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50 Years Ago November 24, 1966
All things dirt were featured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago… Our
main story was our coverage of the Hopetown race at Simi Ranch. We said it
was the scene of the first "International Moto-cross scrambles ever held in this
country." The race was hosted by the Dirt Diggers Motorcycle Club and the
A.C.A. Our coverage said that Malcolm Smith and Paul Hunt were the only
local men who could keep the visiting Swede, Torsen Hallman, in sight. Bud
Ekins was impressive, as well. Hallman won both
the 250 and 500cc International classes.
40 Years Ago November 23, 1976
Our top story 40 years ago was that an audit found that the California Parks &
Recreation Department had been mismanaging the Off-Highway Vehicle Fund
(aka "Green Sticker" fund)… We had full coverage of the Trans-AMA Motocross
from Puyallup, Washington, where Roger DeCoster took the overall, but Gary
Semics and Tommy Croft came away with the moto wins… We also showed
you up close the bikes of the Trans-AMA Series… We reported that Kenny
Roberts had re-signed with Yamaha… In Arizona, the Sierra Club halted the
planned Gila Bend to Yuma off-road race.
20 Years Ago November 20, 1996
Kawasaki invited Cycle News to chilly Idaho to sample their new 1997 off-road
bikes: the KDX200, KDX220R and the KLX300R four-stroke… We covered
the White Brothers World Vet MX Championship at Glen Helen Raceway. The
big winner was Erik Kehoe who won the Vet Pro division… Scott Plessinger
took the win at the Sunday Creek National Hare Scrambles in Millfield, Ohio…
Alan Cathcart tested Fabrizio Pirovano's Corona Ducati 748 SP… We tested
the 1997 Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe.
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30 Years Ago November 26, 1986
Chuck Miller was featured on the cover in action at the Baja 1000. He, along
with Honda teammate Bruce Ogilvie, won the 1013-mile Ensenada-to-La Paz
race. They rode an XR600R, completing the race in just over 18 hours… Jeff
Irwin, on his four-stroke 510cc Husqvarna, won the final round of the National
Enduro Series at Clear Creek… Cam Roos and Ron Ewerth led the way at the
WERA Grand National Final at Road Atlanta…
We showed you the hot new bikes from Honda,
which was highlighted by the 1987 CBR600F and
1000 Hurricanes.
LOOKING BACK
