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Roger De Coster
Roger De Coster (born 28 August 1944) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and current Motorsport Director of KTM and Husqvarna North America. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1966 to 1980, most prominently as a member of the Suzuki factory racing team where he won five FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships. De Coster scored a record 36 500cc Grand Prix victories during his racing career, making his name is almost synonymous with the sport of motocross during the 1970s. His stature in the sport of motocross is such that, he is often simply referred to as "The Man." In 1973, De Coster was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award. As a team manager, he captained the first American team to win the Motocross des Nations in 1981. De Coster was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. The motorcycling publication '' Cycle News'' named him Motocrosser of the Century in 2000. In 2010, he was named an FIM Legend fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Ickx
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in and , and won eight Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing, Ickx won two World Sportscar Championship, World Endurance Championships with Porsche in motorsport, Porsche and is a List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners, six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. In rallying, Ickx won the Paris–Dakar Rally in 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally, 1983 with Mercedes-Benz in motorsport, Mercedes. Born and raised in Brussels, Ickx started his career in motorcycle road racing and motorcycle trials, trials, winning several national and continental titles in the latter discipline. Progressing to touring car racing in the mid-1960s, Ickx won multiple titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Geboers
Sylvain Geboers (born 28 March 1945) is a Belgian former professional motocross racer and motocross racing team manager. He competed in the Motocross World Championships between 1964 and 1975. Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, the six-time World Champion, Joël Robert, Geboers was one of the top motocross racers of the late 1960s and early 1970s, finishing in the top three of the FIM 250cc Motocross World Championships for five consecutive years from 1968 to 1972. After his competitive career had ended, he became the longtime team manager for the Suzuki Motocross Grand Prix team. Geboers was the older brother of five-time Motocross World Champion, Eric Geboers. Motocross racing career Early years Geboers was born in Balen, Belgium on 28 March 1945 and grew up in nearby Mol, Belgium. His father was an amateur motocross racer who owned a petrol station that also sold automobiles, mopeds and scooters. Sylvain Geboers was the oldest of five brothers with Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 FIM Motocross World Championship Season
The 1970 Motocross World Championship was the 14th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary Husqvarna factory supported rider Arne Kring led the 500cc world championship points standings after the first nine rounds however, he broke his back while competing in a non-championship race, forcing him to withdraw from the remaining races. Maico factory team rider Åke Jonsson posted consistent podium results and took the championship points lead going into the final round, but he failed to score any points at the season ending Luxembourg Grand Prix, which allowed Bengt Åberg to overtake him and claim his second consecutive 500cc world championship for the Husqvarna factory racing team. The Suzuki team hired the two top finishers in last years' 250cc World Championship, Joël Robert and Sylvain Geboers. The two Suzuki teammates dominated the 1970 championship with each rider claiming four Grand Prix victor ... [...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] |
1969 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1969 Motocross World Championship was the 13th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. The FIM implements a new championship points scoring formula, awarding points to the top ten classified competitors. Summary Husqvarna factory sponsored rider Bengt Ã…berg dethroned three-time World Champion Paul Friedrichs to win his first 500cc World Championship. Husqvarna introduced a new motorcycle with a larger 400cc engine to claim their first 500cc World Championship since Rolf Tibblin won the 1963 title. BSA factory team rider John Banks once again proved to be one of the top competitors however, mechanical problems late in the season relegated him to second place in the championship for the second consecutive season. Defending World Champion Friedrichs took third place in the final standings. Two-time 500cc World Champion Jeff Smith makes his final World Championship appearance at the 1969 500cc Belgian G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1968 Motocross World Championship was the 12th edition of the Motocross World Championship organized by the FIM and reserved for 500cc and 250cc motorcycles. Summary ÄŒZ factory sponsored Paul Friedrichs overcame a late season charge by BSA factory team rider John Banks to win his third consecutive 500cc World Championship by a single point over his British competitor. The championship wasn't decided until the final round in Switzerland where Friedrichs, Banks and Ã…ke Jonsson ( Husqvarna) each had a mathematical chance of winning the world championship. Friedrichs won the season ending Swiss Grand Prix to claim the 500cc World Championship by a narrow margin over Banks. Banks actually scored more points overall but fell victim to FIM scoring rules which only recognize the top seven of thirteen results. The rules would be changed in 1977. Friedrichs won four of the thirteen Grand Prix events to become the first three-time winner of the premier 500cc displacement class si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Trans-AMA Motocross Champions
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 as a pilot event to help establish motocross in the United States. The series was based on a 500cc engine displacement 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 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, 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 American Motorcyclist Association, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ke 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] |
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] |
Dave Bickers
David Geoffrey Bickers (17 January 1938 – 6 July 2014) was an English professional motocross racer from Coddenham, Suffolk. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1959 to 1969. Bickers won two European motocross championships and was a member of British motocross teams that won two Motocross des Nations events as well as two Trophée des Nations events. Bickers was awarded the Motorcycle News 'Man of the Year' award in 1960. Motorcycling career In the early 1960s, Bickers was one of the top motorcycle racers in the sport of scrambles, which eventually became more widely known by the European term 'motocross'. He began competing in motorcycle scrambles at the age of 15 just before the official age which he was eligible to ride, which was sixteen, and he was so successful that he was rewarded with a sponsorship from the Dot motorcycle company. Bickers' riding talent got him noticed by Greeves factory rider, Brian Stonebridge, who then recommended that Bickers ... [...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] |
