We featured an episode of "Motocross Cat" on the cover of
Cycle News 50 years ago—for no particular reason... We had full
race coverage of the Spanish 250 Motocross Grand Prix, where
Montesa rider and first-moto winner Raymond Boven nearly pulled
o• the overall but instead went to Russian Gunnady Moisseiev
after Boven's bike expired early in moto two... Baymare Cycle
Park in Somis, California, hosted a round of the AMA National MX
Series. Pierre Karsmakers (Yamaha) won the 250 class and Tony
DiStefano (CZ) the 500s... Jay Tullis won the Red Garter National
Enduro in Ballinger Canyon in California.
YEARS AGO
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LOOKING BACK I
A photo of Team Tamm Honda rider Alan King was pictured on the
cover 40 years ago to accompany our interview with the veteran racer
who was on the comeback trail... Honda's Johnny O'Mara won the
Dallas Supercross over Yamaha's Rick Johnson and Kawasaki's Je-
Ward... Honda-mounted Ricky Graham won the Sacramento Mile
over Harley-Davidson's Ted Boody and Jimmy Filice... Riverside
Raceway hosted the AMA Superbike round. Fred Merkel won both
legs, which included an eight-bike pileup in race one... Kenny Roberts
"trounced the field" at the Imola 200... We chatted with drag racer
Jay "Pee Wee" Gleason.
YEARS AGO
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(Above) We got an inside
peek of Valentino Rossi's
MotoGP Yamaha M1 20
years ago. (Right) Jeremy
McGrath won the Pontiac
Supercross 30 years ago.
