YEARS AGO
AUGUST
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Kawasaki's Mike LaRocco made the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago
for winning the Kenworthy's National Motocross in Troy, Ohio. Suzuki's
Damon Hu†man won both 125cc motos... Ronnie Jones rode o›
to victory at the Sedalia Half-Mile... We had coverage of the French
Grand Prix from LeMans, where Mick Doohan came away with the
win... Carl Fogarty won the Austrian World Superbike race... Scott
Plessinger ran o› with the win at the Mule Kicker Hare Scrambles
Nationals in Missouri... We showed you Honda's new made-in-America
Shadow American Classic
Edition cruisers.
Street bikes stole the show in our Special Street Performance
issue 20 years ago... Valentino Rossi won the British Grand
Prix, but we were excited that two Americans—Colin Edwards
(second) and Nicky Hayden (fourth) finished in the top four...
Mat Mladin and Jake Zemke split wins at the AMA Superbike
Championship at Mid-Ohio... Ricky Carmichael won the Troy,
Ohio, National Motocross ahead of Chad Reed and Kevin
Windham.
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YEARS AGO
AUGUST
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Shadow American Classic
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Winner Valentino Rossi (center) shared the
podium with Colin Edwards (left) and Sete
Gibernau at the British Grand Prix 20 years ago.
(Below) Scott Plessinger won the Mule
Kicker Hare Scrambles Nationals in
Missouri 30 years ago.
