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Zealand-built Britten, fresh from breaking world records Down Under and ridden by Kiwi GP privateer Andrew Stroud. The main competi tion will come from the factory Bimota team, visiting Daytona for th e first time ever to run their works Tesi Superbike for journalist Nick lena tsch, at the request of the new U.S. Bimota impo rter. The h ub-center Tesi futurebike ha s alrea d y twice won AMA / CCS Daytona races in the hands of Cathcart , but this is an even faster, more powerful machine with the ultima te development of Bimota 's own Duca ti 8-va lve motor. The engine has been punched ou t to 984cc and delivers a claimed 136 horsepower at the rear wheel, at 10,300 rpm . Another strong contender for victory will be former Twins champion Pablo Real, on his bored-out maximum "once an 888" Ducati. Real will be joined by vintage stars Stephen Mathews and Kurt Liebma nn on their more standard 888 Ducatis, while California-based Japanese rider Kiyo Watanabe will ride his fas t Honda special. Another noteworthy entry is U.S. racing's flying pensioner, expatriate Englishman Ian Gunn, who raced in the 1951 Isle of Man TT on a Manx Norton. He also won an AMA/CCS BoT race at Daytona in 1992on his Ducati 888. Rivalling the Open twins category as a spectacle should be the well-supported Formula 2 class, for pushrod OHV bikes up to 12OOcc, and OHC bikes up to 75Occ. That makes it a Guzzi vs . Harley vs. Ducati Pantah contest, and in spite of some Honda Hawk entries headed by Bob Wilkins and Pete Luckett from Canada, that's the way it looks on paper. Heading the lineup is The Weapon, as the fabulous alloy-spaceframed Sundance Harley road racer from Tokyo, Japan, is known, ridden this time by Japanese 250cc GP rider Yoshiyuki Sugai. He and the bike's constructor, Toshihiko Shibazaki, will be hoping for better fortune than when the bike first raced at Daytona two years ago and mechanical prob lems sidelined it during the race. Leading the U.S. contenders are former AHRMA Champion Pete Johnson on Manfred Hecht' s Moto Guzzi, former Daytona 200 winner Roger Reiman on the Robison Harley, and the man with more laps of Daytona under his wheels than anyone still racing today - Florida 's John Long on his Ducati. Joining the F-2 "golden oldie" lineup are Canada's Yvon DuHamel on the Team Ob so lete 1972 Ducati , and former superbike racer Will Harding. He competed in the first-ever BoT race at Daytona back in 1980 on a Moto-Guzzi like the one he's entered for this year - his return to racing after a 10year layoff. By comparison, the Formula 1 class is less well-supported, with Tuns tall on the Syd 's Cycles 972cc Ducati Big Twin taking on a hand ful of 851/888 modified production bike s, and Michael Whi teley's 980cc Yamaha V-twin. But the main interest here will be to check out the performance of Dave Russell's late-mo del Bim ota DB2, with its two-valve 90055 Ducati engine, as it goes against the supposedly fleeter eight-valve engines. Less might be more, even at Daytona... AHRMA's decision to rescue the BoT class from the junk yard and brin g 50S racing to the U.S. add s an extra, modem dimension to the vintage racing program - not only at Da ytona, but also at the other eight National races they plan to hold in 1994. With 25,000 specta tors on hand for the 1993 Vintage Day activities, the BoT and 50S will be the icing on the cake for an event that threatens to overshadow all bu t the Daytona 200 in Daytona's week-long schedule. (.~ The 3rd Ann ual Cycle New s/AMAILoretta Ly nn' s National Dual Sport Run will be held the wee kend of April 16-17, 1994, at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee . The LL Run is an exc iting 2-day adventure designed exclusively for dua l sport motorcyclists. The LL Run is headquartered at the famous Loretta Lynn Ranch, and will take you through the heart land of the Volunteer State. PRE-ENTRY FEE: 2-Day Rider. t -Day Rider. 2-Day Passenger 1-Day Passenger AWARDS: (Only 2-day participants eligible) "Iron Butt·Silver Fox'Cool Dudds' Hard Luck·Sheriock Holmsa'Sportsman shlp "Poker Run: Heads - Top 10 Hands Tails - Top 3 Hands $65 $35 $40 $20 ~ * Jf # Each Rider will be assigned a Number based upon receipt of entry. You must use this number to Check-Out/Check-In each day. Confirmations will be sent 10 days before the event. - it ACC OMMO DATIONS : Headquarters : Loretta Lynn'S Ranch (Camping Only) 615/296 -7700 Best Westem 615 /296·4251 Days Inn 615/296-7647 DIRECTIONS : 70 miles West of Nashville on 1-40, Exit 143 to Rt 13 North, 7 miles. The LL Run is an AMAlS uzuki National Dual Sport Ride. REQUIREMENTS : r r r You MUST have a valid operator's license. r All riders MUST be at least 16 years old (parental consent required for minors). r We DO NOT provide medical lnsurance.B ~rge you NOT to operate a motorcycle with~ut it. * You MUST be an AMA .Member. Membership applications available at the event. Your bike MUST have a current license plate, be street legal in the state of registration, and be equipped with a USFS-approved spark arresto r and muffler. fJ SCHE DULE: Headquartered at Loretta Friday: 6-9 PM .-~ ~ Saturday: 7-8:30 AM :, f 8:30 AM ;\i 9:00 AM 6:00 PM ~ 7:00 PM 4 Sunday: ALVA . " ""CT IO IlilID Contingency Sponsors For Morer Info: 304/594-1157 7-8 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Lynn's Ranch Registration Registration Mandatory Riders' Meeting Check-Out Last Check-In CYCLE NEWS Catfish Fry & Live Country Music Registration Mandatory Riders' Meeting Check-Out Last Check-In Awards & Contingency Prizes 'I!i ~,.. l&CffiU~. 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