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HosPITal TOP: MXer Lisa Akin
su wined a broken left femur in a
racing accident on April 22 and will
be out of action for some time. Akin
underwent surgery to repair bone
damage on April 26. Cards and leiters
should be sent to her home address:
495 Leet Rd .. Niles. MI 49120.
The teacher as practitioner, racing a Superbike in 1979.
people who came were only interested in street riding; they were interested in improving their street riding;
they were interested in getting out on
the track to try it.
. "Last year and this year, there has
been a huge turnaround. Now 90
percent of the people who come to
the school want to go racing. Over 50
percent of the riders who have come'
to the schools held in southern California have actually bought a racing
license. We certify riders for the
ARRA; attending our school is a prerequisite for a new rider in that club.
"We're getting guys off the canyon
roads, and racing in the canyons is
terribly dangerous and not nearly as
satisfying. One trip to the road races,
one Sunday, is as good as flogging
your equipment on the street for a
month, and in the end it's probably
cheaper even though you 're going to
burn up more tires.
"Thai'S h
