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40 Years Ago October 7, 1975
Our feature story 40 years ago was all things road racing but mainly at the
grass-roots level. We focused on what road racing is all about and our love
affair with the sport… The buzz of the week was the opening round of the
Trans AMA Motocross Series at Road Atlanta, where Jim Pomeroy got
things going with a win in the 500cc class over Roger DeCoster. Jimmy
Ellis was the 250cc support class… Kenny
Roberts won the Ascot National Half Mile in
grand-slam style.
30 Years Ago October 9, 1985
Back by popular demand, we brought back David Bailey's How To Be A
Motocross Star Series. The first installment featured the author himself on
the cover 30 years ago… We covered the final round of the Grand National
Championship/Camel Pro Series, the Sacramento Mile. Scott Parker
nipped fellow Harley-Davidson rider Wayne Rainey for the victory… George
Holland was the big winner at the Trans-Cal MX round at Sand Hill Ranch in
California… Terry Cunningham won the Black Coal Enduro in Illinois.
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20 Years Ago October 4, 1995
Smokin' Joe Racing teammates Mike Hale and Miguel DuHamel were fea-
tured on the cover of Cycle News 20 years ago. They had just finished 1-2
at the AMA Superbike final at Firebird Raceway, where DuHamel wrapped
up the title… We covered Mick Doohan's win at the Argentine Grand Prix.
Max Biaggi won the 250 Grand Prix… Kevin Varnes won the Knoxsville
Raceway Half Mile… Ty Davis and Larry Roeseler teamed up to win the
Tonopah 300… Fred Andrews won the
Bunner's Ridge GNCC in West Virginia.
LOOKING BACK
10 Years Ago October 5, 2005
Two of motorcycle racing's greatest ever shared the cover of Cycle News
10 years ago, Ricky Carmichael for leading Team USA to victory at the
Motocross des Nations, and Valentino Rossi for wrapping up his seventh
straight World Road Racing title. Carmichael's teammates in Ernee, France,
were Kevin Windham and Ivan Tedesco… We covered the 80
th
ISDE in
Povazsky Bystrika, Slovakia. Italy won, Team USA was 10
th
… We covered the
AMA Supermoto in Tennessee, where Germany's Jurgen Kunzel took the
win and Mark Burkhart took the title.
