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50
Years Ago
FEBRUARY 11, 1969
LOOKING BACK
We attended Honda's launch of its 1969 models at the Sahara Hotel
in Las Vegas. We revealed the all-new Honda 100cc four-stroke
motocrosser on the cover. We said it was destined to become Honda's
biggest seller. Honda's new 750cc Four street bike came with a $1400
price tag… We covered the Groundshakers M.C. Hare Scrambles near
Las Vegas. The winner? Casey Folks… The Moose Run desert race in
Randsburg, California, was cut short due to the threat of flash floods;
Dennis Torgerson was declared the winner.
Our cover story 40 years ago was our preview of the 1979 AMA Grand
National Championship/Winston Pro Series… Jimmy Weinert
won a sandy Oakland Supercross with a rear paddle tire that he bought
at a local motorcycle shop. Weinert said: "Well, it [the tire] didn't help
much at all, but it sure psyched-out the competition." The AMA quickly
banned the use of paddle tires in motocross, because the roost was too
dangerous. Weinert also wore a padded neck brace that race because of
a previous injury.
40
Years Ago
FEBRUARY 7, 1979
(Left) Casey Folks gets
his card checked en
route to victory at the
Groundshakers' Hare
Scrambles near Las Vegas
50 years ago.
(Right) A historical moment in supercross/
motocross took place 40 years ago when Jimmy
Weinert won the Oakland Supercross using a paddle
tire. (Check out this video.) https://www.youtube.
com/watch?time_continue=37&v=HfnCE_dTmVA
