem orial Co liseum! All the factory team sharpshooters a nd p riva teer P ros are loa ded wi th ammunition and ready to race! Honda has conf irmed th e entry oft he legendary favorit e, Bo b " H urr icane" H annah. Current Supercross points leader Jeff Ward will be riding to stretch his lead at tha L.A. Coliseum SUllerbowl of Motocross. All new track layout Stadium Mot orsport s Cor p . p romises to give 'yo u a track more exci ting than Anaheim Stadium! T he re wi ll be 350 feet o f w hoop-de-doos in a ll , and two sets of double a nd tri ple jumps. T he Per istyle launch in g ra mp will be angled steepe r so th e bik es "hang in space" as they roc ket 70 ro ws to the floor. T he start line straigh ta way will hit 70 mph if th e riders have the nerve to stay on the gas! T he power-ro bbing Sand Pit is back ; a nd th e sta rt lin e h a s been moved to the o ther side o f th e Co liseum for awesome Peristyle-end sta rts ! The challengi ng co urse still features the infa mous Mi ller Mountain a nd the cas h- payi ng Coca -Co la Catap u lt; and wi ll again wea ve its mi nd-b lowing tra il up th e spectator sta nds a n d , th rough th e famed Per istyle arches! , ider Rally R Since its origi na tio n in 1972, th ere have been 12 Su perbow l of Motocross events and abou t 700 conte nde rs. O n ly eigh t rid ers have successfu lly ta ken th e checkered flag a t this mam moth event. Winner of th e 1985 Da yton a Supercro ss, Bob " H urricane" Hannah is on th e last yea r of h is Honda contrac t and says this is h is farewell Coliseum race. Can he go o ut in sty le? " I've won jus t abo u t every mo tocro ss th ere is, except th e Superbowl," expl ain s Hannah , "and the Col iseu m race has a lways been th e best. I' ve been waiting for th is o ne!" Two serious threats to the field in the T ea m Suzuki line-u p Saturd a y night ar e SCOll Burnworth a n d A.J . Whiting. Neither rider has ever won a su percross event in the series, yet beth Burnworth and Whi tin g have made stro ng and co nsistent fin ish es this season. Team Honda 's Johnny O 'Mara also wants to win th e Superbowl. The "O'Show", took the 1984 Su percross Series Championsh ip title at th e Coliseum last November - but was beaten by Jeff Ward for th e ch eckered flag . O 'Mara boast s the season-opener win at San Diego, and ra n ks in the top five. Ron "T he Machine" Lechien took back-to-back wins at th e Seattle Supercross doubleheader; and will be TRACK DESCRIPTION 1. Suzuki Stllrt line 2. KHJ·1V Tower J. KMET Crest 4. Dirt Bike Magazine Mogul 5. NO Doubll Jump &. Wharehouse Whoop-De-DoDS 7. Phoenix Sand Trap , 8. Coca-Cola Catllpult going for his th ird win of the year o n May II. Team Ka wasak i's J eff Ward is the Mission Viejo power wh o can exp lode a t any race. Last yea r, Ward took the 125cc National MX Cha mpions hi p; plus wi ns a t the Rose Bowl a nd Co liseum Supercross races. By winni ng th e H ouston Supercross , he moved into the series points lead over Gl over. Wa rd is a lso in the lead in the 250cc o utdoor motocross Na tional s. Mark Barnell and Yama ha 's Broc G love r are th e o n ly riders in Sat urday nigh t's lin e-u p to have 'each tak en two Su pe rbowl of Mot ocro ss wins . ' "My goa l for th is race," says Glover , " is to beco me the first and on ly one to win it three tim es." Edged out o f the poi nts lead , by Ward' s wi n o f the H ouston Su percross, Bro c needsto win in Los Angeles to ge t back out in front. Barn ett cap tured the Atlan ta Supercross win, a n d is a lso in the to p 10. Easy Coliseum access A d ia gram o f freewa ys, surface stree ts, and parking is printed here 'to make it eas y for you to ge t to th e Col iseum. Most people do n ot know the side streets, sh or t cuts, low traffic streets, or alte rna te freewa y choices to avoid traffic. Take a moment to stu dy th e di agram, a nd you'll slide right in ! For those who want to get to th e supercross ahead of th e crowd , a free Toyota Early En tr y Pass lets you avoid the traffic and wa tch th e Pros practice before th e race. Along with your regular supercros s ad mission ticket, a T oyota Earl y Entry pass lets yo u in Gate 4 a t 4 p.m. on fa ce da y. Stop by any participating Toyota dealer and get a Toyota Superticket, Spectator specials Sign-up at local participating a m - 9. Miller Mountain 10. Toyotl Triple Jump 11. University Hihon Uphill 12. AM/PM Aerial 1J. Castrol Double Jump P hoenix Fun Machi ne, year's su p p ly of a lbums or tapes from Whereh ouse Records & T apes, a year's su p ply of Co ca-Co la, Nippo nd enso hats and po lo shirts. a n d o ne-ye ar su bscr ipti ons to Dirt Bike , Motocross Acti on , and Motocross magazi nes. Whe n you a rr ive a t the Co liseum ea rly, che ck-o ut the P it Party in fro nt o f th e Peristy le which will be open from 3 p .m . ' til 7:30 a n d th en aga in after th e race fro m I I p .m . 't il m id night . See the special displays by Toyota T rucks, U.S.Suzuki, Wherehouse Entertai nment giveaways, Phoen ix Fu n Mac hi nes, Ni ppondenso, Burmah-Castrol , and morel T here will be giant in flatables _ world's largest Suzu ki Q uadrun ner, Burmah-Castrol ca n , and "Merlin th e Magicia n ." See th e off-road car, " Coke Mach in e;" and be greeted by Miss ND, Miss Coca -Col a , a nd Miss T oyota beauties. The Playbo y 30t h Anni versary Pl aym at e, Penn y Bak er , will a lso be givi ng a way free a utograp hed posters o f h erself an d the Suzu ki Intru der whi le suppl ies last. Ame rica's Sport s Mo m , Gale Webb, will hold BMX sa fet y dem onstra ti on s o n th e Ushaped ram p in th e P it Part y. Don ' t miss o u t . .. th e P it Party is fr ee en tertain ment for everyo ne! L isten to KMETradio , FM 94.7, to find o ut how you can enter the KMET Mi ss Legs contest ! KMET will be doing a live broadcast from the Coliseu m o n race day, and th ere will be lots of grea t music plus di sc jockeys Cynthia Fox, Rick Lewis, Frazier Sm ith , and more! During int er mission on race n ight, th ere will be a S uzu ki Quad Ra cer Championship race! Contact CMC a t 71 4/261 -6116. The Suzuki Quadracer Championship has big bucks a t (advert isement ) stake, $ 1000 to th e winner; $700 for seco nd p lace a n d $500 for third p lace. Offi cial race h eadq uart ers for the Superbowl is th e Universit y Hilton Hotel! Located just across th e street fro m th e Coliseum, supercross fa ns ca n ge t a di scount on ro om accommodations just by mentioning, th e Super bowl! Call th e Un iversi ty H ilton to mak e you r reservations n ow! Wh en you take your sea t a t th e Coliseu m, check it o utl Burmah-Castrol is gi vin g a way special p rizes to th ose wh o are lucky enough to have a Castrol sticker under th eir seats! Stand up and loo k! Tickets Pl an to be a t th e Los Ang eles Memorial Coliseum Ma y I I for the Mill er High Li fe Superbow I of Mot ocro ss - th e biggest race of the year ! Tickets are available at Ticketron ou tlets, the Sports Are na Box Office, Suzu ki dea lers, and throug h th e Teletro n C ha rge li nes - 213/4 10- 1062, 714/634-1300, 415/ 974-6391, an d 619/ 268-9686. Prices are $6, $9, $ 12, $15, a nd $18; ch ildren u nder 10 are "ha lf price. Get $2 o rr on disco unt tickets a t Suzuki deal ers an d free Super ticket co u pons a nd Early Entry Passes a t T oyota dealers. SMC is offering a "Money back g uarantee" to supercross fans. O n rac e ni ght, if you are no t sa tisfied with th e show a fter the first Qual ifying H ea t, tak e your supercross tic ket stu b to specia lly -marked win do ws a t Gate 4 and receive a full ref und for the am o unt of admiss ion paid. SVGGE STED ROL7 ES TO COLI SEU M COMPLE X f N • < 9