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The event that paved the way for constructed, stadium-based motocross events was a 1972 race held in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, promoted by Mike Goodwin and Terry Tiernan, then-president of the AMA, and won by 16-year-old Marty Tripes. [5] [6] It was billed as the "Super Bowl of Motocross" which led to the coining of the term ...
In 1972 Mike Goodwin and Terry Tiernan, the president of the AMA, put on one of these stadium races in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The race was dubbed as the Super Bowl of Motocross. Eventually this form of racing evolved into its own sport and series with the name Supercross which was a shortening of the original "Super Bowl of Motocross".
He rose to national prominence in July 1972 just after his 16th birthday when, he scored an unexpected victory for Yamaha in the inaugural Super Bowl of Motocross in the Los Angeles Coliseum. [1] [2] [6] The race is considered to be the first true stadium Supercross race in America. [2]
In June 1970, the first Senior Olympics (known as the Senior Sports International Meet) took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [62] In July 1972, the Coliseum hosted the "Super Bowl" of Motocross. The event was the first motocross race held inside a stadium. [63]
Gary Jones (born April 22, 1952) is an American former professional motocross and desert racer. [1] He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1971 to 1976. Jones is notable for winning the inaugural AMA 250cc motocross national championship in 1972.
1974: Super Bowl VIII. Average Ticket Price: $15. Inflation Adjusted: $91. Attendance: 71,882. Fans paid just $15 to attend Super Bowl VIII, held on January 13, 1974, at Rice Stadium in Houston ...
THE 1972 MIAMI DOLPHINS ROSTER ... and then went 8 for 11 for 88 yards and a TD in the Dolphins’ Super Bowl win against Washington. Finished the ‘72 season with 53 completions in 97 attempts ...
Stuart L. Thomsen (born May 20, 1958, in Whittier, California) [1] is an American former bicycle motocross (BMX) racer.. Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974.