50
Years Ago
AUGUST 8, 1972
P124
LOOKING BACK
We interview Freddie Spencer who was pictured on the cover 40 years
ago... We had coverage of the Unadilla 250cc MX GP. Dutchman Kees
van der Ven was the overall winner, but American fans were thrilled to
see Danny LaPorte pad his championship points lead... Bruce Penhall,
Dennis Sigalos and Kelly Moran qualified for the Speedway World final
at the Inter-Continental Speedway Final in Sweden.
40
Years Ago
AUGUST 11, 1982
Gary Jones was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago
for winning the Inter-AMA Motocross Championship. The Yamaha rider
wrapped it up at Mid-Ohio. Arne Kring took the day's overall victory...
Roger DeCoster extended his lead in the 500cc MXGP Championship after
winning in West Germany... Chuck Palmgren won the Roosevelt (Raceway)
Yamaha Gold Cup Half-Mile in Long Island, New York... We interviewed
former cross-country racer and current, at that time, head of Hercules
Distributing Ted Lapadakis.
40
We interview
ago... We had coverage of the Unadilla 250cc MX GP. Dutchman
van der Ven
see
Dennis Sigalos
at the Inter-Continental Speedway Final in Sweden.
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The CN staff was already
bitten by the ADV bug 20
years ago. We grabbed
some of the latest ADV
bikes on the market and
hit the road for a multi-
day adventure.
Adolf Weil leads
winner Roger
DeCoster at the
500cc Motocross
Grand Prix in West
Germany.
