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Cycle News 1981 04 15

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•••. ~ ...••. -~.w.~·.· __ ·· ~ ............ "'- ... ATDAYrONA. E .... « M ~ Dale Singleton wins Daytontl200 on Goodyear motorcycle racing tires. Sets new recordJor consecutive top-place finishes. First in 1979. Second in 1980. First again in 1981. Dale Singleton thus becomes the first rider to so dominate Daytona's 200mile race for Fonnula 1 500cc. motorcycles. Dale's Yamaha TZ750 had a 1981 winning Elapsed Time of I hour, 51 minutes, 15.753 seconds; his average speed was 108.523 mph. The next nine finishers behind Dale also rode Goodyear motorcycle racing tires. Wes Cooley wins Superbih 100. Sets new speed record on Goodyear motorcycle racing tires. Wes Cooley's Yoshimura Suzuki shattered a Daytona track record in winning this year's loo-mile race for modified bikes with maximum displacement of 1025ccs. Wes lowered the Daytona Elapsed Time record to 56 minutes, 1.962 seconds; and raised the average race speed to 107.44 mph. And he did it all on Goodyear motorcycle racing tires. Ry the Eagles. Whatever you ride, Goodyear builds a street, touring, or dirt Eagle that sets you free. Look for the Eagle motorcycle tIre family at better motorcycle shops everywhere. GOODf'iEAR ~NOVATION QUALITY AND 21

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