Our 1974 CZ 250 motocrosser was featured on the cover 50 years
ago. We called it a "racer's dream."... We had coverage of the
Shamrocks ISDT Qualifier from Barstow, California. Our headline
read: "The Toughest Ever (race in California)." Penton-mounted Carl
Cranke was the overall winner, topping desert ace Cordis Brooks...
Tom Rockwood slipped past Dave Aldana on the last lap to win the
latest running of the Ascot Half-Mile... Jim Pomeroy was quickest
in practice, but mechanical issues robbed him of points at the 250cc
Italian Grand Prix.
YEARS AGO
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LOOKING BACK I
We featured the Ex-Hailwood/Aldana BSA-3 road racer on the cover
40 years ago. Alan Cathcart got the chance to ride it and shared
his experience with our readers... Honda's Bob Hannah and Johnny
O'Mara shared wins at the Pontiac Supercross doubleheader... We
had coverage of the Transatlantic Challenge Anglo-American
Match Races at Donington Park. Team USA took the win... Bernie
Schreiber won the German round of the Trials World Championship...
We reported that Suzuki was building a street-legal version of its
RG500 road racer.
YEARS AGO
MAY ,
(Left) Carl Cranke and Jack
Penton discuss strategies
during the Shamrock's ISDT
Qualifier in Barstow, California,
in 1974. (Below) Je" Emig (6),
Jeremy McGrath (1) and Je"
Stanton (5) battle it out at the
Dallas Supercross 30 years ago.
