PHOTO BV GOLD & GOOSE
Volume 4i! • l!i!iue 43
November 2, 2005
DEPARTMENTS
6
FEATURES
ROAD RACING
18
Melandri Gets His First
By Michael Scott
FIRST RIDE
16
2006 Ducati SportCiassics
PHOTO BY RAYMOND GUNDY
By Bloke Conner
RACER TEST
SPEEDWAY
30
40
Troy Corser's Suzuki GSX-R I000
By Alan Cathcart
National Speedway from Auburn, California
By M. Sober
SUPERMOTO
34
Hiemer and Chambon in Belgium
By Geoff Meyer
REGIONAL EVENTS
50
Events
OFF ROAD
36
Davis The Man at Glen Helen 24-Hour
By John 80lhea
41
Woodford Wins First
By Roy Gundy
4
NOVEMBER 2, 2005 • CYCLE NEWS
ON
THE
COVER
Blake Conner went to Italy to ride Ducati's new SportClassics line. He
liked them. And Alan Cathcart couldn't resist taking a spin on Troy
Corser's World Championship-winning Suzuki GSX-RI 000. He liked it.
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