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DIRT TRACK
Round 17 - Grand
DEPARTMENTS
SPEEDWAY
World Individual Championship from
FEATURES
Pola nd
30
ational C'ship Series
from Sacramento, CA
6
Round 14 - AMA Na tio na l Hot Shoe Series
from Auburn, WA
.34
ROADRACE
AMA Amateur Grand Championships from
Loudon, NH
10
SHOW
Interm Motorcycle Show from Munic
ot
h
.14
TIME REMEMBERED
A look at the be t Motocross des Nations
s
tea ms eve r
20
NEW BIKES _
1999 Suzuki stree t bikes
MOTOCROSS
Round I - AMA Fall Classic SenL'S
from Danville,VA.
32
A.\1A Eastern Four-Stroke National MX
Series from Danville, VA
:n
UFO F"stCross from Italy
38
Round 2 - GR Racing Fall Series
from Palmdale, CA
39
Round 2 - CMC Trans-Cal Series South from
Victorville, CA
40
Round I - GH Racing Fall Series North
from Hollister, CA
..41
HILLCLIMB
Round 10 - AMA Na tional Championship
Series from Middlebury, IN
.35
22
VINTAGE
AHRMA Steamboat Motorcycle Week
26
DRAGRACE
Round 11- NHRA Winston Drag Racing
Series from Redding. PA
3i
WIND
2
LEADERBOARD
36
EVENTS
42
CALENDAR
.59
WANT ADS
66
A VIEWFROMTHE FENCE
83
LOOKING BACK
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ON THE FRONT COVER
Scott Park er (center) won the Sacramento Mile, top p ing Chris Ca rr (left ) a nd
Steve Moreh ead (rig ht). Ph oto by Flat
Tra k Fot os. Inset : Suzu ki's br and-new
GSX-R1300. Photo courtesy of Suzuki.
