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50 Years Ago November 17, 1966
Our feature cover story was the third running of the U.S. Grand Prix for motor-
cycles at Willow Springs Raceway in California. More than 160 entries were filled
and James Deehan was one of the stars of the event after winning both the
250cc Grand Prix and Open Production races. Art Baumann won the 350cc
Grand Prix class… After a 12-year-hiatus, TT racing returned to Ohio and Dayton
Motorcycle Club's Action Track. A new TT king was crowned—Ronnie Hall…
We covered a windy and challenging Jackass
Enduro in Red Mountain, California.
40 Years Ago November 16, 1976
Roger DeCoster's smiling face was featured on the cover 40 years ago. He
had a good reason to be smiling after winning the Trans-AMA round at Saddle-
back Park. Brad Lackey was second, and Danny LaPorte won the 250cc
support race over Warren Reid… We featured an interview with 22-year-old
privateer motocrosser Pat Richter who had just signed with KTM… Debbie
Evans became the first woman trials expert in the U.S…. We had part three of
our visit to the Honda Suzuka factory…
20 Years Ago November 13, 1996
John Kocinski and Troy Corser's World Superbike Ducatis were pictured in
all their glory on the cover 20 years ago. Alan Cathcart got the chance to test
them both out… We also tested the all-new Suzuki GSX-R600, which also
got a piece of the cover… Arenacross kicked off in Des Moines; Cliff Palmer
(125cc) and Chad Pederson (250cc) got things started with the big wins…
The final round of the AMA National Enduro Series in Delaware ended in con-
troversy and a protest with Steve Hatch taking the win over Rodney Smith
and Ty Davis.
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30 Years Ago November 19, 1986
We featured an action photo to accompany our test ride of the 1987 Kawasaki
KX125 motocrosser… We covered the Suzuki GSXR Cup Series and Honda
500 Interceptor Challenge Series finals at Road Atlanta. Doug Polen was the
man of the hour after winning both the Interceptor and GSXR750 races. Dan
Chivington kept Polen from sweeping the event by winning the GSXR1100
class… Shawn Gerber beat Ron Naylor by just a few feet at the final round
of the AMA National Hare & Hound Series in
Murphy, Idaho.
LOOKING BACK
