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Wind according to the FIM . That slims the series down to four rounds. with the April .2 - 3 Le Mans. France. round already in the books. The FIM has announced that 1 9 8 9 will see the running of the. inaugural World Champion ship TT Endurance Road Race Series. consisting of 10 events. : In case yo u mi ssed it a nd are headed for sout hern Euro pe for the events , th e Portug uese ro und of the World Ch ampionsh ip Road Race Seri es ' will be held a t j erez, Spa in , on May I, not a t th e E st oril c ircu i ~ in Portugal. T he Spa nish GP takes pl ace a t the j aram a circu it nea r Mad rid on April 24. The 80cc class of the World Championship Road Race Series will be dropped fo llowing the 1989 season. Only six of the 16 . GPs scheduled for 1 ~89 will offer an 80cc race. The week of june 19-25 wi ll see th e. 2nd Annual All Bikers Blood Donation Week ta ke place. Conducted by the All Bikers Blood Donor Foundation, the blood donor drive works with the American Red Cross. For infor ma tio n o n how your club or group can beco me involved , write All Bikers Blood Donor Foundation, P.O . Bo x 13428, Ch esapeake, VA 23325. , Husaberg Motor AB has .been formed in Sweden to begin manufacturing a line of as yet un-named motorcycles. A factory has been set up on the north side of Lake Vaetern in Askersund. just.across the lake from the former Husqvarna factory. Among the principals of the 'n ew company are Ruben Helmin, the former race chief of Husqvarna. and Bjorn Elvin and Urban . Larsson. both former Husqvarna employees. The sale of Husqvarna to Cagiva by Electrolux and the subsequent move of production to Italy left an experienced 'w ork force behind. The new company is expected to release its first model. reportedly a large capacity four-stroke offroad bike. in 1989. T he final to uches are bei ng put on o ur new magazine, Motorcycle R oad R acer Ill ustrated, and it's schedu led to be in the mail to subscribers and shi pped to deal ers and newsstands by the second week of May. For a free Mot orcycle R oad Racer Ill ustrated stick ie, se n d a self-addressed , (Con tin ued to page 4) r-~----------~--J .. SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM - Name_ -:::::::-:;;:-:= :-=-::::-::-:-=:-:;:-; _ (PLEA S E PRINT CLEAR LV) Address . City_ _..- --'State _ .Zip o This is a renewal o Please bill me o Enclosed is check or money order .CIC Charge my 0 Visa 0 Mastercard _ OK, please start my subscription to Cycle News and send methe newspaper o every week for one year (50 issues) for $32.50 o every week for two years (100 issues) for $60.00 o ,six months second class (25 issues) for $17.00 . One year (50 issu es); 2nd class ~8nada or Mexic~ and all other foreign countries $61 .00 (U.S.f unds). . Fir st c lass an d air mai l r at es ava ila ble upon request . , Signature MC /Visa# -'Expiration Date ,..-_ _ -r-r- --' _ Send to: CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O . Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801-0498 / (213) 427-7433 ~-----------------------------------------------------------------~