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From: jjb@dtc.hp.com (Jim Brewer)
Subject: Re: Daytona
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Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1993 02:09:23 GMT
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In article <RTARAZ.93Apr22104337@bigwpi.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
>Well, I watched the Daytona race on TNN.  Boy for the people who saw
>it:
>Was the Yamaha a lot faster than the Kawi or what?  on the last
>stretch the Yami took of and left the Kawi in the dust.  I am a Kawi
>rider and am totaly disappointed in the Kawi!

  It wasn't that the Lawson's V&H OWO1 was faster.  If you watch the tape
again, Russell had major backmarker problems before getting onto the banking.
It doesn't matter what bike you have, if you lose your drive, your hosed.

  The two bikes are almost identically fast.  Check out the qualifying times.

  
