Arne Kring

Arne Kring
Nationality	Swedish
Motocross career
Years active	1960s - 1970s
Teams	Husqvarna
Wins	7

Arne Kring is a Swedish former motocross racer. His greatest successes came in the 1970s and after. Like many Swedes of his time, he rode Husqvarna bikes. The Austrian Erich Glavitza described Kring's remarkable style in his book Moto-Cross: Härte ohne Grenzen, published in 1974. He was a contemporary and compatriot of Bengt Åberg, Torsten Hallman, Åke Jonsson, Håkan Andersson, Christer Hammargren and Olle Petersson. His best performance was in 1970 when he finished in second place behind Åberg in the F.I.M. 500cc Motocross World Championship, a year of absolute Swedish domination in the 500 cc class, with fellow Swede Åke Jonsson finishing in third place. He also was a member of the winning Swedish team of the Motocross des Nations in 1970 and in 1974. Kring was also one of the pioneers who helped to make motocross extremely popular in the United States. In the press, he was often referred to as "the sympathetic Swede" because of his friendly and joyful character.

References

Motocross des Nations 1970s in motocross Woxnadalens Motorklubb

• "Arne Kring". Aktuell Motorsport (in Swedish).
• Glavitza, Erich (1995). Moto-Cross: Härte ohne Grenzen (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3853688052.