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c Th at a liv ing legend rode in to town - and help ed give a Huge H eart to th e rest of us . M r. . Malcolm Forbes showed up Sunday fo r Love R ide 6. Not " M ister Forbes" but rather " Malcolm !" was the shout. " Malcolm, over here!" " Malcolm , can we have a pictu rel!" " Malcolm , ho w are you?!" Yes, th ere he was! In person, walking throug h th e charity ride's motorcycle maze , th ose thousands of good riders and . th eir gleaming mach ines. H is nam e blazin g ahead like a bi ke on th e gas. On foot in th e crowd, here was the man himself in his ridin g clothes Capitalist Tools M.C . stitched across his back. And w hat his presence did was genuine magic, bringing us yet closer together, lik e a kind of newfound metaphysical glue. H ere was a un iversal ido l, th is world-class en trep rene ur, smac k in our m idst. Sudden ly an actuality w ith h is hand shak ing ours . It was like a fictional hero had tak en on life. Or a movie's star had stepped from the screen . Th e effe ct was extraordinary, thoroug hl y felt by all. H e in his own im medi ate way confirmed that Dream s are R eal. Right here was today's R enaissance Man you cou ld touch and talk to. A big guy on our side. And it m ade me th ink jus t how robust an d visceral our m ot orcycle roots really are. H ow our own free spirit has endured - even grouml - despite all the obstacles cast by modern times; And how we share th at close brot her-asis te rhood t hat k eep s us fo rever u nique! Yes! After th e mass run to Calam igo s Ranch, follow ing Mal colm through the crowd was seeing the whol e th ing wo rk to benefi t our M u scu la r Dystr oph y Asso ciat ion and th e people it helps. H arleyDavidson of Glendale's L ove R ide had beco m e a Soul-&-Humani ty record breaker. Over half a m ill ion dollars raised in a single day! W ith bandstage toppers added by T he Big A BC - H oyt Axton, Eric Bu rdon, Dav id Crosby . An'd m ore . From W ill ie G and Nan cy, to the Victor M cLagl en Dr ill T eam , to those endearing and returning Van Deusen poster k ids for MDA . Th e day was radiant and com p lete as that dusk 's full m oon. And w hen it was over, w hen all had left and Forbes was off to Europe, appreciation and resp ect lingered in those Californ ia hills. For Malcolm and for all . A nd for the man w ho created Love R ide, and· keeps it rollin' on - Mr. O liver Shokouh. ;...., , Q.) . ..0 6 Q.) ;;;- o Z MOTOCROSS: 1989 Supercross and National MX in review 4 Reid rallies to Vet Nationals win at Perris 18 ROAD RACING: Titles wrapped at Road Atlanta WERA GNF 8 James, Russell shine at Road Atlanta Suzuki Cup Series finale 10 Team Suzuki scores another win at Road Atlanta Endurance 12 . Harth gets revenge with Road Atlanta F-USA win 14 STOCKING STUFFERS: Get the holeshot on Christmas gift ideas. . 20 INTERVIEW: ·19 -year-o ld speedway sensation - Billy Hamill : 26 DRAG RACING : Myers smokes 'em in Pomona National 30 LOCAL RACING: Who's tearin' it up close to home : .3 2 CALENDAR: Stay in tuned for coming attractions 41 WANT ADS: You want it, we got it 44 RESULTS: Who won 54 ON THE FRONT · PAGE: Supercross and 250cc National Champion Jeff Stanton (left). and 500 and 125cc National Champions Jeff Ward (top right) and Mike Kiedrowski (bottom right) are just some of the stars featured in a 1989 Supercross and National MX review. which begins on page 4. Photos by Kit Palmer and Nate Rauba. . William Edgar r-----------------------------------------------------------------, SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Name_-:;;;-;-;;-;:;-;;;;;;:;-;-;::;-;-;;-;;;-;;;- _ (P L EA S E PR I N T C LE A R L YI Address _ C ity Order Date: State 7 ip ....L _ o Th is i s a renewal o Please bill me o Enclosed is check or money order . Charge my 0 Visa - 0 Mastercard ~Iv~ ~1 _ OK; please start my subscription to Cycle News and send me the newspaper o every week for one year (50 issu e s) for $35.00 o every week for two years ( 10 0 issues) for $65.00 Signature - - - - - - -- - - - - - - ' - - MC /V isa # _ EJ six months second class (25 iss ue s) fo r $18.00 One year {50 issue s}. 2nd cla ss Canada or Mex ico a nd First cla ss and airmail rat es ava ilable upo n request. ~ . an other fo rei g n count rie s $75 .00 (U.S . funds ). Ex p iration D a te Send to : CYCLE NEWS, Inc., P.O. Box 498 . Lo n g Be ac h . CA 90801 -0498 / ~ (213) 427-7433 _ ~3