1971 Inter-AMA motocross series

International motocross series February 2025 The 1971 Inter-AMA motocross series was an international racing series established by the American Motorcyclist Association as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States. The six-round series replaced the previous Inter-AM Motocross Series promoted by the American distributor for Husqvarna Motorcycles Edison Dye.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 250cc 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://motocrossactionmag.com/rumors-gossip-unfounded-truths-trans-am-or-trans-ama-nicky-hayden-ride-day-whats-a-rieju/ SOLVING THE TRANS-AM, TRANS-AMA, INTER-AM, INTER-AMA AND TRANS-USA CONFUSION motocrossactionmag.com 2026-01-01 ČZ factory team rider Vlastimil Válek won 4 out of 6 races to finish the series as the overall winner ahead of second place Dave Bickers (ČZ).https://books.google.com/books?id=f_YDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA28&dq=V%C3%A1lek%2C%20Lindstrom%20Top%20Inter-AMA&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q=V%C3%A1lek,%20Lindstrom%20Top%20Inter-AMA&f=false Válek, Lindstrom Top Inter-AMA American Motorcyclist Assoc September 1971 The third-place finisher, Gunnar Lindström (Husqvarna), was born in Sweden but was residing in the United States; therefore, he was given the First American title; however, Gary Jones (Yamaha) was the top American-born rider.http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=216 Gunnar Lindstrom at the AMA Hall of Fame motorcyclemuseum.org 1 January 2026 As the AMA Motocross Championship would not be established until 1972, Jones was crowned the U.S. 250 Motocross National Champion, based upon being the highest placed American born rider in the series.http://hof.motorcyclemuseum.org/detail.aspx?RacerID=204 Gary Jones at the AMA Hall of Fame motorcyclemuseum.org 1 January 2026https://motocrossactionmag.com/the-risk-of-asterisks-theres-more-to-the-story-than-just-a-blotch-in-the-record-book/#:~:text=FIRST%20AMERICANS%20Gary%20Jones%20on,by%20Vastimil%20Valek%20from%20Czechoslovakia. First Americans motocrossactionmag.com 1 January 2026 1971 Inter-AMA rounds RoundDateLocationOverall WinnerTop American 1 27 June Castaic, California CZE Vlastimil Válek Tom Rapp 2 4 July Denver, Colorado USA James Wicks James Wicks 3 11 July Houston, Texas CZE Vlastimil Válek Gunnar Lindström 4 18 July Orlando, Florida CZE Vlastimil Válek Gunnar Lindström 5 25 July Linnville, Ohio UK Dave Bickers Mark Blackwell 6 1 August New Berlin, New York CZE Vlastimil Válek Peter Lamppu Sources: 1971 Inter-AMA final standings Pos Rider Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 1 CZE Vlastimil Válek ČZ 1 4 1 1 6 1 1,430 2 UK Dave Bickers ČZ 3 5 6 1 2 1,170 3 USA Gunnar Lindström Husqvarna 2 9 4 3 4 5 1,060 4 SWE Jan-Erik Sallqvist Husqvarna 5 3 2 2 1,052 5 SWE Keith Franzen Husqvarna 6 2 3 5 2 6 969 6 UK Chris Horsfield ČZ 7 7 7 8 4 596 7 USA Gary Jones Yamaha 9 6 6 10 8 458 8 SWE Christer Lindblom Husqvarna 7 10 8 7 414 9 USA Jimmy Weinert Maico 4 5 380 10 USA James Wicks Maico 1 375 11 USA Mark Blackwell Husqvarna 3 344 12 USA Peter Lamppu Montesa 10 3 325 13 BEL Jos DeWit Husqvarna 9 7 290 14 USA Jim West Husqvarna 9 9 287 15 USA Bill Silverthorn Husqvarna 10 10 8 279 16 USA Gary Meyers Husqvarna 5 10 265 17 USA Tom Rapp Bultaco 4 224 18 BEL Willie Dassen Husqvarna 178 19 USA Barry Higgins ČZ 8 159 20 USA Wyman Priddy Husqvarna 9 119Sources: See also List of Trans-AMA motocross champions 1971 FIM Motocross World Championship 1971 Trans-AMA motocross series References Inter-AMA motocross series Inter-AMA motocross series Category:Trans-AMA motocross series