30
Years Ago
OCTOBER 7, 1992
Our 1993 Suzuki RM250 test bike was pictured in action on the cover
30 years ago... We reported that Senator Alan Cranston's California
Desert Protection Act was all but dead after an eight-year battle with
various coalition groups, all wanting to keep the Southern California
deserts open for recreation... Jeff Ward (500cc) and Jeff Emig (125cc)
won the outdoor National MX at Steel City... We had full coverage of the
Steamboat Motorcycle Week from
Colorado... Danny Hamel and Paul
Ostbo teamed up and won the Las
Vegas 300.
Repsol Honda's Valentino Rossi wrapped up title number four in Rio and
was featured on the cover of Cycle News 20 years ago... We announced
that Glen Helen Raceway was going to host the Glen Helen $100,000 World
Cup of Motocross as a sort of a replacement for the Motocross of Nations
that was recently canceled. The race was supposed to have been held at
Competition Park in San Jacinto, California, but, at the last moment, was
rescheduled and relocated to Spain. Team USA did not attend... Barry
Hawk won the GNCC High Point, but it was Rodney Smith who moved
to the top of the championship leaderboard with two rounds left.
Steamboat Motorcycle Week from
Paul
teamed up and won the Las
that Glen Helen Raceway was going to host the Glen Helen $100,000 World
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Years Ago
OCTOBER 2, 2002
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Our 1993 Suzuki RM250 test bike was pictured in action on the cover
30 years ago... We reported that Senator Alan Cranston's California
Desert Protection Act was all but dead after an eight-year battle with
various coalition groups, all wanting to keep the Southern California
deserts open for recreation...
won the outdoor National MX at Steel City... We had full coverage of the
Steamboat Motorcycle Week from
Colorado...
Ostbo
Vegas 300.
Triumph introduced its new Craig Vetter-designed Hurricane X-75 50 years ago.
Danny Hamel (pictured) won the
Las Vegas 300 with teammate Paul
Ostbo 30 years ago.
