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Eddie Ray Lawson [1] (born March 11, 1958) is an American former professional motorcycle racer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1981 to 1992 . A four-time FIM 500cc road racing world champion , Lawson is prominent for being the first MotoGP competitor to win back-to-back 500cc world ...
[7] [8] It is the evolution of the ZRX1100 which is a stylized version of the "Eddie Lawson Replica" KZ1000R [9] sold in 1982. [6] With the ZRX1200R, Kawasaki's goal was to produce a motorcycle with the performance of a modern motorcycle, while retaining a design similar to the original Eddie Lawson Replica.
Eddie Lawson would recapture the championship from Wayne Gardner in a season that witnessed several fierce duels. Two newcomers joined the Grand Prix circuit with Americans Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz each winning races in their first full year.
Defending champion Eddie Lawson stunned most observers by switching from the Yamaha to Honda in the offseason then proceeded to win the championship, becoming the first man to win two consecutive 500cc championships on two different brands.
Eddie Lawson's season went from bad to worse: during practice his brakes failed at speed, and he hit the straw bales hard, shattering his right ankle. He would be sidelined until round 8 at Assen . Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz both got away together at the start; Rainey's front wheel lifted, and maybe because of that, he and Schwantz touched ...
Racing greats including Eddie Lawson, [1] Randy Mamola, [2] John Kocinski, [3] Doug Chandler, [3] Alex Barros and Mat Mladin, [3] all raced versions of the GP500 at one time in their careers. Eddie Lawson's win in the 1992 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix at the Hungaroring was the first 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix victory for the Cagiva GP500.
Eddie Lawson lived up to his nickname of Steady Eddie with four wins and four second places to secure his first 500cc world championship on a Yamaha. Randy Mamola also had three wins to finish second on a factory backed Honda.
Eddie Lawson was down in 6th place, with Kevin Magee and Gardner up front. Lawson worked his way through the field, and passed both Gardner and Magee on the inside of Turn 2 (hairpin). Lawson worked his way through the field, and passed both Gardner and Magee on the inside of Turn 2 (hairpin).