VOL. 55 ISSUE 27 JULY 10, 2018 P127
30
Years Ago
JULY 13 , 1988
20
Years Ago
JULY 15, 1998
Yamaha's Simon Crafar was pictured on the cover 20 years ago
for winning the 500cc GP at Donington Park and putting an end to
Honda's win streak… We covered Jeff Emig's 250cc National MX
victory at RedBud; Ricky Carmichael won the 125cc class… For
the first time, a WorldSBK round was held in South Africa. Pier-
Francesco Chili won both legs… Geo Roeder II won his first ever
National at the 96 Speedway Half Mile in Lake Odessa, Michigan…
Johnny Campbell rode solo and won the BITD Silver State 300.
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(Left) Winner Scott Parker (11) leads Chris Carr at the
Middletown Half Mile in New York 30 years ago. (Below)
Fifty years ago, George Kerker, of the Kerker Exhaust
fame, won the Heavy Production class during a road-race
meet in Southern California.
Our cover story 30 years ago was the Mammoth Mountain MX, and
A.J. Whiting was shown on the cover leading the way in the 250cc
Expert class. Johnny O'Mara won the 125cc Expert class; Rick
Johnson topped the 250cc and Open Expert classes… Scott Parker
won the New York Governor's Cup Half Mile at Middletown… Jeff
Ward (500cc) and Guy Cooper (125cc) were the big winners at
the RedBud National MX… Wayne Gardner won his first GP of the
season at Assen… Larry Roeseler won the Trask Two-Day Qualifier.
