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IN THE WIND ByPapa Wealey Road Racer NOW A V AILABLE! ,p,,,,,,,,iid "A.C~ Jeff R u sse ll (Yam) was the overall winner of the opening round of the AMA Wiseco /Yamaha/Yokohama Grand National Cross Country Series in Sanford, North Carolina, March II. Ed Lojak (Yam) finished second ahead of Frank Keegan (Yam) . ISSIJES Have you missed a copy of Motorcycle Road Racer Ill ustrat ed? Complete your collectionI Order back issues of Motorcycle Road Racer Illustrated today for $4 .00 per issue or $3.00 per issue when you order 5 copies or more. All magazines are shipped f irst class.m postage paid in a f lat manila envelope. We ship out of.the country, too. Canada/Mexico: 1-4 copies, $5 .00 per issue; 5 copies or more, $4 .00 per issue. A ll other foreign countries: 1-4 copies, $8.00 per issue; 5 copies or more, $7 .00 per issue. All fore ign prices include postage. Send check; money order or charge to your Visa or Mastercard ($5.00 minimum order). Mike Craig (Kaw) topped round three . of the MTEG Off-Road Championship Gran Prix 250cc Vltracross Series in Seattle, Washington, March 10. Rounding out the top five were Mike Bell (Suz), Lowell Thompson (Suz), Scott Tyler (Hon) and Jim Holley (Yam) . Do it todayl Although the Ca lifornia Highway Patrol has voiced its opposition to Assemblywoman Gwen Moore's (DLos Angeles) AB2560, which would outlaw lane splitting on California highways, California Assemblywoman Marian LaFollett (R-Northridge) has in troduced similar legis lation in the State Assembly. AB3007 follows on the coattails of AB2560, which had a March 5 hearing in the Transportation Committee delayed due to opposition from motorcyclists. "A lane splitting law would have a detrimental effect on (traffic) congestion relief," said CHP Sergeant Gary Dominguez, who is also the coordinator o f the California Motorcycle Safety Program. Fill out the coupon below completely and mail your order, along with your payment t o: MOTORCYCLE ROAD RACER ILLUSTRATED Attn: Back Issue Depart ment P.O. Box 498 Long Beach, CA 90801-0498 (21 3) 427-7433 24 Hour FAX Order Une • (213) 427-6685 (charge orders only) Volume I, Issue 1-July 1988 INAUGURAL ISSUE SOLO O UT Multi-time National and Supercross Champion Rick Johnson suffered a minor bone chip in his little finger of his right ha nd during the Marc h 10 Daytona Supercross in Daytona Beach, Florida. According to Joh nson's accountant Dave Stevenson, Johnson will miss the Marc h 17 Las Vegas and March 24 Rose Bowl Supercross events' bu t hopes to ret urn for the second round of the 125/250cc National MX Series on April I i n Sacramento, California. \ Volume II. Issue 3-M ay 1989 1989 GP Travel G de ui - In ew - Kevin Schwantz tervi "My G reatast R ace" - Eddie Lawson Race 8ike Test World Champion 125cc Oemi o Volume I. Issue 2-September 1988 Racing International GP Update • Racing - National RR Road Atlan ta In ew Wayne R tervi ainey · "My G reatest Race" - Barry Sheene Feature - Money in Racing o o 0 o o 0 0 Vo lume II. Issue 4 -July 1989 Feature World Supemikes Racing - Japan G rand Pri x - Racing Daytona 200 Interview- Niall Mackenzie "My Greatest Race" • Kel Carruthers o o 0 o Volume I. Issue 3 -November 1988 • Racing - The Isle of Man - Racing - World Supemike Series - Interview "Flyin Fred" Me rkel "My Greatest Race" - Kenny Robens - Feature - Inside Or. Johns Mota Guu i Well-known race an nouncers and TV personalities Dave Despain and Larry Maiers were prese nted the ' AMA's Hazel Kolb Brig hter Image Award d uring Daytona Cycle Week. 0 o o 0 Volume II. Issue 5 -September 1989 - Feature - GP Sideca rs -R acing - Road Atlanta National World Superbikes - "My Greatest R ace" - Kork Ballington o Vol ume II . Issue 1' J anuary 1989 SOLO OUT Volume II. Issue 2-March 1989 - Racing- 1988 AMAEndurance Series Wrap-up In terview Sito Pons . "My Greatest R ace" - Randy Mamola • - Feature SpencerI Laws swi ch teams on t - Race Bike Test Pons World C hampionship Honda o 0 o Baseball great Reggie Jackson was the guest speaker at Saturday's American Heritage Fou n dation fund raising' breakfast at Daytona. Jackson departed the ga the ring immedia tely after his speech an d failed to show up for a lap of honor prior to Sunday's Daytona 200. That brought fort h the following from one pit side wag: " I guess we could call this 'The Hunt for Mr. October.' " Vo lume II . Issue 6-November 1989 Racing Suzuka8 hour - Racing- AMA Round-up In terview- John Kocins ki • "My Greatest R ace" - GeoH Duke o 0 o 0 ------------------------------Road Racer BACK ISSlJE ORDER FORM 0 ;14",,.,,,,,1 (please print) If it weren' t for bad luck, we'd have no luck at all. And that's just what we had during and immediately fol- . Name _ ...,.... City State Zip Par t of Daytona's traffic on Sunday morning of Speedweek was due' to the seemingly endless Harley-Davidson parade, which left the Ocean Center a t 10 a.m. and set a course for "H.O .G. Heaven," a popular gathering spot for members of the Harley- Davidson Owners Group overlooking the Speedway's chicane. T he enth usias ts assembled there got a special surprise when Harley-Davi dson racing team mem bers Scott Parker, Chris Carr and Kevin Atherton were chauffered there by a convertible during prerace festivi ties. Honda of Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be hosting an autograph session with factory Honda MX racers Camel Supercross Champion ' Jeff Stanton, 250cc MX World Champion Jean-Michel Bayle and 125cc MX National Champion Mike Kied rowski on Friday, Marc h 16, between 4 and 6 p .m. For . more information, call 702/ 456-1600. The fourt h ro und of the AMA National Championship Hare & Hound Series that was originally scheduled to take p lace at Caldwell, Ida ho, on April 8, has been moved to the J erico Recreation Area (Cherry Creek) near Delta , Utah. Now hosted Cowan seriously injured at Day_ton_a__ I _ Phone ( Issu•• wented (ind icate num ber of each issue in appropriate space) ...l1LA... Vei l-Issue 1 J uly 1988 ..liLA... Vol n-Issue 1 Jan 1989 _ _ Vei l-Is sue 2 Sept' 988 _ _ _ Vol t-Issue 3 Nov 1988 _ _ vct u-Iseue 3 May.1989 Total # of issues at $ _ Vol II-Issue 2 March 1989 each = $ _ _ Vol II-Issue 4 Ju ly 1989 _ _ Vol l/-i ssue 5 Sept 1989 _ _ Vol tt-tssue 6 Nov 1989 total '1 Method of payment: o Check or Money Order 1 Charge my ~ Visa 0 CreditCard # Mastercard Exp. Date _ Signat ure Send to Motorc)'cIe RoM R_ llustrated .L Daytona Cycle Week attendees had to put up with horrendous traffic during the week. The popular beach town hit th e gridlock stage on Saturday, due to the combination of race traffic and the hordes of co ll ege students in town for spring break. Traffic was diverted away from town via major .roads and many attendees who weren 't familiar with alternate routes found themselves spending hours in the bumper-to-bumper mess .trying to get to either the Speedway for the Camel Supercross or to the beach. _ Add ress 2 lowing Daytona Cycle Week as far as this publication is concerned. For starters, our computer-based typesetting equipment was "down" during much of the week and then some of our returning staff members either spent much of Sunday night or all of it trying to get from Florida to our headquarters in southern California, due to storms that had closed hub airports, delaying or canceling flights across the country. And if that weren't . . enough, two staff members were delayed for' hours when a bomb threat closed down Los Angeles' Airport on Monday morning. On the following pages you 'll find what - hopefully everything - made it through the pre. print process by our 5 p.m, Monday deadline. Ann: Becklaue Department. P.O. Box 498. Long Beach. CA 90801 -0498 24 hour FAXOrde Line(213)427-6685 (Charge order. only) r -----~--------------~---------- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .J. rish road racer Gary Cowan is listed in serious condition as the result of his crash while leading the 100 Ki lometer In terna tiona l Lightweight final at Daytona International Speedway. Riding in his first race for T eam Mar lboro Roberts Yamaha, Cowan was hospitalized .after striking the wa ll li ning Daytona's west banking. Daytona's safety crew initially found Cowan unconscious and with very low blood pressure, and he did not regain conciousness un til reaching the infield med ical center. He was later tra nsported to Halifax H osp ital where he u nderwent a fullbody scan to ascer tai n the extent of his injuries. The attending physicia ns there discovered mu ltiple fractures of Cowan 's verta brae, pl us intern al chest injuries and severa l fractured ribs; they also suspect a sp inal cor d injury, bu t said they would have to wait 48 hours for his spi na l shock to su bside before ma king any prognosis. At presstim e, Cowan had no feeling below the wais t.