Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

..... •••• • • • • • • • • VOLUME · Michael KJ inger. Pubf ./tM , ED ITDIl IAL P.ut Camrthe,., Editor Kit Palme r. Auociar. Editor : FEATURES • Scott Rouueau. Auociat8 Editol" TIME REMEMBERED INTERVIEW 6 '1 8 • • • By Eric Johnson · 28 • • • • • • • • • • • 62 A D ay in t h e D i rt 2000 AMA 250cc Nati on a l Motocross C hamp ion Ricky Carm icha el ·50 · t ADYEIITI51." • WESTE.N STATES (71<0751 ·7433 Terry Pratt. NlltJOtUI Accoum. Ma~r ARENACROSS Forrest Hayashi, W.stem &1. , MlIfJIIgtlr Mark Thome . W• • t.m Sal• • 64 W illo h Wa kes Up at Illinoi s A re n ac r os s FREESTYLE Wo rld Superbike Champion Col in Edwa rds II . 66 V i nes Sh ines at A na h ei m Po n d Freestyle Fi na le By Jo ey Cas ey ~nag.r OiIn Legere. W.stern S.I•• ManIIg.,. Rhonda Cr.wford. AcJv.rti sing CoordiNtor By Dave Deringe r Champion Joe Kopp By S co tt Ro uss8au Bridgett Bobrohky. Assi.tant ADVEIITI$I.G • EASTERN STATES mOl 934-7850 Cart. Allen , OHice Managtlr & Advertising Coordinator Jim Clark. Eastern ~ Ie . Ma na ger Sheri Russell, E85UJm Sale. Man a ge r Karen Smith , AlJs;stant TheEdgeSports .com Kawasaki Te am Owner Jeff Em ig OFF-ROAD 68 By Chris Jo nn um Davi~, Ma"KETI.1i • C as elli Take t he Ve gas 200 PII.MOTION Mart Thome. Director By Mark Kariya Forre_ Hayuhi. MarJll9ttr DRAG RACE NHRA Pro Stoc k B ike C ha m pio n A nge lle See l ing NEW .EDIA OEWELDP.EIIT Kary Kr.nger. Site Manager 70 Rec o r ds Fall at AMA/Pro star Na t i o nal By Ke vin Mc Ken na CLASSIFIED ADS D rag Raci ng S er ies Finale 52 AMA S uperb i ke C h ampion Ma t M ladi n Meli... Parker By Matt Polito IiIlAPMICS • pa • • IICTION By Henny Ray Abrams 56 ea.. Edi~1 As ';stant Photos by Kinney Jones By Henny Ray Abram s 46 Alan Cathcart. Europan Ed;ror David R. Holthlaf. R~ionIJ E~ EditlK Stew : 24 AMA Grand Nationa l D i rt Track • : Blake Conner. Auocu.hJ Editor MOTOCROSS By Kit Palm er : Ch ris Jonnum , MllnltQ ing Editot" 42 A me ri c an Motocross Icon Bro c G l ov e r Cy ete Ne ws Ri de r of th e Year: Kenny Rob erts J r. By Paul Carruthers • • • • XXXVI I Sharon C layton . Prnident _lor Mandy loa. Art DirflCfDt' Graphic Arliot Nov; Maddy. AMA Nat iona l Tria l!> C ha mpion Ge o ff Aa ro n Long Tran. Graphic Arti.t BUM Marple. Graphic Artist By S ha n Moore AD_INISTaATIOM TEST 14 Judy Klinger. Coordi""tot' Pam toe ln. Adm in i!ltrlltive Aui.fllnt Ke nny Robe rts Jr. ' s S uz uki RGv500 By Alan Cath ca rt ACCOUIiTINe • • ATA PROCESSINIi Donna Bryan·Diamond , AIR CoordiMtor 34 Co l i n Ed w ards ' H on da RC5 1 Geneva Repass . h . jstllnt The..... Milburn. Cr«Jit Man#lg"r By Alan Cathcart CIRCULATIO. AIm. Anguiano, Circulation Managtlr Carol Maggio. Processing Coo rdinator Ash htigh Klein. Deaf"r Coo rdi".tor REGIONAL EIIENTS SEaVICE • SUPPORT Stacy Ryan. R8CfJptionist 72 Salem , OR : Northwest Na t io nal A ren ac ross 77 Redd i n g , C A: Moose N orth ern Ca l ifo rn i a Championship Enduro Se ries Se r ies 73 74 75 Robert Escandon. Setvice lind Support .ATIONAl IIEADOUARTERS 3505-M C.dillac Ave.• Sacra me nto, CA: D istri ct 36 C ro ss Co untry C ha m p ion s h i p Se ries V anco uve r , W A : S ou t hwe st er n Washington A ren ac ro s s Se ri es Madison , WI: S FX Reg io n al Arenacross Se r ies 78 White Pi n e , TN: AMA Ind oor (714 ) 75 1.7433 · FAX(714 ) 751 ·6685 MX Winter Seri es , Round s 3-4 80 Results 83 EASTEIIN OFF ICE 4188 Fir.tAve .• Tucker. GA30084 P.O. Bo.. 80S , Tucker . GA 30085--0805 moo 934-78 50· FI(X(770l 934 -3112 Events E - . A IL • 11 0 Loca l Talent 114 Res ults 76 Ash eville, NC: AMA Indoor eo.ta Me.., CA. 92828 P.O . Bo.. 5084. eo.ta M. .... CA. 92628·5084 MX Winter Series, Rounds 1·2 INTER .ET www .cyc le newa.com editorOcyclenews.com aubscribeOeyclenews.com advertiaingOcyc:lenews.com ''''-3«» ..publiahed _Idy __ CJd- ...... QJSPS pi the . . twD w-b of !he =-~c!:::l:z::.tz~Np:j:CCo.~~n::~ ON THE COliER DE PARTMENTS 115 W ant A d s 1 3 2 Leade rboard 1 36 Teardown 1 36 Looking Back 1 In th e Wind 5 Vo i c es 8 2 "Bikes of the St ars 1 1 1 C al en dar 4 JANUARV 3. 2001 • cue I .. n e'IIVs Th is marks t he f irst t i me ever that two family me mbe rs have earn ed Cycle News' prestig ious Rider of the Year aw ard in consecutive years . Actually , Kenny Roberts earned o ur Rider of the Century title last yea r, while Chris Carr was the '99 Rider of the Year, but let 's not get technical. At any rate , Kenny Roberts Jr. gets the nod i n 2000 , for br ing ing the honor of a championship in the wo rld 's premier form of m otorcycle rac ing to th e Un ited S t at es · much as his father did ·back i n ' 7 8 . 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