1971 Trans-AMA motocross series
Introduction 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 final standings  Place Rider Country Team Points Wins1  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki306632  Adolf Weil Germany Maico233123  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna205204  Roger De Coster Belgium Suzuki186535  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki173016  Heikki Mikkola Finland Husqvarna168027  Willy Bauer Germany Maico127608  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ111209  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna1110010  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ1076011  John Banks United Kingdom ČZ971012  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna810013  Vlastimil Valek Czechoslovakia ČZ709014  Mark Blackwell United States Husqvarna604015  Brad Lackey United States ČZ603016  Gary Jones United States Yamaha439017  John DeSoto United States Suzuki425018  Chris Horsefield United Kingdom ČZ416019  Uno Palm Sweden Husqvarna324020  Peter Lamppu United States Montesa3090
1971 Trans-AMA Round 1 '''Sep. 19, 1971, Carlsbad, California''' Place Rider Country Team1  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki2  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna3  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ4  Brad Lackey United States ČZ5  John Banks United Kingdom ČZ6  Gary Jones United States Yamaha7  Vlastimil Valek Czechoslovakia ČZ8  Tore Jonsson United States Maico9  John DeSoto United States Suzuki10  Bryan Kenney United States Husqvarna
1971 Trans-AMA Round 2 '''Sep. 26, 1971, Boise, Idaho''' Place Rider Country Team1  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki2  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ3  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna4  John Banks United Kingdom ČZ5  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ6  Vlastimil Valek Czechoslovakia ČZ7  Bill Clements United States Husqvarna8  Brad Lackey United States ČZ9  John DeSoto United States Suzuki10  Gary Jones United States Yamaha
1971 Trans-AMA Round 3 '''Oct. 3, 1971, Elkhorn, Wisconsin''' Place Rider Country Team1  Adolf Weil Germany Maico2  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki3  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna4  Mark Blackwell United States Husqvarna5  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ6  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna7  Willy Bauer Germany Maico8  Bill Clements United States Husqvarna9  John Banks United Kingdom ČZ10  Peter Lamppu United States Montesa
1971 Trans-AMA Round 4 '''Oct. 10, 1971, Unadilla, New York''' Place Rider Country Team1  Adolf Weil Germany Maico2  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna3  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki4  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ5  Heikki Mikkola Finland Husqvarna6  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ7  Tore Jonsson United States Maico8  Vlastimil Valek Czechoslovakia ČZ9  Barry Higgins United States ČZ10  Peter Lamppu United States Montesa
1971 Trans-AMA Round 5 '''Oct. 24, 1971, Delta, Ohio''' Place Rider Country Team1  Heikki Mikkola Finland Husqvarna2  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna3  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki4  Roger De Coster Belgium Suzuki5  Uno Palm Sweden Husqvarna6  Adolf Weil Germany Maico7  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ8  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna9  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki10  Willy Bauer Germany Maico
1971 Trans-AMA Round 6 '''Oct. 31, 1971, Orlando, Florida''' Place Rider Country Team1  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki2  Heikki Mikkola Finland Husqvarna3  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna4  John Banks United Kingdom ČZ5  Adolf Weil Germany Maico6  Vlastimil Valek Czechoslovakia ČZ7  Willy Bauer Germany Maico8  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna9  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ10  John DeSoto United States Suzuki
1971 Trans-AMA Round 7 '''Nov. 7, 1971, St. Peters, Missouri''' Place Rider Country Team1  Heikki Mikkola Finland Husqvarna2  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki3  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki4  Adolf Weil Germany Maico5  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna6  Willy Bauer Germany Maico7  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna8  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ9  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna10  John Banks United Kingdom ČZ
1971 Trans-AMA Round 8 '''Nov. 14, 1971, Tulsa, Oklahoma''' Place Rider Country Team1  Roger De Coster Belgium Suzuki2  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki3  Torleif Hansen Sweden Husqvarna4  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki5  Adolf Weil Germany Maico6  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna7  Chris Horsefield United Kingdom ČZ8  Willy Bauer Germany Maico9  Brad Lackey United States ČZ10  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna
1971 Trans-AMA Round 9 '''Nov. 21, 1971, Puyallup, Washington''' Place Rider Country Team1  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki2  Roger De Coster Belgium Suzuki3  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki4  Adolf Weil Germany Maico5  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna6  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna7  Willy Bauer Germany Maico8  Mark Blackwell United States Husqvarna9  John DeSoto United States Suzuki10  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ
1971 Trans-AMA Round 10 '''Nov. 28, 1971, Livermore, California''' Place Rider Country Team1  Roger De Coster Belgium Suzuki2  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna3  Adolf Weil Germany Maico4  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki5  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki6  Willy Bauer Germany Maico7  Pierre Karsmakers Netherlands Husqvarna8  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ9  Chris Horsefield United Kingdom ČZ10  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ
1971 Trans-AMA Round 11 '''Dec. 5, 1971, Saddleback Park, California''' Place Rider Country Team1  Roger De Coster Belgium Suzuki2  Joel Robert Belgium Suzuki3  Sylvain Geboers Belgium Suzuki4  Adolf Weil Germany Maico5  Dave Bickers United Kingdom ČZ6  Andy Roberton United Kingdom Husqvarna7  Vic Eastwood United Kingdom AJS8  Mark Blackwell United States Husqvarna9  Gary Jones United States Yamaha10  Gaston Rahier Belgium ČZ
External links *  American Motorcyclist, Dec 1971, Vol. 25, No. 12, ISSN 0277-9358*  American Motorcyclist, January 1972, Vol. 26, No. 1, ISSN 0277-9358
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