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50 Years Ago February 9, 1968
Larry Bergquist and his 250cc Bultaco were pictured on the cover of
Cycle News 50 years ago. He got there by winning the Adelanto Scrambles
in the California desert… We covered the Southern Nevada Motorcycle
Associations 5th annual Robin Spilsbury Award Banquet from Las Vegas…
Veteran tuner/sponsor Gary Bray announced he had formed a new Harley-
Davidson racing team for flat track after having signed racers Gene Romero
and Dan Haaby… We printed the new national numbers for the 1968 racing
season; Gary Nixon, of course, wore number one.
40 Years Ago
February 8, 1978
A flat track photo from the Houston
Astrodome was featured on the cover of
Cycle News 40 years ago to accompany
our preview of the 1978 AMA Grand National Championship/Camel Pro
Series. First stop—Houston… Marty Tripes, Rex Staten and Broc Glover
were the big winners at the CMC Golden State MX series at Carlsbad…
We tested the Suzuki GS1000 street bike… Part two of our How To
Ride Like The Hurricane focused on starting techniques; Bob Hannah
showed us his.
20 Years Ago February 4, 1998
Ezra Lusk, who was pictured on the cover, was proving to be the early threat
for the 1998 AMA Supercross Championship after winning for the second
time in a row in the championship at Arizona's Sun Devil Stadium… But the
big news that week, however, was the tragic death of three-time AMA Grand
National Champion Ricky Graham who died in a house fire at his home in
Salinas Valley, California… Our Time Remembered piece featured former
motocrosser Mike Bell… Stephane Peterhansel won the Paris-Dakar Rally.
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30 Years Ago February 3, 1988
Bubba Shobert was so good at the San Francisco 600cc National
doubleheader that we put him on the cover twice! He won both the TT and
short track rounds of the AMA 600cc National Championship Dirt Track Series
at the Cow Palace… Jay Mann, Bob Hannah and JoJo Keller were the
top riders at the Florida Winter AMA MX
Series at Diamondback Cycle Park in
Florida… Rick Johnson dominated the
CMC Golden State Series at Carlsbad…
Dan Smith won the Gold Strike Hare &
Hound in Las Vegas.
LOOKING BACK
