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Volume 41 • I§§ue 49 December 15. 2DD4 Sharon C layt on , Pr~sident Michae l KlInger. Publisher EDITORIAL Paul Carruthers, Editor FEATURES Kit Palmer, Off-Road Editor Scott Rousseau, MOrl(lging Editor Blake Conner, Associate Editor Brendan Lutes . Off-Road Assista nt Editor He nny Ray Abrams. Contribut ng Editor i AJanCathcart. European Editor David R. Halther, ~g;onol Events Editor Kimberly Pe llm an . Copy f ditot SUPERCROSS 14 Yellow Streak in Toronto ADV ERTISING· WESTERN STATES (7 14) 751-7433 Terry Pratt, Notional Accounts Monogcr By Brendan Lutes Mark Thome. West ern Soles Manager Forr est Hayashi, Western Sales Manager Dan Legere, Wes tern Soles Manager Rod Hipwell . Western SolesManager Aaron Austin . Western SolesManager Rhonda Crawford, Advertising Coor dinator Ashleigh Klein. Assista nt FIRST RIDE 20 Triumph Dayton a 6S0 ADVERTISING · EASTERN STATES (770 ) 27' -0304 Carla Al len, OffICe Manager& AdvertisingCoor inator d Sheri Russell, Eastern Soles Manager Sullie Smith , Eastern Soles Manager By Blake Conner 24 200S Honda CBR600RR MARKETING · PROMO TION M ark Thome. Direct r o Forrest Hayashi, Manager Aaron Aust in, Support By Blake Conner CIRCULATiON DEVELOPMENT Kirk Holland. Manager OFF-ROAD 28 N EW MEDIA DEVELOPMENT Kory Klinger, Site Manoger Campbell and Hengeveld Dust 'e m CLASSIFIED ADS By Brian Faris 46 Ashleigh Klein GRAPHICS· PRODUC T ION Kathleen Lawlor, Producton Mooager i Sunju Kwon . Graphic Altin Robert Martin, Graphic Artist Christina Pend6n . Graphic Artist A Thanksgiving Trad ition on Bikes By Anne Van Beveren ADM INIS TRAT ioN Judy Klinger, Coord inator Pam Klein, Administrative Ass;s!On! MOTOCROSS 32 ACCOUN TING · DATA PROCESS ING Donna Bryan-D iamo nd, AIRCoor dinator Geneva Repass , Assistant Stacy Ryan, Credit Manager Fun in t he Dirt By Brendan Lutes CIR CULATION 40 Alma AngUiano. Circulation Manager Carol Maggio, Pr ocessing Coordinator Megan Carmona. ~ ler Coordinator Mini O 's in Florida By Cindy Gibson S ERV ICE· SUPPOR T DEPARTMENTS 91 Stuff 5 Voices In the W ind 6 92 Inside Line 48 Captured 94 Looking Back 72 Want Ads 95 Observat ion Check 88 Ad Index 89 Bikes of t he Stars 90 Leade rboard SUPERMOTO 44 Worl d T itle Handed Ou t By Mario Marini INTERVIEW 36 Ducati North Ame rica's Michael Lock By Henny Ray Abrams REGIONAL EVENTS 50 65 Events Local Talent Bridge tt Bobrofsky. Reception;st Robert Escandon, Serv and Support ice NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 3505-M Cad illac Ave ., Costa Mesa , CA 92626 P.O. Box 5084 , Costa Mesa , CA 92628 -50&4 (71-1)751-7433 · FAX (7 1-1)15 1-6685 EAS T ERN O F FiC E 277 5 Cruse Road . Suite 2603 lawrenceville, GA 300« (770 ) 279-03 04 • FAX (770 ) 279 -0360 E-MAIL· INTERNET www.cydenews.com edit or@cydenews .com subscribe@cydenews.com adYertising@cydenews.com ~~~~~;.~~;:...w ;l£;'~~ ~=~ta=~~.c-»~ ~~ ~. ~ ta C,elo> N.wo,PO.8a. 5OIH. ON THE COVER =-:d~';=~lh.~~~~. '-'Ihe~oflhe""_ SubocriptkJn_ Rate.lortheUnillodS-.lndlto pol ....... fof Ricky Carmichael did what he set out to do: t he Suzuki factory rider wo n the op ening round of the THQ World Supercross Grand Prix Series in Toronto, Canada. It was Carm ichael's fi rst victo ry on the Suzuki. Photo by Steve Bruhn. :E:"cirio; ~~J:."=rr~l~ia~n'i,~I~1fId __ :~ar- .>~~oo~~ ~~=~ .~~1i:.>· SI '5,00; ~= ~~ ~ ~~lt.='1..~ =~ ~io ~=~~ ~ T W~ ~~TION Prin ted i n U.S.A. Co1>l""~ Cydoo~. ""'. 2004 . T •egoI_ u .s. P _~ . .f.JlrlghU 4 DECEMBER 15,200 4 • CYCLE NEWS 40th Anniversary Cyd.. N..... "",d.