P30
IN
THE
WIND
MX WORLD CHAMPS REUNITE
W
ith the 12th round of the FIM
World Motocross Championship visiting the Hyvinkaa Circuit near Helsinki, Finland, on
July 14, a few of the host country's most famous motocrossers
turned out to watch the racing,
including former World Champions Heikki Mikkola and Pekka
Vehkonen.
Mikkola won the 250 title in
(Left) (Left to right) World
Champions Antonio Cairoli, Stefan
Everts, Heikki Mikkola and Harry
Everts get together for a group
photo at the Finish GP.
(Right) Former 250 World MX
Champion Pekka Vehkonen (right)
shares a laugh with Youthstream's
Giuseppe Luongo.
1976 and 500 titles in 1974, 1977
and 1978. Vehkonen won his
LIVE FOR LAGUNA X 2
S
peed TV will air two days
of live coverage from the
Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix on
Saturday and Sunday, June
20-21.
On Saturday, live qualifying
will begin at 2 p.m. (Pacific)
with coverage of Sunday's
Grand Prix set to begin at
1:30 p.m. (Pacific).
A half-hour live pre-race
show hosted by Bob Varsha
kicks off race day with multiple features; including a pro-
file on defending race winner
Jorge Lorenzo, a piece on
the breakout season of Cal
Crutchlow and a segment analyzing how racers approach
the Corkscrew.
Ralph Sheheen will be doing the lap-by-lap call, with
racing analyst and AMA Hallof-Famer Scott Russell joining him in the booth. Greg
White will cover the activity
on pit road and in the paddock.
title in the 125 class in 1985. Vehkonen was also the last Finish
rider to win a GP at the Hyvinkaa
track back in 1991.
There were a few other famous
World Champions on hand, as
well, including Belgian 1975
250-class champ and three-time
125 champ (1979-1981) Harry
Everts and his son, 10-time
World Champion, Stefan.
