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Monday, September 13, 2004

Glen Helen Motocross is hot and so are RC and James Stewart.

One hundred degree weather greeted the riders in California for the last round of the AMA Chevy Truck National Motocross Series. Heat is no stranger to Floridians Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart and they showed their aplomb by riding to 1/1 victories in their respective classes. For RC it was his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 11, 2004

Washougal MX Park.

You can see from the photo why it is called a park. Towering Conifers line the track as it negotiates a steep hillside and short plateau. This is where we pitted on a practice weekend. The track is to the left probably 300 feet away, but at 1.25 miles it covers a lot of area. To be fair, this is as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Injured rider wakens from coma.

The headline I have been waiting to write! Shiri Howell regained consciousness Sunday, September 5 th and is able to talk and walk. These reports came to me via my son Nathan who is a neighbor to the people Shiri’s brother Chris has been staying with. That much is encouraging and welcome news. Much... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 6, 2004

Carmichael & Stewart continue domination.

While there are no leather and chains in motocross gear, the competition must be feeling thoroughly whipped by now. Delmont Pennsylvania, the Steel City Raceway was the site of the dynamic duos last outing. Ricky clinched the points championship in the AMA / Chevy Trucks National Motocross... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2004

NaPalm racing rides again.

Nathan finally took the mighty YZ 250 out to the track. With brand new graphics and a slew of stickers to make it (in the words of my niece) “freaky fast”, h is report was encouraging, but on the matter of what bike to contest next year, he appears to be more undecided than ever. One of his choices... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 28, 2004

Stewart, Carmichael, sweep Broome-Tioga.

Binghampton, New York, round 10 of the AMA Chevy Trucks National Motocross Series was host to a familiar sight as James Stewart and Ricky Carmichael won their classes with 1/1 finishes, clinching the 125cc title for Stewart and making it possible for RC to clinch the 250cc title next weekend. Chad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 22, 2004

Shiri at play. Shiri Howell rests in a private room. She has some movements and talks in her “sleep” according to reports I have heard. She is breathing on her own. Her family continues to be positive regarding her recovery. The local track is having a fundraiser at the Saturday Supercross, Aug. 28... Sign in to see full entry.

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Washougal photos.

James Stewart applies body English as he negotiates a tricky jump after the top of the uphill section at Washougal Motocross Park. The while bale cover bears witness to an earlier lap where James caught his foot-peg on the cover, sending straw flying but Stewart, as always, was unflappable and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 20, 2004

Doug Henry rides again.

The man that started the 4-stroke craze returned to Washougal Washington in a bid to earn an AMA point and retain his “permanent” number, 19. Doug finished 21 st in moto 1 and was working on a little better finish in moto 2 when he fell in the S turn at the bottom of the ski jump hill, stalling his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Upcoming photos.

This weekend I should get some time to post photos of NaPalm racing’s trip to the Washougal National. Ironically, I have two photos of Shiri Howell and I am still in a quandary over whether I should post them or not. She is in a private room now, but no new news I know of. The dilemma is whether to... Sign in to see full entry.

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