30
Years Ago
AUGUST 21, 1991
We previewed the 1991 U.S. 500cc MX Grand Prix at Glen Helen Raceway,
which included an interview with the current World champ Georges
Jobe... We reported that Soichiro Honda, the founder of the Honda Motor
Company, had passed away. He was 84... Jean-Michel Bayle won the
Spring Creek round of the 500cc AMA National Motocross Championship.
Damon Bradshaw and factory teammate Doug Dubach both rode
highly modified WR500 air-cooled
Yamaha off-roaders in the race.
Bradshaw finished third overall on
the "closed-course" bike... Kevin
Schwantz won the British GP.
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We featured a super close-up look at Max Biaggi's Marlboro Yamaha
GP bike—every piece of it, literally... Will Davis never put a foot
wrong en route to the Harrington Half Mile victory... Stefan Everts
won his 50th motocross GP in his home country of Belgium, putting
him in a tie with fellow countryman Joel Robert... We tested the
Benelli Tornado 900 Superbike, and the Ducati Monster S4 Fogarty...
James Stewart was the top rider at the Kawasaki Volunteer State
Championship U.S. Mega Series round at Muddy Creek.
and factory teammate Doug Dubach
highly modified WR500 air-cooled
Yamaha off-roaders in the race.
Bradshaw finished third overall on
Kevin
won the British GP.
Benelli Tornado 900 Superbike, and the Ducati Monster S4 Fogarty...
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20
Years Ago
AUGUST 16, 2001
Kevin Schwantz
passed Wayne
Rainey on the
last lap to win the
British Grand Prix
30 years ago.
Steve Stackable
was the 125cc
Pro-class winner at
Motosport Park in
San Antonio, Texas,
50 years ago.
