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INSIDE
Eye that cycle!
FEATURES
DIRT TRACK
MOTOCROSS
Stanton, Kiedrowski,
sizzle in Axton
6
Everts on top at
Guatemalan 125cc GP
12
ROAD RACE
18
INTERVIEW
Motocrosser Stefan Everts
20
DEPARTMENTS
DAK Racing rules in 24·Hours
of Nelson Ledges
Hayden victorious at
Amateur Nationals
10
ENDURO
NEW PRODUCTS
15,17
LOCAL EVENTS
14
DRAG RACE
Myers motorsto Englishtownwin .. . 16
22
CALENDAR
32
WANT ADS
Hawkinshauls at
MagnoliaClassic II
38
RESULTS
J ust a re m inde r to mot orists a nd a ll
o f us motorcyclists while driving our
au tomobiles to giv e that second look
before pu llin g out o f an intersection
or merging into th e next lan e. And also
a rem inder to m y fellow mo torcyclists
to rid e o n th e defensive side at all times.
The reason I am wri ti ng th is letter
is th at o ne of my best friends. Arch ie
Trower, suffer ed paralyzi ng inj uries in
a ca r-mo torcycle accident. T he passenger , a girl , is currently in critica l '
co nd itio n in a co ma . The acci de nt
happened near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, following th e recent Road America
race.
Let ters, cards a nd donations ca n be
se nt to : Arch ie T ro we r, Froedert
Mem ori al Lu th ern Hospital, 9200 W.
Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226.
Hang in th ere, Archi e. We're all
behi nd you.
50
Randy Schmitt
Cedar Rapids, IA
ON THE FRONT PAGE:
Yea, four-strokes
T eam H onda 's defending 250cc National MX Champion J eff Stanto n
scored the o verall win in th e h eat at the Ax ton, Virginia, National.
For race co verage, see p age 6. Photo by Henny Ra y Abrams.
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