1970 Inter-AM Motocross Series

International motocross series February 2025 The 1970 Inter-AM motocross series was the 4th edition of the international racing series established by the American distributor for Husqvarna Motorcycles Edison Dye, as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States.http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=163 Edison Dye at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame motorcyclemuseum.org 2025-11-06 The motocross series was an invitational based on a combined 250 and 500cc engine displacement formula, run on American tracks featuring some of the top competitors from the Motocross World Championships racing against the top American riders.https://themotocrossvault.com/2020/01/30/motocross-history-the-defining-events-that-shaped-american-motocross/ Motocross History themotocrossvault.com 2025-11-06 Maico factory team rider Åke Jonsson won the series with seven victories to finish ahead of Husqvarna teammates Bengt Åberg and Christer Hammargren in second and third places.https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1971/3/1/ake-ake-ake AKE! AKE! AKE! Cycle World 27 January 2025 Trippe Gavin March 1, 1971http://akejonsson.com/interam1970.html 1970 Inter-AM results akejonsson.com 2025-11-06 November 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171105214726/http://akejonsson.com/interam1970.html bot: unknown Åberg was filmed while competing in the final round of the series at Saddleback Park as part of the 1971 Bruce Brown motorcycle documentary film, On Any Sunday.https://racerxonline.com/2021/12/31/the-lives-they-lived The Lives They Lived racerxonline.com 6 November 2025 The film's success was credited with helping to spark an explosive growth in American motorcycle sales numbers as the baby boomer generation came of age.https://racerxonline.com/2021/05/13/between-the-motos-on-any-sundays-50th Between the Motos racerxonline.com 6 November 2025 1970 Inter-AM rounds RoundDateLocationOverall WinnerTop American 1 4 October Elkhorn, Wisconsin SWE Åke Jonsson John DeSoto 2 11 October Pepperell, Massachusetts SWE Arne Kring ? 3 18 October Linnville, Ohio SWE Åke Jonsson Robert Taylor 4 25 October Dixie, Texas SWE Bengt Åberg Bob Grossi 5 1 November Los Angeles, California SWE Åke Jonsson ? 6 8 November Sacramento, California SWE Åke Jonsson Bob Grossi 7 15 November Phoenix, Arizona SWE Bengt Åberg Robert Taylor 8 22 November Salem, Oregon SWE Åke Jonsson Robert Leach 9 29 November San Francisco, California SWE Åke Jonsson ? 10 6 December Irving, California SWE Åke Jonsson ?Sources: 1970 Inter-AM final standings Pos Rider Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 SWE Åke Jonsson Maico 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 SWE Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 SWE Christer Hammargren Husqvarna 4 4 3 4 3 4 RFA Willy Bauer Maico 6 4 4 5 4 3 3 7 6 5 BEL Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 3 3 4 6 SWE Torsten Hallman Husqvarna 5 3 6 5 7 SWE Arne Kring Husqvarna 1 2 8 CZE Miroslav Halm ČZ 4 5 9 CZE Otakar Toman ČZ 3 5 10 USA John DeSoto ČZ 5 7 11 UK Dave Bickers ČZ 7 5 6 6 12 FRA Jaques Vernier ČZ - BEL Roger De Coster ČZ 5 - UK Jeff Smith BSA 7 - UK Andy Roberton AJS 6Sources: See also List of Trans-AMA motocross champions 1970 FIM Motocross World Championship 1970 Trans-AMA motocross series References Inter-AM motocross series Category:1970 in American motorsport Category:Trans-AMA motocross series