The Sierra Motorcycle Club, not the Sierra Club that first comes to
mind, hosted the 100-mile Sierra Enduro in Coalinga, California, and
we told you all about it 50 years ago... We race-tested the Montesa
250 Enduro in a two-day ISDT qualifier. "Masochists will hate it," we
said... We interviewed 23-year-old Kenny Roberts... We pictured a
couple of Maicos on the cover. Gaylon Mosier was experimenting
with a new high-tech long-travel fork kit from Wheelsmith
Engineering. It sold for $40; $65 installed.
YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY ,
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LOOKING BACK I
We ripped into the Suzuki RG500 Gamma road racer's engine to see
how things ticked 40 years ago... San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium
hosted the opening round of the AMA Supercross Series, which
featured a new two-main, 10-lap motos format. Broc Glover and
Rick Johnson won the motos. Johnny O'Mara, however, took the
overall win with a 2-2... Dan Ashcraft had a four-minute lead when
he crossed the finish line at the Desert M.C. 80-mile hare and hound
in Lucerne Valley; Eric Hallgath won the 250cc class.
YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY ,
Kevin Schwantz gets
some seat time before
the big 2005 Superstars
of Superkarts race to be
held in conjunction with
the upcoming USGP.
Supercross
instituted a two-
moto format, which
made its debut at the
San Diego opener in
1985. Rick Johnson
(5), among many
others racers, was
not a fan.
