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e, WILD Pichon Team ProCircuit Le Mans, France O many Americans - us included - know much about Mickael t Pichon. The Frenchmanfirst drew stateside attention two years ago, ~hen he and several of his countrymen en tered the first fewrounds of the 125cc Western Regional Supe rcross Series. Pichon was impressive, riding strong and even earning a win in San Diego. Last year, Pichon conc entrated on the 125cc World Championship MX circuit, finishing sixth, but now - with the assistanceof Pro Circurl - he is attacking the East Co series. In his brief '93 America stint, ast n Pichon's boyish looks and friendly attrludeprovedpopular wrlh the spectators. Will Mi kael bethe c nextJean-Michel Bayle? CAR0 N your chance to t) Thisspo rt of supercross.impress your friends With you rrextensive knowledge of the After thoroughly examining ou opinions and the inforka~, ~ yo u know wha.t we think, now it's yo ~r turn to mak~ the predictions. IS mati on on this page, consider you r own experiences and feelings. Then, fill in yo ur picks for the 1995 seaso n. Come this Ju ne, you can see how close. you came. (No fair waiting until then to mak e your picks.) Take it from us, you won't get 100%, 1994 250cc Point Standings 1. Jeremy McGrath 199 125cc Western Regional Point Standings 4 , . . , , .. , . .33 wins 5/9 1. Damon Huffman 287/3wins 2. Pedro Gonzalez 271/2 wins 3.Craig Decker 22 4 4. RyanHughes 2.Mike laRocco 3. Mike Kiedrowski , 4. Jeff Emig 1 #1 Damon Huffman Team Suzuki Saugus, California ere again, we're going with the de fending champion - and for good reason. Many pun assumed Damon Huffman would dits move up to the 25Dcc division following last year's impressive performance, but Huff an says he plans to be in the sport for many m years - and that he'll have plenty of time to ride the big bik We es. admire his decision not to rush things, and feel one more year onthe tiddlers will do him good. After all, he just 19, an Jeremy McGrath 's d was 20 in his lastyearon 125s. idlast year that hewanted A tal, stylish riderwho seems born toracemotorcycles, Huffmansa l to win everyround. When the cold realrly ofbadluck and poor starts held himto justtwo victories , Damon didn't panic, instead riding consistently to the title. Thisyear, heshould win more than two . races. H , . • . .. . . . . ... .176/2 wins , ,134/1 win 134 , 117/3 wins 5.Steve Lamson 214 5. David Pingree 72 6. Jeff Stanton 208 .6. James Dobb 70 7. Doug Henry 20 3 7. Tony Graves , 8. Larry Ward 200 8. CoryKeeney 54 9. Brian Swink 182 9. Travis Hodges 46 10 Michael Craig . 176/1 win 10. Jefferey Pestana . •.. . . . .• . . .45 , ., ', .. 58 1994 125cc Eastern RegionalPoint Standings 1994 World Supercross Point Standings 1. Ezra Lusk 231/5wins 219/3wins 1. Jeremy McGrath 2. MikelaRocco 11012 wins 2. Jimmy Button 3. Tim Ferry 176 3. Doug Henry 6511 win 2· I #27 Craig Decker Team Suzuki Palm Desert, California iding for Honda of Troy, Craig Decker finished third in last year's series, but he actually tied on points wrlh second-placed Pedro Gonzalez. Decker still hasn't pulled off a win, but now he's a factory pilot for Team Suzuki, a squad well known for the careir ful grooming of 125 riders. Under the guidance of teammate Damon Huffman, we expect thesoft-spoken rider to blossom into a contender. Craig should pull off atleastone victory in'95. 4. Jimmy Butt n o 64 145 m 5. Damon Huff an 55 6. RobbieReynard Ryan Hughes Team SplitFireJPro CircuitlKawasaki Escondido, California f rl wasn't forbad luck, Ryan Hughes wouldn't have anyluck at all. Though he arguably puts out more effortthan any other rider on the track, this sometimes proves to be his downfall. Hughes tends to go into the race wrlh a "win or bail" attitude, and us every square inch es of the bike as he attacks the track's many obstacles; rarely does he complete a season without injury. Last year the Team SplitFire rider's problems were more mental, due primarily to the untimely pa ssing of his.father. Though he won more rounds than anyone else, failing to make the main inAnaheim(days after the death) held himto a lowly fourth in the series. To put rl bluntly, "Ryno" is pissed. He and Damon Huffman ha a run-in at the final round in d Las Vegas, and the two a re anything but the best of friends. Ryan would like nothing better than to prove he is capable ofmore than a fourth-place series finish. 155/1 win 5. Chad Pederson #9 4. Mi e Brown k 119 6.Steve Lamson 50 win /1 7. John Dowd 111 7.Larry Ward 46 8. Ba Carsten rry 81 8,JamesDobb 44 9. Davey Yezek 74 9. FredericBolley 31/1 win 10. JeffDement 74 10 Frederic Vialle . 31 ~_ _----~----: '9~ 'S~5~s~upercrosspiCKS -------=====- - --;:=:==----::::=:== ~=====--===== ---:::===--:::===~=====--===== ---=====--===== _ _-- ~ t a R e, 9. 10- Wild Card c""t~rn ~ . ~ -----~ -------=-=-=-=- = ~-=-===---::::===- WI LD CARD Gonzalez Team North CountyYamaha · Monterrey, Mexico asiiy the friendliest rider on the circuit, Mexican-born Pedro ltra-competitive Gonzalez made an off-season switch from the U SplitFire squad to North County Yamaha. By virtue ofconsistent finishes and a win at SanJose, Gonzalez finishedrunner-up las year t to Damon Huffl1)an. "Speedy"considered returninghome to Mexico to . complete college, but then decided to stick rl out another year. The multi-time Mexic National Champion has improved exponentially in an his two yearsin the States, and if his progress continues at the same rat , hecould bea threat for the trlle. Being the number-onerider on his team should begood for e Pedro's confidence. 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