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50
Years Ago
MARCH 24, 1970
LOOKING BACK
Patrick Pons was featured on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago for
topping the Daytona 200. Eddie Lawson won the International Lightweight
class at Daytona, Jimmy Filice won the 76-mile Novice race, and Graeme
Crosby won the Superbike Production 100 race… Rex Staten won the
Daytona Supercross… We featured an interview with road racing rising star
Freddie Spencer… We also had an interview with motocrosser Chuck
Sun… Kevin Hopkins and Mike Sixberry were the big winners at the
Great Bear GP at Riverside Raceway.
40
Years Ago
MARCH 19, 1980
We pictured Dick Mann on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago
for winning the Daytona 200. Mann was aboard a 750cc four-cylinder
Honda. His prize money was $4000. Reigning 250cc World Champion
Kel Carruthers won the 250cc Amateur-Expert 100-mile race… Keith
Mashburn won the Daytona Short Track at Daytona Memorial Stadium…
J.N. Roberts was winning again in the desert, this time at the Sandblasters
M.C. Hare & Hound in Red Mountain, California… John DeSoto was also
winning at Bay Mare Motocross.
(Above) Kevin Hines won the Lone Star 100
National Enduro in New Waverly, Texas, 30
years ago. (Right) Kel Carruthers won the
250cc combined Amateur-Expert 100-mile
race at Daytona 50 years ago.
