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(advertisement! World Mini Grand Prix Returns to Las Vegas by Nitro Reno LAS VEGAS, CA, APRIL 21-APRIL23 The ' Kawasaki Race of Champion s will return to the 24th Annual Worl d Min i G r a n d Prix t o b e pre s ent ed in Las Vegas, Ne v ada on April 21st th rough April 23, 1995.· The track is located on the north end o f La s Vega s a n d offers convenient access to all th e g reat en te rtainment cen ters and casin os the city has to offer. NMA has brou ght back th e lege ndary Kawasaki Race of Champions for th is yea r's ev en t. Th e bes t yo u th m in i-rac ers 'in the wo r ld w ill race id en t ical 1995 ' Kawa saki KXI00 moto rcycle s in a speci a l tw o moto format. Th is feature race w ill be in a ddition to th e 31 d iffe r ent a g e an d ability classifica tions presen ted for Pee Wees up th ro ugh 12Scc and 2S0cc Pro classes . The Race of Champions originated in 1972 as part of the World Min i Grand Prix with Jeff Ward the initial w inner, who went on to win tw o more ·times. Past pa rt icipants ha ve in cluded many up-and-coming stars who have gone on to m o t oc r os s fame , s uch as Da m o n H uffma n , w inner of th e last Ra ce o f Champions in 1990. Over $SO,OOO is being offered by the four major mo to rcycle fact ories for th e va riou s classe s an d th is ye ar KTM is joinin g the award p rogram wit h - for the fi rst ti me ever - US Sa v ing s Bo n d s awards for the Pee Wee Stock classes. KTM will a w a rd a to ta l of $3700 in bonds to the littlest racers as ed ucational awards for those finishing in the top five of each class riding the new KTM SOSX or KTM SOSXR. In addition, the to p afterma rke t co mpan ies a re involved with th e Wo rld Mini G rand Prix; aw a r d ing p r odu cts and suppo rting NMA' s racing activities. . Gat es will open at noon on Thursday, April 20, a llowing ' the sea of motorhornes, vans , trucks and disp lays into the park. Post en tries will be taken betwee n 1:00 PM and S:O OPM Th ursday for those who have not mailed in their en tri es a nd again on Frida y morning between 6:00 and 8:00 AM. On Fr iday m o rnin g at 8:30 AM, practice will begin for all classes an d run through their co nclusion . After practic e, the first half of the events in the fi r st m o to will b e run . Ra cing will continue on Saturday beginning at 7:00 AM with the co m p letion o f the fi rs t motos; after a sho rt br eak in the racing, th e s e cond motos will b e g in . The Saturday activities will concl ude in time to allow everyone to atten d the Micke y Tho mpson Off-Road Grand Prix at th e Sam Boyd Silver Bow l, or enjoy all the o ther ex citi ng nigh t ti me Las Ve gas activi ties. Sunday, the completion of all second rnotos, along with the Kawasak i Race of Champ ions w ill tak e p lace and will be followed by the awards presentatio n for all participants. . With the return of the Kawa saki Race of Champions and all th e outstanding con tingencies, p rizes, and awards, this year' s World Mini Grand Prix prom ises to the prem ier event of 1995! (advertisement) c:~ Presents the KAWASAKI RACE OF CHAMPIONS . TOP YOUTH RACERS IN THE WORLD ON THE 1995 KX-100 CONTI NGENCI ES AND AWARDS FROM: $ Kawasaki YAMAHA SUZUKI HONDA il.AA NMA RIDER/BIKE CLA SSES 125 Slk . Begin ne r . 50 P.Wee Sl k. Thru 6 y rs 125 M o d . B egrnner 50 P W Sl k 7 & 8 . ee . yrs . 125 Stk. Nov ice 50P.Wee Mod. 6-8 ' 60 J r.Cycle St k.Thru 8 yrs. 125M o d . Ncvrce 60 Jr . Cycle Sl k. 9-11 60 J r Cy cle Mod 6-11 . . 80 Min icycleSt k.Th ru 11 80 Min icycle Mo d. Th ru 11 80 Minicyc le Sl k.Beg. 12-16 80 MIn,.cy cle St k. 12-13 . I J(.,. ~ C . ' ''I Rei. ,'J(., ~~ ? qfb ' If! . t: d N St~. p:;' 2~ NO~~Pro , .." . , • • I ~ MOTORCYCLES !tA Iaii" SHIRTS ~ DIRT'iJiIik ~ I C • ~ I A " E J --- - - '~ " """" " _ r WJJ.~ I I • iiI-~ (,~ ~~ ; (SHDEID .... ~ "~ • . ~ ~ , 'f_~~ ' FOR ENTRY FORMS AND INFO PACKET - " OSiDI r /I-- --- -j.::j I 80 Mrnrc yc le Mo d. 12-13 80 Minicycle Sl k. 14-16 80 MIn,cycle Mod . 14-16 u5 er P M Th 6 Plu s 12 O MinTih Odl' 6 Nru l p S pen ru on- 10 Plus 30 Non-Pro 5.t' k /Mt,'!7 U'S ' .,,, .,' SCOTT 125 Sl k. Inter. Downtown 125 Mod. Inter. { r .:J " ~ • 125 Stk P V 125M 250 SI~ ro [·l~ · 250 M d' Nov,ce 250 Slk. . le r. rce o ln ov ~ 250 M d I I 250 er. "'•.." - -lJ 250 M d P ~ rv. .. * ~u.·_T"a' ~ml!tI. c:;".~ J,WAJ ..... I.~""" MX PARK '* 'J.' -=~DIID" "~l;' • u,~ ,a... A'C=~~~I _ ,. _Ii .. s o. C .UF. .. 7~VjJo,: KTM CASH FOR PEE WEES KTM WILL BE AWARDING $3,700 TO THE PEE WEE CLASSES FOR THE RIDERS IN T HE TOP 5 I'N THE STOCK CLASSES RACING THE NEW KTMSX50 OR KTMSX50R ($1 ,000 TO 1ST PLA CE). CONTACT NMA OR YOUR KTM DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATI ON. CALL: 310-868-8112 OR 909-657-6782 PRE-ENTRY MAIL DEADLINE - 3-15-95