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50
Years Ago
APRIL 6, 1971
LOOKING BACK
The ISDT Qualifier Series got underway with the Tulsa Two-Day at the John
Zink Ranch. Winner Frank Stacy, aboard a Suzuki PE250, was pictured
on the cover... We featured an interview with Daytona 200 winner Dale
Singleton... Al Baker and Bob Balentine teamed up to win the SCORE
Mexicali 250... We covered the amateur races following the Houston
Supercross. Winners included Ron Lechien (125cc Intermediate), Ronnie
Tichenor (Minibike 50cc) and Colin Edwards (Teeny Mini 50cc)... We
interviewed helmet law author California State Assemblyman Dick Floyd.
40
Years Ago
APRIL 1, 1981
The ISDT Qualifier Series got underway with the Tulsa Two-Day at the John
Zink Ranch. Winner
on the cover... We featured an interview with Daytona 200 winner
Singleton
Mexicali 250... We covered the amateur races following the Houston
Supercross. Winners included
Tichenor
interviewed helmet law author California State Assemblyman
40 40
We celebrated April Fool's Day in grand style 50 years ago with "...eight
pages of unmitigated nonsense," which helps explain our cover and our
road test on, yes, an actual road... On the serious side, we showed you how
the desert scene in the move On Any Sunday was filmed. The footage was
taken at the Victors Hare & Hound in Lucerne Valley, where J.N. Roberts
won what turned out to be one the most famous desert races ever... Cal
Rayborn won the Questor Grand Prix at Ontario Speedway.
40 40
Years Ago
(Left) We interviewed KTM's newest off-road racer
Danny Hamel 30 years ago. (Below) Al Baker
crossed the finish line the winner (with teammate
Bob Balentine) at the Mexicali 250 40 years ago.
