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racer,” he says. “So for us, it’s the ideal
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mounting points as ground zero for
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rear swingarm, but using a Fior-type
front suspension system with twin
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design, Rolf then invited Dutch auto
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reasoning being that he had no experi-
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focus on the engineering. “I’d followed
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shapes impressed me,” says Rolf.
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