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SUZUKI SWEEPS MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS
World 250(( Challpion
World 500(( Challpion
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Roger DeCoster
Joel Robert
Joel Robert. at 27. has won more world motocross
titles than.anyone else; in 1970 and again this year he
won the coveted crown riding 2 works Suzuki. Joel
also holds the world's record for Grand Prix wins at
42. and the number is still growing. This year he won
the title with a mind-boggling seven overall wins.
giYing the Belgisli a~ season.
Suzuki only sponsored one machine in their first
year in the 500 World Motocross Championships. just
to "get their feet wet." Belgian Roger DeCoster.
whose style is perhaps the most imitated in the world.
beat the odds by winning the 500 World Motocross
Championship. It was at the Dutch Grand Prix. the
last of the 12 Championship races. that Roger came
from behind in the point standings to eke a narrow
victory for Suzuki from the toughest competitors in
the world. giVing Suzuki ~eir third world motocross
title in two years.
WINNER OF lsi U.S. GRAND PRIX MOTOCROSS
Sylvain Geboers
Sylvain Geboers became a crowd favorite at the
First International United States Grand Prix at
Carlsbad. California. with his smooth. effortless
riding. Geboers took second behind countryman Joel
Robert in the search for the 250 world crown in 1970
and is expected to do it again this year, all on Suzuki.
A rival firm has offered Sylvain a lot of money to
change brands but he has refused. saying. "I know
that Suzuki is a good bike."
SUZUKI
SUZUKI
