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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 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 rounds

Round	Date	Location	Race 1 Winner	Race 2 Winner	Overall Winner
6 October	New Berlin, New York	BEL Roger De Coster	RFA Adolf Weil	BEL Roger De Coster	Jim Pomeroy
13 October	Linnville, Ohio	FIN Heikki Mikkola	RFA Adolf Weil	FIN Heikki Mikkola	Jim Pomeroy
20 October	Gainesville, Georgia	BEL Roger De Coster	BEL Roger De Coster	BEL Roger De Coster	Jim Pomeroy
27 October	Orlando, Florida	NED Gerrit Wolsink	NED Pierre Karsmakers	NED Gerrit Wolsink	Brad Lackey
10 November	Lake Whitney, Texas	SWE Åke Jonsson	BEL Harry Everts	BEL Roger De Coster	Steve Stackable
17 November	Puyallup, Washington	BEL Harry Everts	BEL Roger De Coster	BEL Harry Everts	Rich Thorwaldson
24 November	Livermore, California	SWE Bengt Åberg	BEL Roger De Coster	BEL Roger De Coster	Mike Runyard
1 December	Irvine, California	NED Pierre Karsmakers	BEL Roger De Coster	NED Pierre Karsmakers	Pierre Karsmakers*

1974 Trans-AMA final standings

(Results in italics indicate overall winner)

Pos	Rider	Machine	Rnd.1	Rnd.2	Rnd.3	Rnd.4	Rnd.5	Rnd.6	Rnd.7	Rnd.8	Points	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
BEL Roger De Coster	Suzuki	1	2			1	1			2	2	5	1	6	1	3	1
NED Gerrit Wolsink	Suzuki	3	3		2			1	3					11	7	7	4
RFA Adolf Weil	Maico		1		1	2	2	16	5	8	10			16	2	4	15
USA Jim Pomeroy	Bultaco	2	8	3		4	3	3	22	5	20					2	3
BEL Harry Everts	Puch					8	10	6	12	7	1	1	2
RFA Willy Bauer	Maico					3	5	4	19	45	4	6	36	4	8	6	6
JAP Yukio Sugio	Yamaha					12	19	7	6	11	8	4	6	15	14	21	9
USA Brad Lackey	Husqvarna				4	10	6	5	9	10	12	7	37	17	6
SWE Arne Kring	Husqvarna							9	4	4	9	3	19	7	12
NED Pierre Karsmakers	Yamaha	4						32	1	6	13					1	2
USA Rich Thorwaldson	Suzuki			2						15	6	8	5	8	13	10	12
USA Mike Runyard	Suzuki					9	12	15	10	21	19	9	10	14	4	18	8
Sweden Bengt Åberg	Husqvarna					5	7	42	8			26	4	1	41
SWE Åke Jonsson	Yamaha							42	2	1	45
USA Steve Stackable	Maico							20	14	9	3	23	3			8	27
SWE Håkan Andersson	Yamaha		4					2	16	3	18
RFA Hans Maisch	Maico					11	4							20	3	5	17
USA Jimmy Weinert	Kawasaki					6	13							2	42	9	22
FIN Heikki Mikkola	Husqvarna			1	3
USA Tony DiStefano	ČZ					7	9	12	13							20	18
USA Rex Staten	Honda					15	15					20	16	3	41	13	26
USA Rich Eierstedt	Honda							10	7					5	17
UK Vic Eastwood	CCM					20	17	14	18			10	7
USA Sonny DeFeo	Maico					17	22	17	20	19	16	11	13	25	16
UK Vic Allan	Bultaco													12	9	11	14
USA Gary Jones	Can-Am							23	11					24	11	15	10
BEL Raymond Boven	Montesa													9	10	16	13
USA Mike Hartwig	Husqvarna											2	14
USA Gary Chaplin	Maico											12	11	18	15
JAP Koji Masuda	Suzuki									13	21					14	11
USA Tim Hart	Yamaha					16	18			20	7
CAN Henning Hansen	Yamaha											16	9
USA Bryar Holcomb	Maico					19	16			18	15
NZ Ivan Miller	Penton					13	14
USA Jimmy Ellis	Can-Am															33	7
USA Mark Blackwell	Maico					22	20					19	12
UK Roger Harvey	Cheney-BSA									23	23	17	17
CAN Bill McLean	Yamaha											21	15
USA Gordon Bowden	Yamaha					18	23
CAN Tom Kratzer	Yamaha											24	18
USA Wayne Boyer	Cheney-BSA													22	22
USA Trey Jorski	Kawasaki									22	24

References

(March 1, 1975). "1974 Trans-AMA Series". Cycle World.
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