Episode Synopsis "Debut win in the GP500! Memories of Saarinen"

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• Legendary production racers establish Yamaha as "The 2-stroke Maker"
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• Debut win in the GP500! Memories of Saarinen
• A new hero carries the Yamaha banner
• Pride triumphs in 4th GP season: Kanaya's first 500cc victory!
• Defeated by its own invincibility, the "strongest 750" lost to the winds of change
• From No.1 in the AMA to "King" of the World GP
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• Factory competition hastens progress in the GP250 Glory days for YZR250, successor to the TZ250
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• A breakthrough first GP win for Tadahiko Taira in a challenging year
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• Energizing the GP500, and Rainey's third straight title A goal achieved, but with dark forebodings for Yamaha
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• A turn-of-the-century showdown for two YZR250 riders! Down to the last corner of the last lap!
• After changing the GP with 2-stroke supremacy, Yamaha strives for 4-stroke supremacy
• Introducing a cross-plane crankshaft power unit
• Innovation in the pit system and heightened concentration
• A change in displacement and tire restrictions; the challenges of new regulations