YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER ,
Kevin Schwantz leading the U.S. GP at Laguna Seca was pictured on
the cover 30 years ago. Cagiva's John Kocinski took the win after Mick
Doohan crashed while leading late in the race. Schwantz clinched the
championship. Kenny Roberts Jr. made his GP debut and finished 10th.
Loris Capirossi won the 250cc
GP... Randy Hawkins won the
Caney Creek National Enduro in
Texas to take a slim nine-point
lead over Je' Russell going
into the final.
We pictured Yamaha's all-new YZF-R1 on the cover 20 years
ago... Repsol Honda's Valentino Honda scored his fifth win
of the year at the Grand Prix of Portugal. Max Biaggi and
Loris Capirossi went 2-3... Neil Hodgson was crowned World
Superbike Champion at Assen... Barry Hawk won in front of
the home crowd at the Mathews Farms GNCC in Mount Morris,
Pennsylvania... Kenny Coolbeth won the Vernon Downs Mile...
We tested the 2004 Yamaha FZ6 and Honda CRF250R.
won the 250cc
won the
Caney Creek National Enduro in
Texas to take a slim nine-point
going
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VOLUME ISSUE SEPTEMBER , P129
YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER ,
Kevin Schwantz
the cover 30 years ago. Cagiva's
Doohan
championship.
Loris Capirossi
GP...
Caney Creek National Enduro in
Texas to take a slim nine-point
lead over
into the final.
(Left) (L-R) Dick Burleson, Ed Schmidt, Ron Bohn and Malcolm Smith,
who made up Team USA's Silver Vase A ISDT Team, pose for a group
photo just before the start in Massachusetts 50 years ago. (Right) Mike
Melton won the National Enduro title in Indiana 40 years ago.
