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50 Years Ago June 8, 1967
Desert racing legend J.N. Roberts was pictured on the cover flying his
Husqvarna through the air en route to another victory… We reported that Dick
Mann had been appointed to the staff of the Yankee Motor Corporation as
Manager, Research and Development Manager, and as Competition Manager…
If you owned a BMW motorcycle, you probably attended the Annual BMW Club
Picnic at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. Cycle News covered the well-
attended, two-day gathering of all things BMW.
40 Years Ago June 1, 1977
A photo from the AMA MX National from Michigan (RedBud) was one
of three shots that made the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago. Tony
DiStefano stretched out his points lead with another victory… A photo of Jay
Springsteen was also on the cover for winning the Oklahoma National Half
Mile… We had coverage of the Scottish Six Days Trial. Martin Lampkin was
the winner; Americans Bernie Schreiber and Marland Whaley finished 11th
and 13th, respectively… President Jimmy Carter continued his crusade to
shut down ORV activities on public lands.
20 Years Ago May 28, 1997
It was 20 years ago in Las Vegas that Jeff Emig captured the 1997
AMA Supercross crown, putting an end to Jeremy McGrath's four-year
title run. But that wasn't the only big news of the night—Doug Henry
made motorcycling history when he captured the main-event win on the
works Yamaha YZM400F four-stroke. It was the first time anyone had
won a supercross final on a thumper, and it was also the bike's first SX
appearance… Mick Doohan recorded his 37th GP victory, tying him for
second on the all-time list with Mike Hailwood.
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30 Years Ago June 3, 1987
Eddie Lawson got the cover all to himself after he and teammate Randy
Mamola went 1-2 at the German Grand Prix… Scott Parker rode off to victory
at the Springfield Mile… Ron Lechien won the 250cc class at the High
Point National MX after battling Kawasaki teammate Jeff Ward all day; Micky
Dymond won the 125cc class… Kenny Kimball was the big winner at the 24th
running of the Widowmaker Hillclimb in Utah. No
one crested the top but Kimball came the closest.
LOOKING BACK
