White Brothers F ou r -Strok e W o rl d Champions h ip
Glen Helen R a c e way
S T O RY AND PHOTOS BY
BET H f, B O B LAR oCK
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, APR 21-22
s there a better way to c h risten a
new bike than to ta ke it to I- I moto
wins in front of a crowd of 1500? Not
according to Ryan Hughes , who com mandeered the new Honda CRF450R
to decisive wins at the White Brothers
Four -Stroke World Championsh ip.
This was the debut of the CRF4 50R in
the United St ates.
"The first time I rode this thing , I
knew I wanted to ra ce it," the Team
Ho nda r ider said . "Now I get the
chance to race it; I'll be the only one
on it a ll year. I've got the best bike
und er m e."
Hugh es ' worthy comp etition for
th e e ve nt inclu d e d for m e r factory
Yamaha rider (a nd last year's winner
at this ev e n t) Dou g Duba c h , hi s
White Brothe rs Yamaha teamma te
Brian "S p ud" Wa lters , Lanc e Sma il.
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(Abo ve) Ryan
Hughes celebrates
after taking the
all-new Honda
CRF450Rto a
perfect 1-1 w in in
Its U.S. debut.
Hughes was using
the White Brothers
race as a warm-up
for the Nationals.
Apparently, he's
warmed up.
(Right) Defending
champ Doug
Dubach (1) snared
the holeshots In
both motos, and
finished second
overall behind
Hughes.
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