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50 Years Ago July 13, 1967
Our cover story was our report from the Tulare 5-Mile Championship, and pictured
on the front page was Bart Markel with a caption that read: "He can beat the
pants off anybody, anywhere. Need we say more?" Needless to say, Markel won it
all that day… Norton pilot Dave Palmer became just the second man of the sea-
son to beat Skip Van Leeuwen at the Ascot TT… Drag racing was going strong at
California's Irwindale Raceway where the Murray & Cook Triumph came out on
top with a 9.89 sec./161.57 mph run.
40 Years Ago July 6, 1977
We featured a photo from the Mammoth Mountain Motocross and the Trials
National from Washington. Dennis Brand and Aaron Bassett were some
of the hot riders at Mammoth, and Marland Whaley was the top trialer in
Washington… We covered the Santa Fe TT in Hinsdale, Illinois where Jay
Springsteen came away with the win… Bob Hannah won the 125cc National
MX in Midland, Michigan, putting him in second place in the championship
behind Danny LaPorte… Heikki Mikkola extended his 500cc points lead
over Roger DeCoster in Italy.
20 Years Ago July 2, 1997
We ran a photo of the first production Yamaha YZ400F four-stroke on the
cover with the words "4-Stroke 4 Sale"… Home hero John Dowd took the over-
all win at the AMA 250cc National Motocross at Southwick; Ricky Carmichael
won the 125cc class… John Kocinski won the World Superbike Championship
round at Monza… Will Davis was the big winner at the Sedalia Half Mile… We
interviewed world champ Mick Doohan… Aussie Shane Watts won the Trask
2-Day Qualifier… We featured a Time Remembered piece on Jeff Smith.
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30 Years Ago July 8, 1987
Jeff Ward was featured on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago to accompa-
ny our interview with the new Supercross champion… Kevin Schwantz rode to
victory at Road America… We covered the Supercross final at the LA Coliseum
that Rick Johnson won; Jeff Matiasevich topped the 125cc class, but Willie
Surratt won the 125cc West title… Scott Parker edged out Chris Carr for
the win at the Lima Half Mile… Larry Roeseler
topped the Trask Mountain 2-Day Qualifier in
Oregon… Mark Hyde won the Blackwater 100
for the fourth time.
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