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50 Years Ago December 14, 1967
Harry A. Burton was the latest winner of our monthly photo contest. Burton's
photo from the Hopetown Grand Prix was featured on the cover of Cycle
News 50 years ago… We covered the Motorcycle Racers, Inc. Point Fund
Presentation and Party at Caesar's Palace in Inglewood, California, where racers
like Dan Haaby, Skip Van Leeuwen and Dusty Coppage were honored for
their accomplishments on the track during the 1967 flat track season… Willow
Springs hosted the fourth U.S. Grand Prix road
races. Some of the winners included Dave
Damron and Byron Black.
40 Years Ago December 7, 1977
We featured TT, desert and hare scrambles racing on the cover of Cycle
News 40 years ago… Bob Balentine was the big winner at the San Gabriel
Valley M.C. AMA Hare & Hound in Lucerne Valley, California… We covered the
Richmond Rambler's International World Championship Mini Bike GP. Some of
those who competed included Rick Burgett, Rich Eierstedt and Jeff Ward,
but this year's winner was Broc Glover… We tested a handful of Suzuki play
bikes. Our little-bike comparison included the DS80, DS100 and DS185.
20 Years Ago December 3, 1997
Our European correspondent Alan Cathcart took a spin on the Castrol Honda
RC45 that carried John Kocinski to the FIM World Superbike title in 1997. The
bike was featured on the cover 20 years ago… Also pictured on the cover was
a photo from the opening round of the AMA /PJ1 Arenacross Series in Iowa.
Texan Brad Woosey was the big winner that weekend, as he came away with
a couple of main-event victories… Johnny Campbell, Tim Staab and Greg
Bringle combined efforts to win the Baja 1000.
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30 Years Ago December 9, 1987
Barstow-to-Vegas was featured on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago
with a photo of winner Darren Cartwright shown blazing across the Nevada
desert. One of the big stories of the year was the sabotage attempt that forced
the start of the race to be delayed. A double row of railroad ties that were spiked
with nails blocked a drainage culvert under Interstate 15 that was a part of the
racecourse… Jeff Murphy topped the Kyle
Fleming Memorial Amateur Motocross in Blythe,
California... We showed you some of the latest
production bikes from Honda.
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