News from May 2004
Yamaha USA President Jim Gentz is retiring
Info courtesy Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Cypress CA – After 37 years with Yamaha Motor Corporation, Jim Gentz, President of Yamaha Motorsports Group has announced his retirement, effective July 1, 2004. As Motorsports Group President, Gentz has overseen nearly a decade of sales increases and steady market share growth in Yamaha motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile, generator [...]
Women’s Motocross Association – Round 1
Sarah Whitmore Wins WMA Season Opener Jessica Patterson strong, but DNF first moto WMA Pro Racing – Glen Helen Raceway, May 8th Results: 1. Sarah Whitmore – Yam 1 / 2 2. Tania Satchwell – Yam 2 / 3 3. Tarah Gieger – Hon 3 / 6 4. Jacki Short – Suz 5 / 5 [...]
Dream come true
I dreamed of winning the AMA Supercross Series by Chad Reed On May 1, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I was able to fulfill a dream of a lifetime – winning the AMA Supercross Series Championship. As a kid growing up in Australia, I dreamed of winning the AMA Supercross Series championship. Some kids dream [...]
Vegas Redux
Photos recapping the Las Vegas supercross Six of them, by Steve Bruhn But they are six very cool photos … Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas NV, May 1, 2004 Click on the thumbnail to view larger image function OpenWindow(url, width, height) { window.open(url, ‘img’, ‘resizable, width=’+width+’,height=’+height+”); } James Stewart & Stephane Roncada perform for the [...]
Undeniably
Chad Reed is the 2004 AMA Supercross Series Champion! Undeniably, Chad is the best supercross racer on the planet Anaheim 1 – first Phoenix – second Anaheim 2 – first San Diego – first Anaheim 3 – second San Francisco – first Houston – first Minneapolis – second Atlanta – first Daytona – first St. [...]
Yamaha asks for reform in fuel testing
Makes good sense Courtesy Yamaha Motor Corp. USA Cypress, CA (May 5, 2004) – Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. announced today that it is urging the AMA Pro Racing Board of Directors to review and reform its fuel test procedures. Yamaha is suggesting that the AMA Pro Racing Board of Directors consult other interested parties as [...]
World MX GP Round 5 Germany Results
Grand Prix of Germany, Teutschenthal circuit MX1 results: 1. Brian Jorgensen – 1/1 2. Stefan Everts – 3/2 3. Cedric Melotte – 2/5 4. Joel Smets – 5/3 5. Josh Coppins – 6/4 MX1 point standings: 1. Stefan Everts – 218 2. Cedric Melotte – 188 3. Steve Ramon – 162 4. Mickael Pichon – [...]
The Big Race in Las Vegas
Minis. Little minis. Big minis. McGrath, Emig, Stanton. Great venue. Supercross champions. National champions. Little, Taylor, Lewis, Cooper & hundreds of others. The Gorillas. A big-time Success! Friday, April 30, at the Orleans hotel arena in Las Vegas. A brand new race just for minis – the Minimoto SX National. The event will also be [...]
