An animation of speedway racing was featured on the cover of
Cycle News 50 years ago... We had coverage of the U.S. Speedway
Championship at Costa Mesa, California. In front of 10,000 "screaming,
drinking fans," Steve Bast was crowned at night's end... We learned
what it's like living life with a sidehack motorcycle... Days of rain and
mud dampened the Lake Whitney, Texas, round of the Trans-AMA MX
Series. Roger DeCoster showed his mud-riding prowess and took the
win... Cycle News visited the Can-Am production plant in Canada.
YEARS AGO
NOVEMBER ,
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LOOKING BACK I
We took a close-up look at Team Leoni's Cagiva Superbikes,
one of which was pictured on the cover 40 years ago... We also
dissected Harley-Davidson's Nova V-4... Kel Carruthers, "The
Man Behind The King," was the subject of one of our features... We
paid tribute to Kenny Roberts, who had announced his retirement
from professional motorcycle racing... Terry Cunningham rode his
Husqvarna 500cc Automatic to victory at the Delaware State Riders'
National Enduro... We showed our readers the hottest Kawasaki
models of 1985.
YEARS AGO
NOVEMBER ,
Terry Cunningham
won the Delaware
State Enduro National
40 years ago.
Cycle News went to Canada to visit the
Can-Am facility 50 years ago.
