ON THE COVER
Rodney Smith shows off
the new 2006 Moose Gear
at this year's UP300.

Bottom left:
Moose Racing's Kyle Phillips,
Brad Kruckenberg and Brandon Loveland present the UP300 Rider of the Year Award to Terrell Welborn of R&T Cycles.

Bottom center:
Michael Byrne at the 2005 U.S. Open

Bottom right:
Team USA wins Motocross des Nations!


DEC/JAN 2006 Volume 12 #12

DEPARTMENTS
EMDE REPORT
NEWS & EVENTS
NEW PRODUCTS
THE BACK PAGE

EVENT REPORTS
2005 U.S. OPEN
The U.S. Open of Supercross once again returned to the MGM Grand
in Las Vegas this October.  It's always a great weekend,
and a nice rev-up for the upcoming Supercross season!
Check out some of the highlights.

PARTS MAGAZINE GOES TO JAPAN!
Parts Magazine Editor Don Emde was one of the lucky ones to be
invited on the Bridgestone/EK Chain trip to Japan. Don, along with
some of the Parts Unlimited reps, toured the Bridgestone and
EK Chain factories in Japan and attended the Motegi MotoGP.

125 OUTDOOR NATIONALS
With the title decision coming down to the
very dramatic last moto, THOR-sponsored Ivan Tedesco claimed the
2005 125 AMA Motocross Championship...but not without a little drama
in the form of Mike Alessi. Get the story here...

6th ANNUAL UP300 RIDE
The 6th Annual Parts Unlimited UP300 Ride was held once again this
year in Marquette, MI. this September. This is always a great event,
and this year was no exception!

2005 PARTS UNLIMITED/DRAG SPECIALTIES SHOWCASE
This year's NVP was another roaring success. This great event gives
all the reps, dealers, and employees a chance to get together and
check out what's new from the impressive roster
of Parts and Drag vendors.

MOTOCROSS DES NATIONS
This September, the U.S. Team of Ivan Tedesco, Ricky Carmichael
and Kevin Windham brought home top honors at the
Motocross des Nations in Erneé, France.

SPOTLIGHT
WMXF
The Women's Motocross/Supercross Foundation is dedicated
to raising money for worthy causes within the industry
and offering support to riders and families in need.
Read more about all the great work they're doing here...

FEATURES
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