VOL. 55 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 28, 2018 P127
30
Years Ago
AUGUST 31, 1988
20
Years Ago
SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
Max Biaggi was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 20 years
ago for winning the Czech Republic Grand Prix. The win put him
back in the championship points lead… Will Davis out dueled
Kevin Varnes for the win at the Hagerstown Half Mile… Ty Davis
edged out Mike Lafferty for the overall victory at the Pikes Peak
National Enduro… Sixteen-year-old Toby Thompson captured
his first AMA Pro Hillclimb win in the premier 540cc class in
Dansville, New York.
We ran a photo of Eric Geboers on the cover of Cycle News 30
years ago to accompany our interview with the new 500cc MX
World Champion… Chris Carr edged out Bubba Shobert for
the win at the Hamburg Half Mile… Eddie Lawson topped the
Swedish TT World Championship Road Race at Anderstorp… Keith
Bowen and Steve Childress stole the headlines at Loretta Lynn's.
Other standout riders included Robbie Reynard, Jeff Dement,
Tim Ferry, Brian Swink,
Damon Bradshaw and Buddy
Antunez.
Steve Childress
was one of the big
winners at Loretta
Lynn's 30 years ago.
Rick Burgett celebrates winning the
1978 AMA 500cc National MX title at St.
Petersburg, Florida, 40 years ago.
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