Cycle News Thursdays

GeorgeMcNamara
Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 1:29am
Bummed to hear that the Cycle News print addition has died.
My copy of Cycle New always arrived in the mail box on Thursday and I couldn't wait to read it. I'll admit, and I bet I'm not alone, the first thing I did was scan the photos to see if I could find myself. Finally, one day, YES!
1980 CMC Golden State at "McGills", although it might have been called Prairie City by then?
Tony Wanket #1 (Pete Wanket?), Ron Turner and me #445, I used to know the guy on #170 but I can't remember his name right now?
Anyway, Cycle News RIP, sniff, sniff. (sad face thingy goes here)
George
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xnationalwrench 9/3/2010 8:29am
9/3/2010 8:29am
down in So Cal we always got the CYCLE NEWS on wednesday and it was almost like being at the races because of all the people stopping in to buy CYCLE NEWS and find out about the races and to bench race, it was a good time.
RexBackman 9/5/2010 12:25pm
9/5/2010 12:25pm
Thursdays for me, too. I would ride my Sting Ray sown to Iron Horse Cycle in Paradise after school to pick it up.
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jimmie 9/6/2010 9:10am
9/6/2010 9:10am Edited Date/Time 9/6/2010 11:59am
I too made Cycle News...



But my picture was on the cover, November 27, 1996: Number 47Silly



The title "Elsinore Grand Prix returns - so do thousands of riders"



Yep, that's me on the starting line! middle-right of the picture, AXO helmet and purple O'Neal apparel, "94" CR 500. SLICK!
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TG130 9/6/2010 9:20pm
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# 170 - Phil Oveland ?

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PN27416 9/7/2010 5:19am
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You west coast guys had it great. It was slow to the east coast. In fact my Indy Moto gp preview issue just came 3 days after the race was done.
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slowvet 9/8/2010 7:49am
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Great, I recently re-upped my subscription.
GeorgeMcNamara 9/8/2010 10:17am
9/8/2010 10:17am
TG130 wrote:
# 170 - Phil Oveland ?
Bingo! Yes, Phil Oveland it is.
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andymoto 9/10/2010 12:26am
9/10/2010 12:26am Edited Date/Time 9/10/2010 12:30am
GeorgeMcNamara wrote:
Bummed to hear that the Cycle News print addition has died.My copy of Cycle New always arrived in the mail box on Thursday and I couldn't...
Bummed to hear that the Cycle News print addition has died.
My copy of Cycle New always arrived in the mail box on Thursday and I couldn't wait to read it. I'll admit, and I bet I'm not alone, the first thing I did was scan the photos to see if I could find myself. Finally, one day, YES!
1980 CMC Golden State at "McGills", although it might have been called Prairie City by then?
Tony Wanket #1 (Pete Wanket?), Ron Turner and me #445, I used to know the guy on #170 but I can't remember his name right now?
Anyway, Cycle News RIP, sniff, sniff. (sad face thingy goes here)
George
Remember as a boy, CN was like clockwork; every Thursday in the mailbox. Got my very first one at B&T Bultaco in think '72 with a Saddleback Park brochure and with an old '71 Dirt Bike, was hooked on MX for good.



Phil Oveland was fast. You Mr. Numbers TG?....lol. Nice job remembering.



McGills changed to PC maybe in '78; but wanna say Jan 1, 1979 since that green sticker initiative passed Nov. '78, but think Roy McGill had already sold it to the State in '78; was still McGills in '77 for sure.



Lot of local race articles, results only section, following our GP riders when the GPs were still a big deal, the Nats and our guys, Latest Poop by Papa Wealey; CN just was a good source of everything motorcycle racing.



The pic above is one way I'd like to remember the once great CN. Bummer local MX is not big and probably will never be like these days ever again.



Bummer.

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TG130 9/11/2010 10:59pm
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Heeeyyyy Andy ! How ya been ? Haven't noticed you much around here lately.

Oveland's name was fresh on my mind, it popped up on Racer X a few weeks ago - he won their weekly contest and won a prize of some sort.

I'm sorry to see CN fold up as well, been a subscriber for a long time.

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indy_maico 9/14/2010 2:06pm
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I'm gonna miss that rag!
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JPT 9/16/2010 6:30pm
9/16/2010 6:30pm
Happy to see that so far the online site is staying up. One of the few that covers all forms of bike racing.

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