We had coverage of the Champion Spark Plug Motorcycle Classic Road
Race at Ontario Motor Speedway. A bruised and battered Yvon Duhamel
was pictured on the cover while getting patched up. Paul Smart was the
big winner... Heikki Mikkola won the Trans-AMA Motocross round that
was held in Linnville, Ohio. Hans Maisch and Roger DeCoster went
2-3. Bob Grossi won the 250 Support class... We tested the latest 125cc
motocrosser from Husqvarna... We showed you the latest bikes from
Triumph, including the Craig Vetter-designed Hurricane X-75, "designed
for the man who wants something different," Triumph said.
50
Years Ago
OCTOBER 10, 1972
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LOOKING BACK
Ricky Graham was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago
for winning the AMA/Winston Pro Championship at Ascot. Randy Goss
won the night's racing... Broc Glover, Alan King and George Holland
were the Pro-class winners at the CMC Trans-Cal MX Series round at
Hollister... Team USA showed promise after finishing second at the 57th
International Six Days Enduro in Czechoslovakia. The all-Husky team was
made up of Dwight Rudder, Terry Cunningham, Ray Mungenast,
Mark Hyde, Ed Lojak and Mike Melton... Suzuki-mounted Randy
Mamola won the final GP of the year in Germany.
40
Years Ago
OCTOBER 10, 1982 40 40 40
(Above) This is Competition Park in San
Jacinto, California, just a few days before
the 2002 Motocross of Nations was set to
take place. Obviously, the facility wasn't
ready, so the race was relocated to Spain.
(Below) USA's all-Husqvarna team
finished second at the ISDE in Povaska
Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, in 1982.
