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(advertisement ) DIEF AUTO PARTS SUPERCROSS ~86 0 STORMS S A N DIEGO FEB. 8th ~ Can Team EI Cajon Crunch BAILEY ~ W ARD~ ~ O~MARA In Round 3 Of T h e Nippondenso Series? It was unanim o u s - th e riders, fans , spo nsors, televisio n , AMA - everybody ra ted th e COCA-C O LA SU PE RC R OSS '86 seas o n opener at Anaheim as the best an d most exciting m o to r race seen o n the West Coast in 15 years! Sa turday n ight , Feb. 8th, th e sa me great show storms Sa n Diego ! Presen ted by C hi ef Au to P a rt s, Ro und 3 on th e 1986 INSPORT / AMA To ur b r in g s S upe rcros s ba c k to So u th ern Ca lifo rnia race fan s in San Diego j ack Murp h y Stadi u m o n a track just like th e An aheim trac k one wi th 50% m or e o bstacl es th a t d ema n ds go -fo r- the - th roa t ra cin g fro m th e d ro p o f th e sta rt ga te to th e un furlin g o f th e chec kered flag. T eam H onda set th e beat for th e new year o f Su pe rcross by taking 1-23 hon orsa t Anaheim when David Bailey ou tdueled "S tyle King " Rick j ohnson in o ne of th e mo st in credible 'm ain event ba ttl es ever seen in Su percro ssl Fans stood o n th eir feet a nd roar ed with exci teme n t as th e Ba iley/ j oh n so n d uo excha nged the lead a dozen tim es durin g th e 20-lap chase arou nd th e obstacle-laden co u rse. O n th e Fin ish Line j ump o f la p 9, Bailey passed joh nson ; w ho the n repassed Ba iley two tu rns lat er. Rid in g nose to ta il - a ll around th e track -they passed each o ther twice in th e 13th la p with Ba iley finall y ge lling by for th e lead . Mak in g their way through lapped riders, th ey passed each ot her twi ce ag ain in th e 15t h lap. On th e 16th lap, bo th riders flew over " Go odwin 's T riple T error" in uni son , a nd h it the top o f th e la st jum p side-by-s ide . David Ba iley finally stre tche d h is lead over j o hn son and coasted over the fini sh line wit h a tri umph ant arm in the air in fro nt of th e 8th co nsec u tive sell-ou t crowd at An ah eim . " I th o ug h t it was the tough est Ana heim track ever!" excla imed a dis appointed Ri ck joh nson. "T he obstacles th a t th e riders designed reall y tu rn ed o u t great. I kn ow tha t (event producer) Mike Goodwin re-design ed the tra ck several times, and the fin al result was a real winner. " j ohnson actua lly led th e ra ce for 9 laps before th e d icing began . " I' rn not go ing to let this happen to m e agai n," cla im s j oh nson . " I had a good lead, and Ba iley shou ld ha ve never gotte n by me. It 's going to be a d ifferent sto ry a t San Diego ." Newl y-crowned An aheim winner , David Bailey, a lso raved ab out th e track. " It was tough all right .. .. but I th o ug h t th e o bstacles o n th e first two legs were the best. Those were th e p laces I was rea ll y abl e to gai n on j oh nson ." New Tea m Yamaha m ember and 1985 Rodi l Cha m pi on, ji m H o ll ey, fi n ish ed 12t h o vera ll. '" th o ug h t th e course was reall y rechnical." said H oll ey, " . . . a very ph ysica lly d em andin g tr ack. We're a ll p leased abo u t the new forma t - it' s what we (the ride rs) want ed; and I co u ld tell th at the fan s rea lly like it better too ." T eam Ka wa sa k i ' s S up er cr o s s Cham pion , j eff Ward, was never rea lly able to get acq ua in ted with the spectacular , A n a h,ei ~, l !rap; .~ . t hro ttle p ro blemsput h im o u t of th e co rnpe - tition during h is q ua lifyin g heat. ''I'll have to 'ride ha rder than ever now, to catc h up," said a disap poi nt ed War d . " I kn ow I ca n do it ; a nd a win a t Sa n Diego will put me back o n trac k." Team EI Cajon chatlenqes field San Diego fans will th rill to the sizzling co m pe tition of th e fa med Team El Cajon a t the Ch ief Auto Parts Supercros s '86! A hot foursome o f loca l hero s, these ri de rs all ha il from th e sa m e neighborhood a nd a re ready to tak e o n th e o utsid e co mpetitio n. Pilo ted by T eam Ya mah a 's master of m ot ocr oss, Broc G lover , T eam El Caj on a lso in cl udes Yamaha teamm a te Scott Burn worth, T eam H on da's "S tyle Kin g " Rick j ohnson a nd T eam Ka wa saki 's Ron " T he Machi ne" Lech ien , In th e traditiona l sp ir it o f San Diego , three o f th e five past su percross even ts ha ve been wo n by loca l riders: G lover to ok back-to back honors in 1981 a nd 1982; and Lech ien took th e win in '83. R ick j ohnson figures it' s h is turn in '86; an d in a recent interview the T ea m Honda world-class rid er was ask ed which spe ctators h e preferred to race for - th e japan ese, th e Europeans, or the Ame ricans. " I enjoy them a ll, " Rick said, " bu t I'd rather have the hometow n of An ah eim, LA, or San Diego - th e Sa n Diego cro wd is th e wildes t! Track o bstacles desig ne d by Pro ri de rs and w in ning fan This year's supercross co u rse a t Sa n Diego wi ll be the tra ck o f all ti me l Its design wi ll aga in be bui lt in baseball configuration - just lik e the fans preferr ed last year - a nd wi ll cross over th e foo tba ll field for m ore complete field coverage. And. to ma ke th is tra ck the best ever , the spect a cula r obstacles that were designed by th e riders at Anaheim will again be built in th e San Diego course: David Bailey's Tri pl e Trouble, Rick j ohnso n 's Ra d ' N Bad , Bro c Gl over 's Bob Buster, and Hannah's Revenge! P lus. " Goodwi n's Triple T error.t' rh e hi gh Ilyin ' j u m p th at th e fan s lov ed a t An ah eim. '" designed a ta bleto p j um p," expl ains T eam H onda' s Ri ck j ohnson, " Wh ich crea tes passing. Th e rid ers will hit th e jump and turn th e co rner in th e air. They ca n a ppro ach th e jump from the inside - turn, a nd land on th e ou tside ; or vice- versa . It gives us two wa ys to get arou nd ; a nd a lso lets th e rid ers pass in this corner. " G ary Bailey, th e Pro fessor of Mo to cro ss, h as pl anned two awesome o bstacles th at will mak e even the best riders swea t. One of th ese is a big set o f do u ble jumps rig h t a t th e begin n ing o f to ugh wh oop-de-docs. In a nother wh oop-de-doe section, the riders will ha ve to ge t u p en ough spee d to cl im ba l O-Ioor-high. nearl yvertical wa ll a t th e endl " Inpu t from the rid ers is m a king th e raci ng better and more exci ting th is year," says Gl over. One way th at 'thls ,,~brkos; to g ive'us (r ' ers)aiffer- is ent wa ys to go o n th e trac k. \\'e can approach the obstacles in more than o ne wa y. In m y design, th e riders can use the double-jump to the p lateau as a way to get o u t of traffic." SMC has a lso in vited supercross fans to show their creativity in the Fa n Designed Awesome O bstacle Contes t for San Diego. More th an 200 en tries have flooded S MC in response; wi th obstacles offeri ng new cha llenges a nd in nova tive designs th at requ ire ex pert rider ti m ing and skill. The judges are ha vin g a tough tim e . . .. but th e winner will be an no unce d in Cycl e News nex t week ; a n d just li ke "S chw a rzott's Slammer " was bui lt a t An aheim . a lucky fan will have th e win ni ng obstacle. built in to th e San Diego track ! Wh en the entire track is co m p leted , th ere wi ll be 50%m ore o bstacles th an ever before at Sa n Diego - a nd many of th ese are modeled after the phenome na l Anaheim tra ck suc h as th e toug h a nd radica l tripl e a n d quad jumps bu ilt on th e two stra ig hts righ t a fter the start. " San Diego is goin g to be a grea t track," says th e win ner o f the Ana heim Supercross, Tea m H onda 's David Bailey. " It'll be reall y technical .. . lot s o f separa te sectio ns, h igh -flyin ' j um ps , and to ug h corners !" Exciting race f ormat o n production bikes The 1986 IN SPORT / AMA format is a sin g le-ro w start and on e-rnot o final - th e format that th e fa ns have said is the most exciting! Sixty 250cc . Pros co mpe te in four qualifying heats, two sem i-fina ls, one las t chance co nsol ation, and a single 2 I-rider sudden dea th ma in even t. In th e 125cc class, 10 riders race in two qualifying heat s a nd on e ha ir-raising' 10-lap fin a l. In a ll, fans will see I I action -packed races at the Chief Au to Parts Supercross '861 Resu lts of th e ope n ing rou nd of the Nipponden so Series h ave proved withou t a do u bt that th e new AMA rule which requ ires a ll su percrossers to race on production bikes makes th e racing tighter an d m ore co m petitive than ever before! Superc ross an n iversa ry celebration continues Supercross is cele bra ting its 15th an n iversary with a bold new look a n d a n ew era of racing .. . . th e pa rt y co ntin ues a t Sa n Diego! Open ing ceremonies will be choreo gra p hed to a n origi na l supercross mus ic sco re - th ere will be some ex p losive su rp rises fo r fans . Enter the Ch ief Au to Parts/ T oyot a T ruc k Supercross Sweepstakes a t yo ur local participating Chief Auto Parts sto res or a t the stadi urn o n ra ce da y. The Grand Prize is a 1x1 SR5 Xtraca b Sport Truck ; seco nd p rize is a brand n ew '86 Suzuki Quad Ra cer. Enter today for vo ur cha nce to win one of thes~ great prizes. Toyota Supertickets Stop by any participat ing so u thern Ca lifornia Toyota dealer and as k for a f ree Super ticke r to th e San Diego Supercross. Alo ng with yo ur reg u lar su pe rcross admissio n ticket, a Toyota Superricket en tit les yo u to special disco unts p lus in cludes a Toyota Ea rl y Entry Co upon - get in ea rly to watch riders practi ce a t.1:00 p .m . on race ' da y.' T he T oyota Supertic ket a lso giv es yo u a co upo n to en ter th e C h ief Aut o Pa rt s/ T o yot a Tru ck Sweepstak es, so ge t you r Su perti cket tod ay. Sonny, The Toyota-Driving Dog Wh en yo u as k fo r yo ur T oyot a Superricket, San Diego Co u nty Toyo ta deal ers will a lso give you a free T -sh irt! An y spec ta tor who wears this specia l Toyot a T-sh irt to th e su percross is ent itled to pose wi th Dixie Lemley, " Miss Toyo ta ," and Sonn y, The T o yo ta-Driving Dog for a free Polaro id pi cture in th e Fun Zone from 4:00-6:00 p .m . on race dayl Free Fun Zone Co me ea rly an d part y with KGB in the free " Fu n Zo ne" a t Sa n Diego Sta diu m from 3:00 p.m . ' til 6:00 p .m. o n Sa turday. j o in the KGB jocks with special giveaways a nd more! You 'll see th e la test Suzuki moto rcycles and Q ua d ru n ners, plus 1986 Toyo ta mod els. Mo tocross Mom , Gale Webb, will also be th ere with her BMX safet y demons tra tion featuring trick riders; and special bran d-new tr ick ra mps. Meet Pl a ym a te Tricia La nge at the Suzu ki Fun Zone Autograph Part y, a n d sig n- u p to win a new Suzu ki Q uad Racer. N ew seating option For the first time, th ere are recomme nded famil y seating sections avai lable to Sa n Diego fans by mail order or a t th e stadium box o ffice . Ask for these special secti ons when yo u purchase your supercros s tickets. Ti cketing and sc hed ule inform ation ' After th e San Diego Su percross, there will be o n ly one other southern California supercross this seaso n at th e LA Co liseu m , Augu st 8 - nearl y six m onths a way - so ge t yo ur tic kets now fo r th e Chief Au to Pans Supercross '861 Ti ckets a re p riced a t 6, 10, 15 a n d 18; chi ld ren 10 an d under, half-price. Tickets a re availa ble at Teleseat locations, in cluding Bill Gambl e's stores and Licori ce P izza; a t Ticketron o ut lets, incl ud ing Sea rs sto res; a t Super Sh ops: a nd at loca l Suzuki deal ers. You ca n charge your tickets by phone by ca ll ing 6 19/ 283-SEAT. Tickets a re a lso availa ble at th e San Diego jack Mu rp hy Stadium box o ffice, or by ma il: "S u percross," P.9. Bo x 20919, San Diego, CA 92120. Don' t m iss ro und th ree of th e Nip. p onden so $100,000 point fun d series o n Saturday, Februa ry 8 a t Sa n Diego j ack Murphy Stad ium - th e Chief Au to Parts Su percro ss '861 Th e free Fu n Zone opens at 3:00 p .m .; Toyota Early Entry Gates open at -1 :00 p .m .: regular ga tes o pe n at 6:00 p. !TI .; an d racing 'stotrls' :lr 8:00 p. m. sha rp ! " 11

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