YEARS AGO
OCTOBER
,
Scott Parker made front-page news for winning his fifth GNC title
at Del Mar. It was a battle to the bitter end, with Parker edging Chris
Carr by just three points... Luca Cadalora won the Italian Grand Prix
at Catalunya... Cycle News interviewed new 500cc Motocross World
Champion Marcus Hansson... We showed our readers some of the
hottest bikes from the Cologne Motor Show... Steve Leivan won the
Flat River Grand Prix in Missouri... Rodney Smith clinched the AMA
Hare Scrambles Championship in Silver City, Idaho.
Valentino Rossi clinched his fourth 500cc World
Championship with a win at the Australian Grand Prix 20 years
ago, and he was pictured on the cover... Doug Henry won
the AMA Supermoto Championship round at Del Mar... We
covered the Suzuki World Cup road races at Road Atlanta.
Robert Jenson and Javier Fores won the two main races,
with Jenson taking the overall victory... We tested the 2005
Kawasaki KX250 two-stroke... Russ Pearson won his first
WORCS race in Colorado.
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YEARS AGO
OCTOBER
,
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(Right) Ron Lechien won
the Oakland Supercross 40
years ago. (Below) We
tested this modified-for-
motocross Honda "XLsinore"
50 years ago.
