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ANAHEIM SUPERCROSS PRE-PARTY AND FILM SCREENING AT OC SPORTS GRILL THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH



 


Industry comes together to host a fun night for fans and friends before the SX season kickoff event on Saturday.







January 3 - Fullerton, CA - With the 2011 Monster Energy
Supercross season getting ready kickoff in Anaheim, industry folks are
getting together to host a party at the OC Sports Grill for 500 fans
and friends. The highlight of the evening will be a special screening
of Pipeline Digital Media's "The Carlsbad USGP:1980" film which has
been lauded as one of the best motorcycle documentaries ever produced.


The party will take place Thursday, January 6th at 6:00 p.m. and run
until about 10:30pm at the OC Sports Grill across the street from
Anaheim Stadium. "The Carlsbad USGP:1980" movie will begin at 8:00 p.m.


"We figured there would be a lot of people in town for the first
supercross event looking for something to do and this seemed like a
good idea," said Todd Huffman, Producer at Pipeline Digital Media. "It
will be great to see everyone and show some new people the Carlsbad
USGP film."


The event is made possible to the generous help from Racer X Illustrated, CycleNews.com, Supercross.com, OC Sports Grill, Resmarket.com, Malcolm Smith Motorsports, JT Racing USA, Vintage Iron, Moto Armory, Troy Lee Designs, Renthal, Vance & Hines, Bel-Ray, SprocketList.com and Pipeline Digital Media.

"Racer X enjoys
being involved in events like this and it's great that so many other
companies wanted to help put on something fun for the fans," added
Scott Wallenberg, Publisher of Racer X Illustrated. VIP
attendees will enjoy an acoustic blues guitar set featuring Wallenberg,
sideman Scott Cox and other guest musicians. "You never know who's
gonna appear with us but it'll be a fun night for sure!"


The party will be open to the first 250 guests when the event begins
and everyone must have a wristband. If sponsors do not use all of their
wristbands, more of the public will be allowed in. Everyone in
attendance will get a free commemorative Carlsbad USGP 1980 replica
program, and DVD's will be available for sale. Attendees will be
responsible for their own food and beverage.


The OC Sports Grill is located at 450 N. State College Blvd., Orange, CA 92868

You can visit them on the web at: www.ocsportsgrill.com


For those interested in coming click join the Facebook event: HERE




Carlsbad USGP Historical Profile:
Until that fateful day in June 1980, the FIM 500cc United States
Grand Prix at Carlsbad had been dominated by European racers. "The
princes of the sport," as ABC Wide World of Sports announcer Jim
Lampley called them at the time had reigned supreme in the nine years
that the race had been promoted by Gavin Trippe and his partner Bruce
Cox.


In fact, Dutchman Gerrit Wolsink won the USGP at Carlsbad an astounding
five times himself. The dried clay of Carlsbad's "blue groove" track
became known as "The Rock" as it continued to crush America's best
riders. In 1977, American Jim Pomeroy made history in Carlsbad by
becoming the first American to win a moto at Carlsbad. However a crash
in the first turn of the second moto prevented an American from winning
the overall and again handing a victory to  "The Dentist". It would be
another three years before an American would be in contention for the
Carlsbad crown.


In the summer of 1980, two men were battling it out for the 500cc World
Championship: American "Bad Brad" Lackey and Belgium's Andre Malherbe.
As the series headed from Europe to California, most fans were betting
on Northern Californian Lackey who had been flying the U.S. flag solo
on the GP circuit for eight long years. However on that hot Sunday in
June, it was not Lackey or even one of the regulars on the GP circuit
that leaped to the front of the first moto. It was not even one of the
established Factory American riders ready to make a name for themselves
by leading the world's best for a couple laps at least.


Instead of one of the heroes or legends, it was local privateer Marty
Moates who grabbed the holeshot. Marty not only led the first moto, he
overcame crashes and passed the Euros to win the second moto as well! A
virtual unknown he had finally accomplished what no other American
rider before him could over the previous decade... win the Carlsbad
USGP! And ABC's Wide World of Sports' cameras were rolling all the
while.



For information visit www.carlsbadusgpmovie.com






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