30
Years Ago
OCTOBER 19, 1988
Scott Parker, who was featured on the cover 20 years ago,
captured his ninth GNC title with a win at the series final at Del Mar…
Damon Huffman also got a piece of the cover for winning the
U.S. Open of Supercross at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
He went 2-2 over the weekend. The win netted Huffman a cool
$100,000… We covered the Best In The Desert Las Vegas to Reno
desert race, where brothers Nick and Russ Pearson emerged with
the overall victory.
Scott Parker was pictured on the cover 30 years ago for winning both
the Sacramento Mile and the 1988 Grand National Championship…
Riding a Honda XR600, Scott Summers made history at the latest
round of the GNCC Series at Mt. Morris. It was the first GNCC win of
his career and the first GNCC win ever for a four-stroke motorcycle…
ATK's Tony Hendon won the AMA Hare Scrambles at the John Zink
Ranch in Oklahoma… Paul Krause out-dueled Dan Smith for the
overall win at the AMA National
Hare & Hound in Reno.
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20
Years Ago
OCTOBER 21, 1998
Don Vesco and
Marcia Holley stand
behind the Kawasaki-
powered streamliner
that got them into
the record books 40
years ago.
Preston Petty won the 500cc Senior-class
at Carlsbad MX 50 years ago.
