:23:00
This race attracts
a very special breed.
:23:03
- [ Mutters ] Fuck off.
- All right.
:23:05
It was time to get grounded,
to ponder this rotten assignment...
:23:09
- and figure out how to cope with it.
- Whoa !
:23:11
It was time
to do the job.
:23:13
Those of us who had been
up all night were in no mood
for coffee and doughnuts.
:23:17
We wanted strong drink.
:23:19
- We were, after all...
- [ Gunshots ]
:23:21
the absolute cream
of the national sporting press.
:23:24
Pull !
:23:26
We were gathered in Las Vegas for
this very special moment in sport.
:23:29
- When it comes to a thing like
this, they don't fool around.
- [ Gunshots Continue ]
:23:32
[ Snoring ]
:23:35
- It's, uh, just beautiful.
- [ Chuckling ]
:23:41
[ Croupier ]
Money plays. Money plays.
:23:43
Kill the body, the head will die.
Ali-Frazier fight.
:23:47
- Crazy shit.
- A proper end to the '60s.
:23:50
Ali beaten
by a human hamburger.
:23:53
- Both Kennedys murdered by mutants.
- Hey, they're startin' !
:23:56
Oh, shit, they're startin'.
Let's go !
:23:58
[ Man On P.A. ]
Ladies and gentlemen...
:24:00
welcome to the start of the
$50,000 Mint 400 Desert Race...
:24:05
with a purse of $50,000
going to the winner...
:24:08
of this grueling, gut-wrenching,
dust-eating...
:24:11
in-your-face
motocross extravaganza !
:24:14
And there they go !
:24:16
We've got
rooster tails goin' !
:24:18
We're here to spit
in your enemy's eye !
:24:21
There they go.
[ Mutters ]
:24:23
[ Man On P.A. ]
All right, our second group
of ten is getting in place.
:24:27
- Kawasakis, Triumphs, Maicos.
- [ Engines Revving ]
:24:30
We're ready to go. It's the green flag,
and they're off !
:24:34
Another great start with a lot of dirt
happening on this hill !
:24:37
All right, here we go with
the third group. And they're off !
:24:41
Number 45 riding
in the number-four position...
:24:44
is choking
as the dust flies !
:24:47
You'd better wet those bandannas
you got stretched over your face !
:24:50
[ Cheering,
Engines Revving ]
:24:52
[ Duke Narrating ]
There was something like
190 more bikes waiting to start.
:24:55
- Gimme a beer, man.
- They were due to go off,
ten at a time...
:24:58
every two minutes.