The following is a list of Trans-AMA Champions, from 1970 to 1978. The championship was an international series established by the
American Motorcyclist Association
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is an American nonprofit organization of more than 200,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights. Its mission statement is "to pro ...
as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States. The series was based on a 500cc
engine displacement
Engine displacement is the measure of the cylinder volume swept by all of the pistons of a piston engine, excluding the combustion chambers. It is commonly used as an expression of an engine's size, and by extension as a loose indicator of the ...
formula, although the first year of the event featured both 250 and 500cc events. The races run on American tracks to international standards, featuring the top riders from the
F.I.M. world championship against the top American riders. In 1970 and 1971, the highest placing American rider at the end of the series was considered the
A.M.A. national champion.
By 1978, American riders had improved to the point where it became more of a challenge for European riders to secure an easy victory.
Since riders were paid based upon their results rather than starting money paid in European races, fewer European riders were motivated to make the costly trans-atlantic voyage.
After 1978 the series was renamed the Trans-USA series, but had fewer European riders participating.
The Inter-AMA series was a similar year-end championship, but used a 250cc engine displacement formula.
Trans-AMA champions
Trans-USA champions
Inter-AMA championsAmerican Motorcyclist, February 1982, Vol. 36, No. 2, ISSN 0277-9358
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See also
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List of AMA motocross national champions
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Supercross World Championship
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Motocross World Championship
References
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Motorcycle off-road racing series
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