CARLSBAD
USGP:1980 - ONE DAY OF MAGIC
Motocross Movie Premiere News & Notes
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June 17, 2010 - San Diego, CO - The world premiere of The
Motocross Files Todd Huffman's seminal
documentary covering the first American win of the United States
Grand Prix of
Motocross is fast approaching! Set for June 22nd debut in
San Diego and
Houston will be the premiere of an epic film
documentary Carlsbad USGP: 1980 - One Day Of Magic
(
www.carlsbadusgpmovie.com) exactly 30 years to the day that a
relatively unknown local San Diego racer Marty Moates
beat the world's best motocross racers. Coinciding with the AMA
National MX series
returning to the Thunder Valley Motocross facility in
Lakewood, Colorado, a third movie premiere will be held at the
Landmark Mayan Theatre Thursday, June 24th hosted
by Chuck Sun... the second American to ever win the
USGP in 1981.
Speaking of former USGP winners, the movie premiere promises to be a
star-studded gala at the historic 1912 Spreckels Theatre
in downtown San Diego. Look for local racing legends like Broc
Glover (the 1984
USGP winner) and Ricky Johnson (the last American to
win a USGP in 1986) to grace the red carpet. In fact, San Diego county
residents may have heard RJ's radio spots on
102.1 FM KPRi announcing his support and participation in
the Tuesday night extravaganza. Just a heads up for the paparazzi: The
VIPs, heroes and legends will also be headed to the
Side Bar for a post-premiere party.
Look for a retrospective of the late Marty Moates in an
upcoming issue of
Motorcyclist magazine. Executive editor Tim
Carrithers has been tracking down all the details of Marty's
epic ride that day in Carlsbad, as well as Moates' career highlights.
"Everyone loves a good
story, especially when it involves an underdog like Marty whose 'One Day
of Magic' at Carlsbad before a huge ABC Wide World Of
Sports audience shed a positive light worldwide," notes Scott
Cox, who is co-promoting the premiere.
Late word is that noted motorcycle fine artist Rob Kinsey
is flying in from his studio in the U.K. to present a couple of unique
art pieces at the San Diego premiere. "I will have 15 limited edition
giclee prints of
the 'Marty Moates LOP Yamaha 1980 USGP Winner, Carlsbad Raceway'
action painting on heavyweight Hanemuhle acid-free art paper, plus the
last three copies of Marty's portrait and two artist's proofs of that
portrait,"
says Kinsey. The prints are $75 each, supplied in a sturdy cardboard
tube and signed by Kinsey, each with its own certificate of
authenticity. For Kinsey's complete bio and a look at his other
MX-inspired artwork, click on
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To view the trailer and get information on the premiere, visit
www.carlsbadusgpmovie.com.
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. | 
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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.
The Carlsbad USGP:1980
In 1980 San Diego's Marty Moates became the first American to
win the U.S. Grand Prix of Motocross in the event's ten-year history.
Not only did Moates' victory end a string of European wins, it opened a
floodgate for other
American USGP champions including San Diego's Broc Glover, the 1984
winner, and Ricky Johnson, the 1986 champion. The film documentary was
produced by Todd Huffman and Pipeline Digital Media, creators of the
successful television series
The Motocross Files. For information visit
carlsbadusgpmovie.com.
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