1971 Anglo-American Match Races

Anglo-American Match Races
British rider John Cooper's BSA
CategoryMotorcycle road races
CountryUK
Inaugural season1971
ClassesAMA/F750
Riders
ManufacturersBSA/Triumph

The 1971 Anglo-American Match Races was the inaugural running of the Anglo-American Match Races (renamed Transatlantic Trophy in 1972), an annual series of motorcycle races between the United Kingdom and America which were held from 1971 to 1988 and again in 1991. The match was held 9-12 April 1971 (Easter weekend) with rounds at Brands Hatch, Mallory Park and Oulton Park.[1] The event was heavily sponsored by BSA/Triumph. They also supplied the 750 cc racing triples that the riders competed on.[2] The motorcycles were to AMA/F750 specification.[3] Most of the competitors were work BSA/Triumph works riders.

The UK won all the races and the series 183-137.[1] Ray Pickrell and Paul Smart won three races each and were the top scorers.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b "750s: Racing goes technicolour". www.motorcyclenews.com. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Programme 71 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cardoso 2019.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MCN April 1980 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Ray Pickrell". Daily Telegraph. 1 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  6. ^ Maddox 2019.