Top Husqvarna factory riders 1974 by Jim Gianatsis
Top Husqvarna factory riders 1976 by Jim Gianatsis Back Row; Kent Howerton, Rolf Tiblin, Malcom Smith, Larry Rossler, Mitch Mayes Front Row: Brad Lackey, Dick Burleson.
Team Husqvarna 1976 by Jim Gianatsis
Mark Blackwell, 1971 USA 500cc National Motocross Champion on Husqvarna CR 400. Shown here winning at the 1972 Florida Winter-AMA Series with his #1 plate before going to Europe to race in the 500cc World Motocros Championship for Husky. An eye injury casued by a thrown stone would effectively end his racing career that season. Here mark is ahead of (88) Gary Jones on the factory Yamaha who would become the 1972 AMA 250cc National Motocross Champion later this year.
Mark Blackwell, 1971 USA 500cc National Motocross Champion on Husqvarna CR 400. Shown here winning at the 1972 Florida Winter-AMA Series
Mark Blackwell, 1971 USA 500cc National Motocross Champion on Husqvarna CR 400. Shown here winning at the 1972 Florida Winter-AMA Series with his #1 plate before going to Europe to race in the 500cc World Motocros Championship for Husky. An eye injury casued by a thrown stone would effectively end his racing career that season.
Husqvarna USA factory rider Bob Grossi at the Stait Louis 125cc World Motocross Championhsip race in 1973. Bob asl raced in the 250cc and 500occ Classes in America
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Starting gate at the 1973 Saint Louis, Missouri USA 125cc World Championship race with team Husqvarna European Riders - (13) Nile Arne Nilson; (11) Gibert DeRoover. Facing the camera in the white T-shirt is Husqvarna USA racer and team manager Gunnar Lindstom.
Team Husqvarna riders at the 1973 Saint Louis Missorri 125cc World Motocross Championship race. From the front: Terry Clark, Bob Grossi, Nils Arne Nilsson, Torbjorn Winzell (?) and Gilbert DeRoover.
Husqvarna USA factory rider Kent Howerton, AMA 250c National Champion, shown here at the 1975 Saint Louis USA Trans-AMA race on a Husqvarna CR360
Husqvarna 250cc AMA National Motocross Champion Kent Howerton on a CR360 at the 1976 USA Saddleback Park Yrans-AMA race. Stock bike with Fox Air Shox
Brad Lackey on a Hysqvarna CR360 at the 1976 USA Saddleback Trans-AMA race. Brad also raced for Husqvarna in the 500cc World Motocross Championship that year.
Brad Lackey at 1976 Saddlebck, California, Trans-AMA race. Brad also raced for the Husqvarna factory in the 1976 500cc Motocross World Championships.
1981 Husqvarna factory race bike CR250.
Husqvarna factory race bike 1981 CR250
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Jim Gianatsis Clasic American Motocross Photography
Factory Husqvarna of Sweeden rider at the 1974 Inter-Am Series USA. Bike is a 250CR w/ smaller 125CR gas tank. Rider is unidentified
Jim Gianatsis Classic Motocross Photography
Husqvarna USA factory rider Dick Burleson: 1970 AMA National Motocross Champion, 1973+ AMA National Enduro Champion
Classic American Motocross Photography by Jim Gianatsis
Team Husqvarna ISDT at the 1975 Potosi, Ohio 2-day ISDT Qualifer. 45C is AMA National Enduro Champion Dick Burelson. Dick was also 1970 AMA National 500cc Motocross Champion.
Dick Burleson, American National Enduro Champion and ISDT Team rider, Husqvarna WR250 at the 1975 Potosi, Ohio 1975 2-day ISDT Qualifer.
Kent Howerton factory Husqvarna 360CR rider at a 1977 AMA National Motocross, running his #1 plate from the 250cc class title. Followed by gaylon Mosier (13) maico and gary Semics (5) Kawasaki.
Kent Howerton factory Husqvarna 360CR rider at a 1977 AMA National Motocross, running his #1 plate from the 250cc class title. Followed by Gaylon Mosier (13) Maico and Tony DiStefano (3) Suzuki.
Kent Howerton factory Husqvarna 360CR rider at a 1977 AMA National Motocross, running his #1 plate from the 250cc class title.
