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50 Years Ago April 6, 1967
Our annual April Fools issue hit the mailboxes 50 years ago, and we featured
an illustration of dirt bikes riding on the moon with the caption explaining that
with the rapidly dwindling places to ride in the California desert and all of the
land closures, racers were looking elsewhere to race and they evidently found
it. Who knows what else in the issue was "fake news," but our coverage of drag
racing at Irwindale Raceway and the Jack Ross Hare Scrambles seemed
pretty legit.
40 Years Ago March 30, 1977
Jimmy Ellis was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago. Ellis
and Tony DiStefano split Supercross wins at the Houston Astrodome
doubleheader… President Jimmy Carter threatened to ban all off-road riding
on public lands… We covered Kenny Roberts' victory at the Charlotte National
Road Race… Larry Roeseler was the big winner at the Maywood M.C. Bull
Run Hare Scrambles at California City… Jay Tullis and teammate Mike Adams
shared the overall win at the Red Garter National Enduro in Georgia.
20 Years Ago March 26, 1997
Jeremy McGrath was featured on the cover 20
years ago for nabbing his first win on a Suzuki. It came eight rounds into the
championship at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Kevin Windham won the
125cc class… We covered the Formula USA Championship at Willow Springs,
where Curtis Adams rose to the occasion… Round two of the GNCC Series
took place at Road Atlanta and Rodney Smith came away with the victory… We
had a Time Remembered feature story on Gary Semics… We also tested the
1998 ATK 600MR flat tracker.
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30 Years Ago April 1, 1987
George Holland leading the start of the Hangtown National Motocross was
pictured on the cover. Holland went on to win the 125cc class, while Rick
Johnson topped both 250cc motos… In Las Vegas The NMA Silverbowl
of Motocross played out with Willie Surratt taking the 250cc-class victory
and Kyle Lewis the 125cc-class victory… We tested the BMW K75S… The
first round of the AMA National Enduro Series took place in Georgia for the
Cherokee National, and KTM's Kevin Hines
came away with the victory.
LOOKING BACK
