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50
Years Ago
OCTOBER 6, 1970
LOOKING BACK
The San Jose Mile was featured in Cycle News 40 years ago. Randy
Goss took the win ahead of Hank Scott and Steve Eklund. Wayne
Rainey won the 12-lap Trophy race over Ronnie Jones. Goss led Scott
by just four points going into the next and final round of the Grand National
Championship... Alan Christian won the California State Invitational
Speedway Championship in San Bernardino... Mark Barnett won the
AMA Trans-USA MX opener at Mid-Ohio MX Park in Lexington.
40
Years Ago
OCTOBER 1, 1980
We pictured Rick Wood on the cover of Cycle News celebrating winning
the 1970 Speedway National Championship at Costa Mesa... Wildfires
raged in California 50 years ago. Motocross racers were advised to
evacuate Carlsbad Raceway after the first motos were already held... The
4 Aces M.C. held its popular two-day Grand Prix off-road races at Willow
Springs Raceway... We tested the 58cc Yamaha Mini Enduro... We printed
all the riders representing the U.S. at the upcoming ISDE. Bud Ekins,
Malcom Smith, Mike Patrick, John Penton, Ron Bond and Dave
Mungenast made up the Trophy Team.
(Above) Scott
Summers won
the Birch River
GNCC in West
Virginia.
We had
coverage of
the 24 Hours of
Glen Helen 20
years ago.
