We showed you on the cover 50 years ago just how wet and muddy
it can get racing in Idaho in the Springtime. This rider was proof...
Cycle News contributor John Ulrich traveled to Sacramento to chat
with then-California Governor Ronald Reagan about all things
motorcycles... Cycle News covered a bicycle motocross race at
Sycamore Park in Malibu, California... We also covered the first Baker-
to-Vegas Hare & Hound, a point-to-point desert race for novices
and beginners only. Dave Spangler was the overall winner. The race
attracted 1000 participants... Paul Smart won Dallas International
Motor Speedway's first road race National.
YEARS AGO
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LOOKING BACK I
Our 1983 Kawasaki KZ1000R test bike was pictured in action on the cover
of Cycle News 40 years ago... Freddie Spencer and Kenny Roberts went
1-2 at the World Championship Road Race opener in South Africa... We
took a close-up look at Dave Roper's Team Obsolete Matchless G50
Daytona Vintage winner... Georges Jobe led Team Suzuki to victory at
the Trophee des Marques MX in Belgium... We showed you the 500cc
factory MX racers on the National circuit... Ed Lojak won the ISDE
Qualifier in Tennessee.
YEARS AGO
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Our 1983 Kawasaki KZ1000R test bike was pictured in action on the cover
of
1-2 at the World Championship Road Race opener in South Africa... We
took a close-up look at
Daytona Vintage winner...
the Trophee des Marques MX in Belgium... We showed you the 500cc
factory MX racers on the National circuit...
Qualifier in Tennessee.
Rodney Smith won
(Left) the Steele
Creek GNCC 20
years ago. (Below)
We showed you the
latest 500cc factory
MX racers, such as
this Suzuki RN500,
40 years ago.
