1974 AMA Motocross National Championship season

February 2025 1974 AMA Motocross Championship season 1973 1975 The 1974 AMA Motocross Championship season was the 3rd AMA Motocross National Championship season. Summary The AMA Motocross continued to expand in 1974 with the addition of the 125cc class.https://vault.racerxonline.com/1974/mx/intro 1974 Motocross Season racerxonline.com 30 January 2019 The AMA made a controversial decision allowing only American citizens to compete for the motocross national championship. The decision would exclude the defending 500cc national champion Dutchman Pierre Karsmakers who, was credited with helping raise the level of American motocross by stressing the importance of physical fitness and machine preparation.http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=468 Pierre Karsmakers at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame motorcyclemuseum.org 28 November 2018 Although he was excluded from the overall results, Karsmakers competed for Yamaha in the 250cc class and won three of the nine rounds. Despite not having won a race overall, Can-Am's Gary Jones rode consistently to secure his third consecutive 250cc national championship riding three different brands of motorcycles.http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/detail.aspx?RacerID=204&lpos=0px&letter=J&txtFname=&rblFname=S&txtLname=&rblLname=S&discipline=0 Gary Jones at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame motorcyclemuseum.org 30 January 2019 Can-Am hired second-ranked Marty Tripes away from the Husqvarna team before the last race of the season. With Can-Am rider Jimmy Ellis finishing the season ranked third, Can-Am would sweep the top three positions in the 250cc national championship although, Tripes rode most of the season for Husqvarna. In the 500cc national championship, privateer rider Tony DiStefano led the championship for most of the year on a ČZ before an injury relegated him to second place behind Kawasaki factory rider Jimmy Weinert.Assoc American Motorcyclist https://books.google.com/books?id=fvgDAAAAMBAJ&q=1974+Super+Bowl+of+Motocross&pg=PA32 Tony D - Enjoying the Good Life American Motorcyclist 1976 10 November 2018 The Honda factory team dominated the inaugural 125cc championship with rider Marty Smith leading a Honda sweep of the top four positions. Nationals Round Date Location 500cc 250cc 125cc ReportWinnerTeamWinnerTeamWinnerTeam 1 April 8 Rancho Cordova, California USA Mike Hartwig Yamaha USA Billy Grossi Honda USA Marty Smith Honda Report 2 April 14 Moorpark, California USA Tony DiStefano ČZ NED Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha Report 3 April 28 Buchanan, Michigan USA Mike Hartwig Yamaha USA Kenny Zahrt Bultaco Report 4 May 5 Bruceton Mills, West Virginia USA Tony DiStefano ČZ NED Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha Report 5 May 19 Hamersville, Ohio USA Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki NED Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha Report 6 June 30 Salt Lake City, Utah USA Marty Smith Honda Report 7 July 6 Baldwin, Kansas USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am Report 8 July 21 Lexington, Ohio USA Tim Hart Yamaha Report 9 August 11 Delta, Ohio USA Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am Report 10 August 18 Mexico, New York USA Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki USA Marty Tripes Husqvarna Report 11 August 25 Hillsboro, Ohio USA Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am Report 12 September 2 New Orleans, Louisiana USA Gary Semics Husqvarna USA Kent Howerton Husqvarna Report https://vault.racerxonline.com/1974/mx/races 1974 AMA Motocross National Championship results racerxonline.com 30 January 2019 Final standings 500ccPosRiderTeamPoints 1 USA Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki900 2 USA Tony DiStefano ČZ780 3 USA Steve Stackable Maico680 4 USA Gary Semics Husqvarna620 5 USA Mike Hartwig Yamaha507 6 USA Bryar Holcomb Bultaco/Maico395 7 USA Terry Clark Husqvarna295 8 USA Rex Staten Maico257 9 USA Gary Chaplin Maico200 10 USA Mike Runyard Suzuki174 250ccPosRiderTeamPoints 1 USA Gary Jones Can-Am800 2 USA Marty Tripes Husqvarna/Can-Am576 3 USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am430 4 USA Rich Thorwaldson Suzuki430 5 USA Billy Grossi Honda390 6 USA Kent Howerton Husqvarna367 7 USA Peter Lamppu Montesa315 8 USA Frank Stacy Maico285 9 USA Kenny Zahrt Bultaco257 10 USA Ron Pomeroy Bultaco254 125ccPosRiderTeamPoints 1 USA Marty Smith Honda420 2 USA Bruce McDougal Honda240 3 USA Chuck Bower Honda235 4 USA Mikey Boone Honda200 5 USA Tim Hart Yamaha196 6 USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am167 7 USA Jeff Foland Honda153 8 USA Dan Turner Husqvarna/Honda126 9 USA Robert Haag Husqvarna100 10 USA Vincent Clark Suzuki94 https://vault.racerxonline.com/1974/mx/points 1974 AMA Motocross National Championship overall standings racerxonline.com 30 January 2019 See also 1974 FIM Motocross World Championship 1974 Trans-AMA motocross series References External links AMA Motocross web site https://web.archive.org/web/20160213234137/http://americanmotorcyclist.com/racing/motocross.aspx 2016-02-13 Motocross National Championship web site https://web.archive.org/web/20160211151643/http://www.promotocross.com/mx/home 2016-02-11 AMA Motocross Championship Season AMA Motocross Championship Season Category:AMA Motocross Championship