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We celebrated the Halloween holiday with
a Halloween-themed cover 50 years ago...
A pair of Suzuki riders—Roger DeCoster
and Gerrit Wolsink—dominated the
Unadilla round of the Trans-AMA Motocross
Series. The two stars went 1-2 in the 500cc
class... Four-stroke motocross bikes took over Carlsbad
Raceway for what was a four-stroke-themed day of MX racing...
We featured an interview with Rex Staten... Mark Barnett won
the 125cc class at the Can-Am Amateur National MX in Baldwin,
Texas.
Suzuki's all-new GSX-R1100 was featured in all its
glory on the cover 40 years ago... We reported
that Ron Lechien was fired from the Honda
factory MX team for being arrested for possession
of marijuana at Tokyo International Airport...
Fred Merkel capped oΠthe AMA Superbike Series with a win
at Daytona... Jim Holley won the CMC Trans-Cal Supercross at
Ascot Park Raceway... Chris Carr was presented with the AMA
Rookie of the Year Award.
Suzuki's all-new
glory on the cover 40 years ago... We reported
that
factory MX team for being arrested for possession
of marijuana at Tokyo International Airport...
Fred Merkel
at Daytona...
Ascot Park Raceway...
Rookie of the Year Award.
October
28, 1975
We celebrated the Halloween holiday with
a Halloween-themed cover 50 years ago...
Roger DeCoster
—dominated the
Unadilla round of the Trans-AMA Motocross
Series. The two stars went 1-2 in the 500cc
Carlsbad
for what was a four-stroke-themed day of MX racing...
won
the 125cc class at the Can-Am Amateur National MX in Baldwin,
October
30, 1985
LOOKING BACK
(Left) "Rocket Rex"
Staten raced his CZ
to second overall
in the AC-Delco
Championship in
Riverside, California,
50 years ago. (Right)
Jimmy Filice (17)
leads John Kocinski
(30), Glen Barry
(behind Filice) and
Fred Merkel (1) in
the Daytona AMA
Superbike start 40
years ago.
