Here's a bit of odd never-will-happen-again moto history. Could you imagine today watching an entire main event happen and then 10 of the top riders line up minutes later and do it all over again? On February 12, 1984, that’s exactly what happened.
In 1984, the Seattle Kingdome hosted a Supercross triple header on a single weekend in February. Yup, three separate main events, all 20 laps in length. Only two of them, however, paid points for the championship. The third race paid no points at all. Just a lot of money, specifically $25,000 for the win ($73,247 in 2023, adjusted for inflation). The 25k was more than five times what the points-paying main events rewarded.
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26 авг 2024