(Left) Always a
funny faceKev in
Schwantz.
(Right) Win or
lose, the fans
were always on
Kevin 's side.
(Clockwise from above) Schwantz
at the Suzuka 8-Hour; Schwantz
leading career-long rival Wayne
Rainey; Schwantz's career was
highlighted by his 500cc World
Championship In 1993 • the #34
stayed, painted within the #1;
Schwantz and Michael Doohan,
the man who replaced him at the
top of the class; Kevin and his
father Jim at the Yugoslavian
Grand Prix at Rljeka In 1988.
Schwantz officially announced
his retirement from motorcycle
racing on June 9, with the RM
honori ng him by retiring his #34
from the 500cc Grand Prix class.
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