30
Years Ago
OCTOBER 23, 1991
Team Harley-Davidson's Scott Parker graced the cover 30 years ago after
wrapping up his fourth Grand National Championship at the Sacramento Mile...
At the Unadilla National MX finale, Frenchman Jean-Michel Bayle became the
first man ever to sweep the AMA Supercross, 250cc Motocross and 500cc
Motocross National Championships in one season after scoring second overall
at the Unadilla 500cc National...
Rodney Smith scored the win at the
final round of the AMA National
Championship Reliability Enduro
Series, but Larry Roeseler used a
second-place finish to clinch the title.
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Our cover 20 years ago featured Valentino Rossi—who won the
Japanese GP in the 500cc World Road Race Championship—and an
inset photo of the very first V-Strom from Suzuki… Alan Cathcart tests
Team Obsolete's MV Agusta MV-3 at Cadwell Park… Team Suzuki's
Mike Kiedrowski dominated WORCS racing in Las Vegas… The
team of Johnny Campbell and Tim Staab came from behind after
getting lost and running out of gas to take the overall win at Best In The
Desert's Vegas-to-Reno.
scored the win at the
used a
second-place finish to clinch the title.
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OCTOBER 23, 1991
(Above) Mike Kiedrowski (12), Rodney Smith (31)
and Scott Meyers (19) lead the pack into the first
turn of the Las Vegas WORCS in 2001.
(Right) Pictured here with his
tuner Mert Lawwill (right),
Mike Kidd fulfilled his dream
of winning the Grand National
Championship in 1981 after 10
years of trying.
20
Years Ago
OCTOBER 9, 2001
