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Ifdj,47:f!;;.J"'/-."t as W'ft~-motof'C'}"C"newspopet Volume 41 • 155ue 43 November 3. 2004 V o l u me XX X XI Sharon Cb)'ton. Presidmr Md1aet Krmger PubliJhe, , EDITORIAL Pall' Canvthen.. E.dit Of Kit ~. Off-Rood Editor o Scott R.ous.s.Nu, Mor1clp1r Edrr r Bbke Conner. AsJocicm Edttor &-endan lutes, Off-Rood Assistant Editor !-lenny Fby Abrams, Contribu tinf E6tor Abn Cathcart. E.wopeon EdtOf David R HoIther. kpJooI £l'eIItJ £4l.Of Kimberty Pellman , Copy£.ditor FEATURES ROAD RACING I2 46 Formula USA Finale By Henny Ray Abrams ADVERTISING· WESTERN STATES (1 14) 751· ]4]] Terry Pntt, Nationol AcCOCIIU ~ MM\( Thome . Western Saks MortcJrt1 Road Atlanta Grand Finale By Dan Schmitt Fom!lt ~yashi. ~stMt Sokos FIRST RIDE I8 Monoru Dan ~. WeSletn Soles Monare' Rod HipNeI. Wrs lern Soles ~ AMon Ausm. Weslern Soles ~ Rhonda Cr.ilw ford. A.M, tilini CtlordlnolOf MelissaPir\er. Assist« 11 2005 Husqvarn as By Kit Palmer ADVERTIS ING· EASTERN STATES (710 ) 279-0301 Carla Allen. Offic M.:JnorL"f & AdYertisNlr C. li a tor e oon n Sheri RuueIl. Emfr:m 50ks Monott ' Suuie Smith , £ cntr:rn Soles Manare' FIRST LOOK 24 MARKETING· PROMOTION M ark Thome, Dire-cIOi Forrest Hayashi . MalJOi"ef Aaron Austin, Support 2005 Suzuki GSX-RIOOO By Henny Ray Abrams CIRCULATION DEVELOPMENT KnHolbnd. ......... INTERVIEW 26 N EW MEDIA D EVELOPMENT Kory IOinger.Site Monoret Rainey o n Rossi By Henny Ray Abrams CLASSIFIED ADS 34 Meltua Parke:r Ben Tow nley G RA P H IC S· PRODUCTION ~ La......&or.1'roclKtion ~ Suniu Kwon, Glaphic Artist Robert Martin . Glophic ArtISt ~issa Y.tJenzueb. Gl apfflc Nti st Christina PendOn . GraphicAI1 J:U By Geoff Meyer OFF-ROAD 28 Champions C rowned 30 Davis' De fense 38 40 ADMINISTRATION Judy Klinger. COOU/inot Ol Pam Klein. AdminiSuotM- Assisto,n ByJanty Edmunds A CC O UN T I N G · DATA PROC ESS ING DonN Bryan-Oiamond. N R. CocwdtnofOl Geneva Repau . Assi tan t s Sl>Cy Ryan. u............. By Brendan Lutes Blackwell Tops Ill inois By Shan Moore DEPARTMENTS Big 6 Invades Ridgecrest By Kandy Thornton SUPERMOTO 6 VDB Battle s Back 73 By Mario Marini 88 DIRT TRACK SO By Mike Kibby SPEEDWAY 96 S2 ON S8 72 Events Voices 97 Robert Escandon . Se l'Yic:e ond Support St uff In the Wind 98 Captured Calendar I 00 Inside Line NATIONAL H EADQUAR TER S 3S05-M Cadillac Ave.• Costa Mesa, CA 92626 P.O Box 50fH . Costa Mesa, CA 92628- 50&4 . (7 14)75 1.743) · FAX (7 14)751 .668 5 EASTERN OFFI CE 2775 Cru se Road, Suite 260) lawrenceville. GA 300404 Want Ads 102 Looking Back Ad Index I 03 Gues t Editoria l (770) 279· 0304 • FAX (770 ) 279-0360 E·MAI L • INTERNE T 94 9S The Act ion at De l Mar REGIONAL EVENTS SERV I CE · SUPPORT Bridgett Bobrofsky, R.ecepti fllst o S 36 CI RC U LAT I O N AIrN Ang\Jiano. Grc ulot ion McJnore' <:.ardMaggio. I'rocessinr CootdlnatOl AshIe+gh toein. ~ Cootdnator www.cyclenews.com editor@cydenews.com subscribe@cyclenews.com adYert ising@cydenews.com Bikes of the Stars Leaderboard T H E COVER We traveled to New York to ride the 2005 Husqvama off-road and MX bikes. such as the TC450 (main image) and the TE250 (inset). Photos by Tom Riles. Local Tale nt 40th Anniversary