Throwback Thursday: Jeff Emig Leads ’97 Supercross Opener
Larry Lawrence | April 26, 2018
In this week’s Throwback we dial the time machine back 21 years to the 1997 AMA Supercross season opener at the LA Coliseum. This is the start of the main and it’s Kawasaki’s Jeff Emig (3) bolting to the front. Check out the concentration in “Fro’s” eyes as he attacks the whoop section. In spite of his great start the race did not belong to Emig, but instead in a slight surprise it was South African Greg Albertyn (8) coming through to take victory on the factory Suzuki. In this photo “Albee” can be seen coming up second, running just ahead of Damon Bradshaw (10). Also visible in this excellent Kinney Jones photo are Yamaha’s Doug Henry (20), John Dowd (14) and others.