Word: motocrosses
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...movie. That's what did it to us." Thirty years after Marlon Brando terrorized a small California town in The Wild One, his hooligan image has dogged motorcycle racing, says motocross expert Larry Maiern. "Most motorcyclists are thought of as being people who rob, loot, burn, rape and steal, and that just isn't true...
...Motocross is a sport in transition. It's fighting the leather jacket image, struggling to get accepted as a legitimate sport and desperately seeking the exposure to accomplish both. At present the sport is a schizophrenic blend of exciting racing, carnival showmanship and pure hucksterism...
Whether dirt bike racing can make the jump to the big time depends on the success of the sport's latest gimmick--a compact version of motocross called "stadium supercross," which made its only New England appearance of the year Saturday night in Foxboro's Sullivan Stadium. Supercross is sealed down, off-road motocross in which racers compete on a half-mile man-made course. Unlike indoor soccer or box lacrosse, supercross is not significantly different from its bigger, outdoor brother. It also boasts a number of features that have promoters, sponsors and racers licking their lips in anticipation...
...before the last race of the 1981 World Cup, when he had to finish among the top three to become America's first champion, Mahre played three hours of basketball despite friends' hysterical warnings. No ski coach has ever been able to dissuade either Mahre brother from motocross racing in the offseason. "A lot of people say I'm crazy," Phil said, "but I think all these things are games, and games...
...scene began to change. Guys and gals rebelled against their moms and dads. Both sides waved good bye to each other over a widening generation gap. Parents still holding up their hands in threatening gesture of authority. Children flicking a last piece of chewing gum or a motocross magazine disdainfully across the gulf...