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50
Years Ago
SEPTEMBER 8, 1970
LOOKING BACK
Wes Cooley was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago after
winning the Superbike National at Road Atlanta... Terry Poovey and Ricky
Graham shared wins at the Indianapolis Mile doubleheader, but Randy
Goss moved into the Grand National Championship points lead... Chuck
Sun went 1-1 and clinched the 500cc Motocross National Championship
at Center Lisle, New York; Mark Barnett won the 125cc class, moving to
within three points of leader Broc Glover in the championship... Darryl
Kuenzer won the Jack Pine National Enduro in Michigan.
40
Years Ago
SEPTEMBER 3, 1980
We featured the North-South Motocross Team race from Sacramento on
the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago. Novice racer Doug Grant was
pictured. The South went on to win both the Novice and Expert divisions...
Gene Romero won his first National of the year at Sedalia, where second-
in-points Dick Mann broke his leg. Jim Rice extended his points lead in the
championship... Rich Thorwaldson out-dueled J.N. Roberts and Whitey
Martino to win the Dusters M.C. hare scrambles in Adelanto, California.
Max Biaggi won the Czech Grand Prix 20 years ago.
(Below) Donny
Schmit clinched
the 125cc
Motocross World
Championship
30 years ago. He
was the second
consecutive
American to win the
title; Bobby Moore
won it the year
before.
