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Cycle News 1981 07 08

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I ~ E ...... 00 0') ...... ~ 00 ~ ...... ::s -, " While New England showers were dampening everybody else's weekend at Loudon, New Hampshire, Kawasaki riders Eddie Lawson and Wayne ., Rainey were splashing to victory ill every race they rode. Lawson . sailed his KawasakilKerker. KZlOOO to the Superbike will. with a monstrous 25-second lead. Then he climbed aboard a KR250 for the Lightweight fmal and left the field bobbillg ill his wake again. Rainey drenched a sea of Yamahas .'8, aboard the only Kawasaki on the track to take the Novice class by a full straightaway . " Rain at Loudon made handling the critical factor. Last month at Elkhart Lake,Wisconsin, ~"<,,,. a dry track made sheer horsepower the decider, and Kawasaki won there too. This balanced combination of speed and handling is what produces will.rung racers. The same can be said for Kawasaki street bikes. They have horsepower, they have handling. And they're bred from winners. We proved it 3 more times at Loudon. Your Kawasaki dealer will be glad to prove it to you. Z?t. .",!. 10- Let the good times roll.. ............ 17

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