| From the www.motorland.ru website...
"Another famous racer, Gennady
Moiseev (presently the President of Motorcycling Federation of
Russia) proved to the world the high potential of the Russian racers
once again in 1973."
"During one of the rounds of 1973 World Championship Gennady
Moiseev appeared to have no motorcycle, as the Czech partners were
not in time to deliver their CZ for him. Then the representatives of
the young KTM company from Austria offered the Russian racer their
machine. Gennady Moiseev took the offer, and won the race."
"Frankly, that liberty cost the representative of the Russian
delegation his Communist party membership and the position. On the
other hand, the Russian team acquired the great KTM machine. With
the KTM Gennady Moiseev became three-time World Champion, in 1974,
1977 and 1978." | "However, In 1979 Gennady Moiseev was prohibited by the Soviet
authorities to use Austrian KTM, and he was ordered to switch to CZ
model again, which immediately worsen his position to the tenth
place in the Championship."
Although not totally accurate - Moiseev placed 4th in the 1979 250cc
World Championship - the reference to the loss of Communist Party
membership for the person who allowed the switch from CZ to KTM is
still remarkable, given it was a major factor in the USSR winning
its first World Championship.
The Russian team was forced to switch back to CZ at the 1980 Spanish
GP. During the 1980 season, Kavinov only managed 1 moto win, a far
cry from the halcyon days of 1977 when Moiseev won 12 GP motos, Kavinov
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