Henry actually gave the American debut of the YZM at Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville, Florida, in 1998 for the opening round of the AMA Motocross Championship. He got great starts in both motos and finished eighth overall.
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In 2004 only one 125cc rider - Bubba Stewart.
By 2005, there were no 125's... in the 125 class.
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Bubba Stewart raced a 2-stroke until start of 06.
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Albertyn, Greg
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2000
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Suzuki
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2
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250
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Brown, Mike
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2001
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Kawasaki
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2
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125
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2002
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Kawasaki
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2
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125
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2004
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Yamaha
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4
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250
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|
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Button, Jimmy
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YEAR
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BIKE
|
STROKE
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CC's'
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1999
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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|
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Carmichael, Ricky
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YEAR
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BIKE
|
STROKE
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CC's'
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2000
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Kawasaki
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2
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250
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2003
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Honda
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2
|
250
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2004
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Honda
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4
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450
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2005
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Suz SX
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2
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250
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2005
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Suzuki
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4
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450
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Damon Huffman
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Ferry, Tim
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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1999
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Yamaha
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2
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250
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2000
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Yamaha
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4
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426
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2001
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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2002
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Yamaha
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4
|
450
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2003
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Yamaha
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4
|
450
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2004
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Yamaha
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4
|
450
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2005
|
Yamaha
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4
|
450
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2006
|
Yamaha
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4
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450
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2007
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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2008
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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Fonseca, Ernesto
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2001
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Yamaha
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4
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250
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2005
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Honda SX
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2
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250
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Henry, Doug
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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1998
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Yamaha 400
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4
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450
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1999
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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Hepler, Broc
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2004
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Suzuki
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4
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250
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Langston, Grant
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2004
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KTM SX
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2
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250
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2005
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Kawa MX
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4
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250
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LaRocco, Mike
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2003
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Honda
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4
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450
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2005
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Honda SX
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2
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250
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Reed, Chad
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2002
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Yamaha
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4
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250
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2004
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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2004
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Yamaha SX
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2
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250
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2005
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Yam SX
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2
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250
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Smail, Lance
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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1996
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KTM
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4
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540
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Stewart, Bubba
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2003
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Kawasaki
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2
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125
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2004
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Kawasaki
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2
|
125
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2005
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Kawasaki
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2
|
250
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2006
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Kawasaki
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4
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450
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Tortelli, Sabastian
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2000
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Honda
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2
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250
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Villamin, David
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2000
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Yamaha
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2
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250
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2003
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Yamaha
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4
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450
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2005
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YAM SX
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2
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250
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Ward, Larry
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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2001
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Yamaha
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4
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250
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2002
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Yamaha
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4
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250
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Windham, Kevin
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YEAR
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BIKE
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STROKE
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CC's'
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1999
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Honda
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2
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250
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2000
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Honda
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2
|
250
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2001
|
Suzuki
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2
|
250
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2003
|
Honda
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4
|
450
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2004
|
Honda SX
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4
|
450
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2005
|
Honda SX
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4
|
450
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Tim Ferry was one of the first to make the switch to four-strokes in 2000 riding the Yamaha YZ426F, but only in outdoors. It wasn't until five years later that he would make the switch from two-stroke to four-stoke in Supercross. The sheer power of the four-stroke did great in out-powering the 250 two-stokes outdoors, but the bike was heavy and hard to maneuver indoors.
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In 2001, the first rider to win a National on Yamaha's new thumper was not a high-paid factory super star, it was actually journeyman racer Larry Ward. Ward would take the victory at the Red Bud event, while riding for the Moto XXX privateer team.
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Anything to add?
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