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T hat a Voice in the night would help
pave the way to a future we could
take fo r a ride.
I'm not much fo r seminars. Personally; I've always . preferred oneon -one. Talking head-to-head or not
at all. But this time was different,
this last week's eve w ith " Doctor
J o h n ." Wittner is this dentistturned-racer-turned tuner's name.
Number One is his and his rider's,
Doug Brauneck 's, plate. AMA Pro
T w ins Series, GP class, their road
racing game - their Moto Guzzi
their proud bird; their one-of-a-kind
flying goose. A full-liter V-twin
p osed with its pair of muscular
'sp read wings. This red-e-iohite race
bike that so ars w ith a h eart of
insp iration an d fan cy - jus t sitting
th ere on Pr o Italia 's show roo m
carpe t, u nder th e lights, not turn ing
a w heel or makin g a soun d. M ot orcy cle sc u lp tu re at its ve ry best!
Beautiful as museum art work by.
M ich elangelo! A n d w he n W itt ne r
spoke, m ell ow an d clean, it w as as
if pages of poetry were coming to
life. Not tha t th e Good Guzzi Doctor
rh ym es h is reason ing , no, no, not
th at! It's h is VIS ION th at sings out.
H is relating his ow n special purpose,
past and yet to come, in a language
and tone wedding revolut ion to
reverie, innovation to something like
incantation. Seat ed there with the
rest, with those other riders from the
valleys and from hills and canyons,
listen ing , asking q uestions .I merged
with Doctor John 's musings, so aking u p h is cu ltist wisdom. That, for
in stance, true motorcycles are buil t
for riders and not for mathematical
exa m ples. Yeah! H is narrow fa ce
reshaped in a fl ash lik e some visage
in video claymation - h is w hole .
racin g effo rt makes rational sens e, he
swore; it's all aimed at making a .
great street bike. John has to wake
himself up someti mes to make sure
th is is even happening to him! this traveling , this worki ng romance
he has with this si ngu lar, developing
race bike. This sh apin g of th is
motorcycle and of so me unknown
Su n day rid er's future. Th is declaring
that racin g isn 't th e main even t, but
that th e testing is! Dr. John Wittn er
pa used and sm iled big, at h imself,
at the occasion, an d at th e thoughts
that raced in his head. Then said:
Th e best part of racin g now is that
I don 't have to ride . It 's bu t to dream ,
an d to dream on.
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CopY.right Page 3 ProdUctions. From en idea by Carol Sims
HALF MILE: Parker tops 'em
at Ascot
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ROAD RACING : Lawson scores
GP win in Brazil
Team Vance & Hines endures
Willow 24-Hour
CROSS COUNTRY: Lojak motors to
Buckeye GNC victory
ULTRACROSS: Voh land soars to
Mile High win
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10
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RESULTS : The fast guys .... 15,19,36.47
HARE & HOUND: Roeseler edges
Smith in Colorado
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MOTOCROSS: Young, Davis, top
20
Sandhill Ranch Trans-Cal
LOCAL RACING : Who won and
who lost
21
CALENDAR : Things to look
forward to
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WANT ADS : Time to buy
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ON THE FRO NT PAGE: Harley- Davidson' s Scott Parker scored the Grand National Championship HalfM ile victory at Ascot Park in Gardena, Californ ia. For comp lete coverage , see page 6. Photos by M itc h
Friedman.
. William Edgar
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