Letters To The Editor Inside Info Riding The 1999 Honda CBR600F4 At Las Vegas Riding The 1999 Yamaha YZF-R6 At Phillip Island Doohan Wins World Championship At Phillip Island Phillip Island GP Notes Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream Fogarty Wins Record Third WSB Title At Sugo Sugo WSB Notes Mladin Wins Vegas Superbike, Ben Bostrom Is Champion Roberts Wins Vegas 250cc Grand Prix AMA Nationals At Las Vegas AMA Las Vegas Inside Info AMA Grand Championship Amateur Finals At Loudon Roland Sands: Being Number One Is Pretty Damn Cool Arclight Wins WERA 6-Hour At Texas World WERA National Challenge At Texas World CBR600F4 Designer Satoru Horiike: Conversations With An Engineer SBR Wins WERA Endurance ChampionshipAt Road Atlanta WERA National Challenge At Road Atlanta WERA Grand National Finals At Road Atlanta Nicky Hayden: Young Gun Racers In Real Life: Rory Palmer Hayes And Bowman Win Suzuki Cup Finals Gaijin Tales Of Honda’s 50th Anniversary Festival 1999 Honda CBR600F4 Spec Chart 1999 Yamaha YZF-R6 Spec Chart The Crash Page CCS At Firebird CCS At Homestead New Products Web Site Directory Szoke Wins Canadian Superbike Title High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Racing And School Calendar Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid Want Ads Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer Roadracing World Videos On The Cover: Michael Martin on the 1999 Yamaha YZF-R6 in Australia and Kevin Duke on the 1997 Honda CBR600F4 in Las Vegas. Photos by David Dewhurst and Kevin Wing.

New Models In Munich Letters To The Editor Inside Info Nicky Hayden: Young Gun The Debate Over Supersport Tire Rules And Safety The 1999 Honda CBR600F4 Eric Bostrom Wins Pikes Peak AMA Superbike Roberts Wins Pikes Peak 250cc GP AMA Nationals At Pikes Peak AMA Pikes Peak Inside Info Kipp Wins, Barnes Is Champion At Pocono Formula USA Doohan Wins At City Of Imola Grand Prix Imola GP Notes Biaggi Disqualified, Doohan Wins at Catalunya GP Catalunya GP Notes The FIM On Biaggi’s Catalunya Penalty Slight Doubles In World Superbike In Austria Fogarty, Chili Win and Brawl At Assen World Superbike Assen World Superbike Notes Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid Polen Wins Endurance World Championship at Bol D’Or New Products NASB World Cycle Fest At Road Atlanta NASB World Cycle Fest At Homestead Arclight Wins WERA 6-Hour At Putnam Park WERA National Challenge At Putnam Park Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream Racers In Real Life: Wayne Anderson Comparison: Kawasaki ZX-6R Versus Suzuki GSXR600 Racing The Yamaha YZF-R1 The Crash Page Day Of Champions Reaches Beyond Racing Racing And School Calendar High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Web Site Directory Ad Index And Phone Directory First Person/Opinion: The Club Racer’s Guide Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer On The Front Page: Mark Miller on the Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R1, after winning the Formula Xtreme race during the AMA National weekend at Pikes Peak. Photo by Brian J.

Riding The Aprilia RSV1000 At Catalunya Letters To The Editor Inside Info Anthony Gobert, Vance & Hines’ Dope Boy Using The Dynojet Model 200 Dyno The Art Of The Motorcycle At The Guggenheim Museum Riding the 1999 Ducati 900SS Doohan Wins Assen GP Assen GP Notes Crafar Wins Donington GP First Person: When Your Team Finally Wins A Grand Prix Donington GP Notes Doohan Wins German GP German GP Notes Barnes Wins F-USA Portland Elbow-draggin’ Yates Wins AMA Mid-Ohio Superbike Kurtis Roberts Wins AMA Mid-Ohio 250cc Grand Prix AMA Mid-Ohio Nationals Chili Wins Twice In Kyalami World Superbike Kyalami Superbike Notes Nicky Hayden: Young Gun First Look: 1999 BMW R1100S Corser And Haga Win At Laguna Seca World Superbike AMA Support Races At Laguna Seca Arclight Wins WERA National Endurance 6-Hour At Roebling Road WERA National Challenge At Roebling Road SBR Wins WERA National Endurance 4-Hour At Indy WERA National Challenge At Indy NASB World Cycle Fest At Buttonwillow Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid Racing And School Calendar Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream The Crash Page Race Results WERA Indy Cycle Jam CCS At Moroso WSMC At Willow Springs Roadracing World Videos And Books High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Web Site Directory Racing The Suzuki TL1000R Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer ON THE FRONT PAGE: Mr. Editor Ulrich has fun on the Aprilia RSV Mille at Circuit de Catalunya. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Photo by Luigi Soldano.

Riding The Production TL1000R Suzuki Inside Info Letters To The Editor Let Them Eat Wall: Carnage At Loudon’s NHIS Chili, Slight Win In German WSB Slight Wins Twice In Misano WSB Criville Wins French Grand Prix French GP Notes Checa Wins City Of Madrid Grand Prix Jarama GP Notes Duhamel Wins Road Atlanta AMA Superbike Sands Wins Road Atlanta 250cc Grand Prix AMA Nationals At Road Atlanta Road Atlanta AMA Inside Info Gobert Wins Road America AMA Superbike Sands Wins Road America 250cc Grand Prix AMA Nationals At Road America Yates Survives To Win Loudon AMA Superbike Sands Wins Loudon 250cc Grand Prix AMA Nationals At Loudon Gaudreault, Munroe Win At Canadian Superbike Opener Canadian Superbike Notes Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream New Products Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid HRRA At Hawaii Raceway Park CCS At Moroso WSMC At Willow Springs Race Results The Crash Page Racing And School Calendar Rodney Fee: Back In America Racers In Real Life: Opie Caylor High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Web Site Directory Ad Index And Phone Directory Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer Performance Machine Racing Poster On The Front Page: The 1998 Suzuki TL1000R, tested on the street and on the dyno in this issue. Photo by Jim Gianatsis. Inset: The early race at the front of the French 500cc Grand Prix, with winner Alex Criville (4) leading Mick Doohan (1), Carlos Checa (8), Alex Barros, Max Biaggi, John Kocinski and Luca Cadalora. Photo by Shigeo Kibiki.

Inside Info ASP: One Man’s Dream Streetbike Heads For Production Letters To The Editor Nicky Hayden: Young Gun Lopez Wins Formula USA At Pikes Peak Junge Wins 103 HP At Pikes Peak Criville Is Reborn At Spanish Grand Prix Jerez GP Notes Doohan Wins Again At Italian Grand Prix Mugello GP Notes Duhamel Wins AMA Superbike At Sears Point Sorensen Wins Sears Point AMA 250cc GP AMA Nationals At Sears Point AMA Sears Point Inside Info Kirk Wins 126 HP At Pikes Peak Matt Wait: LivinÆ The GP Dream Edwards Wins Twice In World Superbike At Monza Chili, Fogarty Win In World Superbike At Albacete Firestorm Stops Arclight In WERA Memphis WERA National Challenge At Memphis Rodney Fee: Coming Home To America CCS At Moroso RACE At Shannonville CCS At Firebird WSMC At Willow Springs First Person/Opinion: The Club Racer’s Guide WERA Endurance And National Challenge At Atlanta Harrison, Jorgensen, Graef Win At NASB Road America Race Results New Products Racers In Real Life: Peter Hipp Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid Racing And School Calendar Mechanic Profile: Red Bull Yamaha’s Debbi Irvine Ad Index And Phone Directory High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Web Site Directory The Crash Page Guide To Racing Organizations Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer On The Front Page: Dutchman Racing’s Michael Barnes (2) leads Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Grant Lopez in Formula USA at Pikes Peak. Lopez won both races. The last Formula USA bike to appear on the front of Roadracing World was a Team Labelle Honda ridden by David Sadowski, on the October, 1997 issue.

A Real World 1998 Kawasaki ZX-6R On The Racetrack Inside Info Letters To The Editor Nicky Hayden: Young Gun Interview: Troy Corser Magazine Reports Versus Reality: Bimota V-Due Biaggi Wins Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Notes Doohan Strikes Back With Malaysian Grand Prix Win Malaysian GP Notes Duhamel Wins At Laguna Seca AMA Superbike Sands Wins, Sorensen Rams At Laguna 250cc GP Hayden, Chandler, Adams, Nobles Win AMA Nationals At Laguna Seca Duhamel Again At Willow AMA Superbike Sands Again At Willow 250cc GP Nicky Hayden, Eric Bostrom, Adams, Fee Win Willow AMA Nationals Steve Rapp: Superbike Fantasy Interview: Steve Crevier Riding Robobike, Complete With Automatic Highsides Fogarty, Haga Win At Philip Island World Superbike Philip Island Superbike Notes Haga Wins at Donington World Superbike The Last Of Rodney Fee’s European Adventure Canada Superbike Notes New Products Arclight Suzuki Wins WERA Endurance Opener Lopez, Hayes, Junge, Acree, Himmelsbach Win At WERA Talladega National Challenge Race Results First Person/Opinion: The Club Racer’s Guide AFM At Buttonwillow CCS At Chandler CCS At West Palm Beach LRRS At Loudon The Crash Page Racing And School Calendar High-Performance Parts & Services Director Ad Index And Phone Directory Want Ads Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream Web Site Directory Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer On The Front Page: Mat Mladin uses every inch of hard surface exiting turn 11 at Laguna Seca, bouncing his Suzuki GSXR750 over the alligator bumps as he flies to a new lap record during AMA Superbike qualifying. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Contents Daytona Does Army Of Darkness, Or, What Crash Truck? Letters To The Editor Inside Info Tech: The Suzuki/Kayaba Rotary Damper Scott Russell Wins The Daytona 200 Again Pridmore Wins, Is Disqualified In AMA Daytona 750cc Supersport Chandler Wins AMA Daytona 600cc Supersport Mori Wins AMA Daytona 250cc Grand Prix Luke Wins NASB EBC Sport Bike At Daytona NASB Inside Info Sands Wins NASB 125cc Grand Prix At Daytona Graef Wins NASB Twin Sports At Daytona Higbee Wins NASB Buell Lightning At Daytona Adams Wins Formula USA At Willow Springs Valentino Rossi: Grand Prix Heart-Throb GP Notes AHRMA At Deland AHRMA At Daytona Vintage Inside Info Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream Race Results New Products Nicky Hayden: Young Gun Racers In Real Life: Bart Goddard The Crash Page Racing And School Calendar First Person/Opinion: The Club Racer’s Guide High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Web Site Directory Want Ads Ad Index And Phone Directory Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer Roadracing World Subscription Info On Front Page: Scott Russell, on his way to winning another Daytona 200. No wonder they call him Mr. Daytona. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Tech: Brake Pads Compared Special Copy-And-Send Complaint Letter For Brake Pad Manufacturers Letters To The Editor Inside Info 1998 Kawasaki ZX-6R On The Dyno New Products Riding The TL1000R In Australia TL1000R Superbike: A New V-Twin Contender World Superbike Tests: Shah Alam and Phillip Island Gobert Wins AMA Superbike National At Phoenix AMA Phoenix Superbike Notes Sorensen Wins Phoenix 250cc GP Pridmore Wins AMA Phoenix 750cc Supersport Chandler Wins AMA Phoenix 600cc Supersport Higbee Wins AMA Phoenix Pro Thunder Bostrom Wins For Erion In AMA Formula Xtreme Canadian Superbike Notes Matt Wait: Livin’ The GP Dream Tommy Hayden: Superbike Kid Racers In Real Life: Peter Monson First Person/Opinion: The Club Racer’s Guide The Crash Page CCS At Firebird WSMC At Willow Springs Racing And School Calendar On The Cam: Vintage Tires Web Site Index High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Guide To Racing Organizations Chris Ulrich: The Adventures Of Boy Racer On The Front Cover: Mr. Editor Ulrich aboard the Suzuki TL1000R at Eastern Creek and Mat Mladin shredding his Yoshimura Suzuki GSXR750 Superbike’s rear tire during the AMA National at Phoenix. Photos by Lou Martin and Brian J. Nelson.

Tech: All About Aerodynamics Letters To The Editor Inside Info Big Four Warfare, Honda vs. Kawasaki vs. Suzuki vs. Yamaha Big Four Evaluation Committee Big Four Personal Rankings Big Four Spec Charts The Factory Dyno Superbike Testing at Laguna Seca RS125 Tuning Tips Honda’s 1998 VFR800 Interceptor Scott Russell Is Mr. Daytona Scott Russell Finds Home New Products Suzuki’s 1998 GSXR600 Snake Oil Or Science? G.M.D. Computrack, Part One Kawasaki’s 1998 ZX-6R GP Notes: Season Preview Livin’ The GP Dream, With Matt Wait Racers In Real Life: Dwight David Mitchell Rodney Fee’s European Adventures, The Lost Installments Mike Doohan Interview Ad Index And Phone Directory First Person/Opinion: A Club Racer’s Guide CCS At Firebird WSMC At Willow Springs The Crash Page Racing And School Calendar High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Web Site Index Want Ads Guide To Racing Organizations The Misadventures Of Boy Racer On The Front Page: Two scenes from Willow Springs Raceway: The season’s most exciting four-cylinder sportbikes, the Kawasaki ZX-9R, the Honda CBR900RR, the Yamaha YZF-R1 and the Suzuki GSXR750, at rest along the front straightaway; and Chuck Graves at speed aboard the Honda. Photos by Brian J. Nelson.