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Volume 41 • I§§ue 31
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Auqusrt 11. 2004
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Sharon O ayton . PrrsidMl
Michael Klinger, Publisher
ED IT OR IAL
Paul Carru rbe rs , Editor
Kit Palmer. Off·Road fdilot
Scott Rousseau, Monoging Editor
Blake Conner, Auocio le Edltot
Brendan lutes, Off-Road AniSlanl Editor
Henny Ray Abf"ams. Contnbuting EdilOl
Alan Cathcart. European EditOi
David R. Hcl rhe r; ~gional [ vetlIS Editor
Debbi Gilson, Copy Editor
Kimberly Pe llman , Copy EdtlOt'
FE ATURES
MOTOCROSS
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Guess Who at Washougal
By Brendan Lutes and P Schutte
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A D VERT i S iN G ' WESTE RN S TATES
(1 11) 751-70433
Terry Pratt, National AccounLs MOtIoger
Mark Theme. West ~n Soles Manog~
Three Straight for Picho n at
Czech Republic GP
Forrest Hayashi. Wes tern Sales M(I(I(I(t'f
Dan Legere. Weslern Sol~s Monog~r
Rod Hipwell, W~st~rn Soles Monagt' r
Aaron Austin. wesrem Soles Mon~
Rhonda Crawford, Advertisinf Coordinator
Me lissa Parker. Assis ta nt
By GeoffMeyer
ROAD RACING
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FIRST RIDE
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C LASSI FIE D ADS
Melissa Parker
2005 RM250
By the staff of Cycle News
GR APHI C S · P R O D U CTI ON
Kathleen lawlor. P,oduction Manager
S!JnjuKwon , GtaphiCArtist
Robert Martin , Graphic Artist
MelissaValenz uela. Graphickrill
Ch ristina Pend6n, Graphic Artist
INTERVIEW
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Jake Ze mke
ADM INI S TRAT iO N
Judy Klinger. CoordinotOf"
By P Carruthers
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Pam Klein. Adm inistrative Assistont
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D ATA PROC ES S ING
Donna Bryan-Diamond, AI Coordi ator
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Geneva Repass , Assistant
VINTAGE
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Stacy Ryan, Ctedit Monoger
AMA Vintage visits Mid-Ohio
CIRCULAT ION
Alma Anguiano. Circulation Monoger
Carol Maggio, PtrX~ssing Coordinator
Ashleigh Klein, Oeal~r Coordinator
By Matt Benson and Bobby Dovanport
OFF-ROAD
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Raines Wraps up Michigan Hare Scrambles
DEPARTMENTS
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By Mark Spore
SUPERMOTO
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Van den Bosch and Aprilia To p Romania
By Moria Marini
FLAT TRACK
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Voices
In The Wind
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SERVICE · SUPPORT
Bridgen Bobrofsky, RecrptiorJist
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Honda's Ricky Carm ichael extended his winning
streak to eight with a I- I moto sweep at
Washington's Washougal MX Park.
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