YEARS AGO
AUGUST ,
Mike Kiedrowski clinched the 250cc National MX title in style 30 years
ago, winning both motos in Troy, Ohio. Je Emig won the 125cc class
and took over the points lead... We had coverage of the San Marino
Grand Prix, where Mick Doohan took the win... Scott Russell won the
WorldSBK round at Brno and climbed to the top of the championship
leaderboard... Suzuki unveiled
the 1994 RM motocrosser, which
got new Showa Twin Chamber
forks... Jorgen Nilsson won the
Dutch MX Grand Prix.
We featured our head-to-head comparison test of the Suzuki
GSX-R1000 and Yamaha R1 on the cover of CN 20 years ago. Which
bike won? It was close but we chose the Suzuki... Kevin Windham
put the skids to Ricky Carmichael's 21-race win streak at Unadilla
after going 1-1. James Stewart won both 125cc motos... Brad
Baker, James Rispoli and Hayden Gillim were some of the
minicycle winners at the Youth Dirt Track Championships at
Springfield. Ricky Marshall earned the AMA Dirt Track Horizon
Award.
leaderboard... Suzuki unveiled
the 1994 RM motocrosser, which
got new Showa Twin Chamber
won the
20 years ago. Which
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VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P131
YEARS AGO
JULY ,
Mike Kiedrowski
ago, winning both motos in Troy, Ohio.
and took over the points lead... We had coverage of the San Marino
Grand Prix, where
WorldSBK round at Brno and climbed to the top of the championship
leaderboard... Suzuki unveiled
the 1994 RM motocrosser, which
got new Showa Twin Chamber
forks...
Dutch MX Grand Prix.
(Right) Johnny Lewis
turned heads at the
AMA Youth Dirt Track
Championship in 2004.
(Left) Heikki Mikkola won
the Inter-AMA Motocross at
Unadilla 50 years ago.
