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IN THE WIND P24 SCHWANTZ FOR GOODWOOD W orld Champion Kevin Schwantz will make his Goodwood Revival debut during the September 12-14 event with the Texan slated to ride a Manx Norton "Featherbed." Schwantz, the 1993 500cc World Champion, last raced in Britain in the 1994 British 500cc Grand Prix at Donington Park, but will now tackle the daunting Goodwood Motor Circuit this year in the Barry Sheene Me- morial Trophy, which will feature bikes of the 1951-54 period. The 50-year-old Schwantz will race the only remaining example of the 1950 Norton Works 500 Featherbed, a bike on which Geoff Duke dominated the Isle of Man TT during that season, and a bike that has been seen in public for 64 years. The 'Featherbed' is owned by Peter Bloore and is be- ing prepared by Ken McIntosh. While Schwantz has never contested the Revival before, he has been a visitor to Goodwood and wowed crowds at the 2013 Festival of Speed after taking to the fabled 1.16-mile Hillclimb on his title-winning Suzuki RGV500. "I'm excited to be taking part in the Goodwood Revival and riding not only one of the most famous racing motorcycles ever made, but also a machine whose design changed motorcycle racing forever," Schwantz said. "I've never raced at the Revival, but have been to the Festival of Speed and was blown away by what an incredible event it is. The machines, not to mention the legends of motorsports in at- tendance and the sheer number of spectators, was just amazing. The Goodwood Motor Circuit looks really quick and I am look- ing forward to racing the Nor- ton 500 Featherbed out on the track." Kevin Schwantz will ride a Manx Norton in the Goodwood Revival in September. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE SYKES QUICK IN TEST K awasaki's Tom Sykes doesn't appear ready to allow anyone the upper hand – even at a test session. The Kawasaki rider ended up turn- ing in the quickest lap of the two-day test at the Portimao circuit that concluded on Tues- day, July 22, the Brit lapping at 1:42.719 to lead the way in Portugal. "It was a useful test," said Sykes, the World Superbike Championship points leader. "In the first day the track was not in perfect conditions, but we managed to make some progress with the ZX-10R anyway. We started the sec- ond day a bit late, we had still some items to try but we had not enough time. Anyway we tried different geometries and PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE Tom Sykes led the World Super- bike test at Portimao in Portugal last week. continued on page 26