Brad Lackey flipping the peace sign while waiting for the start of
the Belgian 500cc MX GP was pictured on the cover 50 years ago. It
was Lackey's first GP start on a Husqvarna. Heikki Mikkola took the
win… We covered the Trask Mountain Two-Day ISDE Qualifier, where
the Penton team took the overall win… Mert Lawwill won the Ascot
Half-Mile; it was his first win of the season… We also covered the Kit
Carson Enduro in Wilseyville, California.
50
YEARS AGO
MAY 14, 1974
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LOOKING BACK I
Mike Beier was featured on the cover 40 years ago blowing up a
berm at DeAnza Cycle Park. He was lending a hand in our test of the
Yamaha YZ125L, and we also tested Beier's factory-supported YZ125
race bike… Honda's Bubba Shobert landed the first non-Harley win in
a decade in the AMA Grand National Championship at the San Jose
Short Track… We covered the Oklahoma Three-Day ISDE Qualifier,
where Mark Hyde claimed the overall win.
40
YEARS AGO
MAY 16, 1984
(Left) Heikki Mikkola,
winner of the 33rd edition
of the Belgian Grand Prix
in 1974, jumps his 360
CR Husqvarna. (Below)
Jimmy Jarrett (3) leads
the pack in round two of
the OMA National round
in Ohio 20 years ago.
