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VOL. 50 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 3, 2013 remember was won by Ryan Hughes on an ECC Honda) that played out in front of about 3000 curious fans. Since then, many other superstars in off-road and even motocross have given EnduroCross a try – racers such as John Dowd, Ty Davis, Destry Abbott, Cody Webb, Kurt Caselli, Bobby Bonds and former World Enduro Champion Mika Ahola. They have given EnduroCross a shot and many others have said they also want to give it a go. Those who have ridden EnduroCross usually come back for more, but not all. It's not a sport for everyone. It's a tough sport, but not so tough that it hurts its stars very often. Peronnard is quick to point out that since that first Las Vegas EnduroCross, not a single rider has been seriously injured. It's hard to define "seriously" exactly, especially if the injury happens to you, but I get what he's saying. EnduroCross is still growing. It has expanded from what was a seven-round series this year, visiting five states along the way, to an eight-round series in 2014. Next year, two new states have been added to the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Championship schedule – Georgia and Oklahoma (this won't be OK's first EnduroCross, though). EnduroCross has even been a part of the hugely popular X Games and will again next year, though trimmed down to just one event. This year, EnduroCross traveled the world with the X Games but that proved to be a costly venture. Locking down large arenas and stadiums, building tracks, shipping bikes and paying riders adds up quickly. Next year, EnduroCross will be featured at just the Los Angeles X Games like it was in 2012. So, if you haven't been to an EnduroCross race yet, get going. Doesn't matter if you're a motocross fan, Supercross fan, NASCAR fan, or tennis fan, you'll be entertained big time. Well, unless you're not interested in close racing, crashes, spills, drama and being super close to the action. If that's the case, then I highly recommend you stay away. CN LOOKING BACK 40 Years Ago December 11, 1973 The Trans-AMA MX Series wrapped up at Saddleback Park in California, where Roger DeCoster clinched the title. Rich Thorwaldson was top American in the series… We test rode Heikki Mikkola's Husqvarna 360 Grand Prix racer. We were more than impressed… We covered the fourth annual Laugh-In Trials at Saddleback. 30 Years Ago December 14, 1983 We revisited and tested a timeless classic from MV Agusta, the 850S... Damon Bradshaw was the big winner and Bronze Boot recipient at the 12th Florida National Mini Olympics at Gatorback Cycle Park. Lowell Thomason and Bobby Moore were some of the other top riders… More than 700 people participated in the B2V Road Run. 20 Years Ago December 8, 1993 The YZF750RF and KTM 440 E/XC offroader were pictured on the cover 20 years ago to accompany our tests of the new machines. We traveled to Roebling Road to get a taste of the Yamaha… Steve Hislop won the Macau Grand Prix. Michael Barnes was the best-placing American rider. 10 Years Ago December 3, 2003 Dressed up in gold, Ben Bostrom made front-page news for stealing the spotlight at the Las Vegas AMA Red Bull Supermoto. He won the race and grabbed the title from the series regulars… Josh Demuth topped the Worcester Arenacross… David Knight won the Indoor Enduro in Barcelona… Destry Abbott and Lance Smail led the way at the Elsinore Grand Prix. Subscribe to nearly 50 years of Cycle News Archive issues: www.CycleNews.com/Archives P91