1974 Trans-AMA motocross series

February 2025 March 2025 Majority of article unsourced. And the three sources present, it's not clear what they are sourcing here thumb|right|De Coster competing in the 1974 Trans-AMA motocross series The 1974 Trans-AMA motocross series was the fifth 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 Roger De Coster claimed the championship with four overall victories.https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1975/3/1/1974-trans-ama-series 1974 Trans-AMA Series Cycle World 9 March 2025 Belair Fernando March 1, 1975 His Suzuki teammate, Dutchman Gerrit Wolsink took second place along with one overall victory. Maico factory rider Adolf Weil claimed third place, while the top American rider was Bultaco's Jim Pomeroy in fourth place. 1974 Trans-AMA rounds RoundDateLocationRace 1 WinnerRace 2 WinnerOverall WinnerTop American 1 6 October New Berlin, New York BEL Roger De Coster RFA Adolf Weil BEL Roger De Coster Jim Pomeroy 2 13 October Linnville, Ohio FIN Heikki Mikkola RFA Adolf Weil FIN Heikki Mikkola Jim Pomeroy 3 20 October Gainesville, Georgia BEL Roger De Coster BEL Roger De Coster BEL Roger De Coster Jim Pomeroy 4 27 October Orlando, Florida NED Gerrit Wolsink NED Pierre Karsmakers NED Gerrit Wolsink Brad Lackey 5 10 November Lake Whitney, Texas SWE Åke Jonsson BEL Harry Everts BEL Roger De Coster Steve Stackable 6 17 November Puyallup, Washington BEL Harry Everts BEL Roger De Coster BEL Harry Everts Rich Thorwaldson 7 24 November Livermore, California SWE Bengt Åberg BEL Roger De Coster BEL Roger De Coster Mike Runyard 8 1 December Irvine, California NED Pierre Karsmakers BEL Roger De Coster NED Pierre Karsmakers Pierre Karsmakers**Karsmakers, a Dutch citizen racing under an American racing license is awarded Top American status after being the Overall Winner of Round 8. Sources:Trans-AMA Motocross Records, American Motorcyclist, January 1975, Vol. 29, No. 1, 0277-9358De Coster Shines in Stockerland, American Motorcyclist, January 1975, Vol. 29, No. 1, 0277-9358Roger Rakes the Trans-AMA, American Motorcyclist, February 1975, Vol. 29, No. 2, 0277-9358 1974 Trans-AMA final standings (Results in italics indicate overall winner) Pos Rider Machine Rnd.1 Rnd.2 Rnd.3 Rnd.4 Rnd.5 Rnd.6 Rnd.7 Rnd.8 Points R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 BEL Roger De Coster Suzuki 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 1 6 1 3 1 900 2 NED Gerrit Wolsink Suzuki 3 3 2 1 3 11 7 7 4 530 3 RFA Adolf Weil Maico 1 1 2 2 16 5 8 10 16 2 4 15 415 4 USA Jim Pomeroy Bultaco 2 8 3 4 3 3 22 5 20 2 3 399 5 BEL Harry Everts Puch 8 10 6 12 7 1 1 2 344 6 RFA Willy Bauer Maico 3 5 4 19 45 4 6 36 4 8 6 6 333 7 JAP Yukio Sugio Yamaha 12 19 7 6 11 8 4 6 15 14 21 9 288 8 USA Brad Lackey Husqvarna 4 10 6 5 9 10 12 7 37 17 6 285 9 SWE Arne Kring Husqvarna 9 4 4 9 3 19 7 12 270 10 NED Pierre Karsmakers Yamaha 4 32 1 6 13 1 2 233 11 USA Rich Thorwaldson Suzuki 2 15 6 8 5 8 13 10 12 - 12 USA Mike Runyard Suzuki 9 12 15 10 21 19 9 10 14 4 18 8 - 13 Sweden Bengt Åberg Husqvarna 5 7 42 8 26 4 1 41 - 14 SWE Åke Jonsson Yamaha 42 2 1 45 - 15 USA Steve Stackable Maico 20 14 9 3 23 3 8 27 - 16 SWE Håkan Andersson Yamaha 4 2 16 3 18 - 17 RFA Hans Maisch Maico 11 4 20 3 5 17 - 18 USA Jimmy Weinert Kawasaki 6 13 2 42 9 22 - 19 FIN Heikki Mikkola Husqvarna 1 3 - 20 USA Tony DiStefano ČZ 7 9 12 13 20 18 - 21 USA Rex Staten Honda 15 15 20 16 3 41 13 26 - 22 USA Rich Eierstedt Honda 10 7 5 17 - 23 UK Vic Eastwood CCM 20 17 14 18 10 7 - 24 USA Sonny DeFeo Maico 17 22 17 20 19 16 11 13 25 16 - 25 UK Vic Allan Bultaco 12 9 11 14 - 26 USA Gary Jones Can-Am 23 11 24 11 15 10 - 27 BEL Raymond Boven Montesa 9 10 16 13 - 28 USA Mike Hartwig Husqvarna 2 14 - 29 USA Gary Chaplin Maico 12 11 18 15 - 30 JAP Koji Masuda Suzuki 13 21 14 11 - 31 USA Tim Hart Yamaha 16 18 20 7 - 32 CAN Henning Hansen Yamaha 16 9 - 33 USA Bryar Holcomb Maico 19 16 18 15 - 34 NZ Ivan Miller Penton 13 14 - 35 USA Jimmy Ellis Can-Am 33 7 - 36 USA Mark Blackwell Maico 22 20 19 12 - 37 UK Roger Harvey Cheney-BSA 23 23 17 17 - 38 CAN Bill McLean Yamaha 21 15 - 39 USA Gordon Bowden Yamaha 18 23 - 40 CAN Tom Kratzer Yamaha 24 18 - 41 USA Wayne Boyer Cheney-BSA 22 22 - 42 USA Trey Jorski Kawasaki 22 24 -Sources only document the points awarded to the first ten competitors. Sources: See also 1974 FIM Motocross World Championship 1974 AMA Motocross National Championship season List of Trans-AMA motocross champions References Trans-AMA motocross series Category:1974 in American motorsport Category:Trans-AMA motocross series