A Day in th e Dirt
L .A . C o unty R a c e w a y
st arting lines.
J er em y M cGrath has
b e c o m e a re g u l a r a t .
A D ay in th e D irt , and
t his weekend he g o t
p l e n t y of track ti me
en r o u t e to fo ur ra c e
wins . A board his FBC/
T h o r / H o n d a-b a c k e d
C RF 4 5 0 R, McG rat h
ran away with the victori es in th e N-Style
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and st unt wo men, actors , actresses,
fi lm crews and a slew of past and pre sent Nation a l -cali ber r a c e r s fo r a
weekend of fun racing .
A s usua l Ja c k Barb ac ov i and h is
crew des ig ned a layou t that rec eiv ed
plenty of pr ai se and t h at w as f u n
enoug h fo r the pro s yet st ill sa f e
e noug h for t he begi n ne rs . Th e pits
were pack ed with ve ndors , g irls and
w om en w earin g bead s (M a rdi Gras
co mes to min d ), food, d rin ks flow in g
fr om the Red Bu ll tent, and a beau tiful quartet of umbrella g irls t o
ke ep those lu c k y few co o l o n t he
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Vet Classi cInd us tBrot her hoo d and rie s
D irt '03 2 50cc an d Ope n Grand s
Pr i x o n S at u r d ay . McGrath k ic ked
th ings off with a Sunday-morn ing win
in the Bro therho od Ind ustries Dirt '03
125 c c a nd O p en Gr an d Pri x t h e n
te a m e d up w i t h J eff Wa rd t o top
eve ryo ne el se in a hug e Moto-A GoGo te am rac e.
The bi gg est race of th e weekend is
a lwa y s th e fin al o ne , the Coup de
Gra ce (pronounc ed k oo-de-g ra ) . Th e
sta rt ing procedure for th is race is dif fere nt every year to ke ep the riders
guessing. An adjustment of his hat
was starter Don Gossett's sig nal to a
so mewhat hidden Broc Robertson to
wave t he green flag . Plenty of rid ers