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gram similar to the outdoors. We were
trying to introduce the sport to new
fans and that system was confusing.
It took a while to figure out the results
and a lot of people were leaving the
stadium before the results could be
posted and they didn't even know who
had won. The promoters asked us to
change it, so we came up with some-
thing different."
DiPrete's new format, which called
for riders to qualify via heats in order to
gain a spot into a one-moto main event,
was tested at the final event in 1976 at
Anaheim (won by Marty Smith). It was
fully implemented in 1977 and contin-
DIPRETE
In 1975, the
AMA hired its
first Director
of Professional
Motocross,
Mike DiPrete.
