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50 Years Ago February 2, 1968
Pictured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago was road racer Jody
Nicholas who returned to the track after serving a couple of years in the
Navy. Riding a Don Vesco 650cc BSA, Nicholas won the Open class at
Carlsbad Raceway… Preston Petty went home with a first-place trophy after
winning the 250cc Expert class at the Hilltoppers M.C.'s TT Scrambles at
Perris Raceway in California… We discussed the importance of writing your
senators when it comes to preserving our motorcycling rights.
40 Years Ago
February 1, 1978
We began our multi-part series: How
To Ride Like Hannah… He had full
coverage of the second round of the
CMC/Suzuki Golden State MX Series
from Hangtown and Brad Lackey,
Rex Staten and Danny Turner were the big winners… We covered Bob
Balentine's win at the CRC Hare Scrambles from California City… We
asked the question: Who will win the AMA Grand National Championship
Camel Pro Series in 1978?... We reported that Honda was going to field
an official National Enduro Team made up of Don Sanford, Mike Hannon
and Rick Munyon.
20 Years Ago January 28, 1998
We featured dual shootouts in the latest issue of Cycle News. We compared
three of the best Open-class sport bikes, and six of the top 250cc MX
bikes. The Yamaha YZF-R1 was the best of the street machines, and the
Kawasaki KX250 was crowned king of the MXers… We had an interview
with Ben Bostrom… We went to speedway school and learned the tricks of
the trade from Billy Hamill… Ezra Lusk won the Houston round of the AMA
Supercross, while Jeremy McGrath finished second.
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30 Years Ago January 27, 1988
Bob Hannah was pictured on the cover of Cycle News 30 years ago for
winning the Dade City round of the Florida Winter AMA Series… We tagged
along with U.S. Senator Pete Wilson who was taking a tour of the Mojave
Desert as a part of the controversial S7 bill, which would close 8.8 million
acres to off-roaders… We featured
an interview with desert racer-turned
Los Angeles motorcycle cop Joanna
Brownell… Alan Cathcart tested the
Bimota YB6 road racer.
LOOKING BACK
