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Tickets for this final extravaganza. one night only. are available at Ticketron. Super Shops. Mutual. participating Honda dealers. the Sports Arena Box Office and through the charge line (2 1 3) 741-2164. Ticket prices are $6. $9. $12. $15 and $18., Kids 11 and under are half price. dons at the Wrangler Sta rt Line, no two are alike. Yes, there are factory riders, factory works bikes, and factory jerseys; but there are privateers, bikes from every manufacturer and just about any kind of motocross gear you can think of. No bike is tuned exactly like the next, and each rider has his own style, strategy and approach. There is one thing they all For current Wrangler Supercross series point leader. Team Honda's Donnie agree on, though, and that's the track. "Holeshot" Hansen. the Superbowl Of Motocross is a crucial event. The Peristyle Jump at the Miller High Life Superbowl of Motocross will never be topped. Hands-down, it 's the most awesome, terrifying and exhilarating 150 feet yo u can ever travel on a motorcycle. Marty Tripes summed it up after his very first Superbowl ride in 1972: " I remember going out in practice a nd saying to m yself, 'Boy , this is tough er and faster than I thought. ' I was barely hanging on - but then again , so was everybod y else. The track kept moving; the jumps were incredibly sharp, and when you went up in th e air, it seemed forever before you came down . pion, Suzuki's " Magic" Mark BarI was blown away! " started a sport must say "fareThe Superbowl has kept its reputanett. Barnett has to close a 27-point well" forever to Supercross and gap to catch Hansen, who is the hotdon for being the fastest and toughest ' make way for renovations and test ofthe seemingly unsurmountable course on the circuit, and Saturday th e 1984 O lym p ics! Team Honda. However, " Ma gic" night's track will be more spectacular Saturday night marks the end of an Mark showed some tricky moves on than ever! The L.A. Coliseum is the II-year legend. The 1972 Superbowl his revised RH works bike at Kansas only track that boasts ' a Peristyle was the first stadium motocross race City and appears to be recharged. Jump, and the only place in the and has been a landmark event ever Jockeying for position behind their world where ri ders go through such si nce. The major overhaul a nd facered, white and blue leader will be an incredible experience. They roost lift for the 1984 Summer O lym p ics Team H o nda's Johnny O'Mara, Jim uphill through the stands, around will make it impossible to ever build Gibson and Darrell Shultz, who are the marble Peristyle arches and drop a dirt Supercross track inside the L.A. running in third, fourth and fifth through the air in a controlled free Col iseu m again. fall - all the way to the stadium positions. Yamaha's 500cc National During the II-year lifespan of the Champion and Trans-USA winner, floor ! From start to finish, the drop Superbowl, just under 500 Supercross Broc Glover, and favorite "kamikaze" away caused by the Peristyle takes racers have aggressively assaulted this star Bob Hannah are tied in sixth less than five seconds! There will also colossal course. Bu t only seven riders position, with Rick Johnson and be the famed Insanity Ridge Jump, a have actually won the mammoth Scott Bu rn worth adding to the force mountain of dirt 13 feet high to send race. In 1972, a lfi-yea r-old unknown of Team Yamaha. riders catapulting through the air; a named Marty Tripes shook the motorJ eff Ward, Goat Breker and Tom 60-foot sand pit; a 25-foot 'go rge; cycle world with th e very first stawhoops, berms,ruts and jumps that Benolkin will m o unt green machines take every o unce of skill and coordinadium motocross win . .. and returned tion to negotiate! for Team Kawasaki; and Warren Reid, in 1973 for a repea t performa nce. Jim Alan King and G eo rge Holland join The Miller High Life Superbowl Ellis, Broc Glover and Mark Barn ett Barnett for Team Suzuki. have also taken the gl ory twice. Mike of Motocross will be an electrifying Although raided by the Olyrnpinight of racing, with many other Bell , Jim Weiner t and Czechoslovaans, the Superbowl has gained some activities going on to make your kian rider J aroslav Falta have all won " Olympic" status of its own. Riders Superbowl Saturday an unforgettao nce . Supersta rs Roger DeCoster and from all corners of the racing world ble event. Fans can sign up at partieBo b "Hurricane" Hannah ha ve never have competed at the Coliseum. It ipating Del Taco restaurants to enter added the L.A. Su perbo wl to their has challenged R ussia ns, Australians the Del Taco Sweepstakes worth over long list of wins! and even So uth Africans. Former and $15,000 in prizes. Two free Early Sanctioned by the AMA ;the entry current World Champions in all three Entry passes valued at $4 each are list for the Miller High Life Superclasses have raced this legendary event. available when you purchase a pair bowl of Motocross includes many hopefuls. Los Angeles is the II th of The Superbowl again draws interof Wrangler jeans at participating 12 races in the 1982 AMA /Wrangler national competition with a dynastores. Get in early to watch rider Supercross Series. It is a crucial event mite star from Mexico - Numero practice at 4 p.m. with a Wrangler for many of the riders - especially Uno motocrosser Ed uardo Lopez, who Early Entry pass and a regular Superfor the current series point leader, was Mexico's 1981 National Chamcross ticket. The first 1000 fans Honda's Don nie "Holeshot" Hansen, pion at a mere 16 years of age! through the gate at 4 p.m. will get a a nd th e defe nding Supercross Cha m When the riders take thei r posifree Carrera ha t! (Advertisemen t A.legend dies The Last L.A. Superbowl The Miller High Life Su perbow l of Motocros s, July 17, is the last time to see Supercross warfare at the Los Angeles Memorial , Coliseu m ! The birthplace of a race that 22 Isuzu P it Passes are free when you test drive a p ick-up truck at participati ng Isuzu dealers . See the riders and bi kes up close in the pits. Fa n s who purchase a $22 "ticket / T vs hirt" package from participating Hon da dealers in L.A. and O range counties can climb aboard the free " Fu n Busses" headed for the Coliseum on Saturday. When you arrive, join the pre-race festivities in Exposition Park at the Del Taco Superbowl Chili Cookoff, featuring live music, a "Miss Superbowl of Motocross" Contest and lots of wild entertainment from 10 a.m . 'til the end of rider practice at 6 p.m. T ickets are $5 at the Sports Arena Box Office and at the gate. After you've checked out the pits, eaten lots of chili and watched rider practice, head for your seats for the Air Force Color Guard opening ceremonies and the Star Spangled Banner - racing starts at 8 p .m ! Intermissions will feature "The Great Race," a 94.7 Start Line Dash between KMET stars Ace Young and Jeff Gonzer, and the Sprite Laser Show! The lights will go down and Laserrnedia, Inc. will present krypton and argon laser lig h ts in a full color computerized display of lights, shapes and sounds! This is the first time a laser show has ever been displayed in the Coliseum . After the Superbowl Main Event, there is more action with ATV 250cc Pro class racing, and the winner will recei ve a $1000 cash prize from JT Raci ng. The Miller High Li fe Superbowl of Mo tocross, the last Superbowl J ul y 17, will be thrilling entertainment for the entire family . Remember the January Miller High Life Motocross Kickoff at Anaheim Stadium was a sellout, with 70,205 .screaming fans and non-stop action. The Los Angeles Memorial Co liseum has room for more - 85,000 seats - so get your tickets early for the best seats in the house - all seats reserved. Tickets for this final extravaganza, one night only, are avai lable at Ticketron, Super Shops, Mutual, part icipating Honda dealers, the Sports Arena Box Office and through the charge line 2131741-2164 . Ticket prices are inflation fighters at $6, $9, $12, $15 and $18. Kids II and under are half price. For further information, call 2131748-6131. - On Sunday, July 18, the Amateurs will race the Pro track! This is the last chance to qualify before the 1982 Amateur Championships at San Diego in November. All ages and all classes are in vited. •