Preview: 2004 A MA Chevrolet
Motocross Championship Series
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By PAT SCHUTTE PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN
T
he Outdoor N at ional s a re at a watershed
moment. The halcyon days for the four-stroke
will shine brightly wh ile pretty much the last
breath of competition will be released from the
once-dominant two-stroke eng ines this summer. On paper, four-strokes will take 90 percent of the top
10 spots in the 250cc class, while in the I25cc class there
will be a locust storm of four-strokes chasing one Bubbamounted two-stroker. Good thing is that it'll all come
WITH CARMICHAEL
GEnlNG BACK ON
THE TRACK FOR THE
FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
• AND ON A FOUR·
STROKE· THIS
YEAR'S OUTDOOR
NATIONAL MX SERIES
IS SHAPING UP TO
BE A GOOD ONE
together in what should once again prove to be a great
summer of racing on the Outdoor Nation als tour.
B inningwith the 250cc class, here 're some answers to
the more pressingquestionsat hand - namelythe Ali vs. Frazier
battle that's brewing between Honda mounts Ricky Carmichael
and Kevin Windham.
Some say Carmichael rides on the edge and that
won't work on the CRF450R. Other counter that he
