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• •••• • • • • VO LUME · • • XXXVI I Sharon Clayt on. Pre side nt Michael Klin ger, Publis h9r : FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • • • EDITORIA L Paul Carruthers, Editor Kit Palme r, As so ciate Editor ROAO RACING 6 · Scott Rou6 saau. As sociate Editor Chri s Jonnum. Managi ng Editor Japanese Rule Japanese World S u p e rb i ke Bla ke Conner, Associafs Editor Alsn Cathcart , European Editor Oavld R. Holther, &glon41 Eve nts Editor By Gordon Ritchie : 34 • • • · • • • · 14 • • • • • • • Steve Co x, Editoriol Assistant ADVERT IS I NG H igbee H andl es W il low S pr ings Fo rmul a- USA Road Race Terry Pratt, National Acco unt s Manager M ark Thome , Western Sa/ es Manage r By Blak e Conn er Forrest Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Da n Legere, W6Stem Sale s Manager SUPERCROSS Rhonda Crawford. AdWirtis ing Coordi nator Bridgett Bobrofs ky , A ssi stant Carm ichae l , Again , i n Sal t Lak e City ADVERTISING • By Kit Palm er • • WES TERN ST A T ES (714) 751 ·7433 EASTERN STATES m m934-7850 Carl o Allen . Office Man ager & A dvertising Coordin ato, M OT OCR O S S J im Clar k, Eas ~rn Sal es Maneg ", 22 Eve rts , C roc kard , D obb Top She-r1 Russell. Eastem Sales Manag e r Karen Smith, Assistan t Belgian MX GP MARKET ING • PROMOTION Mark Thom e, Di rector By Geo ff Meyer • • • • • FOfTGst Hay ashi . Msnager 42 Stewart Sto m ps W orld Mini GP N EW MEDI A DEV E LOPMENT Kory Klinger, Site Manage r By Tony A le s s i CLASSIFIED ADS Me lissa Parker : 46 Ry no C harges o n t he C RF4 50 R at • REGIONA L EVENTS G le n He le n Fou r-Stro ke C 'sh ip • • • GRAPHICS· PRODUCTION Mandy loo, Art D irecto r By Be th and Bob LaRock • • • • Nevi Maddy, Stmior Graphic Artist 56 Upper Lake, CA: N orthern C al ifornia C 'shi p Enduro OFF-ROAD : 32 A n d rew s Top s Tenn essee • 57 · • • • Long Tran, Gl'3ph iCArtist Bus s Marple. Graphic Artist 58 Cotto nw o od , A Z: AMA Western Four-Stroke • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GNCC/Hare Scra m bl es 38 C ros se tt/ A aro n Sc o re Nation al Tr i al Opener/Tria ls de Espana W ins 52 Abbott Pulls Back Ahead at 75 Utah H are & Hound · Pam Klein , Administrative Assistant ACCO UN TING· DAT A PROC ESS ING Donna Brya n-Oia mond. AIR Coordinator Genev a Bepe es, Ass istant The res a M ilbum , Credit MlIm:rger Events CIRCULATIDN Alma Angui ano, Circulation M anager Local Ta lent Ca rol Maggio , Processing Coordinator Ashleigh Klei n, Dea ler Coo rdinato r 84 Res ults By Mark Kariya • • • ADMI N IS TRA T IDN Nationals 60 By Shan Moo re : 54 • Puy all u p , WA: O ut law S ho rt Track Nati on al J udy Kl inger , Coordinstor By Da vey Coo mbs • • • • Sunju Kwo n, Graphic Artist SER"ICE • Lampkin Do m i nates Wo r ld C ha m pio ns hi p Tri al O p en e r Robe rt Escandon . Service and Support NATIONAL HE A D Q U A R T E R S By Mario Can de llone 3S0S-M Cadillac Ave., Co sta Mesa, CA 92626 l P.O . Box 5084, Costa Me sa , CA 9262 8-5084 . 2 · In the Wind 5 V oices 59 St uff 76 Want Ads , 9 2 Lea der b oard 93 B ikes of the Sta rs cu e P.O. Box 80 5, Tucker , GA30085·0805 (770) 934-7850. FAX (770l934·3112 E -M AIL· I NT ER N E T ww w.cvctenews.ccm editorC cycle ne ws. com liIubscri be@cyclen ews .com advertl sin gCcyclen ews.eom I C ycle Ne e n e VIl' w . UJSPS 1041·3040 is publWled wee kly eJoa pt' hlut two _ 1 ka of the G:t:dM~~r~:a I:::l::''i:~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ J":.~'=i. tlonaJ melting offIce . Ca,\IOd. F'0III1"tematlonal Publi...,tion. M• •I ' 504 66 15- POS11IIIASIEILI Sand add..... cha~ to Cycle New" , P.O. BOll 5084, eo..lll M.... CA 9 2628- 50 804. iheyou'll receive end Ihe last two charactlt,. ~~~~~eor;'::~idd~:st:r'>;:'fl:'=:~~::':::-the ' *i:s~=u': ber the year of the lest i....... indica~ ON THE COVER Team Yamah a' s Erne sto Fons eca and hi s YZ250F tu rn ed t he t abl es o n t he co mpeti t ion by putti ng th eir c hampionsh ip ho p es i nto a p erm an ent stal l. " Fo nzi e" clinc hed the 125cc Weste rn Reg ional S uperc ross title wi t h a win at the Salt Lake Supercross. Photo by Steve Bruhn . KTM Adventure photo by Joe Bon ne llo . 107 Reason fo r Be i ng 107 Looking Back MAY 9 .2001 • EA S T E RN O F F ICE 4188 First Ave., Tucke r, GA 30084 · · C a le nda r 85 (7 14) 75 1· 7433 . FAX (714)751·6685 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DEPARTMENTS 4 SUPPORT Stacy Ry3n, Receptionist s ~~$s~c:>:r::~rs :~;;; 1-;'~~.=n::'t25~;.o;:r· ~ ~~~~:~!5(~=~:: '~g~: :n=~5·i~7$~~$~~I~b os iu ueal , $42 .00. Cycl. N.wv. _Icomea unaoli citad editurial mnturllllincludlng st oritos. c.rtoons, phu1oa , etc -.Such ,mate rial, if published , become.. the ' lIC lulli¥, C)tcle t=1t w ~r:';:i~~~~ s::~~~.S. rnt =.;..,~:~~k:. i::1:t1 .~.ing W!!P,8 ~Wc:m:~TION Printed in U.S.A. C o p y rightc Cycl e N ew. , Inc. 2001 . Tra d emerk Cyeh!l N a w e ~i.w,...;l U .S. P.wn t OffiDtl . All right. ..a.rved.