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v ICES 0 INSIDE They mean it FEATURES SUPERCROSS Bradshaw takes over with Houston win Letters to the editor _ TRAIL RIDE Last of the Mojave? 6 MOTOCROSS Gaddis good as gold at San Francisco Arenacross Vohland sweeps Marysville Ferry fastest in Orlando 22 24 26 12 _ DEPARTMENTS LOCAL RACING 28 CALENDAR RIDING IMPRESSION Yamaha's wild new GTSl000A 30 WANT ADS .34 RESULTS 47 16 OFF·ROAD Summers starts '93 with Rattlesnake Hare Scrambles win 20 When the oil damping seals on both of my KOnl shocks blew last year, I was not too disappointed. They had comfortably suspended my trusty but heavy Yamaha XSll for 65,000 miles and 10 years. A customer could hardly ask for better reliability, so I felt almost guilty when I returned them to Koni under warranty. Within a week they sent back a pair of brand new shocks, no questions asked. It is rare these days to find a company that backs up their product so completely. When KOnl advertises "lifetime guaranteed," I can testify that they really mean it! Daniel Auth Houston, TX Why#S? I have been following motocross for 11 ON THE FRONT PAGE: We take a ride into the future on Yamaha's all-new and high-tech GTSI000A, which features a single-sided swingarm front suspension, Omega chassis, electric fuel injection, anti-lock brake system and a $12,999 price tag. See page 16 for a riding impression of the GTSl000. Photo by Kinney Jones. W]]]~ America's weekly motorcycle newspaper Volume XXX Michael Klinger, Publisher Editorial Jack Mangus, Ass«iate Pub/isher(Editor Kit Palmer, AsSDCiate Editor Paul Carruthers, Ass«iate Editor Donn Maeda, Associate Editor Chris Jonnum, Assistant Editor Edwina Mangus, Calendar Editor Graphics and Production Ree Johnson, Production Supervisor Mandy too, ProductiDn Manager Dennis Greene, Lab. Tech. 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Advertising rates and circulation information will be sent upon request. See S.R.D.5. ' WBPA 4 AUOlTIOD ORCULATION Capyrig/lt" Cycle News, Inc. 1993. Trodemark Cycle News registerod U.s. Patent Office. All rights reserved. years and know all of the racers and their numbers. But now I see Damon Bradshaw with #8 on his bike when he actually was second in the 1992 Camel Supercross Series. I'm a confused couch potato, but I know that the Cycle News gurus will set me straight. Bart Widman Fall City, WA With the exception ofclass champions carrying #1 plates, other AMA professional MXers carry number plates based on the combined number of points tlrey accumulated in Camel Supercross and 125, 250 and 500cc National competition. Bradshaw was indeed second in the '92 Camel Supercross Series with 328 points, but he added only 167 points to his total from 250cc National Championship events, and 495 points placed him seventh (remember, #1 goes to the different class champs), behind. Jeff Stanton (827 points), Mike Kiedrowski (705), JeanMichel Bayle (665), Mike LaRocxo (611), J , ., .. Jeff Emig (580) and Guy Cooper (511) Because some riders are superstitious, #13 is not awarded... Editor. Moveover I attended the opening round of the Camel Supercross Series in Orlando along with 30-40,000 other fans. The color announcer, Bob Hannah, told the crowd numerous times during the U5 and 250cc main events that when en official on the track points and wavesa blue flag at a racer, that means, anc I quote Hannah, "that there is a suplrcross race going on and you are notin it." Well, Bob, if these riders are not irit, what are they doing on the track? Thise riders have worked most of their liv~to make it to the main event of a sup-rcross and then you have the audacityto state that they are not even in the rate. These riders are in the top 20 of th,ir class on that night and they deseIVe some respect as racing at this level is he highest in the U.s.A. As an ex-racer, y:lu should realize the skill level it takes to make it that far. When making flippan: comments like this one, Bob, you demonstrate that while you may have been a master of motocross, you are sliD a novice at announcing. Alan ]acksoa New Port Richey, FL Letters to the editor should be sentto: Cycle News, P.O. Box 498, Long Be;ch, CA 90801-1)498. Published letters do lot necessarily reflect the position of C)Cle News, Inc. Leiters must contain he name and address of the sender, be signed by the sender, and not eXCEed 200 words. All letters are subject to editing. illlfilW &;;;]!!flfl!7 .,.. ,,_ - . ~~_~,'- cr....,~-·',~ ~, ~'~ ."'~--" " . .