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Åke Jonsson
Åke Jonsson (born 5 October 1942) is a Swedish former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1964 to 1978 as a member of the Husqvarna, Maico and Yamaha factory racing teams. Jonsson was part of a contingent of Swedish motorcyclists including; Bill Nilsson, Rolf Tibblin and Torsten Hallman who dominated the sport of motocross in the 1960s and early 1970s. He nearly won the 500cc World Championship title in 1968, 1970 and in 1971. He was a member of three victorious Swedish Motocross des Nations teams (1970, 1971, 1974) and was the top individual points scorer at the 1971 Motocross des Nations. In 1972, Jonsson won nine consecutive races to claim the 1972 Trans-AMA motocross series. Motocross racing career Born in Hammerdal, Jonsson's family moved to Västerås when he was a child. He became a skilled speed skater and belonged to the Swedish top junior elite before his motorcycle racing career took precedence. His physical con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Tibblin
Rolf Tibblin (born 7 May 1937) is a Swedish people, Swedish former professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1957 Motocross World Championship, 1957 to 1967 FIM Motocross World Championship, 1967, most prominently as a member of the Husqvarna Motorcycles, Husqvarna factory racing team where he was a two-time 500cc Motocross World Champion. His motorcycle racing career spanned the transition from the heavy, four-stroke motorcycles of the 1950s, to the lightweight two-stroke motorcycles of the 1960s. He was one of the first motocross competitors to stress the importance of a rigorous physical fitness training routine. Tibblin was part of a contingent of Swedish motorcyclists including; Bill Nilsson, Sten Lundin and Torsten Hallman who dominated the sport of motocross in the early 1960s. He was a member of Swedish teams that won two consecutive Motocross des Nations events (1961-1962) and was the top individual points scorer at the 1962 event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joël Robert
Joël Robert (26 November 1943 – 13 January 2021) was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1962 to 1976 when the sport experienced a surge in popularity worldwide. A six-time world champion, Robert dominated the 250cc class for almost a decade when, he placed either first or second every year between 1964 and 1972 including, five consecutive world championships. In 1964, he was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award. He won a total of 50 Grand Prix races over his career, a record which stood for nearly 30 years. Robert's success on the race track along with his impish personality made him one of the most publicized and popular motocross racers of the early 1970s. He was known as one of the most naturally talented motocross riders of his era however, he was also notorious for his cigarette smoking and lack of physical training despite his portly physique. His rivalry with Torsten Hallman produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice
Česká zbrojovka a.s. (ČZ a.s.) is a Czech company producing Desta (forklifts), Desta forklifts and components for the automobile industry, it is a former firearms manufacturer, also known for making ČZ motorcycles. ČZ was established as a branch of the Škoda Works, Škoda armament works in Strakonice, Czechoslovakia in September 1919. History Work started on the construction of the first workshops of the arms factory originally called Jihočeská zbrojovka ("South Bohemian Armament Works"). The company merged with an arms manufacturing plant in Vejprty and with a factory in Prague in 1922. This gave rise to the formation of a Joint stock company, stock company whose name translates as "Czech Armament Works in Prague of the Manufacturing Plant in Strakonice". It produced pistols, air guns, and Automatic firearm, automatic guns which all became successful products. In 1929 the growth of the Czech Armament Works reached a turning point. With the downturn in weapons sales afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Kring
Arne Kring (born November 17, 1942) is a Swedish former professional motocross racer. He was a top contender in the F.I.M. 500cc Motocross World Championship from 1963 to 1975. __TOC__ Motocross career Kring was born in the town of Knåda in the province of Hälsingland. Like many Swedes of his time, Kring rode Husqvarna motorcycles. Although he raced motocross professionally, his true profession was as a bicycle shop owner. At the age of 20, he entered the 1963 250cc Swedish motocross Grand Prix and scored an impressive second place finish behind the defending world champion, Torsten Hallman. After placing fourth in the 1967 250cc Swedish motocross Grand Prix, the Husqvarna factory gave Kring a motorcycle to compete with in the world championships. In 1967 Kring joined his Husqvarna teammates, Torsten Hallman and Åke Jonsson, along with ČZ factory teammates Joël Robert, Roger De Coster and Dave Bickers in a series of exhibition races in the United States that had been org ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1967 Motocross World Championship was the 11th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary In the 500cc displacement class, Česká zbrojovka Strakonice, ČZ factory supported rider Paul Friedrichs repeated his dominant performance of the previous season, easily defending his crown by winning seven out of eleven Grand Prix events. BSA motorcycles, BSA factory team rider and two-time World Champion, Jeff Smith (motorcyclist), Jeff Smith finished the season as vice-champion. Two-time World Champion Bill Nilsson (1957 Motocross World Championship, 1957, 1960 Motocross World Championship, 1960) makes his final World Championship appearance at the 1967 500cc British Grand Prix. Another two-time World Champion, Rolf Tibblin (1962 Motocross World Championship, 1962, 1963 FIM Motocross World Championship, 1963), also ends his World Championship career with a final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1966 Motocross World Championship was the 10th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary ČZ factory supported rider Paul Friedrichs dominated the 500cc displacement class by winning seven out of fourteen Grand Prix events, defeating former World Champion Rolf Tibblin and the defending World Champion Jeff Smith. Friedrichs' victory marked the first time a motorcycle powered by a two-stroke engine had won the premier 500cc division since the inception of the Motocross World Championships in 1957. Former two-time World Champion Sten Lundin makes his final World Championship appearance with a third place at the 1966 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix. In an effort to keep pace with the rapid developments in two-stroke engine technology, the BSA factory racing team constructed a new BSA Victor motorcycle for Smith which utilized a four-stroke engine cradled in an ultra-lightweight, titanium motorcycle frame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Robert , a community in the United States
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Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" in Hebrew and may refer to: * Joel (given name), including a list of people named Joel or Yoel * Joel (surname), a surname * Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Joel (footballer, born 1980), Joel Bertoti Padilha, Brazilian football centre-back * Joel (prophet), a prophet of ancient Israel ** Book of Joel, a book in the Jewish Tanakh, and in the Christian Bible, ascribed to the prophet * Joel, Georgia, a community in the United States * Joel, Wisconsin The Town of Clayton is located in Polk County, Wisconsin, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was reported as 958 in 2020 according to the 2020 US census. The Clayton (village), Wisconsin, Village of Clayton is distinct and cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track". The International Skating Union (ISU), the governing body of competitive ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating". Long track speed skating takes place on a 400m ice track, while short track takes place on a 111m track. An international federation was founded in 1892, the first for any Winter sports, winter sport. The sport enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands, Norway and South Korea. There are top international rinks in a number of other countries, including Canada, the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västerås
Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 more than the next largest of the 17 localities included in the Västerås Municipality. Västerås is the seat of Västerås Municipality, which is the capital of Västmanland County and an episcopal see. History Västerås is one of the oldest cities in Sweden and Northern Europe. The area has been populated since the Nordic Viking Age, before 1000 CE. Anundshög, Sweden's largest burial mound, is located just outside the City of Västerås. It was built about 500 CE and is over wide and is almost high. In the beginning of the 11th century, Västerås was the second largest city in Sweden; by the 12th century, it had become the seat of the bishop. The name ''Västerås'' originates from ''Västra Aros'' (), first recorded as ''Westra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motocross Des Nations
The Motocross of Nations (MXON), also known by its original French name (''MXDN'') is an annual team motocross race, where riders representing their country meet at what is billed as the " Olympics of Motocross". The event has been staged since 1947, where the team of Bill Nicholson, Fred Rist and Bob Ray, representing the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ..., took home the Chamberlain Trophy for the first time. The event as it stands today is an amalgamation of three separate events: the original , raced with 500cc motorcycles; the , raced with 250cc motorcycles; and the , for 125cc motorcycles. Before 1984, the three events were held in different locations on different weekends, whereafter they were combined into a single event with one rider per cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1971 Motocross World Championship was the 15th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary The Suzuki factory won the premier 500cc class in their first attempt with rider Roger De Coster winning five of the 12 Grand Prix events to become the first Japanese manufacturer to win the 500cc World Championship. De Coster faced strong opposition from Maico factory team rider Åke Jonsson who won three rounds and was leading the championship going into the final event of the season in Holland. At the season ending Dutch Grand Prix, Jonsson had built a sizeable lead over De Coster when his motorcycle’s spark plug came loose, allowing De Coster to take the lead and go to win the 1971 500 World Championship. For the second consecutive year, Jonsson had the World Championship slip from his grasp in the final round of the championship. De Coster became the first Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
