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Old USGP Photos

I had a very hard time trying to get a good photo of Lawson back in 1991, I shot this on ISO 400 so it had alot of grain and I underexposed it. I wish I could take my DSLR and Canon Image stabilised lenses back in time and give it another try.

I think this was one of the best looking GP bikes ever.

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Classic photo, I concur with your assessment about the bike.
 
Is it just me, or do these bikes just look prettier than the new ones? Seems like more consideration went into the paint schemes then. Just a thought.
 
I know I like the older bikes better myself, I think it took more
skill to ride them fast also.
 
i saw doug today. when i talked to him, he was totally stoked about the pics, as he said all he had were a few black and whites from 1994. :thumbup
 
I loved those old Cagivas, I thought they made the best looking bikes every season.
 
Wayneb said:
I remember one year taking pics at the end of the front straight
trying to get pics of them pulling wheelies out of turn 1 and Lawson's brakes fell apart, he went hard into the wall outside 2.

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If my memory serves me right........ I believe Lawson lost his brake pads going into turn 2 on a "testing" day prior to the season........ could be wrong.

Nice pics!
 
I never went to a test session, I ran down to turn 2 to take these photos after he crashed.

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VroomVroomVroom said:
If my memory serves me right........ I believe Lawson lost his brake pads going into turn 2 on a "testing" day prior to the season........ could be wrong.

Nice pics!
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It was during the Friday Morning practice. MotoGP never tests at Laguna Seca. They just do the race weekend.

Awesome thread.

Dainese should bring back those Ice Blue (thats what I would call em anyway) knee pucks.

I remember going up to the races the year when the Aprillia's first got the Chesterfield sponsorship. They didn't start the season with that sponsor they got it a few races in. And this was back before the internet was like it is now. It was a trip to show up and see the bikes in all black instead of the old purple and silver and red.

The two strokes doing plug chops at the end of sessions always made for some cool pics. You'd see the guys all hanging out at the end of the straight... not riding, but in the full gear on the race bike just kicking back, or pushing the bike back to the pits.
 
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