1976 Desert Racing Magazine by the publishers of Dirt Bike

Cover: Andy Kirker, showing the form that has brought him to several overll desert wins. He doesn't seem to know a downhill from level ground; he landed 60 feet down this hill. Desert racers are a mystery. Even more so than any other motorcycle rider. The fastest among them cannot make a living at it. Yet all desert racers are, as are all athletes in every sport, called upon to take their sport seriously. They thinks and dream motorcycles, seven days a week, every hour of the day. Yet their dedication must be exactly and only that: Dedication. Even winning the biggest events only covers expenses for maybe a few races. And no one wins them all... Contents: Winning Bikes: Monodesert 125 conversion - for novice or expert; Honda 350 and 410 - Baja 1000 winners, '68 and '75; Monoshock and Husky Takeover - all models are winning all the classes; Competition: Baja 1000 - what was once a bet is now a classic; Barstow to Vegas - R.I.P.; Personalities: Sierra Club's most wanted list - twenty of the fastest; Technical: Harley 250 and Honda 410 - How to make your own Baja winner; Monoshock air cleaners - fuzzy things disposed of; Features: Desert Racing Defined - they don't chase hares anymore; Know your Cacti - no dear, that's a Joshua tree; Novice Advice - fear of falling; After the checkered; more 1976 May Desert Racing / Dirt Bike Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1980 Husqvarna Tops Yamaha In Las Vegas 400

The Husky riding duo of Scot Harden and Brent Wallingford won the 1980 Las Vegas 400...desert race

Photo caption: Scot Harden of Las Vegas, Nev. (shown) alternated with co-rider Brent Wallingford to win the 1980 Las Vegas 400 desert race on a Husqvarna 390CR

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