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With the first round
ofthe AMA
Supercross ChampionshiP
taking
place
just
three
days
later
at Anaheim Stadium,
Kawasaki
threw their annual Supercross
kickoff
Party
for their employees
on
lanuary
4. The event,
which
took
Place
at Kawasaki's
head-
quarters
in lrvine, California,
gives
the emPloyees a
chance
to meet the team
riders
and
get fired up for the upcoming
season
of racins Kawasaki's
employees
packed
into the
main lobby
as the emcee Rob Bydos
announced
the riders, includinS:
Team
l'4onster/Pro CircuiVKawasaki's
Chris Gosselaar,
Troy Adams,
Ryan Villopoto, Ben
Townley
and Grant Langston.
The official SuPercross
factory
team includes
James
Stewart and
Michael
Byrne, in addition to Darcy
Lange
and Donnie lYccourty
who
will contest the Supercross
Lites class.
The enthusiastic emPloyees
rarely
get
the
chance
to see
the riders representing
their company
in
Person,
up close
and
person-
al. The entire lobby
shook with
aPPlause and the
sound of
thunder stick as each
rider
was introduced, especially
when Stewart
-
who is two
for two so
far this sea-
son after
the first
two rounds of the
World Supercross
GPs. The festivities
were fol-
lowed by lunch
for all in attendance.
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