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SEPTEMBER 21, 1971
40
Years Ago
SEPTEMBER 16, 1981
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LOOKING BACK
An artistic rendering of a classic Moto Guzzi LeMans III adorned the cover
of issue 36 in 1981... A muddy AMA Youth MX National Championship was
held at the Rolling Hills Cycle Park in North Carolina... Yamaha-mounted
Mike Baker scored two wins in 175cc and 250cc Expert classes at the
Dirt Diggers GP held at Indian Dunes... AMA Youth/Amateur National
Short Track competitors arrived at the Niles Sports Forum in southwest
Michigan for the two-day final.
An artistic rendering of a classic Moto Guzzi LeMans III adorned the cover
Southern California Speedway Champion Mike Bast made the Cycle News
cover after winning every race in the 1971 series... Harley-Davidson's Cal
Rayborn was also featured on the cover after becoming the sixth different
winner in six rounds of the Yamaha Gold Cup... Ron Bohn won the two-day
400-mile AMA National Enduro... We previewed the first United States
Grand Prix of Motocross, scheduled to take place on September 19, 1971 at
California's Carlsbad Raceway.
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(Left) Podium veteran Colin Edwards
shows first-timer Ruben Xaus how it's
done, after Xaus won his first World
Superbike race 20 years ago, crossing
the finish line a full 9.938 seconds ahead
of the pack. (Below) The AMA Youth MX
National Championship was packed to
the hilt with 429 entries 40 years ago,
forcing race organizers to change up the
program to accommodate them all.
