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Cycle News 2013 Issue 20 May 21

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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VOL. 50 ISSUE 20 MAY 21, 2013 In all seriousness, I am excited to see what the rest of the world thinks of the Archives. I think it will serve at least two purposes: a vital tool for those doing research on our sport; and a way to spend hour upon hour looking back in time for those who just want to remember how things were. After all, for the most part, no matter how old we are, the generation in which we grew up is generally regarded by each of us as "the good old days." The Cycle News Archives has your "good old days" covered no matter if they were the '60s, the '70s, the '80s, 'the '90s… or up to the 2000s. Cycle News has been here for the duration so your "good old days" are also our "good old days." And the beauty of the old issues goes well beyond the editorial content. You can spend hours pouring over the advertisements… and there's nothing quite like going through classified ads from 30 or 40 years ago. Don't you wish you'd kept that Bultaco? And yes… I've seen the T-shirts and bumper stickers. In fact one used to occupy a spot in my Tshirt drawer a few decades ago – " We Don't Care How The Hell They Do It In California." The famous Cycle News East slogan that no one seems to forget – especially my old boss Jack Mangus, who used to bring it up constantly when we worked together back at the Long Beach office. So East fans there will be Cycle News East issues available at some point. We've already scanned most of the existing Cycle News issues, including Cycle News West, and this in itself was a huge project. Our goal was to get those issues done first so our readers could start enjoying them and we've been able to accomplish that. Now we will address getting the Cycle News East versions scanned and getting those to you as quickly as possible. We will keep you updated and let you know when the East issues are available. In the meantime, I invite you all to visit the Archives and let us know what you think. To access the issues and subscription information, click on the following link www.cyclenews.com/archives. Enjoy. CN  P125 LOOKING BACK 40 Years Ago May 29, 1973 We featured a photo of Don Castro winning the San Jose Mile on the cover of Cycle News 40 years ago… We covered the third running of the Virginia City Grand Prix. Bernie Coyne was the winner… We tested the Harley-Davidson Baja 100. 30 Years Ago June 1, 1983 A photo of the Suzuki GR650D Tempter was featured on the cover to accompany our riding impression of the $1999 street machine... We reported that the Barstow-to-Vegas desert race was coming back… Alex Jorgenson won the San Jose Short Track… Terry Cunningham topped the Lonesome Pine National Enduro in Virginia. 20 Years Ago May 26, 1993 Chris Carr was featured on the cover for our close up look at the 1994 Grand National Dirt Track Series… Rookie sensation Jeremy McGrath clinched the Supercross Championship with his ninth win at the Rose Bowl. Damon Huffman won the 125 class. 10 Years Ago May 21, 2003 Ricky Carmichael made frontpage news for winning the opening round of the outdoor 250 National MX Series at Glen Helen. Mike Brown won the 125 class… We reported the passing of famed dirt tracker George Roeder… Valentino Rossi won the Spanish MotoGP… Barry Hawk won the Rausch Creek GNCC in Pennsylvania.

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