Bengt Åberg
| Bengt Åberg | |
|---|---|
1970 | |
| Wins | 12 |
Bengt Edvin Åberg (26 June 1944 – 6 March 2021[1][2]) was a Swedish professional motocross racer.[3] He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1966 to 1979, most prominently as a member of the Husqvarna factory racing team where he won two FIM 500cc Motocross World Championships.
Biography
Åberg was born in
1976, he rode for the Bultaco
factory in the 500cc class.
In
Yamaha XT500 built in collaboration with former world champions Torsten Hallman and Sten Lundin.[7][8] Åberg rode the bike to a victory in the first moto of the 1977 500cc Luxembourg Grand Prix and ended the season ranked 9th in the final world championship standings.[7][8]
In 1995, he won the Swedish ice speedway national championships. He was a longtime member of the Bollnäs Motorklubb, serving on the board and helping design local motocross tracks.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Godspeed Bengt Aberg". motoheadmag.com. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Godspeed Bengt Aberg". motocrossactionmag.com. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Bengt Åberg career profile". bestsports.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "The History of the Swedes". mxgp.com. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
- ^ "1969 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "1970 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Torsten Hallman 2005". mxworksbike.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ a b "GP Classic Steel: HL 500". pulpmx.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.