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Cycle News took April Fool's to a new level
50 years ago with some head-scratching
cover lines and just plain weird articles
found inside, not to mention the cover
photo... Ascot Park hosted the Pacific Coast
Regional Championship TT. Eddie Mulder
went home with the championship trophy... Jack Johnson
and co-rider Mark Mason won the Mint 400 and were joined on
the podium by the runner-up team of Rolf Tibblin and Mitch
Mayes and the duo of Scot Harden and Max Switzer.
Our KTM 125MX test bike was pictured in action
from DeAnza Raceway 40 years ago... We
interviewed Danny "Magoo" Chandler. The
next day, he was heading to Europe to compete
in the 500cc MX World Championship on a
KTM. "I'm gonna be World Champion this year!" he said...
We previewed the 1985 World Championship season, which
featured new Rothmans Honda teammates Randy Mamola
and Freddie Spencer... Scott Head won the ATA St.
Patrick's Day Observed Trials in Texas Canyon, California.
Our KTM 125MX
from DeAnza Raceway 40 years ago... We
interviewed
next day, he was heading to Europe to compete
in the 500cc MX World Championship on a
KTM. "I'm gonna be World Champion this year!" he said...
We previewed the 1985 World Championship season, which
featured new Rothmans Honda teammates
and
April
1, 1975
took April Fool's to a new level
50 years ago with some head-scratching
cover lines and just plain weird articles
found inside, not to mention the cover
photo... Ascot Park hosted the Pacific Coast
Eddie Mulder
Jack Johnson
won the Mint 400 and were joined on
April
3, 1985
LOOKING BACK
Rothmans Honda
teammates Randy
Mamola (left) and
Freddie Spencer
were two of the
subjects in our
500cc World
Championship
preview 40 years
ago.
Jeremy McGrath
uncorked the
champagne
alongside runner-
up Mike LaRocco
and Ryan Hughes
at the Indy
Supercross 30
years ago.
