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THE EDITOR
Volume XXXIV
Sharon Cla yton, President
Micha el Klinge r, Publisher
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DIRT TRACK
Round 22 - AMA Gra nd National
Championship Series "from Del Mar ,
Ca lifornia
SPEEDWAY
World Championship Qualifier Grand
Prix Cha llenge from Austria
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ROAD RACE
Round 12 - World superbike Championship Series from Indonesia
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Round 7 - NASB/Formula-UsA Series
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fro m Loudon, cw Hampshire
RIDING IMPRESSION
1998 Ducati 51"2
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NEW BIKES
1998 Yamahas
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TIME REMEMBERED
Mot ocrosser Doug Grant.
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SUPERCROSS
Sheffield Supercross from England .....36
DRAG RACE
AMA /Prostar Drag Racing Series from
Columbus.Ohio
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l\.'HRA Winston Drag Racing Series
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from Memphis, Tennessee
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FEATURES
CROSS COUNTRY
Round 11 - AMA Grand Natonal Cross
Cou ntry Cha m pio nship Series from
Crawfordsville, Indiana
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MOTOCROSS
Kawasaki Race of Champions from
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Eng lish town, Pen nsylvan ia
CRC 25th Anniversary Mo tocross fro m
Palmd ale, Ca liforn ia
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DEPARTMENTS
EVENTS
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ON THE FRONT COVER
LEADERBOARD
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Scott Summers clinched his fifth GNCC
title in Ind iana. See pa ge 24. Photo by
Jim Talkington . (Top) Ridin g the Ducati
ST2 spo rt tourer. See pa ge 16. Photo by
Kit Pa lmer. (Inset) Ya m aha ' s ne w VStar. See mo re on the V-Star and other
new '98 Yamahas on page 22.
CALENDAR
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