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Photos from the ISDE in Germany were
on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago.
West Germany was the World Trophy
Team winner, and Team USA placed
sixth... The Trans-AMA Championship
visited Herman, Nebraska. Marty Smith
surprised everyone by moving up to the international class
on a CR400 and took the win... We had coverage of the Trans-AMA
round from RedBud the week before the Nebraska race, won by
Roger DeCoster... We also had coverage of the Phoenix AMA
Qualifier road races.
We rode the all-new Yamaha FZX700S at the
Yamaha Fukuroi Test Course in Japan, which
was pictured on the cover 40 years ago... We
had coverage of the 7th annual Superbikers
race from Carlsbad Raceway. Eddie Lawson
won for the second time, ahead of Kent Howerton and Wayne
Rainey... Can-Am's Johnny Martin was the AMA Hare Scrambles
final in Sugar Grove, Ohio, and claimed the championship... CliŠ
Carr wrote about coming out of retirement and racing in the La
Carrera street race.
We rode the all-new
Yamaha Fukuroi Test Course in Japan, which
was pictured on the cover 40 years ago... We
had coverage of the
race from Carlsbad Raceway.
won for the second time, ahead of
Rainey
final in Sugar Grove, Ohio, and claimed the championship...
Carr
November
4, 1975
in Germany were
50 years ago.
was the World Trophy
Team winner, and Team USA placed
Trans-AMA Championship
Marty Smith
surprised everyone by moving up to the international class
and took the win... We had coverage of the Trans-AMA
the week before the Nebraska race, won by
Phoenix AMA
November
6, 1985
LOOKING BACK
(L-R) Billy Hamill, Charlie Venegas and John Hancock
battled it out at the AMA Speedway finals at Auburn
20 years ago. Hancock took the title.
Jim Pomeroy
maintained his
points lead in
the Trans-AMA
MX Series in
Nebraska 50
years ago.
