January 2005: Bart goes Showtime! at San Francisco SX

Jan 20, 2005

Written by Bart de Jong

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The SuperCross season in the USA is in full swing. On the start in San Francisco will be: Yours truly. The Suzuki Crossover Challenge race brings athletes from different sports and celebrities together for a 5 lap race on the actual SX track in front of a packed stadium. 24 participants will be on the same type of bike (DRZ110's) and for most of us it's task to survive the 2 whoop sections. The race will take place on Saturday 29 January. I've only ridden a mini bike on dirt once and that was last Sunday on Paul's CRF50. Never touched a 110 in my life but I'm looking forward to the challenge. Wish me luck. The program looks like this:

SUZUKI Crossover Challenge Schedule of events SAN FRANCISCO SUPERCROSS Revised 1/21/04 Saturday, January 29, 2005 8:30am-10:00am - Crossover rider registration 9:00 am - 11:30 am - Rider registration and Tech Inspection at the Venue 9:00 am - 12:00 noon - Bonus Awards Participant/Mechanic registration 10:45 am- 11:00am - Suzuki Crossover Riders meeting 11:15 am - 11:45am - Pro / Crossover Rider Track Walk 11:00 am - 11:20am - Junior Supercross Riders Meeting (Mandatory) 11:45 am - 12:00 noon - Pro Riders Meeting (Mandatory) 12:00 noon - 12:30 pm - Press Introduction and Lunch at Suzuki Crossover Tent 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm - 125 Practice 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm - 250 Practice 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm - KJSC Practice 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm - Suzuki Crossover Practice

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Track Maintenance 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 125 Practice 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - 250 Practice 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm - Qualifying Heats 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm - Suzuki Crossover Practice 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm - KJSC Practice 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm - Track Maintenance 7:10 pm - 7:30 pm - Opening Ceremonies 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm - 125 Heat #1 - 6 laps - 20 7:40 pm - 7:50 pm - 125 Heat #2 - 6 laps - 20 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm - 250 Heat #1 - 8 laps - 20 8:00 pm - 8:10 pm - 250 Heat #2 - 8 laps - 20 8:10 pm - 8:25 pm - Junior Supercross Exhibition- 3 laps - 15 riders 8:25 pm - 8:35 pm - Track Maintenance 8:35 pm - 8:40 pm - 125 Last Chance Qualifier 8:40 pm - 8:50 pm - 250 Semi #1 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm - 250 Semi #2 - 6 laps - 16 riders 9:00 pm - 9:10 pm - Suzuki Crossover Challenge Main Event - 5 laps - 24 riders 9:10 pm - 9:20 pm - Track Maintenance 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm - 250 Last Chance Qualifier 9:30 pm - 9:35 pm - 125 Rider’s Parade Lap 9:35 pm - 9:50 pm - 125 Main Event - 15 laps 9:50 pm - 9:55 pm - 125 Victory Circle 9:55 pm - 10:00 pm - 250 Rider’s Parade Lap 10:00 pm - 10:20pm - 250 Main Event - 20 laps 10:20 pm - 10:25 pm - 250 Victory Circle BdJ