VOL. 55 ISSUE 18 MAY 8, 2018 P151
30
Years Ago
MAY 11, 1988
20
Years Ago
MAY 13, 1998
Our coverage of the AMA 125/250cc National MX from Lake
Sugartree (Axton, Virginia) was featured on the cover 30 years
ago with winners Jeff Ward and Guy Cooper… Kevin Magee
won the Spanish GP at Jarama… Kurt Nicoll edged out fellow
Brit Dave Thorpe at the World Championship 500cc MX round in
Switzerland… We tested the new water-cooled KTM 600 LC4 MX…
Jim Holley was the big winner at the Houston Ultracross at the
Astrodome… Dave Schultz won the NHRA round in Atlanta.
Jeremy McGrath was pictured on the cover 20 years ago after
winning the Supercross final at Las Vegas. Ricky Carmichael won
the East/West 125cc Shootout; it was his ninth straight win… Miguel
Duhamel won the AMA/MBNA Superbike National at Sears Point
Raceway. It was his 20th career superbike victory… Alex Crivelle
won the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez… Ty Davis topped the Vikings
M.C.'s National Hare & Hound at Lucerne Valley… In Clarksburg,
West Virginia, Rodney Smith won the Wilderness GNCC.
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(Left) Race promotor J.C. Agajanian (left) presents
Expert Dash winner Dan Haaby (22) with his trophy, while
Cycle News presented top amateur Dennis Kanagae with
his at Ascot Park. (Below) Eddie Lawson (3) leads Kevin
Magee at the Spanish Grand Prix in 1988.
