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TEN YEAR TURN-BACK: 12th to the 18th of February 2004

Author: Aaryn Minerds

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Welcome to the Fullnoise.com.au TEN YEAR TURN-BACK Presented by One Industries

It is amazing to think that Fullnoise.com.au has been Australia's online source for dirt bike news for the past ELEVEN years! Started back in 2003 by Garry Morrow, Fullnoise has grown to be the number one choice when it comes to Online Dirt Bike News in Australia and is a virtual online encyclopaedia of Off-Road dirt bike news and results from Australian and around the world from the start of the digital age covering every discipline of Dirt Bike Riding and Racing.

For 2014 we will be running this new weekly feature that will highlight some of the biggest news articles from the upcoming week 10 years ago! staring with the first week of January and running through to the final week in December 2004.

Thursday the 12th of January 2004 to Wednesday the 18th of February 2004:

Australian Stars Return to National SX Stage:
Troy Carroll and Shane Metcalfe both returned to the Australian Supercross Nationals in Adelaide but for different reasons.
Two big names in Australian Supercross were set to return for the upcoming round of the Australian Supercross Nationals being held in South Australia at the Adelaide entertainment centre.

CDR/Boost Mobile/Yamaha's then 24 year old Troy Carroll was to return to racing for the fifth round of the Australian Supercross, While Adelaide's own Shane Metcalfe would also return to the series, but as a guest commentator as he continued to recover from injuries suffered earlier in the season.

Carroll was also returning from injury after suffering two slipped discs in his back after coming up short on a triple jump at round 1 of the series in Sydney.

Carroll returned along side team-mates Cameron Taylor and Daniel McCoy

Sports Entertainment Limited (SEL), used Metcalfe's local popularity by asking him to be a guest commentator for the round alongside ex champion Lee Hogan and television personality Jonny Pollard.

AMA Completes Double Backflip:
Grant Langston's time penalty from the San Francisco round of the AMA SX Championship was reversed giving him back his lost championship points - Credit: Alex Hodgkinson
U.S KTM team manager Larry Brooks confirmed that Grant Langston's 5 second time penalty he received as a result of a tangle with Australian Michael Byrne at San Francisco round of the AMA Supercross Championship in the 250 class on February the 7th had been dropped and the US 125 Champion regained the 4 points (2 positions) he lost as a result.

The statement come hot on the heels of Kevin Windham's successful appeal against a similar charge, the AMA made the decision to give Langston back the time, as a result he has been elevated to 5th position, Kevin Windham dropped back to 6th and Sean Hamblin 7th.

To read more about Kevin Windam's controversial decision reversal check out the statement released by the AMA by Clicking Here

Chad Reed and James Stewart Win in Houston, Metty 7th:
Chad Reed and Brett Metcalfe flew the flag for Australia at round 7 of the AMA Supercross Championship, Reed winning the 250 class, Metcalfe 7th in the 125 class.
Yamaha's Chad Reed stamped his authority on the 2004 THQ AMA Supercross series by taking his fifth win in round 7 held at Huston's Reliant Stadium in front of 45,000 fans.

Reed was never challenged and led the race from start to finish, finishing 12 seconds ahead of closest rival Honda's Kevin Windham and stretching his lead to 26 points.

James Stewart dominated the first round of the 125cc East Title for his Chevy Trucks Team Kawasaki's. Despite Kawasaki having a 250F available, James Stewart demoralised the field taking an easy 21 second win aboard his 125 two stroke, leading home a trio of 250 four strokes lead by Suzuki's Broc Hepler.

Australia's Brett Metcalfe racing for the Red Bull KTM team raced to a 7th place finish on his KTM 125SX, while Kiwi Daryl Hurley finished 15th on his Suzuki 125 machine.

Ben's Dream Comes True:
Shane Metcalfe presents Ben Harris with a new TRX350
16 year old South Australian Ben Harris took a step towards living his dream of riding a motorcycle again after an accident at the 2003 Australian Junior Motocross Championships left him a paraplegic.

Fellow South Australian Shane Metcalfe along with Martin Guppy of Honda World, South Australia made the presentation of a new Honda TRX350 4 wheeler to Ben yesterday afternoon at there Melrose Park showroom.

Honda World saw a large crowd of family and friends gather to share Ben‰Ûªs dream of having his very own 4 wheeler come true. Shane Metcalfe from the No Fear Honda race team initiated the event with his wife Amy, turning Ben‰Ûªs dream into reality. Honda donated the electric start fully automatic 4 wheeler that is ideally suited to Ben‰Ûªs needs.

From here on in Honda will work closely with Ben helping him every step of the way through his recovery and achieving his goals on the bike.

Ben continued to gain confidence and did return to riding a full motocross bike once again, and still rides in South Australia aboard his modified bike.

Other News
British built motorcycles, CCM were once again made available on the Australian market in 2004
- Round four of the Supercross Nationals held on Saturday night (Feb-7) at Melbourne's Olympic Park was an outstanding success though the Melbourne Storm rugby team had a different view.

According to a report in Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper the team would be consigned to training at a public park for the rest of the pre-season after the surface at Olympic Park was severely damaged by the event.

- British built motorcycles, CCM were once again made available on the Australian market via South Melbourne based motorcycle importers Australian Motorcycle Importers Pty Ltd.

- 2003 650cc World Champion Joel Smets was hospitalised today (Feb-15) after a fall at the Mantova pre-season international race in Italy.

- Frenchman Jean-Claude Mouss̩ raced home in front of 950 competitors to take his Honda CRF450 to victory for the second time in his career at the 29th running of the 2004 Enduro du Touquet Pas-de-Calais. Mouss̩ finished the 12 lap race 2 and a half minutes ahead of fellow Frenchman Timotei Potisek aboard the same model bike.

- Dual World Champion Mickael Pichon has begun testing with the Team Tiscali Honda Martin race team in preparation for the up coming 2004 World Motocross Championship season.

Jye Harvey in action back in 2004 - Credit: Damir
All News from the 5th to the 11th of February 2004:
Supercross: Langston's time penalty dropped - Thu, 12th Feb, 2004
Supercross: Metcalfe to appear at home town Supercross - Thu, 12th Feb, 2004
Supermotard: Women & Veterans added to Supermotard Extreme - Thu, 12th Feb, 2004
Industry: CCM returns to Australia - Thu, 12th Feb, 2004
Supercross: Supercross Nationals dampen Storm's outlook - Thu, 12th Feb, 2004
Motocross: Cody Cooper picks up Sportsman Award - Fri, 13th Feb, 2004
Motocross: Ben's dream comes true - Fri, 13th Feb, 2004
Supercross: Antipodeans chase Stewart for 125 East Title - Fri, 13th Feb, 2004
Supercross: AMA comments on Windham's successful appeal - Sat, 14th Feb, 2004
Supercross: Reed steadies the course with fifth win - Sun, 15th Feb, 2004
Trail: FOHVA to Support Off Road Tour Operators - Mon, 16th Feb, 2004
Rallye: Le Touquet 2004 - Second win for Mouss̩ - Mon, 16th Feb, 2004
Motocross: Smets Injured at Mantova pre-season international - Mon, 16th Feb, 2004
Supercross: Troy Carroll to return from injury - Tue, 17th Feb, 2004
Supermotard: Victorian Motard riders looking to head North the easy way - Tue, 17th Feb, 2004
Supermotard: Supermoto practice in Melbourne - Tue, 17th Feb, 2004
Off-Road: Suzuki NZ renew Cross Country sponsorship - Wed, 18th Feb, 2004
Motocross: Mickael Pichon settles in at Honda - Wed, 18th Feb, 2004

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