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News
The big news was the passing of
Barry Sheene. The double cc
world champion died on
March after a battle with cancer.
Just , Barry was survived by
his wife Stephanie, daughter
Sidonie and son Freddie.

Sport
Ricky Carmichael trucked into
the record books at Daytona’s
th round of the AMA
Supercross Championships on
™ March. The future off-road

G.O.A.T lapped the field up

to third position to record his
fourth Daytona win in a row,
equalling the all-time record set by Jeff Stanton.

Bike test
We assembled a gaggle of three Euro bikes for our  Ÿ
naked comparo. Two Italians, Aprilia’s Tuono and Ducati’s
Monster, were pitted against the best of Britain, a metallic
snot coloured Triumph Speed Triple. The pommy mount
scored the fastest lap at the Broadford circuit, was more
versatile on public roads and was over five grand cheaper

than the Tuono.
They ve got a
Editor Ken Wootton
He Ferrari engine
COVER said in there”

The news of Barry Sheene’s
death on deadline Monday what? John Hopkins after Troy Bayliss
had us pleading with the rocketed past him on the all-new
printer to resubmit the cover Ducati at the Jerez test

PICS OF THE ISSUE ERA
AD
1 2 Are they Crocs?
They look
like Crocs.
Unfortunately,
Roberto wasn’t
able to make the
repayments on
his new Tuono
after losing his
job for doing
absolutely no
work at all, and
continually
putting his feet
1. Trying to follow Kevin Curtain didn’t go all that well for Daniel Stauffer. Kev was fine though on the desk.
2. Cop a load of this death trap. Notice the trick plug leads and confidence inspiring turbo

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