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40 Years Ago August 12, 1975
Our feature story 40 years ago was our coverage of the Monterey Superbike
International at Laguna Seca, where Kenny Roberts took the win. He got a
little help when Yvon DuHamel crashed while enjoying a 10-second lead…
Tony DiStefano (250cc) and Marty Smith (125cc) finished off the Inter-AMA
National MX Series with victories in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, where they
each clinched the titles in their respective
class… Cordis Brooks won yet again in the
California desert.
30 Years Ago August 14, 1985
Frenchman Jacky Vimond was featured on the cover of Cycle News 30
years ago to accompany our interview with the MXGP star. At the time, he
was leading the 250 World Motocross Championship… We covered the
GNC/Camel Pro Series and Mid-Ohio, where Mike Baldwin clinched the
Formula One title for Honda; Wayne Rainey won Formula Two… Land-speed
records were on the line at Bonneville and we were there to see it all go
down… We were also at the All British Motorcycle Run in California where
350 riders showed off their British steel.
10 Years Ago August 10, 2005
Cover boy Doug Henry was leaned over and hauling en route to victory at the
AMA Supermoto National in Shawano, Wisconsin. It was his third victory of
the year… Our Chat Room section featured a young Ryan Villopoto and was
titled "The Next Big Thing"… We covered Valentino Rossi's historic victory at
Hochenstein… Washougal wasn't one of Ricky Carmichael's favorite tracks
but he made it through the day and recorded his 23
rd
straight overall win in the
250 class. After winning his first 125 outdoor National the week before, Ivan
Tedesco backed it up with the overall 125-class win… Joe Kopp won the
Hagerstown Half Mile.
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20 Years Ago August 9, 1995
Kawasaki's Mike Kiedrowski made front-page news for taking the overall win
at the Spring Creek National Motocross in Millville, Minnesota. Fellow Kawasaki
rider Robbie Reynard ran off with double-moto wins in the 125cc class…
Scott Parker came from behind to win the Oklahoma City Half Mile over Mike
Hacker; it was Parker's 64
th
career win… We took a close-up look at what
made vintage racing's Team Obsolete tick… Alan Cathcart tested the Paton
500 Bicilinrica road racer… We also cover the
Vintage Motorcycle Days at Mid-Ohio.
LOOKING BACK
