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• ••• • • • • • • • VOLUME Michae l KJif198l'. Publl. her : FEATURES • • • • F EA T U R E :20 • • By Ge o ff Meyer : 30 • • • • • Blake Conner . Aaocilltwl Editor Steve Cox. Off·Road Aumant Editor Ha nny Ray Abram s . Contributing Editor FIRST R IDE - 52 INTERVIEW Ride r of t he Year Mat M la d i n Alan Cathcart. EuropHII Editor David R. Hofthe r. fWgionBJ E..nrsEditor 2004 MV Agu sta B rut al e S Debbi Gils on . Copy Editor By Blake Con n e r By Paul Carruthers 64 2004 KTM S up er m ot o Bikes Mot o c r os s GP W orl d C ha m pi o n/lS D E C ha m pi o n St ef an Ev e rts ADVER TISINe • WESTE.II STA TES (714) 751 ·7433 Teny Pratt. National Accounts Managflr MartI:Thom., Western &1 • • MaMflllr Forrest Hayashi. W&'S~m Sit/e . M lltUJger Dan leger e. W...htm Sal•• M .nBgfJr Aaron Austi n, Wes tern Sa l•• Man ager Rhonda Crawford . Advertising Coordinator Melis sa Parker, As..i.tant By Bla ke Co nn e r RAC E R T EST 56 : 24 National Ha re & H o un d Champ io n Russ · · • • • • • · 28 • • • Kit Palmer. Off·RostJ EditDr Scott Rouneau. Managing Edit« By S co tt Rouss eau By Kit Palm er • • • Pau l CalTUthers. Editor Ann iversary Ride SUPERCROSS · • · • • • • 14 • · · · E DIT O RIA L 46 Re membe ring the Harley-Davidson 100 t h - : 10 H url ey S lo s h es t o Sp ani s h W orld SX Win Va lentino Rossi's Honda RC211V By Alan Ca thcar t Pearso n A DVERTIS IIi C • By Kit Palmer MOTOCROSS 60 G ra nd National Champ io n Ch r is Carr S her i Rus ll8ll, Eas tern Sa IB. M anag.r Suz :i.. Smith . Emttem $aI"11 Manager Karen Smith, Assistant 74 St ars S h i n e at A Day i n th e Dirt 125cc National C ham p io n/S u p erm oto Unlimi t ed C h amp io n G ra nt Lan gston M ARKE TING • D;~ FOIT est Hayashi, MafJIJger Aaron Austin, Support OFF -ROA D 68 Na t io na l Trials C ha m pion Geoff Aa ron By S han Moore IIEW MEDia DEVELOPMEN T Kory Klinger. Sit. Manager He ngeveld /Campbell Top Baj a 1000 - Again By Brian Faris By Kevin McKen na CLa SSIFIED ADS Melissa PIIrker DIRT TRACK GIIAPH ICS • 70 B ricke r B ui lds at Gene Ro m er o ' s West By Shan Moore Buu Marp le. Graphic Artist Su nju KWDn. Graphic Artist Raetyn n Roberts . Graphic Artist By Mike Kib by S U P E R M OT O DUAL SPORT AD M IN I S T RA T IO N Judy Klinger . Coordinator 72 20th LA-to- B-to- V See l Stea ls Wor ld Supe rmoto Crown By Mario Marini By A nn e an d Tom Van Be ve re n : Pam Klein. Adminiantive Assistant ACCO U NTIN G. DA TA P ROC ESS I N G Donna Bryan-Diamond. AIR Coordinator Geneva Repa u , Aui..tant Stacy Ryan. Cmdit Managlt r C I RC U LA TI O N Alma Angu iano, Circu llttion M an8gltr REGIONAL EVENTS • • Carol Maggio , Processing Coo rdinator ltr Ash lelgh Kle in, ONJ Coordina tor SERVICE. SUPPORT 78 Matad or, TX: Roc ky • • • • • • • • • • Bridgett Bobrofaky . RBCfIptionist Robert Esca ndon, Service and Support Mo u nta in End uro NA TIOli aL HEADQUART EII S 80 Eve nts • • • 3505·M Cadill ac Ave.• eosta M esa. CA 92626 P.O. Box 5084. Costa Me.., CA 92628-5084 (714) 751-7433 · FAX(71 4) 751·6685 1 04 Loc al Tal ent • • • • • • • • P RODUCTIOII Kathleen lawlor, Production M anllgtH Coast Flat Track Series event Formula Xt re me C hamp io n Ben Sp ies ........................................................... · • • : t • • • PRDMOTIOII Mark Thome. 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