OBA Issue 73
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Left: Rostrum for Leg 2 of the 1988 World Superbike Championship with American World Champion elect Fred Merkel (3rd), Mick Doohan (1st) and Dowson (2nd). Right: Mike had been in the winner’s circle nationally with achievements that included the record for the most wins in the Castrol 6-Hour (which he shares with Ken Blake). He also scored victories in nine years at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, including a double win in his first year there, 1980.