VOL. 50 ISSUE 24 JUNE 18, 2013
LOOKING BACK
across time, across the country,
across life and across death, it's
something that has always been
uniquely and unmistakably ours.
Another night, in another dream,
I found myself alone in the desert, right where our family always
camped in California City. The sun
hung low in the sky, barely above
the horizon and the smell of creosote lightly scented the air. I could
hear nothing but the coarse dirt
crunching beneath my boots as I
walked toward a shadowy figure
seated on the ground, legs outstretched, leaning back on his
hands. It was my dad. I didn't see
his face, but it was him.
Without a word, I came and sat
on the ground beside him. We never looked at each other or spoke;
we simply sat side-by-side and enjoyed the tranquil desert evening.
The sun crept below the horizon,
but we lingered just a bit longer,
wanting to savor our silent intimacy
and the tranquil desert twilight. The
last bits of orange melted away and
the sky changed to shades of blue
and then purple before deepening
its hue enough to reveal stars. My
dad stayed still, but I knew it was
time to go. Without a word, I stood
up and walked away.
Just as in life, my dreams never
involve us actually riding together,
but the spirit of it is what we continue to share. Our dream visits are
always very vivid, and very short.
One thing I've noticed is that I never say goodbye even though I'm
the one who walks away. Perhaps
because it's never over.
CN
40 Years Ago
June 26, 1973
Gary Nixon was the cover boy 40 years ago
for winning the Loudon Road Race National,
his first in nearly three years... We caught up
with "The Jammer" Jimmy Weinert for an interview… Mitch Mayes won again in the SoCal
desert… Gary Jones and Brad Lackey were
the big winners at the Houston National Motocross.
30 Years Ago
June 29, 1983
We featured an action photo on the cover 30
years ago to accompany our test on the latest
Suzuki GS750ES… Ron Lechien and Billy
Liles captured their first outdoor National MX
wins at Lake Whitney… Mike Baldwin ran
away with the Loudon GNC victory… Little
known Tapani Pikkarainen of Finland won his
home 500cc MX GP.
20 Years Ago
June 23, 1993
Our cover story got us all up to date on the
1993 Grand Prix Road Race Series… Doug
Polen was the master at Road America… Jeff
Stanton capped off the Camel Supercross Series with his only win of the year at Las Vegas…
Desert-racing legends Danny Hamel, Steve
Hengeveld and Larry Roeseler ganged up to
win the Baja 500.
10 Years Ago
June 18, 2003
In a seemingly bizarre move, Suzuki and Kawasaki combined efforts to produce their first
(and same) 250cc four-stroke production motocrosser, the RM-Z250 and KX250F. Suzuki
developed the motor, Kawasaki the chassis.
Both were featured on the cover… Ricky Carmichael went 1-1 at Southwick. Craig Anderson topped the 125s.
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