1972 Trans-AMA motocross series
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The 1972 Trans-AMA motocross series was the third 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.
Swedish Maico factory rider Åke Jonsson dominated the championship, winning nine consecutive overall wins. 500cc world champion, Roger De Coster and Heikki Mikkola placed second and third overall, claiming one victory apiece to start off the series before Jonsson began his winning streak. Brad Lackey was the highest-placing American rider, finishing the series sixth overall.
Place | Rider | Country | Team | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico | 1550 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki | 912 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna | 811 | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico | 530 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna | 487 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki | 460 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna | 304 | 0 |
8 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna | 303 | 0 |
7 | ![]() |
Sweden | Yamaha | 264 | 0 |
10 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 228 | 0 |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 1
Sep. 24, 1972, Copetown, Ontario
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
2 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
3 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
4 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
5 | ![]() |
United States | ČZ |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Maico |
7 | ![]() |
France | Bultaco |
8 | ![]() |
United States | Suzuki |
9 | ![]() |
United States | Husqvarna |
10 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 2
Oct. 1, 1972, Linnville, Ohio
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
2 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
3 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
4 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
5 | ![]() |
France | Bultaco |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Maico |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | ČZ |
8 | ![]() |
United States | ČZ |
9 | ![]() |
United States | Bultaco |
10 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 3
Oct. 8, 1972, St. Peters, Missouri
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
3 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
4 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
5 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
7 | ![]() |
United States | Yamaha |
8 | ![]() |
United States | Suzuki |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | ČZ |
10 | ![]() |
United States | ČZ |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 4
Oct. 15, 1972, Atlanta, Georgia
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
3 | ![]() |
United States | Yamaha |
4 | ![]() |
United States | Suzuki |
5 | ![]() |
United States | Bultaco |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Maico |
7 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
8 | ![]() |
United States | ČZ |
9 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
10 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 5
Oct. 22, 1972, Orlando, Florida
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
3 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
4 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
5 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
7 | ![]() |
United States | Yamaha |
8 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
9 | ![]() |
France | Bultaco |
10 | ![]() |
United States | Bultaco |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 6
Oct. 29, 1972, Houston Texas
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Sweden | Yamaha |
3 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
4 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
5 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
6 | ![]() |
Belgium | Yamaha |
7 | ![]() |
France | Bultaco |
8 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
9 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ |
10 | ![]() |
United States | Husqvarna |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 7
Nov. 5, 1972, Carlsbad, California
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
3 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
4 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
5 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ |
6 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
7 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
8 | ![]() |
Belgium | Yamaha |
9 | ![]() |
Sweden | Yamaha |
10 | ![]() |
United States | Yamaha |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 8
Nov. 12, 1972, Phoenix, Arizona
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Finland | Husqvarna |
3 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
4 | ![]() |
Belgium | Yamaha |
5 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
6 | ![]() |
Sweden | Yamaha |
7 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
8 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Husqvarna |
10 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 9
Nov. 19, 1972, Puyallup, Washington
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
3 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
4 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
5 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Husqvarna |
7 | ![]() |
Sweden | Yamaha |
8 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
9 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ |
10 | ![]() |
United States | Bultaco |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 10
Nov. 26, 1972, Livermore, California
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
3 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ |
4 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
5 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ |
6 | ![]() |
Belgium | Yamaha |
7 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
8 | ![]() |
United States | ČZ |
9 | ![]() |
United States | Yamaha |
10 | ![]() |
Japan | Kawasaki |
1972 Trans-AMA Round 11
Dec. 3, 1972, Saddleback Park, California
Place | Rider | Country | Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Sweden | Maico |
2 | ![]() |
Sweden | Husqvarna |
3 | ![]() |
West Germany | Maico |
4 | ![]() |
Belgium | Suzuki |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Husqvarna |
6 | ![]() |
United States | ČZ |
7 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | ČZ |
8 | ![]() |
Sweden | Yamaha |
9 | ![]() |
United States | Kawasaki |
10 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Husqvarna |
References
- ^ "1972 Trans-AMA Series results". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Trans-AMA Motocross Records". Google Books. Retrieved 15 February 2016.