Yamaha swept the Daytona 200 in 1983, 50 years ago. In front of 61,000
fans, Finland's Jarno Saarinen, riding a water-cooled Yamaha 350 and
who was pictured on the cover, took the win over fellow Yamaha riders
Kel Carruthers and Jim Evans. Dick Mann and Don Emde rounded out
the top five... Mike Kidd won both short track races at Daytona... We
tested the Yamaha SC500 scrambler, which was really a motocrosser on
steroids... We covered the Invaders M.C. desert race in Red Mountain,
California, where Mitch Mayes came away with the overall win.
YEARS AGO
MARCH ,
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LOOKING BACK I
Kenny Roberts was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago for
winning the Daytona 200. Freddie Spencer won the Daytona Superbike
100 in the first superbike race in the 750cc era... Bob Hannah led from
start to finish on the works Honda at the Daytona Supercross. Honda
teammates Johnny O'Mara and David Bailey went 2-3... We tested the
1983 Maico 490 Spider... We had coverage of the Viewfinders Grand Prix
at Riverside International Raceway. Bruce Ogilvie was the big winner.
YEARS AGO
MARCH ,
Kenny Roberts
winning the Daytona 200.
100 in the first superbike race in the 750cc era...
start to finish on the works Honda at the Daytona Supercross. Honda
teammates
1983 Maico 490 Spider... We had coverage of the Viewfinders Grand Prix
at Riverside International Raceway.
(Below) Brad
Lackey (left)
helped actor
Larry Wilcox
promote Wilcox's
new line of
motocross gear
40 years ago.
Dan Ingram won the
GNC Daytona Short
Track at Municipal
Stadium 30 years ago.
