P134
October 15, 1986
Honda updated nearly its entire CR and XR
o-road lineup for '87 and we put the CR125R
on the cover. … Brian Myerscough topped
the Trans-Cal MX Series race at Baylands in
Fremont, California... We featured a story on
famous road-race tuner Phil McDonald...
Dan Smith and Larry Roeseler dominated the racing at the Shamrocks
Hare & Hound… Solmax Racing took top honors
in the WERA National Endurance Series in
Oklahoma.
… Solmax Racing took top honors
National Endurance Series in
October 12, 1976
A photo from the Austrian woods was pictured on
the cover 50 years ago to accompany our coverage
of the ISDT. West Germany took the win, and
the U.S. finished 10th... Scot Alex George and
Jean-Claude Chemarin teamed up to win the
Bol d'Or... Kenny Roberts won the Mulholland
Shock Absorber Challenge Cup, an American
Grand National Championship Road Race in
the Camel Pro Series.
October 9, 1996
Our special o…-road issue 30 years ago featured the
latest o-roaders from KTM, Honda and Husaberg on
the cover. Also on the cover were insets of the Suzuki
TL1000 V-twin and Billy Hamill, who became the
fourth American in history to win the World Speedway
Championship... After a two-year losing streak, Team
USA returned to the top at the Motocross des
Nations, which was held in Jerez, Spain.
(Left) At the Lake
Sugar Tree MX
mudfest 50 years
ago, Roger DeCoster
took over the Trans-
AMA MX points
lead. (Right) Sidecar
racers from New
Zealand raced at
Ascot Speedway 40
years ago, hoping the
sport would catch on
in the States.
