YEARS AGO
APRIL ,
Winners Doug Polen (Superbike) and Jimmy Filice (250cc GP)
were featured on the cover 30 years ago from Laguna Seca. Britt
Turkington out-dueled Miguel Duhamel for the 600cc Supersport
victory. Mike Hale topped the H-D TwinSports race... Mike
Kiedrowski and Jeremy McGrath split Supercross wins at the
Pontiac doubleheader. Doug Henry
topped both 125cc East main
events... Giancarlo Falappa won
the Brands Hatch World Superbike
opening round in the wet.
Chad Reed made front-page news for winning the Dallas
Supercross after a massive battle with Ricky Carmichael. James
Stewart clinched his first Supercross Championship a round early
in the 125cc West class... Fred Andrews was the big winner at the
Big Buck GNCC in South Carolina... Michael Pichon edged out
Stefan Everts for the 250cc MXGP win in Valkenswaard, Holland...
Russ Pearson made it two wins in a row in the AMA Hare & Hound
Championship in Delta, Utah.
Doug Henry
won
the Brands Hatch World Superbike
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VOLUME ISSUE APRIL , P129
YEARS AGO
APRIL ,
Winners
were featured on the cover 30 years ago from Laguna Seca.
Turkington
victory.
Kiedrowski
Pontiac doubleheader.
topped both 125cc East main
events...
the Brands Hatch World Superbike
opening round in the wet.
(Right) Jarno Saarinen moments
before beating everyone at the Shell
200 Miles of Imola 50 years ago.
(Left) Scot Harden takes
the checkered flag while
leading the way at the Las
Vegas 400 in 1983.
