P122
September 17, 1986
Bubba Shobert was featured on the cover 40
years ago for winning the Syracuse Mile and
clinching the title... New records were set at
Bonneville Speed Week. The fastest run by a
non-streamliner was set by Dave Matson's 217
mph on a 1955 Vincent... Hans Nielsen won
the World Speedway final in Poland, while American Sam Ermolenko
finished a disappointing seventh... Ed Lojak
won the Golden Eagle National Hare Scrambles
in Millville, Minnesota.
September 14, 1976
An artistic photo of Texas motocrosser Roger Brown
was on the cover 50 years ago... We featured an
interview with Malcolm Smith as he was preparing
for his ninth ISDE... Records were broken at
Bonneville Speed Week... Riding a Bultaco,
Terry Poovey won the Freemans Short Track
in Talladega, Alabama... Gaston Rahier won
the 125cc World Championship MX in West
Germany.
September 11, 1996
Jeff Emig was pictured on the cover 30 years ago for
wrapping up the 250 National Motocross Championship
at Steel City Raceway. Kevin Windham topped both
125cc motos but Steve Lamson left with the title...
Davey Camlin won both days of the Springfield Mile
doubleheader… At Imola, Mick Doohan won the
500cc World Championship Road Race and Max
Biaggi won in the 250cc class.
(Left) Warner Riley
queues up for his run
at Bonneville Speed
Week 50 years ago.
(Right) Terry Vance
(near lane) put down
an 8.299/158.87 mph
run 40 years ago to
win the NHRA U.S.
Nationals at Indy.
