1974 Trans-AMA motocross series

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. 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 final standings[]

Place	Rider	Country	Team	Points	Wins
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki	900	4
2	Gerrit Wolsink	Netherlands	Suzuki	530	1
3	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico	415	0
4	Jim Pomeroy	United States	Bultaco	399	0
5	Harry Everts	Belgium	Puch	344	1
6	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico	333	0
7	Yukio Sugio	Japan	Yamaha	288	0
8	Brad Lackey	United States	Husqvarna	285	0
9	Arne Kring	Sweden	Husqvarna	270	0
10	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Yamaha	233	1

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1974 Trans-AMA Round 1[]

Oct. 6, 1974, Unadilla, New York

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki

1974 Trans-AMA Round 2[]

Oct. 13, 1974, Linnville, Ohio

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Heikki Mikkola	Finland	Husqvarna

1974 Trans-AMA Round 3[]

Oct. 20, 1974, Gainesville, Georgia

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
3	Jim Pomeroy	United States	Bultaco
4	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
5	Bengt Åberg	Sweden	Husqvarna
6	Hans Maisch	Germany	Maico
7	Brad Lackey	United States	Husqvarna
8	Tony DiStefano	United States	ČZ
9	Harry Everts	Belgium	Puch
10	Jimmy Weinert	United States	Kawasaki

1974 Trans-AMA Round 4[]

Oct. 27, 1974, Orlando, Florida

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Gerrit Wolsink	Netherlands	Suzuki
2	Arne Kring	Sweden	Husqvarna
3	Yukio Sugio	Japan	Yamaha
4	Brad Lackey	United States	Husqvarna
5	Rich Eirstedt	United States	Honda
6	Harry Everts	Belgium	Puch
7	Håkan Andersson	Sweden	Yamaha
8	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
9	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
10	Mike Runyard	United States	Suzuki

1974 Trans-AMA Round 5[]

Nov. 10, 1974, Whitney, Texas

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Harry Everts	Belgium	Puch
3	Steve Stackable	United States	Maico
4	Arne Kring	Sweden	Husqvarna
5	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
6	Yukio Sugio	Japan	Yamaha
7	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Yamaha
8	Rich Thorwaldson	United States	Suzuki
9	Håkan Andersson	Sweden	Yamaha
10	Brad Lackey	United States	Husqvarna

1974 Trans-AMA Round 6[]

Nov. 17, 1971, Puyallup, Washington

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Harry Everts	Belgium	Puch
2	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Yukio Sugio	Japan	Yamaha
4	Rich Thorwaldson	United States	Suzuki
5	Mike Hartwig	United States	Husqvarna
6	Vic Eastwood	United Kingdom	CCM
7	Mike Runyard	United States	Suzuki
8	Arne Kring	Sweden	Husqvarna
9	Gary Chapin	United States	Maico
10	Sonny DeFeo	United States	Maico

1974 Trans-AMA Round 7[]

Nov. 24, 1974, Livermore, California

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
2	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
3	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
4	Mike Runyard	United States	Suzuki
5	Gerrit Wolsink	Netherlands	Suzuki
6	Raymond Boven	Belgium	Montesa
7	Arne Kring	Sweden	Husqvarna
8	Vic Allan	Scotland	Bultaco
9	Rich Thorwaldson	United States	Suzuki
10	Rich Eirstedt	United States	Honda

1974 Trans-AMA Round 8[]

Dec. 1, 1974, Saddleback, California

Place	Rider	Country	Team
1	Pierre Karsmakers	Netherlands	Yamaha
2	Roger De Coster	Belgium	Suzuki
3	Jim Pomeroy	United States	Bultaco
4	Gerrit Wolsink	Netherlands	Suzuki
5	Willy Bauer	Germany	Maico
6	Adolf Weil	Germany	Maico
7	Rich Thorwaldson	United States	Suzuki
8	Hans Maisch	Germany	Maico
9	Gary Jones	United States	Can-Am
10	Vic Allan	Scotland	Bultaco

See also[]

• 1974 FIM Motocross World Championship
• 1974 AMA Motocross National Championship season

External links[]

• American Motorcyclist, January 1975, Vol. 29, No. 1, ISSN 0277-9358
• American Motorcyclist, February 1975, Vol. 29, No. 2, ISSN 0277-9358
• American Motorcyclist, February 1982, Vol. 36, No. 2, ISSN 0277-9358

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