High school motocross was featured on the cover of Cycle News 50
years ago. Saddleback Park hosted the Yamaha California State High
School MX Championships, and 325 racers participated. One of the
top performers was Tommy Croft of Kearney High in San Diego... We
wrote about one of the hottest trends—Bicycle Motocross, aka BMX...
We reported that Pat Hennen had won the Australian Pan Pacific Road
Race Series by one point over Ron Toombs.
YEARS AGO
DECEMBER ,
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LOOKING BACK I
Wes Cooley and his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R750 were pictured on
the cover 40 years ago. We took an in-depth look of his high-tech
road racer... We had full coverage of the Jackrabbits Hare & Hound
at Red Mountain, California. Husqvarna's Dan Ashcraft outdueled
Yamaha-mounted Ted Hunnicutt for the win... We had ARRA road
racing coverage from Willow Springs. Our headline: "Unknow Texan
smokes everybody at Willow Springs Superbike finale." That Texas
was 20-year-old Kevin Schwantz.
YEARS AGO
DECEMBER ,
Malcolm Smith (center) and teammates
Jack Johnson (left) and Chris Haines (right)
won Baja 1000 Class 50 20 years ago.
BMX racing was gaining popularity in 1974. BMX racing was gaining popularity in 1974.
