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The search for the coolest Ducati Monster in North America continued at round two
of the contest at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Dallas, Texas. As
with the previous show, each bike had a unique flavor and style. However, Houston
res ident Kyle Diane Brussich (pictured with her bike) tossed down the gauntlet to all
the men when her beautifully outfitted 2000 Monster 900 won Best of Show. It
showed a lot of creativity, hard work and investment, and she will definitely be a con tender dur ing the final round of the contest in Daytona Beach, Florida, in 2005 .
"Coo l is watching the expressions on the faces of people when after seeing the
bike," Brussich said. "They want to know whose it is and I get to tell them it' s mine,
and I'm a girl. Then I get to spend hours answering their questions on how I came up
with such an awesome bike. That's way cool ."
Jim Gnitecki from Austin, Texas, won second place with his 2002 Monster 54. The
bike is mostly carbon fiber and you can see the attention to detail in the fit and finish.
Gnitecki's bike flaunts a weight savings of more than 50 pounds compared to a stock
bike. Gnitecki was also selected as the Dallas Wildcard , so he still has a shot at attending the final round . Third -placed Clifford Zeifman, also from Austin, showed a beautiful
200 I Monster 900 Chromo. This bike was a limited -edition model with a chrome fuel
tank and Zeifman's bike was very cleanly punctuated with carbon fiber.
IMS show patrons voted Jeff Brooks ' 1998 Monster 900 the People's Choice winner.
Brooks' bike boasts a unique white paintjob and has a more race bike appearance
Online poll results from last week
CyclenEWs,com reader poll question of the week
With t he firs t round of the THQ AMA Supercross Series co ming up a t
Anaheim Stadium , who do you think will win wh at many are cla im ing to
be the most anticipated Supercross of a ll time?
A. Michael Byrne
B. Ernesto Fonseca
C. Jeremy McGrath
D. Chad Reed
E. David Vuillemin
F. Ricky Carmichael
G. Mike laRocco
H. Travis Pastrana
I. James Stewart
J. KevinWindham
K. Tim Ferry
l. Sean Hamblin
M. Travis Preston
N. Sebastien Tortelli
Do you think they should combine the THQ World Supe rcross and THQ AMA
Supe rcross series into a single cham pionship, which would force all of the ride rs
to com pete at every roun d including the Canadian rounds and/or any future
European rounds?
A. Yes
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B.No
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