We looked at the inside world of sidehack racing 50 years ago...
After completing a three-year track renovation, Ascot Park brought
back the 100 Lap TT. Second-year pro Gary Scott took the win, five
seconds ahead of Gene Romero... A $3200 purse was o€ered to
the 125cc Pro motocross class, and more than 80 pros flocked to
Arroyo Cycle Park (now known as Glen Helen Raceway) in hopes of
getting a piece of the pie. Ray Lopez, riding a "Don Emler Penton,"
was the big winner and pocketed $1000.
YEARS AGO
MARCH ,
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LOOKING BACK I
Our 1983 Kawasaki KX250 test bike was pictured in action on the cover
of Cycle News 40 years ago. We said it was a great bike but with almost
too much power, saying it required more throttle control than a powerful
Open-class bike. It sold for $2219... Bob Hannah and Mark Barnett
traded wins at the Houston Supercross doubleheader... Terry Vance,
on a Byron Hines-built Honda CB1100F-based 1250cc machine, won the
opening round of the NMRA Drag Racing Series in Gainesville.
YEARS AGO
MARCH ,
Our 1983 Kawasaki KX250 test bike was pictured in action on the cover
of
too much power, saying it required more throttle control than a powerful
Open-class bike. It sold for $2219...
traded wins at the Houston Supercross doubleheader...
on a
opening round of the NMRA Drag Racing Series in Gainesville.
(Above) Kawasaki ran this ad,
featuring Brad Lackey and
Yvon Duhamel, in Cycle News 50
years ago. (Right) Mark Barnett
won the second night of racing
at the Houston Supercross
doubleheader 40 years ago.
YEARS AGO
