1971 Trans-AMA motocross series

February 2025 The 1971 Trans-AMA motocross series was the second annual international series established by the American Motorcyclist Association as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States. The motocross series was an invitational based on a 500cc engine displacement formula, run on American tracks featuring the top riders from the F.I.M. world championship against the top American riders. Suzuki factory rider Sylvain Geboers claimed the championship with three overall victories. German Maico rider, Adolf Weil scored two overall victories and claimed second place in the championship, with Swedish Husqvarna pilot Torlief Hansen taking third place. The Suzuki teammates of Joel Robert and Roger De Coster didn't join the event until the fifth race of the series, but made an impact with De Coster posting three overall victories with Robert adding one more. As a result of his being the highest placed American rider at fourteenth overall, Mark Blackwell, was crowned the American motocross national champion, clinching the title by one point over Brad Lackey. 1971 Trans-AMA rounds RoundDateLocationOverall WinnerTop American 1 19 September Carlsbad Raceway BEL Sylvain Geboers Brad Lackey 2 26 September Boise, Idaho BEL Sylvain Geboers Billy Clements 3 3 October Elkhorn, Wisconsin RFA Adolf Weil Mark Blackwell 4 10 October New Berlin, New York RFA Adolf Weil Tore Jonsson 5 24 October Delta, Ohio FIN Heikki Mikkola Tore Jonsson 6 31 October Orlando, Florida BEL Sylvain Geboers John DeSoto 7 7 November St. Peters, Missouri FIN Heikki Mikkola Brad Lackey 8 14 November Tulsa, Oklahoma BEL Roger De Coster Brad Lackey 9 21 November Puyallup, Washington BEL Joël Robert Mark Blackwell 10 28 November Livermore, California BEL Roger De Coster Mark Blackwell 11 3 December Irvine, California BEL Roger De Coster Mark BlackwellSources:Trans-AMA Motocross Records, American Motorcyclist, January 1975, Vol. 29, No. 1, 0277-9358https://books.google.com/books?id=bPkDAAAAMBAJ&dq=magazine_serial%3AvvUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 Popularity of Moto-Cross Reflected in Purses, Attendance 26 February 2016 Assoc American Motorcyclist January 1972 https://books.google.com/books?id=e_YDAAAAMBAJ&dq=magazine_serial%3AvvUDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 Europeans Dominate 1971 Trans-AMA 26 February 2016 Assoc American Motorcyclist December 1971 1971 Trans-AMA final standings Pos Rider Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts 1 BEL Sylvain Geboers Suzuki 1 1 2 3 3 1 3 4 3 5 3 3,066 2 RFA Adolf Weil Maico 1 1 6 5 4 5 4 3 4 2,331 3 SWE Torleif Hansen Husqvarna 2 3 3 2 2 5 3 2,052 4 BEL Roger De Coster Suzuki 4 1 2 1 1 1,865 5 BEL Joël Robert Suzuki 9 2 2 1 4 2 1,730 6 FIN Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 5 1 2 1 1,680 7 RFA Willy Bauer Maico 7 10 7 6 8 7 6 1,276 8 BEL Gaston Rahier ČZ 2 5 4 9 8 10 8 10 1,112 9 NED Pierre Karsmakers Husqvarna 6 8 3 7 6 6 7 1,110 10 UK Dave Bickers ČZ 3 5 6 7 10 5 1,076 11 UK John Banks ČZ 5 4 9 4 10 971 12 UK Andy Roberton Husqvarna 8 9 10 5 2 6 810 13 CZE Vlastimil Válek ČZ 7 6 8 6 709 14 USA Mark Blackwell Husqvarna 4 8 8 604 15 USA Brad Lackey ČZ 4 8 9 603 16 USA Gary Jones Yamaha 6 10 9 439 17 USA John DeSoto Suzuki 9 9 10 9 425 18 UK Chris Horsefield ČZ 7 9 416 19 SWE Uno Palm Husqvarna 5 324 20 USA Peter Lamppu Montesa 10 10 309 - USA Tore Jonsson Maico 8 7 - - USA Billy Clements Husqvarna 7 8 - - UK Vic Eastwood AJS 7 - - USA Barry Higgins Maico 9 - - USA Bryan Kenney Husqvarna 10 -Sources: See also List of Trans-AMA motocross champions 1971 FIM Motocross World Championship 1971 Inter-AMA motocross series External links American Motorcyclist, Dec 1971, Vol. 25, No. 12, ISSN 0277-9358 American Motorcyclist, January 1972, Vol. 26, No. 1, ISSN 0277-9358 References Trans-AMA motocross series AMA Motocross Championship Season Category:Trans-AMA motocross series