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Coliseum Star Wa rs ~ TEr-I I"'~~ WORLD SUPERCROSS ~ ~\\.AI~ { FINALS Rodil Trophy ~ YEARS AGO . L.A. Coliseum Rudy Ga lindo ga rnered en o u g h p o ints in l25cc GP, 50cc G P a nd 350cc G P ra cin g in Riverside, Califor- ' ni a, to win his second AFM ch a m p ionsh ip, besting th e efforts of th e young ch a lle nge r Harry Kli nzmann. Randy Riggs, a t that time Senior Edi tor of Cycle World m agazine, gridded la st in th e 250cc Product io n class wi th a stoc k Ca n -Am TNT 250, a nd ran th e mach in e to a fourth-place finish a t the checkers . Ar t Friedm an, o f Cycle Gu id e magazine, wo n th e I 25cc Production. A $1000 p urs e drew the P ros to C MC' s Saddl eback MX in Irvin e, Ca lifornia , an d , as expected, th e 500cc Pro motos en de d u p being a showdown bet ween Bob H an na h a nd h is factory Suzu ki, a n d Re x Staten a boa rd a Yama ha . T h ough Sta ten got out in fron t for th e start of eac h moto, H a n nah was a b le to pass h im at about th e halfwa y point of each ro u n d for a perfect I-I fin ish . Sta ten had to settle for seco n d overa ll, a nd Jeff Fo land pu t together a 3-4 score to claim thi rd p lace. H annah wen t on to swe ep the 250cc Pro s, pos ti ng a no ther I-I sco re to beat seco nd -p lace Bruce McDo ugal (2-3), as well as Bill Ru bly a nd Morris Mal on e. ~ o C<) .... Q.) Nov. 9 Cycl e magazine 's Dale Boller took th e 200cc B class tro p hy at th e V .E.A. 's Tuff E' N u ff En duro, ru n thro ug h th e h ill s near Red Mountain , Cal ifornia - a score that would move hi m to the A class for the n ext event. Tom Spurloc k .swep t th e 250cc A class an d the Sw eepstakes trophy by zero in g th e co u rse - the o n ly rid er to do so - and Ken Lewis wo n th e Open A class wi th one po in t. Jay Tullis, Rick Munyon, Mike Adams an d Fred Hayes joi ned forces to win the Clu b Tea m trop hy. At the 50th ru n n in g of th e Intern a tio nal Six Da y Trials, the V .S. World Trophy tea m ra llied from th e bottom of th e ran ks to fi nish in six th p lace; th e team h ad fallen beh ind w hen T om Penton 's bike ca ught fire o n th e first da y. Jack Penton led the tea m effort , p lacing seventh overa ll o n individual scores an d th ird in his class ; h e was th e o n ly Amer ican to break into th e top 20 overal l. gs ~ ,(:-,, 8 PM ..0 o .... u " o Americans vs. Europeans * Georges Jobe· * * Pekka Vehkonen • See the American 2 time World Champ! Superstars Eric Geboers • 2 time World Champ! * JohnnyO'Mara - 1984 Champ! C hamp! * Jeff Ward - 1985t ime Champ! * Davey StrlJbos * DavId Bailey -- 3America's cur- * Gert Jan Van Doom * ren t Lechlenleader. Ron points * Yasuo Dlerlckx -• TotukaJI * Jon Van Den BerkPeter vs. the top Riders * from around the globe! * A. Akabe • Best Europ ean Rider and World Champ. Ho lland's Superstar Holland Japan Belgium Holl and Japan Tickets • Ticketron • L.A. Sports Arena • SuperShops • T&OYamaha In Buena Park and in Torrance as low as $ 7 • Chargelines (213) 410-1062 (714) 634-1300 (619) 268-9868 CALL NOW! ---------------------- -------T------L.A. COLISEUM ORDER FORM Mark your 1st, 2nd &3 rd choice se ats . SAVE $2 on $ 16 & $ 19 t ic ke ts. Children 10 and under 'h pnce of reg ular adu lt pri ce t ic ke ts. Offer exp ire s Nov. 2, 198 5. Mak e c hec ks payable to and mail to LA Spo rts Arena. 3939 S. Figueroa 51., LosAngeles,CA 90037 .11questions, call Hotline (71 4) 8 59-4 889. ADULT $ 19 @$17X $16 @ $ 14 X • 21 " 2 2 =_ _ _ CHILD $19 @$950X $ 16 @$8 X I = ___ Please enclos.e a stam.ped self.add re .ssed envelope , Tickets wit~ berelu rned.toyouin this envel ope. If you taut o enclose an envelope, or Ihe $2.00 service charge. tic kets Will be held at the wlU-c wmc ow event nlg hl all TOTAL # TICKETS 'CN-42 You can charge yo ur tickets 0 VISA 0 MASTERCARD A ccount # Day P hone 1 Name Addres s . .... SUBTOTAL $ PERORDER Service Charge TOTAL $ +$2.00 Exp, Date 1 _ Ear ly Entry Opens R e g ular Gates Open Racing Starts May 1 1th the riders complained about. Handica p Sta rt fast est riders in the back row 5J II * D .r ' _ HOT RACING ' I Th . * e WarId's Toughest I Trac k - jus t like the one I . * 100-100 tramp . tyl e Peris I * Matterh orn- like launc hing I obs tacles, I * Teet h-shatterinq whoop-de-doos! I * Suspe ns ion-smashI ing doub le-trip le-q uad jumps! Gary Denton a nd Dave T aylor p u lled aw ay from th e pack in the I25cc Pros a t the Irw inda le Racewa y n igh t MX races, and a t th e en d of th e seco n d mo ta Denton ha d posted a I- I finis h for th e overa ll - h is third in a row . Jeff Vidic had proven to be nearly unbeatable, cla iming h is sixt h 250cc Pro win in a row a board hi s Maico. .17