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50
Years Ago
JULY 15, 1969
LOOKING BACK
Maico-mounted Don Sanford was pictured on the cover of Cycle News
40 years ago for winning the Tuff E' Nuff National Enduro in California's
Sequoia National Forest… Warren Reid and Brian Myerscough were
some of the big winners at the Mammoth Mountain Motocross… After
winning at Carlsbad, Gerrit Wolsink went on to win the next GP round
in Canada at Mosport Park… We featured a profile on an up-and-coming
dirt tracker named Eddie Lawson… Marty Tripes beat Bob Hannah at
RedBud National MX.
40
Years Ago
JULY 11, 1979
We put "Bailey Beats Europeans!" on the cover of Cycle News 50 years
ago. That's because Gary Bailey beat Swede MX star Stig Petterson,
Arne Kring and other Europeans at the Firecracker International Motocross
at Saddleback Park. He did it on Independence Day, too. Bailey and Kring
actually traded 1-3 moto finishes, but Bailey had quicker overall times,
which was then used to break ties. We said Bailey was "the first American
to beat the Europeans at their own game"… We had coverage of the San
Jose Mile. The winner? Jim Rice.
(Left) When Marty Tripes was
"on," like he was at RedBud 40
years ago, no one could beat
him—not even Bob Hannah.
Rookie Expert Jim Rice won the San Jose Mile 50 years ago.
