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50
Years Ago
FEBRUARY 23, 1971
LOOKING BACK
A photo of Jay Springsteen celebrating his win at the Houston Astrodome
graced the cover 40 years ago. It was the opening round of the AMA Grand
National Championship/Winston Pro Series. He fought back Scott Pearson
to get the win. The next day at the same venue, Steve Eklund won round
two over Springsteen... We had coverage of the SCORE Park 400, where
the Yamaha-mounted duo of Larry Roeseler and Bruce Ogilvie came away
with the win. They finished just 30 seconds ahead of the Chuck Miller/Jim
Fishback Yamaha team... We interviewed Kent Howerton.
40
Years Ago
FEBRUARY 18, 1981
Two riders competing in the Hi Mountain Enduro, hosted by the Cal Poly
Penguins, in San Luis Obispo, California, were pictured on the cover of
Cycle News 50 years ago. The popular enduro got 1700 applicants but
entries were limited to 500... We previewed the upcoming Daytona 200
National... Larry Pfutzenreuter beat some of the best desert racers in
country when he won the Checkpoint M.C.'s Desert Hare & Hound in
Barstow, California.
(Above) Ricky Carmichael (4) and Jeremy
McGrath (1) went 1-2 at Anaheim 3 20
years ago. (Right) Larry Pfutzenreuter
won the Checkpoint's Hare & Hound in
Barstow, California, 50 years ago.
