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(Advertisement) 'SaDle Great AnaheiDl Supereross"Show Plays Atlanta Feb. 22 SUPERBOWL OF 'MOTOCROSS AND 4x4 MUD BOG RACE '86% seco nds . . . if th ey make it at all. "The Atlanta track is rea lly going to be dyn a m ite," says T ea m H onda 's David Ba iley, ".. : just like Ana heim . One time (a t Ana he im ) it got rea l radica l whe n Ri ck (Joh nso n ) & I both did th e triple jumps wh ile a la pped rider was goi ng th rough the m. At th at ti me, I was co ns ide ring death ! But I'm gla d it tu rn ed ou t a ll rig h t, a nd I won . I'm hoping I ca n do it again in Atlanta! " T h e same awes ome Anaheim Supercross show that was rated " T h e Best Supercross in 15 Years" hits the South one night only February 22nd in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium! T he raw excit em ent of Anah ei m is created again at th e SU P E R BOWL O F MOTO CROSS '86 wi th a ll Supercross riders on p roducti on bi kes Cor closer racing ac tion ; an d a n all new track wi th 50% m ore o bstacles designed by top rid ers a nd a winn in g C n. Atla nta ha s n ever a seen a nasti er co u rse th an th is - it's a Supercross First ! One hundred I25cc a nd 250cc rid er s in separa te classes will pi t th eir ta lents a nd en d urance agai nst the incredible track a nd th e h o ttest co m petitio n seen in years . Forty 125cc Su percro ssers will ba ttl e it ou t C a or share o f th e.prize money waiti ng in th e Ca strol 125cc Su percross Po ints Fund Series; a nd six ty 250cc Pros will co m pe te Cor a pi ece of th e Nip pon dens o $100,000 Po ints Fund Series wh en Round fio f the 1986INSPORT/ AMA T our gets underway in Atl anta. All th e big sta rs will be th ere: T eam Honda 's An ah eim win ne r, David Bailey, Rick Johnso n , a nd Johnny O 'Mara ; Tea m Yamaha 's Brae Glover a n d J im H o ll e y; Tea m S u zuki 's George H olland a n d A.J. Whitin g; Team Ka wa saki 's J eH Ward a nd Ron Lech ien ; G eo rg ia 's o wn Bill y Liles, a n d m any m ore - to thrill So u the rn C s with h an d leba r-to -h a n d leb a r an racin g just like th e Ana heim show! P lu s, spec ta tors will be treated to the add ed a ttraction of nitroburn ing superch arged ho t rod competition in th e 4x4 MU D BO G RA C E! T hree ti mes d ur ing th e n ig h t, two d ifferen t S u pers tree t tr u cks and " a n yth in g goes " vehicle classes wi ll assa u lt th e mud strip that stre tches clear across th e sta diu m floor. Throughout the eveni ng on Feb. 22n d, you' ll see II mot ocro ss races a n d three mud b o g ra ces at the SU P ERBO WL OF MO TOCROSS & 4x4 MUD BOG RACE '86 begin ni n g a t 8:00 pm. Gates ope n a t 6:00 p m; th en at 6:30 pm , yo u' ll witness a n ex tra hour o f Mud Bog ac tio n ! Re-desig ned track for dy namit e ra ci ng A n ew leg of added track crea tes a longer a nd more co m p lex co urse with two sets o f aw esome tr ipl e jumps and a wicked set of double quads - so me riders wi ll take the m o ne a t a ti me; but the s tars mi ght double-ju mp the m, h it, a nd double-jump again. T op rid ers ha ve designed th e meanest, to ughest co llection o f bombshell o bstacl es ever: RiCk J ohnson's " Ra d ' N Bad " , Bro c G lover's " Ba d News" , an d David Ba iley's " T rip le Trou ble" wi ll be co m bined wi th the yet-to-bereveal ed w i n ni ng Fa n Desig n ed Obstacl e to produce 50% more o bstacles th an track engi neers have ever da red to build o n a n Atl anta Supercross co urse. The top rid ers won ' t have a seco nd to ba ck-off bet ween jumps and bumps! Six hundred truckloads o f Georgia red clay dirt will be h auled into Fulto n County Stad iu m to crea te a ba ttleg round like ' yo u won 't beli eve! T his year 's Supercro ss tra ck will be th e most tech n ica lly cha lle nging in Atla n ta hi story. An d , a gooey three-foot deep MUD BOG DR AG STR IP will run acro ss th e entire stadi um floor - sm ack dab in th e middle of the Supercross coursel Those wild and crazv rebel Mud Draggers wi ll be driving just about every th ing on four wh eels to bea t th e doze and avoid bu lldozer rescu es. Some will m ake it through in fo ur M o nster t rucks d rag it out i n th e m ud Wh en Supercrossers takea brea k to get rea dy C m ore racing, the re is no or break in th e ac tio ns C C or ans. T he sta d iu m will thunder with exci temen t as th e So u th's top drivers blast their screaming 500 h orsep ower engin es down the trac k in explosions of sh eer po wer! Mu d Bog ra ces will erupt three times durin g the eveni ng , trea ting Cans to h igh horsepower a nd intense com p etitio n o f trucks as they thrust through th e mud at dragsterlike speeds. Some will ge t stuck, whil e others will charge to th e finis h lin e with mud rooster ta il s jetting from th eir wheels! The best mud boggers in the Atla nta area wi ll be on hand fo r th e co m petition incl udi ng Buster Smith drivin g " Mu d M uscl e" , a 1972 Chevro let Bla zer chassis with a fiberglass jeep body a nd a 512 cu bic-inch engine . Smith 's wi fe, Debie, will be driving " Mud Muscle" in th e Powder Pu H class. Larry Shea d of Powder Spr ings, GA , will be driving " G host Buster" - a fiberg las s bodied jeep pow ered by a Ford 351 " Clevela nd " eng ine and 's u per scoop' tires. Like Deb ie, Sh ead 's wi fe, Olivia , will dri ve the aweso me truck in th e Powder p urr class . T here wi ll a lso be J ohn Cas tell , fro m At la nta, a n d hi s fi berg lass / a lumi nu m bodied truck with a big block 740 cu bic-inch Chevrol et engine known as "Southern Gold" . From Mariett a , CA, Joe Kin ser will dri ve " Bad Influen ce", a Chevy Ste psi de '76 wi th 44-inc h Ground Hawg tires an d a 21-in ch lift h it. These, and man y more Modified ~ Open class mud boggers wi ll co mp et e i n th e m a gniC icent rnudfest mayhem a t the 4x4 MUD BOG RACE in Atl anta ! Supercross anniv er sary party This year marks a decade of raci n g C the Atl anta SUP ER BO WL OF or MOTOC ROSS , a n d th e sport o f Supercross is cele bra ting it s 15th An n iversary with a bo ld new look an d a new era o f racing . . . th e party co nt in ues in Atla nta ! From sensa. tio na I pagean try at openi ngceremonies to th e fi na l checkered flag a nd tro ph y presentat ions, the Atla nt a Supercross is fille d with lo ts of su rprises fo r race fans! Enter th e T urtles Sweepstakes a t participating Turtles Records & T apes C yo u r cha nce to win a fabu lous or VIP pack age . The lucky winner 's name will be drawn o n Feb. 20th th e G rand Prize is speci a l VIP passes to wa tch th e Super cros s a n d Mud Bog Crom the stadiu m Press Box ! Current supercross po ints leader Rick Johnson . You can a lso enter th e Ne ighbor News paper Sw eepstakes to win a Pan ason ic VCR from Video Ware· ho use a nd a delu xe dinner for two at "The Forum"! Entry co u po ns are o n ads a p pearin g in all Neighbor New sp ap ers. N ew seat in g option For the first time, th ere are reco mm ended fami ly seating sectio ns a vai la ble to Atla nta fans by m ai l order this year. Ask for th ese specia l sectio ns whe n yo u p urcha se yo u r Supercros s tickets by m ail: "Supercross" , P.O. Box 4064, Atla n ta, GA 30302. Ti cketing an d sc hed ule info rmation Ticket s to the SUP ER BOW L OF MOTOCROSS AND 4x4 MUD BO G R AC E '86 are th e same pr ice as las t year a t $6, $10, $ 12 a nd $15; chi ldren 10 an d u nder , half-p rice. . You can p urchase Su percross tickets at SEATS location s, in cluding Turtles Record s & Tapes, an d a t th e Stadi um Box O ffice begi n n ing Feb. 16th. T ickets are also availab le a t Su per Shops in Decatur, Forest Pa rk, and Mariett a . Or you ca n charge yo u r tickets th rough th e chargeline: 404/ 577-9 100. If yo u have any ricket questions, p lease call 404/ 522-7630. On Saturday, Feb. 22nd, reg u lar ga tes open a t 6:00 pm; special Mud Bog rac ing ac tivities begi n a t 6:30 pm; and Su pe rcro ss ra cing starts at 8:00 p m. Come ou t a n d cheee for all yo ur favorites - local Mud Bog racing sta rs and Supercro ss superstars lik e G eorgia 's ow n local h ero , Billy Liles, wh o j us t wo n th e 250cc class in the Florida Winter AMA Mot ocr oss Series - w he n Z-93 welcomes th e SU P ERBO WL OF MOTOCROSS and 4x4 MU D BO G RACE '86 Febru ary 22nd at Atla nta Fulton Co u nty Stad ium ! Wild Z-93 jocks wi ll a lso be riding shotgu n in th e ground-p ounding Mu d Bog dragst ersl Amateur racin g Am ateur ra cers ca n ride th e ~'ro track! All dav a t Atla nta Sta.ii u m, start ing at 9:0'0 a m, you' ll have yo ur ow n raci ng day sponsored by Su persports . For entry forms an d m or e information o n Am ateur Day, co n tact: Supersports, 11 01 Ninth Avenue North, St. Petersburg , FL 33705 phone: 813/822-8929. 19

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