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Jeff Emig (6) led into the first comer of the
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Round 1: Citrus Bowl
ORLANDO, FL, JAN. 14
ith e a ch n e w ye a r hop e
springs ete rn al. For those
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lo n g in g th a t 1995 would
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b ring an end to Jeremy
. McGrat h 's complete d omin ati on of
Supercro ss ra cin g, that hope las ted
exactl y 14 days and en ded on a ra iny
night in central Florida.
"T hey h ad a littl e
h o p e, but I sh u t 'e m d o wn, "
McGra th boldl y stated after putting serious d oubt ba ck into the m inds o f hi s
ri va ls with a s tu nni ng vi ct ory a t the
Fl orida Citru s Bowl in the ope ni n g
round of the u.s. Supercross Series .
Two wee ks into the New Year and
it's already beginning to look a lot like
th e Old Year. McG rath and hi s 1-800Co llect-backed Ho nda started 1995 just
like they began 1994 - with a win in
Orlando - an d it wasn' t the sor t of win
th a t wo uld
ins p ire mu ch confid ence
in th os e try in g to s to p th e McGra th
freight train. The two-time and defend• ing AMA Supercross National Champion w as in th e right p lace at th e righ t
time in the first corner, slid ing around
on the outs ide as Team Yamaha 's Jeff
Emig crashed and threw up a temporary
road block - and then he wa s go ne, taking the lead for good only a half lap in to
th e 20-lap fina l. The wi n was th e 24yea r-old's 20th, moving h im to w ithi n
eight of Rick Joh n so n 's reco rd of 28
career Supercross win s.
A self-proclaim ed " lu cky seco nd"
went to Team Kawasak i' s M ik e
By Paul Carruthers· Photos by Kinney Jones
