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"Double Challenge" Video by T. Kida &. Co . $39.95 By Paul Carruthers So uth Africa and the other stops o n th e World Road Ra cin g Cha mpio nship tour have bee n o u t of reach fo r mos t Americans for a long time. but now th ere's a wa y to wat ch th e world's best road ra cers in ac tio n wi thou t leavi ng th e co m fort 01 yo ur fa vorit e armchair. T . Kida and Co . 01 Santa Mon ica. Ca lifornia are cu rrent ly importing vid eo tapes 01 cu rre nt Grands Prix with acti on a vaila ble to the publi c only th ree weeks following th e race itse lf. After viewi ng th e co mpany's firs t productio n from th e open ing ra ce in Sou th Afri ca. [ ca n auest th at th e three weeks is definitelv wo rth th e wai t. Wh en was th e la st tim e you j us t .happened toseea GP live on you r TV? Wat ching Edd ie La wson and Freddie Spencer do ba ili e a t th e Kyal a rni track in the mountains of South Africa was more th an en o ug h to make me want more. T he 55-mi n ute production fea tures inter views with th e top En glish-speaking Grand P rix stars including Spen cer . Lawson. Randy Mamola a nd Ron H aslam. En glishman Chris Ca rter na rra tes th e action both on a nd ofl th e track and his knowledge of ra cing a nd the Grand Prix circuit. in particular. is evident throughout. The video begins wi th official timed practice in the h otly-contested 250cc class. Carter deta ils th e circumstances devel oping in th e p its and includes a blow-by-blow description of what is happening on th e tra ck. Following the 250cc practi ce portion of the sh o w. a graphic is shown w ith an exac t rundown of ho w th e field quali fied. T he 250cc portion 01 the show featured some incred ibl e crash and n ear-crash si tua tio ns with grea t use o f slo w-motion repla ys. T hroughou t th e show. Carter co nti n ues to th ro w in ba ck ground informat ion th at would p rov e va lua ble to the uninfo rmed , first -time Grand Prix viewer . incl ud ing footage o f Spe nce r 's new four-cylinder wi th o ut th e fairing. Follow in g th e 250cc ac tion. th e tape 's howed a nd described th e 500cc practice sessions in m uch th e sa me m anner as th e 250cc cla ss. T he 500cc race itself was wort h th e $39.95 goi ng p rice o f the tape wit h m a n y of th e bes t ba tt les a view er co u ld wish lor. T he figh t for the win between Lawson a nd Spencer was n ' t th e only action o n th e track a nd the ca mera crew did a good . job of rea lizi ng this and sca n n ing th e rest o f th e field lor ac tion. The ca me ras seem ed to be in a ll th e right places. a lthoug h so me shots seemed redundant while others co u ld ha ve been edited ou t. T. Kida a nd Co . o ilers th e ta pes o n ly th ree wee ks alter every Grand Prix . T he company a lso offers a review 01 th e [98-1 G rand P rix season enti tled " T he Lone Cha mpion . T he ta pes are ava ilab le a t most m ot o rcvcle dealers, who ca n ge t th em through Ma lco lm Smith Prod ucts or. thro ugh Yam a ha Motor Corporation. • TBRCB BII.le1IaS seriolls as "'1 are. At TOIICII, motorcycling Is not only a business, It's our way of e're committed to being the best, and we're dead S8riOUS life. Ute you, w about It. Our 4-stroke racing 011 has a high heat range of 700°F, plus It features the additive 1IP1. .I'Z stands for Moly, Phosphorous, Zinc which means to you, reduced friction, reduced wear, reduced oil consumption and (onger engine life. We challenge you. TIY us. If you are not totally satisfied with the performance ofany otour oils, we will refund Your money. . AVAILABLE III SAE BRADES 30,40,50,60,70, 10W/4O ami ZOIW50 12247 LAKELAND ROAD SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA 90670 (213) 946-3581 . . We 're TORCO. We're S8riOUS ' PERFORMANCE MACHINE TAKES2nd, 3rd, & 6th ATSEARS POINJ: Performance Machine equippedsupe rbikes were out in force in the Superbike Final on May t9. 1985. Todd Brubaker (2nd place). Walt Nil/a (3rd ptecet, and Carry Andrews (6th place) put their Mitchell Wheels by Performance Machme to the test and they handled perfectly . Mitchell W s heel are the lightest. strongest. and truest racing wheels available. To stop fast with maximumbraking efficiency, they use PerformanceMachine's precision'meae billet four piston calipers and fUll-floating discs. Install a set . today and discover unsurpassed handling and braking. For eaaitionet information. send 53 for a complete catalog. Hlg. Performance calipers I1ISCS and dIS . C'm ,e pad; Performance Machine. Inc. 15520/lfinois. PO. Box 927 Paramount. CA 90723 (21 634-6532 3) ® 21