50
Years Ago
AUGUST 17, 1971
40
Years Ago
AUGUST 12, 1981
P130
LOOKING BACK
We pictured a happy Bruce Penhall who had just qualified for the
World Individual Speedway Championship later in the year after winning
the Intercontinental Final in Denmark... Mark Barnett won the 125cc
National Motocross at Washougal, while Broc Glover won the 500cc
class... We had coverage of the White River National Enduro from White
Cloud, Michigan. Team Husqvarna's Terry Cunningham rode his 420
Auto to the win... We showed you spy photos of Honda's production
1982 CR80, 125 and 480R motocrossers.
Cal Rayborn was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago after
winning the AMA National in Michigan ahead of Chuck Palmgren and
Dave Sehl. Kenny Roberts won the Junior Final... We questioned some
of the new rules that were implemented for AMA District 37 enduros... We
tested AJS 250 Stormer motocross motorcycle... We had race coverage of
the Masterlinks Hare Scrambles in Adelanto, California, and the big talk was
dust, evidently there was plenty of it. Terry Clark edged out Mitch Mayes
for the win.
(Left) Terry
Cunningham
won the White
River National
Enduro in
Michigan in
1981.
Thirty years ago, Jean-Michel Bayle
clinched the 250cc Motocross
Championship at Southwick.
