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We pictured our Triumph Trident test bike
on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago...
Jay Springsteen led a Harley-Davidson
sweep at the Louisville National Half-Mile.
Corky Keener was second and Gary Scott
was third... We sat down and chatted
with road racer Robert Endicott... The opening round of
the 500cc AMA Motocross National Championship took place in
Baldwin, Kansas, where Jimmy Weinert fired the first shot... We
previewed the upcoming Carlsbad U.S. Grand Prix. The U.S.'s
hopes were pinned on Brad Lackey.
Our 1985 Yamaha YZ250 was featured on the
cover 40 years ago... We explained to our
readers why this week's issue had no photos
in our coverage of the Elkhart Lake National Road
Race from Road America. The film was lost in
transition from Milwaukee to L.A. via Frontier Airlines. How
times have changed. Wayne Rainey was the winner... We
did, however, publish photos from the Grand Prix of Austria
won by Freddie Spencer... Terry Cunningham won the
Rattlesnake National Enduro in Klamath, California.
Our 1985 Yamaha YZ250
cover 40 years ago... We explained to our
readers why this week's issue had
in our coverage of the Elkhart Lake National Road
Race from Road America. The film was lost in
transition from Milwaukee to L.A. via Frontier Airlines. How
times have changed.
did, however, publish photos from the Grand Prix of Austria
won by
June
17, 1975
We pictured our Triumph Trident test bike
50 years ago...
led a Harley-Davidson
sweep at the Louisville National Half-Mile.
Gary Scott
was third... We sat down and chatted
... The opening round of
the 500cc AMA Motocross National Championship took place in
fired the first shot... We
. The U.S.'s
June
19, 1985
LOOKING BACK
(Left) Jimmy
Maness (71) and
Hank Scott (14)
led the way at the
start of a dusty
Louisville Half-
Mile 50 years
ago. (Right) Terry
Cunningham won
the Rattlesnake
National Enduro
in California 40
years ago.
