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IN THE WIND ByPapa Wealey NOW AVAILABLE! Road Racerl 1/u ;I#I .1In: :UA.~"" The ride begi ns at Del Amo Kawasak i/ Suzuki, 200 1 Artes ia Blvd, Redondo Beach, California, and ends with a live broad cast a t KPFK radio .in Hollywood. Entries are free, but call Del Amo for reservat io ns at 213/ 542' 7381. Ride Line is a new phon e service listing mo tor cycle happenings in the sou thern Cal ifornia area. Ca ll Ri chard Wassell a t 818/3 66-1048. ISSUES Have you missed a copy of Motorcycle Road Racer Illustrated? Complete your collection I 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 . A ll magazines are shipped fi rst class,m postage paid in a flat 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. All other foreign countr ies: 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 orMastercard ($5.00 minimumorder). and mail your order, along with your payment to: MOTORCYCLE ROAD RACER IllUSTRATED At tn : Back Issue Department P.O. Box 498 Long Beach, CA 90801 -0498 (2 13 14 27 -7 4 3 3 24 Hour FAX Order Une • (213) 427-6685 Suzuki's MX s u p p o rt crews will be attending many events th rough out thi s spri ng . T he East Coast su pport crew schedul e incl udes: La ke Sugar T ree Qua lifier, Ax ton , Virg i nia, March 3 1-April 1; Caroli na Sp ri ng Series. Iron Stat ion , North caroli na, Apri l 8; AMA Ama teur/ Pro Su percross, Po nti ac, Mich igan , April 21-22; and the AMA Ama teur/Pro Supercross, Tampa , Flo rida, Apri l 28. T he West Coast sup po rt crew wi ll be at the CMC U.S. Amateu r Natio na ls, Ramo na . Ca lifo rni a, Ma rch 25: AMA Na tiona l Amateur/Pro MX, Sacra me n to, Ca li fo rnia , April I; AMA Arna te u rvPro Superc ross, Dalla s, T exas, April 7: a nd the Wo rld Mini Grand Pr ix, Las Vega s, Nevada . April 20-22. (charge orders only ) Vol um e I. Issue 1-J u ly 19 8 8 SOLO OUT Vo lume II . Issue 3 -May 1989 · 1989 G Travel Guide P • Interview · Kevin SchwanII • "M G y reatest Race" . Eddie Lawson • Race 8ike Test · W Champion 125cc O orld erbi . Vol u m e I. Issu e 2 -Sept em ber 1 9 8 8 · Racing· International GP Update • Racing · N ational RR Road Atlanta • Interview · Wayne Rainey • "My Greatest Race" • 8arry Sheene acing • Feature · Money in R V olume II, Issue 4 -J uly 19 8 9 · Feature - World Superbikes rand Prix · Racing · Japan G · Racing - Oaytona 200 • Interv · Niall Mackenzie iew · "M Greatest Race" . K Carruthers y el Volume I, Issue 3 -November 1988 • Racing· The Isle of M an · Racing · World Superbike Series · interview - "Flyin Fred" Merkel • "M G y reatest Race" . K enny Ro berts · Feature · Inside Or. Johns Moto Guzzi Go-Mart, a chain of food stores located throu g ho u t West Vi rginia . O hio , Pen n sylvani a a nd Kentu cky, h a s form ed a mo tocross team that wi ll co mpete on a regional level. Mitch Sp in ks, the ow ner and opera tor of West Virgi nia's Birch River Raceway, is the learn mana ger. T he Go-Mart M X R a cin g T e a m consists of 10 riders, a ll of who m arc fro m West Virgini a and who qualified .for the team by excell ing in a MX seri es last summer a t Sp ink's Birch R iver facility. Travel expenses an d en try fees will be put o n Go-Mart's tab for those riders on the team wh o qual ify fo r the J ul y 3 1Aug us t 4 AMA Youth Am ateur Na tio na l MX Championship at H u rricane Mills, T ennessee. Volume II, Issu e S-S eptember 19 8 9 · Feature · G Sidecars P • Racing· Ro ad At anta National World Superbikes l • "M G y reatest Race" . Korl< Ballington V olu m e II . Issue 1 -J anuary 1989 SOLDOUT Volume II, Issue 6 -November 19 8 9 Volume II , Issu e 2 -March 1989 • Racing · 1988 AMA Endurance Series Wrap·up • Interview - Sito Pons • "M Greatest Race" • Randy Mamola y • Feature · Spencer/lawson switch teams • Race Bike Test · Pons World Championship Honda •R acing · Suzu ka 8 hour • Racing· AMA Round·up ocinski · Interview · John K · "M G y reatest Race" . Geoff Duke Road Racer BACK ISSUE ORDER FORM ,16"011'111.-.1 1 (pl ease pr int) Name _ Add ress _ Sta te City Zip Former 125cc MX Natio nal Cha mpion Geo rge Holland was a t the Las Vega s Supercross to wa tch hi s firs t race since retiring a t the end of last seaso n. Hollan d recentl y recovered from knee _ Phone ! Issues wanted (ind icat e nu mb er of each issue irt appropri ate space) ...1it:t- Val l-Issue 1 J uly 1988 ....!iLA.... Vol II-Issue 1 Jan 198 9 _ _ Vol II-Issue 2 March 1989 _ _ Val II· Issue 5 Sept 1989 _ _ Valli-Issue 3 Me v 1989 _ _ Vol I-Issue 2 Sept 1988 _ _ Val l -Issue 3 Nov 1988 Tot al # of issues at $ each =$ _ Vol II-Issue 6 Nov 198 9 o Check or Mo ney Orde r I Cha rge my 0 Visa 0 Mast ercard Exp. Date _ Signa tur e Send to Motorcyde Road Recer llustrated Attn : Back laaue Departmant, P.O. Bo x 498. Long Beech. CA 90801 ·0498 24 hour FAXOrder Line (2t 3) 427·6685 (Charge orders onty) candanavian Brake System s of Den m a rk ha s developed a dyna m ic braking performa nce measurement system for use in th eir Qual ity Assuran ce Division. Installed o n a Suzuki GSX750F Katana . the on -board com pute r provides data on braking perfor man ce under actua l riding condi tio ns, recording veh icle velocity, decelerati on, brake tem pe rature and sto pp ing distan ces. S total Method of payment: CreditCard# ------------------------------- Willow Springs International Raceway in Rosamon d, Californi a : is cont in uing to expa nd its horizons. In additio n to the skid pad , Streets of Willow Spring s road course and a 3/ 8-mile dirt oval that have been co nstrueted durin g the past few years, new additio ns to th e high-desert faci li ty include an off-roa d race co urse (loca ted in th e inf ield of the 2.5-mi le roa d race cir cui t), a one-mi llion ga llo n " lake" (wh ich at present is on ly partially full ). and a new p it access roa d and ro w of garages. T rack owner Bill Huth is al so in th e p lann ing stages of a 5/8-mile paved ova l, wh ich he ho pes to build in the very near fut ure. Corn erworker Bob Barker suffered a heart attack whi le waving the yellow flag fo llo win g a pr act ice cras h at Dayton a Int ern a tion al Speedway o n T uesday, March 6. Barker was treated and released, and is now recu perat ing at his ho me in Ocala, Florida. Road Atlanta in Braselton , Geor gia, recent ly repl aced the "ri pple str ips" linin g th e ins ide edges of its corn ers with new cur bs. According to An d y Arani, Road Atlanta presid ent, "It will be a lot safer for the riders and we may see some lap tim es Iall." A P P OI N T E D : J ohn Caper to the posi tion of a rt . d irector a t O 'N ea l U .S .A.; Kev in Serois, fo r me rl y O 'Nea l's rider representative, will assu me the pos it ion of assista nt art director. A P P O I N T E D: Will iam W. Wh ite as vice president of Mark eting and Sales for Helmtec In d ustries. In c.; White was form erl y the vice pr esident of sales and marketi ng fo r Ca nstar Sports In c., a parent com pa ny of Helmtec, CO R R ECT IO N : O ur repo rt on th e March 4 DeAn za MX at Sun nymead , Califo rn ia , erred in say ing Vet Intermediate class win ner Mike Gossel ea r " ga ve the Expert class riders a run for the ir mon ey. " Accordin g to J i m Draves-backed Gosselear, he beat th e Exp erts in both Vet class combined motos. Dane computer does nothing but brake _ _ Valli-Issue 4 Ju ly 198 9 _ 4 L Las Vegas Su percross win ne r Jeff Matiase vich . departed th e Silve r Bo wl in cha m pions hip style wh en a stretch lim ousin e pro vided by local Kaw asaki dea ler Edelweiss Mot or sports pi cked h is fam ily and him up at the Kawasaki pi ts. Mati asevich then procee ded to a ca si n o w he re h e promptly lost $ 100 of h is winni ngs at a blackjack tabl e. S teve Drake (Kaw) won the Fu nny Bike fina l a t th e IDBA Lon e Star Nationa ls in Ennis , Texas. Mar ch 18. Drake logged a winning 7. 169 seco nd. 180.57 mph ru n on the quarter-mile drag str ip at the T exas Motorplex to down Dwayne Carlock (Kaw) wh o had a 7.269/1 75.26 run. Timmy Bolton (SUl ) set a new IDBA National Funny Bike recor d with a 201.56 mph run that he backed up with a siul in~ 205.52. In ot her class fin als, Bill Hahn Jr. (Kaw) downed Reggie Sho wers (SUl ) in the Pro Comp divi sion , Paul Gast (Kaw) topped Randy Johnson (SUl) in Pro Stoc k, and J immy Hayes (SUl) bea t Stan H all (S uz ) in Top Gas. Do i t todayl Fill out the coupon below completely INA UG URALISSUE su rge ry and is now ru n ni ng hi s almo nd farm in Ker man, Cal iforn ia. Holl and present ed Scott USA's Bevo Forti with an early Easter present , a bo x o f wh i te ch oc o la te-co vered almonds. .J