Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

( nduer t isemen t ] 1ST W'ORLD W'AR ; OFSUPERCROSS ~ cherlY 'W'OR LD ~ SUPERCROSS , _ I N A LS F Are the Yanks tough enough to overcome the second-row start? The World Supercross Champion w ill be crowned at the first international su percross race ever held in the United States, th e Cherry Coke World Supercross Finals, Sa turday n igh t. November 9 a t the Los Angeles Mem orial Co liseum. Riders ho lding 14 championsh ip ti tles wi ll mat ch up in 125 a nd 250cc cla sses - with Am er icans sta n ing from th e ba ck row - 10 de termi ne the World Supercross Champion. The Che rry Coke World Supercross Fina ls a ll -sta r line-up in cludes: H o n da's two- time I25cc World MX Champi on from Belg iu m . Eric Ceboe rs: Kawasa ki's two-r ime 250cc World MX Champion . Georges j o be; a nd the newl y-crowned 1985 125cc World MX Champio n from Fin la nd . Pekk a Veh ko nen. See H onda 's exp losive Dut ch ma n. Davey Strijbos. a nd Gen-j a n van Doorn . wh o p laced second and third respecti vely in th e 125cc Wo rld MX Champions hip Series. Ya ma ha 's j on , va n Den Berk wi ll a lso be there. j a pa nese stars Yasu o Tofu ku j i a nd A. Aka be a re dy na mi te riders who cou ld surpr ise everybody. In ad di tion 10 pa st a nd p resent wo rld cha m pions, t he co m pe titio n includ es th e top Am eri ca n riders in 125, 250, a nd 500cc classes : H o nd a 's j o h n n y O 'Ma ra , former S upercross a n d 125cc Nat ion a l MX Champi o n ; a n d Da vid Ba iley. forme r Supercross, 250 and 500c c Na tiona l Cha mpion ; Ka wa sa k i's jeff Ward , la st y.... r' s I25cc Nat ional Ch ama pion a nd th e '85 Supercross a nd 250cc Na tio na l Champion ; new Ka wa sa ki member, Ro n Lechicn, curren t 1985 125cc Nationa l :\IX Champ! The new- " est member o f T eam Yamaha . jim H oll ey. current R od il T roph y Ser ies poi nt lead er . wi ll be fighl in g h a rd 10 ca p tu re th e T rophy titl e. The top three European riders C eboers. j obe a nd Vehkonen - have five world cha m p io ns h ip titl es between them ; a nd the ace Am eri can riders O 'Ma ra, Ba iley. Ward . and Lech ienhave six Na tio nal cha mpionships a nd th ree su percross titl es to th eir credi t! Rodil Trophy champio nship A co- p rod uc tion by INS PORT o wn ers , Pace Man agem ent a nd Stadium M otorsports, the Che rry Coke World Su pe rcros s Fina ls is th e crown ing race o f th e new 1985 Rod il Trophy C ham pi o n sh ip . Creat ed 10 hon o r 18-year FIM President Sr. Nich o las Ra d ii del Va lle. wh o retired in 1983, Ihe Rod il Trophy Championship co ns isls o f Ihree illlernali ona l stadium mOlOcro ss mces to delermi ne th e Wo rld Supercross Champio n ; cena in ly Ihe mo sl prest igious tille in mOlOrcycling ! Sa nclioned by Ihe AMA. FIM. a nd INS PO RT . Ihe Rodil T ro phy Champ io ns hi p beg-ln in GOleborg . Swe de n . . Augusl 3 1; round two wa s in Barcelo na. Spain. O cto ber 12; a nd Ihe series will end with the Che rry Co ke World Supercross Fina ls a t the L.A . Co lise um November 9, Ro n "T h e Ma ch in e" Lechi en won the Swedish 'ro und , but missed the seco nd round because th e j a pa nese Supercross was sched u led on the sa me dat e. Yama ha 's jim H olley p laced seco nd 10 Lechien in th e fir st round. but took th e h onor s in Spa in ! Yamaha 's Dutch rid er. j o n van Den Ber k, wh o a lso raced bo th events. too k a third pl ace in Sweden a nd a seco nd pl ace in Spa in . Therefo re. H o lley ha s a five-poi nt edge o ver van Den Berk going into the grand final e a t the Coliseum. N ippondenso East vs . West Shootout T he to p 10 Eas t Coast Reg iona l I25cc Championship racers have issued a cha lle nge to the 101' 10 West Coast Reg iona l Champs! The Ni ppondenso EaSI vs. WeSI Shoorou t will a lso take p lace Sa turday n ight! The results w ill determ ine wh ich riders a re best _ East Dr West! See EaSI Coast ShOO IOUI stars like Ka wa sa ki's Edd ie Warren fro m C leo , M ichi gan , Rodney Ba rr fro m Shelby. No rth Caro lina a nd H onda 's Ma rk Crozier fro m Warn er Ro bb ins. Georgiu , ba il ie il OUI wi th Wesl Coast stars lik e Suzu ki 's Bo bbv Moore from Can. yon Country, Ca lifornia , Mi ke Heal ey from Costa Mesa . Cal ifornia . a n d , Kawa sa ki 's Bill y Fra n k from Ora ng e , Ca lifornia - a full field of 20 la p l 25cc guns will be in thi s unique N ippondense -sponso red cha llen ge! Sa me great track TRA C K DESCR IPTION 1. NO Start Line 2. American Airlines Launch Pad 3. Technics Tormentor 4. KHJ Mogul 5. KMET Rockers 6. T&D Yamaha Tabletop 7. Castrol Quads 8. University Hilton Uphill 9. Cherry Coke Catapult 10. Dirt Bike Double Jump goi ng 10 be in teresti ng 10 see h ow th e Europea ns react 10 o u r Am er ica n- type 01 tra ck - especia lly a t th e Co liseum . The yo unger guys - like C eboers, Va n de n Ber k a nd Strijbos - ha ve broadc ned the ir E uropean rid in g SlYle, and a re rea ll y gelling good a t supercross, Bu t I kn ow th at th is track wi ll rea lly be a shock to 'em! " Han dicap start Can the Ameri cans whi p th e Eu ro pea ns fro m th e ba ck row? For th e first lime at a maj or supercross race, the la p 10 America n ride rs will beg in fro m the seco nd line beh ind the Europea ns ! T he svstem works like this : T he first ha lf o f 'lhe sta n ga te d ro p s a p p ro ximutely five seconds befor e th e seco nd ha lf. R iders wh o q ualify di rect ly out of th e hea t races will sta rt on th e del ayed ponion o f ilu- gate. a n d th ose wh o transfer OUI o f the sem i fin a ls a nd LaSI Cha nce Qualifier wi ll start o n th e side th a t d rops first . Thi s handi capped sta n system will p rovide closer. more excitin g racing in th e main . Spectator specials Even' stad iurn mot ocross rid er wants Wh erever vo u bu v Che rrv Coke, enter to racethe legendary Co liseu m track th e Che rry ' Co ke' Par is'SlI percro ss with th e famed Peri st yle jum p . It will Sweepsta kes! Win a tri p for t wo to again be th e wor ld 's roughest track _ Pa ris, France - co u rtesy o f Cherr y Coke and Am eri can Airlines - to see j us t lik e th e one Ma y I I! The rid ers co m p la in ed a bout it . th e fan s loved it, the Pa ris Supercross o n December 4-5. T he g ra n d pri ze is five g lori ou s da ys in a nd the press ra ved a bo u t it ! There will be 350 feet o f wh oop-dePa ris. plus th e best sea ls in th e hou se at doos p lus two sets o f dou ble a nd trip le th e Pa ris Supe rcro ss! Second prize is jumps. The Peri style la unch ing ra m p " H is ' n ' Her " moroc ross ers fro m T&O wi ll be a ng led steeper so the bi kes hang Ya ma ha in Buena Pa rk a nd Torrance: in space a s they rocket i O rows to the third prize is a T echn ics home stereo system; fo urth prizes are 100 Castrol floor. T he start line straightaway will hit i O m ph if th e riders ha ve th e nerve GTX Racing T eam ja cket s! You can 10 slay o n th e ga s! a lso ent er a t th e stad iu m o n rac e da y, a n d the w in ners wi ll be dra wn a t Ih e T he Sla rt line is agai n on th e ot her su percross o n Sa turday ni ght. side of th e Co liseum fo r a weso me PerislyIe-en d starts !T he cha lleng ing co u rse Am erica 's fa vorite Mo tocro ss Mom . fea lUres the 10-foot T &O Yamah a Ga le Webb. will be g iving safely d em Ta blelo p, the fam ou s Che rry Co ke o ns lra lio ns fro m 3:00 p.m , ' Iii dusk o n Ca la p u lt; a nd will agai n weave its th e co nco u rse o Ulside Ihe sta d iu m . mi nd -blow ing tra il up th e spt'clator A free KM ET Ea r ly Elllry Pa ss leIs yo u get into Ihe Col iseum a head o f Ihe sla nds a nd Ih ro ugh Ihe famed Per islyle Arch es! Ha nd s·do wn . riders say the crowd and walch th e P ros praclice Per istyle jump wi ll never be lOpped. bdore Ihe r.lce. Simply take yo ur regu lar su pt'rcross admissio n lickel lo G ate " In Spai n , we raced on a prelly good Irack in a bull a rena. :' explai nt't! j im 4 a t 4:00 p .m . o n rdce day, a nd receive yo u r KMET Early Entry Pass. Bet ween H oll ey. "And in Sweden. ponions of Ihe track were made w ith aSlro turf. It's 4:00 p .m . and 6:00 p.m ,. Ihere will also (adl'ert isement ) be a E uropea n rider autograph part y, a K:\IET joc k aUlOl,:'raph part y. and a n Ea rly En try drawmg fo r one Yama ha bik e! j o in th e fun . a nd corn e ea rly! Wat ch supercross on KHj ·TV9 Wed nes da y, No vem ber 6. T h e events a ired wi ll be th e 19i 9 Superbowl o f Mo to cross. fea turing some o f th e mos t specta cular racing in supercross h isto ry. This fi lm will be follo wed by teena ge g ladia to rs battl in g it o u t a t the 1985 Rose Bo wl even t o n l25cc d in bikes. Wa tch it! In term issio n specia ls incl ude th e Haro Mountain Bike Supercross Scra m ble. wh ich is th e first mountain bi ke ra ce o n a stad ium mot ocross track . Wat ch form er supercross winner -Mi ke Bell co n vert h is ski lls to mountain bik es! See lOp rid ers from Su n to ur, Ross. a nd Schwin n ! Also during int erm ission , fan s will find o u t who is th e Pee Wee King o f Su percross ! Wa lch a nd chee r for Ihese 5 10 8-year-o lds as th ey tac k le the in famous Peri style la u nch ing pad ! Offi cia l ra ce headqua rters fo r th e Cherry Co ke World S upercross Fin al s is th e U n ive rsi tv H ilton H o re ll Loca ted j us t a cross th e stree t from the Coliseum. Su percros s fans ca n get a di sco u n t o n room accom moda tio ns of 59 per n ight - j us t by menr ion in g th e supercross! Ca ll th e Uui vcrs ity H ilt o n a t 2 131i48-4 141 10 mak e yo ur room reser va tions now ! Ticket s P la n 10 be at th e Lo s An geles Memoria l Coliseum Novem ber 9 for th e Cherry Coke World Supercross Fi na ls - th e b igg est ra ce o f the year! Tickets a re ava ilable :II a ll T'i r ketron oullets, Ihe Sports Aren a Bo x Offi ce. T&O Yama ha in Buen a Park a nd T o rra nce, a t Su pe rS hops , an d th ro ug h Ihe TeleIron cha rge lines - 2 13/ 410-1062, i l41 634-1300, 4 15/ 9i 4-639 I or619/268 -9686. Ti cke t p rices a re the best bu y of Ihe seaso n a t Si. $10. $13. 16 a nd $ 19; ch ild ren 10 a nd under . half-price. Ge l yo ur $3 di sco u nt'on adu lt tickels a t a ll , Super-Shops. O n SalU rday. November 9, K:\IET Early Entry g-ates open a l 4:00 p.m. ; regu la r gates open a t 6:00 p.m.; a nd ra cing sla rts a t 8:00 p .m . 13

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