VOL. 55 ISSUE 30 JULY 31, 2018 P129
30
Years Ago
AUGUST 3, 1988
20
Years Ago
AUGUST 5, 1998
We tested the Ducati Supersport 900, which was pictured in
action on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago… We cover Rich
King's victory at the Eldora Speedway Half Mile… In Troy, Ohio,
Jeff Emig won both motos at the AMA 250cc National MX at
Kenworthy's MX Park; Ricky Carmichael won the 125cc class…
We featured an interview with Kenny Roberts… Alan Cathcart
tested the Triumph 900 Legend TT… Joel Smets won the
500cc MXGP in Ernee, France.
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Rick Johnson was pictured on the cover in front of rowdy fans at the
250cc USGP at Unadilla. Americans swept the podium with Johnson
taking the win, Bob Hannah finishing second and Micky Dymond
taking third… Bubba Shobert set a new one-lap record in mile racing
at the DuQuoin Mile; the new fastest man in mile racing stopped the
clocks at 37.377 seconds. And, yes, he won the race, too… Wayne
Gardner won the World Championship Road Race in Yugoslavia…
Fritz Kadlec won the Boothil National Enduro in Colorado.
(Left) Racers wait for the start at the
Santa Rosa National. That is Mert
Lawwill (18), Gary Nixon (1), Chuck
Palmgren (38), Fred Nix (95) and Bart
Markel (4) on the front row. (Below)
(L-R) David Vuillemin, Alessio Chiodi
and Claudio Federici made up the
podium at the 125cc MXGP in Oss,
Holland, 20 years ago.
