P136
November 19, 1986
We featured an action photo to accompany our
test of the 1987 Kawasaki KX125 motocrosser
on the cover 40 years ago... We covered the
Suzuki GSX-R Cup and Honda 500 Interceptor
Challenge finals at Road Atlanta. Doug
Polen was the man of the hour after winning
both the Interceptor and GSX-R750 races. Dan Chivington kept Polen
from sweeping the event by winning the
GSX-R1100 class.
from sweeping the event by winning the
November 16, 1976
A grinning Roger DeCoster was on the cover 50 years
ago for winning the Trans-AMA round at Saddleback
Park. Brad Lackey was second, and Danny LaPorte
won the 250cc support race over Warren Reid...
We featured an interview with 22-year-old privateer
motocrosser Pat Richter, who had just signed
with KTM... Riding a Yamaha TY175, Debbie Evans
moved up to the Expert class at the Gorman/Mt.
Alamo Trials event.
November 13, 1996
John Kocinski and Troy Corser's World Superbike
Ducatis were pictured in all their glory on the cover
30 years ago. Alan Cathcart got the chance to test
them both out... We also tested the all-new Suzuki
GSX-R600, which also got a piece of the cover...
Arenacross kicked o" in Des Moines; Cli" Palmer
(125cc) and Chad Pederson (250cc) got things
started with the big wins.
(Left) We showed
you the new 1977
production Yamahas 50
years ago and included
this shot of the YZ400
at Saddleback. (Right)
After 100 miles of
racing, Shawn Gerber
won the AMA National
Hare & Hound final in
Murphy, Idaho, 40 years
ago by a slim margin of
barely five feet.
(Right) Rodney
Smith (pictured)
won the Ironman
GNCC by just
one second over
series champion
Scott Summers
30 years ago.
