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o Ri~ky Graham· #1 Age: 35 • Hometown: Salinas, California
ecause of a nagging d esire to try his
hand a t r oad racing, three-time
here's no doubt that Chris
Grand N a ti onal Champion Rick y
Carr will be hungrier than
Graham was forced to part ways with
ever in 1994, Su re, it may
tuner Joh nn y Goad and th e rest of the
not be the same typ e of hunger
Undo Racing team . TIrings didn't pan ou t . '
tha t a te away at him as he
as Graham h ad h op ed, however, and
s trived to ea rn his first Gran d
althou gh he will contest the Daytona 200
Nationa l Champ io nship, b u t
ab o a rd a Sm o kin ' Jo e's Honda RC30
Carr will be anxious to take back
Sup erb ike, the recen tly-married racer has
the title tha t he worked so hard
no definite road race plans for '94,
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to obtain . Ca rr rod e brillian tly ' .
As for the d irt, Graham has yet to
throughou t th e '93 seaso n, but
announce for sure what sponsor's colors
was seve rely overshadowed by
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he will be wearing, but will confirm that
Graham's comeback. Carr added , . .
he plans to contest the entire season in
four more victories to his win
order to defend his number-on e pl a te. ....
tally last season, and also rode
Expect to see Graham decked ou t in either
more consistently than ever .
a pu rple and ye llow, or red , gree n a nd
Should Grah am falter, or fail
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w hite colo r scheme, reflecting his major
to organize a strong race effort,
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we expect Carr to pick u p the
Grah am will race Honda RS750s with . .'
ball and win his second Grand
hi s '93 Harley-Davidson 883 tuner, Dou- '." .
Nat ional Ch ampionship aboard ' .
glas Fay, spinning the wrench es. "H e' s
his Kenny Tolbert-tuned factory Harley~DavidSon. But if Graham has a good
incredibly talented," said Graham of his new tuner, "He catches on very, very quickl y,
program, not even Carr will be able to dethrone him.
and I'm confident that he'll do a good job for me ."
We don't feel that Graham will be as dominant as last season, bu t once Fay gets the
bikes sorted out expect Graham to do his share of winning, With only six miles and 13 . .
half miles scheduled, Graham's lack of Goad's machinery will be ou tweighed by his
abundance of talen t. .
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