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LOOKING BACK
June 11, 1986
Rick Johnson came one win away from
sweeping the five-round AMA 250 Motocross
Championship when he finished second to
Je Ward in Lakewood, Colorado. He did take
the title and was pictured on the cover 40
years ago... Scott Parker won the Louisville
Half Mile... Eddie Lawson won the German Grand Prix at Nurburgring,
increasing his points lead over Mike Baldwin
and Wayne Gardner.
Mike Baldwin
June 5, 1996
Italian Grand Prix winner Mick Doohan and Mt. Morris
AMA 250cc MX National winner Je Emig shared
the cover 30 years ago... We featured an in-depth
interview with 21-year-old Anthony Gobert, who
said he wanted to be the "best rider," and wanted
the "opportunity to beat [Jeremy] McGrath" in
Supercross... Ty Davis was the overall winner at
the ISDE Two-Day Qualifier in New Waverly, Texas.
June 8, 1976
Factory Harley-Davidson flat track bikes from the
San Jose Mile were featured on the cover of Cycle
News 50 years ago, and a pair of H-Ds ridden by
Gary Scott and Jay Springsteen went 1-2...
We had coverage of the AMA 500cc Motocross
National from Mexico, New York. Kent
Howerton went 2-1 to win... We also covered
the 125cc National MX from RedBud held a
week earlier. Bob Hannah won.
