1971 Trans-AMA motocross series

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 team mates 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^[1]^[2]

Place	Rider	Country	Team	Points	Wins
1	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki	3066	3
2	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico	2331	2
3	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna	2052	0
4	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki	1865	3
5	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki	1730	1
6	Heikki Mikkola	Finland	Husqvarna	1680	2
7	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico	1276	0
8	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ	1112	0
9	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna	1110	0
10	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ	1076	0
11	John Banks	United Kingdom	ČZ	971	0
12	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna	810	0
13	Vlastimil Valek	Czechoslovakia	ČZ	709	0
14	Mark Blackwell	United States	Husqvarna	604	0
15	Brad Lackey	United States	ČZ	603	0
16	Gary Jones	United States	Yamaha	439	0
17	John DeSoto	United States	Suzuki	425	0
18	Chris Horsefield	United Kingdom	ČZ	416	0
19	Uno Palm	Sweden	Husqvarna	324	0
20	Peter Lamppu	United States	Montesa	309	0

1971 Trans-AMA Round 1

Sep. 19, 1971, Carlsbad, California

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
3	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ
4	Brad Lackey	United States	ČZ
5	John Banks	United Kingdom	ČZ
6	Gary Jones	United States	Yamaha
7	Vlastimil Valek	Czechoslovakia	ČZ
8	Tore Jonsson	United States	Maico
9	John DeSoto	United States	Suzuki
10	Bryan Kenney	United States	Husqvarna

1971 Trans-AMA Round 2

Sep. 26, 1971, Boise, Idaho

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ
3	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
4	John Banks	United Kingdom	ČZ
5	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ
6	Vlastimil Valek	Czechoslovakia	ČZ
7	Bill Clements	United States	Husqvarna
8	Brad Lackey	United States	ČZ
9	John DeSoto	United States	Suzuki
10	Gary Jones	United States	Yamaha

1971 Trans-AMA Round 3

Oct. 3, 1971, Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
2	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
4	Mark Blackwell	United States	Husqvarna
5	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ
6	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
7	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
8	Bill Clements	United States	Husqvarna
9	John Banks	United Kingdom	ČZ
10	Peter Lamppu	United States	Montesa

1971 Trans-AMA Round 4

Oct. 10, 1971, Unadilla, New York

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
2	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
3	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
4	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ
5	Heikki Mikkola	Finland	Husqvarna
6	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ
7	Tore Jonsson	United States	Maico
8	Vlastimil Valek	Czechoslovakia	ČZ
9	Barry Higgins	United States	ČZ
10	Peter Lamppu	United States	Montesa

1971 Trans-AMA Round 5

Oct. 24, 1971, Delta, Ohio

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Heikki Mikkola	Finland	Husqvarna
2	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
3	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
4	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
5	Uno Palm	Sweden	Husqvarna
6	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
7	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ
8	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
9	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki
10	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico

1971 Trans-AMA Round 6

Oct. 31, 1971, Orlando, Florida

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Heikki Mikkola	Finland	Husqvarna
3	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
4	John Banks	United Kingdom	ČZ
5	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
6	Vlastimil Valek	Czechoslovakia	ČZ
7	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
8	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna
9	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ
10	John DeSoto	United States	Suzuki

1971 Trans-AMA Round 7

Nov. 7, 1971, St. Peters, Missouri

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Heikki Mikkola	Finland	Husqvarna
2	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
4	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
5	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
6	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
7	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
8	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ
9	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna
10	John Banks	United Kingdom	ČZ

1971 Trans-AMA Round 8

Nov. 14, 1971, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Torleif Hansen	Sweden	Husqvarna
4	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
5	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
6	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
7	Chris Horsefield	United Kingdom	ČZ
8	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
9	Brad Lackey	United States	ČZ
10	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna

1971 Trans-AMA Round 9

Nov. 21, 1971, Puyallup, Washington

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
4	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
5	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna
6	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
7	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
8	Mark Blackwell	United States	Husqvarna
9	John DeSoto	United States	Suzuki
10	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ

1971 Trans-AMA Round 10

Nov. 28, 1971, Livermore, California

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna
3	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
4	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki
5	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
6	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
7	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Husqvarna
8	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ
9	Chris Horsefield	United Kingdom	ČZ
10	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ

1971 Trans-AMA Round 11

Dec. 5, 1971, Saddleback Park, California

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Joel Robert	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Sylvain Geboers	Belgium	Suzuki
4	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
5	Dave Bickers	United Kingdom	ČZ
6	Andy Roberton	United Kingdom	Husqvarna
7	Vic Eastwood	United Kingdom	AJS
8	Mark Blackwell	United States	Husqvarna
9	Gary Jones	United States	Yamaha
10	Gaston Rahier	Belgium	ČZ

External links

References

↑ "Popularity of Moto-Cross Reflected in Purses, Attendance". Google Books. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
↑ "Europeans Dominate 1971 Trans-AMA". Google Books. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

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