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unfortunate incident during a practice session at last year's series opener in Anaheim pretty much ended his season before it even started. Lusk is another rider who has proven in the past that he has McGrath-like speed - sometimes even more speed - but crashes and subsequent nagging injuries throughout his career have prevented the Georgian from showing his true potential, at least for a full season. There's probably nobody hungrier to do well than Lusk. He knows he can beat McGrath, and he knows that now's the time to prove it - before it gets too late. And then there's Team Suzuki's Kevin Windham, but he's been a bit ~®®4] AMAlEA Sports SIIpercross sedes SChedule =D-=a""te=-- V:..;e"'n.:.:u:.:e'----- January 6 January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 24 March 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 7 April 21 April 28 May 5 Edison Intemational Field Qualcomm Stadium Edison International Field Bank One Ballpark Edison International Field RCA Dome Georgia Dome Superdome Daytona Intemational Speedway Metrodome Astrodome Trans World Dome Silverdome Texas Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium Ticket Information ---'C:::it"'/State Anaheim, CA San Diego, CA Anaheim, CA Phoenix, AZ Anaheim, CA Indianapolis, IN Atlanta, GA New Orleans, LA Daytona Beach, FL Minneapolis, MN Houston, TX St. Louis, MO Pontiac, MI Irving, TX Salt Lake City, UT Las Vegas, NV 714/740-2000 619/220-8497 714/740-2000 480/784-4444 714/740-2000 317/239-5151 404/249-6400 504/522-5555 904/252-BIKE 651-989-5151 713/629-3700 314/241-1888 248/645-6666 214/373-8000 801/325-7328 888/464-2468 Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, www.tickets.comand www.pacesupercross.com. of a mystery of late: One weekend he's beating everybody by 20 sec- when he's 20 seconds out in front §®0~ that has everyone worried, because No. Name Home they know what the former Honda 1 1W 3 Jeremy McGrath Shae Bentley Jeff Emig Ricky Carmichael Mike LaRocco Steve Lamson Greg Albertyn Larry Ward Ezra Lusk Jimmy Button Sebastien Tortelli Kevin Windham Timmy Ferry John Dowd Robbie Reynard Brock Sellards Doug Henry Damon Huffman Stephane Roncada Tallon Vohland Nicholas Wey Kyle Lewis Menifee, CA Ellenwood, GA Menifee, CA Havana, FL South Bend, IN Murrieta, CA Johannesburg, South Africa Florence, SC Bainbridge, GA Lake Elsinore, CA Ayen, France Ethel, LA Largo, FL Chicopee, MA Oklahoma City, OK New Philadelphia, OH Oxford, CT Acton, CA Chambery, France Citrus Heights, CA Dewitt, MI Las Vegas, NV Costa Rica Prior Lake, MN Lake Elsinore, CA Lake Elsinore, CA Middleton, ID Rancho Cucamonga, CA Fombell, PA Danchy, France New Plymouth, New Zealand Wesley Chapel, FL Ludington, MI Melrose, FL Mendota Hgts, MN Albuquerque, NM EI Cajon, CA Hesperia, CA Canada, PQ Albuquerque, NM Lake Elsinore, CA Millmont, PA Silverton, OR Menifee, CA Salinas, CA Vancouver, WA Albuquerque, NM Simi Valley, CA Juniper Hills, CA Albuquerque, NM Dallas, TX Bayville, NJ Blountville, TN Piqua,OH Castaic, CA Lawrence, KS McRae, GA Tustin, CA Alvin, TX Manchester, CT onds, and the next he's battling in the middle of the pack with the privateers. But it's the odd occasion and Yamaha rider is capable of doing. Perhaps now, under the wing of Suzuki team manager Roger 4 Champion, we'll see more of the 5 6 7 10 Windham of old. And if that's the 11 case, Windham could very well take 12 13 DeCoster, a five-time World MX it all. 14 2001 Supercross season in the 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 250cc class, and if he's doing well 36 Speaking of Team Suzuki, the yellow squad has another top contender you might have heard of - 17year-old Travis Pastrana. In 2000, his first season as a pro, he nearly won the 125cc Eastern Regional Supercross title and did win the AMA 125cc outdoor National Championship. His incredible performance last year has prompted his team bosses to say, 'Why wait?' and put him in the premier 250cc class immediately. The Wonder Kid from Maryland will, in fact, start out the by the time the East Coast 125cc rounds start, you'll probably see 37 38 39 40 Pastrana forgo the chance to win a 41 125cc Supercross title to log valu- 42 43 able learning time in the 250cc class. 44 45 If there's one rider who you can 46 because bad starts have been a big 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 problem for the racer 56 always count on being near the front in a Supercross race, it's 29-yearold (soon to be 30) Mike LaRocco. Unfortunately, it's very rare that he's up front early in a main event, veteran throughout his long career, in which 57 58 the physically strong and aggressive 59 rider has earned a couple of National 60 61 Championships. But no matter how 62 Supercross Numbers Ernesto Fonseca Heath Voss Casey Johnson Nathan Ramsey Danny Smith Greg Schnell Branden Jesseman Rodrig Thain Shayne King Paul Currie Kelly Smith Jason Thomas James Povolny Jr Justin Buckelew Michael Craig Travis Preston Jean-Sebastien Roy Ivan Tedesco Michael Brandes Damien Plotts Ryan Terlecki David Pingree Tyler Evans Jason McCormick Isaiah Johnson Billy Payne Christopher Gosselaar Keith Johnson Grayson Goodman Barry Carsten Robbie Horton Chris Wheeler Casey Lytle Robbie Skaggs Matt Walker Doug Dubach Travis Elliott Scott Carter No. Name Home 63 64 Pedro Gonzalez Joseph Oehlhof David Kratz Kevin Crine Michael Treadwell Dustin Nelson Tom Welch Phil Lawrence Bruce Stratton Wally Silva Keith Johnson Doug Dehaan Ted Campbell Jeff Hedden Jim Neese' Tony Lorusso Andrew Short Paul Carpenter Matt Shue Randy Valade Marco Dube Brian Stone Steve Andrich Anthony Amaradio Aaron Dieter Ben Riddle Lance Smail Ty Wallace Ryan Clark Chase Reed Clark Stiles Jimmy Wilson Billy Btnckley Mike Katin Todd Downs Thomas Hofmaster Joshua Sweat Mike Brown Shae Bentley Grant Langston Bobby Bonds Bryan McGavran Jacob Martin Jeremias Israel Travis Pastrana Jonathan Shimp Steve Boniface Geo Tedesco Jiri Dostal Johnny Marley David Vuillemin Michael Byrne Monterrey, Mexico Wapakoneta, OH Center Valley, PA Mechanicsville, MD Enfield, CT EI Cajon, CA Charlotte Hall, MD Menifee, CA Clifton Springs, NY Old Orchard Bch, ME Pembroke, MA Canada, ON Apache Junction Valley Center, KS Greensboro, NC East Hartford, PA Colorado Spgs, CO Ithaca, NY Kennesaw, GA Howell, MI Canada QU Kansas City', MO Lancaster, OH Temecula, CA Dansville, NY Campbellsville, KY Federal Way, WA Phoenixville, PA Albuquerque, NM Long Grove, OK 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 8]0 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 104 111 129 131 139 188 199 236 531 716 717 901 934 990 Tanner, AL Willis,Ml Woodinville, WA East Sparta, OH Corpus Christi, TX Pearl City, IL Weirton, WV Penny Flats, TE Ellenwood, GA Durban, South Africa Bakersfield, CA Murrieta, CA Edmond, OK Santiago, Chile Annapolis, MD Canyon Country, CA Puyricard, France Albuquerque, NM Quail Valley, CA Oklahoma City, OK Marseilles, France Toowoomba, Australia poorly he launches out of the chute, cue. e n e _ S • JANUARV10.2001 11