P148
Our cover story 50 years ago was a test on
the latest KTM 250 motocrossers. We
rode both the Penton and KTM versions...
Corky Keener took over the points lead
in the GNC/Camel Pro Series after winning
the Toledo Half Mile... The Huntington
Beach MC had to cancel its desert race in California at the
last moment when environmentalist extremists decided to get
involved. At the same time, the nearing Barstow-to-Vegas race
was struggling to get permits approved.
We featured the new Kawasaki GPz1000RX on
the cover 40 years ago to accompany our test
of the 160-mph rocketship... Bubba Shobert
clinched the Grand National Championship/Camel
Pro Series at the San Jose Mile, even though
Ricky Graham won the race... We were on hand when Team USA
won the Motocross of Nations in Germany. The team was made
up of David Bailey, JeŠ Ward and Ron Lechien... The CMC Trans-
Cal Series was heating up in California where George Holland,
Willie Surratt and Willy Simons were the big winners.
We featured the new
the cover 40 years ago to accompany our test
of the 160-mph rocketship...
clinched the Grand National Championship/Camel
Pro Series at the San Jose Mile, even though
Ricky Graham
won the
up of David Bailey, JeŠ Ward and Ron Lechien... The
Cal Series
September
23, 1975
Our cover story 50 years ago was a test on
. We
rode both the Penton and KTM versions...
took over the points lead
in the GNC/Camel Pro Series after winning
the Toledo Half Mile... The Huntington
Beach MC had to cancel its desert race in California at the
decided to get
race
23, 1975
September
25, 1985
LOOKING BACK
Marty Smith puts his
best foot forward en
route to the 125 Pro win
at the CMC Carlsbad
MX in 1975.
VHR Suzuki-mounted
Terry Vance (near)
won the Pro Stock MC
final over John Mafaro
(far), also on a VHR
Suzuki, at Indianapolis
Raceway in 1985.