Supercross Back
to Canada
30 YEARS AGO...
May i!0. 1975
Jim Pomeroy won
the 250cc Grand Prix
in Retinne, Belgium.
Pomeroy won the
first moto and finished fourth in the
second. Hakan
Andersson took the
second moto fairly
easily... Carl Cranke was victorious at
the Bad Rock ISDT Qualifier in Weston,
Oregon. He took top honors in his class,
as well as the overall ahead of 160 com·
petitors... Camel Cigarettes put up a
total of $24,000 in purse money for the
500cc World Motocross Championships.
There would be $2000 for each moto and
$4000 to the series champion... Interesting fact: Amtrak was considering allowing passengers to carry their motorcycles on the train with them - in the
baggage car of course.
i!0 YEARS AGO...
May i!i!. 1985
The 1985 Suzuki
RM250F graced the
cover - no, it wasn't
a 250 four·stroke.
We did a full test on
the new bike. Com·
pared to 1984's bike,
it was an improvement; however, it
still lacked in a few areas... David Bailey
won the Superbowl of Motocross. Held
at the L.A. Coliseum, it was round 10 of
the AMNMilier High Life Supercross
SeriE:.'i. Bailey went 2-3 in the two mains
to cap
