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c That in looking for a New Ride, all I had to do was what I'd always don e. It was th e last h eat w ave of summer. Triple Digit had taken on a raw m eaning. llO! It was HOT, baby. H otter than hot! Pavement in places was soft as road race rubber. My leath ers and "helmet were sheer torture to wear. But for w hatever it was worth, I was away on a ride that just wouldn' t cool off. Down San ' Diego way. To see f rien ds and watch our America's Cup Stars & Stripes sail. And w hile I was th ere, I dreamt of a grand hotel where motorcycl ists were treated like visiti ng royalt y. Each room in this palace had a place for your bik e >« In side! And there was a private track, too! As groomed and as fast as Gardena's half m ile, right.down at the ocean w here th ere was always a breeze. And on th at balmy evening under the first stars th ere were part ies for a hundred differen t ridin g allegiances. H arleys here, BMWs th ere. The Big Four. And more."Veteran A -Jays and neat Trump et s , Vi n tage Beeze rs and Nortons and Du cks and Gu zzis and whatever. Th ere were restored Ch iefs and Electra G lides pretty en ough to bring tears. And at night, beneath colored lantems and with a shi ny brass band, th ere was a parade of th e best lookin ' bikes I'd ever seen. In m y dream! Fireworks burst high above gabled roofs and graceful pa lms. There were golden trophies and ex travagant prizes given out, an d the finest Champagne was poured far into the night. It was deluxe and ~ala. And when the dawn light came , It was all still there, in this resort world I dreamed. T here - until th e sun rose up once more ou t of th e mountains in all its full fury. Mak ing the day real again . And hotter than hell! Suddenly all was changed, the figmen t gone. For now, at least. I was on my wheels and blasting through th e heat , remembering my vision . And I thought - How great it is to do th is thing! To ride! And to im agine! Here I was, traveling a road that allowed this to happen. A road given magic by the motorcycles we ride. Hot or cold, wet or dry, th e fantasy is there. That new Resort of our Dreams is ours whenever we wi sh. William Edgar 00 00 ~ ........ Copyright Page 3 Productions. From an idea by Carol Sims MILE: Parker stretches GNC points lead at Springfield 6 ROAD RACING: Gardner grabs Czech G P, Lawson lands title 10 INTERVIEW: George Holland talks ' about his new championship 14 TEST: 1988 BMW K1 OORS Special 16 MOVIE REVIEW: GP racing hits the silver screen 18 MOTOCROSS: Van Doorn wins GP, Van den Berk claims title 20 MOTOCROSS: Burgett'impresses at Washougal Amateur MX 22 TECHNICAL REVIEW: The FBF Ducati 851 Pro Twins GP champ .. ........ 24 LOCAL-RACING: Competition from across the country 27 RESULTS: How the races wound up ' - 35 CALENDAR : Races ahead 36 WANT ADS : The biker's home shopping club ; 42 ON THE FRONT PAGE: In Czechoslovakia. Eddie Lawson (pictured ,here in Sweden) clinched the 1988 500cc World Championship road rac ing title for the third time. Coverage begins on page 10. Photo by Henny Ray Abrams . -----------------------------------------------------------------, SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name _-::::~;_;_;::::-7:::;-:::;_;:_:~:;:_-------------------(P LEA S E PR INT C lE A R l V I " Add ress -:- _ City Order Date : Stat e ....,--- <.i 7 p _ o Thi s is a renewal o Please b ill me o Encl osed is c heck o r money order C harge m y 0 V isa 0 Mastercard ' ...)1l~, - "i l~ : , _ OK , please start my subscription to Cycle News and send me the newspaper o eve ry week for o ne year (50 iss ues) f o r $32.50 o every week for t wo yea rs (10 0 issues) f or $60.00 o six mon ths second c lass (25 issue s) for $17.00 One yeor (50 issues). 2nd closs Conodo or Me xico ond oil ot her f oreign co untrie"$63 .0 0 (U.S. funds) , First c lan and airm ail rat es availabl e upon req uest . S i gnature M C / V isa # Exp iratio n D at e -:- _ _ _ Send to : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O . Box 498 . Lon g Beach, CA 90801 -0498 I (~13) 427-7433 ______________________________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~3