The 1974
AMA Motocross Championship season was the 3rd
AMA
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Motocross National Championship season.
Summary
The AMA Motocross continued to expand in 1974 with the addition of the 125cc class.
The AMA made a controversial decision allowing only American citizens to compete for the motocross national championship.
The decision would exclude the defending 500cc national champion Dutchman Pierre Karsmakers who, was credited with helping raise the level of American motocross by stressing the importance of physical fitness and machine preparation.
Although he was excluded from the overall results, Karsmakers competed for Yamaha in the 250cc class and won three of the nine rounds.
Despite not having won a race overall, Can-Am's
Gary Jones rode consistently to secure his third consecutive 250cc national championship riding three different brands of motorcycles.
Can-Am
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an Sports Car Club of America, SCCA/Canadian Auto Sport Clubs, CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.
History
Can-Am started out as a race series for group 7 sports racers with two r ...
hired second-ranked
Marty Tripes away from the
Husqvarna team before the last race of the season. With Can-Am rider Jimmy Ellis finishing the season ranked third, Can-Am would sweep the top three positions in the 250cc national championship although, Tripes rode most of the season for Husqvarna.
In the 500cc national championship,
privateer rider
Tony DiStefano led the championship for most of the year on a
ČZ before an injury relegated him to second place behind
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factory rider
Jimmy Weinert.
The
Honda factory team dominated the inaugural 125cc championship with rider
Marty Smith leading a Honda sweep of the top four positions.
Nationals
Final standings
See also
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1974 FIM Motocross World Championship
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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 ...
References
External links
AMA Motocross web site
Motocross National Championship web site
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