Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/1469337
50 Years Ago JUNE 13, 1972 P146 LOOKING BACK Feets Minert was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago to accompany our feature on the legendary motorcycle racer... Ken Maahs won the Trask Mountain One-Day Qualifier in Oregon... Scott Pearson gave Honda its first GNC National half-mile victory at Louisville. Pearson rode a factory-backed Honda CX500-based NS750... Yamaha-mounted Larry Roeseler and Chuck Miller held off Husqvarna's Scot Harden and Brent Wallingsford to win the 440-mile SCORE Baja Internacional race in Ensenada... Donnie Hanson and Darrell Shultz topped the 250/500cc National MX at Road Atlanta. 40 Years Ago JUNE 16, 1982 A photo of Mark Brelsford getting sideways was on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago. Brelsford had just won the Louisville Half-Mile... We sat down and chatted with flat tracker Dave Aldana who was ranked third in the nation the year before but was struggling to lock down sponsors in 1972... We had coverage of the two-day ISDT Qualifier from McMinnville, Oregon. Although results weren't official yet, we predicted that Team Penton East would be the winner with riders Dick Burleson, Tom Penton and Doug Wilford. Feets Minert accompany our feature on the legendary motorcycle racer... won the Trask Mountain One-Day Qualifier in Oregon... gave Honda its first GNC National half-mile victory at Louisville. Pearson rode a factory-backed Honda CX500-based NS750... Yamaha-mounted Larry Roeseler Brent Wallingsford Ensenada... National MX at Road Atlanta. 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 (Above) Troy Bayliss saved this near-highside while dicing with Colin Edwards at the Silverstone World Superbike round in England 20 years ago. Kevin Schwantz won the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello 30 years ago.