News from April 2004
Debut of the Kawasaki KX 450 F
Tetsuya Mizoguchi, the 2003 125 All-Japan champion, will officially debut the new race bike in round 1 of the All-Japan series, this coming Sunday, April 11, 2004. The new machine has a 449cc DOHC 4-valve engine, semi-double cradle frame with a unique tapered box-section backbone tube. Courtesy Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
’04 125 East Champ
Photos of James Stewart! It took him only five out of seven races in the series to clinch:Round 1 – Houston – 1st Round 2 – Minneapolis – 1st Round 3 – Atlanta – 1st Round 4 – Daytona – 1st Round 5 – St. Louis – 1st Round 6 – Indy – TBD Round [...]
Daytona 2004
Words by Rick Johnson, photos by Steve Bruhn & RJ The Race: Chad Reed loves to race. In an interview beforehand, he was asked ‘Are you worried about Travis Pastrana?’ Chad said ‘No, I’m not worried. I’m excited about having Travis back. He’s an exciting rider and the fans love him and I want to [...]
World Championship Motocross GP Results
Round 3 – Grand Prix of Portugal, Agueda circuit MX1 results: 1. Mickael Pichon – HON – 2/1 2. Stefan Everts – YAM – 1/2 3. Cedric Melotte – 5/4 4. Steve Ramon – 4/6 5. Ken Gundersen – 3/9 MX1 point standings: 1. Stefan Everts – 129 2. Cedric Melotte – 103 3. Steve [...]
What is a Bike Bandit?
A. Friend who ‘borrows’ your bike when you’re out of town B. Person who ‘acquires’ MX bikes from truck beds C. 5150 on sportbike w/spinners, splitting traffic in a wheelie D. None of the above Correct answer = D! (Bike Bandit is what you get when you cross a computer guru with a banker) And [...]
’04 SX Mid-Season Report Cards
Halfway thru Top 12 in the 250′s, and the top six in 125 East and West. Click on thumbnail to view larger image function OpenWindow(url, width, height) { window.open(url, ‘img’, ‘resizable, width=’+width+’,height=’+height+”); } Chad Reed: A+, has finished first or second in every race Kevin Windham: A, exciting to see him back racing supercross David [...]
We don’t normally do wallpaper …
And we are not sure if we are doing it now …. But this artwork by Norman del Rosario of a Kinney Jones photo looks very nice! Click on the thumbnails to view larger images function OpenWindow(url, width, height) { window.open(url, ‘img’, ‘resizable, width=’+width+’,height=’+height+”); } this is image one of two this one is image [...]
Johnson secures lunchbox mega-deal
DALLAS, Tex. (April 1, 2004) – Rick Johnson Corp. announced today an exclusive multi-year agreement with The Makers Of Lunchboxes (TMOL). The agreement, the fifth or sixth of its kind in the industry, will propel Rick Johnson into the world of officially licensed lunchbox distribution. TMOL, a licensing company that has a client list that [...]
Newly found dinosaur relics force closure of all land in California
Sacramento CA: The prehistoric remains of a dinosaur were discovered on a vacant lot east of Los Angeles this past Thursday. Experts notified the state of the find, and officials have now shut down all land in the entire state. “This is a tremendous find for archeologists, paleontologists and biologists all over the world, as [...]
New supercross series to launch in ’05
Top story: Hollywood CA, April 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “We are pleased to announce that beginning in ’05, a bold new era in SX will begin.” If having two series is good, then having three series will be even better! Details are slowly emerging from today’s ground breaking press conference (see photos below), but Supercross.com [...]
