The accomplished New Zealand rider, Graeme Crosby, races to an impressive third placing on a Yoshimura GSX-R750 Suzuki in the recent Suzuki eight-hour road race in Japan. Crosby, who was partnered by the American, Kevin Schwantz, has been in semi-retirement since abandoning the European grand prix circuit several years ago but demonstrated that he could still hold his own with the best of the works riders. The event was won by Wayne Gardner (Australia) and Masaki Tokuno (Japan) on a works Honda RVF750.
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83The accomplished New Zealand rider, Graeme Crosby, races to an impressive third placing on a Yoshimura GSX-R750 Suzuki in the recent Suzuki eight-hour road race in Japan. Crosby, who was partnered by the American, Kevin Schwantz, has been in semi-retirement since abandoning the European grand prix circuit several years ago but demonstrated that he could still hold his own with the best of the works riders. The event was won by Wayne Gardner (Australia) and Masaki Tokuno (Japan) on a works Honda RVF750. Press, 10 August 1985, Page 80
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