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(advertisem en t) U.S.G.P. • e-. ...... . Me." ~ ~ ~ S_'e'_ A .... ~ * ~ • + PW ' AW , ~ C_••u-... c_....... • • * ~i it be by car, truck , RV, or motorcycle - yo u 'll find a place to park l There are six fu ll acres of free parking at Hollister ! And, for those of yo u who want to spend the weekend at th e race, overnight camping is available in the Low er Ranch Area for only $5 per da y for up to eigh t people. Ca m ping fees may be pa id a t th e gate, so pl an to bri ng your fa m ily a nd friends to Ho ll ister H ill s for the USG P. You 'll a lso fin d wider access roads to and from the race track }vh ich will elim ina te traffic jams and mak e yo u r day a t th e race a breeze! ·' ,R r ':':] ::3 ~ SHUTTLE VANS Once you've arrived and parked , catch o ne of the many shuttl e vans to a nd fro m th e spectator areas. T his special Shuttle van service will be in o peratio n a ll da y lo ng on Su nday so take a load off, a nd ta ke th e Shuttle! LOTS OF CONCESSION STANDS There are lots of concession stands th ro ugho u t Hollister H ill s for your convenience and enjoyment. New sta nds ha ve been p u t up in more tha n 10 different locatio ns around the park - with p lenty of ice co ld Pepsi and lots of USG P souvenirs. • e -...._. TICKETS AMERICA MEETS EUROPE IN THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT OF THE YEAR AT THE ' HOLLISTER HILLS USGP! On Sunday, July 19th, the 1987 250cc World Championship Motocross Series hits Hollister Hills, California - for the only United State stop on its 12-country tour! This is the one and only tim e this year to see tOP Eu ro pea n and American riders engage in powerful 250cc in ternational compe tition ! Boasting a spectacular line-up of champions bo th past an d p resen t, the F IM / AMA-sa n ction ed 198 7 250cc U.S. GRAND PRI X WO RLD CHAM PI ONSHIP MOTOCROSS only July 19th is the first time a world-class 250cc motocross event has ever been held on th e West Coast! The H o ll ister Hills, California stop is Ro u nd 9 in th e Series; and the circuit has already passed through Belgium, Portugal, England , "H o ll a n d , Cz echoslovakia , Yugoslavia, San Marino, and France. With Argentina, and Sweden - th e points chase is heating up toward th e crowning of a new 1987 250cc World Motocross Champion. AMERICANS VS. EUROPEANS Legendary American aces Bo b " H u rr ica ne" Hannah and J o h n n y O'Mara of Team Suzuki; plus Team Honda's "Style King" R ick Johnson, will lead the march of na tional heros in two rounds of ba ttle against "interna tional factory team su pers tars and , priva teers like fo rm er 125cc World Champions Pek ka Veh ko ne n from Fi n la nd and Tea m H onda 's Eric Geboers from Belgium. The impressive European entry list also includes top ri ders such as Kawasa ki's Lee Combee from H o llan dand Co llin Dugmo re from Wes t Germany; Italian riders li ke Suzuki's Michele R ina ldo a nd Carl o Rinal d i, Yamaha's Michele Fanton a nd GIuseppe Andreani; H onda 's Joergen Nilsson from Sweden and Marc Smits from Holland; Swedish KT M s ta rs Peter Johansson and Pet er Hansson; pl us Cagiva's Gert Jan van Doorn from the Netherl an ds and mo re! To date, the results of th e first seven rou nds of international 250cc competition are in: Joergen Nilsson took th e win in the opening race in Belgium for H o nda, and th e Yugoslavian round went to 18-year-old South Afr ican, Rob H err ing , for Yamaha. But the real battle has been between Cagiva's Pekka Vehkonen, who took Portugal, England, and Sa n Marin o ; a n d Honda 's Eri c Geboers who took overall honors in H olland and Czechlovakia. Onl y six points se pa ra te the leader, Veh konen , from runner-up Geboers. Neither Vehkonen nor Geboers has ever laid claim to th e 250cc World title, yet both have worn the 125cc crown . Curle y-headed Geboers ; known as "The Kid," was th e 125cc back-to-hack World Champ in 1982 and 1983. A favorite of the Finnish fans, Pekka Vehkonen won the 125cc Championship in 1985 after having only raced three years as a professional. Following his I25cc wins , Geboers moved to the 500cc class where he ne tt ed a fo urth -place overall in 1984; a n d th ird-p lace finishes in '85 a nd '86. Vehkonen los t his crown to Du tchman Da vey Strijbos last yea r. Bo th Ge boers and Veh konen have switched to th e 250cc class this season - and wi th defending 250cc Champion, J acky Vimond out of the run ning with back injuries, both are h ungry Ior the title! On the home fro nt, the Americsans are just as determ ined to conquer the Europeans at Hollister Hills! Our National heroes have been victorious a t th e 500cc event in Carlsbad, and will be out to prove th emselves as th e better 250cc riders again o n Jul y 19th. H onda 's Ri ck Johnson, wh o beat th e Eu ro peans a t Carlsbad in '86, and wh o has claimed th e 250cc Nati onal Championship for two yea rs running, feels he can do it again a t H ollister. But J ohnson 's two strongest co ntenders are hi s fellow Ameri can aces, T eam Suzuki 's Bob " H u rr ica ne " Hannah and J ohnny O 'Mara. Hannah won last yea r's 250cc race in Unadilla when O 'Mara, wh o was leading, ran o ut of gas l After the rac e, Hannah handed O 'Mara his gas tank; a nd yo u can bet O'Mara won 't let that happen to him again! Other hot entries for th e Hollister Hills battle are Yamaha 's Jim Holley, Suzuki 's Willie Surratt; Bill y Frank, Jeff Hicks, Ray Sommo, Gary Sem l CS, and a host of ot hers! Admission prices for th e 1987 250cc U.S. GRAND PRIX WO RLD CHAM PIONSHIP MOTOCROSS are $15 for ad ults and $8 for ch ild ren under the age o f 12. T ickets are available a t all BASS a nd Ticketrnaster o u tl ets in th e State of Cal ifornia; a nd a t th e H ollister H ill s Area 5 entra nce ga te o n race da y. O r, you ca n charge you r tickets by phone: San Francisco/Bay Area: 4 1517622277 ; Sacramento Area: 916 / 3952277; San J o se/South Bay Area: 408/ 998-2277; Santa Ro sa/North Ba y Ar ea: 7071762-2277; Fresno Area: 209/226-2277; Stockton Area : 209/ " 466-2277 ; Los Angeles Area: 213/4803232, 714/740-2000, 805/583-8700; or in the San Diego Area: 619/232-0800. RACE INFORMATION On Saturday, July 18th , th e com petitors will practi ce a t 12:00 Noon; and this da y of practi ce is f ree to sp ectators. The Area 5 entranc e wi ll open at IO a.m. and a ll concession and sourvenir stands will be open all da y! On Sunday,"july 19th, gates for th e 1987 250cc U.S. GRAND P RIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MO TOCROSS will open a t 8 a. rn.: p ractice starts a t 9 a. m. , and 250cc International ra cing begins at I p.m. ! Don 't mi ss this o ne -timeo pport u n ity to see Ameri ca meet Eu rope in th e first 250cc USG P ever held on th e West Coas t! The ac tio n ha ppen s o ne -da y-on ly at Hollister Hills, Cal iforn ia Ju ly 19th ! See you th ere! LUSH GREEN HOWSTER HILLS Located just south of San J ose, California, Hollister Hill s is a beautiful setting for th e USGP ! Greatly improved since th e Outdoor National race held th ere just a year ago, th e grou nds have received a facelif t. In fact , no o ther events have been allowed to take place at Hollister for the past two months in prepara tion for the July 19th event. Among the many improvements is a new $200,000 sprin kler system that has been insta lled to a lleviate th e dust and bea u tify the park! OVERNIGHT CAMPING AND ACRES OF PARKING Whatever your mode of transportation to Hollist er Hills - whether 19