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50 Years Ago December 22, 1966
Our final issue of 1966 featured street racing from San Francisco on the cover.
The bar-banging was part of the San Francisco International Sportcycle
Show that was held in the city's underground exposition area Brooks Hall, or
as the locals called it "Mole Hall." The impromptu race was mostly for show…
We looked back at the last 12 months of motorcycling and said "it was a very
good year." In California, motorcycle registration rose by 50,000, bringing the
total number of registered motorcycles in the state
to nearly 300,000, by far the most in the country.
40 Years Ago January 4, 1977
A box of motorcycle parts, which would became a long-time fixture on the
entry walls of the Cycle News office in Long Beach, California, was featured on
the cover 40 years ago… Our featured race coverage was the 18th annual Dirt
Diggers' Dunestown Grand Prix. Formerly called the Hopetown Grand Prix,
the classic Dunestown race was held for the first time at Indian Dunes MX Park
in Valencia, California… We had an interview with new AMA Professional Moto-
cross Manager Mike DiPrete… We also had an interview with Eric Crippa, the
tuner who kept Kent Howerton's 500cc National Championship-winning factory
Husqvarna in tip-top shape.
20 Years Ago January 1, 1997
GNC champ Scott Parker was voted our Cycle News Rider of the Year 20 years
ago… Our year-end edition featured interviews with Parker, Doug Chandler, Randy
Hawkins, Billy Hamill, Michael Doohan, Stefan Everts, Jeff Emig, John Dun-
lap III, Greg Zitterkopf and Kevin Windham… We had the first ride on Suzuki's
new TL1000 twin… We had coverage of the Florida National Winter Olympics.
Some of the champs included Anthony Pocorobba, Robbie Reynard, Casey
Lytle, Brock Sellards, Davi Millsaps and James Stewart, in the 65cc class.
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30 Years Ago January 7, 1987
Our test of the 1987 Yamaha YZ125 motocrosser was pictured on the front
page 30 years ago… In our final issue of 1986, we featured interviews with
Freddie Spencer, who was preparing for a comeback following his wrist injury,
Camel Pro/GNC Champion Bubba Shobert and Cagiva North America's Press
Relations Manager and accomplished off-road racer Charles Halcomb… We
covered the Tecate 250K Enduro, where Husqvar-
na's Dave Bertram took the overall victory in the
star-studded enduro… We began our first part of
our multi-part series on the history of motocross.
LOOKING BACK
