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Q/l.B1B !1[d!i!l:3 ~ _ .u:.'s 1IIIIIl/tJtl1llDtlln:f1c11 mnrsplpM V O LUME XX X VI I Sharon Clayt on . P,.sjc Hmt Michael KJing4Jf, Pub/i. , FEATU R ES ED ITORI AL Pau l Carn.rthers . Editor 6 Kit Pa lme r. Associate Editor O IRT TRAC K RO AO RA C I N G 28 Ross i Rolls O n in So ut h African GP By Michae l Sco tt Scott Rousseau. Associate Editor Sc hnabe l Tops Texas AMA Dirt Track Chris Jonnum. Managing Editor Bla ke Conner, Auocia'" EdihN By Da ve Ho enig 14 Edward s Take s Rai n-S hort ened Au stra lian Alan Cathcart. EuropeMJEditor David A. Holther. RllflioMI Events Editor INS IDE LOOK 32 Wo rld Super bike By Gordon Rit ch ie St eve CoJI. EditDriltl Assistant Kenny Robe rts Rac i ng GP Team ADVER TIS • • C • By Go rdo n Ritchie WE STE R. ST AT ES (7 14) 7$1 ·7433 Terry Pratt. National Accounts M an ltf/er 36 Th e GSX-R 10 00 Beats th e Su pe rbikes at INT E R VI E W 40 Le Mans 24-H our ~Mf1f1' Mark Thome , Western Sa /ft FOfT esl Haya shi , Western Sal•• Manage, Red Bull Yam aha 's Garry M cC oy By Mark Wernham S UP ER C R OS S Dan Leg e re . We.tem SlAf • • By Mic hael Sco tt Ma~'tr RIDING IMP R ESSI ON Rhonda Crawford , Advtlrtjsing Coordinator Bridgett Bobrofsky, Assi"ta nt 20 ADVERTISING • 4 6 2 01Suzuki D R-Z250 0 C armi chael Clin ch es in D all as By Chris J o nnum EA STER N STATE S {17m 934·7850 Carla Al len, Office Mana ger & Advertising Coordinator By Kit Palmer J im C la rk. ElJst.m Safes Man ag.r Skerl Ru••ell, EII.tem 54'., Manag.r Kal'8n Smith . A. .i,st.llnt MARKE T IN G • PIIO MOT ION Ma rk Thom e , OirKtor FQmtst Hayalik i. M~Mg.r NE W ME Dia D E VE LOP . E N T Kory Klinge r, Sit" M.fl4{Jer CLA S SIF IED ADS Mel .... Parker GRAPH ICS· PR ODUC T I OII Mandy loa. Arl Director Nev i Maddy, Senior Gr.pmc Artist Long Tran, Gmphic Artist Buss MarpJe, G.raphic Artist Sunju Kwon , Graph ic Arti, t AD MIIIIST R A T IO II Judy Klinge r. Coordif1lJWr Pam Klein. Adminis trlttive Assistant AC C OUNTING • DA TA PRDCESSING DonM Bryan-Diamond . AIR Coordina tor Geneve R ~pass , As s is tant Theresa Milbu rn. Cnn:/it Manaf1t'F C I R C U LA T I O N Alma Angu ia no , Circulation Manttgttr Car o l Maggio, Processing Coordinator Ashleigh Klein, Dea ler Coordinato r SERVICE . SUPP OR T Stacy Ryan, Rec .ptionist Robert Es candon. S ttrvice and Sup port NATIONAL IIEADOUARTEIIS 3SOs-.M C ad illac Ave ., Costa Me... CA 92626 REGIONAL EVEN TS P .O . Box 5084, Cos ta Me sa, CA 92628 ·5084 DEPA R TM EN TS C7 7 51 ·7433 · FAX (714l 75 1·6685 14l EASTERN OF P,CE 42 48 1 5 Re s u l t s Co llege S tat io n , TX : WERA/GMD Nationa l End u rance 49 College S tation , TX: WERA Natio na l C ha lle nge RR In the W ind Voi ce s 72 Ca le ndar 81 W ant A ds 90 Leade rboa rd 50 Euless , TX : GNC 91 St uff 1 0 4 In t he Paddoc k 1 04 Looki ng Bac k 106 St uff 1 07 Bikes of the Stars ON THE COliER Turlock, CA: GFI Racing Winter Series North/South Showdown 54 Events 71 Local Talent 4 MAY 2 , 2001 • cu e P .O . Box 805. Tuck e r. GA 30085-0805 m Ol9J4..7850 · FAX mOJ 934-31 12 E-MA IL· I N TER N ET _ .cyclenewa.com editorOcyclenewa.com subscribeCcyclenews.com advertisingOcyclenewa.com Cycleo ~ a.JSPS 14, .340) .. pubWwd _ldy • .-pth ... two . . . . . of ..... C=::=c';=::G::z.by~~:C-ec:~~ancI~ ttonlIl lNlIing officii . ~ PGlIl:In"""'tkIrwII Pubiicll tloM ~ ' 'S4M15. POS1IIaSI8I Send add _ M_ , CA 8.2628-~. eye" N.w.. P.O. eo.50&4, Co.lIl ~ tcJ :''t:~of~'',:·.=:::~~= :=~ ,-:_~:. bw)'Ollll r-'w and 1M lht: two chanIclIl ,. tndat. the , - of tha 1Ml1aMHl. Texas MX Series 51 4188 First Ave .• Tucker. GA 30084 I E! .. ~-=:ns:.%~~~~~~o: Jno~~'t=r ~o!~~~5(~U:~~:-~=,,=:J;"=:$5~~ :.ub 11 5 ~$42.oo. Ricky Carm ichael cl inched the EA Sports Supercross Championship with yet another victory . this one coming in Dallas, Texas. Photos by Steve Br uhn. Valentino Ross i and Colin Edwards took wins i n the 500cc South African Grand Prix and the Australian round of the World Superbike Championsh ip . respectively. Photos by Gold & Goose. neVIl's Cyeleo N. _ _ l

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