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40 Years Ago August 6, 1974
A photo of Steve McLaughlin leading Reg Pridgmore and Yvon DuHamel
in the Open Production class at the Superbike National at Laguna Seca was
pictured on the cover. Kenny Roberts was the runaway winner in the Junior/
Expert and Expert finals… We covered the SCORE Baja International won
by teammates Mitch Mayes and A.C. Baken. They piloted the first vehicle
across the finish line… We traveled to Springfield, New York, to cover the
InterAMA Motocross, where Zdenek Velky
captured the title and Tim Hart the 125
World Cup race victory.
30 Years Ago August 8, 1984
We pictured the latest Husqvarna 125WR in action on the cover to accom-
pany our test of the small-bore two-stroke off-roader… Hank Scott edged
out Ted Boody for the DuQuoin Mile victory… David Bailey claimed the
big win at the Foxboro Supercross in Massachusetts; Rick Johnson was
runner-up… We covered the Overseas Speedway final in England headed by
Americans Lance King and the Moran brothers, Shawn and Kelly. They
qualified for the World Finals in Sweden… We interviewed dirt trackers Chris
Carr and Don Estep.
10 Years Ago August 4, 2004
We featured street motorcycles and motorcycle riders that race on the street
on the cover 10 years ago… We covered Valentino Rossi's win at the Doning-
ton Park MotoGP… We were also there when Matt Mladin won at Mid-Ohio…
It wasn't all pavement; however, we also covered Ricky Carmichael and
James Stewart's National MX victories at Troy, Chris Carr's romp at the Oak
Ridge Short Track, and Mike Lafferty's win at the Michigan National Enduro.
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20 Years Ago August 3, 1994
Mike LaRocco was featured on the cover of Cycle News 20 years to accom-
pany our report of the 250cc National MX at Troy, Ohio. Damon Huffman
won the 125cc class… Ronnie Jones was the big winner at the Sedelia Half
Mile… Mickey Fay won the 600cc National Final at Castle Rock… Bobby
Moore made America proud for taking top honors at the San Marino 125cc
Motocross Grand Prix… On the pavement,
Mick Doohan won the French Grand Prix…
We showcased the latest (1995) off-roaders
from Suzuki.
LOOKING BACK
