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(advertisement) Stop by any participating Toyota dealer to get your free Toyota Superticket, which includes valuable di scount coupons and a Toyota Early Entry Pass. Along with a regular su pe rcross admission ticket, a Toyota Early Entry Pass gets you in Gate The King of Miller Supercross will be crowned August 17, Pasadena Rose Bowl, at the last race of the 1985 AMA-sanctioned Supercross Series - ·th e Miller Supercross Finals! At the end of August ITs grand finale of racing, the 125 and 250cc classes will each have a new champion! An exp los ive even in g of raci ng is in sto re for both rid ers a nd fans a t th e Rose Bowl! Who will be in the win ner's circle? For th e fir st time in su pe rcross hi story, th ere is a tie going into the fi n al round! T ea m Kawasaki 's Jeff Ward and Team Yamaha 's Brae Glover are tied at 211 points ! Team Honda 's Ron "The Machine" Lechien is only two points behind th e leaders with 209; and T eam Yamaha 's R ick J ohnson is in fourth position with 201 points. There are a maximum o f 25 points possible for an overall win , which means that anyone of these . four dynamite riders - Ward, Gl over, Lechien, or Johnson - co u ld win the half-million-dollar champions hip a t th e Rose Bow l! There a re reports th at hefty factory bonuses will be paid to th e winner -as much as.$I00,000 to the new champ - th ese g uys won 't ca re wh o ge ts in their way ! The all -im p ortant yea r-e n d points battl e is underwa y a mon g th e two wheel ed Pros like Su zu k i 's Scott Burnworth a nd A.]. Whiting; Honda's Bob " H urrica ne " Hannah ' a nd David Ba iley; Yamaha 's Keith Bowen a nd Jim Holley; Kawasaki 's Mark "The Bomber" Barnett and Goat Breker; plus many hot privateers like Scooter Stafford. JoJo Keller, and Jeff Hicks! The 60 best 250cc supercross riders in th e nation will be a t th e Rose Bowl August 17. The 125cc class features 40 of the country 's favorites at Pasadena such as Suzuki 's Bobby Moore, Honda 's point leader Larry Brooks, and other top 10 riders Rodney Barr, Mark Murphy, Dean Matson, Doug Dubach, William Surratt, Edd ie Warren and Craig Canoy. The king of th e 125cc class will also be crowned at the Mill er Su percros s Finals! Track has double. triple and quadruple jumpsl The Pasaden a track has been redesigned this year to resembl e th e L.A. Coliseum course la st May - th e one both rid ers a n d fans thought was awesome! Jim Kitchens, who bu ilt th e Superbowl track, is building th e Pasadena tra ck a nd says it 'll be th e toughest tra ck th e Ros e Bowl has ever seen ! It co vers th e football field this year, and ha s whopper whoo p -de doos to keep riders flyin ' between double, \ri p l.C4 and,qua4Tup le j!J!I.!ps!, . TRACK DESCRIPTION 1. SUZUKI Start Une 2. OIRT BIKE Startbreaker 3. HUNTINGTON SHERATON Hurdle 4. scorr Crest 5. COCO·COLA Catapult 6. KMET Rockers 7. KHJ.TV Oouble Jump 8. AM/PM Triple Jump . 9. MillER Mountain 10.TOYOTA 4,BYS 11. CASTROl Whoop-de·doos 12. NO Ridge 13. MOTOCROSS Magezine Double Jump " Th e Coca-Col a Catapult Jump Contest will a gain award SIOOO to the riders who sa il through th e a ir the farthest ; a n d th e 10-foot high inf amo us Miller Mountain ro cket s racers into si deways styli ng. In all, th ere a re 13 treach erous obs ta cles th at will keep the riders reeling from start to finish ! Lap a fter lap o f gruel in g com pe tition peaks with three bi g mai n events - th e 125cc racers go for it in one sudden-death 10-lap main ; a nd th e 250cc Pros must wi th stand two, 12-lap main events. Spectator specials In addition to three full h ours of racing, Rose Bowl highlights for fans include the free "Fun Zone" on the baseball field from I :00 p.m. ' til 6:00 p .m . Th ere will be KMET live broad- . casts and music; a n d a BMX safety demonstration by "Motocross Mom" Gale Webb. See th e 1986 Suzuki Quad Racers on di splay - the very fir st public sh owi n g! T oyota trucks and race ca rs will a lso be th ere - see th e " Drea m Truck ," T R I van , MR2 pace ca r, and the SCORE truck. The Phoenix Fun Machine di splay car will a lso be th ere; al ong with lots of g ive- r aways, ga mes, and exh ibits. Coca-Col a will be givi ng out free Cherry Coke samples for th e first time in so u the rn California. The Miller Sk ydi ving T eam will make a special pre-rac e ap peara nce; and Suzuki will displa y th eir 35-foo t long Quadrunner Inflat abl e insid e th e stadium: G et to th e Rose Bowl ea rly to en joy th e p re- race ac tivi ties a n.dl t~e: '~ ft,J l) l~ e:i ~ . ) ~:: I » • I J 1 , I "A" a t 3:00 p .m . o n race dayto wat ch ride r p ract ice. Toyota Supertickets are red eem a ble for a free Nipp on den so Spark Plug gap ga uge; .$3 o ff o n a n official 1985 supercross so uveni r long-sleeved T-shi rt; a SI d isco unt on a so uvenir progra m, a free Castrol G TX leather key ring, and an entry form for th e am /pm / Toyot a T ruck Sweepsta kes! Be sure to sign- u p for th e am/pm/ Toyot a Truck Sweepstakes. You can enter at participating a m / p m Min i Market s, at T oyota dealers, or at th e stad ium on race day. The grand prize is a Toyota ' 4x4 SR5 Xtracab Sport Truck ! Other prizes i ncl ude a Suzuki LT230GEG Quadrunner, one-year subscriptions to Dirt Bike, Motocross Action a n d Motocross magazines, a Phoenix Fun Machine, a weekend for two incl udi ng brunch a t the Hunti ng ton Sheraton Hotel in Pasadena, and Nippondenso Spark Plug hats and polo shirts! Enter toda y - yo u could be one of th e lu ck y winners! During intermission, daring fourwheelers tak e to th e track just like su pe rcro ssers, in th e exc i tin g Suzuki Quad R acer Championship ra ces! Big bucks are at sta ke - .$1200 to the winner, .$800 for seco nd place, and .$600 for third place! Intermission entertainrnent also i n cl udes a Pee Wee Demo - rider s are [our to eigh t yea rs o ld. Official race h eadquart ers for th e Miller Supercross Finals is th e Huntington Sheraton H ot el in Pasaden a . Su percross fan s ca n get a spe cial ro om rate of .$59just by me ntioning th e , ul?eJcr, s . Maf tj .YP'!1r. rtiif.~va \ I q advertisement tions now by calling 818/792-0266. Catch supercross on KHJ-TV9! On Saturday, August 10, the one-hour San Diego Supercross show.will a ir from 2:00-3 :00 p.m. G et in th e mood for racing! Your satisfaction of the Miller Supercross Finals is guaranteed or yo u r money ba ck. If, after the fir st heat ra ce, yo u are not pl eased with th e sh ow , yo u ca n get a refund of yo ur adm issio n price by taking yo u r tick et stub to the spe cia lly -ma r ked Gate "A" ticket window s. Don't mi ss th e ac tio n -packed tie br eaking blowout of th e season at th e Rose Bowl August 17. See wh o will be cro wne d 1985 S upe rcross Ch ampion ! Ticket pri ces for th e last race o f th e year - th e Miller Su perc ros s Finals - a re .$6, S9. $12, SI 5 and S18; children 10 a n d under half-price. You ca n also get S3 di scounts on SI5 a nd $18 tickets a t participat ing Su perShops locations. Tickets are a va ila ble a t participatin g Suzuki dealers, SuperShops, a t Tick etrnaster .l oca tions (May Co. , Music Plus, Sportrna rt ), through th e T icketma ster charge lines - 71417402000 or 213/ 480-3232 - and at th e Rose Bowl Box Office beginning August 12 from, 10:00 a .m . to 6:00 . p .m. dail y. G et yo ur special Famil y Di scount ticket package a t participating Suzuki deal ers ! Bu y four ad u lt tickets and get one child 's tick et free: plus a free VIP pa r king pa ss in a specia l par king lot, a nd a free si x- pack of Ch erry Coke! Pl ea se note early race tim e , . . . . Ra cing sta rts Saturd a y even ing a t 6:30 p .m. ! This is yo u r las t cha nce of the '85 season to see th e hottest supercross stars in th e co u nt ry! Don 't mi ss it ! . T oyot a Early Entry gates open at 3:00 p .m .; regular gates open a t 5:00 p .rn .; free "Fun Zone" 1:00-6:00p.m. ; racing start s a t 6:30 p .m . Free parking for a ll !