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LAGUNA SEC-A PREVIEW Alook at the 1990 Grand Prix season
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By Paul Carruthers
Photos by David Goldman
and John Ford
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f last year's pre-season cha nges
made race fans rub the ir eyes in
disbelief as Eddie Lawson took to
Laguna Seca in the unfamiliar blue
and white hue of Rothmans, a sigh t
made even more shocking by th e
revelat ion that he was riding a Honda,
then this year sh ould have people
thinking deja vu . Yes, th at 's Eddi e
Lawson ba ck in Marlboro colors and
riding a Yamaha . And yes, that's
Wayne Rainey al so in Marlboro colo rs
as La wson's teammat e in quite po ssibly the stro nges t GP team in hi story.
And yes; th at 's Kevin Schwantz in
unfamiliar Lu cky Strike color s.
While last year was th e year of th e
rider cha nge, mo st notably Lawson 's
move to Honda and th e disappointing
retu rn of Freddie Spencer o n Giacomo
Ago stin i' sMarlbo ro team , this season
is th e year of th e team/sponsorship
cha nge. Now wh en you glance at th e
paddock you see. tha t Kenny Rob erts
has tak en over th e majority of the
Marlboro money from Agosti ni, and
th e Suzuki s are now painted in Lucky
Strike colors, Roberts ' old schem e.
But while th e colors change, the
