30
Years Ago
MAY 10, 1989
Our coverage of the AMA Superbike round at Laguna Seca was pictured
on the cover 20 years ago which showed Anthony Gobert leading
Mat Mladin and Doug Chandler… Colin Edwards spoiled Carl
Fogarty's bid to sweep the FIM World Superbike round in Fogarty's
home country of England… We covered the final round of the AMA U.S.
Supercross Series at Las Vegas, where Jeremy McGrath capped off
his championship-winning season with the win. Nathan Ramsey took
the AMA East/West 125cc Shootout victory.
Randy Hawkins was pictured on the front page for winning the Little
Muddy National Enduro in Illinois… Sixteen-year-old Damon Bradshaw
captured his first career AMA Motocross National win when he topped
both 125cc motos at Lake Sugar Tree in Axton, Virginia. Jeff Stanton
won the 250cc class… We covered the Manzanita Half Mile AMA 600cc
National in Arizona, where Chris Carr took the win… We tested the 1989
Suzuki RM250K motocrosser… John Mafaro won the NHRA Drag Race
round in Commerce, Georgia.
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20
Years Ago
MAY 12, 1999
(Left) Riders in the Burr Oaks
National Enduro in Indiana
negotiate this narrow bridge
50 years ago. (Below) Damon
Bradshaw celebrates his first
career outdoor National MX win
at Lake Sugar Tree.
