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INSIDE·
Racer recant
MOTOCROSS
Ward wails at FourStroke Nationals
FEATURES
DIRT TRACK
Carr takes the lead with
Pomona victory
American hotshoes show
off in Spain
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COMPARISON
Honda CRl25 vs. Kawasaki
1<)(125 vs. Suzuki RMl25
vs. Yamaha yzl25
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OFF-ROAD
Plessinger breaks dry spell
with Pennsylvania win
Hawkins handles Hatch at
Sawmill Enduro
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ROAD RACE
Schwantz narrows the gap
with Spanish GP win
Team America endures
at Charlotte
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DRAG RACE
Georgia win to Schultz
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FLAT TRACK
Tillson terrific on
Charlotte asphalt
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DEPARTMENTS
NEWPRODUCTS
EVENTS
CALENDAR
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ON THE FRONT PAGE:
After months of testing each of the new Japanese 125cc motocrosser~, it's fu:lally
time for the four machines to go under our head-to-head companson microscope. To find out which one was the king of the tiddlers, turn to page 10. Photo
by Kinney Jones.
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