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40 Years Ago August 5, 1975
We featured speedway, motocross and TT on the cover of Cycle News 40
years ago… Gary Scott was the big winner at the Ascot TT National. Scott
took the win ahead of John Gennai, Rick Hocking and Hank Scott… Marty
Smith and Tony DiStefano took the 125 and 250cc wins at the Delta, Ohio,
Inter-AMA Motocross… We tested the 212-pound Husqvarna 360 CR GP mo-
tocrosser… Mitch Mayes and A.C. Bakken
continued to go at it in the SoCal desert; this
time, Mayes got the upper hand.
30 Years Ago August 7, 1985
Doug Chandler was featured on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago to
accompany our interview with the dirt track title challenger… Broc Glover
won both motos at the Broome-Tioga MX National in New York and with it
clinched the 1985 500cc MX title. Ron Lechien won both 125cc motos…
Scott Head won the 16
th
running of the El Trial de Espana in Big Bear,
California… We covered the CMC/Skoal Bandit Western State MX Cham-
pionship in Utah; Bader Manneh and Brian Manley were the big winners.
Bubba Shobert won the Du Quoin Mile.
10 Years Ago August 3, 2005
Matt Mladin and Eric Bostrom shared the cover 10 years ago for sharing
victories at the Mid-Ohio AMA Superbike. Roger Lee Hayden beat Tommy
Hayden in the 600 Supersport… Rain or shine (this time rain) Valentino
Rossi still shined at the British Grand Prix at Donington Park… Ricky
Carmichael and Ivan Tedesco topped the 250 and 125cc National MX in
Colorado… Joe Kopp won the Annie Oakley Shootout at the Darke County
Fairgrounds in Ohio.
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20 Years Ago August 2, 1995
Anthony Gobert and Troy Corser graced the cover 20 years after splitting
wins at the World Superbike round at Laguna Seca… Mike LaRocco and
Ryan Hughes took top honors at the 250/125cc National MX at Unadilla…
We tested the 1996 Honda XR400R off-roader… We were on hand when
Will Davis captured his very first AMA Grand National victory at the Sedalla
Half Mile… Steve Hatch won the National
Hare Scrambles in Speedsville, New York.
LOOKING BACK
