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• •••• • • • • • • VOLUME XXXVII Sharon C'-yton, Pt.~t MtchMl Klinger. Pub1i~ • : FEATURES • EDITO_.AL Peul Carruthers. EdikK • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kit P.lmer. Auot;l.,. Editor SUPERCROSS 6 ..· Scott ROUUNU, Auocilt~ Editor ChrL. Jonnum, MltMglng Editor Carmichael, Preston Steal Houston Supercross Blake Conner. MSOC,.. Editor A!an Cathcart. EuropMtt Editor David R. Holthet. RegIO,.,.' EWln~ Editor By Kit Palmer Steve Cox. Ed,torJ.I Au,.tM7t RIDING IMPRESSION 12 ADVEIITIS,." • 2002 Honda VTX1800 Teny Pratt. NatioMi Accounr. MlJ~ By Kit Pelmer 16 Mn Thome. 0811 Lege,... W•• r.m &1•• "hMttJet" 2001 Suzuki Intruder Vol usia VL800 Rhonda Crawford. AdwIrli.'ng Coordinator Bridgett Bobrof1Jky. Aalatant ADVEIlTISING • EASTEIlN STATES (770) 934-7850 1 82001 Yamaha Road Star Carla Allen, Offlc. MamJg.r & AcJv.rfi.fng Coordinator Midnight Star Jim Clark, By Kit Palmer Karen Smjth, ,Aui,t.nt M • • • • TIIlI . . . .aO.OTIO. M.rk Thoma. O/twctor Fo~ By Alan Cathcert • • Kory Klinv-r. Site MIJMQer CLASSI.I • • ADS Malina PIlrUr : 2 4 Honda Executive Chief • • Engineer Heijiro Yoshimura • • • • • ... a.a.cs • • • O • • CTle. By Gordon Ritchie Mondy lDo, Art 0;,"""" Nevi Meddy. &Jnlor a,.."hk AI'ti.r Long T,.n. Gtaphic AI't,M ARENACROSS • • • Bu.. Marple. Graphic Artitrt • 2 6 The Champ Blanks at • Albuquerque Arenacross • • Photos by Rey Gundy • • • Sunju Kwon. Graphic ArtI.t ADMINIST.aTIOM Judy Klinger, Coordinator DIRT TRACK • • Pam Klein, Admmi,tratJwt AuiNnt • 2 8 Southeast Amateur Regional Dirt Track Championships • • By Dave Hoenig • • ~ aCCOU.TIN . . . DaT• • • OCESSING Donna Btyan.O"mond. AIR CoordifUJtDr .. • 3 0 Team Honda Off-Road Attacks • • San Felipe 250 • · • • • • . MOTOCROSS : 3 2 Bubba Blasts GNC • • International MX Finals t In the Wind Voices SERVICE· SUPPORT SUicy Ryan. Rtte.ptionist Robart Escandon. s.rVlc. and Support NATIONAL IlEAOq.AIlTEIlS 3505-M Cedillac AWl.• Costa M..,.. CA 92626 Calendar P.O. Box 5084, CoN Mesa, CA 92628·5084 (714) 751-7433· FAX (714) 751-6685 69 Want Ads • • REGIONAL EIIENTS .aSTE • • eFFICE 4188 ArstAwt.• Tucker. GA 30084 P.O. Box 805, Tuc~r. GA 30085-0805 8 0 Stuff 31 81 Results fnOJ 934-7850· FAX cr70l934-3112 . - • • IL • • • T • • • • T www.cyc&enew..com Bikes of the Stars o d ~ _ _..... aubKribeOcyc 8 8 Leaderboard 3 4 Livermore, CA: Western Regional Cross Country Series ---~ 9 2 Guest Editorial 3 5 Albany, OR: CMC Northwest Winter MX Series ManlJ~r Ashleigh Klein, Dea'.r Coordinator 1 ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~: • CIRCULATION Alma Anguiano. Circulation Carol Maggio. Proce••fng Coordinator : • 59 • By Tony Alessi Theresa Milburn, Cmit M.Mg.r DEPARTMENTS 5 • • • • By Brian Faris • Geneva Aepa••, Au;n.nt PHOTO BY STEVE BRUHN OFF-ROAD • Hayashi. MtJlYf18r .EW ME.IA • • VEL.PM • • T INTERVIEW • E••tem 511'.$ MlInaQfJr e..ttJm &1•• MantJflM' Shari Russell, • FIRST RIDE • • • 202001 Ducati 996R • • Testastretta · • • We.tern !NI.. Ma~,. Forrest Hayashi. W••tMn 5.,•• M.~r By Kit Palmer • • • • WEST • • • STATES a14J 751·7433 com ad¥ertisingOcydenawa.com ..... OJSPS '41.340) Ie. puWIeMd...-kly - . ...... two -u olIN ~~~=:e7'~~~:C-~~"'::i. tloNI-rI""" ofRoe, ~ PoIit ~ PubfletItIorl. MfliI154e815• . . . . - . . Send.-.- c:NntM to Cyc. NIwa, P.O. 8oI5OM, eo. ~CA~. 3 6 Peoria, AZ.: AMA Western Four-Stroke National MX Series 4 0 San Bernardino, CA: Southwest Vintage Racing Group MX 4 2 Events 5 8 Local Talent 4 APRIL 4,2001 • II: U II: I _ n __ s • 9 2 Looking Back • • ~~of~~,=-:.~~,::t:=:::"lhethl":.t'="~ t ~~~~~~:->~~~i5~~~::':~=~ 11.5~,$42..00. ON THE COliER Big, bad and brand new: Honda's VTX1800 Cruiser. Photo by Kevin Wing. Inset: Suzuki's Vol usia VL800 in action in the county it was named after in Florida. Photo by Tom Riles. Nr you'll-w.lInCldM ' - twg ClhfIr.-,.1nd1oMI1he ~ of ..... , - , :;~~;,=,,.':.~~~~a:.r.=:.~'=r Itiorin.---. ~_ ...... we6corMI unlOllclted edltofW mMiItW lncIudI,., ~,etc.Such""",,, puIMIetwd. beco-. ..... ~ ~ ~ ",,"~=,:=twl7t~~t=i.'ftD.a--'lI W!!P.! ~~TION Printed in U.S.A. ~ Cycle N..,., 1f\C. 2001. T.-.demwk Cycle News ~ j ~ u.s. ~t Offto....... rlgha.......-d.