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Todd
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June 23, 2010 - San Diego, CA - Filmmaker Todd
Huffman's much anticipated documentary Carlsbad USGP:1980 -
One Day Of
Magic (
www.carlsbadusgpmovie.com) which chronicles a young Californian's
win of a major international motocross competition made it's world debut
last night to a sell-out crowd at San Diego's historic Spreckels
Theatre. Last night's premiere
on June 22nd, 2010, exactly 30 years to the day that relative unknown Marty
Moates shocked the world by becoming the first American to
ever win the United States Grand Prix. A simultaneous
premiere also
took place last night in Houston, TX and a third movie premiere happens
tomorrow night, June 24th, at the Landmark Mayan Theatre
in Denver, Colorado hosted by former motocross national and world
champion, Chuck
Sun, the 1981 USGP champion.
Speaking of dirt, a soil sample was overnighted from the lobby of the
San Diego premiere to Chuck Sun for the movie's
premiere in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, June 24. Sun, winner of the
USGP the year after Moates did the
deed, is hosting a premiere party of his own at the Landmark Mayan
Theater. Sun's 1981 Motocross des Nations teammate
and former Supercross/motocross champion Donnie Hansen
will be joining the
AMA Hall Of Famer to help kick off the movie along with
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To view the trailer and get information on the premiere, visit
www.carlsbadusgpmovie.com.
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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