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50 Years Ago August 4, 1966
Dirt track racing from Ascot Park made front-page news 50 years ago. Ralph
White came from behind, caught leader Sammy Tanner on the last lap and then
passed him for the win, his fifth of the year. White was pictured on the cover… We
showed you what kind of motorcycles Steve McQueen had parked in his garage.
He had a few, including a Triumph/Matisse and a Dunstall Dominator… Speaking
of actors, we reported that Dean Jones suffered a compound fracture of his
pelvis after striking a coyote with his motorcycle on
a dirt road in Mexico.
40 Years Ago August 3, 1976
One of our most memorable covers ever. It featured Jimmy Weinert and
Tony DiStefano having a little fun at the Superbowl of Motocross at the
L.A. Coliseum. We described the photo: "Superballs—or, did Tony jam the
Jammer?" Can-Am's Jimmy Ellis took the win with 1-1-2 finishes and Pierre
Karsmakers finished second with a 2-4-3 in front of 73,000 fans. Weinert took
the championship… We covered the Wagner Cup World Championship Trials in
Gold Bar, Washington, where Great Britain's Martin Lampkin took the win just
ahead of American Marland Whaley.
20 Years Ago July 31, 1996
World Superbike from Laguna Seca was the hot topic 20 years ago and winners
John Kocinski and Anthony Gobert were featured on the cover. Miguel
DuHamel and Matt Wait were also winners over the Laguna weekend… Greg
Albertyn finally got his first outdoor National MX win since leaving the World
MX scene when he went 2-2 in the 250cc class at Unadilla… Mick Doohan
dominated the British Grand Prix at Donington Park… Chad Reed won the Mini
Open (7-16) class at the Good Times Amateur National at Moiser.
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30 Years Ago August 6, 1986
We pitted the king of the 200cc enduro bikes, the Kawasaki KDX200, against
the Can-Am ASE 200 in our 200cc off-road comparison, and both bikes
were featured in action on the cover 30 years ago… Bubba Shobert won the
DuQuoin Mile and was excited about Tammy Kirk and her sixth-place finish…
The French Grand Prix saw Eddie Lawson grab the victory… We also covered
the World Police Olympics of Road Racing,
where Team USA came away with the gold...
Geoff Ballard won the Devils Ridge National Hare
Scrambles in N.C.
LOOKING BACK
