30
Years Ago
MAY 6, 1992
Doug Polen, who was shown on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago,
out-dueled Scott Russell for the AMA National Superbike win at Laguna
Seca. Jimmy Filice won the 250cc GP race and Mike Smith won the
AMA/CCS 600cc Supersport class... Jean-Michel Bayle won the Las
Vegas Supercross which launched him back into the championship lead.
After the race, Team Yamaha's Doug
Dubach filed a protest against
Team Honda's Bayle and Jeff
Stanton for using illegal frames and
swingarms... Mick Doohan won
the Malaysian Grand Prix.
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Honda riders Colin Edwards and Makato Tamada split wins at the World
Superbike round at Sugo, and Honda riders Tohru Ukawa, Valentino
Rossi and Loris Capirossi went 1-2-3 at the Grand Prix of Africa. Plus,
Honda riders Ricky Carmichael and Travis Preston won the Dallas
Supercross in the 250cc and 125cc classes... Jason Raines topped
the GNCC/Hare Scrambles National at Loretta Lynn Ranch... Doug
Dubach won the Four-Stroke World Championships at Glen Helen...
Ty Davis topped the National Hare & Hound in Springville, Utah.
Doug
for using illegal frames and
won
split wins at the World
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20
Years Ago
MAY 1, 2002
0
(Left) When you must be lowered down a trail by rope,
you can understand why it was called the Chicken
Enduro. (Below) American Mike Guerra won the
Spanish Grand Prix 250cc Motocross 40 years ago.
