Interview: Mike Goodwin
What does the future hold?
By Dale Brown
It's been 10 years since Mike Goodwin first
brought motocross into stadiums built for
o th er American pastimes. In those 10 years,
12 Supercross has developed into a major series
with sponsor involvement going far o utside of the motorcycle industry. R ider bo nuses for
winning the series, now sponsor ed by Wrangler. have hit the six
figure mark.
The IOyears have not passed quietly
however. and to describe Goodwi n as
merely controvers ia l wo u ld be like
crediting th e parting of the Red Sea
to good plumbing. Bu t still . Good-
win has produced the two largest
Supercro ss races. cro wd wise. to date.
O ver 74.000 came to see the Superbowl of Motocross in 1979. and an
all -time attend nace fig ure a t An aheim Stadiu m was set in Jan u ary o f
this year: 70.205 people went to see
the Miller H igh Life Supercross Kickof f.
With field and track rennovations
making the Los Angeles Mem or ia l