Interesting bit of racing history

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Interesting bit of racing history

#1 Post by Semi Oldguy » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:55 pm

I just re-found this cool article. Not Yamaha but it does have 2-strokes and racing!

Thought some of you may not have seen this before. There is also a book about it called Stealing Speed.

www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2012/decemb ... ner-story/
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Re: Interesting bit of racing history

#2 Post by RuZty » Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:04 am

...and they also named two corners at Suzuka after him.

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