30
Years Ago
SEPTEMBER 13, 1989
Jamie James was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago
for taking the 1989 AMA Superbike title at Heartland Park Topeka. Doug
Chandler won the race… Scott Parker won his eighth AMA GNC/Camel
Pro Series race of the year when he topped the Springfield Mile… Kevin
Schwantz won the Czech Grand Prix at Brno… Ed Lojak outran Scott
Summers to win the Black Coal
National Hare Scrambles in Indiana…
Chris Carr clinched the 600cc
National Dirt Track Championship
at DuQuoin.
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20
Years Ago
SEPTEMBER 15, 1999
(Left) Don Emler (347) makes
his move to the front en route to
the 125cc Sportsman-class win
at Saddleback Park 50 years
ago. His weapon of choice was
an American Eagle.
(Right) We featured a story on tuner Bill
Buchka who was Graham Noyce's works
Honda mechanic during the Brit's 500cc
World Championship season in 1979.
Greg Albertyn had the cover all to himself for winning the 1999 250cc
National MX Championship at the final round at Steel City Raceway in
Pennsylvania. The South African won both motos and took the title over rival
Kevin Windham. Ricky Carmichael finished out his 125cc career with a
1-1… Alex Criville won the 500cc Grand Prix at Imola… Carl Fogarty won
the World Superbike round at Assen in front of 55,000 fans… Rich King
won the Springfield Mile. It was his first career mile victory.
